Above The Sky
Chapter 453 - 453 423 Iron-dissolving Stomach Pouch 23

453: Chapter 423: Iron-dissolving Stomach Pouch (2/3) 453: Chapter 423: Iron-dissolving Stomach Pouch (2/3) Ian’s required Demonic Beast materials needed to have “Earth Attribute” and “digestive system” as keywords.

This was actually a very common pairing.

For instance, Elder Prude’s Bloodline Inheritance, the “Felsic Bear Lizard,” was an Earth Attribute Magical Beast, and its characteristic was its extremely powerful digestive capability, to the extent that it could reinforce its armored shell by swallowing metal veins, and even transform its entire body into a steel rock material that made it resemble a large steel rock when it crawled on the ground.

Other Earth Series Magical Beasts, such as the “Reef-eater Otter” would gnaw on Fortifying Coral, and the “Ironclad Shark,” though it lived in the water and could manipulate water currents, when it came to self-strengthening, it was indeed the Earth Attribute Origin Quality at work.

They all possessed a powerful digestive system to ensure the robustness of their bodies.

“Here we have the ‘Sand Wheel Stomach’ of the Shiyi Goose, the ‘Strong Acid Gland’ of the Sickle-arm Giant Bear, as well as the ‘Corrosion Acid Pouch’ of the Needle Fire Ant…”

Elder Mantle led Ian towards the belly of the mountain, they walked through a long and rocky corridor, after turning many bends, they suddenly came upon a huge storage room deep inside the mountain.

This storage room was maintained by arches made of Qing Steel Stone and metallic support frames, presenting a semicircular shape; the temperature inside was unusually cold, and most of the stored items were foodstuffs similar to jerky and dry provisions, there were also many plant materials resembling tea leaves and herbs.

Clearly, this was an important storage center for the Abode Tribe, and on the edge of this semicircular storage room, there was a sealed cabinet, from which Elder Mantle was counting out the Demonic Beast materials stored in related jars and stone boxes.

“Oh, there’s also the ‘Gold-corroding Gland’ of the Xuanhai Weng, also known as the Magnetic Wing Albatross…

But unlike the giant bear’s Strong Acid Gland, which is a strong acidic saliva, the Xuanhai Weng’ is from the liver.”

The liver is also a digestive organ, which Ian knew, as bile in the human body is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.

His liver had already been reinforced by the Sand Armor Rock Core, occupying that part of the organ’s enhancement slot; unless he chose to advance the Sand Armor Rock Core at the Second Energy Level, there was no way to continue enhancing it at the First Energy Level.

“What kind of Alchemical Potion do you want to make?

If it’s just to reinforce your body to match your Dragonform Arm, then I highly recommend the Shiyi Goose’s ‘Sand Wheel Stomach.’ It will make your stomach much stronger, able to absorb specific metal powders and stone powders to reinforce your bone and skin structure.

Of course, to have a noticeable effect, you need to consume specific materials for a long time, but as an Alchemist, you shouldn’t have a problem.”

The Elder Mantle’s recommendation was quite reliable; if Ian really just wanted to adapt to his Aether Crystal Arm, then indeed it was a good choice.

But what Ian needed was to pair with the Sand Armor Apprentice and the Ancient Dragon Heart Core to strengthen his decomposition organ for absorbing energy sources.

In other words, he needed Demonic Beast materials like the Crocodragon’s thoracic gland to enhance the enzymes within his body.

Ian detailed his needs to the elder of the Mountain People, whose brows furrowed slightly, “In that case, the ‘Gold-corroding Gland’ also barely fits…

but what would suit your needs best should be this.”

“What?”

Ian asked curiously.

Elder Mantle opened the cabinet and took out a jar from the upper shelf, “This.”

“The ‘Iron-dissolving Stomach Pouch’ of the Iron-patterned Starfish.”

What appeared before Ian was a strange, spherical black object, but on closer inspection, one could see that this sphere had distinct ridges and metallic lustre at the ridged areas.

“This is the pyloric stomach of the Iron-patterned Starfish, responsible for the digestive breakdown; it’s quite rare because starfish’s Demonic Beast organs are generally the cardiac stomach, which becomes very strong in order to catch prey, while the pyloric stomach specialized starfish are not short of food and have somewhat higher potential,” the elder of the Mountain People said, looking at the stomach pouch with a somewhat emotional expression, “Speaking of which, this is one of the Demonic Beast materials we obtained in a trade with the Redwood Natives, thinking someone in the tribe would make use of it.”

“As it turned out, over the years, most of the warriors were unwilling to choose organs that didn’t help increase strength and only enhanced basic qualities.”

This was because Demonic Beast materials were very storage-resistant due to their Origin Quality, and as long as they were not kept in environments where Spirit Energy fluctuated frequently, they could preserve their quality for a long time; otherwise, they would have rotted away long ago.

Even so, this was a material that had been stored for at least seven or eight years, and normal Alchemists wouldn’t choose to use such materials for potion-making.

“Alright.”

But Ian was resolute, “I’ll take this one!”

After all, he was not an average Alchemist—he was the Alchemist with Foresight View and the Silver Chip!

——Origin Structure is perfectly preserved, material quality is above average, the effect of the material is completely on target, why not use it?

A true Alchemist is not picky.

“Here you go.”

Elder Mantle also seemed quite pleased, even somewhat relieved—the long-stored item had finally found a taker, and had it not been for the fact that it was a Demonic Beast material and excessively expensive, he would have thrown it out of the storage room long ago.

This was also why he hesitated at first; after all, using this as a deposit, the old man still didn’t want to lower Ian’s impression of him.

But since Ian himself didn’t mind, then it didn’t matter.

“The Iron-patterned Starfish is a predatory creature that feeds on the Iron Shell Giant Snail and Fortifying Coral, possessing both water and earth attributes.

Ordinary people might find it a bit difficult to handle, but in your case, it might just be perfect.”

The old man stroked his beard as he explained the effects of the Demonic Beast Materials to Ian, “Just as its name suggests, the Iron-patterned Starfish can also digest metal; moreover, it can easily digest the tough flesh and bones of many beasts.”

“In addition, it can convert digested flesh, fat, and protein into a nearly solid, tough gel, stored around the shell fiber to resist impacts, in other words, a layer of shock-resistant protection.”

With the Silver Chip, Ian naturally knew more than what Elder Mantle had introduced, which was why he was extremely satisfied.

After making sure everything was in order, he carried the materials and left the mountain belly with Elder Mantle.

He was ready to leave the Abode Tribe and return to Twin Trees Town.

“Thank you very much for taking care of me.”

Standing at the entrance of the fence at the foot of the mountain, Ian carried his travel bag on his back.

In front of him stretched the continuous mountains, the undulating hills, and the layered farms of the Abode Tribe.

Behind him was South Ridge’s dense jungle, the river that encircled the settlement, and the shaded path covered by trees, leading to the profound distance.

Elder Mantle, Anfa, and Sio all watched him at this place, bidding him farewell.

Then, the young man turned around.

Dressed in the Alchemist’s Robe, Ian’s clothes fluttered, and he walked lightly, quickly disappearing into the lush canopy of the dense forest.

The three of them watched as Ian’s figure faded away until it vanished.

“Eh.”

Just as Anfa and Elder Mantle were about to turn away, Sio suddenly let out a light exclamation, as if realizing something, and spoke with some confusion, “That’s strange—why would Ian dare to leave alone?”

He turned his head, looking at Anfa and the Elder who had also stopped walking, questioning, “Wasn’t he just attacked by that mysterious shadow?

Going out alone now is quite dangerous.

If that mysterious shadow is waiting for him outside…”

“He might get injured again!” He said earnestly.

Hearing these words, the Elves Scholar and Elder Mantle exchanged a glance, finding it amusing, yet they also felt that the Mountain People’s upbringing was indeed good.

Sio’s confusion was obviously very normal, but he did not get an answer.

The dragonkin from the mountain people touched his smooth chin, then prepared to move, “No, I have to help escort him a distance!”

“Never mind that, Sio, let him be,” Anfa stepped forward, persuading Sio, who was about to go grab his equipment to leave, “Going with your current physical condition, you would probably be a burden—don’t forget that your human body is only at the First Energy Level.”

“If the Guide Knight wants to leave, he can make it on his own, especially since he’s not wearing armor this time, right?

Besides, Elder Mantle didn’t notice anything wrong, which means the Guide Knight must be very safe.”

“I still feel it’s not quite right…” Sio muttered, “Just let me go for a walk with him…”

“You will have plenty of chances to walk later… Be good, we still need to go to Nauman City to see the situation when those people from Canaan Moore’s branch return.

Then you’ll have plenty of opportunities to walk.”

Although feeling inwardly exhausted, the Elves Scholar was somewhat relieved.

Indeed, Sio’s reaction was a bit slow.

But at least, in the end, he had noticed something amiss.

“At least there’s no need to worry that he’ll be fooled into selling himself.”

Thinking this, he and Elder Mantle pressed Sio back into the tribe.

And Ian, of course, was on his way, heading straight towards Twin Trees Town after setting his direction.

It was another afternoon.

The young man once again arrived at Twin Trees Town.