Boiling Beast Bloodline
Chapter 1572 - 481: The Secret of the Mutated Arcane Beast_2

Chapter 1572: Chapter 481: The Secret of the Mutated Arcane Beast_2

Whether intentional or not, after a few rounds of drinks, His Majesty the Witch King gradually steered the conversation toward military matters.

"Increasing the combat effectiveness of an army, in my opinion, has a direct connection with standardized equipment! Take knights, for example. Their ambition isn’t limited to armor and weapons—they prioritize their mounts! A mount’s high quality signifies greater kinetic energy during a knight’s charge, and with such immense energy, even a wooden stick in a knight’s hand can slice through an enemy’s skull!" His Majesty Clark Gabe seemed to be showcasing his military prowess to Old Liu. "On my Bollywood Continent, besides the traditional death knights, I now also have an Arcane Beast Knights regiment! I don’t fear accusations of breaking ancestral traditions—achieving victory is far more meaningful than sticking to old rules!"

"His Majesty truly has impressive courage!" Old Liu praised aloud, although secretly he chuckled to himself. Wasn’t this the equivalent of flaunting swordsmanship before Guan Yu? Arcane Beasts are just another type of Magical Beast, undeniably powerful, but successfully taming them as mounts? That’s beyond extraordinarily difficult.

Under heaven, other than Greenwood, who would dare boast of assembling a fully organized Magical Beast Knights regiment?

Greenwood stands apart precisely because their Summer Palace Warriors tame only armored Magical Beasts!

These armored Magical Beasts tend to have slow movements and gentle temperaments, relying entirely on Demonized Armor to protect themselves from harm. They lack the intimidating magical attack capabilities that would make them terrifying!

Being able to take a beating without retaliating—eventually, such beasts will be subdued!

Old Liu isn’t the only clever mind in this world. If armored Magical Beasts could qualify as proper knight mounts, the Aegean Continent would have been overrun with Magical Beast Knights long ago! However, armored Magical Beasts move so slowly that they can barely cover a few miles in half a day. What military department of any kingdom would be foolish enough to tame them for a knights regiment?

Greenwood’s advantage lies in its Mud-foot Giants, which can be transformed into agile flying Phantom Beasts using "Doppler Rays". This grants them a significant edge!

Other types of Magical Beasts, meanwhile, need to be large enough to carry knights while also having robust, fast-moving legs suitable for rapid maneuvering. With these prerequisites in place, the chosen beasts are always immensely powerful, bloodthirsty Magical Beasts armed with impressive magical abilities. Taming one as a mount is not something that can be delegated to others—sending an ordinary soldier to do it is tantamount to handing him a kitchen knife and telling him to slit his own throat!

"Arcane Beasts possess highly advanced intelligence and sentience. Once they become mounts, they can quickly understand a knight’s tactical intentions and multiply their combat effectiveness many times over!" His Majesty Clark Gabe, perceptive and shrewd, immediately saw through Old Liu’s hidden disdain beneath his polite facade. "Your Highness, I know you have doubts. While killing an Arcane Beast is relatively easy, taming them is incredibly challenging, and the stronger their combat capabilities, the harder it becomes!"

"Indeed." On this topic, Old Liu considered himself somewhat of an expert. Greenwood’s Phantom Beasts boast extraordinary resistance to attacks, and paired with the knights’ long-range capabilities, they formed a strong combat unit copied from Mulan Kingdom. Since Rommel joined Lusen City, this secret would eventually be exposed to the world! Old Liu was genuinely curious about any tricks the Witch King might have up his sleeve.

"Arcane Beasts, for example, certain inferior ones, can undergo mutations and expand their size by countless times—just like inflating a balloon—and take significant leaps in their magical attack capabilities! The knights regiment I’ve assembled is precisely a Mutant Arcane Beast Knights regiment! First, the knights tame some relatively small and feeble Arcane Beasts, then mutate them to create the Arcane Beast Knights regiment!" The Witch King revealed the mystery.

Old Liu was momentarily stunned.

Exactly! He had encountered a Mutant Moria Leech before. Surely, its original size couldn’t have been much larger than ordinary hydras, yet when he faced it that day, it resembled a gigantic octopus. Though its magical prowess was mediocre, paired with its physical combat capabilities, it was still enough to make people take notice!

Could this truly be a solution? What the hell! If he ordered warriors on the Donau Wasteland to capture swift rabbits or electric-eyed guinea pigs, could mutations turn them into warhorses—large, strong, magically capable mounts suitable for knights?

Old Liu’s mind was a whirlwind. At the very least, he hadn’t yet grasped how Arcane Beasts underwent mutations, which was the ultimate crux of the matter.

"Mutations in Arcane Beasts rely heavily on fortuitous conditions found in nature—encounters of sheer chance!" His Majesty Clark Gabe explained, seemingly unfazed by Old Liu’s dazed and contemplative expression. "Karu, we’ve been studying this subject for ages in Bollywood. Now, we’ve made some breakthroughs! Not only can we induce mutations in Arcane Beasts, but we can also mutate ordinary wild beasts into Arcane Beasts endowed with elemental powers!"

Old Liu finally admitted respect for the Demon Clan’s competence. Medium Techniques and Necromancy were truly profound magics. The fact that they could evolve mechanical abominations into sentient creatures was terrifying. And now they could transform ordinary wild beasts into Arcane Beasts—did this mean they could use warhorses to create squads of Magical Beast Cavalry? That was too horrifying!

"Across the three continents, only we in Bollywood possess such cutting-edge insight! Perhaps I shouldn’t say this, but the other two Witch Kings lack a certain degree of subjective initiative in overall development!" His Majesty Clark Gabe tapped his temple subtly, flashing a knowing smile at Old Liu.

What did he mean by saying that to me? Old Liu frowned, his eyebrows knotting together.

"The mutation drug is derived from toxins purified from oceanic shells. When a sufficient amount of this toxin is accumulated, it can recatalyze and restructure the elemental molecular arrangement, thus triggering mutations! I call this potent toxin ’Nau Platinum’!" The Witch King continued speaking about topics that Old Liu both greatly desired to hear yet dared not ask about. "The rarity of Shell Coins frightens even me. To produce even a tiny amount of Nau Platinum needed for mutation, our researchers have to destroy an incredible quantity of White Shell Coins! Burning money—yes, this is nothing less than burning money!"

These words left Old Liu feeling melancholic. Surely there couldn’t be a more expensive military unit than the Golden Dwarves—purebred Duergar, who were both loved and hated.

"The Shell Coins produced in freshwater sources have long been harvested to extinction by our treasury officials! The royal-grade Shell Coins—purple, white, and black—are not found in freshwater, existing only in the Sea of Mist. However, the Sea of Mist is shrouded in poisonous fogs. With this natural barrier in place, apart from scavenging during brief periods of low tide, it is nearly impossible to gather those royal-grade Shell Coins! Worse still, Nau Platinum is found in large quantities only in the lower-tier, expensive White Shell Coins! I’m being frank with you for this reason. Extracting Nau Platinum is actually very straightforward. You only need to crush the White Shell Coins, boil them for ten hours, cool, filter, and sift the sediment. The powder at the bottom is what you’re after—one Moka is enough for one hundred thirty mutation operations!" His Majesty the Witch King fixed his gaze on Old Liu. "Do you know how many White Shell Coins are needed for each Moka of Nau Platinum? A full two hundred thousand! Two hundred thousand!"

"That’s outrageous!" Old Liu recognized the matter wasn’t merely about money. Two hundred thousand White Shell Coins was a staggering expense, but using them for extraction made it impossible to quantify in monetary terms. This was similar to high-value herbal medicines—utterly irreplaceable.

"I’ve currently assembled a regiment of Mutant Karting Beast Knights, with a full force of thirteen hundred soldiers! All uniformly equipped with Arcane ’Hurricane Vortexes’!" His Majesty Clark Gabe laughed heartily. "Karting Beasts may be ordinary wild beasts, but their mobility is top-notch. Once mutated, their arcane attacks may not be particularly powerful, but even that Hurricane Vortex arcane ability is enough to lift a two-hundred-Moka boulder five feet into the air! It’s exceptionally fierce!"