Once again driven out the door by Aki, looking at that little female wyvern's irritable appearance, seemingly baring her teeth and roaring but actually not using much strength at all, Logan very obediently cooperated with Aki's shoving and came out from the depths of the nest to the outside.
He happened to run into the Ancient Wyverian prophet who had come to report the results.
Logan was very clear about the Ancient Wyverian prophet's alchemy project. After all, when the Ancient Wyverian had taken out that crystal branch in front of him back then, Logan had clearly sensed that it possessed energy fluctuations very similar to the energy he currently had, and with just a little thought he understood the reason for this branch's appearance.
The saying that Elder Dragons change the environment was not just empty talk. Logan's original trait was merely the same as Teostra's, relying on Sunlight to raise the temperature of the surrounding environment.
But ever since he swallowed that gem, there was also a trace of that special ice-blue radiance within his energy.
Although the Ancient Tree was miraculous, in the end it was still just a plant. Having been in the same environment as Logan for a long time, and when it came to the influence of the Sunlight trait, the Ancient Tree was also the plant that had received the most.
Relying on its own powerful capacity for tolerance, under Logan's influence it began to mutate, and in the end, for something like this, which exhibited a similar energy manifestation, to appear was also something that made sense.
It was just that Logan had not expected that this thing could actually be used for alchemy.
The explanation the Ancient Wyverian prophet gave was that this thing possessed extremely strong stability and energy conductivity, even surpassing the raw materials of the jewels usually produced inside monsters' bodies, and belonged to a rare basic material for alchemy.
In short, under that whole string of concepts from the Ancient Wyverian prophet that Logan completely could not understand, he was ultimately talked into agreeing to establish this project. Therefore, in the subsequent quest postings issued to the Research Commission, aside from that pile of trivial matters related to the Fire Wyvern, the rest was all about having the Research Commission do their utmost to collect the corresponding alchemy materials.
Part of these materials were used by the Ancient Wyverians to make corresponding alchemy accessories through alchemy, which were then sold at a high price to the Research Commission, in order to ensure a balance of funds.
Because the things refined through Ancient Wyverian alchemy had good effects, were also durable, and had a high degree of compatibility with equipment, they were not hard to sell on the Research Commission's side. Some of them had even flowed back to the Old World and were sought after by the major hunter guilds or top alchemy scholars.
As for the vast majority of the remaining materials, all of them were given to the Ancient Wyverian prophet for research. Anyway, from the perspective of the Ancient Tree's side, this was purely business without any capital, so Logan simply let it be.
He had not expected that, by today, the Ancient Wyverian prophet had actually given him a real surprise.
Just as the Ancient Wyverian prophet was planning to find someone to test this new alchemy product in front of Logan, the Admiral, who had received news from Astera, hurriedly rushed over.
Looking at Logan with a very serious expression, he said, "Old friend, I won't say much in the way of polite words. This time we really need your personal help."
After so many years of being together, even though Logan had not deliberately gone to study like Chameleos had, after many translations from the cats, by hearing it many times he had still managed to learn the hunter language.
Therefore, now as long as the Admiral did not use any overly profound, formulaic speeches, Logan was basically still able to understand what he said.
However, the awkward part was that the Admiral still could not understand the Fire Wyvern language. After all, this involved many aspects like the frequencies of roars and the like, and there was still no definite language system. Therefore, if they wanted to converse smoothly, they still had to rely on an intermediary.
This was just perfect; the Wyverian girl who had come along with the Ancient Wyverian prophet after receiving the message replaced Tonkotsu as the best interpreter. After all, Tonkotsu could only translate Logan's words sentence by sentence, whereas the Wyverian girl could sense some of Logan's thoughts, translating in a way that was more detailed and more in line with Logan's intentions.
"Astera sent word that an Elder Dragon of the Elder Crossing might make landfall near Astera, and in that area only Astera has a sufficient fresh water supply, so it is very likely that it will come into conflict with us. In order to reduce the damage to the base, we hope to be able to obtain your help."
Elder Dragon?
Logan was a bit puzzled. Had another ten years passed so quickly? Had that Kirin that the Fourth Fleet was pursuing arrived?
No, that was not right! Carefully counting it out, there should still be three years left!
Could it have been brought forward for some reason?
Or was it some other Elder Dragon?
After all, that so-called once-every-ten-years Elder Crossing was only what humans had observed; it did not mean that an Elder Dragon of the Elder Crossing really only came to the New World once every ten years.
However, Logan did not have much resistance toward being invited to fight an Elder Dragon. What kind of temper an Elder Dragon of the Elder Crossing had when it had just made landfall was something Logan knew very well.
In his view, this was something he could agree to.
After all, any ordinary Elder Dragon, when facing the intimidation of Logan and Chameleos at the same time, would not irrationally clash with them head-on. It would probably trade two or three blows, then, after judging that it was no match, obediently rein in its own authority and then choose a different direction to enter the New World.
"Boss Fire Wyvern says He agre—"
"Cough, cough!"
Before the Wyverian girl could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the Ancient Wyverian prophet.
As all gazes gathered on him, the Ancient Wyverian prophet unexpectedly revealed a mercenary expression. It was hard to imagine that such a vivid expression could still appear on that old, wrinkle-covered face of his.
Moreover, this was completely at odds with the composed and wise demeanor he usually displayed.
Under Logan's puzzled gaze, the Ancient Wyverian prophet took out that new alchemy accessory.
He trotted over to the Admiral and handed over the new alchemy accessory in his hand.
"Give it a try?"
"Ah, th… what is this?" The Admiral scratched his head. He had come to discuss inviting Logan to join the battle; what was this old man handing him this thing for?
"Something that can help you complete this battle against the Elder Dragon even better."
As soon as the Ancient Wyverian prophet finished speaking, the Admiral immediately snatched up this scale-shaped alchemy accessory with one hand.
"Th-this is…!"
As soon as it was in his hand, the Admiral cried out in surprise.
"Defense performance +2, Attack +1," the Ancient Wyverian prophet said proudly.
This was his greatest masterpiece, surpassing the best alchemy accessory on all currently known related alchemy records.
Its value had already surpassed the rarity rank of all current alchemy accessories.
His name was certain to go down in history for thousands of years!!
"This—! Out with it, how much does it cost? We'll take them all!"
The Ancient Wyverian prophet turned his head and glanced at Logan, and after receiving a look from him meaning he could play it as he liked, he smiled and said, "At present, the production capacity of this thing is still insufficient."
"I see." The Admiral was a bit disappointed. This was good stuff! If all the armor on his whole body could be fitted with alchemy accessories of this level, his strength would probably be able to increase by more than just one grade.
"So, you'll have to pay more!"
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