Chapter 185 Friendship from the Wizard
"It has been more than two hours. The wizard's research may end at any time. Please leave quickly. If you don't get the knowledge you want, you can come back next time. Don't you still have another chance?"
"Yes." Li He nodded, quickly put down the book in his hand, and followed Geller out of the door very cooperatively.
In fact, in more than two hours of reading, he had obtained most of the knowledge he wanted.
For example, the most critical ones are the type of parasite, the effect of resisting the curse and the side effects of implanting it in the body.
To sum up, there are all kinds of parasites, with different types and effects that can resist the curse.
Some can resist all curses, but the effect is low. Some are only resistant to certain types of curses, and the effects are so significant that they can almost be immune.
There are also parasites that have the ability to grow and gradually increase their resistance as they continue to resist the curse. The problem is that there is almost no resistance at the beginning, and it is easy for the wizard apprentice as the host to die tragically under a powerful curse.
By screening the content in the books, Li He selected three parasites as candidates for his own implantation and transformation.
The first type is iron worms. This is a slender insect that resembles an earthworm but is completely black. It parasitizes in human muscles. After implantation, it can enhance the physical strength of the host and has good resistance to most curses that directly act on the body. The disadvantage is that it is less effective against mental curses such as earworms. In addition, iron worms can cause infection in the human body, leaving the host in a continuous low-grade fever state and reducing a small amount of perception and response capabilities.
The second type is the underworld fly. This is a soybean-sized fly with a dark gray body that lives in the gaps between organs in the body. After implantation, it can enhance the host's spiritual power. Its effect is exactly the opposite of that of iron worms, and it has good resistance to most spiritual curses such as ear worms. The disadvantage is that it is less effective against curses that directly act on the body. In addition, individual Hades flies have two sets of reproductive systems, male and female, which can carry out self-fertilization and reproduction, and the reproduction speed is very fast. This causes the host to regularly clean up the flies in the body and limit the number within a certain range. Otherwise, a large number of flies will destroy the internal environment and seriously injure the host.
The third type, ghost fireflies. This is a very special parasite, similar to ordinary fireflies, but only the size of a millet grain. It lives in human blood and absorbs the nutrients it needs from the blood. After implantation, this parasite can enhance the host's perception and have good resistance to almost all curses, whether it is a spiritual curse or a curse that directly affects the body. The side effects are simply due to the fact that absorbing nutrients from the blood makes the host more prone to hunger. Compared with the side effects of other parasites, they are almost non-existent.
In a sense, the ghost firefly can be called a perfect parasite, but in the book records, it is emphasized that it is very unsuitable to be the first parasite of a wizard's apprentice.
Because ghost fireflies have an unchangeable shortcoming, that is, their lives are extremely fragile and it is difficult to reproduce.
For the same curse, after the iron worms and Hades flies resist, they will be weak for a period of time, and they can continue to resist the curse after they recover.
The ghost firefly is different. It can indeed successfully resist the curse, but the price often paid is direct death. When faced with the curse later on, the only option is for the wizard apprentice as the host to resist.
Of course, the wizard's apprentice can also be solved by constantly implanting ghost fireflies.
However, the number of ghost fireflies is not large, and reproduction is difficult. This method cannot last long, and eventually there will be no parasites available.
Therefore, not a good choice.
But having said that, Ghost Firefly is extremely attractive in other aspects.
Li He kept thinking as he walked out of the library door.
Consider which parasite is better to choose.
It is best to combine the three parasites, and the next best thing is to make up for the shortcomings of the three parasites.
However, how to obtain these three parasites is a new problem, which is not covered in the book.
Just as he was thinking about it, Geller, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped at the door.
Li He's eyes flashed, and he stopped walking. In his field of vision, he saw an old man wearing a dirty gray robe walking up the stairs to the second floor.
"Hello, teacher, is your experiment over?" Geller quickly bowed his head in greeting.
"Yes." The old man responded and slowly approached.
Li He lowered his head and greeted: "Hello, Mr. Wizard."
This time the old man did not respond and walked to the door and stopped.
After waiting for a while, he didn't see the other party leaving. Li He looked up at the other party in confusion.
The extremely thin, skeleton-like old man spoke slowly, looked at Li He and asked: "It was you who provided me with a hundred high-quality rubies before, right? I think you should have some more, right?"
Li He raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a sincere face: "To reply to the wizard, I still have six rubies left in my hand. The quality is slightly worse. If you need them, I can give them to you for free.
" There wasn't even one, it was just too much of a coincidence. Li He thought about things that could be solved at a small price, so there was no need to offend the other party. Speaking of which, the other party's private library is quite useful to him, and he would like to visit it more times if possible.
Who knows, after listening to his words, the old man shook his head slightly: "If it were just a few rubies, there is no need for me to speak in person. You should understand that a few rubies cannot meet my needs. I need more. I was thinking , since you were able to take out a hundred rubies before, there must be a way to get more rubies. Even if you can't get it now, you can do it in the future." Li He pondered for half a second, looked at the old
man and asked: "Then I boldly ask the wizard a question. If I can provide the wizard with more rubies, what can I get?" "
You can get my friendship."
"Friendship?" The corner of Li He's mouth twitched imperceptibly. . The illusory promise of friendship has no appeal to him. It is better to give him something more practical.
Pursing his lips, Li He asked: "Excuse me, Master Wizard, can your friendship help me get some parasites, such as iron worms, ghost flies and ghost fireflies? I need them right now." "Ha!" The old man suddenly
said He smiled and said in a hoarse voice, "Boy, you are very bold to bargain with the wizard. But I am not an unreasonable person. If you want to exchange three parasites, I can satisfy you. But there is one thing, you have to This parasite should be implanted and used by yourself, right? So, do you really dare to implant the parasite given to you by an outsider into your body without fear of doing anything?" Before Li He could respond, the old man continued: "
You If you need parasites, I can recommend you a place to catch them. There are many species and quantities there, and you can catch whatever you want. I will tell you the specific place, and promise that your friendship will remain unchanged, at the cost of what you want. Provide me with a hundred rubies, the quality of which cannot be too different from the previous ones. How about you think about it?" "
Hmm..."
(End of Chapter)