Volume 3 New World Chapter 79: The King of Magic Potion
Because the Dead Zone continent was a map that was only opened in the later stage, the Dead Zone had not been fully understood by players until Marvin traveled through it.
Regarding the Secret Garden, although many trade union organizations have completed this copy and learned the information behind it, due to the special nature of the copy, Marvin himself has not experienced it personally. The information he obtained is also second-hand, and it is hard to say whether it is accurate or not.
In his memory, the origin of the secret garden was related to a wizard school in ancient times.
That wizarding school was called the Mikansi School. Mikansi wizards specialized in alchemy. In its heyday, their organization had branches all over the Dead Domain continent - of course, at that time, the Dead Domain had not yet experienced that amazing change and was not what it is now.
At that time, the status of the Mikansi School in the Dead Zone Continent was like that of the Southern Wizarding Alliance in the Fenan Continent, occupying at least half of the territory.
They were good at potions and enjoyed cultivating potions, so at the initiative of a chief wizard of the Mikansi School, they opened up a unique space.
This space is very suitable for the survival of various potions, so they use it specifically to cultivate potions.
At first, this potion garden was just an ordinary medicine garden, but over the years, with the continuous development and growth of the Mikansi School on the Dead Continent, there were more and more potions in the garden.
These potions grew wildly and wantonly. Although the wizards of Mikensi had set up layers of barriers in the medicine garden, the scent of the potions was eventually captured by a powerful being.
It was a terrifying monster wandering between Fenan and the astral world. He was drooling over the potion in the secret garden. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Master Mikensi was experimenting with summoning, he came uninvited from the rift in time and space.
The monster devoured many Mikansi wizards. Although it was eventually sealed by powerful wizards, the Mikansi School was still seriously injured and never recovered. Monsters from different time and space appeared on the Dead Continent, which made the Mikansi wizards very uneasy. They half-closed the secret garden and only left some wizards to guard it.
Many years passed, and the Mikansi School was constantly attacked by enemies in various places and gradually weakened.
That period of history was too long ago, and the information Marvin obtained only hinted at it: at a certain moment, the weakening Mikansi School was unable to fight against a powerful enemy and was defeated. They fought a decisive battle outside the secret garden and were ultimately defeated.
The remaining Mikansi wizards released the monster, ready to die together with the enemy.
As a result, they succeeded, and the enemy and the monster died together.
However, they also failed, and all the Mikansi wizards were killed. This wizard school that was proficient in potions was left with only one overwhelmed wizard apprentice left in the powerful and closed secret garden.
The apprentice was in a state of panic day and night, fearing that other enemies would come to him. But in the end, the enemies did not come, and the creatures inside the garden had already buried him.
In fact, many potions are living beings that possess intelligence of their own, albeit at the most rudimentary level.
In the garden, a seemingly ordinary potion whispers to the last Mikansi wizard day and night.
It promised him great power.
The apprentice was bewitched. He approached the magic potion and was eventually devoured, both body and soul!
The potion devoured the soul of the apprentice and gained the authority of the secret garden. It began to be dissatisfied with the status quo and used its authority to continuously learn the knowledge left by the Mikansi School. For humans, this knowledge may only be a means of cultivating and controlling potions, but for the potion itself, it is a process of understanding itself.
The potion became stronger and stronger as it continued to learn. It swallowed up most of the other potions in the secret garden and eventually became the king of potions.
It named itself Eric, the same name as the poor apprentice.
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Today, the King of Potions Eric controls the Secret Garden. Its strength is terrifying, and in the Secret Garden's home turf, it is almost invincible.
The most important thing is that this guy is very, very cunning. No matter what happens, he never shows up in person. Most of the people who know his face have already had their souls devoured by him. In fact, only players who have cleared the dungeon know that the King of Potion Eric is the one who deliberately exudes an alluring scent to attract the monsters in the astral world.
This guy is good at disguising himself. When the secret garden is opened, he often transforms into an ordinary tree or grass, coldly observing the greedy humans or other creatures looking at the rare potions in the secret garden.
However, in fact, most of those potions were illusions. Most of the potions went into Eric's stomach, and the remaining potions either had an unbreakable seal set by the ancient Mikansi wizard, or they were so terrifying that even Eric didn't dare to provoke them.
Therefore, every time the secret garden opens, it seems to be a blessing left by the ancient wizard to future generations, but in fact it is Eric's conspiracy.
It opens its doors, tempting the strong to come in, just to have a feast.
Over the years, no one could see through Eric's plot, because he knew his limits. He would not provoke a truly powerful person, and would let the other person leave freely. But this guy was proficient in illusion, and his illusion skills were probably comparable to those of a master of lies, to the point of making a lie come true. Most people were deceived by him and thought they knew the truth about the secret garden, but in fact, they did not.
That's just the "truth" that Eric wants people to know.
Every time the secret garden opens, it is Eric's meal time. Of course, there are some powerful potions in the secret garden waiting for people to pick, but they are very rare.
The injury of the Great Elf King was caused by the divine fire punishment, and it took the combined efforts of at least three powerful masters to achieve such an effect.
If you want to wash away the effects of the divine fire punishment, there is only one potion that can do it - [Water of the Stygian Lake]. In the materials left behind by the Mikansi Wizard School, there is indeed a clear catalog of potions, and [Water of the Stygian Lake] is listed on it.
Marvin believed that Ibrahimovic must have seen this and decided to break into the secret garden.
He didn't know whether the water from the Underworld Lake still existed in the secret garden, but since the place was open, he didn't mind giving it a try.
For Marvin, obtaining the water from the Styx Lake is certainly important. On the other hand, Eric, the King of Potions, is his target.
But this guy is very cunning, even if I know his background, I still have to be careful.
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When traveling in the secret garden, adventurers not only have to worry about the traps set by Eric, the King of Potions, but also have to guard against attacks from others.
After all, many ancient magic potions are extremely precious. Under the temptation of huge profits, even many powerful people cannot control themselves.
What's more, there is the King of Potions who is at work. This guy is best at playing with people's hearts. He often uses telepathy to control a person's inner dynamics without them knowing, and then magnifies and exploits their shortcomings.
All in all, the Secret Garden is a place full of dangers.
Many legends were buried here, which is why players call it the "Legendary Tomb".
This is not only related to the King of Potions, but also to the creators of the Secret Garden - the Mikansi wizards.
In order to protect these potions, they set up many runes, formations, and prohibitions in the secret garden.
Anyone who enters the secret garden will be severely suppressed, no matter their abilities, skills, or expertise.
The only thing that was not suppressed was the personal attributes. Even a legendary warrior would be severely suppressed in the secret garden, and his strength could only be reduced to about 20% to 30% of the original.
This is also the reason why Marvin dares to compete with other legends.
Although his skills and expertise were also suppressed, with 30 points of divine agility, Marvin vaguely had the ability to suppress others.
What's more, he now has another trick up his sleeve - the desperate sword technique!
Martial arts techniques will not be suppressed by the secret garden itself. It is like a large cold demon cave. Marvin has become very accustomed to such an environment after dealing with the cold demon in recent days.
Therefore, in the Secret Garden, professions that practice martial arts will have an advantage, the most typical one being the monk.
Unfortunately, few monks would enter the secret garden. Most monks had no interest in potions and were difficult to persuade.
As for wizards, their spells will also be severely restricted.
A legendary wizard is equivalent to a quasi-legend in the secret garden! This is a very terrifying downgrading effect.
But faced with the temptation of potions, few wizards can control themselves.
Every time the secret garden opens, the largest number of wizards come from all over the Dead Zone Continent.
The most deaths are also among them.
Although every time the secret garden was opened, very few people were able to come out alive, and only a few people claimed that they had benefited from the secret garden. Most of these people were unknown and would soon disappear from the public.
But no one can take away the allure of the Secret Garden.
This is the effect of Eric's illusion.
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The above information kept replaying in Marvin's mind.
As Marvin's influence grows, his "prophetic" effect on the world will become weaker and weaker.
He knew that he had to be promoted to Legend as soon as possible before the catastrophe. Only when his strength was improved would he be qualified to challenge the strong ones at the level of Nether Phoenix.
Otherwise, even with the help of the Sea Elf Queen, he might not be able to take Hathaway back from the Dark Phoenix.
This time the secret garden was open, and the reason he chose to enter was not only for Eevee and the Great Elf King, but also for himself.
If the cunning potion king Eric can be caught, in the hands of a powerful alchemist, this alienated potion raw material can be used to make very powerful magic potions.
Marvin remembered that in his previous life, a guild that got the first batch of Secret Garden obtained a portion of the King of Magic Potion. They successfully refined a magic potion that could permanently enhance attributes!
This is not a short-term improvement like the dragon power, but a permanent improvement . It is said that the magnitude is not small.
In the legendary realm, it is very difficult to improve attributes. But this potion can do it, how can Marvin not be tempted?
"Eric's characteristics are [devour] and [absorb]. The reason why he is called the King of Potions is because he devours and absorbs a lot of potions, and his body has the effects of many powerful potions."
"This guy is a weakened version of the Devil Lord's head. The Numans extracted precious blood power from the Devil Lord's head continuously, so that the Numan warlocks still have powerful descendants in Fenan. If I can control the King of Magic Potions, I can also continuously create powerful magic potions."
For many powerful people, this magic potion has a fatal temptation.
In the coming chaotic era, Marvin needs more allies and needs to improve their strength. And Eric is the best choice!
Thinking of this, a hint of excitement flashed in Marvin's eyes, and his brain began to work frantically, preparing to make preparations and plans in advance based on the information he knew.
However, at this moment, the horses waded across a shallow river, and in the thick fog in the distance, the outline of an ancient village was already looming.
[Breton Ancient Village], here we are!
There was a faint light flickering in the mist. Marvin frowned and approached quickly.
It was an arcane barrier, with black flames flickering on it.
Marvin took a closer look and discovered that the entire ancient village of Breton was surrounded by an arcane barrier.
"【Blackfire Lava】? This wizard organization actually came to join in the fun?"
Ma Wen sneered in his heart: "Are you planning to book the whole place?"
Sure enough, before he rushed into the barrier, two wizard apprentices in black robes appeared behind the barrier.
In the center of their robes was a black flame, with boiling lava underneath.
"Your Excellency, please go back."
The wizard apprentice on the left was older and said in a steady manner: "The [Black Fire Lava] has joined forces with other forces and legendary masters to control this place. Those who are not strong enough are not qualified to enter the Black Fire Boundary."
The man on the right was more rude. He looked Marvin up and down, and seeing how young he was, he showed a hint of disdain: "Where did you come from, little guy? How dare you break into the secret garden? Don't you know that with your strength, you will only die if you go to such a dangerous place? Get out of here now, we are doing this for your own good!"
The wizard apprentice on the left frowned slightly, but said nothing.
In the west of the Dead Zone Continent, the [Black Fire Lava] is now considered a large wizard organization. This time when the secret garden was opened, their leader personally led the entire wizard organization to occupy this place and united with the legendary strongmen, preparing to enter the secret garden together.
Because the number of places to enter the secret garden is limited, they don't want these places to be snatched away by others, so this scene occurred.
The entire area around the ancient Breton Village was blocked by the black fire barrier.
There is at least one third-level wizard in charge, and with the legendary powerhouses they have joined forces with, ordinary people really have no way of getting in.
Hearing this, Marvin jumped off his horse, completely ignoring the two wizard apprentices, and with a shadow escape, he directly passed through the black fire barrier!
"You are looking for death!" The wizard apprentice on the right was furious and was about to attack Marvin.
