Chapter 382 - 377 Setting Out
Leon handed over all the chaotic tasks and spent all his time in the alchemy room.
The Spirit Revitalizing Pill is used to restore mana, while the Nine Revolutions Spirit Recovery Pill can instantly restore a large amount of mana. The downside is that it is costly, but the main problem lies in the alchemy materials needed to refine it, similar to the Heavenly Immortal Pill that increases mana limit.
Chao Yuan Ointment temporarily increases the mana limit after consumption, while Three Immortal Pills reduce mana consumption for a period of time. The main issue is similar to the Nine Revolutions Spirit Recovery Pill: most elixirs involving mana require specific alchemy materials.
Due to these reasons, Leon has always been frugal with alchemy materials when refining Heavenly Immortal Pills to increase the mana limit. He barely refined any, only managing to make a few Spirit Revitalizing Pills with leftover scraps. However, for the upcoming war, some must be refined.
Another issue is that although refining Human Elixirs is time-consuming, it is not as bad as refining Heavenly Immortal Pills, which can take 49 or 81 days. Nevertheless, it still takes a considerable time—for instance, crafting Three Immortal Pills definitely requires at least a week. So Leon needs to delay the Fire Giants’ advances as much as possible.
Harpies were sent by Cecilia, acting as scouts.
After all, they are merely Harpies, so it doesn’t matter if they are crushed by a Fire Giant’s boulder. If they complete their mission excellently, they are rewarded with shiny trinkets.
Adventurers don’t care who they serve. If there’s a profit, that’s enough... Indeed, Red Dragon isn’t benevolent, but neither are Fire Giants. Let them bite each other, and there’s no need to take sides. No worries about conscience.
Not to mention Goblins and Orcs, even Hobgoblins with good equipment are nothing but cannon fodder against the well-equipped Fire Giants. They are not useful in direct combat, but like adventurers, they can be used for enemy rear operations effectively, albeit not as capable as adventurers.
It’s worth mentioning that Edwin’s explosives can’t hurt Fire Giants. However, giving them to Flying Dog-headed Men to blow up mountain paths in the Lost Plateau can hinder Fire Giants’ march without issue.
If it was to invade the Talia Alliance, Grianna definitely wouldn’t help. But to resist Fire Giant invasion, he wouldn’t mind persuading Mankus.