Chapter 291 Mithril and the Ascetic

Not paying attention to Stellan's expression, Li Si focused on the precious materials in front of him.

After making an agreement with Uncle Joyce, Li Si was ready to leave Bingfeng City.

But since you have come, you can’t refuse any reward at all.

Li Si didn't intend to ask for the magic props from the Dillon Kingdom. Even the collection of the Ice Castle Palace couldn't compare to the magic workshop warehouse of [Flame of Judgment].

In this case, it would be better for Stellan to prepare some metal materials unique to the Kingdom of Dillon.

I didn’t expect Stellan to have prepared so much!

No ordinary metal was seen at all.

Tempered and forged cold iron blocks, star sand that exudes a faint light, bright red and pure red copper, etc.

These are relatively rare special metal materials, which are more precious than ordinary copper ore and iron ore, and have a higher affinity for extraordinary power. They are widely used in the forging of low-level and intermediate-level magic equipment, even in the more top-level forging. There are also applications in it.

These materials filled more than half of the box.

Although there were a lot of them, the most precious things in front of Li Si were not these, but the treasures contained in other special iron boxes.

Li Si opened a wooden box on the top, opened the lid, and saw a standard rectangular piece of silver metal.

He took it out gently and found that the weight of this piece of silver metal was only half of the same volume of black iron.

Li Si's fingers holding the piece of metal exerted some force, but only left a shallow mark on the metal piece.

The magic power used flows smoothly through this piece of silver metal, with almost no obstruction or ambiguity felt.

It is indeed mithril!

Mithril is an extremely precious magical metal with a silvery white appearance. It is a metal that is stronger than steel but as light as goose feathers.

Mithril is said to be a name discovered and given by dwarves, which means "silver full of mystery".

The reason why I say this is because, apart from special creations of gods and certain unique beings, mithril is the metal with the highest affinity for magic.

Almost all high-end magic equipment needs to add a little bit of mithril to increase the magic affinity of the equipment.

In addition to the forging of magic equipment, mithril is also an indispensable material in many magic studies. It is also used in advanced magic puppets, magic arrays, etc.

While it has such a wide range of uses, the production of mithril is indeed quite rare, and can only be found in a few associated mines of magical metals.

This is also the reason why Mithril is so precious. Few people choose to trade Mithril with gold coins. They all choose treasures of the same level to barter.

Generally, when making magic equipment, adding a few grams of mithril can greatly improve the magic affinity of the equipment, and is also the basis for advanced magic equipment.

But the piece of mithril in Li Si's hand weighed a full pound.

In addition to the piece in Li Si's hand, there are two wooden boxes also containing mithril in front of him.

There are several other magic metals of the same level.

Silver-blue fine gold is heavy and extremely strong, and can greatly improve the sharpness and hardness of weapons. It is a top-level magic metal on the same level as mithril.

Dragon-patterned iron, which is naturally formed with patterns similar to dragon scales, is the best material for forging shields and armors. It also has certain magical properties and can absorb magical elements and restore damage on its own.

Dark star steel, with a faint star-like light shining in it, is said to be a product from outside the world of Gaia. It is extremely malleable and tolerant, and is one of the best forging base materials.

In addition to these there are many magical gems that sparkle with various colors of light.

Li Si looked at the harvest in front of him with great satisfaction, put it all into the space ring, and looked at Stellan with a much kinder look.

It wasn't that Li Si was weak in will, it was just that the other party gave him too much.

It would take many years to accumulate so much precious magic metal, even for the mineral-rich Dillon Kingdom.

"I wonder if Mr. Moriarty is still satisfied?"

Seeing the man in black robe put away these priceless metals in front of him, Stellan didn't even blink.

No matter how valuable it is, for Stellan, it is just a pile of useless stones.

Exchanging it for shelter is the most important thing.

Even if he asked for the support of the Ice Goddess Church, Stellan still hoped to get the secret protection of the Death Secret Order.

It was really the situation where Lukar was controlled by the Abyss Lord and forcibly took over his body that had a big impact on him.

He has a lot to do, and the Kingdom of Dillon also needs him, so nothing can happen now.

"Well, not bad."

A smile appeared on Li Si's face. In Stellan's opinion, this was probably the best mood he had ever seen this mysterious guy in.

"That adult has agreed to your request and will come to see you in the next few days."

Li Si looked at Stellan standing aside and said with a smile.

"Whether you can get that person's approval depends on you."

Um?

Stellan was a little surprised, so fast?

Could it be that there really are digital legends in the Death Secret Order, so they could invite a legend to come see me so quickly.

Li Si threw a gray round bead to Stellan.

"This is the gentleman's token, just keep it."

Stellan took the ball and held it in his hand.

He felt an extremely obscure but sharp and powerful aura from it.

It is a legendary existence, and the aura of the legendary strongman who took Lukar away a few days ago is different!

Stellan's own strength is not weak, so he feels that he can't go wrong.

Holding the beads tightly in his hands, Stellan felt a little shocked.

Moriarty didn't lie. There were actually other legendary powerful men in the Death Secret Order.

Stellan will soon have no time to pay attention to this matter. A legendary strongman is about to arrive, and he needs to think carefully about how to satisfy the boss and obtain his protection.

Li Si looked at Stellan who was deep in thought, and without waiting any longer, teleported directly out of Garza's warehouse.

Outside Bingfeng City, on the wasteland.

Perhaps the winter in the southern part of the mainland is about to pass by this time, but it is still the depth of winter in Dillon Kingdom.

Thick snow covered everything in sight, and everything as far as the eye could see was almost white.

Even the main roads leading to other places in Bingfeng City are covered, with almost no trace visible.

Li Si turned around, looked at the dark gray Ice Peak City not far away and the Ice Castle Palace shining in the sun, and headed east without any nostalgia.

Everything in Bingfeng City is just a thing of the past, and Li Si will continue to move forward.

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On the plain in the middle of the Dillon Palace, on the snow-covered land, a cold and biting north wind blew. Except for ice-type monsters, few monsters were willing to wander out at this time.

This is the great plain in the middle of Dillon Palace. Except for the place where Ice Peak City is located, the terrain has almost no undulations, so the cold wind from the north drives straight through this area.

Until spring comes in April, the climate here will be cold and extreme.

But compared to the northern ice plains that are covered with ice and snow all year round, humans here can still survive, but at this time they just stay at home like monsters.

Small human villages and rising smoke can be seen at regular intervals on the plains in the central part of the Dillon Kingdom.

At this time, not far from a small village.

A row of deep footprints were engraved on the white-paper-like snow. It was Li Si who was wearing thin clothes.

The north wind blew fine snow particles across my face, causing a stinging pain like a knife.

With a calm face, Li Si looked up at the village not far away. Instead of walking in the direction of the village, Li Si continued to move towards the east.

He was not wearing thick warm cotton clothes or tough windproof leather clothes, but a simple layer of thin clothes.

The north wind blew up the corners of Li Si's clothes, and one could see his bluish-white complexion and the purple-red frostbite on his arms.

I don't know how many days have passed since I left Bingfeng City. Li Si was walking in the cold snow wearing this kind of clothes.

Travel east for half a day every day, and spend the remaining half day hunting monsters or practicing martial arts.

When night falls, Li Si will light a bonfire and devote himself to studying and calculating arcane knowledge.

The monotonous life day after day is very difficult, boring, simple and the same.

If ordinary people continued to live like this, they would even be driven crazy.

But Li Si didn't care. After getting over the initial discomfort, Li Si entered a deep state of tranquility.

The impetuousness and desires faced in Bright Light City and Bingfeng City were gradually washed away, and all that was left was the desire for extraordinary power.

As planned before, Li Si was practicing asceticism and began to temper his body.

Asceticism is a very extreme way of practice for monks. It pursues self-control, self-discipline, rejection of material and physical temptations, endurance of harsh environmental oppression, and exercise by enduring physical pain and harsh environmental oppression. Self-endurance and restraint of one’s own desires.

Therefore, this kind of practice is also called ascetic or ascetic practice.

This is a very painful process, and even among professional monks, only a few can pass this practice.

But without exception, all those who can practice asceticism are beings with perseverance, able to achieve spiritual breakthroughs, and have unique resistance to various mental and soul temptations and negative effects.

Li Si's current practice is not a complete "ascetic" practice, because "asceticism" also includes enduring hunger and even reducing water intake.

This would weaken Li Si's body and go against his purpose of training his body.

But it doesn't matter much. After all, the effect of tempering the mind is still there. Li Si can clearly feel the gradual progress and strength of his own spirit these days.

Even the soul damage caused by the backlash of [Dream Refraction] has almost healed.

However, besides enduring the pain, Li Si wore thin clothes for another reason.

That is to stay as close to nature as possible and exercise your body.

Even if ordinary people wear thick clothes, it is impossible to move forward for a long time in this ice and snow.

But Li Si's current physical strength is already equivalent to that of a silver-level warrior. Only in this way can he push his body to its limit as much as possible, encourage the body to heal and repair itself as much as possible, and at the same time develop a certain degree of resistance.

Every once in a while, new prompt information will appear on Li Si's panel.

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[Due to environmental factors, your body is in a state of [frostbite]]

[You take 100 points of cold damage! ]

[Your resistance to cold increases slightly! ]

[Due to environmental factors, your body is in a state of [frostbite]]

[You suffered 98 points of cold damage! ]

[Your resistance to cold increases slightly! ]——

Li Si didn't pay attention to the information on the system panel. He was just immersed in thinking about arcana and didn't care about the pain from his body at all.

This is the fastest way to obtain cold resistance expertise summarized by previous players, and it is more convenient than obtaining other resistance expertise.

Just keep your body in a cold state for a long time. The only thing you have to pay attention to is not to let your health points return to zero.

But that was also in the previous game, and players could completely adjust the pain percentage to zero.

Li Si is different now. He must bear the pain completely.

When he first started exercising, the accumulated coldness was still very low, and with Li Si's physique, it didn't even cause any harm.

But as time went by, the temperature in the body was gradually taken away by the north wind, and the accumulated frostbite began to become obvious. Li Si's face turned pale, his lips were chapped, and the bone-chilling chill began to stimulate his spirit.

My body became heavier and heavier, and even my intuition began to feel a little numb.

The loss of health caused by frostbite has gradually increased from 1 point to 10 points, and then to the current 100 points.

This was even after Li Si had just acquired [Low Level Cold Resistance] yesterday.

Otherwise, even if his health points have exceeded 10,000, he will not be able to keep up with the damage caused by jumping in just a few minutes.

While enduring the pain from the north wind and severe cold, Li Si gradually adapted.

He found that while walking on the road, it was a better time to ponder the arcana in his mind.

The boredom and cold made him concentrate even more, and he even forgot about the pain in his body.

But Li Si would not practice blindly.

Whenever his health dropped below half his health, Li Si would stop and look for a place to raise a bonfire to dispel the cold. He would take a sip of hot soup to dispel the cold in his body and restore his health.

In other words, Li Si has enough life-restoring potions now, otherwise it may not have such a good effect.

It can be said that Li Si is practicing in krypton gold now. Anyway, he has enough supplies in the storage ring.

This was one of the reasons why he did not fully adhere to the ascetic practice.

Li Si can also wait for his health to drop to a lower level before recovering, but then he may face certain dangers when encountering unexpected situations such as the attack of Warcraft.

Leave yourself some room at all times!

This was Li Si's experience when he faced the demon prince Demogorgon in Ice Peak City.

If he had taken the initiative in a daze at that time, he would have bumped into Demogorgon's hands.

Li Si couldn't guarantee that his teleportation ring and shadow amulet would be able to save his life in front of that person.

Therefore, before this practice, Li Si also decided not to take these two trump cards into account when training himself, so as to avoid the mentality of dependence.

Li Si moved toward the east step by step. The front was completely white and he couldn't see anything clearly.

The small village before had disappeared, as if Li Si was the only voice and shadow left in the world, so lonely.

Li Si didn't care about this, after all, the scenery had been like this these past few days.

Ding~

At this moment, a slightly different sound came from the system.