"Helen, I have something to ask you, dont know if its feasible or not." Liu Zhen finished eating three turtle eggs in a flash, wiped his mouth and asked Helen with an innocent face.

  "Huh?" Helen raised her head slightly.

  "Its like this." Liu Zhen thought carefully about his wording: "I want to take this model turtle shell with me, I think its my first magical beast, in any case, I must keep something as a memento."

  "Its like that..." Helen thought for a moment and said: "This is actually possible, in human history, there have been noble dragon knights who made the skull of their fallen mount, the Frost Giant Dragon, into a shield. This is another way to commemorate ones partner, unfortunately, this model is too huge, its turtle shell..."

  "We can find someone to trim it later." Liu Zhenhong said hastily.

  Actually, he was drooling over the material of this turtle shell that even the demonic wolf wind blade couldnt damage. They were about to set sail, and this turtle shell happened to be a natural canopy. And since its so small inside, they could only sleep shoulder to shoulder, heh heh...

  "Well, in that case, you can try it out, and then well bury our partners body." Helen nodded.

  Liu Zhens eyes lit up at these words, and the curved knife in his hand suddenly flew up and down, hollowing out the giant turtles door-like body. This knife was obviously much sharper than wolf teeth, but Liu Zhen still worked himself into a sweat.

  After all, the turtles skin was still quite hard. If it hadnt been charred by the fire, Liu Zhen wouldnt have finished so smoothly.

  Liu Zhenhuan also dug out a bright pearl the size of a goose egg from the turtles lower jaw, and this discovery made him quite excited. The bright pearl was flowing with colorful light all over its body, and the semi-transparent interior was rolling with misty air like a stream of gas.

  "If its an older clam, snake, turtle or dragon body that has a pearl inside, this model also seems to be an elder." Helen smiled and said: "This is what your partner gave you, keep it well, its head should still have a magic beast crystal core, do you want to take it out?"

  "What is a crystal nucleus?" Liu Zhen asked.

  "Its like the one hanging from Guo Guos neck." Helen pointed to the hexagonal crystal tied with a tree vine on Guo Guos neck, who was still eating egg fragments. Liu Zhen thought back and remembered that it was found after burning the body of that magical wolf they had killed.

  "Of course." Liu was startled by these words and immediately picked up his knife to chop off the turtles head. The hard turtle skull made sparks fly everywhere as it chopped against the curved knife, making a "ting" sound, and a grain-sized notch appeared on the blade of the curved knife.

  "Never mind!" Helen said persuasively.

  "No way!" Liu Zhenhuan chopped out a few more notches with the curved knife in his hand, and finally beheaded the giant turtle. He reached inside and searched for half a day, but except for the roasted brain pulp that had solidified to a semi-solid state, there was nothing else inside.

  "Really?" Helen was also surprised.

  "No, really." Liu Zhen shook his blurry hand. "I havent even asked you yet, whats the crystal core for?"

  "The use of crystal cores is quite extensive. Firstly, crystal cores are extremely beautiful gems that can be used as decorations. Additionally, they can absorb elemental powers and serve as magical amplifiers for human mages to store magic, making them very expensive. Of course, only high-level magical beasts will produce crystal cores, so your Fruit Fruit and my Fish Eagle wont have any; the stronger the magical beast, the more valuable their crystal core tends to be." Helen smiled: "Every year, we sell some of the crystal cores from our magical beasts to humans, which is an important source of income for our kingdom."

  "Selling crystal cores to humans?" Liu Zhen was furious in his heart, thinking that the King of Bimon was an idiot. "Since you have a long-standing feud with humans and they have always been hostile towards you, arent you asking for trouble by selling them the crystal cores of magical beasts?"

  "Its not like that." Helen seemed to see the sarcasm in Lius tone and continued to explain: "Firstly, the crystal core of the demon beast is not a specialty of the Donau continent. We dont sell it to human nations, and human nations can also buy or hunt it elsewhere. For example, the crystal core on the neck of that fast demon wolf was given to a human mage, but only wind magic mages can use it. Moreover, among all demon beasts, the wind system demon wolves are only considered ordinary to slightly above average in terms of stage. The amount of magical power their crystal cores can store is probably just enough to support a wind magic mage casting tens of wind blades."

  "Thats also incredible!" Liu Zhen was still shaken by the Wind Blade of the Demon Wolf, "If I were a human magician with a hundred or so crystal cores on me, who would I be afraid of?"

  "Richard!" Helen laughed: "The power of human mages is far beyond what ordinary magical beasts can contend with. Although they need to go through a long incantation, and sprinkle incense, use scrolls to summon magic, their magic is absolutely more powerful than the magical beasts that can directly summon elemental magic. Take this wolf as an example, it can only use wind blades for attack, monotonous and unchanging, always just one kind. Mages are different, they can use incantations, use some scrolls, to suddenly use dozens of wind blades to form a "wind blade dance", or summon a small "dragon whirlwind", can lift a 500-pound stone into the air tens of meters high, and then smash it down, and also use "wind wall" to block others attacks on them. You cant guess what kind of magic they will use, so you cant calmly consider dodging like when facing a wolf, dont you think they are very powerful?"

  "Is it that severe?" Lius face changed color with shock.

  "Hehe..."

  Helen giggled: "Scare you! The magical elements summoned by the magician are not that pure. Take the wind blade of a wind system magician, for example. A magic wolfs wind blade can cut off a wooden stick as thick as an arm, while a human magicians wind blade can only cut off one-fifth of it, which is already very good."

  "Thats also quite frightening." Liu Zhen still felt a bit terrified.

  "Humans magicians are now very rare, compared to the time of the Higal War a thousand years ago, the number of magicians has greatly decreased. We have fewer magicians than the Bimon, but human magicians are even scarcer. In one country, there are usually only a dozen or so skilled magicians, and if you count the apprentices, it wont exceed fifty people. So in human countries, only the royal court and powerful nobles can afford to support magicians. According to human wealth, satisfying their magicians demand for magic cores is a simple matter. But magic is a wondrous thing, once used improperly, the magical backlash will cost the magician his life. Compared to our Bimon sacred altars battle hymns, they chose more powerful magic, but also more deadly and dangerous, because our battle hymns will never produce backlash due to operational errors." The little fox said with a hint of pride.

  "But were just like the auxiliary troops of the Temple of Munsanto. Liu Zhen was somewhat disheartened, "Those mages are attack-type troops, whats there to compare?"

  "The God of War is always fair, he didnt give the sacrificial offering great power, but he gave us more powerful and robust bodies than the Mong beast warriors! Although our population is far less than that of humans, we can knock down five human soldiers with one of our warriors, or even more." Helen said: "The God of War is also fair to humans, the division of human magic is very strict, air, fire, water, earth four systems of magic, ordinary magicians can only learn one system, even the most talented magician can only learn two non-conflicting magic systems. So our crystal core exports to them are actually harmless, and can be exchanged for the scarce fabrics and steel we need."

  "If youre as great as the warriors of Bimon, why dont you go and avenge us? Avenge the hatred of a thousand years ago!" Liu Zhenpeng cursed the King of Bimon in his heart again.

  "Richard! The strength of humans is not what you and I can imagine! Their warriors, although far inferior to the Bamun warriors in terms of power, receive better training, have more systematic tactical command, and possess more advanced weapon equipment. This alone can narrow the gap between us and the Bamun warriors." Helen said seriously: "Moreover, it must be admitted that humans are too clever. They can do their best in any aspect, not to mention art and culture. Take military power as an example, our Bamun warriors may be strong, but there are some outstanding brave men among humans whose martial arts skills are also excellent. Often, our brave warriors have no power to fight back when facing them; nor will any proud Bamun warrior dare to claim that they can challenge the strongest human warrior, the Dragon Knight. The archery of the Elf tribe is very good, but the best human archers are not inferior to the Elves at all. Some outstanding human archers are even more terrifying, as they can use magic-enhanced bows and arrows, causing even greater damage!"

  "What about our ancestral worship?" Liu was most concerned about this.

  "If the Bimon Warriors are a wild horse, then the Sanctuary Ritual is the reins. Our main responsibility is to proclaim the glory of the War God and bestow Kampas blessings on all Bimons. We didnt come into this world with the purpose of opposing human mages, we have nothing in common with them." Helen said.

  "Thats what I mean..." Liu Zhenhong took over: "If we and they start fighting, it will be a single word - rest! Right?"

  "Just two words." Helen corrected herself: "Full stop."

  "Whats in three words?"

  "Lets take a break."

  "What bad luck!" Liu Zhenhong lamented: "It seems Id better save some time and not go to the underworld, but instead practice my fists and feet."

  "Youre just joking." Helen blinked at Liu Zhen, "Although we cant directly participate in the attack, our magic beasts can. The mages spells are powerful, but they take too long to prepare, while our magic beasts have instant spells. However, there will also be strong warriors protecting the mages, so its not really comparable between us. If you want to compare, a priests magic beast partner being strong or not can decide the outcome of the battle."

  "Is that all youve got, with just this silly bird?" Liu Zhenhong pointed at the fish eagle standing on the bamboo tip, preening its feathers, and burst out laughing.

  "Isnt that the pet you had me summon?!" Helen was furious, her eyes also reddening.

  "Sorry, sorry!" Liu Zhen hurriedly apologized: "Hehe... didnt you just naturally comprehend the Blessed War Hymn? Theres gain and loss in everything! Now that youve returned, you can go to the Temple of Gods to change your profession to a War Priest and learn even more profound war hymns. Isnt this also a good thing?"

  "Youre quite clever." Helen chuckled: "I was just too worried about you, and suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck, and I knew the Blessed Battle Hymn, the miracle and power of Kampas, the god of war, are everywhere!"

  Its all because of me, what does Guan Shengkang have to do with it? Liu Zhen shook his head.

  "Richard, did you know that professional war priests can use auxiliary instruments? My battle song power will be doubled! What instrument do you think I should use? Oh, and I forgot to tell you, song power is the same as magic power, both are elemental powers, so the crystal core of magical beasts can also store "song power" for us, and it can be inlaid on instruments too! Should I use a harp or a cannon? I love these two instruments so much~~!!" Helen leaned against Liu Zhens arm with a dreamy expression.

  "Its like this......" Liu Zhen estimated the measurement of the two instruments that could inlay crystal cores, and solemnly recommended to Helen: "Lets use the big drum! This thing is powerful when played, and the handle can also inlay many storage song force magic beast crystal cores."

  "Big...big drum?" Helens beautiful blue eyes widened to the extreme, almost fainting.

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  Background setting:

  Bimonthly Worlds Altar Sacrifice Ranks:

  1: Wind language sacrifice, can only use the first half of the shamanic battle song, deliver the deceased soul.

  2: Soul Sacrifice, like Hirens, can fully utilize the Spirit War Song, which not only has the calming light that comes with the war song to soothe the wounded hearts of warriors but also summon magical creatures.

  3: War Shaman, able to proficiently use most war songs, such as "Stone Skin War Song" and "Bloodlust War Song", etc., to enhance the combat power of Tauren warriors. Most adult shamans at this level serve in the military.

  4: Staff of worship, can use high-level battle songs, such as "Soul Chain Battle Song" and so on. Generally serve in temples, rare in number.

  5: Wei An Da Shaman, in charge of the temple in the big city, a master of sacrifice, with strong and fierce strength.

  6: The Twelve Masters of Worship, like the vicars in the temples of the Kingdom of Bhutan, were responsible for inspection.

  7: The Red Robed High Priest, equivalent to the Pope of the human church, mysterious whereabouts.

  Due to the Bimon priests frail body, they are not a main combat unit. They mainly provide various battle songs with magical additional effects for the Beastman warriors. Because Bimon priests are quite rare, they all have more or less noble titles and can have outstanding martial followers.

  This Beast Blood subverts the previous magical traditions, so its necessary to explain clearly. Everyone shouldnt view Jingguans "Beast Blood Boiling" with the same perspective as before, thinking that beastmen are definitely barbarians.

  As humans are also "intelligent beings" that have evolved, beastmen shouldnt be inferior to them in any way. They have rich emotions and their lives are just as colorful and diverse.

  Compared with them, humans are just a little smarter, have a more perfect cultural system, and claim to be the "civilized world".

  "Barbaric", "worse than beasts" are often referring to humans themselves, such as that island nations...... haha...

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  As for why this book is still on the island until now, I must declare that life on the island is about to end, and what follows will be even more exciting.

  There is a brother who asked, why didnt the previous Liu Zhens battle in Southern Xinjiang have any prior transmission or preparation? My explanation is, please go take a look at a book called "Blood Flow", which I also wrote, after reading it you will understand.

  Liu Zhens character has been set in blood, he is a bit of a bad boy, not a moral minister, no so many principles. From now on, whatever tricks he plays, dont be surprised, Im writing according to the rules. Who says special forces must be perfect? Men who are not lustful, I think there arent any, its just that some have good taste and some dont.

  Thank you, brothers, for your concern. This weeks strong surge in the rankings actually succeeded, a miracle! Its all thanks to your efforts! Tonight at 12 oclock, Ill be rushing the rankings again, and Ill release an extra chapter. Brothers who are still awake, come help me out, whether or not we can get published depends on this time.

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