Chapter 525 Ogre Strength Potion
"Oh, forget it, let me explain it for you."
Casio picked up the lute and plucked it impromptu, accompanied by melodious and slightly sad music, and told Joan about the origin of the bottle of magic medicine in the rhythm of reciting a narrative poem.
Shrek wasn't totally bragging, the potion was indeed invented by Fiona, the High Ogre Witch—Casio's sister.
However, Ms. Fiona made this potion purely for the study of "alchemy", and has nothing to do with her children's personal relationship, and it is not the so-called "love token" that Shrek wishful thinking.
So, why did Fiona give Shrek the magic potion that she spent a lot of painstaking efforts to successfully refine?
In fact, it is because this bottle of potion needs to collect the blood of the ogre as the main raw material.
Fiona once proposed to Shrek that she needed 5 pints of fresh ogre plasma to study alchemy, as long as the blood came from a healthy adult ogre, and blood donors could get a bounty from her.
Fiona initially thought that Shrek would inform the people of Deep Forest Valley about this matter, as long as there are ten blood donors, it is enough to collect 5 pints of blood plasma, which is about half a pint per person, and will not cause any harm to health .
The next day, Shrek delivered the collected fresh plasma to Fiona, but refused to accept the payment, and looked pale and depressed.
Fiona didn't pay attention to it at first, and it wasn't until after the magic medicine was successfully refined that she learned from her younger brother Casio that the blood plasma she used to refine the medicine was actually provided by Shrek alone.
Even with the strong physique of a mythical ogre, drawing 5 pints of blood at a time will inevitably damage the body.
Fiona was deeply shocked by Shrek's inexplicable stupid behavior. After asking her brother, she learned that Shrek hoped to express his deep affection for her in this way, which made her dumbfounded and somewhat moved, so she entrusted Casio Giving this bottle of potion to Shrek is regarded as compensation for his desperate blood donation.
Listening to Casio's self-playing and singing, telling the twists and turns of the inside story about this bottle of magic medicine, Joann's mood was similar to that of Ms. Fiona - both amused and a little moved.
Shrek is a bit of a fool, but he is indeed cute and silly. With his infatuation, he would be able to impress Fiona one day and win the favor of his sweetheart.
"Mr. Casio, I know the origin of this bottle of potion, so what is the effect of the potion?"
"Sister Fiona said that after anyone takes this bottle of potion, their strength will instantly rise to the average level of the ogre family, and the potion lasts for about an hour."
Casio thought for a while, and then said: "Sister Fiona also told me that if someone's strength has surpassed the level of an adult ogre, they will not gain any benefits after drinking this bottle of potion."
"Our great king's power level is much higher than what this potion can give, so this potion is of no use to him, please accept it, Mr. Mage."
Joan nodded slightly, held the crystal medicine bottle and thought for a while, then raised her head and said to Shrek and Cassio: "This bottle of magic potion is indeed very useful for a person with low strength like me, but it also has certain advantages for Mr. Shrek. Irreplaceable commemorative significance, how about this, I will take the potion first, and return it to Mr. Shrek after a night of research."
As long as he is given some time to analyze the magic attached to this bottle of potion and study its refining process, Joan believes that he can completely decipher the mystery of this bottle of potion in less than one night. Magic plasma, you can refine the same potion yourself.
"Let's study it, little mage, Shrek has no objection!"
The ogre king finally calmed down, a smile appeared on his face, and he readily accepted Joan's suggestion.
Clark stretched his waist, and said to his companions: "It's already dark, we have to get up early tomorrow, so let's go to bed."
"It's time to go to bed, but before we rest, we have to arrange the shift of the night watch. It's not very peaceful around here. It's not fun to be bitten by a wild animal while sleeping soundly." Casio said half-jokingly.
"Old rules, spellcasters don't keep watch at night, I'm on duty in the middle of the night, fat man stays in the second half of the night, Casio, brother Joan, you can sleep peacefully," Clark said.
Spellcasters generally need to ensure sufficient sleep to restore spell slots, so adventurers camping in the wild usually do not require spellcasters to participate in night vigil.
"Mr. Hainier, I know a spell that can create an absolutely safe and invisible demiplane. Let's enter the demiplane to rest. There is no need to specially arrange manpower to watch the night. Everyone can sleep peacefully until dawn , get enough energy before going on the road." Joan said softly.
"Since there is such a convenient spell, you can quickly use it, brother." Clark said cheerfully.
Joan nodded, opened the spell-casting material package, first took out a small bag of wheat flour and a roll of parchment, and then took out a bundle of ropes, ready to cast the 2-ring "magic rope technique".
Casio and Shrek were about to set up a tent, but when they heard the conversation between Joan and Clark, they put down the tent in their hands, gathered around and looked at Joan curiously, to see how he created a safe shelter out of thin air in this wilderness .
"Yanta!"
Joan chanted the last incantation, untied the bundle of ropes in his hand and threw it into the night sky. After the rope was infused with magic power, it stretched out on its own. One end of the rope seemed to be nailed in mid-air by an invisible nail, hanging straight down, and the end was held in Joan's hand.
Joan handed the end of the rope to Clark: "Mr. Hainier, you climb up the rope. The end of the rope leads to a demiplane with an invisible window. The space inside is spacious enough to accommodate the four of us."
The frost giant tugged at the rope, and asked worriedly, "I'm not light. Can such a thin grass rope hold up?"
Joan smiled slightly, and raised his hand to signal him to climb up, assure he could hold on.
The magic-enhanced rope is super tough, enough to bear a weight of 16,000 pounds. Let alone Clark, even if Shrek, Casio, and Joan himself are added, the total weight is less than one-third of the upper limit of the rope.
The frost giant got encouragement from Joan's smile, rubbed his hands together, and grabbed the rope to climb up.
He is tall and long-armed, and he climbs very fast. Within a minute, he climbed near the end of the rope, looked into the void where the end of the rope hangs, suddenly laughed, and jumped into the invisible window leading to the demiplane , just disappeared from the sight of the three companions below.