Swallowing the Stars: The Puzzle of Everything!

Chapter 11 Increased Rewards, 2-Star Energy Card: Warm Flame

The arrival of Tarc Nenes completely changed Perseus's situation in Gomorrah.

As the only descendant of a cosmic-level powerhouse, Tak Nenes broke through from the second-tier planetary level to the fourth-tier level in just one day.

His change in strength immediately caught the attention of the Chief of the Guard, Rama Nien.

Of course, I'm afraid.

The stronger a human in the universe is, the harder it is to have offspring. After breaking through to the cosmic level, he worked hard and tried all sorts of unorthodox methods before finally having a son. He hadn't even had a chance to have children yet. If he were to lose his potential now because of forbidden items, who knows if his wealth would fall into the hands of others after his death?

However, as she continued to investigate, Rama Nienz, who thought her son was in serious trouble, discovered something unusual about his body.

Surprisingly, there wasn't the slightest negative impact!

Unconvinced, Rama dragged Tak to a nearby medical facility for another checkup, which showed that his genes and lifespan were all normal.

"You brat, what kind of treasure did you eat?"

The brown-haired, purple-eyed boy chuckled and immediately described his experiences at the "Life Enlightener," adding an extra comment when mentioning Perseus's appearance.

"That senior seems to be from the Fire Cloud Clan."

"The Fire Cloud Clan... I've never heard of the Fire Cloud Clan being skilled in making potions—"

As a race with an immortal presiding over it, the Fire Cloud Clan has always been at the forefront of development, with branches spread across more than a dozen medium-level civilizations in the surrounding universes. The strongest member of their Bright Light Empire is only a Domain Lord. As a fellow Domain Lord family, Lama has a certain understanding of them.

The Fire Cloud Clan of Mingguang is skilled in crafting magical treasures!

Generally, only realm lords can forge third-tier primal force weapons. However, due to their innate talent for fire, the Fire Cloud Clan's domain lords can forge third-tier primal force weapons.

As for whether the Fire Cloud Clan will develop potions and create life crystals...

"They might be members of the Fire Cloud Clan who migrated from another empire to develop in the Bright Light Empire. They are cosmic-level beings capable of creating life crystal cores. You must treat such beings with utmost respect."

"I will."

Tucker smiled and said, "Father, I also awakened fire-attribute primal force when I broke through to the planetary level. Do you think it's possible for me to become a pharmacist as well?"

"You? A pharmacist?"

Rama, who had been smiling, immediately frowned and, relying on years of habit, instinctively kicked Tucker, chasing him all over the house.

"You're going to be a pharmacist again!"

"When I asked you to practice swordsmanship, you complained that it wasn't imposing enough. When I asked you to learn the saber, you turned a perfectly good saber technique into something you're afraid of dying for. What kind of skill do you think you can achieve with that kind of attitude..."

Chaos erupted at the guard captain's residence.

However, at least the reputation of the Life Crystal Core has been established.

With Tucker as a living advertisement, and Perseus occasionally making a few perfunctory remarks, soon almost all the powerful figures on the planet knew that a cosmic-level alchemist from the Fire Cloud Clan had arrived on Galer, and was looking for partners to order some rare materials to specialize in this business.

Similarly, after experiencing the effects of the Life Crystal Core, several families with similar ideas quickly took action to prepare to explore another trade route.

This includes Tucker and the Nien family, represented by his father Rama.

……

"Captain, let's start with a 100-year contract for our cooperation with the Niens family. If things go smoothly, we'll sign a long-term contract for an entire era."

Rama Nien nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.

He glanced at the newly signed contract again, scooped up a curious teenager from behind, and said with a look of satisfaction.

"That stupid kid finally did something worthwhile for me."

"However, if I may ask, are there really no third-tier life crystal cores?"

"Of course not."

As he spoke, Perseus let out a long sigh, his gaze sweeping across the entire shop, pausing seemingly unintentionally at a few spots.

"Preparing the medicine also requires a certain level of skill."

"Perhaps, once I master the domain, I will be able to create third-tier life crystal cores, but at this stage, I am not yet able to melt fourth-tier treasures with flames condensed from primal force. If I use a fire-based device, the excessively intense temperature will disrupt the balance..."

"I see. I understand."

Every planet has its own local tyrants.

Since Niens made a living in Galer and came from a powerful family, it was impossible for him not to have exchanges with other forces... Similarly, through the process of discussing and trading over the past few days, they also roughly estimated the consumption required to make life crystal cores.

Perseus didn't earn much from making life crystals!

With such a massive amount of raw materials, even crafting a Tier 2 Life Crystal Core from a Tier 3 treasure only yields a profit of five or six percent. Even if they obtained the formula, they would still need to hire Tier 3 alchemists, an investment that is clearly beyond their means.

Of course, the most important thing is that the benefits are not enough.

A profit of five or six percent was not enough for them to ignore the Fire Cloud Clan behind Perseus and directly attack this equally powerful expert.

The current collaboration is quite good.

Their descendants grew up rapidly, and as their strength increased, they were able to confidently occupy more agricultural and mining planets, and even get involved in the slave trade.

As a result, Perseus received several generous gifts from various families.

A residential property in the main city of Gomorrah, 30% of the profits from a mining planet, nearly 50% of the annual profits from equity dividends on a secondary planting planet, dozens of star-level female slaves... However, compared to these, Perseus actually values ​​the resources 'consumed' for configuring life crystal cores even more.

The material used to prepare the life crystal nucleus from beginning to end was the condensing essence liquid.

As a common, low-level resource, the consumption of Condensing Essence Liquid is almost negligible.

In other words, Perseus earned hundreds of millions of cosmic coins effortlessly, relying entirely on this network of connections he built himself, without incurring any expenses.

With this supplement,

Perseus was finally able to unleash his full potential and, with the help of the newly acquired resources, configure Tier 3 resources that could enhance his strength to a cosmic level.

"The Qi Condensation Liquid is still not high-grade enough!"

"It takes at least three or four rounds of working through this basic energy element puzzle to reach the cosmic level and produce two-star cards. It's okay to use the Condensation Liquid to configure first and second-tier life crystal cores later, but to improve the cosmic level strength, we still need to use more efficient materials."

In the end, Perseus chose the Flame Marrow.

This is a byproduct of a third-order ore.

Flame marrow is an excellent ignition material. Because of its high cost-effectiveness, it is often used to fill secret patterns in Force weapons. However, few people know that it is also a cultivation resource.

However, using the Flame Marrow for cultivation is still too extravagant.

Weapons can be reused, and applying the Flame Marrow to the body can only increase the energy digestion speed for a period of time. On the contrary, the claim that the Life Crystal Core released by Perseus needs to be used as a material is a blatant lie that the entire planet Galer believes without a doubt.

"That's about it."

Perseus opened his hand, revealing a crimson crystal with eight ridges in his palm. As he silently recited the command, the crystal instantly solidified into a card.

[Two-Star Energy Card - Warm Flame Lv5]

[Description: A pure energy card born from the extraction and fusion of Flame Marrow twice. It can be used to enhance cosmic-level strength and slightly increase the growth rate of fire-type abilities.]

"Increase growth rate..."

Perseus's eyes lit up as he looked at the card effects described in the puzzle system.

"Does that mean my 'Chaotic Heavenly Flame' can also be upgraded?"

With a wave of his hand, Perseus transformed the card into a rhombus-shaped fire crystal, absorbing its energy while sensing the changes within his body.

at last.

As his strength increased from the initial stage of the first level of the universe to the middle stage of the first level, a 'branch' extended outward from the already complex secret patterns on the original core on his chest, which represents the core of life.

And it was at this moment!

Because of the change in the runes, Perseus's eyes, which had been wise, became empty and blank, as if he had caught some kind of peculiar fluctuation. He subconsciously released a fire domain, which slowly spread out in front of him...