The Strongest Dragon in the Era of Beast Taming

Chapter 533: Chapter 527: Purifying Ghost Elixir Sutra

Three minutes later, to the astonishment of Clive Brown, whose gaze was hidden behind the Arcane Steel helmet, David Jones’ wounds had not only healed, but his clothes appeared brand new as well. The only remaining issue was a faint pain in his chest.

“David Jones, what a strange name. I don’t recall any great Ghost families in Spring Mansion with the Chen surname, could he be a Ghost from a foreign mansion?”

As Clive Brown contemplated in disbelief, David Jones’ voice rang out.

“This is a healing elixir I made on the spot. General Brown, do you want one?”

After glancing at the elixir in David’s hand, Clive Brown shook his head.

It was just a minor injury, not worth owing someone a favor over an SS tier elixir.

Afterward, Clive Brown changed the topic, discussing medical matters as he tried to confirm the identity of the wandering Healer David Jones.

As Clive Brown asked questions and David Jones explained, occasionally offering his own opinion, David learned more about the Ghost Healers in the Great Dusky Royal Family.

Ghost Healers in the Great Dusky Royal Family treat injuries and save people at an incredibly fast pace, often healing the same day of the incident. However, this high efficiency hides one flaw – some diseases can only have their symptoms treated but not their root causes. In some cases, the illness may relapse, depleting the patient’s life Potential.

Therefore, within the Great Dusky Royal Family, Ghosts often selectively ignore minor ailments and rely on their physical strength to carry on. They only seek out Ghost Healers when they suffer from severe illnesses that are difficult to cure.

“Heavy ailments require heavy medicine, while light ailments require light medicine. The functions of elixirs can’t be limited to one side alone. What’s more, heavy ailments can also be diagnosed with light medicine. Since Rome wasn’t built in a day, the focus of treating serious illnesses should not be on efficiency, but on solving the problem thoroughly, like unwinding a cocoon…”

David’s words greatly surprised Clive Brown, whose attitude became even more respectful.

Although Clive had not studied medicine or alchemy to create external medicine, he had seen many things.

Not to mention that the elixir made by David was of Spirit Level, at the very least, he was a Spirit Level Ghost Healer. Moreover, the novel medical perspective of treating serious diseases with light medicine greatly broadened Clive’s horizons.

At least in Clive Brown’s eyes, the Monarch-level Ghost Healers in Team Kamui were probably inferior to David Jones in terms of medical knowledge.

This harmonious scene could not help but make the accompanying soldiers of Team Kamui feel uneasy.

According to the regulations of Team Kamui, every suspected criminal must wear a Demon Chain during the investigation.

Unexpectedly, not only did General Brown not put a Demon Chain on the suspect, but they even grew more amicable, going so far as to command the precious warhorses to pull the ox-cart.

Was this still the cold, haughty General Brown they knew, who valued the rules of Team Kamui above all else?

Clive Brown’s amiable attitude on the journey baffled not only his subordinates but also David Jones himself.

It seemed that the ancient records were right – only power and strength could win the respect of the Ghost race. The previous battle hadn’t been in vain.

…

With the help of warhorses pulling the cart, David’s travel speed increased dramatically. They arrived at their destination in about half the time normally required for a day’s journey.

Silver-Abyssal City, as the closest major city to Star Abyss Lake, had walls built primarily from the highly defensive bluestone. The surface of the walls was coated with a layer of demon powder, which greatly reduced the erosion and destruction caused by ghost force.

At the city gates, dozens of imposing Ghost soldiers, with their power around the Ghost Lord Level, constantly inspected the incoming Ghosts, verifying their identities and collecting entrance fees.

Thanks to Team Kamui’s warhorses clearing the way, David Jones’ ox-cart didn’t even need to line up. They arrived at the city gate amidst the envious and fearful gazes of many Ghosts.

As they approached, the soldiers responsible for checking identities and collecting fees just waved them through decisively, fearing their authority.

“Dr. Chen, do you have any plans after entering the city? If you plan to settle in Silver-Abyssal City, I can recommend you to become a medical officer for Team Kamui. With your abilities, accumulating achievements shouldn’t be difficult. In the future, you might even be promoted to Night County or even Spring Mansion, and exchange for elixirs like ghost emperor elixirs.”

Even though he knew the chances were slim, Clive Brown still tried to recruit David.

Maintaining city stability requires strong individuals. The more powerful inhabitants, the greater the land value and the higher the economic level.

Although Silver-Abyssal City was a well-known and prestigious city, there were only five Ghost King Elites at most. Most of them were at the Early Ghost King stage and had no hope of further advancement.

As for those above the medium stage, ambitious Ghost Kings mostly ran off to county-level or even mansion-level cities, chasing the slim hope of a breakthrough.

One additional Ghost King Elite would be a significant improvement for the declining Silver-Abyssal City, especially a Ghost King powerhouse like David Jones, who wields medical knowledge and can heal the sick.

That is why Clive Brown continued trying to win David over after learning he hadn’t been involved in the Mapleborough Village massacre.

“I won’t hide it from you – I only plan to stay in Silver-Abyssal City for a few days, treating a few patients who catch my eye. I’ll gather some elixir formulas and cultivation resources and head to Emperor City, hoping to get into the Imperial City Talent Hall to cultivate.” David replied, tactfully declining the offer.

The Talent Hall is a gathering place for talented individuals established by the Great Dusky Royal Family to recruit powerful commoners in order to strengthen the royal power and prevent disgruntled geniuses from joining the rebels.

Upon hearing this, a touch of barely discernible disappointment flashed in Clive’s eyes.

Compared with the Imperial City Talent Hall, Silver-Abyssal City offers far less.

People aspire to rise, just like water seeks the lowest point. If Clive had the confidence to join the Talent Hall, he would make the same decision as David.

Therefore, Clive was not angry. Upon learning that David wanted to collect elixir formulas and rare resources, he even offered a suggestion.

“From what I know, the Houston family in Silver-Abyssal City possesses a collection of elixir formulas that were left behind by ancient healers. These formulas can greatly improve bloodline purity. The highest-ranked formula is the King-level Purifying Sutra, which serves as the family treasure. Moreover, the family has also preserved a rare elixir-grade Imperial Martial Mushroom.”

“How did the Houston family decide to sell their formula inheritance?” David asked curiously, intrigued by the offer.

Elixirs could be easily obtained, but elixir formulas were hard to come by.

Even in the transparent Flowery Kingdom, ordinary people could only access the basic Pharmacy Guild-made elixir formulas, let alone the formula-cherishing Great Dusky Royal Family.

Trading family inheritance is something a reckless spendthrift wouldn’t do.

“It’s not selling, it’s exchanging.” Clive Brown said with a bitter smile.

If it were a simple sale, the Houston family could have easily purchased the elixir formulas and Martial Mushroom with their wealth and connections. The problem was that Houston family wanted to trade something incredibly valuable—something so precious that even Clive’s backing, the Brown family, didn’t have.

“Exchange?”

David Jones paused for a moment, thinking that there was no difference between trading and selling. It ultimately came down to an exchange of items, and the highest bidder would win!