"I know that stuff… but I remember the Tianshi Mansion once investigated, and that stuff isn't edible, right?" For Yan, whenever a new creature was discovered, specialists would certainly be sent to investigate, especially regarding its edibility.
However, the news received was quite regrettable: after consuming these mysterious deep-sea creatures, the consumer would gradually undergo deep-sea transformation… meaning that those who ate them would become part of these creatures. The Tianshi Mansion even conducted in-depth research on this, but the answer they received was that the deep-sea cells of these marine creatures were exceptionally tenacious and highly infectious. After being ingested, these cells would gradually assimilate the normal cells of a person into deep-sea cells. When the assimilation reached a certain degree, that person would naturally become a new monster.
Therefore, Yan had specifically issued a notice prohibiting the consumption of these deep-sea creatures.
"That's for ordinary people; are we ordinary people?" Kanna dismissed Nian's concerns with a scoff. Indeed, for ordinary people, consuming Seaborn was extremely dangerous; one wrong move and you'd turn into food yourself.
But was she an ordinary person? Clearly not, so eating some seafood was absolutely no problem.
Nian listened and felt that Kanna had a point. With her physical constitution, if she could truly be Infected by the Seaborn, she would definitely tell her siblings still in Yan. Of course, not for revenge, but because becoming a Seaborn might mean escaping the entanglement of "Sui."
It's estimated that at that time, everyone would go to the seaside for a big meal, as far as she knew, none of her siblings actually wanted to welcome back that one.
"What are you two talking about? Is it delicious?" Ifrit, beside them, poked her head over and asked curiously.
Seeing Ifrit's curious expression, Kanna slapped her thigh, remembering that the item she had opened from a treasure chest yesterday was perfect for Ifrit. She had decided then to give it to her when they met, but had completely forgotten about it until now.
"Perfect, I have something for you!" Kanna said, pulling out a fiery red "small bead" from her bosom.
Essence of the Fire King: The purest fire elemental power condensed after the death of Ragnaros's avatar. It can bestow the power of fire upon its user, completely transforming their inner being into a fire elemental creature. It can also be added to equipment as a material. Due to the immense energy it contains, non-legendary equipment carries a significant risk of damage if it bears this power.
BY: The surging and unceasing flames burn within the essence.
Are there any legendary pieces of equipment on Terra? Kanna didn't know, nor did she care much, as even these "legendary" pieces of equipment wouldn't pierce her scales if they struck her.
So, in Kanna's opinion, the best use for this item was to transform a target into a fire elemental creature.
As for the origin of this item, Kanna recognized it upon seeing the name Ragnaros; it was one of the drops from "Big Screw" in the World of Warcraft, an indispensable part of the questline for crafting the Windfury Blade, "Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker."
As one of the four elemental lords of fire, water, wind, and earth in the game, and the strongest representative of the most aggressive fire element, Big Screw's combat power was beyond doubt. Even if this item came from his avatar, in the world of Azeroth, this item could almost directly elevate an ordinary person to a semi-legendary state.
Crucially, high-level fire elementals are intelligent creatures, so there's no need to worry about the user becoming a brainless idiot as a result.
Furthermore, Kanna had specifically inquired, and the change caused by this item was internal, meaning that like Kanna's own body, although the outside still looked like herself, the inside would be completely converted by fire elements.
After much thought, Kanna decided to give this item to "Little Fire Dragon" Ifrit.
However, she didn't tell her how to use it, but instead told Ifrit that carrying this item would greatly help her "fire" Originium Arts. The little fire dragon was very happy to receive such a beautiful and magical item with flames burning inside.
"Hey! Is that something you can just give to anyone?" Nian looked at the bead Ifrit was playing with, her expression a little shocked. Ordinary people wouldn't notice, but at such close range, she felt the immense power contained within it.
"It's fine, that thing isn't much use to me anyway. Ifrit's body isn't very stable, so I'm just giving her an extra layer of protection!"
Kanna didn't feel any heartache about giving away such a valuable item. After all, she only planned to tell Saria and Silence how to use it, and after confirming that existing medical methods were powerless, she would let them choose Ifrit's path.
At this moment, Ifrit was holding the bead and showing off in front of Saria. Having received such a beautiful "toy," Ifrit now only wanted to unleash a continuous stream of flames to soothe her immensely satisfied mood.
Soon, the convoy set off again. Besides the drivers, one person rode in each of the two vehicles.
If someone were to ask, "Aren't there five people?" the other four would tell him that Kanna never rode inside the car.
Kanna had been using the car roof as her base of operations since who knows when. It was a good thing Rhodes Island's field vehicles were very sturdy, otherwise, they would have been dented and pitted by Kanna's stomping.
"Hello, Saria, can you hear me?" Kanna, sitting on the car roof, took out her communicator and tuned it to a private line that only Saria could hear.
Saria, who was driving, subtly glanced at Ifrit in the back, who was happily giggling while playing with the bead Kanna had given her, and gently tapped her microphone.
"That bead I gave Ifrit today, I'll tell you how to use it first. If you can't talk, just listen. Remember Dahlia? After using this bead, she'll become an 'elemental creature' just like Dahlia, but Dahlia is water, and this is fire.
But don't worry about her appearance after the transformation; this transformation is internal, meaning her external appearance won't change, only her body will transform internally.
The reason I gave it to Ifrit, you know her body. Under such severe oripathy, she actually experiences pain that normal people cannot feel every moment. And I'm worried that her temper might lead her to overuse Originium Arts and cause an oripathy outbreak, which is why I gave her this.
If her oripathy has reached that point, and you want to save her, just put this bead into her mouth, and she will recover… However, a fully elementalized Ifrit will no longer be an Infected. I don't know if you, Silence, and Ifrit herself can accept this, so I'm giving you this choice."
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