I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

Chapter 468 - 197: Huo Chang: Steal Techniques? Steal What—I’m the Source!_2

The witch medicine in the Giant Mountain Range is nourished by the abundant resources of the Giant Mountain Range, giving it potent medicinal power.

A long time ago, the tribe began large-scale planting, especially after establishing the Five Elements Spiritual Land, ordinary witch medicine could accumulate over ten years of medicinal power in just one or two years.

Additionally, they adopted a rotation planting method, allowing some commonly used witch medicines to mature each month.

With these four types of resources, the Blazing Flame Tribe exchanged them externally for a large amount of minerals, spirit wood, and other needed resources.

And each time the flying ship went out, a selected group of tribe members would accompany it.

Before traveling, a route would be planned, including which Ruins Markets to pass through and how long the trip would take.

This way, when the tribesmen go out, they not only protect the flying ship but also visit different Ruins Markets to broaden their horizons little by little.

The only downside is that the resources of the Blazing Flame Tribe are mostly sold to local shops in the Ruins Market, and the resources exchanged are reduced by a quarter.

Therefore, the tribe is working on solving this problem by preparing to set up their own shops.

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The Blazing Flame River Valley, Fire Spirit Land.

Three hundred and sixty-five towering blast furnaces stretch across the land, spewing fire into the sky day and night.

At the core circular area surrounded by the blast furnaces, a flying ship over a hundred meters long has taken shape.

Figures climbed up and down, hammering away, while wizards inscribed Witch Talisman Spirit Bans onto the ship hull.

At the bow, a witch artifact stands five meters high on a base, with a thick metal tube.

This is a Witch Cannon, independently developed by Blazing Flame.

This flying ship is also the first in the tribe equipped with a Witch Cannon.

The crafting of flying ships by the Blazing Flame Tribe originated from scavenging the fallen flying ship of Lingyu Bo Division.

Later, they integrated bits and pieces from the broken Turtle Shell Treasure Ship Shen Can recovered from the Dai Land, capable of underwater navigation.

Through years of hammering and crafting, today they’ve finally shed the shape of the flying ships from Lingyu and Yongshan.

Of course, before building this flying ship, the tribe had already successively built seven Quasi-Tier Four Flying Ships for trade routes, and old models are still being built.

Otherwise, without external resources, it would be challenging to sustain the large consumption within the tribe.

Now, the Blazing Flame Tribe, heads north to the Giant Mountain to scavenge resources and south to Yongyi to exchange for various minerals.

The massive expansions and constructions within the tribe have been ongoing for three years, consuming vast amounts of mineral resources.

One-hundred-and-eight-meter-long flying ship, the hull is sleek and streamlined, with wind runes on both sides, and a pair of massive purple wings folded together.

Compared to the common flying ships in the Great Wilderness tribes, the flying ships crafted by Blazing Flame have higher hulls, without crossbows at the front and back, but equipped with Witch Cannons instead.

The energy source for the Witch Cannon is Beast Pills.

They don’t use Source Stones mainly because the tribe hasn’t yet solved the corresponding Witch Array for core energy supply from Source Stones and related carrying materials.

Initially, Shen Can could have directly provided the related stimulating Witch Array, but he noticed Huo Chong and some wizard tribesmen already had a path for deduction.

Furthermore, the core energy Witch Array of the Witch Cannon can cause a sudden spike in energy, unlike the core Witch Arrays providing continuous energy to the flying ship.

One outputs energy smoothly, while the other requires energy surges, needing higher quality minerals.

At present, this type of mineral has not been found within the tribe.

Hence, Shen Can did not intervene much and allowed the tribesmen to explore on their own.

Currently, operating the Witch Cannon is simple; its core Witch Array is akin to a bouncing Spirit Ban, allowing Beast Pills to project outward upon activation.

The fire spirit ban inscribed inside the Beast Pill doesn’t require precision when a Tier Four Beast Pill explodes.

The only downside is the excessive consumption; currently, the tribe possesses only one Tier Four Beast Pill.

That was obtained by Shen Can from vanquishing a bizarre Wild Beast resembling a branch in the Giant Mountain Range.

Nevertheless, this flying ship is the most formidable war witch artifact built by Blazing Flame till date.

It features inscribed Red Fire Witch Array and Fire Dragon Wall, dual-layer defense and attack Witch Arrays, and over one million small Fire Element Basic Witch Rune Arrays inscribed inside and outside.

Nearly three hundred wizards, along with several times as many witch apostles, dedicated themselves here, inscribing Witch Talismans day and night for almost two years.

In addition to the five-meter-high Witch Cannon at the bow, there are several smaller Witch Cannons on the sides, flickering with bloodlight.

These are Xiaoyang Blood Witch Cannons, powered by Xiaoyang Blood Pills, capable of unleashing energy at the Celestial Vein Ninth Layer.

As the Blazing Flame Tribe’s first Witch Cannon flying ship, it would be inappropriate to continue calling it a flying ship, especially after self-improvements.

Thus, Shen Can renamed it a warship, since it has cannons.

Though the core energy Witch Array hasn’t been successfully researched yet, there’s one simplified version Beast Pill Cannonball that launches upon pulling.

Yet still, we have a cannon.

Thus, the new term Witch Cannon was coined in the Blazing Flame Tribe.

The first warship, named "Wizard," had the names of the wizards who inscribed the talismans and the artisans who forged it carved onto the ship’s keel.

Aside from the time when Shen Can intervened during the smelting of Tier Four Jade Fire Suanni Beast Bone and Purple Cloud Celestial Eagle Wings, everything else was completed by Huo Chong, a Tier Three Peak Wizard, along with one to three-tier wizards, witch apostles, and many artisans.

Of course, the purpose of its construction wasn’t immediately for battle; in the short term, it still serves as a transport ship and escort warship, crucial for trading resources externally for the tribe.

"Roar!"

A beast’s roar emanates from within the ship, and underneath the hull is a Lion Beast Pattern pulsing with Jade Fire. The muffled beast roar is produced as energy reverberates within the Beast Pattern.