Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1039 Life Staff
With the delivery of rewards and the quick payment of pensions for the wounded soldiers, the affairs of the New North District basically came to an end.

A month later, Locke, who had not been seen for a long time, came to Zhou Xu with a staff emitting faint life energy.

“This really made me wait.”

Amidst the complaints, Zhou Xu looked at the staff in front of him with excitement on his face.

Needless to say, this is exactly the staff of life made by the wood elves!
Speaking of staffs, many people tend to think that they are made of wooden objects, such as the trunks or branches of various trees.

But the wood elf's staff of life refreshed Zhou Xu's understanding of staffs.

This staff of life is made of the roots of the tree of life. From the appearance, it is more like a woven fabric. The thin roots are equivalent to cotton ropes, which are constantly intertwined with each other and finally form the shape of a staff.

Of course, it doesn't mean that we can just dig out the roots and weave them directly.

Before that, it has to go through various processing steps and be soaked in a special formula. Then, during the weaving process, it is also necessary to chant the corresponding mantras throughout the process to bless it before it can be successfully produced.

The soaking step requires a long period of time.

This is also one of the main reasons why he had arranged to make the Staff of Life a long time ago, but has not yet produced any results.

The roots of a hundred-year-old life spirit tree are white but slightly yellowish after being washed.

But after being soaked in a special formula, blessed with mantras, and weaved, the entire texture will become like fresh branches.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Xu couldn't wait to take the staff of life in his hand.

The moment he got the Staff of Life, he clearly felt a faint life energy emanating from it, nourishing his body.

At the same time, the intertwined roots at the top of the staff seemed to come alive, and grew two fresh, green leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye, which made Zhou Xu feel incredible.

"Chief Locke, what's going on?"

"The Staff of Life is different from ordinary staffs. It is quite special. Your Majesty can regard it as a living plant, except that it does not need water or soil to take root. Instead, it is nourished by the life energy in the owner's body to maintain its vitality."

Faced with Zhou Xu's doubts, Locke explained quickly.

"Simply put, the more abundant the life energy in the master's body is, the stronger the vitality of the Life Staff will be."

Having said that, Locke couldn't help but look at Zhou Xu strangely.

"But I never expected that Your Majesty could achieve such an effect without any life energy in his body."

In response to Locke's doubts, Zhou Xu spread his hands, indicating that he himself was not particularly clear.

If I have to say it, it may be that his adaptability or compatibility is really strong, it seems that everything can fit with him.

During this time, Locke did not dwell on this confusing issue and quickly continued to explain the staff of life.

"As I just said, the Staff of Life is equivalent to a living plant, so its owner can cultivate it with his own life energy."

Hearing this, Zhou Xu was slightly surprised.

"You mean, it can still grow?"

"It doesn't mean it can grow bigger and bigger, but it can become stronger and stronger as it is nurtured."

Realizing that Zhou Xu had misjudged his thoughts, Locke quickly added a sentence.

"For example, the Life Staff in your Majesty's hand uses roots from a Life Spirit Tree that is a hundred years old. But if you use life energy to nourish and cultivate it every day, it will be comparable to a Life Staff of two or three hundred years old."

Locke's words made Zhou Xu's eyes light up.

[Growth equipment? That's great!] However, before Zhou Xu could enjoy it for a while, he heard Locke change the subject slightly.

"However, the roots used to make the Staff of Life have already been cut from the main body. The efficiency of cultivating them in the staff state is far inferior to natural growth."

Having said that, Locke made a rough estimate.

"Take this 100-year-level Life Staff for example. A transcendental wizard could cultivate it for 500 years, and it would probably only be upgraded from 100-year level to 200-year level."

After all, the staff in Locke's hand, which is the symbol of the Wood Elves' patriarch, is also the staff of life, and it is a staff of life that has been passed down from the old civilization period. Things like this have been done by all generations of Wood Elves' patriarchs.

This also made Locke aware of this type of operation.

For this time span...

It can’t be said that it was pulled instantly.

After all, when it comes to the elves’ things, you must calculate them according to the natural lifespan of the elves.

The natural lifespan of the elves is 1,600 years. A life staff can be cultivated for 500 years and improved for 100 years. This does not seem to be impossible for the elves.

Of course, it is impossible for the elves to start cultivating magic wands from birth. From what Locke said just now, it is not difficult to hear that the efficiency of magic wand cultivation should also be related to the strength of the wizard himself.

Come to think of it, can the energy that a transcendental wizard and a saintly wizard use to cultivate their staffs every day be on the same level?

As for those ordinary mages, they are even more incomparable.

If the time is extended to several thousand years, this project of cultivating magic wands can form an effective strategic reserve within the elves.

Even in Zhou Xu's opinion, it was too slow.

Judging from this efficiency, if he wants a high-year, high-quality staff, the best way is to continue nurturing those life trees.

But the problem is, you can't wait until the enemies appear before you cut the tree roots and weave the staff, right?

According to the production efficiency of the Staff of Life, by the time you have made the staff, the war may have been fought.

In this case, it is still necessary to make the staff in advance.

After understanding the situation, Zhou Xu pondered it for a while and finally made a decision.

"Then, first use the hundred-year-old life spirit tree to make a batch of magic wands, and equip all the mages of the Wood Elf Mage Corps with them."

Zhou Xu’s current idea is to continue to maintain the older ones and equip them with the younger ones first.

In fact, although there are many hundred-year-old life spirit trees on Qingshui Mountain, the main material for making the life staff is the tree roots, so the quantity of the raw materials is not as abundant as they thought at the beginning.

If you want to solve this problem, you still have to work harder on cultivating the Tree of Life.

This was done a few years ago.

In the past, the growth of the Spirit of Life trees relied entirely on natural propagation. After human intervention, the number of the Spirit of Life trees increased year by year.

After that, all we have to do is wait for these life trees to grow to a hundred years old, and then they will meet the basic requirements for making the staff of life.

In the past, Zhou Xu would not have had to think about this hundred years.

But things are different now.

Don't forget that he is now a transcendental being. Even if his natural lifespan is not as long as that of the elves, it should at least be a few hundred years. He can afford to wait!

(End of this chapter)