A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 191 The Birth of a Rune Warrior

Putting everything else aside, at least he's emotionally stable, much better than those orcs who explode at the slightest provocation.

"You are the best quality among this batch of orcs. You can rest assured that I will not mistreat your family."

Jiang Shuzhou nodded, quite satisfied.

"I have no family."

However, the old orc's next words surprised Jiang Shuzhou.

"Do you have any relatives or friends who need your care?"

"No, none of them."

Jiang Shuzhou initially thought it was Family Hero who had put in his effort. This was a beastman who valued his family and had something to protect, but it turned out there was nothing at all.

"Then you are... quite noble."

After thinking for a long time, Jiang Shuzhou could only squeeze out this one sentence.

This is true enlightenment.

Although the old orc had nothing to protect, Jiang Shuzhou still planned to first wear down the disobedient and disruptive orcs to maximize the success rate.

We'll use him when we're more confident.

Just like gacha games, you should first draw some low-quality cards to fill the pool, and then draw the last card to increase your success rate.

However, the blood filtration ritual must be performed first.

Jiang Shuzhou has already modified the biological device specifically for filtering blood, following the design of his predecessors.

There are two versions, still modeled after the previous ones: one is the elite version with a 100% success rate, and the other is the ordinary version with a 20% mortality rate.

The elite version seems perfectly normal.

The rectangular creature, resembling a hibernation pod, was actually a living being with dead fish eyes on its canopy and six legs and six arms evenly distributed on either side.

Its name is Elite Blood-Filtering Beast.

"Revered Creator, please allow me to extend my sincerest greetings to you. Your wisdom and beauty are unparalleled in the world, captivating and moving all who behold you. May I ask what brings you here?"

Compared to other creations, this creation appears to be very intelligent and polite, which was specially designed by Jiang Shuzhou.

As I get older, I appreciate people who are sweet-talking.

The regular version looks more casual.

It was a tentacle monster, except that each tentacle had a long needle attached to it, which was used to draw blood.

Seeing the Creator looking at him, he brandished his tentacles, appearing ferocious yet strangely adorable.

This is a regular blood-filtering beast.

However, Jiang Shuzhou certainly wouldn't let him take action, since these orcs were valuable test subjects and couldn't just die easily.

At least one or two mistakes should be found in Jiang Shuzhou's case before he dies.

Incidentally, Jiang Shuzhou referenced the demon's evolution mechanism: once a blood-filtering beast meets its performance targets and absorbs and filters enough blood, it can be promoted to an elite blood-filtering beast.

"Come on in, come on in! 100% success rate, we'll remove all contamination. First come, first served."

The elite blood-filtering beast opened its cavity, just like a hibernation pod opening its hatch, except this hibernation pod was alive.

The other orcs looked terrified, but the old orc seemed indifferent and simply lay down inside.

"Hehehe, relax, pain is normal."

The elite blood-filtering beast howled and sealed its cavity, then grabbed the old orc and bound him tightly to prevent him from moving.

Then, like an iron maiden, countless sharp spikes suddenly emerged from the cavity, piercing directly through the old orc's skin.

"Don't worry, I know every inch of an orc's body. I hit a blood vessel, much better than that one over there."

The elite blood-filtering beasts didn't forget to take a jab at their own kind; otherwise, the ordinary blood-filtering beasts would have already started cursing.

It looked terrifying, but just five minutes later, the cavity opened, and the old orc was released completely.

"Who else?"

The elite blood-filtering beast shouted for a long time, but found that not a single orc was willing to come in voluntarily.

"Revered Creator..."

"You decide what to do."

With Jiang Shuzhou's permission, the elite blood-filtering beast simply stopped acting.

It approached the orcs directly with its feet, then ignored their cries and curses, and forcibly used its hands to put them into its cavity for a blood-filtering ritual.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Shuzhou nodded.

This is the blood filtration ritual of the new era: fully automatic, with a high success rate, and it can also provide emotional value.

Needless to say, Jiang Shuzhou quickly began the experiment.

"E9655, calm down, the battle-fighting strategy must not go wrong!"

"E65588, what are you doing?!"

"E77777, stop thinking about your pig! Think about the flow of battle qi!"

With each explosion, one test subject after another failed for various reasons.

Some were disobedient, some went astray, and some simply didn't want to live and self-destructed.

The situation improved significantly after Jiang Shuzhou forcibly used magic to control it.

However, it turns out that the magically simulated battle aura is still somewhat different from real battle aura. Although the general direction is correct, some of the battle aura circulation patterns still need improvement.

However, Jiang Shuzhou felt it wasn't a big problem, since some orcs had already successfully carried it for 12 hours before it exploded.

This is already a great success.

Finally, it was E10086's turn, the old orc.

"Well, have you figured it out yet?"

The old orc kept watching his fellow orcs, and Jiang Shuzhou thought he might have some unique insights.

"No, but I've found that the more stable the emotions, the longer they last."

Do you need to tell me that?

"You're the last one. I'm confident I can keep you alive for at least 12 hours, but like you said, you have to stay calm."

The old orc nodded.

He then voluntarily stood on the experimental table.

Jiang Shuzhou wanted to achieve quick results, so he prepared many training potions, which he injected directly into the muscles, allowing these beastmen to acquire battle qi in a very short time.

In addition, there are a whole host of auxiliary medications that all require intramuscular injection.

After one round, the old orc was almost punctured to death, his whole body covered in needle marks.

Although this is costly, Jiang Shuzhou urgently needs a successful person to boost morale.

The old orc who volunteered to come was the best candidate.

It can be said that all those previous failures were experiences accumulated in preparation for his success.

"If you feel unwell, you must tell me."

"Can you help me?"

"No, I mean don't blow my face with this. This is my fifth robe today."

Although he had a cleaning spell, Jiang Shuzhou's face had been covered in debris from the failed orcs' explosions several times, making the clothes he wore feel a bit uncomfortable.

So we'll get Chahara washed in a bit.

"You have a good sense of humor."

"Alright, follow the instructions on this page and operate according to the route. Don't do anything on your own."

Jiang Shuzhou used projection technology to project the movement path around the old orc, ensuring that he could see it no matter where he looked.

"Alright, I'm going to begin now."

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou attached the rune construct to the old orc.

It was a skin, which Jiang Shuzhou had specially optimized using his knowledge of flesh and blood, so that it could automatically find the corresponding places and stick it on.

This will prevent soldiers from accidentally sticking the stickers on themselves and getting themselves stuck.

As soon as the runic construct made contact with the old orc's body, it began to fine-tune its position. Once it found its mark, it plunged forward and pierced directly into the flesh.

Time passed slowly, and a full 18 hours had gone by. During this time, Jiang Shuzhou kept his eyes on the old orc while also writing and drawing in his notebook, recording the path to success.

However, to be on the safe side, it must last at least 24 hours to be considered a success.

A day later, the old orc was unharmed.

"It seems to have been a success."

"Don't drink alcohol these days, and try not to sleep. Make the flow of your fighting spirit into muscle memory before you sleep, otherwise you might just explode in your sleep."

Like a doctor completing surgery, Jiang Shuzhou observed for a while before preparing to let the old orc leave.

Of course, he had already sent several people to keep a close eye on the old orc.

Success in the laboratory is nothing special; for it to be put into use, it must not have any problems in daily life.

That depends on how the old orc performs.

Regardless, the first rune warrior successfully emerged from Jiang Shuzhou's laboratory.

congratulations.

However, before Jiang Shuzhou could celebrate, Jess's voice came from the French mark.

"Navis, something terrible has happened!"