Master Of None

Chapter 2732: 2732. Just A Little Poison

Gil tried to leave the alchemy lab, but found that Ignus had already arrived. Walking past him was a no go since Ignus seemed pretty angry to hear that all the food could be at risk for his people. He had been one of the dragons who found the food shortage in his territory to be an annoyance that never changed.

For the royal dragons, they needed to focus on the fact that their people were fed. Whether it was the dragonkin or his fellow dragon elders. At the time, they had been expanding territories enough to find better hunting grounds but for a dragon that wanted longevity, they knew that hunting too much would end their chances of survival.

That was why many dragons often slumbered for months at a time and had developed the ability to use mana as a sort of way to sate that hunger. Hence the reasoning why they focus on developing their innate elemental affinities too. It covered them for growing stronger and also for the fact that they could rarely eat to their heartsʼ content.

With the way that Genesis had come together, dragons were able to eat properly consistently. Something that was out of the norm for them but something that was already showing benefits. There were newly hatched little dragons gaining strength faster. They were also affected by the better mana in the world, but their bodies grew better because they received the nutrition they needed perfectly compared to how they would have lived outside of Genesis. Especially the earth dragons who had left their eggs to grow by themselves and return when they were strong enough to be considered a dragon.

That didnʼt mean it was an easy change to their society. Some elders still resisted these changes but could not look at the royal dragons who had all become dominator dragons and were approaching unseen advancements in strength within the world. Walker was very interested to see what the next step for them was since they didnʼt get chained down like the dominator and spirit dragons within the elemental planes. They had their duties but that was that. Not that Walker was here to see what Gil was dealing with.

Ignusʼs annoyance at this new pest was enough that Remey was also worked up. Basically, Gil found himself stuck between two fires that could burn him to a crisp.

”What are we doing to handle these pests?” Ignus could burn away all of them, but he knew that was the wrong answer. Only the worst of the worst situations would call for a forest fire using dragon flames. This had to have a solution that Remey could make if Gil had come right to her and then called for him and multiple others who could spread a potion to the farm fields quickly.

”I want to know that too. I rushed here because someone said that the farms might get eaten to ruin!?” The burst of energy from Scylla made them understand that she got in formation faster now. The demi-human population relied on farms. For them, the farms were just as important as water was to the water elves or to the merfolk. It was their lifeline and needed to be protected.

”Poison!” The evil grin that Remey had caused Gil to wonder if she was actually becoming an evil villain to face rather than some miracle causing alchemical brawler. Then again, she was always somewhat like this, so maybe it was fine.

”What kind of poison should we use? There are already potions used to handle pests to some degree but there are also monsters used to eat those pests. Thatʼs what all the kept cattle are from.” Gil made a good point and Scylla was nodding along now that she saw they were preparing the proper measures. She had been rushed before because she wasnʼt sure if anything was being done yet, now she knew.

”Forget the monsters kept as cattle that eat pests and the farmers or their plants. We are making a poison just for these little things that have eaten five leaves a piece since you brought them here.” This was something Gil and the others had not missed. The glutton aphids were eating rapidly if they would starve to death if they did not.

”You are catching on now?” Remeye saw Gilʼs eyes glint. ”They are eating so fast because they have to, not because they want to. So, what happens if I give them a potion that makes them not hungry? To anyone else, it would just be a day of discomfort, but for them, it would be a poison that makes them starve to death in just a few minutes leaving them to be decayed back in to the soil as fertilizer.”