However, the few types of fire attribute magic artifacts that the Crosia Fire Coral could create were either too difficult to create or too useless for Magi. Hence, even though the Crosia Fire Coral was a high-end item, it was still very unpopular. In the Magus World, it had always been in an awkward situation where there was no market for it even if one had the money. There were very few transactions for it.
And the hundred pieces of Crosia Fire Corals that Isabella had given away were basically equivalent to the amount of fire corals collected in the Crosia Bay in three years!
As a rank 1 Magus of the Boateng Family, as well as a core member of the family, Prince Boateng was very clear about the Secret Society's goal in giving the Boateng Family so many high-end and unpopular alchemy materials. This was a test, but even if he knew that it was a test, for the sake of the Boateng Family, he bitterly had to bite the bait.
Prince Boateng's elder brother, the current patriarch of the Boateng Family, rank 2 Magus Cabio Boateng, was ambushed by a mysterious person three years ago. Although Cabio Boateng managed to get rid of the enemy and escape the ambush, he was careless and was struck by the enemy before he died, causing him to be poisoned with an extremely evil magic poison called Tyro!
"The Demonic Poison Tylo normally has no effect on Cabio Boateng, but every full moon, it will act up, causing Cabio Boateng's entire body to itch unbearably. It will also devour Cabio Boateng's blood essence! After being poisoned for three years, Cabio Boateng could be said to have been tormented, unable to display even half of his strength. The Boateng Family thought of all sorts of treatment methods, but there was no improvement.
"In order to free Cabio Boateng from the torture of Tyro, the desperate Boateng Family paid a huge price and invited the number one Pharmacist of the Odin Empire, Potioneering Master Mox, to help. His reputation was not just for show. With such a great reputation, Mox was indeed extremely formidable. With just a few bottles of potion, he was able to alleviate the pain of Cabio Boateng's Tyro poison!
"Although Cabio Boateng's pain has lessened by quite a bit, Mox also admitted that there is no other way to completely cure Cabio Boateng's poison. The only way is to extract the essence of the Crosia Fire Coral and refine it into an antidote for Cabio Boateng!"
"If extracting the essence only requires a few pieces of Crosia Fire Corals, then with the power of the Boateng family, no matter how rare and unpopular the Crosia Fire Corals are, they wouldn't need much time to get their hands on them. However, Mox said that to extract the essence and refine medicine, at least two hundred pieces of Crosia Fire Corals are needed!"
Two hundred pieces of Crosia Fire Corals were almost five years' worth of Crosia Fire Corals produced in the Crosia Bay!
Even with the power of the Boateng Family, it was almost impossible to gather so many Crosia Fire Corals in a short time. More importantly, Cabio Boateng was the Patriarch of the Boateng Family, and he was the strongest person under the Ancestor of the Boateng Family.
As a newly rising force of the Odin Empire, the Boateng Family had been rapidly developing over the past decade by relying on the resources brought by the fugitives that escaped to West Ham City. And as the Boateng Family grew stronger, they definitely started touching the original interests of the Odin Empire.
Despite the Boateng Family doing their best to appear very restrained and kind, reducing their aggressiveness and not making enemies, the cake was only so big. If they had something to eat, they wouldn't have anything to eat. If they had a bite, they would have a bite less.
Thus, the Boateng Family was still viewed with hostility. The original major forces of the Odin Empire were using every possible means to suppress the Boateng Family. But fortunately, in order to show the stability of the Odin Empire, the royal family didn't allow these major forces to openly deal with the Boateng Family.
But these major forces kept using underhanded methods one after another, never stopping. And seeing this situation, the Boateng Family had some guesses as to who ordered the mysterious person who ambushed Cabio Boateng. But they didn't have any solid evidence, and they were in a disadvantageous position, so they could only swallow their pride.
In such a vile environment, if people were to know that Cabio Boateng had been poisoned by the Demonic Poison Tailor and that he was being tortured, the consequences would be unthinkable. This was especially true for those forces that were already hostile to the Boateng Family. Once they knew about this, they would definitely become restless and might even brazenly take action.
That way, even if the Boateng Family didn't get exterminated, it would inevitably be greatly damaged and the momentum of the Family's rise would be interrupted. Thus, the news of Cabio Boateng being poisoned was tightly sealed even within the Boateng Family. Only a few core members of the family and the pharmacist Mokes knew about it. As for the person involved, Cabio Boateng, he used seclusion as an excuse to avoid meeting with others to reduce the possibility of others knowing about his poisoning.
The Crosia Fire Coral was a high-end fire elemental alchemy material that wasn't popular, and it was extremely rare in the entire Byzantine Continent. If the Boateng Family tried to collect it in large quantities in order to cure Cabio Boateng of the Magic Poison Tailor, it would be noticed no matter how careful they were. If someone investigated, the Magic Poison Tailor in Cabio Boateng's body would be discovered!
Therefore, in order to not attract attention, the Boateng Family decided that Cabio Boateng couldn't collect Crosia Fire Corals in large quantities in the market. They could only collect them anonymously in a small area. Although they were secretive, their efficiency was greatly reduced. They only managed to collect eighty pieces of Crosia Fire Corals in three years.
Today, Isabella represented the Secret Society and the King's Faction to give Boateng a large amount of Crosia Fire Corals. It was clear that the King's Faction didn't know about the Magic Poison Tailor in Cabio Boateng's body, but they already noticed that the Boateng Family was secretly collecting Crosia Fire Corals!
Therefore, Isabella's gift wasn't just for the Crosia Fire Corals; it was to show the King's Faction the strength of the Boateng Family. "We already know that the Boateng Family is secretly collecting Crosia Fire Corals!"
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