Anyone familiar with wilderness survival knows—eating wood is the easy part; passing it is the hard part.
This is because humans lack the symbiotic bacteria needed to digest cellulose.
But shipworms do.
Their digestion is entirely dependent on these symbiotic bacteria.
And so, Velin's line of thought became clear.
Attacking the shipworms directly was like running into a wall of bronze and iron.
But what if the operation of this solid fortress relied on a group of incredibly fragile supply troops?
He stood up and found Master Valerius, who was in another room organizing data.
"Master, I have an idea and require your wisdom."
The old alchemist walked over to Velin and looked at the image under the microscope, a puzzled expression in his eyes.
"Sir, if I may be blunt, your line of thinking has completely transcended the scope of traditional biotoxicology."
