"I knew it! Just as I expected, the combined total of my physical constitution and Life Energy intensity has already exceeded 10 degrees!
This is already the Great Knight stage!
Next, I should completely finish materializing my Mental Strength.
By then, I'll be an Elite Apprentice like Senior Student Sophia and Oren. I'll truly have the capital to enter that place and compete for a share!"
After returning from the Training Ground, Roy sat in a chair in his room and gently fiddled with the head of the Cauliflower Snake.
The Cauliflower Snake's soft body was wrapped around Roy's arm. Its eyes narrowed into slits, carrying a hint of laziness.
It seemed to be enjoying this intimate caress. Its forked tongue occasionally flicked out, sensing the surrounding air.
But soon, Roy grabbed it and forced it to swallow a mouthful of blood mercury with a syringe whose needle had been removed.
"Good stuff. Don't waste it!"
In the days that followed, Roy no longer paid much attention to the Great Knight's physique and strength. To a wizard, they were merely basic qualifications.
Like Sophia, he could simply seek Body Replacement, so he would not have to worry about his figure or appearance.
What he was considering now was materializing all 24 Will Runes and achieving a Qualitative Change on a mental level.
Over the past few months, he had not neglected this while refining blood mercury, and both matters had progressed steadily in parallel.
During this period, Renion and the others also worked hard. They completed several well-paying missions in succession and first repaid part of the money they owed Roy for the potions.
One day, Renion came over and paid off the final installment.
"You seem to have been very busy lately?" Roy asked after accepting the payment.