Physique Growth

The location where the Dragon Turtle Bixi was placed by the Mamet United Alliance was a shallow beach in the eastern part of Kancheng Sea City.

The area is sunny, has a pleasant environment, and is almost free from biological disturbances.

A long river, more than seven kilometers wide, flows into the South Sea from its estuary.

Klozer, Level-2 Knight from Kancheng Sea City, had thought things through very thoroughly. He probably also realized that Saine and the others might cross the Mamet United Alliance and head north.

That's why Saine and Bixi were placed at this estuary location.

Rows of luxurious white castles appeared not far from the shallows.

These castles were only owned by people of status and position in Kancheng Sea City.

However, one of these castles, closer to the center, has been temporarily assigned to Saine.

The castle is very large, at least as impressive as Grant Castle in the Lisia Alliance.

Furthermore, the castle is staffed with nearly two hundred servants year-round.

According to the Level-2 Knight Klozer, he has the right to use these servants at will.

Upon arriving at the castle, Saine immediately inspected the castle's basement.

This luxuriously constructed castle not only has several spacious basements, but also two dungeons.

In the dungeon, some iron artifacts have peculiar shapes, making one wonder about their true purpose.

There are many things about Saine that he doesn't want to show to outsiders. →

Especially the loot Spoils of War he seized from the Second-Level Black Magician, and the Mermaid, for example.

After driving away all the castle servants and setting up three layers of simple magical barriers in the basement, Saine temporarily converted the place into a laboratory.

For reasons of secrecy and confidentiality, Saine did not immediately examine the relics left behind by the Second-Level Black Magician.

While focusing on recovering from his injuries, Saine continued his research into the Azure Fire Magic Element.

The recent battle with Second-Level Black Magician gave Saine a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Azure Fire Magic.

Combat is also a way for a Mage to grow rapidly. It is by knowing where others are stronger than him that Saine can find direction and inspiration for improvement.

In the laboratory, a layer of burning green flames slowly clung to the surface of Saine's skin, burning along a fixed path.

At this moment, Saine's body was once again covered with some special runes. This was a method of Azure Fire Body Tempering Saine had been thinking about as early as the Poison Fire Green Flame World War.

Now, after a long period of research, we've come full circle and are using this body-tempering method again.

Of course, Saine would also prefer to use the high-precision experimental equipment in his mentor Luluman's laboratory, but unfortunately, the conditions did not allow it.

The scalding green flames emitted a faint hissing sound as they burned.

On the Crystal Ball instrument next to him, Saine's Mental Strength value did not change much, but his Magic Power and physique were slowly but steadily increased again after completing the entire process.

Mental Strength: 2

Magic Power: 3

Physical condition: 9

In just a few months, Saine's stats have all increased by nearly ten points.

In particular, the improvement in physical fitness was the most dramatic, second only to Magic Power.

Saine judged that this situation was inseparable from his recent battles with Black Magician and the Body Tempering Experiment.

Putting aside the dangers of fighting the Black Magician, based solely on his growth over this period, Saine wouldn't mind experiencing even more of this hardship.

The green flames slowly stopped flickering on Saine's body.

A robust and near-perfect physique is now presented in the laboratory.

The only bystander in the laboratory was Yuli, the Construct Master who assisted Saine in recording data.

The battle they had recently experienced had allowed Yuli to fully integrate into Saine's group, and she could finally be considered one of his own.

Otherwise, for more private Body Tempering Experiment like the past, Saine would rather call Little Seven for help than let Yuli do it, even though Saine has Soul Magic to control her.

His childhood experiences in the Underground World have made Saine not easily trust anyone.

The bonds brought by mere Soul Magic are not enough.

Standing up from the Laboratory Table, Saine took the white towel Yuli handed him and wiped his body.

Black stains from the burning of some magical materials remained on Saine's body, and even the specially inscribed magical runes were no longer of much use. Since yesterday, his physical growth had stagnated.

As is customary, one must either pause and rest for a period of time before continuing body training.

Or there must be other opportunities or serendipitous encounters.

A peculiar magical bell rang out in Saine's underground laboratory.

Looking into the Crystal Ball, one can see a Green Robe Magician hovering low in the Crystal Ball, his gaze fixed on the Bixi at the shallows of the estuary.

Several steps behind the Green Robe Magician, Level-2 Knight named Klozer bowed deeply and spoke to him with great respect.

It has been almost a week since Saine and Bixi arrived in Kancheng Sea City, and the Mamet United Alliance probably already knows what's going on.

I wonder which master has been sent this time, and what kind of strength and status they possess.

Handing the already soiled white towel to Yuli, ignoring her flushed face, Saine selected a dark Magic Robe from the clothes rack next to the laboratory door, and then put on his Magic Ring, mask, bracelet, bracers, shoes and other magic items one by one.

As a disciple of the tower master and a Level-1 Magician with remarkable achievements in the field of alchemy, Saine never lacked magical equipment.

His magical equipment played a crucial role in enabling him to withstand several attacks from that Second-Level Magician.

Although several shield-type equipment pieces were damaged, he has basically repaired them all over the past few days.

As they were about to leave the lab, Saine suddenly remembered something. He turned to Yuli and said, "I've prepared a few Mental Strength Recovery Potion. Remember to drink them on time."

"Also, with your current physique, you simply cannot directly use a process similar to my Azure Fire Body Tempering. After we leave Kancheng Sea City, I will specially prepare relevant potions for you and formulate a series of Body Tempering Plan."

"Yes!" Yuli nodded emphatically and watched Saine leave.

As Saine appeared outside the castle, the Green Robe Magician in the sky happened to be looking in his direction.

On the distant coast, the Dragon Turtle Bixi frolics happily in the seawater.

To determine whether Bixi is in a good mood, just look at its tail.

Whenever she is happy, Bixi will unconsciously wiggle its tail.

But Saine would never forget that it was this very turtle tail that had instantly killed a Second-Level Black Magician.

Not far above the Bixi, Owl Little Qi hovered in the sky, seemingly holding a large swordfish in its claws.

Ever since her injuries were healed by Bixi, Little Seven has enjoyed flying around and circling around Bixi.

It wasn't just because of what Saine had instructed, to try to get along well with Bixi, but more so because of Little Seven's instinct.

It must be said that this enormous Dragon Turtle is indeed very endearing.