A Year and a Half

One year later. →

"Junior brother, you look so handsome when you're doing experiments." Beside the Laboratory Table, Fei'er propped her face up with her wrist, tilting her head to watch Saine intently as he worked.

At this point, Saine's experiment was nearing its end, which is why Fei'er spoke up.

Otherwise, disturbing others during an experiment is a very taboo thing to do.

He ignored Fei'er, whether they were words of worship or words with ulterior motives.

Saine continued with the finishing touches on the Azure Fire Eye Mask on the Laboratory Table in front of him.

Since obtaining Moxidu's remaining Magic Notebook and alchemy manual, Saine's alchemical abilities have been steadily improving.

In particular, with the Azure Fire Eye Mask, thanks to Moxidu' experience and centuries of accumulated wisdom, Saine discovered many details that could be strengthened and improved.

The creation of any great work begins with the details.

The Azure Fire Eye Mask is one of the means by which Saine gains strength and secures his livelihood, which is why he devotes so much attention to it.

After finishing the final touches, Saine breathed a sigh of relief and put away the Azure Fire Eye Mask.

Then he turned to look at Fei'er, "Have you finished the homework I assigned you a few days ago? And those Magic Book I prepared for you..."

Before Saine could finish his question, Fei'er waved her hand and said, "It's already finished. I've almost finished looking through those Magic Book too."

"I did encounter some confusion and problems during that time, and I need to trouble you, my junior brother."

Fei'er emphasized the word "small" with a hint of teasing.

A year and a half has passed since Saine and Fei'er started living together in the same Magic Tower.

The estrangement and slight unfamiliarity that had existed between the two fellow disciples for decades were completely eliminated in just over a year.

Furthermore, Saine had known about Fei'er's personality for decades.

The oppressive life in the Black Domain has indeed changed Fei'er a lot.

However, after nearly a year and a half of Saine staying by her side, Fei'er seemed to gradually return to her former state.

In fact, it was precisely because of Fei'er's liveliness and cheerfulness that Saine's year and a half of life in the Black Domain had become more colorful.

More than a year has passed, and now both of Fei'er's Mental Strength and Magic Power have climbed to 92 points.

It's very close to her peak performance back then.

For a magic apprentice who had already failed once, this was nothing short of a miracle.

Considering the large amount of resources Fei'er consumed during this period and Saine's personal instruction, it seems reasonable. 92 points of Mental Strength is enough for a penniless Black Wizard Apprentice the Black Domain to fight for a spot on the path to level one.

It's important to know that not all magic apprentices can obtain top-tier auxiliary potions like Water of Lorraine during their attempt to reach level one.

Some Black Wizard Apprentice are completely penniless.

We'll just push through to the next level like that.

The vast majority of these, of course, ended in failure.

However, there are a very few lucky individuals who have succeeded; they are extremely rare and their luck is exceptional.

Saine advised Fei'er to slow down, to accumulate at least two more years of experience, and to raise both her Mental Strength and Magic Power power to 95 points.

And after climbing as high as possible, with the help of auxiliary potions, including the Water of Lorraine, one can break through the threshold of becoming Formal Magician in one fell swoop.

Although Saine never taught any disciples, his teaching skills were still quite good.

Before class, Fei'er had a playful and smiling face.

But when Saine formally imparted some knowledge and secrets about Fire Element Magic to her, Fei'er became a serious listener.

The harsh realities of life have made this woman, who is no longer young, acutely aware of what she needs most now and what things she can temporarily set aside.

During the lesson, seeing Fei'er deep in thought, Saine noticed that her appearance had improved considerably over the past year, and her skin had become much smoother.

This is the result of the recovery of Mental Strength and Magic Power, or it may be that Fei'er tinkered with some beauty potions in her spare time.

Because she wanted to show her best side to Saine, Fei'er devoted all her energy to this, except for studying hard and meditating on her Mental Strength.

A class doesn't last long, Saine draws on his experience taking general classes at the Azure Source Holy Tower Academy.

More isn't necessarily better. At the very least, Saine needs to make sure Fei'er fully understands what he's saying before considering anything else.

After the instruction ended, Saine made no comment, but Fei'er breathed a sigh of relief first.

In terms of interpersonal relationships, she is the senior sister and Saine is the junior brother; she is older than Saine.

But in the current situation, Saine has taken on the role of a temporary mentor in front of her.

This change in identity made both Saine and Fei'er feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Saine manages his emotional fluctuations very well, while Fei'er occasionally reveals some small actions.

"Junior brother, in the basement at the bottom of my Magic Tower, there are a few pretty slaves. Would you like to give them a try..." Fei'er ran her fingers through her long, flowing hair, seemingly speaking casually.

"Not interested." Before Fei'er could speak, Saine replied indifferently.

"Oh." Fei'er pouted, but it was clear that she was actually quite satisfied with Saine's performance.

"So what do we do next? Continue to help you with the Azure Fire Body Tempering Experiment?" Fei'er clapped her hands and asked again.

At this moment, Fei'er's cheeks were flushed, clearly showing that she was extremely interested in Saine's Azure Fire Body Tempering Experiment.

Over the past year and a half, Fei'er has not helped Saine conduct the Azure Fire Body Tempering Experiment many times.

But each time, it left a deep impression on Fei'er.

Especially when Saine's robust body lay flat on the Laboratory Table...

"No need, you should go review and summarize the knowledge I just explained."

"And it's almost time for you to meditate again. Yuli and Little Seven can help me with the Azure Fire Body Tempering Experiment," Saine shook his head and declined.

Fei'er had known about Yuli's existence for over a year.

She also knew that Saine had an exceptionally rare and precious Mermaid slave.

With a slight pursing of her red lips, Fei'er didn't dwell on the matter any longer. Then, under Saine's watchful gaze, she walked towards the Meditation Room.

During his year or so on Moduolong Island, Saine did not give up his research and development.

Saine's Mental Strength, Magic Power, and physical constitution are all in a state of steady improvement.

Perhaps the Sea Fungus that he ate in Sea God Bay was still having an effect. Even though Saine no longer had Bixi by his side, the rate at which his physique was growing was not much slower than when he crossed the Western Ocean in the past.

Along with the growth in all aspects of their abilities, the time for the start of the Knight Continent is also drawing ever closer.

Saine has received word that the Knight Continent will officially open in two years.

Since the beginning of this year, many Black Magician have emerged from the depths of the Black Domain and traveled south to the vicinity of Moduolong Island.

The Western Islands to the south should be even more bustling, a gathering place for trial participants and observers from across the Wizard World.

If Saine wants to get involved in the Knight Continent, he should set off sooner rather than later.

Unlike most Black Magician can only stay on the periphery, Saine has a legitimate registered Mage status with the Holy Tower, which allows him to enter deeper into the realm.

A lot has changed in the past year and a half.

The only thing that made Saine feel a little down was that he still hadn't received any news about Lina.

I was in a bad mood yesterday because of some things, so I didn't update in the afternoon. I'm sorry.

I will try to update five times a day today and tomorrow, but starting the day after tomorrow, I will resume updating three times a day.

Writing 10,000 words a day is a lot of pressure for Little Bean. If she's going to update three times a day, it's usually two chapters in the morning and one chapter in the afternoon.

The update times are still around 11:30 AM and 7:00 PM respectively.

Starting next month, in addition to three chapters a day, there will be extra chapters for monthly votes. I'll tell you the details about how the extra chapters will be done then.