A Matter of Principle

Before leaving the Western Islands, Saine talked a lot with Lina and Fei'er.

The words that Xiang Lina spoke to him were things that Saine had said countless times before, back in the Knight Continent Trial Zone.

But Saine wanted to say it, and Lina wanted to hear it too.

Although he didn't say as much to Fei'er as he did to Lina, much of what he said was Saine's honest opinion.

"Senior sister, if there's no need to keep those slave creatures in your underground laboratory in the Magic Tower, then release them," Saine said to Fei'er.

Saine did not want Fei'er to completely degenerate into a pure Black Magician.

Fei'er also heard what the Giant Mermaid Bai Xing said that day, and naturally understood the meaning behind Saine's words.

Fei'er nodded emphatically; she still listened to her junior brother.

In fact, the Black Magician of the Black Domain are very enthusiastic about human research and exploration in the field of Bloodline, and have achieved remarkable success in areas such as Corpse Refinement Synthetic Beast, death, and summoning.

External factors played a major role.

Not all Mage are born with a passion for biological anatomy and Bloodline modification.

This is entirely because in the Black Domain, a barren and sealed-off land, the Black Magician have limited research materials to obtain.

Under these circumstances, what type of magic and Truth knowledge would have the best market?

It's all about biological research, Bloodline modification, creating Corpse Refinement Synthetic Beast, and necromancy Summoning Element magic.

These materials are mostly readily available; they are Homeland Being from the Wizard World.

Within the Black Domain, almost every Black Tower has established its own Underground Corpse Cave and consciously cultivated a Magic Beast Forest.

Is it really just to satisfy the evil tastes of some Black Magician?

Of course not, it's because this type of resource is easy to establish and has sustainable development potential.

After receiving Saine's assistance, Fei'er was no longer short of resources, so there was no need for her to delve into areas she was not good at, such as Bloodline modification and Corpse Refinement Synthetic Beast.

Finally, after some thought, Saine gave Fei'er a Metal Puppet to serve her in her future life.

This Metal Puppet was a legacy left by Moxidu to Saine. When Saine was still an apprentice, this puppet helped Moxidu with household chores.

However, after arriving at the Azure Source Holy Tower, Saine was initially too busy with experiments to pay attention to the Metal Puppet. Later, he received attentive service and care from his Cousin Serena, further diminishing the Metal Puppet's potential.

Giving this Metal Puppet to Fei'er seems to be the most appropriate thing to do now.

But Fei'er clearly didn't realize Saine's good intentions. Keeping a few slaves to serve her was nothing to her, as long as they weren't killed.

After admiring the gift Saine had given her for a few moments, Fei'er said, "I'll give it to my senior brother."

"Senior brother must really like this puppet. It might even have been in our mentor's lab longer than we've been apprentices."

Saine paused for a moment at Fei'er's suggestion, then agreed with her statement.

The atmosphere before leaving is always accompanied by reluctance and sadness.

But when Saine actually embarked on the road to leave the Western Islands, deep down he no longer felt the same embarrassment he had before.

Perhaps this was also because Saine felt relieved after seeing Lina and the others and learning about their current situation.

Including Saine and Lina, they all share a common motivation.

That is to unravel the mysteries of spatial science as soon as possible so that we can reunite in the Netherworld in the future.

Given Lina's research progress, this time shouldn't be too far off.

Optimistically, breakthroughs could be achieved in as little as fifteen years or as long as thirty years.

For them, who have been promoted to the next level and have a lifespan of nearly a thousand years, this time is really not long.

Not to mention, both Saine and Lina are now on the verge of breaking through to level two.

The theoretical lifespan of Second-Level Magician in the Wizard World is three thousand years.

Crossing the ocean from the Western Islands to the East Coast, Saine's mode of transportation is a giant sea crab that is nearly 400 meters long.

This thing should also be considered Sea King Class, but it's not as exaggeratedly large as the ones Saine encountered before, and it's not as strong either.

The "not strong" I'm referring to is in comparison to the pets that Bai Xing keeps close to her.

In fact, this behemoth, which is nearly 400 meters tall, also possesses a level three Life Level.

Given that Level-4 lifeform rarely make a move in the Wizard World, this thing is definitely a tyrant in the Near-Sea.

Bixi originally intended to deliver the gift to Saine in person, but Saine politely declined. Saine knew he couldn't over-exploit his friendship with Bixi.

This brief separation actually helps to deepen their relationship.

Bixi had previously assured Saine that it would go to the Azure Source Holy Tower to find itself.

Having known Bixi for so many years, he still believes in Bixi quality.

Saine, having drifted across the ocean on the back of this giant sea crab, certainly couldn't just sit there and waste time.

Using the relatively broad back of the Cancer, Saine set up several laboratories.

Recently, Saine has been focusing his research on the several jars of Whale Oil he obtained from the North Sea Ice Ocean Unicorn Whale.

These Whale Oil, after being combined with many auxiliary materials by Saine, were made into a special potion specifically for his Body Tempering Experiment.

"Burning Ice Potion" is the name that Saine gave to these reagents. For some time now, they have been more effective than Saine had expected in Saine's body tempering.

"The thirteenth ice- Body Tempering Experiment is about to begin. You can start now," Saine said to Yuli, leaning against the experimental stand.

Since leaving Knight Continent, Yuli, Little Seven, and the others have been able to freely enter and exit Saine's Space Equipment.

Lina had also seen creatures like Yuli and Little Seven.

She even made a dark crystal necklace for Little Seven, which she wore around Little Seven's neck as a way of thanking Little Seven for the help she had given to Saine.

Lina did not show much unusual emotion regarding the existence of the Construct Master Yuli and the other female Mermaid.

She already occupies too much of Saine heart; there's no need for him to monopolize her completely.

Even Saine Cousin Serena, Saine he had never met, and Merri, whom he hadn't seen for many years, each prepared a gift for Lina to take back.

Lina chose to ignore Irene's existence.

Because from Saine, Lina learned that Irene initially wanted to become Saine's partner and start a family.

On matters of principle, Lina will never back down.

Having not conducted experiments for Saine for over twenty years, Yuli's technique was noticeably rusty.

It was mainly reflected in her emotions; she seemed somewhat nervous.

Tiny beads of sweat appeared on Yuli's forehead and chest.

Is it because it's too hot?