Linley and Bebe's First Meeting

After leaving the Andrew Family estate, Liewen headed straight back to the Welin Warrior Academy.

He was now a level six warrior and could apply for graduation from the academy, but since he had no other place to stay for the time being, he was in no rush and continued living on campus.

At the Welin Warrior Academy, one could graduate upon reaching the level six warrior rank; if a student failed to reach level six by the age of thirty, they would be forcibly expelled.

Although Liewen had accepted the recommendation letter from Joseph, he had no intention of using it.

The military lacked freedom, and he still needed to witness the rise of Linley; joining the army would make his movements inconvenient.

With a few months left until Linley met Bebe, Liewen planned to spend this time cultivating at the academy.

Spring passed and autumn came, and the time for Linley and Bebe's meeting drew near.

The original story did not specify the exact date, but fortunately, the system provided a countdown.

When the countdown reached two days, Liewen set off in advance, heading toward Wushan Town.

In the backyard of the Baruch Clan estate.

Linley was cleaning the clan ancestral hall.

After finishing the cleaning, Linley closed the doors of the ancestral hall, intending to go practice magic.

Suddenly, his brow furrowed as he heard an unusual sound.

The sound came from the direction of a courtyard belonging to an old house.

Linley walked on tiptoe to the entrance of the courtyard and peered inside.

"What is that?" Linley's eyes widened instantly.

In the courtyard, a black mouse nearly twenty centimeters long was gnawing on a piece of gravel.

"Witnessed Linley meeting Bebe, potential upgrade count +1."

"Liewen Andrew."

"Strength: Level six warrior."

"Potential: Saint-level peak."

"Potential upgrade count: 1."

Liewen, lurking not far away, had successfully witnessed this scene and once again gained a potential upgrade count.

Liewen consumed the count, and his potential information updated once more.

"Potential: Saint-level limit."

Having achieved his goal, Liewen did not linger and quietly left the Baruch estate.

Meanwhile, Linley was discussing how to tame Bebe with Doehring Cowart inside the Coiling Dragon Ring.

Bebe was the second God-Slaying Rat in the Coiling Dragon world, a top-tier divine beast that would become a low-level deity upon reaching adulthood.

It would become Linley's lifelong companion, experiencing countless life-and-death moments alongside him.

Bebe's parents were both level nine magical beasts. Originally, the reason the earth-element Saint Magus Rudeus and the Star-Sky Sword Saint Tylong fought in Wushan Town was to compete for Bebe's parents.

To protect his wife and child, Bebe's father died at the hands of Tylong first. Bebe's mother fled to Wushan Town, hid Bebe in the backyard of the Baruch Clan estate, and then tried to lure Tylong away, only to run into Rudeus.

Caught between a wolf and a tiger, Bebe's mother was captured by Tylong.

But Tylong could not defeat Rudeus, so in the end, Tylong chose to kill Bebe's mother so that Rudeus could not have her either.

And so, Bebe, who had been left behind in the Baruch Clan estate, met Linley just like that.

Liewen left Wushan Town. According to the system prompts, the next time to witness an event would be in about a month, when Linley passed the magic test and joined the Ernst Institute.

The Ernst Institute was named after the legendary Pope "Ernst" of the Radiant Church and was the number one magic academy on the Yulan Continent.

There, Linley would meet his three good brothers, as well as the love of his life.

"After the next upgrade, my potential should be able to reach the god-level, right?" Liewen was full of anticipation.

Liewen did not return to the Welin Warrior Academy, but instead made a trip to Fenlai City first.

He intended to purchase some medicinal herbs to use for medicinal baths.

For a warrior's cultivation, the body was of paramount importance; the stronger the body, the faster the cultivation of battle qi.

Medicinal baths were an excellent way to increase physical strength, using the medicinal properties to stimulate the bones and muscles of the entire body, accelerating the activation of physical potential.

Liewen had rarely used medicinal baths before because they could only activate potential, not increase it.

His original potential was only that of a level seven warrior, so no matter how many medicinal baths he took, the effect was limited and not cost-effective.

But now it was different; his potential had been raised to the level of a Saint-level limit powerhouse, and there was a vast amount of potential waiting to be unearthed and stimulated.

The Welin Warrior Academy was the top warrior academy in the Fenlai Kingdom and possessed many formulas for medicinal baths, so Liewen purchased the herbs according to the recipes.

"Bell-heart grass... Blood orchid... Essence blood of a level five magical beast, the Cloud-Patterned Tiger..."

After the shopping spree, Liewen had only 5 gold coins left.

Over the years, Liewen had lived very frugally, saving up some gold coins from the living expenses Joseph had given him.

If not for that, he would never have been able to afford these medicinal herbs.

For an ordinary person, 5 gold coins is not a small amount; a commoner can only earn twenty or thirty gold coins in a year of work.

But for Liewen, 5 gold coins do not last long.

He is a level 6 warrior, and warriors often need to engage in high-intensity physical training, so his appetite is much larger than that of an ordinary person.

Moreover, after his potential increased, the intensity of Liewen's training became even greater than before, and his consumption increased as well; 5 gold coins are barely enough for a month's worth of food.

After the next witness, I should take a trip to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Liewen calculated in his mind.

With his current strength, he can go to the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range to hunt some low-level magical beasts; magical beasts of level 3 and above have a Magical Crystal Core inside their bodies, which can be sold for money.

Liewen returned to Welin Warrior Academy with the medicinal herbs he had purchased.

There is no place in the dormitory to take a medicinal bath, but the academy has specialized facilities for medicinal baths; after all, it is a warrior academy, and this is a basic amenity.

After returning to the academy, Liewen did not immediately take a medicinal bath, but instead began his strength training.

A medicinal bath is most effective when taken after training until one is exhausted.

Two hours later, Liewen, soaked in sweat, dragged his weary body toward the medicinal bath facility in the academy.

The place in Welin Warrior Academy dedicated to medicinal baths is a large domed building divided into many rooms, each containing a large pool with pipes supplying hot water.

Liewen walked through the main entrance, received a number plate at the front desk, and found the corresponding room according to the number.

Liewen threw the medicinal herbs into the pool; the herbs he purchased this time were enough for him to take several medicinal baths.

He turned on the water supply switch, and scalding hot water gushed out from the pipes, filling the pool before long.

The medicinal liquid in the pool was an emerald green color.

Liewen submerged his entire body in the pool, and his body, with its stamina exhausted to the limit, began to greedily absorb the medicinal power in the water.

Liewen felt a tingling sensation all over his body, and his muscles trembled slightly beyond his control; he circulated the Light Battle Qi within his body to accelerate the absorption of the medicinal power and strengthen his physique.

Several months have passed since he became a level 6 warrior, and in these months, he has not slacked off, achieving significant improvements in his strength; he feels that he is not far from becoming a level 7 warrior.

Liewen became immersed in his cultivation.

For the following month, Liewen focused on his cultivation at the academy, and the high-intensity strength training combined with the medicinal baths allowed him to progress rapidly.

Finally, on the day before Linley's magic test, Liewen broke through once again.