"Looks like I'll have to reduce my reliance on the Mechanical Insects, and start taking research into mental abilities seriously..." Nie Yun rubbed his chin.
At present, the sheer quantity of Mechanical Insects directly determined Nie Yun's overall strength, so naturally, the more he had, the better.
"As for ways to increase Mental Power... right now, the fastest method seems to be the Water of Life!"
According to the Long-Lived One's research, mental abilities naturally grew slowly with age and experience. Aside from that, two methods could rapidly strengthen them: intense emotional stimulation on the brink of death, or using the Water of Life to raise one's level of existence.
Intense stimulation on the brink of death?
Nie Yun thought it over, then dismissed the idea outright. Being a quiet, handsome man really did suit him better...
That left only one way to quickly overcome his Mental Power bottleneck for now.
Nie Yun took out a crystal bottle. The Water of Life filling a little less than half of it glowed green, shimmering with dreamlike colors under the light.
This was the bottle of Water of Life he had previously obtained in his trade with Rose. Nie Yun had already used up nearly half of it in experiments, and this was what remained.
Now that he had taken the Long-Lived One aboard the Sea Wolf as a "potted plant," a mere bottle of Water of Life hardly mattered to him anymore.
If it worked well, Nie Yun figured he could have it for breakfast in the future.
The instant the crystal bottle appeared, Little Octopus, who had been lounging somewhere out of sight, shot into view with a whoosh.
"Hah, hah~" Drooling, his eyes gleaming green, Eight Stripes stuck out his tongue and stared fixedly at the Water of Life