As Lei Lin spoke, he handed Lin Lei the experiment records and said, "There's no need to try again for now. Based on the data, the Dragonblood Potion I've made so far simply can't help you awaken your bloodline!"
"Besides, some of the traits that should have appeared after taking the potion haven't shown up in you, either."
"I need to first study whether there's a problem with my approach to making the potion, and conduct some more animal experiments."
"Let's try it again once I've made a second, improved version of the potion!"
Lin Lei nodded without hesitation. "No problem, Big Brother Lei Lin. If you need me to help with any tests in the meantime, just call me!"
Lei Lin took out a token. "Right. I certainly won't hesitate to ask if I need you."
"Also, this is my token. When you came before, the steward didn't know we knew each other, and he didn't announce you because I was in the middle of an experiment."
"Take this token with you. Next time you come, just show it at the entrance. After you've been here a few times and the people in the estate recognize you, you can just walk right in."
At this point, Lei Lin pretended to think for a moment before asking, "Lin Lei, your father supports my research into your family's bloodline, right?"
"Of course. Otherwise, why would my father have asked me to bring you the Dragonblood Secret Manual to help with your research?"
Lei Lin asked, "Your father's bloodline concentration is also too low for him to awaken his bloodline, just like yours. Would he be willing to try the potion?"
"I'd like more samples to compare, so I can eliminate individual differences as much as possible."
Since he wanted to build a friendship with Lin Lei, Lei Lin certainly wasn't going to overlook Lin Lei's father, Hogg.
Under the pretext of researching the bloodline, Lei Lin planned to help Hogg improve his strength and build a rapport with him.
Seeing Lin Lei's expression turn serious, Lei Lin continued, to keep things from backfiring, "Don't worry, Lin Lei. I don't do anything unless I'm sure it's safe."
"Like I told you before, even if my Dragonblood Potion can't help you awaken your bloodline, it definitely won't do you any harm."
Lin Lei felt the strength of his current body—a powerful sixth-level warrior's physique—and nodded. "I know, Big Brother Lei Lin. I've already experienced those benefits for myself."
"Actually, my father was thinking of trying the potion too. But with your family's help, Wushan Town is developing rapidly and needs people. That's why I persuaded him to stay in our territory and focus on developing it for now!"
"I'll write to him as soon as I get back and ask him to arrange things for the territory before coming here!"
Lin Lei wasn't making that up. When Hogg learned that Lei Lin planned to study their family's bloodline, he'd wanted to come and try the potion himself.
After all, bloodline experiments ultimately required the cooperation of members of their family.
And he and Lin Lei were the only ones who qualified. Either he had to try the potion or Lin Lei did, and he wanted to take the risk himself so Lin Lei wouldn't have to.
Lin Lei was hesitating over whether he should tell Lei Lin that his younger brother, Warton, actually had a high enough bloodline concentration to transform into a Dragonblood Warrior.
After all, samples were the most important thing in bloodline research!
If Lei Lin had a bloodline sample from Warton, his research would surely go much more smoothly.
But Hogg had strictly forbidden him from telling Lei Lin about Warton—not until Warton had grown up, at the very least.
Lin Lei could understand why his father had done that!
It was just that Lei Lin was going to such lengths to help him awaken his bloodline, even using something as precious as Saint Realm dragon blood to make the Dragonblood Potion, while he was hiding something that could help Lei Lin make progress in his research.
It made him feel guilty!
Alas... Even though we have to keep Warton's situation a secret, once Father gets here, I still need to discuss it with him. We could get a vial of Warton's blood for Big Brother Lei Lin to use as a target sample.
We could say the sample came from materials our family had preserved from past research!
I wonder if I can fool Big Brother Lei Lin?
As Lin Lei thought it over, he asked Doehring, who was standing beside him, whether the plan was feasible.
Doehring looked at Lin Lei, then at Lei Lin, and replied helplessly, "Yes, it should work."
"Your family was prosperous once, after all. It's not hard to believe that your ancestors kept some materials as an asset for future generations!"
"And ordinary Alchemists who study bloodlines generally can't tell the difference!"
But privately, he thought, Lei Lin isn't an ordinary Alchemist. He'll most likely be able to tell.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have made a name for himself in bloodline research at such a young age!
Still, Doehring didn't plan to warn Lin Lei about it.
He was wise with age, and he'd been observing Lei Lin for quite some time. This experiment in particular had convinced him that Lei Lin wouldn't cross a line just to further his bloodline research.
Lei Lin cared more about his friendship with Lin Lei than he did about bloodline research. Otherwise, he wouldn't still be content with merely drawing blood.
He would have dissected Lin Lei and taken bone marrow to aid his research long ago!
Doehring felt that warning Lin Lei now would only make him torment himself.
Lei Lin said, "There's no need to make Uncle come to the Royal Capital. I'm going to the Chaotic Territory after I sort through the experimental data."
"I won't have time to host him in the Royal Capital anyway!"
"Once I've organized the data, I'll prepare a medicinal bath and some Dragonblood Potion, then go to Wushan Town to have Uncle Hogg try them and collect data."
Lin Lei asked curiously, "The Chaotic Territory? What are you going there for, Big Brother Lei Lin?"
"I heard it's a lawless place!"
Lei Lin shrugged. "The Holy See has taken an interest in me. A Saint Realm powerhouse wants to take me as his disciple, but I don't want to become his apprentice, so I found an excuse to go to the Chaotic Territory and lie low."
Lin Lei stared at him in shock. It took him a while to speak. "Big Brother Lei Lin, you mean the Radiant Church thinks very highly of you."
"They want you to become the disciple of a Saint Realm powerhouse, but you..."
"Don't want to!!!"
Seeing Lin Lei's expression, Lei Lin felt secretly pleased. The corners of his mouth lifted before he could stop them. "That's right!"
"What, does it seem strange to you?"
"Alas, there's no point explaining it all to you now. You only need to know that, to me, the Saint Realm is nothing special, and becoming a god someday is just a matter of time."
He sighed arrogantly. "If I'm capable of reaching the Saint Realm on my own, why would I need to find myself a Saint Realm master?"
"Don't you agree?"
At those words, not only Lin Lei but even Doehring was stunned.
He wondered if Lei Lin had gone crazy. He believed that Lei Lin could reach the Saint Realm someday.
But become a god?
Heh...
If becoming a god were really that easy, would the only publicly known human God-level powerhouses on the continent be the War God and the High Priest?
He had no idea what had gotten into Lei Lin.
After enjoying the look of astonishment on the future Controller's face for a while longer, Lei Lin finally felt satisfied and saw Lin Lei out of the laboratory.
But he didn't forget to remind Lin Lei not to repeat what he'd said.
Various protective and soundproofing magic arrays surrounded the laboratory, so he wasn't worried that anyone outside would hear those words.
But if Lin Lei spread them around outside, and the Radiant Church found out, Lei Lin would be in a terrible spot.
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