Results of the Temporary Bloodline Modification

Furthermore, it was only because Lei Lin had the support of the Radiant Church that he could maintain the stability of the city; otherwise, the economic development would have collapsed long ago!

Looking at Laite, who had just finished reporting on the city's development, Lei Lin smiled and said, "Big Brother Laite, do you remember the gift I told you I was preparing for you?"

"Although the current laboratory and workshop buildings haven't finished expanding yet, I have already prepared the gift for you!"

"Do you want it?"

Upon hearing this, Laite raised an eyebrow and said, "Heh, Lei Lin, your skin is really getting thicker by the day."

"This is the umpteenth expansion already, and who is the one who keeps demanding these expansions?"

"Let me tell you, if I'm not satisfied with this gift, I promise I'll go home and build..."

Lei Lin waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

"Come into the laboratory; I'll modify you myself."

Laite asked curiously, "Modify? What kind of modification?"

For some reason, he felt his body shiver, as if something truly terrifying was about to happen.

Various research projects Lei Lin had conducted regarding bloodlines began to cycle through his mind: "Master of the house... I suddenly don't want the gif..."

Lei Lin grabbed Laite, whose legs had gone weak and who was trying to run, and said, "Too late!"

"Whether you want it or not, you're getting it!"

A quarter of an hour later.

Laite looked at the target in front of him, which now bore a charred mark from his own punch, along with the level seven indicator displayed on it, and said in disbelief, "Lei Lin, did I really hit that?"

This alchemical target was a testing tool refined by Lei Lin; it generally displayed a strength level based on the force of an attack and could reliably test anything below level nine.

However, anyone with strength below level seven generally couldn't even leave a mark on the target!

The reason Laite was confused was mainly because his own strength barely reached that of a level five warrior.

This target also existed in the family training grounds, and he had never been able to leave any mark on it in the past.

Now that he had jumped from level five to level seven, it would be strange if he weren't surprised and confused!

Lei Lin nodded and said, "Mm, you hit it."

"However, this is only temporary!"

Laite was instantly unhappy. While level seven strength was nothing special when looking at the entire continent, it was already quite rare in the Fenlai Kingdom and within the Zi'ao Family.

"Temporary? What does that mean?!"

Lei Lin patted Laite on the shoulder, feeling the strength of his muscles, and said, "Mm, this is the latest result of my bloodline research."

"It allows humans to briefly possess the strength augmented by a Magic Beast bloodline through the use of potions and medicinal baths."

"But this effect only lasts for about three months. Depending on an individual's strength and the intensity of the battles experienced while the modification is active, the duration will decrease!"

Laite's head instantly drooped as he said, "Only three months? That's too short!"

Lei Lin shook his head and said, "What, you want a permanent one?"

"I have those too, though they aren't as powerful, they could still barely get you to level seven."

"Do you want to use one?"

Laite was instantly interested, but seeing the teasing expression on Lei Lin's face, he realized something was wrong and ultimately resisted the temptation, saying, "Mm, never mind, I think the temporary one is fine."

Watching Laite's reaction, Lei Lin joked, "Not too stupid yet!"

"Magic Beast bloodline enhancement is a double-edged sword. Although it can quickly increase strength, once you use such methods, your potential for growth is essentially fixed."

"Otherwise, with my achievements in bloodline research, why would I only perform modifications on the family Blood Guard, and why would I require those joining the Blood Guard to already be married and have offspring?"

"And after all these years, haven't you noticed that the strength of the Blood Guard members has basically never improved?"

As Lei Lin said, the method of bloodline enhancement was such that permanent enhancement was indeed much simpler than temporary enhancement.

After all, temporary enhancement was equivalent to ensuring the purity of human blood while fusing it with another, ensuring that the Magic Beast bloodline would not—or would only minimally—contaminate the human's own blood.

It was like taking sugar water and salt water, mixing them evenly, and then being able to completely separate the two again.

If this method were known to other Alchemists on the continent who studied bloodlines, it would surely trigger a massive storm within the circle, because this was a fundamental breakthrough in bloodline research!

Laite sighed helplessly, "During the family's development, the fighting and killing have basically never stopped, especially after we began developing the Chaotic Territory; the battles have become even more frequent."

"You also fixed the number of Blood Guard positions and didn't allow them to exceed that limit."

"I just thought the attrition rate from replacing Blood Guard members was too high and the turnover frequency too fast, which is why no outstanding individuals ever emerged?"

Lei Lin smiled and said, "Sigh, you wouldn't understand even if I told you more about bloodline research."

"Put aside the matters on your hands for this period and focus on improving your strength. Even though the effect of the modification is temporary, level seven is still level seven."

"If you train while the effect is active, the results of your exercise will be equivalent to you, at level five, pre-drawing the training efficiency you would only have at level seven."

"It can help you improve your strength rapidly!"

"If you seize these three months well, reaching true level six strength should be no problem!"

Laite was pleasantly surprised upon hearing this and asked, "Really?"

"Of course it's real," Lei Lin said directly. "And it's not just you; all core members of the family will have to cultivate this way from now on."

"The time since our family's rise is ultimately too short, and our foundation is insufficient!"

"Although my results are still somewhat unsatisfactory, they are enough to alleviate the problem of insufficient combat power among the family's core members in the short term."

Laite exaggerated, "This is still unsatisfactory? Just what level are you trying to reach to be satisfied!"

Lei Lin was silent for a moment. After instructing Laite to cut off business ties with the Debus Family where Kalan resided, he sent Laite away, then muttered to himself, "What level would be considered satisfactory?"

"Sigh~, I don't even know when I'll be satisfied myself."

His purpose in researching bloodlines was to rely on them to strengthen himself.

However, his own bloodline changes were currently his most primitive and best research samples.

Before the bloodline transformation was complete, he would not use potions that affected his bloodline to improve himself; this was also the reason he researched this method of temporary bloodline enhancement.

But even after developing it, he dared not use it!

Not to mention that this method would still have a slight impact on his own bloodline, even if there were no impact, would it have other effects on him after use?

After all, he was different from normal people; his bloodline was evolving. Methods that wouldn't affect normal people might not necessarily be harmless to him!

Therefore, he didn't know what level of research would be considered satisfactory!

"Forget it, I won't think about these things. I'll just focus on cultivation, condense more battle qi, and refine magic power to provide energy for bloodline evolution."

"Through my recent exchanges with Uncle Hogg and the intelligence sent over by the family in Wushan Town, it seems he can't help but want to take revenge. Hmm, perhaps he has already made a move?"

"My current strength at the peak of the seventh rank is still a bit insecure. I'll see if I can break through to the eighth rank in these next few days."

"If I break through to the eighth rank, I should be able to unleash combat power comparable to the ninth-rank Lantan. By then, even if I alert Clyde, I won't be afraid. At worst, I'll just wipe Clyde out!"