The Modification Begins
Fran rode her Black Horse, galloping along the snow-covered road. The Black Horse's extremely high body temperature caused its hooves to leave charred hoofprints when they touched the snow-covered ground.
Meanwhile, Fran watched the scenes on both sides rushing past, the cold wind relentlessly whipping against her face. She dared not open her mouth too wide, lest the cold wind rush in.
After Fran's Black Horse became First Order Magic Creature, although the riding comfort was much lower, its speed was much faster than before.
Fran used to take five days to cover the distance on a brisk, trotting Black Horse, but now she can cover it in just over two days at full speed.
After becoming First Order Magic Creature, the Black Horse could run this distance in less than a day, which shows how much improvement the advancement brought to the Black Horse.
This was tough on Fran, who was sitting on the horse. Although she hadn't carefully measured the Black Horse's speed, she felt it was about the same as the speed she used to travel on the highway in her previous life.
Furthermore, in my previous life, the highway was a road with almost no bumps, and even if there were curves, their angles were very small.
But the Black Horse was different. Fran could feel her body bobbing up and down on Black Horse, sometimes floating into the air. If she hadn't held on tightly, Black Horse would have been thrown off long ago.
As night fell, Fran rode her Black Horse to the foot of the Northern Lands Society's city walls. Although the Northern Lands Society's gates were closed at night, she was a noble mage and naturally wouldn't be locked out.
Fran felt slightly nauseous as she entered the city gate, but the discomfort disappeared after she shook her head.
"From now on, unless it's an emergency, I will never let the Black Horse run so fast again. It's really uncomfortable."
Fran secretly made up her mind.
Instead of going back to her dormitory to sleep, Fran went straight to the house where she kept her alchemical tools.
After the Black Horse was modified, it was her turn to do this modification.
This was the first time she had undergone Transmutation School Transmutation Surgery on her own body.
Fran took a deep breath after arriving at the house.
"I don't need to open the chest and abdomen, I only need to open the area where the throat is. The rest of the modifications can be turned into enhancement fluid for use, so there's no need to replace these organs."
Fran started with the easier parts, then carefully examined the contents of the ' Song of the Deep Sea ' modification sequence.
Fran removed her robes and then used a bottle of pale green, viscous liquid she had bought from the Spirit Realm to evenly apply it all over her body. This was to obtain enhanced aquatic skin, giving her the ability to have her skin in contact with seawater for extended periods.
Then Fran took out a piece of the already cut gill of the Magic Creature fish, poured it into the pale green viscous liquid, and used the Harmonization Method to blend it.
Finally, what appeared in Fran's eyes was a bottle of pale green liquid. However, the liquid inside was no longer viscous; instead, it was like clear water. If Fran's hand trembled slightly, the surface of the water would ripple.
This is a method Fran specifically researched to turn the organs of Magic Creature fish into liquid. Although it saves the trouble of transplanting organs, it also reduces the ability to breathe underwater.
It's like they used to just attach the gills of this kind of Magic Creature fish directly into their bodies, and they could breathe in the Ocean for four months without any problems.
This method only allows one to survive underwater for up to two months, a significantly reduced timeframe. Once this period is exceeded, the lungs will gradually weaken.
Logically speaking, the abilities obtained through this method should absolutely not meet the requirements of the modification sequence, but Fran's situation is different from most second-tier Transmutation School mages.
Those second-tier Transmutation School mage, no matter how good their physique, could not surpass that of First Order melee Profession, while Fran's current physique is even higher than that of First Order melee Profession.
This ability to breathe underwater is affected by physical constitution. The mages of the Transmutation School have conducted experiments, installing the gills of a low-level Magic Creature into the body of a First Order Profession.
That Profession then demonstrated an amazing ability to withstand underwater breathing; his gills, which would normally fail in three days, held on for six days.
This is where melee Profession have an advantage over mages: they can easily utilize their ability to Modified Organ.
However, melee Profession also lack Mental Power, so many organs cannot be transplanted, which just goes to show that each has its own advantages.
Fran doesn't need to worry about the underwater breathing time caused by these enhancement fluids at all. After a while, once she gets the Sunflame Knight Profession, her physique will skyrocket, and she'll probably be able to stay underwater for seven days without these gills.
With the addition of the Sunflame Knight's physique, Fran doesn't believe she can't meet this requirement.
The pale green liquid in Fran's eyes gradually turned a bit blue, a sign that the fusion was complete. Without hesitation, Fran drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking it, Fran touched her skin, and it felt as if a layer of steel had been added under her originally soft skin, making it almost impossible for Fran's skin to dent.
At the same time, Fran could also feel another layer of sensation in her breathing, an discomfort caused by some organ not being activated, a sensation that faded away afterward.
Fran could also sense that a portion of her Mental Power had to attach itself to her skin and lungs. This was a side effect of the modification, rendering a portion of her Mental Power unusable.
This is also why most mages of the Transmutation School don't know many spells; they use their Mental Power to maintain the functioning of their bodily organs.
Fran took a deep breath and then began the modification of Sequence Two.
She took out a still lively Silver Skin Fish and then took a white bead directly from its body. After Fran took out the bead, the Silver Skin Fish's movements slowed down, and its silver scales began to dim.
Fran didn't hesitate for long. She threw the fish on the ground, then stuck the bead to her head. After spending some Mental Power, Fran gained the ability to sense ocean currents.
She could sense that an ocean current was passing by in a very far place, but the distance was too great for her to perceive it more than she could vaguely.
After a short while, Fran began modifying the Sequence 3.
She took out a dead Water Arrow Fish. Fran valued this Magic Creature as a material because its modification wouldn't drastically alter her appearance.
The modification sequence mentioned things like the Sea Vine Octopus and Deep Sea Devourer; just by transplanting their organs, Fran no longer looked like a human.
For example, the Sea Vine Octopus can turn Fran's face dark green, and the Deep Sea Devourer Fran wants to transplant the opponent's fangs and claws onto her body...
Water Arrow Fish, on the other hand, don't need to do that. These fish hunt large Ocean creatures by releasing a spell-like ability called Water Arrow, which is even more powerful in the Ocean.
Fran peeled off the broad pectoral fin of the Water Arrow Fish, the main organ for releasing Water Arrow Water Arrow Fish. She soaked the organ in the previous pale green viscous liquid for a while before taking it out.
Fran took a deep breath, and then a Wind Blade sliced open her left hand, revealing the tendons inside, and blood was about to flow out. However, almost the instant Fran saw all this, she saw a faint light flashing on the wound.
Fran reacted quickly, folding the pectoral fin and then inserting it directly into the wound.
After a slight pain and discomfort, Fran's wound healed under the light, and when Fran moved her wrist slightly, she saw a protrusion on her wrist below her little finger.
This protrusion is fused with the bone in Fran's hand, and a normal person wouldn't notice the difference unless they looked closely.
Then Fran tested the Water Arrow briefly, raising her left palm to point the fins forward.
Then, driven by Fran's Mental Power, a ball of blue, transparent liquid shot towards the wall like an arrow, creating a small crater.
"This is even worse than the wind blade I have now enhanced with Wind Element Wind Blade... Oh well, I'll just finish the modification sequence." Fran was extremely dissatisfied with the damage effect of this Water Arrow, but she hadn't planned to use it in combat anyway.
Fran then began the final Sequence Four modification, at which point she began to access the true core abilities of ' Song of the Deep Sea '.
This was also the item that cost Fran the most Spirit Crystal, a total of 300 grams of Spirit Crystal, to obtain— the Siren Vocal Cord.
Fran took out a large jar containing long, purple, strip-shaped objects— the Siren Vocal Cord.
Siren are First Order Magic Creature, and this audio tape came from a young Siren.
According to the hunter:
"I initially saw the two Siren, one big and one small, quite far apart. I thought the bigger one would protect the smaller one when it saw me, but who knew it would just abandon the smaller one and run away..."
In the end, Fran only got Siren Vocal Cord.
This time, Fran didn't take a deep breath. She pulled the mirror in front of her and then cleaved her own neck open with a single stroke.
In an instant, Fran saw a beam of light reflected on the mirror, but Fran ignored it and used [Form Maintenance].
She immediately used her Telekinetic Hand to cut off her original vocal cords and then inserted the Siren' vocal cords, which were sprinkled with White Frost Powder.
Fran's actions were brutal; even the [Light in Blood] trait couldn't completely suppress the blood vessels Fran had cut open. Despite Fran's quick movements, some blood still splattered out.
"This must be the first time in the world I've ever seen a wound bleed this much," Fran said with a touch of emotion, looking at the pool of blood on the ground, which was still faintly glowing.
Fran touched her neck, which had no wounds. The Siren's vocal cords hadn't fully adapted to her body yet, so she couldn't speak.
After the discomfort subsided, Fran felt her Mental Power attached to her vocal cords again.
"Hello, hello, hello..." After trying it out for a bit, Fran shut her mouth, because she never expected her voice to sound so beautiful.