Since being promoted from a lowly captain of the King's Guard to the top military commander of Chambord City by the young King Alexander, who overruled all objections, just over ten days ago, and becoming one of the two giants of Chambord City alongside the newly appointed messenger Best, the fate of Gordon Brook, One-Star Warrior, has been meteoric. He has become one of the most prominent figures in the city, second only to the king. Even the nobles and merchants who used to be aloof and never gave Brook a friendly look now smile broadly whenever they see him. They frequently invite Brook to banquets, present him with numerous gifts and beautiful maids, and his door is constantly filled with visitors from morning till night, almost breaking down the threshold of Brook's humble residence.
In the face of such a stark contrast, most people would likely have been bewildered and carried away by their own triumphs. But at this moment, this samurai from a poor family finally revealed his upright and courageous yet shrewd side. Brook's principle towards all those who tried to curry favor with him was to neither neglect them nor form cliques, ensuring that everyone left satisfied.
Of course, he had his reasons for this— the Chambord City was in dire need of rebuilding after the great battle, and six months later it would face the life-or-death test of military exercises with the Zenit Empire. His King Alexander had also said that we should 'unite all forces that can be united and rebuild Chambord City as quickly, efficiently, and economically as possible.' Therefore, Brook did not want to escalate the conflict with the nobles, and at least for the time being, he had to maintain a facade of harmony.
Besides burying himself in military affairs, Brook devoted a great deal of his energy to military reform, which was his top priority for the past thirty days. His Majesty Alexander made many demands in this regard and also vaguely expressed some ideas that left Brook speechless. Brook studied them carefully in private, and the more he thought about them, the more excited he became. There were many things he had never considered before, and he even found them somewhat incomprehensible when he first heard them from His Majesty the King. However, he gradually came to realize that these ideas were simply impeccable and innovative. If they could be slightly adapted and combined with the current situation in Chambord City, they would bring about a revolutionary change for the Chambord City.
Of course, as his power increased, Brook also felt unprecedented pressure.
After regaining his normal state, His Majesty Alexander's personal strength and long-term vision have been growing at an astonishing rate. Recently, Brook sighed during a moment of leisure with Frank Lampard, the former number one fighter in Chambord City, at the Chambord City Civil and Martial School. Lampard subtly admitted that Alexander's strength had grown to an unfathomable level, and that even he might no longer be a match for His Majesty Alexander.
This put even more pressure on Brook, Pierce, and the others.
They understood that if they wanted to continue fighting alongside the King for Chambord City, they had to improve their strength as quickly as possible. Otherwise, they would be left further and further behind by their great and magical King, eventually becoming useless.
During this time, Pierce, Drogba, and their gang of tough guys shamelessly obtained a strange training method from His Majesty the King, and trained them to the point of madness every day using various methods. Meanwhile, Brook himself was busy with military affairs and had very little time to train, and gradually he began to feel a bit overwhelmed.
That day, just when he was feeling overwhelmed, Sun Fei sent his personal bodyguard Fernando Torres, to find Brook and deliver Sun Fei's order, "Lord Brook, His Majesty requests your immediate presence in the main hall of the palace; he has something extremely important to discuss."
Completely bewildered, Brook soon followed Torres to the main hall of the palace.
Upon entering the hall, Brook was surprised to find that, apart from himself, the King's Guard Petr Čech, who should have been resting at home, was also sitting on a stone chair, talking to His Majesty Alexander. Apart from that, the entire hall was empty, with no one else present.
"Haha, Brook, you've come at the right time. I have something very important to show you both today."
Seeing Brook enter, Sun Fei laughed and stepped down from the throne, which was surrounded by four or five-meter-tall double-lion-shaped magical beast statues in the main hall of the palace. Sun Fei patted Brook on the shoulder, Brook eyes filled with a strange expression. As he spoke, he suddenly opened his palm, Čech and Brook only saw a blur before their eyes. A small bottle shimmering with emerald green light appeared in Sun Fei's palm. The slender, luminous bottle was crystal clear, and the green liquid inside actually carried... carried a faint magical power.
"This is..." Both Brook and Čech were startled.
"Hehe, this is a Dou Qi Berserk Potion I recently concocted..." Sun Fei casually made up an explanation, proudly introducing it. "However, I prefer to call it [ Hulk Potion ], hehe, it's a very magical potion..." Sun Fei stopped here, shamelessly keeping me in suspense.
"[ Hulk Potion ]? That's a strange name..." Brook could sense a faint magical power emanating from the bottle and subconsciously Earth Inquiry, "Your Majesty, does this potion have any special effects?"
"Of course, hehe, it only has one function, which is to instantly increase a person's strength several times over..." Sun Fei boasted smugly, "It sounds similar to some magic potion makers' berserk potions, but unlike those low-level berserk potions, the [ Hulk Potion ]'s boost is permanent!"
"A permanent upgrade?" Čech and Brook were stunned, their bodies trembling violently. Staring at the small potion bottle in Sun Fei's hand, they exclaimed involuntarily, "How is this possible? Could it be the legendary epic potion?"
Among the mage professions on the Azeroth Continent, there exists a branch called the Alchemist. These Alchemists can concoct many strange and wonderful potions with various effects. Based on their efficacy and the required ingredients, magical potions are divided into many levels, from low to high. The legendary Epic Potions are a type of high-end potion, said to possess incredible effects; some Epic Potions can permanently enhance a person's strength after consumption...
But these are all legendary things. Epic potions can only be concocted by those unapproachable epic alchemists, and they require various extremely rare and precious raw materials. Even in some super empires on the continent where the power has reached level eight or nine, they are very rare. Sun Fei easily took out a bottle of potion that has functions comparable to epic potions, which made Brook and Čech almost unable to believe what they were hearing.
"Huh? An epic potion? How could that be? I don't have that many precious raw materials to concoct such a thing..." Having thoroughly studied the Royal Treasury these past few days, Sun Fei naturally understood what the two were talking about as an epic potion. His eyes darted around, and he shook his head with a mischievous grin, denying it. "Hehe, actually, although the [ Hulk Potion ] has amazing effects, it has a terrifying side effect... So, I hesitated for a long time before giving it to you. If you can overcome the side effect, the potion's effects will be absolutely satisfactory. The potion is right here now. If you're willing, you two can choose. Who wants it?"
Terrifying side effects?
Brook and Čech exchanged a glance, their shock subsiding slightly. They thought to themselves, "That's more like it. If it has absolutely no side effects and can perfectly and permanently enhance a person's strength, then this [ Hulk Potion ] is practically comparable to the legendary epic potion. It's incredibly precious."
Brook hesitated for a few seconds.
He glanced at Čech beside him, then suddenly looked up and said, "I'll try first!"
With the martial arts competition in the Zenit Empire's vassal states drawing ever closer in six months, Chambord City has no way out. Although they now possess two formidable warriors, Lampard and His Alexander, the competition is decided by the total number of wins and losses in ten matches. Relying solely on two experts is insufficient. To achieve victory, the strength of the others must be significantly enhanced. Time is of the essence, and for Gordon Brook, who is single-mindedly focused on fighting to relieve the King's worries, this potion, though dangerous, may be his last chance.
Brook made up his mind and reached for the bottle of greenish-blue potion.
but--
Whoosh!
Standing next to Brook, Petr Čech, who had been silent until now, suddenly reached out and grabbed the [ Hulk Potion ], uncorked it, tilted his head back and gulped down most of the bottle of [ Hulk Potion ].
"You..."
Brook was extremely anxious.
Čech had only been pardoned by His King a little over ten days ago from the Iron Prison Dungeon. The dark, damp environment there had left him covered in injuries and extremely weak. Furthermore, the messenger Bazel had cruelly used methods to forcibly disperse his internal Dou Qi Star Vortex, almost completely wiping out his Peak of Two Stars Dou Qi, drastically reducing his strength. Although he could recover through a second round of training, it would take a very long time. Now, Čech was at his weakest point. To rashly ingest the [ Hulk Potion ], with its extremely dangerous side effects, could be life-threatening if he couldn't withstand it...
He knew that Čech had taken the potion first to prevent him from taking any risks.
Brook was instantly filled with tension, but he couldn't care less about anything else. He could only stare intently at Čech, afraid that something bad might happen.
Sun Fei shamelessly covered his mouth and chuckled mischievously to himself.
A few seconds later, the 'side effects' that Brook had feared indeed occurred.
First, a faint ray of light suddenly emanated from the area between Čech's eyebrows, flowing with an indescribable magical power. Then, amidst a swirling mist, it gradually began to spread downwards, the emerald green light growing stronger and stronger until it had dyed Čech's entire head green, even turning his hair entirely emerald green, making him look incredibly eerie.
At the same time, large beads of sweat appeared uncontrollably on Čech's dark green forehead, covering his entire face, and the muscles in his face began to twitch involuntarily. Clearly, he was enduring unimaginable pain.
Brook was startled.
He looked at Sun Fei and found that Sun Fei did not show any panic. On the contrary, there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. This made Brook feel a little relieved, and he forced himself to continue to observe Čech's condition.
The green light grew increasingly intense, spreading rapidly down Čech's body from his head, through his neck, chest, waist, arms, hands, and legs... After several dozen seconds, the entire body of Petr Čech, the captain of the King's Guard, had turned completely green, even the hair on his arms was a vibrant, emerald-green. This condition looked no different from being poisoned by a strange and deadly toxin. What alarmed Brook even more was that something alive seemed to be surging wildly beneath Čech's skin, creating alarming bulges that rippled and churned, his veins bulging, and he was drenched in sweat... This process was clearly extremely painful.
Brook looked at Čech, who was completely green as if he had been painted with green paint, and thought to himself, "No wonder this potion is called the Giant; after taking it, his whole body really is emerald green."
Sun Fei, meanwhile, couldn't help but shiver a few times.
Sun Fei had already experienced this [ Hulk Potion ] himself during his experiments. After taking it, the pain during the body modification process was like being devoured by thousands of ants, frantically consuming every inch of your muscles, or like someone cutting your flesh Xiaodao by piece with a sharp knife, or like being deep-fried in a pot... Sun Fei absolutely did not want to experience that excruciating pain a second time, especially since the [ Hulk Potion ] didn't seem to have any special effect on Sun Fei.
Half a minute later, the pain on Čech's face gradually subsided.
The lush green gradually began to fade, and then suddenly, a powerful force slowly emanated from Čech's body. This power was very familiar to Brook, as he often felt it from King Alexander. It was a pure and oppressive power, as vast as a lurking dragon. What shocked Brook even more was that this power was rapidly rising.
Half a minute later, the green glow on Čech's body had become almost imperceptible.
That force also stopped climbing upwards.
call--!
Čech exhaled a heavy breath and finally opened his eyes.
He examined his body from head to toe, feeling the long-lost power surpassing his former peak. A surge of joy welled up within him, and his eyes involuntarily moistened. Previously, Bazel had forcibly dispersed the Dou Qi Star Vortex within him, leaving Čech feeling hopeless and crippled. But now, a glimmer of hope had returned. He immediately turned and knelt before Sun Fei, his face filled with barely suppressed excitement, and exclaimed, "Your Majesty, thank you! I've recovered... I feel terrifying power! The Dou Qi channels throughout my body have expanded several times over! In less than six months, I will be able to fully recover my former Dou Qi qi level..."
Čech was so excited that he became somewhat incoherent.
After a brief examination, Čech had fully understood the effects of the [ Hulk Potion ]. Although his previously scattered Dou Qi hadn't recovered, he discovered that his physical strength had reached an unimaginable level. His physical body alone was comparable to that of Two-Star Class warrior. Moreover, the effects didn't stop there. What Čech even more insane was that the channels for circulating and extending his Dou Qi had expanded several times over. This meant that he could cultivate Dou Qi several times faster than the average person... This small bottle of the [ Hulk Potion ], in terms of actual effects, probably far surpassed even the legendary epic potions.
Sun Fei said seriously and calmly, " Petr, don't be too happy yet. The terrible side effects of the [ Hulk Potion ] haven't completely worn off."
"Huh?" Čech and Brook, who had been relieved, were both taken aback by what they heard. "What side effects?"
"It's this faint green color. Look, the green glow on you hasn't completely disappeared yet. According to my calculations, it will take at least three to five days for it to completely dissipate."
Čech Earth Inquiry a strange expression, "Your Majesty... uh, could it be that the terrifying side effect you mentioned earlier refers to the strange green color that appears all over the body after taking the [ Hulk Potion ]?"
"Yes, yes," Sun Fei nodded firmly, suppressing a laugh, "It will take a long time for this red and green color to completely fade. Isn't that terrifying?" But after saying that, Sun Fei couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter, hands on his hips, completely lacking any King demeanor, as if he had just pulled off a prank.
Thump.
Čech and Brook were immediately speechless, foaming at the mouth and convulsing as they fainted.
Is this considered an incredibly terrifying side effect?
" Brook... I..." Čech was a little embarrassed. He had taken the Hulk Potion first because he was worried about its terrible side effects, so as not to put Brook at risk. Who knew that His Majesty the King was playing a joke? Now it seemed that he had stolen Brook's chance to become stronger. In terms of merit and position, Čech was inferior to Brook, so he immediately regretted it.
"Lord Čech..." Brook still habitually addressed his old superior as "Lord," and he smiled nonchalantly, saying, "You're too kind. As long as our Chambord City can produce another expert, our chances in the upcoming Zenit Empire's vassal state martial arts competition will increase. It doesn't matter who takes this potion."
Brook spoke sincerely, without the slightest hint of pretense or affectation, leaving Čech at a loss for words. Sun Fei nodded in agreement; he hadn't misjudged Brook. This One-Star Warrior was indeed an upright, honest, and reliable person, devoted to the public good and utterly loyal to him.
"Actually, you don't need to rush, hehe..." Sun Fei said, suddenly flipping his hand, and another bottle of [ Hulk Potion ] appeared out of thin air in his hand. "Because I still have a few bottles of this potion here!"
I wanted to write more content because there are 5000 sub-chapters, so the update is a bit late.
The next update will be around 11 PM.