At their current reproduction rate, doubling their numbers every 10 to 20 years is no problem at all. After all, once they become Level 1 life forms, with a lifespan of nearly a thousand years, there's no need to worry about a decrease in the population; it will only increase.
"This trip was so tiring, I'm going to have fun for the next few decades," Yaoyao complained to Leo, nestled against Alice's chest.
"Suit yourself, as if you didn't play any games at the Undying Body Academy."
Leo glanced at Yaoyao, who was lying motionless, and felt inexplicably a little angry.
"I've prepared quite a bit of food as a welcome feast for you."
Alice timely prevented the impending war between Leo and Yaoyao, and invited Leo into the Wizard Tower as the host.
"... good."
Leo followed Alice into the wizard tower in a daze. If he remembered correctly, this wizard tower should belong to him; he had purchased it again from the office when he reached the Level Two Elemental Body Refinement Wizard.
But judging from Alice's familiarity with the place, she knew it even better than Alice herself.
Leo stepped through the gates of the wizard tower, looking at the completely unfamiliar and lavishly decorated tower. For a moment, he felt as if this really wasn't his own wizard tower.
How could my bare-bones wizard tower possibly be decorated so luxuriously?!
Looking at the frost sprites flying around, could it be that Alice has moved her home here?
Have you moved your house here?
Isn't this just like a trial marriage?!
Leo finished her meal in a state of excitement. The delicious food tasted bland in her mouth; all she could think about was going to sleep that night...
What should I do...?
It is to remain silent.
Or was it an invitation?
Or perhaps a more forceful approach...
I just don't know which one Alice likes.
"You're back too. I'll head back to my wizard tower then. If you need anything, come find me at the Ice Palace."
Alice waved with a wicked smile, taking all the frost sprites away, leaving Leo, heartbroken and despondent, sitting lifelessly on the stool.
My dream has been shattered!
Alice, I'll come visit you tomorrow.
Yaoyao had no idea what Leo had just gone through, and was still laughing and shouting at Alice outside the door.
Go now.
Leo kicked Yao Yao in the Yaoyao, sending Yaoyao flying towards Alice.
Such a clueless soulmate is better off without!!!
"Pfft"
Seeing his golden opportunity slip away, Leo sat alone on the stool, sulking. Then he suddenly laughed. This kind of calm and uneventful relationship was indeed not as good as the dramatic kind, but if Leo had to choose, he would prefer it to be like this.
Just like when he returned, Alice stood at the entrance of the wizard's tower like a fairy who had transcended the world, welcoming him with a smile. He would never forget that scene.
This is the life I want.
"Oh dear, what a forgetful thing! I completely forgot about the gift I brought back. I'll deliver it tomorrow."
Leo touched his face, grinning contentedly. Wizards have long lifespans, so a day or two is nothing to worry about.
What's meant to be yours will be yours sooner or later!
The next day, Leo brought many gifts to the Ice Palace to see Alice. These gifts were collected by Leo in private and were very effective in tempering the body.
Unfortunately, Leo's body was already too strong to use these things, so she brought them back to Alice. As Elemental Wizard, she didn't have time to train her body on weekdays, but with these materials, she could improve her physical strength to some extent.
Alice accepted the gift with a smile, and Leo took the opportunity to stay in the Ice Palace, while he returned to his wizard tower.
Leo just wanted to say, he got in here on his own merit, so why should he leave?!
Then he spent time with Alice researching food and exploring knowledge they hadn't yet understood.
Life is so comfortable!
It was a month later before Leo was expelled from the Ice Palace by Alice.
In Alice's words, Leo still had so many things to do, she couldn't take up too much of her time, and she couldn't waste time either; she needed to keep up with Leo's pace.
As for Yaoyao, Alice did not send him away, allowing him to stay in the Ice Palace.
"Alas, happy days are always fleeting."
Leo sat in what used to be a recliner, with four wizarding books floating around him, recording the knowledge in his mind.
When Li Xi's brain is working at full speed and most of his mental energy is used to keep records, Leo can hardly think about anything too important, otherwise it will disrupt the recording rhythm and may even lead to errors.
It has been almost twenty-seven years since Leo finished reading the library of the Undying Body Academy. In these twenty-seven years, he has never stopped. Even on the way back, he continued to write, and finally completed the transcription of half of the books in his mind.
It is estimated that it will take about 30 more years to complete the copying.
The remaining brain capacity was insufficient for complex experimental calculations; it only allowed Leo to think about simple, trivial matters, such as the matter of the Stone of Indestructibility.
Leo smiled.
Where was that constipated expression he wore in the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard demiplane? The discomfort he showed back then was all an act, meant to deceive the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard and Roderick.
If Leo, after learning about the properties of the Stone of Indestructibility, acts as if he has gained an immense benefit, it would be strange if he didn't attract the attention of the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard.
He might even be captured and studied by the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard to see if he has a better way to perfect the Stone of Indestructibility.
"It can absorb unlimited energy to strengthen its own defense, that's great!"
"You're afraid to merge because you don't have enough energy,"
"But what you don't know is that atomic energy is said to possess limitless energy. If I combine the two, wouldn't I be invincible?"
Leo murmured with a smug smile on his face.
According to the knowledge of the Stone of Indestructibility given by the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard, the Stone of Indestructibility can absorb any energy and then actively strengthen the host it fuses with. The only drawback is that the amount of energy absorbed is extremely high, to the point that it almost bankrupted Level-Six Stigmata Great Wizard.
As for Leo, he possesses nuclear fission. Of course, he cannot confidently say that he possesses infinite energy yet, as that will only be possible when nuclear fusion is achieved. But at the very least, Leo has conditions more suitable for fusion than the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard.
It could even be said that the properties of the Stone of Indestructibility discovered by the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard were more in line with Leo's path as a wizard.
Although it seemed that Leo had given up too much in this transaction, in reality, Leo gained far more than he paid.
Leo tapped the armrest of the chair lightly with his fingers, pondering slowly. Although atomic energy is said to possess limitless energy, Leo was not yet at that level.
The starting point is definitely much better than that of the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard at that time; it's just that the variables involved need to be carefully considered.
If something goes wrong, it will be too late for regrets, and there won't even be a chance to regret it.
However, with the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard's success preceding them, it seems there's no possibility of failure.
Furthermore, the crystal ball used in the transaction contained very clear records of the characteristics and experimental process of the Stone of Indestructibility, which Leo could not find fault with at all.
It seemed that as long as Leo strictly followed the experimental steps, he could complete this great witchcraft, which could serve as one of the foundations of Leo's path to becoming a wizard.
"Slap"
Leo snapped his fingers, and the two pens beside him that were recording knowledge stopped, giving Leo more mental capacity to do other things.
The temptation of the strongest defense system made Leo unable to suppress the demons within him, and he decided to conduct the experiment right now.
The new laboratory was already nearly ready for use by Leo thirty-seven years ago. It is a top-tier Level 2 laboratory and the best laboratory Leo owns.
" Body Refinement Wizard, Second Layer Thunderstorm Giant Bloodline, Activated!"
With a deafening roar, Leo transformed into Thunder Giant over eleven meters tall, tearing open the Shadow Space with his massive hand and pulling out the Stone of Indestructibility with a muffled groan.
The quality of the Stone of Indestructibility was second only to the Planetary Core among all the substances Leo had ever seen; its weight alone was enough to prove that it was a treasure.
Take out a small knife with sufficient hardness from the laboratory, and cut off small pieces of the Stone of Indestructibility little by little. After crushing and grinding, it is finally formed into the finest particles.
A small blood sample was drawn and neutralized according to the knowledge given by the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard.
As long as the blood fusion is observed daily and no rejection reaction occurs, the experiment is considered a success.
How simple!
It was so simple that even Leo had some doubts about his own actions.
Of course, without the knowledge given by the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard, the matter of just a neutralizing agent could have taken Leo decades or even centuries.
Most experiments don't involve any theoretical derivation; they simply involve trying a wide variety of methods, accumulating big data, and conducting repeated experiments until the most suitable one is found.
The fact that Leo was able to complete the preliminary experimental process so easily was due to the fact that the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard spent a lot of time experimenting with it.
Under a high-powered microscope, one can see blood cells gradually fusing with the tiny powder of the Stone of Indestructibility; the process is extremely slow.
However, after the blood cells completely fused with the Stone of Indestructibility, a change occurred.
The originally delicate cell walls are now rapidly thickening and hardening, and their previous state has completely changed, as they continuously absorb the nutrient solution in the culture dish.
According to the data, a certain amount of energy will be absorbed during this stage, and Leo has already added ten times the amount in advance.
Perhaps even ten times the energy in the petri dish wasn't enough; these blood cells, mutated by the Stone of Indestructibility, hadn't fully evolved before losing their evolutionary momentum.
At this moment, they became like ravenous beasts, devouring even the cells around them, and began a frenzied attack and consumption of each other.
All the energy it absorbs is used to stimulate its own evolution!
The number of blood cells in the petri dish decreased. By the end of the experiment, less than one hundred mutated cells remained in the entire petri dish. If Leo had not forcibly interfered and blocked them, these one hundred cells would have continued to devour each other until only one remained.