Yaoyao, who always seemed unreliable and irresponsible in front of Leo, was highly respected by Benji and the others. No one of the Gulu Beast dared to disobey him, not because he used his status to intimidate them, but because of genuine respect.
Leo spends most of his time in the lab, so there must be many reasons why things outside are going so smoothly. The most important reason is Yaoyao, but Leo just hasn't noticed it.
While using a special stick to coax the little Gulu Beast to tears, Yaoyao Yao reminded Benji, "I know you have quite a few energy crystals in your little stash. When Leo asks to borrow energy crystals from you in a few days, you must not lend them to him. He's still not quite right, but he'll be fine after this period."
"But..."
Benji hesitated; he couldn't refuse. As a combat partner, it was difficult for Benji to disobey Leo's orders.
Leo's orders were, in his mind, even if it meant death, he would obey.
Furthermore, when Leo conducted the life evolution experiment on his entire race, he led the entire race to declare unconditional loyalty, making it even more impossible for him to refuse any of Leo's requests.
"Then you can give me your wizard ring. That way you won't have any energy crystals to give him, and it won't be considered refusing his order." Yaoyao stretched out her claws towards Benji with a mischievous smile.
Benji hesitated for a moment, then took out a magic ring from around his neck and placed it on Yaoyao's claws. The magic ring disappeared instantly.
He could not refuse Leo's orders, just as he could not refuse Yaoyao's orders.
"Is this a good idea for us?" Benji still felt that it wasn't right for them to team up and deceive Leo.
"Believe me, we're doing this for his own good, otherwise he'll turn into a despicable villain."
"I also saw the crystal ball of the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard. This is a process he has to go through. He'll be fine once he gets through this period," Yaoyao said nonchalantly. As for how much of what she said was true and how much was false, only she herself knew.
Soon, Yaoyao's words were proven true. On that day, Benji was summoned to the wizard tower by Leo. Soon, Benji ran out, his one eye cautiously looking back, as if he was afraid that someone was following him.
Benji ran to Yaoyao's side and whispered, "Lord Leo did borrow money from me. I told him I gave him all my money. Lord Leo was a little angry, but he didn't say anything and just let me out."
"That was very well done. He'll thank you later."
Yaoyao looked at the wizard tower, as if she could see Leo suffering from hunger inside.
"Keep your distance from him during this time. If anyone disobeys me and gets eaten by him, don't blame me for not warning you beforehand."
Yaoyao sternly gave orders to a group of Gulu Beast Gulu Beast, and all of them felt a strange sense of fear and nodded vigorously in agreement.
If Lord Leo really turns into a monster that eats Gulu Beast, what will become of them...?
There's no end in sight, it's all food now!!!
"I should go see him too, otherwise who knows if he might do something as irrational as before."
Yaoyao clapped her little paws, threw away the specially made little wooden stick in her hand, and instantly disappeared in front of the Gulu Beast.
Benji glanced at the still-crying little Gulu Beast. This Lord Yaoyao was good in every way, much like Lord Leo in her kindness, but why did she always like to bully these little Gulu Beast?
Benji couldn't understand it...
The fourth floor laboratory of the Wizard Tower
Yaoyao appeared instantly using a movement technique even more advanced than Shadow Walking.
The moment he appeared, he saw Leo wandering around the room and asked in confusion, " Leo, what are you doing?"
"It's nothing, I'm just taking a walk."
If it weren't for Leo's unusually scanning eyes, as if he were a starving ghost entering the kitchen, Yaoyao would have actually believed his nonsense.
"Huh? Where's that huge magic array activator in the lab? And what about those magic arrays with energy crystals embedded in them?"
Yaoyao's gaze followed Leo as he darted around the room. Suddenly, she noticed something was missing from the laboratory: the most valuable magic array activator was gone. A third of the money spent on this experimental equipment was used to buy the magic array activator.
A magic array activator is worth over two thousand energy crystals!!
And those magic arrays are also important pieces of equipment in the laboratory.
Leo 'Yaoyao gaze was like that of a stern, scrutinizing uncle in a hat, as she looked at a suspected thief. "Don't tell me you even ate this?"
"This..."
When facing Yaoyao, Leo's face showed an unusual mix of embarrassment and awkwardness.
Leo hesitated, Yaoyao understood everything.
"Why don't you contact that old guy Roderick and ask him how much energy you need to absorb to quell your hunger? If this keeps up, you'll devour the entire wizard tower."
"You can't control your hunger at all; you'll end up penniless."
"For the sake of energy, you might become the most shameless thief, the most wicked villain."
"By then, you won't be yourself anymore."
" Alice will all leave you."
Yaoyao suspected that Leo had become addicted to absorbing energy, just like drugs on Earth. Once you get hooked, it's hard to quit, and you'll spend the rest of your life as a slave to your desires.
"No need to ask him, I've figured out the pattern. As long as energy is replenished in time, the feeling of hunger will gradually weaken. This time, the hunger is far less intense than last time."
"It's perfect that you're back. Let's do nuclear fission together. Two people replenishing energy will definitely be faster than one."
Leo's Adam's apple bobbed incessantly, and his mouth was drooling profusely from hunger, making him almost unable to stop talking.
While we still have our senses, we must address the most pressing issue at hand.
Once a large amount of energy is replenished, the feeling of hunger can be calmed.
"That's why I came back this time."
Yaoyao gripped Leo's shoulder with her claws and began calculating nuclear fission.
As Leo advanced, his soul underwent a qualitative change, and Yaoyao's calculation ability also improved. Although she wasn't as fast as Leo Leo, and even took twice as long, with Yaoyao's participation, it was equivalent to 1.5 Leo simultaneously undergoing nuclear fission, providing equal energy and reducing the time by 33.4%.
(Does anyone know if my calculations are correct? For the same amount of work, increasing work efficiency by 50% can reduce time by 33.4%.)
As for Leo, he directly activated his second Bloodline and transformed into Thunderstorm Giant, devouring the nuclear materials in large gulps.
" Nuclear Fission Grand Witchcraft " *2
Streams of energy erupted from the Thunderstorm Giant's stomach and from Yaoyao's shadow, both merging into Leo's body and rapidly nourishing all the cells in his body.
Once energy is replenished, the whole body feels reborn, and the feeling of hunger gradually fades from the brain.
Intelligence has once again taken center stage!
This time, nuclear fission didn't continue for ten consecutive days without stopping. It was only on the seventh day that Yaoyao couldn't take it anymore and called for the service to be stopped.
"Alright, alright, if this keeps up, I'm going to die. You can play the rest of the game yourself."
Yaoyao clutched her head and shook it painfully from side to side. Calculating so many complicated formulas non-stop would crash even a computer!
"It's already been strengthened to 0.05%, and I can feel that I can hold out for a long time this time."
Leo attacked his body with lightning. Although the sudden surge of hunger was unbearable and painful, the enhanced effects were truly remarkable.
In just one month, he increased his defense by 500 points. Don't even ask ordinary wizards; even ask the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard if he could achieve this speed back then!
"You're amazing. I hope you won't call me next time."
Yaoyao turned and ran away. As long as Leo's hunger symptoms could be relieved, he could continue playing.
After Yaoyao left, Leo opened the Shadow Space and looked at the empty scene inside, feeling a sudden toothache.
He remembered that he hadn't eaten any of those treasures; in fact, there were some he couldn't even eat, like the remaining Stone of Indestructibility, which he couldn't even bite through with his teeth.
There are still dozens of nuclear bombs. I haven't completely lost my mind this time. I won't touch anything except the energy crystals.
Of course, perhaps, possibly, maybe, I might not be able to control my hands.
But even if it moves, it will only move a small part, and it won't make the entire Shadow Space so empty that even mice would leave in tears.
Needless to say, Yaoyao must have taken advantage of her hunger to move the things out of the Shadow Space.
Leo painfully closed the Shadow Space. He had no intention of getting the things back from Yaoyao yet, because he didn't know when the next wave of hunger would come, and it was safer for those things to be with Yaoyao than with him.
I just don't know how much of it I'll get back in the end...
When Leo's gaze inadvertently fell upon the laboratory missing its most crucial piece of equipment, a heart-wrenching pain struck again.
" The Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard, *******," Leo muttered softly as he squatted in the corner.
Leo was cursing bitterly here, while the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard, far away in a demiplane, suddenly recalled for some reason the horrific scene of his own fusion with the Stone of Indestructibility.
Not only did it devour everything, but it also stole its own clothes and even robbed a passing wizard of his slaves. It lost the fight and nearly died.
Finally, he completely lost his mind and ran naked into the deep mountains, living the life of a wild beast for nearly a hundred years until he absorbed enough energy to regain his sanity.
"Fortunately, everyone who saw me in such a sorry state back then is dead."
As for why it wasn't marked inside the crystal ball...
"Forget it, forget it. Anyway, no one's going to integrate this awful stuff, so what difference does it make whether I write it or not?"
"Huh? That's strange. Why am I suddenly thinking about the past today? Is someone trying to curse me?"
"Don't these Curse Wizard know that after I fused with the Stone of Indestructibility, I also have the same defensive effect against curses?"
From the barren demiplane came the gloating laughter of the Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard.