Friday morning.

While Xia Zuo was meditating at home, the atmosphere in the Demon Hunter's manor was a little solemn.

The first floor of a classic manor house.

Seret closed the curtains, closed the door, and lit the alchemy lamp on the ceiling.

Rexor took out two metal boxes from his alchemy pocket and placed them on the empty table.

Seretes looked at two metal boxes of the same shape and asked:

"Which one is his?"

"This one on the left."

Rexor patted the box, "But we also need to test the box on the right."

The bald man opened the metal box, and there were two pools of blood inside, the one on the left was bright red, and the one on the right was dark red.

Seretes pulled out two tubes of alchemical powder and sprinkled it into them.

The dark red blood on the right turned into indigo.

But the one on the left is still bright red.

Rexor took out a blood-red crystal from his pocket.

While he held the crystal, his pupils opened, and blood-colored light flowed from his eyes.

"I am now 70% sure that Beatrice's conclusion is correct."

Rexor put the crystal back and said, "Send these two boxes upstairs. I'll test them again."

Seretes closed the metal box and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Rexor took out a tube of dark green potion, "Give him a drink of this first. If he behaves normally, I will teach him the advanced content of the Cursed Seal. If he can learn the advanced Seal today, then there will be 80% sure.”

"Not a bad idea." Cerites picked up the metal box and ran up the stairs.

About 1 hour later.

Seretes returned to the first floor, holding a blank piece of paper covered with writing.

He found his companion meditating on the sofa and said:

"There is new information coming from the inner palace. We just want to confirm it one last time before we have a showdown with him."

Rexor read the words on the paper and said, "Leave it to me. I have to prepare to make sure nothing goes wrong."

At 13:00 noon that day.

Xia Zuo meditated for 5 hours and woke up feeling refreshed.

After washing up, make yourself a fragrant lunch, eat and wipe it clean, wash the dishes, and then go to the study to sit down with a cup of fragrant homemade milk tea.

This morning, the Secret Message Rings in the Alchemy Pocket received many messages.

Captain Dunk came to say.

[I had a busy night last night. Various police stations in the city reported more than a dozen murder cases at once. After checking one by one, it was discovered that every deceased person was a transformed person who was sacrificed...]

Hmm..seems pretty good. Forget about searching for converts lurking in the crowd.

Supervisor Vickers said in a message.

[There are changes in work next week. See Monday’s research program schedule for specific details. 】

Xia Zuo estimated that he should be transferred to study high-level blood demons.

Next message.

The bald Rexor finally stopped making excuses this time.

[Come to me to learn advanced seals. If you have time. Or if I have time. 】

When Bald said he was free, could he mean not playing Gwent or not getting drunk...

Xia Zuo smiled, finding it hard to understand that someone who had lived for so many years was still interested in card games.

The last few messages came from Anruer.

【Are you awake? 】

【Are you awake? 】

[You are a pig, you haven’t woken up after meditating for so long. 】

Xia Zuo twitched the corner of his mouth and replied [I'm awake, I'm reading a book. 】

After a while, no reply was received.

Xia Zuo looked at the wall clock. At 1:30 pm, Anruer should be at work.

He shrugged his shoulders, strung the rings on the table, stuffed them back into his alchemy pocket, stood up and closed the curtains.

Today I’m going to test the specialty of [Flesh and Blood Control].

The first effect is to reorganize one's own flesh and blood.

This is easy to understand and easy to operate.

Xia Zuo put his right hand on the table and stared at his index finger. After activating [Flesh Control], he imagined that his index finger would become shorter.

The index finger was accurately shortened to the length he wanted.

There is no pain during this process, just a little itching.

What if the adjustment range is increased?

Xia Zuo tried to expand his forearms.

The muscles in the forearm clapped as if they were inflated, and felt soft, like a suffocated rubber ball.

Xia Zuo stood up, walked to the bathroom, and adjusted his face in the mirror.

A few minutes later, a face from a previous life appeared in the mirror.

Yellow complexion, high nose bridge, eyes a little small, this is due to wearing too many glasses, light black eye bags have also been restored...

Xia Zuo looked at his character template.

The real-time blood return data has not changed, indicating that the adjustment range is still within the body's tolerance range.

With a thought in his mind, he stretched out his right hand towards the study door and stretched his right arm longer and longer.

When the length of the arm exceeds 1 meter, the real-time blood return data begins to decline.

Approximately for every 1 centimeter more, the real-time blood regeneration speed decreases by 1 point/hour.

Xia Zuo stretched out his long arms and grabbed the water glass on the desk. He retracted his arm and the water glass followed his right hand to the bathroom.

Extending the arms will not affect power generation and swing.

Now it’s time to try the second effect of [Flesh and Blood Control]—accommodating things.

Xia Zuo controlled the alchemy stone of life and poured a small amount of healing potion into the palm of his hand.

A circle of ripples appeared on the skin of the palm, and the potion was contained in the palm.

"It is detected that the host contains some resuscitation potions, which can drive the body to digest the potions to obtain a continuous blood return effect."

Well?

Holding the resuscitation potion is equivalent to burying a blood bottle in the body?

The second alchemy stone of life?

Alchemy has functions that blood magic also has corresponding functions.

No wonder blood magic is called an independent mage system.

Xia Zuo felt the medicine in his palm, like a small blister buried under his skin.

He turns off [Flesh Control].

The potion seeped out from the skin and turned into a pool of water in the palm of the hand.

So magical.

Xia Zuo activated [Flesh Control] again.

This time, he chose to accommodate a bar of soap.

Dense ripples appeared on the skin of the palm, and the soap slowly sank into the skin. After it was completely submerged, no changes could be seen on the surface, but it always felt like there was a slippery lump under the skin.

"Detection of the host housing a bar of soap drives the body to digest the soap with severe bodily damaging effects."

There's something wrong with me that's why I'm hurting my body...

Xia Zuo rolled his eyes, let the soap come out of his hand, and put it back to the edge of the sink intact.

He ran to the kitchen and found some vegetables, fruits and diced raw meat to try one by one.

The information feedback obtained is similar. They all drive the body to digest the things contained in it to obtain effects such as satiety, thirst quenching, and physical damage.

As long as the thing contained does not exceed the size of a fist, it will not affect the real-time blood return speed.

For every cubic centimeter exceeded, the real-time blood return speed decreases by 1 point/hour.

After Xia Zuo finished a series of tests, he returned to the study and sat down, staring at the books on the table in a daze.

Can we use the special effect of containing foreign objects to test poison?

For example.

Contains a standard amount of elemental toxins in the body.

Make the body accommodate it.

After the poisonous effect occurs, immediately turn off [Flesh and Blood Control].

At this time, will the poison effect be interrupted?

What will be the forced discharge?

Xia Zuo became curious.

He took out a metal box from his pocket, opened it and poured half of it into the palm of his hand.

Jet black powder sank into the palm of my hand.

Xia Zuo ignored Goldfinger's warning and forced his body to digest the black lump under his skin.

His eyes instantly went dark, and the poisonous effect of the elemental toxin took effect.

Xia Zuo quickly turned off [Flesh Control].

Something wonderful happens!

He could feel a pinch of toxin powder in the palm of his hand, but he did not wake up.

I called up the character template and saw that the duration of the poison effect was reduced from the original 3 hours to 10 minutes.

That is to say.

The so-called driving the body to digest does not mean digesting all the things contained in it at once, but in batches and segments.

This is great!

In the past, oral administration could obtain all the toxic effects, but you had to endure the entire process.

It's different now.

As soon as the poisonous effect appears in the test, [Flesh Control] will be turned off immediately.

It can greatly reduce the time required for poison testing.

Xia Zuo waited for the poisonous effect of the elemental poison to end, and thought of another cool operation!

Since the skin outside the body can hold things, can the inside of the body, such as the nasal cavity, mouth, esophagus, etc., also be able to hold things?

Xia Zuo poured a mouthful of healing potion into his mouth.

Ok, Ok!

It really works!

When the mouth was opened, the medicine inside was gone, but there was a small blister inside the tongue.

Close your mouth, expel the medicine, and then swallow it.

It was not smooth to contain the medicine when it slid into the stomach. Only a small part was successfully intercepted and turned into a small blister and was buried in the esophagus.

But

Although this routine is ridiculous...

But it's of no use.

Xia Zuo laughed, touched his face, went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. He had turned off [Flesh Control] so many times before, but his face had not changed back.

It seems that the changed parts can be restored separately.

With a touch of his right hand on his face, his appearance changed back.

It was only 2pm, and there was still a long time before dinner was ready.

Xia Zuo thought for a while, took out the secret message ring and sent a message to Rexor. After receiving the reply, he picked up his coat and went out.

In the garden of a classic manor.

The bald man and the cold-faced man were playing cards, and Xia Zuo sat next to them and watched a few games.

"Want to give it a try?" Rexor glanced at the bored Xia Zuo and said, "You can't cheat with alchemy pockets or space pockets."

"Uh, forget it, Master, I don't have any cards." Xia Zuo waved his hand and said.

How about getting some rarer cards to lose to the bald head to gain favor?

Xia Zuo laughed.

Forget it, don't do anything so fancy.

"Serrit, wait for me for a while. You can go and sit at the bar first. I will come back later."

Rexor drew a card and handed it over, not at all annoyed about losing.

Cerites put away the cards, looked at Xia Zuo up and down, and left without saying anything.

The bald man walked towards the house, and Xia Zuo followed.

After the two arrived at the messy living room, Rexall took out a glass bottle and handed it over.

"Drink it. Let's see if you are qualified to learn stronger seals. You have taken many rejuvenation potions, and this toxicity is not a big problem for you."

Xia Zuo took the potion and released the detection technique. Apart from the warning that it would be poisoned, Xia Zuo did not know anything else. Obviously this was not an alchemical product of the alchemy school.

He poured the dark green potion into his mouth with a calm expression.

"Ahem..." Xia Zuo pressed his liver with one hand and his heart with the other.

There was a strong twitching sensation in these two places, as if someone had reached into his body and pulled them hard.

Xia Zuo walked to the sofa with difficulty and sat down, holding his head and breathing heavily.

He felt the veins and thick blood vessels appearing on his face, twisting and tangled like the roots of an old tree exposed on the ground.

After a minute or two.

The pain spread from the guts to the brain.

Brain cramps are no longer a joke.

His head hurt so much that it almost split open, and the saliva from the corner of his mouth dripped uncontrollably.

five minutes later.

The effect of the medicine ends. All symptoms disappear.

"Huh..." Xia Zuo took a few breaths and took a sip of water with the alchemy stone of life to dispel the dizziness in his mind.

"It's not bad." Rexor walked over, rubbing his chin, and sat down on the single sofa opposite.

Xia Zuo checked the message from Golden Finger in his mind, and found that his will attribute increased by 0.3.

"What potion is this, Master?"

"Well... it used to have many names, but now we call it No. 1 Adaptation Potion." Rexor said leaning on the sofa.

"Adaptation potion... adapt to what?" Xia Zuo rubbed his head.

"Get used to pain, get used to despair, get used to anything that could take your life. And most importantly, get used to death."

The bald man read a passage like an experienced poet, and said with arms crossed:

"You have only learned the most basic content of the curse mark. You can use 4 different elements at the same time to cast a little curse mark. This is not cost-effective, isn't it? If it were an evocation spell, the power would suddenly increase. Improved by 3 times.”

"According to the agreement you and I made on the airship, I will provide you with the advanced spell book for the Cursed Seal."

The bald man took out a parchment roll from his pocket and placed it on the low table between the two of them.

"Just read it here, don't take it away. When you're done, throw it into the table."

Rexall walked towards the door, "I'm leaving first. If you need anything, use the secret message ring to contact him."

"Okay, Master, walk slowly." Xia Zuo stood up and watched the other person leave.

He rubbed his hands together excitedly and unfolded the parchment on the table.

Under normal circumstances, you have to go to Yingrui Academy to exchange federal points for advanced spell books, which are expensive and require at least thousands of points.

Now Rexor directly takes out a copy, saving a lot of expenses.

Xia Zuo was secretly happy for a few seconds, then read the spell book with concentration.

On the parchment is an abstract picture of the movement of the spiritual ocean.

Use the intermediate basic meditation method to activate the elements of the 4 series at the same time, so that the energy of the 4 series comes together and turns into attributeless energy.

The energy conversion efficiency, conversion method, etc. of this process are determined by the basic meditation method.

The conversion efficiency of 4:1 is the maximum efficiency of the intermediate basic meditation method.

The non-attributed energy passes through the cursed seal and is transported outside the body to become a cursed brand.

The power of the curse spell is determined by the effectiveness of the curse seal.

This spiritual ocean movement map changes the path of non-attributed energy through the cursed seal, and then changes the internal structure of the existing cursed seal, upgrading the cursed seal from the basic stage to the advanced stage.

Xia Zuo entered deep meditation, mobilized attribute-free energy according to the guidance of the parchment, and transformed the existing curse seal bit by bit.

There will be some pain during this process, but it is tolerable and much less painful than the pain caused by the adaptation drug.

Xia Zuo spent two hours in deep meditation in the Demon Hunter's manor.

It was approaching 5 p.m.

When he opened his eyes, he received the message from Goldfinger:

"Successfully learned the advanced curse seal, and the spell stages of decay, weakness, slowness, sluggishness, fragility, and interference curses were upgraded to the advanced stage."

Xia Zuo called up the spell template of the Curse of Decay.

[Spell Power] 6+6→12 points.

In the basic stage, 1 point of non-attribute power provides 1 point of curse spell power.

Advanced stage, 1 to 2.

Then the intermediate stage is 1 to 3.

At the advanced stage, it's 1 to 4.

Looking at it this way, it seems that curse spells are weaker than evocation spells.

actually not.

The advantage of an evocation spell is that the element associated with the spell's trait provides double the power.

The disadvantage is that there are requirements for the type of elements. The fire element does not provide the power of water spells.

But curse spells are different.

At the advanced stage, all four elements can provide spell power!

Which one is better or worse depends purely on the individual.

Xia Zuo rolled up the parchment, put it on the table, locked the door of the manor, and left.

On the way, he also sent a message to Rexor, telling him that he had learned the advanced curse seal and thanking him for teaching him this spell.

Returned home that evening.

Xia Zuobai prostituted the Advanced Curse Seal and was in a good mood. He cooked a sumptuous dinner and welcomed An Ruer back from work with a table of delicious dishes.

"Why are you looking for Master Rexor this afternoon?"

Anruer asked as she sat at the dining table and stuffed a mouthful of steak into her mouth.

"Learn the advanced content of Cursed Seal. I have finished learning it. Hehe. It saves a lot of expenses."

Xia Zuo smiled and said, "How was your first week at work?"

"Well~ My job is much easier than yours. I don't have to run around. I just need to sit down and meditate." Anruer said, wiping the meat juice from the corner of her mouth.

"Stay meditating? Is it that simple?"

Xia Zuo felt a little envious and asked: "Deep meditation, or shallow meditation?"

"Deep." Anruer nodded, gestured with a spoon in the air and said:

"Just practice basic meditation normally. My supervisor said it will take at least two years before I can officially start working."

Xia Zuo scratched the back of his head and used his detection technique on his lovely fiancée.

【Spirit】25+0.2→25.2

Just one week after arriving in Poseidon, the mental attribute value increased by 0.2.

Two years

It's almost 20 o'clock.

In other words, the basic requirement for conducting research work in the Type 1 Energy Research Institute is that the mental attribute value reaches 45 points.

Xia Zuo thinks this job is really good. It does not affect the improvement of personal strength, the salary is good, there is no need to go out to work, and there are many hidden benefits. No wonder the partners in the action team are so envious.

"Oh, by the way. I also go to Yingrui Academy to take classes on weekends."

Anruer thought and said:

"I went to study elemental representation and consolidate the expert-level content. After about half a year, I condensed the elemental body at home every weekend. It took exactly one and a half years to make the most basic elemental body."

Xia Zuo thought for a while and asked with some confusion:

"To make an elemental body, don't you have to tame the unruly elements first? It takes 7 days to tame a small elemental using the intermediate basic meditation method. How can you complete it on the weekend?"

Anruer reached into her pocket and pulled out a necklace. White light was scattered from the pendant.

"Use this. This is a tool to assist meditation."

Anruer put the crystal into her lover's hand and said:

"There is a light element here. It is very magical. It can help me tame the unruly elements faster, make element bottles, and condense the element body. It takes about one day to make an element bottle."

Xia Zuo raised his eyebrows and stared at the pendant. A tiny white octahedral crystal lay in the glass shell.

If he could cultivate at this speed, he would like to take a month off immediately to accommodate a large number of elements and increase the power of the cursed seal.

There is a price for Anruer to enjoy this treatment.

She can only learn evocation spells, and alchemy is always centered on elemental representation.

It is tantamount to mandatory directional training.

But no matter what, it is better than spending the rest of my life in the Western Continent.

Of course, the most important thing is the master element bottle.

Anruer held her chin, her eyes were blurred, and there was a hazy love in her eyes. She felt more and more that she was right to follow her intuition and choose the [Bright] trait.

Thanks to Suiyiba, Linglimeng, Yangff, and Brother Tuba for their monthly votes.

Thanks to many book friends for their recommendation votes.

The update schedule has changed. From now on, the daily limit is 5,000 words. There are things happening in real life this weekend, and there are not many book friends who read on weekends, so I tentatively plan to update 5,000 words every day on Saturday and Sunday this week.

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