chsdbacks Chapter 238 Return
Chapter 238 Return
Chapter 238 Return
Before we knew it, fifty years had quietly passed.
For ordinary people, this is already half a lifetime of vicissitudes.
But for wizards immersed in the ocean of knowledge, it is but a fleeting moment.
Jemin was standing in his massive underground laboratory, as always.
His gaze was fixed intently on the two orbs of light that were slowly merging, suspended in mid-air and maintained by countless sophisticated instruments.
Amidst the interweaving of various complex energy fields, two cores, one blue and one red, radiating primordial energy, are merging, permeating, and intertwining with each other at an extremely slow yet incredibly determined pace.
With the core finally stabilized, a mixture of exhaustion and anticipation appeared on Jemin's face.
These two cores, the red one is the core of the "Lava Giant", and the blue one is the core of the "Yeti".
Strictly speaking, these two types of pure elemental life do not actually have a "core" in the traditional sense of elemental biology.
When the "Lava Giants" are alive, their so-called core is actually countless tiny crystalline fragments, about the size of rice grains, scattered throughout their bodies.
These crystalline fragments not only contain their most fundamental life information, but also store a massive amount of fire elemental energy.
Because of their sheer number, covering almost the entire body, even if a large portion of them are lost in a fierce battle, it will not have any fatal impact on them.
When lava giants need to reproduce, they separate the most plump little crystal from their bodies and throw it into an incubation pool or an energy-rich lava pool.
The so-called "Lava Giant Core" before Jemin was actually created artificially after the Lava Giant's death.
All the remaining tiny crystals in its body were carefully selected and forcibly gathered together using special techniques to form an energy aggregate.
The core of "Yeti" is a similar situation, only its manifestation is more extreme.
Living Yetis don't even have a single fixed crystal inside their bodies.
However, these elemental life forms have a very peculiar biological instinct—when their bodies melt due to high temperatures, the melted parts instinctively tend to gather together to ensure they can recover their fighting power more quickly.
And these physiological characteristics will continue even after they die.
After a Yeti dies, the parts of its body with the strongest vitality and highest energy intensity will automatically come together due to this special physiological characteristic.
It forms an irregular, ice-blue crystal, also known as the "Yeti Core".
When Jemin first established the research plan to "enhance the Lava Giant race", he set his sights on the "Yeti", which came from the same plane as the Lava Giant but had completely opposite attributes, as the "enhancement material".
However, his research on elemental life forms like Yetis was insufficient when he was in the Frost Dimension.
Moreover, he is not good at genetic modification knowledge related to the "water element".
Therefore, the entire project has been fraught with difficulties and progressed slowly.
Ever since Jemin received the wisp of "Water Element Origin" as a reward from Dean Avery Knight, Jemin's research speed has increased dramatically, as if he had sprouted wings!
Now, the final results are just around the corner!
Jemin operated the instrument control panel next to him for a while, looking at the data on the screen and silently making an estimate in his mind.
Judging from the data, the integration of the two core components has entered a stable period, and it is estimated that the integration will be completed in a little over a year at most.
At that time, we will be able to confirm whether this century-long research project was a success or a failure.
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Just then, his communicator rang, notifying him that he had received a spatial teleportation request sent through the lab's internal access permissions. Jemin raised an eyebrow, and after clicking on the source information of the request, he discovered that the sender was Viola.
"Is the research over?" Jemin muttered to himself, casually confirming the request.
The next second, the teleportation array in the center of the laboratory shone brightly.
With a violent spatial fluctuation, a figure stumbled out from within.
The two met again after decades.
Even Jemin was momentarily stunned when he saw Viola's current appearance.
At this moment, Viola looked quite miserable.
Her once smooth, silky, moon-like silver hair was now dry, frizzy, and messy, looking no different from the "frizzy hair" that had been struck by lightning.
Her silver-gray eyes, which always shone with cunning and wisdom, had become dull and weary.
Even her eyes had developed heavy dark circles.
It's unbelievable that a level six wizard could become so lewd, even with such noticeable dark circles under his eyes.
It was obvious that she had been working like a slave to Instructor Clark in the harsh environment of the Frostfire Plane for so many years, and she was exhausted. "Hey, Junior Brother Jemin," Viola waved to him weakly, her voice hoarse, "Sorry for showing up uninvited."
"Senior, what's this?" Jieming walked over and handed her a bottle of energy-restoring potion.
Viola took the potion and drank it all in one gulp, letting out a long sigh of relief. Her dim eyes finally regained a glimmer of light.
She looked at Jemin, a genuine smile on her face: "Speaking of which, I have to thank you for those spirit-strengthening and fatigue-relieving potions you sent me back then. If it weren't for them, I might really have died in that godforsaken place."
Seeing her listless appearance, Jieming's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Looking at how miserable you are, you must have had a very tough time these past few years."
Viola nodded in deep agreement upon hearing this.
Suddenly, a morbidly frenzied flush appeared on her face!
She stuck out her tongue and licked her chapped lips, saying in a tone of pleasure that was almost a groan: "That's right! It was really too tiring! The kind of painful experience where both soul and body are squeezed to the limit, and every second is on the verge of collapse!"
Ah—it really is quite rare! And it made me feel extremely relieved!
Jemin's eye twitched uncontrollably.
He silently retracted his earlier expression of concern.
He felt incredibly stupid for worrying about this guy; it was completely unnecessary!
Seeing Viola like this, Jemin felt even more strongly that someone as utterly perverted as her was indeed the most suitable user of the "Pain" rule!
"Alright, enough joking around." Viola quickly regained her composure and explained her purpose: "I'm here mainly to tell you about Professor Clark's research in the Frostfire Plane."
"My mentor has made a major breakthrough in a key research project over there. So, it's highly likely he'll have to stay in that plane for several more centuries before he can come back."
"Mentor Clark told me to tell you that if you've finished producing the 'Red Dust Potions' you used to pay off your loan, you can contact him later through our shared mark and send the potions directly to the Frostfire Plane."
Jemin understood immediately; he knew that his tutor was starting to indirectly press for repayment.
After all, quite a bit of time has passed, and it's time for me to continue paying off my debts.
He immediately replied, "Understood. Please tell Professor Clark that I will make the potion and send it over as soon as possible."
After saying that, he looked at Viola and asked, "So, what about you? What are your plans next?"
Vio stretched, revealing her beautiful figure: "Well—through decades of intensive research and 'experience' of the laws of that plane, I've finally managed to raise my knowledge level to the 'passing grade' of a level five wizard."
"So, Professor Clark took pity on me and let me leave temporarily. He wanted me to go back and catch up on the basic knowledge I had fallen behind in, and—to figure out how to pay off that astronomical debt I owed."
As she spoke, her bright, silver-gray eyes darted around, and she looked at Jemin, asking, "So, Jemin, do you have any quick ways to make money lately?"
After thinking for a moment, the incident from fifty years ago immediately came to mind.
He organized his thoughts briefly and told her about Dean Avery Knight's recent discovery of a new dimension.
She added, "I've heard that the opposing side has very strong combat power, and the intensity of the war is extremely high, so combat strength is desperately needed. However, for this reason, that dimension is not only rich in resources, but also has a very generous exchange rate for battle merits. Senior Viola, if you want to make a quick buck, you can go there and take a look."
Jemin remembered clearly that this senior, Viola, also held the title of visiting professor at the newly established branch of the Norren Academy in the Erosian plane.
Theoretically, she could also be considered a wizard under Dean Avery Knight's spell.
It was reasonable and justifiable for them to participate in the war in the past.
A new dimension?!
Viola's eyes lit up instantly!
That kind of light is the light that a bloodthirsty wolf reveals when it sees a plump flock of sheep!
War means chaos, death, and suffering!
Of course, it also means enormous, unimaginable opportunities and wealth!
Immediately, she clapped her hands excitedly: "It's settled then! I'll go back and prepare for twenty or thirty years, getting myself into peak condition."
I'll upgrade my adorable "pets" a bit, and then I'll head over right away!
Seeing her eager and impatient expression, Jieming could only silently mourn for that unknown and unfortunate world for three seconds in advance.