Chapter 87: Everything is Ready

After the Winter Festival, March arrived in a flash. By this time, winter had gone and spring had come, with flowers blooming everywhere. The climate of the Bale Mountains had always been somewhat unusual. Although it was located in the north of the continent, the temperature was always relatively warm. At this time of year, the air was already cozy. Of course… in a place where three crops of rice could be grown, how cold could it possibly be?

During the following few months, Luo Yan was unexpectedly a bit more relaxed. Without the interruptions of Desai and Carven, Luo Pei was busy every day with “raising fish in rice paddies.” Even Old Strom, who had always been strict and old-fashioned, became busy now. He was dragged away by Luo Pei every day to help, so the time he spent teaching Luo Yan actually decreased.

Of course, this did not delay Luo Yan’s studies. Although the collection of books in Old Strom’s study was massive, there would always be a day when he finished reading them. Thanks to the high Mental Strength he possessed after being reborn, Luo Yan’s memory now could be called abnormal. “Photographic memory” was only his most basic ability; in fact, he read books simply by “flipping” through them. Even an old gentleman as old-fashioned, strict, and rigorous in scholarship as Old Strom was deeply moved and amazed by Luo Yan’s memory. Because of this, he relaxed some of his requirements for Luo Yan. This was simply unbelievable. Looking back at Old Strom’s entire life, even after he became the “Golden Yuan Caesar” with countless disciples, only Luo Yan had ever enjoyed such a privilege.

However, this “old gentleman who was old-fashioned, strict, and rigorous in scholarship” was now being dragged by Luo Pei to deal with trivial matters like farming and village administration. He actually seemed more worldly and less serious and gloomy. This made Luo Yan feel amused. Was this “old farmer” who appeared in the fields every day wearing a straw hat and bending over really the famous “Golden Yuan Caesar” who would later hold immense power in the imperial court? It was a pity that the camera from the “Magic Technology Wave” did not exist yet. Otherwise, Luo Yan would have really liked to take a batch of photos to collect; these things would definitely sell for a good price in the future!!

What rare historical value…

But since there was no “camera” yet, someone’s plan to get rich could only remain a thought. With this time, he could only stay honestly at home and work hard on his cultivation. After all, several young magic geniuses had recently appeared in Lons Pompey City. Additionally, Luo Yan had only made a brief appearance at the beginning and had not appeared since. Now, the hype had gradually faded, and he was trending toward being forgotten. Therefore, Luo Yan felt a lot of pressure himself.

After nearly three months of dedicated cultivation, Luo Yan also achieved great gains. Regarding his own mana, he vaguely felt signs of breaking through a plateau bottleneck. This surprised Luo Yan. Once he broke through the bottleneck, it meant he could stabilize his sixth Mana Vessel. Before his rebirth, he had cultivated bitterly until the age of fifty to reach this step… But he didn’t stop to think that before his rebirth, he had only opened eight Mana Vessels in total, while this time he had opened seven during his foundation building. Was there even any comparability between the two!

Aside from the progress in mana, Luo Yan did not immediately learn new magic. This was mainly because the other few spells he planned to learn were relatively special. They were not the general spells recorded in the “Necromantic Codex,” but spells he had developed or improved himself before his rebirth. Among them was the “Aura-type magic” that he had researched bitterly for over twenty years and was now close to completing.

Such self-created and improved magic naturally could not be as clear as the records in the “Necromantic Codex.” Even when practicing, he had to be in a state of exploration. If he was not careful, the consequences would be more than just “elemental disorder.” Thousands of Magic Professionals had died because of such improvements and research; every one of them had been a brilliant genius. Luo Yan still had a bright future to work for, and a happy life as a young master was right in front of him. He did not want to sacrifice himself halfway.

Beyond his own strength, A Dai’s enhancement was also progressing steadily. Now, A Dai’s bones had a hint of a crystalline feeling. Although they still looked like rock, a close look revealed that air currents seemed to be flowing back and forth, with light radiating freely within.

Luo Yan had also tested the actual strength. Now, when A Dai drew his bow and fired an arrow, the power could pierce stone. There had also been great progress in defense. There was no chance to test physical defense, but at least Luo Yan’s “Bone Fang” had no effect on him. Calculating this way, both magic defense and physical defense had at least slightly exceeded the level of a first-level Professional. “Bone Fang” possessed both physical damage and magic damage simultaneously; otherwise, it could not have become one of the three basic magics. Of course, this only referred to the most ordinary first-level magic. A “Small Fireball” that was almost abnormal, like the one Old Strom used, naturally could not be included.

Calculating the overall picture, A Dai’s combat power had basically reached the peak of the second rank. He was basically invincible compared to Professionals of the same level, and his enhancement had only just begun.

As for “Bone Shielding,” Luo Yan could only first use a few Pinecone Bear teeth left from before to make bone plates. After three months of refinement, there had been some effect. However, a Pinecone Bear was only a second-level Magic Beast. The reason Luo Yan chose this was entirely because he had no other choice.

However, Luo Yan felt an unexpected surprise. Through the enhancement training with Carven during this time, Isaiah Thomas’s understanding of Battle Aura had clearly moved up a level. He had now reached the peak of the second level. As long as there was one more opportunity, he could enter the third level, which was equal to his father’s level.

On the other hand, during these three months, Luo Yan had continuously traveled through the surrounding towns and even visited Hall City. He kept increasing the number of Magic Cores in his hands and synthesized them into higher-order Magic Cores. Now, he already possessed seven fifth-order Magic Cores. Additionally, he had intermittently saved about a hundred Gold Plangs. He believed that if Luo Pei found out his son actually had such a “huge sum of money,” he would probably be too shocked to speak.

Coincidentally, the continuous cultivation over the past six months had stretched Luo Yan’s nerves to a considerable degree. So, seeing that he currently had money and free time, Luo Yan began to turn his gaze in a certain direction, and he secretly made some plans in his heart.

[Now it can be said that everything is ready and all that is missing is the east wind. Can I start preparing and considering that matter as well…?]