Chapter 315: Rest and Workshop (3k)
By the station, in a cafe.
Upon hearing Su Jiu’s voice, Mr. Wenders slowly lowered the newspaper he was holding, a faint smile appearing on his face. He then glanced at his wife, whose expression had also improved, and said gratefully, “Thanks to you helping me expel some of the poison from my wife, we wouldn’t have been able to evade the Holy Temple’s pursuit and enter Dragon Country so easily.”
Taking a small sip of her iced Americano, Su Jiu’s gaze also fell on Mrs. Wenders. She smiled and said, “Your wife is indeed recovering well. I’ll find a place to give her the final treatment later. My strength has increased quite a bit now, so I don’t need to split the treatment into two sessions.”
“Increased quite a bit?”
Taking a sip of his warm coffee, Mr. Wenders looked up in surprise. However, he found no trace of lying in Su Jiu’s words, and was immediately astonished. How long has it been?
It hasn’t been half a year, has it? And she’s improved again?
What monstrous talent is this!
However, Su Jiu’s improvement in strength was a good thing for him. Thinking of the hardships his wife and he had endured over the years, a look of joy appeared on his face. He placed one hand on his wife’s right hand, and whispered, “Did you hear that? After today, you won’t have to suffer from that Mandrake poison anymore.”
“Wenders…”
Mrs. Wenders’ body also trembled slightly beneath her slightly curled long gray hair. She looked up, her light gray eyes looking at Mr. Wenders with excitement, but she was too emotional to speak.
From a distance, Su Jiu could even feel her excitement at the prospect of a new life. Of course, she could understand, as anyone would be happy to hear that a chronically ill person could be cured immediately.
After paying the bill, the three of them passed through crowds of people. Upon reaching the roadside, Mr. Wenders hailed a car, preparing to take Su Jiu to the inn where they were staying for the final treatment.
After the traffic lights, there was a traffic jam again. It seemed that Magic City was even more crowded today, with traffic flow nearly several times greater than when Su Jiu arrived.
“Beep beep!!”
“Damn it, look at all these people, all here to watch the match. How can I do business!”
The driver was an old man, who kept honking his horn and cursing in a thick local accent.
It was boring in the car. Mr. Wenders heard the old man’s curses and suddenly seemed to think of something. He looked up at Su Jiu in the passenger seat and asked, “I remember you’re also a student from Dragon Country. It would be good to participate in that World Championship.”
“But the rewards are too little, and it lasts for half a month. It’s not worth it,” Su Jiu replied softly, shaking her head.
Most importantly, Su Jiu was unwilling to do such a high-profile thing now. As long as she could raise the other half of her level of hymns, she could buy potion to advance her extraordinary attributes. Her ice attribute could soon advance to level two extraordinary attributes.
There was really no need to fight desperately for a potion that would activate extraordinary attributes.
“Are you really not going? According to some news from my old friends, it’s said that the top ten have the qualifications to go to Dream Cloud Pool. This is something new that the organizer has added, and it’s very useful for you War General Levels,” Mr. Wenders said with a smile.
“Dream Cloud Pool?”
Su Jiu was slightly stunned. This was not the first time she had heard this name. In novels, she had seen descriptions of this item, which could be said to be the main thing for the male protagonist’s rise in this book.
This Dream Cloud Pool was not referring to a single pool, but a collective term for a type of pool water. Because its water quality was as thick as white clouds in a dream, it earned this elegant name.
“The large Dream Cloud Pool is located between Dragon Country and Bear of the Snow, belonging to the heavenly treasures of the northern countries and controlled by the Bear of the Snow authorities. High-ranking War General Levels can use it to speed up the solidification of their bloodline, and with good luck, they might even reach the Half-step Battle King. As for Battle King Levels, although the effect is not ideal, it can also consolidate the bloodline phantom.” Mr. Wenders pondered for a moment and then said with a smile. Having lived for so long, he had clearly taken this treasure before and had some impressions and experiences.
“I heard that this item is awarded based on potential. The higher the bloodline potential, the higher the rewards you can get,” Su Jiu blinked her eyes and replied, her mind already set on participating in the competition. She had three bloodlines, all of which were top-notch. Going to the Dream Cloud Pool would undoubtedly bring great rewards.
Shaking his head, Mr. Wenders said softly, “Actually, it’s not based on bloodline potential. According to an old friend of mine, it’s actually based on the blood coagulation value…”
“What?! Blood coagulation value?”
Upon hearing these three words, Su Jiu almost jumped out of the car. This was a word she had rarely heard since becoming a warrior. Now it had reappeared. She increased by 5% almost every seven days. She didn’t know what her current value was…
If her level were to go to that spring, wouldn’t it cause a “whale swallowing” effect? Would the staff kill her then?
“Surprised, aren’t you? But it’s not that surprising. The strength of a bloodline is closely related to the blood coagulation value. If someone breaks through the Warrior Class and can still forcibly increase their blood coagulation value through medication, their bloodline strength will also increase,” Mr. Wenders said with a smile, completely unaware of Su Jiu’s ever-changing expression.
Su Jiu pondered for a moment, sighing inwardly. She had to participate in this competition after all. There were benefits she couldn’t refuse.
If possible, she felt that she could likely use the energy from the Dream Cloud Pool to engrave the inner core and continue to quickly condense the bloodline phantom after breaking through. By then, she would have at least some self-preservation ability even when facing a Black-clad Bishop.
“We’ve arrived at the Heavenly Guest Inn, the three of you.”
The three of them chatted for a while longer, and the car slowly stopped near an inn. The taxi driver glanced cautiously at Su Jiu and the other two, then said respectfully.
He didn’t understand what Su Jiu and the other two were talking about, but it didn’t affect his ability to judge people.
Going upstairs, Su Jiu didn’t delay at all. She quickly activated her Ice Dragon Transformation, surveyed Mrs. Wenders, and said with a gesture, “Madam, relax. Just hand your hand to me.”
Meeting Mr. Wenders’ gentle gaze, the gentle gray-haired woman also smiled, then slowly walked forward, offering her hand to Su Jiu with anticipation in her eyes.
“Hold on.”
Su Jiu sat on the other corner of the bed, a cold air appearing on her fingernails. She glanced at the former out of the corner of her eye, her eyes sharpened, and with a “swish,” she directly cut open the latter’s arm.
“Hiss…”
“Don’t move around. The dosage will be larger this time. Grit your teeth and bear with it.”
The former let out a slight gasp, and then Su Jiu grabbed her hand, while the other hand continuously rubbed a piece of ice crystal. Soon, faint ice crystals entered the wound under the gaze of the three.
Time trickled by under Mr. Wenders’ watch. Su Jiu spent nearly half a day using the ice crystals to absorb. When she slowly opened her eyes and stood up, it was already dark outside. Mrs. Wenders was also asleep, leaving only the man with an excited face.
Clasping his wife’s hand, Mr. Wenders turned to Su Jiu excitedly, made a gesture of a Western knight clenching his fist to his chest, and said very seriously, “Miss Su Jiu, the promise still stands. If you have any other requirements, I will definitely do my best to help.”
“Mr. Wenders, you are too kind. I have treated what was on your wife, but as for the wounds on you, if I reach the Battle King Level, I might be able to learn that Divine Revelation Art to try and treat them… but it’s probably not possible now.” Su Jiu waved her hands quickly. She came to help Mr. Wenders not for any favors in return, but just to fulfill her promise.
“We can talk about treatment when there’s an opportunity.”
Seeing Su Jiu shyly refuse, Mr. Wenders scratched his head, feeling that he was being sentimental. He then chuckled heartily, cupped his hands, and said, “My wife and I will probably stay here for a month or two before returning to our hometown. If Miss Su Jiu needs anything, please be sure to call me. Although my strength has greatly diminished, I have now recovered to the Demigod Level, and I can still deter some petty villains.”
After a few more pleasantries and seeing that the sky had already darkened, Su Jiu declined Mr. Wenders’ invitation to stay for dinner. The remaining time was for them to have some private time together. She still needed to go to a nearby alchemy shop to customize clothes.
She had obtained a lot of materials at the auction, plus she had killed many Battle King Level demons. She wanted to make a white dress for Doubi Xi. Frankly speaking, those gothic outfits only increased the stereotype impression of the Blood Clan.
In her eyes, the Silly Duke was as playful as the little sister next door. Their meeting began by chance, and their encounters were equally dramatic.
Walking out of the inn where Mr. Wenders was staying, under the somewhat dim yellow streetlights, Su Jiu opened her phone again and clicked on the little bat avatar that had not replied to her messages. Seeing that the person was online, she was silent for a moment, then typed a message:
【I’m preparing to make a dress for you, a white one. The quality won’t be low.】
The little bat avatar clearly received the message. The typing indicator appeared, but it only lasted a few seconds before disappearing. Five minutes, ten minutes…
“Master, go to the biggest alchemy workshop in Magic City.”
After getting into the car, Su Jiu was still looking at her phone. However, the other party seemed to have gone completely silent, and was still not responding, which made her feel a little uneasy. She sent another two words:
【Are you there?】
However, the other party had completely gone silent, as if they hadn’t seen it. Silence spread across both ends of the phone screen, and the light and shadows outside changed constantly.
“Hey, young lady, the biggest alchemy workshop in our Magic City is ahead, Mo Lin Workshop. Almost anything can be customized there,” the driver’s voice quietly sounded.
“Mhm…”
Snapping back to attention, Su Jiu paid the fare and got out of the car. She looked up at the building that looked like a European palace, with various colored glaze lamps hanging on the corners of the buildings, adding a touch of warmth to it. She sighed, tapped the bat avatar, and after a moment of silence, sent four words:
【Don’t you like it?】
This time, the other party seemed to have been struggling for a long time, and was slowly typing, but only sent two words.
【I like it.】
【That’s good.】
After getting a reply, Su Jiu immediately put away her phone and walked towards the alchemy workshop, which looked like it would cost a fortune. If it weren’t for the more than ten million transferred from Jiu Yun, and the materials she provided, she wouldn’t have had the confidence to enter.
