Chapter 700: Frequent Experiments

Chapter 700: Frequent Experiments

During the fifth year since Sein’s return to the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring, the knights and mages who had originally participated in the Verdant Leaf World War began to return one after another.

The knights naturally returned to their respective homes.

During the interplanar war, many knights had forged notable friendships with the mages of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.

Upon their return, many hedge mages from the Viridiscent Land also began to sign contracts with the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.

Having established mutual interests with the divine tower during the war, these hedge mages across Viridescent Land were more keen to join the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring now.

The influx of registered mages and the return of war mages breathed new life into the divine tower lately.

In previous years, initiates at the divine tower academy could go a few months without encountering a full-fledged mage, except for those conducting public classes.

However, full-fledged mages became a common sight almost daily.

The mages returning from the war were now a common presence throughout the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.

Thanks to Lorianne’s substantial investment in constructing the divine tower, the sudden increase in registered mages did not create accommodation shortages.

The towering structure, with its more than seven hundred floors, could accommodate tens of thousands of mages, each enjoying spacious residences and advanced laboratories.

This was likely one of the key advantages of major divine towers in the Magus World, attracting mages from their respective regions to join.

Looking ahead, Lorianne planned to consider further expansion of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring once the number of registered mages surpassed ten thousand.

With magic, anything could be accomplished.

Sein eagerly anticipated the day when the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring would rival the height and prestige of the Divine Tower of Verdant Flame.

***

After completing two of the three public courses he had promised his tutor, Sein, now with a much lighter schedule, shifted his focus on the body tempering experiments assisted by Reina.

Reina and the others had also returned from Verdant Leaf World.

Natalya had initially intended to stay with Sein for an extended period, but Sein’s mother-in-law, Sia, forcibly dragged her away.

As of now, Sein and Natalya had only completed their engagement ceremony.

During the war, the couple’s time together behind closed doors went largely unnoticed.

However, he could see that Reina had reached her limit.

Continuing to let her starve would likely cause immeasurable damage to her body.

Sein only sought to explore certain aspects of body tempering through Reina; he had no intention of harming his friend.

Regarding Reina’s profound fear of him during the body tempering experiments, Sein could only dismiss it as a misunderstanding.

He would never hurt Reina and harbored no ill intentions toward her.

After leaving Sein’s laboratory, Reina stumbled her way to the exit of the Divine Tower of Verdant Spring.

Sein had actually instructed his female servants to prepare a hearty dinner—one that would actually satisfy Reina’s hunger—but she refused to stay.

These body tempering experiments were far from over; Sein felt he could still unravel more mysteries.

However, what he had discovered thus far was enough to keep him engaged in learning for a long time.

***

After completing the body tempering experiments, Sein almost immediately plunged back into his alchemy research.

This time, his focus was on the Inextinguishable Meteorite he had salvaged from the ocean of Verdant Leaf World.

The top-tier Dim Star Magic Robe was well-suited for Sein’s current needs. Although the Verdant Flame Heart Rod had been serving him well too, his recent research on the Everburning Violet Flame had sparked a new idea for upgrading his magic rod.

The Verdant Flame Heart Rod’s most crucial component was the Verdant Flame Heart—a gift from Master Gregory.

Now that Sein possessed a sizable Inextinguishable Meteorite, he wondered if cutting it open to extract its core essence could enhance the overall strength of the Verdant Flame Heart Rod.

More importantly, incorporating the core essence of the Inextinguishable Meteorite into his magic rod could greatly amplify the effect of the Everburning Violet Flame—a subject Sein had been intensely researching for the past few years.

This enhancement could even impact Sein’s elemental body.

Sein’s resolve deepened after receiving a section of Life Tree Trunk from Luna, the Rank Two centaur who recently visited him.

This piece originated from the Ancient Verdant Banyan, the demigod-level guardian of Verdant Leaf World.

Maya, the demigod-level centaur warrior, had participated in the battle to besiege and defeat the guardian.

In the distribution of spoils that followed, Luna received only a handful of items, among which was a section of the trunk from the heart of the Ancient Verdant Banyan.