Chapter 382: Lady Fuluola

The medicinal power of the Pulse-Opening Tincture flowed continuously into this tiny magic pulse Gao De had selected, and with the coordination of the Boundless Breathing Method, it merged into it.

After continuing like this for about half an hour, the medicinal power of the Pulse-Opening Tincture in Gao De's body was exhausted.

He opened his eyes and casually took a bottle of Pulse-Opening Tincture from the box beside him and drank it in one gulp.

While waiting for the medicinal power to take effect, he thought for a moment and took out two more bottles of Pulse-Opening Tincture, drinking them all without hesitation.

【Your immunity to toxins has increased by 85.9%, and your body organs' ability to digest, metabolize, and excrete various toxins has increased by 84.5%】.

Since entering the Sea Sentinels, he had already consumed over a thousand bottles of Pulse-Opening Tincture, which was known for its fierce medicinal power and severe residual medicinal toxins.

This dosage could poison two elephants to death.

But under the effect of 【Adaptation】, with such a terrifying amount piled up, what Gao De gained was only an increasingly inhuman body.

He even had the confidence to make his current move.

Three bottles of Pulse-Opening Tincture entered his stomach. Before long, Gao De's face turned bright red under the stimulation of the medicinal power, and his whole body felt as if countless needles were pricking it, as if enduring torture, instantly making him sweat profusely.

Gao De endured the stinging pain, adjusted his breathing, and entered the long and distant rhythm of the Boundless Breathing Method.

That last magic pulse was drummed open once again, and the medicinal power of the Pulse-Opening Tincture surged in like a flood.

The delicate magic pulse had never seen such a scene; it was instantly stretched wide, swaying left and right like a small yellow flower, twisting as if it could be broken through by the medicinal power at any moment.

But the pulse was also extremely resilient, always maintaining a state of being on the verge of collapse but not quite collapsing.

In this state, it gradually became tough.

A hundred refinements make steel.

The medicinal power was slowly dissipating.

And this magic pulse was transforming toward the standard of a main magic pulse.

This continued for about an hour.

A layer of golden light lit up from this magic pulse, lingering and not dispersing.

Mission accomplished.

The Li Oumeng magic pulse network, completed!

Gao De exhaled a long breath of turbid air and opened his eyes.

His complexion had already returned to a normal state.

Gao De tried to circulate and mobilize his mana slightly, feeling only extreme smoothness, with no sense of obstruction at all.

"Such a silky feeling, as if the whole person has become lighter." Gao De couldn't help but exclaim.

Magic pulses, according to Gao De's understanding, are somewhat like the meridians in traditional cognition.

Reshaping magic pulses is somewhat similar to cleansing the marrow and changing the meridians, so the body feeling lighter is definitely not an illusion.

But the real benefit of the successful construction of the Li Oumeng magic pulse network does not lie here.

The normal spellcasting process is as follows:

A magic user needs to mobilize the mana in the abdomen and send it directly to the spell model in the spell sea.

Mana only becomes the corresponding spell after being "transformed" by the spell model.

Then the magic user transports the transformed spell out of the spell sea and releases it from a certain part of the body.

Mana is the "raw material," the spell model is the "conversion machine," and the magic user's body is the output end.

That is roughly the concept.

And among the choices for the output end, the most common is the hand.

This is the choice that best conforms to reality.

You could also choose to release spells from your chest like Ultraman.

But the problem is, normal people wear clothes under normal circumstances.

Releasing a spell from the chest means the first layer of obstruction the spell breaks through will be the clothes on your chest.

This means you have to explode your clothes every time you cast a spell.

Of course, equipment made of special magic-conducting materials can transmit spell power, such as rune constructs.

But this is a minority case after all; not everyone can own such supernatural equipment, and even if they do, they won't wear it all the time.

Another point is that if you are casting a spell like 【Fire Arrow】, it's not just exploding clothes, but "setting yourself on fire."

The last point is that the natural main magic pulses in the human body all lead to the limbs, but not necessarily to the chest.

Magic users who can come into contact with breathing methods and reshape and construct main magic pulses are, after all, a minority.

Therefore, there is no doubt that the best spellcasting part must be the hand, which is exposed all year round and most accustomed to it.

Just like how the spell-like supernatural powers of earth-vein creatures are mostly released from the mouth.

However, some spells are special and act on certain special parts.

Just like 【Detect Magic】, it can only act on the eyes.

【Longstrider】, if cast on oneself, acts on one's own feet.

But only specific spells are like this.

Because when these spells were created, they themselves underwent "adaptation" and can fit these parts.

Under this spellcasting step, the benefits of the completion of the Li Oumeng magic pulse network are obvious.

The most important function is to make the transmission of mana smoother and more convenient.

Under the newly built "highway," the passage of magic power no longer needs to take detours.

Therefore, the time required for mana to travel from the abdomen to the spell sea, or for a spell to travel from the spell sea to the spellcasting part, will be shortened.

That is, spellcasting speed becomes faster.

Although the speed increase is not very obvious, it has the advantage of working at all times.

Accumulating small amounts into a large one, when the number of spells cast is large, it will save the spellcasting time of one spell.

So this belongs to combat mage techniques.

——In normal spellcasting, the slight increase in spellcasting speed from the magic pulse network is not significant.

But in combat, this slight increase in spellcasting speed is enough to allow you to gain the initiative or even cast an extra spell.

And the initiative and that extra spell cast are very likely to determine the outcome of the battle.

In addition, mana always has some loss during the flow process; shortening the path, which is the reduction of loss, can also improve the strength of the spell to a certain extent.

It's just that this improvement is too small and can basically be ignored; everyone values the effect of increasing spellcasting speed.

Gao De stood up.

Since the Makoko water beast mission, for three whole months, he had been living a life of "dormitory" and "Collingwood Academy" two points and one line.

The Li Oumeng magic pulse network was successfully constructed, sword technique had long been initiated after three months of practice, and the 42nd drop of liquid mana was successfully condensed a few days ago.

More importantly.

Gao De stretched out his hand, back of the hand facing up.

Under the drive of his will, the silver rune representing astral teleportation flashed and disappeared.

Three months and 12 days had passed since Gao De's last astral teleportation.

Added to the 12 days of astral teleportation charging progress already made, it was enough for him to make a round trip to the Northern Realm.

It's time to go back and take a look; if there were no accidents, the Columbus should have arrived at Valar Bay for some time now, Gao De thought to himself.

Because the construction progress of the Li Oumeng magic pulse network was well under control, Gao De had long ago set the plan to return to the Northern Realm today.

At Collingwood Academy, after finishing today's sword technique lesson, he told the instructor that the course ended there.

But before that, there was one more thing to do.

Gao De's heart stirred; he first snapped his fingers lightly to cancel 【Summon Familiar】.

Subsequently, he mobilized the spell model again, selected an unoccupied space in the room, and cast 【Summon Familiar】 again.

The next instant.

A familiar little person appeared before Gao De's eyes.

Suddenly arriving here from the Northern Realm, Fuluola's head hadn't turned around yet, and her small face was full of confusion.

"Ahem." Seeing that Fuluola didn't seem to notice him, Gao De made a sound to prompt her.

"Ah?" Attracted by Gao De's voice, Fuluola finally saw Gao De.

Subsequently, she issued a big question.

"Mage, why are you here?!"

"Because I summoned Lady Fuluola here." Gao De explained patiently.

"Summoned here?"

"I promised Lady Fuluola that before the next time I return to the Northern Realm, I would take Lady Fuluola to play around here."

"Oh, right!" Fuluola remembered.

"Then shall I take Lady Fuluola out for a stroll?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The little person's eyes lit up instantly.

Today was a sunny day, the sun shining directly on the earth, yet not scorching, the temperature pleasant.

Just walking out of the dormitory, Fuluola was already very happy.

The Sea Hai Shao Bing dormitory is located in the Mage District of Dorn City, the Vantrolen District, and the foot traffic is also one of the best in Dorn City.

Fuluola's little head turned everywhere, looking left and right, as if she couldn't see enough.

"Is this where you stay, Mage?" The little person's light and thin voice reached Gao De's ears.

"Yes, isn't it very lively?" Gao De replied.

"Lively."

"Do you like it?"

"I like it."

Passing through the bustling Vantrolen District, Gao De hailed a carriage and took Lady Fuluola straight to the Bi Bo Ting outside Dorn City.

Arriving at the lakeshore, a ripple appeared, and a round, pointed head poked out of the water.

"Pfft!" Tuanzi sprayed water out with its nose, expressing its joy at Gao De's arrival.

The high-level earth-vein creature flesh he brought from the Northern Realm had long since been fed to Tuanzi during this time.

With the help of these high-level blood foods, Tuanzi's body size had grown significantly larger by a small circle in these three months.

"Mage, what is this?"

"This is my beast pet, Tuanzi." Gao De brought Fuluola here to introduce Tuanzi to her.

"Beast pet?"

"Lady Fuluola is not just a familiar, but also a very, very important person to me." Gao De said seriously.

"Mage, you are too~"

Fuluola flapped her little wings and flew in front of Tuanzi.

She was very small, so looking over, she was like a little butterfly.

Interestingly, Tuanzi was clearly seeing Fuluola for the first time, but it liked her very much, enthusiastically spraying water at Fuluola.

It must be because Fuluola was born with a heart of nature.

After playing with Tuanzi with great interest for a while, Fuluola flew back.

"Is Tuanzi amazing?"

"Very amazing."

Her eyes suddenly became bright and shiny, looking at Tuanzi, very happy, and she didn't know what she was happy about.

"Let's say goodbye to Tuanzi first, we'll go for a stroll in the city, and then we have to return to the Northern Realm."

"Oh~" Fuluola said goodbye to Tuanzi with difficulty and reluctance.

One big and one small, the two took a carriage back to Dorn City and came to the East District.

Compared to the Vantrolen District, the East District was much older, but also had more of a human touch.

There were many small stalls on the side of the road, mostly selling vegetables and fruits, and small stalls providing services such as shoe shining.

Between these stalls, there would occasionally be a few pushcarts, from which mouth-watering aromas drifted, selling various snacks.

Sizzle!

When passing by a small stall selling fish and chips, Fuluola was suddenly attracted by the sound of frying.

"Mage, what is that?"

"Fish and chips, small fish coated with flour on both sides and deep-fried, paired with potato chips, the taste is not bad."

"The taste is not bad?"

"Hmm."

"Hmm?"

Gao De smiled: "Does Lady Fuluola want to try it?"

"I can try it." Fuluola said super casually.

"Then let's try it."

Gao De came to the stall, "Give me a portion, pick some smaller fish."

The stall owner heard the voice, looked up at Fuluola sitting on Gao De's shoulder, and immediately became solemn.

Obviously, through Fuluola, he recognized that Gao De was a noble mage.

He hurriedly stopped his movements and picked out a few small fish with compact sizes and silver-shimmering scales from the fish basket on the side as fast as he could.

First, he carefully cleaned the small fish, scraped off the scales, removed the internal organs, and then rinsed them clean with clear water, the fish bodies becoming white and clean.

Next, he picked up a large bowl, poured in an appropriate amount of flour, added a little seasoning, stirred quickly and evenly, adjusted it into a batter with moderate thickness, then grabbed the small fish by the tail, dipped them into the batter, and turned them gently so that both sides of the small fish were evenly coated with batter.

Immediately after, the stall owner lifted the lid of the deep-fryer with hot oil on the side and put the batter-coated small fish into the oil pan.

As soon as the small fish touched the hot oil, they made a violent "sizzle" sound, the batter quickly expanded and changed color in the hot oil, and before long, they turned from white to an enticing golden yellow.

While frying the fish, the stall owner took out potato strips cut into uniform thickness from the basket on the side, put them into another colander, and fried them together.

During this whole process, Fuluola stared tightly at the stall owner's movements, not even blinking.

When the fish and chips became golden and crispy, the stall owner scooped them out with a colander, drained the oil for a moment, and then respectfully wrapped the fish and chips in palm leaves before handing them to Gao De, his face full of smiles: "Your fish and chips, please enjoy."

Gao De paid and said thank you.

"Crunch!"

Fuluola held the fried fish and took a bite, making a crunching sound.

Even though the fish chosen were small, for Fuluola, they were like behemoths.

Fried fish that others could eat in one bite were enough for her to eat for a long time.

"How is the taste?"

"Not bad, crunch!"

Walking down Dezhen Linjie, whether it was the acrobats performing juggling in the open space on the street, the musicians playing accordions on the street, or the vendors selling various snacks on the side of the road, all made Fuluola watch without stopping, and her exclamations didn't stop all the way.

"Will Phoenix also become this prosperous in the future?" Suddenly, Fuluola looked up, looked at Gao De, and asked seriously.

"It will, but it should take a long time."

"How long is a long time?"

"Maybe ten years, or twenty years, or maybe longer." Gao De thought for a moment and said so.

Fuluola immediately began to count with her fingers.

After Gao De's persistent brainwashing, in order to establish her persona as someone with wisdom, Fuluola had already consciously mastered the profound discipline of "arithmetic."

The process of learning was painful, but using it was very enjoyable.

"One year is three hundred and sixty days, ten years is three thousand six hundred days... twenty years is seven thousand two hundred days..."

"Is this a long time?" Fuluola, after calculating the answer, was surprised, staring at Gao De with wide eyes, full of confusion.

Gao De: "."

Forget it, I can't explain it to you long-lived species!

Dezhen Linjie was very long, but there was always an end, and soon, the "Walmart Magic Material Shop" at the street corner was about to come into view.

"Lady Fuluola."

Gao De called out to Fuluola, who was still in high spirits, flapping her little wings, and wanting to fly to every stall to take a clear look.

"Lady Fuluola."

Gao De called out again.

Fuluola finally heard it, turned around, and flew back.

"Is it fun here?"

"Fun, Mage, you really didn't lie to me!"

"Comparing it like this, do you not want to go back, but want to stay here?"

Such a lively and prosperous city landscape was not something that could be seen in the Northern Realm, at least not for the time being.

"Hmm?"

Fuluola looked up at Gao De, and Gao De also looked down at Fuluola.

One pair of eyes was serious and calm, the other was innocent and pure.

"Because compared to here, Phoenix is a bit broken." Gao De explained.

This stumped Fuluola; she blinked her eyes.

She didn't understand what Gao De meant by saying this.

So she asked directly.

"But, Phoenix is our city, and this isn't?"

"Also, isn't it that as long as it takes another 'long time,' Phoenix will also become this prosperous?"

"If Lady Fuluola works harder, maybe it can be even faster."

Lady Fuluola waved her little fist and made a decision that was extremely difficult for her.

Yes, even if Phoenix is broken, it is still their "home."

No matter how prosperous Dorn is, it ultimately has little to do with them.

If you think your hometown is not good, then go build it and make it better, instead of escaping or disliking it.

A very simple truth, but few people understand it.

"Lady Fuluola has great wisdom."

Gao De was silent for a moment and praised her sincerely.

"That's exactly it!"

Fuluola didn't know why the Mage wanted to praise her, but she accepted it gladly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 383 =====