Chapter 143: Professor Jerry Is Too Eager to Improve

Abyss Realm.

Wrath Father God Domain, Shen Dian.

A Wrath Father God with a head of red hair, standing three meters tall, with a burly figure like a lion, sat on a chair several sizes smaller than himself, flipping through a medical book in his hand.

Compared to his figure, that book was practically a toy for a child playing house.

Before him, a girl lay unconscious.

She was covered by white bedding, but from the undulations of the bedding, it could be seen that her four limbs were all gone.

"Adult, how is it? Have you found a way to cure her?"

A handsome male demon wearing Yan Hua makeup walked up to the Wrath Father God and put down the tray in his hand.

The Wrath Father God casually took the leg meat from the tray and bit into it: "Sigh, not yet. That woman An Ka Xi Ya was hit by the tricks of that plague madman; even I find it very difficult to cure her."

The Plague Mother Goddess, like the Wrath Father God, is one of the Abyss Seven Gods.

Her divine power is not inferior to the Wrath Father God's, and she is a crazy old woman; like a dragon seen only by its head and tail, she cannot be found on ordinary days.

"Over these years, I have searched through all medical books but still cannot think of a way."

"Then why not just not cure her? Anyway, she's just a human." The handsome male demon said angrily: "Adult, you treat her day and night; I am truly envious."

"Aiya, you little rascal, what are you saying!" The Wrath Father God helplessly scratched his head and hugged the handsome male demon into his arms: "You know me; I have absolutely no interest in women."

"As for me, since ancient times, I have always been a Nan Tong Tong!"

"Little rascal, my heart has always been with you!"

"Hmph, I know Adult's heart is with me..." The handsome male demon pouted unhappily: "But why must you cure this woman? Anyway, Adult's goal is only to control Tifeng; as long as you keep this woman's life hanging, isn't it done?"

"Sigh, little rascal, your way of thinking is wrong." The Wrath Father God flicked his nose: "To make subordinates serve you wholeheartedly, you must fulfill the promises you make to them."

"Since I promised Tifeng to save his daughter, I must save her."

"If I don't do this, who in the future would be willing to serve me?"

"Adult~" The handsome male demon rolled his eyes and threw himself onto him: "Indeed, you still think things through the most."

"Hmph." The Wrath Father God mocked with a smile: "Such a simple truth, yet in the Abyss Realm, few can understand it."

"If they had my level of awareness, this Tianming Continent would have been crushed by us long ago."

"A bunch of pig teammates, can't be led, can't be led, especially that Abyss Magic Dragon, who attacks his own subordinates at the slightest provocation."

"Look now, his Dragon Whip has been severed; how many demons truly want to help him?"

"Heart for heart; if you are unwilling to treat your subordinates sincerely, can they seriously do things for you?"

"This time, if I cure Tifeng's daughter for him, he will surely make up his mind to be loyal to me; in the future, converting him into the Demon Race, wouldn't that be another fierce general?"

"Wrath Adult, what I admire most about you is your posture of planning strategies within the tent and winning victories thousands of miles away."

The handsome male demon lay in Wrath's embrace, his eyes full of little stars.

"Hahahaha, low profile, low profile!"

Wrath laughed heartily, his gaze sweeping toward An Ka Xi Ya, and he licked his lips without a trace.

He indeed had no interest in Tifeng's daughter.

But...

This did not mean he had no interest in Tifeng.

He, the Wrath Father God, looked at this Professor Tifeng; he still had charm.

If his daughter were cured, wouldn't this Tifeng have to wash himself clean and let himself taste his flavor? "Hahahahaha, but this damn medical book is really hard to understand; you say these people, why do they write medical books so convolutedly? The text used above is all ancient script; I can't understand it at all."

The Wrath Father God's gaze grew angrier the more he looked.

The handsome male demon glanced at the medical book and scratched his head.

No, buddy, you're holding the book upside down; of course you can't understand it?

But this sentence, the handsome male demon absolutely dared not say.

He understood the principle of serving a ruler is like serving a tiger.

"Hmm, no way, anger, truly too angry." The Wrath Father God let out a long breath: "Little rascal, bring up the humans caught yesterday."

"Okay, Adult."

"Also, prepare an oil pot and a barbecue rack for me." The Wrath Father God stroked the handsome male demon's face: "Today, I will personally cook for you."

He casually threw the leftover meat in his hand to one side.

The sizzling of hot oil and miserable screams rose and fell one after another. —The next day.

Sage Academy, Meditation Basin Room.

Tifeng stood respectfully beside Big Boss, bowing with hands clasped: "Dad, you're here."

"No need for so many formalities." Big Boss waved his hand and yawned.

Last night he fought the low-profile dragon daughter all night; if not for 【Sorry, You Didn't Let Me Be Dissatisfied】, he really wouldn't have been able to take her down.

As the number of times he cleaned curses increased, this fellow became increasingly base and dissatisfied.

Last night, she even poured the curse he had bestowed upon her into high heels...

Truly...

Too downhead.

"Dad, last night the Wrath Father God already contacted me."

"Hmm, what did he say?"

"Same as usual; he trusts me quite a lot and even treats me as a puppet he can manipulate at will." Tifeng gritted his teeth resentfully: "He would never have thought that I am already completely different from before."

"After meeting you, Dad, I have seen the truth of the world; this scoundrel, I must execute him. Mother, I must help you welcome her back!"

"Good! You have determination!"

Big Boss nodded in satisfaction and patted his shoulder.

Once Dian Huo and Fury are dealt with, I'll find a chance to send this Tifeng on his way together.

"Also, regarding what Father said before, Jie Rui, oh no, Jerryzi—I've thought about it too." Tifeng said again: "Father, you mean to completely brainwash Jerryzi, turning her into a puppet who only listens to you."

"Or keep her consciousness, letting her stay by your side?"

"If she becomes a puppet, will her memories of magic still remain?" Li Cheng asked.

"Naturally they'd be gone..." Tifeng shook his head: "And Jerryzi is originally a mage; losing those memories, her strength probably wouldn't even match a Rank 1 Ying Hun."

"Most importantly, Jerryzi is the Full Moon Academy's finest alchemist; her alchemy level is far superior to mine."

"If her memories are deleted, it would be too much of a pity."

"Mm." Li Cheng nodded.

Li Cheng had known about Jerryzi's intelligence long ago.

After all, this person had quite a few tasks in the original game.

At the end of these tasks, one could indeed obtain the Intermediate Alchemy skill, which is the highest spell level players can get.

If one wanted to continue improving alchemy afterward, they could only keep practicing to increase proficiency.

This is a normal method; almost all secondary professions level up this way, but for Li Cheng, it was too slow.

He had no interest in alchemy enchantments or the like; he just wanted higher-level equipment.

If there were someone by his side who could help him with alchemy, that would naturally be best.

"Father, if you want to keep her memories," Tifeng thought for a moment and said, "I can use the Meditation Basin and place a Brand/Mark on her; this Brand/Mark combined with the Master-Servant Contract you two signed before can guarantee she won't rebel."

"If she still wants to rebel, Father, with just a thought from you, you can make her vanish into ashes."

"Not bad." Li Cheng nodded, revealing a warm, sunny smile: "But as for which specific plan to choose, we still need to consult Miss Jerryzi herself."

Those familiar with Li Cheng know that once he shows such a smile, he's definitely going to do something Defying Heaven.

But Tifeng didn't understand; hearing Li Cheng put it this way, he thought Li Cheng really wanted to give Jerryzi the right to choose, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "My father's heart is still too kind."

"Then, it's decided—you're the one, Miss Jerryzi."

Li Cheng's mind stirred, runes appeared on the back of his hand, and immediately, a small pink bat flew out from within.

The small bat hesitated not at all, rushing straight toward the room's window. Li Cheng clenched his fist with an expressionless face.

With a bang, the pink bat fell to the ground, slowly transforming into a melancholy beauty in a black robe.

The beauty's brow was full of humiliation, her thin red lips bitten together, as if bearing grievances her gender shouldn't have to bear.

Her gaze fixed tightly on Li Cheng, her hands clenched into fists, as if harboring boundless emotion.

Li Cheng also looked at her, expressionless, only his gaze grew colder and colder.

The next second! Jerryzi leapt up, fists clenched, twisting her hips, kowtowing, kneeling before Li Cheng in a standard Kneel and Apologize posture: "Look, look who this is, isn't this my Master, Mr. Li Cheng, oh, above the Chu Huo, look at him, how elegant, how handsome~"

Waa waa waa, I don't want to be like this, but the situation is stronger than me, I have no choice, waa waa waa.

"Professor Jerryzi." Li Cheng expressionless: "May I ask what you were trying to do just now? Why fly out the window? Were you trying to escape?"

"What words, what words are these!" Jerryzi immediately showed a Righteous and Stern expression: "I, Jerryzi, have since Ancient Times been Adult Li Cheng's Spirit Servant; doing something like escaping is absolutely something I would not do."

"Oh?" Li Cheng narrowed his eyes: "So that means, Professor, you don't hate me? I did turn you into a Spirit Servant, after all."

"What words, what words are these!" Jerryzi's expression became even more Righteous and Stern: "I, Jerryzi, have since Ancient Times revered Adult Li Cheng's heroic bearing; being able to be Adult Li Cheng's Spirit Servant is a fortune I've cultivated for a thousand years."

"Whether Adult Li Cheng did it by accident or not, even if you did it on purpose, I—"

Li Cheng: "Let me correct that; I indeed did it on purpose."

"..." Jerryzi's face froze, but the words from her mouth had no hesitation at all, smooth as silk: "If it was on purpose, isn't that even better? This shows Adult Li Cheng you have taken a fancy to my talent; for me, Jerryzi, to be able to work for you, Adult, is an even greater fortune cultivated over ten thousand years!"

Tifeng:...

Lilith:...

Li Cheng:...

How to put it.

If this person lived in the real world, they could at least become a deputy division-level official.

"Don't spout nonsense." Li Cheng shook his head, looking down at him from above: "I ask you, can you refine the 【Fire Control Spirit Ring】?"

Under the reflection of the Deep Blue Flame, Li Cheng's shadow on Jerryzi's face transformed into a long "1 shape," exactly covering from her chin to her forehead.

"【Fire Control Spirit Ring】? That's a Rank 9 alchemy relic, capable of resisting the erosion of almost all flames in the world." Speaking about her professional field, Jerryzi also adopted a professional attitude: "It can be refined, but—"

Saying this, Jerryzi paused, as if wanting to create suspense.

But Li Cheng ignored her: "Looks like your strength still isn't enough; Tifeng, delete her memories."

"Yes, Father."

"Hey hey hey, wait, wait!" Jerryzi instantly became anxious, and also looked at Tifeng with some doubt.

Just now, this old fogey called Li Cheng what? Father? I didn't mishear, right? This Tifeng is old enough to be Li Cheng's grandfather; how could he call him father? Hmm, I must have misheard...

She wanted to think it over more, but time didn't wait for her, so she could only say respectfully: "I can refine the 【Fire Control Spirit Ring】, and I can guarantee that the refined ring can resist all fire magic below Rank 9, uh... at least it can resist for 10 minutes."

"Mm."

Li Cheng nodded, about what he thought; a fire-control ring that can resist Rank 9 magic for 10 minutes is already top-quality.

This Jerryzi's alchemy attainment is just like in the PC Version, outrageously high.

That's indeed true; without some real skill, relying only on flattery, she couldn't have climbed to the position of Minister of the Magic Department.

But, it's still not enough...

Li Cheng needs the fire-control ring, not to resist Rank 9 Strong Ones, but to deal with Dian Huo.

In front of that thing, this Rank 9 ring can at most block for a few seconds.

"If what I need is a fire-control ring that can resist Demigod Level flame power, can you refine it?"

"Demigod Level?" Jerryzi instantly raised her voice.

Li Cheng frowned: "Clear her memories."

"No, no, I can!" Jerryzi hurriedly kowtowed: "Big Boss, I can do it. But the materials needed are different from an ordinary Fire Transmutation Life Ring."

"Oh? Tell me."

Because Jerryzi's soul had been bound by Big Boss, Big Boss could tell that this guy wasn't lying at the moment.

"An ordinary Fire Ring only needs materials from Tianming Continent, combined with some organs from Abyss Demon Race members—these are all in the academy's laboratory," Jerryzi explained very carefully, afraid Big Boss wouldn't understand and would kill her off right then: "But the kind of Fire Ring you want requires troublesome materials."

"The rest is manageable; the key is two things: first, the Ling Dong Zhi Xue from the Winter Ice Vein, and second, the demon fangs of the Alterix Calamity Wolf."

"Both are extremely rare, especially the calamity wolf's demon fangs, which are needed in great quantities... but as for calamity wolves, there have only been one or two sightings on Tianming Continent in the past hundred years."

"If these two materials can't be found, not even I, but even the deceased Yuan Yuan Lian Xi Shi Zu Zong, couldn't refine the Fire Ring you want."

After speaking, Jerryzi devoutly knocked her head to the ground, her lips trembling, her whole body shaking.

She also knew this answer couldn't satisfy Big Boss.

But she had no choice; at a time like this, she could only gamble on whether the big shot was kind-hearted.

"Father, I have Ling Dong Zhi Xue here," Tifeng said: "And there are three pieces, which I found when studying ice magic in my early years, intending to research them."

"But after seeing the Dean's attainments in ice magic, I gave up. No matter how I study ice, I can't surpass Full Moon Dean."

"I never expected that the Ling Dong Zhi Xue left from back then would just happen to be offered to you, Father—it's fate, it's fate."

"Mm." Big Boss nodded, expressionless.

But Jerryzi, prostrate there, was swept by stormy waves in her heart.

She... she hadn't misheard! That old geezer Tifeng actually called Big Boss Father!

Who was Tifeng? He was the Dean of the Sage Academy, a Ninth Rank White Mage, a top-tier existence ranked among the top five in Full Moon Academy's combat strength.

He was a great existence that she, Jerryzi, didn't even have a chance to give gifts to during holidays.

He was an existence she could only look up to, unable to build connections with.

And such a big shot now actually called Big Boss Father?

Damn, what exactly is Big Boss's background? Jerryzi sneakily looked at Big Boss, then at Tifeng.

Her doubts grew stronger.

These two didn't look alike either.

And this age... also impossible...

Just at that moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed behind Jerryzi's head.

After excluding all impossibilities, the remaining option, no matter how unbelievable, was the truth!

It couldn't be wrong!

The force behind this Big Boss was like an iceberg under the sea, impossible to peep into.

This explained why Full Moon Queen took him as a student, and why she herself just made him wear small shoes and inexplicably became a Spirit Servant.

This was all because someone stood behind him! And the force behind Big Boss, she Jerryzi, probably had no qualification to know at all!

But that old geezer Tifeng knew! He not only knew, but immediately, at the first opportunity, adopted Big Boss as his adoptive father!

Good, good, good, you guys, usually so upright and proper, talking about morality, talking about principles, turns out behind the scenes you're so human-like? You can kowtow, but I Jerryzi can't? Thinking this, Jerryzi suddenly let out a coquettish cry: "Father!"

"What thing?" Big Boss was startled, looking over displeasedly.

"Jerryzi has drifted half her life, only regretting not meeting a wise lord!" Jerryzi lifted her head, looking resentfully at Big Boss, her eyes holding one part humiliation and ninety-nine parts reverence: "Big Boss, if you don't disdain her, Jerryzi wishes to adopt you as her adoptive father!"

"Please accept this little girl!"

Tifeng:...

Lilith:...

Big Boss:...

He hadn't said anything yet when he heard Jerryzi's output strike again.

"Father, this little girl is willing to do anything, Father!"

"Please accept this little girl!"

Chapter Complete