Meanwhile...
In Lynn's bedroom.
Lynn was flipping through a book in his hands, filled with emotions.
If he hadn't been rummaging through his belongings today, he would have almost forgotten about this precious research achievement he had treasured for years!
Secret Source, as the oldest form of magic on the Violet Continent.
During that period of four to five thousand years ago, it had reached its absolute peak.
Lynn vaguely recalled the situation from those years in his mind.
Indeed.
When you have a powerful dragon lady as your wife, you deeply realize just how weak humans are.
Whether it's about strength, or certain other... unfortunate aspects...
It's not at all like those fantasy novels describe, where the protagonist can stand firm and maintain their vigor regardless of who their partner is...
After all, humans have their limits.
No matter how strong you are, it's extremely difficult to physically conquer a mighty dragon!
O(╥﹏╥)o
He faintly remembered those ego-crushing words he heard during their honeymoon.
"Hmm~ Has it started yet?"
"It's already finished..."
Looking up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, tears streaming down his face.
During the time when his dragon lady was still around, what was it that drove him to become stronger?!
What was it that kept pushing him to become more powerful?!
Of course, it was because...
Because...
(Ĭ^Ĭ)
Let's not talk about it anymore, it's all tears from here.
Lynn tearfully browsed through the book in his hands, reminiscing about his past research achievements.
It was really just to supplement his nutrition a bit, and he accidentally ended up thoroughly researching all the knowledge about Secret Source.
"But anyway, there were some achievements," Lynn sighed wistfully.
He continued reading.
Reading with great interest.
It felt like looking back at elementary school essays decades later.
There were indeed some different feelings.
But just then.
Lynn suddenly froze.
"Huh? Why is there a page missing?"
Lynn stared at the gap in the yellowed pages, somewhat bewildered.
"Did I lose it while rummaging through things?"
...
Soon, at noon.
Accompanied by a magical glow from a teleportation spell.
Nanako's figure slowly appeared in her own bedroom.
She was wearing a blue robe, carrying stacks of boxes in her arms, and even had large packages tied to both of her pigtails.
"Finally, I've gathered all the materials!"
Nanako put her hands on her hips, wearing a proud expression, with the ahoge on her head dancing lightly.
After determining the basic recipe for breaking the curse.
Nanako used teleportation magic to return to Winter Spring Valley and gathered all the materials needed for the potion from the valley's treasury.
After all, as an ancient organization like Winter Spring Valley, they had every magical material one could need.
"With these materials and Nanako's abilities, I should be able to create a potion that can break the curse!"
Nanako ٩(๑>◡<๑)۶ spun around, her pigtails flying.
Without another word.
Nanako hugged all her materials.
Then quickly rushed out of the inn.
Just as she went out, she saw the magical girl Elina standing outside the inn.
Elina looked curiously at Nanako's packages and tilted her head, asking, "Steward Nanako, what are you..."
Nanako winked and said, "I've found a way to break the curse!"
Upon hearing this, Elina's eyes immediately lit up, "Re... really? Lady Nanako, you..."
Nanako immediately raised a finger to her lips in a shushing gesture, saying mysteriously:
"Shh, don't say it out loud. There should be a place in Lakeside Town where we can brew potions, right?"
Elina immediately closed her mouth, then with wide eyes, nodded vigorously, "There's the Alchemist Guild, you can rent an alchemy workshop from them for a small fee."
Nanako said cheerfully, "Perfect! Elina, quickly take me there!"
Elina glanced questioningly toward the inn and asked:
"Steward Nanako, should I notify your disciple?"
Nanako glanced at the inn and shook her head firmly, saying craftily, "No need, let him rest well. We'll give him a surprise after we make the potion."
Of course there was no need to notify him.
Because the potion recipe came from her disciple in the first place.
However.
The main reason was that she wanted to prove her abilities.
Even without her disciple, Nanako could create excellent potions.
Because Nanako was also a very powerful mage.
Harboring this little secret, Nanako and Elina immediately snuck away to the Alchemist Guild.
However, they didn't notice.
Around the corner near the inn.
A pair of eyes was watching Nanako and Elina's retreating figures.
...
[Church]
"Marshal Knight, it's just as I said, I just saw that steward from Winter Spring Valley and another mage heading toward the Alchemist Guild."
Marshal Knight frowned slightly, pacing, his armor clanking.
He pondered, "Did you hear what they were saying?"
The attendant bowed his head and said, "I didn't dare get too close, but I faintly heard something about potions and curses..."
Upon hearing this.
Marshal Knight immediately looked up, frowning, "Potions? Could those Winter Spring Valley mages have found a way to break the curse?"
After the curse outbreak in Lakeside Town, many people from their Holy Church had also been turned into pigs.
But regarding methods to break the curse, the Holy Church had also been conducting research.
However, they still had no results.
Marshal Knight fell into deep thought.
"Continue monitoring them! If they make any progress, report to me immediately!"
"Yes!"
He had just received news recently.
The guards responsible for watching over the cursed residents told him that Saint Anna had personally ordered the release of control over those residents.
And she was with those Winter Spring Valley mages.
He couldn't help but frown.
If Saint Anna had really returned, why hadn't she come to see them at the church?
Moreover, during this time, he couldn't contact Saint Anna no matter what method he tried.
He felt there were some suspicious points.
So, where exactly had Saint Anna gone?
"Oink— Oink—"
Miserable pig squeals came from the basement.
Marshal Knight flew into a rage and shouted toward the basement, "Beat him! Keep beating him! Beat him until he stops trying to be my father, damn it!"
...
Meanwhile.
In a room at the Alchemist Guild.
Just by showing the Winter Spring Valley steward's emblem, Nanako very easily obtained permission to use the alchemy workshop.
"Quick, quick! Take out all the materials! Let's prepare to brew the potion!"
Nanako busily worked, humming a light tune, her pigtails bouncing up and down, as she quickly took out all the various materials she had brought from Winter Spring Valley.
u serious?" Chen Feng watched helplessly as his painstakingly trained disciple, fresh off a championship victory, publicly abandoned him. "You had your chance, but you didn’t appreciate it. Now, face the consequences of your choice!" Chen Feng possessed the "Master System," a treasure trove of supreme martial arts techniques, capable of molding ordinary individuals into peerless prodigies. "Legs like yours? A shame not to train in the Crippling Kick." "Ever heard of a palm strike that descends from the heavens?" "Auntie! I see extraordinary bone structure in you—a martial arts prodigy, one in ten thousand." The once-defiant senior disciple, now watching her juniors rise to fame one after another, dominating the internet, was consumed by endless regret.
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
Resolve] Gu Yang was once a true disciple of the Falling Cloud Sect, but after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation regressed, his foundation was damaged, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he was about to be demoted to a menial servant. At his moment of despair, he awakened the [Daily Intelligence System]. By refreshing it daily, he could learn about countless hidden opportunities and secrets within the cultivation world! [Today's intelligence has been refreshed] [White Intelligence: One month ago, the Foundation Establishment spiritual item "Profound Ice Spirit Marrow" used by the host to attempt his breakthrough contained a trace of the poison "Bone-Corrobing Spirit-Dissolving Powder".] [Purple Intelligence: Tonight during the Yin hour (3-5 AM), a wisp of "Golden Crow Primordial Flame" will overflow... If this flame is devoured, it can recast the shattered cultivation foundation, fully restore cultivation, and awaken the one-in-ten-thousand—Primordial Supreme Yang Body. [Click to view coordinates]] [Golden Intelligence: Shen Qingyue, a Golden Core elder of the Falling Cloud Sect who possesses the Nine Yin Body, suffers from backlash of cold energy every full moon night, causing her strength to plummet and excruciating pain. Grand Elder Zhao Wuji has secretly bribed Shen Qingyue's personal maid, Hongxiu, and learned the rear gate array node of the protective formation "Clouds and Mist Veiling the Sun Array". Tomorrow late at night, he intends to take advantage of Shen Qingyue's flare-up of the cold poison, when she is weak and unable to resist, to use a secret technique to refine her into a cauldron and force her into a Daoist partnership. [Click to view coordinates]] The cultivation world is a jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and human hearts are as treacherous as ghosts? Sorry, but I can read the script! From then on, relying on his informational advantage, Gu Yang proceeded step by step with careful planning. Seizing opportunities, plundering fortunes. Selling intelligence. Playing rivals against each other. Step by step, he ultimately became the Immortal Emperor!
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
