Under the efforts of the Silkworm Queen and the rapid wood silkworm clan, the newly born Locke was a Level 2 creature with quite rare abilities, one being “King’s Ode,” and the other, “Spatial Acceleration.”
The former combined insect hums, illusion techniques, and toxins into a melody that could induce mental disarray and a proliferation of illusions, subtly causing spiritual power toxins erosion.
“It seems it can also soothe swarms of insects, making thousands of insects submit under the King’s Ode.”
“As for Spatial Acceleration, it’s just ordinary Spatial Acceleration, exactly as the term implies,”
Hearing Locke’s words, Ivan didn’t know what to say.
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As the original entity and the main body of the Secret Method Body Double, he was well aware of Locke’s situation. Through meticulous nurturing and various enhancements, he had enhanced Locke’s affinity for space particles, leading to the development of spatial abilities.
This was what he valued the most.
Yet to someone else, it seemed ordinary; was this guy feigning ignorance?
In the testing ground, Locke displayed a speed far surpassing that of a Level 2 creature, substantially faster than the original, which made Ivan quite gratified.
“With this spatial affinity, researching teleportation arrays isn’t impossible,” Ivan mused silently.
True to the name “One Body Three Manifestations,” the original and the double were tightly linked; every sensation Locke experienced while using his spatial abilities was transmitted precisely to Ivan.
This would significantly improve his mastery over spatial aspects, hence his particular emphasis on spatial affinity and the realization that he could research teleportation arrays.
“Original being—Sorcerer Ivan, there is something not so good inside your body, let me remove it for you,” Locke met his gaze and quickly changed his form of address before sharing his discovery.
Ivan gestured for him to proceed.
Locke’s hand suddenly turned from solid to ethereal, similar to a Spiritual Body, and reached directly inside Ivan’s body. When he withdrew his hand, it was tightly clenching a strand of twisted black line.
“There, now you needn’t fear those spiritual bodies causing trouble,” Locke flicked his hand, and the continuous thread of power snapped and vanished.
“Thanks.” With specialization in diverse fields, Ivan had previously identified a certain mark inside his body but had never been able to see through it; Locke had indeed been a great help.
“Hehe, we’re one and the same, you’re too polite, far too polite,” Locke declined modestly, yet his lips betrayed an irrepressible smile.
“You are an insect-species creature with a tendency towards spiritual aspects; try if you can cultivate ‘Black Beard Chapter.'”
“Let me try; I feel it might work.”
“You have some traits of a Spiritual Body; this aspect also needs exploration.”
“Alright, I’ll do my best.”
“——“
Ivan assigned Locke many tasks and then sent him away.
After he left, Ivan belatedly realized he had inadvertently let the Silkworm Queen escape with him.
It seemed the Silkworm Queen had defected.
Ivan somewhat speechlessly shook his head, starting to consider his next steps.
“I remember last time when the swamp ant was weakening, Chairman Narnya brought out a life potion that replenished the missing vital energy of the swamp ant. The situation of the Silkworm Queen is similar; perhaps I can find out what it was and obtain a dose for the Silkworm Queen.”
“The repair of the Black Magic Wind Fire Pearl should also be scheduled; before that, I need to deepen the understanding of the Black Magic Wind Fire Array. I had no clue before, but now I can try combining knowledge of spiritual bodies; with Locke around, experimentation is convenient.”
“The research on spatial aspects can also be initiated; Sorcerer Barny’s Flashing Token is really enviable.”
“There’s also the Pan Iron Root from the Ancient Tree Spine Academy—”
From Sorcerer Tim of the Ancient Tree Spine, he had received three Pan Iron Roots, two of which he had given respectively to the Silkworm Queen and the swamp ant. Both insects had been nurturing them for a while, and they were growing quite well.
As Tim had said, the Pan Iron Root had one prominent feature—extraordinary hardness.
The Pan Iron Root could indeed absorb any energy, provided it was conventional; the efficiency of absorbing non-conventional energy was quite low, making cultivation time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Ivan had always been cautious, refraining from rash actions. Through his recent observations and research, he discovered that while the Pan Iron Root was indeed a plant-type creature, it could also be used as a magicalized item.
All factors considered, the Pan Iron Root was undoubtedly a fantastic item.
Regrettably, the potential of the Pan Iron Root, identified through the identification spell, was low, far from meeting the requirements for refining into a Secret Method Body Double.
One could foresee that the growth potential of the Pan Iron Root was not high, which inevitably dampened his enthusiasm by half.
However, he had already detected the type of energy particles to which the Pan Iron Root was most affine; actually, it was Earth-type energy particles, followed by Plant-type particles.
If he had spare time, he would not mind casually cultivating it as an intriguing research project, occasionally switching up his thinking.
This isn’t new. A few days ago, he casually concocted a batch of “Yellow Rock Water”, using materials sourced from high-grade Earth-type element stones, then poured the solution into a vat, added water, and tossed in the Pan Iron Root, allowing it to absorb and grow.
“Hasn’t been seen in a few days, went from withered to plump, grew almost a meter, the momentum is pretty good.”
Ivan glanced at the corner and casually poured a few more “Yellow Rock Water” into it but didn’t bother with it anymore.
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Vernon Millennium Archive, Ivan wandered among the archival materials.
“No records, searching aimlessly like this isn’t the way, might as well go directly to ask the Chairman, hopefully, it won’t cost too much.”
To fulfill the Secret Method Body Double, the Silkworm Queen had given so much, Ivan of course would not ignore it, thus he started searching for information regarding the life potion given out by the Chairman.
In the end, nothing was found.
He guessed it might be something unique to Chairman Narnya.
The next day, Ivan brought the Silkworm Queen to the curator’s office, met his superior Chairman Narnya, and explained his agenda directly.
“You have a good eye, indeed it is something I discovered by accident, which I named ‘Jade Sweet Juice’, sourced from the natural juice of a magical plant. The Jade Sweet Juice can repair your pet beast effectively but can’t replace the potential it has lost.”
Chairman Narnya glanced at the Silkworm Queen a few times, getting a good sense of its condition.
“Chairman, I would like to exchange for a portion, may I ask what it would cost?” Ivan then asked.
Last time was a meeting gift, this time he couldn’t possibly ask with a thick face, it wouldn’t befit a sorcerer’s conduct.
“I heard that not long ago you were seeking information about Spiritual Body and the Life and Death Cocoon, it’s been a while now, have you found anything?” Chairman Narnya mused in thought as he questioned back.
As a deeply experienced Level 3 Sorcerer, there were few things he valued, especially on someone like Ivan, who was a Level 2 Sorcerer.
“Some about the Spiritual Body, consider it exclusive materials,” Ivan contemplated and responded.
“Would you be willing to record it as an archive?”
“No problem.”
Hearing this and with no other chips to play, Ivan followed through and recorded the information about the Spiritual Body, including observations on the gathering places, fields of force, curses, etc.
After a moment of hesitation, he wrote a few basic informational sentences about the Life and Death Cocoon.
His thought was simple; as long as he dedicated himself to deeper research and development, the pace of knowledge turnover would be swift, and some exposed information would not significantly affect him.
“Chairman, please have a look.” After finishing, he handed it over.
“Not bad, I can see you put effort into this.” Narnya read swiftly and slightly nodded, casually putting it away in his drawer.
It seemed the matter was settled.
Ivan sighed with relief to himself.
“Ivan, what is your view on Bloodline Alterators?” Narnya suddenly brought up another question.
“As long as it doesn’t harm the interests of the sorcerer community and could enhance strength, I believe Bloodline Alteration is not undesirable,” Ivan said thoughtfully.
“You’re quite the slick one,” Narnya laughed.
From the style of the Five Leaves Spear, it wasn’t hard to ascertain they were rather bold, even accepting sorcerer puppets, let alone Bloodline Alteration.
Ivan clearly responded to this point, answering in a way that was faultless.
“You are right, as long as it doesn’t harm the community interests,” Narnya thought about something, his smile fading substantially, “Just afraid some might have ulterior motives, ultimately harming themselves and others, affecting the sorcerer world.”
Seeing the Chairman’s somewhat melancholy expression, Ivan wisely did not interject.
The matters of the upper layers of the sorcerer world had nothing to do with him, a Level 2 Sorcerer.
Coming out from the Vernon Millennium Archive, Ivan now had a portion of Jade Sweet Juice. Upon returning to the Rapid Wood Tower, he fed it to the Silkworm Queen, enhancing its strength gradually.
Eventually, the Silkworm Queen’s strength stagnated in the middle segment of Level 3 creatures, as expected, the lost potential was not restored.
“Swamp ant, send a pair of guards to Descending Clouds City of the Highland Alliance for me, keep an eye on that place, and see when the Red Cloud Realm reappears,” Ivan thought of a place.
However, the appearance of that place was unpredictable, and last time it cost him a great deal; it was estimated to reappear in about a decade.
“Understood,” the swamp ant agreed without objection, instantly left the Rapid Wood Tower, and hurried toward the outside of East Capital.