Free Web NovelAfter leaving Marshal Zhao's office, Zhou Huai didn't stop for a moment.
He controlled Gandalf and headed straight for the Tempering Tower located in the Imperial Academy.
This is the fastest way Zhou Huai can think of to level up.
It was thanks to Professor Li Zheyuan's body tempering experiment that Gandalf was able to rapidly increase his level from the thirties to the forty-second level in a short period of time.
Now, he must once again rely on Professor Li's help to quickly upgrade the levels of his clones.
The higher the level, the more skills you can master, and your strength will increase by several levels.
Once Gandalf reaches level 50, he will be able to learn a brand new and powerful skill.
The capital's universities remain as prosperous as ever.
Young students of all kinds mingled among them, chatting and laughing in small groups, their faces radiating youth and vitality, filled with boundless expectations for the future.
Little did they know that a terrifying catastrophe engulfing the entire Great Xia Dynasty was drawing ever closer to them.
Zhou Huai had no time for reflection. Following the route he remembered, he quickly arrived at the location of the Body Tempering Tower.
A solitary, silver-gray tower stands in the most remote corner of the university, completely out of place with the surrounding scenery.
"Knock knock knock".
Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, gently knocked on the heavy metal door.
A moment later, a slightly aged, somewhat impatient voice came from inside.
"Who is it? Don't you know I'm conducting an important experiment?!"
With a series of metallic scraping sounds, the door was pulled open a crack from the inside.
A head peeked out from behind the door.
It was Professor Li Zheyuan.
The old man still looked as slovenly as before, with his signature Mediterranean hairstyle and a few stubborn strands of hair sticking up unruly.
He squinted his cloudy old eyes and scrutinized the unfamiliar student outside the door with displeasure.
"Which department are you in? What do you need me for?"
Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, wore a warm smile.
"Professor Li, have you already forgotten me?"
Upon hearing that familiar voice, Li Zheyuan was first taken aback, then as if he remembered something, a terrifying glint suddenly flashed in his cloudy eyes.
He flung open the door and grabbed Gandalf's arm with astonishing force.
"Oh! Oh, oh, oh! I remember now!"
"It's you! That freak who can withstand a level 2.5 body tempering intensity without batting an eye!"
Li Zheyuan's face was filled with ecstasy and excitement; his expression was like that of a madman who had discovered a priceless treasure.
"Hahaha! You're finally back! You've come at the perfect time!"
As he spoke, he dragged Gandalf into the tower without saying a word, muttering to himself all the while.
"As I get older, my memory isn't as good, and I often forget things."
"But neither of us can forget you! The impression you left on me is just too deep!"
“I’ve been trying to find you, but that old man, the principal, told me that you’ve taken a long leave of absence and haven’t been at school.”
You have no idea how disappointed I am!
Gandalf stumbled as he was pulled, but still wore a gentle smile.
"I do have some personal matters to attend to recently."
Li Zheyuan warmly welcomed Gandalf into his familiar laboratory.
Zhou Huai looked around. The environment was much the same as when he last came. All sorts of strange instruments and scattered blueprints were piled up everywhere, and a faint smell of metal and medicine filled the air.
"The timing of your arrival is simply divine intervention!"
Li Zheyuan rubbed his hands together, pacing back and forth excitedly.
"Just the day before yesterday! My experiment made a breakthrough!"
"I have successfully stabilized the strength of the body tempering device at level 3.0!"
He turned around abruptly, staring at Gandalf with shining eyes, as if he were looking at a perfect work of art.
"I'm just looking for a perfect test subject! And you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep!"
Zhou Huai's heart stirred.
3.0 strength?
At just a strength of 2.5, Gandalf's level skyrocketed.
Wouldn't a strength of 3.0 be even more terrifying?
This is exactly what he needs right now.
He controlled Gandalf, his gaze sweeping across the laboratory, and asked, feigning confusion. freёwebnovel.com
"By the way, Professor Li, what about that very beautiful Professor Chen from last time?"
Upon hearing this question, Li Zheyuan's excitement subsided slightly.
"Professor Chen?"
He scratched his already meager head.
"Oh, you mean Chen Lanxin, Professor Chen?"
"She hasn't come for a while."
Li Zheyuan's tone became somewhat casual.
"It is said that she has resigned from her position at the Imperial Capital University and gone to the Free Federation for further studies."
A free federation?
"Go to the Free Commonwealth for further studies?" Gandalf repeated.
"Yes," Li Zheyuan nodded, his tone filled with emotion.
"The Free Federation's development in the fields of life force and array formations is decades ahead of our Great Xia Kingdom."
"The professional system there is also completely different from ours."
"Countless top scholars and geniuses are desperate to go to the Free Federation."
He sighed and waved his hand.
"Since Professor Chen had this opportunity, the school naturally had no choice but to let her leave."
"Let's not talk about her anymore. She's just an outsider, she's not important."
Li Zheyuan's attention quickly returned to the experiment. He became excited again and pulled Gandalf towards the body tempering device at the deepest part of the laboratory.
"Come on! Don't waste any more time!"
"Let me see what kind of dazzling sparks will fly when my 3.0 Strength Body Tempering Device collides with your freakish body!"
Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, focused his gaze on the brand-new body tempering machine in the center of the laboratory.
The entire instrument underwent a major overhaul.
The once solitary glass container is now surrounded by several smaller metal cans, connected by thick, semi-transparent pipes resembling pythons, through which flows a ghostly blue light, like the blood vessels of some creature.
The console has also been upgraded from old physical buttons to a huge holographic projection interface, with countless complex data streams flashing rapidly on it, full of futuristic technology.
Even the core glass container has become thicker and darker in color, exuding an indestructible texture.
"Did you see that?!"
Professor Li Zheyuan, like a child showing off his beloved toy, spread his arms wide, his face full of pride and fervor.
"This is my masterpiece, the result of my painstaking efforts! The Body Tempering Device, version 3.0!"
"The energy circulation system, the mental stress buffer device, the real-time vital signs feedback system... all of them have been replaced with the latest models!"
