Free Web NovelZhou 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.
Li Zheyuan was already quite impatient; he rubbed his hands together and urged him on.
"What are you standing there for?!"
"Why don't you take off your clothes and go inside to try it out!"
"I can't wait to see the data!"
Zhou Huai was already prepared and calmly nodded while controlling Gandalf.
Without the slightest hesitation, he began to unbutton his mage robe in front of Li Zheyuan.
Soon, Gandalf was stripped down to just a pair of trousers covering his body.
Although Gandalf's appearance is that of an old mage, this clone's body was sculpted by Zhou Huai according to the most perfect template, with well-proportioned and explosive muscle lines, without an ounce of excess fat.
"Wow, that physical condition is simply perfect!"
Li Zheyuan looked at the "work of art" in front of him with admiration in his eyes.
Gandalf remained calm and strode straight into the enormous glass container.
"Buzz—"
With a soft click, the heavy hatch slowly closed, emitting a dull locking sound, completely isolating the inside and outside of the container.
Just as the hatch was completely closed.
Zhou Huai's physical soul experienced an unbearable, tearing pain.
The faint mental pressure emanating from the 3.0 strength tempering device during standby was enough to make him feel as if his soul was about to be crushed.
"The intensity of 3.0 is not something my fragile soul can withstand."
Without a moment's hesitation, Zhou Huai withdrew his consciousness, returned to his physical body, and switched to the AI-managed mode.
Li Zheyuan's gaze as he looked at Gandalf in the container became somewhat empty for a moment, but he didn't pay it any mind.
They assumed that the test subjects had deliberately emptied their minds to cope with the pain to come.
He rubbed his hands together, his face flushed, and rushed to the holographic control panel, his hands moving rapidly across it as if he were playing the piano.
"All parameters are normal!"
"Vital signs are stable!"
"Mental fluctuations...zero?!"
Li Zheyuan stared blankly at the straight, ruler-like green line for a moment, then burst into wild laughter.
"Hahaha! As expected of you! You've already entered a state of selflessness before even starting?!"
"Great! That's wonderful!"
Without further hesitation, he slammed down a blood-red virtual button.
"The show is about to begin!"
boom--!
The moment the command was issued, several pipes connected to the main container suddenly lit up with a blinding blue light.
A viscous, dark blue liquid, almost black in color, was being frantically injected into a glass container by a high-pressure pump.
In just a few seconds, the deep blue liquid completely engulfed Gandalf's figure.
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
Countless bubbles surged wildly from the depths of the liquid, making the liquid in the entire container seem to boil instantly, churning violently.
Li Zheyuan stared intently at the container, only to see the deep blue liquid being frantically absorbed by Gandalf's body at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The immense energy contained in the liquid flowed into his limbs and bones through every pore of his skin.
On Gandalf's skin, countless pale golden runes appeared and disappeared, constantly flickering as he absorbed energy.
It was at this moment.
The system notifications in my mind were exploding wildly.
【Experience Points +10000】
【Experience Points +10000】
【Experience Points +10000】
【Experience Points +10000】
...
The screen was flooded with dense system notifications, and the experience bar representing level 47 began to surge forward at an unprecedentedly terrifying speed!
"It's flying! That speed!"
Zhou Huai was overjoyed.
In the lab, Li Zheyuan's expression was even more exaggerated than his.
The eccentric old professor was clinging to the holographic projection, his face almost pressed against the screen.
His eyes were wide open like copper bells, and his mouth was wide enough to fit an egg.
"The vitality index... is soaring! It has already exceeded ten times that of a normal human!"
"Energy absorption rate of 98.7%! My God!!"
Li Zheyuan's breathing became extremely heavy. He abruptly switched interfaces and brought up the data he cared about most.
Mental fluctuation curve.
On the screen, the green line representing Gandalf's mental state remained straight.
Like an unchanging horizontal line, without even a micrometer of undulation.
"This doesn't make sense...this doesn't make sense at all!"
Li Zheyuan muttered to himself, unable to comprehend what he was seeing.
He immediately brought up the instrument's self-test program, and a series of diagnostic data flowed through, eventually displaying the results.
All equipment is functioning normally and without any malfunctions.
"The equipment isn't broken! Everything is normal!"
Li Zheyuan suddenly took two steps back, staring incredulously at the blurry figure inside the container.
"That's too monstrous. Even with a power level of 3.0, it still doesn't cause you the slightest mental fluctuation?"
"Not even the slightest tension, pain, or emotion?!"
After a brief moment of shock and confusion, a morbid smile, a mixture of ecstasy and obsession, gradually appeared on Li Zheyuan's face.
"Still as perverted as ever, you truly are a born experimental genius!"
Less than half an hour.
Buzz—!
A dazzling white light suddenly shot up from Gandalf's body.
Even through the deep, inky blue liquid and the thick, specially made glass, the light was still dazzling. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
【Ding! Congratulations! Your clone 'Gandalf' has reached level 48!】
This is what makes Professor Li Zheyuan's instrument so terrifying.
The amount of experience points required for a professional to level up from level 47 to level 48 is enormous.
Even in a prolonged, high-intensity battle, it would take at least three months to achieve this.
Even for a monster-slaying machine like Gandalf, who never sleeps and grinds monsters, it would still take him nearly a week to solo a Hell difficulty dungeon without interruption.
But here, it only takes half an hour.
However, just as Zhou Huai was preparing to face the next, even more intense energy surge...
"Waaah—"
The entire body-quenching machine suddenly emitted a muffled hum.
The immense energy that had been continuously flowing into his body came to an abrupt halt.
The churning, dark blue liquid gradually calmed down.
"Click".
The glass container's hatch slowly opened, and the liquid inside quickly drained out through the hidden channel at the bottom.
Gandalf climbed out of the container.
Zhou Huai's consciousness immediately returned to Gandalf.
He glanced at the eccentric professor behind the control panel, who looked like he hadn't had enough, and frowned slightly.
"Professor Li, why did you stop?"
"I think I can still handle it."
To everyone's surprise, Professor Li Zheyuan's face, which had been flushed with excitement, collapsed upon hearing this.
He shook his head painfully, his face full of regret and helplessness.
It's not that I don't want to continue.
The old man sighed deeply, his expression like that of a painter who had reached the most brilliant part of a painting only to find that he had run out of paint.
"It can't continue."
Zhou Huai's brows furrowed even deeper.
"Why?"
He walked to the control panel and brought up a three-dimensional model.
It was a peculiar mineral, entirely black, yet its surface shimmered with starlight.
"As you know, activating this 3.0 strength device requires the consumption of an extremely rare resource."
"Mortal Demon Source Stone".
"This resource can only be produced in the depths of those extremely dangerous secret realms."
"Moreover, the production is extremely rare, and each piece is priced exorbitantly."
"Over the years, our Imperial Capital Academy's inventory has amounted to only a mere dozen or so items."
Professor Li Zheyuan paused at this point.
He turned his head and looked at Zhou Huai with an almost desperate expression.
"In order to develop this 3.0 strength device, and to verify its ultimate performance..."
"I have... cleared out all the Mortal Demon Source Stones in the Imperial Capital Academy."
The old man shrugged helplessly.
"Not a single piece left!"
