It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Elena blinked; Ais's soft shout made her realize that the boy in front of her was not an enemy.

"Roy Tulumbel, that name sounds familiar... wait, aren't you the son of the Blackrock Lord?!"

“It’s me, Miss Elena,” Roy said with a faint smile.

At this moment, Ais sat down next to Elena and whispered a quick explanation in her ear. Soon, Elena's pale gold and dark eyes revealed understanding and surprise.

"So much has happened during this time..."

"Roy actually has such amazing abilities?"

"It absorbs pollution without suffering any damage itself..."

"Sorry, sorry. I thought you were an enemy and attacked you instinctively."

The fox-eared witch Elena apologized pitifully, her two fluffy fox ears drooping because of her owner's mood, which, combined with her pale, chubby face, made her look pitiful.

Roy shook his head: "It's okay."

“Miss Elena, you have just woken up and need to rest well. I have prepared some food for you.”

As he spoke, steaming hot food appeared out of thin air one after another in front of Roy.

There was freshly baked soft white bread, freshly squeezed juice, roasted meat slightly charred and coated with honey, and some dry food that was easy to store...

He instructed Red to have the maids in the lord's manor prepare all of this in advance.

Items placed in the [Original Sin Cube] space will retain the state they were in when they were placed there, making it perfect for food preservation.

"Make do with these for now. After the troubles in the territory are resolved in a couple of days, I will take you to live in Blackrock Territory."

"Miss Ais, please take me back. I still have many things to take care of and manage back in the territory."

After placing the food portions on the wooden table to the side, Roy looked at the Ice Witch Ais and said softly.

While equipment and items stored in spatial storage are extremely rare, they are not unheard of. Therefore, the two witches were not particularly surprised by Roy's act of retrieving items from the void.

The news that Blackrock Territory and Iron Mountain Territory were about to have a "territorial merger war" has been making headlines for the past few days, and Ais, who has access to black market intelligence, is naturally aware of it.

"If you need any help, just ask," Ais said earnestly.

"Thank you, but not right now. If you really need it, I won't hesitate to ask." Roy smiled.

“Let’s go.” The Ice Witch Ais stood up, her skirt swaying slightly, and came to Roy, extending her hand to him.

Roy raised his hand and clasped Ais's hand. The next second, an icy blue light appeared, and the two of them quickly disappeared from their original spot.

In the basement, Elena, now all alone, got out of bed. As she moved, a huge, fluffy, golden tail emerged from under the covers.

She sat down at the wooden table, looked at the steaming food in front of her, hesitated for a moment, then picked up a piece of white bread and started eating it with her juice.

Elena's cheeks puffed out like a squirrel's as she chewed the food in her mouth, her large tail swaying unconsciously behind her, her eyes slightly unfocused.

"Roy... Sister Ais..."

"Awoo (chewing)... Awoo (chewing)..."

……

A few minutes later, when the icy blue light faded, Roy found himself back in the courtyard house of the lord's mansion.

"I'm going back."

The voice grew fainter and colder in his ears. There was no one around him. Regardless of whether Ais saw him or not, Roy nodded to indicate that he understood.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, feeling the energy in his body that was almost overflowing, and for a moment he became a little worried.

According to the original plan, he intended to leave these "remaining areas" to Lord Denham, but plans can't keep up with changes, and Elena's situation became more urgent.

However, this means that the day after tomorrow will no longer be able to secretly use his talent on Lord Denham.

No, it's not like there's absolutely no way out.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Roy's mind as he was deep in thought.

The description of "Infinite Desire" is: It can devour any energy to satisfy its own desires.

This description is too general and does not define which aspect of the so-called "desire".

Roy had always used this "desire" to strengthen his physique and practice breathing techniques, but his experience fighting Red today brought him new inspiration.

Since "devouring" can devour not only the witch's corruption and magic, but also the knight's fighting spirit, is the same true for "desire"?

Does it not act on itself, but on external objects?

And an item that can hold energy... I've got it!

Magic Crystal!

Because of its location near Star Lake, Blackrock Territory produces a small amount of low-purity magic crystals.

Lord Blackrock's treasury contains about a dozen low-purity magic crystals that have not yet been processed. These low-purity magic crystals are too impurities to be used to assist knights in practicing breathing techniques, nor can they be used by witches to increase their own magic power limit after being consumed. However, they can be used to power various magic items and can also be used to forge magic weapons, making them quite valuable.

Magic crystals are not single-use items. The natural magic power stored inside can be recharged with battle aura after it is depleted. However, the upper limit and number of recharges are limited by the quality of the magic crystal. Generally speaking, low-purity magic crystals can be recharged about ten times before they will completely shatter.

As soon as the precious resource, Magic Crystal, entered the treasure vault, Roy immediately stored it in the storage space of the [Original Sin Cube].

Roy took out a low-purity magic crystal from his storage space and examined it carefully.

The low-purity magic crystal appears as an irregular, light purple crystal with gray-black stripes visible inside, giving it an overall somewhat murky appearance.

Compared to the deep purple, incredibly clear, high-purity magic crystals I'd seen in photos before, it was like comparing heaven and earth.

Roy could sense that the low-purity magic crystal in his hand, no bigger than a thumb, contained powerful energy, roughly equivalent to five strands of battle qi.

On a tentative note, a strong thought flashed through his mind: "to infuse energy into this low-purity magic crystal." The next moment, this idea was actually realized!

The energy within the body begins to dissipate and is poured into the low-purity magic crystal, causing it to contain more and more energy.

90%...80%...

When the body's energy level dropped to 45%, the flow of energy stopped. At that moment, the surface of the low-purity magic crystal in Roy's hand kept flashing with a pale purple light, giving people a feeling that it was very unstable and could explode at any time.

So, they've created a magic crystal grenade?

For a moment, Roy was somewhat taken aback.

His original plan was to use low-purity magic crystals to store excess energy in his body, but unexpectedly, he created a powerful "weapon" by accident.

Chapter 32 The Extension of Talent

Looking at the "magic crystal grenade" in his hand, which seemed ready to explode at the slightest provocation, Roy was terrified.

This thing, no bigger than a thumb, contains the compressed energy of about 10 battle qi. Once it explodes, even a bronze three-star knight would not be able to withstand it at close range.

A Bronze Three-Star Knight can possess a maximum of 9.9 strands of battle qi, which sounds similar to 10 strands, but it can't explode all its energy in an instant like an explosive!

Roy carefully held the magic crystal grenade until he put it into his storage space, then breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Holding a grenade that could explode at any moment, wouldn't you be nervous?

But after the initial nervousness subsided, excitement followed.

The "Magic Crystal Grenade" contains two types of energy: one is natural magic, and the other is the energy infused by Roy.

Neither of these weapons possesses the corrupting aura unique to witches, meaning that there is absolutely no need to be wary of using them!

Of course, there are some details to consider when actually using magic crystal grenades, such as how to detonate them, control the explosion delay time, and estimate the explosive power and range.

Regardless, the appearance of the magic crystal grenade means that Roy's talent [Infinite Desire] can indeed transfer his energy to others.

This led Roy to have other ideas.

Red is a seasoned Bronze Two-Star Knight with a maximum battle aura of 4.9, just one step away from breaking through to Bronze Three-Star.

If he wanted to break through the upper limit of his battle qi to five levels of bronze three-star, it would not be difficult for Red, but it would be meaningless. His body could not withstand the stimulation and burden brought by five levels of pure battle qi.

Once the body can no longer withstand the power of battle qi reaching level 5, it will tear the knight's body apart, causing him to die instantly.

In fact, knights are always very careful when practicing breathing techniques. If their bodies cannot adapt to a certain situation, they will stop immediately and then refine their skills through repeated practice to allow their bodies to adapt to higher purity battle qi until they finally break through.

The time required for this process varies depending on the knight's individual talent. If the body is already adapted to battle qi during the "golden age of training," then this time will be greatly shortened.

The above applies to normal cultivation practices, but what if there is external intervention or assistance?

Roy's thoughts wandered.

If he were to assist Red, after the battle qi in Red's body reaches the purity of 5, his body would briefly adapt, and then he would use his talent [Infinite Desire] to absorb all the battle qi without converting it. After a period of time, he would then return it to Red's body, repeating this process. This would give Red's body sufficient time to adapt to high-purity magic. Would this help him break through to Bronze Three Star?

This is a very good idea!

Roy's spirits lifted. His energy saturation was around 45% at the moment. Even if he absorbed five streams of battle qi, it would only be 95%, which was not enough to reach his limit.

Without hesitation, Roy called Red, who was in the small courtyard outside the house, in and told him his idea.

"Young Master Roy, will doing this harm your health?"

Inside the room, Red stood opposite Roy and asked with some concern.

Admittedly, young master Roy has the talent to absorb battle qi, but will this way of absorbing and outputting battle qi put a heavy burden on his body or have some internal effects?

If doing so would result in injury to young master Roy, or even affect his extraordinary talent in breathing techniques, then even if Red was tempted, he would not be willing to do so.

He's an old man with no future; he shouldn't affect the radiant young master.

"Don't worry, it won't have any effect. Just tell me, will doing this help you break through?" Roy smiled.

The talent [Infinite Desire] is a reward derived from illuminating one side of the [Original Sin Cube]. So far, he has not felt any consumption when using this talent.

There may be some slight mental strain, but at least using it continuously for a dozen or dozens of times in a short period of time is not a problem.

"...It's worth a try, and the chances of success are quite high."

Relieved by Roy's reply, Red then affirmed.

Because he missed the "golden age for cultivation," his body found it extremely difficult to adapt to battle qi. Every bit of progress required a great deal of hard work and perseverance. According to his own estimate, he would need at least five more years to adapt before he could break through to the Bronze Three-Star level.

As for the Silver rank? I guess I'll never get it in this lifetime.

But if Young Master Roy's method really works, then... Thinking of this, even someone as composed as him couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

If there is hope, who wouldn't yearn to climb even higher peaks?

“In that case, let’s give it a try.” Roy nodded, then had Red sit cross-legged and enter a breathing state, while he came behind Red and placed one hand on Red’s back.

"breathe……"