Full-Time Psychic Martial Artist

The process of picking up another group of elves went smoothly, and to express his gratitude, Lorne gave some jerky to Mama Bear.

On the way back, Lorne took the time to select the spell he had upgraded last time, and leveled up again.

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Your 'Psionicist' skill level has been raised to 8, and your sub-class 'Demon Refiner' skill level has been raised to 1.

+1 to base attribute points, +5 to maximum health, +10 to maximum stamina, and +20 to maximum mana.

You can choose to learn one spell below the first level.

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[Demon Refining Spellcasting] (Demon Refining Level 1)

When you cast any spell in any ring, both your action points and mental energy costs are reduced by 1.

When you cast a spell, it does not consume action points.

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Hmm, my current action power is 14 and my mental power is 12.

Previously, you could cast a maximum of 4 spells per turn, and after casting them all, you would only have 2 action points left.

You can now cast 6 spells per turn. If you only cast Trick, you can also use Psionic Tentacles to perform 7 more unarmed attacks.

13 hits in one round, that's way overpowered.

Lorne's lips curled slightly as he added the 1 point of base attribute gained from the upgrade to [Agility].

As usual, the first-circle spell was not chosen immediately, but rather saved for when needed and adapted to the circumstances.

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As night fell, a bonfire, even larger than before, was lit in the center of the village. The elves sat around the fire, eating roasted meat and drinking soup, chatting happily.

As for the frost ogres that were transformed into tethered servants, Lorne ordered them to repair the village gate; they were not allowed to eat or sleep until it was repaired.

At the long table set up for the meal, Lorne took a bite of the sizzling, spiced roasted lamb chop and turned to look at Nelly beside him.

At this moment, Nelly was holding a roasted lamb leg that was bigger than her head in both hands, gnawing on it with oil all over her mouth, her two snow-white and pink cheeks bulging like a hamster.

"Eat slowly, don't choke," Lorne said, picking up the teapot and pouring her a cup of hot tea.

Nelly swallowed all the food in her mouth in a second and said, "Nelly has a Shadow Pocket, so she won't choke." After saying that, she also buried her head and started showing off.

Lorne rolled his eyes speechlessly, picked up his glass, and smiled as he gently clinked glasses with the elf who came to offer a toast.

May the goddess bless the elves!

May the goddess bless the elves!

The wine brewed by the snow elves is very strong, and Lorne was afraid that getting drunk would cause problems, so he asked everyone to drink ginger tea instead of wine tonight.

But this did not dampen the elves' enthusiasm; more and more elves wanted to toast Lorne, and soon a long queue formed.

Lorne estimated that if each of these elves drank a cup, his bladder would probably burst.

So he got up and left his seat, went into the crowd, and drank with the elves.

The banquet didn't last long. Most of the elves, having traveled for a day and a night, ate and drank their fill and then went to rest.

Lorne and Nelly were assigned to the village chief's house.

Elves can meditate and sleep, and only need four hours to get a full rest, so they can take turns sleeping in the same bed on different nights.

Unfortunately, this time, Nelly couldn't sleep under the bed because the snow elves' beds were heated kang beds with firewood underneath.

Fortunately, the kang (heated brick bed) was designed according to the size of a snow elf, so even three ordinary elves could sleep in it without feeling cramped.

Lorne originally wanted Nelly to find other female elves to sleep with, but after looking around, he found that all the other elves were already asleep, and Nelly also said that she wouldn't be able to sleep with unfamiliar elves, so Lorne had no choice but to compromise.

Lorne paused for a moment when he saw Nelly wearing only a shirt and trousers, and quickly looked away.

Were they wrapped up so tightly that no one could tell?

There were only two blankets on the bed. The two elves each covered themselves with one blanket at first, but they clearly felt cold, so they switched to covering themselves with both blankets stacked together.

Fortunately, the blankets were made to fit the size of snow elves, so two elves could keep enough distance when sharing one blanket.

Nelly fell asleep quickly, but even though Lorne gave her enough space to practice the Sleeping Arhat Fist, she still curled up into a small ball and didn't move at all after falling asleep.

If it weren't for the fact that her psionic tentacles could still detect her breathing, Lorne would have thought she was dead.

Realizing that this was a habit Nelly had developed over 10 years of living alone in the Abyss, Lorne finally felt relieved and quickly entered a meditative sleep.

Perhaps because the snow elves themselves have a resistance to cold, the heated beds they designed and built could not fully meet the needs of ordinary elves to resist the cold on this snow mountain.

It won't freeze you to death or make you sick from the cold, but it will affect the quality of your meditation and sleep.

Just as Lorne was hesitating whether to ask the village chief for another blanket, Nelly suddenly twisted her body and leaned closer, her back brushing against Lorne's arm.

Okay, so it turns out that you can still move even when you're asleep.

Lorne shrugged, assuming it was just an unconscious movement by Nelly while she was asleep.

The next second, Nelly nuzzled twice more, pressing her entire back against Lorne's chest.

Both of them were only wearing shirts and trousers, and Lorne immediately felt the warmth emanating from Nelly.

Lorne: ? ? ?

After his brain had been blank for an unknown amount of time, Lorne carefully moved back, keeping his distance from Nelly.

But after a short while, Nelly nudged over again.

Lorne rolled his eyes speechlessly and stepped back again, but Nelly followed closely behind, mumbling sleepily, "Sticking together, it's warm."

After saying that, she twisted her body, pressing herself even closer together.

Lorne's back was now blocked by the wall, leaving him nowhere to retreat. He could only carefully pull the blanket up and make do with sleeping.

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When Lorne woke up, Nelly woke up too.

After giving the bed to the village chief and his wife, he took Nelly out of the house.

Tonight, the moon and stars are shining brightly, and the white snow reflects the night light, bringing a sense of peace and tranquility.

The only downside was that it was too cold.

As soon as Nelly stepped out of the house, she went into Lorne's shadow.

Lorne shivered from the mountain wind and promptly changed into the two-headed frost ogre husk.

Yes, it's much warmer now.

Come to think of it, I haven't really looked at the data for the new mecha in detail yet.

As Lorne walked towards the village entrance, he checked the panel of the two-headed frost ogre.

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Alternate Life-Substitute Body (Gorgomok)

Level 20 Two-Headed Frost Ogre (Tier 4)

Strength: [26] (+8)

Agility: [10+10] (+5)

Constitution: [20] (+5)

Intelligence: [10] (0)

Perception: [10] (0)

Charm: [14] (+2)

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Psychic Power: [28] (+9)

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Action Points: 22 (Base +5, Strength +8, Agility +5, Monster Rank +4)

Mental Strength: 19 (Base +5, Attributes +9, Monster Rank +4)

Movement speed: 2 meters

Attack Strength: 17 (Strength +8, Agility +5, Monster Rank +4)

Defense level: 19 (Leather armor +10, Evasion +5, Monster Rank +4)

Heavy impact strength: 2

Toughness rating: 1

Spell Power: 23 (Base +10, Psionic +9, Monster Level +4)

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Life: 400/400

Physical strength: 660/660

Mana: 680/680

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Monster characteristics:

[Cold Resistance]: Reduces cold damage taken by 50%.

[Two Hearts and Three Lungs]: Doubles physical strength and doubles physical strength recovery speed.

[Dual-Target Casting]: Doubles mana cost and mana regeneration rate. Allows you to maintain two spellcasting focuses simultaneously.

[Sharp sense of smell]: You can detect nearby creatures or objects by smell. The closer you are, the higher the success rate.

[Frost Mage]: Can instantly cast Frost Trick. When casting Frost spells, Spirit cost is reduced by 1.

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Tricks: 'Frost Armor', 'Cold Ray', 'Fire Arrow'.

First Ring: "Freeze One Finger", "Frost Mist Technique".

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Goodness, the spell power can even be boosted by the monster's rank; that's a bit overpowered.

And this "Dual-Headed Casting" is pretty powerful too, as it allows you to maintain two focused spells simultaneously.

After carefully reviewing the five spells, I realized that only "Frost Armor" and "Frost Mist" required my full attention.

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【Frost Armor】(Warlock, Mage, Spellcaster)

Spellcasting, Protection, Standard Casting, Focus

While the spell is active, armor rating +2.

When you take fire damage, you receive 2d6 damage reduction and immediately lose your armor rating bonus.

The lost armor will be automatically restored at the start of the next round.

When you take fire damage, absorb 2d6 damage and immediately restore your armor rating bonus.

Magic Enhancement:

For every +5 to the spellcasting attribute modifier, damage reduction and absorption increase by 1d6, and armor rating increases by an additional 1.

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【Frost Mist】(Warlock, Mage, Spellcaster, Druid)

First step, incantation, standard casting, focus.

在你半径20米内製造一团直径10米、高5米的寒冷雾气，被该雾气笼罩的生物视野降低至1米，每回合受到2d6点寒冷伤害。

You can use your mental energy to move this cold mist; each point of mental energy allows you to move 3 meters.

Ascending Ring Casting:

Each level up increases damage by an additional 1d6.

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After seeing the two spells, Lorne was quite glad that he had chosen the surprise attack tactic, and that Nelly and Monteridge had been very helpful.

Otherwise, if Gogomok had put on the Frost Armor and cast a Frost Mist spell on himself, this battle wouldn't have been so easy.