My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Transforms a designated part of the body into a blood mist form, causing it to suffer corresponding continuous damage.

Head: 20 HP deducted per hour.

Torso: 10 HP loss per hour.

Limbs: 5 points of health are deducted per hour.

Movement speed in Blood Mist form is equal to [Blood Pattern Quality / 3].

In Blood Mist form, one can evade physical attacks and is immune to control effects, but the damage from fire spells is increased by 300%.

...

Xia Zuo crossed his arms and nodded in satisfaction.

Not bad, not bad. Two talent spells awakened in one night. If you include [Health Reversal] which was awakened during the day, that makes three awakened in one day!

"Hehehe, it seems I really do have a talent for blood magic~" Xia Zuo chuckled smugly.

He glanced at the wall clock; it was 10:40 PM.

Just as he was about to wash up and go to bed, the secret communication ring on the table emitted a faint sound.

"Click, click..."

Xia Zuo picked it up and read the message, his smile widening.

The reward for reporting Quarovich's name is very generous.

Rexol will provide adaptation potions numbered 1 through 10 free of charge, and will provide instruction on chain hammer techniques and physical training.

The Energy Chain Hammer is also a reward.

But the prize won't be the energy chain hammer from this afternoon.

Similar to the Life Alchemy Stone, the Elemental Weapon requires the user to bind it with their own hair in order to use it.

Xia Zuo will receive a brand new elemental chain hammer.

In addition, there is a citizen points reward.

Xia Zuo only needs to go to the counter window at the Citizen Center to collect it.

"Click, click..."

Another message arrived.

Rexol said he had reported the intelligence to the city of Polis without asking for its source.

Xia Zuo was relieved.

He turned off the alchemical lamp in his study, went to his bedroom, and began a deep meditation.

Chapter 69 Weapon Specialization

Tuesday, December 2nd, 14 days until Winter Veil.

That morning, Xia Zuo woke up from his meditation and mentioned the matter of payment to An Ru'er.

He omitted the details of how he received the reward, only saying that he had helped the Category 3 Disaster Emergency Response Department complete a challenging research task, which was why he received the generous reward.

Anru didn't ask any more questions. She nestled in her lover's arms for a while before they went out together.

Shazo arrived at the Witcher Manor. After making some preparations, he and Rexor left the manor and headed to the northern district of Poseidon.

After inspecting the northern part of the city, this task will come to an end.

From now on, the resident mages will be responsible for searching for blood addicts within the city.

Xia Zuo then returned to the underground laboratory to continue his research on the Blood Demon.

As long as we get through Winter Veil peacefully and expose the Church of the Otherworldly plot, life will be quite stable from now on.

Receive your monthly reward on time, keep a portion for reserve, and use the rest to exchange for element bottles to hold elements or condense elemental shells.

"Oh, by the way, Master, how many points are in that citizen points reward?" Xia Zuo asked Rexor beside him as they walked down the street.

If he has enough money to buy textbooks on the representation of elements, he plans to go to Yingrui Academy before going home this evening.

“500 points.” Rexol held up five fingers.

enough.

The course fee for the entire course on the Elemental Representation Studies, from apprentice to expert level, is 2300 points. It includes 300 hours of class time, a full set of practical training courses in the Alchemy Lab, and 5 textbooks.

If you're only redeeming textbooks, 500 points are definitely enough.

This points reward came at just the right time.

Xia Zuo grinned, his joy lingering for a second before subsiding, and he regained his calm expression.

He scanned the buildings on both sides of the street, his eyes behind his brown sunglasses shining with an emerald green light, mixed with a hint of red light from the blood-red crystal.

All living things within a radius of 100 meters turned into red dots in his eyes, and the brighter the red dots, the higher the quality of the blood pattern.

During my patrols over the past two days, all the red dots I've seen are a normal dark red.

Xia Zuo turned his head and looked at Rexor, who was also surrounded by a dark red light, clearly possessing a unique disguise.

"Master, do you possess an elemental body? Why is the quality of your bloodline similar to that of a normal person?"

Rexor, hands in his trench coat pockets, nodded, clutching his crimson crystal. "Of course I possess an elemental body."

The bald man paused, his eyes flickering with reminiscence, and said with a sigh:

"It is the greatest invention of the Fourth Age."

As of now, according to Xia Zuo's knowledge.

Things associated with the Second Age are the power of bloodlines and shamanic societies.

The Land of Truth is associated with the Third Age. Much of the knowledge of artifact alchemy comes from the legacy of the Land of Truth.

The last few centuries of the Fourth Age were known as the Years of Bloodshed and Turmoil, during which vivisections and the search for the soul led to great chaos.

Now, there's another piece of information about the Fourth Age—the elemental husks are hailed by Rexor, a witness to history, as the greatest invention of all.

Very little is known about the First Age.

Xia Zuo couldn't help but ask:

"Master, what from the First Age has survived to this day? Where can I find historical records and documents from each Age?"

"The First Era is actually a general term, specifically referring to the period before the power of bloodlines appeared in the world. As for the historical records and documents of each era... you will only be able to access them when you become a high-level mage."

Rexor added, "Even if you undergo the ritual of loyalty, it's still the same. Because ancient knowledge is inherently dangerous, and it requires sufficient willpower to bear its weight."

"May I borrow the autobiography of a pureblood mage in the temple?" Xia Zuo asked in turn.

“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Rexol shook his head. “That’s part of the Second Age history.”

The bald man shifted his gaze to the other person, "Are you trying to gain inspiration for awakening talent spells from their autobiographies?"

"Yes, that's right." Xia Zuo nodded in response readily.

Rexor stopped and stared at the flowerbed by the roadside, lost in thought:

"Well... that might not work either. This boundary cannot be crossed; there have been lessons learned from the Temple in the past. However, I can give you some advice."

Xia Zuo stood with his hands at his sides, listening attentively.

Rexor said:

"I don't know what the process of awakening innate magical talent from one's bloodline is like, but I think it should be similar to creating magic. The hardest step must be turning an idea into reality, right?"

Xia Zuo nodded.

"Then think back to how you cast the spell, what you used, and what you did."

Rexor patted the other's arm. "That's all I can say. Going into any more detail would involve the language of the Spellweavers."

"Thank you, Master, I'll remember that," Xia Zuo said with a smile.

The two continued on their way.

The northern part of Poseidon is quite dilapidated, with poor roads, potholes, and occasional puddles.

Xia Zuo was deeply impressed by this place.

On the ship at Qianwan Wharf, he used a fireball spell to blast a Transformer half to death.

He stopped as he passed the U-shaped building where Janice lived.

There are still three or four trash cans in the open space in the center of the building, and sewage is flowing on the ground, just like a corner that no one would ever notice. The environment here has not improved at all.

"Master, let's go have lunch."

Xia Zuo withdrew his gaze and found a reasonably clean casual dining restaurant with the bald man, where they sat down.

As he ate, he sensed the bloodstains hidden in Anjou's hat.

The blood spot is located several kilometers to the southeast of here, where the Energy Research Institute is situated.

The bloodstain did not move at all after arriving at the research institute throughout the entire morning.

It seems that using blood points to track targets is indeed a feasible method.

Xia Zuo quietly retrieved the blood dot without any hindrance, and the Demon Hunter across the table did not react.

The only drawback is that to relocate the target, you have to place a blood point on the target again.

...

4 pm.

In the backyard of the Witcher's Manor.

Xia Zuo drank a dose of the No. 1 adaptation potion and then followed Rexol for training with the chain hammer.

The two donned heavy training gear and sparred with ball hammers—the first step to mastering the chain hammer is learning how to use a nail hammer.

Every few rounds of combat, Rexor would take the opportunity while Shazor was catching his breath, resting, and repairing his injuries to explain the key points of the moves.

“Xia Zuo, in reality, you rarely use techniques on the battlefield. Most of the time, we go straight for the point, with only one goal: to smash the hammer into the enemy’s vitals.”