My health recovery is incredibly fast.

This means that it will be relatively easy for him to obtain a third opportunity for further study.

Xia Zuo read another layer of meaning in Master Adanavados's words.

Poison alchemy and potion alchemy are closely related, a fact known to anyone who has studied at the academy.

However, to be promoted to a master-level alchemist, one only needs to have the qualifications of an expert-level poison alchemist, which is one level lower than the promotion requirements for a master-level biological material master.

It is not difficult to see that the correlation between biological materials science and toxicology is higher than that between toxicology and potion alchemy.

It's normal that Xia Zuo, who has never systematically studied bio-alchemy, doesn't know the relationship between this discipline and poison alchemy.

After thinking for a few minutes, he made a decision.

“Sylvia, Master Adanavardos suggested that I choose biomaterials science.”

Xia Zuo folded the letter neatly and said:

"After careful consideration, I decided to follow his advice. I want to study poison alchemy and biological materials separately, using both opportunities at the same time. I want to acquire knowledge through rote learning and try to spend the two months of study time on practical operation."

“Okay, it looks like there won’t be any changes for you.” Sylvia took out the remaining documents from the file folder, sorted them out in the order they were to be filled out, and placed them in front of him one by one, guiding him to write his information in the correct places.

After Xia Zuo finished writing, Sylvia checked his document to make sure there were no mistakes, then capped the pen and said:

"If you choose to learn through classes, you'll need to wait for the temple to start classes. However, you don't need to wait. I will notify you to come to the Bosing Tower by tomorrow evening at the latest, and use the teleportation crystal in the tower to go to the outer sanctuary. Once you get there, someone will guide you. Remember to pay attention to my secret communication ring."

"Okay, Sylvia. Thank you for your help."

Xia Zuo stood up, smiled and said goodbye, then left the office with An Ru'er.

The two left the Bosing Building and arrived at their lunch break, so they found a clean and hygienic restaurant.

The date for parting with Xia Zuo has been set for tomorrow. Anru plans to ask her supervisor for permission to meditate in the safe room of the research institute.

Her current task is singular: deep meditation, to expand her mental ocean to a specified size as quickly as possible.

After communicating with her supervisor using the secret communication ring, the supervisor approved her application to engage in deep meditation for two consecutive months.

All she had to do was sit on the recliner in the safe house, close her eyes, and when she opened them again, she would run into Xia Zuo, who had just finished his studies, thus skipping the years of waiting alone.

---Aside---

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Chapter 29 Old Friends

After dinner, Xia Zuo and An Ru'er went to Yingrui Academy and found Janice studying in the library.

For the next two months, Janice will be responsible for looking after the homes in the St. York community and taking care of herself.

"Remember to go home every Sunday and check the faucets, gas meter, and drains for any problems. If you find anything, go to the community security guards, and they will help you contact a repairman. Or you can send me a private message, and my supervisor will wake me up so I can go home."

Anru squatted down and instructed Janice:

"Don't leave the academy at night. If you need to go home, it's best to take a public carriage during the day."

Janice nodded obediently, "Okay, I got it."

She had heard about the secluded cultivation of mages at the academy and knew that after becoming a mage apprentice, one sometimes needed to stay in the dormitory for several months before coming out, so she was not uneasy about Anruer and Xiazuo's temporary disappearance.

Xia Zuo left enough points in her citizen account for her to live comfortably at the university.

Moreover, Janice herself is very independent and doesn't require much attention.

Uh… it feels like I’ve placed every single piece that should have been placed on myself… Xia Zuo shook his head with a wry smile, took Anru’er’s hand, and waved goodbye to Janice.

...

The following morning.

Anru packed the things she needed for meditation and traveled with Xia Zuo to the Energy Research Institute by public carriage.

Halfway there, a noise came from Xia Zuo's alchemy pouch.

Sylvia sent a message via her secret communication ring, instructing Shazo to arrive at her office in the Bosing Building within half an hour.

Xia Zuo sent Anruer to the research institute and used his Windwalking Technique to head to the Boxin Building.

Today is Monday, and the building is crowded with people, including action teams, researchers, and clerks.

After finalizing the training schedule yesterday, Xia Zuo contacted the manager at Vickers and requested a long leave until the end of March.

After returning from the temple, there were many things waiting for him to do.

Training the body, training the energy pistol, identifying poisons, participating in research on alchemical bio-engineering, and so on—the future will be very busy.

The attention given to the Blood Element servants will inevitably decrease significantly.

Xia Zuo weaved through the crowded hall, stepped into the elevator by the wall, and glanced at his blood-element servants in his mind.

Blood Element servants numbered 1, 4, 5, and 6 remained in a cave near Stillwater Town, guarding the stationery and the copied magical alchemy texts inside.

Xia Zuo spent some time last night reinforcing and disguising the entrance.

But he felt it wasn't safe enough, so he simply moved a large pile of rubble to completely fill the cave entrance, then filled the gaps with mud and water, and finally covered the cave with turf, leaving no gaps so that even if a heavy rain fell, no rainwater would seep in.

In this way, Xia Zuo wouldn't have to worry about not being able to control the Blood Servant temporarily.

Servant No. 7, located in Silvermoon City, remains within the academy's walls. Theoretically, as long as Boying Academy doesn't intend to demolish and rebuild the walls during Xia Zuo's studies, Servant No. 7 is the safest.

After confirming the status of the Blood Element servants, Xia Zuo stepped out of the elevator and went to find Sylvia, who was waiting there.

The teleportation room in the Bosing Building is on the top floor.

When the Church of the Otherworldly Demons was causing trouble in the Magina State, Shazo came here and entered the underground safe house through a teleportation crystal that was as tall as a person.

Now, at Sylvia's instruction, he stood directly in front of the teleportation crystal, letting the thick white light projected from it engulf him.

In the blink of an eye, Xia Zuo arrived at the outer hall of the Mage Temple.

He immediately tried to sense his blood element servants.

As expected, he was unable to sense the location of the servants, nor could he use them to explore the unknown aspects of the temple.

From the perspective of the blood element servants in his mind, it was like a high-definition image being brutally compressed, full of blurry mosaics and jumping diagonal stripes.

As Xia Zuo controlled Servant No. 1 to take a few steps forward, a sluggish, difficult, and heavy feeling came over him. Servant No. 1's perspective only swayed slightly, and it was unable to move its position according to its master's wishes.

The Mage Temple does have some merit...

Xia Zuo calmly turned off the perspective of the Blood Element servants, thankful that he had arranged for them in advance.

The location he was in was not the teleportation hall he had visited several times before.

Pushing open the door to the teleportation room, you'll find yourself in a somewhat noisy open-air plaza.

The sky here is a clear blue, and the white clouds overhead are so close to the ground that it seems you could reach out and grasp them.

In the center of the square is a group of fountains and sculptures.

The lifelike sculpture of a young girl, dressed in a pleated dress, holds a ceramic pot in her arms, with water flowing down into the pool below.

The long dress and the girl's arms are both made of stone. The superb sculpting technique perfectly presents the light and shadow changes of the skirt folds and the delicate luster of the girl's skin.

Beside this fountain sculpture, there are all sorts of magnificent and exquisite fountains, ranging from human-shaped young men and women, middle-aged people, and the elderly, to leopard-shaped monster sculptures that are curled up on all fours and dozing by the pool. They give people the illusion of being in a bustling street in a classical era.

Four straight water channels converge at the central fountain sculpture group, connecting the stone buildings surrounding the square.

From the outside, these buildings use round stone pillars as load-bearing columns, supplemented by large square rocks as walls to distribute the weight, and decorated with reliefs and sculptures embedded in the walls, making them both heavy and elegant.

The square is divided into four sections by four water channels, each corresponding to a different school of thought.

The teleportation room behind Xia Zuo belongs to the alchemy school.

Xia Zuo looked around, his gaze sweeping over the people dressed in various styles of clothing. They seemed to be alchemists like him who had come to the temple for further training.

These colleagues gathered around their respective guides, listening to each other explain the rules of the place.

The guides were all dressed in milky-white mage robes.

Within the territory of the Mage Temple, the term "mage" specifically refers to someone who can wield elemental power, rather than a spellcaster who is physically weak but intellectually gifted.

Anyone who can use basic meditation to encompass the elements can become a mage.

Therefore, even the seemingly burly and strong man wore an elegant long robe.

Xia Zuo's gaze fell on the man a few meters away directly in front of him.

Ever since Xia Zuo stepped out of the teleportation chamber, the other person has been staring at him…

Strong arms, prominent pectoral muscles, thick neck, broad shoulders... the wide robe couldn't conceal this man's robust physique.

It's those pale golden strands of hair...

"Mars... Senior Mars?" Xia Zuo stared in disbelief at the other's face, the rugged features still faintly revealing his former handsome features...

“Yes, it’s me.” Mars smiled and walked over. “Has it changed a lot? I had no choice. My innate spell is shockwave, and in order to unleash its magical effect, I had to train my body like this.”

"This is truly... amazing..." Xia Zuo recovered his senses, shook hands with the other party, patted his shoulder, and bowed.

As Beatrice had mentioned, Mars's father arrived in the Silvermoon Federation before her family.

He had worked in the Federation for over a decade, all so that he could bring his wife, Mrs. Morton, and their two children—sister Miffy Morton and brother Mars—to the Eastern Continent.

The fact that Mars is here means that his father has succeeded.

It's hard to imagine what it would be like to live and work alone in the Silvermoon Federation for more than a decade.

“Your father is truly great,” Xia Zuo said sincerely. “I admire his perseverance. I am very grateful to him for allowing us to meet again.”

Mars paused for a moment, then quickly understood what Xia Zuo meant.

"Did Headmistress Beatrice tell you that?" Mars asked with a smile.

“Yes, that’s right. When I learned that Anru might not be able to come to the Eastern Continent with me, Headmistress Beatrice used your father as an example to comfort me.”

Xia Zuo patted the other's arm, "Luckily, Anru'er awakened a wonderful talent spell and came to the Eastern Continent with me. Otherwise, I don't know if I could have endured the loneliness of being alone for more than ten years."

"You two really are destined for each other," Mars said mysteriously, blinking his right eye.

"Let me tell you a little secret. My sister took my mother's surname, while I took my father's."

"Oh? Is that so?" Xia Zuo didn't immediately understand what the other person was trying to say.

Mars pointed to his name tag: