The existence of the Dark Crypt was of great significance to many wizard families in the Dagon region, so elite apprentices like Grim were the most popular targets for them to recruit.
First of all, recruiting these outsiders would not have too much of an impact on their inherent interests. How could an acolyte without the support of a family dare to openly offend those official Sorcerers? Therefore, the elite acolytes that were roped in would only become their most capable fighters. They could not take advantage of the situation and become their competitors.
Secondly, the underground world wasn't peaceful either. The rare resources that the Magi on the surface urgently needed were also the targets of the underground bastards. Therefore, every expedition and harvest in the underground was the beginning of a chaotic war between the two sides.
Due to the long period of exploration and development, the rare underground resources had been discovered and marked in the form of resource points by both sides. Both sides knew when each resource would mature and when it needed to be harvested. Therefore, around these resource points, every harvest was a bloody battle to the death.
In this battle, neither side would send out an official wizard. The scale of the battle was limited to apprentices. Only the winner of the battle was qualified to enter the resource point to harvest. As for the losers, they would either escape with injuries or lose their lives.
Such bloody battles had been going on in the Dark Crypt for more than 300 years, and it had almost become an unwritten rule here. Both sides used their powerful apprentices as bargaining chips to compete for a fixed amount of resources every month. The winner would take all, and the loser would die. It was a great stage for prospective wizards to show off their skills.
Now, because of Grim's special ability, he was chosen by the training camp led by Bald Ah Fu. Therefore, he was lucky enough to become one of the elite apprentices. This made him even busier. Apart from participating in an apprentice mission organized by the Wizard Association every 15 days, he also had to participate in the underground patrols organized by the training camp from time to time.
In this way, Grim's speed of earning contribution points would definitely be much faster than ordinary people.
After getting a basic understanding of the training camp, Grim said goodbye to Kevin and returned to his residence.
After locking the door and making sure the surroundings were safe, Grim began to remove the strange items and magic equipment on his body one by one.
Noble Headband, Thorn Armor Bracelet, Swift Leather Boots, Screaming Branches, Gnome Engineering Goggles …
After confirming that there were no witchcraft effects on his body, he ordered softly.
"A.I. Chip, begin checking my body's current condition …"
"Beep, mission accepted, beginning to scan the host …"
Tss tss tss …
Slowly and meticulously, Grimm's latest body data was projected in front of him.
Name: Grim
Race: Human
Attributes: Strength 4.17, Agility 4.36, Constitution 4.98, Spirit 8.42
Profession: Sorcerer-Apprentice (Beginner)
Health Points Class Experience Status: Healthy
Profession Skills: Scroll Copying, Spell Reading, Puppet Making (Basic)
Personal Skills: Burning Hand (Solidified), Flame Arrow (Solidified), Flame Spear (Solidified)
Looking at the lines of data, Grim could not help but reveal a look of joy.
Compared to his previous frail body, Grimm's stats had started to rise. The most outstanding one was undoubtedly his Physique, which had increased by nearly 2 points. One had to know that a month ago, Grimm's Physique was only 3 points, which was considered weak among the Sorcerer-Apprentices.
Although the other three physical attributes didn't increase by much, they all had obvious improvements. They were no longer as stagnant as they used to be.
Grimm looked through his stats and sat down on the chair. He took out a bottle of Spirit Concentration Potion from his storage belt and held it in front of his eyes to examine it.
The light blue potion gently rippled in the vulcanized bottle. Tiny blue particles could be seen in the potion. However, under the situation where the potion's aura was isolated, the A.I. Chip could not accurately analyze the components of the potion.
Grimm gently opened the bottle, and a fishy smell of the sea immediately entered his nose. Without any hesitation, Grimm swallowed the potion in one gulp.
As soon as the potion entered his mouth, a light blue mist came out of his nostrils and condensed into the shape of a beautiful, finger-sized mermaid. The pocket-sized mermaid quickly withered in the air. When the illusory body was about to wither, a shrill scream suddenly sounded in the room.
The scream did not last long. Soon, the mermaid's shadow disappeared along with the mist. However, the shrill voice sent a sorrowful curse into Grim's mind.
"A.I. Chip, what happened?"
[Beep. Detected the existence of the curse of flesh … Preliminary estimation is that it is a side effect of the potion … If it is dispelled, the potion's effect will be reduced … Please choose whether to use your spiritual force to dispel the curse.]
Grim sighed inwardly.
He had long heard that the Spirit Concentration Potion had a strong side effect, and now it seemed that it was true. If he wanted to increase his spiritual force, he could only silently endure the curse.
"No. Only maintain dynamic monitoring! "
"Receive command. The potion is starting to take effect … "
On Grimm's body monitoring data, the string of numbers belonging to his mental strength began to rise, and at the same time, his physique also began to drop.
Fortunately, the Earth Fire Dragon's flesh that he had just eaten yesterday had given Grimm an abundance of vitality. The pain in his internal organs that felt like they were being gnawed on by thousands of ants had lessened a lot. Otherwise, he wasn't sure if he would be able to endure the pain.
Feeling the excruciating pain from all over his body, the only thing that made him happy was that his spiritual force was constantly rising.
Seeing that his Mental Strength had finally crossed 8 points and successfully rose to 9 points, Grim grinned from ear to ear.
Finally, his spiritual force stopped at 9.27 and stopped increasing. Only then did Grimm let out a groan.
"A.I. Chip, dispel the curse of flesh!"
"Receive command! Beginning to release fire elemental particles … "
As waves of warmth flowed through his body, the aching and numbing feeling finally began to subside and completely disappeared. At this moment, Grimm's stats were: Strength 4.12, Agility 4.36, Vitality 4.21, and Spiritual Force 9.27.
The Spirit Concentration Potion gave Grimm a 0.85 increase in spiritual force, but at the same time, his vitality dropped by 0.77 points, and even his strength dropped by 0.05 points.
Grimm stood up and moved around. Although the feeling of emptiness from the decline in vitality was still there, it was not as strong as he had expected. It seemed that the feast yesterday had brought him a lot of hidden benefits! The increase in spiritual force gave Grimm an overall increase in strength. Whether it was the agility of his thoughts or the depth of his spiritual perception, they were all greatly improved.
Grimm hesitated for half a second before taking out another Spirit Concentration Potion from his storage belt. He opened the cork and gulped it down.
It was the same process, and the same curse of flesh. Grimm had strong expectations as he endured the huge side effects of the potion. He tried his best to focus on the continuously rising spiritual force stats.
At the same time, the A.I. Chip's alarm sounded.
[Warning. Host's damage to his flesh has exceeded 17%.]
[Damage to his flesh has exceeded 19%.]
[Damage to his flesh has exceeded 21%.]
[Beep … Warning. Damage to his flesh has exceeded 25%. If left alone, the Host will enter a short period of weakness. Do you want to intervene?]
Grimm gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice:
"No!"
The itchy pain had turned into a heart-wrenching pain. Bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down Grim's forehead. He twisted his body in the chair in pain, but with his strong willpower, he didn't faint. If he really fainted, he would lose control of his body, and the curse of flesh would dissipate on its own. This would undoubtedly cause more damage to his vitality!
Therefore, even if it was just to reduce the consumption of his vitality by 0.01 points, he had to stay awake.
The degree of damage has reached 25%. The degree of damage has reached 25%. "
Grimm finally shouted when he sensed that his spiritual force was no longer changing.
"Begin expulsion!"
When a warm current surged in his body again, the pain finally began to subside.
Grimm held on to the armrest of the chair and tried to stand up twice, but he could not. His numb body no longer listened to his commands. At this moment, his body's stats were finally refreshed.
Strength: 4.02, Agility: 4.28, Vitality: 3.17. Spiritual force had finally broken through 10 points!
From this moment onwards, Grimm had the honor of becoming an Intermediate Acolyte.
It only took him one and a half months to go from a Beginner Acolyte with 8 points to a Intermediate Acolyte with 10 points. Back then, it took him 6 years to go from a Beginner Acolyte with 6 points to 8 points. The difference between having resources and not having resources could be seen at a glance.
However, for this, Grimm had paid a huge price.
His Spiritual Power had risen from 9.27 to a small rank, but his Physique had shrunk from 4.21 to 3.17. The drop was so great that it was shocking. Grimm's strength had also decreased by 0.1 points, and his agility by 0.08 points.
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