At the thought of this, Hegel and the others exchanged glances with each other, and Grand Elder Hayes looked at Harquess with a solemn expression. In a stern tone, he said, "Harquess, you should be thankful that you didn't make things worse, and that Master Felic probably doesn't intend to hold it against you. However, you can't think that this matter is over just because he didn't hold it against you. Next, you'd better find a chance to apologize to him and let him know your sincerity. "
"What? I have to apologize!?" Harquess exclaimed reluctantly. It wasn't that he had any enmity with Lin Li, but rather that he felt that it was too embarrassing when he thought of his provocation previously.
"Why? Are you unwilling? You must know that as long as you can learn a little bit of inscription knowledge from him, I'm afraid it'll be beneficial to you for the rest of your life. This is a rare opportunity for you, and it's also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Octopus Clan. " Grand Elder Hayes glared at Harquess, making Harquess immediately lower his head, seemingly lost in some memories. He quietly said, "Back then, if I hadn't had the opportunity to consult Heldanos about inscription, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to reach such a level now. Even now, the gains from that exchange are still like a bright lamp, pointing out the path forward for me. "
Hearing Grand Elder Hayes' words, the others all revealed looks of shock. That could be considered a historical secret. The legends that they had always heard were about how Hayes and Heldanos had exchanged knowledge of inscription, which meant that even if the two of them had different levels, there was still a limit to their differences. However, it was different for them to consult Heldanos, which meant that Heldanos' attainments in inscription were enough for him to be Hayes' teacher.
Hayes sighed slightly with some regret in his tone. He then said to Harquess, "Unfortunately, my talent is limited, and I'm destined not to have higher achievements. However, you're different. You're the most talented person in the history of the Octopus Clan apart from Heldanos. As long as you seize this opportunity, I believe you'll definitely go further than us. "
Although Hayes had painted him a beautiful vision, Harquess still felt very conflicted. On the one hand, he had already understood that there was a conflict between that human inscriber and his good brother, Cantory. In that case, should I distance myself from Cantory for the sake of this goal that doesn't seem realistic? On the other hand, the age of that human inscriptionist was too young. He was only in his early twenties. Asking him to lower his head and apologize to such a young human seemed too shameful.
However, despite feeling conflicted, Harquess still dared not disobey Grand Elder Hayes' words. No matter what, he would agree to it first. Thus, he hurriedly lowered his head and said to Hayes, "Yes, Great Elder, I understand."
"I hope you really know." Hayes also knew that he couldn't be too hasty to make Harquess, a genius of the clan, suddenly lower his head to a young human. Hence, he didn't hold it too much. Instead, he said to Hegel and the other two elders, "It's not just Harquess, you guys too. Try your best to pull that Master Felic over to our side. At least, let him know our goodwill. Besides, take good care of those troublemakers. The Gilded Kingdom is a good example. Don't let our clan become the laughing stock of others. "
Be it Great Monarch Hegel, Elder Quito, or Elder Kazar, none of them dared to have any objections to Grand Elder Hayes' words. Besides, given their status, they could naturally think that roping in such a powerful Guru of Inscription would definitely be beneficial to the Octopus Clan. Hence, the three of them hurriedly bowed to Grand Elder Hayes, and solemnly said, "Grand Elder, please rest assured!"
Grand Elder Hayes nodded, turned his head to look at Harquess, and said, "What are you still doing here? Hurry up and apologize to Master Felic."
"Ah, oh!" Harquess was most afraid of Grand Elder Hayes. If the Grand Elder wanted to teach him a lesson, even his father, Great Monarch Hegel, wouldn't dare to intercede. At the thought of this, he had no choice but to bow and leave, and reluctantly walked out of the palace step by step. He was completely different from how he had been when he first entered.
After Harquess left, Great Monarch Hegel and the three elders began to carefully study the mageweath on the stone slab again. However, they dared not devote all their attention to studying it like before, because they were well aware that the mageweath was not something that they could study on their own. They could only work together to study it bit by bit.
On Lin Li's side, he didn't take the matters in the market to heart at all. Compared to the Divine-Smith-level mageweath that he was studying, that matter was not worth his attention at all. As soon as he returned to the embassy of the Tower of Dusk with the magic materials that he had purchased from the market, he locked himself in his room again.
However, Lin Li did not immediately start studying the Divine-Smith-level mageweath, and instead summoned Demon Gordon, who had been neglected for a long time. Demon Gordon had devoured the Divine-Metal, and even if he stopped devouring other metals, he could still continue to advance. However, the speed was too slow, and he didn't know how long it would take for him to step into the Sanctuary-realm.
This time, Lin Li bought the Blood of the Sea God with the intention of feeding it to Demon Gordon for an experiment. The Blood of the Sea God was an extremely active substance that could allow weapons and equipment to have the ability to automatically repair itself. Hence, Lin Li wondered what would happen if he fed it to Demon Gordon.
In fact, Demon Gordon had the ability to automatically repair itself due to the fact that its body was made of metal. As long as its magical crystal was not destroyed, it would be able to reassemble itself even if its entire body was blasted into pieces. However, its recovery speed was very slow, and the more severe the injury, the slower it would recover. If he really waited for it to recover its combat power and get back into the battle, it would be too late.
Lin Li still didn't know how to make Demon Gordon advance to the Sanctuary-realm. He could only think of a way to maximize its power. If Demon Gordon could recover instantly no matter how severe its injuries were, it would be a huge headache for its enemies even if it hadn't reached the Sanctuary-realm. Anyway, Lin Li had always hated monsters that couldn't be killed no matter how hard he tried.
After summoning Demon Gordon, Lin Li didn't waste any time. He took out the box of Blood of the Sea God, and ordered Demon Gordon to devour it. According to Demon Gordon's nature, it wouldn't eat anything that wasn't metal. However, with Lin Li's order, it had to swallow it obediently even if it was mud. Hence, Demon Gordon took the crystal box, opened its mouth, and poured the millions of gold coins into its mouth.
As soon as it swallowed the Blood of the Sea God, Demon Gordon's body reacted immediately. Its body that was made of metal seemed to have become soft dough, and there seemed to be something wrapped inside that was struggling to come out. In the end, Demon Gordon's body became swollen on one side and sunken in on the other. It kept changing, as if it was going to explode.
Seeing this, Lin Li got a great shock. Could it be that the Blood of the Sea God was a fatal poison to Demon Gordon!? According to Lin Li's original thought, even if Demon Gordon couldn't devour the Blood of the Sea God, it could spit it out again, and it wouldn't cause any substantial harm to it. Hence, he ordered it to devour. However, it seemed that Lin Li had to admit that he had been too careless.
Of course, there was another reason that might be cruel, and that was that Demon Gordon no longer had much value in Lin Li's heart. Letting Demon Gordon devour the Blood of the Sea God was like making use of trash. It would be great if it succeeded, but there was nothing to be depressed about if it failed.
If it were two Undead servants, Lin Li would definitely be reluctant to do so. It was just like the time when Norfeller consumed the blood of the Iceblast Wyrm. Lin Li had to spend a lot of effort to carefully mix it, and only let Norfeller consume it after ensuring that it wouldn't cause any negative effects.
However, Lin Li wasn't as meticulous when it came to Demon Gordon. After all, there were different levels of affection. How could Demon Gordon be compared to two Undead servants?
At this time, Demon Gordon's body had almost lost its original appearance. It was just like a metal hedgehog, and the metal spikes all over its body were retracting and popping out continuously. Finally, Demon Gordon's body seemed to have been frozen in place, but if one observed carefully, they would see that it was trembling slightly.
Then, there was the sound of flowing sand, and Demon Gordon's body began to disintegrate like a sand sculpture that had suddenly collapsed. In the blink of an eye, there was only a pile of shiny metal sand left where Demon Gordon was standing. Moreover, the metal sand was further disintegrating into smaller particles, and after a while, it actually became a pool of liquid metal.
Lin Li was shocked by this change, but after carefully sensing it, he realized that although Demon Gordon seemed to be done for, he still had a Soul Contract connection with Lin Li. In other words, Demon Gordon, who had turned into a pool of liquid metal, was still alive even after its magical crystal had disintegrated.
Just when Lin Li was shocked by Demon Gordon's change, he suddenly sensed a message from Demon Gordon through the Soul Contract. The content of the message was very simple. It was a kind of hunger, an extreme desire for mana. It just so happened that Lin Li had no lack of magical crystals. He took out a few magical crystals and threw them into the pool of liquid metal.
Lin Li only threw a few level-15 or level-16 magical crystals at first, but the message from Demon Gordon was still the same. Hence, he took out a Legendary magical crystal and threw it over. After throwing 10 Legendary magical crystals, there was finally a change in the pool of liquid metal.
Looking at the change in the pool of liquid metal, Lin Li felt like he was looking at the Terminator. Demon Gordon was like the liquid robot in the Terminator. He arched up from the ground, and quickly condensed into a human figure that was more than two meters tall. However, compared to his original appearance, Demon Gordon no longer looked clumsy and heavy. Instead, his entire body had become streamlined and beautiful, just like a beautiful metal sculpture.
On the ground, there was a large amount of metal residue left on the ground where the metal liquid had just spread. Clearly, during this change, Demon Gordon had finally expelled the low-quality metal that had accumulated in his body. This was just like a person who had improved their qualifications. After this change, Demon Gordon's body was definitely many times stronger than before.
At the same time, the mana waves on Demon Gordon's body also rose steadily, and rushed to the peak of the Legendary-realm. It only stopped when it reached the Sanctuary-realm. After all, it was not that easy to reach the Sanctuary-realm. Even with the help of the Divinity Metal and the Blood of the Sea God, Demon Gordon could only be extremely close to the Sanctuary-realm. He still had to rely on himself to really step into the Sanctuary-realm.
After completing the condensation of his body, Demon Gordon knelt on one knee, and bowed to Lin Li respectfully. He said in a muffled voice, "Great Master, thank you for giving me a new life!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Li was really a little surprised. He did not expect that the Blood of the Sea God would also increase Gordon's intelligence while changing his body. Demon Gordon was actually a rather ordinary demon in the Endless Abyss. He did not have as high intelligence as the Demon Lords, and was basically closer to beasts. However, Demon Gordon had clearly broken away from the category of beasts, and become an intelligent life form.
Even if Demon Gordon's power did not increase, just the fact that he had gained intelligence was enough to greatly increase his strength. Moreover, after this transformation, Demon Gordon's power had reached a level close to the Sanctuary-realm. That was truly worthy of his identity as a trump card.
Seeing that Demon Gordon had finally completed the transformation, Lin Li waved his hand, and put Demon Gordon back into the contract space. In fact, Lin Li also knew that the reason why Demon Gordon could have such a change was partly because he had devoured the Blood of the Sea God, but more importantly because of the Divinity Metal. If he had not devoured the Divinity Metal previously, Demon Gordon's body would probably have completely collapsed after devouring the Blood of the Sea God.
However, there was one thing that Lin Li felt regretful about. Although Demon Gordon's strength had increased a lot, he had not reached the point of infinite rebirth. If he did not have enough mana, he would still die.
After putting Demon Gordon away, Lin Li was in a good mood. No matter what, he had gained another strong fighter. Even an ordinary Sanctuary powerhouse would have a headache when facing Demon Gordon. Of course, it was not realistic for Demon Gordon to fight a Sanctuary powerhouse alone. After all, the difference in realm was not that easy to bridge.
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