Within the quiet laboratory, Chen Heng looked at the data with a look of confusion.
Half a year ago, his premonition had come true.
Half a year ago, the strange increase in power in his body had something to do with faith energy.
Moreover, from the data, it seemed that the connection was not small at all.
After hearing this, Chen Heng was completely dumbfounded.
The materialistic education in modern society and the Sorcerer's way of thinking caused him to feel a strong sense of contradiction. As such, when he had obtained the results, he had been quite surprised.
Only after a while did he come back to his senses.
It had to be said that just relying on faith energy to generate power was a bit too idealistic and went against common sense.
His strength had indeed increased inexplicably, but what was the source of this increase in strength?
Chen Heng had examined himself and found that his body had not changed much from before. No matter if it was his body structure or magic power, it was still the same.
However, his power had truly increased.
This did not make sense at all.
Even though he had transmigrated many times, most of the time, the law of conservation of energy still existed.
With the support of the power of faith, where did this inexplicable increase in strength in his body come from?
It couldn't be something that appeared out of nowhere, right?
Or could it be that faith could be used to make a living? Could it be turned into real power?
What was the principle behind this? What were the rules?
Why could some people do this and others not?
These questions filled Chen Heng's mind.
He instinctively wanted to investigate the principles behind this, but he did not know where to start.
To put it bluntly, this thing was beyond his ability.
If it was researching materials and how runes worked, it would not be a big deal for him. However, researching the power of the soul, such as faith energy, was a bit too much.
Forget about it.
Chen Heng felt a headache and decided to stop his research.
If he continued like this, he felt that he would not be able to find anything. Instead, his hair would be in danger, and he might experience loneliness at a young age.
Even though this was not his main body and he did not care about the image, it was best not to experience this.
Apart from the usage of the Power of Faith, he had made some progress in other aspects of his research.
For example, he found a way to leave.
In this half a year, Chen Heng had done many things.
He had to busy himself with his experiments and take care of those little brats. He also had to occasionally go out with Herlo and the other mercenaries to explore.
What a busy man.
Of course, he only went to explore when it was new and interesting at the beginning. He didn't go much after that.
After all, as a rich man, he only needed to wait for He Luo and the others to come up with a result. There was no need for him to make a trip himself.
This also saved him a lot of trouble.
That's why it's hard to do anything without money.
With the support of many books and research materials, Chen Heng finally made some progress.
It seemed that outsiders like Chen Heng had come here before, and they were Sorcerers at that.
As for why?
Within Chen Heng's laboratory, there was a thick magic skill tome, which recorded many magic skill templates.
This was something that Herlo and the others had found in a mountain cave. When they had found it, they had found many things, but only this thing was barely usable.
Fortunately, this magic skill book was made from Magic Iron, or else it would have long since been destroyed. How could it have survived for so long and been found by Chen Heng?
There were three magic skills recorded: Mental Intimidation, Burning Flame, and Flame Spirit.
It seemed that the Sorcerer who had left this magic skill tome was someone who played with fire.
Chen Heng had no idea how he had come here.
From that unlucky senior's records, Chen Heng found some things.
This included that unlucky fellow's records and conjectures about this region.
According to that unlucky fellow, this region did not seem like a normal world but a man-made little world.
These kinds of little worlds were often created by ancient Sorcerer organizations to be used as a foundation or to conduct experiments.
And this small world was very likely to be like this, specially used to complete some kind of secret experiment.
According to that senior's conjectures, this experiment was most likely related to the legend of the demon king warrior.
The reason was that every trial taker who entered this little world would experience the demon king's rebellion and the warrior's rise.
According to that senior's conjecture, this was most likely some sort of trial or experiment.
Those who entered this little world would be forced to undergo a trial and start the story of the demon king's rise.
Following this, the warrior would rise and defeat the demon king.
Only by defeating the demon king and bringing peace to the world would the trial end and they would be able to leave.
Of course, this was all conjecture, and he did not know if it was true or not.
After all, when he had recorded these things, he had not truly left.
As for whether or not that senior had truly left, Chen Heng did not know.
Herlo and the others did not find that unknown Sorcerer's corpse.
It was possible that he had died, or perhaps he had left.
Only the heavens knew …
However, after obtaining that Sorcerer's records, Chen Heng had worked hard to research this, and to a certain extent, he had made some progress.
At the very least, he felt that most of this senior's research was correct. As for the rest, because there was not enough information, it could only be considered unknown.
He would have to verify it in the future.
In other words, he needed more materials and information.
Standing in front of the laboratory, Chen Heng felt a headache coming on.
This series of research had made him feel quite uncomfortable.
After walking out of the laboratory, he went to the courtyard outside.
Half a year had passed, and there had been many changes to the courtyard.
Before, there had only been grass, but now there were many small saplings. Some of them had grown quite well, and the scenery in the courtyard was quite good.
Not far away, a series of shouts could be heard from time to time. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a few children with shovels in their hands. They were laboriously digging holes, preparing to plant the seeds one by one.
Indeed, the trees in the courtyard had all been planted by the orphans that Chen Heng had taken in.
This was not a waste of labor. After all, even if he left those children to do nothing, they would just be bored to death. As such, it was better to make use of trash and have them do some work.
This was also an optimal allocation of labor and was not wasteful.
As for abusing children or using them, Chen Heng did not admit to it.
With the situation in this world, many children wanted to be used but did not have the opportunity; having something to do was already quite good.
Moreover, this world did not have laws to protect minors.
After staying in the courtyard for a while, Chen Heng sighed and walked out.
Outside, the old butler that he had hired was already waiting for him.
"Sir, those mercenaries have come again."
The old butler looked at Chen Heng with a dark expression, seeming to be quite displeased.
"Those mercenaries have come again?"
Chen Heng thought about it and realized who the old butler was referring to.
Over the past half a year, while Chen Heng was experimenting, he had not stopped contacting Herlo and the other mercenaries.
Most of the time, he would spend money to hire them to explore various places and have them bring back some antiques or ancient books from various places.
Because he was very generous and did not ask for too much, Herlo and the others liked Chen Heng and would come to find him from time to time.
However, the old butler did not like them.
After all, every time they came, they would ask for money from Chen Heng.
Even though the money did not belong to him, he still felt bad that he had been scammed by these mercenaries.
There were not many good people like Sir Ed, and yet these mercenaries were scamming him out of his money. Were they not afraid of going to hell?
That's right, scamming.
From how the old butler saw it, Herlo and the others were scamming him out of his money.
Just some things that could not be eaten or used were collected from all over the world, and yet they wanted to take so much money from this place. If this wasn't cheating, then what was?
The old butler felt that since he had become the butler here, he had a duty to help his master chase away these scammers.
However, it was a pity that on the surface, it seemed that Chen Heng's relationship with these mercenaries was quite good. Even if he wanted to do something, he could not chase away his master's guest.
"Let's go, let's go."
Patting the old butler's shoulder, Chen Heng smiled and left, "Let's go see our guest."
Chen Heng pulled the old butler and walked forwards.
His manor was very tall, and after leaving the courtyard, there was a long corridor before he reached the living room.
Within the living room, Herlo and the others were already waiting.
Close to half a year had passed, and Chen Heng had not changed much. However, these people had changed a lot.
Herlo had put on new leather armor, and he looked much more spirited.
George was wearing a robe and had a smile on his face. However, he seemed to be missing a finger on his right hand, as if he had been injured during an expedition.
The only girl in the group of three, Ella, had also changed a lot. She looked much prettier than before, and she knew how to dress up.
All in all, the three of them looked much better than before, and it seemed that they had lived quite well over the past half a year.
This was no wonder.
After all, after taking so much money from Chen Heng, their living conditions had become much better.
With their living conditions better, their mental states naturally became much better as well.
Chen Heng walked in from the living room.
Herlo and the others hurriedly stood up.
"Long time no see."
Chen Heng smiled as he went up and gave them a hug, seeming quite enthusiastic.
"It's been a month or so, my friend."
Herlo walked up and smiled as he greeted Chen Heng.
"Alright, a month or so."
Chen Heng nodded; he did not care much about time.
Compared to time, he cared more about other things.
"Let me see, what have you brought for me this time?"
He looked at Herlo and the others in front of him and looked behind them before focusing his gaze on the chest.
With his sharp senses, he quickly found what the three of them had brought.
This was how they usually did things in the past.
Herlo and the others were quite honest, and apart from when they had harvests, they rarely came to Chen Heng's place.
As for asking for money, they most likely would not bring themselves to do so.
"It's a new item," Herlo said.
Following this, George and the other two walked over and opened the chest behind him.
A light bang sounded out as the box was opened, revealing what was inside.
It was a red crystal, and it looked quite special. It gave off a red luster, and it looked as if there was blood flowing within it.
It gave off the feeling that blood had condensed into a crystal, and it was quite beautiful.
"This is …"
Looking at this red crystal, Chen Heng felt quite moved, but he endured it.
He walked in front of the box and stretched out his hand to touch the red crystal.
A very warm feeling came from the palm of his hand, giving him a very comfortable feeling. It didn't feel like he was touching a cold crystal, but rather like he was touching a heart. It was very special.
Not to mention his actual value, just this feeling alone was enough to make people feel astonished.
"How is it?"
Herlo rubbed his head.
Over the past half a year, his hair had become thinner and thinner, and Chen Heng did not know why.
"My subordinates found this from outside, but I don't know what it is."
He rubbed his head as he said, "I saw that it was quite special, so I brought it over for you."
In half a year, not only had Chen Heng gone from a wandering Sorcerer to the owner of a manor, but he had also been promoted to the captain of a large mercenary group. Apart from George and the other two, he now had a large number of subordinates.
However, even though it was true that he had come over, his goal was most likely money.
After all, the size of the mercenary group had increased, but he also needed to spend more money.
If he did not find more places to earn money, it would be quite troublesome for him.
"This is quite good; I'll take it."
Chen Heng nodded as he said, "If you see something like this in the future, just send someone to bring it over."
Hearing this, Herlo and the other two inwardly let out sighs of relief.
Looking at Chen Heng, Herlo stretched out his hand and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Then this money …"
"This …" Chen Heng said casually.
Before he could finish speaking, the old butler took a step forwards and blocked in front of him.
"Old Master, why don't you let this old man discuss this matter?"
The old butler said respectfully as he looked at Chen Heng.
He had long since disliked Herlo and the others, so he took this opportunity to run over.
Otherwise, based on his understanding of Chen Heng, he would have given them whatever the price was.
"That … works too."
Chen Heng paused for a moment but did not refuse. He waved his hand and had people move the item to his laboratory.
No matter what the price was, he still wanted the item.
This was especially so for this item.
"What's the situation like outside?"
Following this, he continued to chat with Herlo.
In the end, he was the boss. There was no need for the two of them to discuss such a small matter; their subordinates could do it.
The two of them walked out of the living room and went to the courtyard for a walk.
Around them, children were walking around. After planting trees, they were happily playing around with smiles on their faces.
Looking at this scene, Herlo could not help but smile, looking quite happy.
However, hearing Chen Heng's words, he shook his head, "It's not going well.
There have been more demon beasts in the forest recently … "
He said to Chen Heng.
It was unknown when, but the demon beasts in the forest had started to appear.
At first, this region was quite normal and there were not many demon beasts.
However, as time passed, demon beasts appeared, and their numbers increased.
Half a year ago, when Chen Heng had first come to this place, the number of demon beasts was already not small, let alone now.
According to Herlo, if all of the demon beasts in the forest were dragged out, they would be enough to inundate many kingdoms.
This was really a horrifying thing to do.
These demon beasts greatly affected people's livelihoods.
Not to mention the big picture, just talking about the people's livelihood, many people who relied on the forest's resources to survive were now out of luck.
There are many monsters in the forest waiting to be fed. Do you dare to go in and try?
Most likely, they wanted to deliver food to them.
However, under these circumstances, mercenary groups like Herlo's slowly developed.
On one hand, many kingdoms offered rewards, and on the other hand, many people could not survive anymore, so they joined mercenary groups.
However, despite this, many small mercenary groups did not have it easy.
Only Herlo's group was fine.
After all, they could be said to have people backing them, and they were envied by many mercenary groups.
"Ai …"
After chatting for a while, Herlo deeply sighed and felt that the people's livelihoods were quite difficult.
She did not know why a mercenary group leader like him would be so sentimental.
After a while, the old butler and George came over.
However, their expressions were not too good.
From the looks of it, both sides didn't achieve their goals in this round. Could it be considered as both sides suffering?
Chen Heng watched on with interest and chatted with George and Herlo for a while before saying goodbye.
"How much money did you just cut?"
Looking at Herlo and the others leave, Chen Heng thought back to George's expression and asked with interest.
In front of him, the old butler had a calm expression, as if he had done something insignificant.
"I only cut half of it."
"Then they must be quite sad."
Chen Heng smiled, seeming quite happy.
Of course, he did not take this matter to heart.
Whether it was full price or half price, it was not a big deal to him; it was just something insignificant.
Of course, this was because it was easy for him to earn money.
If it was demon stones, he would not be like this.
When the time came, he would be even more stingy than the old butler.
After Herlo and the others left, Chen Heng immediately returned to his laboratory.
Within the quiet and spacious laboratory, there was a red crystal on a large experiment table.
A faint red light blossomed out, dyeing the surroundings bright.
Chen Heng walked over, a look of joy on his face.
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