It felt as if the black cloud itself was alive.
Garon squinted his eyes and activated the Eye of Isaiah to look at the black cloud again.
The black cloud was still moving, but it was moving at a faster speed. There was nothing out of the ordinary.
He retracted his gaze and scanned his surroundings. He did not find anything suspicious.
Following the path he came from, he passed through a few large stone forests. In front of him was a moderately sized oval-shaped hot spring.
Large amounts of steam rose into the air. The air was hot and humid. Garon could vaguely feel a layer of stickiness on his skin.
He could faintly hear laughter coming from the direction of the hot spring. It sounded like a girl's voice.
The hot spring was surrounded by a circle of tall stone pillars. It was obvious that someone had moved it here to block the hot spring.
Outside one of the stone pillars, Red Umbrella and the old man were sitting cross-legged on the ground, chatting about something. A child was writing and drawing on the surface of the stone pillar with her finger. She looked like she was entertaining herself.
Seeing that Garon had returned, the old man waved the jerky in his hand.
"We were planning to use the water here to make some meat soup. Leader, do you want some?"
"You found those little silver fishes?" Garon asked casually. He walked over and sat cross-legged on the ground like them.
The old man shook his head with a puzzled expression. "Speaking of which, it's strange. Previously, I could catch a bunch of little silver fishes with my net. Now, I can't even see one. It's not very likely that some monster is hiding in the water and eating these little silver fishes. We used totems to dive deep into the water, but we didn't find any traces of any living thing. "
"I didn't find anything in the surroundings either." Garon shook his head. "This place feels weird. Let them take a bath and leave. I don't like to stay here. "
"Alright." The old man nodded.
"Don't. I still want to take a bath … I haven't taken a bath for three months …" Red Umbrella wailed speechlessly.
"Three months …" Garon and the old man were speechless too.
"I always want to take a bath and go to bed, but I always fall asleep first …" Red Umbrella was a little embarrassed as well.
"Let's take a break first. Take advantage of this time." Garon glanced at the child. Even though he was a little paranormal, there was nothing wrong with him. Clearly, there shouldn't be any major problems here.
He closed his eyes and sat cross-legged on the stone floor to meditate.
Initially, he wanted to search around to see if there were any monsters that could provide him with Potential Points. Unfortunately, there was not a single monster in sight.
After adjusting his state of mind, Garon slowly immersed himself in the state of practicing secret techniques in his previous life.
Practicing Secret Techniques in this totem dominated world sometimes gave him the illusion that he had gone back in time.
After calming himself down, he focused his attention on the core of his Qi and blood.
Unlike the Divine Statue Technique, the Myriad Water Jasper Technique had a very complicated blood circulation route. It involved almost all the blood vessels that could circulate, regardless of size, main blood vessels or capillaries.
This Secret Technique was an ancient martial art passed down from the Neptune Fist. Garon knew the uses of some of the routes, but Garon did not know the uses of most of the routes.
After practicing the Divine Statue Technique, his control over his body had reached an unprecedented level, and there were even blood circulation routes that he did not understand.
According to the Secret Technique's description.
The first level of the Myriad Water Jasper Technique allowed one to control the flow of blood within a radius of one meter. This control covered both humans and non-humans. As long as it was a living creature with blood flow, it would be affected.
The second level strengthened the range, and the third level strengthened the power, which was the strength of the control.
After that, he was not sure, because Celine had only practiced to the third level. The fourth level was only successfully practiced by the previous masters of the Neptune Fist. The specific abilities were not clear.
The entire Myriad Water Jasper Technique was one of the more difficult Secret Techniques in the Neptune Fist Sect. It was said that after the creator, no one else had reached the highest level.
After Garon closed his eyes, he focused his mind and began to circulate the Qi and blood in his body according to the Secret Technique's route. There were too many blood vessels that needed to circulate. Even with his strong Spiritual Energy, one big circulation would still take two hours.
Moreover, this circulation was extremely difficult. It was as if the flow of blood was fixed, and every time it accelerated slightly, it would be met with a strong resistance.
Garon had an illusion that the Nine-Headed Dragon that was about to merge with him was also circulating this Secret Technique's route.
The surrounding sounds gradually faded away. As time passed, he gradually fell into a state of oblivion.
*****
The old man and Red Umbrella sat beside Garon. One of them had his eyes closed and was holding a black box in his hand, listening to something. The other was still the same, constantly yawning and sleepy.
Kid, on the other hand, was lying on the ground. He did not mind the hot ground and looked up at the white steam above. From time to time, he would glance at Garon who was sitting cross-legged.
The sounds in the hot spring changed from excitement and comfort in the beginning to low murmurs. There seemed to be the sound of water getting up. Kitten and Fox seemed to have finished bathing and were ready to come out.
The old man who had been listening to the black box suddenly opened his eyes.
"Red Umbrella, do you have any plans after this mission?"
"Plans?" Red Umbrella covered his mouth and yawned. "Go back and sleep for a few days … No, I'm too sleepy."
"With Team Leader around, don't you want to do the level up mission?" The old man raised his eyebrows.
"Don't I still have you guys?"
The old man was speechless and looked at Kid.
"Kid, after this mission, do you have any plans?"
"Go back to the farm." Kid's clear voice was very calm.
"Do you want to stay with us in the kingdom?"
"Why?" Kid asked curiously.
"It's not a good idea for you to stay outside alone. The situation is more or less stable now. The danger levels of the monster lairs in various places have basically been ascertained. The active areas are also clearly marked on the map. As long as we don't wander around, there won't be much danger. The situation in various countries has stabilized and the defense lines have been strengthened. Without external threats, the next step is to establish a new social order. The perfection of this order is still being explored. Under such circumstances, as a part of the military force, the benefits of staying in the kingdom are much greater than usual. It's not like the time of turmoil, where the military force was the department with the highest casualty rate. "
The old man paused.
"We, Kovitan, Daniela, and Ender, have built the West Farm defense line together. Then there are the three big regions. And some small and medium-sized groups that survive in the safety cracks. In this era, without power, you can't survive. So for people like us who control the military force, it's very beneficial. "
"Old man, you want to recruit talents for the First Princess, right? I remember that you joined the Eldest Princess last year? "Red Umbrella lazily brought it to the surface.
"Since you know, then I'll make it clear." The old man nodded. "I do work for the First Princess. Although His Majesty Avic has great talent and great power, but in a situation where many princes are dispirited and unable to do anything, the First Princess is naturally the best choice. After my family joined the First Princess, they received a lot of care. It's natural for me to do these things. "
"That's your problem. I don't want to work for anyone. It's better to work for the Secret Service. The benefits are good, the treatment is good, the position is high, and it's easy. "Red Umbrella smiled with his hands behind his head.
"What about you? Kid? "The old man looked at the little guy beside him.
The child also revealed a bored expression.
"I'll follow the leader."
"What if the leader also joins the First Princess?" The old man suddenly laughed.
"I'll follow the leader." Kid nodded affirmatively.
"That's good. Just wait and see. The leader will definitely choose to join us." The old man smiled and touched Kid's head.
Soon, Fox and Kitten who had changed their clothes walked out of the hot spring. Both of them changed into white clothes. It looked like a close-fitting swordsman's uniform, but there was an extra short cape on their back. It looked exceptionally cool. Two pairs of fair and beautiful legs were exposed.
But unfortunately, the four people present didn't give them a second glance.
Kid didn't know anything. The old man had a lot of experience and was calm and collected. Red Umbrella was busy dozing off.
The only normal man left was the leader Garon. He closed his eyes and rested, as if he was resting.
Kitten pouted with some regret. She glanced at Fox and felt that it was a wrong choice for her to stay in this group.
Fox's face was still covered, so her expression couldn't be seen.
The old man passed on the leader's message. Kitten and Fox expressed their understanding.
Garen slowly opened his eyes at this moment.
Looking at the sky, the dark clouds above were still the same.
He hesitated for a moment. He also considered that he hadn't bathed for a long time.
Although a totem user could avoid dust on his body, he couldn't avoid the excretion of his own sweat. He had secret techniques to control his body. He could even excrete his sweat using other methods. But the others didn't have this ability.
Looking at Kid and Red Umbrella's pleading faces, he felt that he was being too cruel. To let a person who hadn't bathed in three months pass through the hot spring without entering …
"Forget it. Since we're here, let's all go and bathe." Garon sighed. "I'll go take a bath too."
"We'll guard the door!" Kitten immediately shouted.
"Leader is wise!!" Red Umbrella was the first to jump up. He ran towards the white rhinoceros not far away and quickly found four towels. They were all black towels, one for each of the four men. Then there was a small bottle of shower gel. There seemed to be dark red petals floating in it. It was a type of red flower petal that was as thin as silk.
Garon and the others each took a towel and walked into the man-made hot spring stone forest.
Inside, there was an oval-shaped pool that was emitting large amounts of hot air. The pool was surrounded by tall stone pillars of varying heights. There was only one entrance to the pool.
The four of them took off their coats, revealing their hidden figures.
Although he couldn't see clearly through the white fog, Garon could still see the faces of the other three.
The old man was a kind-looking little old man. He wore a pair of silver-rimmed glasses. He was using a piece of white cloth to wipe his glasses. If they met him in a library or something like that, they would probably think that he was one of those great scholars. But it was said that he was once a great scholar.
Red Umbrella had short red hair. His eyebrows were slanted upwards. He looked unusually handsome. His eyes were also red. His skin was white. He looked exactly like a pampered aristocrat.
Kid took off his clothes. His whole body was bony and skinny. His skin was dry. It was the type that didn't grow well. His eyes were sunken. His dark brown hair was messy. There were a few freckles on the tip of his nose.
But these weren't the main point. The strangest thing was that the kid's skin didn't have any color. It was deathly pale.
Garon couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.
Then he took off his clothes and threw them on the stone platform beside the pool.
Garon walked into the water and sat down. He let his golden hair float on the water. His whole body sank into the water. Only the part above his chin was exposed.
The water temperature was just right. It was about 40 degrees Celsius.
Garen closed his eyes and completely relaxed the nerves that had been tense for a long time.
In such a wilderness, he couldn't completely relax. He had to be on guard against any strange things or a sneak attack from a powerful monster.
But there were his own team members guarding the door. There were also others bathing with him. He didn't have to worry too much about safety.
Unknowingly, Garon seemed to have fallen into a state of half-awake.
The scene that happened when he leveled up the Myriad Water Jasper Technique appeared again.
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