When they reached home, the girls could not wait to go to bed. Baiyi, on the other hand, quietly returned to his lab to take inventory of the rewards given by the Emperor. Some of the jewels were given to the girls, and the rest were magical ingredients. As for the gold coins, he kept them all in his pocket. Whenever the girls had money, they loved to buy flashy dresses and fancy shoes, but they would only wear them once or twice. What a waste of money!
In the next few days, Baiyi rejected all kinds of invitations from the nobles, and he finally returned to his peaceful life. Early one morning, he was watering the kitty coin bank and muttering to himself, "The flowers are already sprouting, but why hasn't the Academy started its classes yet? The girls can't play like this every day, can they? "
Baiyi was the only one at home today. The girls had gone off somewhere early in the morning. Although Baiyi had limited his allowance, he could not control Tisdale's alchemy workshop. The workshop's business was booming, and a day's profit was enough for the girls to play for a long time.
"I hope they don't forget about the afternoon classes," Baiyi muttered to himself. Baiyi muttered to himself as he placed the animal coin bank facing the sun. Then, he returned to his lab and continued to make adjustments to his new armor. Although the armor's craftsmanship was impeccable, there were still some parts that did not quite fit his taste. For example, the two horns on top of the armor's head had been adjusted so that they could be retractable. Then, he casually imitated some of the demon's anatomy and added two psychic energy strengthening formations to the armor.
With this, Baiyi could keep the horns so that he would not crash into the door frame when he entered or exited the room. Then, when he needed to engage in combat, he could raise the horns to strengthen his senses.
This was a reasonable design, but for some reason, it felt like a cricket.
As for the other enhancements, there were the Mana Amplification Circle on his breastplate, some common spells that he had enchanted on his fingers, and the shielding circle that he had copied from Godsfall, which he had enchanted on his back. Usually, he would use the cloak made by Mia and the others to cover it up. When the time came, he could lift the cloak and activate the shielding field. After that, he would be able to use his Special Shape Shaping Spell and do whatever he wanted.
He could transform as soon as he lifted his cloak. Wasn't it quite convenient? However, due to the limited surface area on its back, it was unable to carve many runes on it. The shielding barrier that it would eventually unfold would be a little small. It was enough for emergencies, but it would be a little restrictive if he wanted to go all out.
Just like that, most of the magical materials that the Emperor had given him were used on Baiyi's new body, and the leftovers were given to the hammerhead shark plushie. The formation on the plushie's stomach was made from the extremely rare material known as the Blood Tearstone. No one knew how the Blood Tearstone was formed, but they guessed that it was formed from the blood tears of an extremely powerful demonic beast before its death. The Blood Tearstone contained a large amount of mana, and when heated, it would melt into liquid, making it the best material for drawing scrolls and formations.
The Blood Tearstone could not be bought on the market, and it could only be seen in luxury auctions. The crystallization of the Blood Tearstone was so clear that even the best rubies could not compare to it. This made the Blood Tearstone one of the rarest jewels in the world. Some vulgar ladies loved to spend a lot of money to buy the Blood Tearstone to make jewelry.
The Emperor had generously given two of the Blood Tearstone to Baiyi, and he had used half of it on himself and the other half in the hammerhead shark's stomach. He had kept the last one for emergencies.
Other than the Blood Tearstone, Baiyi had also shrunk and refined a Barbarian God's Heart into the plushie, replacing the original mana core. The Barbarian God's Heart was produced by a Barbarian Demon, and it was a very high-end mana core. With the addition of the powerful Blood Tearstone, the hammerhead shark plushie could now use the Aurora's Forgiveness enchanted on it continuously without having to worry about mana replenishment, and the Voidwalkers who entered the plushie would be able to do whatever they wanted.
According to Baiyi's estimation, if the person who entered the plushie was a powerhouse who was good at combat, in the right environment, with their combat experience and skills, the plushie would basically have Legendary-level combat power.
Therefore, the hammerhead shark plushie was not only very expensive, but it was also very powerful!
Of course, some of the Voidwalkers had strongly requested the use of a tongue function, but Baiyi had rejected it.
Today, Baiyi's adjustments to his new body had come to the final step. He removed the visor from his face and began to adjust his facial features.
Strictly speaking, the carving of the human face on the mask was very lifelike, and it was quite handsome, but Baiyi felt that it did not look like his own face at all, so he decided to make some adjustments.
"It's time to show you my professionalism," Baiyi said, holding the mask. He boasted in the Void, "Back in the day, I used to play all kinds of games, and the characters that I created were all imitated by other players. Today, I'll show you …"
As he said that, he placed his hand on the mask and used mana to smooth out the protruding facial features. Then, he began to carve the face with all his heart.
The whole process took a long time, and it was indeed a meticulous process. It was only when he heard the sound of Mia and the others returning that he reluctantly accepted it. Baiyi put the visor back on and looked at the time. 'The kids are half an hour later than the appointed time!' He was a little angry. He stomped out of the basement and stood in front of the girls.
"Why are you late?!" Baiyi bellowed.
The girls knew that they had made a mistake, and they lowered their heads in shame. Only Mia, who had been spoiled by Baiyi, dared to say in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Mr. Hope. The opera ended a little late …" As she said that, she quietly raised her head to look at Baiyi's face.
It would have been better if she had not looked at him, but when she did, she could not help but burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at?!" Baiyi asked, annoyed.
The other three girls were attracted by Mia's laughter, and they curiously raised their heads to look at Baiyi. Then, they all burst out laughing.
Because at that moment, Baiyi's face looked exactly like this: ̄ * ̄
Well, it was not that his face looked like this, but it was completely like this.
The difficulty of creating a human face out of thin air in the real world was several times higher than in the game. Baiyi spent half a day in the virtual world, and most of the time, he managed to create a face that looked like that of an evil god or something even more bizarre. When the little ones finally returned, Baiyi was anxious, but he did not want to scare them, so he made a face that looked like a - _ - _ - structure.
Although it was a little simple, it was not a problem to express basic emotions! It would not scare anyone! It would just make them roll on the floor in laughter.
When the girls finally stopped laughing and could not even straighten their backs, Baiyi quietly took out the feather duster that he had stolen from Aya's house from his storage pouch. It was one of the few relics from Gouve.
In the end, the lecture and punishment that he had prepared were left undone. The atmosphere was already like this, so what else could Baiyi say? The only difference was that he had doubled the homework for today.
"Hmm … This can't go on. I'll go to the academy tomorrow and have a look," Baiyi said as he supervised the children's homework. (- `?? -) His brows were furrowed, and his expression was one of deep contemplation.
The next day, he covered his face with a black cloth that was similar to that of a rapist, and walked into the academy.
It had been more than a month since the incident, and the weather had started to turn cold. Leaves had started to fall from the roadside, but the academy did not show any signs of recovery. The damaged areas were still in their original state, and the academic buildings were still in ruins. Fences had been erected around the academy to prevent people from entering.
Could it be that this academy, which had been around for so long, had finally fallen? Baiyi had a conjecture that made the Apprentice sigh.
"Let's go to the governor's mansion and ask," the Apprentice Walker said in a sorrowful voice.
"Okay." Baiyi nodded and hurried towards the mansion. On his way there, he bumped into Mr. Sorry and Mr. Owl, who were strolling out with their Soul Armature Practitioners. Baiyi hurriedly went up to them to greet them and explain who he was.
After a brief exchange of greetings, they sat down at a café by the street. The two workers were eager to hear Baiyi's story, but Baiyi beat them to it. "What's going on with the academy? Why hasn't it been restored? "
"I'm sorry. I think it's the Church's idea. They think that this land has been defiled by demons, and it's not safe. They need to clean it up before it can be used," Mr. Sorry replied.
"And as you know, the Church is very busy right now." Mr. Owl continued to add, "So it's still a long time before the academy can be rebuilt. Right now, Vice President Jin is actively trying to find a new land. Before that, I'm afraid that classes will be suspended indefinitely. But now, they're allowing students to transfer freely. Other than the Royal Academy, they can choose any other academy."
"This is really unfortunate …" Baiyi lamented in a low voice.
The Celestial Fortress Academy was not the best academy in the Southland, but it had the longest history. At the same time, it was also the best academy for the commoners. Many nobles were willing to send their children there.
It was a pity that it had encountered such a disaster. Come to think of it, it was quite a tragedy.
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