150: Chapter 150 Honest Charlie

Recording the formation took quite some time; by the time he returned to the city, it was already the early hours of the morning.

Even so, he had only barely managed to record a portion of the information.

Because the formation was too profound, it was extremely difficult for him to even copy it with his current abilities, especially with higher-level rune scripts.

After returning to the city, Nie Ning went straight back to Hervais Manor.

After being nourished by the flesh and blood of the Rank Three Ethereal Claw-Rending Eagle, his cultivation speed had significantly increased once again.

He had already reached the limit of the Elementary Stage and wouldn't take long to reach the mid-stage of the Second Ring.

Such cultivation speed far exceeded that of ordinary wizards; after all, it had only been a few months since he broke through to the Second Ring.

In contrast, Lida, who was also a wizard and had medium aptitude, had barely approached the peak of a Witch Apprentice after five years; whether he could advance to become a wizard was still a question.

However, the cultivation environment was also a factor.

This place wasn't like those major powers where people lived within formations rich in elements.

In the entire Ska City, besides the Elemental Pool in the Wizard Tower, other wizards could only rely on pills for cultivation.

Not to mention the acquisition of knowledge.

It was almost entirely self-taught with no guidance whatsoever; such a life could no longer be described as merely bleak.

As for Nie Ning, he lacked the ability to help even if he wanted to; a half-baked wizard like him wasn't qualified to teach others, and he only relied on his powerful Spiritual Power to shorten his own learning time.

The knowledge he possessed was shallow at best, and even that was thanks to the books Audrey had left behind.

Excluding the factor of his strength, he would probably be treated as an apprentice if he stepped outside.

There was no helping it; that's just how resource-poor lands were.

To obtain advanced wizard knowledge, one either had to join a wizard organization or rely on snatching it themselves.

The problem was that Nie Ning didn't even have a place to snatch it from.

Looking at the cities near Ska City, many of the resident wizards were rogue wizards; relying on them was worse than figuring things out on his own.

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Night.

Federation Branch, office.

At this moment, Nie Ning sat in his newly purchased executive chair, his gaze fixed on the young man standing opposite him.

Charlie kept his head down, seemingly afraid to meet Nie Ning's eyes, yet Nie Ning could still see the lingering resentment in the depths of his gaze.

After all, he was the grandson of a Rank Three wizard; how could he possibly settle down and behave just because of a beating?

He simply lacked the opportunity for revenge.

Nie Ning didn't care about that; he only hoped this guy wouldn't make him wait too long.

Otherwise, once his strength reached Rank Three, let alone this guy before him, he'd beat up Charlie's grandfather as well!

"My demands of you are not high: stay here quietly, don't cause trouble, and don't bother anyone. After some time, you can go back."

Nie Ning said, looking at Charlie with a cold expression.

According to his old temper, he would have made Charlie get out of Ska City today to avoid bringing trouble upon himself.

Of course, this had absolutely nothing to do with the Vice President giving him a raise.

After all, humans are not plants—who doesn't make mistakes? Considering that Charlie still had the possibility of being reformed, he reluctantly agreed to let him stay.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning unconsciously fiddled with the spatial ring on his pinky finger.

It wasn't much—just some pills and materials, plus a medium-grade magic stone, which was equivalent to a hundred low-grade magic stones, enough for him to work as a resident wizard for two years.

"Understood."

Chard's lips moved slightly as he replied honestly.

But in his heart, he was calculating exactly how to get revenge.

Relying on strength definitely wouldn't work; the opponent was not only powerful but also a Second Ring Wizard.

Maybe find an opportunity to drug him?

Then drag him into an alley and give him a beating first.

Even if the opponent was strong, without evidence, they couldn't possibly do anything out of line to him for no reason.

"It seems the lesson I gave you wasn't enough."

Feeling the malice radiating from Chard, Nie Ning shot him a deep look.

Although this malice was faint, it at least proved that this guy was still being dishonest.

Upon hearing this, Charlie immediately grew anxious. Fearing that Nie Ning would beat him, he hurriedly waved his hands. "How could that be? I will definitely behave myself."

"You'd better be honest. This place is far from the capital; if something happens to you here, I'm afraid your grandfather won't be able to save you in time."

Nie Ning said coldly, his words full of threat.

Charlie trembled all over from the fright and immediately put on a fawning smile. "No need for that, no need. I'm famously a good person in the capital; I definitely won't cause you any trouble."

Hearing this, Nie Ning rolled his eyes. He couldn't be bothered to listen to Charlie's nonsense and raised his hand to signal that he could leave.

Charlie had long since wanted to leave; as if fearing Nie Ning would change his mind, he jogged out of the office.

Immediately after, Nie Ning called Lida and told him to find an apprentice to follow Charlie and record all of Charlie's movements in the city.

Although having an apprentice monitor a wizard was a bit unreliable, all Nie Ning wanted was to make Charlie wary so he wouldn't act recklessly in the city.

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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Because of Charlie's arrival, Nie Ning's life became even busier.

It wasn't that Charlie had caused any trouble, but rather that Nie Ning had to clock in at The Federation every few days.

Then he would check Charlie's daily itinerary reports and subject him to a round of intimidation.

Aside from Charlie being slippery at the beginning, he had settled down quite a bit after being given a beating.

Now, he spent most of his time cultivating in the Wizard Tower, and on the surface, it seemed as though he had truly turned over a new leaf.

Of course, that was provided Charlie didn't radiate any malice.

To Nie Ning, although Charlie's malice was faint, it was always present; clearly, the kid hadn't completely given in yet.

However, Nie Ning didn't mind; the longer this period lasted, the more beneficial it was for him.

Unless Vice President Skadi could break through to the Fourth Rank, only punishments more severe than before awaited Charlie.

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Having spent half a month, Nie Ning had now reached the mid-stage of the Second Ring.

However, Supernatural Adaptability didn't involve obtaining a complete bloodline; rather, it extracted the portions of genes useful to Nie Ning, requiring a large amount of exotic beast genes to raise the level cap.

Thus, after reaching the mid-stage of the Second Ring, his cultivation speed slowed down again.

Nie Ning was helpless against this.

He had basically eaten all the nearby exotic beasts and couldn't leave Ska City in the short term, so Nie Ning began to consider the azure blue disc flower.

As a herb for purifying bloodlines, the azure blue disc flower had many uses.

It could be used to make pills that increased bloodline purity, repair damaged bloodlines, or assist in bloodline grafting, among other things.

Referring to the books Audrey had left behind, Nie Ning independently developed a pill that could increase the bloodline limit in a short period.

What he wanted wasn't to raise the bloodline limit, but to use the medicinal power of the azure blue disc flower to impact his own bloodline, thereby forcibly unlocking it.

After two death row inmates exploded and died, Nie Ning reached a conclusion about his pill.

It wasn't poisonous.

Since it wasn't poisonous, things would be easy to handle from here on.

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