323: Chapter 323 He really ran away...

"Ice Desolation Devouring Extreme Body?"

Amelia raised an eyebrow; it seemed she had heard this name somewhere before.

After thinking carefully, she actually recalled something.

It seemed that several years ago, someone had claimed to possess this constitution and asked Yishi Mansion to test it.

However, the final results were not ideal; they didn't find anything special.

In this era abundant with elements, the person's aptitude could only be considered average, and combined with a failed background check, they were not recruited into Yishi Mansion.

"That's right. It is a powerful ice-control constitution. Initial assessments suggest it can amplify strength by two times, and it should possess other abilities as well, perhaps even strengthening further as one's power increases."

Nie Ning introduced with a smile.

For him, Saya had actually become a burden.

The Ice Desolation Devouring Extreme Body provides a high boost to cultivation speed; currently, Saya's cultivation speed has reached five times the normal rate.

This also means that resource consumption has increased fivefold as well.

With Saya's meager salary, it wasn't enough for daily cultivation, and he even had to subsidize her; paying back the money was a distant and uncertain prospect.

Now that Saya was about to break through to the second rank, the resource consumption would only increase exponentially.

Upon hearing Nie Ning's explanation, Amelia's gaze became cautious.

"You aren't lying to me, are you?"

Amelia asked with an expression of disbelief.

The power of a special constitution was undoubtable.

If cultivated properly, it would indeed become a great asset to Yishi Mansion.

It might even allow one to advance further in the future, reaching a level where others would look up to them without needing to rely on anyone else.

"It's absolutely true. You've even met her—she's the shop assistant who tried on clothes for you last time."

Nie Ning smiled, not holding anything back.

Right now, he just wanted to get rid of this burden as quickly as possible and find any female shop assistant among the alchemy apprentices.

He didn't want to bear someone else's resource consumption, nor did he want to bury Saya's talent; it was better to pass the headache on to someone else.

Of course, there was one more thing: Saya was of no help to him!

If Saya had shown any talent in pharmacy, arrays, or alchemy, Nie Ning wouldn't have considered giving her away.

But strong combat power?

What's the point of that!

Can she beat him?

"And you say you aren't lying to me? Isn't she just an ordinary wizard?"

Amelia glanced sideways at Nie Ning, then stood up and said coldly.

Although she hadn't seen the person tested back then, she had seen that witch last time.

Her strength was very weak, and she didn't see anything special about her.

Most importantly, she remembered that person having a fire-element talent, right?

Seeing Amelia about to leave, Nie Ning didn't stop her, simply speaking indifferently.

"Don't be in such a rush. She's arriving soon. If you leave now, I'll have no choice but to introduce her to other factions. There's no regret medicine in this world."

Nie Ning's voice sounded like a devil's whisper.

Amelia stopped in her tracks, momentarily caught in a dilemma.

If she stayed and waited, she would be at a disadvantage in this game, and if she were deceived, there would be no room for reconciliation between them.

But if what Nie Ning said was true, Yishi Mansion would suffer a great loss.

"Since you're not busy anyway, I've made a lot of new clothes recently. How about you help me try them on, Miss Amelia?"

Seeing this, Nie Ning took out the latest clothing designs.

"You want to get a freebie again?"

Amelia looked at the clothes in Nie Ning's hands, knowing he was giving her a way to save face, but she didn't want to let Nie Ning take advantage of her for free.

Nie Ning couldn't help but roll his eyes: "What are you saying."

But in all honesty, he really did want to.

Amelia had a top-tier figure and face; if he didn't want to, he'd have to question if there was something wrong with his sexual orientation.

Just then, the door was opened, and Saya walked in from outside.

Seeing Amelia present, Saya hurried forward and bowed slightly: "Greetings, Miss Amelia."

As a local, she was naturally most aware of Yishi Mansion's scale; even with an awakened special constitution, it wasn't something she could compare with.

Amelia didn't speak, just stared at Saya with an expression of disbelief.

Feeling the chill emanating from Saya's body.

It had changed.

Saya's elemental talent had truly changed to the ice element!

How is that possible!

Amelia eagerly stepped forward to examine Saya's body.

Perhaps because it had just awakened and was uncontrollable, Saya's body was involuntarily emitting an inexplicable chill.

Being so close, it felt as if even her soul could feel this chill.

After an examination, Amelia finally confirmed that Saya's attributes had really changed!

This wasn't something ordinary treasures could achieve.

Or rather, treasures that increase elemental talents weren't rare, but she had never seen one that could reverse elemental attributes.

"Does what you said earlier still count?"

Amelia looked at Nie Ning, her originally cold expression turning excited.

It was no wonder her change was so rapid.

Although the elements in this world were dense, the number of top-tier Transcendent individuals was very small.

Resources were in the hands of the strong; only by having more strong individuals could they have more say, and only then could Yishi Mansion gain greater benefits.

"Of course, I always..."

Nie Ning was just about to show off, but before he could finish his sentence, he saw Amelia grab Saya and run off.

She really ran off...

"Damn it, what is going on?!"

Nie Ning was dumbfounded.

You're a wizard from a major faction, can't you show a little restraint?

Nie Ning seemed to have realized something and slapped his thigh: "Damn it! I should have agreed on a price first!"

It was true that Saya was a burden, but just giving her away like this wouldn't do; at the very least, he should have sold her for a good price.

Looking at the empty living room and the swinging door, Nie Ning was on the verge of tears.

At the very least, she should have covered the money Saya owed, right?

"Looks like I'll have to put up Amelia's portraits at the shop entrance to recoup some losses."

Nie Ning took a deep breath and calmed his restless mood.

It was mainly because Amelia's change had been so sudden, which made it hard for him to accept.

Just as Nie Ning was about to close the door to cultivate, a shadow suddenly appeared at the entrance.

Nie Ning thought it was Amelia having a change of heart, so he hurried to the door, prepared to demand an exorbitant price.

But when he reached the door, he didn't see Amelia, but a complete stranger.

A seventh-rank wizard, Belen!

Looking at the smiling Belen, Nie Ning bowed slightly to show respect for the strong.

"Uh, did you come with Amelia? Why didn't you come in and sit for a while earlier?"

Nie Ning asked curiously.

Thinking of the last scene, he wondered where this old guy had gone; he hadn't even appeared at such a critical moment.

If those demons had escaped, it's possible that even stronger demons might have appeared.

"No, I was just passing by. I saw that little one, Amelia, leaving in such a hurry, so I came over to see what was going on."

Belen stroked his beard and said with a smile.

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