324: Chapter 324 The Wizard of Beren

Nie Ning nodded, then made a welcoming gesture toward Belen. "Please come in, my lord."

After all, he was a big shot from Yishi Mansion. If he could build a good relationship, it would naturally be for the best, making things much easier in Blood Rainbow City in the future.

"I happen to have nothing to do anyway."

Belen didn't put on the airs of a powerful wizard at all, casually walking into the house and looking around.

While Nie Ning went to pour tea for Belen, Belen was sizing up the clothes he had previously asked Amelia to change into.

Compared to the previous design, this outfit was, er... a bit revealing.

"The material of the clothes is good, but the Runic Formation imprinted on them is a bit lacking. The design isn't smooth enough, which will cause delays in the Mana Circuits."

Belen began to critique the clothes as he held them.

Nie Ning's eyebrows twitched slightly, and then his eyes darted around as he eagerly brought the tea to Belen. "Then, my lord, how do you think they should be modified?"

After all, he was a 7th-Rank Wizard. Any casual advice would be enough to make his group of Alchemists rack their brains for ages.

"I do have some suggestions, but why on earth should I help you modify them?"

Belen, an old fox, put down the clothes, took a sip of tea, and spoke with an air of composure.

"I just found a student with a special constitution for your Yishi Mansion. Besides, Amelia and I are the best of friends, so you see..."

Nie Ning rubbed his hands together and spoke without blushing or his heart skipping a beat.

He didn't feel the slightest bit of shame for talking nonsense about his relationship with Amelia.

"Special constitution? That little girl from just now?"

Belen looked up, his eyes showing some doubt.

Earlier, he had indeed felt an unusual chill, but he had thought it was caused by casting witchcraft, while Amelia was busy saving people.

"Exactly, it's her. She has the special Ice Desolation Devouring Extreme Body. Her talent in cultivation is absolutely beyond reproach. In time, she will definitely become a great asset to Yishi Mansion."

Nie Ning introduced her with an excited look, as if the rise of Yishi Mansion was just around the corner.

Although he knew very little about the Ice Desolation Devouring Extreme Body, it didn't stop him from bragging.

Anyway, he'd deal with future matters when they came; even if Saya ended up being a disappointment, by then he probably wouldn't be afraid of anyone coming to cause trouble.

"I see. That is indeed very good."

Belen gave Nie Ning a meaningful look and then continued, "In that case, I'll give you a hand."

"Then many thanks, Lord Belen. Why don't we go to the laboratory to talk further?"

Nie Ning couldn't wait to invite Belen.

Such opportunities were rare; perhaps he could learn a few tricks from Belen.

And having found something that interested him, Nie Ning felt his craving for the Mirror Pupil weaken quite a bit.

Belen nodded with a smile.

Then, led by Nie Ning, they arrived at the basement.

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Belen looked at the cluttered laboratory, a strange look appearing in his eyes.

"Are you researching the Artificial Spirit?"

Many materials were laid out on the table, all sorts of strange things, but most were Soul-type Materials.

What caught Belen's attention was a pink bead that emitted a spiritual aura, as well as a strange energy stone tossed in a corner.

"Does Lord Belen also have research on the Artificial Spirit?"

Nie Ning asked while tidying up the table.

Although the materials on the table were for creating an Artificial Spirit, their purpose had long since deviated from his original intention.

He was interested in the Artificial Spirit because he wanted to make Puppet Dolls—giving everyone a Bunny Girl would be wonderful to think about.

But in the past few days, everything had changed!

He had begun trying to create the Mirror Pupil...

While he hadn't reached the point of using humans to make it, he had begun trying to use the creation of an Artificial Spirit as a substitute.

Nie Ning knew the possibility was actually slim.

A complete alchemical item was the result of constant, repeated experimentation; the difficulty of trying to improve one could well be imagined.

Moreover, he wasn't an authentic Alchemist, just a jack-of-all-trades wizard who wanted to try everything.

"I have some understanding."

Belen said, but a sharp glint appeared in his eyes.

'This kid is even more outstanding than I imagined. Perhaps it really could work...'

"Really? Then can you tell me about it, my lord?"

Upon hearing this, Nie Ning's eyes instantly lit up.

Compared to making some bullshit women's clothing, he now wanted to create the Mirror Pupil to peer into the truth.

Once he succeeded, his achievements in Runology would inevitably grow rapidly.

By then, whether it was Alchemy or Formation Crafting, everything would likely become very simple for him.

"You're daydreaming, kid. Do you know how precious the knowledge of creating an Artificial Spirit is?"

Belen said irritably.

The creation process of an Artificial Spirit was extremely tedious, precise, and rare.

Just looking at the Wizard Towers in the outside world, almost most of them didn't have something like a Tower Spirit.

Aside from low-level wizards not needing them, the difficulty of creation was also an issue.

"Uh, how about I owe you one?"

Nie Ning didn't even name a price, directly displaying his shameless tactics.

After all, the person across from him was a 7th-Rank Wizard; he really didn't have many things that would interest a wizard of this level.

He couldn't exactly give him the xueyan bladeless, could he?

As if you're even worthy!

The Eye of Astral possessed the power to wrestle with gods.

Although the xueyan bladeless seemed very ordinary at the moment, Nie Ning felt this weapon was far from simple; otherwise, how could it be worthy of being placed together with the star river codex?

Unfortunately, his cultivation was limited, and he couldn't even see through the manufacturing process of the xueyan bladeless.

"Not bad, not bad."

Belen suddenly laughed and stroked his beard.

Just as Nie Ning thought the other party had agreed, Belen spoke again: "You are even more shameless than I thought."

The corner of Nie Ning's mouth twitched slightly.

Fortunately, he was thick-skinned and didn't feel embarrassed because of it.

"You joke, my lord. As a wizard, as long as one can pursue the truth, everything else is trivial."

As he spoke, Nie Ning felt a bit smug; after all, being thick-skinned was sometimes an advantage.

"Do you mean you are willing to give everything on the path of seeking the truth?"

The smile on Belen's face vanished, and he suddenly asked with a solemn expression.

Seeing Belen's serious manner, Nie Ning didn't know what to say for a moment.

He was just an ordinary person; wasn't saying that a bit too heavy?

But thinking of the Mirror Pupil, Nie Ning could only bite the bullet and answer: "Of course."

While he said that, he added another line in his heart: 'As long as it doesn't violate my personal bottom line.'

"Perhaps you won't think so in the future."

Belen said something cryptic, then looked at the materials laid out on the table. "Then let's begin. I haven't had much to do lately anyway."

Nie Ning felt completely baffled. Was asking just that one question enough?

He didn't need to pay anything?

For a moment, Nie Ning felt inexplicably flustered. This old guy couldn't be a devil incarnate, could he?

"Are you going to learn or not?"

Seeing Nie Ning not speaking, Belen frowned and spoke with great dissatisfaction.

"I'll learn, of course I'll learn."

Nie Ning hurriedly replied.

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