34: Chapter 34 Unable to Store Magic

Afterward, Borton explained the benefits of opening a Detective Agency.

Nowadays, technology is developing rapidly, which has given rise to many middle-to-high-class families with high incomes.

Unlike the family forces that have been entrenched in the city for years, these middle-to-high-class figures are all up-and-comers, and over time, they might even become a new family group.

Most of them relied on their sharp minds to sniff out business opportunities and then developed by leveraging that momentum.

The most important thing is, they have money! Very rich! Extremely rich!

However, as former commoners who suddenly became rich, what could they do?

Naturally, they would squander it.

Finding a mistress is one of the ways to squander it.

The incident where Evinny caught a mistress last time caused quite a stir, which is why Borton came up with the idea of opening a Detective Agency.

Moreover, as a knight, Borton has a wealth of experience in various aspects, and detective work is not just limited to catching a mistress.

It's just that, relatively speaking, catching a mistress offers the highest remuneration.

After all, the internet hasn't appeared yet, and ordinary people don't know that many people, so most of those who can cheat are middle-class families or above with spare money.

...

"How about it? It's very profitable."

"Your nose is so sharp that you can even smell the pills I've hidden; why don't you consider it?"

Seeing that Nie Ning was tempted, Borton began to persuade him further.

Nie Ning rolled his eyes. What did he mean by his nose being sharp? It made him sound like a dog.

Uh...

He should be better than a dog; at least dogs can't speak human language...

However, Borton's proposal was indeed not bad. Relying on his Supernatural Adaptability, his senses in all aspects were ridiculously strong.

If used to catch a mistress, just smelling the scent would probably be enough to catch them.

"I have a lot of things to do during the day; I really don't have time."

Nie Ning sighed and said slowly.

What he was struggling with was that he didn't want to be away from Lilith, nor did he want others to know his identity. Being in the public eye really didn't suit him right now.

"You're so broke you're penniless; what could you possibly be busy with?"

"Right now you can still run up a tab here, but if I go out of business, do you plan to go begging?"

Borton said, sounding annoyed.

This guy, he doesn't know what he's doing all day, appearing and disappearing, acting all mysterious like a wanted criminal.

Thinking of this, Borton couldn't help but look at Nie Ning twice: "You aren't a wanted criminal, are you?"

Previously, based on the principle of customer first, he had never inquired about Nie Ning's background.

Now that he thought about it, Nie Ning not only disliked being in the public eye but also always liked to come out at night.

Nie Ning rolled his eyes upon hearing this.

"If I were a wanted criminal, I would have robbed you and fled long ago."

"I just think that for a Transcendent, hiding one's identity is very important, so as to avoid getting entangled after offending someone."

Borton nodded thoughtfully, deeply touched.

Only at his age could he understand the meaning behind Nie Ning's words. If he had possessed Nie Ning's awareness back then, he wouldn't have ended up in his current state.

"How about this, you join in. If we encounter tricky cases, we'll do them together; if I can handle it, I'll solve it myself..."

"But as for the remuneration, how about a 30-70 split?"

As he spoke, Borton couldn't help but look at Nie Ning.

As for who gets the 30 and who gets the 70, that goes without saying.

After thinking for a moment, Nie Ning finally agreed.

It would naturally be best to get money without needing to fight.

Otherwise, if he were to encounter an exotic beast like the Frenzied Giant Bear, he wouldn't have the confidence to win.

"That works, but I only want half of the remuneration for the missions; for the missions you do alone, you can keep the money yourself."

Even close brothers must settle accounts clearly; he didn't want the two of them to have a disagreement over money in the end, after all, Borton was one of the few friends he knew.

"Then it's settled. It just so happens that I'll go look at some properties recently, and when there's a good day, we'll officially start taking jobs."

Seeing that Nie Ning had agreed, a smile appeared on Borton's face.

Afterward, the two discussed relevant matters, and Nie Ning said goodbye and returned to the manor.

...

Nie Ning lay comfortably on the new bed.

I have to say, after changing rooms, it's more comfortable to live in, and even his mood has improved quite a bit.

After lying on the bed for a while, Nie Ning took out the wizard books again to start researching.

It is rumored that the power of a wizard is world-destroying; just this thought alone was enough to make Nie Ning waste his cultivation time to continue exploring.

After these few days of research, Nie Ning had indeed solved the flaw where his body could not absorb elemental power to convert into mana.

However, a new problem was placed before Nie Ning.

Being able to absorb it does not mean being able to store it. Every time elemental power is absorbed into his body, as soon as he stops practicing the Meditation Technique, the mana will soon dissipate on its own.

Nie Ning gently rubbed his forehead: "It's really a headache..."

Wizard knowledge is too profound; without a teacher's guidance, being able to reach this point is almost the limit.

Although the Qiong Guang Meditation Method writes about how to cultivate, it is, after all, a cultivation method for a First-Ring Wizard, and it omits the content regarding mana storage.

This resulted in Nie Ning being unable to modify it by referring to the content of the Meditation Technique.

"Is it really impossible to solve this problem? If only I could be like an exotic beast..."

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Nie Ning's mind.

He indeed didn't know how to store mana, but exotic beasts possess unique crystal cores to absorb the essence of the sun and moon.

If he used a crystal core to replace the storage location for mana, could that directly solve this problem?

Thinking of this, Nie Ning climbed off the bed and took out a small cloth bag from under the bed.

He placed the cloth bag on the bed and opened it. Besides some bottles, jars, and books, a fingernail-sized crystal core was resting quietly inside, emitting a faint fiery red light.

Picking up the crystal core to examine it, Nie Ning's eyes flickered, thinking about how to utilize this crystal core.

Borton had once said before that the crystal core contains beast nature, and the energy inside is extremely violent, which humans cannot directly utilize.

Although Nie Ning desperately wanted to become a wizard, it was equally impossible for him to risk his life, and he could not accept turning into a beast because of the influence of beast nature.

Just as Nie Ning was thinking, his peripheral vision caught sight of the books in the bag, which were the wizard books he had discovered earlier.

Among them, the Wizard's Travelogue only recorded some personal experiences.

Because there was no reference point, Nie Ning could only treat them as stories to read.

Besides that, among these books, there were a few experimental notes. The content in the experimental notes was mainly focused on the control of exotic beasts and experiments on transforming them into stronger exotic beasts.

Nie Ning himself was an existence similar to an exotic beast, so naturally, he did not need to conduct such experiments.

Moreover, time was limited; he didn't have that much energy to research this right now, so he hadn't examined the contents inside in detail at all.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning picked up the experimental notes and began to flip through them carefully, hoping to find a way to use a beast core to replace the source of mana.