Bai Qiu stopped his experiments.
After analyzing and imitating the process, he already knew that continuing to research the mental power potion would not help Huang Qi awaken.
As for Huang Qi’s fate, it could only be left to destiny.
He didn’t leave Safe Zone No. 2243.
Instead, together with Zhang Shiyao, he rented two connected rooms in the Sanctuary Black Tower to rest.
After obtaining the Holy Demonic Physique, Bai Qiu no longer needed sleep to recover his energy—meditation alone could achieve the same effect.
Rather than meditation, it was more accurate to describe it as a kind of inner wandering.
Within his body, he could observe his mana surging through its circuits.
Perhaps this was an additional effect granted after gaining a transcendent physique—something the system hadn’t explicitly stated.
In this state, Bai Qiu’s breathing gradually slowed, eventually matching the rhythm of sleep.
As his mana circulated, his mind and body resonated with it, allowing his entire condition to recover rapidly…
Whether it was his overworked eyes or his nearly depleted mental strength, everything recovered as if springs were gushing forth from the earth, nourishing and restoring him.
The next day, morning.
As dawn spread across the land, Bai Qiu exited his inner wandering state.
He got out of bed and stretched. In truth, it had only taken him two hours to fully recover.
However, the wonders of his inner world had captivated him, causing him to linger.
After an entire night, his overall abilities seemed to have improved slightly once again.
After washing up in the bathroom, Bai Qiu walked out of his room and found Zhang Shiyao already fully prepared, waiting at the door.
“So early? Have you had breakfast?” Bai Qiu asked casually.
He had already known she was standing outside—he noticed her the moment he woke up.
Perhaps due to drinking the mental power potion, her required sleep time had decreased significantly.
This was one of the benefits of the Spirit power attribute.
On Bai Qiu, however, the effects weren’t as obvious.
That was mainly because he was constantly consuming mental power—whether through his eye techniques or mana control.
Even making minor adjustments required mental effort, which both consumed and trained his mental strength.
For ordinary people, especially those who relied purely on physical combat, mental power was almost inexhaustible.
This would lead to a situation where the mind was willing, but the body failed—in simple terms, their spirit remained energetic while their body gave out first.
Bai Qiu, however, was the exact opposite.
His body still had strength, but his mind tired first.
Due to this imbalance, no matter what he did, his Spirit energy would be depleted faster than his physical stamina or mana.
There was no helping it…
Back to the point—after finishing breakfast together and chatting for a while, Bai Qiu and Zhang Shiyao went their separate ways to handle their own tasks.
Zhang Shiyao planned to take advantage of the daytime to grind more monsters and level up, while also heading to other safe zones to unlock teleportation devices.
At this stage of development, her equipment was even better than Bai Qiu’s, her level exceeded the current progression, and she even had a position-swapping clone.
In terms of survivability, she was no longer far behind Bai Qiu.
Therefore, Bai Qiu did not stop her.
He only reminded her to be careful.
At this point, she no longer needed to grow under his protection.
Unless they were teaming up to challenge high-level dungeons, acting alone was the fastest way for her to improve.
As for Bai Qiu himself, he also had his own plan.
There was now one and a half days left before the mage merchant departed, and seven days remained before the monster tide arrived.
During this time, he planned to wake up each morning and unlock the teleportation devices in Safe Zones 2200 to 2250.
By unlocking six zones per day, he would be able to activate all fifty zones’ teleportation devices by the day before the tide arrived.
Along the way, he could also farm monsters.
By noon, he would return to Zone 2233 to learn how to craft various potions from Guinevia, continuing until evening.
At night, he planned to set aside three hours of free time, allowing for flexible scheduling.
Finally, there was rest.
Each day, he would spend seven hours in a meditative, inner-wandering state—two hours to recover his condition, and five hours to comprehend the mysteries of mana.
On the way, he checked on Huang Qi’s condition and found that the boy had basically recovered.
The sleeping potion had not only stabilized his injuries, but also helped him continuously absorb the remaining effects of the mental power potion.
His Spirit had now reached E++, which could be considered a blessing in disguise.
By the time he woke up, his attribute would likely reach D- or even D rank.
In other words, his growth speed in this aspect would definitely surpass the gradual method of consuming inferior mental power potions.
Bai Qiu also asked Zhao Daqiang and Ning Xingxue about their plans.
They decided to take turns looking after Huang Qi until he woke up, and during their free time, they would leave the safe zone to farm monsters and level up, effectively staggering their development.
This was a very normal phenomenon.
It wasn’t that people preferred being lone wolves, but once a person’s level and skill strength reached a certain point, teaming up to farm monsters would actually slow down their leveling speed.
Under such circumstances, stronger players naturally began to walk the path of the lone wolf.
…
After leaving Zone 2243, Bai Qiu returned to Zone 2233.
A day and a half had already passed, and the equipment he had entrusted Li Zhu to upgrade and repair was long since completed—he just needed to pick it up.
The clothes he was currently wearing simply couldn’t withstand his travels between safe zones.
Even a slight bump or scrape could ruin them!
Li Zhu’s shop had already opened early.
He was busy repairing equipment for players—chipped swords, deformed shields, and the like.
With just a few strikes of his hammer, everything was restored to perfect condition. His efficiency was remarkably high.
Standing beside Li Zhu was a tall and mature woman.
Bai Qiu recognized her—she was the [Enchanter] Marta.
Upon seeing Bai Qiu, Marta smiled and walked up to him.
“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time, powerful adventurer.”
He nodded, greeted the beautiful older woman briefly, then got straight to the point.
“Is my equipment ready?”
“Of course!” Marta replied, leading him over to Li Zhu.
Li Zhu also stopped his work and brought them into the smithy.
“Take a look. You should be satisfied,” Li Zhu said.
Judging by his confident expression, he was clearly very proud of his work.
Bai Qiu looked at the newly refurbished Darksteel Heavy Spear and immediately noticed the changes in its appearance.
First, the shaft—intricate mana circuits were engraved all along it, and at the end of the pole was embedded a fiery red gemstone.
The gemstone, along with the mana circuits, had tinted the weapon with red patterns.
Now, the spear was pitch black overall, yet covered in crimson lines, giving it a mysterious, almost totem-like appearance.
As for the spearhead, two sections at the center of the triangular tip had been hollowed out.
On both the front and back, darker-than-black gemstones had been embedded—these were Darkness Crystals.
Under the gaze of the Sevenfold Arcane Crystallization Eyes, Bai Qiu could even see the hidden deep-black mana circuits within the spearhead.
In terms of appearance, there was nothing to criticize—it looked absolutely stunning!
But when Bai Qiu checked the weapon’s stats, he was completely shocked—followed immediately by overwhelming excitement!
— The end of the Chapter–
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