While flying back, Garudeer deeply sighed as he looked back at Felix's house and Terra City. He lanted, "What a pity. That's a rare fire mage in our empire."
One of Garudeer's followers, Mouthy, an elderly man with a thick white mustache, stroked his facial hair and snorted. "He's just ignorant. Forget about him, sir."
"No, we'll return and try again once we've subjugated the Lamias. Fire mages are treasures of our empire. They are the only ones who can compete against those Crimson Desert nomads!"
"But we have many water mages. Shouldn't we focus on developing them instead? Water mages have advantages over fire mages!" the mustached archmage suggested.
"You're right, but those water mages are either cowards or selfish. How many of them agreed to fight at the border last year? Zero! They're all full of excuses! Even this day and ages, all water mages from noble houses are the one fleeing first when trouble arises! Even that marquis refuses to join the expedition!"
"..."
"I'd rather cultivate hidden gems than pamper spoiled brats and arrogant pricks. I think I'll ask the dean about the academy expansion after this skirmish. Maybe we can establish a similar academy for commoners and real talents, not so useless noble children!"
The three archmages nodded in agreent. They wished for nothing more than the future of their country.
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**Felix's House**
Since Jane didn't want to have sex during the dayti, Felix returned to the smoking room. Sitting in his usual corner, Felix glanced at the map and noticed that the four giant yellow dots had turned green. He didn't know how it happened.
'What the hell is going on over there? Well, it's none of my business. Ti to grind,' he thought, shifting his attention to his newly acquired talent and checking his status nu.
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Na: Felix Ariel
Age: 17/15,147
Bloodline: Void Phoenix
Elent Affinity: Fire, tal, Poison, Void
Authorized Level: Super Democracy Pass (F)
Level: 20
Energy: 999,999/1,000,000
Mana: 1,000,000
Innate Talents: Fla Lungs, Fast Learner, Fire Immunity, Poison Immunity, Ashen Resurrection
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Sothing seed off about his status. His age had dropped by a year, but his maximum lifespan had increased by 10,000 years. Felix turned his attention to the ssage log and discovered a specific ssage:
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"Alright!" Felix exclaid, rubbing his hands and opening the inventory nu. He checked the oil storage inventory and licked his lips. The convertible oil was full to the brim, and Felix had 10 inventory slots, each containing 999 barrels of green liquid—Mixed Impurity. He still didn't know what to do with them yet.
Felix stroked his chin while he admired his assets, recalling the day Jessica first introduced him to these items and the oil extraction feature. He still rembered a certain level of "Seriousness."
"What was it? 10,000 years of lifespan serious? Jessica, what was the feature that you ntioned back then?" Felix asked his assistant AI.
Jessica's portrait screen appeared along with the system shop window. She navigated the shop nu for him and showed an item in the 'System Building Add-Ons' category.
On the shopping screen, a large PNG image of an oil refinery plant caught Felix's attention. Coincidentally, it cost 10,000 years of lifespan to purchase it.
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Mana Petroleum Oil Refinery - Level 1
This system facility is a complentary add-on for mana oil derricks. It automatically filters mana petroleum from natural resources and collects useful energy, materials, and chemical waste for future use.
This facility can be upgraded. Each upgrade costs 10,000 years of lifespan. At higher levels, you may extract rare resources from crude oil.
Note: This item automatically constructs itself after purchase.
Effects:
- Automatically refines any crude mana oil into Crude Azure Petroleum
- Automatically store mana miasma gas. (Require Level 2)
- Automatically refine Crude Azure Petroleum into Azure Gasoline (Require Level 3)
- Automatically refine Crude Azure Petroleum into Azure Fuel (Require Level 4)
- Automatically refine Crude Azure Petroleum into Refined Azure Petroleum (Require Level 5)
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Everything looked useful, especially the mana crystals, which Felix needed the most for his arsenal. However, he chose not to purchase them yet, wanting to window-shop so other expensive goodies first.
"Jessica, help look for alchemy recipes that have ingredients or materials I can procure," he asked his assistant AI.
"…"
Alchemy is weird, Felix inwardly mumbled.
At a glance, it seed impossible to craft a Spirit Stone. However, Felix got creative. He searched the online shopping nu for a Spirit Stone for sale. There was one. It cost only one year of lifespan and was categorized as a collectible antique instead of an energy storage unit like Essence Stones. Felix purchased it right away.
The Spirit Stone was deposited to Felix's inventory instantly, showing up as a small pebble with a faint blue light. He then asked Jessica for more guidance, and she taught him how to fill the alchemy inventory with his system energy.
After adding 10,000 points of energy, dropping his blood on the glowing pebble, and putting the ingredient into the alchemy inventory, Felix pressed the 'Process' button.
*DING*
The nu played an animation as usual. Flas ignited and burned the glowing pebble. Then, it exploded, shattering the stone into five pieces. However, the broken stones soon absorbed the fla and increased in mass, growing tenfold.
The cauldron in the animation spat out five blue rocks, which entered his inventory automatically.
*DING*
"…"
A Spirit Stone multiplied into five.
What kind of sorcery is this?
Felix wryly smiled, addicted to the taste of alchemy.
"Hey, isn't this fun?"
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