Wizard: Start consuming attributes from the equipment slot.

Chapter 51 Ideas for Transforming Gal

Having figured out what this so-called black market auction was all about, Victor wasn't disappointed; on the contrary, he became even more interested.

"So, when are you going?"

"If possible, could you take me with you?"

Nina chuckled and patted Victor on the shoulder:

"What are you saying? We're friends... Since you're going, let's go together!"

"Thank you so much, senior!"

Victor gave Nina a bright smile.

He has to admit, he's finding Nina increasingly pleasing to the eye now...

"Cough cough cough!"

Karel, who hadn't said much until now, finally coughed lightly twice, getting back into the flow of conversation. Once everyone's attention was on him, he began to speak:

"Then let's act together when the time comes."

"We can meet here then."

"Now let's talk about how to convert this harvest into the resources we need at a higher price..."

With the topic changed, everyone returned to the rhythm of conversation.

Viktor had no room to interject, so he obediently returned to being invisible.

The party lasted for about two hours in total.

This was a considerable waste of time for Viktor, but fortunately, it wasn't all for naught.

After leaving the restaurant, everyone went their separate ways. Just like last time, only Nina and Victor remained. This time, before she could speak, Victor asked her:

"Senior, would you like to find somewhere else to sit for a while?"

Nina shook her head, a hint of weariness appearing on her face. Whether it was genuine or not, she rejected Viktor.

"Never mind, Viktor."

"I'm really tired this time. Let's do it next time. If I have time, I'll come to see you."

"Alright then, goodbye senior." Viktor was naturally indifferent. After saying goodbye to Nina, he watched her figure gradually disappear into the distance and finally vanish from the street before turning around and heading towards his residence.

......

When I got home.

Gar was still brandishing his knight's sword in the courtyard, and the life energy in his body, driven by his body-tempering technique, faintly emanated a wisp of fire on his body.

If it lands on an enemy, it would be enough to easily cut an armored enemy in half at the waist.

This is the combat power of the Great Knight who has awakened the Seed of Life. On the battlefield, even if he is alone and facing a hundred armored enemies, as long as his tactics are reasonable and he is not surrounded and tied up, he can fight against a hundred enemies by himself!

However... compared to wizards, the great knights' combat strength also appears somewhat weak.

This is mainly reflected in the destructive power... For example, Garr's body tempering method is not considered low-level among all body tempering methods, and he himself has quite a knight's talent, otherwise he would not have been able to awaken the life seed and become a great knight at only thirty-something years old.

Even with all his might, he couldn't break through the thickened gate of the mortal kingdom's city with a single sword strike!

Wizards, however, can do it with ease, even wizard apprentices... and they have many methods. For example, Victor can choose to use magic missiles to smash the city gate little by little, or he can use acid mist to directly corrode the city gate.

However, if one is a high-level wizard apprentice, with the amplification of high mental power, some of the wizarding spells will become very powerful, and it would not be a problem to blow up the city gates and walls!

As for formal wizards, if they wished, a few spells could wipe out an entire city, leaving mortals with no way to resist and only able to helplessly wait for death.

So no matter how hard Gar trains, as long as Viktor continues to study step by step, he is destined to gradually drift away from Viktor's side... But Viktor doesn't really want things to go in that direction.

Emotionally, Garl, as his personal knight, had sworn allegiance to him since he was five years old. After spending more than a decade together, he could not possibly regard him as someone insignificant.

From a purely economic standpoint, Garr's loyalty is a valuable asset. He is truly willing to give his life to carry out all his orders, and he is neither rigid nor clumsy in his actions. He has his own way of handling everything, and such a helper is rare no matter where you go.

On the contrary, even though they shared the same bloodline and surname, Viktor found it difficult to have any trust in Vivian.

Therefore, Victor preferred to find ways to strengthen Garr's abilities so that he could keep up with him.

To be honest, it's not that simple.

Fortunately, Victor now has a solution to this problem.

It's not hard to guess what it is; it's the physical alchemy he's currently learning!

In fact, Victor had some doubts about the art of body alchemy, because in his understanding, body alchemy was indeed a somewhat outdated technique, and the only things that were closely related to it were the bloodline modifications of bloodline wizards and some body modifications of necromancers.

But the more Viktor learned from Manugus and the deeper his understanding of the subject of body alchemy became, the more he understood why Manugus believed that body alchemy was a way to extend his lifespan and live another lifetime.

As he himself said, as a formal wizard, Manugs had no shortage of ways to extend his lifespan.

Whether he transforms himself into a lich, changes his nature to become an elemental life form, or takes some life-extending potions, he can live a little longer.

But all these methods have the same problem—none of them are the kind of life extension methods that Manugs wanted!

Transforming a lich can make his lifespan extremely long; if the soul casket is preserved, he could even live for thousands of years. However, it will cause him to lose all emotions and some physical sensations, turning him into a true undead creature.

Changing one's nature to become an elemental being is the last resort. Although their lifespan is virtually infinite, elemental beings cannot even survive in the real world for long. They also lose their intelligence and memories, eventually becoming pure natural elements.

Drinking the life-extending potion didn't help much either; it would either cause the soul to become distorted or have other extremely serious side effects!

As a formal wizard whose soul exudes pride, Manugs was unwilling to accept these consequences, so he gambled everything on "body alchemy," because it was an art of "creation," the pinnacle of a wizard's manipulation of the body!

If Manugs makes a significant breakthrough in this area, then let alone simply extending his lifespan, perhaps even the seemingly distant goal of becoming a "second-circle wizard" will be just around the corner.

Victor didn't dream of becoming a second-circle wizard, because that was simply too far out of his reach.

Viktor believed that it was possible to modify Garr's body through physical alchemy, giving him combat power comparable to a wizard apprentice... and it was actually simpler than he had imagined.