Assistant Xiao Liu carefully packed the three treasures and handed them to Gandalf.

"Mr. Gandalf, everything is here."

"Please check."

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, put the items into his storage space and nodded.

The two returned to the surface by car. As soon as they walked out of the black metal building, Li Gang came to greet them.

The smile on his face was even warmer than before.

"Student Gandalf, have you made your selection?"

"The Governor has really bled for this, you must make good use of it."

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, cooperated by showing a satisfied expression.

Li Gang led him, walking casually through the military zone, as if chatting.

"Oh, by the way, there's something I need to remind you of."

The smile on his face faded, and his expression became serious.

"The Dawnbreaker Guild has suffered such a huge loss this time, they definitely won't let it go."

"It's not safe for you to be out alone."

Gandalf didn't speak, just listened quietly.

Li Gang continued.

"My suggestion is that you stay in Jiangning City recently and don't run around."

"Our military will send people to protect you in secret."

"After a while, there should be arrangements from the Imperial Capital."

"Go to the Imperial Capital?" A hint of doubt entered Gandalf's voice.

Li Gang nodded, his eyes showing a few points of course.

"That's natural."

"The resources of the Imperial Capital, whether it's dungeons, Secret Realms, or mentors, are incomparable to Dongning Province."

"You are an SS-Rank, a national treasure, and you should receive the best training."

Zhou Huai understood in his heart.

The military was going to treat him like a revered Buddha.

It was exactly what he wanted.

He originally wanted his Clones to quickly increase their strength, and being able to rely on the military's big ship couldn't be better.

"Everything will be according to the military's arrangements," Gandalf replied calmly.

Li Gang patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.

"Good! You go back to the hotel to rest. If you need anything, contact me anytime."

...

Zhou Huai didn't let Li Gang send him off; he took a taxi back to the hotel himself.

He immediately arranged for Yasuo, who was currently grinding monsters in the wilderness of Donghai City.

Yasuo received the order and immediately set off for Jiangning City.

Late that night, Yasuo received the spatial ring containing the three treasures from Gandalf.

He didn't linger, driving back to Donghai City overnight.

At dawn.

A dark shadow silently slipped out of the car.

Not long after, Moria's figure appeared in Zhou Huai's bedroom, placing the ring on his bedside table.

The entire process was silent.

Zhou Huai picked up the ring and eagerly took out the contents.

The first thing he picked up were the two bottles of sacred light spiritual water.

The liquid in the bottle was clear and transparent, emitting a soft white light, looking incredibly sacred.

"Is this stuff for oral consumption or external application?"

He weighed the glass bottle, muttering to himself.

There wasn't even an instruction manual.

What if there were side effects?

Then he shook his head again.

Things from the military's treasure vault shouldn't have any major problems.

That assistant, Xiao Liu, hadn't given any warnings at the time either.

Having figured this out, Zhou Huai no longer hesitated.

He uncorked the bottle, brought it to his mouth, and carefully took a small sip.

A cool liquid slid down his throat.

With a hint of faint sweetness.

It seemed... quite delicious?

The next second, a warm current rose from his stomach and quickly spread throughout his limbs and bones.

The feeling was like soaking in a hot spring in the dead of winter, every pore opening up.

He felt his mind clear up a lot.

Zhou Huai's eyes ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ lit up.

It worked!

He no longer hesitated, tilted his head back, and drank the remaining spiritual water in the bottle in one gulp.

Boom!

An even more magnificent warm current burst open in his body.

He could clearly feel that the cold curse power entrenched in his legs and spine was being rapidly dispelled by this warm force.

Like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun.

Zhou Huai could even "hear" the unwilling roars of that curse power.

A moment later, the warm current gradually subsided.

Zhou Huai let out a long sigh of relief, feeling much lighter all over. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

If before, the curse power had eroded 60% of his body, now it had at least retreated to 40%.

He tried to mobilize the strength in his legs.

His legs remained motionless, without any reaction.

The hope that had just ignited in Zhou Huai's eyes dimmed a little again.

He picked up the second bottle of sacred light spiritual water and unhesitatingly poured it down.

The same feeling struck again.

But this time, the speed at which the curse power dissipated was significantly slower.

Ultimately, that power retreated to about 30% and then stopped decreasing.

Zhou Huai's brows furrowed.

It seemed that this sacred light spiritual water could not completely resolve the curse on him.

This was its limit.

Drinking more would probably have no effect.

However, he quickly felt relieved again.

It was better than being completely useless.

At least now, he wouldn't feel tired and drowsy all day long as before.

Just controlling his Clones for a little longer would make him feel drained.

Now, he was full of energy and refreshed.

...

For the next two days.

Jiangning City was calm.

Gandalf completely transformed into a homebody, staying in his hotel suite every day, not stepping out, mainly being obedient and never causing trouble for the military.

Donghai City, Forging Guild.

In the top-floor special forging room.

Ouyezi wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at the equipment that had taken initial shape on the forging table, a satisfied expression on his face.

Just now, accompanied by a series of clanging sounds, his Rank finally reached Level 10.

A brand new skill was also unlocked.

【Divine Craftsmanship (LV1)】

【Effect: Can add an additional new affix slot to an equipment. Mana Cost: 500. Cooldown: 12 hours.】

Zhou Huai's consciousness was within Ouyezi's body, and seeing this new skill, a monstrous wave surged in his heart.

Add an additional affix slot!

One must know that the number of affixes on equipment was a symbol of its quality.

Excellent and Rare had two, Epic three, Legendary five.

As for Mythical equipment above Legendary, it was said that the affix limit was at least ten.

This was an iron rule of this world.

But Ouyezi's skill could break this iron rule!

This was only Level 1. If the Rank was higher, he could add two or three additional affixes.

Wouldn't that make Epic comparable to Legendary, and Legendary comparable to Mythical?

As expected of an SS-Rank Life Profession!

Zhou Huai's gaze fell on the silver-glowing long dress on the workbench.

【Embrace of the Stars】.

He planned to forge this equipment into a unique birthday gift for Ye Xi.

...

At the same time.

At the entrance of the "Wailing Canyon" dungeon outside Donghai City.

A fierce battle had entered its final stages.

"Damn it! What kind of monsters are these three guys?!"

A brawny man holding a giant axe looked at his fallen companions, wailing on the ground, his face filled with fear and unwillingness.

They were the elite squad of the "Mad Lion Guild."

More than fifty people in total.

All just to encircle and annihilate these three rogue players who appeared out of nowhere.

The reason was that two days ago, several small teams from their Guild were easily wiped out by these three.

In a fit of rage, the Guild Leader sent their elite squad to seek revenge.

They initially thought it would be a piece of cake, using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

But as soon as the battle began, they realized they were wrong.

Terribly wrong.

The man with the sword was as fast as lightning.

His figure weaved through the crowd, and no one could lock onto him.

Every time he appeared, it was accompanied by a fatal sword light, taking a life.

The brawny man carrying the giant shield was even more of an unreasonable iron turtle.

Dozens of them focused fire on him, but they couldn't even see a white mark.

Even more outrageous was that after he activated a skill, everyone who attacked him started losing health rapidly themselves.

And then there was the most bizarre one.

From beginning to end, they didn't even get a clear look at the third person's appearance.

They only knew he was like a phantom, lurking in the shadows.

Every time he appeared, one of their squishy backline professions would inevitably be silently instantly killed.

Then, the corpse would turn into a wisp of black Qi, absorbed by that shadow.