Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Louis, you are really... greedy!
When Louis saw Olivia again, it was already a few days later.
At that time, he had just been given a good "workout" by Instructor Jino.
It left him so exhausted that even his tail was dragging on the ground.
As it turns out, asking "Why don’t you break through to legendary status? Are you intentionally not breaking through?" in front of Instructor Jino comes at a price.
Of course, Jino was even more intense.
When he took you to train, it was so thrilling!
If the setting were changed, you could go next door to the set of "You Regret, I Shadow" and form a passionate team with Might Guy and Xiaoli.
However, Instructor Jino always liked to tell him some Hell jokes.
Like, "Have you heard about Factory Director Snow’s situation? If you had my strength, at least you could run instead of being clueless."
It left Louis furious.
Who is he calling clueless?!
Are you implying it’s me, huh?
Can you stop making Meledi jokes all the time?
You should at least know when to stop joking!
—And then Louis thought Instructor Jino made sense and obediently went to unleash his "surging power".
I, Lu Bu, find it normal to unleash once in a while!
—If he didn’t end up exhausted like a dog and got caught by the little swan, it would have been better.
"Ouch, Louis, there’s no need to bow down to me."
Louis rolled his eyes at the little swan using the magic staff as a cane, showing its teeth:
"It’s fine, respecting the elderly and loving the young is a virtue."
The little swan who approached angrily said, "Who are you calling young?"
Louis looked the little swan up and down, suddenly bursting into laughter.
Olivia: ???
She swung the magic staff wanting to teach Louis a lesson.
Louis yelped, dodging while fleeing and saying:
"Actually, I’m respecting the elderly. Seeing you hunch over like that, you must not want to straighten up."
"And it certainly wasn’t Beatrice who spanked your butt!"
The two of them started to frolic around the field.
"Immature."
Instructor Jino, chewing on a piece of foxtail grass, commented.
Ah, youth!
Looks like he needs to break through to legendary quickly.
Otherwise, this kid... might become hard to manage in the future.
Jino quietly took out a piece of paper from his hand.
This paper listed all the martial techniques from level 1 to 9 of the Nine Swords and its factions.
The level 1 techniques of the Tiger Claw, White Crow, and Steel Soul factions were all crossed out.
These are the techniques Louis has already learned.
Jino gravely crossed out the level 1 technique of the Shadow Hand faction as well.
He vaguely sensed something amiss.
Louis’s learning ability had exceeded his understanding of the Nine Swords.
It’s not that he underestimated Louis.
It’s just that since the Nine Swords system was perfected, the concept of an all-rounder did not exist.
Many paths within the Nine Swords are fundamentally mutually exclusive.
It’s precisely because the conflict between certain paths is too great, leading many factions to become exclusive factions of the three foundational classes—
The Desert Wind, Dusk, and Shadow Hand unique to the Sage’s Sword;
The Devout and White Crow unique to the Celestial Punishment Sword;
The Iron Heart unique to the Sword of Martial Arts.
Jino looked at Louis in the distance with a subtle expression.
"This kid is suspicious. Previously learning Tiger Claw and Steel Soul could be dismissed as they fall within the options available to the Sword of Martial Arts."
"But when he later learned the unique White Crow of the Celestial Punishment Sword, I just assumed I’d encountered a genius."
"After all, while I can’t use advanced exclusive martial techniques of other unique factions, I can barely use the basic techniques."
"But now he has mastered even the Shadow Hand faction, and this is beyond a matter of talent."
Lost in thought, he recalled Louis’s identity.
"I see; has the White Tower’s experiment succeeded?"
I wonder if His Highness is aware of this situation.
No, he probably does know, which is why Louis was taken away from the White Tower, right?
Jino was secretly going crazy with envy.
Recalling Louis’s greedy attitude toward all martial techniques, Jino smirked:
"You sure are... greedy!"
Meanwhile.
Louis suddenly stopped in his tracks as he was fooling around with the little swan.
Chasing him, Olivia bumped right into his back.
Her nose hurt and ached, and then tears flowed out.
Louis had no choice but to turn around and comfort her.
He hesitantly said:
"Little Olivia, did something change about you?"
"Don’t call me little... Ah, forget it; I won’t bother with you today."
Olivia rubbed her nose and, with hands on her hips, said:
"I heard you bought a huge ranch in Dragonbone Prairie. You’re not from this line of work. Aren’t you worried about problems arising?"
This little swan’s criticism was purely finding fault.
After all, Louis wasn’t like those being repeatedly harvested in the A-share market, with stocks as green as their faces.
He bought in at the lowest point and now just needs to patiently wait for the stocks to rise.
Even if he were to sell off the farm leisurely, he could make a small profit in less than two weeks.
Do you understand the value of an information gap?
However, Louis knew the little swan had no ill intent.
At most, there was some lemon-scented jealousy in the air.
He didn’t hide much, as the silly swan had been harmless in a past life, so he told her openly:
"I do want to conduct some experiments. After all, I want to see if I can profit with my technical skills."
"Huh? Louis, what technical skills do you even have?"
Olivia was full of disbelief.
Chirp chirp, disrupting the country!
If you said you grow fast and could be formidable in the future, she might believe it.
But mastering any core techniques? No way, she wouldn’t believe it even if it killed her.
Who would have thought, Louis revealed a peculiar expression:
"Little Olivia, have you heard of dimensionality reduction attack?"
Louis briefly explained his thoughts.
He was one of the Flower Trainers in China; even if he went to the moon, the first thing he would research would be whether moon soil could grow crops.
After acquiring magic, not thinking about playing the farming game would be a disservice to this pure lineage.
So, his first focus was on the innate skill [Venom Synthesis].
The Charm Mage’s Venom Synthesis doesn’t generate real venom, but releases energy waves with the [Venom Synthesis] effect.
But Louis, having truly extracted the succubus’s essence, could directly synthesize real venom.
—And if released through his little tail, the venom’s potency could be enhanced even further.
In battles, Louis typically used paralysis and hallucinations.
As for aphrodisiacs...
It’s not like this stuff isn’t useful.
Quite the opposite, it’s incredibly handy in combat.
As long as you don’t worry about the aftermath, it can be a powerful move.
But he couldn’t let go of his reservations, and if there were options, he didn’t want to use it.
A few days ago, upon hearing farmers were looking for people to sell off their properties, an idea struck him—
"Is there a way to monetize this ability?"
Then he remembered learning a bit of trivia from documentaries in his past life.
An ancient yet familiar voice resonated:
"Spring is here, all things rejuvenate, and it’s the season for animals to mate."
Hooved animals typically mate in the fall, giving birth to their young the following spring.
At that time, hoofed animals are at their most plentiful.
Rulers of the animal kingdom, like humans, actually mate year-round.
The reproductive drive of creatures often depends on a suitable environment being created.
In this area, Louis was an expert at utilizing his capabilities.