Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Are you nervous?
Camus looked unhappy.
But he seemed to be like this most of the time, so it was difficult for Su Cheng to tell whether he was really angry or not.
She was about to take a few more looks when the Blood Mage suddenly turned over and quickly got off the bed.
It was as if he wanted to keep his distance from her.
"Your curse is probably related to the power of the God of Love. I need to research it further."
He said calmly, "The God of Joy is the subordinate god of the God of Love—"
Generally speaking, the most powerful gods are usually the cosmic gods of natural phenomena, such as the two supreme gods who symbolize light and darkness respectively.
Their powers are closely tied to the macroscopic laws of the physical world.
There are also various gods who were born with the construction of social civilization and are related to the specific activities, skills, and social structures of humans and other intelligent races.
They are symbols of an industry, a craft, or a particular social role, and thus wield a certain absolute, causal power.
But there are often some conditions before it can be used.
Then there is the more abstract concept of God.
As the embodiment of universal emotions or mental states, beings like the God of Joy derive their power from and influence the inner world and basic cognition of intelligent life.
"...The power of the Concept God is very complex. If this is the case, the factors that influence your curse will also become more numerous."
"Okay," Su Cheng held his forehead wearily, "it's troublesome anyway, right?"
She was mentally prepared and didn't think it was easy to deal with.
"However," Su Cheng suddenly perked up, "I successfully released blood magic. Can I call myself a blood mage from now on?"
"No," Camus said grimly, "that's my magic. You can't claim that until you can perform blood magic on your own."
"Oh, so I need to follow your methods to draw magic power from the blood, and use this magic power to complete blood magic?"
Su Cheng suddenly realized, "Will different types of magic power conflict with each other in the body?"
He glanced at her and said, "You'll need to reconcile it yourself. Many mages have died because of this. Why, do you really want to learn?"
"I'm a little curious, but there's too much to do right now," Su Cheng blinked, "and you'd definitely be a fierce teacher, so forget it."
Camus: “…”
Camus: "Did I say I would teach you?"
He tidied his clothes and went downstairs. Returning to his seat, he took out a piece of scratch paper and wrote furiously, as if he was oblivious to what was happening around him.
A few minutes later, Su Cheng also came over slowly.
Sasha looked at them both with a teasing look, "Looks like everything went well?"
Su Cheng rolled his eyes at him. "Let me put it this way. It went just as smoothly as the second potion. It's just that some people are more stingy than you can imagine."
The vampire laughed gleefully.
Camus pretended not to hear, or perhaps he really didn't hear, and continued to concentrate on his calculations.
"By the way," Su Cheng tilted his head and looked at him, "should I also learn some relevant knowledge? Study it with you?"
The blood mage didn't even look up. "Whatever you want."
Su Cheng thought for a moment, "How many books do you think I need to read to analyze a curse of this level?"
Upon hearing this, Camus put down his pen and began to think seriously, perhaps going through all the relevant books in his mind.
A few minutes passed.
Su Cheng: "...Speaking of which, the Department of Supernatural Arts in our school's Secret Academy also recruits curse masters. I even saw one on their list of new students."
Camus looked up. "If you're interested, taking about five courses in school will be enough. When I say enough, I mean that you can at least understand what I'm saying."
Su Cheng: "Oh, that sounds okay--"
"The school's standards are relatively low," he thought for a moment. "The required reading list is only about two hundred books, all revised editions. But they've omitted many ancient books and scrolls. It's hard to quantify those with the term 'one book,' so I'm not sure how to answer you."
Su Cheng: “?”
Su Cheng: "You mean there are more than 200 required books for the five courses?"
"Hmm," the blood mage nodded slightly, "you elemental mages may need to read more books."
Su Cheng: “…”
She decided to put the matter aside for the time being.
The admission procedures had been completed, and Su Cheng simply went home to tell Lin Zhen. Lin Zhen was so happy that he wanted to beat drums and gongs to announce it everywhere.
The Lin family is considered a prominent family in Jinpo City. Although they are not a family with a title, they are also well-known. After all, when it comes to wealth, some impoverished nobles are far inferior to them.
but--
"Cross Star! No one in our family has ever been able to go to such a good school!"
Lin Zhen instructed the servants to pack their luggage while giving her many instructions.
He said that they had to act with caution when they arrived at the imperial capital. Even though the identities of those favored by God were special, there were many powerful people there, and the situation was much more complicated.
Lin Zhen couldn't help but lower his voice again, "Although the Northern Continent is under the control of the Holy See, the Imperial Capital is too chaotic, and there are believers from other factions operating in secret. I heard that some people prefer to target the followers of the God of Light. Although you are not completely one of them, you must be careful."
Su Cheng's heart moved, "Did uncle know what happened?"
The so-called other factions are just a euphemism for the Dark God's followers. After all, anyone who is not an ally of the Dark God belongs to the Light God's camp and there is no need to operate in secret.
He shook his head. "There's a lot of information in the Chamber of Commerce, both true and false. I don't have any relatives or friends in the imperial capital, so I can't help you. Just figure it out yourself."
Su Cheng couldn't help but sigh when he saw that his eyebrows and eyes were still filled with joy.
In the original novel, Lin Yun entered the Cross Star, and his step-uncle was very happy, but he was also mixed with joy and sorrow because he was worried that he had offended the Murong family and the people of Nanhe College.
Lin Zhen didn't think about those things at the moment.
"Also," Lin Zhen looked at her, "how are you and His Excellency the Archbishop doing? When you go to the imperial capital—"
Su Cheng frowned, "Didn't you say before that you wouldn't mention this matter? There are plenty of people in the capital, maybe I've fallen in love with someone else."
After saying this, she couldn't help but pat her head. She made it sound like she really liked Zhan En.
"That's true."
Lin Zhen actually seemed to be convinced.
Su Cheng: “…”
She looked at the busy servants in the room and said that she didn't want to carry so much luggage. She also asked her uncle to convert Murong Yue's apology into money.
"I'll go buy anything you need over there," Su Cheng looked at the gift list, "I'll just keep these Dou Qi training potions."
She had no attachment to the old things. They were not hers in the first place anyway, and she just wanted to travel light.
Lin Zhen didn't think much about it. He just thought she wanted to keep it and give it to others. After all, some precious medicines were hard to come by in the market. He agreed immediately after hearing that.
He was the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, so it was very convenient for him to do these things.
Su Cheng forced himself to see his adoptive uncle off, then fell asleep again in the middle of the night. He was awakened by the chirping of insects outside the window, so he got up and used the Wind Sense.
She heard the evening breeze blowing through the gaps between the osmanthus trees, and the sound of leaf veins breaking was like cracking ice.
Night dew condensed on the flower petals, carp scales at the bottom of the fountain pool rubbed against the pebbles, and earthworms underground burrowed and rubbed against the soil.
Two servants came out of the kitchen, the sound of blood surging was like the tide, their bent knees, squirming stomachs, and trembling tracheas intertwined into an ensemble.
Then there was a knock on the door.
The chaotic sounds suddenly disappeared, and her perception also converged at this moment, as if countless silk threads were suddenly clenched together.
The knocker tapped softly against the wooden planks.
Su Cheng still didn't cancel the magic, but instinctively controlled the wind to flow back and rushed towards the door.
——That should be the voice of a living person.
Breathing, blood, the sounds of more skeletal tendons.
However, it is like a silent black hole, with nothing in it.
"……Feel sorry."
Until that person made a sound.
His voice was like aged liquor, deep and mellow, and when it rolled past his ears it was like muffled thunder, carrying with it some kind of irresistible pressure.
However, the ending tone exudes a gentle dullness, like a sharp blade wrapped in velvet.
"I didn't know you were practicing."
Only after he finished speaking did Su Cheng hear the steady heartbeat, like precision gears turning in his chest.
The leather wristband folded with the movement, making a crackling sound as it rubbed against the muscles.
She began to picture him in her mind.
It's like a ghost in an ancient legend being restored into a creature of flesh and blood.
Su Cheng disconnected the magic link.
The brain, bombarded by a flood of information, suddenly becomes sensitive.
She quickly realized what was happening, jumped out of bed, stumbled towards the door, and opened it.
The man with black hair and golden eyes stood at the door, stepping on the broken moonlight on the ground, his tall figure casting a large shadow.
"No!"
Su Cheng's knees went weak and he almost bowed.
The man grabbed her and held her shoulders with one hand, "Be careful."
He used almost no force, as if he was pinching a fragile flower, and gently helped her up.
Su Cheng thanked him and looked up at the book in his hand. "Have you finished reading it?"
"Well," Kai nodded, "I'll give it back to you, and—"
He looked up at the sky and said, "There's no moon today, so I can try practicing Dou Qi."
Su Cheng was a little surprised.
She did know that there were many ways to cultivate Dou Qi, and that different secret books had different requirements, but that was all.
The specific details are not very clear, after all, Lin Yun’s cultivation was taught by the old man in the bracelet.
Su Cheng looked at the room behind him. It had just been cleaned during the day and was now tidy. He invited the team leader to sit in the study.
They sat down one after another at the long table. Kai leaned his heavy sword against the wall and casually asked her how much she knew about fighting spirit.
Su Cheng said that he knew very little, "Just tell me what you think I should know."
He nodded slightly and gave her a brief introduction.
—— Dou Qi originates from the energy of life itself and can also resonate with natural elements to form different attributes, but there are also various types of Dou Qi without attributes.
There are many ways to classify Dou Qi. Classification by attributes is only the most common, but there are also some more special cases.
"Generally speaking, it's easier for those who resonate with elements to cultivate fighting spirit with the same attributes."
He couldn't help but pause at this point, and Su Cheng couldn't help but ask, "Is there a 'but' behind this?"
"But if that's the case," Kai smiled, "we'll have to go out and find a secret book on wind attributes to figure out how to practice it, because I can only teach you what I know."
Su Cheng thought for a moment, "As long as I can learn it, it's fine. What's your Dou Qi attribute?"
In the field of fighting spirit, she did not think she was a genius, so she did not think of practicing both magic and martial arts seriously.
Just learn it to strengthen your body.
"My fighting spirit attribute is probably the kind that is difficult to define in detail—"
The black-haired man opposite sighed, a hint of confusion in his beautiful golden eyes. "I just figured it out on my own after reading a few secret books."
Su Cheng couldn't help but open his eyes wide, "Huh?"
Kai looked at the night outside the window and said, "Don't miss the time. We can talk about other things later. Let's check your suitability first."
Then he extended his hand to her.
He only wore a leather wrist guard, his broad palms were slightly open, his five fingers were slender and the muscles were distinct, and the lines on the palms were clearly visible.
Su Cheng extended his hand to him curiously.
His hands were more than a circle larger than hers, with a distinct coolness, and the joints were covered with well-proportioned texture, like finely forged cold iron wrapped in snow-white flesh.
The cold air seeped into her flesh through her fingertips, and Su Cheng instinctively shuddered slightly.
That kind of coldness was quickly crushed by his strength. The man retracted his fingers and pressed his fingertips into the base of her fingers, with a force that was neither light nor heavy.
He clamped his thumb around her wrist bone and pressed his thumb against the pale blue vein of the radial artery.
The skin on her wrist was delicate, so she could feel it as well, and his fingertips were just as smooth.
——No calluses or scars.
He looked like a swordsman who had experienced many battles, but he had hands that seemed to have never been worn out.
If it weren't for the powerful lines, he would look more like a noble lord.
Su Cheng couldn't help but be distracted.
Immediately afterwards, a cold and hot breath exploded in the wrist, like needles woven from ice and fire, piercing into the blood vessels.
Although it wasn't very painful, it felt very strange.
The distracting thoughts in her mind immediately dissipated, and she quickly lowered her head to look at their folded hands.
The man's hand was covered with sharp veins, like an undercurrent lurking beneath the ice. "Bear with it."
Su Cheng smiled, "It's not bad, compared to before Camus——"
Kai lowered his eyes and looked at her, his cold golden eyes flickering. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.
Su Cheng felt the airflow flowing in his arm, and it seemed to quickly spread out along the blood vessels, and almost completely dissolved when it reached his shoulder.
"Not bad," Kai nodded happily, a hint of smile in his eyes. "Since you can absorb it, it means your constitution is not opposed to this 'property'."
Su Cheng was also very happy.
Even though I missed a lot of information because of skipping chapters and don't know the other party's true identity, I still know that he is very powerful.
——This is what the spoiler says.
Those comments are from readers who have seen the later stages. It is said that more and more bigwigs appear in the later stages, so this should still have some value.
So no matter what kind it is, the strength of his cultivation of fighting spirit is definitely unquestionable, which is much better than her just buying a few books outside.
After all, the truly powerful Dou Qi secret books are definitely not those circulating on the market. Most of them are hidden in the secret rooms of ancient academies and aristocratic families.
With her status as a person favored by God, she could definitely get this kind of secret book, but that might also cause other troubles.
Su Cheng took out Murong Yue's gift list and said, "Some of them are for practicing Dou Qi. Are there any that can be used now?"
Kai took it and glanced at it briefly, "I don't need it at this stage, but it does have some good stuff."
Su Cheng groaned, "I accepted my ex-fiancé's apology. Before he came, he thought I was a loser who couldn't cultivate Dou Qi."
"Hmm?" The man in front of him raised an eyebrow. "If you can't cultivate Dou Qi, you're useless?"
"Isn't that right? In some people's minds... that's how it is?"
"Oh, if the person you were engaged to was this kind of person, then it would be a good thing to dissolve the relationship between you."
He said it very lightly.
Su Cheng couldn't help but look sideways.
After all, in this world full of the concept of the survival of the fittest, almost everyone agrees with this truth.
Of course, it also depends on the circle. After all, in the world of ordinary citizens, most people are busy making a living and have mediocre talents. They have no time to practice, or they just barely get started, which has the effect of reducing illness.
However--
Mercenaries are not like that.
So it is quite rare for a mercenary group leader like him to say this.
Su Cheng was silent for a few seconds. "You're right... I think I've been influenced by this too. I always think that since I know magic, I'm not useless. I never thought that there's something wrong with their way of thinking. Oh, forget it. I'm a terrible person anyway."
Kai listened attentively at first, but couldn't help laughing when he heard the last part. "Bad people don't usually say that, at least in my experience."
He stood up, his broad shoulders almost covering the dark clouds outside the window. "Find a comfortable position for you to sit in—"
The man raised his hand slightly, interlocking his thumb and pinky finger. The other three fingers stood upright like claws, with the fingertips slightly bent. "Make this gesture."
Su Cheng did as he was told.
Kai leaned over and helped her adjust the angle of her fingers. His left hand clasped her elbow, and the sharp edges of the wrist guard dug into the flesh of her arm.
He gently pinched the girl's soft fingertips, letting them continue to hang down, "Don't be so stiff--"
The man's arms were taut, his shoulder armor pressed against his full deltoids, his lean and wiry muscles undulated slightly, full of brutal power.
His wrist guard was tied tightly above his wrist bone, and the tendons stretched out like bowstrings.
"Um?"
Kai paused for a moment and looked up at her.
Those golden eyes reflected the candlelight in the study, like the film in the eyes of a predator reflecting fluorescence in the night.
"Are you nervous? Your heart is beating so fast?"
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