Chapter 016: Can You Swim?

The Conqueror raised a hand, and the walls of the workshop emitted a creaking sound. The left wall slowly slid open, revealing a huge pane of transparent glass.

Beyond the glass was a place resembling a construction yard.

"Master, please look."

The Conqueror walked up to the transparent glass and pointed at a massive object outside. "This is the spaceship we are building... the Prototype!"

Wang Bo stepped forward and saw a colossal spaceship being assembled through the glass. Thousands of small robots flew up and down, emitting lasers, continuously welding various parts of the spacecraft.

A magnificent, cool, ultra-sci-fi spaceship, shaped like a ring, was slowly taking form.

Frankly speaking, even Ronan the Accuser's flagship from the Kree Empire in Marvel would be nothing but a little brother in front of it.

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier couldn't even be considered a little brother in front of this spaceship.

Even more astonishing was that all the metal used in this spaceship was not ordinary metal.

It was Vibranium!

Yes, the same metal used for Captain America's shield.

The Collector had collected quite a bit of Vibranium and sold some to Wang Bo, but even that was far from enough to build a spaceship, let alone a small spacecraft.

However, Wang Bo had the Duplication Mirror.

With the help of the Duplication Mirror, he could have as much Vibranium as he wanted. Building a spaceship with it was no big deal.

Wang Bo looked at the slowly forming spaceship and couldn't help but let out a heartfelt exclamation.

It was just too cool.

Even though Wang Bo didn't have a great yearning for the sky, seeing this spaceship still made him want to pilot it and roam the vast sea of stars.

But soon, Wang Bo suppressed that thought and turned to the Conqueror. "How is the extraction of the magic potions coming along?"

The Conqueror nodded. "It's done, Master."

Wang Bo had previously bought some items from the Collector that could enhance magic, and the Collector gave him things like Dragon Heart Stones and Red Magic Stones.

Dragon Heart Stones were actually the petrified hearts of dragons after death. The hearts indeed contained powerful magic, but the magic had to be extracted and made into potions before use.

As for Red Magic Stones, they were stones formed by the accumulation of magic energy in certain magical planes. They required special processes to decompose and absorb.

The same went for other items, like flowers imbued with magic and the blood of certain special animals.

They all had to be purified before absorption.

So Wang Bo had handed all these items to the Conqueror, hoping he could extract the magic.

Now it seemed the Conqueror had lived up to his expectations.

The Conqueror led Wang Bo into another workshop, where a dozen mechanical soldiers were operating precision instruments to extract magic from stones or flowers.

On a shelf in the workshop sat a pile of refined magic potions.

These potions were either red or blue, varying in color, but each looked very beautiful.

Wang Bo picked up a red potion, pulled out the stopper, and downed it in one gulp.

Instantly, Wang Bo felt a surge of hot magic merge into his body, quickly assimilated by his own magic. His internal magic increased slightly.

This increase might be significant for an ordinary person.

But for Wang Bo, it was really not much. He could achieve the same progress through a few days of hard training.

However, the problem was that while the increase per potion was small, there were many potions.

Wang Bo drank one potion after another, and his magic swelled rapidly. After downing over a hundred potions, he felt his body starting to feel bloated.

He quickly realized that his body was saturated.

If he continued drinking, it would likely be wasteful, so he decisively stopped.

He could continue drinking magic potions after digesting the nearly saturated magic in his body.

Then, Wang Bo picked up a few potions and left the factory.

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"Master."

No sooner had Wang Bo left the factory than the butler brought Miyamizu Mitsuha to him.

Mitsuha had changed into a loose gray robe with gold threads, giving her a somewhat mysterious mage-like aura.

Wang Bo smiled slightly. "It seems you're ready."

Mitsuha nodded solemnly.

"Drink this." Wang Bo handed her a magic potion.

"What is this? It's beautiful." Mitsuha took the potion and examined it closely. The red liquid inside was heavy like mercury, faintly emitting a shimmering glow.

"This is a magic potion. Drink it, and you'll have magic. The prerequisite to becoming a mage is having magic. Without it, you can't learn magic at all."

Mitsuha nodded, pulled out the stopper, and downed the red liquid in one gulp.

"How do you feel?"

"No feeling... No, it's... it's hot."

At first, Mitsuha felt nothing, but after a few seconds, she found her mouth dry and her whole body hot, as if she had a high fever, but without dizziness or lightheadedness.

It felt like she was soaking in hot water.

"It's okay, this is normal." Seeing Mitsuha a bit flustered, Wang Bo comforted her softly. "Your body is adapting to the magic. It's a normal reaction, don't be afraid. Since you were an ordinary person, now that you have magic, your body naturally reacts. It'll be fine soon."

Generally, to become a mage, one must first learn to refine magic, then let the body gradually adapt to it, and finally possess and control magic.

Because this process is gradual, there wouldn't be such severe reactions.

But Mitsuha was different. Wang Bo had directly given her a magic potion, granting her magic without any foundation.

So her body naturally had a series of reactions.

But as he said, it wouldn't be too serious. Once her body adapted to the magic, she would return to normal.

"But, but..."

"But what?" Wang Bo asked.

"It's so uncomfortable." Mitsuha clutched her chest, her face flushed red, as if about to bleed.

Wang Bo thought for a moment and asked, "Can you swim?"

"Yes."

As soon as Mitsuha finished speaking, she felt herself flying, rising higher and higher, with Wang Bo getting farther away. Before she could figure out what was happening, she began to fall.

With a splash, she fell into the sea!