Chapter 131: The Arrival of Dr. Henry

"Master Gune, if you haven't prepared one, I've specially prepared a hat for you." Wendini's voice sounded softly again.

"Oh?"

Then, with light and swift movements, Wendini took out a 'Winter-Quenching Hat' embroidered with a fluffy, chubby lynx, which she had prepared long ago from a drawer on the side.

The gray plush of the hat was likely the fur of some supernatural creature.

The chubby lynx on it looked very delicate and unique, clearly the maid Wendini had put no little effort into this Winter-Quenching Hat.

Taking the 'Winter-Quenching Hat,'

"A very beautiful hat, thank you very much." Gune thanked softly.

The maid Wendini immediately showed a rather radiant smile.

"I'm glad you like it."

It is said that in ages long, long past,

the Winter-Quenching Night was exceptionally cold, and even some supernatural creatures that loved darkness and cold would forage everywhere on Winter-Quenching Night.

To resist the cold and those supernatural creatures,

everyone wore fluffy hats on Winter-Quenching Night.

And these fluffy hats were embroidered with some supernatural creatures—snow leopards, lynxes, winter bears, white wolves, and so on—to scare off those hunting supernatural beings.

Thus this custom has been passed down.

Nightfall slowly descended.

The lights in the hall were also lit, dispelling the darkness.

The dinner on Winter-Quenching Night, as Gune had expected, was exceptionally sumptuous.

Everyone clearly had not forgotten the Winter-Quenching Night like Gune had.

Each person wore a fluffy Winter-Quenching Hat, and even two fellows had green hats, which made Gune take a couple of extra glances.

Except for the helmeted guards who had no Winter-Quenching Hats, everyone else wore these fluffy hats.

Even the butler Fress was no exception.

An exceptionally sumptuous and lively dinner passed amidst the laughter and chatter of everyone.

Throughout the entire meal, Gune remained vigilant.

Glancing occasionally at the sky outside.

Tonight's night was darker, more oppressive, and more dangerous than ever before.

As if a dark giant beast lurked in the darkness, making one somewhat uneasy.

Except for Gune, no one else seemed to notice this anomaly.

After dinner, Gune had no intention of resting.

Instead, he took a nap on the sofa in front of the fireplace.

At the same time, Gune sorted through his cultivation achievements since returning from the successful blood exchange.

First, Gune's spellcaster realm had reached the middle stage of the second-order spellcaster.

The number of condensed Secret Crossing Runes had successfully reached ten.

The Source Pool capacity had also reached over nine hundred and fifty capacity units.

The key point was that Gune's soul measure was growing increasingly robust, and his capacity to bear spells was also rising accordingly.

For third- and fourth-order spellcasters, they mastered quite a few low-order spells, commonly used mid-order spells in combat, and also had several high-order spells under their belt.

Second-order Gune was quite similar to third- and fourth-order spellcasters in terms of spell hierarchy.

Mid-order spells were his main combat power, high-order spells were core auxiliary forces, and he also had a few low-order spells at hand.

The difference was:

Gune's spell levels were far higher than those of ordinary mid-order spellcasters.

Being able to proficiently master, release, and train spells to 'Level 1'—that was the current state for most spellcasters.

For core spells, those spellcasters would spend a bit more time to raise them to Level 2.

But after reaching Level 2, wanting to reach Level 3 required training measured in years.

Being able to master a considerable number of Level 2 mid- and high-order spells, or supernatural martial skills, already counted as formidable among third- and fourth-order mid-level supernaturals.

Compared to the Level 1 and Level 2 spells of mid-order spellcasters,

Gune's spells at Levels 3, 4, and even 5 clearly had a great advantage.

Opening the auto-cultivation system page,

[Auto-Cultivation]

First slot: Soul-Stabilizing Divine Ring Curse (Level 3)

Second slot: Cybona Source Pool (Level 4)

Third slot: Soul Seal Codex (Level 3)

Fourth slot: Demon Blade Cunning Curse (Level 3)

Fifth slot: Blood Pool Codex (Level 3)

Among these mid- and high-order spells and codices, only the mid-order spell 'Demon Blade Cunning Curse' had been upgraded to Level 3 two days ago.

The other spells and codices were still accumulating experience, with no change in level.

Gune roughly calculated the time; they should all be about to break through soon.

"The power of the Level 3 Demon Blade Cunning Curse is already quite formidable, and after reaching Level 3, the speed of the demon blade has improved further, and its concealment has greatly increased—it's like a minor qualitative change."

"The nurturing degree of my secret silver magic gold-level Purple Scale Chainmail has also reached over sixty percent, and its powerful defensive properties can now be mostly brought into play."

"Combined with my own tough physical defense, I'm afraid even ordinary tank knights don't have my survivability."

Lightly, Gune touched the ring on his right hand—the Witch-Death Staff, which had transformed into a 'wrist staff' interwoven with dark gold and silver-gray.

Nurturing the Purple Scale Chainmail only consumed a portion of Gunie's energy.

Most of Gunie's energy was devoted to nurturing this Witchcraft Scepter.

As a result, the activation level of the Witchcraft Scepter reached over eighty percent.

Three of the four Secret Transit Runes were activated.

Nine of the ten Amplification Runes were activated.

The three Secret Transit Runes of the Witchcraft Scepter, combined with Gunie's own ten Secret Transit Runes.

This gave Gunie thirteen Secret Transit Runes, just one step away from instant-casting the high-level spell "Soul-Fixing Divine Ring Curse."

At the same time, the additional ninety percent amplification of spell power from the Witchcraft Scepter would make Gunie's spells more destructive.

While Gunie closed his eyes and rested in thought, Wendini began grinding coffee nearby.

For ordinary people, having a cup of coffee after dinner at night would basically mean staying up late.

For a superhuman like Gunie, with a strong physique and powerful digestion, it was naturally no problem.

When the coffee was brewed, Gunie picked up the coffee pot himself and poured himself a cup.

"Go back and rest yourself. I still have many things to do here."

Gunie gave such an order.

"Yes!" After responding, Wendini quickly left.

Holding his coffee cup, Gunie walked to the window.

The night was still deep, and the sky was layered with dark clouds.

Gunie silently gazed at this darkness.

"Lord Gunie, Dr. Henry requests an audience."

At this moment, the voice of the guard at the entrance came from the empty hall.

"Oh? Dr. Henry, has the experiment produced another success?" Gunie thought to himself.

"Let Dr. Henry in!"

Dr. Henry had not come to report experimental results for some time.

Gunie estimated that things there had reached a critical juncture.

Now that night had fallen, and Dr. Henry was rushing over, there was likely good news.

Dr. Henry, wearing a black coat and a thick hat, entered the hall and walked straight toward Gunie, familiar with the way.

"Good evening, Dr. Henry," Gunie said as he stood up.

"Oh, good evening, Master Gunie!" Dr. Henry tipped his hat to Gunie in salute.

"I guess you've brought me good news again, haven't you?" Gunie smiled.

"Of course... and great news at that." A smile appeared on Dr. Henry's face, but perhaps because he had come in a hurry and his cheeks were a bit frozen, his smile looked slightly stiff.

Sitting down in front of Gune, Dr. Henry quickly opened the folder he had brought.

Then he began to rapidly search through the documents.

"Eh..."

"Where is that document?"

"It was just here."

"That is a very important document; I clearly remember bringing it!"

Having searched once and found nothing, Dr. Henry appeared somewhat impatient.

He quickly flipped through the documents in front of him, making them a bit messy.

"Oh, that damn important document, where has it gone?"

"Important document."

"Important document."

"Important document..."

Dr. Henry frantically searched through the pile of messy documents before him.

Sitting across from him, Gune watched this scene, his brows slightly furrowed, a strange luster flickering faintly in his eyes.

Silently, Gune cast a Blood Shield.

As Gune's own blood grew stronger, the strength of the Blood Shield naturally increased as well.

"Eh... found it..."

Suddenly, Dr. Henry seemed to have found something.

He laughed, appearing extremely excited.

"Haha... important document... important document."

Dr. Henry waved the single sheet of paper in his hand.

However, it was a blank sheet of paper with no writing.

"Hahaha..."

Dr. Henry continued laughing, his laughter somewhat pale and miserable.

Under Gune's gaze, his smile gradually became ferocious, twisted, then grotesque, his face filled with panic, terror, and madness.

Dr. Henry, laughing maniacally, his eerie laughter echoed throughout the empty hall.

With a "rip," Dr. Henry's cheek flesh split open to the ear, revealing ferocious fangs and a bloody mouth, terrifying and horrifying.

"Important... document!"

Dr. Henry's throat erupted with a final mad roar.

"Boom!"

Then, Dr. Henry's entire body exploded like a violent bomb.