Chapter 171: Changes in the System

Inside the private alchemy laboratory for potions.

Having just finished sealing the Soul's Dawn in his hand,

"Huh..."

Gunie let out a light breath, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Done."

After three days of hard work, the materials that Senior Nigel had given Gunie

had all been refined by Gunie into "Soul's Dawn."

In addition, Gunie had also used a batch of his own materials.

After all, Gunie would also need "Soul's Dawn" for some time to come.

Over three days, a total of 105 bottles of the Soul Rune Potion "Soul's Dawn" were produced.

Seventy of those bottles belonged to Senior Nigel, while the remaining thirty-five were Gune's own.

Having finished his work, Gune opened the door to his private alchemical laboratory and walked toward the hall.

Arriving at the rest area, Gune glanced briefly at the sky outside.

The weather, which had cleared up slightly a few days ago, had turned overcast again today, and snowflakes were already falling.

"The Night of Winter's End has passed; the weather will gradually warm up from now on. After this snow, it should be time for the thaw," Gune mused to himself.

"I wonder when the reward Senior Nigel mentioned and the many things I purchased will arrive."

The rich, sweet aroma of coffee blossomed in his mouth, and Gune thought lazily.

Casually, Gune opened the system.

"Hmm? This system feels a bit strange today."

Looking at the system interface, Gune was taken aback.

Then, setting down his coffee, Gune lay on the sofa, closed his eyes for a brief rest, and carefully examined his system.

After a thorough browse, Gune couldn't help but be slightly startled.

"What... what's going on? How did the experience increase so dramatically?"

As Gune gazed intently, the experience appeared again once every ten seconds.

This time Gune scanned quickly, and the experience values indeed astonished him.

He remembered clearly the previous experience gained every ten seconds.

Soul-Calming Divine Ring Curse (Level 4) Experience: 28 points.

Cyberna Source Pool (Level 5) Experience: 18 points.

Soul Seal Codex (Level 4) Experience: 42 points.

Demon Blade Cunning Curse (Level 4) Experience: 16 points.

Blood Pool Codex (Level 4) Experience: 35 points.

And now.

Soul-Calming Divine Ring Curse (Level 4) Experience: 42 points.

Cyberna Source Pool (Level 5) Experience: 27 points.

Soul Seal Codex (Level 4) Experience: 63 points.

Demon Blade Cunning Curse (Level 4) Experience: 24 points.

Blood Pool Codex (Level 4) Experience: 52 points.

All the idle spell tomes had increased by about fifty percent in experience.

After pondering for a moment, Gune murmured to himself, "If my guess is correct, it should be because my soul has evolved to the elite level."

"Previously, my physical body evolved to the leader level, but the soul was still a weak point."

"After all, humans are life forms where flesh and soul coexist."

"A few days ago, I made up for the shortfall in the soul level, which is why the experience gain has increased so significantly."

"This... is a good thing!" Gune chuckled softly.

"With a fifty percent increase in experience gain, idle leveling will be faster."

"So once Demon Blade Cunning Curse and Soul-Calming Divine Ring Curse both reach level five, I can switch to other spell tomes for idle leveling."

"The upcoming Greater and Lesser Thunderflame Curses, ritual spells that use blood to track the direction and location of the target."

"My Blood Curse Master's Blood Shield and Blood Escape techniques also need to be improved through idle training."

"The increase in system experience is truly an unexpected delight."

"Hmm... if the idle experience gain is increased by fifty percent, will the subsequent unlocking speed of idle slots and the time flow rate of planting slots also see a corresponding increase?"

"It feels highly likely that the speed will increase!"

Gunie rubbed his brow, a gentle smile spreading across his face.

"This way, the birth of the 'True·Mingyuan Fruit' from the King-level Prison Nether Tree will be even faster."

"Powerful soul defense is not far from me now."

Just as Gunie was savoring his coffee and waiting for dinner to arrive,

the main hall door of the castle slowly opened.

Wearing a deep blue robe and cloak, leading a demon hound, Veya walked in.

The layout of the main hall of Purple Magnolia Castle was similar to that of Deep Castle.

Familiar with the place, Veya went straight to the fireplace rest area on the right side of the hall.

The demon hound, without any hesitation, ran to the carpet in front of the fireplace and curled up, its position only a meter away from the flames.

"Aren't you afraid of being roasted?" Gunie glanced at the demon hound and muttered inwardly.

"You're not here to freeload dinner again, are you?" Gunie looked at Veya and smiled.

"How could that be? Freeloading dinner is just a side thing; there are other matters too." Veya said in a relaxed tone.

As Veya sat down, Gunie had already poured her a cup of rich coffee before her seat.

"Here, this is for you."

Just as Gunie set down the coffee pot, Veya had already placed something like a spherical glass fishbowl in front of him.

"Giving me a glass fishbowl? What does this mean?"

Gunie looked up at Veya.

But Veya was already drinking her coffee while shifting her gaze away, as if appraising the layout and decoration of this new castle hall.

"This woman's mind... is really hard to read. She gives a fishbowl without a word." Gunie thought to himself.

"Come to think of it, this 'fishbowl' is quite unique..."

Gunie picked up the 'fishbowl,' intending to compliment it.

The next moment, Gunie's expression froze.

"Damn... this thing is not a fishbowl at all."

"This is... a spirit helmet."

This spirit helmet emitted no unusual fluctuations at all; at first glance, it truly looked no different from a glass fishbowl.

You see, last time when Veya gave Gunie a spirit helmet, Gunie could feel a slight source power fluctuation from that spirit helmet.

Otherwise, Gunie wouldn't have mistaken it.

Gunie looked at Veya with slight embarrassment and found her staring back with an angry expression.

"This fishbowl... oh no, this spirit helmet's lacework is quite unique!" Gunie smiled awkwardly.

Then, quickly averting his gaze, Gunie nonchalantly constructed a demon-touch channel to contact this spirit helmet.

Upon contact, Gunie immediately noticed that this spirit helmet was different from the one he had touched last time.

That previous spirit helmet, even though Gunie had made demon-touch contact, clearly did not belong to him.

As time passed, that spirit helmet would disappear.

But this spirit helmet was different; it remained completely intact here and would not vanish over time.

The previous spirit helmet was only at the early fourth stage, with quality close to elite level.

This spirit helmet, however, was at the late fourth stage, with a very strong elite-level quality.

Through demon-touch contact, Gunie could completely refine it into his own spirit helmet; if it were damaged or destroyed, Gunie could repair and restore it by replenishing source power and other means.

At the same time, Gunie clearly felt that this spirit helmet was far more powerful than the previous temporary one.

With demon-touch nurturing, its power would surely increase further.

Gunie had deeply experienced the powerful soul defense characteristics of the spirit helmet before; it could weaken a large portion of soul attacks.

It had strong resistance against various soul shocks, soul charms, soul enslavement, soul control, and other means.

Now that Gunie's soul was already not weak, having this powerful spirit helmet as protection was like adding wings to a tiger.

"Moreover, a fourth-stage elite-level spirit helmet has top-notch defensive capabilities of its own, providing me with great protection against attacks aimed at my head."

"I really was blind to mistake such a fine treasure for a fishbowl, even though it really does look like one." Gunie rubbed his face and sighed inwardly.