boyutpedia Chapter 46 New Discoveries
Chapter 46 New Discoveries
"Don't rush," Hick's voice was deep and steady, carrying a chilling reassurance, "Now, I will guide you onto the path of wizards."
Before he finished speaking, he had already deftly grabbed one of the test subjects and firmly secured it to the cold experimental table. The hemp rope dug deep into their flesh.
"Snap—"
A crisp snap of fingers. Before the others could even gasp, everything went black, and they collapsed to the ground.
Hick's gaze fell on the struggling, writhing body on the table.
"An increase in mental strength..." he murmured, his thoughts racing.
Enhancing mental strength is an eternal pursuit for wizards, with countless methods available. However, few are suitable for his current predicament—his lack of funds.
Those exorbitantly priced proposals flashed through his mind, and Hick couldn't help but shake his head. Those were beyond his current reach.
"So... what about low-cost, quick-result methods?"
He squinted, digging deep into his memory. Suddenly, a record from a yellowed handbook jumped into his mind:
Extreme mental stimulation can rapidly enhance the mental strength of the recipient!
A glint of light flashed in Hick's eyes! This is it!
As for what constitutes "extreme"...
His gaze swept over the pair of terrified eyes on the lab table, and several chilling methods were already forming in his mind.
When I was considering transplanting from that person before, I might have hesitated a bit because of the societal influence of my background as a forensic pathologist, but now…
"This is no longer the peaceful and loving society of my past life! This is the wizarding world, and I can be cruel too!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Hick began to use his wizardry to pull the experimental subject into an illusion.
Although my illusion skills aren't great, they're still enough to deal with an ordinary person.
The moment the witchcraft took effect, the continuous "whimpering" sounds and violent struggles on the experimental table came to an abrupt halt.
His body lay stiffly, with only his facial muscles twisting and twitching wildly, as if he were sinking into a terrifying abyss unimaginable to mortals.
Time flowed by in silence.
Gradually, the body began to experience unnatural, violent spasms, as if it were being repeatedly pierced by invisible electric currents.
Hick simply observed quietly, as if examining a vessel awaiting its outcome. Until the spasms completely subsided, a deathly silence fell over the stage.
Experimental Project: Extreme Psychological Stimulation
Experimental objective: To enhance mental strength.
Experiment proceeded smoothly!
Experiment result: Success.
Participation rate in the experiment: 100%.
Experiment difficulty: 0.
Experiment score: 10.
Total experimental score: 292.
Added a solidifiable effect: Enhanced mental strength. (50 experiment points)
"It seems you're not destined to be a wizard."
Looking at the corpse on the lab table, Hick spoke calmly, then silently uttered in his mind, "Consolidate!"
[Using 50 experimental points, currently solidifying (no side effects), 242 experimental points remaining.]
As the voice in his mind faded, Hick felt his mental strength steadily increasing. Gradually, Hick's mental strength almost reached the mental limit of a third-level apprentice.
Feeling his own growth, Hick smiled with satisfaction, then thought of the points needed for the horned lizard skin armor experiment.
"Will the required experimental points be less for the buffs applied to oneself, while the required mental energy points be more for others?"
"Or, if I choose to successfully enhance it, will I learn the technique forever?"
Hick didn't quite understand the connection, but...
Looking at the experimental subjects lying on the ground not far away, Hick smiled. They would help him understand.
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As the experimental subjects sent by the family were gradually exhausted, Hick's understanding of the system deepened.
While experimenting on others requires more points, it allows you to fully master the technique.
For example, horned lizard skin grafting: consuming 200 points allows you to fully master the technique of perfectly grafting skin onto the human body.
The patient's body structure will be permanently altered, and the damaged skin can regenerate like the original tissue.
However, by spending 400 points, only a small piece of leather armor is needed to induce a fundamental change in the human body structure.
Feeling helpless as he realized he only had 25 experiment points left in his mind.
The experimental results were encouraging, but the points accumulated were far less than when I was with my supervisor.
"I wonder when my supervisor will finish researching those things and restart the experiments..."
Just as Hick was weighing whether to try a more dangerous experiment, Kurt's voice came from outside the door.
"Boss Hick, the Moreno family has arrived at the agreed location. What do you think..."
"You go ahead, I'll be there shortly."
"clear."
Hick casually tossed his stained gloves to the ground and quickly straightened his robes. His gaze swept across the laboratory, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.
He hadn't noticed it when he was focused, but now that he'd relaxed, the sight before him was almost unbearable.
Blood was flowing freely on the ground, severed limbs were scattered everywhere, and large amounts of unidentifiable tissue were piled up like mountains.
Although he had created it himself, Hick had no interest in staying any longer.
Stepping out of the laboratory, he instructed the apprentice standing at the door:
"Clean it up inside."
The apprentice had been there for a few days, and his initial fear had gradually faded. He respectfully replied:
"clear."
"Um."
Only after Hick's figure completely disappeared at the end of the corridor did the apprentice breathe a sigh of relief, compose himself, and push open the heavy door of the laboratory.
In an instant, a pungent stench of blood and decay, mixed with a hellish scene, assaulted his senses! The intense visual impact made his stomach churn violently.
"vomit--!"
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Outside the Wizard's Tower, at the agreed-upon place.
Riso and several knights stood with their heads bowed, surrounding a middle-aged man with an anxious expression—this man was talking to Kurt.
"Lord Hick...when will you arrive?" The middle-aged man's tone carried a barely perceptible urgency.
Kurt knew that the person before him was a "god of wealth," so he remained neither servile nor arrogant: "Soon, Chieftain. If you're tired, why don't you go and rest?"
Chief Kate Moreno of the Moreno clan quickly waved her hand and chuckled sheepishly, "Not tired, not tired..."
When Rizzo brought the news of what had happened back to the family, the entire Moreno family was in an uproar!
Sixty-six thousand Magic Mirror Coins!
How many Magic Mirror Coins does the entire Moreno family have? These Magic Mirror Coins would be enough to break the entire family.
But is it possible not to pay?
After gaining a detailed understanding of the situation, the Moreno family sent several more groups of people to investigate, and the answers were all surprisingly consistent.
Riso and the knights were not lying. If the Silent Forest determined that this matter was related to the Moreno family, then the entire family would face annihilation.
Anse Wizarding Academy will not protect them.
After all, the Silent Forest suffered heavy losses.
Why would you want to offend the Silent Forest for no reason, when you are the very culprit who is most likely to cause such great losses to the other party?
They're not stupid.