Terrible news! My deskmate's first chapter is gone!

In a short while, a tall figure in white slowly materialized in the air.

At first, it was a semi-transparent, ethereal figure, but its outline gradually became clear and solid, and its curvaceous figure was outlined with clean lines under the plain white fabric.

She has striking purple hair with a unique hairstyle that crosses in front of her forehead in a "又" shape, subtly covering the corners of her eyes and adding a touch of mystery.

Her cheeks were naturally flushed, and her eyebrows and eyes had a faint burning sensation, as if she had just stepped out of a high-temperature environment.

It's obvious that this girl is the potion-adaptor that the author just described.

"Master." After her figure stabilized completely, she immediately turned around and greeted Chen Xi with a soft nod.

Chen Xi wasn't meeting the author for the first time, nor was it the first time he'd seen the characters he created; he was already used to it and his face remained expressionless.

Under Yang Weizi's gaze, he raised his hand and handed over the test tube containing dark red liquid.

The girl took the test tube, twirled it lightly with her fingertips, and the test tube began to swing from side to side.

At first, the movements were slow and the amplitude was small, but gradually, the swinging speed became faster and faster, and the angle continued to widen, almost turning into a blur.

Those who don't know might think they're mixing drinks with test tubes.

Logically, such violent shaking should have caused the blood in the test tube to spill out.

But the liquid seemed to be firmly suppressed by an invisible force, not spilling even a fraction, and not even a slight disturbance was felt, remaining steadily at the bottom of the test tube.

The girl's movements were so fast they almost left afterimages, but Chen Xi's gaze was even faster.

Under his gaze, the dark red liquid in the test tube was visibly fading, moving closer to becoming almost transparent and colorless.

Become!

Chen Xi was overjoyed. According to the chameleon pseudo-human, once the liquid turned completely colorless, it meant that the potion was successfully made.

As the dark red hue faded and victory seemed within reach, Chen Xi was preparing to reap the rewards when the girl suddenly stopped moving.

"Is my mental energy exhausted?" This thought flashed through Chen Xi's mind immediately. Insufficient mental energy was not a big deal; he could recover after a short rest.

But before this speculation could even finish, the author beside him shook his head, his face showing undisguised fatigue and disappointment, and reached out to take the potion the girl handed him: "It's not that my psychic power is insufficient, it's just that this is the best I can do."

At this moment, the liquid in the test tube has changed from its initial dark red to a clear light yellow, but it is still far from the desired colorless state.

"Failed?" A sense of disappointment flashed through Chen Xi's mind, but he quickly recovered, after all, his initial goal was to gamble on the probability.

"Calling it a failure isn't quite accurate." The author squinted one eye, carefully examining the liquid in the test tube, his fingertip tracing the tube wall. "Strictly speaking, it's about 60% successful."

"I did my best; I managed to convert 60% of the materials inside you into a liquid that can be temporarily upgraded."

Chen Xi's eyes lit up instantly: "You mean, this thing still works?"

"I can't say for sure, you'll know once you try it yourself." The author thought for a moment, then quickly added:

"I can't understand the specific stages of the potion's transformation, but I can sense that I have indeed changed some of its properties, but I haven't fully achieved my expectations."

After saying that, the author handed the test tube back to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi stared at the pale yellow liquid, and without the slightest hesitation, tilted his head back and downed it in one gulp, just like drinking alcohol.

This thing is like a health supplement; at most, it's useless. Therefore, Chen Xi didn't hesitate at all.

The spiciness exploded in my throat instantly, like swallowing a mouthful of strong liquor, followed by a surge of heat spreading from my lower abdomen and quickly engulfing my entire body.

it works!

Suddenly, Chen Xi seemed to remember something and immediately turned around and ran towards the gorilla, grabbing the hard and cold white candle without saying a word.

As Chen Xi continued to infuse his mental energy into the candle, its color began to gradually change: white... slightly red... pale red... pale red...

"Is it still stuck in the pale red color?" Yang Wei leaned closer and muttered in a low voice.

"So it really didn't work?" The author scratched his head.

He knew very well that converting 60% into a temporarily upgradable liquid did not equate to a 60% success rate, or even less than 40%. He hadn't wanted to say anything discouraging, so he had Chen Xi try it first.

Judging from the current situation, it seems unlikely.

After a brief stalemate, the candle remained stubbornly pale red, showing no sign of wavering.

Suddenly, Chen Xi's body trembled slightly, and her right hand, which was tightly gripping the candle, unconsciously loosened its grip a little.

Almost simultaneously, the pale red color on the candle quickly faded, returning to a light red hue.

"Have you given up?" The author sighed softly and didn't continue.

He knew in his heart that if Chen Xi couldn't break through this bottleneck, he wouldn't be able to find that special safe zone to advance to Tier II.

Now that I'm in the Black Tower, my Tier I strength is completely inadequate, and even my functionality is severely limited.

Just when Yang Wei and the author thought the attempt was going to fail.

The faint red glow on the candle stabilized at first, without fading back to white, and then a deeper red quickly spread out.

This time, the speed was astonishing!

"No, this time it's different!" Yang Wei's eyes widened suddenly, his expression extremely grave. "The color is darkening much faster than before!"

Before the words were even finished, the color of the candle had completely broken through the constraints of pale red and leaped to bright red!

"puff!"

With a soft sound, a small cluster of yellow flames suddenly ignited at the top of the candle.

The flame may look no different from the flame of a lighter, but in reality, they are completely different.

The light from the lighter flame couldn't shine even a millimeter.

Although the flame in the lantern candle was tiny, it directly extended the effective visible range to a radius of three hundred meters!

It's three times as much as Chen Xi's previous amount!

After the candle was lit, Chen Xi sensed something and released his grip.

It didn't go out, nor did it fade, indicating that once lit, it didn't require any further mental energy to maintain.

"Boss!"

"Brother Chen!"

Yang Wei and Chen Xi called out simultaneously, and Chen Xi nodded:

"I was lucky. Although the upgrade effect was slow and poor, and the duration was very short, I managed to seize the brief moment when I entered Tier III and lit that candle."

Because of his extraordinary ability to overcome superiors, Chen Xi was more sensitive to Tier III and did not waste any time.

The only slight pity is that the efficacy of this upgrade was too poor, which prevented Chen Xi from truly completing the temporary upgrade.

Instead, it's like a subordinate overthrowing a superior, having a stage but no corresponding identity.

Fortunately, it doesn't affect the lighting of the candles.

After the candle was lit, the gorilla made "Awoo Awoo~" sounds again, looking very happy.

For some reason, when Chen Xi and the others lit the candles, the gorilla became even happier.

Could this be his KPI?

Before Chen Xi could think further, the gorilla inexplicably started dancing.

Chen Xi didn't know how to dance, but his intuition told him that this gorilla didn't know how to dance; it was just awkwardly dancing for some purpose.

With a "sizzle" as the last dance step landed, the flame inside the lantern suddenly shattered into eight small flames.

These eight tiny flames hovered around the gorilla's head, resembling arrows, and pointed in eight different directions.

It seems that these eight directions are the so-called safe zones.

"Um?"

"Are these eight... the names of the so-called safe zones?"

"Still in Da Xia script?"

Yang Wei exclaimed in surprise.

"These characters are probably displayed based on who lit the candle. After all, this place is different from the Dragon Palace you visited before. It doesn't belong to anyone, but is universal."

"Since it's a universal language, it naturally needs to be understandable to everyone."

After listening to the author's explanation, Yang Wei nodded in agreement, finding it quite reasonable. He then nudged Chen Xi, who was standing beside him, with his elbow.

"Boss, which safe zone should we go to?"

Chen Xi didn't speak, but raised his hand and pointed to a certain arrow flame.

The eight arrow flames were not on the same plane, so Yang Wei and his companion could not see Chen Xi's perspective.

Upon seeing this, the two walked over in a few steps, and when they looked up at the flames on the arrow that Chen Xi was pointing to, they were both startled.

They exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"The Primal Seed!?"