I'm a proper student; I only take nine kinds of potions every day.

Besides hearing about the capitalist factions, Evan also saw some interesting things firsthand.

Since Evan is now quite well-known in the extraordinary world of Bolton City, he was able to witness the inner process firsthand.

Under Vic's guidance, he participated in the succession ceremonies of two factory owners and a capitalist.

The entire ceremony was somewhat similar to what Ivan remembered about inviting the God of Wealth.

Every factory owner and capitalist who wants to become an extraordinary being needs to communicate directly with the golden symbol through rituals.

During this communication process, he needs to use his family assets to prove his wealth in gold.

Then they used their material assets to exchange for gold.

In nature, it is somewhat similar to a bank mortgage; you pledge your assets to gold, and gold will give you extraordinary power.

The more assets you have, the more power gold gives you.

If your assets decrease due to poor management or other reasons, then the power that gold gives you will also decrease.

After witnessing this process, Evan finally understood the doubts he had had in the past.

When he fought against the capitalists before, the burning money, although usable, didn't possess power simply because it was printed. It needed to be transformed through their own power and recognized by the gold insignia before it could be considered valid.

The assets they burned were indeed their own.

As these assets burn, their value within the gold certification system also decreases.

And these reduced extraordinary assets will also reduce their inherent assets.

These lost assets will all become the wealth of others through a channel that even Ivan can't explain.

In other words, the money that the factory owners control and their employees promise to give out does indeed end up in the pockets of those they control.

As for these people who, due to the continuous fighting, have lost their self-awareness and are unable to use money, then that money will end up in the pockets of their beneficiaries.

It could even be said that his men were all willing to become slaves to these factory owners.

Because if they fight to the death, they can earn far more money than a normal job.

And this money can be given directly to one's family.

After understanding this principle, Evan also understood why new professions could be created so easily in the Gold route.

Because its internal supernatural power is constantly flowing. The essence of gold is not gold, it's man!

Gold itself has no value; it is people who assign value to it!

……

1911 4 Month 14 Day.

Evan, who had a good night's sleep, opened his eyes and, before he could even get out of bed, heard the sound of rain pouring down outside the window.

"You chicken~!"

With the familiar groan of the trampoline, Evan lightly jumped up from the damp bed.

Now that April has arrived, a large amount of snow has melted, and coupled with continuous rainy days, the house is incredibly damp.

Evan conservatively estimates that the humidity in this room is probably over 80% now.

The intense humidity, combined with the morning temperature of only about five degrees Celsius, would make any adult shiver the moment they exposed themselves from under the covers.

Although such a temperature is nothing for Ivan's current physical condition.

But the damp feeling still made Ivan quite uncomfortable. In fact, in the past few days, he could even smell something moldy in the house; the musty smell mixed with the dampness of the rain permeated the dim room.

"Sigh! I was hoping to save some money to tidy up the house, but before I knew it, I was broke again!"

During these four months, although Evan was busy every day and made money every day, his expenses were enormous.

I take at least three or four kinds of magic potions every day, and even the ones I make myself cost seventy dollars.

Besides this, he is currently undertaking various scientific research projects, especially the refining of sword oil, which has cost him a lot of money.

Combined with the second-stage Black Sun Wings activated about two months ago, his energy consumption is six times that of a normal person.

Even though he earned a steady income of around twenty dollars a day on average, his savings were still flowing away like water.

Now he only has his last forty dollars left.

Even the $100 I had saved up to renovate the house was spent yesterday on potion ingredients.

"Ugh! I can't just keep going to school and fighting monsters like this anymore. If I keep going like this, I'm afraid I'll go broke!"

Looking back on his busy four months, Evan couldn't help but sigh.

"Someone as frugal as me, who eats only a few delicacies, sleeps on only one bed, and wears no more than three sets of clothes!" "My only hobby is taking some magic potions, so how come I can't save any money!?"

After he made a comment, a dark figure flashed by and landed lightly on his shoulder.

Now, Golden has been well-fed and raised by Evan to be quite plump and strong. Its orange-yellow fur is shiny and reflects the sunlight.

Its body is quite robust. Although it looks like a slightly chubby orange cat, it now weighs 40 pounds!

As time went by, the cat followed Ivan in making various potions and sword oils every day. Under his influence, the cat not only became more and more resistant to drugs, but was also rapidly absorbing the nutrients that had previously belonged to the Holy Son.

As gold becomes stronger, its usefulness is rapidly becoming apparent.

Whether it's venturing into the sewers to hunt down small monsters or rats, or crouching on the rooftops to keep watch, Gold is already quite adept at it.

The most perfect combination is between gold and the secondary brain.

Because the secondary brain loses contact with the main body after being 20 meters away, it can only move and attack instinctively.

However, the presence of Evan on the golden body meant that even when Evan gave the sub-brain the order to help the golden body, the sub-brain could still instinctively cooperate with the golden body to carry out a fairly effective attack, even at a distance of more than twenty meters.

As his ultimate trump card, Evan didn't want others to know that his body could split off such a killer weapon.

So for all this time, whenever the secondary brain appeared, it always appeared as that jet-black, oily substance, sticking to the golden body. In battle, the secondary brain was the golden body's armor, and the golden body was also the secondary brain's vehicle.

This approach has proven quite effective. In recent months, whenever Evan goes on a mission, he can openly and legitimately use gold as a medium to bring out his secondary brain to assist him.

To others, this lump of black substance was nothing more than a special magical artifact that Ivan had acquired in order to protect his familiar.

Who would have thought that the truly terrifying thing about these two things was this lump of black substance?!

Now turn your head and take a look at the panel.

The injectable potions used to activate the Nine Dragons Tyrant had only temporary effects, and the side effects were only about three times the previous values, without any special effects.

The only thing worth mentioning is the potion chain created by the Penetrating Potion and the Moonlight Potion.

The side effect of this chain reaction wasn't some extraordinary trait, but rather it directly gave Evan 100 points of Moon Affinity.

Then, these 100 points of lunar affinity were seized by solar affinity and instantly refined.

In addition, it is worth noting the burrowing worm that previously required 2000 hours and occupied two grid spaces to consume.

The side effects of this stuff are quite generous.

The extraordinary traits of 10% Starstruck's Bite and 10% Exceptional Flame. Increases endurance by 10%.

Intuition increased by 5%

Flexibility increased by 10%

While these attributes are generous, the truly crucial thing is that this thing gives Evan a special organ.

[Poison Sac: Located on the side of the stomach, this second sac possesses extremely high potion resistance and can hold a variety of potions.]

[When necessary, the liquid medicine can be squeezed into the stomach, or a toxic liquid can be secreted for spraying attacks.]

You can make the following choice.

[Option 1: Incorporate it into your fifth Demon Hunter trait.]

[Option 2: Compress it into a replicable, incomplete extraordinary characteristic.]

Although the stats were just average, Ivan's eyes lit up instantly when he saw the poison sac.

"Isn't this just a simplified version of a pre-prepared stomach? Only it's a poison-laden version!"

"Not only can it contain potions, but it can even spit out the venom secreted inside to attack..." "What a great thing! With this, the modification of the witcher's body can be put on the agenda."

Ivan then chose the second option without hesitation, compressing it into a flawed extraordinary ability.

Now that Evan possesses the power of nine dragons, there are many ways to quickly consume the potion.

Whether it's using the subbrain to perform nine consecutive needle acupuncture or crushing the tissue in the rectum for absorption... Evan has become quite proficient in both methods.

However, Richard and Hill were different; without the protection of the Nine Dragons' power, they were unable to perform rectal absorption and acupuncture.

That's where this poison pouch comes in handy!

Ultimately, this extraordinary property turned into a dry, brittle thing that looked like a cow's stomach.

Unfortunately, Ivan hasn't yet figured out how to replicate this extraordinary trait, so it's just been sitting in his storage space.

The plan to modify his body has remained just a figment of his imagination.

After all, this is a rare treasure, and if we can't find a second one after using it, we'll really be losing out!

Thinking it over, Ivan glanced at the attribute panel.

[You reversed the side effects of the incomplete Black Sun Potion.] [Sun affinity permanently increased by 3%.]

Your physical constitution has been permanently increased by 0.05.

Because there weren't enough slots for the Nine Dragons' Power last time, Evan has become much more cautious now.

He usually only occupies four to five slots of the Nine Dragons Power, leaving about half of the capacity to prevent emergencies.

"With his current physical condition, the effects of almost all basic magic potions have been greatly reduced."

Ivan sighed with slight disdain, "Looks like I'll need to find some stronger potions from now on!"

"However... it's time to activate the Wings of the Black Sun."

More than two months ago, the Black Sun Wings had already reached the second phase.

Ivan also experienced the terror of six times the energy consumption; during that period, he needed to spend at least two hours eating every day.

It's fair to say that they're either eating or on their way to eat.

Moreover, because he ate so much, he didn't dare to go to restaurants casually, which meant that eating alone took up a lot of his time.

This made Ivan hesitant to activate the third stage of the Black Sun Wings directly; the nine-fold energy consumption was simply terrifying. Subsequently, Ivan spent the last two months frantically increasing his solar affinity using various potions.

With his affinity for the sun steadily increasing, he is now finally able to replenish some of his energy consumption by absorbing sunlight.

After feeling that his affinity with the sun was about right, Evan drank the last of the Black Sun Potion last night.

With the final Black Sun Potion reversal completed, the extraordinary properties of the Black Sun Wings finally broke through 100%.

【warn! 】

[Exceptional Trait: Wings of the Black Sun has reached 100% and will soon unlock its full effect.]

[Upon unlocking the final stage: You gain full flight ability and extreme endurance, making you incredibly difficult to kill.]

[Warning: This effect is a special property, not a drug, and its side effects cannot be reversed.]

[Upon activation, you will gain the following weaknesses:]

[1: Advanced Anti-Solar: Solar affinity reduced by 200%.] (Cumulative across three stages)

[2: High-intensity carrying capacity: Your energy expenditure is ten times that of a normal person.] (Ibid.)

Upon seeing these stats, Ivan sighed, "Damn it! Stage one is three times, stage two is six times, shouldn't stage three be nine times?" "Why the hell did you round it up for me?!"

As he spoke, Ivan quickly set up a spiritual shield.

After completing the preparations, he clicked to activate.

In an instant, Ivan felt an indescribable, immense power erupt from behind him.

Then, beyond his control, two huge, ferocious claw-like wings struggled out from his back.

In the second stage, the length of a single wing had reached five meters. At this point, the pitch-black, feathered claw-like wings increased further, and the length of a single wing quickly reached six meters.

At the same time, some dark red, ominous patterns appeared on the pitch-black wings.

The patterns formed stripes of light that wriggled and merged with each other.

Finally, a dark red pattern appeared in the palm of each of the two wings.

The striped light emanating from this pattern resembles the sun, but in the center there are two phases, one on the left and one on the right, like the phases of the moon.

It looks like a dark red bottle with a rather strange shape.

The pattern glowed with a faint, eerie, blood-red light in the dim room, like a pair of eyes slowly opening, blasphemous to the gods. As his wings grew, Ivan could clearly feel his life force expanding dramatically.

He felt his soul, spirit, and body completely merge with the two wings at this moment.

He used to think that wings were wings and the body was the body.

Now the two sides have completely merged into one, becoming indistinguishable.

P.S.: These big wings can catch a lot of monthly votes!