Master Changsheng

Chapter 26: Nearly 200 Days of Seclusion

Ankai returned to the tavern where he was staying.

He found the boss and exchanged 10 gold coins for enough food to fill his storage ring #1.

Before dawn, without stopping, they ran towards the Changqing Gang's headquarters.

Ten minutes later, An Kai arrived at the Changqing Gang's headquarters.

Upon closer inspection, only two guards remained of the once-powerful Evergreen Gang, discussing their past killings…

Competing to see who kills the most people... and so on.

After confirming that it was just the two of them, Ankai didn't hesitate to cast two fireballs at them.

The two members of the Evergreen Gang, who had killed countless people, were unable to resist and died amidst the violent roar.

An Kai then rushed into the Changqing Gang's headquarters and, after searching around, found some stored meat and an empty storage ring.

The volume is about two cubic meters.

And some professional skills book analyses, which look like they could fetch a good price.

There is nothing else besides these.

An Kai guessed that those resources were probably all in the storage ring on the Changqing Gang leader's hands.

He had seen it before; that guy was wearing two rings.

However, this trip wasn't entirely in vain; at least I gained a storage ring with a capacity of about two cubic meters.

Including my two three-cubic-meter rings, I have a total of eight cubic meters.

They also obtained more than twenty gold coins worth of food from the Evergreen Gang.

Overall, it was a very worthwhile trip!

Based on his current appetite, the stored food should last him for about five years.

An Kai unleashed several fireballs in succession, setting the Evergreen Gang's stronghold ablaze, before rushing out of Chaos City...

A three-digit number brings immense peace of mind.

Riding high on his enthusiasm, Ankai took out the Meditation Staff and began his secluded meditation...

Now, with the [Staff of Meditation] in hand, Ankai only needs to devote himself to meditation for a day and a half to gain an attribute point.

A month and a half later.

Ankai finished a round of meditation.

[Attribute Points +1]

Ankai, as always, chose to add the newly acquired attribute points to his intelligence attribute.

Intelligence +1

【Intelligence: 61】

It took Ankai a month and a half, including about half a month of rest, to successfully increase his four attributes to 60 points!

Now, with his intelligence reaching 61 points, the barriers to magic have been broken once again!

With a wave of his hand, he chose to allocate the skill points decisively!

[Skill Points -30]

Fireball skill proficiency +10

Meditation Proficiency +10

[Freeze skill proficiency +10]

At this point, all three spell levels have reached [Lv7『70/70』]!

Pushing aside the boulder, Ankai arrived at the shore of the oasis lake.

A fireball suddenly appeared in his hand, its massive form resembling the size of an old man's car from Ankai's previous life.

He raised the fireball spell high, and with a wave of his hand, the massive fireball instantly crashed into the lake!

boom!!!

A tremendous roar erupted, blasting the two Desert Crocodiles, which were still resting in the lake, into pieces...

The fireball struck a crater more than five meters in diameter!

"That should kill Richardson, right?"

With a muttered sound, An Kai was in a good mood and returned to his secluded cave.

In the desert, just a short time after moving the boulder, the cave, which was about 50 square meters in size, was engulfed by the heat.

As soon as you step into the cave, a wave of heat hits you.

With a thought, An Kai used his Freeze spell to create a layer of ice in his hand.

First, he blocked the cave entrance with a boulder nearly three meters high with one hand, and then pressed the hand holding the freezing spell onto the ground.

In an instant, a thin layer of ice spread outwards from An Kai as the center.

In a cave space of 50 square meters, one freezing spell is clearly not enough.

However, what Ankai has the least to lack is mana. His four attributes are well-developed, which makes his mana reserves far exceed those of mages of the same level.

Freezing spells kept appearing in his hands, spreading outwards from Ankai as the center.

Five minutes later.

Ankai unleashed twenty-three freezing spells, enveloping the 50-square-meter cave inside and out in a thin layer of ice…

The heatwave disappeared, and in this desert where even breathing was scorching hot, Ankai's secluded retreat was truly a paradise on earth!

A day later, having enjoyed the end of his retreat, Ankai picked up the Meditation Staff and continued his seclusion!

At times like these, An Kai would sincerely exclaim, "The old chairman is such a good person!"

...

"Didn't find it?"

"He's in the desert, there's no mistake!"

Inside the ancient castle where Master Donglin was in seclusion, his subordinate monks were reporting to him about Ankai.

The three-year agreement between him and An Kai was fast approaching, but An Kai seemed to have vanished into thin air, nowhere to be seen.

"Looks like I'll have to go myself. This student of mine is a bit cunning..." Donglin muttered to himself.

A gentle breeze blew, carrying his figure out of the castle.

Behind him, hundreds of figures shrouded in black robes followed closely, making a clattering sound as they walked.

It sounded like bones colliding...

...

After 150 days.

An Kai slowly opened his eyes.

I never imagined that what I thought would be a five-year retreat would come to an end...

[Attribute Points +1]

After meditating for a day with the Meditation Staff in hand, I finally gained an attribute point.

An Kai glanced at his four attributes, all of which were 80, and without much hesitation, chose to add them to his intelligence.

Intelligence +1

【Intelligence: 81】

The shackles of magic have been broken once again.

With a wave of his hand, the proficiency of three spells was increased to the maximum.

Meditation Proficiency +10

Fireball skill proficiency +10

[Freeze skill proficiency +10]

An Kai stood up and opened his improved attribute panel.

...

(End of this chapter)