Chapter 708: Chapter 437: Night Patrol
The matter of the spy being extracted was not particularly significant, yet not insignificant either.
Especially for Johnson.
Most of the other powers had placed their spies in the Tilamei Plain only after Colin had become the Lord of Tilamei, wanting to observe this special new Councilman.
But Johnson was different, he had started building an intelligence network in the Tilamei Plain decades ago. A maid named Rita was one of the key spies monitoring the Roon Family.
In the past, when Wizard Erwin was still alive, he hadn’t noticed anything at all.
And now, it was Colin’s turn to become the Lord of Tilamei, and the intelligence network he had painstakingly built was destroyed overnight!
He hadn’t even had the chance to gradually plant spies around Colin!
Fortunately, those spies were well-trained and had prepared defensive measures, so they didn’t reveal any sensitive information.
The matter also reached Nickler’s ears since his spies had been removed by Colin as well.
It was still in Johnson’s study.
Nickler hurried over to visit.
"Good morning, Councilman Nickler, what brings you here?"
Johnson asked with a smile, his demeanor calm and elegant.
No one could tell that just last night, he had been furious about the removal of his spies, almost smashing the valuable rainwood desk in his study.
It was fortunate he hadn’t, otherwise, he might have had to find another place to receive Nickler today.
"Your visit this time, perhaps there is good news..."
"Sorry, Lord Johnson, the Family Council didn’t approve my proposal, I’m afraid the matter of purchasing food..."
Nickler shook his head and spoke plainly.
Johnson was slightly taken aback, "Is it the price that’s inappropriate? We can still negotiate the price of the grains here."
Nickler seemed tempted but shook his head again.
Actually, just yesterday, he was still trying to negotiate in the Family Council, pointing out the benefits of purchasing Johnson’s grains.
Although the Council had rejected him because they had already agreed to Nois’s proposal to purchase grains from the Tilamei Plain.
But he hadn’t given up at that time.
However, the removal of those spies poured cold water on Nickler’s hopes, and after a long contemplation, he ultimately gave up on trying to persuade the Family Council to purchase grains from Johnson.
After all, he and Colin didn’t actually have any conflicts of interest; rather, Nois’s initial investment in Colin had already started to yield preliminary returns for the Family.
This Councilman, even without joining the Tate Family, was at least an ally. Why make an enemy out of him?
After saying all this, Nickler left the study, leaving behind a gloomy-faced Johnson.
"Not buying is fine, we’re just missing the Tate Family."
Johnson clenched his fists slightly.
The continuous unfavorable years had left him feeling irritable, so much so that his recent meditation sessions were somewhat sluggish,
and he often heard some whispering murmurs.
...
Compared to the undercurrents in the outside world.
Colin, in the center of the vortex, lived a remarkably tranquil life.
On September 11, he began his retreat to try using Divine Blood for the first time.
In the Silver Chamber.
Colin sat cross-legged in the center, his eyes slightly closed.
After a long while, he gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling his condition had adjusted to its best, and took out the Divine Blood.
Inside the diamond-shaped transparent crystal bottle was a sparkling crimson liquid with flecks of gold, emitting a faint reddish-gold glow in the dimly lit Silver Chamber, appearing exceedingly mysterious.
Colin watched the Divine Blood and reviewed its usage method and precautions in his mind again.
First was the dosage.
For a Third Rank Wizard, the most recommended dosage was one drop every three days.
The shortest interval was two days, but it was not recommended because the effect improvement was minor, and there was also a risk of soul damage.
Regarding the usage method, it involved wrapping with spiritual power, placing in front of the soul body, and absorbing through meditation.
The precautions for use were rather cumbersome. Colin carefully recalled them, then suddenly paused.
"Divine Blood must not contact the flesh, as it will cause issues in the transformed body, particularly in cases of bloodline transformation which require special attention. Without protection, just a drop of Divine Blood can lead to a bloodline imbalance and physical disintegration.
As for mechanical transformations, most metal materials would either be corroded or dulled by Divine Blood. Element transformations could lead to uncontrolled elements..."
Bloodline body transformations would cause an imbalance in the bloodline, and mechanical body transformations would damage the mechanical parts... The Wizard’s original body should not be affected by Divine Blood, should it?
Colin reasoned this and a question emerged in his mind:
"If an untransformed body comes into contact with Divine Blood... what would happen?"
Relying on his Knight training to meet the advanced Second Rank body strength requirement, he was undoubtedly unmodified in any body transformations.
Until now, he remained purely human.
Thus, he should not encounter the problems similar to bloodline body transformations facing Divine Blood, nor would issues related to mechanical or element transformations be likely.
In fact, Colin had already felt that the path he was taking was not the same as that of traditional Wizards.
After pondering carefully for a moment, he shook his head, reaching out to open the Divine Blood.
This was not the time for curiosity; it was better to use the Divine Blood to advance to an Intermediate Third Rank Wizard as soon as possible.
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