Chapter 19: The Violet House
This sudden investigation disrupted Wren's plan.
He didn't know if there would be other sheriffs or demon slayer team members coming to the door, or maybe they might be spying on him, so he decided to stay in the apartment for a few days to avoid showing his feet.
With nothing to do, Wren worked out at home.
In the Transcendent Academy, in addition to imparting swordsmanship and some transcendental-related knowledge, the teachers most often urge everyone to exercise and enhance their physical fitness.
The Soul Transformation Ritual tests the strength of the will, and under normal circumstances, a strong will requires a strong body to support it.
There may be a few geniuses who are physically weak, but can endure painful soul torture.
But for most ordinary people, only by exercising for several years, breaking through the limits of the body again and again, and tempering their will, can the success rate of soul transformation be improved.
There are many kinds of exercise methods taught by the academy, and they are very finely divided, which is almost as complex as the fitness program in the previous life.
Run to build endurance, train presses to build strength, and several combinations of aerobic and anaerobic moves, as well as choose a weapon to master a fighting style.
If you have money, you can also buy alchemy potions with various effects.
For example, there are potions of the power of the lion king to enhance muscle strength, muscle relaxation tea to relieve fatigue, vitality potions to quickly restore physical strength, and even concentrating oil to slightly increase the strength of the soul, as many as more than ten kinds of potions, a whole set of gold shields is enough to bankrupt a small aristocratic family.
After using alchemy potions for a long time, even if the soul transformation ritual fails, his physical fitness is much stronger than that of ordinary people.
Wren had never drunk alchemical potions, and his father, Bud, was one of the richest people in his hometown town, running a grain and oil mill, but it was only enough to cover his tuition, and alchemical potions were just delusions.
However, Wren doesn't need alchemy potions now.
In his apartment, he trained a set of physically demanding movements, similar to the "burpees" in his previous life, and several other difficult movements were combined into a complete set, like an enhanced version of freehand fitness.
After training for more than ten minutes, Wren was soaked all over his body and sweated like rain, but he didn't stop, he wanted to see where his limit was.
With the continuous movement, the battery level of the mobile phone is also slowly decreasing.
It wasn't until more than two hours later, finally, that the battery dropped to only 20%, and Wren felt a strong exhaustion that he stopped. The floor of the apartment was soaked with sweat, he was panting like a cow, his body was steaming as if it was steamed, his limbs were sore, and it was difficult to even stand.
In the midst of exhaustion, it is more transparent and comfortable!
"With such a high-intensity exercise, I can maintain it for more than two hours in one breath, and with my current physical strength and strength, if I go to the Olympics, I should be able to easily win dozens of gold medals!"
"It's a pity, I can't go back, I can't pretend to be forced in front of everyone. ”
Wren shook his head regretfully, hummed a song and went into the bathroom to take a shower, and then went downstairs to the restaurant next to the apartment to have a full meal, the huge amount of food made the owner secretly surprised.
After filling his stomach and resting for two or three hours, Wren found that his battery was full again, and his physical strength was fully restored, as if he had undergone sufficient rest.
So, he began to toss himself desperately.
Repeat the training on that set of movements, burn off the physical energy, eat, recover, and then start a new cycle.
I did this for almost a week.
Except for one time during this period, when he returned to the Basil Hotel, took the bag of money to the bank and exchanged it for gold shields, and then brought it back and hid it, Wren had been exercising in his apartment, sleeping only two or three hours a day, but eating four or five meals, and the amount of food could last for two or three people.
The effect of such a high-intensity and boring training is very amazing.
Wren had gained more than a dozen pounds, his body was more shapely, his muscle contours had become a little more pronounced, and he was no longer a little emaciated as before.
The most significant thing is the strength gain, he tried it at home, nearly half the way he did before he started training, he can easily lift a weight of about 500 pounds, and move around at will, if he is not confined by his apartment, he can even run!
This kind of power is more powerful than some extraordinary professions that are not known for their strength.
However, this has almost reached the limit of ordinary people, and Wren himself can feel that no matter how crazy he exercises, the improvement is very small.
"It's time to prepare for the Soul Transformation Ritual. ”
Wren did not let his guard down during these few days of exercise, turning on the sound of everything from time to time, listening to the sounds near the apartment, and did not find anyone secretly spying on him, and no sheriff came to the door.
This shows that Pollock of the Security Bureau really did not investigate further, at least for the time being, and will not involve himself.
Wren cleaned up, put on a brand new outfit, and was in a new mood.
The men's formal clothes popular in the empire are a bit similar to the suits on the earth, only the nobles and rich people in the upper class will often wear them, a set of clothes can cover half a month's salary, and ordinary civilians will only wear it once on important occasions, and they are usually reluctant to take it out.
His new outfit had been bought at the tailor's shop next door to the restaurant when he went downstairs for dinner two days ago.
"Sure enough, people rely on clothes, I am already handsome enough, with this clothes, and this figure, I am simply a male model" Standing in front ......of the mirror for a while, Wren nodded with satisfaction, stuffed dozens of gold shields and a stack of banknotes in his wallet, and then went out.
Standing on the side of the road, Wren found that his return rate was a bit high.
Both men and women, after passing by, often whisper a few words, which are nothing more than jealousy or praise.
Wren was secretly refreshed, but he didn't forget that he still had the mark of strife on his body, so he quickly raised his hand to stop a carriage and sit on it.
"Where are you going, sir?" asked the coachman respectfully.
Wren had already thought of his destination, "to the Violet House on Brent Street." ”
Located in the Silver Star district, not far from the three transcendent colleges, Brent Street is the most high-end commercial district in the city. The entire street is filled with things related to the transcendental, all kinds of alchemy shops, artisan shops, potions, weapons and equipment, rune knowledge, including the most valuable demon souls, can be bought on Brent Street.
Wren used to hang out on Brent Street with his classmates, but he had no money, so he never looked at it and didn't buy it.
Just like "the people who know luxury cars best often can't afford to buy them", Wren has seen a lot and learned something.
The shops on Brent Street are very competitive with each other, and each shop has a strong backing behind them, which is inextricably linked to the upper class of Longshande City.
Among them is a store that was established just a few years ago called Violet House.
The scale of operation of this store is not large, and the reputation is not loud, but the reputation is very good, and the store is very complete with extraordinary items involved in trading, even the largest ones on the street are slightly inferior, and it seems to have some mysterious background.
Wren has been in the Violet House a few times, and has never been given a cold reception, leaving a good impression.
The carriage quickly drove out of the Los district, crossed the Fregren River over the bridge, and entered the Silver Star district.
A tall tower appeared on the horizon, and as the carriage moved through the wide, clean streets, the tower got closer and the tower was seen more clearly.
Wren opened his soul eye and looked at the tower.
Its height is more than 300 meters, the tower body is in the shape of a column on all sides, I don't know what material is used to build, the whole is mainly white, there are scratches on the surface of the building, like a pattern covering the whole tower body, and like a pipe, there is a faint energy flowing in it.
The diameter of the bottom of the tower is tens of meters wide, the tower body gradually shrinks upward, and it is not clear how many layers are divided into inside, and there is a huge eyeball-like thing suspended there on the top, and there is a steady stream of blue energy entering the eyeball at the bottom.
Even though it's daytime, you can see the light coming out, like a giant searchlight, scanning the entire Galactic region.
"Spirit Eye!"
"It is said that this is an eight-ring spell that is constantly fixed on the wizard tower by the Duke of Silver Star, which can see far away, detect enemies in advance, and send out terrifying magical attacks. ”
Wren adjusted the focus of the Soul Eye to see more clearly, and suddenly, the Spirit Demon Eye on the tower seemed to sense something, and his gaze swept over.
"Damn, are you so sensitive!"
Wren reacted quickly and immediately turned off the Soul Eye.
In the next second, that sight fell on the carriage, and an indescribable pressure enveloped it, and the light in the carriage became bright, and it was illuminated inside and out, which made Wren's heart tremble.
The speed of the carriage, which had been running, plummeted, and the driver let out a loud cry to stabilize the frightened horse.
Fortunately, the Eye of the Spirit Demon only swept its gaze and did not lock onto the carriage.
"Are you alright, sir?"
The coachman hurriedly stopped the carriage and said, half-complaining and half-explaining: "Everything is good in the Silver Star District, but the eye on the tower often looks around and scares the horses, I have encountered it three times this year, and the car overturned once, and the guest was injured." Although His Excellency the Duke will compensate according to the price, and there is an additional compensation, it is always a trouble, alas......"
Wren was also apprehensive, listened to the coachman's words, and said with relief: "I'm fine, let's continue on the road." ”
"Okay. Soon the carriage was moving again.
Next, Wren learned his lesson and didn't dare to look at the Eye of the Spirit Demon on the Wizard's Tower again.
Half an hour later, the carriage drove into a very bustling street, the traffic on the road, the usual rare private cars can be seen everywhere here, there are not many pedestrians, but everyone is brightly dressed, and the face is full of confidence, forming a strong contrast with the slum, a river apart, but like two worlds.
From time to time, one or two transcendents can be seen passing by on the streets.
They wore all kinds of equipment, carried weapons, and even traveled with beasts of prey, or as mounts, but did not cause any panic and riots, as if people were used to it.
Soon the carriage stopped in front of the door of a shop, and the coachman said, "Sir, the Violet House has arrived." ”