In the quiet laboratory, Chen Heng looked at the test data with doubts on his face.
Half a year ago, his premonition came true.
Half a year ago, the inexplicable growth in his body was really related to the so-called power of faith.
And from the data point of view, the relationship is not small.
After learning of this result, Chen Heng was stunned.
At this moment, the materialistic education and the cognitive concept of wizards from modern society caused a strong sense of contrast in his heart, so that when he got the result, he was a little surprised.
After a while, he slowed down.
I have to say that it is a bit idealistic to generate real power only by faith, which is completely contrary to common sense.
His power has indeed increased inexplicably, but what is the source of this increased power
Chen Heng has checked carefully, and there is no change in himself from before, no matter his body structure or magic power, it is still the same as before.
But his strength has actually increased.
This is a bit unscientific.
Although many times have been traversed, in most cases, the law of conservation of energy still exists.
Under the blessing of the power of faith, where does the inexplicable increase in his power come from
It can't really be created out of thin air, can it
Or, can faith really be eaten? Can it be turned into a real power
So what is his reasoning? What's the rule
Why some people can and others can't
Inexplicable questions filled Chen Heng's mind.
Subconsciously, he wanted to explore the principle, but he didn't know where to start.
To put it bluntly, this thing has gone beyond his ability.
If it is to study materials and the operation of runes, he is not alone, but to explore the spiritual power of faith is really beyond the standard.
forget it.
Chen Heng had a headache, and finally suspended his research.
If he continues to study like this, he feels that he can't research anything. On the contrary, his hair may be in jeopardy, and he may be able to experience the feeling of loneliness at a young age.
Although this is not the body, and it doesn't matter the image, but this kind of experience, if you can, you should try your best not to.
In addition to the application of the power of belief, other aspects of research have begun to emerge.
For example, the way to leave.
In the past six months, Chen Heng has done a lot.
While he was busy with his own experiments, he had to take care of those little kids, and at the same time, he would occasionally go out on expeditions with He Luo, a group of mercenaries.
Really busy man.
Of course, when it comes to going out on an adventure, I only went to see it when it first started to be novel, and I didn't go much after that.
After all, as a rich man, he just needs to wait for He Luo and his group to come up with the results, and there is no need to go there himself.
This also saved him a lot of trouble.
Therefore, without money, it is difficult to move an inch.
With the support of many classics and research materials, Chen Heng finally had some clues.
It seems that outsiders like Chen Heng have visited this place in the past, and they were even wizards.
As for why
At the moment, in Chen Heng's laboratory, there is still a thick spell book, which records several spell templates.
This thing was found by He Luo and the others in a cave. When they found it, they found a lot of things, but only this thing remained, and it was barely usable.
It is also fortunate that this spell book is made of magic iron after demonization, otherwise it would have been broken long ago, how could it have been preserved so tenaciously, and was found by Chen Heng.
There are a total of three spells recorded above, mental deterrence, burning flames, and flame elves.
Judging from this, the wizard who left this spell book is probably still playing with fire.
I don't know how I got here.
And from the records of this unlucky senior, Chen Heng also discovered something.
It includes the record and speculation of that unlucky ghost about this area.
According to that unlucky ghost, this area is not like a normal world, but rather a unique small world formed by humans.
This kind of small world is often specially created by ancient wizard organizations to serve as background information or to conduct various experiments.
And this small world is likely to be like this, specially used to complete some kind of ulterior experiment.
According to this senior's speculation, this so-called experiment is probably related to the legend of the devil warrior.
The reason is that every trainee who enters this small world seems to experience a demon king riot and the rise of a warrior.
According to the other party's speculation, this should be some kind of trial and experiment.
Those who enter this small world will passively undergo trials, opening the chapter of the rise of the devil king.
Then came the rise of the warriors and defeated the devil.
Only when the devil is defeated and the world is peaceful, the trial will end and they can go out.
Of course, these are speculations, and he doesn't know whether they are true or not.
Because when these things were recorded, he obviously hadn't really left.
As for whether this senior really left, Chen Heng didn't know.
In the place where these places were discovered, Helo and the others did not find the body of the unknown wizard.
It may be dead, or it may be gone.
Only God knows this question.
However, after obtaining the wizard's notes, Chen Heng worked hard to research in this area, and to a certain extent, he had achieved some results.
At least he feels that most of the results of this senior's research should be correct. As for the rest, due to the lack of information, they can only be regarded as unknown.
It remains to be verified in the future.
In other words, he needs more materials and information.
Standing in front of the laboratory, Chen Heng felt a little headache.
The recent series of studies really made him a little uncomfortable.
Walking out of the laboratory, he walked out to the courtyard.
In the courtyard outside, half a year has passed, but there are many changes now.
The place where there was only grass is now full of small saplings, and some of them have grown well, and the scenery of the entire courtyard is passable.
Not far away, there were shouts from time to time. Looking carefully, it was a few children with shovels in their hands, digging holes with great effort, preparing to plant trees one by one.
That's right, the trees all over the courtyard were basically planted by the group of orphans Chen Heng adopted.
This is not a waste of labor. Anyway, even if the group of children are idle, they will only be idle and panic. It is better to use waste and let them do some work.
This can be regarded as optimizing the allocation of labor force, so there is no waste.
As for child abuse and child labor, Chen Heng does not admit it.
According to the situation in this world, how many children want to be used by others have not had a chance, and it is not bad to have something to do.
Besides, there is no law on the protection of minors in this world.
After staying in the courtyard for a while, Chen Heng sighed, and then walked out.
Outside the courtyard, the old butler he hired was already waiting there.
"Master, those mercenaries are here again."
Standing there, the old housekeeper looked at Chen Heng with a dark face and said, he was very unhappy to see this.
"The group of mercenaries are here again?"
Chen Heng thought for a while before he realized who the other party was referring to.
In the past six months, Chen Heng kept in touch with He Luo's group of mercenaries in addition to his experiments.
Many times, he would spend money to ask the other party to explore various places, and ask the other party to bring him some ancient relics or classics from various places.
Because he was generous and easy to give money, and the things he asked for were not too difficult. He Luo and the others liked Chen Heng very much, and they would come to him from time to time.
But the old housekeeper didn't like them very much.
After all, every time they came over, they would ask Chen Heng for money.
Although the money did not belong to him, it was uncomfortable to be coaxed by this group of mercenaries for nothing.
There are not many good people like Mr. Ed, and you mercenaries are still here to cheat his money, aren't you afraid of going to hell after death!
Yes, coaxing.
In the view of the old housekeeper, the actions of He Luo and the group were cheating money.
Just take some things collected from various places, which are neither edible nor usable, and have no use at all, and you have to get so much money from here. Isn’t this cheating
The old housekeeper felt that since he became the housekeeper here, he was obliged to help the master and drive away those liars.
Unfortunately, on the surface, Chen Heng had a good relationship with the group of mercenaries. He wanted to do something, but he couldn't directly drive away the master's guests.
"let's go."
Patting the upright old housekeeper on the shoulder, Chen Heng smiled and left: "Go and see our guests."
Pulling the old butler, he walked forward.
His manor is very high, leaving the courtyard, there is a long corridor before reaching the living room.
In the living room, He Luo and several people were already waiting there.
Nearly half a year has passed, Chen Heng has not changed much, but these people have changed quite a lot.
Hero put on a brand new leather armor, and he looked much more energetic.
George was wearing a robe, with a smile on his face, but there seemed to be a finger missing on his right hand, as if he had failed in a certain expedition.
Ella, the only girl in the trio, has also changed a lot. Now she seems to be much prettier than before, and she has become better at dressing up.
In general, the spirits of the three of them seemed to be much better than before, and it seemed that the past six months had been pretty good.
No wonder.
After all, after taking so much money from Chen Heng, their lives have more or less improved a lot.
When the living conditions improve, the mental state will naturally improve.
In the living room, Chen Heng walked in.
The three of Helo quickly stood up.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Chen Heng stepped forward with a smile and gave them a hug, looking very enthusiastic.
"I haven't seen you in over a month, my friend."
He Luo stepped forward and greeted Chen Heng with a smile.
"Well, more than a month."
Chen Heng nodded, not caring about time.
He cares more about other things than time.
"Let me see, this time, what did you bring me?"
He looked at the three of He Luo in front of him, swept behind them, and finally focused on the box.
With his keenness, he quickly discovered what the three of He Luo had brought over.
This is also the usual practice in the past.
The three of He Luo are still very honest, and they seldom come to Chen Heng's place at other times except when they have something to gain.
As for fighting the autumn wind, they probably couldn't hold back their face, and couldn't lose their face.
"It's a new item."
Herlo spoke, and then the two behind George walked forward and opened the box behind him.
With a soft bang, the box was quickly opened, revealing its contents.
It was a piece of red crystal stone, which looked very special, full of a kind of red luster, as if there was blood flowing in it, very unique.
It feels like blood has condensed into spar, which is very beautiful.
"this is"
Looking at this red crystal stone, Chen Heng's heart skipped a beat, but he held back.
He walked forward, reached in front of the box, reached out and touched the red spar.
A warm, very warm feeling came from the palm of the hand, giving people a very comfortable feeling, not like touching a cold crystal stone, but like touching a heart, very special.
Leaving aside his specific value, the feel alone is worthy of surprise.
"How about it?"
Helo patted his head.
In the past half a year, his hair has become thinner, and he doesn't know why.
"This thing was collected from the outside by my subordinates, and I don't know what it is."
He touched his head and said, "I looked special, so I sent it here for you."
In less than half a year, not only did Chen Heng change from a wandering wizard to a manor owner, he was also promoted to be the head of a large mercenary regiment. Besides George, he also had a lot of younger brothers.
However, although the special trip he said was true, the purpose should be to find money.
After all, the scale of the mercenary group has increased, but there are also more places to spend money.
If he doesn't find a few more places where the money comes from, he will be in trouble.
"It's good, I want it."
Chen Heng nodded, and said casually, "If you encounter something similar in the future, just send someone over."
After the words fell, the three of He Luo breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Chen Heng, He Luo stretched out his hand, a little embarrassed: "Then this money"
"This word."
Chen Heng opened his mouth casually. Before he could finish his sentence, he saw the old butler at the side take a step forward and directly blocked him.
"Master, if this matter is concerned, it is better to let the old man talk about it."
The old housekeeper took a step forward, looked at Chen Heng and said respectfully.
He had already seen that He Luo and the others were not pleasing to the eye, and took advantage of this opportunity to run out immediately.
Otherwise, according to his understanding of Chen Heng, he might offer as much as the other party said.
"That's fine."
Chen Heng was stunned for a moment, but he didn't object. He just waved his hand and asked someone to move the things to his laboratory.
No matter how the price is negotiated, things are still needed.
Especially this thing.
"How's the situation outside recently?"
Next, he continued chatting with Herlo.
After all, he is the boss, so the two of them don't need to do such trivial things as bargaining, just let them go.
The two of them walked out of the living room and went for a walk in the courtyard.
All around, children walked around, and after planting trees, they were already playing happily, with smiles on their faces.
Looking at this scene, Herlo could not help showing a smile on his face, looking very happy.
But listening to Chen Heng's words, he shook his head: "It's not easy."
"Recently there are more monsters in the dense forest"
Facing Chen Heng, he spoke.
At some point, monsters in the dense forest began to appear.
This area was normal at the beginning, and there were no monsters.
But as time passed, monsters appeared, and the number continued to increase.
Half a year ago, when Chen Heng first came to this place, the scale of monsters was already quite large, let alone now.
According to Helo, if the monsters in the dense forests were pulled out directly, they would be enough to drown several kingdoms.
This is really a horror thing.
These monsters have seriously affected people's lives.
Not to mention the big ones, but just talking about people's livelihood. Many people who rely on the resources in the dense forest for their livelihood are now considered to be unlucky.
There are many monsters waiting to be fed in the dense forest. Do you dare to go in and try one
I'm afraid I don't want to deliver food to others.
However, under such circumstances, mercenary groups like Herlo gradually developed one by one.
On the one hand, many kingdoms issued rewards, and on the other hand, people in many places could not survive, so they joined the mercenary group one after another.
But even so, many small mercenary regiments are having a hard time.
That's okay for Helo.
After all, they can barely say that there are people behind them, covered by a patron, and they are considered to be the envy of many mercenary groups.
"well"
After chatting for a long time, Helo sighed deeply, deeply feeling that people's livelihood is difficult.
I don't know why he is so sentimental as a mercenary leader.
After a while, the old butler and George also walked over.
But it doesn't look too good looking.
Looking at it this way, both sides failed to achieve their goals in this wave, so it's a win-win situation
Chen Hengrao looked at it with interest, and chatted with George and the two for a while, and then said goodbye.
"How much did you cut off just now?"
Looking at the back of He Luo and the three of them leaving, recalling George's face just now, Chen Heng asked with interest.
In front of him, the old butler looked indifferent, and seemed to have done some trivial things.
"It's just cut in half."
"Then they must be very sad."
Chen Heng smiled and seemed very happy.
Of course, this matter was not on his mind.
Whether it's full price or half price, it's nothing to him, just something insignificant.
Of course, this is also because it is easy for him to get money.
If it were a magic stone, he would not look like this.
At that time, it is estimated that he will be more picky than the old housekeeper.
After He Luo and his party left completely, Chen Heng immediately returned to his laboratory.
In the quiet and spacious laboratory, on the tall test bench, a piece of red spar was already placed there.
A faint crimson radiance bloomed, illuminating the surrounding area in vivid colors.
Chen Heng approached step by step, with joy on his face.
(end of this chapter)