Chapter 180: Viscount Notting
After finishing the plan, Shi Lin suddenly felt that he had nothing left to do.
With the Manor Gu, Shi Lin's cultivation speed increased, and he was no longer in a hurry to study the Ying Yang Ice And Fire Eyes.
The Healing Gu Manor has been settled, and there's no need to refine pills anymore. Just feed it medicinal herbs regularly to obtain a continuous supply of pills.
The affairs of the Hundred Stone base can be left to Shi Xiong and Shi An; there's no need for him to worry about them.
I'm feeling a bit emo today, and I don't really want to practice...
"Oh right, I haven't solved my spatial Gu worm problem yet. I still need to find a way to refine some spatial attribute Gu worms." Shi Lin stroked his chin, suddenly remembering something.
As a Space Dao Gu Master, Shi Lin currently only possesses three types of Space Dao Gu worms. While this is sufficient for a beginner Gu Master, it is clearly not enough for Shi Lin.
So Shi Lin decided to refine some more spatial-attribute Gu worms to increase his attack methods, since he had nothing else to do anyway.
Shi Lin put the plan into his personal space, then stood up and went straight back to his Gu worm chamber.
He took out a soul tool that was specially used to store space attribute materials from his personal space and poured out all the materials inside.
Spatial attribute Gu worms are among the most numerous Gu worms in Shi Lin's possession. After all, this is Shi Lin's Gu worm attribute, and for his future, Shi Lin needs to prepare a large amount of spatial attribute materials.
Shi Lin first categorized and organized the materials based on their spatial properties.
They are divided into four main categories: attack, defense, support, and special.
Offensive attacks generally rely on spatial pressure or cutting to strike, and spatial cutting attacks are particularly effective, as their cutting power is much stronger than that of metal.
The Void Blade Gu in Shi Lin's hand is a high-quality offensive Gu worm, and after being upgraded to the third tier, it is more than enough for Shi Lin to use.
Therefore, Shi Lin was not particularly interested in attack-type spatial attribute Gu worms, and he didn't have any other good spatial attack types.
Besides the offensive type of Gu worms, the second most important type is the defensive type.
This is extremely valuable to Shi Lin, since Shi Lin's main defensive ability currently comes from the second-tier copper armor gu.
The third stage of the Copper Armor Gu is the Silver Armor Gu, which requires a large amount of silver ore. It's too expensive; even the wealthy Shi family can't afford such a waste.
Therefore, the Copper Armor Gu is already the limit for Shi Lin's family; they really can't afford anything more expensive.
Therefore, he had no choice but to find another way, and Shi Lin also set his sights on defensive Gu worms with spatial attributes.
Compared to metal-armored Gu worms, space-type Gu worms are simpler, since they don't require precious metals.
Shi Lin found a space-attribute turtle among a large pile of materials. This turtle was only the size of a palm, semi-transparent, and emitted a faint spatial power.
Shi Lin immediately recognized the object and carefully removed the shell plates from the turtle one by one before returning to the table.
This time, Shi Lin did not refine the Gu worms randomly, but rather formulated the Gu worms himself based on his experience in refining Gu.
With one piece of carapace, three spatial crystals, two pieces of iron armor, and a beetle, you can begin refining the Gu worm.
He summoned the Divine Wood King Cauldron, then poured all the materials into it and infused it with his soul power.
As Shi Lin channeled his soul power, the various materials within the Divine Wood King Cauldron rapidly melted and transformed into a liquid, which then merged into the beetle.
In less than a minute, an insect with a semi-transparent shell appeared at the bottom of the Divine Wood King Cauldron.
"It's done!" Shi Lin said happily.
Next, Shi Lin checked the information about the Gu worm.
[Gu Insect: Empty Armor Gu]
[Level: Tier 1]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Functions: 1. After forming a contract, inputting soul power can condense a suit of armor formed from spatial power; 2. Absorbing one hundred spatial crystals can condense a piece of first-tier spatial armor]
[Introduction: One of the basic defensive Gu worms of the Space Dao. It possesses extremely strong defensive capabilities but requires the absorption of spatial attribute energy. Its defensive capabilities are weaker when energy is lacking. It is made from excellent materials and can be used as a material for crafting second-tier Gu worms.]
[Note: I'm a glutton!]
"Good heavens, this thing is a huge consumer of space crystals." Shi Lin muttered, stroking his chin.
Shi Lin never expected that he would create an armor-type Gu worm.
However, Shi Lin was not satisfied with the first-tier Gu worm. Instead, he used his Void Spirit on the Gu worm and upgraded it into a second-tier low-grade Void Armor Gu.
With the combined power of Shi Lin's ethereal spirit and reverse cultivation, advancing the Gu worm is effortless, and obtaining the Gu worm's formula is a breeze.
Two hours later, a third-tier Void Armor Gu was placed on Shi Lin's table.
The third-tier Void Armor has stronger defense, but of course, it consumes more spatial power. However, Shi Lin has a Gu Insect Manor with over a thousand manor Gu, which can produce dozens or even hundreds of spatial crystals every day.
That's enough.
However, if Shi Lin wanted to equip everyone in the Shi family with the Void Armor, he wouldn't have nearly enough spatial crystals.
Shi Lin only kept one Void Armor Gu. This thing is only suitable for his own use and not for promotion, since no one else besides Shi Lin has spatial power.
Shi Lin compiled all the Gu formulas for the Void Armor Gu from the second to the third level and recorded them in his Gu-training notes.
"It seems I should refine more Manor Gu. That way, I can produce more Space Crystals. Once I've used up all these materials, I'll refine more Manor Gu," Shi Lin muttered, stroking his chin.
After all, the spatial crystals produced by the Manor Gu are the foundation for other spatial type Gu worms, and many Gu worms need to consume spatial crystals to replenish their energy.
Next, Shi Lin began to try to refine other types of Gu worms.
...
Two days and one night later.
Shi Lin, sporting dark circles under his eyes, sat in the secret room.
On the table in front of him were a stack of Gu formulas and six Gu worms.
After two days and one night, Shi Lin used all his spatial materials to refine six types of spatial attribute Gu worms, all of which have been upgraded to the third level.
A third-tier attack-type spatial attribute Gu worm!
The Void Sword Gu, when infused with soul power, can condense into an incomparably sharp spatial longsword.
Defensive Gu worms!
The Fourfold Void Shield Gu can condense a spatial shield, and after being upgraded to the third tier, it can condense four shields at the same time.
Special Gu worms!
The Tier 3 Teleportation Gu can instantly teleport ten meters and can be used once a day.
The Empty Treasure Gu can create a treasure storage space, and only the sealer can retrieve the items stored within.
The Void Gu can increase the stability of a space.
And finally, there's the Void-Expanding Gu, the first disposable Gu worm researched by Shi Lin. That is to say, after one use, the Gu worm is gone.
The ability of the Void-Expanding Gu is very special; it can expand the capacity of soul tools!
A first-tier Expansion Gu can expand the space of a soul tool by one cubic meter, a second-tier by three cubic meters, and a third-tier by ten cubic meters.
Each soul tool can only use one Void-Expanding Gu.
For Shi Lin, this thing was only better than nothing, since he had the Manor Gu, which had a volume of 30,000 cubic meters, while the Expansion Gu's expansion space was a bit small.
In addition, Shi Lin discovered another problem: spatial crystals could replace the consumption of soul power to maintain the consumption of these spatial attribute Gu worms, which was very important to Shi Lin.
Therefore, Shi Lin decided to refine another batch of Manor Gu, specifically for the production of Space Crystals, since the effect of Space Crystals is no weaker than that of Soul Power Crystals.
However, before refining the Gu worms, Shi Lin wanted to go out for a trip.
After all, he had been in seclusion for two days and one night, and the people monitoring him outside were probably already confused. If they thought he had escaped, it would be a huge loss for them.
Thinking of this, Shi Lin came out of the room and went to the courtyard.
It was already evening. Shi Lin asked his servant to bring some food, intending to eat and drink his fill before going back for dinner.
After all, Shi Lin had only eaten some dry food over the past two days and nights in order to save time.
With Shi Lin appearing, the people monitoring him relaxed considerably, since as long as he was still there, that was enough.
After eating and drinking his fill, Shi Lin returned to his room.
Next, Shi Lin spent half his time cultivating and the other half refining Gu worms.
However, before that, Shi Lin decided to get a good night's sleep and then study other things when he woke up the next morning.
...
Days passed by, and half a year went by in the blink of an eye.
Today is the day that Emperor Xue Ye and Shi Lin agreed upon, agreeing to grant Shi Lin a title, as this is Emperor Xue Ye's reward for Shi Lin.
Of course, Emperor Xue Ye also wanted to use this opportunity to win over Shi Lin.
Sitting in his courtyard, Shi Lin had changed into clean and tidy clothes and was waiting for Emperor Xue Ye's carriage.
Soon, Shi Lin heard the sound of a carriage outside, so he quickly stood up and went outside.
As soon as Shi Lin stepped out of the courtyard, he saw a guard in black armor who had just jumped down from the carriage.
"Who is Shi Lin!" The guard, holding a scroll in one hand and a knife in the other, looked around and shouted loudly at Shi Lin's courtyard.
"I am Shi Lin," Shi Lin said loudly to the guards.
Upon hearing Shi Lin's words, the guard quickly came to Shi Lin and handed him a sheepskin scroll.
"Emperor Xue Ye invites you to the palace for a chat. Don't waste time, get in the carriage," the guard said earnestly to Shi Lin.
"Thank you, thank you," Shi Lin replied, then quickly boarded the carriage.
Shi An also knew that today was the day Shi Lin would be rewarded with a title, so he looked in the direction Shi Lin left with a happy expression.
Sitting in the carriage, Shi Lin finally opened the scroll.
The scroll contained a great deal of writing.
However, at the end of the parchment scroll is a decree from Emperor Xue Ye bestowing upon Shi Zhen the title of Viscount Notting.
Yes, that's right. This edict was written by Emperor Xue Ye to Shi Zhen, and the sheepskin scroll also contained a message for his father to have ten beautiful women.
"Hey, it looks like Emperor Xue Ye is going to lock me in Heaven Dou City for the rest of my life," Shi Lin muttered helplessly.
But as long as I have a title, that's enough. Once I break through to the Title Douluo realm, I can go wherever I want. Can a mere Emperor Xue Ye stop me?
More importantly, in two years, Emperor Xue Ye himself will not be able to hold on. At that time, won't he be able to go wherever he wants?
Thinking of this, Shi Lin felt much more at ease. He then sat in the carriage, closed his eyes to rest, and waited to enter the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Moreover, Emperor Xue Ye giving the title to his father was also a good thing for Shi Lin, since he would be training the children in Heaven Dou City for the next period of time.
...
Half an hour later, the carriage slowly came to a stop, and Shi Lin slowly opened his eyes. It seemed that they had entered the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Shi Lin followed the guards down from the carriage and then arrived at a secluded palace.
Looking at the secluded palace in front of him, Shi Lin was speechless.
There was nothing Shi Lin could do. He knew that Emperor Xue Ye didn't want others to know about his existence, but since Qian Renxue had come to find him, it seemed that what he had done in Heaven Dou City was already common knowledge.
The fact that Qian Renxue knew about his affairs proved that the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace no longer had any secrets. After all, his healing pills were now part of the military, and people could know that.
Although Shi Lin felt helpless, he still had to manage his expression. He rubbed his face, put on a big smile, and then entered the palace.
Upon entering the palace, Shi Lin bowed respectfully to Emperor Xue Ye on the throne.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Emperor," Shi Lin said respectfully to Emperor Xue Ye.
"Alright, get up. The decree granting you the title has been given to you. Have you received it?" Emperor Xue Ye said gently to Shi Lin.
"Yes, Your Majesty! This humble subject has received it. On behalf of my father, this humble subject thanks Your Majesty for the reward!" Shi Lin said respectfully to Emperor Xue Ye, while raising the sheepskin scroll in his arms above his head with both hands.
"Haha, I'm so glad you received it. With your pills, the death rate of soldiers on the empire's borders has dropped by 30%!" Emperor Xue Ye looked at Shi Lin excitedly and said to him in a light tone.
Upon hearing this information, Shi Lin's eyes widened. He hadn't expected that a mere second-tier healing pill could save so many lives.
Moreover, precisely because the number of soldiers has decreased, the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire have stabilized, and the Star Luo Empire has not recently dispatched troops.
"I am not stingy with the title I have promised you, so in addition to the title I have promised you, I will also bestow something else upon you as a reward for your hard work during this period of time." Emperor Xue Ye said, waving his hand.
A guard approached Shi Lin with a red tray.
"This is the secret treasure of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Flame Scepter. It should make your pill refining twice as effective, and you can also take some time to cultivate." Emperor Xue Ye said earnestly to Shi Lin.
Upon hearing Emperor Xue Ye's words, Shi Lin nodded "gratefully."
This time, Shi Lin carried two Concealing Breath Gu that could hide his cultivation level, so Emperor Xue Ye couldn't tell his cultivation level at all.
So he's worried about his own cultivation level.
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