A pendulum of life?

Reviving the dead?

Zhou Huai's mind was filled with even more questions.

While an item that could revive the dead was powerful,

it wasn't the only item in the world capable of resurrection.

Why was this particular pendulum of life so highly valued by the «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» military?

To the extent that three Great Masters gathered here just to persuade him?

He voiced his confusion.

Zhang Donglai explained:

"Although there are various resurrection-type items in this world,"

"each has its own conditions and flaws."

"For example, some require the deceased's body to be intact."

"Or that the time of death cannot exceed three days."

"Even if some can revive, their strength will be greatly reduced."

"Some even revive with their Souls still damaged, becoming imbeciles."

The next second, Zhang Donglai raised his voice.

"But this pendulum of life is different!"

"We learned from ancient texts that this pendulum of life can revive targets, ignoring any conditions!"

"The revived target will directly return to the peak of their life!"

He looked at Gandalf, his tiger-like eyes burning with fierce flames.

"Just imagine, if we use this item to revive the Great Xia Country's ancient sages who have long since passed into the river of history!"

"How powerful will our Great Xia Country's future be?!"

When Zhou Huai heard this, a storm of emotions surged within him.

He stood there stunned.

Good heavens.

Isn't this just a super-powered version of Edo Tensei?

Ignoring all conditions.

Reviving to their peak state.

This ability was truly Heaven-Defying!

No wonder the military attached such importance to it!

At the same time, an uncontrollable surge of ecstasy welled up within him.

If that's the case...

Could I also be completely revived through this Divine Artifact?

After all, strictly speaking, he was currently a living dead man!

As soon as this thought emerged, it spread like a wildfire, impossible to suppress.

Zhou Huai felt his breathing quicken.

He had always lived under the shadow of death.

He thought his life had entered a countdown.

He had even prepared a crazy plan to perish with the Zhou Family before his life ran out.

But now...

Hope was right in front of him.

Within reach!

"Bang!"

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly.

His eyes, burning brightly, stared at Zhang Donglai.

"I agree!"

"I must participate in this Secret Realm!"

Zhang Donglai was first startled, then his face broke into a look of wild joy.

"Hahahaha! Good!"

He darted to Gandalf's front, his large, fan-like hand clapping heavily on his shoulder.

"Good kid! I knew you wouldn't disappoint us!"

"With your word, I'm relieved!"

Principal Chen and Lin Zhu on the side also showed relieved smiles.

However,

Zhou Huai's tone changed, and his gaze became sharp.

"However, I have one condition."

Zhang Donglai waved his hand, full of heroic spirit.

"Don't say one, ten is fine!"

"As long as I can do it, I will not refuse!"

Zhou Huai looked him directly in the eyes and said seriously.

"If I can help the Great Xia Country retrieve this Divine Artifact,"

"I hope the military can give me one chance to use it."

Zhang Donglai heard this and nodded heavily without any hesitation.

"No problem!"

"As long as you can bring back the pendulum of life!"

"Don't say once, even if you want to use it to revive your ancestors for eighteen generations, I'll approve it for you!"

Having received a positive answer, the weight on Zhou Huai's heart finally lifted completely.

He asked impatiently.

"When do we depart?"

Principal Chen smiled and waved his hand.

"Don't rush, we still have half a month."

"During this half-month, we must try every possible way to accelerate the improvement of your strength."

He reined in his smile, his expression becoming serious.

"Although you are an SS-Class Profession user, your strength is very high."

"But compared to the SS-Class Prodigies from other countries, your Rank is currently your biggest shortcoming."

"As far as we know, the younger generation sent by other countries are at least Rank 40 or above."

"Many are even approaching Rank 50."

Hearing this, Zhou Huai couldn't help but frown.

According to this, the gap between Gandalf and other SS-Class Profession users was indeed significant.

"If there's only half a month, it will probably be very difficult to bridge this strength gap, right?"

"Even if I try my hardest, in half a month, I'll only reach Rank 35 at most."

Principal Chen's face showed a mysterious smile.

"Don't worry, regarding your Rank issue, we've already thought of a solution."

He looked at Gandalf and asked with interest.

"During your time at Imperial Capital Academy, besides knowing about the Instance Tower,"

"do you also know about another, even more famous building in our Imperial Capital Academy?"

Zhou Huai shook his head blankly.

Principal Chen smiled and introduced.

"Besides the Instance Tower, which can help students quickly raise their Rank in our Imperial Capital Academy,"

"there is also another place."

"That is, the Tempering Tower."

"That tower has a special device that can inject a massive amount of experience points into your body in a short amount of time."

"It's more efficient and faster than grinding Instances."

At this point, Principal Chen's tone shifted.

"The only drawback is that this process will be very painful, especially on a Mental Energy level."

"As long as you can endure it,"

"raising your Rank to 40 within half a month will absolutely not be a problem."

Zhou Huai's eyes instantly lit up.

There's such a good thing?

He asked curiously.

"Since there's such a good thing, why isn't it widely promoted?"

"Wouldn't that cultivate a large number of high-Rank Profession users?"

Principal Chen heard this and shook his head with a bitter smile.

"It's not that simple."

"The process of injecting experience is extremely painful and requires extremely high Mental Energy."

"It's not something ordinary people can withstand."

"There was once a talented S-Class student who, after receiving the experience injection, went insane on the spot because he couldn't bear the massive mental Impact."

"Furthermore, using this instrument also requires a rare Material that can only be obtained in special Secret Realms."

"Mortal Demon Origin Stone."

"This Material is quite limited, and our Imperial Capital Academy's inventory is only a small portion."

"It's simply not realistic to promote it on a large scale."

Zhou Huai nodded knowingly.

Zhang Donglai added from the side.

"Not only your Rank, but your equipment also needs to be replaced."

Zhou Huai looked down at the Rank 15 star moon magic robe he was wearing.

Although its Rank was low, he was truly reluctant to replace it.

Mainly because the 'Arcane Dual Evolution' skill in the set was simply too useful.

Zhang Donglai seemed to have seen Zhou Huai's concerns.

He said with a smile.

"Since you still want to use this set,"

"you can give it to me."

"I can have Great Master Chen of the Imperial Capital Forging Guild re-forge this equipment into a Rank 40 set for you."

Zhou Huai finally smiled upon hearing this.

"Then I thank General Zhang."

He took off his robe and handed it over.

Zhang Donglai took the robe, a satisfied smile on his face.

"Good!"

"From today onwards, you don't have to worry about anything!"

"Just go to the Tempering Tower and calmly raise your Rank!"

"When you come out, I guarantee, a brand new Rank 40 set will be delivered to your hands on time!"

Zhang Donglai looked at Gandalf, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"In half a month, what I hope to see is a brand new you!"

"A Great Xia Forbidden Spell Mage, capable of making the whole world tremble!"