Li Zheyuan's wrinkled old face turned crimson.

He looked at the blurry outline in the container that was once again extending a finger, feeling like his heart was about to leap out of his throat.

More?

Is this even human?!

This was already the highest intensity this machine could achieve!

Any more, and the machine would overload!

He had originally thought that this time, he would definitely test the limits of this SS-Rank Prodigy.

But now it seemed, it wasn't that the Prodigy had a limit.

It was his machine that had a limit!

Just as Li Zheyuan was in a dilemma, Principal Chen, who was standing by, finally spoke.

He gently patted Li Zheyuan's shoulder, a wry smile on his face.

"Professor Li, I think we should stop here for today."

"At this rate, there will be no problem raising Student Gandalf's Rank to forty within half a month."

"To be safe, let's not continue taking risks."

Li Zheyuan let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had found a way out of the awkward situation.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded repeatedly.

"The Principal is right, indeed."

"Too much is as bad as too little, too much is as bad as too little."

Just like that, this experience infusion, which had made the three bigwigs' hearts pound, finally came to an end.

By the time Gandalf had absorbed the last trace of blue liquid in the container.

His Rank had successfully reached thirty-six.

He was less than half the experience points away from Rank thirty-seven.

In just one day, he had risen two Ranks.

This Tempering Tower truly lived up to its reputation.

"Alright, that's enough for today."

Principal Chen looked at Gandalf, who was stepping out of the container, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

"From now on, you just need to come here once a day to absorb it."

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, nodded calmly.

He put on his clothes and bowed politely to Li Zheyuan and Chen Lanxin.

"Thank you, Professor Li, Professor Chen."

Then, accompanied by Principal Chen, he turned and left the laboratory.

Gazing at the departing figures, the fervent flame reignited in Li Zheyuan's cloudy eyes.

He muttered to himself.

"Monster! This Gandalf is simply a monster!"

"I refuse to believe I can't test where your limit is!"

He suddenly turned his head to look at the young female professor beside him who had remained calm throughout.

"Professor Chen, please stay and work overtime."

"Let's increase the intensity of this machine even further!"

Chen Lanxin nodded calmly at his words.

"Alright, Professor Li."

...

Principal Chen led Gandalf out of the Tempering Tower.

He glanced at the sky and said with a smile.

"General Zhang and I still have some matters to attend to, so I won't accompany you."

As if remembering something, he added.

"Oh, right, I've already notified the Instance Tower."

"You can go above the twentieth floor and see if there's anything you need; just ask."

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, expressed his gratitude again.

With Principal Chen's reminder, he realized he hadn't actually been above the twentieth floor of the Instance Tower.

Now was a good time to go and see what good things were there.

After bidding farewell to Gandalf.

Chen Xuan and Zhang Donglai walked side by side on the shaded path in the back mountain, the atmosphere somewhat silent.

"What do you think about Student Gandalf?"

Finally, Chen Xuan was the first to break the silence.

A hint of gravity appeared on Zhang Donglai's chiseled face.

He pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

"I seem to... understand him less and less."

Chen Xuan nodded in agreement.

"There must be some secret about him."

"I heard before that on Triple Island, at Rank twenty, he directly repelled the Soul Clone of Zuo Daolin from the Dawnbreaker Guild."

"Even though it wasn't Zuo Daolin's main body, it was enough to shock me."

Zhang Donglai sighed.

"That's also a question I've always had."

"However, now is not the time to delve into these matters."

"Before the relic incident is over, we can only turn a blind eye."

...

At the same time.

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, had already taken the special elevator to the twentieth floor of the Instance Tower.

The moment the elevator doors opened, a wave of heat washed over him.

Unlike the orderly teleportation halls downstairs, this place was more like a huge, bustling super mall.

In the spacious and bright hall, rows of display cases made of special crystals were neatly arranged.

Inside the display cases, a dazzling array of Materials, equipment, potions, and scrolls were all available, emitting an alluring glow.

Below each item, an electronic screen clearly displayed the points required for exchange.

Students came and went in an endless stream, gathering in groups of three or five around the display cases, pointing and bargaining over desired items.

Zhou Huai quickly scanned the area.

He found that although the items here were of good quality, and even included some Epic-Rank items.

However, for him, they held little attraction.

Just as he was about to turn and leave for a higher floor.

A voice full of surprise and joy came from not far away.

"Yo! Isn't this the big boss!"

Zhou Huai looked over at the sound.

He saw a tall, honest-looking young man running towards him with a wide smile.

Zhou Huai had some impression of him.

Back at the Imperial Capital Academy, when they went to clear the 100-person team Instance, this person was the captain of that temporary team.

His name seemed to be Wang Xicheng.

Wang Xicheng ran a few steps to Gandalf, his honest face filled with familiar enthusiasm.

"Big boss! Long time no see! Are you here to buy things too?"

He patted Gandalf's shoulder with force, acting like old buddies.

"I thought a Divine Being of your Rank would just be grinding Instances all day and wouldn't be interested in these worldly possessions!"

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, responded calmly.

"Just came to take a look."

Wang Xicheng immediately thumped his chest, making a "bang bang" sound, full of heroic spirit.

"See anything you like? Tell your little brother!"

"Don't be shy, just take it! My treat today!"

Zhou Huai shook his head.

"There's nothing I need here."

He paused, then asked.

"Do you want better Materials or equipment?"

"Of course!"

Wang Xicheng blurted out without thinking.

"Big boss, the things on this twentieth floor are all for us ordinary students."

"The truly good stuff is all on the twenty-third floor!"

"That's the real treasure trove!"

Zhou Huai's eyes flashed with interest at his words.

"Then take /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ me to see it."

"No problem! Leave it to me!"

Wang Xicheng readily agreed, leading Gandalf directly to the elevator that went to the higher floors.

Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of the twenty-third floor.

However, just as they were about to step in, two security guards in black suits reached out and stopped them.

One of the guards politely said.

"Please show your points card."

Wang Xicheng's smile instantly froze.

He slapped his forehead, an embarrassed expression on his face.

"Oh, dear! Look at my memory! I completely forgot about this!"

He scratched his head and explained somewhat apologetically to Gandalf.

"Big boss, this twenty-third floor has an entry threshold."

"Only those with over one million points on their points card are eligible to enter."

He pulled out his points card, waved it in front of Gandalf, and said with a wry smile.

"I've painstakingly saved for half a year, and I still have less than one hundred thousand points, far from enough."

He looked at Gandalf and asked curiously.

"Big boss, you clear Instances like drinking water, you must have a lot of points on your card, right?" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Although Gandalf had accumulated a lot of points during this period, there was still some gap to one million.

However, he remembered what Principal Chen had said before leaving.

Presumably, there shouldn't be any problem.

He took out the black privilege points card from his pocket and handed it to the guard.

The guard took the card and turned around expressionlessly.

He inserted it into a precise verification machine next to him.

Immediately after.

The guard's body suddenly stiffened.

He stood frozen in place as if under a paralysis spell, not moving an inch.

Then slowly, mechanically, he turned his head.

His eyes were filled with shock and horror that could not be described in words.

Wang Xicheng, seeing this, was somewhat puzzled.

"Hey, buddy, what's wrong?"

"Is it that my big boss doesn't have enough points?"

The guard didn't answer him.

He just raised his slightly trembling hand and pointed to the small display screen on the verification machine.

Wang Xicheng curiously leaned over.

The next second.

His expression was identical to the guard's.

On the small display screen, a line of golden numbers was clearly displayed.

Points Balance: 999,999,999.