Starting Unlimited Evolution from Grinding

In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.

During these days, Grandmaster Xavier had barely rested for a single minute or second, always pouring his complete focus into the forging.

Lin Mo couldn't fully understand many of his operations, but just watching them felt complex and tedious. Among life professions, forging was second only to alchemy in difficulty.

In fact, in some aspects, it surpassed alchemy.

The difficulty of alchemy mainly lies in understanding material properties and researching the reactions between different materials. From a perspective Lin Mo could more easily grasp, it was somewhat similar to materials science.

This type of profession valued knowledge and experience most, with some demand for technique, but not as much.

Forging was different... Although those dazzling operations that seemed like gibberish to outsiders also required a long time to learn, the difficulty of learning itself wasn't as high as alchemy. What mattered wasn't learning the techniques themselves, but the ability to apply learned techniques better.

How much force each material required, from what angle to smelt and hammer it, the methods of combining different materials and the necessary heat and strength.

Individually, each step wasn't complicated by itself, but when combined, they became an extremely meticulous task. So for the blacksmith profession, what mattered most wasn't knowledge and techniques themselves, but practice making perfect—the experience accumulated over long years of forging.

Therefore, in terms of sheer effort, blacksmiths had it harder than alchemists.

Besides Grandmaster Xavier, Edgar and his father had been assisting on the side the whole time. Especially Edgar's father—Grandmaster Xavier threw most of the relatively simple tasks to him, keeping him busy for several days as well.

During these days, the three generations hadn't eaten or drunk anything, devoting themselves completely to the forging before them.

Fortunately, the forging process went smoothly, not letting their efforts go to waste.

As one of the grandmasters closest to the Legendary level blacksmiths, Grandmaster Xavier was virtually flawless in terms of pure skill as a medieval-era blacksmith. Such solid fundamentals gave him sufficient patience and confidence when forging this Quasi-Legendary level equipment.

Finally, when all materials had been perfectly smelted and fused together through various complex techniques, a light interweaving gold and purple appeared before their eyes.

Grandmaster Xavier held the pair of gloves in his hands, his whole body trembling slightly as he let out a long exhale.

"Success! Old man, we succeeded!"

Andre's eyes were red with excitement, and beside him, Edgar's face was flushed crimson as he shouted hoarsely, "We actually forged it! Quasi-Legendary level equipment!"

The three of them were excited for quite a while before finally calming down. Then, the accumulated hunger and fatigue surged over them.

"You've all worked hard."

Lin Mo immediately stepped forward, helping them leave the forging room, then brought over the prepared meals—all carefully prepared by Lena, a professional at this. The food was designed to replenish energy without overwhelming their bodies.

The three sat at the table and wolfed down the food. After finishing, before they could even stand up, they were already drowsy.

Especially Edgar—though he was young, his level was still too low, nowhere near his father and grandfather's higher attributes.

Master Andre looked somewhat worn out, but his overall condition was still acceptable.

In the end, Grandmaster Xavier, who had worked the hardest, was in the worst condition. Even so, his face was filled with deep fatigue, clearly in need of proper rest.

"This thing is yours now..."

He solemnly handed the pair of gloves to Lin Mo. "This cooperation was very pleasant. If something similar comes up in the future, make sure to come to me first."

"Alright, I will!"

Lin Mo nodded. "Grandmaster Xavier has worked hard these past few days. You should rest early."

Grandmaster Xavier shook his head. "This forging gave me many new insights into the craft. I need to digest and record them quickly..."

To him, this was more important than rest.

Though these days had been arduous, for someone at Grandmaster Xavier's level, it wasn't unbearable.

Just like now—even though he was tired, it was like a healthy young person staying up for a day and a night. Definitely exhausting, but not enough to truly affect anything. He could still push through if needed.

With that, he hurried back to his room.

Lin Mo looked at the gloves in his hands, then at Edgar and Andre sleeping soundly with their heads on the table, and gave a helpless smile.

He then helped them up one by one, carried them to their rooms, and laid them on their beds.

Before leaving, he took a storage pouch containing 20,000 crystal coins and placed it on the dining table.

Though they had agreed to cooperate, and Grandmaster Xavier hadn't charged him for the forging, Lin Mo couldn't just leave after watching the three of them work so hard without feeling guilty.

Many of the forging materials had even been donated by them...

Dwarves preferred crystal coins—he remembered that.

These crystal coins, worth two million gold coins, would be his gift to them.

Without opening the door, he used 【Teleport】 to leave the forging shop and returned to the room they were staying in near the Adventurers' Association.

Then, Lin Mo entered the portable space.

By now, the girls were already gathered on the living room sofa, waiting.

Everyone was curious about the Quasi-Legendary level equipment.

But they didn't have Lin Mo's appraisal ability, so they couldn't see the equipment's specific effects—only its appearance.

And honestly, just from the looks, this equipment was on an entirely different level from ordinary mithril gloves.

The gloves had an exquisite design that looked very handsome, fit perfectly, and balanced aesthetics with practicality.

Their surface still showed a silver-white luster, but the shine carried an indescribable steadiness and nobility.

A faint, deep, and ancient aura emanated from them.

Lin Mo focused his eyes, and the equipment's attributes appeared before him.

【Primordial Gloves】

Weapon Type: Magical Equipment/Weapon

Grade: (Quasi) Legendary Level

Attributes: Durability +400%, Sturdiness +320%

Hidden Attribute: Spirit Vein IV: Increases mana flow speed by 30%; Increases mana plasticity!

Equipment Enhancement: Titan's Soul IV: Grants 150 mana attribute enhancement and 150 spirit attribute enhancement in combat.

Equipment Skill: Titan Possession: Increases own Strength by 15%, Constitution by 15%, Mana by 15%, and grants "Titan Stone Skin," providing powerful defensive capabilities. Any attack below Legendary level is nullified (deactivates when energy is depleted), or can withstand one Legendary level attack. Deactivates after successful resistance. Duration: 30 seconds! After the effect ends, Titan's Soul needs time to reaccumulate energy, unable to be used again for three days!

Note: The gloves themselves have strong mana conductivity, but the surface layer uses superb forging techniques with Pseudo-Titan Heart plating, granting them anti-magic properties. Using the gloves to block can resist some magical attacks and special effects!

"Hiss—!"

So this was Quasi-Legendary level equipment?

Truly powerful. Every single effect was extremely useful.

First, the hidden attribute—increasing mana flow speed by 30%. This wasn't about spellcasting speed; it directly increased mana flow speed. This meant that besides speeding up spellcasting, faster mana flow also gave Lin Mo more room for modifying and overwriting mana circuits.

Plus, it enhanced mana plasticity... In short, for Lin Mo, this allowed him to control mana more adeptly, greatly increasing the feasibility of three-element combination magic!

The equipment enhancement effect below was equally powerful—150 mana plus 150 spirit, directly providing a 300-attribute enhancement. Simple, straightforward, and strong, far surpassing Upper Epic Level equipment.

Finally, the equipment skill was also a heavyweight.

Activating the equipment skill directly provided percentage increases for three attributes. Though the enhancement magnitude couldn't compare to the Ice Dragon King Bloodline, that was the Ice Dragon King Bloodline...

Dragons, as the strongest race, were almost on par with the ancient Titans.

As one of the Dragon Kings, the Ice Dragon King was a genuine God-level being in its prime!

The Ice Dragon King Bloodline wasn't some Legendary level bloodline—it had likely reached the Demigod level...

The reason it wasn't truly God-level was that Lin Mo's Ice Dragon King Bloodline was granted when the Ice Dragon King was extremely weak, so it would naturally be weakened compared to its peak.

Anyway, this equipment providing 15% boosts to three attributes was already impressive. Moreover, this equipment skill also had an extremely powerful defensive effect. Until the equipment's energy ran out, it could withstand all attacks below Legendary level, and even block one Legendary level attack.

All in all, this 【Primordial Gloves】 was undoubtedly a good piece of equipment combining offense and defense, providing an excellent boost to Lin Mo.

No wonder Lin Mo had expended so much effort gathering materials, and no wonder Grandmaster Xavier and his team had spent so long forging it.

Lin Mo was very satisfied with this new weapon.

Now that the weapon forging was complete, it was time to follow their previous agreement—head south, toward the Barbarian Forest.

Without wasting any more time, after a brief rest, Lin Mo immediately teleported outside Nasadok Town, summoned the carriage from his portable space, and set off directly on the southward road.

It had been a while since Velesia left the Elven Royal Court. Lin Mo wondered how things were progressing in the Barbarian Forest these days. Though the elven elders had judged that war wouldn't break out so quickly, it was better to arrive early to avoid accidents.

For them, traveling time was already no different from resting.

However, since this was an unfamiliar route, Lin Mo couldn't use his Teleport skill to speed up the journey, so reaching the Roxez Empire would still take some time.

Just reaching the Roxez Empire would have taken a full week with the old carriage. With the new horses, it should be shortened to within four days.

After that, reaching the Barbarian Forest would also take time, which was why they set off so hastily.

During this journey, Lin Mo had an excellent opportunity to research skills.

After obtaining the Primordial Gloves, his mana flow speed had increased significantly under their enhancement, giving him plenty of room for operations. He needed to make the most of this time to research new mana circuit modifications possible under the gloves' enhancement, thereby developing more elemental combinations.

Meanwhile, meditation and expanding the portable space also needed to continue.

Additionally, continuously improving 【Dual Cultivation】 was also very important.

Mainly because this skill's proficiency was almost maxed out.

The current 【Dual Cultivation】 skill was still a blue Exceptional-Grade skill, somewhat behind. He needed to upgrade it to Epic level as soon as possible. Lin Mo was also curious about what 【Dual Cultivation】 would become at Epic level and what new effects it would gain.

Even without considering anything else, just the confirmed effect—allowing both parties to gain skills from each other during the process, with upgraded Epic level skills—was already valuable enough.

Currently, Ellie and the others already had quite a few skills, but despite the quantity, they lacked weighty skills.

In other words, most were Excellent-Grade or Exceptional-Grade skills, with no Epic level or above skills as trump cards.

If they could acquire a few more Epic level skills, their combat power would be further enhanced. Combined with their already more comprehensive attributes compared to other professionals, they could easily handle magical creatures of the same level, and even kill creatures one or two levels higher.

Under Lin Mo's relentless efforts, on the second night after setting out, the 【Dual Cultivation】 skill successfully reached max level.

"Skill 【Dual Cultivation】 Lv6 (300/300) Upgrade!"

"Current skill 【Dual Cultivation】 Lv7 (Max)"

"Gained basic attribute point: Constitution +5!"

"Automatically evolved into new skill — Life Contract!"

"Comprehended skill 【Life Contract】! Gained basic attribute point: Constitution +5!"

【Life Contract】Lv1 (0/20): Your lives have signed a contract! Through deep interaction, resonate Qi and Blood or Mana, increasing mutual compatibility and providing random full-attribute correction. During the process, there is a chance to simultaneously acquire the corresponding profession skill from the other party (direct acquisition, limited to Epic level and below). If both parties share a skill, there is a chance to simultaneously increase proficiency during the interaction! After multiple interactions, both parties will be able to sense each other's location and status. After extensive Dual Cultivation communication, "Descent of Love" will be unlocked, ignoring time and space barriers to teleport to the target's side! After the Life Contract is established, both parties' lives will be linked. Targets with life links can selectively share and transfer damage (requires mutual consent)! When suffering severe damage, as long as one party does not die, the other will not die!

Life Contract?

This name was quite different from the previous skill.

And the effects were enhanced by more than a little...

First, previously, the improvements gained through dual cultivation were limited to corresponding attribute corrections. In other words, physical-oriented professions could only gain Strength, Constitution, and Agility, not Mana and Spirit. Correspondingly, magic-oriented professions could only gain Mana and Spirit, not Strength, Constitution, and Agility. But now that 【Dual Cultivation】 had evolved into the new 【Life Contract】 skill, this limitation no longer existed—any attribute could be improved.

Second, as previously anticipated, the skill levels that could be acquired during the process had been upgraded from the previous Exceptional-Grade to Epic level.

As for the special effect of "Descent of Love," it had existed during 【Dual Cultivation】, but had never been used because since acquiring the portable space, they had basically been together all the time.

However, Lin Mo noticed some subtle changes in this effect.

Originally, it was "ignoring space barriers." Now it had changed to "ignoring time and space barriers." This was quite interesting.

Could it be that this "Descent of Love" teleportation could even cross time?

He shook his head. At least for now, Lin Mo didn't have a clear concept of this. Though he had mastered a time magic, it was only a very simple one—barely scratching the surface. His understanding of the concept of time was still at a very shallow level.

He continued reading below. There was a newly added effect, matching the new skill's name — "Life Contract."

This effect was absolutely incredible!

Being able to share and transfer damage was already outrageous enough, but the line after that was even more insane...

What did it mean that as long as one party didn't die, the other wouldn't die?

This effect—wasn't it invincible?!

Was this really something an Epic level skill could have?

It felt even better than Legendary level skills... Then how terrifying would it be if this skill were upgraded to Legendary level?

After being excited for a while, Lin Mo quickly calmed down.

Mainly because based on past experience, upgrading this skill to Legendary level would be no easy feat.

He could burn himself out and still not reach it...

He hoped that after upgrading to Epic level, the skill's upgrade speed would be faster.

He'd have to try it out to know the specific effects.

Well, try it...

Lin Mo glanced at Sherfilia, who was busy cleaning.

It seemed cleaning wasn't necessary right now.

With the attitude of a scientific researcher, Lin Mo carefully experienced the effects of the new skill.

Several points...

First, the upgrade speed had indeed increased, much faster than when 【Dual Cultivation】 had evolved... Back then, because the gap in basic attributes was no longer that large, it was almost impossible to gain attributes, which greatly reduced the speed of gaining proficiency.

Now, it wasn't that the skill's own upgrade speed had increased, but that there was new room for attribute growth.

Previously, only physical attributes could be added. Now, magic attributes could be added, and vice versa.

So for the foreseeable future, this skill's upgrade speed would indeed increase significantly.

Combined with the fact that in the near future, Lin Mo's basic attributes and level would also experience a considerable leap, this skill's upgrade speed would remain very fast for quite a while.

Besides this skill, 【Intermediate Meditation Technique】 was also making good progress.

Because Lin Mo didn't rely heavily on meditation to improve his mana and spirit attributes, compared to ordinary mages, he spent significantly less time meditating. As a result, this skill's proficiency grew relatively slowly.

But he had possessed it for a while now, and these past few days had been quite tiring. To rest better, Lin Mo had meditated much more than before, so this skill had improved considerably, currently at level 3.

"Skill 【Intermediate Meditation Technique】 Lv2 (40/40) Upgrade!"

"Current skill 【Intermediate Meditation Technique】 Lv3 (12/80)"

"Gained basic attribute point: Mana +5!"

Well... at least he got 5 basic mana points. During these days of meditation, he had also gained 1 basic mana point and 1 basic spirit point. And after the skill upgrade, the meditation efficiency had indeed improved.

If he had free time later, he could meditate more. It couldn't hurt.

Finally, there was the 【Spatial Creation】 skill.

Ever since acquiring this skill, Lin Mo had spent a significant portion of his rest time expanding the portable space.

First, this skill was extremely practical. Continuously expanding the size of his own space was also very fulfilling—like playing a farming game.

Lin Mo had spent quite some time on it these past few days. Without realizing it, 【Spatial Creation】 had already reached level 8!

And the expansion of the space itself was progressing wonderfully, with a huge improvement.

Previously, the space size was 500×1000×1000. Now, it had directly increased to 1000×2400×2400!

This was mainly because the skill level upgrade had suddenly broken some kind of bottleneck, causing the expansion speed to immediately soar.

Now, a considerable portion of the portable space had no use.

For now, Lin Mo had simply and roughly used these areas to store magical creature carcasses. He would carefully plan them out when he had free time later.

After over three days of travel, they were now not far from the Roxez Empire.

However, their destination wasn't the Roxez Empire's border, but the Imperial Capital, so they still needed to continue for about two more days.

So, continue...

【Spatial Creation】 had temporarily hit a small bottleneck, with improvements no longer as significant. So over the next two days, Lin Mo focused most of his energy on meditation and the Life Contract.

He needed to help everyone get more Epic level skills first.

For now, the contracts had certainly been established with everyone. During the process, he also discovered that the Life Contract's effects weren't limited to just "both parties"—all targets under contract could selectively share, spread damage, and lock health.

In future battles, he might not even need to protect the backline...

Lin Mo couldn't help but think—if he could contract a powerful target in the future, like an elven princess or a dragon, wouldn't that be invincible?

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