Chapter 134: The Origin of the [Feign Death Potion]

In the ancient history of the Azeroth Continent, no king had ever publicly announced laws to his subjects in this way before.

For a long time, only nobles had the right to know the laws. The written laws were not made public, because nobles and the royal family all agreed that if the laws remained mysterious to commoners, they would serve as a deterrent. If commoners knew the specific terms of the law, it might cause disputes and make the law lose its power to maintain noble etiquette and intimidate ordinary people. In most cases, commoners only learned they had broken the law after committing a crime and facing punishment. Such legal ideas protected the status of nobles and the strict ruling order, but they also caused legal confusion and noble privileges.

Sun Fei casting bronze warriors and publishing written laws was the first time such a thing had ever occurred in the history of the Azeroth Continent.

For several days in a row, crowds gathered like tides before the warrior bronze statues and the legal code. Everyone carefully read each legal provision. Some parents, even if they could not read themselves, proudly brought their sons who studied at the Chambord City Civil and Military School. They had their sons read the legal texts on the bronze statues aloud.

From the crowd, occasional exclamations and laughter could be heard.

The completeness of this legal system and the wide range of topics it covered far exceeded many people’s expectations. It touched on every aspect of the kingdom, big and small, and could be called an unprecedented perfect code of law. Even Princess Tanasha, the [Female Literary Sage], who for some reason had temporarily stayed in Shampoo City, heard the news and appeared before the twelve warrior bronze statues. She carefully read the inscribed laws word by word, and finally ordered someone to carefully make a rubbing of this legal code.

“This is the law of a sage… King Alexander of Shampoo City may become an eternal saint because of this legal code!”

This exclamation, made unintentionally by the Crown Princess out of extreme shock after first seeing the legal code on the twelve warrior bronze statues, was somehow spread by someone. It then spread through Shampoo City with an incredible speed. Although many people could not yet truly understand the significance of this legal code’s appearance, the fact that it received such high praise from the empire’s [Female Literary Sage] caused King Alexander’s prestige to rise among the people at an unbelievable rate. Many already proudly referred to their king as ‘Saint King Alexander.’

For Sun Fei, all of this was just the beginning.

He borrowed from his previous life’s Saints, Urban Management, and Imperial Guards to perfect his military planning. He used the Three Departments and Six Ministries system to improve the domestic administrative structure. Finally, he almost entirely copied the [Twelve Tables] from his previous life, which was called the origin of the ancient Roman legal system. Sun Fei had designed a beautiful and grand blueprint for Shampoo City, which was like a blank sheet of paper. At least in terms of systems, Shampoo City’s structure was so complete that it might have surpassed some of the super empires on the Azeroth Continent.

Of course, Sun Fei was also thankful that Shampoo City was a blank sheet of paper. If it were another empire with a strict hierarchy, the resistance he would face in trying to complete this series of reforms in a short time would be unimaginable. Whether he could even persist would be an unknown.

After completing all this, Sun Fei turned his attention back to improving Shampoo City’s strength.

…

Five days after the battle at the Eastern Peak Summit.

Divine Master Ma and Luciano from the Holy Church’s Shampoo City parish came to the palace to see Sun Fei, bringing some collected Aura Manuals and Magic Notes. These two had recently heard some of what happened during the ceremony at the Eastern Peak Summit that day. They were shocked and broke out in cold sweat. If they had not previously received the king’s warning and avoided appearing at the ceremony, they might have already become rotting corpses buried in the soil. Therefore, besides fear and flattery, they felt an additional layer of gratitude toward Sun Fei. Their efficiency in handling tasks increased, and in less than ten days, over a dozen Aura Manuals and Magic Notes were placed before Sun Fei.

Sun Fei was very satisfied with their efficiency. He gave them a few ‘sweet dates’ and sent them away.

This time, there were ten Aura Manuals in total, covering all five elements up to the Two-Star Level. There were also five Magic Notes, which did not cover all attributes but were enough for the recent use of the Chambord City Civil and Military School. Sun Fei personally used a quill pen to copy the parchment scrolls by hand. Then, he ordered his personal guard Torres to deliver all of them to the Chambord City Civil and Military School library for storage, allowing teachers and students to read and study them.

Sun Fei held the handwritten copies of the manuals and notes, lost in thought.

He had once thought about cultivating Battle Qi and Magic from the Azeroth Continent to enhance his own strength. But to his great disappointment, after a series of tests, he found that his talent in this area was only average; he did not have a monstrous aptitude. What made him even more frustrated was that his body was very different from others—it simply could not store Battle Qi or magical power.

According to the power cultivation system of the Azeroth Continent, people could generate energy sensations and magical fluctuations during cultivation and meditation. But for Sun Fei, while cultivating he could feel the so-called energy sensations and magical fluctuations described in the manuals. However, as soon as he stopped cultivating, the energy sensations and magical fluctuations would quickly disappear, as if playing hide-and-seek with him.

Because of this situation, Sun Fei eventually had to temporarily give up on cultivating Battle Qi and Magic.

He decided to rely honestly on the Diablo World, his golden thigh, to improve his strength.

Sun Fei brought the handwritten copies of the Aura Manuals and Magic Notes into the World of Diablo.

This time, he chose the Barbarian Mode and arrived in front of Sister Acarra’s spatial tent.

Over the past period, Sun Fei had basically gotten used to first following Aunt Acarra to learn the principles of mysterious potion-making and Magic Scroll creation every time he entered the World of Diablo. One of the Three Divine Skills, the [Learning] Divine Skill, began to slowly play some subtle roles. Sun Fei’s talent in this area was astonishing, which even surprised Acarra, and he made rapid progress. Unfortunately, the king had brought his careless nature from his previous life into this one. He often forgot things and missed some important potion formulas, Magic Scroll carving patterns, and production sequences. As a result, the [Rogue Encampment] would occasionally hear loud explosions. Then, the beautiful female Rogues would see Sister Acarra, covered in dust with messy hair, furiously chasing Sun Fei around the entire camp with a broom…

But there was still progress.

So far, Sun Fei had skillfully mastered the raw materials and steps for making [Health Potions] and [Mana Potions].

Theoretical learning was boring, and time passed slowly.

When the half-hour learning period was almost over that day, Sun Fei took out a pink potion he had prepared earlier. This was the potion Sun Fei named [Feign Death Potion]. It was with this potion that he had managed to fake his death and deceive Paris and the Crown Princess at the Eastern Peak Summit. That Shampoo City was able to survive this disaster was largely thanks to the [Feign Death Potion].

“Is this the mutated potion you mentioned?”

Acarra carefully examined this mysterious pink potion, a brilliant light flickering in her eyes. She pulled out the stopper and gently sniffed the scent. Then she shook the bottle, dripping a small drop of the pink potion into her palm and gently rubbed it. Only after a long while did she slowly shake her head. “A never-before-seen potion… Can you describe in detail the process of making this mutated potion? Don’t leave anything out.”

Sun Fei carefully explained the entire story behind making the [Feign Death Potion].

“So, you originally wanted to prepare some [Health Potions], but the same formula produced a mutated potion in your world?” Acarra found it a bit hard to believe. “Is it because you remembered the formula wrong again?” It seemed the nun had absolutely no confidence in Sun Fei’s memory.

“That’s impossible…” Sun Fei flatly denied it. “I followed the formula for the [Health Potion] you taught me and made over twenty bottles. Without exception, they all mutated…” Sun Fei shook his head and said firmly, “So I suspect it’s not a problem with the formula, but that there are some differences between the raw materials from different worlds, causing some unpredictable changes… Uh, because the raw materials for these over twenty bottles of potions all came from my world.”

“What? You’re saying that the World of Light also has the herbal materials needed to make potions?” The people in the Rogue Encampment liked to call the Azeroth Continent the World of Light. Acarra was greatly surprised after hearing Sun Fei’s speculation. “Lord Sun Fei, you never told me about this before?”

Sun Fei rubbed his nose. “I discovered these later by chance. I haven’t had the chance to tell you yet because there have been so many things happening recently.” As he spoke, he took out the handwritten copies of those Aura Manuals and Magic Notes from his Belt Space, ready to hand them to Acarra. He added, “This is the power cultivation method from the World of Light. They call it Magic and Battle Qi. Perhaps it can provide some help for your thinking.”

Just at that moment—

“Ahahahaha, I get it, I finally get it. So that’s how it is… Ahahaha, this is truly amazing…” A voice like a crying wolf suddenly came from afar. Sun Fei and Acarra turned to look and saw Elder Kane running frantically toward them as if he had just met a beautiful goddess. Seeing Sun Fei, Elder Kane grabbed Sun Fei’s hand like he was presenting a treasure. He pulled out a few pieces of Magic Armor from behind and laughed triumphantly. “Lord Sun Fei, I understand, I finally understand. So that’s what these magic patterns and operating sequences are like… Wahahaha, take another look at these armors…”

Sun Fei looked carefully.

He found that the armor in Kane’s hands looked somewhat familiar, like the set of Magic Armor he had previously stripped from the Black Armored Army commander, the Silver Masked Man. But now, the color and magical fluctuations on the armor had completely changed. They were no longer the magical aura of the Azeroth Continent but had become the unique magical fluctuations of the World of Diablo, which Sun Fei knew very well.