Badge in Azure Chapter 370

Chapter 370: Nailisi’s third ability (Part 2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Nailisi slept for one week straight. On the Myers mainland, a week had six days. These six days represented the six elements, set in a cycle. The Holy See tried to disseminate the concept in the code by changing a week to seven days. Most people on the mainland opposed it, hence only the Glorious Plains adopted such a practice.
Every day, the Pan’s Turtle alchemical boat would travel for eighteen hours at a speed of forty miles an hour, and six hours at a speed of sixty miles an hour. Consequently, the ship traveled over one-thousand miles daily. Nailisi slept for six days, and by then, the Pan’s Turtle alchemical boat had arrived at the periphery of the Frozen Sea.
As the ship navigated underwater, it did not meet with much peril. Floating ice also did not pose a threat to it. Most sea magic beasts could not do much damage to the Pan’s Turtle alchemical boat. Only some tabby dolphins, which measured about twenty meters in length, trailed the alchemy boat out of curiosity.
A tabby dolphin possessed a high level of intelligence. They could recognize a pan turtle, but they had never seen one who could swim without extending its limbs and tail. These grade-7 and above magic beasts followed the Pan’s Turtle alchemical boat. They followed it for over one-thousand miles, it seemed like they did not have the concept of territory.
Originally, Saleen was a little concerned. He finally attained peace of mind when he saw that those tabby dolphins had chased away a sawtooth shark which tried to assault the Pan’s Turtle alchemical boat. The ocean was not just fraught with dangers, there were many interesting things as well.
On this journey, besides monitoring Nailisi’s condition, Saleen also provided lessons for the five low grade mages. From time to time, Banchajanna would be deployed to help Saleen collect biological samples of the creatures on this route.
The farther north Saleen traveled, the more unique the samples got. These sea magic beasts could barely be identified from the illustrations. The most dangerous incident occurred when the alchemical boat floated up to the water surface to travel at high speed. It was assaulted by a jellyfish. The immense mental strength of the jellyfish actually managed to destroy the defenses of the alchemy ship. It almost killed Irene and the low grade mages.
When the tabby dolphins who were trailing the alchemy ship left, there was no choice but to deploy the twenty-four bonefish which carried the bloodstones. The jellyfish was injured by an explosion, and the alchemical boat immediately fled at a speed of more than eighty miles an hour.
For a surface warship, eighty miles an hour was not considered its maximum speed. To the Pan’s Turtle alchemical boat, whose shape was not suitable for high speed travel, it needed to consume three times the amount of magic nuclei in order to attain such a speed.
Saleen finally witnessed the might of the creatures in the Frozen Sea. He lowered the alchemical boat’s speed, traveling safely underwater. Without using magic as a source of power, the Pan’s Turtle alchemical boat would hardly attract the attention of other magic beasts.
Saleen obtained some tentacles from the jellyfish during that battle. He realized that the tentacles could be used to produce a potent anesthetic agent. A jellyfish did not prefer eating dead creatures, so this anesthetic agent would not kill anyone. It was something suitable for invasive surgery. Since the Chunlin Spell was a level-4 spell, it possessed strong treatment effects, but not everyone had the chance to enjoy it. On the battlefield, injured troops still relied largely on spells by a magic disciple for treatment.
At that moment, Saleen cultivated a habit of writing magic notes. All the strange creatures he met along the way were recorded down.
On the sixth day, Nailisi woke up when the alchemical boat arrived at the periphery of the Frozen Sea. In this deep slumber, she did not revert to her original form. Since her degree of evolution had been greatly elevated, Nailisi had already broken out of the category of a normal summoned creature according to human standards.
“Master?”
Nailisi was astounded to find Saleen by her side. Following that, she realized that their soul contract was firmer, so Saleen could foresee when she would wake up.
“Another evolution?” Saleen asked with much anticipation.
“Nope.” After a round of spirit cleansing, Nailisi was ready to disclose the truth to Saleen. “Master, actually I have acquired a new ability.”
“That means your bloodline is truly special.”
Noticing that Saleen did not probe about the things concealed from him, Nailisi was assured, then she replied, “I can acquire eight types of abilities, but I will need to employ special methods to get them. In the beginning, I obtained the strength of the tiago. One day, my strength will be as massive as that of a dragon. The second ability is the power of the lightning dragon, whereby I will be immune to magic. This time around, the third ability is… I…” Nailisi stuttered.
“What is the ability?” Saleen was jubilant, he did not know that Nailisi’s bloodline was so unique.
“I can become human. It’s not the power from the Ultimate Shapeshifting Skill, I can become an authentic human. When I am in the form of a human, I will lose my demonic abilities though.”
“Ah? What benefits does this bring?” Saleen was a little disappointed after learning about Nailisi’s third ability.
“This is a shapeshifting skill, and just like a spell, I can transform instantly.”
Saleen groaned as he immediately understood the significance of this ability. As Nailisi had a demonic bloodline and was an imp, she could neither practice magic nor the Sword Aura. Once she became human, her body structure would be no different from that of other humans. It was not just her appearance which would undergo the transformation.
In other words, Nailisi could begin learning magic or the Sword Aura from now on. To other races, this ability might be meaningless. Nailisi enjoyed longevity, and if she picked up magic, she could definitely become a grade-9 sorcerer. She just needed time. A human’s life would at most be one-hundred and twenty years old without any training. Nailisi’s life could possibly be longer than that of a spirit king if she did not meet with any harm.
Noticing that Saleen understood her point, Nailisi laughed and said, “Master, what do you want me to learn?”
While in human form, Nailisi could only select one path. It was either magic or the Sword Aura. These two were not mutually exclusive, but once the magic chords were formed, it would basically be impossible to learn the Sword Aura. Even if one did it, they would never reach the standard of a grand swordmaster.
A mage like Lex, who was so qualified, only trained her body to the standard of a beginner swordmaster. If she continued training, there was no point other than wasting her own time.
“You shall learn magic first.” Saleen realized that Nailisi could release scrolls. She had no control over a scroll at all, however. She could only release it using conventional methods, which was too wasteful.
“Master, I want to learn swordsmanship.”
“Swordsmanship?”
“Yes, I don’t need the Sword Aura because I possess sufficient strength. It wouldn’t affect the learning of magic.”
“If you have the time…”
“Master, I might as well devour Jola.”
“No way!” Saleen was startled. As the three kings were unreliable, Jola was a powerful force beside Saleen currently.
“Heh, Master, I was just joking. Jola is an interesting fellow, I can learn swordsmanship from him.”
Saleen gazed at Nailisi dubiously, as he thought, “I am afraid you have noticed that Jola is lustful. The moment he tries to take advantage of you during the swordsmanship lesson, you will thus have a reason to eat him right?”
“Is your ability limited by time?” Saleen declined to comment further. If Nailisi wanted to learn swordsmanship, Jola would make a good mentor. At best, Saleen could warn him beforehand.
“Yes, every transformation will last for a day. Then I will need to rest for three days before the next transformation.”
“Then you won’t have an advantage in the practice of magic anymore.”
“Not exactly true. I can learn the fundamental knowledge while in the demonic form, then train the magic chords while I am in the human form.”
“So you will be human in the future?”
“No.” Nailisi sighed. “It would be great if I could really become human, Master would not be so repulsed by me and mess around with Sika. Damn Sika, fancy kicking me out of the room. Once I learn magic and swordsmanship, she will not be my match.
As Nailisi thought of that, her green eyes curved into an evil smile.
“Master, while I was asleep the past few days, how many rounds have you and Sika completed?” Nailisi suddenly asked.
Saleen’s face became scarlet, he was at a loss of how to respond. The past few days when they were together, most of the time was spent on helping Sika familiarize with that half spell on the arm ring. Both parties practiced using actual combat in the room. Sika was immersed in the thrill of controlling the half spell, and did not have much physical contact with Saleen.
“You… are still a demon at the end of the day,” Saleen sighed.
“What’s so bad about a demon? A demon can also bear children for humans,” Nailisi said indignantly as she pouted her lips.
Saleen recalled how Nailisi originally looked. This sent chills down his spine and he trembled. He acknowledged the spiritual relationship, but physically, he was very repulsed towards a non-human race. “If a human can be with a demon, does it mean that they could also be with a spirit? What about giants? Or the mythical midgets? There are still the centaurs, snakemen, dwarfs…”
The more Saleen pondered, the more disgusted he got. Then he left the room with a glum expression.
Nailisi followed behind Saleen, the corners of her mouth arched upwards, and she laughed secretly. “Humph, was this a mental barrier like mentioned in the books? If there is a chance, I must steal a kiss from Master. When that time comes, I will just seduce Master, then he can’t deny me, right? By killing Master, I will receive a backlash on the soul. If I seduce him, there shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
In the front cabin, Irene acted as the navigator for the winged skeleton. The symbols on the magic compass were fully revealed already. As the alchemical boat was approaching the destination, Irene got a little jittery.
“Soldier, stop the ship and take a break.” Saleen came to the front cabin and interacted with Irene. The five low grade mages were led to there by Saleen himself, and everyone sat down at the table. Consciously, Jola went to prepare the food.
Saleen regretted not bringing more people along. He felt bad making a grand swordmaster cook.
He could not possibly let Irene or Aini do it, they were both his partners nominally. People might not be able to stomach Sika’s food. As for Nailisi? She might poison the food just for the fun of it.
At this moment, Saleen dearly missed the lifestyle mages serving Lex. Those mages could produce delicacies, and they did so using magic. On one hand, food cravings were satisfied, and on the other, they trained in an extraordinary way.
Inhaling deeply, Saleen cleared his mind of all those distractions, then said, “Irene, the hunting ground is up ahead. Please share your experiences with us, and the points to be noted.”