Chapter 7: Magic Transformation, Champion-level Monster of the First Order

Early the next morning, Qin Muye rubbed his temples with some headache. Today marked the third day since he entered the "Lord's Era," indicating that half of the seven-day novice protection period had passed.

Last night, he performed magical transformation on that monster, consuming 41 points of his magical power.

Combining his own 11 points of magical power, the 1 point of knowledge from the Azure Blue Headband, and 10 points of magical power, along with the daily recovery of 10 magical points in the early morning, he barely completed the transformation.

It was only when the activity in the makeshift operating room, where bones grew and flesh developed, came to a halt that everything could be considered finished.

He didn't know if the transformation was successful. After all, this wasn't something he could interfere with. Insufficient magical power, the first operation, and various other factors made it a fifty-fifty success rate, with the other half depending on the monster itself.

Fortunately, before the surgery last night, he fed it a large amount of food, providing enough nutrition.

[One of your monsters has evolved into a Champion-level]

The sudden alert made Qin Muye, who was originally dizzy and aching, suddenly alert. Success?

From this message, Qin Muye gained more derivative information. There were differences even among the same type of units.

For example, the units he previously had were ordinary units. If they experienced a lot of battles without dying or went to the training ground, they would become elite units in the first order, also known as seasoned veterans. As for champions, not only did it require a lot of battles and training, but it also needed sufficient resources and various internal and external factors for a chance to become one.

It meant being the best among the best.

A tall figure walked out of the makeshift operating room.

"Master, I survived."

[Unit Name: Monster]

[Unit Order: First Order Champion]

[Health: 15/15]

[Magical Power: 20/20]

[Attack: 15]

[Defense: 10]

[Skills]

[Lucky Garden: Luck +1]

[Magic Constitution: Attack +10, Defense +5, Health +5]

[Magic Wisdom: Magical Power +20]

[Loyalty Taming: Morale never falls]

[Bloodthirsty Battle: For every 1 point decrease in health, Attack increases by 1 point]

[Magic Backlash: Every day, maximum health decreases by 5 points]

[Introduction: A powerful monster reborn from death, gaining the ability to become stronger with each battle, if it weren't limited to surviving only three days, it would be a second-order champion unit, not a first-order one]

Qin Muye looked at the tall monster, similar to an orc. His expression was also shocked. Both the attributes and skills had undergone a tremendous change.

"Unfortunately, I succeeded and failed." Qin Muye sighed.

This monster could become a champion level, half due to his efforts, i.e., magical transformation, and the other half due to the monster itself—willpower, luck, and other factors were indispensable.

Unfortunately, victory was not complete. Qin Muye also guessed why. There was a high probability that it was because of the severe injuries the monster suffered before. It was precisely this strong survival will that allowed it to become a champion level and gain the ability of Bloodthirsty Battle. The more blood it lost, the higher its attack.

However, along with it came the backlash. The monster's life force was diminishing due to the magic transformation that it couldn't withstand. It could only survive for three days at most, and the decrease in maximum health would not trigger the Bloodthirsty Battle skill.

The reason was simple—maximum health and current health were different. The former, once reduced, would not recover, while the latter could.

"No, my master, you have succeeded. Perhaps I only have three days left, but in these three days, I will eliminate all your enemies, starting with those three wolves." The monster spoke with joy in its tone, seemingly not feeling sorrow or dissatisfaction for its dwindling life.

From the moment monsters were born, they were meant to be loyal to their mage master.

Qin Muye concealed his helplessness and said, "Good, pack a day's worth of food. We need a slaughter to boost our spirits."

There was no meaning in being sad during spring or autumn. With this time, it was better to develop as quickly as possible. He had already wasted two days.

As for three days later, he would figure it out then. With one day of study and research, he achieved such results. Perhaps he could find a way to cure the magic backlash in the remaining three days.

"Yes, my great master!"

The champion-level monster had a robust figure, not at all like an ordinary monster. It was at least two meters tall, with sturdy limbs and a burly physique.

However, Qin Muye speculated that this might not be related to being a champion level. What truly caused such a change in its body was the magical transformation, not the evolution of the unit.

With the champion-level monster, he descended to the first floor of the mage tower. The other monsters looked at the champion-level monster with wide eyes. They knew who it was, but the overnight transformation was still unbelievable.

"Let's go hunting together with three monsters. The remaining six monsters stay in the territory to cultivate. I will build ten more farmlands, and you can plant all the seeds. Rest when you finish." Qin Muye made a simple arrangement.

He was not good at management or command, so he could only let them start farming. Despite the inability to fight, these monsters were like handy little helpers.

Unfortunately, what Qin Muye needed now was something that could fight. As for bringing the three monsters, it was also for his own safety. Although they had no attack power, they had 1 point of defense, which was better than his scholar attribute.

He left the Standard Armor for the monsters to use as a water carrier, not wearing it himself. He couldn't move in that heavy thing. It was really heavy, and probably only the champion-level monster could wear it.

The champion-level monster didn't need it either. With a defense value as high as 10, it easily surpassed any first-order units. Even the three wolves couldn't break its defense, but they could be beaten to death with a single blow. It was better to leave it behind to farm for food.

"Yes, master." The six monsters naturally had no objections.

The remaining three monsters also followed Qin Muye and the champion-level monster as they left the territory.

In fact, Qin Muye didn't want to go. He preferred to stay in the mage tower and study the magic scroll - Magic Eye, to see if he could learn this magic. However, he had no choice but to go. On one hand, he needed to gain experience and level up, and on the other hand, he followed to collect resources and open chests. Otherwise, he would have to carry the units back and forth.

If he did that, it would be a waste of time. So, Qin Muye planned to go along, studying on the way. Although the efficiency might be a bit slower, there was no other way.

He wasn't afraid of falling. The monsters

 guarded him from all sides, so he wouldn't fall. Moreover, this time the monsters were leading the way, using their 1 point of luck to their advantage.

(End of this chapter)