Duke always felt that Yala was different from other wood elves, and this feeling became even more obvious after coming here.

The wood elves on the deserted island also took Yala as their leader, evidently for some reason.

In response to Duke's question, Yala said without any concealment, "I have some royal blood of the wood elves in me."

This wasn't really a secret, and Duke could roughly guess it.

Wood elves with royal blood generally have better talents and are more outstanding in appearance.

Nowadays, there are almost no pure-blood royal wood elves born, only some of the former royal wood elves still survive, and they are kept like livestock.

Yala belongs to a royal bloodline that has fallen outside, and she isn't pure blooded, probably separated by several generations.

Duke also learned from Yala that a large number of wood elves still live in the Wood Elf Plane, and only those of "better quality" are sold off.

Other wood elves with average aptitude and looks remain in the Wood Elf Plane, doing some tasks day after day, working until they die.

This is the life of most wood elves today; being sold to other planes is actually a good thing for them.

Although being sold means being a slave creature, and the future may not be bright, at least it's not the despair of seeing no end.

Resistance is impossible; the power of wizards far exceeds theirs, and the existence of the wizard's mark also cuts off their chances of resistance.

Yala was chosen out from a young age due to her outstanding aptitude and was trained along with a group of equally talented wood elves, receiving various educations.

She can speak the common language of wizards fluently and knows several common languages of different planes; she can also dance and sing.

Her lithe figure was developed through long-term dance exercises, extremely flexible and slender.

Yala often dances for Duke to relieve his boredom, but before finishing a dance, Duke would already have stretched out his magical hand.

...

Several days later.

[White Mist Forest level up, Spirit +0.1]

[White Mist Forest: LV3 (1/100)]

In the past few days, Duke regularly visited the Magic Potion Factory, specifically finding the production line for the White Mist Forest Potion, and taking advantage of the convenience of the production line here, he began to grind proficiency.

Refining potions here was even more convenient than in his own lab; not only were all materials properly prepared, there were even people specifically responsible for the preparation of some solutions.

Duke needed to do almost only the last few steps, feeling like he was essentially an assembly worker, but the final assembly work required a certain amount of magic power and knowledge of magic potions for precise operations.

With these conditions, he could quickly complete the refining of the White Mist Forest Potion, and it wouldn't take long before he could max out the level of this potion.

About five days later, it was the time of sunset in the Wood Elf Plane. Most of the other wizards in the same lab had already stopped their work and started chatting.

These wizards were all from the Giant Rock Commerce Association, stationed here long-term to handle various magic potion refinings.

While they began chatting, Duke still did not stop his work and continued to refine the White Mist Forest Potion.

"Duke, take a break, there's no mission requirement for you, no need to be so diligent," said a wizard named Nien with a smile.

Nien and the others had monthly task indicators, needing to complete a certain amount of potion refining to get paid by the Giant Rock Commerce Association.

But Duke didn't have such task requirements. He earned money per batch completed, and the remuneration was not actually much.

Nien and the others could receive a large bonus after completing their monthly tasks, which Duke didn't have.

So others couldn't understand Duke's behavior, seeing no need to work so hard for such a small reward.

Duke was the most diligent among these wizards, almost never resting once he arrived at the Magic Potion Factory every day.

The others would slack off now and then, just needing to complete their monthly tasks, and generally would not refine extra potions.

But Duke was different, feverishly refining potions since he arrived here, so much so that the amount he refined would soon exceed the others.

"I'll be busy for a while longer," Duke replied, then bowed his head to continue refining potions.

To others, such behavior indeed seemed meaningless, but for Duke, visible progress in proficiency was his greatest motivation.

A few minutes later, Duke held another vial of white solution; another White Mist Forest Potion was successfully refined.

With the success of this potion, some information also appeared on the skill tree.

[White Mist Forest level up, Spirit +0.1, free attribute points +1]

[White Mist Forest: LV9 (Trait: Automatic Meditation)]

[Automatic Meditation: After consuming the White Mist Forest Potion, during the duration of the potion's effect, automatic meditation can be achieved]

After maxing out the White Mist Forest Potion, only one free attribute point was provided.

Previously, the Light Divine Breathing Technique provided two points, which only shows that what the Goddess of Light bestowed was indeed extraordinary.

Duke's attention quickly shifted to the newly appeared trait; merely the trait's description made his eyes light up.

After thoroughly understanding the information provided by the Skill Tree, he found that so-called automatic meditation meant that he wouldn't need to actively enter a meditation state to receive the same effects.

In other words, in the future, Duke only needs to drink the White Mist Forest Potion, and the proficiency of the Meditation Technique will automatically increase until the potion's effect time ends.

The usual duration of the White Mist Forest Potion's effect can last for six hours, which was also the six hours Duke had to spend every day.

With this new trait of automatic meditation, Duke can save six hours each day to do other things.

This is crucial for Duke since he lacked time the most.

Having the Skill Tree with him, every minute and second of investment is valuable and can be transformed into tangible improvements.

From now on, Duke can use these six hours a day for practicing spells or refining potions and other work.

This amounts to gaining six additional hours each day, accumulating into a considerable amount over time.

Moreover, this trait can also increase Duke's progress in grinding the Meditation Technique.

Previously, only six hours were allocated each day for meditation; combined with the high experience required for the Meditation Technique, progress was relatively slow.

Now Duke can continuously use potions, drinking one White Mist Forest Potion every six hours, keeping the potion's effect ongoing, allowing the Meditation Technique's proficiency to keep increasing.

However, the expenditure on potions will rise considerably, but these investments are worth it.

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