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After obtaining the potion formulas for the Seer pathway from Sequence 9 to Sequence 7 from Sia, Leyton wouldn't have to worry about Bugs Bunny's advancement for a long time. Although it was said to be raising a pet, Leyton still hoped that this guy could help him out sometimes.
"The rabbit's potion is solved, but my own hasn't even been settled yet, it's outrageous." Leyton thought of the Reader characteristic on his body that he hadn't even digested much of, and it gave him a headache.
"I must read books seriously in the following time." He set a goal for himself in his heart.
Not long after Leyton reached a deal with Sia, Captain Icanton came over to announce the new news.
"The corruption area behind this will be cleaned up by Beyonders of Sequence 7 and above. Others with insufficient Sequences don't need to come here anymore," Captain Icanton said.
"What happened?" Sia asked curiously.
"The gradually gathering characteristics will make the mutated creatures here more and more dangerous. Today's kind of thing will happen again in the future. It's too dangerous for low-sequence Beyonders, and the corruption contained in the mutated creatures may also cause them to tend to lose control," Captain Icanton explained.
"Captain, what do we do?" Josie asked.
"Temporarily go back and stand by for orders. There are no other tasks," Captain Icanton directly gave Leyton and the other two a vacation.
"Okay, Captain!" Leyton and Josie answered in unison.
Only Joseph, who was more responsible, felt that he should do something, but before he could speak, Josie pulled him away.
"Let's go, let's go, just listen to the captain's orders. Is the captain more powerful, or are you more powerful?" Josie blocked Joseph's words before he could say them.
"Leyton, do you have any plans? Do you want to go to the musical theater together?" Josie asked.
"Reading. I haven't even started reading a few of the books on that stack of lists Mr. Kosith gave me!" Leyton refused Josie's suggestion.
"Well then, good luck to you. You've been delayed for so long recently, I hope you still have time to finish reading them," Josie also remembered the large stack of lists that Mr. Kosith gave him.
"I'll read as much as I can!" Leyton was also very helpless.
"I'm going to the library directly, what about you guys?" Leyton asked.
"We'll go back to the team first, and then go to the theater in the afternoon. If you're tired of reading, you can come and find us," Josie said after thinking for a moment.
"No problem." After saying goodbye to Josie and Joseph, Leyton took a carriage to the Naxos Grand Library.
According to the stack of lists that Mr. Kosith had given him before, Leyton found a lot of books in the library and put them in the lounge to read slowly.
"How can there be so many books?" Bugs Bunny was stunned when he saw Leyton carrying a large pile of books and putting them on the table.
"Read slowly, there are still many books to read," Leyton replied casually.
"By the way, can you read?" Leyton suddenly thought of something and asked curiously.
"I'm just a rabbit." Bugs Bunny took two steps back. It felt that Leyton's tone was a little scary to rabbits.
"That's right, when the captain and the others come back, I'll ask them if there are any spells that can directly instill some knowledge," Leyton nodded and then said.
Leyton felt that the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom should have corresponding spells, but he didn't know whether they were rare items or ordinary spells. If they were rare items, he could only ask the Hidden Sage to instill some knowledge into the rabbit to make it literate.
Bugs Bunny shrank his neck, feeling a little uneasy, but he didn't know why.
"What do you want to do?" Bugs Bunny asked curiously.
"Of course, it's to let you read more and be a cultured rabbit," Leyton said.
Bugs Bunny's red eyes widened: "You are abusing small animals!"
"You are no longer considered a small animal," Leyton retorted.
"Okay, stop arguing, it's not like I'm asking you to start learning now, you don't even know how to read, go play by yourself, I want to read," Leyton sent the rabbit aside and picked up a book to start reading.
After digesting the characteristics of the Student of Ratiocination in his body, Leyton felt that his memory and comprehension abilities had been enhanced to a certain extent.
Basically, as long as Leyton flipped through a book once, he could completely remember and understand the contents.
Immersed in the ocean of knowledge, after flipping through a book, Leyton felt the digestion of the Beyonder characteristics in his body.
"According to this progress, I should be able to completely digest the characteristics of the Reader within this month," Leyton estimated, feeling the progress of the characteristics' digestion.
Putting the finished book aside, he picked up the next book and started reading again. Fortunately, there was a rabbit beside him to accompany him, otherwise Leyton felt that he couldn't even read a single book.
Time passed until evening before Leyton stood up from the chair.
"Have you finally finished reading?" Bugs Bunny sat bored on the table in front of Leyton, chewing on the potted plant on the table.
"That's it for today. I need to write an application form for the Beyonder ingredients I need. Whether it's the materials for my ritual magic or your potion materials, I need to apply to the church!" Leyton sighed.
He wouldn't be able to get his salary for the first month. Whether it was the rabbit's or his own potion supplementary ingredients, as well as the materials he needed to practice ritual magic, and even the advancement potion for the Reader pathway, he needed to apply for them all.
Leyton felt that if he were teaching at the church, he'd be lucky to even get a salary; his own pocket money would probably have to go in too.
"When can I get the materials?" Bugs Bunny's eyes lit up instantly when he heard that Leyton was going to apply for Beyonder ingredients.
"I don't know, probably within a week." Leyton, who had never applied for materials before, wasn't sure about these things.
"20 ml of Sunflower sap, one Gray Amber, 10 grams of Golden Cloak Grass powder."
Leyton pondered as he wrote down the parts of the materials he needed that were considered Beyonder ingredients on a list.
"Alright, let's go submit the application to the captain, and then we'll go home for dinner." Leyton said, pulling Bugs Bunny over and having him perch on his shoulder.
When out in public, this rabbit still needed to be disguised as a regular little animal.
Taking Bugs Bunny to the captain's office to put the application form on the captain's desk, Leyton left the team and took a carriage home.
Back at home, the butler was a little surprised to see Leyton bringing back another rabbit.
"Young master, is this another pet you picked up?" the butler asked familiarly.
"No, this is just a pet I'm raising, named Bugs Bunny. Uncle Sean, please tell Aunt Sally to prepare some fresh vegetables and fruits for him every day." Leyton introduced Bugs Bunny to the butler.
"Ooo ooo—" Bugs Bunny very skillfully started to act cute.
"Very well, young master." The butler politely refrained from asking why he gave this well-behaved rabbit such a strange name.
Leyton took Bugs Bunny to the second floor, rummaging through the room to find a small black bow tie and a cane with a spiral pattern that looked like an umbrella handle.
This cane and bow tie were Leyton's toys when he was little. Although they were miniature, they matched Bugs Bunny's rabbit figure quite well.
"Come over and stand still, I'll give you a gentleman rabbit makeover." Leyton pulled Bugs Bunny in front of him.
Then he tied the bow tie around Bugs Bunny's neck and handed him the toy cane.
"I can't walk on all fours while holding this." Bugs Bunny was very unaccustomed to standing on two feet.
"It's okay, try standing and walking on two feet like me. Your body has undergone mutation, so this action shouldn't be a problem." Leyton straightened Bugs Bunny's posture and let go, saying.
"Eek!" As soon as Leyton let go, Bugs Bunny became unsteady, but he managed to prop himself up with the cane in his hand, stabilizing his figure.
"Hahaha! Not bad! You have talent! Practice a few more times, and you'll learn it quickly." Leyton was amused by the rabbit's movements and laughed heartily.
Looking at Bugs Bunny wearing a bow tie and holding a cane, struggling to practice walking on two legs, Leyton felt like something was missing.
After looking around the room for a while, Leyton took out the sealed artifact that he had put in the collection cabinet, the Great Magician's Top Hat.
Taking the book inside the hat out and putting it aside, Leyton felt that the hat in his hand was like a salted fish that had lost its dream.
"Come here, I'll put a hat on you. Wearing it can increase your control over your body, and you should be able to learn to walk on two legs." Leyton called Bugs Bunny over.
Although Bugs Bunny was a lop-eared rabbit, Leyton found that after the mutation, Bugs Bunny could control his ears to stand up, but he didn't seem to be used to it, and usually kept his ears down.
Leyton arranged Bugs Bunny's ears on top of his head and put the Great Magician's Top Hat on him.
When this sealed artifact was placed on Bugs Bunny's head, it automatically shrunk to a suitable size. Leyton was originally worried that the hat would be too big and the rabbit wouldn't be able to wear it steadily.
After putting on the tall top hat, Bugs Bunny's originally awkward and unfamiliar movements became smooth all of a sudden.
"Wow! It's so magical, I learned to walk all of a sudden." Bugs Bunny said in surprise.
"It seems that this sealed artifact is such a good match for you. You can wear it, but in order to suppress the negative effects, you have to put two books in the hat, just consider it as weight training. You can also read the books yourself when you have nothing to do." Leyton nodded and said with satisfaction.
"Why do you always want me to read books! I'm just a rabbit." Bugs Bunny was preoccupied with the fact that his master always wanted him to read books.
"If you had enough knowledge, would you have been tricked by that parrot so many times?" Leyton enticed Bugs Bunny.
"But I'm just a rabbit." Bugs Bunny said aggrievedly.
"When you put on this hat, you are no longer an ordinary rabbit. You are a Great Magician Rabbit. Haven't you noticed that you have become much more powerful after putting on the hat?" Leyton continued to coax.
"Hmm, it seems to have become a lot more powerful." Bugs Bunny found that he had indeed become much more powerful after putting on the hat.
"But this hat has negative effects. To avoid its negative effects, you must read books." Leyton continued to output to the rabbit.
"I see, alright then!" Bugs Bunny reluctantly agreed to Leyton's coaxing.
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