"Hmmpp!!" Leyvi immediately felt his body being pulled violently into the vortex but he resisted by flying backwards with all his might.

"Ahhhh!!" Sawi screamed.

Leyvi's spiritual sense saw Sawi getting pulled by the strong suction. He turned around, changed direction slightly, and caught her.

BOOM!

A shockwave suddenly blasted Leyvi's back a few seconds later, sending him flying to the wall with Sawi in his arms. Thankfully, the wall had a force absorption effect, preventing the testing room from damage.

The suction force had finally disappeared.

"Hahaha! Hahaha!" Leyvi laughed loudly.

"Girl, this Scary Void is not just more dangerous than the Crazy Tempest, this is more more more dangerous! You should have warned better!" Leyvi excitedly said to Sawi, who he had gently put on the floor.

However, Sawi was unresponsive. She was still staring at Leyvi in utter shock, with her narrow eyes wide open.

Unbelievable. Just how much Qi did this guy have? That was thirty percent of his Qi? Bullshit! That was more Qi than an average Core Formation cultivator possessed.

How did she know this? She judged it based on the strength of the suction force and the shockwave at the end. She knew very well how the Scary Void functioned.

The void crystals embedded in the glove's palm siphoned the air and spiritual energy in the area to an unknown space, creating a vacuum. This sudden absence of air or Qi created a powerful suction effect as surrounding air and energy rushed to fill the void.

As the suction pulled everything inward, matter and Qi in the vicinity became densely packed near the vacuum. This buildup of compressed material around the vacuum created a highly unstable, high-energy environment.

When the vacuum finally "collapsed" or pressure was quickly rebalanced, the compressed energy rapidly expanded outward. This release created a shockwave, as the compressed air or Qi burst back into the now-stabilized area. This resulted in a powerful explosion-like effect radiating outward, knocking back or even damaging anything in the vicinity.

She understood this effect very well because she had seen it multiple times in the past. However, she had never seen one this strong!

What was more unbelievable was the fact that Leyvi was completely unscathed from all of that and he even saved her!

According to her plan, she would save him by pulling him away from suction. But she was the one getting pulled by the vacuum and had to be saved. What a mess! Nothing has ever gone right ever since she met him.

Wait a minute! Why am l so fixated on saving him? The other way around would work too right? Since he saved me, I could use that as an excuse to be close to him! Hahaha. I'm so stupid!

"Sawi, hello~~. Are you alright? Did you receive brain damage from earlier? I have a few kinds of alchemy products here if you need some." Leyvi brought out multiple healing and recovery-type alchemy products that Anda made.

"Huh? No, I'm fine." Sawi finally snapped out of her trance and saw the things Leyvi brought out. "Wow, you have so many healing products here. Are you a hoarder or something?"

Leyvi kept them back after confirming that Sawi was fine and no brain damage was spotted. "Haha. My wife made them. She's an alchemist."

"Oh, I see. But where is she? I thought you were alone all this time." Sawi asked.

Oh no, this isn't good. When his wife came back later, how should I get close to him? My plan is screwed again!

"We separated to buy our own things. It might be a while before she is done shopping. I'm satisfied with these Vortex Gloves, so I'm looking for a pair of shoes next. How about you accompany me? I might need your insight. Haha!" Leyvi invited.

"Eh? You are buying those gloves? Don't you see their powers just now? They are too dangerous!" Sawi tried to dissuade Leyvi. She still had a lingering fear.

Leyvi smiled. "Don't worry. I think they suited my style. And as you can see, I'm not hurt at all. My body is pretty tough." Leyvi flexed his muscles a bit.

"Oh, right. I forgot. So, let's go to the shoe section, then." Fixated on how dangerous the gloves were, she forgot Leyvi was completely unharmed by their powers. He was actually the perfect customer for Vortex Gloves.

Three hours later, they exited the testing room for the third time and headed to the cashier. Leyvi had tested and chosen a pair of tier-3 shoes and a tier-3 belt during this time. He intended to wait for everyone else near the cashier. The money was with Anda, after all.

Leyvi and Sawi had become quite familiar with each other during the three hours together.

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"Eh? All of them have multiple arrays inscribed inside? Didn't you say only the formation master can combine them?" Leyvi and Sawi continued their conversation about array and formation.

"Haha. This is not a combination. It's just lining up a few arrays for direct conversion. It couldn't be called formation at all. Most array devices are like this." Sawi chuckled.

Most people wouldn't know how complicated array combinations were until they saw them themselves. This is why they mixed array and formation master together.

"Oh...so it's like when the ladies came to me one by one instead of ganging up on me all at once during night battles. It's way easier to satisfy them one by one! Haha. I get it!" Leyvi came up with an unconventional analogy.

Sawi became speechless. What kind of weird analogy is that? How many women do you have? Is this guy actually a sex maniac? But he doesn't seem to be a lustful person at all. He was polite all the time and never looked at her inappropriately. Weird.

Suddenly, a realization hit Sawi. The realization sounded like a mirror breaking into pieces.

Don't tell me...I have zero sex appeal...Sawi's head drooped, facing the floor. She was having the biggest crisis in her life.

She was the last descendant of her ancestor's blacksmith lineage. Her mercenary father had died some time ago in a mishap during a hunting mission. She was the only one left in the family to continue the bloodline and pass down the legacy of her blacksmith ancestor.

This was where her sense of crisis hit her. If she had zero sex appeal, how the fish was she going to attract a man and get married? Is this why no man ever courted her? Ouch. Is she supposed to give the legacy to some random people?

Sawi immediately walked up to a nearby big mirror and looked at herself while making several poses.

"What are you doing?" Leyvi asked curiously. He had categorized her as a weird girl since the start, so this was considered 'normal'. He didn't mind because he had plenty of 'normal' ladies in the family, too.

"I am wondering if I have any sex appeal," Sawi replied.

"Sex appeal? Hmm.....you don't have any." Leyvi took a few seconds to assess her and replied bluntly.

"Ouch...ouch.....my heart...my soul... Leyvi, you are too ruthless. How am I supposed to recover from this?" Sawi clutched her chest.

"Hahaha! That's because you wear this baggy uniform. If you wear a tight-fitting one, showing your curves, maybe there will be some sex appeal to show. Have you never tried one?" Leyvi asked.

"Uhh...my late dad said a good girl must dress modestly. So I always wear clothes like this to respect his wishes." Sawi scratched her head.

"What about your mom?" His voice became softer.

"She died when I was a kid. I don't have any memories of her. I'm an orphan." Sawi replied and observed Leyvi's reaction.

She tried to take advantage of her orphan status to get Leyvi's pity. If this succeeded, she could become much closer to him and one step closer to seeing her ancestor's work! What a brilliant plan!

"Hahaha! So you are an orphan too! Me too. No wonder we get along so well. Don't worry, as a fellow orphan, you can tell me if you have any trouble. We are friends now, after all. Let's connect our communication devices." Leyvi took out his array communication device.

Eh? Where's the pity? Why did her plan always fail? She somehow reached her objective, but due to the opposite reasons.

Leyvi and Sawi connected their communication devices and continued the chat with her. Two hours later, Anda and the ladies finally finished their spirit equipment selections and came to Leyvi.

Sawi became afraid when four ladies surrounded her.

Oh no. They must have thought that I was trying to flirt with their man. What should I do? Is my plan to get close to him going to fail now?

"Darling! Did you seduce another girl? Amazing! It's only been five hours, but you've already hooked up with one!" Nala praised Leyvi.

Lilian and Valenia only scrutinized Sawi without saying anything.

Hooked up? What is she saying? I just wanted to see my ancestor's masterpiece, okay?

"Hahaha! It's not what you think, Nala. Don't scare her like that. She's my friend. We talked about array and formation a lot. Oh, by the way, she's an array master. That's why she knows a lot." Leyvi dismissed the misunderstanding. He already expected them to think like that.

Eh? Wait a minute. Why is Anda silent? Normally, she would be the first to invite her to the team. Leyvi wondered.

"Speak. What ulterior motive do you have for approaching my husband?" Anda finally spoke.

Leyvi felt shocked. What?