Du Chen sat on the crystal ground of the square and casually smiled, "I wasn't feeling well halfway and rested for a long time."

"Really?" Helen looked Du Chen up and down and laughed, "Then why didn't I see you on the way?"

"Don't you hear clearly? I was not feeling well in my stomach, so of course I had to find a hidden place to ease myself!" Du Chen teased her and joked, "Otherwise, I'll tell you where I conveniently went, and you can check it out?"

"Hmph, I'm not interested!" Helen shrugged and sat beside Du Chen, lifting her skirt.

"Hey, why are you sitting here?" Du Chen pointed to a nearby bench, "There are seats over there, go and secure a spot, we'll be staying in the square for three days."

Helen ignored Du Chen and just sat quietly.

"Alright, if you like it here, I'll give it to you!" Du Chen stood up, straightened his robe, and walked towards Steve in the distance.

Steve and the dwarf Semo were standing together, watching Du Chen. When they saw him approaching, Steve winked playfully and said, "Dear brother, it seems like this girl is interested in you!"

This girl is interested in my lock-picking skills! Du Chen corrected Steve in his mind, then sat next to Steve and whispered, "Never mind her, we've been running all night, let's quickly find a place to eat something, I'm starving!"

Although the Lotus Inner Energy could provide physical strength, Du Chen was far from the level of fasting. He was truly hungry to the point where his front stuck to his back.

Semo said, "Brother Francis, how are we going to eat? There are teachers all around."

Du Chen thought of the method that Harry from the Snowbeast had provided, and helplessly shook his head, "Just follow me." He loudly shouted, "Teachers, we need to go to the restroom!"

"Oh my, it couldn't be..." Semo closed his eyes in agony.

Under the pressure of the teachers who blocked the square, Du Chen and his group entered the restroom next to the square. Of course, the teachers wouldn't be strict enough to follow them to the restroom; they all waited outside.

Fortunately, the sanitation conditions in the restroom on the Combat God Island were decent, and there were partitions separating the convenience area from the washing area. Du Chen spread his hands in the washing area, grumbling, "The environment is a bit bad, but it's better than starving to death." With that, he took out the beef jerky hidden in his pants leg.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Semo stopped Du Chen and said, "The training will last for three days, and you guys have brought too little beef jerky. Have some of mine first, I have a lot!"

As he spoke, Semo took off his golden crown and patted it. Just like magic, a large pile of beef jerky poured out from it.

His golden crown can hold so many things? Du Chen looked at Semo in surprise.

"Hehe, this golden crown was transformed by me using a holy artifact. Before the training, I infused a layer of gold inside it. As long as I don't infuse Dou qi into it, the teachers will never discover it!" Semo happily picked up a piece of beef jerky and tossed it into his mouth, laughing, "This feeling is too wonderful!"

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Steve took Semo's golden crown and examined it, praising, "Good stuff! You actually have a transforming holy artifact. Haha, we'll rely on you in future training!"

"Transforming holy artifact?" Du Chen hurriedly took the golden crown and asked curiously, "Holy artifacts can transform?"

"Well, I'm very sorry, dear brother, I haven't told you this common knowledge before, because transforming holy artifacts are extremely rare." Steve explained, "There is a type of holy artifact that can take multiple forms, like Semo's golden crown, which can also transform into a staff."

Du Chen stopped chewing the beef jerky, mouth wide open.

Holy artifacts are mechanical structures, and theoretically, they can indeed change their form. I wonder if fixed-form holy artifacts can also be modified...

Oh Fighter God, if fixed-form holy artifacts can be altered, then the two stolen items in my hands can finally see the light?

Thinking of this, Du Chen's hands began to itch.

But he didn't rush, instead, he ate his fill and returned to the square with Steve and Semo. In the afternoon, he applied to go to the restroom alone.

Inside the enclosed cubicle, Du Chen took out the Goat Horn Warhammer.

The lock itself is a contradiction. Being able to pick locks means being familiar with the structure of the lock, so it's not an exaggeration to say that Du Chen is a precision mechanic.

Transforming the metallic sphere-shaped holy artifact into a warhammer with Lotus Inner Energy was a safe way to avoid being detected by the teachers outside, and in fact, when Du Chen used the holy artifact with Lotus Inner Energy, there was no trace of combat energy at all.

Following the metal patterns on the warhammer, Du Chen dismantled the holy artifact.

"Wow, such a precise structure! But it's simple for me!" Du Chen bit his lip and dismantled the warhammer to its core. Suddenly, he discovered a dark blue light sphere among the pile of intricate machinery, which definitely didn't belong to the mechanical parts.

Perceiving each component with Lotus Inner Energy, Du Chen almost exclaimed in surprise, "So the power of the holy artifact comes from this dark blue light sphere. Those mechanical parts are just useless scraps without the sphere!"

"Damn, with this thing, I can make my own holy artifacts!" Du Chen exclaimed excitedly.

Summoning three lotus flowers, Du Chen began to grind and modify the disassembled mechanical parts...

Soon after, a foot-long green-bladed dagger appeared in his hand. Du Chen stared at the dagger and grinned, "If anyone can still recognize you as the Goat Horn Warhammer, I'll use you to commit suicide! From today on, you'll be called the Storm Dagger, transform!"

He tucked the transformed holy artifact back into the lotus flower, restraining his overwhelming joy, and walked out. He wasn't in a hurry to modify the Misty Cloud Chain because it was too complicated and couldn't be completed in just one or two days.

"Why did it take you so long?" the teacher outside asked displeased.

"Hehe, sorry, I had a stomachache. If not, I wouldn't have performed so poorly in yesterday's run!" Du Chen's smile was bright and sunny, coupled with his unique and gentle demeanor, instantly increasing the teacher's favorable impression of him.

"Well, pay more attention in the future. The training is still a long way to go. Hurry up, Professor Mina is looking for you!"

"Professor Mina?" Du Chen was taken aback. What did this beautiful spy want with him? Could it be a mission?

The teacher led Du Chen to the edge of the square, where Professor Mina was waiting with a smiling face. "Handsome young man, I have a serious matter to discuss with you this time!" Her words had a double meaning, hinting to Du Chen that it wasn't a mission. But to outsiders, it meant something else entirely – Professor Mina wasn't interested in seducing little Francis today!

Du Chen felt helpless under the discerning gazes of everyone else. "Please speak, Professor."

"Before registration, your talent and current situation have troubled the teachers at the academy. A person with the gift of aqua body but doesn't know any techniques, this situation has never occurred in the history of the academy, so we don't know which class to place you in." When it came to business, Professor Mina was quite serious, portraying herself as a proper professor.

"However, even the lowest-level class at the academy is designed for level one fighters, and there isn't a pre-school class for little guys like you who don't know anything. After discussing it, since you have the gift of aqua body, your basic training should progress quickly. Therefore, during this month of intensive training, there will be dedicated instructors teaching you some basic skills. After the training ends, we will assess your progress and assign you to a class accordingly."

Du Chen nodded. "Thank you for the academy's concern. I wonder which professor will be my mentor?"

Mina extended her jade finger and pointed playfully at her own nose, smiling.