As soon as Nessie's hand touched Lunke's skin, Lunke shuddered violently and unconsciously let out a scream.
At the same time, a red mark was left on Lunke's skin.
Nausica watched in bewilderment. Didn't Ness just touch Lunke's skin? Why did he leave such a big red mark on Lunke's skin? Why is he screaming?
Nausica looked at Ness. "What's going on with him, sir?"
Ness did not answer right away. He frowned and observed Lunke. However, he did not touch Lunke directly. Instead, he used his energy vision to check Lunke's condition.
After a long while, Ness slowly said, "I thought that the 'forging' phase of the Forging Water was over. I didn't expect that it still hasn't ended."
"What do you mean?"
"The effect of the Forging Water is just like its name. It 'hammers' out the potential of a human being bit by bit. Every hit can cause the body to collapse and the mind to lose control, "Ness said," Do you still remember this guy's screams before we left? "
Nausica nodded. Everyone on the Moonlight Diagram Bird was terrified by the screams.
Humans were not easy to sympathize with, but the screams still sent chills down their spines.
From this, it could be seen how terrible the pain Lunke had suffered at that time.
"Actually, Lunke's condition is the same as before we left. Well, it's not exactly the same. The poison inside his body has been removed long ago. He's still trying to activate his potential."
Nausica was surprised. "You mean he's also being hammered by Forging Water, sir? And he's enduring great pain? "
Ness nodded. For the first time, he looked at Lunke with admiration.
"This guy has great endurance. The Forging Water isn't done yet, but he's already getting used to the pain." The reason why Lunke screamed again was because Ness had misjudged the situation. He thought that Lunke's Forging Water had already been used up. When an external factor appeared in the originally tolerable cycle — namely, Ness's touch — it was like a fully-loaded camel suddenly having a straw on its back. Even though the weight of the straw was almost negligible compared to other people, the camel's feelings were real. Any external factor would cause the camel to collapse.
However, Lunke was not a camel. A camel could not bear the weight of the straw, but Lunke could. Even though Ness's mistake caused him to experience even more pain, he still managed to pull through.
Nausica finally understood what Lunke just went through. Ness' actions were a bit reckless, but it wasn't entirely his fault. If it were her, she would probably think that Lunke had passed the "beating" stage. After all, Lunke looked really calm.
Fortunately, Lunke's tolerance was strong. Otherwise, all his previous efforts would have been wasted.
Now that Lunke was "smithing" again, his mind and body did not collapse.
However, the red marks on his skin were difficult to disappear.
"Will he succeed?" Nausica asked after several minutes of silence.
"I don't know." Nice said, "But if Lunke succeeds, he should be very good … What should I do? I'm starting to like him."
When they left, Lunke was already suffering from the "forging". Now that they were back, the "forging" was still ongoing. Ness knew all too well what this meant.
Lunke's potential must be very strong. Otherwise, the Forging Water would not have lasted for so long.
Of course, this was not the reason why Ness was interested in Lunke.
Many talents had great potential. Some of them were so full that they could manifest powerful abilities. Take Shiliew, Nausica's friend, for example. Shiliew's water ability was a product of her potential. She was one of the strongest talents in Brute Cavern.
However, Ness did not think much of Shiliew. It was not because of Shiliew's "sleepiness" problem. It was because potential was not the absolute value of a wizard's path. Compared to potential, Ness cared more about courage and perseverance.
And Lunke had both of those qualities.
When Lunke had to choose between "conventional healing" and "Forging Water", the other crew members all preferred conventional healing. However, Lunke chose the "Forging Water" without hesitation. This was the courage to challenge one's own limits.
All Magi acknowledged that the process of 'Forging Water' was extremely painful. Even a portion of high-ranked acolytes would experience a physical and mental breakdown from the intense pain of forging. This led to the gradual decline of the Van der Waals School's potions.
Lunke was an ordinary man, but he managed to survive. After holding on for two full days, it was clear that Lunke was a person with a strong desire to survive and a tenacious will.
If someone like him could become a wizard, he would not be any weaker than a talented wizard.
"I hope Lunke has a Soul Manipulator talent," Ness said in a soft voice.
Nausica froze for a second before a small smile appeared on her face. Ness did say that he did not know if Lunke could succeed. However, judging from Lunke's words, Ness already knew that Lunke had a high chance of succeeding.
He even hoped that Lunke had a Soul Manipulator talent. If that was the case, it would be natural for him to take Lunke as his apprentice.
"Aren't you satisfied with having Sam as your apprentice? Wizard Ness. "
A voice came from the door of the infirmary.
Ness turned around and saw Angor walking in. Sunders, Filo, Kanter, and even Reynolds followed behind him.
"Aren't you all not interested in Lunke? Why are you here?" Ness looked at Sunders.
Sunders did not say anything. He simply walked to the side and sat down. Filo pointed at Angor. "He said he has something to discuss with us, so he came."
Ness looked at Angor. "Sam is one thing, Lunke is another. If Lunke is a Soul Manipulator, it's only natural that I take him in. "
Angor chuckled and did not argue. He was just joking anyway. If Lunke really had a Soul Manipulator talent, he would recommend Lunke to Ness. Ness was not a reliable person, but he was one of the best Soul Manipulators in Brute Cavern.
"What do you want to say, Angor?" Sunders asked.
While Sunders was studying Reynolds, Angor told Sunders that he had something to discuss with him through their Spirit Bond. So Sunders came over.
When he saw Angor, Sunders felt his heart skipping a beat, as if something bad was about to happen.
Sunders did not know whether it was good or bad, but he was sure it had something to do with Angor's request.
"I'm here to check on Lunke. It's good that Lunke is fine. It means the potion isn't expired yet, "Angor explained with a smile.
So you don't know if it's expired or not?
Angor paused for a moment before he continued, "Also, there's something else I want to talk to you about."
Everyone looked at Angor in unison.
"I want to —"
"I want to go back to the center of the mist zone and have a look," Angor said after a moment of hesitation.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's brows furrowed.
Ness and Filo both tried to stop Angor from doing so without hesitation.
The small infirmary suddenly became noisy.
Instead, he cast an Acoustic Illusion spell on Lunk's bed to isolate the noise from the outside world so that Lunk wouldn't have to worry about his condition.
When he was done, he turned around and looked at Sunders.
Sunders did not try to stop Angor. His expression did not change as if he was listening to a normal decision.
"Is this your decision?" Sunders asked. The others all shut up.
Angor nodded in a serious manner.
Sunders remained silent for a moment before he spoke again, "Then do it."
Ness wanted to say something, but Kanter stopped him with a look. Even Sunders agreed. Don't try to get involved.
"I just want you all to leave first. I'll go back to the center of the mist zone later."
"Actually, I can go with you. We can talk in private. "
Angor shook his head. "No need. I want to go alone. "
Kanter did not say anything else and looked at Sunders. Sunders gave Angor a thoughtful look. "Sure. But you better come back alive."
Angor chuckled and nodded without saying anything. He was afraid of setting up a flag.
"Professor, aren't you going to ask me why I want to go back?" Angor noticed that Sunders seemed to have lost interest in chatting.
"I'm sure you have a reason for everything you do."
And Angor chose this time to ask, which meant he had a more urgent reason to go back. Before this, he never showed any intention of going back to the city.
There must be another reason for him to change his mind in just a few minutes.
And this kind of hurried and strange "other reason" usually involved personal secrets.
Sunders did not ask. He knew that if Angor wanted to talk about it, he would tell them himself, just like now.
"Your professor doesn't want to know, but I want to know. Why don't you tell us why you want to go back? "
"I want to witness the birth of an object out of order. It should help me a lot." Angor gave a reason.
The others frowned and began to understand Angor's decision. Angor was an alchemist, the only one in the entire southern wizarding region who was close to becoming a Mystery alchemist. Wasn't it normal for someone like him to be interested in witnessing the birth of a Mystery item?
There were many stories in this world about people who would do anything for their passion.
Angor seemed to be planning to do the same.
It sounded reasonable to say that he wanted to become a Mystery alchemist.
As for whether it was true or not, Sunders did not think so. Did Angor love alchemy? Of course he did. However, Sunders knew that Angor's attitude toward alchemy was more practical than fantasy.
Angor knew better than to think about things that he could not touch at his current level. For example, Mystery alchemy.
He might have been very close to becoming a Mystery alchemist before, but that was just a coincidence. He wasn't stupid enough to believe that he was a Half-Mystic Alchemist.
He still had a lot of alchemy knowledge to learn.
Under such circumstances, coveting the mysterious stratum was biting off more than one could chew.
Angor did not want to seek the path of becoming a Mystery alchemist just for the sake of "the birth of an object out of order".
Of course, this was only Sunders' opinion. He knew Angor well enough to know that Angor's reason was full of loopholes.
However, the others did not think so. They only knew Angor on the surface, which was why they believed Angor's reason was quite convincing.
For example, right now, Kanter, Filo, and Ness all agreed that Angor's reason was reasonable and sincere.
Nausica, on the other hand, felt that Angor's decision did not seem like something he would do. But since even Sunders agreed with Angor's decision, Nausica had no reason to object. Besides, Nausica was a person who believed in the concept of "opportunity and risk". That was why she followed Reynolds into the lab without careful consideration.
"Alright then. When are you leaving?" Ness asked.
"In 15 minutes."
…
He left 15 minutes for the dream wasteland because he needed to go to the dream wasteland.
He planned to use an illusion spell to place all the books he copied in the lab in the dream wasteland.
It was not a difficult task, and Angor completed it in no time.
With that done, he bade farewell to Sunders through Spirit Bond and jumped out of the Moonlight Bird to fly into the sky.
Under the clear night sky, Angor looked toward the direction of the lab. It looked peaceful, but was it really so? He had to check it out first.
When he was about to leave, he sensed something around him.
He turned around and saw a man in a black gentleman's suit standing beside him.
"Professor?" Angor recognized the man as soon as he saw him. "Wait, an illusion?"
"My real body is still on the island. I'll use an illusion clone to accompany you for a while," Sunders explained.
Illusion clones were similar to clones, but they did not involve splitting one's consciousness. Instead, they used illusions to carry part of one's consciousness.
Wherever the illusion clones went, everything they saw would be instantly transmitted to Angor's consciousness.
The effect was similar to Wizard Eye, but it was much more practical.
However, there was a huge flaw in the illusion clones. They did not involve splitting one's consciousness, so there was a distance limit. With Angor's current strength, he could create multiple clones, but they could only travel a few kilometers at most. Any further and the illusion clone would disappear.
Sunders' illusion clones were obviously better than Angor's. If he said they could accompany Angor for a while, they would at least not disappear after several kilometers.
Angor nodded. He also wanted to talk to Sunders alone.
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