HBWnovel Chapter 186 The Devil's Honey-Laced Words
Chapter 186 The Devil's Honey-Laced Words
[Good.] Lucian was overjoyed to hear this, but outwardly, his face remained indifferent.
The System continued, [Host. His Time Element is surprisingly pure. He could become your greatest subordinate if he's nurtured properly.]
[I know.] Lucian simply responded. With the System handling the cooking procedure, he had nothing else to do. Therefore, he turned to Duan Mu and asked straightforwardly, [Can you feel it? A pulling sensation?]
[I-I think so... It feels like something is being drawn from me, but it's surprisingly not unpleasant.] Duan Mu answered with his hand over his chest.
[It's beyond your control, isn't it? How does it make you feel?] Lucian asked in a tone as though he was genuinely curious. But, in reality, he could not care less about someone he had just met.
[How does it make me feel?] Duan Mu blinked, confused by the question. But then, he heard Lucian's voice again, [The feeling of something that should have originally been yours from the start being used by another for their purpose.]
*Badump*
Duan Mu's heart rate accelerated.
[You were born with the Time Element. Yet, at the same time, you were born as a cripple. Why? How is that even possible? What did you do to deserve such a miserable life? A life of ridicule and shame.
Are you satisfied with such a life? Don't you feel the desire to break the shackles binding you?]
*Badump*
*Badump*
*Badump*
'Cripple'
'Hahaha. What a useless piece of trash.'
'Don't you have any shame, Duan Mu? Why don't you make it easier for your parents and just die already? Hahaha.'
'Hahahaha.'
*Badump*
*Badump*
As soon as Lucian's words were spoken, Duan Mu's heart accelerated, his body shook violently, and his eyes opened wide.
[Restore my Mana Veins?] He muttered dazedly.
Lucian nodded his head. Duan Mu's reaction was as expected. After all, restoring Mana Veins was not easy. The Mana Veins Restoration Potion could not be bought. It could only be commissioned to a highly experienced Alchemist after the necessary ingredients were found. Who could travel to the Drakonia Continent, find a Magical Beast with healing properties, kill it, and somehow return alive?
Just that ingredient alone made crippled people realize restoring their Mana Veins was a pipe dream.
Yet, Lucian actually said he would restore Duan Mu's Mana Veins and even nodded his head.
[Are you not playing a prank on me or trying to trick me?] Duan Mu asked to be safe. He could not believe someone would offer such a rare and precious potion to him. It was too good to be true.
In response, Lucian shook his head with an indifferent expression.
[Why would I? I don't have time for pranks, nor do I find enjoyment in tricking Mages weaker than me.]
[Host, are you not sort of tricking Duan Mu, right now?] The System asked its Host speechlessly.
[The key word is sort of.] Lucian replied to the System without an ounce of shame.
Meanwhile, after observing Lucian's indifferent expression for a while, Duan Mu's heart skipped a beat, and his body began to violently tremble.
'He's telling the truth.' Even so, he could not help but play devil's advocate, 'But... what if he's lying? What if it's all a facade?'
But...
'Do I have a choice? This might be my only chance to finally become a Mage.'
If he did not take this leap of faith, what would he have left? What would become of him?