Chapter 320: Did the New Junior Run Away?

Chapter 320: Did the New Junior Run Away?

“Something was absolutely wrong!” Carlin quickly thought of many possibilities in his mind. As someone experienced, he could see many problems at a glance. It was just a practical combat class. There were opponents to practice with in the farthest forest, and also in the nearest forest. Any instructor who wasn’t an idiot would clearly know where to choose for the practical combat class.

If the distance was too far, it would waste time. Worse, if problems arose, the desired assistance couldn’t arrive immediately… Were the instructors also part of the problem? Now, that was interesting.

Carlin muttered to himself. Even though he figured out the instructors might be problematic, he wasn’t too worried. Protecting an entire group might be beyond him, but protecting just one person was easy. He had paid extra attention to Lily along the way. This little girl… how to put it…

Perhaps due to his own somewhat special talent, his double intuition made Carlin constantly feel this little girl had a certain sinister aura. It wasn’t due to mental maturity, but something deeper. Back at the Academy, she hadn’t shown this trait. But outside the Academy, preparing for the practical combat class, this sinister aura revealed itself, like a caged beast being released.

Well, no wonder the Boss valued this little girl. She was indeed extraordinary.

Come to think of it, should he report this discovery to the Boss? He thought about summoning the Magic Weapon Summoning Book… Then he remembered he didn’t even know his Boss’s ID. Besides, when it came to transmitting information, he had reservations. Infiltrators were Professionals who mostly operated alone. Security on the backend?

Dang! How could relying on someone else’s guarantee compare to verifying things himself for certainty? So, the forum function of the Magic Weapon Summoning Book claimed strict confidentiality, but that was only for the users. What about the Creator?

Even though the information flow was huge, and the Creator might not necessarily notice when a message was sent, what if…?

What if they did notice and they were discovered?

Better to continue observing secretly. Although the instructors seemed problematic, they at least appeared responsible. Carlin could see them repeatedly explaining precautions for the practical combat class along the way. Even though the students had heard it all before, and some were even getting annoyed by it.

These instructors couldn’t possibly be unaware of this. But at least their attitude was in the right place, wasn’t it?

This made Carlin decide that if these instructors really turned out to be problematic later, he would decide how severely to deal with them based on the situation. He might go a bit lighter on them.

With the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, the student team for this practical combat class didn’t need to carry excessive supplies. They could just buy whatever they lacked. Even so, it took the better part of a day to reach the location for the practical combat class. It was nearly evening. Carlin adjusted the Tactical Eyepiece he was wearing. Taking advantage of their rest period, he investigated the surrounding area. After confirming there were no dangerous elements, he refocused his attention on the group of Demon Sword Cultists.

Simultaneously, because he sensed the instructors might also be problematic, he had to divert some of his attention and energy to monitor the student team. Carlin couldn’t help but spit in annoyance. “Really adding to my workload.”

This practical combat class would last at least three days. Carlin knew very well that even if that group intended to act, they wouldn’t do it on the first day. The most opportune moment would be the final day… That group wasn’t here primarily to kill, they had other objectives. This was also why Carlin didn’t immediately go back to report. Since killing wasn’t their main goal—even though lives might still be taken—the difficulty of protecting a single target was much lower.

A single person doing surveillance might slip up due to rest needs, but Carlin wasn’t worried about such a problem. As long as he wanted, he could surveil a target around the clock. “Huff~ I’m counting on you, sis…”

Carlin let out a breath. His appearance began to change. His short hair gradually lengthened. His handsome facial features softened and became more rounded. His arms and legs became slender. His chest and hips became noticeably fuller. He transformed into she. This was Carlin’s special talent. He belonged to the extremely rare type of existence known as a Dual-Souled Being.

And there was no conflict whatsoever, because they were originally brother and sister… Yes, brother and sister! Carlin had nothing more to say about this. Clearly, back when he came out of their mother’s womb, it was only him. Even though the Dual-Souled existence was there from the start, it was dormant and invisible. He only truly became aware of this situation after he grew up. That time, he was swimming in the river. As he swam, he saw his own reflection in the water, his appearance had become beautiful, his hair had grown long, and his chest along with his nipples had become larger.

After that, he even lost control of his own body. But he could still see and hear what was happening outside. Back then, this presence who called herself ‘older sister’ cast quite a shadow over his childhood. To this day, Carlin remembered that scene vividly. So why… why was he the younger brother?

Carlin had once tried to resist, wanting to fight for the ‘identity’ of being the older brother. But every attempt at rebellion ended in failure. Being a Dual-Souled Being didn’t mean the strength between the two was equal. Though he was extremely reluctant to admit it, Carlin had to acknowledge that his power was not as strong as his sister’s.

By now, Carlin had grown accustomed to his talent of transforming with his Dual-Souled body. Instead of thinking about the downsides, looking on the bright side, this talent gave him double the potential… Whatever he couldn’t learn, once his sister who shared his Dual-Souled existence learned it, he would know it too. When it came to knowledge, there was no barrier between them; much was shared.

It took Carlin a long time to adapt to this and avoid being ‘bent’ by this peculiar older sister of his. As for his sister becoming a tomboy because of his habits? That was even more impossible. His sister wasn’t the fierce type; she was very quiet and reserved. When there was no need to speak, getting a single word out of her was difficult.

Back when Karin first appeared, she only said four brief words to Carlin: “I am your sister,” and then there was nothing more. Carlin’s shock, his resistance… Karin made him submit through practical actions, not by talking too much…

After he became she, Karin glanced around. Silently, she moved to another location and quietly kept watch in the target’s direction. She didn’t ‘teach’ Carlin about falling into a pit, getting semi-forced into signing an ’employee Contract’, or even getting herself dragged into the mess. She had helped Carlin solve many troubles he couldn’t handle before, but this time, she truly couldn’t solve it. Given the situation back then, there was no possible way for them to escape their predicament.

Fortunately, the terms of the Contract were relatively reasonable. It didn’t impose too many substantive, mandatory restrictions on them. The dominant party of the Contract wasn’t those Witches either; it was the target Magic Pharmacist. Whether it was good or bad was meaningless to discuss now. A new Boss had appeared. From the brief contact, this Boss seemed decent enough. With the Contract’s bindings, it was better not to overthink it. In situations like this, one should actually be secretly happy.

“So dumb,” Karin whispered softly. Carlin, who had swapped the dominant Soul controlling the body, didn’t hear this. He had gone to rest early. As for whether he would know about this after switching Souls again later… Well, Carlin and Karin shared knowledge, not memories!

Carlin was still in a sleeping state now. When he was awake, he was an ‘observer’; he could hear and see information from the outside world. When resting, it was pretty much like a normal person sleeping; he had no idea what was happening while he was asleep.

“Strange, did this newly acquired junior run away?” In the Laboratory, Zheng Yichen put the Power Crystal, which was mostly reassembled, aside. He carefully sealed and stored the unused materials. Not seeing any report from his junior for several days made Zheng Yichen suspect that the guy might have run away… Hmm, getting killed was impossible; the Contract was still active, meaning the other party was alive and well.

Needing someone to sign two Contracts to be properly constrained made Zheng Yichen suspect that the other party might be some hidden, super-powerful existence. Otherwise, why would two Contracts be necessary?

“Didn’t even make a call… Hmm, alright, I guess he doesn’t know my ID.” Zheng Yichen thought about it. The Magic Pharmacist ID alt-account he used in Kaja was ‘Bāyì’. It seemed he hadn’t told Carlin about that. As for his real identity, it was better not to mention that for now; it wasn’t necessary. The more people knew his identity, the easier it would be to expose it. Contracts weren’t absolute either. Otherwise, how could Dan Marina just pry the Sanctuary Church open the way she did?

Although she had waited over a hundred years to finally seize that one opportunity.

Regarding the Elixir Formula matter, after he explained some of the fusion variability to Irene in detail, she did give Zheng Yichen some good suggestions. However, when it came to actual implementation, suggestions didn’t necessarily mean they would work perfectly. The ideal was good, but reality was often frustrating. Although two conflicts were resolved, several minor issues were triggered.

Potionology wasn’t Irene’s area of expertise either. Her power made many areas that normally required Magic Potion assistance unnecessary. Therefore, after the suggestions she gave Zheng Yichen proved not entirely workable, she directly tossed him a book so thick it could kill someone—a very thick book, densely packed with substantial content, all valuable information.

Zheng Yichen admitted he was most afraid of this kind of book. A book full of dry, substantial content meant he had to read it meticulously, word by word, to understand it thoroughly. It was a book about the combinatorial variations of Magic Potion materials. The combinations and variations of Magic Potions were extremely numerous. Putting two together created one variation; then combining them with others created another variation.

To Zheng Yichen, that book was an extremely special ‘dictionary’. If not for the table of contents, he felt the book really could be used to hit someone.

Even with the table of contents, the table alone took up over ten pages… Furthermore, the book was enchanted with an expansion Magic, making its actual thickness far exceed its outward appearance.