Chapter 329: Rest Assured

Chapter 329: Rest Assured

“Ahem, Carlin, even though you haven’t been in the industry for long, I trust and value you very much,” Zheng Yichen patted Carlin’s shoulder and said very sincerely.

Carlin looked excited on the surface, but his heart did not even ripple. Damn it! Trust built on a Contract was like some ghost’s trust. How could you say such things without changing your expression at all? Was this face a fake one?

“Actually, I still have many small… uh, good things here that I made before. I just never found the right user. You can pick some for yourself.”

These words made Carlin’s mind somewhat active. He already felt the benefits of the basic Tactical Eyepiece from earlier. Were there other even nicer good things for him to choose from? He admitted he was starting to develop new interest: “This… is that alright?”

“Totally no problem!” Zheng Yichen quickly nodded and said, then stared at Carlin again for a few moments. “It’s just that I’m quite interested in your body. Do you think you could…”

“…!?” Carlin felt a sudden shock in his heart. What did this mean? He already had four at home and actually had interest in males? Were you trying to go to heaven? Were you worthy of the four Witches in your home? Were you worthy?

“Don’t misunderstand. I’m just interested in that transformation Talent.”

Seeing his pale, frightened face, Zheng Yichen knew what he was thinking. As someone from Earth, after saying that earlier, not only Carlin, even Zheng Yichen himself began to think wrongly. Although the following words were even more likely to make people think wrongly.

“…” Interested in his Talent? After hearing this, Carlin fell into another brief silence. It seemed he wasn’t in danger, but this unintentionally revealed new information. Why was Zheng Yichen interested in his Talent? Could it be that his Boss felt the home imbalance tilted towards women was unavoidable and planned to join those Witches?

The same-gender approach… why did it feel even more terrifying? If this were true, should he change how he addressed his Boss in the future? For example, calling her Big Sis?

“Ahem, Boss, this kind of Talent is innate. I can’t change anything,” Carlin said helplessly.

“It’s fine. Someone will research this with me. We’ll definitely discover something!”

“…”

“As long as there’s no harm to the body… I have nothing to say,” Carlin remained silent. He thought the reason Zheng Yichen discussed this with him must be because that black-and-white-haired Witch had talked to him about something. Thinking about it, it made sense. Why would anyone ordinary be interested in such a Talent? He and his sister had a mutual understanding, so there was no conflict. But other Dual-Souled Beings fought over the same body every day—it was simply violent.

Carlin had no idea that not only was Annie interested in his transformation Talent; Zheng Yichen was actually even more interested. Wasn’t progress achieved through continuous research? Things that never existed in this world before could be discovered or even innovated through ongoing research. When Magic first appeared in this world, who could have imagined Magic could develop so many types?

Alright, Magic back then was primitive, but any Spellcaster who knew such records would not deny the power of primitive Magic. Zheng Yichen had not researched Magic much himself; he focused more on the research of Mana utilization. Researching Magic required too much Talent and time. But what if Magitech was created… What then?

Getting a bit off track. Irene’s Magic was now Tracing back to its origins, moving towards the path of primitive Magic. The best proof was that she could release some Magic without needing Magic Rune Arrays. When Magic first appeared, who had time to research Magic Rune Arrays suitable for others to learn and use… All of them relied on Talent and their own mastery of Mana and skillful Magic release.

Irene said the existence of Magic Rune Arrays allowed those with insufficient Talent to also step onto the path of becoming stronger. Primitive Magic, however, belonged to those with the necessary Talent. Zheng Yichen’s decision could be understood as a Supernatural Ability, the difference being primitive Magic was more complete and varied.

But it had been so long since primitive Magic first appeared; it had long been lost. Irene’s current journey on the path of primitive Magic was like crossing a river by feeling the stones. The environment she lived in shaped her growth. Even though her power was far inferior to the Witches, Zheng Yichen’s vision and knowledge far exceeded other beings. When he explained primitive Magic to others, they didn’t even know what it was.

“Relax, it definitely won’t be harmful. If something happens, this thing can bring you back. Rest assured,” Zheng Yichen took out a small bottle and shook it in front of Carlin. The emerald-green liquid in the small bottle made his eyes fixed, unable to look away.

This color and the faint fluctuation it emitted… Could it be the Water of Life that once appeared at an Auction and caused a huge sensation?

That time, just a single drop appeared. And here, what did he see? A whole small bottle! Drinking this entire bottle, wouldn’t he not need to worry about old age, but instead consider if he would get bored living for so long?

How to identify the type of a Magic Potion or valuable liquid item? There was a lot of knowledge involved, mainly judging by color, viscosity, and the faint fluctuations emitted. It was complex to remember, but with Spiritual Power developing the brain, Professionals—especially Spellcasters—were generally not bad at memory.

Become smarter? That didn’t exist… At most, it enhanced memory and sped up thinking reactions. People with low emotional intelligence remained low. Those with low IQ… Well, if thinking speed increased, there might be some improvement. The brain was just like that. Those with good Talent could be incredibly clever even without Spiritual Power affecting brain development, while those with poor Talent remained the same no matter how vast their Spiritual Power.

For very special things, Carlin would firmly remember them as soon as he saw them. Coincidentally, he remembered information about the Water of Life. Back then, he had considered if he could pull off a heist and possibly obtain that single drop of Water of Life. But many at the Auction were big shots he couldn’t afford to offend, so there was no chance at all.

More ridiculously, such an extremely rare treasure flowed from a Witch… Well, Carlin had nothing to say about that. Based on some secret information he knew, it seemed there were Witches within the Dark Church. Organizations similar to the Sanctuary Church wouldn’t have direct contact with Witches, but Dark Forces didn’t have so many concerns.

Some Dark Forces even had direct ties with Witches. However, Witches hid deeply and left no direct evidence. Regarding the Water of Life, he knew it flowed from a certain Witch, but he didn’t know which Witch it was. Now, seeing the bottle in Zheng Yichen’s hand, he immediately thought of that black-and-white-haired one.

So… Did he gain big or lose big here? Zheng Yichen didn’t seem to have any backing force, but with the four Witches living here, even without a force, he was not weaker than most forces except the Sanctuary Church and Dark Church.

Even if there were forces with Witches, how many Witches could those forces have? Here there were four!

Anyway, with something like this existing, Carlin felt the situation was basically stable. This thing could even remove and recover from some vicious, stubborn Curses on the body—let alone slight research damage? What was that? It wouldn’t even need a drop; just a tiny diluted amount of Water of Life would allow recovery.

This thing put Carlin at ease.

“Boss, when do we start?” Carlin said, somewhat eager to taste the Water of Life.

“What’s the hurry? I still have some matters here. You continue being a bodyguard first. We’ll discuss it after I finish my recent tasks… Hmm, regarding the equipment I’m preparing for you to pick, I’ll give you the chance to choose two items in advance.”

As soon as Zheng Yichen finished speaking, Carlin quickly glanced around but didn’t find any hidden doors in Zheng Yichen’s Workshop. So where would he choose from?

“What are you looking around for? Where’s your Magic Weapon Summoning Book? Tell me your ID,” Zheng Yichen took out his own Magic Weapon Summoning Book and asked for Carlin’s Forum ID. The ID was quite unique… named Linlin. Glancing at him, Zheng Yichen sent him a ‘link’. This link connected to an ‘Armory’ within the Personal Space, where Zheng Yichen stored the small gadgets he usually made. It wasn’t that he didn’t care about those things, but everything there had related Blueprints and could be reproduced.

This special link was temporarily generated by the core of the Magic Weapon Summoning Book. After entering through this link, one would get a temporary retrieval permission. When Zheng Yichen sent it, there were specific settings: the permission allowed for two uses. Every item in the ‘Armory’ had related Magic imprints; taking one would reduce the permission count by one. Zheng Yichen thought if he continued improving the core of the Magic Weapon Summoning Book like this, perhaps… a real Otherworld ‘Computer’ could gradually be developed.

With the special convenience brought by Magic, as long as the associations and combinations were good, what appeared as complex programs on Earth could be easily mimicked in the Otherworld. The results were the same, even if the processes differed.

“Boss, actually, I have two IDs. Is this one a bit unreliable?” Carlin felt he had a chance to negotiate…