Chapter 63

With the ear-piercing alarm, Adam struggled to open his eyes. The first thing he saw was a huge head looking at him from the side. He opened his mouth and wanted to bow to Victor The Mage, but because he had not eaten properly for a long time and had just cut off most of his cells, he was so weak that he could not make a sound.

Victor The Mage did not care. He stretched out his hand and a bottle of nutrient solution flew to Adam. Adam finished it in one gulp. The gentle and high-level energy began to slowly repair his broken body.

"Smart move, but this time it's not free. You have to give me at least five years of income to offset the value of using me. "Victor The Mage mumbled.

Adam recovered some strength and got up from the ground. "Of course, it's very reasonable, respected Victor The Mage."

Adam looked at his surroundings and knew that he should be in the laboratory of someone with higher authority. Obviously, this person was the dean. This was also the reason why he and the Devil were not eliminated by the Tower Enforcers in the first place.

Adam asked for instructions out of courtesy. Victor The Mage signaled Adam to continue with his work.

The Devil on the ground was about to finish digesting the energy. Although the negative energy of the official level could not make the Devil level up, it had greatly increased its strength. Adam could see that the devil's chaotic form had a mass and was no longer a pure life of will. It was just that the devil could not show its power in front of the Mage. However, Adam could feel from the energy that was escaping from its body that this strength had caught up with or even surpassed the weak Adam.

Whoosh.

The Devil opened its' eyes'. From the part of its irregular body that resembled eyes, two gray energy beams shot out. The Devil almost instantly forgot the pain it had just suffered. It happily transformed into its human form and kept patting itself on the body. Then, it saw Adam standing in front of it.

"Master, I seem to have really become stronger. Master … hmm?"

When the Devil came back to its senses, it found that the chain that bound its soul had disappeared. Its sense of existence had never been as real as it was now. Unsure, it launched a weak energy attack at Adam.

This energy was very weak. Even if it hit the target, it wouldn't be lethal. Adam didn't try to block it.

The Devil watched as the energy hit Adam, and its expression turned into ecstasy. It looked up to the sky and laughed: "Hahahaha, I'm free, Adam, you damn tyrant, I'm going to turn you into my slave and torture you for ten thousand years!"

"65,555 years?"

"That's right, ten thousand years. You will pay for your actions!"

"Do you know how to sign a master-servant contract?"

The Devil was stunned for a moment. It really didn't seem to know how to do it, but it still said firmly, "I … I will learn it sooner or later."

"Alright, then do you know where you are now?"

"Of course I do. I'm …" The Devil's face turned pale. It was in the Mage Continent. It was in the Mage Continent. It was not some small plane in the countryside.

"It seems that you know. Then do you know what kind of energy is circulating in your body right now?"

The Devil's face turned even paler.

"Do you know what will happen if a creature from another plane without a master appears in the Mage Continent with a body full of negative energy?"

The Devil's face turned pale. It didn't need to use its knees to imagine what kind of tragic ending it would face.

Adam gently added the final blow: "Turn around and look."

The Devil turned its head stiffly, and its neck made a creaking sound. It then saw Victor The Mage behind it.

The devil's body immediately collapsed. With a whoosh, he scuttled back behind Adam. With a trembling voice, he said, "M-Master, I was just joking. I will forever be your most loyal servant. How would I dare betray you? Hurry up and sign a contract with me!"

The Devil was very sensible. After it recovered from the excitement, it immediately recognized the reality. It knew that in this world, it could not survive without Adam. Of course, it could choose to sign a contract with another Mage, but it was afraid that Adam would not give it the chance.

Even if Adam looked so weak that a gust of wind could blow him away, it would still choose Adam. It knew better than anyone how terrifying this young man was.

Adam drew the runes of the master-servant contract with ease. The Devil did not resist at all. It felt its freedom leave it with tears in its eyes. Then, it plunged into Adam's mind and refused to come out.

After doing all this, Adam formally expressed his gratitude to Victor The Mage: "Thank you for your help, respected Victor The Mage."

"Oh, this is a fair trade. Everything that happened in your soul is valuable knowledge. As for the end, you will have to pay me the fee. Of course, you can pay in installments."

After Victor The Mage finished speaking, he signaled Adam to leave. It was not only because he did not have time to talk nonsense with Adam, but also because Adam's weak body was once again in danger of being assimilated by the Mage's Will.

Adam slowly walked down the tower. He was not in a hurry to fly back to the laboratory. Instead, he took a stroll in the academy. The buildings did not change, but the people did.

Adam had an eidetic memory. Although he was not interested in interacting with people in the past, he would not forget. However, he now found that the people walking around the academy were new apprentices that he had never seen before.

"How long has it been?"

The Devil in Adam's mind replied in a low muffled voice: "A year."

Adam was silent. Has it been so long?

The apprentices who were walking among the students also looked at Adam in surprise. The previous two admissions were special circumstances. The first was an emergency replenishment after the failure of the tower war, and the second was an additional opportunity because of Adam. The normal admissions of the academy were based on a ten-year period, and it was still far from that period. It was reasonable to say that the academy should have seen someone who had not been here before.

However, before they could go forward to ask, they heard the last batch of apprentices exclaim in shock: "Adam?!"

Adam? Why does that sound so familiar?

Adam did not pay attention to them. He did not even look back. He continued to walk into the academy. Those who were familiar with his character did not care about his attitude. However, the shock in their hearts could not be reduced. They all knew what happened to Adam through their own channels. No one thought that he could survive. But now, Adam actually appeared in front of them again. Although he did not seem to be in a good condition, but —

Adam actually did not die?

In the laboratory, everyone was still silently practicing their meditation techniques. No one spoke because there was no way to get an answer through discussion.

Suddenly, William opened his mouth and said, "Everyone, I …"

Click. The door of the laboratory opened automatically, interrupting William's words. It also made James and Frank's minds go blank.

"Adam?!"

Adam walked into the laboratory and showed a rare smile. After throwing the Devil out of his mind, he said softly, "I'm back."

.....

The next morning, James, who was the first to come to the laboratory, pushed open the door. He did not know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the laboratory was full of vitality. It was a feeling that the future was no longer helpless.

Among the three, he was under the greatest pressure. Because he did not have much time left, he had already shown an uncontrollable aging state. If it was not for his good relationship with Eliot recently, which allowed him to get high-quality potions from him at a low price, James probably could not even maintain his current state.

He said to Adam who was sweeping the floor, "Hello, Mr. Devil."

Adam who was sweeping the floor was the Devil in disguise. James knew very well that Adam would definitely not do these chores himself. The Devil looked up and glanced at him, too lazy to speak. He lowered his head and continued to curse at Adam.

James knocked on the door of Adam's room and saw Adam sitting silently on the chair in a daze.

He did not disturb Adam, but stood to the side and waited. After nearly an hour, Adam's voice sounded, "Good morning, James. What's the matter? "

James brought all the questions he had accumulated over the past year to ask Adam, but after seeing the scene just now, he asked worriedly, "Is the situation very bad?"

Adam nodded and said casually, "It looks very bad now. First of all, the damage to my body will probably take a long time to recover. During this time, I will need to continuously consume high-quality energy potions. But the most serious thing is the damage to my soul. "

Although Adam had defeated the mutated Soul Tearing spell in the end, the side effect of forcibly splitting his soul to create a virtual personality and then automatically interrupting the advancement was a bit of a headache for him. The damage to his body was not a big deal, but the damage to his soul was a bit troublesome to recover. According to Adam's calculation,

"It will probably take about ten years to recover."

Adam did not care too much. The purity of his soul was the most important thing. All the 'emotional impurities' had been shattered along with the virtual personality, which made him feel very happy.

James let out a sigh of relief. It was good that Adam could recover. He said to Adam, "For normal apprentices, it is very difficult to find a way to replenish their soul or the corresponding special potions. But for you, there is another way."

"Oh?"

"That's Ether's Gift. If you can further improve your Psychokinetic ability and reach the level of communicating with Ether, the damage to your soul will naturally be healed."

"Communicating with Ether?"

James thought for a moment and said, "I've never seen it, but I've heard that some important knowledge will be recognized by the world, and the world will give rewards. It's different from the material rewards given by the sorcerers. It's more magical."

Adam was interested. There were many ideas from the previous world in his mind. If it was important knowledge, those should count, right?

"It seems that I have to start my research as soon as possible."

When James was about to ask questions, the Devil turned into Eliot's image and walked in. He said unhappily, "Master, Eliot is here to see you."

James smiled bitterly and put away his question. He knew that he probably did not have a chance today, but it was fine. As long as Adam was back, there would be a lot of time in the future.