Chapter 354: Fighting Fire with Fire
Translator: AtlasStudios Editor: AtlasStudios
Previously with the Lize’s help, Anne was clothed in a sowhat comfy top for sleeping. Her thin garnts were already drenched with sweat from all the lifting she had done a while back, causing the thin layer of cloth to stick to her porcelain-like skin. When Anne threw herself into Rhode’s arms, he imdiately felt two soft speaks pushing against him. Her fragrance quickly assaulted Rhode’s nostrils, and it was so intense that even he couldn’t resist. Fortunately, Rhode managed to keep his cool — he briefly caressed Anne’s head and promptly parted with her body with a gentle shove.
“Alright, I’ll get sothing for you to eat since you’ve slept for the whole day. Go, lie down and conserve your energy. I’ll take care of the side effects for you — but don’t forget your promise to .”
“Yes, of course, Anne will never ever disobey Leader’s instructions again!”
The dainty girl slipped under the covers and snuck a look at Rhode with her big, beady round eyes like an obedient child waiting for her reward. Rhode shook his head helplessly before stepping out of the room. This was his thod to deal with soone with a personality like Anne.
Similar to this ti, she had acted on her own accord before even though Rhode had warned everyone to obey his instructions. He had even emphasized to Lapis of the seriousness of the Awakening Potion. However, a person with Anne’s character would definitely disregard threats that hadn’t occurred. For her to learn the consequences of her actions, Rhode would need her to taste the bitter fruit of fragility. If not, Anne would probably continue to commit mistakes.
Now, it seed that Rhode’s plan was highly effective, but...
“Peeping and eavesdropping aren’t things a proper lady would do, Gillian.”
After leaving the room and closing the door behind him, Rhode turned towards a woman standing next to a window. Gillian was gazing out at the brightly lit moon with an elegant posture. Upon hearing Rhode’s voice, the fox-eared woman shifted her attention towards him as her huge, fluffy tail swayed from left to right.
“Master, what are you saying? I’m only here to admire the moon. You see — look how beautiful the moon is right there. Isn’t it a pity not to appreciate its beauty?”
“So you chose to admire the moon at this ti?”
Rhode replied sarcastically and made his way towards the dining hall. Gillian let out a chuckle after seeing Rhode’s reaction and withdrew her pretentious dramatic posture before quickly catching up to Rhode.
“Heh heh heh. It’s truly Master indeed. That said, I thought Master would coerce Miss Anne to strip off everything and have a good ti with her. Didn’t Miss Anne already ntion that she would obey whatever you say? Also, this is a good ti to test her commitnt, oh? It’s such a pity for Master to give up on this opportunity. You had it in your grasp ah...”
“Unlike you, I’m not always in estrus.”
For a mont, Rhode shot a look of disdain at Gillian, but he quickly recovered his usual stern expression.
“Alright alright, enough of the tireso jokes. Do you have any solutions for Anne’s current situation?”
The Weakened debuff wasn’t that hard to cure; rather, it was the lingering effects that gave Rhode the most headaches. A drop of five to ten levels would an that Anne would drop to Apprentice. This was a huge problem and even though Rhode knew many ways to level up fast, NPCs were fundantally different from players. NPCs didn’t ‘gain experience,’ so Rhode couldn’t drag Anne around clearing dungeons.
“Solution?” Gillian’s ears twitched as she skipped around Rhode as though she was dancing.
“Hmm... The aftereffects of the Awakening Potion is indeed troubleso, but I do have a thod worth trying. If it’s successful, I can guarantee there will be a high success rate in counteracting the lingering effects.”
“Oh?” Rhode stood still and turned towards Gillian. “What thod?”
“It’s very simple,” Gillian conceitedly lifted her index finger. “That is to make Miss Anne continue consuming the Awakening Potion.”
“... Hello? Are you still half-asleep? Or are there problems with my ears?”
After hearing Gillian’s answer, Rhode stared foolishly at her for a few monts. Indeed, Rhode had thought of many solutions before this but the idea of consuming the Awakening Potion again had never entered his mind. However, Gillian actually ca up with this seemingly outrageous idea.
“Of course I’m awake, and there are no issues with Master’s ears,” Gillian smiled in response to Rhode’s ridicule. “But, I do have my own reasons for that.”
“Tell .”
“I guess that Master has also noticed,” Gillian extended her arm with her palm facing upwards.
Flas pulsated on top of her palm and projected the scene of today’s match. “After the Awakening Potion triggered growth in Miss Anne’s strength, there was an undeniable change. Not only on her appearance but also here... Did you notice? Miss Anne possessed wind elental powers. Furthermore, according to my observations, this should also be a Dominator-Level of strength. I have to say; any ordinary half-beast wouldn’t possess such prowess. Also, perhaps in human’s point of view, effort is the source of power for transformations. However, to high-grade non-human beings like us, the strength of bloodlines is very important.”
“Oh?” Rhode fretted. “What you an is...”
“It’s similar to . I suspect that there may be a dominant ruler class in either of Miss Anne’s parents — also, there’s a possibility that it may be one of the five main lords. Only with the influence of such a strong existence would the next generation be able to grasp elental powers once they awakened. If not, even if one drinks thirty tons of Awakening Potions, it wouldn’t work at all.”
“Wind elental lord?”
Rhode pondered for a while, attempting to recall who was the wind elental lord. In the ga, there was Seftek who lived within Mount Gagar. However, he might not be Anne’s biological father as there wasn’t just one elental lord living. Due to the elental properties and also other various reasons, sotis there might be one or two elental lords within each elent respectively. Just like in the ga, Rhode had never heard of Gillian as a fire elental lord, but she certainly was one. Furthermore, she had never denied the fact that another fire elental lord existed.
“Ah, I see. That was what you ant.”
Rhode mused for a mont as he began to understand what Gillian ant.
“For example, imagine Miss Anne as an abundant treasury, but due to various restrictions, the door to the treasury is tightly shut and the stored wealth can’t be retrieved. So the Awakening Potion that Miss Anne drank works like a battering ram that had smashed a big hole in that door. Now the door is damaged, and a portion of the wealth managed to flow out,” Gillian spread her arms out. “So what we have to do now is to destroy the door and reveal all the wealth. This way, we can awaken the strength hibernating within her bloodline and Anne will receive unimaginable strength.”
“But regarding the Weakened debuff that the Awakening Potion...”
“You don’t have to worry about this, Master. It’s rely a Weakened debuff and would only work on ordinary humans. If Miss Anne is successful in awakening her bloodline, she can easily overco the effects. Don’t underestimate the bloodline of dominant ruler class. Besides, I suspect her other bloodline is also equally impressive because it’s no easy task for her to suppress and maintain her human form with the bloodline of a dominant ruler class. Of course, I don’t know where did Miss Anne co from and whose bloodline is flowing within her body right now.”
“What you said does make sense,” Rhode nodded but quickly frowned. “But, what if it fails...”
“Then Miss Anne would be done for.”
Gillian didn’t evade this problem.
“If she can’t grasp the strength of her bloodline, the continuous consumption of the Awakening Potion would cause her to end up as a disabled person. Soone who could think, but can only lie on the bed. She would be unable to move her limbs, unable to care for herself and leave herself in the care of others forever. To be frank, if that happens, death may be a more benevolent option,” Gillian clapped her palms before ending her speech. “That’s why this is a gamble, Master. And the choice is in your hands.”
“No, you’re wrong, Gillian.”
Rhode shook his head and denied Gillian’s words.
“The choice doesn’t lie in my hands. There’s soone who has the rights to decide Anne’s fate and is the person herself,” Rhode let out a sigh. “But from my understanding of her, she will not reject it.”
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