MTL NOVEL Chapter 50
Chapter 50: The Mistake of Dark Demon Leads to Subsequent Events
Dark entered the staff member’s secret room.
As he opened his eyes, he was dumbfounded.
“What kind of genius designer modified the cat grass?”
The entire room was filled with dozens of pots of cat grass densely arranged.
Various types of cat grass were drowsily affected by special spices.
The most eye-catching was a huge goldfish grass!
The scene of a fat goldfish with white scales and red fins growing on the leaves looked like a nightmare!
If the cat grass was considered a creation of extreme bliss in the human world, then that goldfish grass was a creation of the devil!
Around the goldfish grass, there were other strange varieties such as snake grass, skunk grass, hedgehog grass, earthworm grass, eel grass, pigeon grass, abalone grass, mouse grass, octopus grass, spider grass, scorpion grass, lizard grass… and so on!
Seeing Dark was too astonished to utter a word, the staff member asked, “What do you think? Is there any variety you like?”
Dark pressed his chin back with his hand and said after a while, “That goldfish is nice.”
“Really?” The staff member exclaimed in surprise, “I also think it’s particularly nice. That slightly lifeless fish eye, the permanently open fish mouth, and that slightly fatter feeling compared to ordinary goldfishes, oh wow, it’s so cute!”
Dark: “Hmph.”
The staff member continued enthusiastically, “Actually, these new varieties were specially improved by someone we hired. They are still in the testing phase. We mainly want to see how they will be received. If the reception is good…”
Dark interrupted, “I look forward to your finished products. How about we go see the cats?”
The staff member’s tone stuttered, “Sure.”
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Back outside the shop, Dark continued to pick out cat grass. Finally, among the many cat grasses, he chose a small kitten that resembled a British Shorthair.
Dark didn’t have any preference for cat breeds; he liked them all equally.
Rather than him choosing this kitten, it was more accurate to say that the kitten had bitten his finger.
That moment when the kitten clung to his hand with its soft pads and sucked his finger seemed to instantly win over Dark’s heart.
[Wrath -1]
The effect was immediate.
The accumulated “Wrath” within his heart seemed to ease somewhat due to its presence.
If this were depicted in a comic, his cheeks would undoubtedly be round.
The price of cat grass wasn’t expensive. One pot cost only fifty credits, and a small bottle of cat juice was one credit, lasting two to three weeks.
Dark paid the credits without hesitation, planning to bring the worm tree and cat grass back to the dormitory first.
Passing by the Forest Cafe, he instinctively glanced inside and suddenly saw Emma arguing with a senior student.
Both held the same book, their expressions serious to the point of anger.
However, the expressions of the surrounding senior students seemed indifferent?
Instead, they nodded frequently.
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“This is the girls’ tea party?”
Dark smacked his lips and felt this place was truly a mana lair.
So he left without looking back.
By the time he returned to the dormitory, it was already three o’clock in the afternoon.
He placed the cat grass on the spacious balcony, tying the strap hanging from the flower pot to the railing as instructed by the staff member to secure the pot.
This way, the cat grass wouldn’t run around.
Once it got used to the environment, it would be difficult to remove it even if he wanted to.
Then, Dark used some special spices he bought from the staff member, sprinkling a few grains on top of the cat grass, causing it to fall into a drowsy state.
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After finishing these tasks, Dark moved the most important worm tree to his desk, comparing it with the description in the book and carefully observing and recording it.
Only after confirming what he thought in his heart did he take out the mana dropper and thought bottle, preparing to transfer two drops of “Pride” into one of the worm branches.
The entire process took ten minutes. At the front of the worm branch was a small hole like a worm’s mouth. Injecting a little mana could make it open, and it would close once the mana dispersed. There was a layer of liquid membrane inside that could lock the thought substance in.
After being injected with the thought substance, the worm branch hardened and presented a bizarre “heaviness,” like a ripe fruit hanging down.
Once it reached a certain angle, it meant it couldn’t hold any more.
Dark judged that this worm branch could still store one more drop of “Pride.” So he immediately used the “蜻蜓点水法” (Dragonfly Touch Technique) to extract the overflowed drop of “Pride” and inject it.
Now, there were three drops in total.
Adding the slight increase of one point of “Pride” he had secretly accumulated over the past week, his total “Pride” index was now 104 points.
Overall, he was now quite well-controlled in managing the values of the seven deadly sins, entering a state of steady growth.
His next plan was to try crafting a magic card infused with 10 points of “Pride!”
He planned to start the crafting process next month, after Halloween.
The three drops of “Pride” at present, along with the two more he would extract later, would be saved until the beginning of next month.
During this period, he must take good care of the “worm tree!”
And learn more comprehensive knowledge about crafting magic cards!
Additionally, he needed to expedite his plan to collect flower cards.
He glanced at his remaining credits and decided to visit Traveler’s Street again.
Of course, he first needed to move the worm tree to the balcony to sunbathe.
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Dark had only inquired about flower cards from Diana and Rose, knowing very little.
But he roughly understood that these cards were spreading through two channels.
One channel was “giving.” Someone distributed flower cards by inserting them into the door cracks of student dormitories.
Dark had previously received a white datura flower card.
Initially, he thought this was similar to “distributing flyers,” but later realized not everyone received this “gift”!
It indicated that the distributor targeted specific individuals.
Another channel for spreading flower cards was Traveler’s Street.
It seemed someone had sold a large number of flower cards to shops in Traveler’s Street, which then gave them away as gifts to shopping students.
But not everyone received them.
Currently, Dark knew that the only clearly confirmed shop giving out flower cards was the Odd Candy Shop.
Therefore, he decided to check out the candy shop first.
Even if he couldn’t get any information, getting another card was still beneficial.
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Coming back to Traveler’s Street, without a strong purpose, Dark’s field of vision became much broader, noticing many details he hadn’t seen before.
The biggest treasure trove in Traveler’s Street didn’t seem to be the shops, but the stalls everywhere!
The high-grade students selling things on the sidewalks really had everything!
He even saw a nearly cheating-level, 90% complete unfinished magic card!
The academy rules stated that each person could only use a magic card they made themselves.
But above the policy, there were countermeasures. Rules are rigid, people are flexible.
Walking along, Dark suddenly had an idea and noticed a high-grade student selling changing cards!
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