LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 32
Chapter 32: Emma Maltis Is Not the True Debtor
The moment Emma borrowed this book from the library was the night before the opening of Traveler’s Street.
Reading historical biographies and listening to the voice of history were one of her few hobbies.
This “Biography of Legendary Figures” was an entertaining one, filled with many interesting but dubious stories.
And on this page was a story about Amicid, the inventor of Mana Chess.
Legend has it that long ago, Amicid invented the first version of 64-square Mana Chess, which the king at the time loved so much that he decided to reward Amicid greatly.
When the king asked what he wanted, Amicid replied, “Your Majesty, I only need some wheat. Please have someone place the wheat on the chessboard I invented. One grain in the first square, two grains in the second, four grains in the third, eight grains in the fourth, sixteen grains in the fifth…
Continue placing the grains like this, doubling each time, until all sixty-four squares are filled!”
We’ll set aside whether such large squares could hold so much wheat for now.
In any case, the story that followed was very similar to the end of Dark’s “Millionaire’s Bankruptcy.”
In the end, the king found out that even if he emptied everything, he couldn’t fill those sixty-four squares!
Emma got inspiration from this story.
But she didn’t expect Wit and Robert to be so terrible that they couldn’t even earn the basic classroom credits despite knowing there was a debt crisis!
Especially their performance in arithmetic class, which completely surpassed her imagination!
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Initially, Emma was just fed up with being harassed and wanted to give them a lesson because she was angry at how the Hero’s Child had fallen so far. If they could understand the importance of credits and start studying, that would be even better.
But the situation today was beyond her expectations.
As for the so-called loan, the school regulations clearly state that any credit loans exceeding ten times the principal are invalid and not recognized.
That means that as of Monday afternoon after one o’clock, that contract was already completely void.
Wit and Robert just needed to repay a little principal—five credits!
As for the fact that the two of them never looked at the school regulations…
Emma felt it had nothing to do with her.
Anyway, the moment she handed over the credits, she never thought about getting them back.
But she wasn’t kind enough to remind those two.
Watching those two detestable people run around futilely for a non-existent “huge debt,” Emma couldn’t help but feel a bit of pleasure.
It can only be said that human nature is indeed like this; she isn’t purely good.
But it seems the situation is developing in a good direction now—they have never been to the library so early!
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On the other side…
Dark Diemon was already in the laboratory.
After borrowing the key from Professor Kazel, he immediately rushed into the laboratory.
After accumulating three days of “Arrogance,” Dark was eager to conduct a test.
The third drop of “Arrogance” was extracted in the laboratory, causing him no great distress.
He was quite familiar with the production of “Arrogance I.”
Dark first drew today’s “Arrogance,” dripped it into the “Thought Bottle” to mix with the previous two days’ “Arrogance,” then sealed the bottle and gave it a slight shake, ensuring the three periods of “Arrogance” were evenly mixed.
Soon, a faint, almost invisible dark gold appeared in the bottle.
Two minutes later, he took some basic materials from the experimental cabinet for free and began to boil a potion called “Brain Juice.”
Applying this potion beforehand to the Mana Card could subtly change its surface properties, making it easier for emotional substances to adhere.
This was also a gain from Dark’s recent reading of books.
Once the “Brain Juice” was successfully boiled, it became a liquid resembling egg whites, with a slight sour smell.
Next came boiling the paste-like substance that acted as a “Sealing Liquid.”
When the “Sealing Liquid” was also ready, it was finally time to officially make the Mana Card.
Number of blank Mana Cards remaining: 2.
One was bought, and the other was leftover from Mana Guidance Class.
Dark picked one out, laid it on the experimental table, and evenly applied the “Brain Juice.”
Then he took a deep breath, allowing his emotions to gradually calm down, and his fingers stopped trembling.
There was a water membrane beneath the bottom third of the “Thought Bottle” to prevent the loss of memory and other mental substances.
Carefully insert the Mana Dropper into the membrane, paying special attention to the first insertion to ensure it doesn’t break.
When the tip of the Mana Dropper is inserted into the appropriate position, gently squeeze the Mana Dropper and release.
After repeating several times, the Mana Dropper let out a scream.
Dark stopped pressing, removed the Mana Dropper, and pressed its tip against the blank Mana Card, squeezing the Mana Dropper forcefully!
The “Arrogance” stored in the Mana Dropper spewed out!
The effect of the “Brain Juice” took hold, and the “Arrogance” spread like ink in water.
As the blank Mana Card turned into a deep dark gold, Dark drew another drop of “Arrogance” and dripped it onto the card.
The dark gold became even deeper.
Finally, the third drop of “Arrogance”!
As this drop diffused, the “black” gradually took over, turning the “dark gold” into “black gold.”
Dark recorded this phenomenon and began applying the “Sealing Liquid.”
The subsequent steps will not be discussed.
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When the final炼成阵 took effect, a brand new black-gold “Arrogance” Mana Card was fully formed!
Dark resisted the urge to continue experimenting here, first clearing the traces of the experiment, then returning the key to Professor Kazel.
Finally, he hurried back to his bedroom, took out the “Selection Card,” “Magical Beast: Ibut,” “Arrogance I,” and this new “Arrogance.”
If he added the “Joy Card,” these would be all the Mana Cards he currently possessed!
Generally speaking, experiments require comparisons.
But Dark held the “Arrogance I” for a while, then put it back, preparing to directly experiment with the new “Arrogance.”
Then he made a choice between the “Selection Card” and “Magical Beast: Ibut,” picking up the “Selection Card” first.
The “Selection Card” was a high-level Mana Card distributed by the academy, well-made and less likely to get damaged.
Imp Beast, as a Familiar, was also more durable than a Golem.
Dark took a deep breath.
“In the name of Dark Diemon, summon Familiar!”
Dark used his index and middle finger to press the “Selection Card,” activating the “Summoning Spell”!
With a massive loss of Mana, a hexagram array appeared.
The pitiful Imp Beast crawled out of the array, knowing that tonight would be another difficult night.