NOVPUBChapter 57: Chapter 56: The First Overturning
Chapter 57 -56: The First Overturning
Gradually, more and more people followed Zhang Zhiyuan around. If it weren’t for the fact that patients still needed care, I’m afraid the entire staff of the Temple would have gathered.
Through the contractor, Chaoyang was able to sense additional information. He noticed that Zhang Zhiyuan’s expression was a bit strange—not the kind of relaxation that comes with becoming more immersed in the performance, but rather becoming increasingly irritable and annoyed, as if he just wanted to quickly end this teaching session.
It was Ailuodi who seemed to handle this situation with ease. She occasionally picked up where Zhang Zhiyuan left off, helping him answer some difficult questions and actively addressing the nuns’ hardships, winning repeated agreement from everyone. Combined with her naturally sweet and attractive appearance, she easily caught everyone’s eye. Towards the end, she had subtly become the main driver of the conversation.
The time spent was longer than Chaoyang had anticipated.
The teaching continued from day into night. When the sun set, he went out and bought a huge pile of bread and a keg of cheese, then had Zhou Zhi deliver it to the Temple, holding a bonfire party outside with all the nuns. Although there was no wine, the atmosphere remained lively, and Yeni Temple was filled with rare laughter and cheerful voices.
Chaoyang also met with Jenny alone in a small house deep within the Temple.
“With that, your wish should be considered fulfilled.”
“Yes… he truly has taught us a lot,” Jenny sighed, “Although some of it sounds quite unbelievable, like those invisible teeming life forms… We may need a lifetime to digest these mysteries.”
“It wouldn’t take that long, provided you set up a microscope,” Chaoyang said with a smile, “I think he must have mentioned this device, right?”
Lenses and copper tubes were not rare commodities in Magnificent Castle. As long as they found the right craftsman, a month would be enough to polish a qualified microscope.
In fact, the technological level of this world was not that low. What was lacking were theoretical direction and a bit of guidance. Chaoyang was also curious about how much benefit he could gain in the future if he uploaded these medical knowledge to the Panlogical Machine.
“Hmm… perhaps.” But Jenny’s response was somewhat unexpected for Chaoyang; she seemed distracted as she replied, “Anyway… thank you for helping Yeni Temple. If there’s ever anything you need us for, please don’t hesitate to ask.”
Chaoyang felt a bit puzzled but didn’t dwell on it too much, “Then please sign the contract.”
Jenny took the pen and wrote her name carefully on the paper.
A surge of wishing power instantly flowed into his body.
Chaoyang closed his eyes, feeling the sweet warmth… Huh?
The amount seemed too little, didn’t it?
By his custom scale, it was barely two hundred? Even less than the feedback he had received the first time from Shidong.
His eyes suddenly opened wide, and he looked at her wishing power again with his Lingxi vision—
Above Jenny’s head, there was still a milky white column of light flowing gently.
What was this situation?
“Mr. Zhao, there’s a lot of work to be done in the Temple, please excuse me for a while,” the nun’s voice interrupted his thoughts.
“I suggest you rest for a night.” Chaoyang coughed lightly, “Generally, people feel quite exhausted after giving away their wishing power, even dizzy and weak. But I assure you that there will be no aftereffects.”
“It’s okay,” she smiled faintly, “I’m already used to being tired.”
Having said that, she bowed her head again to express her thanks before turning and leaving the room.
The moment the door closed, Chaoyang suddenly saw a pair of shining eyes in the shadow of the door.
He couldn’t help but sigh lightly, then raised his voice, “What, don’t the cheese and bread outside suit your taste?” 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
The door creaked open and Ailuodi silently entered the room.
“At the critical moment of a demon fulfilling a contract, of course, I have to personally monitor. But what a dumb question you ask,” Ailuodi said irritably, “Do you think this bread with cheese is some kind of delicacy? It’s not even as good as a pack of instant noodles.”
“Alright, you’re right.” Chaoyang shrugged his shoulders, “So, what do you think of this contract? Has it changed your view of demons?”
“Want to hear the truth?”
“Please go ahead.”
“First off, you did extract a part of her life force, which is an indisputable act of demonic behavior.”
“That was ‘wishing power,'” Chaoyang corrected.
“A different name for the same thing, life force can recover on its own, but it always has a limit,” Ailuodi stated bluntly. “If one could extract more life force at a minimal cost, or perhaps through a perfect scam, to take all of a contractor’s, then it would certainly be a crime. But you…”
I was waiting for this turn.
Chaoyang continued to listen calmly.
“But you used such a great cost to exchange for that tiny bit of life force, that could only be classified as foolish, right?” Ailuodi sighed, “At this rate, bankruptcy is only a matter of time. As your contractor, I’d like to ask where you plan on erecting your tombstone? Here or on Earth?”
“Pfft,” Chaoyang spat out his drink, “You’ve thought about the burial already?”
“Even those laden with sins shouldn’t be insulted after death, let alone you haven’t reached that level.”
“Fine, I won’t ask for your opinion then.”
“You don’t need to ask, I would say it anyway. That is my duty,” Ailuodi said earnestly, “If you are hoping for me to breach the contract first, then don’t hold your breath. Considering the information you provided is indeed greatly beneficial to medical practitioners, this bit of life force extracted can be seen as a fair price. I do not consider this move to be evil for now.”
For now…
The wording is careful enough.
Chaoyang was speechless, “Can Angels also see ‘wishing power’?”
“What does ‘wishing power’ look like in your eyes?” Ailuodi sat down beside him. Her fluffy short curly hair resembled a miniature lion’s mane.
“Pillars of light, one after another.”
“I see it as a mass of flames,” she shook her head, “It fills most of the body, and the more intense the fire, the brighter it shines. Take the nun from before, for instance, her brightness dimmed a bit when she left.”
“I see… that way, I could gauge how much ‘wishing power’ I have acquired,” Chaoyang contemplated.
“Exactly, so you can’t hide anything if you plan on playing tricks in this area,” she stated.
“Can’t there be a bit more trust between people?”
“But you are a Demon.”
“…” Chaoyang was stuck, were they no longer able to communicate properly! He glared at her for a while before skipping over the topic, “It was an accident this time, based on the pillars of light, I estimated my earnings to be around one thousand one hundred, and since teaching doesn’t require extra expenses, subtracting the cost, I should have a surplus of seven or eight hundred.”
“So how much did you actually get?” Ailuodi couldn’t help but be curious.
Chaoyang thought about it and felt it wasn’t a sensitive question, so he simply told her, “One hundred seventy-eight…”
The Angel turned her head away, shoulders trembling slightly.
This one… wasn’t trying to hold back laughter, was she?
Chaoyang felt his fist clench.
“So that means… this contract yielded only about one-sixth of the return?” she finally managed to speak in a normal tone, “Have you considered the possibility that what she truly wished for wasn’t as simple as the wish she voiced?”
