Chapter 834 The Ice Chamber <TOC> Chapter 836 Prolonging Life
Translator: SumTLMan
Adorned in a long black dress, Eureka exuded an ethereal aura amidst the frosty exhalation of the cold.
With her back facing the crowd, she silently focused her gaze on the transparent ice coffin.
“Lady Eureka,” the two individuals bowed respectfully towards her.
Angel remembered that not long ago, Leon mentioned that Eureka hadn’t visited Jon for a long time. But now, here she was, standing there in the flesh. Was it because she knew he was coming?
Eureka didn’t turn around, continuing to fixate on the ice coffin. After a while, she said calmly, “Please, come in.”
Angel entered the icy chamber, suppressing his emotions. He decided to temporarily ignore Eureka and focus all his attention on the ice coffin.
When Angel saw Jon in the ice coffin, his eyes flashed with shock.
Leon had not lied to him. The condition of Jon was so bad that he didn’t need to check, he could see how terrible it was.
Four years ago when he left home, Jon was already skinny, but he still looked human. But now, Jon almost resembled a skeleton covered with a thin layer of skin.
Anyone who saw the ice coffin would find it hard to believe that the person inside was alive.
There was a tube connected to Jon’s heart, leading to a double-mouthed bottle nearby. The bottle contained two layers of liquid: the lower layer was black and the upper layer was green. Black liquid made up 80% and green liquid made up the remaining 20%.
“This is the Lifedrawn Water. When all the green life fluid turns into Black Wilt liquid, the person in the ice coffin will die completely.” The one speaking was Eureka, her explanation seemed specifically for Angel’s sake.
Angel looked up sharply, “The Lifedrawn Water from the Shion World?”
“Oh? You know about the Lifedrawn Water?” Eureka looked at Angel curiously.
“A liquid contaminated with the origin of the Shion World, a very precious material,” Angel said.
“It seems you are very clear about it.” Eureka took a deep look at Angel, “The reason he has been able to prolong his life these years is because his life is hanging by the thread of the Lifedrawn Water.”
The Lifedrawn Water couldn’t have come from Leon, it must have come from Eureka.
Her words seemed to imply that Jon’s survival was entirely dependent on this bottle of Lifedrawn Water.
A cold sneer surfaced in Angel’s heart, but his face remained expressionless. “The best way to use the Lifedrawn Water is the Three-State Balance Cultivation Method. Through the Three-State Balance Method, the solvent can be prepared, and the side effects will be minimized. However, now a more dangerous method is being used to keep him alive, all because of the hole in mentor Jon’s heart.”
Previously, Eureka had clearly sought to obfuscate a concept, “Because we have the Lifedrawn Water, a hole opens in the heart,” but Angel understood the correct application of the Lifedrawn Water, “It’s precisely because a hole has opened in the heart, and erosion has become more severe, that the Lifedrawn Water is used in such a way.” Thus, Eureka’s attempt to mislead didn’t succeed.
Eureka did not seem embarrassed when Angel pointed out her deliberate misdirection. Instead, she examined Angel with a more intrigued look: “Being able to mention the Three-State Balance Method, do you also have an understanding of alchemy?”
“In order to save mentor Jon, I naturally had to seek out various methods that could save him.” As Angel spoke, he stepped forward, scanning Jon’s body with a gentle mental power.
Eureka didn’t prevent him, but watched leisurely from the side, occasionally posing some questions. However, Angel’s responses were generally perfunctory.
He was polite, but not sincere.
Such responses gradually darkened Eureka’s expression: “Since you can say my nickname, you must know quite a bit about me. Even if you don’t, you should know why I would appear on Edge Island, right?”
Angel was silent for a long while. He wanted to deny it, but it was too late to deny anything after impulsively calling out Eureka’s nickname earlier in the afternoon.
“I know.”
“Since you know, then you should understand. I have been wanted by King Guman for so long, and I don’t care at all about being wanted by one more person, such as the famous Phantom Master of the South Region.” The threat in Eureka’s words was not only discernable by Angel but also Leon, who was always a bit slow-witted, could sense their confrontational undertone: “I forgave your offense this afternoon, firstly because this place is indeed your home, and secondly for Sanders’ sake.”
“But your attitude towards me is so dismissive that even if I truly kill you, it would be in accordance with the rules of the Wizarding World.”
Angel’s hand paused. He wanted to continue dealing with Eureka perfunctorily, but sometimes formality outweighs personal will.
“Lady Eureka, I was just a bit stunned by the condition of my own mentor. Please forgive me.”
Eureka glanced at Angel with an inscrutable look, not caring whether what he said was true or not, and continued: “I heard from Leon that Jon seems to have been closest to you since childhood.”
Angel nodded, no longer choosing to be perfunctory: “Yes, Jon is my mentor.”
“Do you know about his background?”
“Earth.” Angel paused: “Jon once said that he comes from a world called Earth. It’s a fascinating world that fully develops machinery.”
Even though Angel had previously asked Leon, and Leon told him that he hadn’t revealed anything about Earth, Angel would not believe that Eureka wouldn’t question Leon.
As a mere mortal, Leon was simply no match for the exceptional capabilities of a wizard like Eureka. If she wanted to glean any information from him, she wouldn’t even have to resort to the act of questioning.
Angel was fairly confident that Eureka knew of Jon’s origin from Earth. However, Leon, his elder brother, had never been fond of Jon in the past. Therefore, Leon’s knowledge about Earth was minimal. Even if this information was disclosed to Eureka, it would hardly be of any consequence.
In the grand scheme of the multiverse, through Leon’s account, Eureka would merely consider Jon to be an individual from an alternate dimension that had yet to be discovered by the wizards.
“I have heard of worlds that have fully embraced the development of machinery, such as the world of the Grandeur Plane. It is said that their level of mechanical advancement is high, and they even have many mechanical dolls. Is Earth similar?” Eureka casually inquired.
“It would be more accurate to say that Earth is similar to the Gloriosa Kingdom in the Vast Continent. At least, according to what mentor Jon has said, with the existence of trains capable of carrying passengers, towering buildings, and cities made of steel and concrete, it is almost perfectly analogous to the Gloriosa Kingdom,” responded Angel.
While Angel answered, Eureka closely observed his facial expressions. She could discern that he was not lying, which aligned with her previous understanding.
Naturally, Angel did not lie, but his statements were broad and vague. He wouldn’t disclose specifics about the universe Earth resides in, the differing physical constants between the two, or the core nature of their technology. Furthermore, he believed that Eureka wouldn’t delve so deeply.
In the course of their conversation, Angel gradually deduced the current condition of Jon.
Indeed, Jon’s physical condition had reached a critical point. The primary culprit was the erosion caused by the World Will. However, as the erosion worsened, Jon’s physical essence finally began to change.
The initial diagnosis given to Jon by Morrow was that there was nothing wrong internally and that he might have been targeted by an unknown curse.
However, now a problem had emerged within Jon’s body. His physical functions had reached the point of exhaustion, resulting in a loss of balance. Even without the erosion of the World Will, his body was teetering on the brink of collapse.
“Lady Eureka, can mentor Jon… be saved?” Angel asked, his expression somber.
Eureka was satisfied with Angel’s “sensible response” from earlier. Therefore, when Angel questioned her, she promptly replied, “His physical body has weakened to its limit, his soul and flesh are being repelled by the World Will, and now the Lifedrawn Water-siphoning has been added… These three elements are maintaining a relative balance. If any part of this balance is disrupted, Jon’s physical body will instantly collapse.”
“And now, there is no possible way to save him.”
Angel then asked, “Based on what Lady Eureka sees, how long can mentor Jon survive?”
“At most, half a year. Moreover, he must remain in a frozen state,” Eureka declared.
Angel closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and retrieved a thin card from his bracelet, “Can this save mentor Jon?”
Eureka’s gaze flitted across the card, a flicker of surprise ignited in her eyes, “A rune card? You’ve managed to procure a forbidden rune card from the Extreme Sect?”
“Wait, this doesn’t seem to be an ordinary rune card.” Eureka extended her mental tendrils to retrieve the card from Angel’s grasp. She studied it meticulously for a moment before articulating slowly, “Ah, it’s a Profound Rune Card from the Cruel Scholar.”
“This is just an ordinary replica card, at most it can resist 50% of the world erosion effect. If Jon’s body hadn’t mutated, he could probably extend his life by about twenty years with this card. But now, it can only give him an extra two years at most. And that is, if the balance among the Three-State Balance remains undisturbed,” Eureka paused before adding, “However, once you use this card on Jon, the equilibrium among the Three-State Balance will inevitably be disrupted.”
“What if all the Three-State Balance are simultaneously elevated? If I use the rune card, nourish his body, and add the Lifedrawn Water, can the balance be maintained?”
Eureka mulled over it for a moment, “It’s feasible, but maintaining equilibrium is difficult, and besides… the Lifedrawn Water is extremely precious. Before I left the Feran Continent, I nearly exhausted all my wealth to purchase just one bottle. It’s a rare commodity that money can’t readily buy.”
Angel suddenly produced a bottle from his bracelet, its contents a vibrant green liquid, “The Lifedrawn Water. I have it.”
Eureka gazed at the bottle brimming with the Lifedrawn Water, her eyes somewhat vacant.
Could it be that the Lifedrawn Water has become common in the outside world now? A mere apprentice casually procured it just like that?
Was this the same Lifedrawn Water that cost ten thousand magic crystals per bottle?!
Once Eureka confirmed that it was indeed a bottle of the Lifedrawn Water, her ordinarily calm emotions suddenly became a little disturbed. Her attitude towards Angel subtly shifted.
There was a clear sense of inquiry in her gaze.
“How did you obtain the Lifedrawn Water?”
“I bought it.”
“You could afford it?”
Angel glanced at Eureka, “Why couldn’t I?”
Eureka felt like she had been hit in the chest. For some reason, she felt that the dismissive look in Angel’s eyes was almost… disdainful?!
Eureka, “Have you decided to use this method to extend Jon’s life by two years?”
Angel, “There are no other options, are there?”
“But he will still die after two years.”
“I will find a way to save him, and I assure you, I will save him.” A shadow flickered in Angel’s eyes, but as long as there was hope, he was determined to give it his all.
Chapter 834 The Ice Chamber <TOC> Chapter 836 Prolonging Life