830 "Karl" (2/2)

”Donnie, you got it?” Karl asked him.

Donnie stammered, ”What… What?”

”You didn't get it? Fine. I'll start all over, no worries.” Karl looked even more excited now.

Donnie's head buzzed. ”I think I've got a general picture.”

”I see.” Karl stopped himself, feeling a bit disappointed. When he was not happy, he looked much more serious and dignified.

Donnie was even more nervous now. He wondered if the guards would pull their triggers anytime. Would he be left with a complete body?

”You know… Actually, I think you're more like a knight. I think your strength can compete with that of a grand knight.” Donnie tried to switch the topic. In his mind, he believed that Karl was as strong as a dragon.

Karl looked a bit shy. ”I'm okay.”

He then wielded his right hand and casually hit a tree beside them.

Bang!

The tree snapped right in the middle and collapsed to the ground.

Donnie almost dropped his chin.

”That's my best, you see? Only a tree.” Karl laughed and patted Donnie's shoulder.

Donnie felt that his guts almost came out.

Karl looked more serious now as he said, ”A knight always has to face the ultimate problem sooner or later, which is to face himself and explore himself. Therefore, arcana and magic are the most important. Also, what makes me want to go to the Heidler Magic Academy is that I'm trying to change my look by modifying my 'genes'. Well, you know 'gene', right? It's a concept put forward in the manuscript called 'What Is Life'. Have you ever read it? It's a masterpiece in the microscopic domain as…”

The muscles in Donnie's face twitched slightly when Karl did not leave him a chance to answer anger. He hurriedly asked before Karl went even further, ”Change your look? I know many magic potions that can do this. I think you can afford these kinds of potions. They're permanent.”

”Well, don't you think I'm actually quite good-looking?” Karl smiled.

The smile made Karl's face look even more gorgeous. Donnie could only nod, feeling stunned.

Karl continued, ”Those kinds of magic potions will do too much to my perfect face. What I'm trying to do is to make myself look more like a man, but not doing any fundamental changes! Then I'll be a very good-looking man! I've always had this wish. My mother wished that she would have a daughter when she was pregnant…”

”What does that have to do with your mom?” Donnie was feeling less nervous now that he realized he basically didn't have to do anything as long as he was willing to listen. Karl was willing to share everything, and in this perspective, he was very easy-going.

Karl looked at Donnie and said, ”Like spiritual power, willpower can also change matters, and thus, change genes…”

He was about to give a lecture again.

”That's quite a powerful and horrible willpower…” Donnie blurted out.

Karl chuckled dryly and said, ”I gotta leave now. I'll see you at the Heidler Magic Academy. I'm sure you'll get in because of your stitched body…”

Karl walked away, leaving Donnie there alone.

Donnie felt that Karl was in fact very easy to get along with.

At this time, Donnie suddenly recalled something. Karl told him that a mutant stitched body shouldn't be able to hurt him mentally, apart from the deterrence of death… But how did Karl get to know that?

Donnie was totally lost.

Behind one of the biggest trees along the street, a knight had put away his rifle and said in low voice to someone else via an alchemical item, ”Find his information. Don't miss anything. We gotta be cautious.”