Chapter 23: An Egg (2/2)

”Therefore, in the future when people try to establish the real contract with their familiars, it won't reject them—later they could cooperate together to fight their enemies as their elements are the same that would increase their power greatly.” System explained.

”Why can't I establish the contract immediately?” Kadyn asked in confusion.

You or anyone else can't, because it is an enormous burden on the familiars consciousness. An egg or a newly born would have a fragile soul as their bodies. If the creature couldn't take the burden, it would die. Therefore, people let them develop before signing a contract.``

”Then why can't I use another element to nourish it.”

”Do you know what type of element this egg has?”

”...err,” Kadyn became speechless. Indeed, he had no idea. In the webnovels when lead gets an egg, it would produce amazing magic ripples, and fire would form over it, and stars would shine. But this… he looked at the egg and couldn't hide his disappointment.

Am I still the protagonist?

System ignored his depressed mood and continued to explain. ”Moreover, the summoning element was made to connect with magical beasts. It doesn't require one to have a common element to make a good impression on the monster.”

Anyway, Kadyn did as the system told him. He cut his finger and the red drop fell over the egg.

”Is anyone here?”

Kadyn heard a voice from outside and saw someone standing behind the counter. However he failed to see the light that shone on the egg at that moment. When he turned around, the egg had already gone into its dormant state.

”What do you want, sir?” he peered at the man in front of him before asking.

The man eyed Kadyn in surprise. He did not think the owner of the shop would be this young.

While the customer observed Kadyn, Kadyn did the same—he was wounded, blood oozed from the gashes as the man cramped, and when Kadyn felt no malicious intent from the man, he put a smile on his face and waited for the other party to speak.

”Ah, yes… actually I need a healing potion. As you can see, I'm wounded. Do you have any?” he asked.

”Healing Potion?” Kadyn frowned. He has yet to start his potion business, and he wasn't proficient enough to make them regularly. So he wanted to wait for some time. Who knew the customer himself would arrive on his doorstep?

”You don't have it?” the man sighed in disappointment.

I should have known.

How could a shop in such a place have a potioneer?

He turned around to leave, when Kadyn said hurriedly. ”I have a healing potion.”

Kadyn pulled out a veil of potion from under the counter. Liquid of jade color contained inside.

The man peered at the veil and frowned. Jade colour healing potion? I have never seen or heard about it. ”Is it a healing potion?”

”Of course, it's Soothing Drop. Elementary Mage just a need single drop to heal the deepest wounds. Of course, special conditions applied like poisonous wounds and such. In those kinds of situations it won't be effective.”

Kadyn gave an explanation like a good shopkeeper. If he wanted he could hide the downside of the potion, but he didn't want to. After all he wanted to establish a long time business and for that he needed to give a good impression to his customers.

As he was explaining about the Soothing Drop, three people arrived and eyed the potion with narrowed eyes. They also heard Kadyn's explanation.

”Hmph, nothing but crap.” One of the three sneered. ”I don't believe it can heal any critical wound with a single drop.”