Chapter 186 - Preparing new toy (1/2)
Knock, knock.
After tempting the receptionist with the sweet promises, I still had to leave for the room by myself. No matter how eager she was to accept my proposition, she still had her current work to do, and leaving in the middle of her shift not only would potentially brew some troubles but most importantly, it would draw a lot of unwanted attention. With how swiftly she would grow under my guidance, doing things calmly stood at the priority!
Back in the room, we only managed to clear the place before the knocking announced that someone came to visit. Just as expected, the receptionist seemed to pull some strings and end her shift quicker than she was supposed to.
As I opened the door, I could see her slim figure and her slightly shaking legs. It was no wonder that she was scared a bit since my promises sounded a bit too great to be real. Contemplating how her dark, violet hair enveloped her deeply tanned face, I couldn't help but congratulate myself in my heart. While Eve's skin was pale as snow with her long, golden hair only augmenting this side of the colour palette, this receptionist was like her complete opposite!
”Come in.”
Standing to the side, I allowed her to pass me and enter the room. Before she made her first step, I could see a hint of hesitation in her eyes, but as soon as her long legs carried her forward, she put a resolute expression and dismissed all unnecessary thoughts.
”You are actually keeping the room clean!”
After scanning the place, she exclaimed with a slight surprise. I guess cleaning the place was a good idea to make the first good impression on her.
”Oh, come on! Relax! We are not some kind of monsters!”
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Eve laughed lightly. Just this small action of hers was enough to dissolve the heavy atmosphere that this girl brought up with her.
”I'm Eve, and this lovely and kind man is my fiancee, Bart. How should we call you?”
”Lucia, it's nice to meet you.”
Bowing awkwardly, she introduced herself. Seeing how I gestured her to sit, she followed my mute order while looking warily how I sat nearby Eve on the bed.
”I will get right to the point. If you want me to back my words with action, I can help you reach for the next stage instantly. But as soon as you will be down to laying a fully-fledged promise of keeping the information and techniques to yourself and obedience, I will need to crack your entire cultivation down, to let you start over properly, making your growth only hider your future. I will leave the choice for you.”
While scanning her aura before, I saw that while she was at soul hazard realm, she was actually far weaker than she could be if she cultivated along with the will of the world, instead of going against it! The stress accumulated in her body from constantly clashing with the world energy severely limited her potential to reach for greater heights! With that in mind, helping her to make the leap to the mind menace realm would only make it harder to recultivate previous stages!
”I-I will... I will trust you.”
Seeing how I get straight to the point and revealed my intention right away, she seemed to make up her mind and opened her arms wide in a gesture of surrender.
”Okay then, take down your outer clothing. I need to get as close to your dantian as possible.”