by James K
"Pathfinder,-iwill-iyou-inot-igive-irewards-ifor-ithat?"
No-ianswer-icame-ifrom-ithe-ipathfinder-ibut-iWilliam-idid-inot-icare-iabout-iit-iand-ijust-ilike-ito-istrike-iconversation-ion-iit-isince-ithere-iare-itimes-ithat-iis-ianswers.
"Pathfinder?-iI-ithink-iit-iwould-ibe-igreat-iif-iyou-icould-ihelp-ime-iget-isupplies-itoo.-iAfter-iall,-iI-ihave-ia-ilot-iof-iidea's-iin-imy-imind-iabout-imy-ifurther-iimprovement-ibut-iI-ican't-iprogress-isince-imaterials-ihere-iwere-iso-iscarce-iand-isome-imay-inot-ieven-iexist-ihere."
He-iwould-ilike-ito-iask-iabout-ithis-isince-ipathfinder-icould-iproduce-imaterials-ithat-icould-ieven-ibe-igiven-ito-iother-ipeople.-iHe-itested-iit-ibefore-iwith-ihis-ifemale-iinstructor.
It-ishould-ihave-istocks-iof-iitems-ior-imaterials-ion-iit-iso-iWilliam-iwas-ithinking-ithat-iit-iwould-ibe-ihelpful-iif-ihe-ihas-iother-ioption-ito-iget-isome-iitems-ifrom-iit-iwithout-icompleting-ia-imission...-ilike-ipurchasing-iit-iinstead.-i
###-iChapter-i31-i--iRights
William-ifailed-iagain-ito-istrike-ia-iconversation-iwith-ithe-iPathfinder.-iBut-ihe-iwas-inot-idisappointed-iand-itried-imultiple-itimes-iuntil-iit-igot-itired.
[-iUser-ineeds-ito-icontinue-ipursuing-ithe-ipath-ithat-iwas-idecided-iand-imore-ioptions-iwill-iappear-iin-ithe-ifuture.-i]
Oh-iwell...-iWilliam-iaccepted-iit's-ianswer-isince-ihe-iwas-igiven-i6-ipathway-ibefore-iand-iselected-ione.-iObviously,-ithe-imissions-ihe-iwere-ireceiving-iis-iin-iaccordance-iwith-ithe-ipath-ihe-ihad-ichosen.
"A-icouple-imore-iweeks-iand-ithe-iparticipants-iwill-ibe-iselected...-iI've-idone-imy-ibest,-iit's-iup-ito-iour-iacademy-inow."
William-imuttered-ibefore-ihe-idecided-ito-isleep.-iHe-iwas-itired-ias-iwell-iin-ithe-ipast-iweeks-iforging-imana-iartifact-iand-icreating-imagic-istructure.
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Just-itwo-idays-iafter-iWilliam-ihas-isubmitted-iFloat-iDrive-iSystem-iand-igot-ian-ievaluation-ifrom-ithe-iNMTI,-ihis-ianother-iidentity-ias-iTraceless-iHands-iwas-iagain-iout-iwith-ithe-ipublic.-iOf-icourse,-ithe-iupper-iclasses-iare-iaware-iof-ithe-itruth-iand-inoted-ithis-irising-istar,-iWilliam-iRavencroft.
It-ididn't-itook-ia-ilot-iof-itime-ifor-ithem-ito-iconfirm-ithe-ispecifics-iof-ithe-inew-iitem.-iSince-iafter-ireceiving-ia-igrade-i"A"-ievaluation-ion-ihis-icomplete-imana-iartifact,-ithe-iNMTI-ipublished-isome-iof-iit's-iperformance-iallowing-ithe-iinterested-ipeople-ito-irecognize-ihow-iamazing-ithis-iartifact-ithat-iWilliam-icreated.
Of-icourse,-ias-ia-istudent-iat-iLeonhearts-iAcademy,-ithe-iheadmaster-iPercival-iwas-ialso-iquickly-iinformed.-iAfter-iall,-ithe-ipurpose-iof-ithis-iacademy-iis-ito-inurture-ifuture-ileaders-iof-ithe-icountry,-ithey-iwould-ihave-ia-ibetter-ichance-ito-ilure-ithese-ioutstanding-italents-ito-iserve-itheir-icountry-iif-iduring-itheir-ibudding-istage-ithey-iwill-ishow-itheir-iconcern-iand-iprovide-ithem-iproper-iguidance.
"A-icomplete-imana-iartifact-ithis-itime,-ihuh?"
Percival-iwas-ihaving-ihis-icoffee-iin-ithe-imorning-iwhen-ihe-ireceived-inews-iabout-ithe-ievaluation-iof-iWilliam's-iartifact.-iHe-iwas-istill-iunkempt-iand-idoesn't-iseem-ito-ihave-iplans-ito-itidy-ihimself-ianytime-isoon,-ihe-iwas-imost-ilikely-ibe-ilate-ior-ihe-iwon't-ibe-igoing-ito-iAcademy-iat-iall.
"He-istill-icalled-isuch-ian-iamazing-iartifact-ias-ia-iprototype,-iinteresting...-iand-ieven-iBryson-icould-ionly-ithink-iof-ipossible-iway-ito-iimprove-iit-ibut-idon't-iknow-ihow-ito-ido-iit-iyet.-iJust-ihow-icomplex-iis-ithat-icreation?"
In-ianother-ihigh-rise-ibuilding-iat-ithe-icenter-iof-iTanza-iCity,-ia-imeeting-iwith-ia-idozen-iof-ipeople-iis-icurrently-ihappening.-iThis-ibuilding-iis-iowned-iby-iGolden-iTrident-iGroup,-ia-iprivate-imilitary-icompany-ithat-iis-iproviding-iarmed-icombat-ior-isecurity-iservices-ifor-itheir-ifinancial-igain.-iThey-ican-ibe-isaid-ito-ibe-iin-itop-i5-iin-iZairus-iwithin-ithis-iindustry-iand-ihave-ia-ilot-iof-ibranches-ithroughout-ithe-icountry.
Apparently,-itheir-iheadquarters-iisn't-ilocated-iat-ithe-icapital-ibut-ihere-iin-iTanza-iCity-iinstead.
An-iemergency-imeeting-iwas-iconducted-ithis-imorning-idue-ito-ithe-imana-iartifact-ithat-iwas-inewly-ireleased-iby-iTraceless-iHands.-iTheir-icompany-iwere-iunable-ito-iget-itheir-ihands-ion-ithe-imagic-istructure-iof-iMagic-iJammer-iCanceller-iand-istill-inegotiating-iabout-ipurchasing-ia-ifew-iArcane-iSwords-iand-iother-ilatest-iartifact-ifor-itheir-iofficers.-iBut-ibecause-ithey-isaw-ithe-icapabilities-iof-ithe-inew-iartifact-iby-iWilliam,-ithey-iknow-ithat-ithey-ihave-ito-iseize-ian-iopportunity-ito-ihave-ione-iof-iit's-iproduct.
"Officer-iRay,-itell-ithem-imore-iabout-ithis-iartifact."-iA-imiddle-iaged-iwoman-iwith-ia-istern-iface-iat-ithe-iend-iof-ithe-ilong-itable-iordered-ione-iof-ihis-isubordinates.-iShe-iwas-ithe-ipresident-iof-ithe-icompany-iand-ioverseeing-ithis-imeeting.
"Yes,-iPresident-iEun.-iI-igot-isome-imore-inews-iabout-ithe-iFloat-iDrive-iSystem.-iApparently,-ithe-imanufacturing-irights-ibeing-isold-ionly-icovers-ithe-iforging-iof-imana-iartifact-iand-ione-iof-iit's-imagic-istructure-iblueprint.-iYes,-ionly-ione-imagic-istructure.-iThis-inew-iartifact-iseems-ito-ihave-i2-imagic-istructure-iand-ithe-ilast-imagic-istructure-ican-ionly-ibe-imade-iby-ithe-icreator."
Officer-iRay-ifinished-ihis-ireport-iand-ireceived-isome-ireactions-ifrom-ithe-iother-iofficers-iwho-iwere-iseated-iaround-ithe-itable.
"The-iNMTI-iallowed-ianother-ione?"
This-iwasn't-ithe-ifirst-itime-ithat-ithis-ihas-ioccurred.-iSome-imagic-iengineers-iof-icourse-iwould-ilike-ito-ikeep-isomething-ifor-ithemselves.-iBut-ithose-inormally-ihappens-iin-ithose-iprestigious-imagic-iengineer-iand-inot-isome-inewbie.-iAfter-iall,-inewbies-itends-ito-icreate-isome-iflaws-ion-itheir-istructure-iand-iselling-itheir-icomplete-icreation-iwould-ibe-imore-ibeneficial-iso-ias-ifor-iother-ibuyers-ito-icheck-ithe-istructure-iand-icould-iperfect-iit-ito-itheir-ineeds.
Apparently,-ithere-iwere-ia-ilot-iof-ilaws-iin-iaccordance-ito-iselling-ithese-iright-ifor-imanufacturing-ithe-imana-iartifact-iand-imagic-istructures.
"But-isince-ithis-iis-ialso-ithe-iguy-iwho-icreated-ithat-ijammer-icanceler,-ihis-imagic-istructure-ishould-ibe-ia-iperfect-ione."
"Can-iwe-ibear-iit's-iproduction?-iIt-iseems-ithat-ithe-iartifact-iconsist-iof-isome-irare-imaterials.-iRight?"
Although-ithey-ihaven't-ihad-ithe-icomplete-ilist-iof-imaterials-ion-iwhat-iit's-imade-iof,-ithey-ihad-ian-iidea-ithat-iit-icould-ionly-ibe-imade-iby-isome-iuncommon-imaterials.
"If-iwe-istop-iprocuring-isome-iother-imana-iartifacts-ilike-iSky-iBlade,-iGentle-iFire-iScepter-iand-iLuminous-iOrb,-iwe-ican-idefinitely-iamass-ienough-ibudget-ifor-iit."
This-iwas-isuggested-iby-ian-iold-iman-iseated-ibeside-ithe-ifemale-ipresident.-iEveryone-inodded-isince-ithese-i3-iartifacts-iwere-ialways-iavailable.-iIt's-ionly-ia-imatter-iof-ifund,-ibut-ithis-inew-iartifact-iwould-ibe-idifficult-ito-iacquire-ieven-iwith-ifunds-isince-ithey-iare-iaware-ithat-ithis-iTraceless-iHands-iis-ia-isingle-iperson-iand-idoesn't-ihave-icapabilities-ito-imass-iproduce-ihis-imagic-istructure.
They-iare-iclearly-iaware-ithat-icreating-ione-imagic-istructure-iwould-itake-iseveral-ihours-iso-ithey-iweren't-iexpecting-ia-istudent-iat-ian-iacademy-iwould-ihave-itime-ito-icreate-ia-ilot.
"Do-iyou-ihave-ia-iway-ito-icontact-ihim?"-iThe-ipresident-iasked-iofficer-iRay-isince-ino-ione-idisagreed-ion-ithe-iproposal-iof-ithe-iold-iman.
"Yes,-ihis-iparent's-iwere-iactually-ithe-ione-ihandling-ithe-inegotiations-ifor-iselling-ithe-imanufacturing-irights."
"Good.-iSend-isomeone-ito-inegotiate-iit-iwith-ihis-iparents.-iMake-isure-ito-ipersonally-iconverse-iwith-ithem-ito-ishow-iour-isincerity."-iThe-ipresident-ismiled-iand-iended-ithe-imeeting-ias-iofficer-iRay-imade-isome-iarrangements-ifor-inegotiating-iwith-iWilliam's-iparent's
While-ithis-iis-ihappening-iin-iGolden-iTrident-iGroup-iconference-iroom,-iin-isome-ilocations-iof-iother-iprivate-iorganizations,-ithey-iare-ialso-iexpressing-itheir-iinterest-ion-ipurchasing-ithis-imana-iartifact.-iAn-iartifact-icapable-iof-iquick-iflight,-iwith-isuch-ia-ilong-ioperation-itime-iand-ipossesses-iauxiliary-imagic-ifor-iattack-iand-idefense,-iit-iis-ia-imust-have-iitem-ifor-ithem.
William-iwasn't-iaware-iof-ithis-iyet-ias-ihe-ihad-ithrown-ithe
-itransactions-ito-ihis-iparents.-iHe-ihad-ijust-igiven-ihis-iinstructions-iand-ithings-ito-inote-iof-iduring-inegotiations-iand-iallowed-ihis-iparent's-ito-ihandle-iit.-iOf-icourse,-ihe-idoesn't-iplan-ito-imake-ihis-iparent's-ideal-iwith-iit-iin-ithe-ilong-iterm.
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Two-iweeks-ihad-ipassed-iand-iduring-ithis-itime,-iWilliam-ihad-isold-iseveral-imanufacturing-irights-iand-iproduced-i8-imain-imagic-istructures-ifor-iFloat-iDrive-iSystem.
William-iwas-inow-iin-ithe-iacademy-iand-iwas-iwaiting-ifor-itheir-iinstructor.
"The-ilist-iof-iparticipants-ifor-ithe-iupcoming-iTwelve-iMagic-iAcademies-iCompetition-iwill-ibe-iposted-iat-ithe-ibulletin-iat-itwelve.-iThose-iname-ithat-iwas-ilisted-iis-ito-iproceed-ito-ithe-iTraining-iRoom-iA-iat-i2-ipm."
Instructor-iGaren-iarrived-iand-itold-ithem-iblandly-ias-ihe-istarted-ithe-iclass.
###-iChapter-i32-i--iSerum
A-imonth-ibefore-ithe-iselection-iof-ithe-iparticipants-iin-ithe-iTMAC.
In-ian-iunderground-ifacility-iowned-iby-iHalevey-iHoldings.
There-iwere-ia-idozen-iof-iresearchers-igarbed-iwith-ia-iwhite-isuit-ias-ithey-ibusy-ithemselves-ion-itheir-iexperiment-ithat-iwas-iabout-ito-istart.
They-ihave-irecently-iperfected-ia-ipotion-ithrough-ia-iseries-iof-itrial-iand-ierror-ithat-itook-ifor-iabout-i8-imonths.-iThe-ipotion-ithat-ithey-icreated-iis-icurrently-iin-ia-ivial-ithat-iis-iemitting-ipurple-ilight-iand-iwas-icarefully-iprotected-iin-ian-iapparatus.-iThey-ihad-inever-iachieved-ithis-istable-iresult-ibefore-ias-iprevious-iexperiments-iwould-ialways-ibe-idimmed-iin-icolor,-iwould-iexplode-ior-isolidify.
Then-iof-icourse,-ithey-iare-ion-ithe-ilast-ipart-iwhere-ithey-ihave-ito-itest-iit.-iThis-iis-ithe-ifirst-itime-ithat-ithis-iwill-ibe-itried-iby-ihuman-iconsumption,-iso-ithey-ihave-ito-imake-isure-ithat-iit-iwill-iwork-ilike-ihow-ithey've-iplanned-iit-ior-iwould-ithere-ibe-iany-ideviation.
There-iwas-ia-ihealthy-iman-iconstricted-iin-ia-ichair-iinside-ithe-itesting-iroom-iseparated-iby-ia-iglass-iwith-ithe-iresearchers.-iHe-iwas-iblindfolded-iand-iseemed-ito-ibe-idrugged-ito-icalm-idown.-i
A-imachine-iarm-isuddenly-itook-ithe-ivial-iin-ithe-iapparatus-iwhere-iit-iwas-iplaced-iand-iwas-iemptied-ias-iit-iwas-itransferred-iin-ia-isyringe.-iThe-imachine-iwas-ibeing-icontrolled-iby-ione-iof-ithe-iresearchers-iand-iafter-ihe-iconfirmed-ithe-itransfer,-ihe-icontrolled-ithe-imachine-ito-iinject-iit-ion-ithe-iarm-iof-ithe-itest-isubject.-iHe-idid-inot-ireact-iat-iall-ion-ithe-iabrupt-iinjection-ion-ihis-ibody.
"How-iwas-iTS1049?"
One-iof-ithe-iresearchers-iasked-iafter-ia-iwhile,-ithe-iblindfolded-iman-iis-iapparently-ia-iguinea-ipig-ifor-ithe-iresearchers.-iThey-imay-inot-ieven-iaware-iof-ithe-iname-iof-ithe-iperson-iand-ionly-icalled-ihim-ion-ihis-icode-iname-ias-itest-isubject.
Everyone-iin-ithe-iroom-ihas-itheir-ibody-icovered-iwith-ia-isuit-ias-iif-ithe-isurroundings-iwas-ipoisonous-iand-iafraid-ithat-ia-ileak-iin-ithe-iair-iwould-icause-ithem-iharm.-iOne-iof-ithem-iwas-ialways-imonitoring-ia-iscreen-ithat-iis-iused-ito-idetect-iany-ichanges-iin-ithe-iperson's-ibody.-i
"No-ireaction.-iHe's-istable-ieven-iafter-ia-iminute-imark.-iHis-icells-iand-imana-iflow-ion-ibody-iwas-inormal."
This-idoes-inot-imean-ithat-ithey-ihave-ifailed,-ithey-ieven-ifelt-idelighted-iupon-ihearing-iit.-iThey-iwere-iexpecting-ithat-ithere-iwould-ibe-ino-ireactions-iwithin-ithe-icouple-iof-iminutes-iupon-iconsumption-isince-ithis-iis-inot-ia-iharmful-ipotion,-ibut-iafter-ithat,-ithere-ishould-ibe-isome-ichanges-iin-itheir-ibody.
They-iwere-iindeed-icorrect-ias-iafter-iwaiting-i5-iminutes-iand-i30-iseconds-imark,-iTS1049's-iskin-iradiated-ia-ipurple-ilight.-iHis-ibody-icells-iwas-istarting-ito-imutate-iand-ithis-itime,-ihe-icould-inot-ikeep-isilent-ianymore-iand-iroared-ias-iif-ihe-iwants-ito-irelease-ithe-iabundant-imana-ithat-iis-isurging-iwithin-ihis-ibody.
"Raaaaahhhh!!"
His-iroar-idoesn't-icontain-ia-ihint-iof-ipain.-iHe-iwas-iactually-idelighted-ito-ifeel-isuch-ian-ioverwhelming-imana-ithat-ihe-icould-icontrol-ifor-ihimself.-i
The-iresearchers-iwas-ieven-imore-idelighted-iupon-iseeing-ithis.-iThey-iclearly-ifelt-ithe-iastonishing-imana-iinside-iTS1049-iand-isome-imana-iparticles-ivisible-ito-ihuman-ieye-iwas-ialso-ihovering-iclose-ito-ihim-ias-iif-iwaiting-ito-ibe-iordered.
"How-iwas-iit?"
"Did-iwe-isucceed?"
"Is-ithere-iany-iabnormalities?"
"It's-istill-iunstable.-iThe-imana-iwithin-iis-istill-ifluctuating-ithere."-iSome-iof-ithem-iwas-iclosely-imonitoring-iany-ichanges-iwithin-iTS1049's-ibody.
They-ithen-ifelt-inervous-ias-ithe-iunstable-imana-icould-istill-icause-isome-ideviation-iresulting-ito-imana-iburst-iwithin-ithe-ibody.-iThis-iwill-iobviously-ikill-ithe-iman.
After-i20-iminutes-iof-ifluctuation,-ithe-imana-istarted-ito-istabilize-iand-ithe-ihovering-imana-iparticles-istarted-ito-ibe-iabsorbed-iwithin-iTS1049's-ibody.
Everyone-iin-ithe-iroom-iwas-iexcited-ito-isee-ithe-iresult-iof-itheir-iexperiment-ias-ithey-igot-iclose-ito-ithe-iscreen-ithat-iprojects-ithe-ibody-istatistics-iof-iTS1049.
"We-isucceeded?"
One-iof-ithe-iyoung-iresearcher-iwho-iwas-ireporting-ithe-ichanges-iwithin-ithe-itest-isubject's-ibody-ievery-ifew-iseconds-iasked-iin-idelight-iupon-inoticing-ithat-ithe-imana-icompletely-istabilized.
"Hahaha!-iIndeed.-iSo-iwith-ithis-iCryptic-iLink-iformula,-iwe-ican-inow-imanufacture-ipowerful-imagicians!"
Everyone-inodded-iat-ithis-ibecause-ieven-ithough-ithey-iare-istill-iat-ithe-iearly-istages-iand-istill-ineeded-ito-iobserve-ithis-iin-ia-icertain-iamount-iof-itime,-ithe-imost-idangerous-ipart-iof-ithe-iexperiment-ihas-ialready-ipassed.
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Two-iweeks-ihad-ipassed-isince-ithey-ireported-ithe-iinitial-isuccess-ithey-ihad-iin-itheir-iexperiment.-iThey-itried-iit-ito-i8-imore-itest-isubjects-iand-igained-ipositive-iresults.-iThe-ionly-idifferences-iin-ithe-iexperiment-iis-ithe-iamount-iof-itime-ithat-ithe-iserum-iwould-itake-ieffect-iand-iit's-imana-istabilisation-iperiod.
They-iwere-ithen-icontacted-iby-ithe-ihigher-iups-ito-itry-ithe-iserum-ito-ia-icertain-iperson.
This-iperson-iis-ian-iimportant-iindividual-iand-ithey-iwere-iall-iaware-iof-ihis-iidentity.-iDue-ito-ithis,-ithey-iwere-ieven-imore-isurprised-ito-ihear-iit-ias-ithey-istill-ihave-ito-icomplete-iat-ileast-i3-imonths-iof-iobservation.-i
"But-iDirector,-iwe-istill-ihave-ito-iwait-iand-imonitor-ithem-ifor-iat-ileast-i2-imore-imonths."
It-iwas-ian-iold-iman-iin-ihis-ififties-iwho-ianswered.-iHe-iwas-ithe-ihead-iresearcher-iwho-iis-imanaging-ithe-iCryptic-iLink-iproject.-i
"That's-ifine.-iSince-ino-iabnormalities-iin-ithe-i8-itest-isubjects-iand-iall-iof-ithem-iare-iperforming-iwell-iin-iall-ithe-itest-iand-ipractice-iyou've-igiven-iin-ithe-ipast-i2-iweeks,-ithere-ishouldn't-ibe-iproblems.-iUnless,-iwere-iyou-ihiding-isomething-ifrom-ius?"
The-ihead-iresearcher-iwas-icurrently-iin-ihis-ioffice-iand-ispeaking-ito-isomeone-ithat-iis-iprojected-ion-ia-imonitor-iinstalled-iinside-ithe-iroom.
He-ismiled-iat-ithe-ihead-iresearcher-iwhen-ihe-iasked-ithe-ilatter-ipart.-iThe-iman-iwore-ian-iamiable-iexpression-ithat-iseems-ito-ibore-ino-iill-iwill-ito-ianyone.-iHe-ihad-ia-imustache-iwhich-iis-ihis-idiscerning-ifeature-ion-ihis-iface-iand-ia-iblond-ihair-iwith-ia-itouch-iof-ired.-i
"O-of-icourse-iwe're-inot-ihiding-ianything-iDirector-iHall.-iIt's-ijust-ithat-ithis-ineeds-ito-ibe-ifurther-ibe-iobserved-isince-iunlike-ithe-iprepared-imaterials-ithat-ihas-iconstant-ivariable-ior-ican-ibe-ieasily-icontrolled,-ithis-iis-ifor-ihuman.-iResults-ican-ibe-ichanged-idepending-ion-itheir-iimmunity-ilevel.-iAlso-ieven-ithough-ithere-idoesn't-iseem-ito-ihave-iside-ieffects-iright-inow,-ithere-iare-icases-ithat-ithere-iare-ihidden-ieffects-ithat-iwould-ionly-ishow-iin-ia-imonth-ior-itwo..-ior-ieven-imore-iand-ibesides--"
"Stop."
The-iman-ion-ithe-iother-iscreen-iwas-inow-iwearing-ia-istern-iexpression-ias-ihe-ifelt-ithat-ithe-iresearcher-iwill-inever-istop-ion-ihis-iexplanation.-iHe-icontinued-ion-ihis-iwords-ias-ihe-iordered-iagain.
"Just-ido-iit.-iYou-iwill-inot-ibear-ithe-iconsequences-iif-iyou-ifailed.-iThis-iisn't-ijust-imy-iown-idecision,-ithis-iwas-iall-iagree
d-iupon-iby-ithe-iother-idirectors."
The-ihead-iresearcher-icould-ionly-iswallow-ihis-iwords-iand-ifollow-ithe-ihigher-iup's-iinstruction
Just-ia-iday-ihad-ipassed-iafter-ithe-iorder-iwas-igiven.-iA-iyoung-iman-icame-iin-itheir-ifacility.-iHe-ihas-ia-ihandsome-iface-ibut-iwith-ian-iarrogant-idemeanor.-iHis-iblond-ihair,-iluxurious-iclothing-iand-iaccessories-iconfirms-ihis-iidentity.-i
He-iis-iMark-iHalevey,-ithe-iimportant-iindividual-iwhere-ithey-ihave-ito-iuse-ithe-iCryptic-iLink-iserum.-i
"Old-iman-iHan,-iI-iheard-ifrom-ifather-ithat-iyou-ihave-iperfected-ia-iserum-ithat-ienhances-ithe-imagician's-igenes."
Mark-igreeted-ithe-iHead-iResearcher-iHan-ias-iif-ithey-iwere-iclose.-iThe-ilatter-ialso-iwarmly-igreeted-iback-ithe-iyoung-iman-iand-iexplained-ithe-iserum-ithey-icreated.
Upon-iconversing-iwith-iMark,-ihe-inoticed-ithat-iMark-iwasn't-ifully-iaware-iof-ithe-iresearch-iand-iit-iseems-ithat-iwhat-ihe-iknow-iis-ithat-ithe-iserum-iwas-icompletely-iharmless-iand-ino-iside-ieffects.-iHe-iwasn't-iaware-ithat-ithey-istill-ilack-imore-ithan-i2-imonths-iof-iobservation.-iHead-iResearcher-iHan-idid-inot-ibother-ito-iexplain-ithis-ito-iMark-ialthough-isomething-iwas-ioff.
He-ionly-iwants-ito-icomplete-ithe-iinstruction-igiven-iby-ithe-ihigher-iups.-iAs-iDirector-iHall-itold-ihim-ithat-ihe-iwouldn't-ibear-ithe-iconsequences-ifor-ithis-ianyway.
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