The immortal black snake just wants to live simply

But the whip will still hurt when it hits the body.

The noble children and the servants did not notice that a 'dwarf' wearing a cloak and tightly wrapped around his body passed by in their blind spot.

The girl saw the scene of the aristocratic child being tortured.

But after the girl took one look, she no longer dared to look. Instead, she lowered her head and left silently.

What can she do?

What can a child do?

What's more... you've actually gotten used to it a long time ago, right?

But even if they are accustomed to the torture of life, when suffering befalls them as expected... the pain people feel has not diminished.

The so-called habit is nothing more than powerlessness.

……

"Oh~ Mandela...you are back~"

The boy who narrowed his eyes and turned his cat pupils back into normal pupils waved to the girl holding the old staff.

The boy was very satisfied with the girl's actions today.

Girls are more talented than teenagers imagine.

Just using the inefficient staff that she picked up, she could easily control hundreds of gravels to arrange and combine them in the way the girl wanted. Although this talent was not top-notch, it was already outstanding.

The girl was even more satisfied with the boy today when she saw fellow Tara people suffering but did not lend a helping hand.

The girl is moving closer to the future that the boy expected.

【A refined egoist】

Of course, self-interest cannot be too self-interested.At least the boy should be allowed to occupy a certain weight in the girl's heart... The boy doesn't want to be betrayed by the girl one day.

Although to some extent, the probability of this happening is too small.

After all, the girl was just a guinea pig for the evil god, a guinea pig used to hone the boy's Origin Stone skills.

And who would be emotionally devoted to a guinea pig?Who would ask a guinea pig to take out his heart and lungs?Who cares about the damage a guinea pig can do to themselves?

At least Black Snake doesn't.

……

"The advice you gave is very good and I have drawn great inspiration from it...I have already thought about what I should be called."

"Celebrate, Mandela, the future synonym for wealth has been born!"

"[Capit Lacey] (capitalist)"

"That's my name...(girl's real name)"

Chapter 276 Mandela: I can’t do anything

"Mandra, if you don't want your future to be like the vast majority of Tara people, you must continue to enrich yourself."

"You have to learn the language of Victoria, understand the dignity of Victoria, and understand the education of Victoria...Only in this way can you disguise yourself as a Victorian, and you can gain wealth through will and ambition, and receive enough education to join the upper class. society."

"As long as people don't see that we are Tara people, we can be treated the same as they are."

"Why not give up our language and traditions? Why not sing the same songs as the Victorians at festivals?"

"Could these so-called languages ​​and traditions give us comfort in life, and culture give us enough confidence?"

"Come on, Mandela... Tara is definitely not something that is difficult to let go of for you and me. I'm not asking you to forget your hometown, your family, and Tara. We just need to hide it first. .”

"We need to disguise ourselves as Victorians first, because in this way we can do more with less."

"Since Victoria deliberately wants to take away Tara's name, then let it go!"

"Someone is always going to stand up for Tara, so why does it have to be you and me?"

"Mandra..."

"Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world."

"We are too far away to care about others right now."

……

In the dark alley, the boy was demonstrating the application of Originium skills to the girl.

Dozens of extremely low-purity Origin Stone fragments surrounded the young man out of thin air. He squinted his eyes, smiled and said to the shocked girl in front of him:

"Don't be so nervous, Mandela...although I can understand how you feel at this moment as you have never met a warlock."

The boy watched with amusement as the girl was so scared that she crouched down with her head in her hands.

This is normal. People generally feel fear when facing the unknown... but the girl has never seen a warlock before.

That's too far away from a girl's life.

……

"This technology is called Source Stone Skills, often commonly known as "spells". The energy used in Source Stone Skills is generally considered to come from the Source Stone itself. And whether people can cast spells, and the form of spells they can cast , strength, effects, etc., are usually restricted by two factors: innate qualities and acquired ability to learn Origin Stone skills..."

The boy was talking endlessly, but when he saw the girl's confused look, he sighed and stopped in time.

After all, girls don't seem to be very smart.

'My rating is not as good as Tallulah. '

But the boy still maintained a patient look on his face.

"...Let's do this, I'll show you."

The glow of the Source Stone fragments around the boy became increasingly dim.

The source stone fragments that were 'picked up' were not of high purity, and the young man's wandless spellcasting also resulted in a very low utilization rate of the source stone.

Warlocks do not have to rely on staffs to cast spells, because Source Stone is now everywhere, and even the blood of non-infected people contains a certain concentration of Source Stone.

However, the efficiency of casting spells without a wand is too low and too difficult.

What's more, since there is a staff, not many people will delve into casting spells without a staff.

Just like with tools, it is difficult for people to complete complex tasks independently without relying on any tools.

You already have an axe, but are you still trying to figure out how to pull out trees more efficiently with your hands?

……

In the girl's surprised eyes, a breeze appeared out of thin air around the boy.

It was very light, just enough to blow the girl's hair up a little.

Then suddenly a small flame appeared, but it quickly died out.

After that, the girl obviously felt a little moist in the air, but quickly returned to normal.

"...As expected, it is still too difficult to cast spells without a staff."

In fact, it's not only that, but also because this body's spell quality is ridiculously low... Except for the boy's [Subjective Prediction], which is the Origin Stone skill, it is difficult for him to use other spells.

If it weren't for Black Snake's own accomplishments in the field of Origin Stone technology, even if he gave the boy a dozen pure Origin Stones, he wouldn't be able to do what he just did.

Nowadays, the Origin Stone Technique is a discipline, supported by a complete theoretical system. Warlocks can master different Origin Stone Techniques through learning. However, because personal characteristics have a great impact on the Origin Stone Technique used, most of them are excellent. Outstanding warlocks are more inclined to use and study the Origin Stone skills they are best at.

Of course, there will still be common Originium skills.

For example, the Origin Stone skill called Strengthening Attack.

……

The fragments of Originium suspended around the boy fell to the ground.

Although the girl was curious, she did not touch the black stones.

Warlocks may not be common in this area, but ore sickness is still common.

The girl looked at the Originium fragments on the ground with some fear.

She only knew that if a black stone appeared on the body of the Tara people who originally lived in the cracks of the city... they would become food for sewer crabs the next day.

……

Seeing the girl cowering and not daring to move while holding the old staff, the young man shook his head, and then carefully sorted out the fragments of Origin Stone that fell on the ground.

Although the radiation from these Source Stone fragments is very low, there is still a certain probability of infection.

The boy can deal with these radiation sources skillfully, but the girl can't... And Black Snake doesn't want this body with great potential and the mouse that is experimenting with this body's ability to suffer from ore disease.

Even making this little white mouse suffer from ore disease is a kind of distorting the future...but the black snake never bothers to do such a thing.

His experiment is to make the future follow His will.

Instead of changing it to whatever it is that can be easily changed in the future.

"Relax, Mandela...I'll teach you."

After collecting the Source Stone fragments, the boy did not give the girl the option to refuse. Instead, he forcefully picked up the staff that the girl had thrown on the ground out of fear and stuffed it into the girl's arms again.

The young man knew that although this staff, discarded by an unknown warlock, was very worn and had low utilization efficiency of the Source Stone, its safety factor was still guaranteed.

At least the source stone inside will not leak out and the user will not suffer from ore sickness.

……

"Mandra...think about your parents, think about your past life!"

The boy held the girl's hand holding the staff from behind and pressed it against the girl's back.

"You are very talented in Origin Stone skills. You can become a powerful warlock. I see your glorious future...you have mastered the power."

The boy's warm breath stuck to the girl's ear, like a snake whispering.

"Mandra, at that time, did you hate yourself for not being able to do anything...Do you hate yourself for not having the power to change everything?"

"..."

The girl firmly grasped the staff in her hand.

She didn't dare to turn around and look into the boy's cat eyes, which seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.

Yes, Mandela... without power, she can only be at the mercy of others.

She thought of the children who were tortured by the noble whips when she passed by the street during the day.

They have no power... and they have no power themselves.

The girl understood that as a street child, she could have three meals a day, have a relatively stable place to live, and not be as frightened as she was when she first wandered, all because of her youth.

She didn't have power, but the boy did, and the boy was willing to use his power to predict the future to help her.

But does this count as girls having power?Obviously not.

The girl could not forget what the cruel and mean Victoria tax collectors did to her parents, the children of the same age who suffered and were abused on the streets during the day, and the viciousness of the friendly neighbors that day... But at that time, she could do it What?

Without strength, she can do nothing.

What's more...does she have to remain under the protection of the boy and remain like a parasite?

She didn't want to, she wanted to repay the boy's kindness.

And the premise of all this is...she must have power.

She adjusted her thoughts, followed the boy's guidance, and used all her strength to push the worn-out staff into operation.

"boom!"

A four-meter-high stone pillar rose from the ground and opened a large hole in the side of the alley.

The girl who used her own will to unleash the Origin Stone skills for the first time fainted due to loss of strength.

"Not bad...you are very talented."

The young man carried the unconscious girl, who was also holding the staff tightly, on his back, and slowly left the alley.

We can no longer stay in this alley, after all, the noise just made was too great.

Although in the future that the boy watched, those slack Victoria patrols would only think it was a passing warlock playing a prank and give up on the pursuit... but to be on the safe side, it was better to withdraw first.

After all, the two waifs who didn't look like waifs had the word suspicious written all over their faces.