Book 2 Chapter 3 – Newborn Hope
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“However, I can help you with that.” It seemed like Bai Ze took pity of Li Yiming’s dejection, and gave him at least some semblance of good news. “I am your innate summon, so, technically speaking, we are but two parts from the same whole. If I can use it, then so can you.”
Little Bai Ze took the bracelet from Li Yiming’s hands and held it on her palm with her eyes closed. A glow could be seen coming from the object and Li Yiming suddenly noticed that some kind of link appeared between himself and the trinket, as if an invisible pocket of about three cubic meters hovered over it.
“So I can put things inside of it now?” It all seemed surreal to Li Yiming.
Bai Ze nodded without saying anything.
Li Yiming looked around and picked up the remote controller by the bed. He thought about putting the controller away. The next moment, it vanished, and he could feel it appear inside the pocket. The instant Li Yiming thought about bringing it out of the pocket, it appeared right in his hand. ‘Oh hey, that’s so cool… So this is how Qing Qiaoqiao made her weapons appear out of nowhere.’ Li Yiming smiled with pleasure.
Vanish, appear, vanish, appear… Li Yiming played around with the bracelet.
“You…” Bai Ze was about to stop him, but her eyes suddenly opened wide, and she transformed again into a ray of light that shot into Li Yiming’s body.
“Quick.. Redo what you just did.” Li Yiming heard Bai Ze’s voice in his mind.
Li Yiming did not quite know the reason behind the request, but still obeyed it. He put the remote controller into the bracelet and waited a moment before taking it back out. Another flash of light and Bai Ze reappeared in front of him, in a state of shocked thrill.
“What is it?” Li Yiming asked.
“You…” Bai Ze quirked her lips.
“What is it?”
“When you use your abilities outside of domains, you need to pay with life marks. This is a rule. Therefore, every time you use your bracelet or any other storage item, you will consume a life mark.”
“Ah?” Li Yiming froze in horror. He knew that the life marks could be thought as an indication of how much time a guardian had left to live, dwindling with every usage until the host’s demise. This was the main reason that compelled guardians to brave the difficulties of domains without rest.
“But your marks have not decreased.” Bai Ze’s puzzlement furthered.
“So you’re saying…”
“You’re not a guardian.” Little Bai Ze grinned, and she resumed her affectation of cuteness.
“How long does it take for a domain to appear?”
“It depends.”
“What about where?”
“Random.”
“What about its nature?”
“Random.”
“The difficulty?”
“Random.”
“Do dragons exist?”
“Yes.”
“What about G.o.ds?”
“Guardians are the closest to becoming one…”
“Why do you know everything?”
“I was born this way…”
To see light at the end of the darkest tunnel, or for hope to burn once again from the embers of despair. 1 Satisfied by the long-awaited favorable constatations, Li Yiming and Bai Ze spent a happy night chit-chatting with each other. As dawn was about to break, Li Yiming suddenly thought about the leaf inside the wooden box and asked, “Oh yeah, what’s this thing?”
“A bodhi leaf? Where did you get that from?”
Li Yiming explained what happened with Qing Linglong. “What can I do with this? Should I eat it?”
“Eat it? It’ll come out exactly the same as when you ingested it.”
“How am I supposed to use it then?”
“Let it sit in water, and its essence will slowly diffuse out. If you drink that water, it’lll sharpen your mind,” explained Bai Ze.
“Tea?” asked Li Yiming.
“Don’t underestimate this. It will improve your percipience significantly.”
“That’s it?” Li Yiming was a little disappointed.
“But…” Bai Ze hesitated.
“But what?”
“The bodhi leaf, along with the Water of the Past Life and the Fruit of Nirvana can be used to make a Fate Pill.” Bai Ze’s expression brightened as she spoke.
“What’s the use for that?”
