Kyle's painful cry didn't last for long because he immediately lost the strength to scream.
As expected of the Dark Alchemy, all their potions are abnormal! Aside from the terrible taste and painful headache, he felt like he was going crazy as he started hearing things…
The sound of steel being hammered was suddenly ringing to his ears, the gossiping workers who should be in the mess hall felt like they were shouting in his ears, and it was followed by the sound of footsteps from everywhere…
So much information was being injected into his mind as he felt incredibly helpless…
'I can't…'
Kyle gritted his teeth and tried to endure the pain as he didn't want to pass out. He has a faint feeling that he would no longer wake up after losing consciousness.
As he was trying to think of something he could do, he heard Mr. Heinz's voice trying to console him. Then, it was followed by his surprised voice…
"Oh! Good… Good… You actually have a low-grade Spirit Pearl. You're really fated to be my student… This is great… I'm no longer worried."
Kyle didn't understand what he was trying to say and he can't be bothered with it.
As soon as Heinz finished speaking, his mind could no longer endure the stress as his vision blackened, and slowly fell to the floor.
***
Kyle didn't know how much time had passed.
As soon as he woke up, he realized that he was lying on the sofa and alone in the laboratory… The pain in his head was already gone and as a matter of fact, he felt really well!
"Weird… Feels so good like I slept for so long…" Kyle commented after standing up and feeling refreshed. It doesn't feel like he was tortured by a potion just a while ago.
He then glanced at the shelves filled with various alchemical products and realized the changes in his sight.
'There are no changes in my physique but my eyesight has improved. I can even see some items hidden in the dark… Those nasty things on the glass jar are certainly the flesh or organs of some creatures. Definitely not human…'
'My sense of smell can also distinguish even more subtle smells… So this Spirit Enhancement, huh…'
Kyle ruminated about the changes in his senses.
He sighed after a while since he felt like he can't control his current situation and was always being dragged around.
"Hmm?"
Noticing that Mr. Heinz wasn't present, he decided to check his Attributes panel to see the exact improvement in his Intelligence.
The last batch of seven corpses that arrived yesterday added 0.02 to his Strength, 0.02 to his Agility, and 0.03 to his intelligence…
So the last time he checked, he has 0.99 Intelligence and +1 thanks to his necklace.
[ Name: Kyle Marshall ]
[ Attributes: Strength 0.82, Agility 1.07, Intelligence 5.99, Vitality 0.50 ]
[ Available Energy: 185 ]
"W-what?!"
As soon as he saw the huge change in his Intelligence attribute, Kyle even thought that he was hallucinating. The Spirit Enhancement Potion was so good! It's even better than extracting the poor corpses of those people yesterday.
Aside from getting 5 whole points for his Intelligence, there's also an additional 0.10 in Strength and Agility attributes…
"Amazing…" Kyle couldn't help but clench his fist in excitement.
Of course, it doesn't mean that he has the desire to experience that again but he felt a lot better after seeing a decent result from that torture.
'Eh? Why is the plus one beside it missing?' Kyle suddenly recalled the +1 provided by his necklace.
He immediately touched his chest to check the pendant on his necklace. To his surprise, the white pearl is already missing and he only has a black thread hanging on his neck.
Kyle frowned at this as he vaguely recalled the last words of his master before he passed out.
'He mentioned something about the low-grade Spirit Pearl… Did it help me absorb the potion?' Kyle guessed.
Mr. Heinz sounded delighted after seeing the pearl so it must be related.
Grumble…
Kyle heard his begging empty stomach as he looked at the pocket watch that Heinz left on his table.
He then stood up to check the shiny brass pocket watch and it seems different from what Mr. Heinz was carrying yesterday. It has a wolf head engraved on its cover which made it look elegant.
Anyway, Kyle opened it by pressing its top and he confirmed that it was half past two in the afternoon.
It was no wonder he was hungry.
Creak…
The door of the laboratory suddenly opened and he saw Denise with a tray of food.
Denise seem to be aware that Kyle is already awake and she smiled at him after opening the door.
"Hello, Kyle! I'm back again… Mr. Heinz said that you'll be hungry once you've woken up so I prepared some food for you."
Kyle was a bit surprised that Denise is aware that he has woken up but he immediately recalled how she also noticed Mr. Heinz's arrival yesterday.
She probably has a technique that allows her to sense someone's presence.
'But why did she get surprised by my presence when she first entered the room? She even attacked me because of that…' Kyle found a problem but he decided not to share his thoughts.
"Thank you, Denise."
"Mhmm… Just return them to the kitchen after you're done."
Kyle nodded at this.
Seeing that Denise is about to leave, he recalled something and asked. "Do you know what date it is?"
"Yes… It is May 5." Denise paused for a moment before she added. "Friday."
Since there was no calendar inside the laboratory, Denise didn't find anything wrong with Kyle's question. Furthermore, she heard that he drank a potion that will stimulate his spirit… It wouldn't be surprising if he had forgotten a few things as a side effect of not fully absorbing the powers of the potion.
After thanking the young girl again, Kyle no longer hesitated as he filled his empty stomach.
