Chapter 210: Fontainebleau Water Color

"After that, you only knew of the subsequent developments involving Bolton when he mentioned them casually.

Therefore, I finally understood why I found Bolton at Mojie Station at that time.

In human society, Bolton's appearance is not highly regarded, and its prominence tends to be negative. This is also a key reason why your sisters working near the Oprykle Opera House were able to find Bolton so quickly.

According to the warden's analysis after detaining many prisoners, Burton is not the type to take the initiative to appear around lively performances, as this will cause him to attract unnecessary attention.

Rather than the Opéracle Opera House, he was more accustomed to staying at the Fontaine Academy of Sciences where everyone had their own things to do, or staying alone near his hometown where his mother was recuperating.

...Even though the warden has said enough to take your social life experience into consideration, it is still not as easy to understand as Sister Sigwen's human facial expressions.

According to Sister Sigwen, human facial expressions can reveal a lot of additional information, from which we can not only detect more subtle emotional fluctuations, but also draw many pitiful and lovely conclusions.

Strictly speaking, Bolton's emotions are more reserved, and it is not easy to see general information from his expression.

"Yeah! Little Impas is right!" Sigwen nodded with a smile. "That's correct, too. But from my perspective, I can still obtain the normal amount of information through other channels."

“What channel?” You perked up.

She kept smiling as always, with one finger raised in front of her mouth, revealing a sense of mystery, "I can't tell you, this is my sister's secret!"

But the fact is, not long ago, even Sigwen couldn't catch Bolton's subtle emotional fluctuations.

So, you don't really believe Sigwen's secret theory.

But when did Sigweng learn to read Bolton's mind like an obscure book and find the instructions?

It seems... after the case heard by Lord Navilette was concluded. Sigwen saw a series of prisoners being arrested in Melro Petersburg...

This is why you reviewed those few words mentioned by Burton while you were busy with the research on Meilushin's height growth.

Now, back to the original question, why did you find Bolton at [Mojie Station]?

——Because he was being coerced by the bad guys to participate in smuggling and was almost helping them do bad things.

Things are not as simple as this. You will find him at Mojie Station, but it is not a coincidence that allows you to save him and become Bolton's salvation.

As early as a year ago, those people had set their sights on Bolton. In order to get the smart brain of the researcher of Fontaine Academy of Sciences, they used various methods to coerce him and force him to go along with the corrupt practices.

Falling doesn't happen overnight, but accumulates bit by bit. When you reach that critical point, there's a nice name for it: "the last snowflake that falls." All your previous struggles will naturally become a matter of course in the eyes of others.

Just like this—isn't this strange? Hadn't there been signs that he would do something like this?

——How could he be a good person with a face like that?

What a coincidence! That's how the bad guys targeted Burton. It shows that the thinking patterns of bad guys are not much different from those of "good guys."

For a year, Burton lived in that period of being neither good nor bad, circling, tangling, and struggling.

On the one hand, he needed to earn money to pay for his mother's medical treatment, which had worsened over the past year. On the other hand, the pressure of his appearance suggested to him that the whole world expected him to turn to the bad side...

Bolton will not tell you anything about the above. He will tell you, including but not limited to the conversation he overheard between you and Little Lesco a year ago."

"Long before you met Bolton, he had already remembered you and little Lesco.

——"He must be a skincare genius, he can actually keep the sunset glow on his face!"

——"You are telling the truth!"

——“Right, right!”

Scattered fragments of memory kept him going for a whole year as he continued to interact with those people, but he could no longer hold on.

"He did a great job, on a level I've never understood before." When the prisoners directly related to the case were detained in Melro Petersburg, Lord Villette came to praise you. "Of course, this is also thanks to you, Impas."

You shook your head, "You can't say that, Lord Villette. It was Bolton who walked in front of everyone first, so I only saw him."

That Villette looked at you seriously, waiting for your correction.

"And I'm not good. Bolton is very brave, but I still do this because of the cute appearance of humans..." You hung your head in frustration, "It seems that there is no difference between me and those who bullied Bolton."

He hesitated for a moment, searching for words to comfort you.

"Master Villette, I feel like I've split into two. One petal feels that something is wrong with me, while the other is very glad that I didn't miss my friend..."

This question was beyond Villette's scope. When he left, a fine, dense rain began to fall in Fontaine.

The clever warden didn't look at you this time, still sipping his tea. It was as if a rare trip back to Mello Petersburg wasn't worth the extra emotional ups and downs.

In the end, it was Burton himself who enlightened you.

"I'm sorry, Impas. I'm not as obsessed as you think. In this world, I've never met anyone who doesn't care about appearance, and I've never received any preferential treatment from such a person."

"I'm not a person with a strong will who won't be influenced by other people's words... Would you be disappointed if I said that?"

Bolton's expression was cold and stern, almost sarcastic.

"These days, you've been busy with my research, so you probably haven't paid any attention to the gossip around you, right? I'm a common person, and I love ugliness or being different, but I just like to hear you compliment my appearance!"

You looked at Bolton hesitantly, and your sentimental thoughts were immediately shattered.

Although, you feel as if you are being scolded.

After thinking about it for a while, you still can't figure it out, so you quickly put it out of your mind.

It's not important. What's important is that you rarely get stuck in this situation. Good thing I almost turned into a melancholic philosophical Impas.

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Yes, you do have those moments occasionally, whether you suddenly become dramatic or for some other reason. Anyway, it doesn't matter. Not only is it harmless, it can sometimes even help solve some problems.

As mentioned earlier, this group of detained prisoners are directly related to the case. Another group was found to be indirectly related to the case through tracing clues.

It is worth mentioning that in the smuggling case in which Burton was involved in the attempted crime, the smuggled item was [Les], and subsequent cases were related to the Les industry chain.

Of course, this has nothing to do with you.

After all, your and Bolton's research is already on the right track, and the haze of the past can't affect it that much.

Without any hesitation, Bolton used the results of the first phase of research on himself.

Hmm? A bit sudden?

No, not at all.

The first phase of research resulted in a drug that promotes the synthesis and assembly of nutrients into muscle cells. Simply put, it's the Super Invincible Supreme Plus protein powder!

"In order to achieve the goal of making Melusin grow taller, Bolton divided these studies into several stages.

First, we need to figure out which aspects can be used to make Meilushin taller. For example: bones, limbs, torso, organ size...

Between promoting bone growth and promoting muscle growth, you chose muscle.

Muscles are a man's romance.

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Bolton also thought this was ridiculous, but if he hadn't raised the corners of his mouth and used it on himself first...

You will trust him more.

Burton gave this sophistry (crossed out) explanation for this problem.

"Melucine was born from the blood of the great beast Erinace. Impas, do you know what this means?"

You thought for a moment, your eyes lit up, and you answered decisively, "It means I don't have bones, so I don't need calcium supplements!"

"...meaning you have the potential to grow into a giant beast." Bolton completed the sentence himself.

How to say it?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the answer, but it always makes people feel that it is off track.

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To sum up, this is why we study muscle growth in the first stage.

As for this research project, since you spent all the research funds at the beginning, and spent them on researchers, and because there is no prospect - for some reason, humans not only think that this is not profitable, but also somewhat resist this project.

What? Why would anyone resist making Melusin taller? Even human babies need all sorts of low-probability boosts to grow taller!

because--

If you grow taller, you won't be cute anymore! (Shocking sound)

You turn a blind eye to such resistance. Cute, while reducing subjective emotions, is a description of weak creatures.

Humans only require objects to be cute when they need to remain in a weak and non-threatening condition.

Otherwise, why don't they demand that human babies remain cute and not grow taller? Human babies that don't grow tall are said to be sick or stunted. Yet, in the case of Melusin, who doesn't grow taller, no one considers whether she's sick or stunted.

If you think about it carefully, Erinaceus, the father, is such a huge being, while Melusine, the descendant, is so petite. It is really impossible for you to think that this is normal.

This can certainly be explained as a miracle born from unnatural forces, such as the diversity of life species.

However, this must be done with selection and control.

After successfully becoming a "weak academic" in Bolton and practicing in another way what others say, "Appearance is determined by the heart," your high-intensity research journey has finally begun.

Why is it said to be high intensity?

——You settled down near the water on the island of Erinace and began your research life of going into the mountains to collect —> going into the water to collect —> returning to the camp to study.

You know, there is one thing that you must never forget -

You are afraid of heat and like water.

This adds another daily must-do to the task of collecting water samples. Whether you collect water samples or not is not important, the important thing is to get in the water!

What's more, you would sometimes cross Lake Fontaine and go to Ile d'Ile to visit little Lescaut, whose picture book career was also on track.

So busy!

The hardworking Melusin discovered new species through such high-intensity underwater operations.

Deep, water, people, mia."