Chapter 62: Magicians and the Soulfire Business (Part 1)
The three young magicians carefully assessed the risks and finally asked the guy who paid the "fear of failing the final exam" to be a test subject first, so that they could decide whether to make a deal with this strange skeleton.
The food was very tempting, and the token in the skeleton's hand and the kingdom knight next to her seemed credible, but one had to be careful when it came to matters involving the soul.
The most daring underachiever among the three had already taken a seat in the empty seat at their table, extending his hand confidently. "Hello, hello. Let me introduce myself. My name is Eslan van Emmatlan, a third-year student at the Royal Academy of Magic."
Jiang You has been in this world for a while now, and has a deeper understanding of the meaning behind the names of this world: those who follow the middle name rules of the Principality of Huntington are natives who are not purebred fantasy creatures, and those who represent the direct bloodline of the Baron's family.
Judging from the student's appearance, he should not be too old, and he is afraid of failing the final exam. It is very likely that he is not the baron himself, but the baron's son.
"I'm Jiangyou, a lich~" It's rude not to reciprocate, so Jiangyou also introduced himself.
"It's Master You, hello!" Sure enough, these students also interpreted Jiang You's surname as a title. Obviously, in their eyes, if he can become a lich, it is not strange for him to become a master.
Ezran was clearly a very outgoing person. He leaned closer to Jiang You and asked in a low voice, "Excuse me, but are you... collecting soul fire for the case?"
"No, no." Jiang You quickly waved his hand. "We are traveling. Collecting soul fire is my personal hobby and also for academic research."
The three magic students stood in awe: "Academic research? What's that about?"
"The taste and energy differences of different emotional soul fires, as well as the feasibility analysis of making special emotions into soul seasonings to cook soul fire meals." Jiang You rattled off a long list of topics without even thinking, and the three magicians' six eyes widened when they heard it.
"So powerful, so profound," Eslan muttered, then asked, "When collecting these soul fires, will they see... uh, our personal privacy?"
Jiang You knew without a second thought what kind of private matters these young men held. She quickly waved her hand, "Normally, I wouldn't see them, and I wouldn't want to. Generally speaking, only when they're extremely emotional, or even when they're reminded of a certain memory, will I have a very small chance of catching a glimpse of one or two quickly flashing images. In other words, as long as you keep your composure and don't deliberately recall a specific memory, I won't be able to see anything either."
"Also, I'll only remove certain emotions to ensure your health. Emotions are something that regenerates quickly if a trace is left, so I won't remove all of them, even if it's... uh, 'the fear of failing the final exam.'"
"It's okay to take all these things away!" said the red-haired magician standing behind Eslan on the left.
"No, no, even negative emotions can be useful at times. For example, a slight fear of failing a course can motivate you to study hard. If you completely lose that fear, you might go out and play on a review night when you should be studying hard, and end up actually failing the course."
All three magicians shuddered.
"Of course, too much of this emotion can lead to excessive nervousness and poor performance. So I'll only remove a portion. That way, when you review for your next final exam, the fear will probably come back again."
"Ah..." The magicians all sighed in disappointment.
"Then let's try." Eslan closed his eyes as if ready to be killed. After waiting for a long time without feeling any difference, he opened his eyes and asked, "Haven't you taken it yet?"
"No, it's all taken out." A purple-black soul fire appeared in Jiangyou's hand. The strangely colored and cold flame twisted and struggled in the white bone claws, and from time to time it turned into a skull holding its face and screaming. Seeing this, Eslan shivered a few times and couldn't believe that this thing was taken out of his own body.
"...Brother, do you really not feel anything?" the red-haired magician asked him.
Eslan tried to feel it. "It feels no different than before... If I had to say, I feel a little more relaxed... But it could just be a psychological effect."
They watched as Jiang You stuffed the terrifying soul fire directly into the glass bottle and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Don't you want to try it? What does this thing taste like?"
"It's probably some kind of pungent, horrible smell." Jiang You only sniffed it once before politely declining, not wanting to touch it at all. She maintained a reserved yet polite smile: "This kind of thing should be saved for future crises as some kind of highly aggressive biological weapon."
Magicians: "."
With Eslan's proof, the other two magicians also traded certain emotions. The red-haired magician, Lani Ho Tate, had a very funny personality and traded "the laziness of not wanting to learn."
"It's no problem to take all this stuff away!" he said very firmly.
“…Even if you say so, I don’t want it…” Takumiu complained, “I can just take a sample of this emotion!”
She drew out a ball of sticky soul fire that looked like yellow fat. It was very lazy and soft, and it didn't even seem to have the energy to burn.
Takumi Yuu also placed it in another empty glass bottle. Self-defense weapon +1.
"How is it? How do you feel?" the magician asked eagerly at last.
Lani seemed to be burning with the fire of struggle. "Oh, I feel like I have a little desire to study again. I feel like I can read three more books!"
Eslan quickly pulled out three large books from his bag and placed them in front of him.
Lani was discouraged for a second: "Okay, it seems that it still doesn't work. The lazy heart is gone, but that doesn't mean that I can be motivated!"
"Pfft!" Now even Takumi and Jericho were amused, and Andre, who was watching quietly on the side, raised the corner of his lips imperceptibly.
The third magician seemed more reliable than his two companions. He adjusted his silver-rimmed glasses and said, "Hello, my name is Henry Ho Malani. The emotion I want to trade is 'the impatience and anxiety of seeking answers during research.'"
"Sounds like a real academic genius." Jiang You nodded, and also drew out a ball of orange-red soul fire, placing it into a small bottle. "The price has been collected. Everyone, wait a moment, and you can eat soon."
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