226. Soulium Acquired
Helpless, Himeko could only replicate her drunken antics from last time, carrying Yun Ling back home.
However, she quickly realized that while Yun King knew how to pick locks, she didn't!
Himeko began searching Yun Ling's body.
However, Yun Ling usually kept his key in the Theater of Domination, fearing he would lose it, so Himeko couldn't find it.
"Does this kid usually pick locks to get back to his own house?" Himeko couldn't help but mutter, then took Yun Ling back to her residence.
She tossed him onto the bed and went to take a shower.
After showering, Himeko felt her head was spinning a bit, then remembered that it wasn't good to shower after drinking.
But she didn't care; she didn't have class tomorrow anyway, and even if she did, it wouldn't matter.
She lay on her side on the bed, glancing at Yun Ling beside her.
"Heh, she's quite cute when she's not talking, it's just a pity that he has a mouth," Himeko commented.
Her fingers gently brushed across Yun Ling's cheek.
He's just a brat, yet he dares to boast about eliminating the side effects of Artificial Stigmata. He really doesn't know his place...
Just like herself in the past.
A faint smile couldn't help but appear on Himeko's face. This feeling of being pursued... It's not bad at all.
Perhaps it's time to try dating. It would be terrible to die without ever experiencing love.
Himeko leaned forward slightly, leaving a kiss on Yun Ling's cheek as a reward for a good date today.
Soon, Himeko felt tired and fell into a deep sleep on the bed.
In the middle of the night, Himeko's brows furrowed. The sheets beneath her were soaked. The intense pain in her back caused her body to convulse, and her muscles were almost cramping.
Yun Ling was awakened by the commotion and noticed Himeko's unusual condition.
He quickly got up and tried to alleviate Himeko's pain.
The human body actually possesses a strong self-healing ability, and Leviathan's water manipulation power can mobilize various bodily functions to help the body complete a certain degree of self-repair.
However, this repair process consumes a large amount of energy, which Yun Ling naturally needs to replenish; otherwise, Himeko would be drained dry.
As Yun Ling began to control Himeko's body, Himeko gradually felt as if her body was enveloped by a warm, moist flow, and her body entered a relaxed state.
The pain in her body seemed to disappear, and her tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
"Phew~" Yun Ling let out a long sigh, feeling slightly tired.
Precisely manipulating the water within the human body is still quite difficult.
Mainly because the human body is very complex, he was afraid of making a mistake if he wasn't careful.
This is why he hesitated to treat Mei when she had a cold before; at that time, he didn't fully understand human anatomy, and his water manipulation power hadn't reached the level it has now.
Of course, treatment is more complex; killing is much simpler.
Simply draining the water or reversing the blood flow to cause instant death is just a touch away.
He's already achieved this with only five percent of his Leviathan power; if he reached one hundred percent...
Could he also manipulate other forms of water, like ice?
However, he can currently create ice crystals; by manipulating water droplets to continuously absorb the surrounding temperature, he can condense some water into ice.
Everything is still unclear, but the future is promising.
After drying the sweat on the sheets, Yun Ling lay back down.
Well, since Himeko provided this benefit, there's no need to pretend to be a gentleman.
Soon, Himeko's bad sleeping habits became apparent.
She seems to have a habit of sleeping with something in her arms, directly hugging Yun Ling tightly.
This suddenly reminded Yun Ling of Cheng Lingshuang, who also liked to sleep holding him, and whose sleeping posture was notoriously bad.
However, Cheng Lingshuang liked to snuggle into Yun Ling's arms, while Himeko would pull Yun Ling into her embrace.
This made Yun Ling feel a bit suffocated, yet incredibly enjoyable.
Is this the charm of a mature woman?
Although Aunt Lingshuang is also mature, she... has a tragic past.
Hmm, it's best not to speak ill of Aunt Lingshuang.
The sun was high in the sky until dawn, and Yun Ling had disappeared from his pillow, leaving only a card and a breakfast prepared on the table.
...
"What does the headmistress want with me?" Yun Ling was summoned to Theresa's office.
"The Soulium you requested, this is the maximum I could obtain." Theresa handed Yun Ling a package.
"Soulium?!" Yun Ling's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected Theresa to actually manage to get Soulium.
"But before you use it, I need to clarify what you intend to do with the Soulium, or what you plan to create," Theresa asked seriously.
"This." Yun Ling seemed prepared, taking out the blueprints for 'Ruoshui'.
"Hmm? What is this?" Theresa looked at the blueprints, puzzled.
A doll-like object sat on a sword.
"An ELF, a partner capable of cooperative combat," Yun Ling explained.
"A partner? Similar to Heavy Bunny?" Theresa blinked.
This kind of robot-assisted combat is somewhat similar to Anti-Entropy's style, but because the machines' Honkai energy utilization rate is only 20%, Schicksal puts more focus on Valkyries.
The only ones they have that are truly viable are the few 'Schicksal Divine Machines' in Heimdall's laboratory.
"It's slightly different from Heavy Bunny, but not by much. If Bronya is willing, I can try to modify Heavy Bunny into something like this," Yun Ling nodded.
"Bronya will probably tear you apart first… Alright, take it, it's yours now." Theresa waved her hand.
"Thank you, Principal Theresa. This is a little something… Ah, no, it's a complete limited edition of the Homu Adventure comic book series that I accidentally found on the street. Could you please help me find the owner?"
Yun Ling magically produced a stack of brand-new comic books.
"What?!" Theresa's eyes lit up instantly, her drool practically dripping.
But she quickly recovered and coughed lightly.
"Okay, I understand. I'll definitely help you find the owner. Here, give it to me."
Yun Ling very considerately handed it over.
When Theresa took the comics, they felt like they weighed a ton!
She swallowed hard, wanting to open them immediately, but it wasn't convenient with Yun Ling there.
"Ahem, is there anything else?" Theresa tried to keep her gaze away from the comic book covers.
"Then I'll be going now." Yun Ling nodded and was about to leave when there was a knock on the office door.
"Lady Theresa, greetings! Rita has come to say hello."
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