73: Adler's "Resentment"

"No."

"I'm not short on money."

Green was touched by his good brother Adler's selfless help, but he truly wasn't short on money.

After becoming a 3-Star Apprentice Alchemist, Green received a large graduation talent reward and talent placement subsidy, and now he had five or six thousand magic stones with nowhere to spend them.

Green could only tell the truth:

"Adler, I've found a better option."

"It's Mentor Jordan; he helped me find a combat training course that's very, very suitable for me."

"Green, didn't your Knight combat training course already finish?"

Adler was a bit confused; in his memory, there seemed to be something like that.

"I remember you were supposed to be practicing Wizard Apprentice combat training this time."

"Mentor Jordan doesn't know many Wizard Apprentice spells."

..."It's not Mentor Jordan who's training with me."

"Mentor Jordan helped me get a spot as a Bio-armor Experimenter."

"He said that when I'm a Bio-armor Experimenter, there will be Wizard Apprentice combat courses."

"So..."

Green explained.

"What?"

"What?"

"Green, what did you just say?"

"Bio-armor Experimenter?"

Adler's eyes widened like an ox's, filled with disbelief, and an astonishing light burst forth from his eyes, which were as large as walnuts.

Green was startled and quickly took a gulp of bloody mary to calm his nerves..."Adler, there's no need to be so jumpy."

"I said Bio-armor Experimenter."

"I said, because being a Bio-armor Experimenter includes Wizard Apprentice combat courses, I no longer need to spend extra money on Wizard Apprentice combat training."

Green said loudly, pulling Adler's wandering mind back to reality.

"Green..."

"Green, you..."

Adler suddenly spoke with a choked voice:

"Ah, what's wrong?"

"Adler, what's wrong with you?"

"If there's anything, tell me. Did someone bully you? Or did something sad happen?"

Seeing Adler like this, Green immediately panicked. This big, honest ox couldn't have had something happen to him, could he? Can I handle it alone? Should I go get Mentor Jordan now..."Green..."

"Green, my brother, you must answer this question truthfully."

Adler's expression turned serious and solemn as he spoke.

"Okay, ask away. I'll definitely tell the truth."

Green also became serious, patting his chest as he spoke.

"I swear on our pure brotherhood, if I don't tell the truth, may a hundred thousand ants crawl all over my body."

"Green, I'm just going to ask you this."

"Are you Mentor Jordan's biological son?"

"???"

Green's mind was full of question marks.

"Adler, you're being so serious, so earnest, and you're telling me you're asking a joke question like this?"

"Green, I'm not joking."

"I'm asking you very seriously." Adler still maintained that serious expression.

Green read seriousness and determination in his eyes.

Green also answered seriously:

"I am not Mentor Jordan's biological son or anything."

"Before you dragged me to see Mentor Jordan, I didn't even know him."

"My relationship with Mentor Jordan is the same as your relationship with Mentor Jordan; it's a teacher-student relationship."

...Adler listened to Green's explanation and believed him.

He just stared at Green with a resentful gaze.

Who knew how Green managed to discern the word "resentful" from the eyes of a burly man standing two meters three tall and weighing over eight hundred pounds.

But Green could guarantee that it was definitely a "resentful" expression.

This "resentful" gaze made Green's heart pound, and he quickly chugged a large amount of bloody mary, letting the alternating hot and cold sensation temporarily numb his nerves.

"Adler, don't look at me like that. Just say what's on your mind."

"Please, I'm begging you. That look in your eyes is giving me the creeps..."

..."Green, do you know?"

"What does this so-called Bio-armor Experimenter truly mean?"

Adler said faintly, like a resentful woman confined for eighteen years.

"For a Grand Knight, it means another life."

"For a Wizard Apprentice, it means the qualification to become a peak Grand Knight."

"For a seeker of the Way, it means the possibility of a higher level of the Way."

"Green, cherish this Bio-armor Experimenter position."

"It is far, far more precious than you imagine."

"I also hope that with the help of the Bio-armor, you can grow with all your might."

"Grow to the point where you no longer need this Bio-armor."

"That way, I might still have a chance to wear this Bio-armor."

...Adler's expression was filled with despondency, struggle, and helplessness... But facing his brother Green, he still tried his best to maintain a Knight's dignity.

Towards his brother, Adler offered his best wishes.

"Adler..."

Green wanted to say something; Green was also moved by Adler's sincere outpouring of emotion.

"Green..."

Adler interrupted Green's words.

"You don't need to say anything..."

"Just as you thought, I once asked Mentor Jordan if I could become a Bio-armor Experimenter."

"But Mentor Jordan refused me..."

"He said he had already recommended someone else."

"Actually, I should have realized it earlier."

"Green, back then, you and I participated in special training together."

"Although you were very afraid of death and timid, you truly had a lot of talent. You were very enduring, do you know?"

"During those three months of deadly tempering, the life recovery potions and specially made numbing and itching potions you used were twice as many as mine!"

"I was stunned at the time, really. You're so timid, and I'm so bold, how did I lose out here?"

"That's why you became an Extreme Bloodline Knight, while I failed to break through and finally became an ordinary Bloodline Knight by facing life and death outside."

...Green didn't know what to say at this moment.

He just silently patted Adler's shoulder.

Giving him silent comfort.

"Green, promise me, do well."

"You'll definitely make a name for yourself earlier than me. When that happens, I'll sculpt a full-body statue of you and place it at Mentor Jordan's door."

"I will, Adler."

Green felt it at this moment.

The heavy power contained within the simple title of "Bio-armor Experimenter."

Green was not walking alone... When he wore this title, behind him was Adler, and perhaps many other apprentices, all watching him advance.

Watching what kind of person Green, who was qualified to wear such an honor, would turn out to be.

Green silently made a vow in his heart:

"One day, when the wind rises, I shall conquer all waves."

"My teacher's grace and brother's friendship are deep; I will not fail the Buddha, nor will I fail you."

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