foreigner's journey

Chapter 336 Debunking the Illusion
The second meeting was still in the alley where no one passed by.

Alice was bathed in the dots of life-flow fluorescence, and was looking at Heather with great interest.

"First of all, I want to declare that this is an ability that requires talent and hard work. I call it [Nian]."

"[Read] (NEN)?"

Alice tilted her head and read out the pronunciation of the tongue-smacking word.

"Senses (SENSE), thoughts (NEN), superpowers (EF), you can call it whatever you want."

Heather, who was still wrapped in a dark blue windbreaker, leaned against the wall of the alley, her face was blurred by the water vapor in the alley, and her voice seemed to come from afar:

"Its main principle is to use the life energy in the human body to pry the fine pores in the body to achieve the smooth flow of [Qi], so that you can freely manipulate the life energy in the body."

Alice made a protracted sound of "Ai——": "So, can this ability called [Nian] make me as powerful as you?"

"The final effect of [Nian] will vary from person to person, but the four basic effects of 'permanent youth', 'free from all diseases', 'extended life', and 'strengthened body' are common."

Alice nodded ignorantly. She thought that this fellow was going to teach her about the exclusive abilities of the Settras.But if you think about it, you can understand it. If Shinra Company finds out that your Settra ability has become stronger, wouldn't it be possible to be arrested and locked up for human experiments every day?
And 'youth always stays'...

Thinking of this, she clenched her small fist and shook it vigorously in front of her: "Don't worry, I will definitely work hard!"

Because Alice was afraid of being discovered by the Shinra Company, the time for this secret meeting was limited. Heather took the time to ask some questions about her preferred weapons and expected fighting style, and shook hands to let the energy enter her body. Find out.

It has to be said that the ancient Settra race is indeed a unique species. Their appearance is no different from that of humans, but they are born with the ability to mobilize the flow of life, and they are also very sensitive to life energy.Even though Alice is only an ancient Settra hybrid, she still has the amazing potential to bring out all the abilities of the Settra.

If it is said that ordinary people must rely on magic spar to use [magic], then the ancient Settra tribe can easily cast [magic] simply by prying the flow of life around them.

But if you want to pry your fine pores, it is not enough to have a high sensitivity to life energy, you also need to have a strong enough physical fitness, and this is what Alice lacks.

After much consideration, Alice decided to use the [Long Stick] as her weapon.Polearms can bring her a sense of security at a sufficient distance, and weapons without blades won't worry her too much.

"Don't all the powerful magicians in the stories use long wands?" Alice said.

And such remarks were immediately met with merciless complaints from Heather: "The powerful magicians in the story are all grandpas with white beards. Do you want to grow a white beard?"

Alice was startled and shook her head quickly.

After making a preliminary training plan for Alice, the two agreed to meet again in this alley a week later.

After watching Heather leave, Alice waved goodbye to the gradually dissipating Flow of Life, and walked out of the alley with easy steps.

She felt as if she was the lucky protagonist in the novel who was instructed by the mysterious grandpa. As long as she exercised step by step, she would be able to break free from the shackles of Shinra Corporation, step out of Midgar freely and see the vast outside world with her own eyes.

But sweet dreams are always short-lived.

As soon as she walked out of the alley, she was stopped by several figures.

This is a group of Tax agents in black suits, headed by Director Zeng, who has long black hair and a mole between his eyebrows.

"Alice, can we talk?"

Although it was a gentle inquiry, Alice understood that the words were full of coercion and orders, and there was no room for maneuver.

It wasn't Renault who was easy to fool or Luther who was gentle and kind. It wasn't gentleness and kindness that made him the leader of the Turks.How can a dangerous person who can make all anti-Shinra organizations and forces extremely fearful is a kind person?

Without any excuse, Alice was brought back to her home in the slums of Wufan Street in silence.

In the living room, Alice was sitting at the table. Zeng, who was wearing a black suit and black gloves, took out a photo from his pocket and put it on the table, and gently pushed it in front of Alice. His tone was still so gentle:

"Alice, have you made new friends?"

The photo was a long-distance photo of Heather, which seemed to be the photo taken when he left the alley after meeting Alice for the first time last time.

Alice plucked up the courage to look at Zeng, and said loudly, "Does Shinra even care who I want to make friends with?"

"Of course not. From my personal point of view, I'm actually very happy to see that you can make more new friends. A good mood will help your Settra ability awaken. But..."

Zeng leaned down slightly, and tapped on the photo with his slender fingers wrapped in black leather gloves:

"Do you really know this man?"

"I think he's handsome and I want to date him, that's all!" Alice puffed up her cheeks and said angrily.

"Pretending to be angry to cover up personal goals, immature performance at the beginner stage."

Zeng glanced at Heather's extremely ordinary face in the photo, smiled and shook his head, then took out another photo from the inner pocket of his suit and placed it in front of Alice.

Alice looked down, and saw Heather in the photo standing among the wolf corpses all over the mountains, attacking the huge demon wolf, with a ferocious smile on her face.

Zeng's magnetic and gentle voice sounded in Alice's ear:

"Even Renault can't deal with the demon wolf king. He only needs 15 seconds to easily capture him alive. Unlike you, he has no awe or pity for life at all. In his opinion, both humans and demon wolves can only be divided into [ Can kill] and [Can’t kill]. Need me to introduce you in detail how he slaughtered an entire underground gang within two hours?"

Alice clenched her hands tightly, her little face turned pale.

"You don't know this man, and you are suddenly attracted by his 'powerful' and 'mysterious', but you are making mistakes that most girls will make. There is nothing to be ashamed of."

Zeng pulled a wooden chair, sat next to Alice, and stared at her:
"Alice, in order not to misunderstand you, let me reiterate again—Shinra will not interfere with your private life, and it is your freedom to make friends with him. However, I do not want to watch it out of [friendship] after all. You are in a quagmire, so I am here to remind you a few words. You can listen to me if you bother me, this matter has nothing to do with me anymore, understand?"

"……Understood."

After a moment of silence, Alice nodded stiffly.

"Good girl." For a moment, Zeng's hand seemed to want to touch Alice's head, but he pulled it back in time.

He stood up, glanced at Alice, and then looked at the photo on the table: "The photo is for you. By the way, I will give you some information. His name is Heather, and he is the owner of a bar in the slums of Qifan Street. Pure A human being, that's all."

After speaking, he opened the door and left the villa.

Only Alice was left sitting alone at the table in the living room, staring at the photos on the table.

(End of this chapter)