The Villainous Young Master Just Wants to Live a Laid-Back Life

Chapter 15: Dark Demon is Arrogance Already Overtly Manifest

Dark glanced at the Magic Brain Dropper in One-Eyed Morgan's hand and frowned, "Why does this Magic Brain Dropper look so sickly?"

One-Eyed Morgan casually said, "It's been sitting around for too long, that's why."

Then he added, "You can't afford a good one anyway."

Never a kind word, only harsh ones!

Dark, having been tempered over the past month, wouldn't get worked up over such trivial matters anymore, "Let me see it."

One-Eyed Morgan handed over the Magic Brain Dropper.

Dark pinched both sides of the Magic Brain Dropper's neck and held it up to his eyes for close inspection.

The magic brain of this Magic Brain Dropper was already aged, it certainly didn't just look like it had "been sitting around for too long."

He had studied this thing carefully before.

Magic Brain Droppers were living beings, although their intelligence level was only 0.1, basically on par with a paramecium, but as long as it was life, there was birth, aging, sickness, and death.

The normal lifespan of a Magic Brain Dropper was 10 years. In other words, this Magic Brain Dropper was likely not going to live much longer!

He couldn't help but ask, "How many years has it lived?"

Only then did One-Eyed Morgan look at Dark properly, and unexpectedly, he gave a very precise number, "Eight years and six months."

"Still has a little over a year left? Not entirely unacceptable."

Dark pondered carefully for a moment, then looked up and said, "Quote me a price."

One-Eyed Morgan grinned, "For you, 1000 academic credits."

In reality, alchemical tools of the Magic Brain Dropper's level, even with only a year left to live, couldn't be bought for a mere 1000 academic credits!

One-Eyed Morgan quoted this price purely to prove that Dark couldn't afford 1000 academic credits!

In other words, it was just to be annoying!

But Dark didn't know this. He thought it was a normal quote and even bargained a few times.

Seeing One-Eyed Morgan sticking to the price and not budging, Dark had no choice but to say helplessly, "1000 it is then, wrap it up."

Only then did One-Eyed Morgan become suspicious, "Pay first."

Dark reached out and took out his House Card, looking at him.

One-Eyed Morgan hesitated for a moment, then also took out a Merchant Card specially prepared by Saint Marian for merchants.

Dark placed his House Card on top of the Merchant Card. With just a thought, he transferred 1000 academic credits from his House Card to One-Eyed Morgan's Merchant Card.

One-Eyed Morgan picked up the Merchant Card and scrutinized it carefully, his gaze becoming even stranger.

He couldn't understand how a freshman who had only been in school for less than a month could have gotten a full 1000 academic credits.

But water once poured out, words once spoken, having said 1000, it was 1000.

He didn't plan to go back on his word.

Then, he took out an empty bottle from the cabinet, poured clean water into it, put the Magic Brain Dropper into the water, screwed on the cap, and handed it to Dark.

"Here."

Dark blinked, took the bottle, and turned to leave.

But just as he reached the door, One-Eyed Morgan's voice came from behind him.

"Wait, what's your name?"

"Dark Demon."

…

1000 academic credits was not a small burden for Dark either.

From the moment he planned to come to Traveler's Street to buy the necessary items, Dark had started accumulating academic credits purposefully.

In the first year, it was really too easy for him to obtain academic credits.

Even freshmen from the Magic House couldn't snatch a single credit from his hands!

The only competitor was Emma Metis.

Every time a professor asked a question, Emma would rush to answer.

Dark found this annoying, so he changed his approach, obtaining extra credits by helping professors "grade homework."

Especially in Arithmetic class, Professor Lily wished she could give him her position on the podium.

So, in the first month, he earned a full twelve hundred academic credits!

Even Emma, who was also a credit tycoon, couldn't compare with him.

Having spent a thousand, Dark, with two hundred credits left, went to a general store and bought a whole set of basic experimental tools.

And his trip to Traveler's Street ended there.

…

At three o'clock in the afternoon.

While the vast majority of freshmen were still lingering in Traveler's Street, Dark had already returned to his dormitory.

He had to learn how to properly use the [Magic Brain Dropper] before the end of this weekend.

Before this, he had already borrowed relevant books from the library and studied them for a while.

This book, Guide to Using the Magic Brain Dropper, hidden on the twenty-third shelf, detailed almost all methods of using the Magic Brain Dropper.

It not only contained methods for extracting specific memories, but also how to mobilize emotions to make them easier to absorb.

Using a Magic Brain Dropper was a very dangerous thing, requiring extremely high magic power manipulation skills and more than necessary knowledge.

Once operated carelessly, it was very likely to permanently extract parts of memory, directly causing amnesia!

Historically, there was even a very unlucky magic master who accidentally permanently absorbed the "sorrow" from "joy, anger, sorrow, and joy," and could no longer feel sadness ever since.

Among them, the safest and simplest method of use was called the "Dragonfly Skimming Water Method."

In short, it was to place the tip of the Magic Brain Dropper against the temple, and then gently squeeze and release the "magic brain" that replaced the rubber cap, sucking the naturally overflowing emotions, desires, etc., into the "magic brain."

As long as it didn't deeply contact the brain's thinking, the risk could be minimized!

Dark was preparing to use this method!

This was probably the only method he could currently use.

Placing the prepared instruments on the bedside cabinet, Dark lay down, first calming his mind and breathing according to the methods taught in the book.

Only after his breathing was smoothed could he concentrate and stimulate a specific emotion or desire through brain activity!

But he omitted this step,

Instead, he directly picked up the Magic Brain Dropper, placed the tip against his temple, and lightly pressed the magic brain with two fingers, then released.

A thread of extremely thin black line was sucked out from his brain just like that!

"As expected, there's no need to concentrate on stimulating emotions, my [Arrogance] is already overtly manifest."

Dark thought silently, not knowing whether he should be happy or not.

In any case, he definitely couldn't get angry!

"System, display stats."

[Yes.]

A moment later.

Seven indexes appeared in Dark is vision.

[Arrogance: 112 → 111]

[Jealousy: 44]

[Wrath: 96]

[Laziness: 60]

[Greed: 82]

[Gluttony: 58]

[Lust: 90]

Arrogance, standing out on its own!

As one thread of black line after another was sucked away, [Arrogance] finally changed from 112 to 111!

"Eek—"

The Magic Brain Dropper suddenly let out a sharp cry!

Dark quickly stopped pressing.

He had read in the book that the Magic Brain Dropper's cry meant that its magic brain capacity had reached its limit.

"In other words, it can just about hold a little bit of [Arrogance]."

He carefully sat up, got out of bed, and came to the bedside cabinet. He moved a semi-finished blank magic card from the cabinet to the center.

This kind of semi-finished blank magic card required extremely high craftsmanship, and making it was as time-consuming as fine carving.

So most magic masters would choose to buy them directly from stores.

Blank magic cards on Traveler's Street were priced at 10 academic credits.

According to the exchange rate, it was more expensive than the market price.

This price difference would attract more traveling merchants to settle in Traveler's Street.

Dark only bought five blank magic cards.

He placed the tip of the Magic Brain Dropper against the blank magic card, and ignoring the Magic Brain Dropper's cries, he forcefully squeezed the magic brain!

"Eek eek eek!"

The [Arrogance] stored in the magic brain instantly spewed onto the blank magic card!

The originally snow-white card surface was as if a drop of dark gold ink had been dripped onto it, suddenly spreading out!

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