novelraw Chapter 832: S*xual Desire
Chapter 832: S*xual Desire
" I want to..."
Dr. Francis felt as if the entire world had turned to darkness in that instant.
In the darkness, a delicate hand, seemingly boneless, was slowly reaching out toward him, its lacy sleeves making it look like the stamen of a dahlia.
The hand continued to approach, and a slender bottle suddenly appeared out of thin air. With the bottle in hand, it continued to stretch toward him, coming closer and closer.
"I want to..."
A face that was as beautiful as a mirage, yet slightly pale, suddenly emerged from the darkness, as if rising from the depths of a black sea.
Dr. Francis felt himself completely lost in those deep blue eyes.
"I want to... have a future."
He suddenly heard this stunning person whispering something in his ear. Dr. Francis felt he couldn't hear clearly... but he captured the most important piece of information.
This was something that could grant his wishes.Without any hesitation, he took the slender bottle and tilted his head back, pouring the contents into his mouth. The taste wasn't bad, somewhat reminiscent of milk chocolate.
"What is this..." Dr. Francis instinctively asked after drinking.
"It's a potion that can greatly enhance the activity of your brain cells at the cost of your potential, making you smarter."
"Why do I always feel like I've seen this somewhere before..."
"It's okay; you'll forget it soon, then occasionally remember it, and then forget again... no need to worry about it."
"The cost is... my soul."
"The cost is your soul."
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"Thank you for your patronage."
As the old figure walked away from the door, the maid gave a textbook-like bow before picking up the empty bottle on the table.
"Hey, did a guest come by?"
The speaker was Tai Yinzi. Ever since becoming the 'God' of the game world, due to having a long-term and stable income source, Tai Yinzi had seemingly become the first black soul messenger in history who didn't have to go out for business.
"Just give me a network cable, and I'll tempt even the gods for you..." It was unclear where Taiyinzi learned such playful remarks, but recently, Adam's work log frequently noted Tai Yinzi's catchphrases.
"Is there something wrong?" Yōu Yè asked calmly.
Tai Yinzi hurried down from upstairs, not caring about the conversation between the maid and himself. "Ms. Yōu Yè, recently our server has been inexplicably lagging, especially after the last update, where several bugs appeared, even causing some players' death counts to reset... I was wondering if there's a solution?"
Yōu Yè said indifferently, "The 'Celestial Palace' you built privately is taking up too much system memory; just reduce it."
What the hell...
Tai Yinzi blinked his eyes and hurriedly replied, "Ah, this little difficulty is nothing to trouble you, Ms. Yōu Yè! I will definitely overcome it! Isn't there a saying that where there's a will, there's a way? I can make it happen even if the conditions aren't there... Ahahaha, I'll definitely do well!"
"Oh?" Yōu Yè squinted her eyes.
Tai Yinzi lowered his head and said, "I'll go reduce the 'Celestial Palace' right away..."
"Mm." The maid nodded and then said, "In a few days, I'll allocate an additional server for you. The number of 'players' is about to reach the anticipated limit, and no matter how much you reduce, it won't last long... You've done well in attracting players."
Taiyinzi flattered, "This is all thanks to the master and you, Ms. Yōu Yè; I'm just riding on your coattails!"
"How is the soul that the master recently released?" Yōu Yè suddenly asked.
(Note: the maid is talking about Rogers soul recently reincarnated in the game.)
Tai Yinzi opened his eyes wide, his expression calm, "It's doing well, but it insists on being reincarnated as a slime; I can't do anything about it. However, I've tried my best to place this soul in an environment conducive to growth. It's now a level fifteen little BOSS!"
"Is that so?" Yōu Yè nodded and said with a smile, "That's good... But since it's going to play the role of a demon king, not having grown up in a harsh environment might not be very effective."
"I think so too," Tai Yinzi agreed wholeheartedly.
"Keep up the good work." Yōu Yè smiled at Tai Yinzi, "Don't let the master down."
Tai Yinzi immediately straightened his back, bid farewell, and happily rolled back upstairs. After watching Tai Yinzi disappear down the corridor, the maid smiled faintly.
"If we can defeat the demon king, the next part should be about taking on the 'God,' right..." The maid squinted her eyes. "I need to plan this well..."
After pondering for a moment, the maid sat down and tapped the table in front of her. A menu suddenly appeared out of thin air. She began to flip through it.
But not long after, the maid slightly frowned and suddenly waved her hand.
On the floor of the hall, a stream of black light appeared, then transformed into lines, ultimately forming a circle. Within the circle, something was slowly floating.
It was a black cabinet, about three meters tall-this black cabinet looked just like a giant safe.
The maid pressed her palm against the center of this black cabinet-neat, web-like cracks began to appear at the front of the cabinet, gradually contracting until it finally opened.
Inside the cabinet were many black crystal spheres, each marked with a corresponding number on its base-and at that moment, among the numerous black spheres, one sphere was emanating a faint firelight, with the number XVII marked on its base.
"Number 17... is it about to wake up? It's quite a bit earlier than expected..." Yōu Yè pondered, "I should inform the master."
-I believe you'll handle it well, and I hope to see your excellence when I return.
The maid was momentarily stunned and then dismissed that thought.
"Can't disturb the master's vacation..."
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Arnold suddenly stopped in front of the dormitory door. He looked left and right down the corridor, then squatted down in front of the dormitory door and picked up a thin, black thread from under the door gap.
Arnold frowned, stood up, and put the black thread in his pocket before slowly opening the door.
He saw Caroline, who was bored, watching television. When Caroline heard the door open, she turned her head, "You're back!"
"Yeah," Arnold nodded and glanced at the shoe rack beside him before suddenly asking, "Did you go out?"
Caroline casually lifted the beer bottle in her hand, saying, "I bought this. I suddenly felt like drinking."
"Really... when?" Arnold asked offhandedly.
Caroline thought for a moment, looked at the time, and shook her head, "About an hour ago, I forgot the exact time."
"You didn't see anyone, did you?" Arnold took a couple of steps forward.
"Yeah," Caroline smiled, "I saw some interesting things."
"What was it?" Arnold casually sat down beside Caroline, just a few centimeters away.
Caroline beckoned him closer with a mysterious look. Arnold leaned in again, and Caroline whispered, "I discovered a secret."
Arnold's eyes narrowed slightly, but he slowly reached into his pocket, grasping a set of keys... his fingers clutched the keys tightly, resembling the claws of a beast as he quietly said, "A secret?"
Caroline became even more mysterious, "I found out..."
"Found out?" Arnold stared at her without blinking.
Caroline suddenly playfully said, "The guy in the opposite room is actually gay!"
"Gay?" Arnold was taken aback.
Caroline nodded, casually took a sip of her beer, and continued watching television, "Yeah, I saw him kissing another guy in the hallway, and it was the administrator from downstairs... Oh my god, I almost threw up back then."
"Ha ha... really?" Arnold slowly withdrew his hand from his pocket, chuckling, "That's really terrible... but you'd better not go out randomly; it's too dangerous."
Caroline nodded, "It's fine; I just went downstairs to buy something. I won't go far. Besides, you said that even if people from Boston come here, they wouldn't dare to act recklessly."
Arnold stood up, helplessly saying, "That's true... I know you're bored, but it's still better to be careful. By the way, are you hungry? I brought you some food."
"Please don't tell me it's bread again," Caroline lowered her head.
Arnold laughed, "It's cooked food from the school cafeteria... let me heat it up for you."
The dorm room of the two was equipped with cooking tools... presumably set up by the students themselves. Arnold walked toward the microwave, and Caroline let out a slow breath.
Watching Arnold fiddling with the food, she suddenly glanced at her own palm-remembering the moment she had bumped shoulders with that old man in the afternoon.
Caroline abruptly stood up and walked over to Arnold. After hesitating for a moment, she gently patted Arnold on the shoulder.
"What's wrong?" Arnold turned around, puzzled.
Caroline had a look of astonishment... nothing had happened, but she felt compelled to explain her actions, so she said, "It's nothing, just a little something; I've already brushed it off."
"Thanks," Arnold smiled, then asked, "By the way, do you like hot sauce?"
Caroline clenched her teeth secretly and made a rather bold decision. She suddenly leaned against Arnold's chest and kissed him directly on the lips.
Arnold's breathing became heavy all at once.
"Consider it... rent," Caroline said as she turned to kiss Arnold's ear, her tone fiery and passionate.
Regardless, this was a hot-bodied, youthful figure, and Arnold instantly felt the most primal male response.
His previously rigid body quickly relaxed, and his hands gently settled on Caroline's waist.
Leaning against the cabinet, the two began to kiss passionately, with Arnold's breaths growing heavier as he reached to unbutton Caroline's clothing.
Caroline's reaction grew even more intense; she suddenly pulled up Arnold's shirt and bent down to kiss his abdomen. At the same time, her hands slipped under Arnold's shirt, starting to caress his chest.
Bit by bit, Caroline rolled Arnold's shirt upward while her kisses gradually moved up... he let out comfortable groans.
Caroline watched Arnold's expression, and when the shirt was completely pushed up to Arnold's shoulders, she suddenly stopped, staring at his chest... it was mostly just covered in hair and nothing else.
"What's... wrong?" Arnold exhaled heavily, looking at Caroline with impatience.
Caroline said helplessly, "It seems like you don't have a condom?"
Arnold was taken aback, swallowed hard, and gritted his teeth, "Wait a minute, I'll go buy one... quickly!"
He seemed a bit flustered and anxious, quickly opening the door and saying, "Five minutes!"
Caroline made a flirtatious gesture, "Hurry up."
With a click, the sound of the door closing... but Caroline quietly opened it again, watching Arnold hastily walk down the corridor, and quickly closed the door again... locking it.
At this moment, she extended her hand, revealing a set of keys in her palm.
Grasping the keys tightly, Caroline moved quickly around the room... suddenly, she approached the desk and began trying the keys one by one.
Click...
She opened the first drawer but found nothing except some certificates. Caroline frowned and started opening the next drawer.
One after another, soon all three drawers of the desk were opened. Caroline had rummaged through everything inside but found nothing-not even what she hoped to discover.
In disappointment, Caroline sat down and began to regroup her thoughts-if this Arnold wasn't the real Arnold, then there could only be one possibility.
He was Hailey... the real Arnold was probably still in the hands of boss Boston.
At the convenience store, Caroline saw the 'Arnold' selling things to students, which likely included the batch of goods he had taken from boss Boston.
This guy had probably stolen Arnold's identity, pretending to be a student here to facilitate his actions... Caroline hoped to find something useful.
Perhaps her stolen bank card was something this 'Arnold' hadn't had a chance to use yet and had hidden away-though the likelihood of that was very slim, and Caroline herself didn't hold out much hope.
But she couldn't find anything useful in the drawers...
Caroline looked out the window in disappointment and saw 'Arnold' rushing back toward the dorm... she instantly panicked.
She quickly tidied up the mess she had made and wiped her face, hurriedly checking if there was anything she had overlooked.
At that moment, a knock sounded at the door!
The key! The key to open the door was among that set of keys-'Arnold' didn't have a key to open the door!
"Caroline! Caroline!"
The increasingly heavy knocking and the increasingly clear voice calling her name... Caroline's heart raced, and her pulse skyrocketed.
Suddenly, a wave of white mist-like light surged before her eyes, and when the light faded, Caroline saw some strange scenes.
She saw two men fighting, one of whom was Arnold... no, or rather, it was Hailey.
The other one was turned away, and Caroline couldn't see clearly.
At that moment, 'Arnold' was pinned down by the other man, being punched hard... it seemed to be in a suburban area, surrounded by trees, and it was probably nighttime.
Suddenly, that unclear figure drew a dagger and plunged it viciously into 'Arnold's' chest...
'Arnold' widened his eyes, gripping the other man's arm tightly, until eventually, he went still, his arm dropping lifelessly to the ground.
"Caroline! Caroline!"
The knocking on the door grew more forceful!
"Caroline!!" 'Arnold' furrowed his brow deeper, taking two steps back as if he intended to crash through the door.
Just then, the door burst open, and Caroline stood there wrapped only in a bath towel, looking astonished.
"What's wrong?"
"You..." 'Arnold' paused, then said, "It's nothing. I noticed you hadn't responded for a while, and I got a bit worried."
Caroline looked at 'Arnold' with suspicion, confused. "I was just about to take a shower. I had just taken off my clothes when I heard you knocking. Didn't you have a key?"
'Arnold' replied, "I seem to have lost my key. Did you... see it?"
Caroline shook her head, "I didn't see it."
As she spoke, she suddenly looked down at the floor by the door, in the corner of the shoe rack, and squatted down. "Isn't it here? Maybe you were in a hurry earlier?"
Caroline wore a mocking expression-after teasing 'Arnold,' the man really did seem quite flustered.
'Arnold' looked somewhat embarrassed; he swallowed hard and slowly walked up to Caroline, grabbing her arms as if about to kiss her. "I'm glad you're okay."
At that moment, Caroline stepped back. "Unfortunately, not today."
Under Arnold's confused gaze, Caroline walked into the bathroom. After a moment, she emerged holding a small pair of panties, which were all red. She said helplessly, "The timing is unfortunate; perhaps... just wait a bit."
With that, Caroline stylishly closed the bathroom door.
'Arnold' was left dumbfounded, feeling increasingly uncomfortable in his pants. He sighed and sat down, looking frustrated.
Suddenly, 'Arnold' seemed to remember something and hurried over to the desk. He opened the first drawer, glanced at the contents inside, then reached in to feel around for a moment before withdrawing his hand and closing the drawer again.
He gazed thoughtfully at the bathroom door.
Before long, Caroline emerged from the shower and said, "By the way, I just remembered something."