Chapter 361: Hope for Recovery

Mentioning this topic, Eve’s expression immediately became vivid.

"So much better! Mentor, you cannot imagine what this change means to me!"

She stood up and walked lightly around the room, showing her healthy state:

"More than a year ago, even in the most strictly isolated magic environment, I would continuously feel that tearing pain.

Every breath felt like swallowing burning charcoal, and every heartbeat would trigger new torment."

Her voice began to tremble, but not because of pain, but because of excitement:

"But now... now in the low-magic environment around the small building, I have been able to live like a normal person!"

Eve turned to face Luo En, her amethyst eyes filled with tears:

"Although I still cannot meditate and practice, once I try to mobilize magic power, it triggers severe pain.

But just being able to live normally is already a miracle I never dared to hope for in the past fourteen years!"

Luo En felt a mix of emotions.

He began to understand why Eve would have such a strong sense of dependence on him.

For someone who had been tormented by illness since childhood, any small relief was a precious gift.

"And all of this is because of your grace..."

Eve sat back down, her eyes becoming exceptionally focused, almost scorching:

"I can clearly feel that whenever I exchange knowledge with you, that pure grace flows within my body, neutralizing a portion of the erosion from the magic-devouring."

She stretched out her slender hand and gently stroked her chest:

"Sometimes I can even see your grace forming a pale golden light net within my body, driving away those black chaotic energies bit by bit..."

"However..."

Eve’s expression suddenly became somewhat dim:

"This improvement is still too limited. I still cannot truly practice, cannot break through to become a formal wizard. And if... if one day you no longer need me..."

She did not finish, but the meaning was already obvious.

Once she lost the continuous replenishment of Luo En’s grace, her condition would very likely deteriorate again.

This realization made her attachment even stronger and more pathological.

"Eve."

Luo En’s voice became serious:

"I think you need to understand one thing. I help you not out of sympathy or obligation, but because I believe you have sufficient value."

This sentence made hope reignite in Eve’s eyes.

"Your wisdom, your knowledge, your unique insight into things—these are the values you possess yourself. Even with the identity of the Crown Clan, you are still a genius worthy of respect."

Hearing these encouraging words, Eve lowered her head slightly, not letting the other party see her expression.

Gratitude, comfort, and an indescribable sense of satisfaction welled up in her heart.

But deepest of all was a possessiveness that bordered on greed.

She needed to ensure that this person who could save her would never leave her.

"Thank you for saying that, Mentor."

Her voice became extremely gentle, but deep within her eyes hid a certain persistence:

"I will work hard to make myself more valuable, more worthy of your attention and help."

To ease this awkward atmosphere, Luo En took the initiative to change the subject:

"Speaking of research, I came this time mainly to ask for your advice on some advanced applications of mental diversion techniques."

Hearing this topic, Eve felt somewhat excited.

That feeling of being needed was clearly able to compensate for the loss just now to some extent:

"Of course! I have indeed had some new breakthroughs in this area recently."

The black-haired princess immediately led him toward an exquisite bookshelf in the corner of the room:

"The basic diversion techniques I taught you before were mainly to allow mental power to simply switch between different tasks.

But true high-level applications require achieving parallel processing and mutual gain of mental power."

Taking a heavy notebook from the bookshelf, Eve’s demeanor became professional and confident again.

She pointed to a complex mental power flow chart in the notebook:

"Traditional diversion techniques only allow mental power to switch between different targets, like water flowing between different pipes.

But I discovered that if constructed properly, mental power can actually run in multiple circuits simultaneously, forming a mutually reinforcing network."

Her fingers tapped lightly on the chart, and every touch made the corresponding lines light up:

"The key to this technology lies in establishing 'resonance nodes' for mental power.

When two or more streams of mental power resonate at a specific frequency, their efficacy will grow exponentially."

Luo En carefully observed these theoretical diagrams, and bursts of amazement welled up in his heart.

Eve’s research level had already reached a degree that even surprised him somewhat.

"Is this multiple resonance... the 'composite spell circuit' that Moon-level wizards need to master?"

He asked, his eyes revealing deep interest.

"Exactly!"

Eve’s voice carried irrepressible pride:

"One of the hallmarks of the Moon level is the ability to simultaneously maintain the stable operation of multiple spell circuits."

She flipped to another page, showing more complex technical details:

"Once you have mastered sufficiently advanced diversion techniques, you can perform other auxiliary operations with your remaining mental power while casting main spells."

The black-haired girl walked toward a round table in the center of the room and began to clear the tabletop:

"Advanced training in mental diversion requires direct conscious contact.

I need to use my mental power to guide you, allowing you to personally experience the way those composite circuits operate."

She looked back at Luo En, her eyes flashing with some indescribable emotion:

"During this training process, our consciousnesses will have a considerable degree of fusion, and there might be some special experiences... Mentor, I wonder if you would mind..."

If it was just outer-layer contact of mental power...

"I don't mind," after a brief thought, Luo En chose to accept:

"Then let's begin."

Hearing this answer, a brilliant smile bloomed on Eve’s face.

That pure joy was like sunlight suddenly shining into the haze.

"Please sit opposite me."

She sat on one side of the round table and signaled for Luo En to sit opposite:

"Place your hands on the table, palms up."

When Luo En sat down as requested, Eve also placed her hands on the table.

Her hands were small, her skin white to the point of transparency, her fingers slender, her nails pink and tender.

"First, relax your mental defenses and let my consciousness touch your mental outer wall. Please rest assured, this is just outer-layer contact."

Her voice became soft and focused.

As Luo En gradually let go of his mental defenses, he immediately felt a gentle and firm consciousness touching his mental boundary.

That was Eve’s mental power, carrying a unique, amethyst-like clear texture.

At the same time, their hands also lightly touched each other.

A slight tremor came from Eve’s palms; the touch was as smooth as silk, but also carried a cold sensation.

"Very good... now I will begin to guide your mental power, Mentor, to perform diversion..."

Following her words, Luo En felt his consciousness being gently wrapped and continuously guided.

Under her guidance, Luo En’s mental power began to flow simultaneously in multiple different circuits.

This feeling was exceptionally wonderful, as if his brain had suddenly acquired multiple independent processors, capable of performing completely different thinking tasks at the same time.

"Can you feel it?"

Eve’s voice sounded directly in his consciousness, carrying a dreamlike, ethereal quality:

"This is true mental diversion—not simple switching, but true parallel processing."

Under her guidance, Luo En gradually mastered the complete dual-diversion technique, rather than the simple switching he had explored before.

Previously, every time he controlled his substitute puppet, his main body actually couldn't perform any precise operations.

"Your progress speed really amazes me..."

A feeling of approval came from Eve’s consciousness:

"Most people need months to master this part of the technique, but you, Mentor, mastered it basically in just a few hours."

As the training deepened, the mental connection between the two became increasingly tight.

Luo En could feel the complex emotions deep within Eve’s heart.

Gratitude, attachment to him, and something even deeper.

That was not simple liking or admiration, but a more primitive and instinctive dependence, like a drowning person’s persistence toward a lifebuoy.

In this deep mental contact, he also gradually understood Eve’s inner fear.

That was the fear of being abandoned, the fear of falling back into darkness, the fear of losing her only hope.

This fear was so strong that it almost distorted her already imperfect personality.

【Supernatural Technique (Introductory) Experience +1】