Chapter 183: Trying The Flame Fruit
After healing them, the twin immediately departed from the area. They also informed Miguel that if he wanted to commission them on another mission, he could contact them through Maras.
Hearing that, Miguel just nodded his head, but with a wry smile under the mask.
After what the two of them went through in the two instances that they went out, Miguel now more or less believed that they truly had bottom luck.
In fact, he even wondered if Orman’s case of trying to frame him out of Sendel’s murder was a result of the twin affecting his luck to some extent.
Destiny, fate, and luck were just some of the few intangible things that a cultivator could comprehend and use. Miguel knew of their existence but has never delved deeper, for he respected the order in which they were set up, much like life and death.
Miguel was worried that if he employed them once more, there would come a time where they would be grievously injured because of their luck.
’It seems that I must hurry creating that skill,’ Miguel shook his head and thought to himself as he and Edith returned to the basement with the Flame Fruit in hand.
The skill he was about to create has a lot of uses. As long as the condition was right, he could also create an item that could be used to counter negative luck.
In the basement, Miguel took a Flame Fruit and observed it closely.
The moment it landed on his hands, he could feel the rising temperature on the surface of the fruit’s skin.
To ordinary people, this kind of heat might become unbearable at some point, but this was nothing to Miguel.
He observed the fruit carefully and even took a small knife to cut it in half.
Unlike its exterior, the inside of the Flame Fruit was actually white. Miguel sniffed it and realized that it had no odor.
According to Maras, the fruit could not be eaten directly. This was especially true if the one who wanted to eat it was a female.
For men, it would cause them to feel nausea and enter into an illusion. For women, they would simply pass out and wake up a few hours later. But it would lead to them having chaotic energy, as women’s bodies were not designed to absorb Yang energy directly. In fact, it was only through dual-cultivation would their body be able to accommodate such a kind of energy.
Of course, there were rare cases, such as having a Yang physique, even if they were female.
Such a description was much like the Yang Fruit Flower in his previous life.
This was because the Yang property of such fruit was very abundant. It would cause more harm than good if they were to be taken directly. That was why cultivators would slice them into pieces, and some might concoct them into pills to dillute or strengthen their effects.
On the other hand, the people in this world found an alternative by brewing the fruit into ale. Although they only wanted it for enjoyment and not because of their effect, Miguel still could not help but applaud them for their creativity.
As he inspected the fruit for a few minutes, even trying a little bit of it directly, Miguel was now sure that it was exactly the same as the Yang Fruit, except for the fact that its effect was countless times weaker.
This was normal, though, as the Yang Fruit was a very rare treasure even in his previous life. However, the Flame Fruit could be found easily, but they were just overharvested, causing them to become rare nowadays.
Miguel closed his eyes and felt the effects as he consumed half of the Flame Fruit directly.
Edith looked at him at the side worriedly, even though Miguel had already told her that there was nothing to worry about.
The Flame Fruit was a diluted version of the Yang Fruit. Even if it were the Yang Fruit, Miguel would not be afraid to consume it, as he has a variety of ways to solve it if a problem occurs.
After a while, Miguel opened his eyes and nodded his head.
"It’s not much, but it could indeed help increase my Yang essence," he stated.
If there was a constant supply, then he would not have to worry about draining his Yang essence, especially since he now has two women to take care of.
And with how the trend was going, Miguel had an inkling he would not stop with just the two of them.
A wry smile appeared on his face as he finished the remaining slice. As this was a Yang-attributed fruit, he did not let Edith consume it due to the negative effects it would have on her.
As there was the Flame Fruit for males, there should be another fruit suitable for females to consume as well.
Feeling the slight effect of directly consuming the Flame Fruit, Miguel went right back into converting the knowledge into a skill in this world.
When night came, Miguel woke up from his meditation and stared at Aaliyah’s workshop.
The sound of quenching and hammering had stopped a few minutes ago, and Miguel immediately understood that she was already done for the day.
He looked around and saw that Edith was playing with the aggrieved Dark Veil Beast.
Miguel took a deep breath and stood up from his seat. Although he still had not converted the skill yet, he was already getting closer to it.
Edith saw his actions and went along with him as they made their way toward Aaliyah’s workshop.
The Dark Veil Beast followed behind Miguel.
A moment later, Aaliyah came out with a dirty appearance.
Her red dress and face were covered with charcoal. Her red hair was messy as a smile surfaced on her face as she looked at Miguel and Edith.
Although she may appear dirty, Miguel thought that she was still as beautiful as ever. Being covered with black coal was not able to hide her peerless beauty at all.
Miguel smiled to himself, seeing her appearance.
He could tell that there was contentment in her eyes as she brought over the piece she had just finished forging inside her workshop.
It looked like blacksmithing was something she truly loved to do.
A proud smile was on her face as she presented the item she had forged to Miguel.