183 Three Days
𝒇re𝐞w𝐞𝚋𝒏𝚘ѵeƖ c𝗼𝑚
Selma Payne’s POV:
To be honest, I was not sure if it was true, but who could suddenly break into my dream and use moonlight to guide me in mastering power?
I didn’t want to appear too full of myself, but there was still a new mark formed from the old mark in my body. Although it was no longer effective, wasn’t it a sign of extreme piety to fuse the goddess’ mark into my flesh and blood? Who knew? Maybe the goddess was taking pity on me because of this?
To prove my words, I performed a ‘heavy snow’ for them on the spot.
As the negative impurities in my body had almost been completely removed, I could only produce a few scattered snowflakes this time. They were gone after covering the table.
At this moment, I could feel that the small stream in my body was flowing in a clear and full of vitality.
I’d finally absorbed and purified all the power in that demonic fragment.
The werewolf grandmasters were amazed by my ability. After the test, they told my parents, “The power fluctuation is very stable. It doesn’t look like a witch’s magic fluctuation or a werewolf’s unique signal. Judging from the value, it’s a new and never-before-seen ability. It wasn’t turbulent but rather very peaceful and submissive. If we look at the data, we think Miss Selma has already completely mastered this ability.”
“See?” I looked at my parents proudly. “The werewolf grandmasters said it’s fine!”
“Although that’s what you say, we can’t let our guard down.” My mother gave me an ultimatum. “You have to go through a period of observation and assessment. Only after we are sure that there is no problem with your ability will your father and I allow you to use it.”
“Oh…”
I leaned against the stool in frustration and looked at Master Hayley, who was trying to evoke our comradeship in the Rocky Mountains. However, she was just as ‘heartless’ as I was. She had set a 10-day observation period for me!
It had been ten days! By the time they were done with their observations, Dorothy might have already returned from the Rocky Mountains!
I immediately refused. “No, ten days is too long. Looking at the current situation, we can only patiently observe my every move and record the cumbersome observation data. It won’t be of any use to understand my ability. There’s no need to waste so much time; just observe it for a day or two to make sure it runs smoothly!”
“This is for your sake, Selma,” my mother said.
I retorted, “I know my abilities the best. All others can do is get information from the outside world that might not be useful. If you guys don’t believe me, then there’s no need to continue this experiment, right?”
The situation was at a stalemate. In the end, my father mediated, “Selma is right. Ten days is unnecessary, but a short observation period is still necessary. Do you have any suggestions, Master?”
“Yes,” Master Hayley replied after some deliberation. “We must observe her for at least three days to get enough data.”
“Three days it is then,” my father decided. “In these three days, you must cooperate with Tracy and the werewolf grandmasters as much as possible. Is that okay, Selma?”
Three days was still too long, but I had no other choice. I could only agree.
Tracy and the werewolf grandmasters took their leave. Before they left, they even took the snow on the table.
After they left, I dawdled to my mother and whispered, “I’m very sorry, Mother. I shouldn’t have talked back to you like that.”
Mother looked at me intensely and pulled me to sit beside her. She said earnestly, “I’m at fault too, child. You’re all grown up now. I shouldn’t have made every decision for you. I’m just too worried about you and don’t want you to be hurt. Every wound you have is on my heart, and it hurts too much.”
“I’m sorry, Mother. I’ll be careful in the future and won’t make you worry.” I hugged my mother’s waist and buried myself in her arms. “I know I was too impatient in the past and did not take my safety seriously, making many people worry. I promise that I’ll think carefully before I do anything in the future. If I make you worry again, you can scold me well!”
My mother tapped my forehead and smiled. “What are you saying?”
My father looked at us with relief. The family quietly enjoyed the warm moment of having a child.
After Aldrich discovered that I had ‘gotten into big trouble’, he consoled me. Although I didn’t feel any fear or grievance, his behavior of trying to make me happy was fascinating. I had terrible thoughts and deliberately pretended to be depressed to play with him.
After I was exposed, Aldrich didn’t get angry; he just knocked my head helplessly and continued with the day’s training.
At night, I told Dorothy that I could control the devouring process completely. She was very happy for me, but we didn’t speak much before she became sleepy.
“Are you very tired today?”
“Yes, I am.” Her voice began to stammer, which was a sign that her mind link was fluctuating. “I don’t know why, but the conditions in the witch clan’s ruins are much better than in other bases, but I just feel very tired for no reason.”
“Did you do any physical examination?”
“I did, but it was useless. Master Kevin said that it might be the effect of the remaining ancient magic magnetic field on me. Because I have a witch’s blood, I am deeply affected by it.”
