Legion agreed wholeheartedly with the last thing the man said. He agreed about the good part of the path of killing. He too believes that the path of killing is very strong.
As for the bad part, he doesn’t think it will work that way for him. He knows he has talent for more than the path of killing, and he is sure that he can survive the increase in the difficulty of ascension.
After all, if he can survive the assimilation of the authority of the pathway of undying, he can survive some divine flesh. He has that much faith in his innate ability.
He was confident in himself, but he didn’t reveal that confidence. Instead, he listened to the man talk for a long time.
Eventually, the custodian couldn’t take it anymore. He decided to address the elephant in the room.
The man asked him, “Don’t you want to know what’s in the box?”
Legion thought about it and nodded. He said, “I want to know.”
The custodian was not surprised by his answer. The man expected it, so he grinned and said, “It is divine flesh of the pathway of killing. It is a source of great strength.”
Legion acted as if he understood. He said, “So it should be for me. How much is it?”
The custodian shook his head. “We will talk about money later. As for the divine flesh, you can try to take it for yourself. It is right there on the table close to you while I am over here on the other side of the room. If you try to take it, I’m sure you can reach it before I can drop you. If you take it, you will have great strength.”
The box was also shaking as if telling him to grab it quickly. The custodian’s worlds combined with the attractive smell of the divine flesh worked together to create a terrifying temptation.
He wanted to grab that box and become one with the divine flesh in it. But he was worried about the custodian stopping him. Now that the custodian has said that he wouldn’t be able to stop him, he has nothing to worry about anymore.
Or so it seems. The temptation was so great that his mind was working out explanations and scenarios of success for him. All he needs to achieve great power is to take the risk and grab the box.
But Legion wasn’t moved. He didn’t let the temptation cloud his judgment. He said to the custodian, “Even if you don’t want money now, I still want to take the auxiliary potion first.”
The custodian had been watching him intently. When the man heard what he said, he began to clap.
He said, “I’m impressed.”
Legion asked in confusion, “What has impressed you?”
The custodian replied, “Your strong will. You have a will strong enough to resist temptation. Maybe you are not a hopeless case after all.”
Legion shrugged, which caused the man to shake his head in pity. The man said, “You don’t know the value of what you just did. You don’t even know what exactly you just did.”
Legion asked, “Then enlighten me.”
The man pointed at the box with his left hand while he continued to stir the potion with his right hand and said, “I left that box close to you on purpose. It was all part of a test.”
“Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t making trouble because I was targeting you. I test everyone that wants to become a godclad. If they can’t resist the temptation of the divine flesh through the box, then they surely won’t be able to when the divine flesh enters their existence. They will be assimilated by the divine flesh and mutate. Then I will have to kill them.”
Legion’s eyes lit up as he pretended to be excited. He said, “So I passed the test.”
The custodian nodded and said with some emotion. “You did. And that’s after I intensified the temptation by goading you.”
Legion explained, “I was tempted. But I remembered everything you said about the importance of the auxiliary potion, so I decided not to rush things.”
The man sighed and asked, “How many people can remain rational in the face of great temptation? Usually, most probationary officers attack me when I turn my back on them after I get the divine flesh.”
“They attacked me on the way here in order to get the divine flesh. If they didn’t and could still hold on, they usually broke when I left the box so close to them and undefended on the table. But you held on.”
“You even still had enough presence of mind to be rational and think about the importance of the auxiliary potion. That, my friend, is impressive restraint on your side.”
Legion didn’t feel that what he had done was special. He had some memories of how difficult it was to overcome temptation, and he even experienced the terrifying temptation himself, but he personally doesn’t think it was that difficult to resist it.
He didn’t know that he was being tested, but he began to suspect a trick when the man started to encourage him to grab the box. What the man had said about being unable to stop him from grabbing the box didn’t sit well with him.
He didn’t believe that the man couldn’t stop him because distance wasn’t all that mattered in interfering with the actions of others. There was such a thing as long-range attacks, so he wasn’t moved by that statement.
Most importantly, he wanted to take the auxiliary potion in order to dispel any suspicion towards him. So even if the divine flesh had been given to him for free, he still wouldn’t have taken it.
Of course, all of this was because he could remain rational in the face of the temptation. The custodian was correct about that.
He acted as if he was excited and asked, “So what now that I’ve passed your test? Do I get the divine flesh for free?”
The custodian snorted and said, “No, you don’t.”
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