Lord of Mysteries 2: Circle of Inevitability

Chapter 922 News

In the rental apartment.

Jenna cleaned up the table, picked up the soy milk and meat buns she had specially left for Franca, and said to Ludwig beside her, “You can start studying now.”

Ludwig’s expression changed a few times before he argued, “What’s the point of me studying?

“If you want to gain knowledge, eat scientists. If you want to gain abilities, eat Beyonders!”

Jenna smiled faintly and said, “Studying may not be important for you, but it’s very important for us that you study.”

“…” Ludwig, already inarticulate, was left completely speechless by Jenna’s frankness.

After some consideration, Jenna added, “Although we don’t know the exact process, and you’ve probably forgotten too, the fact that you were sealed by the Church of Knowledge is as solid as steel. And what’s the biggest difference between you and the clergy of the Church of Knowledge? It’s the attitude towards learning!”

Ludwig was left feeling a bit confused. Reluctantly but resignedly, he sat down at the table and opened his textbook.

Jenna returned to the master bedroom, casually closing the door behind her.

Franca struggled to sit up halfway, stuffing a pillow behind her back, and said in a low voice, “You’re deceiving Ludwig again. Trying to defeat the Church of Knowledge through studying is like competing against them on their home turf, under their favorite rules. How can we win that way? The best approach is to play to our own strengths.

“Hehe, Demonesses are indeed supposed to be good at deceiving people.”

Many Demonesses had experience deceiving others’ feelings to digest the Witch potion, and some of them even became emotionally invested themselves, ultimately having to force themselves to separate. So they also had their share of pain.

Jenna laughed. “We have to give him some reason, and he’s just looking for a reason too.”

Jenna paused, then said thoughtfully, “Besides, I think studying does have an effect on Ludwig. You saw him during last night’s battle—he was completely monstrous. But in our daily interactions, I feel that apart from his ability to eat, love of eating, and need to eat, he’s just like a normal little boy in every other way.

“This is partly due to the Church of Knowledge’s seal, but it’s also likely because he’s learned rules, morals, and common sense about human society through studying.”

As she spoke, Jenna brought the plastic cup of soy milk to Franca’s lips, letting her take a sip, then handed her the meat bun, watching as she bit into it until she reached the filling.

Franca had never enjoyed such treatment before, and her heart was instantly filled with warmth.

She nodded thoughtfully. “You mean studying is one of the ways for Ludwig to integrate into human society? That studying has given him some humanity?”

“Yup.” Jenna continued to feed Franca her breakfast while casually chatting with her. At the end, she even used a wet wipe to clean Franca’s mouth and washed her face.

After finishing these tasks, Jenna took the trash and left the master bedroom.

After bustling about for several dozen seconds, she sat down next to Ludwig, as if supervising a child’s study.

After watching for a while, she took out two packages from the Traveler’s Bag and placed them on the table.

They were two bags of simply packaged rice crisps.

As Ludwig looked over in surprise, Jenna said with a smile, “If you can pass my test later, these will be yours.

“Do you prefer spicy or original flavor?”

“I like both!” Ludwig lowered his head again, his gaze unusually focused.

“I prefer the original flavor.” Jenna tore open the packaging and popped two pieces into her mouth, chewing.

Ludwig’s head snapped up to look at her, his mouth half-open, expression bewildered.

Isn’t this my reward?

“I’ll eat a bit while you’re studying. Don’t worry, I’ll save some for you,” Jenna said with a smile.

Franca, lying on the bed in the master bedroom, couldn’t help but laugh when she heard this conversation.

She suddenly realized that although Jenna usually seemed very mature, she was actually just a girl fresh out of college by her real age. It was perfectly normal for such a girl to enjoy snacks, and now she finally had the opportunity.

The smile on Franca’s face gradually softened as new dialogue drifted in from the living room outside.

“This is a corn soup flavored puffed snack.”

“These are cucumber flavored potato chips.”

“These are chocolate wafer cookies.”

“…”