Ball of Nothing - Chapter 81
Chapter 81
Under the watchful eye and expertise of Hua Tuo and Merlin, Truen recovered quickly . As for the mysterious source that was absorbing all the magic from Endow Hill? They found it .
"Yes, I found a huge treasure at the end of the rainbow . However, I can't get it out of the lamp without Truen's help . The bell is way too high for me to reach . "
After much convincing that Merlin could help with the bell's reconstruction, the rooms and the clock, Zero finally agreed to bring the wizard into the lamp . Hua Tuo was curious about the space-distorting lamp and asked for some photographs of the place . Merlin agreed and teleported away with Zero .
In the lamp, Zero couldn't quite decide what colour he wanted the bedsheets to be and Merlin ground his teeth in exasperation . It took Zero twenty minutes to finally decide on orange .
"Is this the treasure you found?"
Zero nodded . "It moves too! Actually, I have not seen it for a while so I don't know if it still moves . "
Merlin placed a hand on the 'stone' and immediately, it moved vigorously . It was about time too .
"Zero . I need to tell you something important . Stay calm and listen alright?"
The brunet nodded and Merlin pointed to the 'rock' treasure, explaining that it was actually the egg of a powerful and terrifying creature that cannot be kept as a pet .
"You can't keep it in the lamp . "
"Is it because it will be unhappy?"
Merlin nodded . "Yes . This creature needs a large space and a lot of food to hunt . You need to let it go . "
Zero frowned . He didn't want to part with his treasure but if what Merlin said was true, he would need to . For the sake of the baby inside the egg, Zero needed to let it go .
"Can I visit it after I let it go?"
Merlin thought for a while . Was it a good idea to let a child visit a baby dragon who might sneeze fireballs and kill anything within a ten-mile radius with its cry? Absolutely not . Was it a good idea to deny Zero with such a hopeful expression? Yes, it was . Can he do that? Now that's a problem .
"Under one condition," Merlin sighed . He'd compromised and fallen for the boy's charm even though he only knew him for a few days .
Zero nodded vigorously like a woodpecker .
"You can only visit it when I'm with you . If I say no, you cannot sneak off to visit it . You must follow what I say when we are there . If I say not to touch something, you do not touch it . "
Zero nodded immediately . "Yes, sir!"
"Don't 'yes sir' me! It's 'yes, teacher' to you, young man . "
Zero grinned and stuck out a tongue . Merlin rolled his eyes at the childish behaviour . Both Hua Tuo and him were trying to get Zero to call them 'shifu' and 'teacher' respectively to no avail . Zero continued to call them 'sir' and 'grandpa' for some reason . Truen had only regained consciousness briefly earlier today but promptly fell back to sleep so there was no one capable of controlling this cute rascal .
Other than the failure to get Zero to call them their preferred terms, the boy had been surprisingly obedient . He was a fast learner and a bright student who absorbed everything they said like a sponge . This greatly pleased the Sage Gods and they decided to impart him more knowledge .
The first day of their lesson together, Zero had shocked both Sage Gods when he was tested for magic compatibility and capacity . In a nutshell, Zero was capable of using any kind of magic and could create unique magic of his own . That level of control wasn't something that could be trained, it was innate .
As for his capacity, it was directly proportional to the food he ate . Merlin nearly cried when all the restaurants they'd been to the day before hung their 'closed for business' signs . Zero was infamous in La Boutique and many places just couldn't afford to accommodate the big eater .
The desperate wizard resorted to finding food the traditional method after all the eateries at La Boutique rejected them .
Time for dungeon hunting .