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In the simple, brightly lit hall, He Ao stood before the operating table. Wearing medical gloves, he raised the mithril test tube in his hand and looked at the red liquid inside, which seemed to glimmer with a faint radiance.

"All done."

He turned and handed the mithril test tube to Laina, who was visibly nervous beside him. "You collected quite a lot of supplementary materials. You saved us at least half an hour."

"This is Rank C Secret Medicine. You're just giving it to me like this?"

Laina was slightly dazed. A smile unconsciously appeared on her face as she looked at the mithril test tube in He Ao's hand.

"I told you,"

He Ao kept his hand extended and looked at Laina. "I trust you."

Laina froze slightly. The blood-soaked figure of the youth from last night overlapped once more with the simply and neatly dressed, resolute-eyed youth before her.

During the years she had spent growing up alone, it seemed she had not been trusted like this in a very long time.

Even last night, she had thought he had only done it instinctively out of necessity.

She took the test tube and leaned closer, studying the young boy's gaunt face, as though she wanted to discern something from those slightly pale, weak-looking features.

"Has anyone ever told you that you're very charming?"

She watched the young boy before her. Though he had not entirely shed his childishness, his sharp, distinct features were already faintly visible, hinting at the handsome face he would have in the future.

"Lots of people have told me I'm charming."

He Ao shrugged, took out the three test tubes that had already been extracted, and placed them on a test tube rack nearby. "Some of these are payment for your help rescuing