The reason was simple.
[Status: Pain Shield: Remaining Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds.]
He Xi watched the countdown ticking away on the board and silently counted to himself. "3...2...1."
"Reporting in. I can't feel anything now."
Fivik glanced at the magical hourglass beside her hand and froze for a moment. That precise?
She couldn't help but say excitedly, "Exactly five minutes! Not a second off! Your body really is very sensitive."
[Favorability with Intelligent Halfling Fivik Kvais increased. Parsing Points +3]
Fivik happily added another note to her notebook: Duration precise, effects stable, subject's senses acute, experimental data reliable!
Seeing the notification, He Xi immediately sank his consciousness into the glowing orb in his mind.
[Race: Intelligent Halfling] [Parsing Points: 3] [Entry Extraction: Requires 25 Parsing Points]
An increase in Favorability was certainly a good thing, but what baffled him even more was why this halfling mage was so happy after concluding that his body was very sensitive.
As for Bruce outside the door, he was even more confused.
He had originally been lying quietly on the steps, dozing, diligently doing his duty as a watchdog.
The soundproofing here seemed excellent. Even his sensitive ears couldn't make out much. But since He Xi had said there was no danger, he chose to trust his master.
That was, until he vaguely heard something like, "I'm afraid of pain."
Then came a startled cry: "Why is it so hard?"
Immediately after, He Xi let out a muffled "Tss."
Worried, Bruce pricked up his ears and listened carefully.
Intermittent sounds came from inside the room:
"Ah... I can't feel anything now."
"...Five minutes!... Your body really is very sensitive."
To be honest, he considered himself a respectable dog.
But in a place like Plint, the town's young people didn't