It flew out of Lu Yuan's left eye, its wings buzzing as it circled the room twice. The colors on its body were several shades richer than before. Following behind it was a noticeably smaller bug, which timidly poked its head out from the depths of his left eye before carefully floating out.
This was the little one they had taken in from the corpse chunks the Grey Covenant had obtained from who knew where.
The Worm of Knowledge circled Lu Yuan's head once, its antennae repeatedly pointing toward the toolbox. The emotion sent through their symbiotic link was blunt.
Hungry. Want to eat.
Lu Yuan glanced at it.
"You want to eat a Consciousness Crystal?"
The Worm of Knowledge's wings beat faster, the colors on its body alternating between light and dark as it chattered nonstop.
The little bug huddled behind it, its antennae swaying slightly as it echoed the sentiment.
Lu Yuan opened the toolbox and fished out the sample vial wrapped in two layers of cloth from the very back.
A faint glow of intertwined gray-green and dark gold seeped through the gaps in the cloth, pulsing steadily.
He opened the vial and set it on the table.
"You can eat."
The Worm of Knowledge pounced.
"But don't eat too much."
Lu Yuan grabbed its tail.
"If you eat yourself unconscious, you won't get any more."
The Worm of Knowledge's wings drooped for a moment, and a pitiful, aggrieved emotion came through their symbiotic link. Still, it obediently restrained itself, carefully touching the surface of the Consciousness Crystal with its antennae before beginning to absorb it slowly.
The little bug edged closer, only to be swatted away by the Worm of Knowledge's wing. It retreated to the side and waited.
Lu Yuan leaned back in his chair