"Oh, don't worry about that. Today's cleaning task has been canceled. You can go back and rest." Lin Shou waved his hand, clearly trying to send him away.
At the same time, he silently complained about the guards on duty nearby: How the hell are these guys standing watch? How can they let just anyone in?
But thankfully, Master Qiao already transferred Alex's Talent Abilities away. They're still listed on the contribution exchange list...
Hiss... I remember that Talent Ability being absurdly expensive. It seemed to be Pseudo-Starshine Rank—what was it called, [Reckless Courage]?
Hehe, real Starshine or Pseudo-Starshine, neither compares to my self-awakened Talent Ability, [Puppet Heart]!
Lin Shou's thoughts wandered further and further.
He failed to notice that Alex had quietly crossed the Black Ice Pool's warning line and was now standing level with the Lin Family members receiving mental infusion.
In fact, he was even closer than all of them.
Lin Qinfeng, who served as the second line of defense, was the one who finally sensed something amiss. She frowned and looked toward Alex.
"What are you doing!?"
Lin Shou's wandering thoughts were instantly interrupted, and his gaze refocused on the figure who had already gone far ahead.
"Holy shit? What the hell are you doing?!"
Hearing their startled cries, Alex not only failed to react, but continued moving toward the Black Ice Pool.
Seeing that he was about to jump into the pool the next second, Lin Shou could no longer spare thought for anything else and immediately activated [Puppet Heart]!
Several semi-transparent mental threads shot from his fingertips and swiftly pierced into Alex's body!
But when Lin Shou tried to forcibly control Alex and pull him back, he was shocked to find that the mental threads, which had always moved as easily as his own