"Thanks for your hard work, Golov. Go get some rest."
He put down the newspaper and spoke to the bearded man across from him on the sofa.
Golov rose, took off his hat, and bowed before leaving.
Chen Lun looked around the empty living room and shook his head slightly.
As soon as Maggie returned, she had offered a brief greeting and gone upstairs to the laboratory to research new potions. He had not even had a chance to ask about the plague outside the city.
"Never mind. I'll go see how things are going with Froy and Noah first."
"Mr. Jack, these are the portraits of Mr. Golov, Mr. Barton, Miss Froy, and myself..."
Noah lifted a white cloth in the corner, revealing a crate with a dozen or so oil paintings neatly arranged inside.
Chen Lun walked over to inspect them and found that the paintings had been simply framed and contained some Extraordinary Power.
Golov and Barton had the most portraits, with five each, all showing different expressions and poses. Froy and Noah had only one portrait each.
Chen Lun picked up Froy's portrait. She wore a black dress and a blindfold, sitting quietly on a chair with a faint smile.
[Supernatural Item-Character Paint (single-use consumable)] Item description: With exceptional mastery, a genius painter copied a certain young lady's Extraordinary Power, preserving a portion of rare Moon Power.
"I didn't want to take up too much of Miss Froy's time, so I only painted one."
Noah smiled sheepishly.
"That's all right, Noah."
Chen Lun then picked up Noah's self-portrait. It depicted a boy wearing glasses, washing the palette in his hands.
"I painted this self-portrait from my childhood memories. Please don't laugh, Mr. Jack."
Noah spoke.
"It's very well painted. This is