Chapter 640: Section 450: Blood of Carter (Part 5)
Mars’s talent in spiritual energy and shooting was plainly visible; Malin hardly needed to teach the boy how to adjust his aim. Mars could extrapolate from his actions on his own. Ultimately, on the twenty-seventh shot, he scored a 68.
Two instances of raising the gun to shoot, two instances of lifting the gun to shoot, two instances of turning to shoot, and two instances of shooting from the side.
An excellent sense of the gun, even though, since he was a child, he was using a .22 caliber handgun, it was enough to prove his talent.
"Very good, truly worthy of that lady’s offspring. She always expressed envy for that lady in the ancestral diary."
"...She herself was also a very excellent woman. All I can say is, maybe it was the limitations of the era, but no matter what, I loved her, and she treated me the same..." Malin said, then yawned.
"Looks like my time is up." Malin sighed. He snapped his fingers and called Mars over: "Child, remember, no matter how great you become in the future, how remarkable, always remember that humans are the masters of their desires and power, not their slaves."
"Yes, Ancestor."
"But that is a matter for much later. For now, Mars, tell me, are you ready?" Malin asked the child with a smile, extending his hand to ruffle the boy’s hair: "Go on, Mars, return to your own era, and live well."
Because I too have my own era to face.
The next second, Malin opened his eyes.
In the darkness before dawn, with his dark vision, Malin saw the familiar colors on the ceiling, the breathing of his still soundly sleeping comrades, and Maya’s tail.