Chapter 17 - Awakening VI
"Alright, drink this," Lesley said, handing me one of the silver liquids. "And lie down on the white jade table. We need to check if your energy pathways are mature."
I stared at the vial containing a viscous, silver liquid. 'There's nothing like this in my memories.'
"What is this?" I asked, shaking the vial.
"It's a special liquid developed by one of the queen's council members. Once you drink it, I'll shine the light from one of those pearls to see the state of your energy pathways," Lesley explained.
Still hesitant, I stared at the vial, but before I could back out, I downed the entire contents. It tasted like rusty iron, and the texture felt like swallowing slime. As soon as the liquid hit my stomach, I felt a part of my body pulsing—a new sensation, as if new veins were transporting blood.
"Take off all your clothes and lie down on the table. The effect won't last forever," Lesley ordered.
Complying, I lay down on the white stone table. I might have felt embarrassed about being naked in front of such a beautiful woman—I think I would have—if it weren't for the six hellish months of shoving my head into a latrine to control my sexual impulses.
Lesley walked over to one of the tubs, picked up a single pearl, and placed it in a holder resembling a lampshade above me. A dull light emitted, illuminating my body lying on the table.
'They've created something like an X-ray, but for observing energy pathways,' I thought.
Lesley focused her eyes on the points of interest, tracking the thousands of tiny blue streaks that began to appear on Glenn's body.
"Unobstructed pathways!" "Good formation in the peripheral limbs." "Goo...," she paused briefly.