Chapter 118: Using the Body Building Aloe Vera
"Also, the items you requested are in the living room. Your luggage should arrive tomorrow or the day after."
She took out her key, opened the door, and flipped on the light. A spacious living room greeted them. A few steps further in revealed a kitchen, fully stocked with pots, pans, and tableware.
There were two floors in total. Moira Lynch chose a room on the second floor for her bedroom, while Shane Rhodes, Kai York, and Hugh Finch picked rooms on the first.
Although they had the Chimefin scales, they were still covered in sweat after working for so long. Feeling sticky all over, they planned to head back to their rooms for a shower before bed, deciding that anything else could wait until morning.
Moira Lynch returned to her room as well, but she didn’t go to sleep right away.
After checking to make sure her surroundings were clear, she slipped into her space.
Moira Lynch took out the Body Building Aloe Vera she had collected earlier, deciding to test its effects.
’Patience, how do I use this Body Building Aloe Vera? Do I just apply the juice all over my body?’
[Body Building Aloe Vera Usage Method: 1. Apply the juice over the entire body, reapplying as it dries. Drawback: The Body Refining process is excruciating, so it is best to have someone nearby to assist with the application.
2. Fill a container with a large amount of Body Building Aloe Vera juice and immerse the entire body for one hour daily. After one month, the optimal Body Refining effect will be achieved.]
’Patience’s previous explanation came to mind: once she no longer felt any pain, it meant her body had achieved the optimal Body Refining effect. After that, she could use the Body Refining Worm.’
Moira Lynch thought for a moment and decided on the second method. It was a bit extravagant, but she could afford it.
She and Kai York had collected a good amount before, and Shane Rhodes and Hugh Finch had also run into a huge patch. Even though she only took a quarter of their find, it was more than enough.
The Body Building Aloe Vera she’d transplanted into her space was already growing, and thriving at that.
A month would be just enough time to finish before the next game began.
’Oh, right. Can the Body Building Aloe Vera juice be reused?’
[Yes.]
Moira Lynch was visibly delighted to hear Patience’s answer.
She took out the bathtub she had brought from her previous home, then selected some mature Body Building Aloe Vera leaves, peeled them, and juiced them.
Before long, the bathtub was filled with a transparent, viscous liquid.
’You know, it actually looks a lot like regular aloe vera.’
Moira Lynch dipped her hand in to test it and immediately felt a sensation like countless needles pricking her palm.
Moira Lynch grimaced in pain, feeling awful. She quickly snatched her hand back, but there wasn’t a single mark on it.
"Patience, set a one-hour countdown for me."
[One-hour countdown, set.]
Moira Lynch then took a deep breath, an expression of heroic martyrdom on her face. She stripped off her clothes and stepped in.
To achieve the best effect, Moira Lynch put a Sea Pearl in her mouth and submerged her head completely.
Instantly, excruciating pain engulfed her entire body.
With her eyes squeezed shut and her face contorted in agony, Moira Lynch thrashed in the bathtub.
’Fuck, why does it hurt so much?!’
She kept shifting her position in the tub, trying to lessen the pain, but all it did was rapidly deplete her energy to no avail.
Every single second was an agony.
’The thought of giving up surfaced countless times, but she pushed it down each time. If she quit now, wouldn’t she have to endure all the suffering she’d already gone through again from the start?’
’No! Absolutely not!’
Relying on this conviction, no matter how much it hurt or how badly she wanted to quit, Moira Lynch held on.
When the hour was up, Moira Lynch extended a hand and painstakingly climbed out of the bathtub. She then rinsed the residual Body Building Aloe Vera liquid off with clean water.
As she dried herself, the pain in her body completely subsided.
It was strange. People who repeatedly experience pain and terror usually develop a phobia of the source.
For instance, someone who’s been bitten by a dog becomes afraid of dogs.
But even though the experience had been so agonizing, Moira Lynch didn’t feel the slightest bit of fear. In fact, she was even faintly looking forward to the next time.
Moira Lynch was startled by her own thought. ’Don’t tell me I have some kind of weird constitution?!!’
Fortunately, Patience offered an explanation just then.
[During the Body Refining process, the Body Building Aloe Vera secretes a substance that makes one forget the pain afterward and sends a signal of anticipation to the body.]
’It can do that?!’
Moira Lynch was utterly stunned.
’But that was a good thing. At least she wouldn’t have to worry about giving up halfway due to the pain.’
She stored the bathtub and the aloe in her inventory, then flashed back into her room, grabbed her toiletries, and began to wash up.
Moira Lynch woke up on time the next morning.
Even though she had gone to bed late, her energy levels weren’t affected in the slightest.
After washing up, she noticed the weights she wore felt a little light, so she increased the load.
Then, she ate her daily portion: a Bone Marrow Cleansing Fruit, an Enhancing Fruit, various other fruits, and an energy block made from the Enhancing Fruits harvested from the Isle Turtle.
When she came down to the first floor, Shane Rhodes, Kai York, and Hugh Finch were listening intently to a lecture from the Learning Machine, their hands moving nonstop as they took notes.
Moira Lynch glanced at the breakfast on the table, picked up a piece, and took a bite. Looking around, she saw glaring sunlight streaming into the room through the windows.
"Let’s cover all these windows with the heat-insulating pads later," Moira Lynch said.
The curtains were there, but their insulating effect was nowhere near as good as the pads’.
The three of them had no objections; they had already experienced the benefits of the insulating pads firsthand.
To be honest, they were still getting used to how bright the living room was in the morning.
They got right to work. The three of them started bustling about, their speed much faster than when Moira Lynch had done it alone.
Moira Lynch went to a corner of the living room, moved some things out of the way, and then pulled out a swimming pool filled with water.
Although the houses in Sector A had a stable water supply, the air was unbearably dry in this heat. Placing a pool of water here would add some humidity and prevent issues caused by the dryness.
Once the living room was dim again, Kai York remarked, "Ah, that’s much more comfortable."
"When are you guys planning to use the Body Building Aloe Vera?" Moira Lynch asked suddenly.
Kai York looked at Moira Lynch. "Don’t tell me you’ve used it already."
Moira Lynch nodded, then explained the two methods Patience had given her, letting them decide for themselves.
"You said it hurt. How much did it hurt, exactly?" Kai York asked.
Moira Lynch thought back, carefully recalling the sensation. "Imagine being pricked by countless steel needles, nonstop."