"No! Stop, stop!"
Lucian dashed towards the cart, positioning himself defensively between it and the head maid, who was clearly determined to toss the explosive out of the mansion.
"Young master, please step aside; it's dangerous," she urged firmly.
While her protective barrier had already enveloped the cart containing the perilous black rock, she still felt compelled to emphasize the need for Lucian to maintain his distance from it.
To the untrained eye, the substance might simply appear as a black rock, but for Lucian, who was well aware of its true properties, it was nothing less than black gold.
Since his arrival in this world, Lucian had taken the time to familiarize himself with its workings.
He discovered that many individuals possessed various types of awakened abilities—some leaned towards offensive powers, while others focused on defense or healing, with a significant number falling into the general category of normal types.
