Feeling Eric's intense gaze, Nova replied in a hurry. "No, I'm just thinking about whether to choose another monster core."
"I'm still lacking a lot of knowledge about them, so I have a hard time deciding."
Nova's reply softened Eric's expression."No need to change, Toxsona is a perfect monster without any major weakness."
"Even I aimed Toxsona's core as my first choice, but my compatibility with its core was less than 50%, so I gave up and chose Shadow Panther."
Hearing Eric's affirmation of his choice, Nova smiled slightly.
Although he won't believe everything said by Eric, he just wanted to confirm his choice. His knowledge about monsters is definitely lower than Eric.
He even got additional information about Eric's basic ability.
Nova's mind raced, wondered 'Shadows? Is it related to him appearing magically behind me or something else entirely?'
"Okay, I'll go with this. Sir, about the auxiliary materials?"
Eric patted Nova's shoulder "I have the auxiliary materials with me. Didn't I say Toxsona was my first choice, I already collected everything without even checking compatibility."
"Now it's all yours."
Nova didn't know whether to cry or laugh at his answer. 'I'll leave everything to fate.'
He never expected Eric to be fully prepared. It seems Nova wouldn't be able to escape from Eric's clutches.
Eric took a tube filled with silvery white liquid and handed it to Nova. "Drink this potion and we will check your compatibility after that."
Looking at the special life potion emitting pleasant fragrance, Nova hesitated to drink them just to treat his minor injuries.
The special life potion made by the Holy Church is capable of bringing a person from the brink of death.
Although the effectiveness would decrease as one ranks up, for the current Nova, it's another chance in life— akin to regret medicine.
Holding the special life potion in hand, Nova suddenly asked, "Sir, how about I use my potion instead and keep this as a souvenir?"
Eric seems to understand Nova's intention, but he doesn't say it out loud. "Do as you wish, it's already yours."
Nova grinned widely, kept the special potion inside his backpack safely and took another potion.
Unlike the premium one given by Eric, the one in Nova's hand is filled with greenish liquid. It even had an unpleasant smell.
Eric closed his nose in disgust and yelled "What the hell is this thing? Throw it away, I don't want this thing anywhere near me."
Nova didn't listen to Eric this time. A mighty noble wouldn't understand the value of this potion.
The potion in Nova's hand is a normal healing potion and a single one costs ten thousand rubies.
Both of them are made in the Holy Church, but a special life potion costs one hundred thousand, while a normal healing potion costs only ten thousand; ten times the price difference.
Nova opened the lid, grimacing at the unpleasant smell, and drank the potion in a single gulp.
'Disgusting! Why does it taste so bad?'
Nova nearly vomited everything, but he desperately held back.
Still holding his nose, Eric said "Why did you drink this disgusting potion? If you had asked me, I could have provided you with another potion."
Nova looked completely bewildered when he heard Eric. He asked expectantly, "Can I get another one?"
"No!" Eric denied with a straight face. "only if you listened to my advice and threw that thrash potion."
'Damn, I never thought you would be a generous guy.'
While regretting his choice, Nova began to feel the effects of the healing potion.
Unlike the antidote which took an hour to take effect, the healing potion immediately started its work.
The wound on his left hand, cut on his shoulder, was the first to heal. The skin on the injured part began to grow rapidly, visible to the naked eye.
The lingering pain in his head and ears too disappeared quickly.
Nova felt refreshed in just a matter of moments. He felt like waking up after a small nap.
"Give me your and the monster's blood, let's check your compatibility with Toxsona."
Nova nodded and gave the tube containing the monster's blood. He also took his knife, made a small cut in his finger and dripped his blood in another tube.