Everyone's become an adventurer, so who's going to put in the effort themselves?

Chapter 28 What are you laughing at? I'm here to take you in!

"Experimental subject... number 97?"

Lynn repeated the words spoken by the petite girl in front of him, his eyes gradually narrowing:

"How come I don't remember having such a 'name'?"

At this moment, the short, black-haired girl in front of him merely snorted and glanced at Tan Ning, who was already dead on the ground:

"You destroyed the experimental materials I ordered. In that case, I'll give you the name that was originally planned."

"Seriously, don't you know how valuable an experimental subject with red dragon blood can be legally researched?"

Lina grumbled, then turned to look at the stunned snow sprite beside her:

"Lamy, why didn't you stop this idiot?"

"How could you, an appraiser, forget about price differences?"

"I'm sorry, Lady Lina."

Ramie quickly bowed and apologized, saying tremblingly:

"I just..."

Ramie glanced at Lynn, then said with a wronged expression:

"I just spaced out."

Who could have imagined that Lynn would act so quickly and ruthlessly, giving no one even a chance to react?!

Seeing that Ramie claimed to be daydreaming, Lina rolled her eyes and then turned to look at Sia, who was leaning against the door frame.

Seeing that Sia was actually smiling and waving at her, Lina snorted, too lazy to pay her any attention, and turned to Lynn, saying:

"Since the person is already dead, the price must be lowered."

“I’m taking the body with me. As for the original compensation of two million yuan, I’m only offering one-tenth of that.”

"A quote?" Lynn asked in surprise. "What do you mean? Who did you quote to?"

At this moment, Leo, the military policeman standing nearby, gave Lynn a strange look, and then explained:

"This is Lady Lina Minerva, who is also the apothecary advisor of the City Lord's Mansion and the Red Dragon Merchant Guild, and the alchemy professor of the monastery."

"Under normal circumstances, one of the most severe punishments that the City Lord's Mansion and the Red Dragon Merchant Guild impose on some serious criminals is to hand them over to Professor Lina to serve as test subjects."

After explaining all this, Leo reminded him:

"If Tan Ning is found guilty of using bloodline techniques to murder her clansmen, her ultimate fate will be to fall into the hands of Lady Lina."

"As for the compensation, it is actually the compensation that Professor Lina will pay after she takes away the 'experimental materials'."

Using criminals who have committed serious crimes as experimental subjects and even paying them?

Is it that wild?

Lynn paused, then looked down at Lina with a hesitant expression:

"Because I killed the test subject you were about to obtain, you plan to use me as a test subject?"

At this moment, Ruth, who had been limp on the ground, seemed to have suddenly regained her strength, and cried out and laughed:

"Yes, use him as an experiment. There must be something wrong with this mud-seed!"

What are you laughing at?

Lina turned her head, her delicate face filled with disdain as if she were looking at trash.

"I only gave him this name because he killed my test subject number 97."

"I'm not going to use him for experiments."

"But you are, Subject 98."

Lina looked at Ruth with a strange expression:

"You don't actually think you're safe, do you?"

Ruth, who had been laughing maniacally, suddenly stopped laughing.

What do you mean Lynn was just given the name "Experimental Subject 97"? And I'm really going to participate in the experiment?

Before Ruth could react, Lina suddenly pulled a test tube from her pocket, unscrewed the stopper, and placed it under Ruth's nose.

Ruth's eyes cleared instantly, and she stared blankly at Lina as she squatted on the ground:

"you...."

"It's okay, dizziness is normal, it will be fine soon."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ruth turned her head and fell to the ground with a thud.

Lina deftly put the test tube back in, then turned to Ramie and Leo and said:

"You two take these two test subjects to 66 Monastery Road, my research institute."

Leo felt awkward upon hearing Lina's instructions, but he didn't dare to object and could only obey. Ramie, on the other hand, didn't care and simply followed the orders, starting to assign tasks to people.

After giving instructions to the two, Lina turned to look at Lynn:

"As for you, number 97, you come with me now."

Lina walked towards the house on her own, letting out a soft hum as she passed Sia:

"Come in here too! Are you watching a show?"

Isn't this funny?

Sia chuckled, then turned halfway around and waved to Lynn, signaling him to come over quickly.

Seeing this, Lynn pondered for a moment, instructed the other workers to sell the furniture near the entrance first, and then went into the room.

Soon, Lynn saw Lina standing in front of the coffee table in the living room, taking something out of a suitcase.

Just then, seeing Lynn enter, Lina picked up a thin needle and placed it on the table beside her:

"Use this needle to draw some blood; I need to examine it."

"Huh?" Lynn was taken aback by Lina's words, not quite understanding what she meant.

At this moment, seeing Lynn so confused, Lina said speechlessly:

"Hey, you don't actually think there are no side effects to eating the Bloodline Fruit, do you?"

"Besides, you also suffered from the side effects of the bloodline technique before."

"With these two combined, no one in Mona City but me can save your life."

"No matter which doctor you go to, you'll get the same answer."

"So hurry up and get me some blood for a test."

Lynn paused for a moment, then gave Sia a strange look.

At this moment, Sia seemed quite pleased with herself, raising her chin:

“That’s right, I’ve told Lina everything.”

Lynn's lips twitched, and she said speechlessly:

"Didn't you say before that it wasn't convenient to go public with something like stealing someone's bloodline?"

"It can't be made public, but isn't this happening in private?" Xia explained with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, Sia narrowed her pink, starry eyes and said in a playful tone:

"And aren't you surprised?"

"Why does that strange human face appear on Jeken's body after he uses the bloodline technique, but not on yours?"

"Why would I specifically choose to have you replace Lynn Knightworth and use the Bloodline Fruit?"

"As for the answer, I'll tell you everything after you've cooperated with Lina's examination."

"Don't worry, it's just a routine check-up."

Lynn's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and his face immediately fell.

He glanced at Sia, then at Lina, who had prepared her tools and was waiting for his blood. After a few seconds of silence, he stepped forward, picked up the needle, pricked his index finger, and handed the blood-stained needle to Lina.

Just as Lynn was sucking on her injured index finger to stop the bleeding, Lina took out a mirror, placed the silver needles on it, and then pressed her hand against it.

After a few seconds, Lina lowered her eyes and said calmly:

"Just as I predicted, my lifespan has been greatly shortened?"

Lynn's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and he couldn't help but ask:

"How many years of my life have I lost?"

“About…” Lina hesitated for a moment, then gave an imaginary number: “Around 120 years.”

120 years?!

Lynn's eyes widened immediately, and he said in shock:

"120 years? That many?!"

"Wait, how many did you say?" Lynn suddenly realized and exclaimed, stunned, "120 years?!"

"That's right, it's about 120 or 123 years."

Lina picked up the silver needle and looked at the reddish blood on it:

"There's very little gold in the blood; the red dragon's bloodline has been severely damaged..."

"Based on the current situation, you probably only have about 80 years left to live."

"Compared to the normal lifespan of 240 to 280 years for a member of the Knightworth family, you are now already a short-lived person."

Lynn laughed when he heard this.

Dude, is it possible that I always thought I wouldn't live past 100?

Chapter 29 Let more of the bad habits of the big family blow in!

"Are you still laughing?"

Lina glanced at Lynn strangely, wondering how he could still laugh.

"At this rate, you're probably aging more than twice as fast as a regular adventurer."

"That means in about 20 years, when you are around 40 years old, your physical condition will decline rapidly, and by the time you are 60, you will probably have to leave the ranks of combat."

"Compared to normal members of the Knightworth family who can maintain their peak performance for 120 years, you've already aged prematurely, do you know that?"

Hearing Lina's words, Lynn suppressed his smile and said somewhat awkwardly:

"Maybe it's because I always thought I wouldn't live to be 80."

Isn't retiring at 60 the right thing to do?

Lina glanced at Lynn in surprise, then nodded:

"You do have some self-awareness."

"However, given your current bloodline condition, you most likely won't live past 40."

"?!!"

Lynn was stunned for a moment. 120 down to 80, then down to 40? Do you think this is Pinduoduo, offering such huge discounts?

"Didn't you say I could live to 120? How come I'm only a third of the way old all of a sudden?"

"I did say you could live another 80 years, but that's only if your body can survive that long. As for your spirit, that's another story."

Lina then took out seven hourglasses of different sizes from her medical kit, placed them on the table, and started the hourglasses to keep time.

Then, she took out bottles and jars, and a large beaker. After each hourglass had run out of sand, she poured a liquid into the beaker to allow the potion inside to react fully: