America: I'm really not crazy

Chapter 105 Tears of Stars

Esther Ban felt incredibly unlucky.

He worked for the Viper Gang for almost twenty years, and only after watching the Viper Gang nearly collapse did he rise from the lowest-ranking "street kid" to a core member, "Soldier".

He spent all his savings and borrowed a lot of money at high interest rates to bribe his way into a lucrative job in a "factory".

Although it was just a "small factory," he firmly believed that as long as he was greedy enough, coupled with the remaining influence of the Viper Gang, he could pay off his debts in less than two months.

Then, you can break even within a year, and you can make a profit every extra day you work.

However, he had only been at the "factory" for less than ten hours, and was drinking and celebrating with a group of his men, preparing to expand and strengthen the business.

To everyone's surprise, a madman barged in.

With three shots, he took over the "factory".

One person! Three shots!

Damn, this is even more powerful than that guy who took down "Boss Dark" back then!

Therefore, he had completely given up hope and abandoned all resistance.

Even if the other person asked him to stick his butt out, he would obediently take off his pants.

However, what Esther didn't expect was that he was about to face... a situation that seemed even worse.

At this moment, Li Wei is standing in the factory's "operation room," fiddling with equipment and materials.

On the workbench that was originally used to make "ice", a flask heated by an alcohol lamp has been erected.

However, in Esther's eyes, what Levi was doing made him even more uneasy than "ice".

The icy blue flames licked the bottom of the flask, and as white steam rose from the mouth of the flask, Li Wei took a measuring cup and inverted it over the mouth of the flask.

The steam was restricted in its flow, but instead of dissipating, it condensed into star-shaped dust particles on the cup wall.

Once the black liquid in the flask had evaporated, Li Wei removed the alcohol lamp, picked up the measuring cup, and used a scalpel to scrape off the star-shaped powder inside, placing it into a petri dish.

Holding the petri dish, Li Wei used tweezers to pick up Dark's severed toe and strolled leisurely to him.

"Take off your shoes and socks."

Li Wei's voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable authority.

Esther looked miserable, but quickly did as she was told.

He had no intention of running away or resisting—better to live a miserable life than to die.

However, he was so scared that he trembled all over, and even a simple action like taking off his shoes was difficult for him.

Li Wei didn't urge him; he just watched quietly, without even a change in expression.

However, it was precisely this appearance of Levi that put immense psychological pressure on Esther.

He trembled even more violently, to the point that even untying his shoelaces became a stumbling motion.

The more this happened, the more frightened Esther became.

He was worried that if he angered the guy in front of him, the guy would give him a "quick and painless" experience.

Finally, he simply stopped untying his shoelaces and just grabbed the shoe and pulled it off by hand.

Although his heels were blistered, he finally took off his shoes.

At this moment, Ester was glad that he was a person who loved to take baths, so his feet didn't smell.

Otherwise, she really didn't know if this madman in front of her would shoot off all of his remaining toes.

After he took off his socks as Levi instructed, Levi, as if dipping fries in ketchup, used tweezers to hold Esther's toes, dipped the wound side into the silvery-white powder in the petri dish, and then inserted it directly into Esther's wound.

"ah!!!"

Ester screamed.

But after that scream, he immediately realized... he didn't feel any pain.

The wound felt cool and comfortable.

Esther was now in an awkward position.

After the embarrassment came fear.

He was worried that his actions would anger Li Wei.

But Li Wei didn't care at all.

He stared intently at Esther's broken toe.

To be precise, it was the change in the silvery-white powder on the wound.

The powder immediately turned into a silvery-white liquid upon contact with blood.

It seeped into Esther's skin almost in the blink of an eye.

Subsequently, the broken wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, perhaps because the initial alignment wasn't quite right, the connection point of the toes seems a bit crooked.

However, this does not prevent it from eventually healing completely.

Tears of the Stars is a type of "rapid healing potion" in alchemy.

It's really amazing.

Li Wei sighed to himself and began to check the "post-operative healing" status.

"Wipe your toes around."

Esther, who had been staring in disbelief, finally came to her senses, quickly wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, and began to try moving her toes as Levi had instructed.

Four of the toes were flexible and retractable, but the one that had been reattached remained completely still.

Faced with this situation, Esther actually breathed a sigh of relief.

This guy... doesn't seem as amazing as I thought.

And it's just a toe; at worst, you can just consider it a prosthetic leg.

But the moment that thought crossed his mind, the toe that had been reattached suddenly turned a faint silvery-white color at the original wound.

Almost instantly, his toes seemed to have become a silver sculpture.

Esther's face turned pale instantly.

I was punished just for thinking a couple of random thoughts... This madman is more terrifying than I imagined!

Li Wei was unaware of Esther's thoughts, but this change was not entirely unexpected.

Limb metallization is a side effect of "Tears of the Star".

However, under normal circumstances, it should only be some minor areas such as body hair, scalp hair, or nails.

In fact, with consistent care, these problems will naturally resolve themselves after a period of time as the body regulates itself.

The current state is due to a different reason.

Li Wei's first attempt at alchemy to create "Tears of the Star" failed.

While basic efficacy was guaranteed, the side effects increased exponentially.

However, Li Wei took it all in stride.

Therefore, the focus of the next stage of learning and alchemy should be on the "offensive" direction.

In this way, the side effects are borne by the enemy, so the magnitude of the side effects doesn't matter.

Once you've mastered the skills, you can then move on to researching "healing" and "enhancing" drugs.

"Thank you for your cooperation. You can go now."

Levi did not continue to make things difficult for Esther, because in his opinion, Esther had already paid the price for offending him with her body.

Esther was stunned.

Even after Li Wei went back upstairs, he didn't dare show any intention of leaving.

Li Wei ignored him and went straight to his office on the second floor.

"Bang."

The door closed, and Li Wei began to focus on what was in front of him.

With a few sets of tables and chairs and supporting office equipment, apart from some food and drinks, it's practically just like an ordinary lobby office.

However, Li Wei vaguely remembered that there should be a safe behind one of the oil paintings.

Following his remaining memories, he went directly to that location.

The oil painting there was gone, replaced by a stretched glass painting.

Fortunately, when Li Wei pulled open the glass painting, the safe was still there.