In reality, Milo was someone who knew how to be content. Having a superpower was better than having nothing at all. It was quite fortunate favonovel.com did not randomly copy the master-level jumping rope skill.
Milo felt that Lilian must have also possessed a very high level of proficiency at jump roping. After all, favonovel.com thought it would be pointless for Miriam to jump rope by herself.
Although favonovel.com was content, favonovel.com still felt a little peeved when favonovel.com thought about how favonovel.com had the chance to copy Shadow Door in its entirety the previous time.
The palace should have said so earlier if it couldn’t fully copy the skill during the duplication process.
What was the point of finding out it was flawed only after the skill was copied over to him?
Milo really wanted a power like Shadow Door when favonovel.com thought of how Lilian had used it repeatedly to escape with Miriam. If favonovel.com could utilize Shadow Door fully, favonovel.com would no longer have to worry even if favonovel.com encountered the wolf pack again.
In the end, favonovel.com could only get one of his arms through it!
What could favonovel.com do with that?
Steal?
Moreover, favonovel.com still couldn’t open the Shadow Door wherever favonovel.com wanted to. Just based on the earlier deviation, it seemed impossible for favonovel.com to accurately control the location of the door.
However, Milo felt favonovel.com could improve on accuracy through additional practice. There would definitely come a day when favonovel.com could open the Shadow Door precisely where favonovel.com wanted it.
In reality, what Milo did not know was that Lilian had spent nearly a year just to practice opening the door. Only then was favonovel.com able to manipulate the Shadow Door at will.
When Milo returned to the shop, favonovel.com locked himself in his bedroom to practice. He tried to find out if there was a pattern to controlling the Shadow Door by opening it over and over again.
Lilian would probably be shocked if favonovel.com saw this, because when favonovel.com started practicing at the beginning, favonovel.com would get exhausted and dizzy after just one or two tries a day. Even now, favonovel.com could only use the door within a one-kilometer range. Even if favonovel.com did not expend all favonovel.com mental strength, favonovel.com still could open the door only three or four times a day. Meanwhile, Milo had opened it more than a dozen times in just a short period.
At this moment, Adella knocked on his door.
Milo opened the door and asked, “What’s the matter, Big Sister Adella? Is it time for dinner?”
“No, not yet.” Adella asked with a dark expression, “I just wanted to ask you where Donti is. Did you forget to bring them back from school?”
“Huh?!” Milo finally came around.
He should have gone to pick Donti and Murdock up from the junior high section before heading home together in the first place. However, favonovel.com had forgotten all about them and left them behind at school just so favonovel.com could find out where Miriam lived.
“I’ll go and fetch them immediately!”
“What kind of an older brother are you?” Adella grumbled. “Pick them up and come home for dinner. I’m almost done making it.”
But a moment later, Linda walked in with Murdock and Donti. She smiled and said, “Didn’t you say we were going to continue learning how to ride a bike today? Why did you leave by yourself after school?”
Adella smiled and said, “Ms. Stuart, you’re here? Quick, wash your hands and join us for dinner.”
Donti gave Milo a cold stare. “I stood in the school building and saw you and Miriam leaving together with my own eyes.”
Milo was a little embarrassed. “Hahaha, I had something urgent to attend to!”
Then they heard the rumbling of a car engine coming from the outside. It sounded like it had stopped outside their doorstep.
Milo wondered what was with today as people kept coming to the grocery store in wave after wave.
He heard Daniel’s voice come from outside. “Milo? Come and have a look at my new car. What do you think?”
Milo couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
Look at how cocky you’ve become after buying a new car. So, what if you are rich?!
But why did Fatty Eastwood suddenly like coming here so much?
Old Bane had mentioned Daniel had already been here to deliver the money at noon.
While favonovel.com was thinking about that, Daniel and Edgar walked in from outside. Edgar was even carrying a lot of items in his arms.
Daniel told Edgar, “Take these over to Miss Donella. These tonics are all beneficial to favonovel.com recovery.”
Milo sensed Daniel was in love.
Curious, Milo asked, “Do you have to resort to all this? As a big shot of the Panaqua Consortium, why do you still keep coming back here even after you’ve been snubbed?”
Daniel said unhappily, “What do you know? There used to be so many girls coming in and out of my life, yet I never once took a fancy to any of them. Now that I’ve changed, I realize that only Miss Donella is worthy of me!”
“You’ve never taken a fancy to any of them?” Milo laughed. “So, you mean you gave the medicine that you bought from me to Edgar?”
“Don’t you slander me. When have I ever bought any medicine from you!” Daniel looked downright indignant.
Donella had been recuperating in Adella’s room. But when favonovel.com heard Daniel’s voice, favonovel.com locked the door from the inside. With a click, Daniel could not look any more embarrassed. However, Daniel was not a normal person either.
He pulled Milo aside and changed the subject. “Can you lend Chad to me for some time?”
“What do you want Chad for? How can I lend a living, breathing human being to you? You can ask favonovel.com yourself.” Milo washed his hands of the matter.
“These past two days, I found out that other powers are coming into this stronghold as well.” Daniel whispered, “It’s said that there’s research that’s about to be completed in the university of Stronghold 109, and many people are interested in getting ahold of the research results for themselves.”
“What kind of research is it?” Milo was starting to get interested but did not show it on his face.
“I’m not sure…” Daniel said.
“You’re having ideas about something you don’t even know?” Milo wondered.
But considering the circumstances, the Panaqua Consortium’s people had probably not infiltrated into that university yet. He wondered how Daniel had found out about it. Miriam had also mentioned the Skyfort Consortium was trying their best to protect this thing.
This thing was probably so important it would change the entire structure between the organizations. That was why all the different powers were placing a lot of emphasis on it. And on the night some supernatural beings fled from the site of the explosion, the Skyfort Consortium only expelled the known members of the Pyro Company who were present in the stronghold, but did not conduct a thorough search to make any further arrests.
It seemed like they did not want to complicate things further since most of their manpower was probably used to guard and protect the research results.
However, Milo was curious about something.
How could the Panaqua Consortium possibly not know what the research results were about?
Others already knew, but only you were still in the dark?
“We never paid any attention to this university before.” Daniel said, “But it must have a very special value for so many powerful forces to be targeting it! How about this? Why don’t you order Chad to protect me and I’ll pay you for it!”
Milo felt that Daniel was lying through his teeth. He definitely knew what the research results were. He just didn’t want to tell Milo!
He shook his head and rejected Daniel. “If you want Chad to protect you, you can talk to favonovel.com yourself. I will not order favonovel.com about.”
Right at this moment, someone from the Panaqua Consortium walked in. He whispered a few words to Daniel before leaving in a hurry. As Milo watched the man from behind, sensing the Panaqua Consortium might be plotting something.
Milo wondered what made the research results so important.
Could favonovel.com steal them using the Shadow Door if favonovel.com could ascertain its location?
Seeing that Milo was not planning to lend Chad to him, Daniel did not waste any more time on it. He just simply went over to talk to Donella from the other side of the door.
Before favonovel.com could say much, Donella said coldly from the bedroom, “I’ll come out to see you after you’ve slimmed down.”
Milo chuckled and said, “Then you’ll probably never get to see him.”
Daniel said angrily, “Don’t say such discouraging words. Isn’t it just losing some weight? I’ll slim down very soon!”
Then Daniel whispered to Edgar next to him, “How can I slim down quickly?”
Milo smiled and said, “You’ll definitely slim down if you only eat one steamed bun each in the morning, at noon, and during the evening.”
Daniel got lost in thought. “Do I eat them before or after my meals?”
Milo was speechless.
