Field was also surprised by this scene.
After all, just last night, Liyakade had cried to her, saying she was already feeling a certain physical discomfort from physical contact with Alice.
But now, it wasn’t just holding hands or the like.
Even such a forceful hug wouldn’t make Liyakade feel uncomfortable.
Field was very puzzled by this situation.
She began to think about why this was happening.
Logically speaking, Liyakade’s physical discomfort towards Alice was a process of her Demon Race bloodline changing from quantity to quality.
At this stage, she could no longer contact Alice in the way a normal human would.
However, after just one day, this physical discomfort had disappeared.
This was clearly not due to a further evolution or change in Liyakade’s bloodline.
The only possibility was that other external factors had caused the change.
Field thought back to the differences between today and the previous days.
In the end, she could only place the answer on what seemed like an unlikely place.
Still, aside from this factor, there were no others.
Therefore, even though this factor seemed absurd, it was the only possibility.
This sole factor was the poisoned water source from the caravan that Liyakade had drunk.
Yes, although these toxins had caused some hallucinations and weakness in others in the caravan, even in the high-level Field, Liyakade was a being with Demon Race blood.
Liyakade’s body’s tolerance for toxins was certainly different from that of a normal human; it had to be much stronger than an ordinary human’s.
This was different from Alice’s situation.
As a Light Element Magic User, Alice’s body itself was filled with Light Element.
Most toxins that existed in the world were already unconsciously and completely purified by Alice upon contact or entry into her body.
This was why Alice was unaffected despite drinking from the same water source.
Liyakade’s situation, however, was toxin resistance.
These toxins had not disappeared; they remained in Liyakade’s body.
Liyakade had endured these toxins, but due to her Demon Race bloodline, they lacked the ability to damage her body.
The effects they could produce were naturally different from those on other humans.
Judging from Liyakade’s performance since being poisoned, she was at most emotionally excited and had increased desires.
She had not reached the point of hallucinations or losing her mind.
Even her Magic Power and other strengths were unaffected.
Although she was somewhat afraid of the Light Element, it didn’t prevent contact.
And now, after the toxins had further settled, Liyakade’s emotions had returned to normal, but she was no longer resisting physical contact with Alice.
“Are you okay, Alice?”
Liyakade could feel Alice’s strength.
She gently stroked Alice’s back, comforting the slightly trembling Alice.
“…I’m fine.”
After a little while, Alice finally released Liyakade from her embrace.
She wiped her nose.
This feeling of having lost and regained something made Alice’s nose sting.
Although she didn’t know if Liyakade would continue to become afraid of her after the toxins were truly dissolved, at least for now, she could still interact with Liyakade like this.
“Right now, the poisoned people outside have been taken care of by us, and the toxins in their bodies have been purified. It’s just that the water source the caravan is carrying hasn’t been completely purified yet.”
After letting go of Liyakade, Alice picked up where Field had left off and began talking about business.
“We originally wanted to first see if you had returned to normal, Liyakade, and then go purify the water source. It’s really great that you’ve recovered, Liyakade.”
Alice’s last sentence carried a tone of relief.
Actually, the “normal” Alice spoke of wasn’t just about recovering from a highly emotional state.
More importantly, it was about Liyakade treating her and interacting with her like before.
“Oh, I see. Then let’s all go purify the water source together now. This time, you don’t need to leave me behind, right?”
“Of course not. Since you’ve already recovered, don’t just sit idle. Come help us and do your part.”
Field gave a light laugh as she spoke to Liyakade.
***
While things were peaceful in Liyakade’s carriage, certain people, as dark as rats in a sewer, were already unable to sit still.
Vidar was now very annoyed and angry.
He had poisoned the water just to try and throw Liyakade’s group into chaos, then take advantage of the situation to pull Field down and take Alice and Liyakade as his slaves.
But now, his plan had backfired.
Not only had Field stepped forward to help the caravan leader resolve the situation, but she had also analyzed it logically and convincingly, persuading the others in the caravan.
She had even subtly overpowered Walter in terms of presence, making the others in the caravan now place great trust in Field.
If it were just to this extent, it might have been fine.
But things were actually not that simple at all.
Because the spies Vidar had sent out had already learned that Natalia had completely purified the toxins from the bodies of the poisoned people.
Vidar wasn’t stupid.
He could, of course, tell that this power to purify toxins did not come from Natalia.
Because when everyone first showed symptoms of poisoning, Natalia had been at a loss.
And Liyakade’s group’s composed response not only didn’t make Vidar back down in the face of difficulty, but instead fueled his greed even more.
He not only wanted to take Alice and Liyakade as his servants, but he also wanted to seize all the treasures on their persons for his own use.
Although Liyakade’s group was fine this time, Vidar had already thought of another way to deal with them.
It seemed like Liyakade’s group had purified the toxins and were now all stepping down from their carriages in a normal state.
But in reality, the times they got off the carriages were not the same; there was a sequence.
Therefore, Vidar made a deduction.
The reason Liyakade’s group was able to purify the toxins was that the dosage of poison Vidar had used was not enough.
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