After the last three [Gentiana] matured, they withered and their seeds were collected by Angie immediately.
The seeds are tiny, with a total weight of only about 24 milligrams per thousand grains.
At this point, she had already collected a total of one hundred thousand seeds, but the total weight was actually less than 3 grams, hidden in a secret little pocket transformed by the "Venom" on her body, where no one could discover them.
It was also her last hope for self-rescue.
Angie firmly believed that her teacher must already be looking for her, and she didn't want Aiven to find nothing but a corpse, or even worse, no remains at all if she were sacrificed.
That would be too tragic.
Suddenly.
Boom—
Two female Dragon-men opened the door and entered, placing down a stone trough filled with clear water, and tossed a white linen robe to Angie, their voices cold and stern:
"Sacrifice! Clean yourself and change into this garment by yourself, otherwise we will do it for you."
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