"The Philosopher's Stone could turn mercury into gold, right? As well as my healing. I have to sacrifice something to get something.” Liam added, "And I don't have anything to sacrifice."
“Sacrifice? Ah– no, no, Young Lord, you don't have to sacrifice anything so you can recover,” said Heinrich. "You can extract the essence of the Philosopher's Stone and become an immortal!"
Heinrich's words were nothing to Liam.
“Do I look like someone who is willing to live eternal life?” Liam asked.
Heinrich was silent.
Liam remembered when Harriet showed him her grey hair. A sore feeling crept into his empty chest. It would be better for him to suffer all his life and die at the same time as Harriet than to live in eternity without her after she died.
“Back then…” Heinrich raised his voice for a
