Chapter 133 - Taming the 2nd Tutee - 2 

After half an hour of meticulous selection, Ren had separated the hundred best crystals, each one gleaming with promise.

"Ready?" he asked Min, who held the first crystal nervously in his trembling hands.

"What if it doesn't work?" his snake coiled more tightly around him, scales shifting with anxiety. "What if the extract isn't enough?"

"It will work," Ren placed a drop of extract on the crystal, which immediately began to glow with a more intense bluish tone, like sunlight through deep water. "Your snake is freshwater. It needs the essence of plants that grow in its natural habitat, not marine components that would only contaminate its energy. How many times do I need to tell you that?"

Min swallowed hard while Ren helped him sit in a comfortable position, adjusting his posture with practiced movements thanks to the experience he got with Taro.