Carl, who came along with Cale, was getting increasingly awkward seeing him laugh like some mad scientist while plucking out various herbs and plants from behind the academy grounds. The sound of Cale's manic laughter echoed through the sparse vegetation, unsettling in its intensity.
"Hey, what are you planning to do with all these plants?"
"Hehe, this black one has a paralyzing effect but is very weak, so it's normally used only as a pain reliever. But this other grass here, although nobody knows this, if you mix it with any paralyzing material, it strengthens its properties exponentially."
Carl was quite shocked seeing him work, this guy even knew about things people hadn't learned or tested out yet. His hands moved with practice, selecting specific plants and bundling them together in groups with knowledge of their properties.
"How strong is the paralyzing effect then when you combine them?"
