Pill Vein

"Pill vein…" Alex repeated the old man in awe.

"Yes, pill vein. That is what you call this lightning scar on the pill. If I remember correctly, the lightning is supposed to have improved the pill at some level. Each lightning strikes contains worldly energy that improves the pill until it reaches the next level," the old man said.

"What about after all 9 lightning strikes fall and the pill strill survives?" Alex asked.

The old man simply shrugged. "I don't know. Founder never told me anything," he said.

The pill in Alex's hand flew over to the old man who looked at it for a while and took a deep breath.

Without waiting, he put the pill in his mouth and swallowed.

Both he and Alex waited for the pill to take effect. However, even after waiting for an entire minute, nothing happened.