Darkless City [2] - A Masochist's Dream

"You know what these are?" Archie pointed at the blue bug between his fingertips.

It looked like a beetle from its wings alone, but it generated light like a firefly. It also seemed to exude mana, despite it being very faint.

"What?" Silas asked.

"It's called an enchanter beetle. It released some kind of dust that makes people around it feel energized and happy." Archie explained while letting it go.

'Sounds like cocaine.' Silas inwardly sighed.

If everyone in darkness was on cloud 9 all the time, it would be very hard to interact with them.

"Sounds like a drug, right?" Archie asked.

[Enchanter-beetle's pollen has entered your body]

[You are evolving]

[You are growing resistant to foreign mind-altering chemicals]

'I guess there are some upsides.'

"Yep." Silas replied after looking at the screen before him.