Chapter 94: Medium

Is the evaluation interesting?

Yun Mu raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat surprised, yet it was quite reasonable.

After all, he was a highly skilled Alchemist; how could he possibly make a fuss just from seeing a Steam Taxi?

It was she who had read too many web novels; she felt so stupid.

No one spoke; the interior of the taxi was silent, with only the sound of the engine running audible.

The Painter Association was reached quickly; Yun Mu handed the Silver Frost Coin to the driver and stepped out of the vehicle.

At this time, it was still early before one o'clock in the afternoon; she had plenty of time to go find Sixin and ask about the requirements for a Painter Apprentice to advance to a Painter.

It was just that she didn't know if the other party would tell her; if it required accumulating a certain amount of contribution to exchange for advanced knowledge, that would be a bit troublesome.

After all, time is money; applied to her, this phrase could probably be replaced with "time is life."

Pushing open the Gate of the Painter Association, she arrived at the counter with practiced ease, looking at the unfamiliar face before her with some surprise.

"Where is Miss Rose?" she asked the young woman behind the counter.

"Miss Rose is busy today; I am here to cover her shift," the young woman replied with a smile after hearing her question.

"May I ask what you need?"

"Hmm."

Hearing that Miss Rose was simply busy and not there, Yun Mu was a bit curious about what the matter was, but she didn't pay it much mind; she said to the other party:

"I am here to see Mr. Sixin."

"Mr. Sixin is currently in the Painting room on the second floor; you can go there to find him," the other party replied.

"I understand, thank you."

After receiving the reply, Yun Mu nodded to thank the other party, then walked along the spiral staircase toward the second floor of the Painter Association.

Speaking of which, why is this guy either in the Painting room on the second floor or not in the Painter Association at all?

It makes him seem just like an NPC; either he appears in a specific scene, or you simply can't find him—it's absurd.

She grumbled in her heart as she walked to the door of the Painting room.

For some reason, the door to the Painting room was wide open.

She walked into the room, intending to knock on the door to signal her arrival, but she didn't expect that as soon as she stepped into the Painting room, she would discover that besides Sixin, there was another person inside.

That was a golden-haired Young Girl draped in a pure white robe, who appeared to be a member of the clergy.

In front of her was placed a canvas; from Yun Mu's angle, she could not see the content on the canvas.

What was somewhat surprising was that the Young Girl was currently closing her eyes, holding a Paintbrush and lightly sketching something on the canvas.

And Sixin was sitting beside the Young Girl, looking at the content on the canvas with a serious expression.

Upon noticing her arrival, Sixin made a gesture for silence toward her.

Although she didn't know what the two were doing, Yun Mu still cooperated by nodding and made a gesture to Sixin indicating she understood.

Then she found the nearest chair and sat down, quietly watching the golden-haired Young Girl sketch something on the canvas.

Can one paint even with their eyes closed?

She thought as she watched the movements of the golden-haired Young Girl.

"She is not painting, she is channeling," Lucy's voice sounded in her ear.

"Channeling?"

Yun Mu was very curious, but she did not forget what Sixin had instructed about keeping quiet, so she said nothing.

Fortunately, Lucy was not the type of person to leave things half-said; the other party explained to her:

"It is communicating with the souls of the dead. Because the dead find it difficult to maintain their sanity and normal human thinking, a Medium can only think of other ways to present the memories of the dead."

"That Young Girl is letting a soul possess her, and then painting out what the possessed soul is thinking, or rather, its memories."

"Wouldn't there be any risks in doing this?"

Yun Mu thought for a moment and wrote with her finger under the table.

Although she had not painstakingly studied the Frost Kingdom language, ever since she obtained the title of 【Language Spreader】, she felt that every time she read books recently, she could subconsciously remember the writing of many characters.

At the very least, simply writing a few sentences to communicate was not a problem.

"Of course there are risks, but isn't there a Master-level Transcendental beside her watching?" Lucy replied in her mind.

Come to think of it, Lucy could understand the Frost Kingdom language.

Or rather, the Frost Kingdom language itself was the language used by the Scarlet Court.

After all, if the current Frost People were to trace their ancestors, they could certainly trace them back to the Scarlet Court.

"If no one is watching, what happens if an accident occurs?" she asked again by writing with her finger under the table.

"A lighter case is being possessed by the channeled consciousness; because those consciousnesses have already lost their sanity and only act on instinct, they might do many embarrassing things."

"For example, feeling that clothes are uncomfortable to wear and taking them off to run naked, or a guy with a high sex drive choosing to masturbate. If the target of the channeling is not human, it is even possible to learn to bark like a dog or pee in a corner."

What kind of social-death-like consequence is this?

The corners of Yun Mu's mouth twitched slightly, and then she continued to ask: "What about the serious ones?"

"There are many serious ones; memory loss, headaches, and the body becoming very weak are all very common. The most terrifying thing is soul damage—the body is still alive, but the consciousness is trapped in the body forever, unable to wake up."

Isn't that just a vegetable?

Yun Mu thought to herself.

Just as she was chatting with Lucy, the golden-haired Young Girl over there seemed to have run into some trouble.

She saw her tightly closed eyes tremble, and fine beads of sweat flowed down her fair forehead.

"She can't hold on much longer," Lucy said in Yun Mu's ear.

As if to confirm her statement, Sixin immediately stood up, his fingers drawing an Ancient Elvish character in the air.

It was a pity that her study of Ancient Elvish was truly not great; she could not tell the meaning of that character.

Fortunately, at this moment, Lucy helped her explain.

"That means 'dispelling'; it can also be used as Exile or repulsion, which is quite suitable for dealing with those spirits possessing human bodies."

As soon as the voice fell, the character in Sixin's hand submerged into the body of the blonde Young Girl.

"Hoo!"

The Young Girl suddenly opened her eyes, revealing her pair of pale blue pupils still trembling from Fear.

She touched her own neck almost subconsciously.

"A very typical phenomenon; she is affected by the memories of the spirit before its death during the channeling, and the death of that spirit might be related to a fatal wound on the neck," Lucy analyzed.

"But this is just her subconscious reaction, because after channeling ends, a person cannot retain the memories seen during the channeling; this is also the reason why the images seen must be recorded during the channeling."

"By the way, a person must remain fully focused during channeling and is generally unable to control their own body's movements; the act of her recording the images seen during channeling was actually a form of self-hypnosis, or rather, a suggestion planted before the channeling."

Listening to Lucy's endless explanation in her ear, Yun Mu felt inexplicably moved at this moment.

Is this Lucy-the-portable-encyclopedia-and-thoughtful-teacher, I love it, I love it.

PS: My right eye is a bit uncomfortable, I can't hold it anymore, and I didn't even do anything.

It just feels like there is a foreign object in the corner of my eye, but there actually isn't one.

I know this is eye fatigue, so I went to rest for half an hour before I started typing.

There is one more chapter, I will go to sleep after I finish writing it!

(End of this chapter)