Chapter 50: Secrets of the Space

Bai Cangshu stood up and approached the black-haired woman. The instinctive muscular reaction of the other party could not lie; her entire body was tense, subconsciously shrinking backward.

This woman was afraid of him.

But on the other hand, this woman, amidst such fear, was actively initiating contact with him, even going so far as to risk being killed by him to clarify his identity.

Tsk, she was a lunatic too.

Bai Cangshu could see that beneath this somewhat timid face, the woman possessed a persistence in her heart that no one could stop.

And... a woman, hah.

Bai Cangshu watched the reaction of the Professor as he approached and even deliberately cast a wanton gaze over her body; the corners of his mouth curled up.

A normal woman, when faced with this situation, should not react this way.

In Dongxia, and even among the majority of women in the Asian region, there was always a subconscious habit of protecting one's private areas.

Just like that 【Elizabeth】; when he looked her over, she would subconsciously turn her body away, or glare at him—those were all expressions of self-protection.

But the Professor had absolutely no such reaction; "she" felt only the fear of life and death toward him, and no fear of any other kind.

Bai Cangshu looked at the Professor with amusement and suddenly spoke.

"You are actually a man, aren't you, Professor?"

"Is this female-looking Avatar more expensive than a regular Avatar?"

The Professor was struck as if by lightning, his face instantly turning pale. At this moment, he subconsciously felt immense fear, as if his disguise had been completely exposed.

He looked around, completely forgetting that he had just used a Psychic Scan on the surrounding space.

This reaction made Bai Cangshu show a mocking expression; he spread his hands, stepped back, and sat down again.

This Professor might indeed have his own secrets and some special talents, but in Bai Cangshu's view, he was too green—even that Joker Evans who died by his hand was more mature than this person.

The Professor stood where he was, his face pale and sickly. He knew that the rich experience he had been feigning had been dismantled; he no longer had any bargaining power in front of the other party, and if the other party had malicious intent, he would even face terrible extortion.

Haa~

He took a few deep breaths to stabilize his emotions, his mind rapidly recalling many images.

The Reincarnation Space had many Monsters that could not be measured by ordinary standards; hadn't he already prepared himself mentally for this kind of thing?

Right now, he had just happened to encounter one of them.

Wild, powerful, and intelligent, completely lacking the recklessness and arrogance of the powerful people in those stories; beneath the seemingly insane behavior lay a sharpness that saw through everything.

The Professor looked at Bai Cangshu again. He had already equated this man, who had turned his own Avatar into the absurd face of an Ancient God, with those Monsters he had heard of.

He met Bai Cangshu's gaze again, his eyes having returned to calm.

"Tao Baibai, I want to make a deal with you."

Seeing that Bai Cangshu did not refuse, he continued.

"I think you must also be a newcomer, and the kind of newcomer who has no other Reincarnators behind them."

"I want to use a piece of Intelligence, a piece of Intelligence related to 【Special Reincarnators】 like you and me, in exchange for your promise not to join an opposing faction to mine in this mission!"

Bai Cangshu looked with amusement at this Reincarnator who had regained his composure and adjusted his train of thought in such a short time.

Perhaps the other party was not as unbearable as he had thought.

For Reincarnators, so-called aptitude often had many dimensions; it was not just being good at fighting that constituted excellent aptitude.

This Professor was quite good at assessing the situation and grasping the scale. For instance, right now, his request for a deal was merely that Bai Cangshu not join a faction hostile to him; it was clear he did not want to face an enemy like Bai Cangshu.

But he did not ask Bai Cangshu to join him, nor did he restrict Bai Cangshu.

In this world's factions, although on the surface there were only the 【Demon Slayer Corps】 and 【Kibutsuji Muzan】 sides, since this world had mutated to the point where Kibutsuji Muzan was in contact with the high-level government and beginning to meddle in all aspects.

Then naturally, many third-party factions would appear.

This was also the reason why Bai Cangshu did not accommodate Kochou Kanae. "I see you don't have much courage either. If I were to interrogate you before killing you, you would very likely tell me your Intelligence too, wouldn't you?"

Bai Cangshu said with a smile, his tone gentle, but the content made one feel cold.

But the Professor had already cleared his thoughts by now. He looked at Bai Cangshu calmly and shook his head.

"You wouldn't do that."

"Although Mr. Tao Baibai seems to act very crazily on the surface, you are actually very rational. After I hinted that I have a force cultivating me behind me, you will not kill me without cause."

"The reason is not fear of retaliation, but..."

The Professor looked at Bai Cangshu, his tone certain.

"But that such behavior is not cost-effective."

Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!

Bai Cangshu clapped his hands, completely acknowledging this 【Professor】 who had disguised himself as a woman. He changed his opinion; the other party was also a very interesting Reincarnator, with quite a lot of... talent.

"Tell me about it, what does the so-called 【Card Holder】 refer to?"

!

The Professor felt a sense of relief in his heart. Although he had previously considered the Logic of this "Tao Baibai's" actions, the other party was constantly revealing dangerous intentions.

Moreover, the ability to kill Reincarnators in a peaceful cooperative mission world to obtain Scarlet drops was simply too terrifying. He guessed that it was likely the special ability of a 【Great Sin】 type 【Card Holder】.

This kind of ability simply stimulated Reincarnators to become lunatics who killed everywhere.

In fact, he had heard that all 【Great Sin】 type Special Reincarnators who had appeared in the Reincarnation Space before had, without exception, risen rapidly in a short period, only to fall in some mission because they had offended too many people.

In the Reincarnation Space, you can be crazy, but you absolutely cannot be crazy without limits.

He composed his mind and began to explain the secrets of the Space.

"I don't know exactly how many missions you have experienced or how much you know about the Space, but I believe you should already know that 【Reincarnators】 themselves, besides the Space Rating 【Paper·Common·Strong·Fierce·Mad·God·Beyond】 that marks their own strength, also have another kind of level."

"A level that marks what kind of value you are to the Space as a Reincarnator!"

Bai Cangshu nodded; at the 【Goddess Residence】, he had indeed seen this.

The Professor continued to explain.

"After a Reincarnator surpasses a 3-star rating, they will obtain a unique 【Title】, known as a so-called 【Title-level】 Reincarnator."

"Every Title-level Reincarnator is accompanied by an extremely powerful and high-priority special authority."

"It is said that when your personal attributes exceed a certain Extreme Value, you will receive an invitation from the Infinite Dimensional Space to participate in the tournament for the title of 【Strongest】. There are multiple 【Strongest】 individuals in the space, each being the pinnacle of a certain type of Reincarnator."

"And within this Infinite Dimensional Space, which began at an unknown time, there exist special kings who transcend the 【Strongest】. These Reincarnators who possess the title of 【King】 have, in some way, usurped the authority of the space."

"They fabricated 52 【Cards】 that should not have existed."

The Intelligence from the professor was indeed a secret that Bai Cangshu had never heard of.

"The Heavenly Stem Twelve, bestowed upon those destined;"

"Seven for Sins, eight for Virtue, bestowed upon those born as an Outlier;"

"The Tarot Twenty-Two, bestowed upon those chosen;"

"And, there are the 3 most mysterious ones; no one has ever known their faces, and no one has ever known what abilities lie beneath their faces."

While speaking, a card appeared in the professor's hand; the face of the card was a dignified High Priestess, with the Roman numeral "II" on it.

It was precisely the second of the so-called Tarot Twenty-Two—the 【High Priestess】.

(End of this chapter)