Chapter 143: Untitled

After leaving the Harvest Church with Tu Ba Ge, he hired a carriage and returned to Thus line: Mingsike Jie.

Back in his room, Lei Ke Dun immersed himself in secret technique development, and the secret technique instructor's demon elixir digestion progressed a bit slower than Lei Ke Dun had expected.

Perhaps repeatedly developing the same type of secret technique reduces the role's effect; besides the first Plague Doctor figurine which let him digest a large chunk of elixir, the later unicorn and flame demon feedbacks were not as strong as the first.

In order to digest the instructor's elixir faster, Lei Ke Dun decided to try decoding his mastered mysterious reenactment to develop a new secret technique.

It wasn't until evening that Lei Ke Dun, his spirit exhausted, took Raven A Nu out to the East District to find a homeless man's corpse and bury it.

Under the cover of night, Lei Ke Dun easily carried away about ten corpses.

He still took the bodies to Ao Si Dun Mu Yuan on the outskirts of the South District, where Raven A Nu skillfully performed the rites, soothed the souls, then pushed the bodies into the dug graves and covered them.

After completing a gravedigger role, Raven A Nu excitedly flapped its wings and circled the air a few times.

"Boss, I feel the elixir is about to be digested!"

"So fast?"

Lei Ke Dun was surprised; Raven A Nu's elixir digestion was a bit faster than he had expected, seeming to find its own chances to role‑play.

"Next time we need to change the cemetery; adding too many graves here in a short time would raise suspicion,"

After tidying the surroundings, Lei Ke Dun muttered softly, then led Raven A Nu into the spirit realm, disappearing within the cemetery.

Not long after, Lei Ke Dun emerged from a narrow lane in Qiao Wu De Qu, and a jet‑black raven flew out from above the lane, vanishing into the night.

In Beckland, keeping a raven as a pet is not odd, but not caging it is strange, so Lei Ke Dun let Raven A Nu fly back on its own.

Lei Ke Dun quickly found a restaurant, packed food, and rode a carriage back to Thus line: Mingsike Jie.

Just off the carriage, Lei Ke Dun saw Ke Lai En being questioned by police officers on the dim street.

Curious, Lei Ke Dun hadn't had time to ask what happened when an officer turned his gaze toward Lei Ke Dun, his face stern, and said:

"Routine inspection!"

Lei Ke Dun's smile froze; he had been using the identity Al·Tai En Si outwardly, and if he handed over his ID, the Storm Church's raid would greet him.

"If I'd known, I wouldn't have come to watch the spectacle."

Lei Ke Dun muttered softly.

Ke Lai En, not far away, heard the remark and gave Lei Ke Dun a speechless look. He had thought the other came to help, only to find he came to watch.

"This style is very Al·Tai En Si!"

The next moment, an invisible psychic wave resonated nearby, and Ke Lai En saw the two officers and the police dog before him freeze in place.

"Won't you take back your gun and bullets?"

Lei Ke Dun reminded Ke Lai En, who was staring at him, with a remark.

Hearing that, Ke Lai En retrieved the gun case and bullets he had just handed over, and asked:

"What did you do with them?"

"They were hypnotized; I haven't created a new disguise in Beckland, this identity is still that of a wanted pirate, cannot be exposed."

Lei Ke Dun explained briefly, then placed his hand on Ke Lai En's shoulder, stepped into the spirit realm, and returned directly from the spirit realm to his rented house.

"The two officers will wake up soon and forget having encountered us."

Lei Ke Dun gave a brief explanation.

Carrying the packed dinner, he walked to the restaurant, called out to Ke Lai En, and began eating his dinner alone.

Ke Lai En didn't leave right away; instead, he propped a chair across the table, sat down, and asked Lei Ke Dun with a curious, probing look:

"So when you say you didn't create a new disguise in Beckland, does that mean your sea identity is fake?"

"Of course; after all, I'm still bearing the Knowledge Church identity, and I can't use my own identity for piracy."

Lei Ke Dun gave a slight nod and explained.

Ke Lai En then asked:

"So the Al·Tai En Si you told me about earlier was just a false identity?"

Lei Ke Dun first nodded, then shook his head and said:

"Another identity, but not a fake one; for me it's not a disposable identity, and I will later use the Audience Path's ability to separate the two identities."

Without waiting for Ke Lai En to ask, Lei Ke Dun continued:

"I possess two extraordinary traits from different paths: the Reader and the Seeker of Secrets."

"You might wonder why I didn't lose control; it's because I didn't directly ingest two doses of elixir, and a high‑rank aura also suppresses me."

"After ascending to demigod, I will find a way to strip one path's trait and have the other identity inherit it."

"Can it still be done?"

Ke Lai En found it unbelievable, whether it was the claim of possessing two different path traits simultaneously, or the matter of separating identities and stripping traits.

Lei Ke Dun gave a slight nod, telling Ke Lai En that these matters were part of his plan, and that stripping his own Reader path trait would later require Ke Lai En's help.

Grandpa Pa Lie Si is merely an alternative; compared to that, Lei Ke Dun trusts Ke Lai En more.

"Of course you can; do you know the Thief Path?"

"They, as their sequence rises, progress from stealing items to stealing extraordinary abilities, stealing others' thoughts, and finally stealing others' time and fate."

Ke Lai En quickly grasped his meaning:

"You want to use the Thief's ability to steal one of the path's extraordinary traits and transfer it to a separated clone?"

"Won't this clone inherit the original's extraordinary trait? If the clone dies, will the trait revert to the original?"

"No, the clone created by separating the Audience Path's ability is a brand‑new entity; both mystically and ritually it is independent, and the clone has its own destiny."

Lei Ke Dun explained the differences of a clone produced by the Audience Path's extraordinary being.

Ke Lai En's eyes widened in disbelief after listening.

"In that case, wouldn't an extraordinary being of the Audience Path be hard to kill?"

"Why do you first think about how to kill the Audience? High‑rank Audiences are indeed hard to kill, but low‑rank Audiences are still fragile."

Lei Kedun was a bit curious why Ke Lai En's first question was that it was hard to kill the extraordinary being of the audience's path.

Ke Lai En intended to say something, but the next moment a layered illusory pleading rang in his ears, and he could vaguely discern that the voice was that of a woman.

Thinking perhaps the task he had commissioned in the name of a test had borne fruit, Ke Lai En found a reason to excuse himself and left, returning to his own house across the street.

"Leaving so hastily? Mister Fool really is busy with business!"

After a slight sigh, Lei Kedun bowed his head and continued eating his dinner.

Whether Ke Lai En had forgotten or simply didn't care, he never came back to Lei Kedun to continue the previous conversation.

It was De Si Ti Ni, however, who would occasionally drop by, and each time Lei Kedun would ask whether the other had any clue about the opportunity for promotion.

De Si Ti Ni, like a charlatan, always talked about how fate had already decided everything and one only needed to move forward steadily.

Not sure if it was his own illusion, Lei Kedun always felt that De Si Ti Ni held a special reverence for fate; compared to the identity of an extraordinary being, the other seemed more like a giant infant cared for by destiny.

At dusk, Ke Lai En knocked on Lei Kedun's front door again.

The house's rabbit and crow were both absent, so Lei Kedun had to open the door himself.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Ke Lai En's very solemn face; Lei Kedun was slightly surprised, for Ke Lai En rarely wore such a stern expression. He then turned his body aside to let Ke Lai En enter, and asked:

"What happened? Why such a solemn expression."

Ke Lai En did not step inside, staying at the doorway; after a deep breath he said:

"I've located Lan Er Wu Si's whereabouts; I need your help!"

"Lan Er Wu Si?"

After briefly pondering the relevant information, Lei Kedun nodded and agreed:

"No problem, when?"

"Tonight!"

"I've already managed to inform the Black Night Church, but I still want to go see for myself, preferably to kill him personally!"

Ke Lai En's tone carried a subtle, hard-to-detect sadness as he spoke.

Lei Kedun was a bit surprised; Ke Lai En not only sought him but also additionally notified the Black Night Church. However, he didn't mind much; contacting the Black Night Church costs nothing, but hiring himself might incur a fee.

"There's a high probability that Lan Er Wu Si is backed by the Aurora Society; the Black Night Church might not succeed, and you may still have a chance to deal with him yourself."

(End of chapter)