Chapter 261: Record Keeper

I have successfully been promoted, unaffected by the ancestors' mutterings, without losing control; I am now a Sequence‑Six Recorder!

The pattern of a flipping book in his eyes slowly faded, and Lao Lun Si's face showed a sincere smile from the heart.

This means our Ya Bo La Han family has taken the most successful first step in breaking the curse!

Lei Ke Dun's eyes were veiled with a hazy white; he was calculating, in a prophetic manner, the Full Moon mutterings' effect on Lao Lun Si.

Between Sequence‑Six Lao Lun Si and Men Xiansheng there will be a deeper connection, which will make the Full Moon mutterings he receives more severe, even lethal.

Such a bloodline connection is probably still insufficient to break the Full Moon's pattern; Lao Lun Si himself is not yet strong enough to let Men Xiansheng form a connection of this magnitude.

After deducing the result, Lei Ke Dun's eyes returned to normal.

Lao Lun Si looked at Lei Ke Dun with some nervousness; he seemed to also see Lei Ke Dun making a prophecy for himself.

Seeing Lao Lun Si's overly nervous expression, Lei Ke Dun chuckled and said:

"There's no problem; with your current Sequence, it's still insufficient for 'Men Xiansheng' to cross the Full Moon's rule and affect you."

"Moreover, the 'Men Xiansheng' at other times is not the same as Him during the Full Moon; you just need to remember to pray at the Full Moon."

"Um, if you encounter a Blood Moon night, or an emergency caused by the Crimson Scholar, and your prayer doesn't receive a timely response, you can also recite another honored name."

Lao Lun Si's expression gradually relaxed; as long as he doesn't constantly hear the ancestors' mutterings, it won't have much impact on him.

After relaxing, he finally had the mood to ponder other questions. What is different between the ancestors at other times and Him during the Full Moon?

Though puzzled, he didn't ask the question; even after successfully advancing to Sequence Six, he is no different before the ancestors than other low‑Sequence extraordinary beings—unless he reaches the half‑human half‑god level.

He let out a silent sigh in his heart, steadied his mood, and, with some curiosity, asked aloud:

"What is the other honored name? And which great being is it?"

"The essence of knowledge, the source of mysteries, the brilliance of civilization, the guardianship of truth."

Lei Ke Dun, imitating the devout tone of a mechanical artisan, said, then chuckled again:

"Here's a more concrete, intuitive description: the 'Hidden Sage' is a part of Him."

Lao Lun Si's complexion grew slightly paler, recalling some unpleasant memories; had Lei Ke Dun not been right in front of him, he probably would have immediately cut off all contact with the other.

The last time they had a relationship with the evil True Creator, their entire family was severely affected, and his descendants all perished in that disaster.

Although the Hidden Sage is not the mad True Creator, He is also an evil god.

Just by glancing at Lao Lun Si's expression, Lei Ke Dun knew what he was thinking and could only sigh inwardly, "The Hidden Sage is really doing poorly; clearly He only flutters around the Peeking Ones!"

He immediately chuckled aloud, speaking in a soothing tone:

"You don't need to worry so much; although the Hidden Sage is also classified as an evil god by the Seven Great Churches, He is only interested in the Peeking Ones, instinctively bringing them knowledge."

"Moreover, that great being is not the Hidden Sage; when He returns, He will reclaim the authority belonging to the Hidden One. As a member of the Ya Bo La Han family, you shouldn't find these too unfamiliar, right?"

Lao Lun Si was stunned; he didn't know anything beyond the Sequence, merely thought it was a struggle among the zero‑rank positions of the Sequence.

But the Hidden Sage seems to lack civil manifestations and authority? This is more akin to the adjacent Generalist path, doesn't it?

"No need to speculate; whatever you guess is certainly wrong. Perhaps after 'Men Xiansheng' returns, you can ask Him."

"Will the ancestors really return?"

Lao Lun Si's face held anticipation, but his tone asked with a hint of disbelief.

"Yes, but He will lose the qualification to vie for the Great Ruler position above the spirit realm, because by then it will have reached a feverish stage, leaving no time for Him to slowly recover and adjust."

Lao Lun Si was somewhat puzzled about what the Great Ruler above the spirit realm is; shouldn't the pinnacle of the Apprentice path be the 'Door'?

But he also didn't press further; in the extraordinary mysterious world, knowing too much isn't necessarily a good thing.

He turned the topic back to himself:

"Over the years I've traveled to many places, seen many people and things; although I haven't started cataloguing various extraordinary abilities yet, this has already helped my Recorder's magic elixir digest a lot."

Lei Ke Dun gave a gentle nod and said sincerely:

"Congratulations; perhaps soon you'll advance further and become a Traveler."

"Do you need to record some extraordinary abilities right now? As a prophet, I possess a sufficient number of extraordinary abilities."

"Prophet? You've already reached that half‑human half‑god level!"

Lao Lun Si exclaimed in surprise, though slightly confused; he recalled some information he had read about the Prophet sequence. This is Sequence Four of the Reader path!

He then lightly nodded and said:

"Then it's a favor to you: recording enough different types of extraordinary abilities will let me greatly digest the Recorder's magic elixir."

Lei Ke Dun gave a gentle nod, then placed his hand on Lao Lun Si's shoulder; the two figures swiftly faded away.

Outside Conston City, at the edge of a secluded forest.

Lei Ke Dun looked at the Lao Lun Si beside him and asked:

"How many various‑level extraordinary abilities can you record right now?"

Lao Lun Si, upon hearing that, slightly closed his eyes, pondered a moment, then opened them and said:

"At the demigod level I can record only one; at Sequence Five and Sequence Six I can record ten; below Sequence Seven I can record twenty‑five."

"I understand," Lei Ke Dun nodded slightly.

He then took two steps forward, a deep pale‑blue glow gradually appearing in his eyes; his body leaned back slightly, arms half‑raised as if embracing the sun.

In the next instant, in the air half a meter ahead of him, a massive orb of light materialized, wrapped in countless sacred flames and radiating intense brilliance.

After the previous battle with the True Creator's incarnation, Lei Ke Dun gained angel‑level experience simulating the sun; this extraordinary ability, originally belonging to the Sun path's Unshadowed, underwent a qualitative leap in his hands.

Even the sun‑flame used by the Unshadowed cannot compare to the makeshift sun I now simulate.

Lao Lun Si, standing nearby, felt a scorching sensation from both body and spirit, like an ice cube under the summer sun.

This is a demigod‑level ability, and even among abilities of the same tier, it belongs to the extremely powerful class.

Without hesitation, Lao Lun Si employed the Recorder's core extraordinary ability, "Record".

A phantom book, slowly turning pages, reflected in his eyes.

The altered "brain" continuously recorded and replayed Lei Ke Dun's use of the extraordinary ability, then directed the activated cells to form the corresponding symbols, patterns and markings, completing storage.

After using his ability, Lei Kedun turned his head to look at Lao Lunsi behind him.

Lao Lunsi shook his head slightly, somewhat helplessly:

"Record failed.."

"It's fine, continue!"

After a slight nod, Lei Kedun used his extraordinary ability again.

At night, the Wei Lai Hao was moored on the Intersea.

Lei Kedun's silhouette quickly appeared on the deck, and almost in the next second, Jia De Li Ya walked out from the captain's cabin.

Seeing Lei Kedun's silhouette appear on the Wei Lai Hao, she was not too surprised; earlier, Fu Lan Ke had already received a letter informing her that Lei Kedun would return to the Wei Lai Hao today.

Jia De Li Ya wore a long dress with purple and gold-embroidered patterns, seemingly specially altered, a style somewhere between a skirt and a mage's robe.

She lifted the gold-rimmed glasses on her nose, and in a good mood, she said:

"Long time no see, welcome back to the Wei Lai Hao."

After a brief pause, after walking onto the deck, she continued:

"I thought you would come tomorrow, after all, it's not far from midnight."

Lei Kedun withdrew his gaze, tugged at the corner of his mouth, and showed a sunshine-filled smile as he said:

"Long time no see, Captain!"

"I lingered a while in Kang Si Dun Cheng, helping a newly promoted recorder document some extraordinary abilities, and then stayed to enjoy a hearty dinner."

Jia De Li Ya nodded lightly, then turned and led Lei Kedun toward the cabin:

"What strange experimental direction did you propose to Fu Lan Ke? He's recently been locking himself in the lab, staying among a pile of contaminated monster corpses without lights, saying he's simulating an environment."

"Captain, are you worried that Fu Lan Ke will cultivate some strange species?"

"How many of the species he cultivates are not strange?"

Jia De Li Ya asked back in a low voice.

Lei Kedun was momentarily at a loss; after trying to recall for a while, he found that the normal species Fu Lan Ke had cultivated were few enough to count on one's fingers, but the abnormal ones, frankly, could pile up into two small hills without issue.

He sensibly skipped the topic and said instead:

"I want him to cultivate some edible plants that grow in darkness, preferably using contaminated monsters as fertilizer."

"Are you sure that kind of food is really edible?"

Jia De Li Ya sighed; sometimes she really wanted to throw Fu Lan Ke overboard.

(End of chapter)