Chapter 185: Three Items (Asking for base monthly tickets)

When Lu Mi first entered the basement, he noticed the items placed on the three silver trays.

They were a pair of seemingly ordinary white gloves, a pair of tea-colored gold-rimmed glasses, and a button that looked like it was made of gold.

Seeing that Lu Mi had already begun to examine the magical items, Mr. K, sitting on a red-backed chair, introduced in a low, hoarse voice:

"Those gloves are called 'Ma Xi.' They can provide you with some not-strong but quite unique occult means, including blowing up a gust of wind, creating a patch of fog, using a sudden burst of flash to affect the target's vision, and letting the enemy suffer freezing through touch. They can also open most doors without needing a key and can take you directly through solid walls.

"This meets your needs for occult means, but you must remember that even if you just carry them on you, it will cause you to get lost quite frequently, and sometimes, getting lost will bring unfortunate encounters.

"Price, 18,000 Fei Er Jin."

Like the 'Apprentice' pathway Sequence 8 'Trickmaster' mentioned in Aurora's witchcraft notes... Although those abilities are not strong, if used only as assistance, combined with traps or my close-quarters combat and pistol shooting, there might be miraculous effects at certain times... Lu Mi was quite satisfied with the positive effects of the 'Ma Xi' gloves. This could effectively make up for his lack of occult means and the weakness of having no resistance in specific scenarios.

But the negative effect was really serious. For a 'Hunter' who is good at tracking and recognizing roads, getting lost frequently meant completely losing one of his major strengths and could encounter unfortunate things at any time. Moreover, this didn't require wearing them; even if just stuffed into a pocket, it would affect Lu Mi.

Mr. K turned his body slightly, looked at the tea-colored gold-rimmed glasses, and said to Lu Mi:

"Do you still remember that painting from the last gathering?"

Painting? Lu Mi immediately recalled the oil painting that made him dizzy just by looking at it.

That painting was said to have been painted by a Beyonder before death, with gorgeous colors, strange patterns, and psychedelic scenes, as if the painter had gone completely crazy before death.

"I remember." Lu Mi nodded.

Mr. K continued:

"After the owner of that painting died, his Beyonder characteristics mixed with strange power and fused with his glasses, forming a quite unique magical item.

"It allows the wearer to see things that are otherwise invisible, and occasionally, to some extent, gain insight into the truth of this world..."

Hearing this, the sentence Aurora once said naturally emerged in Lu Mi's mind — "Don't look at what you shouldn't look at, don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to."

He couldn't help but slander in his heart:

"Isn't this pair of glasses the exact opposite operation? Almost equivalent to a suicide weapon!

"This has nothing to do with my two needs at all..."

Mr. K glanced at Lu Mi, and his low, hoarse voice echoed in the small basement:

"After seeing this world from another angle and seeing many things that were originally invisible, the wearer will be filled with the urge and desire to paint, and every painting produced in this way will have a bit of supernatural effect. For example, if what you paint is a vast ocean, it will cause the viewer to experience mild drowning.

"Similarly, you should be able to imagine that when you are not on a canvas, but using various cosmetics to paint on your own face, you can obtain a very good disguise effect and cause everyone who tries to observe your face carefully to suffer suggestions, believing that is your true appearance within a certain period of time.

"Remember, after painting a 'new' face, you must absolutely not look in the mirror again, otherwise you yourself will also believe that is the real you, and then, from the outside to the inside, your body and mind will change bit by bit, gradually becoming another person.

"Similarly, you cannot maintain that new face all the time. After more than three hours, your self-cognition will be slowly affected by it until you completely believe that you are it, and it is you."

Sounds like the hypnosis and suggestion of the 'Psychiatrist' pathway, but other aspects are completely different... Combined with the death of that painter, wouldn't there be any power or aura left by an evil god? Lu Mi quickly analyzed the possible supernatural domain of that magical item.

Mr. K cast his gaze on the tea-colored glasses:

"Its owner was originally a 'Lawyer,' so it can also help you distort the target's thoughts, cognition, and conclusions to a certain extent through language, actions, or a series of processes.

"You should already be able to guess its negative effect. Seeing things you shouldn't see and gaining insight into the truth of the world without sufficient protection will all make you encounter unknown dangers. Perhaps one day, you will die strangely like that painter, leaving behind only a painting that is difficult to interpret.

"Price, 15,000 Fei Er Jin."

Corresponds to the Sequence 9 'Lawyer,' huh? Expensive because of the attached strange power? Hmm, this didn't reflect the complete abilities of a 'Lawyer.' Aurora's witchcraft notes said that 'Lawyers' all possess very excellent eloquence and logical thinking, are good at discovering loopholes in rules and weaknesses of opponents, thereby creating an atmosphere favorable to themselves and obtaining final victory. In addition, they can influence the target's judgment, thoughts, and conclusions through language, actions, and preset processes. Also, they are very good at using the power of order... Lu Mi went through the corresponding occult knowledge in his mind.

As for the manifestation of 'Lawyer' traits, such as how to use the power of order, he had no idea what it looked like because Aurora didn't know either.

Taken together, that pair of tea-colored gold-rimmed glasses fully met Lu Mi's need for a better disguise and could also provide some occult means that required preparation but were not as troublesome and complex as the five ritual magic of the 'Monk.'

The only problem was, it was really too dangerous!

Lu Mi deliberated for a while without making a final decision, waiting for Mr. K to introduce the button that looked like it was made of gold.

Soon, Mr. K's low, hoarse voice sounded again:

"It's called 'Flare,' coming from a dead 'Lightseeker.'

"It can bring you additional gains such as courage and strength through singing, can let you sense the existence of undead creatures and evil filth, and use some spells and rituals in the sun domain, very suitable for dealing with targets like undead ghosts.

"After wearing it, you will crave singing, will be unable to tolerate darkness and cold, and will unconsciously yearn for sunlight and warmth. If you haven't taken it off after more than two quarters of an hour, you will become a true believer of the 'Eternal Blazing Sun,' piously praising the sun.

"Price, 20,000 Fei Er Jin."

Can solve the problem of me not being able to contend with undead ghosts, and the negative effect is still bearable... The problem is, the targets it can target are too restricted... Lu Mi fell into deep thought, not knowing which item to choose for a while.

His reason told him he should choose one of 'Flare' and 'Ma Xi,' but he always couldn't make up his mind.

He preferred that pair of tea-colored gold-rimmed glasses, which satisfied his needs in two aspects.

If he only wore them when trying to disguise and paint paintings with certain supernatural effects, and chose a sufficiently safe environment, he could effectively avoid most of the negative effects and wouldn't see things he shouldn't see or the so-called truth of the world.

In other words, that wasn't an item that had to be worn at all times. Lu Mi could choose the occasions to use it himself.

And in this way, he could, like dancing the 'Dance of Summoning,' pre-create a 'Wall of Spirituality' to exclude abnormal things.

Thinking of the seal on his body, thinking of the 'coincidence' of fate, thinking of having to dance the 'Dance of Summoning' from time to time, Lu Mi carried a mentality of not worrying about debt when there's too much and said:

"I want those glasses."

Mr. K seemed a bit surprised by his choice and only said after a few seconds:

"Are you sure?"

"Sure." Lu Mi took out the small cloth bag full of banknotes and counted exactly 15,000 Fei Er Jin from it.

Mr. K didn't try to persuade him again and laughed in a low, hoarse voice:

"You are crazier than I expected."

He seemed to appreciate it.

Letting the waiter accept the 15,000 Fei Er Jin and handing the tea-colored glasses to Lu Mi, Mr. K nodded and said:

"You can try it now. It's safe enough here."

Lu Mi rubbed the frame and found that the thing that was clearly made of metal had a strange rubbery feel.

Let's call you 'Peeping Secret Glasses'... Lu Mi thought of the Beyonder pathway his sister was in.

The next second, he placed the tea-colored gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

Almost simultaneously, he saw multiple images from different angles:

There was a mottled ceiling, a little blood stain in the corner, the back of Mr. K that he originally shouldn't have been able to see, the waiters guarding in the corridor outside the door...

Lu Mi also saw a mass of darkness, saw a patch of shadow, saw a gaze from an unknown source, saw a face hidden in the shadow:

That fluffy black hair, delicate face, sunken eye sockets, gloomy eyes, and skin of indeterminate age were all covered by a hood, visible only from a bottom-up angle.

That is, that is Mr. K's face? Lu Mi suddenly had some realization.

Images from different perspectives and positions filled his mind, making him uncontrollably feel dizzy, and his whole state became more and more wrong, with more desire to paint all this down.

Lu Mi hurriedly took off the 'Peeping Secret Glasses,' and what he saw before him immediately returned to normal, while the urge to paint still remained in his chest.

He sighed and said:

"Still bearable."

Mr. K gave a simple reminder:

"Try to use them in familiar, safe occasions."

Bidding farewell to Mr. K and leaving the headquarters of *Spirit Medium* magazine, Lu Mi took a carriage back to the honest Market District.

Passing through the Memorial Hall District, he thought of one thing:

"I have to prepare some canvases, brushes, paints...

"Although I can only draw stick figures and draw them poorly, the quality of the painting and the supernatural effects attached to the painting shouldn't have any connection. Maybe the more distorted and ugly, the better the effect..."

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Mi, who got off the carriage early, found a shop selling oil painting-related items.

Just after hearing the price, he couldn't help but ask back:

"What? 160 Fei Er Jin?

"A roll of canvas costs 160 Fei Er Jin?"

PS: Asking for base monthly tickets for June~

PS2: Thanks to friend wz fast update for rewarding the Bai Yin Alliance again.

PS3: Thanks to book friend 20230513185918625 for rewarding two Bai Yin Alliances.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 186 =====