Chapter 306: Decent

Boulevard District, 19 Shell Street, in the basement.

Although k's face was completely covered by a huge hood, Lu Mian still felt appreciation and recognition in his eyes.

Mr. K stood behind the red armchair and pointed to the narrow wooden table by the wall:

"Choose for yourself. According to the standards of various churches, they are all 'Grade 2' sealed items, with distinct characteristics but considerable dangerous negative effects, but they all have ways to be solved and can be utilized to a certain extent."

Following Mr. K's raised right hand, Lu Mian saw three containers placed on the narrow wooden table:

One was an exquisite wooden box inlaid with rubies, emeralds, agates, and other items; one was a needle injection syringe that seemed to be made of rubber; and one belonged to a wide-mouthed bottle, filled with dreamy green liquid, with golden items sinking at the bottom.

Mr. K walked to the narrow wooden table, picked up the wooden box decorated with many gems, and opened it.

There was a thin and soft leather mask inside. As Mr. K lifted it for display, it presented a flamboyant face outlined with red, yellow, and white oil paints.

For some reason, as soon as he saw that face, Lu Mian's mood became low, and a bit of sadness welled up in his heart.

"It's called the 'Clown Mask'," Mr. K said in a low, hoarse voice. "After wearing it, you can make a substitute by cutting out paper figures, can ignite flammable materials within fifty meters, and jump between flames. You can transfer wounds to yourself, turning fatal wounds into light wounds, but one wound can only be transferred once.

"It will also fuse with your face, changing your appearance. This is not under your control, but it will give you strong facial control ability and keen premonition in a short time.

"It needs to be placed in a container with high value, otherwise it will continuously bring depressed, painful, and sad emotions to the people around, making the affected person's spirit gradually abnormal until collapse. For Beyonders, this often means losing control.

"Based on this reason, the time for each wearing cannot exceed ten minutes. At the same time, you have to take it to 'watch' a comedy performance once a week, otherwise it will try to replace you when you wear it, truly becoming your 'face'."

Transferring wounds... Is this sealed item from the "Seer" pathway, corresponding to the sequence of Miss Lyra in the Eighth Bureau, or higher? Lu Mian combined his experience and quickly made a judgment.

He felt that the "Clown Mask" was indeed very suitable for him. "Pyro" paired with flame jumping, his strength could be significantly improved.

Changing appearance was also something he needed to use, but the problem was that it could only be worn for ten minutes, which was not essentially different from the "Spectator Glasses," just relatively more convenient.

In addition, paper figure substitutes and wound transfer could effectively enhance his survival ability, but whether dealing with "Zombies," "Wraiths," or "Demons" and "Apostles of Desire," these abilities lacked targeting.

And the influence on emotions was something Lu Mian was very wary of at present. Although his psychological problems had been initially cured, the flame of pain could not be truly extinguished and was still lurking at the bottom of his heart. If this was detonated by emotional collapse, Termiboros would definitely laugh from ear to ear.

While Lu Mian was thinking, Mr. K put the "Clown Mask" back into the exquisite wooden box and picked up the syringe made of rubber hoses, glass needles, and sharp needles.

At this time, a tube of bright red liquid was quietly contained in the syringe, just like blood just drawn from a human body.

Mr. K gently shook the syringe and said:

"It's called 'Source Blood.' As long as it is injected into your body, you can completely control your flesh and blood in a short time, no longer needing to deliberately maintain human form. Such you have no vital points, and can wrap the target, erode his body, enter his flesh and blood, and kill him from the inside.

"At the same time, you can also turn into your own shadow, fuse with the surrounding shadows, and thus secretly track enemies and escape conventional investigation.

"Every injection will make you closer to our Lord, closer to the most ancient appearance of humans. This is something other people and creatures cannot bear. Their bodies will gradually collapse as the number of injections increases, and they will never be able to recover their original appearance. Their hearts will be shrouded in shadows, both longing for flesh and blood and falling into darkness, until they become monsters without reason. But we don't need to worry. As long as we believe in our Lord devoutly and remember to pray to Him at all times, neither the body nor the heart will have too big a problem.

"I have injected it several times before, and am I not very normal now?"

I don't think you are normal... The characteristic of eroding flesh and blood seems to be used to deal with "Zombies"... Lu Mian was not convinced at all.

Moreover, he didn't have any devotion to that "True Creator" at all. Usually, he would use psychological hints to seal the memory of His honorific name and wouldn't pray at all.

"If it's not an injection, but just carried with you, besides making you long for flesh and blood, there is no other influence." Mr. K put down the "Source Blood" syringe and reached out to press on the wide-mouthed bottle filled with green liquid.

Then, he reached his white, somewhat sickly right palm into the bottle and fished out a golden brooch carved into a gorse flower:

"It's called 'Decent.'

"After wearing it, you can keenly discover the weaknesses of the target, and can complete 'bribery' by symbolically giving him items, significantly weakening his attack, defense, or control against you in a certain period of time.

"In addition, you can also 'distort' the target's language, actions, and intentions, 'distort' the meaning of certain actions of yourself or others, and build an environment favorable to yourself within a certain degree."

Weakening the target's attack, defense, or control by way of "bribery"... This ability has quite a universality. Whether dealing with "Zombies," "Demons," or other Beyonders, it can be used... The "distortion" behind it, if used well, can play out tricks... Lu Mian's spirit was lifted, feeling that this was what he wanted.

Next is to see if the negative effects can be borne.

Mr. K continued:

"It must be placed in spirits above 45 degrees at ordinary times, otherwise it will attract arrest from time to time, arrest from official Beyonders or other forces.

"Wearing it cannot exceed a quarter of an hour, and for an hour afterward, you will become disgusting and disliked. It is best not to go out and wait patiently for the negative effects to disappear."

As a "Hunter," who isn't disgusting and disliked? And it's normal for regulars of old taverns to carry two or three flasks of spirits... At certain times, one can even use the characteristic of attracting arrest from surrounding forces to "fish." It is a perfect component of some traps... Lu Mian quickly made a decision and said firmly:

"I want 'Decent'."

The only problem now is whether this kind of formed sealed item can be matched with "Shadow Branches" to make a magical artifact that combines the characteristics of both.

Mr. K didn't do any persuasion and fully respected personal wishes.

He threw "Decent" brooch back into the spirits in the wide-mouthed bottle, put on the lid, and threw it to Lu Mian.

Lu Mian caught it with quick eyes and hands, secretly complaining:

"What if I didn't have good skills and didn't catch it, and directly dropped the bottle and broke it?

"I look at you, you look at me, and then run away before the official Beyonders come to arrest us?"

Lu Mian held the spirits that were suspected to be absinthe and said deliberately:

"I have something to report."

He told the matter of the "Werewolf" roughly and finally said:

"The 'Rose School of Thought' hasn't been hit repeatedly, why are they still so arrogant? I heard they are still worshipping the evil god 'Mother Tree of Desire'."

Mr. K's gaze looking at Lu Mian seemed to become cold, and his voice carried a suppressed feeling like metal friction:

"The believers of evil gods are indeed becoming more and more presumptuous.

"Since some gods cannot bear such heavy responsibilities, then let us help them share them."

Lu Mian clearly perceived that Mr. K's anger was ignited by himself, because his "Pyro" potion showed a sign of digestion.

He said goodbye to Mr. K, turned and walked out of the basement, and closed his eyes in the corridor.

Relying on this test, combined with the flame in his heart when he was promoted to "Pyro," the words Franca said, the various situations in the Market District he observed before, and the performance of those Southern Continent people in Laps, he summarized his first "Pyro" acting rule:

"'Pyro' ignites not only matter, but also the heart and society."

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Market District, Golden Rooster Hotel, in room 207.

Lu Mian looked at the green spirits, thinking about buying a few military flasks to replace them, so as not to accidentally break them during a fight, and made a final decision:

Use the "Lucky One" Beyonder characteristic and "Shadow Branches" to make a magical artifact.

He felt that the ability of "Decent" and "Shadow Branches" didn't match well, and the negative effects themselves could be borne, and the effect of the sealed item was also good, so it could be used alone.

Without hesitation, Lu Mian began to write a letter, asking Lady "Magician" to help find a "Craftsman" at the saint level.

Then, he went to the safe house on White Coat Street, summoned the messenger, and sent the "Shadow Branches," "Lucky One" Beyonder characteristic, and the letter to that Major Arcana card holder.

Not long after, Lu Mian saw the "Doll" messenger appear above the desk and throw down a thick stack of paper.

Bang!

The table made a sound of being hit by a heavy object.

After Lu Mian stood up, he found a reply letter on the top of the stack of paper:

"No problem, I will help you contact. This will take a period of time, and the production of the item will be the same. If you don't object, I will add the condition 'the final product should be easy to carry.'

"In addition, I observed the celestial phenomena at night and felt that you are about to initially digest the 'Pyro' potion and can bear new Fate gifts. These are materials on some spirit world creatures. You can study them in advance and see which ones to sign contracts with to borrow abilities."

Lady "Magician" can also do astrology? The result is really accurate... Lu Mian looked at the thick stack of paper and felt somewhat dizzy.

After summarizing his first "Pyro" acting rule, he knew that he was not far from initial digestion.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 307 =====