Chapter 401

While the thin and tall figure was shocked and afraid, he had already made a reaction.

His knees sprang, and he pounced toward Lu Mian as fast as if he could drag out an afterimage.

His right hand, which wasn't holding the strange wild grass, reached out. His fingernails had all grown an extra section, covered with mysterious symbols and patterns, looking both hard and sharp.

And the darkness around Lu Mian seemed to come alive, aggregating into pitch-black chains, trying to entangle him layer by layer and restrict him in place.

Lu Mian looked at the rapidly approaching figure without any fluctuation in his eyes and gave a light "Hmph".

Two white rays of light immediately flew out from his nose and landed on the target who had no time to dodge.

The thin and tall figure suddenly fainted and fell to the ground with a bang.

The illusory chains condensed from darkness collapsed accordingly.

"Actually didn't run, but thought about attacking instead." Lu Mian, wearing a new face, shook his head with a smile.

He used "Spirit World Traversal" to teleport over directly, just so the target wouldn't detect abnormalities and danger in advance. By the time the distance between each other was only two or three meters, no matter if the other party ran away or counterattacked, they couldn't avoid the "Heng-Ha Technique". The worst result was both sides suffering, so Lu Mian had the leisure to say a "greeting". If the other party was willing to cooperate and answer properly, he didn't necessarily have to fight.

This is just like a sentence that appears at high frequency in the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society":

Make people obey with good morals!

Lu Mian observed carefully for a few seconds, confirming that the thin and tall figure had really fainted.

He squatted down, checked the strange wild grasses with blood-red roots, and discovered that besides having spiritual nature beyond ordinary plants, they had no other special features.

Lu Mian thought for a while, picked up the thin and tall figure, and shook him hard several times.

By the time the other party was about to wake up, he released his palm and stepped back a few steps.

Relying on the battle just now, he preliminarily confirmed that the other party was a mid-sequence Beyonder of the "Pharmacist" pathway. And according to Aurora's witchcraft notes, Sequence 7 of this pathway is called "Vampire", meaning that every human who consumes the corresponding potion will eventually become another race, and their life form will change.

Aurora had a fairly good understanding of the rough state and general abilities of "Vampires" because there were two so-called blood clan members in the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society", including the member codenamed "Principal" in the "Academy" group.

That's why Lu Mian could judge that he was a "Vampire" from the target's reaction, speed, the sharp fingernails that suddenly grew an extra section, and the dark shackle-like spell-like abilities.

Since he wasn't a "Psychiatrist" and didn't have similar items, the two sides weren't enemies in the true sense. It was better to communicate in a friendly way if possible.

As soon as the thin and tall figure woke up, he jumped up immediately, looking around guardedly, and saw the golden-haired young man standing on the side of the gallows, dressed in refreshing clothes, with a smile on his face.

He subconsciously wanted to launch an attack again, but as his thoughts turned, he forcibly endured it.

The other party could easily control him, kill him if he wanted, sell him if he wanted, but did nothing, and instead woke him up!

This shows that he has no malice for the time being, and it shows that he has enough confidence in his own strength and is not afraid of resistance and escape at all.

The thin and tall figure recalled the other party's appearance without warning and the unusually magical white light, feeling that even if a baron or even a viscount in the family made a move, he couldn't have lost so quickly and without the power to resist.

Combined with the fact that he knew nothing about what those two white lights were or which pathway they belonged to, he suspected that the sequence of the person in front of him might exceed his expectations!

"What do you want to do?" The thin and tall figure asked in a deep voice.

Lu Mian was ready to use the "Heng-Ha Technique" at any time, but his appearance was relaxed:

"Are you a vampire?"

"Blood clan," the thin and tall figure emphasized.

Lu Mian looked up at the red moon in the high sky and asked with a smile:

"Which family?"

Although he didn't know at all how many big families vampires were divided into or what well-known surnames they had, this didn't prevent him from acting like an old monster who had lived for many years and had seen enough.

From the thin and tall figure's eyes, movements, and tone, he felt the other party's fear, so he took the opportunity to act like this.

As for the object of imitation, he didn't lack any, one of which was undoubtedly the real old monster Amon.

"I am from the Bruhl family." The thin and tall figure didn't hide his pride. "My name is Lano Bruhl."

What kind of ghost family? Never heard of it... Lu Mian nodded slightly:

"From the Bruhl family, huh."

He looked at the strange wild grass in Lano's hand:

"What is this?"

"It's Mandrake," Lano felt that such a powerful Beyonder definitely wouldn't look down on a plant that could only be called a spiritual material, and answered truthfully.

Don't just answer one sentence for every question, be proactive, talk about what it does and why you came to dig it. If you are like this, how can I maintain my image? Lu Mian muttered to himself while his thoughts raced:

"You came to take it specifically, is it because this grass has some unusual effect on you?"

Lano hesitated for two seconds and finally succumbed to his inner fear:

"Yes, the potion made from it can help me get through the spiritual tide state during the full moon."

Spiritual tide state... Lu Mian recalled a piece of content from Aurora's witchcraft notes:

That "Principal" from the "Academy" had sought a way to solve the spiritual tide state during the full moon at the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society", but had no gains.

According to the description of that blood clan member, a few years ago, the ancestor of this ancient race woke up and took back the authority from the "Night Goddess", and the state of all members of the entire blood clan during the full moon became unstable.

This is not like those alien species that would go crazy and lose their minds because of this. Instead, it is a kind of promotion, but the sudden growth of spirituality, surging like a tide, still caused a huge burden on the bodies of vampires. Some members even had hallucinations or encountered unnecessary dangers because their inspiration increased too much in a short time.

Lu Mian looked at Lano and said:

"Mandrake can suppress the spiritual tide state during the full moon?

"The few blood clan members I know don't seem to know about this."

The entire "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" doesn't know either!

Lano didn't hide his smugness:

"I should be the first to discover it. Mandrake is a plant that grows under the corpse of a hanged person, originating from some kind of divine power of the earth."

A spiritual plant of the earth domain? Lu Mian asked thoughtfully:

"How did you discover it?"

Seeing that such a powerful Beyonder didn't know the origin and use of Mandrake either, a smile appeared on Lano's face:

"At first it was a rumor, saying that the plant under the corpse of a hanged person could treat various diseases. You know, every blood clan member is a 'Pharmacist'. Although I didn't believe the rumor, I felt I could try it, so I got some Mandrake to prepare a potion, and found that it could effectively suppress the fluctuation of spirituality."

Rumor... Another rumor? Lu Mian controlled himself from frowning:

"Do you know where that rumor came from?"

"Don't know." Lano shook his head. "In Trier, there are many kinds of rumors. Just like in the last few months, I was originally worried that the blind collection by those ignorant citizens would destroy the growth of Mandrake, but then a new rumor appeared, and they started chasing human blood bread."

Finding the source of rumors in Trier is really a very difficult thing... Lu Mian sighed helplessly in his heart and turned to ask:

"Why did you get the soil stained red by the blood of death row inmates to the gallows side?"

Lano showed off his research results:

"I discovered that the Mandrake growing under the corpse of a hanged person has the best effect, but there aren't always hanged people. Using the blood of other death row inmates to irrigate can also make Mandrake grow. Although the effect isn't that good, it's enough to use."

Lu Mian nodded slowly and thought of another question:

"Who named Mandrake? Wasn't it a rumor at first?"

Mentioning his "profession", Lano talked eloquently:

"This is a plant named very early on, but no one discovered it had medicinal value. It was just used as a spiritual material, acting as a medium for certain spells..."

Speaking of this, Lano suddenly froze:

"My ancestors, those great 'Pharmacists', why didn't they try using Mandrake to prepare potions? They weren't limited to the knowledge brought by the potion itself, they would find materials according to principles and develop more medicines..."

"Maybe they tried, but there was no spiritual tide at that time?"

Could it be that because of the spiritual tide brought by the full moon, Mandrake possessed some kind of magical power? Lu Mian wasn't a "Pharmacist" or an occultist, so he couldn't draw effective conclusions and could only make some guesses based on Lano's muttering.

He changed the topic:

"Why didn't you report the effect of Mandrake to your elders? This has great value for the entire blood clan."

Lano mumbled:

"The potion I prepared still has some problems. I don't know if it's because the toxicity of Mandrake itself can't be truly resolved. I plan to confirm this point before reporting it upward. Only in this way can I undoubtedly get the opportunity to become a baron."

"What problem?" Lu Mian asked half out of curiosity and half to help the "Principal" of the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society".

Lano smoothed his black medium-length hair and said with both doubt and worry:

"Every time I drink different potions prepared with Mandrake, I feel like I've eaten poisonous mushrooms. I see a large number of fresh flowers blooming on the ground, many little people dancing in them, and mushrooms growing all over my body.

"The hallucinations that appear each time have certain differences, but there are often repeating elements."

Is there a possibility that your behavior of entering hallucinations first prevents the spiritual tide state from bringing side effects, so you think Mandrake can suppress this phenomenon? Lu Mian muttered silently.

He didn't ask any more questions and directly triggered "Spirit World Traversal", disappearing before Lano's eyes.

A Sequence 5 "Traveler" or has similar items? Lano let out a long sigh of relief, roughly guessing why the other party could appear beside him before he could react.

Paired with the magical white light, such a character is definitely powerful below the level of a demigod!

PS: Seeking double monthly votes for the beginning of the month~

PS2: Recommend a book, "Who Plays Professionally After Rebirth". The world's number one mid-laner who fought to become a three-time champion, in the end, only got a body full of injuries.

Living a new life, games can be played, but professions cannot be touched.

But when Chen Yian appeared on the stage of the S10 Global Finals, Chen Yian just wanted to ask, why is the whole world forcing me to play professionally?

(End of chapter)