Chapter 811: Additive

In the thick fog, Lu Mian gazed at the oil lamp, itching to light it and see what would happen.

In the end, he still controlled himself and didn't take this risk.

When it hasn't reached the critical moment, and all situations are still in a chaotic state, not clear enough, Lu Mian believes that any high-risk decision is not wise enough.

At the same time, he didn't intend to take this oil lamp away to exchange for the head of the "Abscessed Severed Hand" with Albus Medici. Since the "Iron and Blood Cross Order" put the oil lamp here without sending anyone to watch it, it means they are not worried about the oil lamp being lost, or they have many similar oil lamps, and it doesn't matter if one is lost.

——According to Lu Mian's observation, the light yellow grease in the oil lamp is likely not from "Iron Knights" and "Despair Witches," and is somewhat different from corpse oil candles. It should just be a mixture of mid-sequence "Hunters" and "Witches."

"Although the effect will be much worse than corpse oil candles, it should be able to play a certain role in the Morora underground, which is similar to Fourth Epoch Trier..." Lu Mian reached into the "Traveler's Bag."

Not being able to light it and taking it away being useless doesn't mean he can't do anything.

He intends to add something extra to this oil lamp, so that the "Iron and Blood Cross Order" people will encounter unpredictable accidents when holding rituals!

What Lu Mian took out were the old blood powder of the "Devil Wizard," lemon fish slices, the violent potion from the "Night Tour Society," and the bark potion from the same source.

He placed them on the half-high stone platform, took a little of each, mixed them together, and kneaded them into a brown "mud ball" the size of a normal human knuckle.

"What is this called? This is called a cocktail!" Lu Mian laughed softly, took back all the materials into the "Traveler's Bag," and then took out Mr. K's finger, cut off a little flesh from it, and wrapped it on the surface of the brown "mud ball."

This is a preparation to deal with the "Iron and Blood Cross Order" inspection——with the "Iron and Blood Cross Order" as the main pathway, it is impossible for them not to do a certain inspection before using the oil lamp to confirm whether there is a problem. After all, the oil lamp has not been under their strict supervision for a long time.

And being in Morora, Lu Mian doesn't need to worry that using Mr. K's finger like this will let the other party sense it.

Looking at the small "mud ball" stained with blood, Lu Mian dug a little semi-solid and semi-liquid light yellow with red matter from his own corpse oil candle with a heartache, and smeared it on the "mud ball."

Double camouflage plus the same kind but higher-level and divine items can possibly deceive the noses and eyes of that group of "Hunters"!

After seeing the "mud ball" stained with the light yellow with red color, Lu Mian looked at the corpse oil candle carefully and comforted himself:

"Just missing this little bit, it shouldn't affect the number of uses..."

After putting away the corpse oil candle, Lu Mian picked up the oil lamp on the half-high stone platform, pulled out the wick that looked like it was woven from black hair, and slowly sank the brown "mud ball" into the light yellow grease, letting them stay at the predetermined position.

Seeing the light yellow with red color on the surface of the "mud ball" interacting with the surrounding light yellow grease as expected, appearing to fuse, so that the blood color became lighter and lighter, leaving only the last bit, but this was hidden deep inside the grease, and there was no trace from the outside, Lu Mian breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the wick, and slowly inserted it into the semi-solid and semi-liquid light yellow grease.

After repeated adjustments, the position and state of the wick finally met Lu Mian's requirements.

He could already imagine the situation at that time:

The oil lamp starts burning in the normal part, at most mixed with a little corpse oil with divinity, which will only make the ritual effect better, making the members of the "Iron and Blood Cross Order" more immersed in the corresponding senses.

This can be maintained for twenty or thirty seconds, after which it will burn the corpse oil candle part.

It will bring a sensory experience dozens of times that of the original oil lamp. For some members of the "Iron and Blood Cross Order" whose minds are not firm enough, it will be a lethal dose.

Of course, this may bring good mutations to the remaining members of the "Iron and Blood Cross Order," but the corpse oil candle part is very, very small, and the burning will quickly enter the pile of messy materials wrapped in Mr. K's flesh.

What kind of influence this will bring, Lu Mian himself doesn't know, but he is sure that it will definitely develop in a worsening direction.

"Just smoke this, this has a strong kick." Lu Mian remembered the evaluation of East Balam tobacco by Southern Continent people and laughed, saying to the imaginary "Iron and Blood Cross Order" members.

Immediately after, he dealt with the various traces left on the oil lamp and packed up the rubble at the scene.

Following the smell left by the gradually fading perfume, Lu Mian found the correct path back to the basement crack from the thick fog and left this area slowly.

He immediately transformed into a shadow creature, returned to the "Carnivore" tavern quietly, and feigned sleep, preventing Albus Medici and Gucin and others from attacking.

At six o'clock in the morning, Lu Mian became energetic again.

He rolled out of bed, moved his neck, and mocked in a low voice:

"Didn't come?

"Albus and they didn't come, Wanake didn't come either. Is it because they think I have 'transmission,' am not in a special battlefield, or don't have special items, so even if the surprise attack is successful, they can't kill me?

"Hehe, you are too hesitant, too cautious. Now I have a shadow again, not afraid of sunlight, and can block a fatal attack again..."

Lu Mian pulled open the curtains, looked at the increasingly bright morning light, and cast his gaze toward the books from the Knowledge Church placed in the corner of the desk.

He instinctively felt a headache, and his brows wrinkled.

He resisted reading and learning, falling into an indescribable struggle.

If there were only these few books, Lu Mian would have great motivation, be very serious and focused on reading, and could exclude all interference. But thinking that after finishing these few, there were still three whole bookshelves of books and thousands of test papers, he felt a burst of depression and didn't want to start.

After more than ten seconds, Lu Mian raised his hand to rub his forehead, sighed, and muttered silently:

"Forget it, since '0-01' was sealed by the Knowledge Church, I should respect knowledge.

"Anyway, there is nothing else for the time being. I need to wait for Albus and Zhu Li and others to take further action, so as to peek at the opportunity and direction..."

Lu Mian sat down, leaned back against the chair, put his feet on the edge of the desk, and read the books designated by Heraberg in a very comfortable but potentially tipping posture.

He had already read the first two or three chapters before and didn't find anything worth noting and pondering. This time he planned to study in depth.

As he read, Lu Mian's expression gradually changed a bit.

He was immersed in reading and almost forgot the time until Lies came to knock on the door and told him that he could have breakfast.

"Okay." Lu Mian nodded, put down the book he was reading without any abnormality, and got up to walk outside the room.

When he was about to reach the door, he saw Lies had turned into the stairs. He turned his body halfway, looked back at the books on the table, and a look of surprise and uncertainty appeared on his face.

There is really very important knowledge in these books!

He is currently reading one intensively and roughly flipped through the others, but he has already found many contents similar to the details in the seal data of "0-01," and they come with more detailed explanations!

"If I really finish reading the books on those three bookshelves and pass the exam, it is really possible to find an opportunity to approach '0-01' from the operation of the overall seal, and use the principles of the seal to protect myself when touching that artifact...

"Knowledge is power, knowledge is wealth, knowledge hides the answers to everything..." Lu Mian withdrew his gaze, his eyes flickering with thoughts as he entered the corridor and turned to the stairs.

The problem now is that this kind of knowledge will obviously bring pollution, just like the seal data of "0-01." Lu Mian is worried that the more he masters, the closer he gets to "0-01," and eventually becomes its puppet.

"Also, if I keep reading these books very focusedly, it is likely to make Albus, Zhu Li, Gucin, Wanake and others suspicious, and they might go to the Knowledge Church to borrow a few, then I will lose the first-mover advantage... I have to wander aimlessly for a while every day, do some confrontation with them, dig some traps for them, fight with them, and package myself as if I am just too bored to read for a while..." Lu Mian's face gradually revealed a smile.

He finished the stairs and cast his gaze toward Zhu Li, who was sitting on a high stool in front of the bar.

This "Witch" was wearing a white shirt and black skirt, looking quite obedient, but while eating the ham and tomato sandwich made by Lies, she gently shook her waist, letting the high stool turn around.

She looked back at Lu Mian and continued to say to Lies:

"I only want to find what I lost from other men when my mood is particularly bad. Under normal circumstances, I am at most jealous and hostile. Why do I not have it, but they still have it?

"And you, your cooking conquered me, I recognized your qualification to continue possessing that thing, as long as you don't come over when my mood explodes, I won't do anything to you."

Is this one of the reasons why you "Witches" like to turn lovers into "Witches"? Lu Mian sat next to Zhu Li and said to Lies with a smile:

"What are you talking about?"

Lies licked his lips and said:

"She asked me if I was curious about what a 'Witch's' meat tastes like, and specially cut a small piece for me. It's really delicious to roast and eat, rich in fat, and the meat is chewy. Then, we talked about that topic just now."

Lu Mian glanced at Zhu Li and found that there were traces of bandages on her left shoulder, and there were some blood stains on her shirt.

She really cut it... One dared to cut and one dared to do it. I am ashamed of your mental state and inner world... Lu Mian "heh"ed and asked Zhu Li directly:

"What are you planning again?"

Zhu Li revealed two shallow dimples on her face:

"I want to learn cooking from Lies."

She had a look of yearning and expectation.

To make it for Celeste to eat? You "Witches"... Lu Mian shook his head and focused on his breakfast.

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Trier, Memorial Hall District, 9 Orosai Street, Apartment 702.

Franca received a reply from Lady "Judgment," and the beginning of the letter wrote:

"Mr. 'Star' agrees to provide support for potion formulas and extraordinary materials for Amandina in stages, but he doesn't need money and resources, just hopes that you can provide help in some matters."

"Me? What help can I provide to Mr. 'Star'?" Franca fell into deep thought.

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