251 Gains (1/2)
”The potion formulas for the Seer pathway.”
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Klein leaned back in his chair and tried to communicate with the spirit via dream divination.
In a gray illusory world that didn't seem surreal, a gas lamp suddenly lit up, illuminating the stone slabs on the ground and a desk with a goatskin scroll placed on top of it.
After the Seer and Clown formulas appeared one after the another, Rosago stood there with a fur shirt, listening to a voice of unknown origins.
”Before the advancement, I have to warn you that you've been too reliant on divination.
”Divination is a revelation, a result; it is unable to tell us the process. For example, you might decide to invest all your money because your divination says that a railway stock can make money. But in fact, what that revelation really means is that in the long run, in thirty years, the railway stock will make money, and before that, it will fall more than it rises. Fate isn't so easy to master, and there are many times when it's impossible to quantify it. Divination isn't all-powerful.
”In addition, divination can be interfered with and cause you to be misled. There are too many things in this world that cannot be understood. If you completely rely on divination, then you'll definitely die because of it.
”Divination is a revelation. It must be combined with one's own carefulness, caution, and self-control.”
Rosago was unable to divine the corresponding danger because the Language of Foulness was involved with the mysterious space above the gray fog, and that led to him dying at my hands. Otherwise, with his mystical abilities, it would've been difficult for Miss Bodyguard and I to escape today… This is also a reminder for me. Even if I had the gray fog to isolate all interferences, I cannot afford to be careless. No matter how certain my actions are, I need to leave some leeway… From these words, it seems like they aren't aware of the ”acting method.” Otherwise, some of those words could be directly summed up as being respectful and fearful of fate… As his thoughts raced, Klein heard Rosago's reply as he unfurled the parchment.
”Sequence 7. Magician:
”Main ingredients: One true root of a Mist Treant, all the spinal fluid of a Dark Patterned Black Panther.”
”Supplementary ingredients: 60 ml of purified water, 30 ml of Mist Treant's juice, 3 grams of Droplet Gem powder, 4 drops of Fantasy Grass essential oil.”
Magician… This is also part of a circus. It can form the foundations of a circus with Seers and Clowns… Klein first lampooned before he recalled the suited clown that he had encountered before.
From the looks of it, he was a Magician. His abilities seemed to include the ability to fire air bullets, making flaming jumps, and drawing slips of paper as weapons… Not bad… Just being able to cast spells quickly can greatly increase my battle prowess…
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Klein saw the scene before him change.
This time it was a splendid room, surrounded by golden statues and ornaments.
It was the same voice from before, but it reminded Rosago of the same thing.
”According to my experience, after you consume the Faceless potion, you have to remember this point—you can disguise yourself into anyone, but you are ultimately yourself.
Faceless? Sequence 6 of the Seer pathway is Faceless Man? This should be the Beyonder power that allowed Rosago to transform into Officer Faxine… From the looks of it, the fake Detective Zreal was also played by him…
Creeping Hunger allowed Qilangos to transform into a person with different looks. This matches this Beyonder power. From the looks of it, some Faceless died at his hand… Such a power cannot augment a person in a straight-up battle, but it's more useful than 90% of all Beyonder powers in many occasions… It's no wonder that Rosago dared to come and attempt to kill me, and wasn't afraid of falling into a trap… This power is of great significance to me!
At this thought, Klein's eyes widened as he saw Rosago pick up a thin gold page with words written in Hermes.
”Sequence 6, Faceless:
”Main ingredients: Mutated pituitary gland of a Thousand-faced Hunter, Characteristic of a Human-skinned Shadow.
”Supplementary ingredients: 80 ml of a Thousand-faced Hunter's blood, 5 drops of black Jimsonweed juice, 10 grams of Dragon Tooth Grass powder, 3 strands of hair from a Deep-sea Naga.”
Thousand-faced Hunter? That seems to be a type of dragon, but not a particularly powerful kind… It shouldn't be a dragon of the spiritual system, but it's still extremely rare. It's almost extinct… Klein instantly recalled the corresponding mysticism knowledge.
At this point, the scene before him didn't change, but Rosago's attire and location did.
He wore a white wig, a dark tuxedo, and had a thick beard.
”This advancement is no longer as simple as before. The potions must be consumed in conjunction with a ritual. If you succeed, you'll obtain one of the most irresistible Beyonder powers beneath that of the High-Sequence Beyonders.” The speaker's voice had changed, turning into one that sounded even older.
Having expected that, Rosago asked, ”What's the ritual?”
”Go to the sea, find a mermaid, and drink the potion while she's singing.” The speaking old man opened an ancient book that depicted countless mysterious symbols in it.
Suddenly, a ray of light flashed from the book's surface as lines of ancient Hermes appeared in midair.
”Sequence 5: Nimblewright Master.”
When Klein saw this, he suddenly had a headache. It was a signal that his spirituality was closed to being drained.
In the previous battle, just the Language of Foulness charm, alone, had consumed most of his spirituality. Later on, not only did he use three more charms from the Evernight Goddess's domain, but he had also summoned himself and responded to himself. To hold out until now showed how much progress he had made compared to before, as well as the noticeable improvement in the digestion of the Clown potion.
The scene flickered and was on the brink of shattering. Klein held on and scanned the remaining content of the formula.
”Main ingredients: Dust of ancient wraiths, core crystal of a six-winged gargoyle.
”Supplementary ingredients: 80 ml of spring water from Sonia Island's Golden Spring, 10 grams of drago bark, remnant spirituality of ancient wraiths, 1 pair of eyes from a six-winged gargoyle.
”Advancement ritual: Consume potion in the midst of a singing mermaid's song.”