Chapter 355 Early December
Satisfied with everyone's gaze, the Hanged Man easily changed his sitting position and continued:
"High-sequence Beyonders can choose to pass on their Beyonder traits to their offspring, and can also decide the number themselves. Mid-sequence Beyonders, specifically Sequence 5 and Sequence 6, will inherit a small portion uncontrollably. This generally doesn't lead to a decrease in strength, but if enough are born, falling back to a low-sequence is not impossible.
"These offspring will be born with some of the characteristics of this pathway, equivalent to half a Sequence 9. This locks their development path, but it can also give them higher inspiration and natural extraordinary abilities."
"Wait, if Beyonder traits can be passed on to offspring in this way, then does this transmission occur when the offspring is born, or when... that time?"
Just as everyone was immersed in the knowledge classroom about the Hanged Man, Miss "Queen" asked in confusion.
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt regretful, because everyone's eyes, including the eyes of the world at the end of the long table, were focused on her.
If it weren't for the gray fog, I'd even suspect Mr. Fool was looking at me like this...
She wished she could find a hole to crawl into, so she added hastily:
"I, I'm just discussing..."
In the end, she didn't follow Audrey's example and make friends out of nothing.
"Well, it should be the moment when the new life is formed, but I haven't tried it, so I can't guarantee its accuracy..."
The Hanged Man answered somewhat helplessly, thus removing the awkward topic.
"What about low-sequence numbers? I mean Sequence 9."
Miss Magician asked, what she was most concerned about was the extra extraordinary characteristics she possessed.
"This won't happen to Sequences 7, 8, and 9, but since you drank the extra potion, there's a certain chance that the extra Beyonder characteristics in your body will be passed on to your offspring. So, you can try to conceive and give birth to three or four children. Perhaps that will solve your problem."
"Three, three or four?"
The magician asked in surprise. Through the gray mist, one could see that her limbs were stretched out, and she was obviously very resistant to this method.
"Of course, at your current stage, using the 'acting method' will allow you to quickly digest those excessive traits, and it may even enhance your Beyonder abilities at this stage," the Hanged Man added calmly. "But once you reach the Middle Sequence, if you accidentally ingest too many Beyonder traits, it will probably take several years to digest them through acting. At that time, giving birth to offspring will be a simpler and more effective solution."
However, for women, it may not be that simple...
Angel thought secretly as he looked at the increasingly embarrassed Miss Magician.
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Watching the 500 pounds and the extraordinary characteristics of "Dawn Knight" disappear from the altar, Angel silently praised Mr. Fool in his heart, picked up the ritual materials on the square table, and left the basement.
Regardless of whether the Dawn Knight's characteristics can be transformed into magical items in time, she has at least received the Fool's promise and the angel's blessing, and now she has the courage to face the "Lady Despair".
Of course, she had considered reporting directly to the Church of Evernight, capturing the already exposed Severia and Triss, and incidentally exposing the fact that Prince Edessak was colluding with the Witch Cult, thus resolving Backlund's issue "not perfectly."
But she believed that her identity was still safe under her role-playing and counter-divination, and that the Witch Cult must have a bigger conspiracy, a huge conspiracy that required the presence of a demigod and the full cooperation of the royal family and the Aurora Society.
If they reported it now, they would alert the enemy and the subsequent developments would be unpredictable. At the very least, "Lady Despair" would definitely flee, leaving behind only the witches lurking in the aristocratic circles. And Ince Zangwill and his "0-08," hidden behind all of this, would be even harder to find.
Therefore, a meeting with Panatia is very necessary, even if it is only to learn more about the conspiracy hidden behind the Witch Cult...
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As December approached, Backlund's winter atmosphere grew stronger. Of course, this wasn't some festive atmosphere from Angel's previous life, but rather the smog that enveloped the largest city in the northern continent.
Red Rose Street, near the Tussock River, became increasingly cold and damp on days when the sun was scarce, even though Angel had increased the amount of charcoal used in the fireplace. The sharp increase in heating consumption in each household and the overtime production in factories at the end of the year made the smog even more rampant, forming an effect that was called an "endless gray cycle" in the newspaper.
Fortunately, Duke Negan's death did not affect the operations of the Air Pollution Investigation Committee. Representatives from various industries are actively investigating emissions and pollution levels. It is said that a new bill is expected to be passed next year, gradually replacing the original highly polluting coal with anthracite over three years, reducing the discharge of industrial wastewater, and relocating or closing some old factories with poor production efficiency. This will gradually improve Backlund's environment.
"It's a pity that distant water cannot quench a nearby fire..."
Looking at the dim sky outside the window, Angel sighed secretly.
After the Tarot Club ended, she spent the past few days waiting for Severia's notification, reading useful parts of the Book of Secrets, training her extraordinary abilities, and also taking some time to deal with her interpersonal relationships in Backlund.
With the help of bounty hunter Hugh Dilcha, her assassin Sherman moved to the East District near the North District and rented a more spacious and bright apartment. Although it was still nominally in the East District, the environment, hygiene and security were close to the standards of the North District. Of course, the rent was more than twice as expensive.
As a reputable boss, Angel reimbursed him for the rent and moving expenses, left him some new "operating funds", and told him to continue to create his own information channels, develop some downlines, and even look for a few people who have the potential to become assassins, provided that they are not indiscriminate killers.
Sherman's role as the "assassin" was also on the right track. Even though Angel was limited by his oath to the goddess and could not reveal his acting method to the rookie, he had enough understanding to judge the general direction from Angel's words and his own experience in the "assassination" process. He deliberately created his own image of punishing evildoers, and from this he realized his own unique acting rules.
At his current rate, he believed that in a few months he would be able to finish digesting the "Assassin" potion and be ready to advance to Sequence 8.
Outside of "work," Sherman also maintained a close relationship with Hugh Dilchar. Due to his new identity, he no longer felt as insecure as before, and the two interacted amicably as Beyonders, even helping each other complete certain operations. Given this relationship, Angel conveyed her intention to establish a long-term partnership with him, believing the bounty hunter's connections and informants in the East End were exactly what she needed.
"Justice" Audrey Hall has passed the review of the Psychological Alchemist Society again. According to this excited girl, she is ready to take the initiative to expose the fact that she is already a "spectator" in the next meeting and try to obtain subsequent potions in order to quickly advance the sequence within the Alchemist Society and obtain clues to the "psychologist's" formula.
Of course, all of this had to be done under the protection of Mr. Fool, otherwise she wouldn't be able to hide it from those extraordinary people who were good at prying into people's minds.
Angel also tried to hide her whereabouts and went to Lily Granger's original residence to investigate. She found that Lily had moved out of here under the protection of the Nighthawks, but was still attending Backlund Technical College - which had been officially reorganized and upgraded to the University of Industry and Technology this month. Fearing that it would attract the attention of the Nighthawks again, she did not track Lily and look for her new residence.
Laura once again invited Angel to talk in person. While providing a new communication potion, she also revealed the conclusions of her and Vincent's investigation of the military.
Verifying information from various sources, Laura concluded that the military had not widely sided with the Witch Cult and a certain faction within the royal family. However, within the military's special branch, "MI9," many mid-Sequence Beyonders were missing, and they were likely part of the Witch Cult's human trafficking ring. Prince Edessak, however, remained reclusive and appeared uninvolved in these conspiracies, at least for the time being.
This also indirectly shows that the Witch Cult only won over some individuals in the military and the royal family, rather than fully cooperating with both. Otherwise, the military would not have to so secretly select a small number of extraordinary people to participate in the human trade.
Based on Laura's narration, Angel guessed that the "hunter" Vincent who cooperated with the two was most likely a military personnel, or at least had close ties with them, which was why he was able to get this information so quickly.
But compared to these things, Angel thought that the most important thing at the moment was to digest the "joy". Compared to various external things, enhancing the mastery of potions was undoubtedly the fastest way to improve strength. However, as for the means of acting, she was both looking forward to it and resistant to it. She felt that she and Sherlock should not have such a purposeful relationship. But it was absolutely impossible for her to find other people to act. For any purpose, she could not do such a betrayal.
In this dilemma, Angel received an invitation from Sherlock.
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15 Minsk Street.
After politely ringing the doorbell, Angel saw that Sherlock did not come to open the door, so he took out the key, opened the door himself, and walked into the living room.
It was already evening, but the gas lamp in the living room was not on. In the dim room, Sherlock stood beside the coffee table with his back to the door, wearing a thin tuxedo and a half-high silk hat.
This is completely different from his usual outfit that is easy to move around in...
Angel smiled secretly. The dim environment had no effect on her. This trickery was useless...
Just as she was about to laugh at him, Sherlock heard the door close and turned around with a faint smile.
The smiling face was beardless, with ordinary features but young and bookish. It was Klein Moretti that Angel had been dreaming about.
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