As soon as the bottle of "Miracle Worker" potion entered Klein's stomach, it immediately split into countless cold "bugs" and swam towards every part of his body.
With a loud bang, Klein's spirit was torn into countless small pieces, which merged with different "Spirit Bugs". There was no longer any distinction between who was the main body and who was the dominant one.
At some point, he entered the gray mist, and his body under the half-high silk hat and long black windbreaker quickly disintegrated, and transparent and twisted worms crawled out one after another.
These worms quickly flew towards the depths of the historical fog, each occupying a different "fragment of light" and overlapping with their own images in the gaps of history.
In just two or three seconds, the only thing left where Klein had just been was his windbreaker, shirt, top hat, socks, leather shoes, and underwear, which had lost all support and were in a semi-floating state.
"I……"
"who I am……"
"Who am I..."
"I am the subject..."
…
Different but similar thoughts flashed through the minds of those "spiritual insects". None of them were willing to return to their "bodies" on their own initiative. Instead, they developed strong hostility towards other of their kind. It was only because of Klein's residual mental influence that they did not take any drastic actions for the time being.
At this moment, circles of invisible ripples appeared in the gray-white mist.
This ripple did not just appear; it had already existed in the fog, but it was barely visible relative to Klein as a whole. But for a "spiritual worm", it was obvious enough.
It comes from a piece of history that has reappeared in the current era, symbolizing the end of the Second Age and some fragments of light in the Third Age, and symbolizing the more than two thousand years that the Silver City has held on in the darkness.
This forgotten history has collided with the current era to a certain extent, and when the corresponding historical pores were formed, it created circles of ripples that are difficult to describe in detail.
Such ripples seemed to have a strong attraction to those "spiritual insects", causing them to poke their heads out from the fragments of history.
After a brief solidification, one of the "Spirit Bugs" half couldn't bear it anymore, and half was influenced by Klein's residual consciousness. It crawled out of the light spot it had previously occupied and "flew" to the core of the ripples.
Then, one after another, "Spirit Bugs" returned from different places in the mist of history and came to the fragments of light formed by the history of Silver City in the current era.
When they approached each other to a certain distance, the strong cohesive force finally emerged, pulling countless "spiritual insects" together and blending them into one.
This effect is not something that can be produced by just two or three "Spirit Worms" approaching each other; there must be a sufficient number of them for it to occur.
And when that part of the "Spirit Worm" re-formed into a whole, Klein's incomplete consciousness completed the piecing together of his true self, and things finally changed in a simple direction.
Those "Spirit Bugs" formed a transparent and huge vortex, which exuded a strong cohesive force, sucking in the remaining "Spirit Bugs" that were hesitant, unwilling to return, and "not too far away" one after another.
When more than two-thirds of the "Spirit Bugs" had returned, slippery and transparent tentacles began to grow in the vortex.
They extended to the Second Age, the First Age, and even to the old cities of prehistoric times, catching the last part of the "Spirit Worms" one by one and stuffing them back into the vortex.
In just a dozen seconds, the vortex began to stretch and turned into a terrifying human figure formed by transparent twisted worms. Invisible tentacles naturally extended from the human figure.
The tentacles pulled in items such as windbreakers, top hats, socks and leather shoes that were floating in the mist of history, and put them on different positions of the terrifying figure.
The figure composed of countless "spiritual insects" immediately pressed the top hat on his head, causing the transparency on his body to quickly fade away, revealing a layer of flesh-colored skin, and growing short black hair and brown eyes.
This is what Klein Moretti looks like, but he is 1.8 meters tall.
After finally regaining his self-awareness and putting his spiritual body together, Klein had no time to examine his current state before he felt two abnormalities at the same time:
A kind of extraordinary characteristic that was integrated into his body, a strong, terrifying, superior, and irresistible idea seemed to awaken a little, transmitting one picture after another. Some of these pictures were about the mystical knowledge of "miracle workers", and some were dust ignited into the sun, and the magnificent scenes of various stars were produced. They all carried the spiritual imprint of wildness, indifference, cruelty, madness, condescendingness, and no emotion. They quickly assimilated Klein's soul, causing him to change his state uncontrollably;
The other was the crimson stars and numerous bright spots of light that appeared before Klein’s eyes: the prayers of Tarot Club members such as Justice, The Hanged Man, and The Moon came from those stars, and the prayers of the residents of Moon City echoed in the spots of light. Together, they created an image of a supreme and great hidden existence shrouded in gray mist, watching the world with compassion.
The two abnormalities reacted on Klein's body, causing the left side of his body to be covered with gray mist, revealing only one eye with a slight smile and deep and profound meaning. His right side of the body broke apart again, turning into a group of transparent twisted worms and an eye full of bloodshot and madness.
At this time, the right part continued to erode towards the left, and the gray-white fog was gradually compressed to the extreme.
Klein did not hesitate. He raised his left hand with some difficulty and summoned a bone scepter with a blue gemstone on top from the mist of history.
This "Poseidon's Scepter" was surrounded by prayer light spots one after another, and with the help of that medium, they were transmitted to Klein.
Lightning bolts immediately leaped out from the right side of Klein's body, and he was surrounded by invisible wind and illusory waves. This helped the gray mist resist the erosion of pollution on the left, allowing the whole to achieve a delicate balance.
At this point, Klein finally regained his humanity and memory bit by bit, and initially recovered to the state he was in before taking the potion.
He was finally promoted to Sequence 2 level, possessed the status of an angel, and became a true "miracle worker".
Originally, the "Source Castle" was about to be affected by his changes, but as he changed his mind, all the abnormalities returned to calm.
This proved that he had truly mastered the "Source Castle" and became the master of this "Source Essence". As for how much power this could exert in the real world, he was currently unable to assess it.
Phew… Fortunately, I made the history represented by the City of Silver return to reality, which was powerful enough. If the ritual had been a little less effective, I would have lost control and collapsed here today… Klein raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. He exhaled slowly and gained a better understanding of the anchor:
The anchor is not a tool to help him maintain his humanity. Its main function is to form corresponding cognition, positioning, and image, and to confront the spiritual imprint within the extraordinary characteristics to maintain a delicate balance.
Under this balance, Klein's own humanity can be barely maintained and not be seriously affected by either side.
In other words, there is a difference between the gods that believers perceive and the actual gods. If there is no spiritual imprint within the extraordinary characteristics to counteract this influence, the image of the gods in their minds will gradually cover the true appearance of the gods.
This is also a form of pollution.
It was not until this moment that Klein understood why the righteous gods originally had human statues, but later they were all turned into holy emblems. This could prevent believers from having a unified image perception and better play the role of anchor against the original residual spirit, rather than subtly changing itself.
As for why it took the righteous gods one or two epochs to figure this out, Klein figured it out quickly. There are two reasons:
First, he had the past images of the gods for comparison with their current states, the diary of Emperor Roselle for reference, and the corresponding mystical knowledge for inspiration; second, the mythological creature form of the "Fortune Teller" tended to be split, and was very sensitive to similar influences.
"This balance is not very stable and often deviates to a certain extent. This will cause my state to be unstable and scare people around me from time to time. Fortunately, this can be predicted in advance and can be effectively avoided... Also, when in a delicate balance, try to show more of your human side to strengthen your self-awareness in this aspect... This seems to be the common choice of many angels, and the indulgence of the Rose School of Thought can also be considered...
“But, Amon’s followers are all by themselves, how can He maintain balance?
"Could it be that the mythical creatures that are born with 'uniqueness' have an original fusion of wills? Amon has long been accustomed to the half-crazy state. No, this is His normal state... This is the image that every Amon voted for...
"That's an idea. I can form a puppet group and make every puppet a follower of The Fool. I can use my truest appearance as the image of the god. This can effectively provide the best anchor... No wonder Zaratul and the Dark Wolf don't have many followers... Well, when the residents of Silver City convert to The Fool, I can consider separating the incarnation of Poseidon and not using it as my anchor. This is too contradictory to the cognition of my other followers, and we can't really unify them..." Klein thought of a lot of things in an instant, and then his thoughts turned and he went straight back to the gray fog.
After becoming a "Miracle Master", becoming "Him", and becoming the master of "Source Castle", he no longer needs to walk four steps backwards, recite spells, or let all the Tarot Club members pray, and he can easily return here.
However, it seemed that the effect of the "Source Castle" was not enough, and he could only enter with his spirit and could not bring his physical body with him.
After sitting in the seat of The Fool, Klein did not rush to check the changes in Sefirah Castle. He first confirmed his own improvement and digested the mystical knowledge he had just gained:
"Well... the extraordinary ability of the 'Miracle Master' comes from two aspects. One is the further use of the mist of history, and the other is the newly added core ability of 'Wish'.
"Further exploits of the Mist of History include several capabilities:
"First, use the 'Spirit Worm' of the past to revive, but it will be ineffective after four times. I have used it three times so far. I can only revive once more at the 'Miracle Master' stage. When I am promoted to 'Servant of Mysteries', there should be a corresponding improvement; second, exert a certain influence on the future, making the probability of certain things happening larger or smaller to a certain extent, which is equivalent to interfering with the fate of the target. Haha, I finally control good luck, but this aspect is not comparable to the 'Probability Dice' and Will; third, what is summoned from the historical pores is no longer just objects, but certain scenes that are familiar to oneself.
"Well, I can now summon nine items and scenes, but there are still only three angel-level ones...
"'Wish' is already a standard divine power, but it's a little strange. Only by satisfying the wishes of others can one satisfy one's own wishes. Only by fulfilling small wishes can one gradually realize big wishes..."
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