"The potion formula for the 'Fortune Seer' route."
…
Klein leaned back in his chair and tried to communicate with the spirit using the "dream divination" technique.
In the gray, unreal and unreal world, a gas lamp suddenly lit up, illuminating the stone slabs on the ground and the desk with a roll of parchment on it.
After the formulas for "Fortune Teller" and "Joker" appeared one after another, Rosago, wearing a shirt with puffy cuffs, stood nearby, listening to a voice coming from somewhere:
"Before you get promoted, I have to remind you that you have been relying too much on divination recently."
“Divination is a revelation, a result, and it cannot tell us the process. For example, if you divine whether a railway stock will make money, and the answer is yes, then you invest all your money in it. But in fact, the real meaning of the revelation is that in the long run, in thirty years, this railway stock will make money, and before that, it will fall more than rise. Destiny is not so easy to grasp. Many times, it is impossible to quantify it. Divination is not omnipotent.”
"In addition, divination can also be disturbed and misled. There are too many things in this world that are incomprehensible. If you rely entirely on divination, you will inevitably die in the future."
"Divination is a revelation, which must be accompanied by one's own caution, prudence and restraint."
Rosago died in my hands because his "dirty words" involved the mysterious space above the gray fog and he was unable to predict the corresponding danger. Otherwise, with his strange ability, the bodyguard and I would hardly be spared today... This is also a reminder to me. Even if I have the gray fog to isolate and interfere, I can't be careless. No matter how determined I am, I have to leave some room... From these words, it seems that they didn't know the "acting method" at the time, otherwise some of their words can be directly summarized as fearing fate... As his thoughts turned quickly, Klein heard Rosago's answer and unfolded the parchment:
"Sequence 7, 'Magician':"
"Main ingredients: a piece of the true root of the Mist Tree Man, and all the spinal fluid of the Evil-marked Black Panther."
"Supplementary materials: 60 ml of pure water, 30 ml of misty tree man juice, 3 grams of water-shaped gem powder, 4 drops of psychedelic grass essential oil."
“Magician”… This is also from the circus. He can form the Big Three of the circus with the fortune teller and the clown… Klein first complained, then thought of the tuxedo clown he had encountered before:
He seems to be a "magician". His abilities include snapping his fingers to fire air bullets, jumping with flames, and using paper as soldiers... Not bad... Just being able to cast spells quickly can greatly increase my combat power...
As his thoughts flashed, Klein saw the scene change:
This time it was a palatial room with various golden sculptures and decorations all around.
It was the same voice as before, with the same reminder:
"According to my experience, after taking this 'Faceless Man' potion, you must remember one thing: you can pretend to be anyone, but you can only be yourself."
Faceless man? The Sequence 6 of the "Fortune Teller" path is "Faceless Man"? This should be the extraordinary ability that allowed Rosago to transform into Sheriff Fassin... So it seems that he is also playing the role of the fake Detective Zreal...
"Creeping Hunger" allows Qilingos to transform into people with different appearances, which is consistent with this extraordinary ability. It seems that a certain "Faceless Man" died at his hands... This ability will not improve the level of frontal combat, but in many cases, it is more useful than 90% of extraordinary abilities... No wonder Rosago dared to come and kill people, and was not afraid of falling into a trap... This ability means a lot to me!
Thinking of this, Klein subconsciously opened his eyes wide and saw Rosago pick up a thin golden page with many Hermetic characters written on it:
"Sequence 6, 'Faceless Man':"
"Main materials: the mutated pituitary gland of the Thousand-Faced Hunter, and the characteristics of the human skin shadow."
"Supplementary materials: 80 ml of Thousand-Faced Hunter's blood, 5 drops of black mandragora juice, 10 grams of dragon tooth grass powder, and 3 strands of deep sea naga's hair."
Thousand-Faced Hunter? This seems to be a type of dragon, not a particularly powerful one... It shouldn't be a psychic dragon, but it is also very rare and close to extinction... Klein instantly recalled the corresponding mystical knowledge.
At this time, the scene in front of him did not change, but Rosago's clothes and position changed.
He was wearing a white wig, a dark tuxedo, and had a thick beard.
"This time, the promotion is no longer as simple as before. The potion must be taken in conjunction with the ritual. Once successful, you will gain one of the most difficult Beyonder abilities to restrain below the High Sequence." The person who spoke had changed, and his voice became older.
Rosago asked predictably:
"What ceremony?"
"Go to the sea, find a mermaid, and take the potion while listening to her singing." The old man opened an ancient book with countless mysterious symbols on it.
Suddenly, a light appeared on the surface of the book, and lines of ancient Hermes language were outlined in the air:
"Sequence 5, Puppet Master:"
As soon as he saw this, Klein suddenly felt a headache. This was a sign that his spiritual power was close to exhaustion.
In the previous battle, the "Filthy Words" spell alone consumed most of his spiritual power. Later, he not only used three spells from the Goddess of Night's domain, but also summoned himself and responded to himself. The fact that he could hold on until now showed that he had made great progress compared to the past and had made great progress in digesting the "Joker" potion.
As the screen flickered and was about to break, Klein forced himself to hold on and glanced at the rest of the formula:
"Main materials: dust of ancient evil spirits, core crystal of six-winged gargoyle."
"Supplementary materials: 80 ml of water from the Golden Spring on Sonia Island, 10 grams of bark from the Dragon Pattern Tree, the remaining spiritual power of an ancient vengeful spirit, and a pair of eyes from a six-winged gargoyle."
"Promotion Ceremony: Take the potion while listening to the mermaid's song."
With a snap, Klein no longer held on, and the dream turned into countless illusory points of light and disappeared.
He pinched his forehead and almost fainted. As Rosago's remaining spirituality and a little bit of madness disappeared, he was pushed back to the real world by an invisible force.
Klein saw the ground covered with blood, brain matter, hair, and various debris. He bent over and retched twice, then sobered up a little.
No spiritual being would directly exit the mysterious space above the gray fog... Klein looked around and found that the bodyguard was still sleeping.
He quickly extinguished the candles, packed up the things related to the ceremony, then took a deep breath and relaxed for a moment, finally allowing his spiritual growth to recover a little.
Just then, a cold wind blew on his neck, making him shiver and his mind become rigid.
Klein turned his head sharply and looked toward the bay window again. He saw that the bodyguard in a black Gothic palace dress had woken up and was floating up.
Her light blond hair and pale face seemed to dim a little, and she looked more and more unreal, with her skin slightly transparent.
Klein hurriedly explained according to the words he had prepared long ago:
"After I blew up his head, I found that his body was still moving. I was afraid that he would turn into a zombie, so I quickly used all the talismans I had. I was very nervous and panicked at the time, and I might have affected you."
This is probably the risk indicated in the divination before... If she is not satisfied and thinks that I attacked her, then I am finished... Klein thought a little nervously.
This genuine emotion made his performance even more perfect.
The bodyguard looked down at herself and spoke in an erratic tone:
"What spell was it at the beginning?"
"I bought a black ear at the party for 400 pounds. It said that it could help me hear the voice of a great being. If I was lucky, I could gain a lot of benefits, but if I was unlucky, I would die on the spot. I couldn't hire a bodyguard at the time, and there was such a danger, so I had to take a gamble. The result was not bad." Klein answered with absolute truth. "After I heard the voice of a great being, the black ear shattered by itself and turned into a talisman like this."
The bodyguard's blue eyes slowly swept over him. The room was completely silent, as if frozen in silence.
Finally, the lady in the black court dress nodded:
"You'd better find a psychiatrist."
Does that mean I've become a potential lunatic? Well, she guessed that it was the relic of the Listener, and she also understood that Rosago's spirituality must have been polluted by the True Creator. She wouldn't suspect that I deliberately let her fall asleep and took the opportunity to communicate with her... This can also explain why I got rid of the influence of the whispers faster than her. After all, I am a potential lunatic created by the True Creator... Klein curled his lips.
"Let's clean up the scene quickly. Maybe someone from MI9 will come over to take a look." He pointed at Rosago's headless body.
As he spoke, Klein put on his gloves, moved closer, squatted down, and quickly searched for the relics.
He quickly found more than a dozen pounds in cash, some essential oils and herbal powders, two crudely cut paper figures, and a strange piece of paper.
The paper was orange in color, with a blank rectangle circled with the symbol of the sun and the magic sign. Just holding it in the hand made people feel warm and secure.
"What is this?" Klein did not hide his confusion.
The bodyguard had floated behind him at some point and answered simply:
"A magical item corresponding to the notary."
"Notary?" Klein was stunned at first, then he remembered that Rosago was an intelligence officer of the Republic of Intis, who believed in the Eternal Sun, the God of Steam and Machinery, and the Eternal Sun was also the God of Contract.
Is this Sequence 6 of the "Singer" pathway, or Sequence 5?
"If the notarization is valid, the extraordinary ability will be temporarily enhanced. If the notarization is invalid, the extraordinary ability will be forcibly dispelled." The bodyguard did not explain in detail and gave a rough description of the effect.
Klein was about to speak when he suddenly saw dots of deep light emanating from Rosago's headless body and blood and brain. They attracted each other and condensed into a completely black eye without a pupil.
"What is this?" Klein asked again, pretending to be ignorant.
"Things of no value." The bodyguard maintained her unique way of speaking.
“No value?” Klein asked with a frown.
He actually understood what the bodyguard meant. Normally, if Rosago eventually lost control, he would leave behind a strange and terrifying seal. If not, his extraordinary characteristics could be used as the main ingredient for the Sequence 5 "Master of Secret Puppetry" potion. In short, they would be of high value.
But the problem is that he was neither out of control nor contaminated by the real creator, so he became the main ingredient of the potion with the evil god's mark. Using it to prepare the "Master of Secret Dolls", Klein believed that he was committing suicide by taking poison.
The bodyguard looked at the completely black eye and said in a low and floating voice:
"It has been contaminated by the evil god and has no value anymore."
If it is really valuable, and of great value, I would have to worry about whether you would kill me... Klein pointed at Rosago's relics and said:
"This is our common spoils. Let's each pick some. You go first."
The bodyguard glanced at him sideways, said nothing, and floated over to take away the "notarization".
Just as I thought... I have to look for and learn the mysterious knowledge to remove the pollution of the evil god in the future... Klein took out the iron cigarette box and bent down to pick up the completely black eye.