Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 148: The Conflict between the Magician and the Arsonist
Seeing that she had obtained the "Barbarian" formula, the lady with the "Craftsman" behind her looked at Star and did not complete the transaction immediately.

Instead, he continued in a deliberately low voice:
"I also brought two magical items here. I would like to exchange one of them with you for the formula of the subsequent Sequence 7 'Briber'."

"Of course, if there is a price difference, I will make up for it with money."

Well, are you so sure that I have the formula for Sequence 7 of the "Lawyer" pathway... Star was a little confused.

At his last party, he deliberately said that he had the clue of the formula in order to let this lady who had the support of a "craftsman" take out some of her stock so that he could buy some magical items with practical effects.

But there is no need to conclude that he has the formula for "Lawyer" Path Sequence 7 "Briber", right?
You know, Star also specifically emphasized that he heard it from a friend, not that he knew it himself...

Sure enough, the "fishing" plan was completely ruined.

Star used "narration" to look around and found that these Beyonders, such as the lady with the support of the "craftsman", had only suspected that he had the formula, but now, after his jokes on Darkwill today, he was sure that he might have more than one mid-sequence formula, or even a Sequence 6 Beyonder.

Hey, those humanoid ATMs I heard about before, were they all scams... Star was a little worried.

But this is also a good thing. At least this group of extraordinary people felt that they had clues to their subsequent formulas, so they brought out a lot of magical items to exchange at this gathering.

Therefore, the money that Star obtained from Kapin can finally be converted into actual combat power.

Even if you can't use it for the time being, you can keep it as a collection?
Does this count as me making this magical item trade at this gathering of extraordinary people more effective?

Star said nothing, tacitly accepting the guess of the lady with the "craftsman's" support, and just nodded for her to continue.

Then the lady whose face was covered by the black hood visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

She reached out and pushed the iron mask down, and said in a voice full of joy that could not be suppressed:
"Okay, sir, let me introduce these two magical items to you."

"An item called 'Magician's Ring'. After wearing it, you can use the following extraordinary abilities:"

"'Flame Jump': Within a range of 25 meters, with the help of the special features of the spirit world, you can flash between the fire you left behind and the original flame, with almost no time interval, similar to teleportation."

"'Manipulate Fire': With a simple movement, you can manipulate the flames within a 30-meter radius. You can also directly ignite certain objects within this range. After consuming a certain amount of spiritual power, you can even 'summon' a stream of flames out of thin air."

"In addition to the two fire-related abilities mentioned above, this magical item can also allow people to create air bullets with power and speed comparable to that of a custom revolver by snapping their fingers and simulating sounds."

"You know, this is the equivalent of a concealed revolver."

With a hint of hesitation, the lady paused and added, "If you choose this item, you only need to pay the difference of 600 pounds."

It sounds great. This should be made with the extraordinary properties of the "Magician", right?
Star was a little excited when he heard this.

A magical item that combines damage and displacement, such a practical prop, unless he revealed that he had the potion formula, this "craftsman agent" lady would probably not take it out for exchange, right?

What a pity! If there was a "paper man substitute", it would be even more perfect...

No, if there is another "paper substitute", wouldn't it be better to keep it for yourself? Don't be greedy.

Star glanced at the people around him who were obviously interested, and felt that if he added the ability of "paper man substitute", even the organizer of the "Eye of Wisdom" party might come out to compete with him for this magical item.

Anyway, after filling up the three skill bars that were vacated after completely digesting the "Player" potion, this magical item should finally be reserved for Klein to use for advancement, right?
But this price is only equivalent to more than 1000 pounds, right? Why is the price so low?

Star took advantage of the moment when the lady stopped to quote the price and asked:

"So, what are the negative effects of this magical item?"

It seems that he is very experienced... Someone nearby was already preparing to try to compete with Star for this magical item with a price of 1600 pounds. After hearing the tone of this person who was not surprised by magical items and was familiar with asking about their negative effects, he suddenly became hesitant about the idea.

Moreover, it seems that this lady is determined to obtain the potion formula and intervene to ask for the purchase of this magical item. Even if she can financially support this idea, perhaps this lady will not give up the opportunity to trade with Star.

Besides, if he had the formula, wouldn't that mean he didn't have much money? Could it be that there were mid-sequence Beyonders who couldn't even come up with a few hundred pounds?

The other Beyonders in the room fell silent for a moment, listening to the lady talking about the side effects of this item:
"It was made using a special method. It is said that a certain 'magician' was abused by an 'arsonist' before his death. Therefore, when wearing it, the body will often suffer from severe burning pain."

"Sometimes flames will even burst out of the ring, like a real 'arsonist' is setting you on fire with his flames."

"However, due to this special reason, this magical item can also give people a certain ability to resist fire, and the ability to 'control fire' is also stronger than that of ordinary magical items."

"Of course, if you are not satisfied with this magical item, I have another one here."

After saying this, the lady remained silent.

The people in the next room also fell silent.

People with insight, such as the Eye of Wisdom and Darkwill, even secretly complained:

Could this be a magical item modified from a seal?

Is this negative effect of weakening one's own combat effectiveness really worth using?

No wonder this magical item has as many as three extraordinary powers, and this lady is willing to take out this magical item to trade for the formula.

No wonder, as a magical item of the "ring" type that can be easily carried, she didn't sound any regretful or even cared much when she sold it.

Could this be a "sealed object" that can spit fire and burn the carrier's fingers at any time?

Perhaps, you only need to use the ability of "flame jumping" when you need it, and you can't wear it too often even in battle, so as not to be set on fire by this magical item, which would be suicide...

Pity.

Some people have already sighed inwardly.

When Costa heard about the negative effects of the "Magician's Ring", his eyes lit up.

It’s not that Star couldn’t recognize this kind of thing - to put it nicely, it’s a “magic item”, but in reality, it can be seen from the side effects that it’s a “sealed object”.

As he learned more about the occult, he realized the difference between magical items and sealed items—and not just the severity of their negative effects.

Furthermore, the sealed item might combine the abilities of multiple pathways, causing some degree of mutation.

Even if this magical item is not such a seal.

Star speculated: It may be due to the unpleasant contact between this "magician" and a certain "arsonist" during his lifetime, which led to the combination of the extraordinary characteristics and the ring on his hand after his death. For some reason, this magical item has the negative effect of allowing the owner to suffer the torture of the "arsonist's" flames.

Whether it was due to the remaining resentment of the "magician's" spirit, or because his body happened to have some of the characteristics of the "arsonist", it caused this negative effect.

This side effect can be utilized by Star, based on the principle that "players" acquire "skills" to better experience its power, and thus learn an enhanced version of "fire manipulation".

In this way, Star does not need to find a special seal of the "Hunter" path to learn the ability of "arsonist" to control fire, and can have "fire control" that is better than other "magicians". Even if it is far from a real "arsonist", as long as it can improve a certain degree of fire resistance, it is a profit for Star.

As for whether it was just a misunderstanding, in fact, this "magician" just died in a fire magic performance, and then he came up with this extraordinary item whose extraordinary powers are all related to fire.

Based on the "narration" and the information of this magical item itself - the ability to "control fire" has been strengthened to a certain extent, and the negative effects are great, Star judged:

It seems that this "magician" really hated a certain "arsonist" before he died, so this magical item he left behind was like this - the abilities are full of extraordinary abilities related to fire, such as "flame jumping" and "flame manipulation".

The negative effect is also to make the owner who wears it feel the pain of being burned by flames.

As for what exactly happened, Star had no idea.

It is true that the Beyonders of the “Hunter” Path are prone to being bullied and easily hated, but there is no need to hate this “Magician” to that extent, right?
It can't be that this "magician" was severely humiliated from beginning to end, inside and out, by the "arsonist" who served as a "hunter"?

If this is true, combined with the information that the Secret Order has mastered the "Fortune Teller" path and the "Hunter" Beyonders are all in the Republic of Intis.

All Star could say was: You Intis people...

Complaining as he was, Star knew that he could gain the ability of "fire manipulation" without using an extra skill bar, and immediately responded to the "craftsman agent" lady's surprise:

"I am still somewhat tempted by this magical item. Even if the other magical item doesn't suit my taste, you can get the Briber's potion formula later."

As for the negative effects, once he has learned the above abilities and gained a certain degree of fire resistance, Sta no longer plans to wear this ring.

"can."

The lady was overjoyed and agreed immediately. Then she went on to talk about another magical item without any psychological burden.

Even though this magical item has great negative effects, it can still be useful if used properly.

And maybe the Beyonder on the other side has some kind of masochistic fetish?

She said:

"This next magical item will have no negative effects."

"It's called the 'Dream Pass'. With it, you can freely enter and exit the dreams of every sleeping person within a certain range. It also allows you to see through the darkness without the need for light, and gain various benefits in the darkness - strength, inspiration, thinking, etc."

"There are only these few abilities, so there are almost no negative effects, except that you will be a little tired and weak during the day."

"This magical item requires a potion formula plus 600 pounds. If you think it's too expensive, I will make some concessions."

She did not specify how many pounds she would give up, so there is considerable room for negotiation.

After all, there is also the core ability of Sequence 7 "Nightmare" here. As long as you enter the target person's dream at night, you can obtain the desired information from his unconscious state at that time.

And Sta thought of his own extraordinary abilities - "Skill - Dream Guidance" and "Skill - Barding" and blinked.

Is this the rhythm of making him wear a "nightmare" vest?
With this magical item, he can force people to fall asleep. Doesn't that mean he won't need to torture or communicate with the enemy in the future? He can just enter his dream and ask him directly?
My luck today is really good. The magical items this lady brought are all the types I need.

However, this was also due to the fact that he had already digested the "Lucky Man" potion, and he had indeed asked the lady to bring some useful magical items at previous gatherings.

Looking at his current state, Star sighed: Destiny is always so wonderful.

【Lucky: 79】

That is, generally speaking, after experiencing the good fortune of the "Lucky Man" stage, the Extraordinary people of the "Destiny" path will passively encounter various disasters when they are promoted to "Disaster Priest" - this is the equivalent exchange of the "Destiny" path.

After Star digested the potion, he jumped directly to another path. Does this count as taking a loan from "fate" and running away? Or is it just a direct scumbag of "fate"?
It seems that my promotion path is a bit too unbalanced for other Beyonders...

But since I've been promoted across channels, what else is there to think about?

If they have the ability, other extraordinary people on the "Destiny" path can also be like the "monster" Sta - after reaching the "Lucky Man" sequence, they can cross over to other paths, as long as they don't die.

Star didn't give up on "fate" just yet. If Wilken gave him the "Dice of Probability" to play with, he could reluctantly give it another try...

Of course, for now, I should continue to use magical items and other external objects to enhance my combat power, and see if I can learn some new skills.

The only pity about this lady’s “Dream Pass” is that this magical item does not have the “nightmare” ability to force people into dreams.

It is true that Star can pull people into dreams, but when he uses the "Skill - Dream Drawing", like most "Nightmares", he himself cannot move much.

Even though this is a learned skill, it is not exactly the same as the extraordinary ability of the real "Nightmare".

In battle, after using each skill, Costa must complete his attack as soon as possible before the opponent loses control and fully wakes up.

This is not a true control skill. You have to use "Scream of the Wrath" to deal large-scale damage while controlling the enemy.

The magical item can unleash the power of "nightmare" to force people into dreams, and the wearer can still move his body after entering the nightmare state.

Apart from that, Star is actually quite satisfied with this magical item. After all, it can more or less make up for his shortcomings.

So after a brief thought, he decided to buy these two magical items at the same time.

Facing this lady whose entire body was covered tightly to prevent anyone from tracing the "craftsman" behind her, Sta said proudly:
"I want both of these magical items, the 'Briber' potion formula, plus 2000 pounds. What do you think?"

The lady looked at Star and said with a tone of barely suppressed joy: "Deal! But please give the formula to Mr. Wisdom Eye first, and let him identify it."

So Star took out two potion recipes that he had written long ago and handed them to the waiter next to him.

Basically, Star brought along all the formulas up to Sequence 7 that he knew, to avoid having to write them down on the spot if someone wanted to exchange them with him at the last minute.

Of course, if someone really wanted to change the formula for Sequence 6, Star wouldn't mind writing it down for the sake of the gold pound.

Then the waiter came to the single sofa in the middle and handed the folded papers to the "Eye of Wisdom", asking the old gentleman to take out the sealed object "2-081" for notarization - it was a ring with an intricate and exquisite shape, inlaid with many tiny diamonds.

It has the ability of "Reader" Pathway Sequence 6 "Scholar", which can analyze the principles of other extraordinary abilities to a certain extent and imitate the ability of analysis.

In the center of the ring is a emerald green gem that looks like an eye.

The other extraordinary people in the party looked away when they saw it. They knew that looking at this gem from a distance would make people feel dizzy and uncomfortable, just like reading those books filled with a lot of professional terms that seemed to deliberately not speak human language.

And Star just took a glance and then turned his head away.

For some reason, he thought of someone.

Those green eyes seemed even brighter than this?
Thanks to Luo Le Ge Luo Xiao Luo for the 1000 starting coins reward, thank you
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(End of this chapter)