Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 266 Reaching the Threshold

"Kick!"

As the generator started, the spotlight on the sewing table lit up.

Xiao Ran looked at the corpse lying on it.

There were no fatal wounds on the man's body. He lay there quietly, with his skin covered with extensive tattoos.

There are fire snakes and frost pythons in his left and right hands, a spirit turtle on his chest, and an eagle with its wings spread out behind him.

There are rabbits, leopards, etc. on the thighs, and even the bird has an elephant's trunk embroidered on it.

This shows how passionate this person is about tattoos.

This man was the painter among the three people that Changchun would hunt down when he was in Menghu. This guy's profession was to worship evil, that is, he was a tattoo master.

Because he was killed directly by Xiao Ran with the Soul Slash, there were no wounds on his body.

Xiao Ran could only take the initiative to perform a cesarean section on him.

Well, the operation was successful. It was twins, a pair of kidneys, still fresh. Xiao Ran didn't plan to waste them, so he gave them to Qiu Kui and threw them into the river outside, treating them as a bait. He would try to see if he could catch anything big when he came back.

After a D-level corpse dies, the curse patterns within it will often show signs of being out of control.

Especially this Chongxie, the tattoo on his body began to emerge from under his flesh under the blessing of the runaway curse and attack Xiao Ran.

"Privilege 1: Suppress evil!"

Xiao Ran was well prepared for this. He raised the [Evil-Suppressing Order] in his hand and smashed it at the corpse. Under the suppression of the privilege, the restless tattoos on the corpse immediately calmed down.

Xiao Ran then quickly completed the suture.

"Privilege 2: Takeover"

When Xiao Ran activated the privilege of [Evil-Suppressing Order] again, the painter provided him with an [Apprentice] spell scroll. If Xiao Ran remembered correctly, the price of this spell was not high, probably around 100 underworld coins.

As for the skill book and memory book, Xiao Ran didn't have time to look at them for the time being, and used the [Black Swan Brooch·Corpse Collector] again.

Privilege 1: Corpse Slave

When a repaired corpse is converted into a corpse slave, part of the corpse's consciousness and thinking, as well as its own related professional skills, will be retained.

(Note: The higher the level of the corpse, the less ability it will retain after being transformed into a corpse slave.)
Luckily, I was able to keep my main job as a painter this time.

In this way, the painter's fighting power is preserved to a great extent.

Next came the disposal of the bodies of the painter's other two companions.

The two's professions were a craftsman and a medium, but they were not very lucky. Although they obtained two spells, [Aura] and [Theft], from the corpses, they were unable to keep their professions after being transformed into corpse slaves.

Fortunately, the harvest from the three corpses was still good, and the scores all reached S level. The three spell patterns obtained were enough to sell for a considerable amount of money.

Next, it is the body of the leader, Beast Master, which is the highlight.

Xiao Ran took out the corpse and placed it on the suture table, examining Beast Master's body carefully.

It is no exaggeration to say that the value of this corpse is probably far greater than the total value of all the other corpses in his hands.

It’s not just because of the strength of C-level professionals, but also because of the identity of Beast Master himself.

As one of the leaders of the Changchun Society, almost all of the secrets of the Changchun Society are on this body. If Xiao Ran is willing to take the body out and sell it, it may be enough to fetch a sky-high price.

Faced with such a valuable corpse, Xiao Ran had to treat it with caution and even do his best.

After a little thought, he already had a complete strategy in mind.

Summon the spirit snake, take the [Spiritual Incense Burner] from her hand and activate it.

[Lingxi Incense Burner·Corpse Collector], usage privilege 2: Spiritual Hands.

Before you sew up the corpse, light the incense burner to gain a privileged blessing, making you immune to the curse brought by the unknown corpse during the subsequent suturing process.

Duration: 1 hours
Xiao Ran then took out: [Spiritual Light Potion - Trainee]

Put a drop in the eye to improve eye sharpness and vision, and achieve a smart visual effect.

Smart Vision: Your eyes can see through all objects around you, improving your vision by 20%
Duration: 3 hours
After doing all this, Xiao Ran took out the [dorm manager's pen] and held it in his hand.

Xiao Ran seldom uses this A-level cursed item. On the one hand, this thing is not like a combat cursed item, nor is it like a general auxiliary cursed item, so there are very few opportunities to use it.

On the other hand, even if one possesses a D-level spell pattern, one can only activate it with difficulty and has no way of bringing out its true effect.

Xiao Ran speculated that this thing should be more suitable for people with career paths like "writers".

But this does not mean that this cursed item is not powerful. On the contrary, as an A-level cursed item, the strongest point of this pen is not fighting, but change. It has the power to change the rules, which is far beyond the ability of ordinary cursed items.

As Xiao Ran's heart moved, the dark red curse pattern flowed into the pen, and a charming luster appeared on the pen.

Xiao Ran held the pen in his hand, and the occupational information of the beast master in front of him appeared.

Beast Master has three professions, including a C-level profession and a D-level profession in addition to the beast transformation.

C-level: [Beast]. C-level: [Acrobatics]. D-level: [Robber].

The double C-level professions are worthy of Shouye's status and strength as the head of the Changchun Association. In addition, this guy has a cautious character and will not act rashly even if he is sure of winning.

If Li Jingqi had not made all the calculations, it would have been a very difficult task to lure Beast Master into taking action.

"Privilege 2: Tampering"

You can temporarily modify the level of the curse pattern on the corpse to suppress the changes of the corpse. Xiao Ran tried to use the pen in his hand to modify the level of the three professions.

Otherwise, the strength of Class C is too strong. Once the corpse is sewn up, this old guy will suddenly sit up in shock from his dying state. Xiao Ran cannot guarantee that he can suppress him.

"Will you temporarily change the C-level professional beast level to E-level?"

"Yes."

"Modification failed!" Xiao Ran was not surprised to receive the reminder of failure. After all, his current strength was not enough to unleash the true power of this cursed object, so he tried again.

After all, the greater the risk, the more expensive the fish. If you succeed, and then use the power of seizing the industry, maybe you can directly obtain a C-level [Spell Pattern]?

However, after trying several times, Xiao Ran had to accept the fact that he still couldn't fully master the pen and could only settle for the next best thing.

"Will you temporarily change the level of the C-level occupation [Beast Transformation] to D-level?"

"Yes."

"Modification successful!"

"Will you temporarily change the level of the C-level job [Acrobatics] to D-level?"

"Modification successful!"

"Will you temporarily change the D-class occupation [Bandit] to E-class?"

"Modification successful!"

After completing this step, Xiao Ran put away his pen.

Finally, hold the [Special Pill·Corpse Stitcher] in your hand.

After consumption, physique +5, agility +5, stitching skill increased by 40%
Duration: 1 minutes
(Note: There is a side effect after using the pills. You will not be able to blink or close your eyes for 12 hours.)
"Sister Liu!"

Xiao Ran called out softly in his heart, and the next moment Liu Rui appeared behind Xiao Ran.

When she saw the corpse of the Beast Master in front of her, she couldn't help but show a look of surprise on her face: "C-level corpse!!"

Then he looked at Xiao Ran meaningfully: "It seems that I underestimated you?"

"Sister Liu, don't make fun of me. I don't have this ability. I just took advantage of the situation." Xiao Ran hurriedly explained, "I have suppressed his spell level, but it is far from enough, so please come and help me hold the line."

"Don't worry, don't say that you have suppressed his professional level. Even if you haven't suppressed it, I can help you suppress it."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran was shocked by Sister Liu's strength, but he was more delighted.

"In that case, I'll leave it to Sister Liu."

With Liu Rui's assurance, Xiao Ran no longer had any hesitations and immediately started to sew.

"Okra!"

Xiao Ran took a deep breath and opened his palms towards Qiu Kui. Qiu Kui was now very familiar with Xiao Ran's process of sewing corpses, and immediately handed over the surgical forceps and dilator.

Beast Master was pierced through the chest by Li Jingqi's attack, leaving open wounds on his heart and chest cavity. This kind of wound was no problem for Xiao Ran, as all he had to do was repair the torn organs inside Beast Master.

With the help of a professional surgical microscope, Xiao Ran pinched the blood vessels with tweezers and began to suture.

However, just as Xiao Ran expected, even though he had used the [dorm manager's pen] to forcibly suppress Beast Master's professional level, Beast Master's body still began to have a strong rejection reaction when he felt Xiao Ran suturing. The broken blood vessels in his chest began to turn into poisonous snakes, quickly crawling up along Xiao Ran's scalpel and forceps.

"Suppress evil!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Ran immediately activated the [Evil Suppression Order] to suppress it.

Under the influence of the Order to Suppress Evil, the venomous snake quickly returned to its original shape as a blood vessel, but soon after that, the Beast Master's body began to become restless.

Suddenly, thick hair began to grow on Beast Master's body. The long black hair looked soft, but each strand was as sharp as a blade. The moment the hair grew, Xiao Ran realized that something was wrong and immediately wanted to pull his hand out.

"brush!"

But Xiao Ran still underestimated him. The body of this beast was covered with countless dense hairs that wrapped around Xiao Ran's arm in an instant, and then tightened in an instant, like countless tiny blades starting to rotate.

In a flash, Sister Liu at the side suddenly made a move, and a long and thin hairpin pierced directly into Beast Master's chest.

In an instant, the hair that was originally entangled in Xiao Ran's hand had not yet had time to strangle him, but under the influence of the hairpin, it quickly gathered and was retracted into the body of the Beast Master.

Xiao Ran also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Fortunately, Sister Liu acted quickly, otherwise my arm would have been broken.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up, this guy's body seems to want to self-destruct!"

At this time, Sister Liu spoke up to remind Xiao Ran. When Xiao Ran took a look, he saw that the flesh and blood of the originally pale skin of the Beast Master began to wriggle, and it seemed that there were countless insects under the skin that were gnawing at the Beast Master's flesh and blood and reproducing rapidly.

"Can this still happen??"

Xiao Ran cursed inwardly, thinking that there might not only be the influence of the curse pattern inside the old man's body, but there must be other things at work. He did not dare to hesitate at all and quickly threw the [Special Pill·Corpse Sewing Man] that he had prepared earlier into his mouth.

The suturing skills are improved by 40%, and now in the industry, all professional skills are improved by half a level.

In an instant, Xiao Ran's suture technique was almost on the verge of reaching a higher level. A mysterious feeling came to Xiao Ran's mind at this moment. His fingers were as fast as lightning, and the torn wounds were fusing at a speed almost visible to the naked eye.

Just when Xiao Ran finished the suture, there was a buzzing sound in his mind. The suture technique seemed to be blessed by some kind of power at this moment, making Xiao Ran's eyes slightly tipsy and falling into a unique feeling.

This feeling cannot be described in words, but in my mind, I can't help but think of the words Li Jingqi once mentioned: "It is difficult to understand the mystery without entering the Tao."

At this moment, Xiao Ran seemed to have felt that he had touched the threshold of the Tao...

(End of this chapter)