The world begins with refining skills

Chapter 525 It's over, the disguise has been exposed! (Seeking monthly votes)

"Something bad?"

Old Neil fell into thought: "Is it something behind the Antigonus family notes?"

He thought of the notebook that had led to the suicides of several students at Hoy University.

The only survivor of that accident was Klein, who was standing in front of him, and that's why he was recruited into the Night Watchers organization.

"Besides being watched, is there anything else you feel? Like being spied on, or something else?"

Klein carefully examined himself and shook his head: "No, even the feeling of being watched has disappeared now."

"It should just be a spiritual connection. Just be mindful of it, and if anything seems amiss, go find Captain Dunn immediately."

Klein nodded, indicating that he understood.

Nothing unexpected happened after that. As evening approached, Klein and Old Neil took a public carriage to the dock area.

The extraordinary underground trading market of Tingen is hidden in this area.

The 'Dragon Bar' diagonally opposite the pier

Having just disembarked from the steam train, Mu Sheng, guided by his spirituality, arrived at the entrance of the bar.

"A high-pressure steam rifle?"

A series of lively shouts came from inside the bar, but Mu Sheng's attention was drawn to a burly man dressed in a formal uniform on the roof of the warehouse across the street.

To be precise, it was the large, grayish-white mechanical case the man was carrying on his back, and the long, thick rifle he was holding in his hand.

There is a clear pipe connection between the gray-white metal box and the rifle of the same color.

This steam-powered thermal weapon immediately won Mu Sheng's favor.

Boys naturally like weapons that can be fired with a "bang bang bang".

With the added benefit of the steam skin, Mu Sheng was instantly tempted.

"I really want it! What should I do? What if he won't give it to me if I just ask him?"

"Wouldn't it be too cruel to kill someone over something so trivial?"

"and many more!"

Why was my first reaction to rob it?

Mu Sheng began to reflect on when he had become so unfamiliar with himself.

Oh, right!

This is simply adapting to local customs!
The Kingdom of Rune, and even the major powers in the entire mysterious world, were basically built on plunder and exploitation.

As the saying goes, "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black!"

Although Mu Sheng's main consciousness had only been awakened for a few days, his consciousness clone had lived in this world for nearly twenty years.

It's inevitable that one will pick up the bad habits of this world.

"So that's how it is. I was wondering how I could have had such malicious thoughts."

"It turns out the world was wrong all along!"

Mu Sheng suddenly realized what was happening, and the guilt he felt vanished instantly.

"Go and say hello to our great Mr. Fool first, and I'll come back later to pick up my high-pressure steam rifle."

With a flick of his finger, Mu Sheng silently marked the rifle in the man's hand on the roof of the warehouse.

One should not go against the tide of events. Since you have come here, you should learn to respect the local customs and traditions.

Therefore, Mu Sheng suppressed his noble character and chose to respect.

After doing all this, he walked toward the 'Dragon Bar'. The burly man at the door just glanced at him and let him in.

Pushing open the heavy bar door, a wave of sweltering heat and the smell of alcohol hit Mu Sheng's face hard.

There was also a pungent smell of sweat mixed in.

Mu Sheng's nose instantly wrinkled up: "Now that you have extraordinary power, can't you evolve away these body odors?"

What? These are all ordinary people?

That’s okay!

The combined taste was unbearable for Musheng, so he immediately communicated with the spiritual energy within his body.

As spiritual energy flows, the martial arts sequence's ability to 'gather qi into soldiers' is activated.

A faint wisp of wind elemental energy emerged, condensing into a transparent wind shield in Mu Sheng's nasal cavity.

The purpose of this air filter is to filter out the smell of sweat and alcohol in the air when Musheng breathes.

"Breathe in..."

A stream of clean air flowed into my lungs.

"That feels much better, but it's still a bit stuffy."

With a thought, Mu Sheng's spiritual energy flowed through his entire body once more, instantly reducing the stuffiness in the air by more than half.

If other extraordinary individuals knew that he used his extraordinary abilities in this way, they would probably question their existence.

Using your abilities for this is a bit too pretentious!
However, although using his extraordinary abilities in this way is a bit extravagant, what can you do when he has so much spirituality!
When you're rich, that's how you become so arrogant!
"Beat him! Beat him hard, beat his mother to a pulp! Beat him until his own mother wouldn't recognize him!"

"Big Bourne! Use your invincible iron fist to kill that bastard! I've staked three gold pounds on you!!!"

"That's it, push harder! Push harder!"

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In the middle of the bar stood a boxing ring, where two shirtless boxers were sweating profusely as they engaged in a fierce fight.

The arena was surrounded by a group of flushed-faced drinkers.

The way they shouted encouragement at the top of their lungs seemed to put in even more effort than the fighters in the ring.

Mu Sheng went to the bar and ordered a bottle of colorful liquor, then found a seat with a good view.

"Tsk!"

Mu Sheng took a sip of the drink in his glass, swallowed it with difficulty, and then stopped drinking. Instead, he began to observe the situation inside the bar.

Soon, he noticed a billiards room behind the ring.

During his observation, people would frequently enter the billiard room and remain there for a long time.

Based on the layout of the bar, Mu Sheng roughly estimated the size of the billiard room.

Unless those people are playing human pyramid inside, the billiard room definitely can't hold that many people.

"It seems there's a secret room inside."

"And the aura colors of those people that blend together under the spiritual vision are obviously mostly extraordinary individuals who have taken magic potions."

"A gathering of extraordinary individuals in Tingen?"

Mu Sheng immediately made a judgment: "Judging by the number, this is much larger than the gathering organized by Old Frey!"

Thinking back to the dozen or so people at the sewer gathering, Mu Sheng felt like a country bumpkin seeing the world for the first time.

It's not that Tingen has more Extraordinary Beings than Constance; the latter is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Rune, and in terms of the number of Extraordinary Beings, it surpasses Tingen.

It's just that Musheng couldn't find a similar place in Constance.

The main reason is that he has only been awake for a short time, and the extraordinary beings he has encountered have either transformed into sequence characteristics or are wild Sequence 9s who are not even as good as him.

There are no channels of information about the extraordinary individuals in Constance.

"It seems that's the location the 'gray fog' spiritually guided us to."

Mu Sheng knew that Klein should be inside there right now. Using the connection through the 'Gray Mist' property, he could easily deduce Klein's approximate location.

As one of the 'Nine Source Elements' and the master of Gray Mist Source Castle, any divination pointing to Klein should be affected.

But what can you do when the refining panel is ranked too high and the source castle is too big?
Adding to the 'Gray Mist' characteristic that was swallowed by the Knight Sequence, Mu Sheng's divination of Klein's location was as easy as finding the moon and sun among the stars!

"Tsk~"

Mu Sheng took another sip of the drink in his glass and turned his gaze to the match on the central stage of the bar.

He did not rush into the billiards room.

As an outsider without any acquaintances to guide me, getting into such an extraordinary gathering is bound to be quite troublesome.

Anyway, Klein will come out eventually; he can just wait here.

Sure enough, when the boxing match in the ring was decided, Klein and Old Neil also came out of the billiards room.

Mu Sheng felt a sudden stirring in his spirit, and on a whim, he turned to look in the direction of the billiards room.

A young man with black hair, brown eyes, a slender build, ordinary features, and deep-set features suddenly appeared before him.

Klein Moretti!

He was also Zhou Mingrui, his fellow countryman from Earth, though not from the same planet.

"Found you, Mr. Fool!"

Mu Sheng stood up and walked straight toward Klein.

Just as Klein, who had just come out of the 'Underground Market for Extraordinary People', was about to leave the docks with Old Neil and go home separately.

Then she saw a tall, muscular, and handsome man walking towards her with a smile on his face.

For some reason, the moment Klein saw the man, he felt an inexplicable sense of closeness.

It was like seeing a friend I hadn't seen for years.

Klein's brow furrowed, and he wondered, "Could it be someone the original owner knew?"

The person he had no recollection of, yet felt strangely familiar with, could only be a friend of the original owner of this body.

just
Klein rummaged through the jumbled memories in his mind but couldn't find any images related to the other person.

Before Klein could figure out who was on the other end, the latter had already arrived in front of him, looking him up and down with a smile.

He looked like a long-lost friend, surprised by Klein's current appearance.

Say something!

Klein was fairly certain that the other person was someone the original owner knew, and in order not to give himself away, he smiled and said:

"What a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you here. How have you been lately?"

Just as Klein had figured out how to give a vague reply and send the person away...

He saw the other person looking at him with a surprised expression.

"Um, do we know each other?"

Mu Sheng was also a little confused. Did Klein recognize him?

It's not impossible, after all, he still has the mark of the Source Castle on him, even if he has already concealed it.

However, there is still a possibility that they could be discovered by the master of the Source Castle!
Klein's expression froze instantly.

what's the situation?
Doesn't this person recognize him?
Seeing that genuine surprise, Klein felt a lump in his throat, unsure how to spit it out.

"No, if you don't know him, why are you coming over with that big smile?"

'Are you kidding me?'

Klein had already noticed the look of confusion in Old Neil's eyes.

He was now in a bind. How was he supposed to explain himself?
Is it because of the aftermath of the Antigonus family notes incident that his memories have become disordered?

Just as Klein was frantically trying to figure out how to salvage the situation, the newcomer suddenly laughed and patted his arm affectionately, saying:
"Did I fool you? Did you think you'd mistaken me for someone else?"

"Hahaha, Klein, you should look at your expression just now, it was absolutely hilarious!"

Mu Sheng's face was full of smug satisfaction after successfully pulling off a prank.

Judging from Klein's reaction, he knew perfectly well that his actions had caused the other party to misunderstand something.

No way, bro!

It's obvious you're a first-timer. How could you speak first in this situation?

"Klein, is this your friend? Is he also a student at Hoy University?" Old Neil asked curiously.

I don’t know!

Klein was just as curious as Old Neil about who this overly friendly guy in front of him was.

Just as he was wondering how to answer, Mu Sheng took the initiative to introduce himself.

"Hello, I'm Victory. I'm not his classmate from Kleinhoy University, but from high school."

"We haven't seen each other for a long time since Klein went to university. I never expected to run into him here today."

Mu Sheng wasn't embarrassed at all when he lied, and even chatted with Old Neil about the funny things they did in high school.

Was this person in the original owner's high school class?

Klein looked at the young man chatting animatedly with Old Neil and was momentarily bewildered.

Apart from the memories before the original owner committed suicide, he shouldn't have lost any other memories, so why can't he remember them?

On the other side, after chatting with Mu Sheng for a while, Old Neil said goodbye and left, leaving Klein and his old classmate to catch up.

What Old Neil didn't realize was that he seemed to have never doubted what the other person said from beginning to end.

He didn't even notice some obvious logical flaws, as if his thinking was influenced by some force.

Watching Old Neil's departing figure, Mu Sheng's lips curled into a meaningful smile.

Sequence 7: Giant Bishop!
This sequence's power is not only to convert missionaries and grant them the ability to transform into giants, but it also makes Mu Sheng's words more convincing.

Even obvious flaws are instinctively ignored.

'Although it's not perfect yet, it can already affect Sequence 9.'

Mu Sheng was not surprised by this result. Even if it was only 1/3 of the giant bishops, it was still equivalent to Sequence 7 through other means.

Silently withdrawing his gaze, Mu Sheng turned to look at Klein beside him.

While the latter was still thinking about how to end his conversation with Mu Sheng as soon as possible and get away, he saw the other party suddenly take a step closer.

He whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Good evening, Mr. Fool!"

Fool!
Mr!

Good evening?

boom!
Boom boom boom!
If these words appeared above the gray fog, Klein certainly wouldn't react at all, but this is the real world offline.

Klein's mind was instantly filled with what felt like fireworks.

A tremendous roar could not be heard!
His identity has been exposed!!!

Klein visibly panicked and roughly guessed the identity of the young man in front of him.

Of the other three members of the Tarot Club, 'Justice' is a noblewoman, and 'The Hanged Man' is presumably from overseas.

The only possibility is that 'power' that brought him so many unexpected events!

(End of this chapter)