Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 319 The Metamorphosis

"These heroic souls are really hard to kill completely; each one has the means to interfere with the mortal world. Lex, look at yourself. You call yourself a hero of the continent, but you're the only one who obediently follows the rules. Aren't you ashamed?"

Rean asked Lex what the spirit was like when it possessed him.

It's roughly a state of being half-awake and half-asleep, with thoughts stagnating, leaving only a faint sense of self and instincts, similar to a server state of deep sleep, with only basic responsive instincts.

Rean estimated that this was the result of "computing power (soul)" being transferred to his side, or rather, the complete personality of the heroic spirit in the dream was the result of his own main body having part of its computing power taken away.

However, it is clear that not all heroic spirits are in this state.

Some things are hard to completely kill; after reviving them, you need their own willingness to "shut them down."

Some, however, have their own methods to break free from the constraints of this mechanism.

Of course, this is also why this mechanism is suitable for situations where the door wasn't completely closed from the beginning.
“Fisterion and Kuku both have their own methods (professional abilities) to directly interfere with the outside world, while the snake can jump out of the pool directly. Only Sue and Lex were bound in it from beginning to end. Is this professional discrimination?”

Rean thought about it and realized that it wasn't because these two "regular heroes" were weak; they should have been able to defeat Kuku without any problem.

It mainly consists of a paladin and a warrior; that's a simple, unpretentious strength, and also a simple, unpretentious melee unit.

In fact, Rean guessed that Sul might have other means as well. Paladins can also manipulate the power of light and are not as "simple" as warriors. But considering Sul's personality, even if he had other means, he would probably abide by the "rules" unless there was an emergency.

Of course, Rean will never look down on any career path again because of this. Each career is a path to the top, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. How far and how strong you go in the end depends on the individual.

Before awakening his "Heart Sound," Festerion was practically powerless. Bards chant various epic stories and fairy tales, but in these stories, bards are usually just clowns, villainous underlings, or recorders. Their combat power is negligible, if not tragic.

After all, "singing spells" not only has extremely subtle effects and many functions but also lacks precision, but also has serious issues with efficiency and stability.

The Tauren are about to cut down your front-line warriors, grab your priests, and tear your mages apart, and you, a bard, are still playing your harp and singing?! Are you trying to entertain the enemy?
Therefore, there are indeed strong bards, but their strengths are not quite like those of bards. Various bards who wield swords and cast spells make people question their profession. The traditional bard system seems to be just there for show, and reality fits this stereotype. In many cases, they even have the added function of "causing trouble".

Fisterion is a very traditional poet, whose abilities are basically unrelated to combat. However, after he truly comprehends the power of "sound" and uses it to interfere with the world, he immediately becomes an outrageously dangerous figure.

After communicating with him, Rean realized how terrifying his potential was.

If he really wanted to, he could have continuously laid out "lurking melodies," spreading them to every corner of the world, and then detonating them all at once, directly causing the world to lose.

"Matter, whether living or dead, is constantly singing. I simply heard them, understood them, and echoed them. After we became friends, I sang along with them."

This thing sounds weird, and it's even weirder to use.

It seems that as long as you "sing," you can rewrite everything.

But when Rean tried to understand it using a different approach, he seemed to find the answer.

"Dimensional and string theory. If the matter in the world is composed of waves and strings that oscillate at fixed frequencies, then as long as we can understand these frequencies and make corrections, we can naturally interfere with everything."

If the "echo" of the poet refers to this thing, then this power probably touches directly to the root of the world, and its upper limit is extraordinary.

Of course, this intervention did not come without a price.

Just as one ripple collides with another, exchanging its own annihilation for the other's annihilation, if you interfere with other existing "ripples," your own ripples will also be offset and consumed.

"So, I just 'convinced' them and let them convert on their own." The key is how to "convince" them. A beautiful song can be seen as a code to touch people's hearts, but it can also be seen as the source code containing a "Trojan horse".

Those broiler chickens infected with the "Trojan virus" will naturally produce new viruses in a continuous stream.

But I can't learn it.

Rean possesses the complete technology for creating "viruses," and even the super programmer "Heart Sound," but he is still not a qualified "programmer."

It's not that he can't learn; he can force himself to learn a little. But this wholehearted resistance shows that this is not Rean's path. Forcing himself to continue will only hinder his progress.

"So, the Thousand-Faced Dragon is special. No matter what path it takes, there will always be a suitable one to walk it."

Reincarnated beings, or "dreamers," continue down one path after another, while awakened beings like Rean can draw nourishment from the dreamers to grow rapidly and forge their own paths.

"But why did He sacrifice so much, even throwing Himself into the torment of endless reincarnation?" Designing a weapon is naturally for a powerful enemy, and the Thousand-Faced Dragon, having accumulated so much power, must also have a goal.

Rean thought for a moment, then shook his head, too lazy to think about it any further.

I am neither the first nor the last "awakener". If there is anything really big or super troublesome, it shouldn't be my turn to deal with it.

Being "awakened" was just an accident; I should just live my life well.

The important thing now is to properly handle the hints given by the heroic spirits, a spiritual profession that can serve as a transition.

"Information on the Transformers? Hmm, I think I've heard of that. I'll ask the Mind Department." No longer a lone wolf in the mage world, Rean no longer sought help from two masters; he directly asked his mentor for assistance.

It's fine if the mentor specializes in sculpting abilities; even if you don't know the details, you can write a letter of introduction to ask an expert. But Rean had a very good relationship with his mentor, who personally got the materials for Rean.

This is a sub-profession of mentalists, specializing in the ability to shape one's own mind, that is, to use one's own mental power to shape and transform one's physical body.

A prime example of this is mind flayers. Their tiny "tadpole larvae" could not possibly contain enough material to modify the entire body; it is their psionic energy that actually modifies the flesh and blood.

However, the origin of the "Transformers" comes from an ancient astral life form. They can actually be regarded as a kind of "war beast" that can use psychic abilities to transform their flesh and blood into weapons such as "saws", "shields", and "hammers".

Most mentalists are inclined towards spellcasting, and this is a rare exception. It also has some spellcasting ability, but it only tends to focus on self-healing, using most of its mental abilities to modify its physical body.

"You can't learn to use your inner voice directly, to interfere with the material world through 'music,' but you might be able to learn to use psychic abilities to interfere with your own body."

This profession was a transitional one that Fisterion found for Rean, but it is also an important part of Fisterion's own professional system.

Rean can use it to gain the ability to alter the real world with his consciousness.

But after actually getting the information, Rean realized that this profession might be especially suitable for him.

"Wait, modify your own flesh and blood."

This is probably something an ordinary person couldn't possibly use. Even if they were prepared to "become a monster," they might still die on the way.

But if it's Rean
"My Black Dragon Armor can also be considered my flesh and blood body. If it can really be modified and strengthened, wouldn't that allow me to link with the 'Masked Dragon Knight' class? This class, which is only level one, can it actually advance?"

(End of this chapter)