A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 199 You can't expect to communicate freely.
"Odin's Nibelungen is located beneath the Greenland ice sea."

"As for Odin's exact location, it changes every few days. In the last divination, Odin was in Sydney, Australia; in the last divination, Odin was in Buenos Aires, South America; and in the latest divination, Odin is in Greece."

"I hope you can clearly recognize the gap between you and the other party. Before you are promoted to a higher rank, do not act arrogantly."

"Yes, I will follow your teachings." Chu Zihang listened respectfully to the information and advice bestowed by Bao Lie, but the more he listened, the more powerless he felt. Knowing this was no different from not knowing it at all.

Odin didn't stay in Nibelungen, but ran around everywhere. Where can we find him?
Of course, Chu Zihang was disappointed, but he wouldn't and dared not complain about the respected Fool, since Odin's wandering around was not something the Fool could control.

I also know that Mr. Fool makes a lot of sense. If we don't have enough strength, going to Odin will only result in our deaths and we won't be able to save anyone.

So Chu Zihang sincerely thanked him and sat down again, but he felt even more resentful towards Odin, thinking that one day he would drag Odin out and kill him.

Fingel, on the other hand, turned his attention to the Greenland ice sea, the place where his lover EVA died.

He was both shocked by the Fool's power, which even allowed him to divine the location of Odin's lair, and he also wondered if the Nibelungen was related to the Ice Sea incident of that year.

Everyone was inwardly shocked, never expecting to learn specific information about a Dragon King at this gathering. They couldn't wait to discuss it and share the juicy gossip.

But without Mr. Fool's permission, no matter how much they wanted to say, they could only obediently keep it to themselves and maintain the tranquility above the gray fog.

Once again, Mr. Fool did not allow the members to communicate freely, but turned to Chen Motong: "First of all, congratulations to our dreamer lady, who is about to be promoted to Sequence 5."

"Therefore, I think you need to understand the promotion ceremony."

Chen Motong was overjoyed. Great, it was finally her turn.

In fact, when he hypnotized Lu Mingfei and helped him fall asleep, he had already digested most of the hypnotist potion. With the previous accumulation, Chen Motong had completely digested the hypnotist potion and could advance to Sequence 5.

However, when he prayed to Mr. Fool for the recipe, Mr. Fool told him that he would not give him the potion recipe for the time being, and that they would talk about it at this gathering.

Before that, Chen Motong was so curious, like a kitten was scratching at her, that she kept going back and forth to Su Qian to discuss it.

Susie and Chen Motong discussed the reasons at length, but could not reach a conclusion. However, they believed that Mr. Fool would surely answer their questions.

Normally, Chu Zihang might feel the pressure and continue to compete, but today he clearly wasn't in the mood to care about Chen Motong's temporary lead.

Fingel and Erii are more interested in the promotion ceremony, which sounds like new occult knowledge?

Nuwa was the happiest, earnestly wanting to memorize the occult knowledge. Heaven knows how much she longed for occult knowledge.
That's how people are; the more they lack something, the more they crave it. The Warrior's Potion didn't provide any mystical knowledge.

After finally managing to buy the Hunter's Potion from Chu Zihang, the clansmen still didn't have any mystical knowledge after drinking it, which frustrated Nuwa so much that her anger swelled up to a whole level.

Seeing that all the members were focused on the ceremony, Bao Lie slowly and deliberately explained: "The extraordinary ones in each sequence only need to digest and take potions to complete their advancement in the early stages."

"However, starting from the promotion from Sequence 6 to Sequence 5, each subsequent promotion requires the extraordinary individual to prepare different promotion ceremonies to assist in their advancement."

"The purpose of the so-called promotion ceremony is to help extraordinary individuals better adapt to the potion, stabilize their state, and avoid loss of control due to failure to advance."

"Of course, the specific promotion ceremony will be explained to you when you pray for the corresponding recipe."

Chu Zihang, Chen Motong, and other members were all immersed in this new information and had no idea that each subsequent promotion would require an additional ceremony.

Xu Lie secretly observed everyone's reactions and found it quite amusing, so he took the lead in praising them: "Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Fool."

The crowd, who were immersed in their own ritual, quickly snapped back to reality and were uniformly led by Xu Lie to say, "Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Fool."

Under the cover of the gray fog, Bao Lie laughed heartily. Working once a week was the only bit of fun during his long imprisonment.

After laughing silently for a while, Bao Lie waved his hand, and the gray mist completely shrouded himself and Chen Motong, creating a private space for them to communicate.

The audience was informed of the potion recipe and specific ritual for the Dreamwalker, the fifth pathway.

"Lady Dreamer, your ritual to advance from Sequence 6 Hypnotist to Sequence 5 Dream Walker requires you to find a magical spirit bird."

"Only with the tail feathers of this spirit bird can you remain clear-headed during your ascension, and not fall into a dream, or get lost in a dream."

"But during this time, your diligent and active contributions to recruiting talent for the church in Kassel have been evident to all." "Therefore, I can grant you special permission to pray to me during your promotion, thus replacing the ritual and keeping you awake in your dreams."

The ritual for the audience is essentially about maintaining clarity and rationality, which can be easily achieved with the power of the source castle's gray fog, thus simplifying the ritual.

Chen Motong's expression was filled with joy. She had gone from being an audience member to where she is now, and she could completely hide her emotions. However, in front of Mr. Fool, Chen Motong still decisively showed her joy.

"Thank you for your blessing, Mr. Fool."

What was originally a complicated ritual can now be simplified to just one prayer. It seems that hard work in recruiting people for the old church does indeed bring rewards.

It's amazing!
It's that bird from the spirit world. But what is the spirit world? Another world? No way.
I'll ask again when I have the chance.

"This is what you deserve." Bao Lie calmly accepted Chen Motong's thanks and dispelled the gray fog that obscured him.

After holding their breath for a while, everyone looked at Bao Lie expectantly, as if silently asking, "Now we can communicate freely, right?"
Unfortunately, Fort Benedict had a lot on his plate today.

The gray fog continued to solidify, lifting items that looked like cheap street vendor goods into front of everyone.

"As I said before, extraordinary characteristics originate from the remnants of the past. They will not disappear completely, but will only transfer from one thing to another."

"When extraordinary characteristics are incorporated into something, an extraordinary item is often born."

“By using extraordinary items, you can freely use extraordinary abilities from other sources, but be careful, as each extraordinary item has its own unique negative effects.”

Under Bao Lie's control, the gray mist condensed into pages of extraordinary item files, which floated to each member: "Given that you have all completed the task of recovering extraordinary properties, I think it is necessary to give you a reward."

"You can spend 100 contribution points to exchange for an extraordinary item. If you want to exchange for it again in the future, you will have to pay the original price."

Now no one yearns for free exchange anymore; every member is diligently browsing information about extraordinary items.

[Cold-blooded earrings, extraordinary ability: to create and control sulfur fire.]

Negative effects: The wearer will be subtly influenced by the whispers of demons, making them more prone to evil thoughts and impulsiveness. Long-term use will lead to the loss of conscience and a slide into the abyss.

Sealing method: Only isolation from people is required.

[Mithril Dagger, Extraordinary Ability: Breaking Seals and Escaping Nibelungen.]

Negative effects: Each use will cause tinnitus and auditory hallucinations lasting up to a week, during which the user will hear whispers such as "get out of prison" and "don't want to go to jail," which can easily lead to mental insanity.

Sealing method: Avoids direct contact with living organisms.

[Suppression Ring, Extraordinary Ability: In exchange for sacrificing reason, one gains a temporary and comprehensive improvement in physical attributes.]

Negative effects: The wearer will feel a heavy sense of oppression in both body and mind at all times.

Sealing method: Place inside a white jade box.

[Desire Brooch, Extraordinary Abilities: 1. Basic perception of others' emotions, desires, and malice;]
2. By instigating others, one can arouse their hidden desires and thoughts.

Negative effects: Wearers are prone to extreme emotions and are more easily persuaded.

Sealing method: Avoids direct contact with living organisms.

[Witch's Necklace, extraordinary abilities: 1. Manipulation of frost;]
2. Mirror substitute;
3. Enhance your charm.

Negative effect: Wearing it for more than an hour will forcibly transform you into a woman.

Sealing method: Only requires isolation from males.

Ah this?

The previous ones were nothing special; people found them novel and interesting, but also lamented the negative effects on themselves.

But all the members who turned to the fifth page of the file stared wide-eyed at the negative effect!
Is that right, Mr. Fool?
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