Mystery: I, the Hermit, am too eager to improve

Chapter 77 The Twisted Witch Statue

Black Iron Bar.

Roy knocked on the back door.

Upon seeing his attire, Su Na was taken aback, then a hint of doubt appeared on her face.

"Roy, what are you doing?"

A black veil completely covered Roy's face and hair, making it impossible to see his face. If she hadn't been familiar with Roy's voice, she would have almost thought he was some kind of villain.

"There's no way to explain it for now, but it's related to the negative effects of an extraordinary item."

Roy asked awkwardly, "Is Mr. Lasse in?"

Suna's lips twitched.

What's so mysterious about this?

She suppressed the urge to complain and said, "Upstairs."

Roy nodded slightly, walked past her and went upstairs, his face peeking out from under the silk scarf.

Suna's heart suddenly raced, and she longed to rush over and hug Roy.

Then, she abruptly stopped thinking and took several steps back in alarm.

"This...this..."

That's it.

Roy sighed helplessly, then hurried upstairs.

Initially, the effect of the Primordial Witch statue was limited to its surroundings, easily arousing inappropriate thoughts in those who paid attention to it.

Even if the other person is also male.

but.

Later, the scope of this influence grew larger and larger, and it almost always attracted the attention and desire of those around them.

He tried various methods, and finally found that completely covering his face was the most effective way to avoid it.

At least it's not as lethal as before.

Roy ran upstairs.

Upon knocking on the door, Lasse quickly stood up. He was taken aback by Roy's attire, and then Roy took out a white bone statue from his pocket.

The statue is entwined with spiritual energy.

It is constantly absorbing Roy's spirituality and establishing a connection and communication with him.

"This time, we killed a Sequence 6 Beyonder from the Witch Cult. This is the statue on her body. It seems that something changed after we killed her."

Roy explained.

Lasse's expression turned serious: "Be careful! Put it down, put it down—"

He asked Roy to put the statue on the table.

Roy possesses the Eye of Insight, and he has already reached Sequence 7, a significant improvement over his Sequence 9 and Sequence 8.

He was naturally aware of his condition.

His own spirituality was being absorbed by the statue of the Primordial Witch, and then a portion of that spiritual power was being transferred into his body.

This spiritual power is quite different from his own, and the enhanced "charm" comes from this.

Lasse put on gloves, took out a series of special and sophisticated instruments from the safe, and then carefully examined them using his extraordinary "appraiser" abilities.

After a moment, he gasped and said, "This thing is at least close to the level of a 'Level 1' sealed artifact! It must be reported and sealed immediately."

"What are its effects?"

Roy asked curiously.

Lasse's lips moved slightly, and then she said, "If I'm not mistaken, it will gradually make you move closer to a witch, even if not through witchcraft, you will acquire their abilities."

???

Roy was stunned, remaining frozen for a good three or four seconds.

So that's how it is...

Its effect is that even if it is not part of the main sequence, it can still be affected by the witch's twisted influence and change gender.

I almost turned into a woman?

He gasped.

Then, Roy thought of an even more terrifying possibility.

"Captain, could it be a projection of the primordial witch's will?"

The extraordinary characteristics of the Witch of Pleasure and the statue of the Primordial Witch should not possess such bizarre abilities.

Lasse pondered for a long time, his expression growing increasingly solemn.

"It's not impossible. Perhaps the statue originally possessed a similar power, and after merging with the spiritual power and extraordinary characteristics of the Sequence 6 Witch, it exhibited a special state."

Lasse sat down and observed carefully.

Roy couldn't help but feel relieved.

Throughout his journey, he never considered taking the item to the Mysterious Hall for appraisal, partly because he was in poor condition and was constantly affected by the Primal Witch statue.

On the other hand, he worried that this special and extraordinary item might have other abilities.

Now, it seems there's another possibility—

His spiritual intuition led him to choose not to think about it or do it.

"What should we do then?"

Roy was a little nervous.

This kind of thing doesn't come easily; there may be some underlying factors at play, and a lousy screenwriter like Ince could never have done it.

Could it be—

His thoughts were completely interrupted at this point.

The mysterious hall sealed away the subsequent memories.

Roy rubbed his temples, trying to calm the warnings and stimulation of his memories.

Lasser studied it for a long time.

He was silent for a moment, then said, "Perhaps. It should have some influence from the primordial witch."

"Did you identify anything else?"

"No, but the more it is like that, the more terrifying it is."

"Lasse said."

He thought for a moment and added, "It's not suitable for us to keep it here. Let's take it to the Night Watchman and ask for some gold or other benefits."

Roy was in favor.

This thing is a bomb; God knows where it will explode.

Although he was preparing to flee, he did not want anything to happen to the members of Mechanical Heart in Tingen.

"Of course, we still need to discuss the specifics with Mr. Carl."

Is there a way to seal it away?

"Not at the moment, but perhaps Mr. Carl knows."

If it were so easy to seal, he wouldn't think it should be classified as a "Level 1" sealed item.

Roy nodded.

Do whatever you want, just don't give it to him.

This thing is too hot to handle.

Then, reluctantly, he took out the three extraordinary items.

These three items are so useful.

The negative effects of each item are not significant. The most demanding one to use is probably the Chain of Incendiary Fire, which requires killing one person after use, otherwise it will suffer a backlash.

"Stop looking, these are all treasures of our Mechanical Heart."

Lasse found it somewhat amusing, retrieved the three extraordinary items, then paused, "Tell me about your situation this time. I want to know the whole story."

Roy has no problem with it.

Apart from details such as the messenger, he basically did not hide anything else.

Lasse nodded repeatedly.

After hearing everything, he pondered for a moment, then put away the arson chain and the flying boots.

"With your current strength and achievements, you are capable of protecting an extraordinary item with minimal negative effects."

"Keep this for me."

Lasse left the Ring of Concealment on the table.

Roy pointed to himself, somewhat incredulous, and after a few seconds said, "You mean, 'keep safe'? You mean leave it with me for now?"

"You are very capable, but you are also very prone to causing trouble. Keep this Concealment Ring with you; it can save your life in critical moments."

"But don't think you can be reckless just because you have it," Lasse said. "There are many ways to detect invisibility, so you should have a sense of awe and caution towards your enemies."

This is because they're afraid of getting arrogant!

Roy's expression immediately turned serious: "I understand. Although we defeated Mrs. Sharon this time, I certainly can't do it alone."

"Good that you understand."

Lasse smiled, then became slightly serious. "Go and invite Mr. Carl over. I dare not take it to church."

"I'll go right away."

(End of this chapter)