prynovel Chapter 169 I am both Party A and Party B
Chapter 169 I am both Party A and Party B
Chapter 169 I am both Party A and Party B
After a brief silence, Derrick "The Sun" said with a very troubled expression:
"However, the exploration team's mission must be accepted."
"Nothing is absolutely necessary." Alger, the "Hanged Man," chuckled and shook his head.
To correct the impression of him as a deep thinker that Cyril had just pointed out, he spoke with particular seriousness:
"You can try to injure yourself during patrol missions before participating in this mission, making sure the injury is not fatal but won't heal quickly enough."
"That way, without you even needing to ask, the 'Shepherd' Elder in charge of this exploration mission will also ask you to withdraw from this mission."
...Can it really be like this?
After a brief moment of surprise and bewilderment, Derrick frowned and said:
"But... I haven't had any patrol assignments lately."
"The Magician" Fors pondered for a moment and suggested, "Aren't you going to hunt Soul Eaters? Just get injured in the process."
"How will this situation, where you are unable to participate in exploration missions due to personal injury, affect you?"
"Probably not." Derrick shook his head blankly; he didn't know anything about these things either.
Klein also manipulated the alt "World" to give his opinion:
"This is a viable option, but the risk is that getting injured in the darkness outside Silver City would increase unnecessary risks."
"But the risk is much smaller than going to that half-destroyed temple, isn't it?"
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The Hanged Man asked a question in return, then turned to Derrick beside him and suggested again:
"There's another way. You can get yourself on the verge of losing control in Silver City. I don't think anyone would want to take a dangerous person who could explode at any moment on an exploration mission, right?"
"There's a very simple trick: you just need to keep your spirituality in a relatively dry state for two consecutive days."
Then signs of losing control will appear on your body.
"As long as you don't continue to exploit your spirituality, the situation will improve within a few days."
"This requires precise timing; if spirituality dries up for too long, the signs will turn into a real loss of control."
At the very top, shrouded in gray fog, "The Fool" Klein glanced at "The Hanged Man" Alger... It seemed that Mr. "The Hanged Man" was exceptionally familiar with this kind of thing; this was truly a deep and thoughtful adult.
Cyril glanced at "The Sun" Derrick beside him; the other man was looking down, appearing very conflicted.
After a two-second silence, he spoke up to comfort her:
"This is a necessary lie for your own safety and for your life."
"You don't need to get caught up in this or blame yourself. You're just saving yourself. Only by living can you have a future to save Silver City."
"Do you think the elders of Silver City will believe you or the 'Shepherd' Elder before concrete evidence emerges?"
"Even though you know the truth, you can't explain your source, can you?"
"Yes..." Derrick nodded slightly, his lips pressed tightly together.
After hesitating for a while, he seemed to have finally made a decision, turned his head to look at Sirion, and nodded emphatically:
"I understand, thank you, Mr. Fate."
After a brief pause, he turned to the "Hanged Man" and the others, thanking them one by one:
"Thank you too, Mr. Hanged Man."
"And there's Mr. 'World,' Ms. 'Magician'...:"
With the question about "the Sun" concluded, Klein then manipulated his alternate account, "The World," to ask:
"Everyone, does anyone know a way to remove mental contamination from extraordinary traits?"
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Derrick and Cyril, whom he considered the two most likely to possess relevant occult knowledge.
He has accepted Sharon and Marich's commission to use the all-black eye left behind by Rosago, but the mental pollution remaining inside, belonging to the "true creator," is a big problem.
After a brief moment of recollection, "The Sun" Derrick replied:
"Silver City has a way to separate the residual mental pollution from those who have lost control of extraordinary abilities, but I have no way of obtaining it."
"Only strong individuals at the level of patrol team captains or even exploration team captains are qualified to access that method and the corresponding knowledge."
"The former requires sequence 7, while the latter requires at least sequence 6."
"Alright..." "World" sighed slightly, then turned his gaze to Cyril.
The latter, still leaning back in his chair, slowly said, "There are three methods."
Three!
Klein's spirits jolted slightly. He finally saw a possibility in expelling the residual mental pollution from the "True Creator" in the Eye of All Black.
Upon hearing that Sirion had mentioned three methods, the others also cast curious glances and listened attentively.
Cyril didn't care about the curiosity of others, nor did he intend to charge for the answer; it wouldn't matter to them anyway.
He paused, then organized his thoughts and said, "The first method is to rely on the power of angels or higher to shatter extraordinary characteristics. Because of the law of extraordinary characteristic aggregation, the shattered extraordinary characteristics will re-aggregate within a certain period of time. During the shattering and aggregation process, the contamination will naturally dissipate, leaving only the pure characteristics."
"The second method relies on the purification abilities of demigods and above through the 'Sun' pathway. This purification can directly remove mental pollution within extraordinary traits."
"However, it should be noted that if the spiritual pollution contained within the extraordinary characteristic is of a high level, purification may still fail."
Or there may be incomplete purification.
"The third method is to transfer the contamination inherent in extraordinary characteristics. The most direct and simple way is to 'steal,' but it can also be achieved through methods such as 'tampering,' 'distortion,' and 'alienation.'"
"Aside from 'stealing,' the following abilities are all high-sequence and are not recommended for consideration."
After a moment of silence, Klein, manipulating the "world," pressed on with the question:
"If it's 'stealing,' what sequence number is required at least?"
After thinking for a moment, Sirion replied, "The 'Fire Stealer' from Sequence 6 should be sufficient."
"However, it's important to note that the 'stolen' contamination doesn't simply disappear; it transfers to the person or item that used the 'stolen' contaminant and will be returned after a certain period."
"If handled improperly, the end result will be two contaminants."
Klein fell silent, thinking of the sealed artifact beneath the Church of the Night in Tingen, 2-105 The Vein Thief.
Unfortunately, I can no longer go back to church.
Even if I were still in the church now and could get 2-105, I still wouldn't be able to openly damage a sealed artifact.
Apart from "stealing," other methods require at least a demigod, or even an angel, to accomplish, which is beyond my reach.
As his thoughts drifted, he shook his head helplessly. He knew three ways to expel mental pollution from his special ability, but he couldn't satisfy any of them.
As Klein pondered and sighed, the Tarot Club members on both sides of the mottled long table turned their heads one after another to look at the "Fool" shrouded in gray mist at the head of the table.
Seeing that Mr. Fool did not respond, they all looked away, lowered their heads, and their minds were racing.
Among them, Alger, the "Hanged Man," was the most active in his thoughts...: Was the exchange between "World" and "Fate" just now a test of Mr. "Fool"?
It was very bold, but the gains were also significant. I am now almost certain that Mr. Fool is still under seal or in some other special state, and the strength he can reveal is not yet at the level of an angel.
That's why we need Tarot Clubs, and why we need to have our followers active outside!
This is both a confrontation between him and beings such as the "true creator," and a gradual breaking free from the status quo to reveal more of his power.
"Justice" Audrey's gaze swept over the crowd. Relying on the keen observation of the "audience," she deciphered a lot of information from the "Hanged Man," who was excited yet inexplicably fearful, to the point that his shoulders were trembling slightly.
Mr. Hanged Man had connected some things to Mr. World and Mr. Fate's conversation, which involved Mr. Patient, hence his unusual state.
What methods could be used to expel mental pollution from extraordinary characteristics that are related to Mr. "Fool"?
She quickly recalled the first method Cyril had mentioned: using the power of angels or higher to shatter special properties...
The power of an angel or higher!
He believes that Mr. Fool did not respond because he is not yet able to demonstrate the power of an angel.
As her thoughts drifted, she turned her head again to look at the "Fool" at the head of the table.
Klein, having gleaned some information from the reactions of the Tarot Club members, tapped the armrest of his chair twice with his finger, then looked at the "World" seat at the far end and spoke leisurely:
"If you don't urgently need that extraordinary trait, you can accumulate contributions first, and after a period of time, I can help you get rid of the mental pollution within it."
The exact length of the period is up to me to define, since I am both the client and the service provider.
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