Chapter 106 Master Luo will live forever
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After submitting the special application to Dunn, Klein left the office and returned to the hall, reuniting with Lin Ruo.
"Let's go, Klein. Today is tentatively the last day of your first stage of special training. After today's special training is over, as a reward for your hard work during this period, I will introduce you to a Beyonder gathering in Backlund. If there's anything you fancy today, it's on me," Lin Ruo said with a smile, putting down the newspaper in his hand and standing up.
During this period of special training, Klein naturally didn't just familiarize himself with one pathway a day.
The reason why he only familiarized Klein with the Seer pathway during the first special training was because he had only just come into contact with this aspect, and the Seer pathway itself required Klein to be especially vigilant, which took up an entire lesson.
So, after this half-month of special training, Klein has basically familiarized himself with the abilities of most of the 22 pathways, with only the abilities of the last pathway yet to be learned.
— By the way, Lin Ruo's Mimicry ability is just that, a Mimicry ability. It won't cause physical changes after mimicking a certain pathway, such as changing gender or turning into a bug. That kind of situation will definitely not happen.
However, relatively speaking, certain additional abilities caused by physical changes, such as passive charm or parts of a demigod's mythical form, will also not exist after the Mimicry ability is used. It can be considered a trade-off.
And the extraordinary gathering that Lin Ruo said he was going to take Klein to was naturally the gathering held by the Old Man of the Eye of Wisdom, which was scheduled for tonight — After attending the gathering last time, Lin Ruo had already agreed with the Eye of Wisdom that he would bring a newcomer to the next gathering.
Hearing this, Klein's eyes lit up a lot, but because he had become accustomed to Lin Ruo's "monetary incentives" during this period, he wasn't too embarrassed. He just made up his mind in his heart that he would try his best to only look and not let Lin Ruo spend money at the extraordinary gathering today, while curiously asking:
"If it's a Beyonder gathering, what time will it be approximately?"
"Around seven or eight in the evening," Lin Ruo replied with a smile, walking out of the Blackthorn Security Company with Klein, and said: "I'll come pick you up then. If you have anything you want to sell, you can also prepare in advance."
Klein nodded upon hearing this, pondering in his heart what he could sell.
… The Seer pathway potion formula definitely can't be sold, but the Spectator pathway can. Neither Spectators nor Telepathists are the kind of Beyonders who would bring great harm to society… No, the Telepathist potion formula can't be sold, it would be socially awkward… Right, there's also the potion formula he obtained when he courted death by looking directly at the Eternal Blazing Sun…
While Klein was thinking, Lin Ruo had already grabbed his shoulder, and then, with the familiar color change, the two once again arrived at the previous manor.
"Klein, as you may have guessed, what we need to familiarize ourselves with today are the abilities below the high sequence of the Seer pathway," Lin Ruo said, taking two steps back and distancing himself from Klein.
He whispered a sentence, switched the pathway he was mimicking, and then continued:
"According to the Law of Beyonder Characteristics Convergence, you, who have established a connection with that gray fog, will almost inevitably encounter Beyonders of the same sequence in the future. They may be your friends, but they are more likely to become your enemies, becoming obstacles to your advancement."
Klein naturally listened carefully to what he said, but as he listened, Klein's thoughts suddenly stagnated, becoming extremely slow.
What's… going on…
Klein was suddenly startled, but because he believed that Lin Ruo would not harm him, he was not too afraid.
In fact, that was indeed the case, because after only a few seconds, Klein's thoughts returned to normal, and Lin Ruo said with a smile:
"What you just experienced is the ability of Sequence 5 of the Seer pathway. Sequence 5 of the Seer pathway is called Marionettist. The strongest aspect of this sequence is that it can control the Spirit Body Threads of others. This can be said to be one of the most difficult abilities to deal with below a demigod. What you just experienced was the state of the Spirit Body Threads being initially manipulated."
Klein immediately asked like a good student: "What are Spirit Body Threads?"
"I can't really explain what Spirit Body Threads are specifically. I can only say that every living being possesses Spirit Body Threads. Moreover, below a demigod, Beyonders of other pathways basically cannot see Spirit Body Threads except for Marionettists," Lin Ruo said, a smile appearing on his face:
"The reason why Marionettists are called Marionettists is because after manipulating the Spirit Body Threads of a creature, as the manipulation deepens, the Marionettist can completely turn the manipulated creature into their own marionette, subject to their control. Moreover, the marionette will retain all the Beyonder abilities it had in life. You should know what this means."
"Hiss…" Although he had seen all kinds of Beyonder abilities during this period, Klein was still a little surprised after hearing about the abilities of the Marionettist, and then he thought of something and asked: "The marionettes of a Marionettist should also have a limit on the number, right?"
"Of course there is a limit. Generally speaking, after completely digesting the potion, a Marionettist should be able to control three marionettes at the same time," Lin Ruo nodded, adding: "But although there is a limit on the number, if a Marionettist possesses three Sequence 5 marionettes at the same time, it is still very terrifying."
Three Sequence 5s… Klein thought about the scene and felt a little horrified. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head, and he almost subconsciously asked: "Then, if a Marionettist turns a Shepherd into a marionette, and that marionette Shepherd then herds the Marionettist… wouldn't that be an infinite loop?"
Good idea, this is also what our many book friends have always been curious about… It's like an Scholar of Yore summoning an Scholar of Yore, and the summoned Scholar of Yore summoning another Scholar of Yore… While Lin Ruo was complaining in his heart, he replied with a smile:
"Theoretically, this is possible, but Klein, you have to understand that when a Marionettist manipulates a marionette to use Beyonder abilities, although it is using the marionette's abilities and consuming the marionette's spirituality, the act of manipulating itself consumes a lot of the Marionettist's spirituality. So, although the idea you proposed is very constructive, it is actually not very feasible."
After a pause, he added: "Of course, I haven't really tried it. Perhaps when you advance to Sequence 5 in the future, you can try it."
Sequence 5, so far away… Klein was slightly distracted, and then he heard Lin Ruo continue:
"To be honest, many of the Seer's abilities are not suitable for you to experience, so this lesson will mainly focus on demonstration and explanation… Like this!"
Klein immediately looked over at Lin Ruo and was stunned, because the other party had actually become exactly like him at this moment. This suddenly gave Klein a strange feeling of looking in a mirror. "This is?"
"This is the ability of the Faceless, and it is also the most difficult disguise ability to see through under the high sequences. Even high sequences want to see through the Faceless's disguise is not that easy," Lin Ruo said, wiping his face and returning to his previous appearance, saying:
"Although the Seer pathway has very few head-on combat skills, its various fancy abilities are surprisingly numerous. It can be said to be one of the most skill-intensive pathways among the 22 pathways. If you play it well, you are a king; if you don't play it well, you are definitely a noob."
"Right…" As he was talking, Lin Ruo paused, and then revealed a subtle smile, saying: "Friendly reminder, the primary secret to playing the Seer pathway is to be cautious enough… Oh no, to be cautious enough. You must not be reckless in everything, and you must not play the Seer with the heart of a hot-tempered old brother, otherwise you will give yourself away sooner or later."
Klein: ?
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