Lord of the Mysteries

In the bottom cabin of the Future where it was pitch-black.

Frank Lee lit a candle which illuminated a table covered with flesh, mushrooms, wheat, and fish.

He casually pushed the items away and cleared out a space that was just enough to accommodate a piece of paper.

Right on the heels of that, he spread out a piece of paper, picked up a fountain pen, and wrote with an excited expression:

“My dear friend, Gehrman Sparrow, I’m delighted to know that you found the dry mushrooms to be pretty good. Perhaps it’s more useful than I imagined it to be. When I’m free, I’ll take another look at them.

“As I’ve been fully focused, in both body and mind, in the experiment you mentioned, I’ve already stopped all other creations. Most of the mushrooms have been burned away by Nina, leaving me with the last three. I hope it will be of help to you.

“Placed together with them are my latest products. One of them is a type of mushroom that grows by feeding on flesh and blood. They have three breeds. The first is crossbred with wheat and can be ground into a mushroom powder that can be used to make bread. Another has the characteristic of being mixed with milk, allowing milk to be drawn from them. The last has been crossbred with fish. They come with a refreshing taste and it has a thick meaty texture.

“The things to take note of is that they are absolutely not to be eaten raw. They need to be cooked in 90°C hot water for at least five minutes so as to kill any living characteristics; otherwise, regardless of what it turns into, it will absorb the flesh and blood around it, including human organs.

“Another point. It’s unable to distinguish between normal flesh and monster flesh, nor can they deal with the latter properly. They will accumulate with the corresponding toxicity and madness.

“I think they will experience different mutations because of the different types of monster flesh, producing different kinds of danger. However, I wasn’t able to verify that, because I lack a sufficient number of monster corpses. If you were to obtain one while adventuring, please mail me one. I only need a tiny amount.

“As for any other problems that might exist, I’m not sure either. It’s still a prototype, preventing further attempts and observation…

“I wish you all the best and to have a bountiful time adventuring. Sincerely, your friend, Frank Lee.”

After putting down the fountain pen, Frank read his reply in its entirety before folding in satisfaction. He found a gold coin and placed it over the letter.

He quickly set up the messenger summoning ritual in preparation to chant the incantation.

At this moment, he subconsciously surveyed his surroundings and was stunned.

Then, Frank moved the nearby pile of soil out the door.

…

In Empress Borough, the opulent villa of Earl Hall.

room, observing the

a mirror when still, completely reflecting everything

was none other than the Hypnotist

digested her Psychiatrist potion and planned on advancing to Sequence 6 before

her mental state, Audrey gently bit down on her lip, raised the glass

felt her mind seem to explode. Her body also seemed to be

and assimilated by her Body of Heart and Mind. Her entire person was like an amalgamation of pure thoughts that began churning. She felt the boundless sea of collective subconscious which connected all

sense of alarm she received during her Psychiatrist advancement, Audrey didn’t panic. She ultimately maintained a sliver of lucidity and curbed her instinctive urge to fuse into the “sea.” She allowed her consciousness to spread out in all directions

She saw the back of her hand covered in dense, firm golden scales and saw that the hair

receded, Audrey quickly recovered. However, when she looked into the mirror, she found her green eyes appear clear, but deep down was a strange bottomless whirlpool. It made it difficult

of the dispersing spirituality that has yet to have been fully converged… Audrey slowly eased

looked at herself in the mirror and nodded

are already a Sequence

seriously introspected herself to determine

work, Audrey came to a rough

significant enhancement. Be it her strength or agility, it had exceeded an ordinary person’s. She could also form a layer of “Scales” over her skin, largely resisting and reducing any damage. Second was a qualitative change in Psychological Cue. It became a form of hypnosis within the non-combat domain. As long as she made the target focus on something, Audrey could open the door to

that they were abiding by her arrangements, taking actions that didn’t

causing the hypnosis to fail. In addition, if the target had a strong soul and

However, such hypnosis only lasted for short periods of time. The target would quickly snap awake and sense the problem. Similarly, it was

Invisibility. With one’s control of the target’s Body of Heart and Mind, allowing oneself to remain in the blind spot of one’s consciousness, she could achieve the effect of invisibility despite someone standing in front of her without being

attacks…” Audrey puffed her cheeks in an indiscernible manner as she tried hard to converge her spirituality and make

With the help of her

long, her lady’s maid, Annie, knocked on the door and entered with an invitation

charity party on Saturday night for a newly established bursary foundation that’s

directly agree as she asked, “Did they invite my

they were also invited, as well as Lord

nodded and said with a smile, “Tell the Church that I’ll

the exact situation with the charity foundation so that

…

at

than the living rooms and activity rooms of many nobles.” Fors looked

had always visited them at their residences

grabbed at her coarse