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Threatened, the Cyber Hand became extremely obedient and well-behaved.
It proactively moved forward and attached itself to Leyton's right shoulder, with a 'creak' of metal friction from its base, then firmly gripped Leyton's shoulder.
Leyton frowned slightly, feeling several steel needle-like objects pierce into his shoulder as the Cyber Hand moved.
A slight sting came, and then he felt as if an extra hand had grown on his body; he could clearly feel the presence of the Cyber Hand on his right shoulder and could freely control it to wave its arm and perform various actions.
"My great master, what kind of Mystical Item do you wish to create?"
A somewhat fawning and ingratiating hoarse voice echoed in Leyton's mind, a stiff voice, as if forcibly produced by metal friction.
Leyton looked at the flexible mechanical arm with surprise, raising an eyebrow slightly, and said, "You can talk!"
"First, tell me what level of Mystical Item your abilities can produce."
"When you use me, I can communicate directly with your consciousness."
"With my current abilities and knowledge reserves, I can only create Mystical Items from Sequence 9 to Sequence 7. Beyond that, I cannot well control the negative effects and the power that can be exerted."
The Cyber Hand answered with a very respectful voice.
Leyton nodded gently, then continued to ask, "That is to say, as long as you acquire more knowledge, you can create higher-level Mystical Items with your current abilities?"
"Yes, master."
"What are your Pathways for acquiring knowledge?"
"Every time I create a Mystical Item, it is a process of self-learning."
"Of course, I can also obtain knowledge by asking you, my master, or by praying to that great existence."
"However, the most stable way is for you, my master, to acquire knowledge through reading, etc., when you use me, so that I can also acquire corresponding knowledge synchronously."
"This is more in line with my Lord's teachings: every piece of knowledge has its weight, and we should pay for it with sweat and effort!"
The Cyber Hand spoke at length.
Leyton's expression slowly nodded then gradually solidified; it was hard not to suspect that the Hidden Sage had colluded with the God of Knowledge. Had he not always pursued others to instill knowledge before?
The phrase "every piece of knowledge has its weight" seems to have been said by me, did it just happen to hit the mark? This mechanical arm has a high level of awareness!
After a moment of silence, Leyton decided to skip this topic for now:
"Let's try creating a Mystical Item first. I happen to have a Briber's Characteristic."
Saying that, he took out the small iron box containing the Briber's Characteristic and asked Bugs Bunny for one of its bow ties.
The Cyber Hand flexibly touched the Wall of Spirituality and took out the Briber's Characteristic from the small iron box. It was a black-red crystal with a distorted human face.
The eye in the Cyber Hand's palm gave Leyton a different vision, a black-and-white vision closer to spiritual sight. In this vision, he could clearly see the operational logic of surrounding objects.
Things involving Beyonder power would be tinged with a layer of color, just like the Briber's Characteristic the Cyber Hand was holding, which was flashing with layers of overlapping dark Red Light.
Leyton controlled the Cyber Hand to press the Briber's Characteristic against the red bow tie. Under the Cyber Hand's Beyonder ability, the Briber's Characteristic began to gradually disintegrate, turning into black, red, and gold threads that merged into the bow tie.
Just by watching this scene, Leyton had a sudden realization: these were the Beyonder abilities and negative effects within the Briber's Characteristic.
The process of an Artisan creating Mystical Items is to adjust the influence of these Beyonder abilities and negative effects, allowing them to combine and operate within the item in the most suitable way.
As a living Mystical Item, the Cyber Hand was exceptionally easy to use. Leyton only needed to provide spiritual support and some general ideas, and it would proactively complete the work itself.
In about twenty minutes, a brand-new Mystical Item was completed.
The originally ordinary red bow tie now had some dark, irregular patterns, looking quite noble.
"Great master, may I ask you a question? This is a necessary process."
Leyton nodded gently and said, "You may."
"Okay, master."
"My first question is: Does the Lawyer Pathway follow rules or distort them?"
"It appears to follow rules, but in reality, it distorts them, constantly drawing upon the power of order for its own benefit."
Leyton was somewhat puzzled as to why this mechanical arm would ask such a question, but he still answered it seriously.
"Next is the second question: What is the core of a Detective's acting principles?"
"The best way to protect knowledge is to spread knowledge."
"Third question: What is the ladder of civilization's progress?"
"Knowledge!"
"Alright, this Q&A is over. I wish you a pleasant life!"
What a strong sense of déjà vu.
Muttering to himself, Leyton said with a slightly serious tone, "What do you mean by asking these questions?"
"Great master, for the progress of civilization, for the development of the world, I believe we should widely spread knowledge."
The Cyber Hand's fawning voice echoed in Leyton's mind.
"You are truly a qualified believer."
Saying this with a mix of emotion and sarcasm, Leyton removed the Cyber Hand from his shoulder.
The moment the Cyber Hand left his body, he felt a certain sluggishness in his body and mind, like an old machine.
"Three hours of use is the limit, but the negative effects appeared from the beginning..."
Muttering to himself, Leyton felt his speech becoming somewhat slurred.
The next moment, his eyes were covered with a blue-white glow, and a clear, brilliant, and pure warm light suddenly descended into the room.
The power of Purification continuously dispelled the sluggishness in Leyton's body. The effect was not too obvious; it took a minute or two for the discomfort in his body to disappear.
Picking up the bow tie with asymmetrical dark patterns on the table, Leyton already knew its effects and negative impacts during its creation.
It could be used by infusing spirituality. Within a certain range, one could achieve the effect of bribery by actually or symbolically giving the target a certain item.
And apply any one of the following effects to the target: weakening, charm, arrogance, or association.
The negative effect was: the user would gradually become greedy and prone to making irrational choices.
As long as it was not used continuously for a long time, this negative effect remained within a controllable range.
"Bugs Bunny equipment +1."
He casually muttered, tidying up everything in the room.
Walking onto the balcony, he glanced across the street. The house at number 13, next to Klein's, seemed to have been bought by someone, but no one was living there.
His gaze returned to Klein's house, and a hazy purple glow flashed in his eyes. His sight easily penetrated the obstruction of the walls and the obstruction of the Wall of Spirituality.
He saw the changes in Klein's body; his body was in a translucent state, his face constantly twisting, as if countless faces were overlapping into one.
Klein was advancing to Sequence 6 Faceless!
The next day, exactly three o'clock in the afternoon.
Leyton, who had been waiting in the study, saw a dense, tide-like deep Red Light surge into his vision. The light engulfed his sight, then dissipated.
The surrounding scene had already arrived inside the magnificent ancient palace above the Gray Fog.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"
"Good afternoon, Mr. Tower~ Good afternoon..."
Miss Justice's light and joyful voice broke the eternal silence above the Gray Fog.
After everyone greeted each other, today's Tarot Club proceeded smoothly.
Silently exercising her Spectator instincts, Justice Audrey observed everyone, drew her conclusions, and then looked towards the figure shrouded in Gray Fog at the head of the table, saying, "Respected Mr. Fool, I have obtained three new pages of the Roselle diary."
"What reward do you want?" Klein smiled.
Knowing that Miss Justice had already joined the Psychology Alchemists, he was not surprised that she could produce three pages of the Roselle diary so quickly.
Audrey replied sincerely, "Consider it payment for your previous answer to my question, may I?"
As she said this, she felt a strange urge to show off about the truth behind Duke Negan's assassination, which other members probably didn't know, such as Mr. Hanged Man, who was clearly a bit curious about it.
Phew~ How envious, I also want to ask Mr. Fool questions... I'll go back and ask Mr. Lawrence; he might have Roselle's diary.
Thinking about being able to seek answers to questions from Mr. Fool, and even ask for help, the usually lazy Fors immediately felt desire and motivation.
"You may." Klein, shrouded in Gray Fog, nodded indifferently.
Audrey quickly, with Klein's help, materialized three pages of Roselle's diary and handed them to Mr. Fool.
After Mr. Fool, at the head of the table, received the diary, Audrey added, "Mr. Fool, ten more pages of the diary will be given to you gradually later. This is the reward for the protection you provided earlier."
Seeing Miss Justice's performance, Miss Magician and Little Sun, who had also received help from Mr. Fool, also made promises to provide Roselle's diary and historical data from the City of Silver as compensation.
"Good." Klein, sitting at the head of the bronze long table, smiled and nodded. He was quite pleased with the sudden increase in his creditors.
Indeed, in any organization, there needs to be a role model like Miss Justice. The power of example is infinite.
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