As soon as Lumian entered the basement, he noticed the items placed on three silver dinner plates.
They are a plain-looking white glove, a pair of brown-colored gold-rimmed glasses, and a button that looks like it is made of gold.
Seeing that Lumian had already looked at the magical item, Mr. K, who was sitting on the red back chair, introduced in a low voice:
"That glove is called 'Circus', and it can provide you with some not-so-strong but quite unique occult methods, including blowing a gust of wind, creating a fog, using a sudden flash of light to affect the target's line of sight, freezing enemies through touch, etc., and it can also open most doors without the use of keys, and can take you directly through solid walls.
"This is in line with your need for occult methods, but you have to remember that even if you just carry it with you, it will cause you to get lost more often, and sometimes, getting lost will lead to unfortunate encounters.
"Price, 1.8 Felkin."
For example, the sequence 8 "Master of Tricks" of the "Apprentice" path mentioned in Auror's Witchcraft Notes...... Although those abilities are not strong, if they are only used as supports, with traps, my close combat, and pistol shooting, they may have miraculous effects at some point...... Lumian is quite satisfied with the positive effects of the "Circus" gloves, which can effectively make up for his lack of occult methods and the lack of resistance in certain scenes.
But the negative effects are also really serious, for the "hunter" who is good at tracking and identifying the road, getting lost more often means completely losing one of his strengths, and may encounter unfortunate things at any time, and this does not need to be worn, even if it is just stuffed into the pocket, it will affect Lumian.
Mr. K turned his body slightly sideways, looked at the pair of brown gold-rimmed glasses, and said to Lumian:
"Do you remember that painting from the last party?"
Painting? Lumian suddenly recalled the oil painting that made him dizzy just by looking at it.
The painting is said to have been painted by an extraordinary person before his death, with bright colors, strange patterns, and psychedelic scenes, as if the painter had completely gone crazy before his death.
"I remember." Lumian nodded.
Mr. K continued:
"After the death of the owner of that painting, his extraordinary properties mixed with his strange powers fused with his glasses to form a rather unique and magical object.
"It allows the wearer to see things that they can't see before, and occasionally gain some insight into the true ...... of the world."
Hearing this, Lumian's mind suddenly remembered the words Auror had said - "Don't see what you shouldn't see, don't listen to what you shouldn't hear."
He couldn't help but scold in his heart:
"Isn't this glasses the exact opposite? It is almost equivalent to a suicide weapon!
"This has nothing to do with my two needs......"
Mr. K glanced at Lumian, and his low voice echoed in the small basement:
"Seeing the world from another perspective, seeing many things that would otherwise be invisible, the wearer will be filled with the urge and desire to paint, and each painting produced in this way has a bit of a supernatural effect, for example, if you draw a sea, it will cause the witness to drown slightly.
"In the same way, you should be able to think that when you paint with various makeup on your face, not on the canvas, you can get a good camouflage effect, and make everyone who tries to look closely at your face be hinted at for a certain time that it is what you really are.
"Remember, after drawing a 'new' face, you must never look in the mirror again, otherwise you will think that it is the real you, and then, from the outside to the inside, your body and mind will change little by little, and gradually become a different person.
"Similarly, you can't keep that new face all the time, and after more than three hours, your self-perception will slowly be affected by it until you completely believe that you are it, that it is you."
Sounds like hypnosis and suggestion from the "psychiatrist" path, but otherwise completely different...... Combined with the death of the painter, there would be no power or aura left by any evil god, right? Lumian quickly analyzed the possible transcendent realm of the magical item.
Mr. K set his sights on the pair of brown glasses:
"Its owner was originally a 'lawyer', so it can also help you distort the ideas, cognitions and conclusions of the target to a certain extent through words, actions or a series of processes.
"You should have been able to guess its negative effects, seeing what you shouldn't see and seeing the truth of the world without adequate protection can lead you to unknown dangers, and maybe one day, you will die as strangely as the painter, leaving only a painting that is difficult to decipher.
"Price, 1.5 Felkin."
Corresponds to the "lawyer" in sequence 9? What is the weird power that comes with it? Well, this does not reflect the full ability of the "lawyer", Auror's witchcraft notes say that the "lawyers" have very good eloquence and critical logic, and are good at finding loopholes in the rules and the weaknesses of their opponents, so as to create an atmosphere that is beneficial to themselves and achieve the ultimate victory...... Lumian passed through the corresponding occult knowledge in his mind.
As for the manifestation of the characteristics of the "lawyer", such as how to use the power of order, he had no idea what it looked like, because Aurore did not know either.
Taken together, the pair of brown gold-rimmed glasses fully met Lumian's need for better camouflage, and also provided some occult methods that needed to be prepared in advance but were not as cumbersome and complex as the five ritual magic of the "dervishes".
The only problem is, it's really too dangerous!
Lumian thought for a while, didn't make a final decision, and waited for Mr. K to introduce the button, which looked like it was made of gold.
Soon, Mr. K's low voice sounded again:
"It's called 'Flare', and it comes from a dead 'light prayer'.
"It allows you to bring additional buffs like courage and strength in the form of singing, allows you to sense the presence of the undead and filthy things, and uses some spells and rituals from the solar realm, making it ideal for targets such as the Necromancer.
"After putting it on, you will have a desire to sing, you will have difficulty enduring darkness and cold, you will unconsciously yearn for sunshine and warmth, and if you have not removed it for more than two quarters of an hour, you will become a true believer in the 'Eternal Sun' and praise the sun devoutly.
"Price, 20,000 Felkin."
It solves the problem that I can't fight Necromancers, and the negative effects are quite bearable...... The problem is that the targets that can be targeted are too limited...... Lumian fell into deep thought, and for a moment he didn't know which item to choose.
His reason tells him that he should choose between "flare" and "circus", but he is always undecided.
He prefers the pair of brown gold-rimmed glasses, which meet his needs in both aspects.
If he only wears it before trying to disguise and paint paintings with certain supernatural effects, and chooses a safe enough environment, he can effectively avoid most of the negative effects and avoid seeing things that should not be seen and the reality of the so-called world.
In other words, it is not an item that must be worn all the time, and Lumian can choose the occasion to use it himself.
In this way, he can create a "spiritual wall" in advance like a "dance of recruitment" to exclude abnormal things.
Thinking of the seal on his body, the "coincidence" of fate, and the fact that he had to dance the "dance of recruitment" from time to time, Lumian said with a mentality that he owed more debt but was less worried:
"I want those glasses."
Mr. K seemed a little surprised by his choice, and said after a few seconds:
"Are you sure?"
"Sure." Lumian took out a small cloth bag full of banknotes and counted a full 1.5 thousand Felkin from it.
Mr. K didn't persuade him anymore, and laughed in a low voice:
"You are crazier than I expected."
He seemed to appreciate it.
After asking the waiter to accept the 1.5 thousand Felkin and handing the pair of brown glasses to Lumian, Mr. K nodded and said:
"You can try it now, I'm safe enough here."
Lumian rubbed the frame and found that something made of metal had a strange rubbery feeling.
Let's call you "secret glasses"...... Lumian thought of the transcendent path where his sister was.
The next second, he put the brown gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.
Almost at the same time, he saw multiple pictures, from different angles:
There was a mottled ceiling, a little blood in the corner, a back of Mr. K that he shouldn't have been able to see, and the waiters guarding the corridor outside the door......
Lumian also saw a cloud of darkness, saw a shadow, saw a gaze from nowhere, and saw a face hidden in the shadows:
The fluffy black hair, delicate face, sunken eye sockets, dark eyes, and skin that could not be seen were all covered by the hood, which could only be seen from the bottom up.
That's Mr. K's face? Lumian suddenly realized.
Pictures from different perspectives and different positions flooded his mind, making him feel dizzy uncontrollably, and his whole state became more and more wrong, and he had more desire to paint it all.
Lumian quickly took off his "secret glasses", and what he saw in front of him suddenly returned to normal, and the urge to draw still remained in his chest.
He exhaled and said:
"I can still bear it."
Mr. K simply reminded:
"Try to use it in familiar and safe places."
Saying goodbye to Mr. K and leaving the headquarters of the "Psychic" magazine, Lumian returned in a carriage to the Honest Market area.
As he passed through the memorial parish, he thought of something:
"I have to prepare some canvases, brushes, paints......
"Although I can only draw stick figures, and I don't draw well, the quality of the drawing should have nothing to do with the supernatural effects that come with the painting......
A quarter of an hour later, Lumian, who got off the carriage early, found a shop selling oil painting-related items.
As soon as he heard the price, he couldn't help but ask:
"What? 160 Felkin?
"A roll of canvas costs 160 Felkin?"
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