“W-w-w-w-what is it doing here?” Nietzsche stared hard at Dream.
The queasy and dream-like feeling it gave him let him know that the painting in front of him was genuine!
But should it not be in that merchant Robert’s villa?
Everything that Angelina had said was coming true. It was slowly becoming a huge disaster, and the entire villa was becoming a perilous land.
However, why did it suddenly appear in a small convenience store and become a piece of merchandise?
“Who… are you exactly?”
No matter how stupid he was, Nietzsche knew this black-hearted, profiteering boss was not an ordinary human.
“Me? I’m just the boss of an ordinary convenience store!” Fang Yuan smiled and spread his hands. “How about it? I only want ten gold punks for this authentic painting of Vincent’s. It’s an unbelievably low price!”
“I…” The price had indeed fallen to an unbelievably low one compared to the previous auction that commanded thousands of gold punks. However, Nietzsche realized with much regret that he could not even take out five gold punks. “I don’t have money…”
“That’s a shame…” Fang Yuan snapped his fingers, and Morigu immediately stepped forward to cover the painting with a cloth and bring it to the warehouse behind.
“This painting contains Vincent’s extraordinary power. It might contaminate you and make you step through the extraordinary gate…”
“Contaminator?” Nietzsche was startled and thought back to a certain word.
“Oh? Looks like you’ve had some contact with and understanding of Extraordinaries…” Fang Yuan lifted a cup of hot cocoa. “Every Extraordinary starts with being ‘contaminated’. Of course, the new Contaminators themselves won’t be normal and may cause harm to the people around them, unless they advance to another level. Getting started as an Extraordinary is very important, and the seed of extraordinary power from an Abyssor is something that many beginners dream of…”
“There’s no use telling me so much. I still don’t have enough money…” Nietzsche said with a hint of sadness.
Letting go of the chance to become an Extraordinary because you did not have enough money, what kind of sorrow would that be?
“It’s okay if you don’t have enough money. I have something cheaper!” Fang Yuan smiled. “Do you know where Vincent’s extraordinary power originated from?”
“According to the words of a Mandala wizard, it’s from the Astral Serpent, the Rainbow Snake…” Nietzsche replied subconsciously.
“Then what did he use to connect to that great existence?” Fang Yuan deliberately pretended to be mysterious. “Have you heard of the Mandala wizards’ Sen Luo’s Book of Vientiane?”
“So… Vincent’s power also originated from the Mandala wizards?” Nietzsche’s eyes nearly popped out.
“He only obtained a page of the book…” Fang Yuan smiled and took out a black notebook. “Most of Sen Luo’s Book of Vientiane is already lost, but I gathered parts of it and revised it as ‘Sen Luo’s Book’. It’s still a valuable book as an introduction to the extraordinary. However, it’s only a manuscript and costs merely one gold punk, which is the same price as Voodoo Rituals…”
“… What do you really want?” Nietzsche was speechless after being toyed with by this black-hearted profiteer. “You must be an Extraordinary. The city has a ghoul on the loose who is starting the Feast of Meat to call upon an Ancient, yet you still have the heart to sit here and sell books…”
“I’m but a simple boss of a convenience store and really can’t do much…” Fang Yuan shook his head as he looked at Nietzsche. “So? Do you want it or not?”
“I do! Of course I do!” Nietzsche bit his lips.
“Special price of one gold punk. I don’t accept credit nor installments!”
…
Nietzsche’s hand trembled as he took the Book of Sen Luo and asked in doubt, “Why? This Book of Sen Luo might be only a manuscript, but its value should be far above that of Dream?”
A single page from Sen Luo’s Book of Vientiane made Vincent an Extraordinary. The value of the Book of Sen Luo was absolutely unimaginable.
At least, the Investigation Agency would definitely be willing to pay a hefty sum for it.
Fang Yuan pondered in silence before replying suddenly, “Perhaps it’s because… I’m happy! You have to know that every single Extraordinary has an abnormal psyche…”
Are you saying that they’re a bunch of psychos? Nietzsche cursed in his heart before immediately asking, “Then, boss… can you deal with Hannibal? I’m sure the Investigation Agency would be willing to pay you handsomely for it.”
“Not willing!” Fang Yuan refused nonchalantly. “Also, correct your thinking. I can feel you cursing at me!”
“…” Nietzsche’s eyes widened, and he shut up immediately.
At the same time, he caressed the Book of Sen Luo. “Can I read it?”
“Of course, it’s already yours! However, the extraordinary path is full of danger. You have to be careful…” Fang Yuan shrugged and motioned for Morigu to bring another cup of cocoa.
In any case, this black-hearted profiteer boss doesn’t seem to harbor malicious intentions toward me. The extraordinary is indeed very dangerous. Reading it here is probably safer…
Nietzsche also had his own calculations and quickly said his thanks. He opened the first page of the Book of Sen Luo.
Poof!
A scorching smell suddenly assaulted his senses.
What entered his sight was a pyramid. Looking at this pyramid, Nietzsche seemed to see the blazing sun in the desert.
Bright and dazzling light fell all over the pyramid and converged into a line.
At the peak of the pyramid, there were sacrifices spiked up one after another. Blood flowed through the stone cracks and into the desert sand.
…
“Ahh!” Nietzsche woke up from the illusion after some time. He felt as though his entire being was empty, and his psyche was exhausted.
His brain seemed to have entered a furnace. Pain and strange feelings spread all over his body.
“Great Sun Meditation Technique?” He muttered the information that he had obtained.
“A wizard condenses their psyche through meditation. The Great Sun Meditation Technique is to utilize the power of the sun and calcining your own spiritual power by directly visualizing the sun… The extraordinary road is endless, and the source of contamination selected at the very beginning is very important, directly having an impact on your future achievements…” Fang Yuan followed up. “On this planet, what energy source can match the sun?”
“Sun? Sun…” Nietzsche felt that ball of light in his psyche and said nothing.
“This Great Sun Meditation Technique is definitely the top meditation technique on this planet… If you can reach its peak, you might even become a sun!” Fang Yuan said in a sigh.
“The Sun is clearly a star. How can a human become one?” Nietzsche protested.
“Haha… Aren’t Extraordinaries incredible to normal humans? What’s strange about becoming a future sun to an Extraordinary like you?” Fang Yuan said with a smile.
“I… will become a sun?” Nietzsche murmured, suddenly finding confidence.
He discovered that the first page of the Book of Sen Luo became a blank piece of parchment when he tried to read it again.
“The introduction to extraordinary power requires only a traction, a seed… The first page gave you the Great Sun Meditation Technique, and that then transferred to you. It’s just like how Voodoo Rituals created Simon. The difference with that ritual is that it can only create a Voodoo Wizard, and it will completely lose its extraordinary power from then on. The Book of Sen Luo, however, has different seeds on each page, waiting for you to discover.”
Since there was a trace of destiny, there should always be preferential treatment.
“Then… I can impart it to others?” Nietzsche asked suddenly after keeping silent.
“That’s right. You can do the same when you’re strong enough in the future. For example, sharing a part of the Great Sun Meditation Technique, writing a new book… Just like what Vincent did!”
“I understand…” Nietzsche was silent as he got up and left the store.
“Truly… making me look forward to it…” Fang Yuan’s eyes followed him silently, brimming with expectation.
“Master?” Morigu stepped forward, slightly confused.
To her, the best method to cultivate this kid was to show up in front of him directly, like he had done with Vincent so many years back.
She could also do it in Fang Yuan’s stead if he was unwilling, and she would complete it in a short amount of time. Why did the master choose such a time-consuming and laborious way?
“You can influence destiny or even interfere with it, but you can’t forcefully correct it. Otherwise, it will be easy to usher in an opposing force…”
Fang Yuan smiled. “Moreover… don’t you think Nietzsche is well suited for the Great Sun Meditation Technique? The rays of a sun are the nemesis of darkness!”
…
The warm sunlight shined on him as he walked out of the convenience store.
Nietzsche exhaled comfortably.
All of a sudden, he felt the ball of fire in his brain seem to absorb the sunlight on his body and become bigger.
“Can it become more powerful by absorbing sunlight? Equivalent to a furnace that is operating all the time?” Nietzsche muttered to himself. “This meditation technique must be very valuable. Why was Mr. Andy willing to give it to me…”
The so-called cost of one gold punk was simply a joke.
“Sigh… Too many things happened today. I’m so tired…”
Unfortunately, just as he reached his home, he was stopped by two members of the Investigation Agency in black suits. “Nietzsche… Clayon wants to see you. Hope you can report everything in detail to him. Everything!”
“No problem!”
Nietzsche heaved a long sigh, finding peace of mind within an organization.
The black sedan spewed tail flames and finally reached a base after a few hours of driving.
He was in total shock when he saw Clayon again.
The originally handsome level two investigator was all bones and seemed to be starving to death.
“Hehe… I’m sorry to scare you, but you have to undergo a test first…” Clayon smiled weakly. “After many verifications, we’ve realized that we truly made a huge mistake when we wiped out the ghoul lair. Some of the members present were met with very terrible things…”
