Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 140 So love will disappear, right?

October 12th, Thursday.

When Yu Jin came to the living room, he saw Fors curled up on the sofa listlessly, hugging Kulara like a pillow to take a nap. And from the kitchen came the sounds of gas burning and frying. It was undoubtedly Xio and Kularis.

As if hearing the noise in the living room, Xio's energetic voice came from the kitchen:
"Wait a moment, breakfast will be ready soon!"

"Wow~"

After a while, Kuralis came to the restaurant with several plates in her numerous tentacles. The dishes were the same as before, toast, bacon, fried eggs, sausages, and a cup of hot milk. After all, Xio was not a professional chef, so it was impossible for him to cook a rich breakfast. But for an ordinary family, such a breakfast was already a luxury.

"Forsi!"

When Xio came out of the kitchen and saw Fors sleeping on the sofa, she was immediately furious. She quickly stepped forward and pinched Fors's cheeks hard, forcing the sleepy girl to wake up. She spoke incoherently while slapping Xio's wrist hard to try to make her let go.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Xiu, Zong, let's go, Zong, let's go quickly!"

Although Xio loosened his hand amid his friend's protest, he still kept a straight face and said:

"You still feel the pain? Hurry up and get some breakfast, then go to the circus to perform. Also, you are not allowed to go home before dark, or I'll stop by the circus this afternoon to do a random check!"

"Eh!!"

Fors opened her eyes wide and looked at Xio in disbelief, as if to say, "How could you betray your friend like that?"
Xiu gave her a slap on the face and said unhappily:

"You asked for this. You were promoted to Sequence 8 half a month earlier than me, but you still haven't digested the potion! I spoiled you too much in the past, but now I can't. You must digest the potion before the New Year!"

“Ehhhhhh!?!”

The girl's wailing suddenly rang out in the living room. Waking up early in the winter already made her feel quite depressed, and now being forced to go to work made Fors' mood even worse, leaving her wanting to cry but without tears.

Under the pressure of Xio's eyes, Fors sat at the dining table weakly like a frosted eggplant, picking at the bacon and fried eggs on the plate from time to time. Kulala floated behind Fors and stretched out her tentacles to massage Fors as if to comfort her.

While eating breakfast, Yu Jin suddenly asked:
"How do you digest the potion?"

"Go to the circus and perform magic. What else can I do?"

Fors puffed up her cheeks and muttered, "After all, is there really a difference between juggling and magic? Anyway, I can clearly feel the digestion of the potion when I perform magic in the circus. It would be better for the juggler to just change his name to magician."

Xio rolled his eyes at Fors and asked, "Aren't you the 'magician'?"

"Different."

Fors rolled her eyes and said listlessly, "Forget it, it's not a big deal anyway. Hmm~ My potion has been almost digested, so it will be fine in a few days."

In fact, she would rather lie in bed and sleep in than digest the potion. But there was nothing she could do, because there was always someone around her putting pressure on her. Xio would urge her to perform magic at the circus every day, and she couldn't refuse to go.

And to make sure she wouldn't slack off, she had chosen a circus in Cherwood. This way, when Xio went to the East District every morning, he could take Fors there and watch her enter the circus with his own eyes - and when he came back at night, he would also pass by the circus to make sure she was working well.

Although she could occasionally beg Xio for a chance to sleep in, this opportunity might not come once a week. Fors immediately thought to herself that instead of continuing to suffer this torture, it would be better to digest the potion completely in one go - this way, you would have no reason to force me to go to the circus, right?

Fors hummed a little tune from her hometown and praised herself for her cleverness.

"A circus."

Yu Jin suddenly said, "This is indeed a good place to digest the potion. The next level after the magician is the astrologer. In addition to performing magic, the circus can also perform divination. When you are promoted to astrologer, you can continue to go to the circus to complete the next stage of digesting the potion."

Hugh's eyes suddenly lit up and he exclaimed: "Good idea!"

Fors looked at the two people who were discussing how to "murder" her in front of her with an expression of disbelief, and wailed like a quail:

"No! You can't do this to me! Magic is fine, but for divination or something like that, you should at least find a fortune teller's club, right?"

"Row."

Xio said without hesitation, "I will meet your request. I will help you contact the Fortune Teller Club tomorrow."

Fors was stunned for a moment, and then she saw that Xio and Yu Jin were both smiling as if they had succeeded in their conspiracy, and she felt like crying but had no tears. How could she not understand that these two people were deliberately trying to lead her into a trap by singing the same tune?

But even if she wanted to regret it now, it was impossible, because she was the one who took the initiative to ask to go to the Fortune Teller Club.

After breakfast, the three of them went out.

Embers headed north towards the North District, while Forth and the other man headed east towards the Cherwood District.

The warmth of the day melted the snow that had fallen last night, making the roads of Backlund wet, leaving a lot of potholes filled with rainwater on the shoulders where the flat road intersected with the sidewalk. Sometimes a carriage would deliberately speed along the sidewalk, splashing a lot of water with floating thin ice and dust, and quickly moving away amid the curses of passers-by.

Backlund is located in the middle of the kingdom, only a few dozen kilometers away from the Sonia Sea. It rains a lot all year round, and the average maximum temperature in July is only 28 degrees Celsius, and the lowest in winter is around 2 degrees Celsius. It rarely drops to "zero" like yesterday, or even breaks through. But this does not prevent people from feeling cold here. Even the people of Northern Feysac, who are used to living in ice and snow, sometimes cannot bear the dampness and coolness that can penetrate clothes and flesh.

Yu Jin walked on the innermost side of the sidewalk, heading towards the north district. Although he already had the "Traveler's Ring" that could quickly teleport to St. Samuel's Cathedral, Yu Jin still chose to walk.

After all, if he had to teleport wherever he went, it would make his life less fun, and it wouldn't fit the definition of a 'human'.

When Yu Jin arrived at St. Samuel's Church, many believers had gathered in the church's prayer hall. Yu Jin walked through the prayer hall skillfully to the back of the church as usual and found Archbishop Anthony.

"Good morning, Your Excellency."

Archbishop Anthony nodded slightly to greet Yu Jin, and smiled, "Have you found the answer you wanted?"

Facing Anthony's question, Yu Jin was not surprised at all, but just said calmly:

"I do not know."

This answer made Anthony stunned for a moment, and he seemed to be lost in thought, because he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"Archbishop Anthony."

Without waiting for Anthony to reply, Yu Jin suddenly asked, "Is the witch's potion ready?"

"Yes."

Anthony nodded gently and said slowly, "One witch potion, and one 'recordant' potion that Your Excellency the Favored One needs. The Church of Night has the main ingredients needed and can prepare them at any time."

"But before that, I must remind you."

Anthony paused, then added, "In ancient times, only Sequence 6 was the true starting point of the middle sequence. This is not only a symbol of strength, but also the beginning of madness and danger. Your Excellency, you should know that the process of taking magic potions will inevitably accumulate madness and loss of control."

"In the Low Sequence, as long as one strictly follows the role-playing method to complete the digestion of the potion, there is almost no risk of losing control. But this does not mean that the accumulation of madness and loss of control does not exist. From the moment the Beyonder takes the potion, the mental influence left in the potion is increasing day by day."

"At low-sequences, these accumulated 'influences' are still small and rarely manifest themselves. But when you advance to the true middle-sequence, which is Sequence 6, these risks of losing control will begin to emerge. So even if you advance after completely digesting the potion, there is still a great risk of losing control."

"This is also why, starting from Sequence 5, every promotion must be assisted by a ritual. Because these rituals can help Beyonders and reduce the risk of losing control as much as possible."

"So I want to confirm a question. Did you experience any abnormalities while taking and digesting the potion? For example, did you experience a drastic change in your personality due to the residual mental influence of the potion, or did you hear mumbling?"

Archbishop Anthony's expression was extremely serious. It was clear that in his eyes, even if there was a way to act, it would not be safe to advance to Sequence 6.

Facing Archbishop Anthony's serious questioning, Yu Jin shrugged and said:
"I don't think so, or I would know."

"Is that so?" Archbishop Anthony sighed and said softly, "Sir, please wait a moment. I will mix the potion for you."

Anthony opened the drawer and took out a square box. He opened the lid to reveal what was inside - a wrinkled and convex translucent thing that looked like a brain. But it was only one-fifth the size of a normal human brain, and the color was not pink, but grayish white.

That was one of the main ingredients needed to prepare the Recorder's Potion - a complete Asman's Brain.

Anthony quickly and skillfully prepared the 'Recorder' potion - a bottle of grayish-white potion that looked like sewage scooped from a pothole on the street. Neither Anthony nor Yu Jin hesitated. Anthony handed it to Yu Jin as soon as he prepared it, and Yu Jin drank it directly in one gulp.

The cool and slippery feeling of "sewage" quickly filled his mouth, then slid through his esophagus and into his stomach.

Then, the feeling came!
Yu Jin felt his brain expanding rapidly, the gray wrinkles and bulges increasing crazily, and his body gradually became ethereal, breaking down into cells. Those cells were glowing, as if forming a 'gate' around his brain.

This was an experience he had never had before, and previous potions had never given him this feeling of his body being torn apart and reassembled. But even so, Ember could clearly realize that all this was an illusion - because he had no brain at all, he was just a ball of ash.

As if realizing that this change had no effect, Yu Jin could vaguely hear strange mumbling again, but it was very ethereal and vague, and there was no way to distinguish the specific words. The sound came from far away and seemed to become clearer and clearer, as if it was trying its best to make Yu Jin hear its meaning.

This voice was like a thread, spreading out from the unknown depths of darkness, trying to drill into Yu Jin's "brain" with a strong desire. Yu Jin frowned slightly, wanting to enter someone else's house without even knocking on the door?

In the blink of an eye, a faint flame rose from the 'spiritual world'.

The thread disappeared into the flame like a moth to a flame, without causing any impact. Almost at the same time, a large amount of pure knowledge echoed in Yu Jin's mind, allowing him to understand how to use the "Recorder" ability:
The mutated 'brain' reproduces the extraordinary ability used by the target, and then drives some activated cells to form corresponding symbols, patterns and logos to complete the storage. This is "I came, I saw, I recorded", using the spirit as a pen and the spirit as paper. This is almost the same as the ability of Fors's 'Lemano's Travel Notes', but it is not surprising. After all, that notebook was originally made with the extraordinary characteristics of the recorder.

But Yu Jin frowned for some reason. Although when a Beyonder gets promoted, the corresponding ability of his sequence will appear in his mind, which is similar to the "memory inheritance" contained in the blood of those extraordinary creatures. But the "thread" that tried to drill into his mind was obviously not part of the memory inheritance.

According to Archbishop Anthony, this should also be the so-called spiritual remnant, and the source of loss of control and danger, but Yu Jin did not think that the so-called spiritual remnant could affect him! It was not like the spirituality left over from the time of the extraordinary creature, but more like someone was actively drilling into his body - to use a more appropriate metaphor, Yu Jin felt that someone was taking over his body.

Anthony saw Yu Jin open his eyes and said with a smile:

"It seems that you adapt quickly."

"Sorry, I was thinking about something."

It took Ember a while to come back to his senses and he responded apologetically.

Anthony smiled and waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mind.

Soon he took out another box from the drawer, which contained two extraordinary materials, the blood of the Black Abyss Demon Fish and the egg of the Agate Peacock. In addition, there were some auxiliary materials. These were the extraordinary materials required to prepare the Assassin Path Sequence 7 Witch Potion. They could be prepared by mixing them into 80ml of pure water.

But Anthony did not rush to mix the potion. Instead, he closed the box and pushed it towards the embers.

"Your Excellency."

Anthony smiled and said, "I think you can try to mix this potion yourself."

Yu Jin glanced at Anthony and nodded slightly: "Okay."

Yu Jin grabbed the wooden box in his hand, and the ring on his hand instantly emitted an illusory light of light blue, and his figure disappeared. This scene made Anthony a little stunned, and it took him several seconds to react, and he looked deeply at the place where Yu Jin disappeared.

It seems that His Excellency the Favored One should have a magical item made by the Beyonder characteristic of "Traveler". This means that His Excellency the Favored One has probably already contacted the Abraham family.

……

At the same time, outside the luxurious villa of Earl Hall.

Yu Jin appeared silently beside the wall outside the villa, and walked along the wall to the main entrance of the villa, conveying the message of his desire to visit to the servant at the door. The servant obviously recognized Yu Jin, and did not dare to neglect him, and quickly entered the house.

After a while, the butler came out from the living room and said respectfully:
"Viscount Black, Earl Hall and the others are enjoying breakfast. Please follow me."

"Thank you."

Yu Jin nodded slightly and followed the housekeeper into the house. As soon as he arrived in the living room, he saw Audrey and Susie coming out from the direction of the dining room. The housekeeper was slightly startled, and immediately realized that his job had been taken away. He showed a kind smile of understanding and turned to leave the living room.

"follow me."

Audrey was stared at by the servants, and her cheeks immediately turned red. She whispered something and went upstairs.

Yu Jin shrugged and followed the girl to the small living room upstairs, next to Audrey's room. Susie followed in happily and closed the door behind her.

"What happened?"

Audrey's fake blush disappeared and she asked in a low voice.

Yu Jin was brief and to the point, directly stating the purpose of his visit:

"I would like you to help me mix a potion."

Audrey blinked, and after confirming that Yu Jin was not joking, she nodded slightly:
"it is good."

Susie squatted on the ground, silently observing the two, wagging her tail and lost in thought. Isn't it simple to mix potions? Just mix the extraordinary materials with pure water. Audrey always does it this way. This kind of thing is the same no matter who does it. Why do you have to ask Audrey for help for such a small matter? Could it be that...

Susie's face suddenly showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and a smile that seemed to indicate that they were supporting a couple appeared on her face - if someone saw a dog with such an expression, they might be scared.

"All right."

Audrey prepared the potion quickly and skillfully, and asked curiously:
"Is this the Recorder's potion?"

She knew that Yu Jin was already a Sequence 7 astrologer, so she asked this question.

"No."

Ember shook his head and said, "This is a witch's potion recipe."

"Eh? Witch?"

Audrey, who had just prepared the potion, trembled and asked hesitantly, "If I remember correctly, this seems to be a potion that can turn a man into a woman..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw an urn with intricate patterns appearing out of thin air in Yu Jin's palm. It was the urn of the Kulala sisters. Before Audrey could react, Yu Jin had already poured the potion on the ashes.

"Audrey."

Yu Jin suddenly asked, "Do you have any extra clothes?"

"Eh?"

Audrey was stunned for a while, somewhat doubting her ears.

"Not that I want to."

Yu Jin shook his head, and a small spirit-calling bell appeared in his palm. Along with the crisp ringing sound, two small jellyfish appeared out of thin air. The next moment, the two small jellyfish floating in the air changed with a "bang" sound - from the originally white and pink jellyfish, they turned into two little girls with fair and delicate skin.

It's just that they seem, probably, possibly, perhaps, as if they have no clothes.

Well, that's why Bishop Anthony didn't just mix the potion directly.

Audrey's eyes lit up, and she stared at the two little girls flying in the air. Although she didn't say anything, Susie, who had become a mind reader and was silently observing the two, read a hint of information from the girl's face:
"So cute! I really want a pet like this!"

Susie's wagging tail suddenly stopped, her expression gradually changed, the smile on her face froze, her eyes were full of innocence and grievance, so love will disappear, right?
(End of this chapter)