Chapter 268 - Chapter 268: Chapter 258 Mr. Brandy and the "Snacks Merchant (2/2)
“You’ve transitioned much easier than Abel in these three days,”
“He’s a battle-hardened soldier and much stronger than you, enduring for so long before becoming my puppet…”
“It mainly comes down to power, I suppose. Although it’s only a difference of one level, the resistance to my abilities is significantly greater. It seems like controlling this number and level of Extraordinary Exponents is the limit for me.”
The 3rd Squad Leader stood in place, her eyes bloodshot, seemingly void of thought, just like Abel Leone who stood nearby.
After a while, several members of the Words of Tranquility emerged from Abel Leone’s shadow.
They had long been aware of the Night Watcher’s investigations but had not taken any action on their own due to the uncertainty of resolving it, instead waiting for Mr. Brandy’s return.
Their paper pieces flew out too, communicating through text without making a sound.
The man leading them, with long white hair and a black eye patch, bowed deeply.
“The Tempest Church and Salvation Church do indeed pose a troublesome presence here, and the Fischer family is a minor hindrance. However, our target has changed; we no longer need to control the East Coast Province.”
“We just need to wait for the completion of that ritual, and then everything will end, and everyone will find ultimate peace.”
The Words of Tranquility have high standards for their Priests; one must be at the Monarch Level to serve.
“Mr. Brandy” is one of the Priests of Tranquility, and the important Forbidden rare artifact he possesses is still in the hands of a few ordinary members.
With that object in hand, Mr. Brandy could have a good chance of victory even against opponents who are also of the Monarch Level.
However, using a Forbidden rare artifact with a three-digit number comes with a huge price.
The last crawling text on their papers was identical.
“Praise the Songster.”
“Praise the Songster.”
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At the Fischer family, Lilian held an unassuming box and said calmly,
“Colin, as usual, this money is to be given to the Lions, so make a trip to the Lion clan soon.”
Even now, because there hasn’t been an outright “falling out,” the Fischer family still pays a large portion of its profits to the Leone family annually.
Those profits have always been more than what the Fischer family retains for itself.
So, when she heard that Viscount Bast had been killed by his father, Lilian felt a touch of excitement deep within.
Because she knew all too well that the powerful Lion unquestionably was a massive stumbling block to the continued development of the Fischer family.
“Hmm, I understand,” Colin nodded slowly.
Lilian fell silent for a moment, then suddenly said,
“Speaking of which, Colonel Abel’s mental state has been deteriorating over the years. I don’t know what exactly is happening, but he certainly has a bone to pick with us.”
Lilian paused briefly and continued, “Colin, at least for the current stage, we can’t have any conflict with the Lion clan, do you understand?”
Colin was slightly stunned; the Great Priest’s phrase “the current stage” was quite profound.
While the future remained unclear, he was very aware of one thing: the current Fischer family couldn’t afford to offend the Lions.
“I understand,”
He nodded lightly, signaling that he would definitely complete the order.
In fact, just the previous night, Colin had successfully ascended to the 3rd Rank of the Path of Contract, known as “Snacks Merchant.”
Power of Consecution “Snacks Merchant.”
Its image in the Spirit Realm was that of a chubby, affable old man emanating warm orange light as he made snacks.
The promotion ritual involved selling to a hundred different people on the same day; doubtless, the difficulty was not high.
Karl had issued a Divine Command to inform Lilian of all the rituals for the first five steps of the God Pantheon stairway, hence Colin’s rapid advancement.
Colin’s physical attributes increased by 20, Spiritual Power increased by 50, and he gained two different Extraordinary traits: “Mysterious Olfactory Ability” and “Delicious Snacks.”
The first was Mysterious Olfactory Ability, which entailed not just the typical sense of smell, but the special ability to detect many traces and intelligence clues in the mystical field.
For instance, Spirit Aura or residues of Extraordinary power, even the most concealed scents were now detectable by Colin.
Even a single drop of dried blood could reveal the owner’s location miles away.
The other ability was “Delicious Snacks.”
As a “Snacks Merchant,” he naturally could create delicious snacks, with Extraordinary Exponents able to use Spiritual Power to produce various types of Delicious Snacks.
Biscuit-type snacks could restore life force, chocolate-type snacks could restore mental power, and bread-type snacks could replenish Spiritual Power, and so forth…
Additionally, these snacks could be maintained for several days, allowing anyone to carry them.
They wouldn’t immediately disappear or lose their efficacy; only after days would the Extraordinary power within the “Delicious Snacks” slowly diminish, eventually expiring.
Their sustained effect was also very long-lasting, maintaining at least for several hours until fully digested. Furthermore, different varieties of “Delicious Snacks” could take effect simultaneously within one person’s body.
Although almost devoid of direct combat ability, in a support role, “Delicious Snacks” is indeed a very potent Power of Consecution, and the effects of the “Delicious Snacks” would grow stronger as the Extraordinary Exponent became more powerful.
Extraordinary Exponents of the highest echelons of the Path of Contract could even create baked confections that might bring the dead back to life.
Of course, such mind-boggling feats had nothing to do with the present Colin.
He needed to organize a caravan to travel to the Leone family in Fein City to deliver a large sum of money.