Chapter 90 - Chapter 90: Chapter 86 New Ability (2nd Update!) (2/2)

Once the trigger method and desired sound were set, it would emit the sound once the conditions were met.

Hmm, another auxiliary type of ability, Byrne contemplated how to make perfect use of it.

“Body Double” was an ability that somewhat surprised Byrne.

He could expend Spiritual Power to create a “Byrne” identical to himself, with an appearance completely the same, and even the touch of the skin felt no different.

However, Body Double Byrne had no mind of its own; Byrne had to set its pattern of behavior in advance, and the farther the body double was from him, the more Spiritual Power it consumed.

Ultimately, the body double possessed no Extraordinary power, its physical strength was no different from an ordinary person’s, and it would disappear at the slightest Heavy Strike.

“Shape-shifting”

An ability to exchange places with objects, and the targets for “Shape-shifting” could be anything within his line of sight.

But if he wanted to swap places with a being with a soul, the other party must harbor no subconscious hostility.

It was best to use a fixed gesture to make “Shape-shifting” easier to activate, otherwise, it would take nearly a second to initiate.

After contemplation, Byrne decided to consistently use “snapping fingers” to trigger Shape-shifting.

Of course, it did not mean he couldn’t use “Shape-shifting” without snapping his fingers, but the conditioned reflex formed by snapping fingers made it much quicker.

Quick enough to advance the activation time by half a second, which he found very useful.

“It’s a pity, though, half a second is still too slow, it would be nice if it could be faster.”

After several days and nights of testing, Byrne accurately deduced that the improvements to his comprehensive quality from reaching the 3rd Rank were 70.

The physical enhancement from being a “Mysterious Scholar” was a full 20, even higher than the 2nd Rank “Duelist” of the Path of Conquest.

Keep in mind that “Duelist” was a purely close-combat oriented Consecution.

Meanwhile, his Spiritual Power surged crazily, more than three times as much as when he was a “Pharmacist,” confirmed to be around 50.

Byrne could clearly feel that the Spiritual Power he once possessed was extremely meager; he indeed had become much more powerful now!

Not only the new powers he acquired, but the effect of his former Extraordinary ability “Speed Sketching” also improved significantly.

“Now, I could easily defeat four or five of my past selves.”

He calmly remembered that robed man from the Sea God Cult, and the experiences from when he was involved in the encirclement still loomed large in his mind.

The current him could do better than that man, the Extraordinary Exponents of Consecution powers could not enhance themselves with battle skill nor spellcraft.

But their victory lay in obtaining sufficiently strong powers immediately upon ascension.

The three of them were filled with gratitude and admiration for the great Lord of the Lost and once again carried out a ritual to give thanks to the Lord of the Lost.

Subsequently, they discussed two rather important matters.

Byrne had read many books and was already well-versed in most laws of the Cyart Kingdom.

“According to the laws of the Cyart Kingdom, an Extraordinary from a knight clan who reaches the Transmutation level can pledge loyalty to the Royal Family and become a baron, then obtain territory and establish a private army,” he paused before continuing,

“Now that I have a level of power not inferior to a low-level Transmutation, it’s feasible for me to pretend to be an Extraordinary who advanced through the Spellcaster pathway.”

“All along, strength verification has been conducted by the major churches.”

“I’ve inquired before; because the East Coast Province falls mainly under the jurisdiction of the Tempest Church, we just need to pass the bishop’s inspection. However, usually, it would be the Assistant Priest of the Tempest Bishop who comes.”

It was that same Assistant Priest who had come to Nasir Town for the “Spawn of the Abyss” incident.

As a diligent person, Byrne had inquired about the real name of the Assistant Priest, Zayne Frosac, a member of the Frosac family, a great noble clan of Cyart.

Byrne thought for a moment and felt he should be able to handle the inspection, after which he could obtain a fief from the Royal Family.

“As for the second matter, often after an Extraordinary reaches the Transmutation level, they need to hold a suitably grand banquet, for people to come and congratulate.”

“And upon becoming a noble of Cyart, tradition also dictates a banquet. I propose to host both banquets together,” he added.

An Extraordinary noble family might have several Transmutation Extraordinaries, but there’s usually just one title; thus, becoming an Extraordinary overlord of Cyart is a cause for celebration once more.

Overjoyed, everyone agreed, and then Byrne dispatched Vanessa to the town’s Tempest Church, hoping the old priest could write a letter to His Grace the bishop.