Chapter 222 Bullets (Thanks to livy 221 for rewarding the Silver Alliance again)
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Jebus, who was originally going to explain what "camera obscura" meant, was stunned for a moment and said:
"We are working hard to control the Carbonari Party and have made great progress so far."
As he said this, the member of the "Truth School" laughed:
"They are trying to overthrow the government and establish their own order. This is what we are happy to see and want."
"But isn't your goal to gradually control the government through upper-class people like Moran Avni?" Janna felt that Jebus's current statement was contradictory to his previous statement.
Jebus smiled in a teaching tone:
"Mature businessmen will not put all their eggs in one basket, and the same is true for outstanding careerists."
Upon hearing this, Lumian suddenly changed his question:
"According to what you just described, the 'careerist' mainly enhances the body, perception and spirituality. It seems that it does not involve the mind?"
Franka jumped in before Jebus could answer, and cooperated with a tacit understanding and smiled:
"No one stipulates that careerists need brains.
"This is different from conspirators. Careers emphasize ambition rather than the ability to realize ambitions. Outstanding minds are not a necessary quality for careerists.
"In history, we often see foolish careerists."
The two asked and answered questions, and Jebus didn't know how to respond.
Fortunately, Lumian did not continue this topic and brought the focus back to the Carbonari Party:
"Albert Goncourt is already yours?"
"Probably." Jebus answered uncertainly, "I am not responsible for the Carbonari affairs."
"Is it because of you 'brokers' that the 'Dream Seekers' charity organization can establish contact with the Carbonari Party?" Lumian thought of General Philip.
Jebus smiled again:
"Philip is a very ambitious man. He has wanted to unite various secret organizations from a long time ago. As a 'broker', as a 'shadow businessman', and as a 'careerist', of course we have to help him. Unfortunately, he
The plan was successful, but was exploited by others, and he disappeared in the ancient city that was sealed underground. Well, I don’t know if you know, but that is actually Trier in the Fourth Age."
"You guys..." Franka didn't know what she thought of, but she didn't say it out loud. She just sighed.
Only then did Lumian ask about the "black box":
"When you reach Sequence 5, what abilities do you have?"
Jebus' eyes still moved back and forth between the two witches:
“There is only one ability, ‘Black Box’, but it has two ways to achieve it:
"One is to directly create an invisible, peaceful back-box environment during combat and in emergencies, and force the fulfillment of one's own requirements by giving valuable items to the enemy, but without harming the other party or affecting the other party's other
state, and you have to act normal enough, otherwise it will be easy for the enemy who has 'agreed' to the black-box transaction to notice the problem and wake up.
"Well, this kind of black-box transaction is not necessarily successful. The more the target has the tendency and experience to get involved in gray areas, the higher the success rate. This can be judged by the ability of the 'broker' sequence to 'perceive gray'. If you are facing the sun
Even without the suppression of divinity, it is almost impossible for the 'Undark One' of the path to succeed."
"The One Without Darkness" is the name of Sun Path Sequence 4.
"Did you let me go through this kind of 'secret transaction' before?" Lumian suddenly realized.
"Yes." Yebus said frankly, "You have a lot of experiences involving gray areas, and you also have a strong tendency in this regard."
"You're really good at judging people!" Franka gave Lumian a "like" for Jebus.
"Although 'Perception of Gray' is an ability obtained by the Sequence 9 'Broker', it is really useful." Jebus said in a show-off manner, seemingly objective.
Jenna asked:
"What about another kind of 'black-box dealing'?"
Jebus smiled and replied:
"That takes a certain amount of time and cannot be used in combat or emergency situations.
"To put it simply, it is to use a barely enclosed space as the operating object to create a real camera obscura. In this camera obscura, we are one party to the transaction, the mysterious creatures hiding in the shadows and darkness, and the dangerous existence is the other party, but we
We will not know in advance who the transaction partner is, and we will not be aware of who is on the other side during the transaction. It may be someone we have dealt with before, or it may be from the unknown.
"In short, in this kind of black-box situation where we don't know who the transaction partner is, and we don't know how the demand will be satisfied through the transaction, if we put forward the demand and give the items requested by the other party, it is possible to get the desired result. As for this
How it is achieved is not important.”
"Can there only be two parties to a transaction?" Jenna asked inquisitively.
"No, it can also be a three-party transaction, a four-party transaction, or even more, as long as it conforms to the rules of black-box operations." Jebus did not skimp on his occult knowledge, "This kind of black-box operation may not be successful either. It depends on
The difficulty of the target is limited by the trading items provided. In addition, don't think that those mysterious and dangerous creatures will definitely keep their promises. There are many scammers among them and they have ways to escape the constraints of the black box."
"After completing very difficult things with the help of this kind of black-box operation, are there any additional risks?" Jenna thought of her own "powerful person's black box".
Jebus nodded solemnly:
"Yes, it depends on who the mysterious creature or dangerous being who provides you with secret help is, and whether it has any malicious intent. Once, I was unlucky for a whole week, and the 'Purifier' almost discovered that I was abnormal."
Jian Na nodded thoughtfully and muttered in her heart:
From this point of view, the "black box of the powerful" is a polluted and mutated version of the normal "black box". It is no longer the transaction object that makes demands, but we directly provide valuable items, but it can only simplify complex things.
, making difficult things easy, cannot be completed directly, and has considerable limitations...
The price of use is fixed to the fact that you will encounter a transaction from evil creatures such as devils in the future...
"What do you know about the 'Supervisor'?" Lumian asked a new question when he saw that the "obscura" had finished chatting.
Jebus looked troubled and made no answer.
Seeing this, Lumian changed the topic:
"What items do you have on you?"
Jebus glanced at Franka and took out a few bits and pieces from the hidden pocket of his clothes:
"This is a healing potion traded from the followers of the 'Great Mother', and this is the 'coma gas', 'awakening gas' and 'talking potion' traded from the followers of the 'Mother Tree of Desire'..."
Healing potions, poisons, occult smelling salts and "truth serum", these are all good things... Lumian looked at the four metal vials with different labels and nodded slightly.
His eyes then moved to Jebus's other palm, which contained six bullets:
The six bullets are all made of brass, but their surface patterns and colors are different. One looks ordinary, one has a bright tip, one seems to have been corroded by strong acid, and one shines with a faint green.
The light, one seems to have a bit of starry brilliance, and the other has a dull luster, as if it has been matte processed many times.
Jebus introduced enthusiastically:
"This is a pregnancy bullet, this is a highly poisonous bullet, this is a rot bullet, this is a debilitating bullet, this is an implosion bullet, and this is a deprivation bullet. I traded them all from different believers of gods."
Franka curiously pointed at the ordinary bullet from a certain distance and said:
"Is it the pregnancy bullet?"
"Yes, the people and animals shot by it will definitely be pregnant, and they will have corresponding symptoms soon." Jebus himself said with a little fear.
"There is no distinction between men and women?" Franka asked.
"No distinction." Jebus was sure.
"Eh..." Franka made a sound that was both disgusting and frightening, but also eager to try.
Jian Na asked very concernedly:
"It looks like an ordinary bullet. What if I make the wrong bullet?"
Jebus shook his head and said:
"It's unmistakable, it's very light, as if it's made of wood or clay."
Huh... Lumian and Anthony breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Lumian turned to point at the matte bullet and said:
"Is this depriving bullets? What does it do?"
The effects of other bullets still sound very clear, only the deprived bullets don't know what they are deprived of.
"Anyone hit or scratched by it will lose an extraordinary ability within a quarter of an hour. The specific kind cannot be predicted in advance." Jebus replied truthfully.
This can be combined with the ability of "Life Hunter", designated deprivation... Lumian looked at Jebus up and down and said, "There are no other items? As a 'Shadow Merchant', you don't even have a magical item.
?”
Jebus explained somewhat sheepishly:
"I only recently received the gift of the 'Obscura'. In order to complete the corresponding rituals and please the truth, I traded all the items I obtained, leaving only these.
"The rule of a businessman is that everything can be bought and sold!"
Poor guy... Franca mocked in disappointment.
Then she said to Jebus:
"Give us all these items. It is because of them that you have been involved in dangers and struggles at the spiritual level again and again. If you hand them over, you will be relaxed, safe, and gain a new life."
This was similar to Anthony's hypnotic words just now. Jebus chose to believe it and handed everything in his hand to Franka.
After Franka put away those items, Lumian looked around and said:
“Where is the headquarters of your ‘School of Truth’?
"Who is the 'supervisor' you directly report to?"
Upon hearing these two questions, Jiana, Franka and Anthony all quietly moved to Lumian's side.
Jebus hesitated for several seconds, and just as he was about to answer, his expression suddenly became distorted.
When Lumian saw this, he immediately said to Franka:
"Throw the statue over!"
Franka chose to do so, took out the bone statue of the "Original Witch" from the "Traveler's Bag" and threw it towards Jebus.
At the same time, she, Anthony and Jenna all grabbed Lumian's shoulders, arms and other places.
The next second, the figures of the four people disappeared from the spot.
Boom!
Jebus exploded from the inside out, and the shattered flesh and blood combined with the pale mist, turning into a strange blood mist.
The blood mist slowly settled, bypassing the bone statue of the "Original Witch" and seeping into the soil.
After a few seconds, Lumian and others "teleported" back.
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