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"How long will it take to extract the Beyonder characteristic layer by layer?" Klein quickly asked.
He could accept anything that didn't exceed a week; if it exceeded a week, he would have to ask Mr. World to take a leave of absence from the next Tarot Club.
"About one or two days."
This was Leyton's estimate based on how long Mr. Hughes had taken to help him separate Beyonder characteristics in the past.
Klein nodded quickly: "No problem, I'll bring it to you in a moment."
The dummy world manifested at the Tarot Club relied on the ability of a Marionettist, so Klein wasn't worried that the Beyonder characteristic left behind by Rosago, once extracted layer by layer, would no longer allow him to manifest the dummy world.
The topic then returned to the morning's anomaly:
"What did you do this morning? My intuition was touched at that time, and in a trance, I seemed to hear the chanting of a choir I had never heard before."
"I used a Mystical Reenactment spell on that mass of flesh and blood containing the True Creator's divinity; it might come alive in three days."
"Come alive!?" For a moment, Klein considered whether he should move out of Minsk Street.
Klein watched Leyton, wanting to see some clues on his face, even suspecting that he might have gone mad due to the Hidden Sage's influence, only that it was more subtly expressed.
Leyton endured Klein's gaze, waved his hand, and said:
"The effect of that Mystical Reenactment is to revive a person who has kept their body, soul, and Beyonder characteristic intact, in a brand new state after three days."
"As a True God, the True Creator's flesh and blood might exhibit this effect differently."
As Leyton spoke, Klein's expression grew stranger and stranger; he became even more suspicious that Leyton was a hidden lunatic influenced by the Hidden Sage.
A normal person wouldn't even conceive of experimenting with flesh and blood containing the divinity of an evil god, let alone putting it into practice.
"There won't be too much of a problem. The divinity contained in that mass of flesh and blood is limited. Even if what emerges in the end is a mad Monster containing divinity, the Hidden Sage can deal with it."
Under Klein's gradually wary gaze, Leyton offered an explanation.
Klein nodded expressionlessly, but silently grumbled to himself: "I didn't notice it before, but this guy also has a mad scientist side."
Klein didn't stay long, making an excuse to go back and retrieve the Beyonder characteristic left by Rosago before taking his leave.
After Klein returned to the house he rented across the street, he immediately set up a ritual, prayed to himself, and then responded to himself, taking out the all-black eye that the Beyonder characteristic left by Rosago had transformed into, which was placed above the Gray Fog.
He hastily ended the ritual, then took the small iron box containing the all-black eye to the house across the street, handed it to Leyton, and left without lingering.
Leyton watched Klein's departing footsteps, feeling that he left a bit too hastily, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.
Returning to the study, he found the ritual materials, quickly set up the ritual, and sent the small iron box containing the all-black eye into the Library in the Spirit World.
Then, through the connection between the ring and the Library, Leyton's consciousness also arrived in the Library.
The all-black eye was already in Mr. Hughes's hand. He seemed to be looking at something through it, remaining silent for a long time.
Leyton stood quietly to the side, not disturbing him. After a long while, Mr. Hughes finally put down the all-black eye in his hand and spoke:
"I didn't expect Evernight to choose to cultivate someone herself to compete for the Lord of the Mysteries. She has always been very bold and strategic, which makes me a bit interested in the one Evernight chose."
As Mr. Hughes finished speaking, he calmly glanced at Leyton, a faint smile on his lips, and continued:
"Actually, I'm more optimistic about Mr. Door, but unfortunately, he's too severely corrupted."
"However, compared to Amon, I'm more willing to support this little fellow cultivated by Evernight. You can come back tomorrow to pick up the extracted Beyonder characteristic."
Leyton quickly nodded, not asking how Mr. Hughes knew so much. He already had some suspicions and guesses about Mr. Hughes's identity.
Before leaving, he borrowed a few more books from Mr. Hughes, and after receiving permission, he immediately left the Library.
Then he rearranged the ritual and retrieved the books he had borrowed.
Holding the books, Leyton dragged a lounge chair onto the balcony, covered his face with a book, and fell into a deep sleep under the warm Sun.
The next day at noon, the Book Messenger came to inform Leyton that the Beyonder characteristic in the all-black eye had been completely extracted.
"Why is he so much more proactive when helping Klein than when helping me!"
Leyton grumbled inwardly.
After waiting for the Book Messenger to finish praising the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, Leyton set up a ritual and extracted all the Beyonder characteristics from the all-black eye.
There were five portions in total, lumps of Beyonder characteristic that were either deep blue, deep black, or black-green, laid out before him. Leyton squeezed the jelly-like Beyonder characteristic, then gently waved his hand, scattering a field of starlight.
The starlight transformed into transparent amber, encapsulating the Beyonder characteristics. Then, he carried the Beyonder characteristics and stepped into the Spirit World, arriving in Klein's living room.
Klein, who was still eating lunch, unhurriedly pulled out a chair nearby and pointed to it. He was already used to Leyton, who frequently appeared and disappeared through the Spirit World.
"The Beyonder characteristics in that all-black eye have all been separated."
Saying this, Leyton threw all five transparent amber he was holding onto the dining table.
Klein looked at the Beyonder characteristics of various colors in front of him, blinking. This was the first time he had seen so many Beyonder characteristics at once.
After picking up and examining each Beyonder characteristic, Klein handed the two portions belonging to the Seer and the Clown to Leyton:
"These are your reward. I don't need to repeatedly consume the Seer and Clown potions."
Leyton didn't refuse, directly taking the two portions of Beyonder characteristics Klein handed over. These two portions of Beyonder characteristics would be good materials for new figurines.
Klein had already obtained the True root and sap of the Mist Tree from Little Sun. Although the main ingredient was no longer needed, he could sell it off.
Klein put down his cutlery, quickly took out the supplementary ingredients he had prepared, and immediately began to concoct the potion.
Under Leyton's gaze, a potion was concocted that looked like fireworks constantly blooming, colorful, with many colors constantly spreading out and disappearing.
Leyton curiously examined the strangely shaped potion and couldn't help but say:
"What a strange color, like a pile of overturned paint buckets."
Klein didn't respond, but instead pulled out a one-pound gold coin from his jacket pocket, flicked it into the air with a clang, and then caught it.
After a simple divination and receiving a positive answer, Klein stepped back a few paces, sat on the sofa, quickly entered a meditative state, calmed himself, and then drank the potion in the bottle in one gulp.
Leyton quietly watched Klein, who had drunk the potion, from the side.
The other party remained calm, except for his slightly distorted expression.
After some time, Klein's skin began to change.
The skin on one arm was deeply wrinkled, like that of a centenarian, while the other arm lost its color and became transparent, even allowing one to directly see the blood vessels, muscles, and veins inside.
A layer of imperceptible purple light flashed in Leyton's eyes, and his vision suddenly became different. Every inch of Klein's skin, every muscle and bone, was seen clearly.
Leyton clearly saw Klein's body undergoing miraculous changes under the potion's transformation, with many strange, unknown symbols outlined in his flesh and blood.
Under the strong sense of being peeped at, Klein quickly recovered from the potion's effects.
As soon as his vision returned, he saw Leyton not far away, his eyes containing a layer of imperceptible purple halo, examining him.
He felt as if he had no secrets under the other party's gaze.
Then Klein noticed his strange skin, and his vigilance immediately rose as he warily observed the most obvious abnormalities of his arms.
"This is the potion transforming your body; it will return to normal after a short while."
Hearing Leyton's reminder, Klein breathed a sigh of relief.
After five or six minutes, everything returned to normal.
"No wonder every Beyonder is so cautious when it comes to advancement."
"I only chose to advance after thoroughly digesting the Sequence 8 potion, and there were still such severe side effects. Those Beyonders who rely on time to digest their potions…"
Leyton walked to a chair and sat down, casually saying:
"The world of Beyonders is just that cruel! Of course, there are also some lucky ones who can digest potions even by swallowing them raw."
"Swallowing potions raw?" Klein's expression became a bit strange. He thought no one would be foolish enough to swallow a potion raw.
Leyton waved his hand slightly, not discussing the topic further. Lucky ones were Key of Light's concern, not theirs.
"Show me your Beyonder abilities; I'll analyze them."
Leyton reminded Klein. This was a deal that had been made long ago.
"Okay." Klein nodded slightly.
With just a brief thought, the spell-like abilities mastered by a Magician automatically appeared in his mind.
Klein lightly snapped his fingers, "Boom!" A stack of papers on a nearby tea table spontaneously ignited, erupting into a large ball of flames. Flames also immediately shot up around Klein, tightly enveloping his body.
The next moment, Klein's figure disappeared in the flames, only to reappear in another ball of flames. Klein walked out of the flames unharmed.
"Snap~" He snapped his fingers again, and an invisible air bullet shot out, shattering the glass cup on the tea table.
Immediately, the broken glass cup disappeared, and a perfectly intact glass cup reappeared on the dining table.
An illusion, Leyton recognized its essence with just a glance. The Eyes of Mystery Prying had a great advantage in this regard.
Klein demonstrated all the abilities of a Magician, except for the Paper Figurine Substitute which required prior preparation of paper figurines.
"Clap, clap, clap!"
"Very good!"
Leyton clapped and praised Klein's performance of his Beyonder abilities.
Under Klein's puzzled gaze, Leyton smiled and explained:
"A performance needs applause from the Audience; this is the source of feedback when you are role-playing."
Klein fell silent. He carefully felt the potion within his body; there was indeed a faint, though not obvious, sign of digestion.
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