When Klein's eyesight returned to normal, Cresta Cecimaa smiled and said:
"You can move around now and adapt to the changes in your body. Find the core abilities brought by the 'Jester' potion."
Klein nodded and thought that perhaps he needed the guidance of a senior minister, so he didn't care that there were people present and took a step forward, twisting his body, swinging his arms, pulling his shoulders, and suddenly delivering a straight punch.
Pah!
He heard the crisp sound of the fist breaking through the air currents. He felt that the forward momentum was far beyond his expectations.
At that moment, he was like sitting on a train with an emergency brake, his entire body suddenly losing balance and falling forward.
Oh no! I'll leave behind the same black history as Leonard... A thought flashed through Klein's mind, and he was already prepared to fall, but at that moment, he realized that in this situation, he could still effectively control his muscles, his body, and his center of gravity!
The spine, tendons, ligaments, etc. all exerted force simultaneously. In an instant, he adjusted his center of gravity and stood steadily in a twisted posture.
Hmm... Klein, who had gained some understanding, did several more sets of movements, confirming that his biggest change was a significant improvement in body coordination. Without any special circumstances, there would be almost no obvious imbalance.
"It feels like a top-heavy balance... You can perform acrobatics... Walking on water pipes is not a difficult thing... I suppose it's the 'Jester' potion..." Thoughts flashed through Klein's mind, and he tested the extent of improvements in strength, agility, and speed.
"Um, it won't be worse than Teacher Gowan's current condition. After fully adapting and conducting targeted practice, there will definitely be an improvement... And with my current control ability over the body, my combat skills will also become easier..." Klein stopped his movements and nodded thoughtfully.
In his original thoughts, it would take about half a year to barely become a good fighter, an ordinary person's definition of a good fighter. But after taking the 'Jester' potion, he thought that perhaps in a month, or even two or three weeks, he could become a proficient 'police officer' in combat.
This is the difference between extraordinary individuals and ordinary people.
The different "talents" of different extraordinary individuals, in a sense, have surpassed the human level!
Cresta quietly watched the newly appointed 'Jester' try out various movements until the other person completely stopped, and then gently nodded:
"It's indeed a potion for the combat field."
Before Klein could speak, he turned and asked:
"What did you hear just now?"
"I heard someone whispering 'Horancius'." Klein temporarily concealed the word "Fregla".
He planned to observe Cecimaa's senior minister's reaction first. If the other party was willing to tell about the Horancius Mountains and the Night Country, then he would add the missing information with the reason of hearing different content.
Cresta gave a barely visible nod and skipped this topic, reminding:
"Remember one thing, in the same sequence path, high-sequence strong individuals can, to some extent, influence the corresponding medium and low-sequence extraordinary individuals. Some of them, in a sense, are the demigods of the domain included in that path. The whispers or shouts you heard might be deliberately conveyed by them, filled with malicious intent."
"If this sequence still belongs to a demon god, then it's even more necessary to be vigilant. I just talked to Dunn, the night watchman who recently lost control in your team, is a similar situation."
Old Neil... The Hidden Sage... Klein's expression darkened, and he nodded firmly:
"Lord Cecimaa, I will remember. I won't be tempted by those whispers and shouts, won't be contaminated by them."
At the same time, he thought of another thing:
Could this be the reason why the church only provides the "Insomniac" and "Corpse Collector" paths and conceals most of the situations of other sequences? After all, the former belongs to the "Night Goddess" and is one of our own kind, while the "Death God" corresponding to the latter has already fallen... The reason why we can still choose "Spy" and "Diviner" is that these two occupations are auxiliary and can effectively make up for the deficiencies of the "Insomniac" and "Corpse Collector" paths in sequences 9 and 8, and they are themselves the starting points, with little cumulative influence...
But this cannot explain the fact that even the names of the potions, their corresponding characteristics, and what to pay attention to when encountering them are almost completely lacking...
At this moment, seeing Creste. Cesimati putting on the box and preparing to leave, Klein hurriedly gathered his thoughts and asked in a questioning manner:
"Sir Cesimati, I want to know how to play the 'Clown'. Is it necessary to go to the circus?"
Creste straightened his tall collar and smiled softly:
"According to the current philosophy, you have made a mistake of formalism."
"You must understand that the name of the potion does not only represent the profession, but also a category of people, people with common characteristics. For example, 'Diviner', we can describe it in another way, 'Those who observe fate but also respect fate', of course, as I mentioned earlier, the behavioral rules summarized by everyone who takes the same potion are somewhat different, you cannot completely refer to others' experiences, do you understand?"
Klein nodded thoughtfully:
"I roughly understand some of it. As long as you can grasp the essence, you can also play the 'Clown' in life?"
"Theoretically, that's right," Creste answered cautiously with his words. "... "I understand," Klein said, drawing a crimson moon on his chest. "Thank you, Lady Cecisma. May the goddess bless you."
Well, "The Joker" essence is... Not considering the various extended meanings of "The Joker" on Earth, just looking at the current world, "The Joker" is a profession of entertaining others through absurdity, such as funny makeup, exaggerated movements, and acrobatic-like performances? The core is absurdity or entertaining others, but it all feels not quite right... Maybe we should consider the court "The Joker" performers in the past? Klein thought silently, falling into confusion.
Creste glanced at him and also drew a crimson moon on his chest.
He said with a slight smile at the corner of his eye:
"May the goddess also bless you."
Just then, Klein suddenly had a kind of intuition, almost a premonition, that the next step of Lady Cecisma's Senior Deacon would be to take the left foot!
Then, he saw Creste carrying a silver-white box and stepping out with the left foot towards the alchemy room door!
One step, two steps, three steps... Klein watched as the other person walked out of the hidden door and disappeared into the underground passage.
This... He was initially stunned, then felt a strong joy.
"The abilities of 'The Joker' potion are even stronger than I imagined!
It can rely on intuition to predict the next move of the target!
This ability, combined with excellent coordination, outstanding agility and speed, and relatively strong power, equals what is called a skill-based combat? Klein thought with a sudden realization.
Well, this can be considered as a small manifestation of the 'Divinationist' ability in sequence 8, but it's not enough... This path should be the kind that gains a unique ability each time it ascends to a higher sequence... However, the premonition of intuition is fleeting, and it's impossible to grasp it every time... Of course, this is already strong enough, and if you grasp it once, there's a high possibility of turning the situation around... Ah, right, when the negative effects of 'The Joker' potion decrease to a controllable level, I have to try my own 'Summoning' ritual again. I almost forgot about this... Well, it must be the captain who infected me!
Among various thoughts, Klein once again examined himself, exploring whether 'The Joker' potion brought other abilities.
According to the internal records of the night watchmen, if the potion makes the drinker master certain spells, then this sequence holder can vaguely perceive what specific ones they are, like being infused with knowledge.
"But I didn't have them. That is to say, the 'The Joker' sequence is indeed as described in the internal records of the night watchmen, not having the ability to cast spells quickly... The meaning of cunning is that I can effectively control facial expressions and body language, and lies are easier to convince people?" Klein moved his neck and carefully analyzed his own situation.
At this moment, he couldn't help recalling the tailcoat "The Joker" performer he had encountered before, whose peculiar and diverse spells left a deep impression on him:
"Well, this member of the Order of Mystics seems to be an extraordinary person of sequence 7. The reason for dressing as a 'The Joker' was purely to conceal his face, so as not to be wanted for arrest later... No wonder he could maneuver with two sequence 7 and one sequence 8 for so long... If he hadn't interpreted that I wasn't affected and been sealed by the '2-049' control device, I wouldn't have been able to defeat him even with ten of them..."
"Of course, 'The Joker' is not completely without spell abilities, there are still some spell-like abilities..." Klein turned sideways to the long table and picked up the piece of paper with the "The Joker" recipe.
His eyes deepened, and his wrist twitched, throwing the paper out.
Plop!
The soft paper seemed like a flying knife, piercing into the wall of the alchemy room!
"From now on, you can always carry a deck of Tarot cards with you, you can divination, and you can use it as a weapon." Klein redirected his attention and gathered up the remaining items left from the potion's preparation.
After handling these, collecting the remaining materials and burning the recipe of the potion, he exhaled and stepped out of the alchemy room, closing the hidden door casually. Because of the matter involving Old Neil, he is not in the mood to try entertaining everyone in an absurd way for now. He plans to wait until the slight overflow of the "Clown" potion is reduced by meditation before proceeding.
Sigh, it will be a completely new experience... Anyway, I am no longer a pure support staff... Well, Old Neil has passed away, and among the members of the Tinggen Night Squad, the only one who can do support is me. The Sanctuary should send at least one "Secret Keeper" or "Divinationist" from another place to us... Klein walked along the dimly lit corridor illuminated by elegant gas lamps, quietly approaching the stairs, and slowly made his way back to Blackthorn Security Company floor by floor.
Then, he saw the sunlight in the night watchman's entertainment room.
The sunlight shining through the bulging windows, pure and warm sunlight.