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"You now represent the East Chester family. You must clearly understand the cost of every choice you make."
"If you have any other ideas, you can also propose them."
Aaron's eyes lit up, and he revealed a shy smile.
He took out a pale mask from within his clothes that he had prepared long ago. That's right, it was the Death Mask.
"Ancestor, I have a mask here from the Eggers family, descendants of the Death from the Fourth Epoch."
"But it's in a sealed state. Even my father didn't notice anything unusual."
"I hope you can help me break the seal and minimize the negative effects so that I can use it even now."
Varna, seated in the bronze high-backed chair, raised an eyebrow. 'Your father, a Demigod, didn't notice?'
'And you, a mere Sequence 9, did?' 'Hmm... a mask from the Eggers family?'
With a casual gesture, he summoned the pale mask. Crimson flames and silver-white lightning shot out from his brown eyes simultaneously.
They struck the pale mask directly. Phantom feathers, pale and stained with oil, emerged one by one, then vanished in the flames and lightning.
Varna closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment, his brows slightly furrowed. After a brief ponder, a drop of blood, seemingly containing flames and lightning, emerged from His fingertip.
It floated towards the pale mask and slowly merged into it.
The crimson flames and silver-white lightning also merged together, forming alternating crimson and silver-white patterns on the pale mask.
A satisfied and arrogant smile appeared on the face beneath the dark armor, seemingly extremely pleased with this creation.
He then said to Aaron in a nonchalant tone:
"This mask does indeed come from that Death. Its abilities are quite good after breaking the seal, and the negative effects are just so-so."
He glanced at Aaron, unconsciously adopting a mocking tone:
"Heh, although the negative effects are just so-so, they're not something a mere Sequence 9 can bear."
Aaron's face darkened. Although he knew this was likely the Hunter Pathway's inherent mocking instinct, he couldn't help but grumble inwardly.
'If you weren't my ancestor, if you weren't an Angel, I'd show you a thing or two about keyboard warriors and online trolls.'
'Speaking of which, could Medici's tragic end have something to do with maxing out his mocking skill points?'
Varna, in the high-backed chair, also realized His tone was a bit off, having mocked His own descendant.
Feeling that it might damage His image in the younger generation's eyes, He immediately continued in a nonchalant tone:
"This mask was likely sealed by an Angel of the Death Pathway, possibly for several centuries."
"The seal penetrated very deeply, and its essence was restrained, which is why your father didn't notice."
"The mask itself doesn't have any Beyonder characteristics of a very high Sequence."
"It was merely formed by mixing a Sequence 4 Undying Beyonder characteristic with a Sequence 6 Faceless characteristic."
"The troublesome part is that it's mixed with a trace of power at the Angel level from that Death Pathway Angel."
"While this enhanced the mask's abilities, it also brought about many negative effects."
"Therefore, I used My blood as a base and merged it with this mask."
"I sealed and limited the negative effects of this mask so you can use it."
As Varna spoke, He waved His right hand, and the mask flew into Aaron's hand.
Aaron paid no mind to the hint of boasting and pride contained within Varna's calm tone.
He hastily picked up the mask and closed his eyes to sense it.
Name: Death Mask
Ability 1: When wearing the mask, you can communicate with spirits in the surroundings, enslave and command them, connect with the Spirit World, and travel within the Spirit World.
Ability 2: Can store some vengeful spirits and spiritual bodies within the mask and release them during combat.
Ability 3: Can freely change physique and appearance, and imitate others' behavior.
Negative Effect: 1. If the mask is worn for more than 8 hours, it cannot be removed. The modified physique and appearance will become irreversible, and the body will begin to undergo a transformation into an undead state.
2. When wearing it, you will be subjected to corresponding ravings. The more and stronger the vengeful spirits and spiritual bodies stored, the greater the influence.
After sensing it with his eyes closed, Aaron couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
'Very practical abilities. If I can travel in the Spirit World, I won't need to Record the Traveler's abilities.'
'I just don't know if the teleportation distance is limited?'
'Is it a fixed-distance teleportation, or does the distance depend on the consumption of Spirituality?'
'Hmm... I can try it later.'
'But these negative effects are indeed very low.'
'Aside from the common issues of the Hunter Pathway, Ancestor is still very thoughtful towards His descendants.'
'It's not in vain that I've been thinking of acquiring that Sequence 1 Conqueror Beyonder characteristic for Him.'
'Sigh... a maximum of 8 hours of wear.'
'It inexplicably reminds me of the 8-hour workday from my previous life. I actually miss it a bit.'
'I don't need to worry about the ravings. My resistance to ravings is terrifyingly high.'
'Even if I were truly corrupted by it, one trip back to the Evernight Kingdom would clear it.'
'Hmm... using this mask will inevitably expose me to the influence of the undead.'
'It seems I need to get a Beyonder item from the Sun Pathway to carry with me to dispel this influence.'
'Unfortunately, my Sun Scepter isn't suitable for carrying around. Hmm... maybe I should ask Ancestor for another Sun Pathway Beyonder item?'
'Forget it, forget it. I just said I only needed Beyonder characteristics.'
'Asking for a Beyonder item now would be a bit inappropriate.'
'Besides, I can get low-Sequence Beyonder items from the Sun Pathway from my father. I won't trouble Ancestor with it.'
'Even when fleecing wool or harvesting leeks, you need strategy.'
'You can't just keep fleecing one sheep or keep harvesting one patch of leeks.'
'Sustainable development is the path to longevity.'
After silently reflecting, Aaron looked up at Varna in the bronze high-backed chair, bowed, and expressed his gratitude.
He then revealed a shy smile again and cheekily asked:
"Ancestor, if I were to encounter an Angel chasing me..."
Varna interrupted Him, lines of black appearing on His forehead. "Do you think every Angel is as idle as I am right now?"
"Does chasing a mere Sequence 9 like you require an Angel?"
"Don't beat around the bush with Me. Just state your idea directly."
Aaron gave a dry laugh, scratched his head sheepishly, and continued:
"Ancestor, I actually wanted to know Your honorific name."
"Some of my subsequent plans require Your assistance. I want to call upon Your honorific name to receive Your response and help."
Fearing that Ancestor might misunderstand, Aaron hastily added an explanation, speaking with a tone of boasting and reverence:
"It's not for Ancestor to personally fight others. It's just to give me some backing, that's all."
"I need an Angel to provide some support, and I can guarantee that every time I call upon Your honorific name, it will be related to my plans and be a very important matter."
"After all, a Grounded Angel like You could be called a subordinate deity back in the distant Second Epoch. Your time is extremely precious."
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