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Having received the answer he wanted, Aaron no longer lingered.
He returned to his room and retrieved his divination pendant through the bestowal.
Aaron glanced in the direction of the Factory District, his eyes flickering as he suppressed the urge to go tonight.
A strong, abstract oil painting scene emerged around his body, and his form became ethereal and disappeared.
After all, he wasn't going to harvest a Beyonder characteristic of an Artisan, but rather to recruit that Artisan to work for him.
Naturally, he needed to be fully prepared so that the Artisan would have no reason to refuse.
Aaron tirelessly ran all over the East Borough, using divination to determine the precise locations based on the double intelligence provided by Kaspars and Darren.
He would find a small gang leader, knock them out directly, pin a note with their accusations and crimes to their clothes, and then throw them directly in front of the nearest police station.
He would immediately teleport to the next one, skillfully knock them out, pin the charges, and throw them at the police station.
It was an assembly line operation, extremely smooth, giving Aaron the illusion of screwing bolts in a factory.
Under this almost insane efficiency, the police stations throughout the East Borough were in chaos, and Aaron's Sheriff potion was nearing the end of its digestion.
In the East Borough, Aaron casually threw the unconscious scoundrel he was holding in front of the police station, and thoughtfully knocked on the door to prevent the scoundrel from catching a cold lying on the street in the middle of the night.
Aaron sighed, lamenting that his saintly heart had acted up again, then gave the unconscious fellow on the ground a kick before teleporting away and returning to his bedroom.
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After a night of rest, Aaron felt refreshed.
The spirituality consumed yesterday from constantly using the mask to shuttle through the Spirit World to digest the last part of his Sheriff potion had recovered.
Aaron took out the Interrogator potion he had already prepared, a light blue, semi-gelatinous liquid with faint streaks of light passing through it, as if lightning from the depths of consciousness.
Aaron stared at the potion in front of him and suddenly remembered something.
He put down the divination pendant hanging from his right hand and divined the result of his advancement.
After receiving a good revelation, Aaron exhaled slightly and drank the potion in one gulp.
The potion had no taste going down, only a slight spiciness.
Suddenly, a chill shot straight to his head.
Aaron felt as if his brain had been struck by lightning, and he sensed currents of electricity coursing through the depths of his consciousness.
In this sensation that made even his spirit body tremble continuously, Aaron saw the magnificent palace above the dark golden mist more clearly, and a strange feeling arose spontaneously, only to disappear in an instant.
Aaron suddenly opened his eyes, clutching his head, breathing slightly, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.
After a while, Aaron finally calmed down and slumped onto the sofa.
"As expected of an Interrogator! Is this the feeling of a Mid-Sequence Beyonder?" Recalling the feeling of his spirit body twitching just now, Aaron couldn't help but wince.
Collecting his scattered thoughts, Aaron began to delve into understanding the Beyonder abilities he had gained after advancing to Sequence 7 Interrogator.
First, he gained mastery in the use of various weapons and became an explosives expert.
He also received a certain degree of physical enhancement.
Furthermore, whether it was the convincing charm and authority of a Sequence 9 Arbiter, the extra perception on the extraordinary level, or his inherent combat abilities, all received a great degree of magnification.
At the same time, he also gained two active skills.
The damage of both skills was determined by the digestion progress of the potion and the extent of spirituality consumption.
Ability 1: Spiritual Penetration: This is not a Beyonder ability that interferes with thoughts or affects the mind, but a direct means of attacking the spirit body.
Essentially, it acts on the "mind body," and its target is the "spirit body."
It can bring pressure on the spirit body level, consuming spirituality to condense spirit and pierce the target's spirit body, directly attacking others' minds and causing temporary dizziness.
Ability 2: Whip of Pain: Makes the target feel currents of electricity coursing through their mind, forming a barbed whip that constantly lashes at the soul.
This "taste" is both painful and numb, as if originating from the depths of the brain, making one unable to resist, only trembling and having their knees go weak.
Aaron was very satisfied with his post-advancement abilities, especially the temporary control effect brought by Spiritual Penetration combined with the possession and manipulation provided by the wraith-like Spirit World creature within the death mask.
Continuous control would be enough to buy time to use Mystical Items or Sealed Artifacts against enemies.
Aaron calculated that even if he didn't use the gifts left by the God Almighty and the Door within the Sefirah, his current items and methods alone would be enough to deal with ordinary Sequence 6 Beyonders.
Even if he had really bad luck and encountered a Sequence 5 Beyonder, he could still escape if he couldn't win.
"Indeed, strength is the foundation of everything," Aaron sighed slightly as he looked at the morning sun outside the French window, then instructed his butler to prepare a carriage to the East Tucker Manor in the suburbs.
Accompanied by the clatter of hooves, the carriage stopped outside the East Tucker Manor.
Aaron stepped out of the carriage and, without further ado, took out the token given by Varna and activated its aura.
A man in black appeared out of thin air beside Aaron, his pale golden eyes looking at Aaron.
Joseph Weil was speechless; this kid came to him every few days.
Did he really think that he, a demigod, had no dignity at all?
Joseph Weil was about to say something when he felt Aaron's unconcealed and overflowing spirituality, and his face twitched slightly.
After a while, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "What's the date today?"
Aaron's face was beaming with a bright smile as he smugly replied, "July 18th, 1346."
"If I remember correctly, this kid only advanced to Sequence 8 Sheriff last month when the Grain Act was abolished.
It's only been a little over a month, and he's already advanced to Sequence 7?" Joseph Weil couldn't help but be a little astonished.
After satisfying his mischievousness, Aaron no longer provoked this somewhat rigid family demigod.
He became serious and got straight to the point, slowly saying,
"I've discovered the exact location of an Artisan.
He does not belong to the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery.
I believe you understand what I mean and the value he represents."
"I want to bring him under my command, so I'd like to bring a powerful and influential expert to back me up, like you.
That way, I can recruit him in a very friendly manner."
Joseph Weil's pale golden eyes narrowed slightly.
He did not refuse Aaron's request, but merely asked in return,
"These are just your best-case scenarios.
What if he's unwilling?"
Aaron's expression turned cold.
He put down the divination pendant hanging from his right hand and said lightly,
"Then kill him, confine his spirit body, and I will forcefully perform a dream divination for that Artisan's potion formula."
Joseph Weil nodded slightly in approval of his approach, then his figure disappeared, leaving only a sentence floating in the wind: "I will follow you throughout the day today.
You can also dispatch the family's Beyonder guard when you act."
A moment later, a team of a dozen black-clad guards emerged from the estate, riding in two other carriages, with Aaron's carriage leading the way, heading towards Selesfis Street in the Factory District.
Aaron planned to make some arrangements before taking action.
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