Chapter 2: Sequence 9, Spectator/Audience
Adam frowned, considering the possibility. He looked at the paper in front of him, which displayed three lines of honorific names.
Undoubtedly, this refers to Grisha Adam, the Visionary. The last two honorific names are not Adam's own, but rather his former self from the second era, and his corrupted self.
In the final part of Lord of Mysteries Book 1, Adam merges with his humanity and holds the authority over the Hanged Man, thus giving himself the honorific name of "The Degenerate Nature of all Living Things."
And with the power of the Chaos Sea, he can envision the other three uniquenesses of the Sun, Tyrant, and White Tower pathways and ascend to half a great old one.
The point is, Adam's natural strength in the end, without the Chaos Sea, is the Visionary pathway and the Hanged Man pathway.
"So, if I remember correctly, Adam should hold authority over the Visionary and the Hanged Man, right?"
Knock...knock...knock...
Adam slowly woke from his thoughts and looked toward the knocking on the door. When he looked, he saw a man he was quite familiar with.
"Adam...are you okay?" Xu Lie asked worriedly.
For the past few days, the distress of this six-year-old boy, the son of his friend who died in a terrorist attack, had been audible almost every night. Xu Lie could only sigh softly as he woke up every night to the sound of Adam's cries and screams.
He had visited Adam several times and tried to comfort him. Although he was no longer crying, his condition had worsened. He was worried because he suddenly felt so calm today.
There was no crying or the frightened voices he had heard a few days ago. At first, he thought Adam was slowly calming down. But he still tried to visit Adam to check on him.
"Uncle, I'm fine. I feel fine. Thank you for your concern." Adam put on a pitiful face and bowed in gratitude to the uncle in his memory.
From an angle Xu Lie couldn't see, Adam subconsciously entered spectator mode and observed every expression and facial movement Xu Lie made.
Even with just a glance, Adam could tell that the uncle in front of him was genuinely worried about him. Furthermore, he also seemed relieved when he heard Adam's answer.
"Spectator!"
"There's no mistaking it, analytical, observational, inferential, and identification skills, especially a spectator's primary skill, body language analysis. These are all the abilities a spectator possesses." Adam thought.
Furthermore, his memory was so clear, and he could easily recall things. Even these original body memories seemed familiar to him, as if they had become part of him.
This meant that right now, he was a beyonder. A man who walks in the path of no returns, with every actions of themself will changes oneself and will becomes something that is not you.
A beyonder who had to fight against madness and insanity beyond human comprehension. Evey promotions to fight the madness only leads to greater madness and insanity.
"Let's think about it after I meet Uncle Xu Lie."
Xu Lie slowly shook his head and hugged Adam's small body. "What a silly child. You don't need to hold back your emotions. You know? I was so scared when you suddenly became so quiet today. I was afraid you wouldn't be able to hold it all in and decide to do something truly dangerous."
"But thank goodness, you're okay."
Adam nodded slowly but said nothing. After a while, Xu Lie released Adam and invited him to go to a restaurant for dinner.
Adam didn't refuse, simply nodding. His state remained unchanged. He assumed the persona of a child who had lost his parents in an accident. Under the immense trauma and stress, the child closed off his heart and didn't easily speak.
It was as if he stood outside of society, simply observing his surroundings like a spectator or an audience member, looking at everything from an outsider's perspective.
In this state, he could feel the effects of the potion slowly digesting. Although the amount wasn't much, this digestion was constant.
"Tsk, no wonder Audrey can digest Spectator potion so quickly. The rule of acting for a spectator isn't that hard." Adam clicked his tongue but didn't express his thoughts.
Outwardly, he appeared quiet and unwilling to speak at all. Even Xu Lie considered this normal and didn't pressure Adam to be more cheerful.
So after the meal, Xu Lie simply smiled and chatted about various things. Mostly, he was the one talking, and Adam only nodded a few times and answered with a "yes."
Adam could see that Uncle Xu Lie was trying to distract him from his parents' death. Even though they weren't Adam's real parents, but rather the parents of this body, Adam still nodded.
"Oh, by the way, you're awakening your martial spirit tomorrow, right? Don't worry, Uncle will accompany you, and we'll celebrate together," Xu Lie said happily.
Adam paused for a moment and slowly nodded. "Um, I wish I could become a Spirit Master!"
He clasped his hands together, his expression bitter. His eyes showed murderous intent, and his teeth gritted. This expression completely out of place with Adam's handsome face.
Uncle Xu Lie could only sigh. He looked at the young and handsome blonde kid in front of him, a face that reminded him of his deceased friends.
He really didn't want his friend's son to suffer the same fate and hold a grudge against the evil soul master.
He just wanted Adam to live a peaceful and happy life.