Mistbound Chronicles: Lumian's Legacy Novel Chapter 25

Lumian entered the old tavern and was surprised to find that the woman had gotten up and was enjoying breakfast at her usual spot in the corner.

She changed her clothes again, wearing a long brown dress with a stand-up tie and ruffles and a dark velvet hat placed aside, making her look like she had just returned from attending a salon in high society.

"So early?" Lumian calmed down and walked over.

The lady raised her head and glanced at him:

"Is it possible that I didn't sleep all night?"

"Perhaps." Lumian was not unfamiliar with this situation. After all, his sister Aurore often stayed up late when the deadline was approaching. He just wondered why the mysterious lady in front of him with unknown origins suddenly mentioned such a sentence.

He glanced at the other person's "dining table" and found that the food on the table was a cream soufflé dotted with some nuts, a very tempting baked muffin, a croissant, a cup of darker coffee and a piece of cat tongue cake.

My appetite is really good... But these things are really not something that Kordu can provide. Apart from Aurore, maybe only the chef in the administrator's family can cook... Lumian sat down and casually said:

"They're all desserts."

The lady nodded seriously:

"Intis's desserts really taste good, and there are many kinds. Even if you have some for breakfast every day, you won't have to repeat them for a month."

After saying that, she took a bite of the cat tongue cake, half-closed her eyes, felt for a while and said:

"This is one of the meanings of travel."

"Are you not from Intis?" Lumian took the opportunity to ask.

The lady smiled:

"I'm from Loen, but in the current situation, that doesn't matter."

In addition to steam machinery, factories and enterprises, and a large number of armies, Loen's only specialties are easy chairs, mint sauce, fried fish and potatoes, and beer made from pure snake fruit? Lumian, who is a pure Intis, suddenly remembered the words that everyone usually used to laugh at the Kingdom of Loen.

He said "hmm" and then said:

"I took care of the monster with the shotgun."

The lady took a sip of coffee and praised quite plainly:

"good."

For some reason, Lumian always felt that there was some strange emotion in the other person's eyes.

In the previous exchanges, he actually had a similar feeling. He thought that the other party was being playful and funny, but also had some hidden emotions, but he couldn't tell what it meant.

He continued:

"I got an abnormal crimson thing from that monster. Holding it will make me violent and full of rage.

"I thought it was definitely something involving supernatural powers, but it didn't follow me into reality."

The lady smiled:

"Having been in and out so many times, haven't you noticed that except for your own state, nothing else can be brought here?"

"Didn't you say that except for extraordinary things..." Lumian stopped before he finished speaking.

He thought about the pain in his body now, the injuries he suffered in the dream, and the corresponding memories that had not disappeared when he returned to reality.

After thinking for a while, he considered and said:

"You mean, after gaining extraordinary power through that crimson thing and turning yourself into an extraordinary person, the corresponding state that is different from normal people can be brought into reality?"

"Quite smart." The lady didn't even raise her head, still enjoying the cream soufflé.

"But won't the corresponding strength be weakened as a result?" Lumian frowned and asked, "The injuries I suffered in the dream were much lighter in reality."

"The status changes caused by extraordinary characteristics will not change." The lady raised her head, looked at Lumian and said, "That's why I said extraordinary things are excluded."

"Extraordinary characteristics..." Lumian chewed on the term.

He thought of the "extraordinary people" his sister said.

Can you become an extraordinary person if you acquire extraordinary characteristics? Lumian probably understood something.

Based on the explanation of the lady in front of him, he had further guesses about the special nature of the dream:

That ruin actually existed, or it was originally located somewhere in reality, and then fell into the depths of a big man's dream, so it has been developing naturally. And my dream is essentially a special passage, influenced by Are the special channels created by the influence of those symbols on the chest connected to the ruins?

According to this speculation, the appearance of my home there is equivalent to a mark left by my dreams when interacting with each other. It is a reflection of the place that I subconsciously think is the safest. Therefore, it will not be like the surrounding wilderness and the ruins. They are the same kind, like they are in different worlds...

The monsters dare not come in because they really can't. They are in real ruins, and my "home" is a blend of dreams and "reality". People without special marks cannot pass through the corresponding barriers... ....

That special mark only affects me, and the state I possess will be recorded and brought back to reality. At this time, things that do not involve extraordinary factors will decay, and those involved will not change, and death should also be... .

If this is the case, then there should be nothing scary in the dream home, but the origin of these symbols on the chest and the source of the scary sound also symbolize some kind of terror...

Lumian was silent for a while, while the lady opposite was enjoying her breakfast leisurely, not minding at all.

After coming back to his senses, Lumian asked:

"Then how should we use that crimson thing? Is it the extraordinary characteristic you mentioned?"

At the critical moment, he couldn't help but use the honorific.

The lady put down the coffee in her hand and glanced at him:

"I can give you a potion recipe, just follow it."

The generous gift made Lumian a little uneasy:

"Why are you helping me like this?"

The lady laughed:

"If I said it was fate, would you believe it?"

Don't believe it... Lumian subconsciously replied in his heart.

The anomalies in the village, the pressure like an approaching storm, and the desire for extraordinary power made him suppress his inner uneasiness and said in a deep voice:

"I believe."

Once an opportunity arises, you must try it decisively and try your best to seize it without hesitation or second-guessing!

The lady smiled, and the indescribable emotion in Lumian's eyes seemed to be a little stronger.

She took out a stack of sticky notes and a round-belly pen with a silver shell from her black lady's handbag, and started writing.

Soon, she stopped the pen in her hand, pulled off the top note and handed it to Lumian.

Lumian quickly took it and read it quickly:

"'Hunter' potion recipe:

"Main material: One copy of the 'Hunter' extraordinary characteristic;

"Auxiliary materials: 80 ml of red wine, one red chestnut flower (can be a specimen, or can be replaced with 10 drops of the corresponding essential oil), 5 grams of poplar leaf powder, 10 grams of basil;

"How to use: Drink directly."

Lumian kept the corresponding content firmly in his mind, then folded the note and put it into the inside pocket of his brown jacket.

After doing all this, he curiously asked:

"What does 'Hunter' mean?"

A hunter in the extraordinary sense?

"It is the name of the corresponding sequence." The lady took another sip of coffee, "I know you don't know much about occult science. Let me briefly explain to you. There are twenty-two paths to common extraordinary powers in our world. Through Obtain materials containing corresponding extraordinary properties and mix potions to obtain them. Each path has a total of 10 sequences, from sequence 9 to sequence 0. The smaller the number, the higher the level, and the stronger the ability.

"The extraordinary characteristics you obtained belong to the 'Red Priest' path and can only be used to deploy the corresponding Sequence 9 'Hunter'."

Lumian listened very attentively and blurted out:

"Then which path does my sister Aurore belong to and what sequence?"

"She is a Sequence 7 wizard of the 'Peeper' path." The lady replied nonchalantly.

She didn't mention how she knew.

Aurore is already Sequence 7? Yes, she has gained extraordinary power for several years... I was only at Sequence 9 after taking the potion, which is still a little behind her... I just hope that I won't be a drag when I escape from Kordu in the future. She... Lumian couldn't help but ask:

"Can I drink high-sequence potions directly, or drink sequence 9 today and sequence 8 tomorrow?"

"Theoretically, it is possible." The lady added after Lumian showed a look of joy, "But most of the people who do this will become dead or monsters, and not even one out of 10 million people may succeed. ."

"Become a monster?" Lumian was shocked.

The lady said with a "hehe" smile:

"Didn't your sister tell you that the path to transcendence is dangerous?

"After drinking the potion, if you don't control that power, you will either die from physical collapse or mutate into a monster. Why do you think the one you met is in human form?"

No wonder... Lumian finally understood what danger his sister was talking about.

But he was willing to face it.

"Is there no way to reduce this danger?" he asked.

The lady looked at him for two seconds and said:

"Yes, a firm will, good physical condition, and not too bad luck. As for the rest, you don't need to know yet, because you are the first one to get the magic potion."

"Good physical condition..." Lumian, who originally planned to go back to catch up on his sleep and drink the potion later, frowned.

He was still seriously injured in the dream.

The lady opposite nodded gently and said:

"Don't worry, wait until night, until the body's pain has basically subsided, then go to sleep."

"Uh..." Lumian asked thoughtfully, "As long as my body in reality is almost healed, the injuries in the dream will be completely recovered?"

You know, his body in reality is just a little sore, which is completely different from the injury in the dream!

"Yes." The lady confirmed Lumian's guess.

She continued:

"There is a lot of common sense about potions and the path to God. I will tell you after you finish drinking the potion and become a 'hunter'."

The path of God Lumian said doubtfully:

"Why don't you tell me now?"

The lady laughed:

"If you drink the potion and die, or turn into a monster, wouldn't it be a waste of my time to talk so much now?"

 Lumian had nothing to say.

He stood up, said goodbye and left.

Before taking steps, he asked again:

"Are you aware of anything unusual in the village?"