Applications of the Talismans

Chapter 20: Applications of the Talismans

He first had everyone at Laboratory No. 2 wait.

Han Fei drove straight to the training base.

As soon as the car started moving, vehicles from many corners nearby inconspicuously followed him.

They merged into the sea of traffic.

They were all his security personnel.

Han Fei soon arrived at the base.

The outskirts.

Here.

On the surface, it was the training base for company security personnel such as Zhao Xin, but because the area was large enough, the other side was Han Fei's private training ground.

Han Fei had specially made a belt, embedding all six talismans into it. He covered them with material to secure them in place, while leaving six empty slots.

"First, the Rooster."

The power of levitation.

With a focused thought, Han Fei made a hundred-pound barbell float into the air before him.

It spun in midair.

Han Fei felt nothing at all.

Several more large objects rose into the air.

A truck.

An artificial rockery.

A road roller.

The entire sky was filled with a mass of floating objects, rising and falling.

It was a spectacular sight.

Only.

Han Fei's bodyguards were already feeling weak in the knees.

"Hmm, there aren't any objects left."

Looking at the things in the sky, Han Fei nodded and tried to make them move. The result was—

Floating was just floating. They moved rather slowly and could not be called flying at all!

"Tch, I'm missing a rabbit."

"Black Star, have you calculated the data yet?"

"According to calculations, the Rooster Talisman's levitation force currently exceeds one hundred tons. Its precise upper limit cannot be calculated."

Nodding, Han Fei controlled those objects and slowly lowered them all.

"Next is the Ox."

The barbell flew through the sky, and the artificial rockery rumbled.

"Data calculation in progress. More than one hundred tons; upper limit unknown."

"The Horse."

An arrow pierced a death-row inmate's body. Blood trickled out. A flash of white light passed, the arrow fell to the ground, and everything vanished, returning to normal.

Severed hands, hypnosis, dizziness...

"Data calculation in progress. Other than dead objects, all physical and mental injuries to living beings can be restored."

"Next is the Dog."

Light flickered in Han Fei's eyes.

A prisoner who looked exceedingly old was brought in.

Before Han Fei, the man regained his youth!!

His skin tightened, black hair sprouted thickly, and his posture straightened.

He changed from looking fifty years old into a young man in his twenties!

"Oh, I, I..."

Squelch!

A knife plunged through his heart.

"Argh!"

Under everyone's shocked gazes, the man's heart ruptured, yet he stubbornly refused to die, still struggling to stand.

Han Fei restored him with the Horse Talisman's power.

"Take him away."

"Dog plus Horse—that's true immortality." Han Fei muttered.

"Next is the Sheep."

To be honest, Han Fei was quite curious. Did a sci-fi world have souls?

In his impression, the Godly Superpower Universe seemed to have no such concept. The only vaguely similar thing was that fart god Carl's phantom body.

So, out of caution.

He still did not test it on himself this time and used another death-row inmate.

And this time, he did not show himself, instead hiding away.

Very soon, the death-row inmate suddenly collapsed.

"Black Star, monitor everyone present."

Not long after.

A guard standing watch with a gun in the corner suddenly showed a pained expression and clutched his head.

Very soon.

His gaze changed. Joy filled his face as he touched his body, looked around, and quietly moved toward the exit.

Sitting in the surveillance room, Han Fei nodded. "Alright, put away the talisman."

"Possessing someone by force is pretty impressive. Still, it looks like this world allows souls to exist."

That had been his main purpose for this test.

Otherwise, what if the soul was particleized or reduced to ashes the moment it left the body?

Before long, the man was dragged back.

Han Fei used the Sheep Talisman.

A light, drifting sensation came over him. He saw himself float out of his body and ride the wind outside. He touched left and right, but could not touch anything, passing straight through it.

After floating for a while, Han Fei remembered the important matter. He punched the restrained man, knocking his soul out.

The moment he was knocked out, the man looked bewildered. Then his face twisted with anger, but soon, as if he sensed something, he became terrified.

"Ah! I, th-this, wait, get closer to me! Don't leave me!"

That soul pressed tightly against Han Fei, not daring to move even one step away.

Grabbing the other's neck with one hand, Han Fei asked, "Speak. Why are you staying so close to me? What were you afraid of just now?"

"I, I suddenly felt like I couldn't be exposed to sunlight or blown by the wind, or I'd definitely die, definitely die. Only, only when I'm close to you do I feel safe." He trembled as he spoke, his voice filled with absolute terror.

Han Fei pondered for a moment, then suddenly shoved him away. He watched the other carefully and stepped backward.

The soul tried to rush over in terror.

"No! What are you doing? Please, please, I—"

Before he could finish, a gentle breeze passed by. To Han Fei, it was merely an ordinary wind; he could even drift freely with it. But the instant that soul came into contact with it, it was annihilated.

It did not even have time to let out a single cry of pain.

"Fuck!"

Han Fei immediately returned to his body.

He sat up, still shaken.

His hand gripped the Sheep Talisman tightly.

"Ten meters. A distance of ten meters."

After a while, Han Fei walked out of the room.

The guard and the prisoner's corpse had already been dragged away.

"Remember to give double compensation."

Han Fei gave the instruction.

"Yes."

The Sheep Talisman's test had made him understand something.

Souls.

Were fragile.

Unless they were protected by a talisman.

And once they lost the talisman's protection, ordinary souls could not withstand wind or sunlight. They were exceptionally fragile!

The talisman had a safe range. As long as one was within ten meters of the talisman's holder, the soul could receive its protection.

That was Han Fei's conclusion.

In short, this thing was somewhat dangerous.

It could not be used casually.

Han Fei decided to use it as a trump card.

He wondered whether a Divine Body's soul was strong enough.

Casting aside those thoughts, Han Fei began testing the final talisman, and also the most unusual one.

The Rat Talisman.

Turning still objects into living creatures.

Granting life!

This was the domain of a creator god.

The revived Feathered Serpent God in Adventures had not displayed many abilities. Even the later Lope had only demonstrated the power of talismans.

He wondered how much power it would possess in this world.

Next came choosing what to revive.

He did not dare try those great gods from fantasy works.

Fictional characters should be worth trying. That moose from Adventures had worked, hadn't it?

Han Fei had several figurines brought over.

One was from a fantasy work, the all-purpose Angel: Icarus.

One was from a Chinese animated work, the scientist: Lazy Goat.

There were also several figurines casually sculpted without any specific reference.