Aside from "Bribery," "Distortion" had been enhanced. It could distort an enemy's words and movements, and could now be fully used as an offensive Extraordinary Ability.
His physical qualities had improved again, and the Berserk State could now last for over an hour.
Most importantly, his spirituality had increased significantly. Hobart could now fully wield the power of the "Psychological Spoon."
There was no longer any need to conserve the "Spirit Medium Necklace" either. He estimated that even conducting spirit mediumship seven or eight times in succession would not exhaust his spirituality.
It was clear that the leap from Sequence 8 to Sequence 7 had brought a qualitative increase in spirituality.
However, his ability to find loopholes and summarize patterns had not improved much.
After gaining a clear understanding of his new abilities, Hobart left the Study and returned to his room.
It was still early, so he did not go to sleep immediately. Instead, sitting on the chair, he considered how a "Bribor" should act.
Those new abilities had given him considerable inspiration. The purpose of bribery was to turn more people into friends and fewer people into enemies.
And since his ability to find loopholes and summarize patterns had not noticeably improved, did that mean the process of bribery involved actively creating loopholes and changing rules? Did this mean that acting as a "Bribor" had to be more proactive? More aggressive? Hobart then recalled his thoughts on how to act as a "Barbarian." Those thoughts had been very successful. It was precisely because he had followed the Acting Rule of "one who does not abide by the order of civilization is a Barbarian" that his Potion had Digested so quickly.
Moreover, Hobart had already realized that the core of acting throughout the Lawyer pathway was inseparable from order