A New "Blasphemy Slate"
Now was not the time to examine the notebook closely. Hobart merely glanced at the title page before closing it again. "I heard from my elders before that my father had placed some materials concerning our family somewhere only I could access. I never expected it to be here."
Mr. Azik smiled. "Sometimes, fate is simply that marvelous."
After returning the notebook to its original place, Hobart began searching the skeleton. The skeleton carried a small bag containing another notebook, a map, and some Banknotes—gold pounds, no less.
It seemed the other party had indeed not been dead for long, because the gold pounds had not even yellowed yet.
There were also several talismans in the bag, but after so much time, they had all lost their Extraordinary effects.
He also found a classical Pocket Watch on the skeleton. Hobart had initially assumed it was an ordinary watch, but just as he was about to put it back, he sensed something Extraordinary about it. It felt as though the Pocket Watch had absorbed some of his spirituality.
Hobart injected spirituality into the Pocket Watch and discovered that he could use a new ability: Steal.
It could steal Extraordinary Abilities; it could steal others' ideals and dreams; it could steal others' thoughts.
Th-this was a Mystical Item at the Sequence 5 level of the "Error" pathway!
Hobart set the Pocket Watch aside as well. Although, at his current Sequence, it would be difficult for him to handle the Pocket Watch's negative effects, in terms of ability alone, it was absolutely a fine item no inferior to the Fork of Healing! Continuing his search, Hobart found another Extraordinary ring. After putting it on, he felt his mind become exceptionally nimble and lively. He gained astonishing computational ability and