The Psychological Spoon on Hobart had a passive ability that could block attacks on the spiritual level. Each time it blocked one, the Psychological Spoon would heat up.
Hobart had also conducted some research. When blocking a Mental Attack roughly at Sequence 7, the Psychological Spoon would only become slightly warm. At Sequence 6, it would become scorching hot.
Hobart had no way to simulate a Sequence 5 Mental Attack, so he did not know what its exact reaction would be. But judging by this escalating pattern, when faced with a Sequence 5 Mental Attack, the Psychological Spoon should become extremely hot.
As for a Demigod-level Mental Attack, the Psychological Spoon might not be able to block it at all.
After meeting Tim, the Psychological Spoon became scorching hot. In other words, it was a Sequence 6-level Mental Attack.
For the moment, Hobart could not determine whether Tim was a Beyonder of the Spectator pathway or whether he possessed a Mystical Item from that pathway. He pretended to be slightly dazed. "A-Ambassador, hello. I-I'm sorry, I suddenly feel a little... a little unwell."
He did not pretend to be immediately affected by Tim's Hypnosis, because Beyonders of the Lawyer pathway could not only resist mental attacks, but also possessed a certain degree of resistance to attacks on the spiritual level.
Hobart's act was flawless. Tim asked with a gentle smile, "Are you a Barbarian or a Bribor?"
Hobart looked as though he were resisting something, but he still "spoke the truth." "Bribor."
Tim nodded. This more or less matched the intelligence he had gathered.
No one would have expected Hobart to become a Sequence 6 so quickly.
"No wonder," Tim said. "Later, you will completely forget your current discomfort. All right, have a seat."
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