Is this...[Art Club]'s inheritance?
There seems to be a faint smell of blood flowing out of Parchment Scroll, and the warm sheepskin does not look like a dead thing, but rather seems to be still growing on the sheep's body.
The content in traditional Chinese characters is quite obscure, but fortunately it is still legible.
Bai Zhou and Crow held their breaths at the same time, their eyes converged, and they slowly looked at the following content:
"Forget your name. From today on, you will be Innate Lines to Raphael, Magnificent Life to Michelangelo, Unfinished Smile to Leonardo da Vinci--until you become, the next Legend to be Portrayed!"
"We firmly believe that with the help of a strong Great Extraordinary name, we can steal their good luck, strength and even some of the characteristics of the paths they have taken through Portrayal Ritual, and finally complete the identity theft, Soul Resonance, until Fake Becomes Masterpiece!"
"Getting Started Ritual:
The first step is to choose your mask and never tell the difference.
The second step is to obtain Spiritual Blood, use spiritual materials related to the painter as a medium, extract Spiritual Blood with Ritual and take it.
The third step is to complete the portrait painting of the artist in a quiet room that is completely cut off from light, and burn his own Self-Portrait, bury "Old Self", and make room for the soul for the arrival of "New Self"."
"After Ritual succeeds, beginners will see the portrait temporarily activated. After that, their hands will become extremely dexterous, their perception of light, shadow and color will soar, and they will even occasionally "hear" the guidance of painters from the depths of history."
"But as a price--"
"Beginners will frequently fall into the confusion of "who am I" in the early stage, and inherit the persistence and pain of the target painter, such as intermittent mental pain and ear Auditory Hallucinations, but these are normal phenomena."
"At the same time, you need to complete "Deep Portrayal" at least once a week and paint a picture with the colors of life immersively, otherwise you will encounter Soul Rejection, resulting in Spirituality Out of Control!"
At the end of this paragraph, there is a red warning:
[--Remember! Key to Portrayal Ritual is, you are just pretending.]
[... Now, Mr. Painter, or Ms., please choose your first "mask", and then fall into this beautiful and dangerous Artistic Abyss!]
... The following content records in detail the promotion methods, strengths and weaknesses of the [Painter] path at different levels.
Unfortunately, the highest level is only level 4 [Painter].
The following content stopped abruptly, as if being cut open with a knife.
But at the beginning, Parchment Scroll clearly stated that this path can only advance to level 6 [Master Painter]. It is a pity that there is no way forward, and I hope that future generations will complete it.
"..."
After reading it, Bai Zhou and Crow looked at each other.
"Play, steal... what a wicked way!"
"It seems that this [Anguishola] serves as a general coach within [Art Club]."
Crow's expression was thoughtful:
"In a sense, this ancient Parchment Scroll that records Painter Path, if it is really the original text written by the person who created the path, can be regarded as a fragment of Forbidden Canon in a sense."
"[Anguishola], who carries it with him, naturally assumes the responsibility of imparting knowledge and cultivating new people to strengthen [Art Club]."
Crow weighed Parchment Scroll in his hand:
"In the end, you got the advantage!"
"... I have a question, is this thing really useful for me [Adventurer]?"
Hearing this, Bai Zhou blinked his eyes and felt that Parchment Scroll was particularly hot:
"If [Art Club] knew that I got this thing, wouldn't you agree with me Undying and Unending?"
"Undying and Unending?"
Crow has a different view on this:
"But hasn't [Art Club] been with you Undying and Unending for a long time?"
"--As for its uses, there are too many."
His slender fingertips pointed at a certain line of content on Parchment Scroll, and he motioned for Bai Zhou to look over:
"It records the strengths and weaknesses of the [painter] path."
"If we meet the killer from [Art Club] in the future, we will have a way to deal with him."
"And from the perspective of Mysticism..."
The crow's voice pauses here for a moment,
"Divination, detection, and even curses!"
"As long as you master this Parchment Scroll, any extraordinary person who gets started through this Parchment Scroll can get twice the result with half the effort by casting a spell on it!"
When he said this, Crow's expression showed some complicated thoughts:
"Although the [Painter] path is not included in Twelve Destinies, it does have more obvious advantages than the Authorities standard path in terms of tracking murders."
"Tinghai City All parties are generally in awe of the secretive [Art Club] because this method is too weird and evil, and their superficial identity is too difficult to find."
"Even if the upper limit is stuck at level 6, the person who created this path... must be the outstanding Great Extraordinary!"
"It's just--"
Crow frowned slightly, his voice filled with doubts:
"I didn't know it before, but now that I see the detailed content on Parchment Scroll, I feel surprised and weird about this approach."
"The so-called [painter] path, do you want to play the role of a painter, or..."
"--Want to summon the ghost of a painter from the past to return?"
"Although Parchment Scroll has the warning of "just acting", I still feel that this Ritual named "acting" is full of some kind of weirdness!"
Hearing this, Bai Zhou felt awe-struck, and took Parchment Scroll to read and observe carefully.
But, look at it.
Bai Zhou looked at Parchment Scroll uncertainly:
"Crow..."
"What?"
Bai Zhou blinked and gently touched Parchment Scroll with his fingertips:
"I was just busy paying attention to the content."
"But actually, do you think that the content on this Parchment Scroll..."
"Maybe not an author?"
"What do you mean?"
Crow quickly looked over and saw the burning sound of Coffee hitting his face.
I am used to the bitterness on the surface, and when I smell this smell again, Bai Zhou smells a certain sweetness.
"It's true!"
Crow checked it carefully and found the violation of Parchment Scroll.
It started out as a three-line essay that looked like a prologue, written above the title "Painter Path".
--Why is the title below the prologue?
Although the writing style of these three lines of essay is quite similar to the content of "Painter Path" recorded later.
But if you look carefully, you will find some subtle differences, just like the difference between a fake and a genuine one...
The former is free and easy, while the latter has a rigid craftsmanship.
The former is too full of vicissitudes and mottled history, and I don't know how many years of vicissitudes it has experienced.
As for the latter, just by looking at the mention of many Renaissance painters, you know that the history will not last too long.
There are even subtle differences in the degree of fading of the ink marks!
"The [painter] approach is an imitation of extraordinary painters throughout history."
"But the knowledge itself in this way may also be an imitation and extension of Parchment Scroll's essay?"
"The latecomers who got Parchment Scroll may have been inspired by the essays to create Painter Path, and recorded this approach on Parchment Scroll."
"--But the person who recorded the route and the original author of the Parchment Scroll essay are probably not the same at all!"
Crow's guess was very bold.
But even she couldn't see anything in the first three lines of the essay.
As for Bai Zhou, he was even more confused.
He only clearly realized that there might be a huge secret hidden in this ancient Parchment Scroll that he could not decipher for the time being.
But this secret is quite hot. Bai Zhou can only hope that [Art Club] will mistakenly think that Parchment Scroll has been burned in the sea of fire...
Compared with these, the real thing that Bai Zhou is more interested in right now is the paintbrush that just fell to the ground.
--Picture Revealed Brush Appears!
Hidden together with the ancient Parchment Scroll, how could it be any worse?
Bai Zhou picked up the brush and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes.
The ancient pen body is warm to the touch, but has a trace of elasticity like living human flesh. The surface is mottled and faded, with a few indelible mottled scratches.
At first glance, it looks like a deep purple-black wood.
But if you look closely, you will find that this wood is not wood, but composed of countless mysterious dark purple flocculent crystals.
The tip of the pen is not made of any animal's hair, but an inexplicable translucent substance that seems to be there but not at all.
It is like a cluster of living "colors", with no fixed color and only a translucent gray-white color.
But when Bai Zhou tries to inject spirituality into it--
"Buzz!"
The flickering tip of the pen shed a shimmer of light, as if it had been dipped in paint and felt wet.
The colors flow and change with Bai Zhou's thoughts. The colorful Rainbow Light flows on it, illuminating Bai Zhou's face under the dark moon.
"Although its origin is unknown, I guess it may be closely related to the inheritance of "Painter Path". It is a truly extraordinary thing!"
Crow looked at the painting cake in Bai Zhou's hand with a slightly surprised expression:
"The special brush is the treasure that every Ritualist pursues."
"If you use this brush to paint Painting Ritual, you may be able to create new effects on Ritual. It is the treasure that every Ritualist dreams of!"
Extraordinary Brush!
Hearing this, Bai Zhou immediately became energetic.
Complaining that Bai Zhou was too poor as Ritualist [Anguishola], but in the end, he gave him such a shot of inestimable value Extraordinary Brush?
This eldest sister is really a good person...
Bai Zhou tried to use the brush and painted on the ground nearby.
A bit of spirituality is drawn into it by the brush.
Then, the line seemed to come alive, lifelike, and even connected with Bai Zhou's mind.
It is like Bai Zhou's "pet". As Bai Zhou's mind changes, it can not only hide the color at any time, but also quietly move its position...
When Bai Zhou removed the spirituality contained in it, the line became a dead thing again.
"It can be... so amazing!"
Bai Zhou's heart was pounding.
At this moment, he had already thought of thousands of ways to use this paintbrush.
This made Bai Zhou think of a short story from Evening City that he had heard.
In that story, a person named Ryoko got a Forbidden Object named "Magic Brush". It looked like anything it painted, and it was so lifelike and lifelike.
So Ryoko used Magic Brush to draw Evening City's large-denomination banknotes, which were completely unrecognizable from the real ones.
If Black Robe Enforcement Team hadn't struck hard, this "Magic Brush Ryoko" would have been brought to justice in time...
He is probably about to surpass Black Robe Grand Elder and become the richest man Evening City.
--Such a thing is of course not allowed.
When Bai Zhou told this story to Crow.
Crow looked at Bai Zhou as if he had seen a ghost:
"You are already A+ Fugitive designated by the Special Management Department."
"--If you forge Federal Currency again, you will never be able to come to shore with a clean slate!"
Crow has always known that Bai Zhou was wronged, but she really didn't see it...
Bai Zhou is suspected to have the potential to be an outlaw!
"No, no... I'm just telling a story."
Bai Zhou smiled and then continued:
"However, as spirituality poured into the brush... I had a feeling."
"What?"
"It seems to be incomplete,
Bai Zhou looked at the brush in his hand uncertainly:
"I can vaguely feel that a similar brush..."
"There are two more!"
"A total of three...?"
Crow felt that this was unexpected, but also reasonable:
"I think they should all be in the hands of [Art Club]."
"Perhaps there will be unexpected gains if you gather them together."
"... Of course, the premise is that you want to become stronger and be able to cope with [Art Club]'s next attack."
become stronger
Speaking of this, Bai Zhou quickly glanced at the watch in his hand
23:48.
With the help of [Moon God's Tear], the spirituality in Bai Zhou's body has been restored to some extent.
In 12 minutes, he should leave for the Deep Ruins Realm!
"Crow, let me tell you something..."
With this thought in mind, Bai Zhou briefly talked to Crow.
His reason was that he wanted to go to Tinghai Middle School of the Reflection Ruins Realm for a brief inspection to prepare for fishing in troubled waters when Authorities crusade tomorrow.
"You are right, Hunter's victory or defeat is always decided before the gun fires."
Crow admires Bai Zhou's caution.
--In the blink of an eye, midnight has arrived.
24:00.
Bai Zhou made a simple Ritual, pretending to go to the Reflection Ruins Realm.
But in fact, he secretly prompted [Jurassic Pass].
"Buzz!!!"
Golden Pass vibrated endlessly, unfolded Golden Avenue that only Bai Zhou could see, and pulled Bai Zhou away.
The scenery in front of us began to recede, the neon lights on the top of the tall buildings turned into flowing rainbows, and the stars and the bright moon in the sky suddenly turned into the high-hanging Blood Moon.
As if under the burning sky, above the broken Wasteland Ruins.
The upside-down Giant City and the dilapidated thousand-seat Bell Tower come into view.
Everything was quiet except for the weak wind whistling in my ears.
The place where Laia of [Light] and Ale of [Soothing] once gave gifts to Bai Zhou--
Deep Ruins Realm of "Jurassic".
"Long time no see."
Bai Zhou arrives again.