The Bag of Tricks
"Absolute Insight: You witnessed Chesia's infernal form."
"Insight: You realize that Chesia's Ascension Ritual is about to fail..."
On the sea.
The Purgatory Gale gradually lost its momentum.
Within the mottled, blood-red outline.
Roger saw Chesia hovering helplessly in mid-air.
Her head and limbs drooped backward, with only her chest and abdomen protruding upward—she seemed to be suspended in mid-air by an unnamed force, her whole body forming an arch-like shape.
Her small, fleshy wings trembled slightly.
The long, slender tail was tightly wrapped around her delicate waist.
She is in a very bad state right now.
Failing to get promoted is practically a foregone conclusion.
In response to this.
Roger had anticipated this.
Promotion is never an easy thing, especially for devils. All promotions without the approval of superiors are a desperate gamble!
You need to know.
In a sense, a "position" is actually a container of power.
And the so-called Ascension Road.
It's the process of continuously expanding the size of the container.
Compared to other power systems.
The inherent order of the Purgatory faction makes the process of 'self-expansion' extremely painful and difficult! Moreover, the dimensional restrictions of the "Between Purgatory" directly lock away her possibility of ascension.
Her actions were destined to be meaningless...
only.
Watching her struggle in pain.
Roger felt a slight unease.
It wasn't that he felt pity for Chesia—
In fact.
While spying on Chesia stealing the Blood Crow rank.
Roger also saw the faint "Sin Inscription" on the inner thigh of Chesia! This is one of the devil's highest honors.
Only demons who meet the special requirements of "Evil Nature" can receive this blessing from the Purgatory Will.
Such a devil must be extremely wicked.
She must have single-handedly slaughtered a peaceful city-state or overthrown a large kingdom to receive this blessing.
Therefore, Roger could kill this kind of devil without any psychological burden.
But the problem is...
"Phil's Secret Diary" gives Chesia a twisted love.
This also put Roger under some slight psychological burden.
"Perhaps."
"Using any living organism for curse experiments goes against my conscience..."
Thinking about this...
Roger couldn't help but sigh slightly.
"If I had known, I would have just stabbed him..."
But then he thought of something else.
Given Chesia's cunning...
They would never stand still and stab themselves.
I only watched it for a short while.
Roger discovered six powerful escape methods from Chesia!
This left Roger slightly melancholy.
And inevitably, some people started to get excited and eager to try.
After making up my mind.
Roger then stood guard outside the gradually dissipating gale.
However, to his surprise,
After the Purgatory Gale completely subsided.
A heart-wrenching scream suddenly came from Chesia's body.
The next second.
Her skin shattered inch by inch, turning into a hazy mist of blood.
Within the blood mist.
A cocoon-shaped foreign object is brewing!...
"Insight: You have realized that Chesia successfully stole the power of Blood Crow, but failed to steal Blood Crow's status and authority."
"Absolute Insight: You have discovered that Chesia has transformed into the ' Purgatory Sac,' and she is using a special treasure to attempt a second theft."
At that time.
The raging Purgatory Gale returned, and the dried-up Incantation Spring became even more fervent.
The infernal power surrounding Chesia reassembled.
A thick fog of blood.
Roger's vision was greatly obstructed, and he involuntarily loosened his grip on the Red Moon, his mind filled with doubt:
"What exactly is this woman betting on?"
"She can't possibly succeed..."
Lost in thought.
All other benefits from the Tower Defense Mode were also credited to the account.
Roger decided to keep an eye on Chesia's unusual behavior.
They continued counting.
In general.
The rewards from this Tower Defense Mode are quite good.
first.
Regarding basic attributes.
Roger experienced a true 'attribute Great Explosion '! His Transcendent Constitution is an important piece of the puzzle for him as an octagonal warrior.
The other attributes also received varying degrees of improvement:
First and foremost, it's about strength.
The Chain Demon Legion contributed more than 23,000 Strength Shard.
Unfortunately, Roger is currently in a state of 'overflowing power'.
Therefore, he converted all these fragments into "Free Fragments" that could be exchanged for other attributes at a ratio of 5:1.
This way, it can at least be of some value.
Secondly, there's charm.
Thanks to the generous donations from the Fallen Devil Legion.
Roger's nude charm surged by 4 points, reaching a total of 17 points, just one step away from becoming extraordinary.
This means that Roger's continuous improvement in his looks is supported by genuine talent.
It is not a self-delusion.
Next is intelligence.
The Snow Mountain Devil Legion's contribution was equally impressive.
The more than 6,000 fragments of intelligence allowed Roger to take another solid step towards "intelligence enhancement" on top of his extraordinary abilities.
Considering the upcoming acquisition of "Jade Phoenix Mage".
This attribute also has a bright future.
Fourth is soul quality.
Compared to those awesome brothers mentioned above.
The Greater Devil Clan is much more stingy because of its small number.
They gave out less than 2,000 soul fragments in total.
Fortunately, there are Free Fragments to supplement it.
Considering the application scenarios of the "Force System" in interstellar expeditions.
Roger transferred over 4000 Freedom Fragments directly.
In this way...
His soul quality then increased to 16 points.
This means that his soul strength has been greatly enhanced.
At the same time, memory and adaptability to firearms have increased.
The Force value also increased significantly.
This would give him the capacity to learn more Force skills!
Finally, there's agility and comprehension.
These two attributes are affected by the scarcity of the corresponding demon race.
Even with the addition of Free Fragments, the increase was only 1 point.
Against a backdrop of Transcendent Agility and Transcendent Comprehension.
This improvement is relatively not that significant.
But a towering building rises from the ground.
Roger cherished every attribute he accumulated before his promotion.
As far as he knows.
The attribute structure of ascendants is quite different.
The higher you stack your base attributes before upgrading, the greater your power enhancement will be after upgrading.
So starting today.
Roger set himself a small goal—
As an octagonal warrior.
Before advancing to the next realm, you need to have at least four attributes with "Authority Feats", right?
With power already upgraded.
There are only 45 Attribute Points in total...
certainly.
With his current free Attribute Points at 1, it does seem a bit far off.
But Roger was very confident in his efforts!...
Aside from attribute benefits.
Roger has also accumulated more than 40,000 "Tower Defense Points".
Compared to Honor Points.
The value of tower defense points is significantly higher.
However, the selection of items that can be redeemed is rather narrow.
The main reason is that half of the items in the "Tower Defense Shop" are various building blueprints.
"Barracks (Blueprints)"
Price: 10 points
"Effect: Meets the accommodation needs of ordinary soldiers; Morale +1"
"Shooting Range (Blueprints)"
Price: 10 points
"Effect: Satisfies the shooting needs of some soldiers; Satisfaction +1"
"Fencing Field (Blueprint)"
Price: 10 points
"Effect: Satisfies the fencing needs of some soldiers; Satisfaction +5"
All of these things.
There are many different accounts.
Roger glanced through it.
I thought I was playing a management strategy game! These buildings also have special effects when combined.
For example, "barracks + shooting range + enough new recruits" has a chance to train "new recruit archers".
Other architectural combinations are also quite interesting.
It's just that it can be overwhelming for people.
He thought about it carefully.
Most of the drawings here are actually useful.
During the construction of the Xia Yin Realm.
Roger had already realized that the lack of planning in construction could easily lead to conflicts.
If he plans to go for a legion-based strategy in the future.
It is not only necessary to address the drawbacks of the devil's dominance.
We need to put more effort into many other areas.
Not only must the hard power be top-notch.
Soft power should not be neglected either!
These blueprints can provide a certain degree of soft power support.
not to mention.
The high-quality items in the blueprints were something Roger would have coveted.
For example, the "Floating City Core" costs 1 million! Or the "Multi-functional Base Vehicle" costs 200,000! After reading the description.
Roger was both eager for these things and confused by the pricing strategy of the Tower Defense Shop—it's not like 5 base vehicles can replace 1 Floating City core, so how 'multifunctional' must these base vehicles be!
In comparison.
A single "super-large city sewer planning map" is priced at 80,000.
This left Roger completely baffled.
All I can do is continue to secretly admire it.
After all, he didn't even have enough points to buy half a blueprint like this.
final.
He bought a "medium-sized city sewer system planning map" and a batch of inexpensive general-purpose architectural drawings.
These universal buildings encompass many of the strengths of both magical and firearms-based civilizations.
In Roger's plan.
The Xia Yin Realm will not see super-large cities for at least a century.
This is too much of a burden for the Newborn Demiplane.
However, the prospect of a medium-sized industrial city that can provide a variety of outputs is still achievable.
This will also help him in resisting the "Gods' Destruction" that Quinan and Mystra might unleash in the future.
This newly acquired set of blueprints also reminded Roger that it was time to consider expanding the population of the Xia Yin Realm.
Using sprites as labor is not a sustainable solution.
But even the devil has his drawbacks.
"Looks like we need to find a new race..."
Thinking this way.
Roger casually used up his last wave of tower defense points to buy one of the few non-blueprint items in the shop.
It was a red rope.
It is also one of the parts of the evil suit that Roger is collecting.
"Evil Anklet (Accessory/Special/Set)"
Rating: SS
Attribute: Charisma +1
Special effects: Miniature Me
"Miniature Me: You can quickly shrink to 100 times your original size while maintaining your original mobility for 240 seconds."
To be honest.
Roger didn't really like the appearance of the anklet.
There's something just not right about a grown man wearing a red string on his ankle...
But the special effects of this thing deeply attracted him.
"Miniature Me" is also a name worthy of ridicule, but its effect is outrageously powerful—
Miniaturizing it by 100 times is one thing.
Maintaining the same level of mobility as before would be insane!
This ability, combined with Roger's current superhuman speed, makes his skill ceiling visibly high.
Even if all else fails, one can imitate Sun Wukong.
After shrinking, it burrows directly into the enemy's body! Roger doesn't have a sister-in-law.
No matter how much the enemy begged for mercy, he would not come out.
The final result will most likely involve bloodshed...
all in all.
Roger just thought about it casually.
More than twenty operational plans suddenly appeared in my mind.
As for more usage postures.
It still requires practical experience to explore.
at last.
Compared to the benefits of attribute Great Explosion and tower defense shop.
The most obvious loot was actually the least.
This is mainly because the Tengu's bite was too vicious.
Everything that was swallowed has been completely digested.
The powerful beings in the Between Purgatory also exuded an air of poverty. Roger killed four LV89 guys, but the loot he obtained was meager.
This made Roger's gaze towards Hades change.
Fortunately, Medier finally gave us something decent.
This made Hades, who was trembling with fear, feel a little safer.
"Trick Pouch (Special Item/Extraordinary)"
Rating: SSS
Description: You can draw one 'trick' from the Trick Pouch every day.
Once you've decided to use a trick, you can choose a target or range to complete the 'Trick Prayer'.
The scheme will work within the set timeframe.
The tricks include, but are not limited to, the following types: - Sowing discord - Schemes to eliminate offspring - Honey trap - Unexpected Calamity - Two peaches kill three warriors - Trick: Drought
..."
"Remaining uses: 2/3"
In Roger's view
This trick is somewhat like a degraded version of the Wish Spell.
It is very useful when dealing with some low-magic forces.
However, it is difficult to get past the "evil repulsion barrier" or the "evil Protective Barrier".
Roger valued its ability to work silently and without the side effects of a curse.
in addition.
The trick note can maintain its effect for 360 days after it is drawn.
In other words...
When Roger draws a suitable trick, he can save it for later use.
Thinking about this...
He couldn't help but open the "Trick Pouch" and casually reached into it!...
"Hint: You have obtained 'Trick (Gender Swing Budding)'"
"Trick (Gender Change Budding): After completing the Prayer, you can cause a target to develop self-gender identity disorder, thereby generating the urge to change gender; within 360 days."
There is a certain probability that the target will voluntarily complete the gender reassignment.
"Vilan!"
Roger instinctively wanted to use the tricks at hand to give his old friend a taste of his own medicine.
As long as she becomes a woman.
He relied on his "Heroic Demeanor" and "secret diary".
Isn't it easy to manipulate them? But upon closer inspection...
Roger ultimately managed to control his impulse—
Vilan is not an idiot.
If a mage of this level suddenly decides to cross-dress...
They would definitely cast an "evil detection" spell on themselves first.
Roger's scheme will then be exposed.
This is also where this thing is inferior to the Wish Spell.
But Roger thought about it.
He didn't put the trick back.
Instead, they were stored in Tinder Pouch.
He had a premonition.
This trick will come in handy sooner or later.
After the inventory is completed.
Roger continued to stay by Chesia's side.
Because of the "Extremely Evil Blood Crow Season".
Many infernal creatures have also proliferated around the Cage Mountain Camp.
Fortunately, everyone in the camp evacuated to a safe range within the fire range of the Wilderness Turret.
Roger's extraordinary performance greatly boosted the morale of the Cage Mountain Camp.
The thoughts randomly captured by his Sixth Sense made him realize that many people in the Cage Mountain Camp regarded Roger as the newly born Wilderness God, or even the reincarnation of a god!
And after the White Horse God publicly offered His Heart of the Wild.
Rumors about Roger's identity intensified.
Everyone was in high spirits.
This is an extremely rare occurrence in the Extremely Evil Blood Crow Season.
Roger didn't offer any further explanation.
After receiving the Heart of the Wild from the White Horse God.
The key to the Cage Island is now half complete.
"The feathered serpent, the spider, and the elephant are left."
Roger silently calculated in his mind.
The one in the feathered serpent's hand is easy to say.
He was a close friend of the White Horse and was in charge of the defense of the western front.
After the battle at Cage Mountain Camp.
The one in his hand was already Roger's.
The spiders and elephants are a bit more troublesome.
These two Wilderness God have fallen.
Their Heart of the Wild is said to have been buried along with their remains in the "Great Cemetery" in the far south.
In the mouth of the White Horse God.
The Great Cemetery is a very dangerous place.
Not only are there "Grave Keeper" who existed since ancient times.
There are also some demons imprisoned by the gods.
Between Purgatory.
The Great Cemetery is a more dangerous forbidden area than Cage Island.
Arrogant as the Blood Crow Lord.
I've never tried entering the Great Cemetery!
Its level of danger is evident.
But no matter what.
Roger definitely has to visit the Great Cemetery.
It wasn't just because of the Sea Serpent Queen's request, but also because the White Horse God mentioned 'the demon imprisoned by the gods'! After all...
Fate is such a thing.
Taking initiative is also First Ring!
Most of the day passed just like that.
Roger was still pondering the preparations he needed to make for his trip to the Great Cemetery.
It was at this moment.
A strange roar suddenly echoed from the far north! The sound was extremely sharp, like the cry of a young beast.
The most important thing is the source of the sound!...
"Insight: You have sensed strange noises coming from Cage Island."
Before Roger could even take a further look at the misty Cage Island...
Above the thick, blood-red sky.
Suddenly, eleven tall, hooded figures appeared!
The heads of those figures were touching.
It formed an arch in the sky! The lower halves of those shadows drooped down in all directions like willow branches.
Roger observed for a moment.
The apex of that arch.
It was right above Cage Island!
That moment.
Roger's expression immediately turned very serious! (On the data panel.)
"Insight: You have detected an anomaly caused by the ' Salvation Society ' using the 'Cosmic Travel Technique' on ' Cage Island '."
"Sixth Sense: You sense that the Salvation Society doesn't seem to want to give up the ' Between Purgatory,' and the strange noises on Cage Island may be related to their spying."
Not long after.
The Salvation Society may return to the ' Between Purgatory '.
The strange phenomenon in the sky quickly subsided.
"What the hell?"
"Changing policies frequently?"
At that time.
Roger's mind raced.
The Salvation Society had clearly temporarily abandoned further deployments in Between Purgatory, so why has it suddenly made a move again? After some thought...
Roger's breath hitched.
If the anomaly is true.
That leaves only two possibilities!...
"1. The Salvation Society suddenly realized that there was a greater value in Between Purgatory —something far more alluring than the reincarnation of Mystra."
"2. The Salvation Society did not change its policies overnight; they made thorough preparations before starting to plan the second exploration."
If it's the second one.
Things are getting complicated.
That means there's a major problem with the flow of time in the ' Between Purgatory '!
Logically, the time flow rate in Sub-Plane should be slower than that in the Prime Material Plane.
This is one of the reasons why Roger is happy to grind here.
But we can't rule out the possibility that this place is a special case! "If that's really the case..."
"By the time I return to Mystra or Qynan, will everything have changed?"
"However... judging from the situation of everyone in Tongma Town, the flow of time here should be fine—to be precise, it was fine before I arrived."
"So either the Salvation Society suddenly discovered the value of this place, or something changed after I arrived..."
Roger pondered calmly.
Objectively speaking...
The first possibility, or the possibility that the Salvation Society suddenly changed its mind, is more plausible than the second possibility.
But his Sixth Sense had a strange obsession with the second possibility.
This made Roger a little anxious.
"No matter what."
"After exploring Cage Island, let's head back to Kuenan first!"
"We can't rush things now; we need to finish things step by step."
After adjusting your mindset.
He told himself that.
that's all.
He then spent another half a day guarding the Cage Mountain Camp.
During this period.
A group of clueless "devil crabs" arrived.
There seem to be quite a lot of these.
It's a pity that the attribute given is—
"Your calves have become slightly slimmer."
Roger looked at his shapely calves.
Being too meticulous is not a good thing.
Therefore, they let the devil crabs go.
certainly.
He spared these monsters.
Hades, however, launched a preemptive and powerful attack—
This guy truly lives up to his reputation as the king of infighting among demons; he wiped out all the devil crabs in no time.
Even Roger, who was so efficient at killing monsters, couldn't help but take a second look.
Just as he couldn't help but want to ask Hades about his techniques for eliminating crab-like monsters.
The Purgatory Gale in the distance finally subsided once again!
All the strange phenomena faded away like a cicada shedding its skin.
A near-perfect female body crawled out of the "Alien Purgatory Sac".
Roger only glanced at her.
He couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion and a wave of unease!
"Insight: Chesia failed to advance; she did not obtain the position and authority of the Blood Crow Lord."
"Chesia's level has been raised to LV100..."
"Are you here to kill me?"
Above the sea.
Chesia gazed calmly at Roger.
Those captivating big eyes blinked so brightly that they seemed capable of stealing one's heart with just one glance.
Roger walked on the sea surface without looking to the side.
Above the Red Moon.
A great radiance shone forth.
Can't you give me a chance?
"Although the promotion failed."
"But I'm still very capable..."
Chesia pleaded in a low voice.
However, as she spoke...
Roger had already closed in, and with a single stroke, he severed Chesia's head!...
"Notification: Chesia has entered Near-Death State."
"Is it really that cruel?"
Her head rolled on the surface of the sea, like a quail egg in a hot pot.
Those eyes were still fixed on Roger, their gaze lingering on him.
"You know I won't resist..."
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Three more cuts!
Chesia's body was sliced into eight pieces! "Ouch, that hurts!"
"I'm going to die..."
"I know I am unforgivable to you... So before I perish completely, could you let me hear a 'I love you' that I don't mean?"
Chesia's body was floating on the sea.
They look like sections of seaweed seedlings.
Faced with Chesia's plea.
Roger simply swung his knife.
It's just a slash.
Very soon.
Under the burning of the Ancient Dragon Flame, Chesia's powerful life regeneration ability was also neutralized.
Isn't this scene a bit ridiculous?
"Who is the devil, you or me?"
Doesn't your conscience hurt?
Chesia's voice became incredibly mournful and drawn-out.
Her voice carried far, far away.
The data is displayed in the data column.
Her life had come to an end.
Roger brought his sword down again.
at the same time.
He finally spoke softly:
"If I had said those three words..."
Am I cursed now?
"You've been tinkering in there for so long, not for a second promotion, but to dig a pit for me, right?"
The next second.
Chesia's expression turned incredibly resentful.
She screamed, "So what?"
"I just want you to stay with me!"
"I just wanted you to..."
Snap! A crimson light flashed.
Her head was split in two!
The sound stopped abruptly.
Roger immediately Full Firepower.
The shadows of the Red Moon fell continuously.
They chopped Chesia's brand-new body into mincemeat!
"You killed Chesia."
"You have acquired a special ability from Chesia: Escape."
"Resistance saving throw failed! You are under the curse of Chesia: Suicide."
"A suicide pact: You will forever remember the woman you killed."
You will forever feel guilty towards her.
You will no longer be able to be attracted to other women.
As time goes by.
The thought of dying for love will become increasingly strong in your mind...
"Ha ha ha ha..."
That moment.
Roger heard Chesia's dying words echo in his ears, "The curse I prepared..."
"There's more than one."
"My sweetheart..."
The words fell.
Roger felt a sharp pain in his heart! The next second...
The figure of Curse Dragon suddenly appeared behind him!
"You killed the cursed target midway, you disrupted the curse ritual, and you will bear the consequences..."
"The projection of the Curse Dragon said coldly."
On the data panel.
"Hint: You have suffered the backlash from ' Phil's Secret Diary '"
"You are cursed by the Curse Dragon: favoritism and sacrifice."
"Predilection: While alive, you are destined to fall in love with a devilish woman; this curse conflicts with 'double suicide'; this curse automatically overrides 'double suicide'."
"Sacrifice: After you die, your soul will be consumed by the Curse Dragon."
"Curses... are not a realm that you mortals can touch."
The Curse Dragon whispered smugly in Roger's ear, "Now."
"Give me your soul..."
Roger clutched his chest.
I've been holding it in for ages.
Finally, he managed to squeeze out two words:
That's it?
The next second.
On the data panel.
Your Hidden Hero Level has been increased to LV60.