A rich haul
The biggest gain was definitely the unexpected surprise of the "Parasite" ring.
It is not just a Sealed Artifact at the Demigod level, but also my hope for Advancement Sequence 4, saving me the trouble of finding the Main Ingredient.
In addition, Lorry has another irresponsible guess.
In a sense, the "Parasite" ring might be considered a small investment made casually by the Goddess who unexpectedly discovered herself under her gaze.
Of course, those that aren't high priority.
He combined Ms. Arianna's hints with reasonable speculation, feeling that the test secretly laid by the Goddess would probably occur after Sequence 4.
If I manage to evade Amon's pursuit and continue my career Advancement, I might receive more financial support. But what if I don't escape Amon's clutches...?
Then there's no "maybe".
His greatest loss was merely a Sequence 4 "Marauder" trait.
"Placing most of his hopes on Klein, and incidentally giving me some benefits... uh, it feels like I'm some kind of backup plan he's keeping..."
For some reason, Lorry suddenly thought of this direction.
After realizing what had happened, he quickly gathered his thoughts and praised the Goddess in his heart.
Other gains had nothing to do with words like "unexpected," "surprising," or "accidental"; they were all earned by Lorry through his fearlessness.
First, there's the 6,000- Pound Merit awarded to MI9.
It all started when he used "Self" and "Thousand Illusions" to completely disguise himself as "Bart" and Luck infiltrated the Fantasy Society.
That concludes everything up to now.
The total time spent was no more than ten days.
Earning £6,000 in ten days—that's an efficiency that would make many people envious.
Secondly, this period of immersive role-playing allowed Lorry to fully digest the "Swindler" Potion, overcoming the biggest obstacle to Advancement to Sequence 7.
He not only fooled Arthur, but also the Gray-Robed Mentor and White-Robed Deputy Archbishop at the outpost, and even the more familiar Fors and Hugh.
Of course, there's also the most important point.
He even deceives himself.
During the time he was playing "Bart," "Lorry" was completely unaware of it until he lost "Bart's Self" and remembered everything.
"Although it's no longer necessary, I seem to have figured out another Acting Method." Lost in thought, Lorry chuckled softly.
The highest level of deception is to first deceive yourself.
If even the "Swindler" himself believes in a scam, who can find flaws in his behavior and words?
A scam without flaws can never be exposed.
"I hope 'Little Sun ' can be released from prison soon. If it drags on for months, I'm tempted to get another dose of ' Swindler ' Potion."
Lorry joked to Self.
In fact, through recalling the Original Novel and Fors's vague descriptions, he knew that the other party would soon regain his freedom.
However, Lorry still planned to ask the Lieutenant Colonel for help in exchanging Beyonder Characteristic from the "Marauder" Pathway through MI9's channels.
He wanted to cultivate more "Worm of Time" in advance, so that he wouldn't be short of them when he needed them.
Of course, Lorry has already tried it, and now the "Parasite" ring is just a one- Pathway signal receiver for him.
With his current level of Spirituality, he simply cannot support the consumption of using Demigod- level Sealed Artifact, not even once.
Intuition told Lorry that once he Advancement to the rank of "Mystery Pryer," or took another dose of the "Swindler" Potion, he could barely use it.
Finally, there was one more small bonus I got along with.
While searching for Miles, Lorry wiped out a group Believer blood-stained Evil God and recovered an Beyonder Characteristic from the dead MI9 members.
Based on his recollection of the Original Novel, he recognized the Beyonder Characteristic —shaped like a child's fist and composed of three colors—as corresponding to the "Sheriff."
Lorry happens to have the complete "Sheriff" Formula.
He planned to gather some supplementary materials in his spare time, and once Albert had fully digested the "Arbiter" Potion, he would Advancement it to "Sheriff".
"That silly dog, I wonder if it's hiding somewhere crying, tsk tsk."
Lorry chuckled to himself, feeling a little regretful that he wouldn't be able to witness the two large dogs, one black and one yellow, communicating in a secluded place.
He fully utilized his strengths as a writer, letting his imagination run wild, when suddenly he heard the very serious voice of "the Curse of Knowledge":
"Kid, it's time we settled things properly, isn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Lorry's smile vanished instantly.
The aged voice said earnestly:
"You've used up all the opportunities you accumulated, and you now owe a total of forty debts. You must repay them all as soon as possible."
This timeframe cannot exceed one month.
"Otherwise, I cannot violate the rules themselves, and can only grant you ' Eternal Life '."
"Until you pay off your debts, you will lose the right to ask me for help. This is the best I can do for you under the rules."
"..." Lorry thought for a moment and asked:
"Old Gentleman, you probably don't know the Potion Formula for ' Notary ' Sequence 6 the ' Sun ' Pathway, do you? How many times can it be used to offset a price?"
The reason why the "Solar High Priest" of Sequence 7 was not mentioned is that, under his guidance, Fors used this Formula and some knowledge left by Mrs. Anlisa to pay off the debt of using "Soothing" previously, in which the "Solar High Priest" Formula was calculated as the cost of three uses.
"Four times," the aged voice replied without hesitation.
Lorry racked his brains to recall the events, then asked:
"I know all the Potion names in the ' Black Emperor ' Pathway, as well as some of the Main Ingredient in the Formula. How many times can they be counted?"
"Also, there is the complete Formula the 'Marauder ' Pathway Sequence 9 - Sequence 6, and a piece of Mysticism knowledge of value no less than the Law of Indestructibility of Beyonder Characteristic."
"Could all of them, combined, clear all the debts?"
After a brief silence, "the Curse of Knowledge" slowly spoke:
"Cannot.
"I already know the Formula the ' Black Emperor ' Pathway at the Demigod level and below. The names and Main Ingredient of other Formula can only be used twice at most."
"The Marauder ' Pathway Sequence 9 - Sequence 6 Formula can be used ten times, and the Mysticism knowledge counts as twenty times, so you still need to pay for four more times."
Only four attempts left? That's not so bad... Lorry nodded, trying to sound smug.
Although he had used the "General Knowledge" Charm to recall the entire Original Novel work, there were still gaps in his memory.
Based on the "Parasite" ring incident, Lorry guessed that the Goddess might have intervened after discovering him to prevent him from dying upon landing.
He thought for a moment and said:
"Old Gentleman, I've decided to pay the remaining price in a third way. Could the Exam be set within the category of ancient languages?"
The aged voice spoke without hesitation, its tone cheerful:
"Of course, I was planning to do it even if you hadn't said anything. You showed remarkable talent when you were learning modern language systems."
"An excellent teacher will never waste a student's talent."
"Hold the ceremony as soon as possible to obtain the book list."
Lorry nodded slightly and quickly rummaged through a box under the bed in the lounge to find the Spirituality materials he needed, obtaining a long list of books through Bestowal Ritual.
He then changed his appearance and prepared to go out.
Buying books and finding Albert are two aspects.
On the other hand, he also planned to have a serious talk with the Lieutenant Colonel about something extremely important—he hadn't found a suitable opportunity to bring it up yesterday.