Lord of the Mysteries: Just a Bystander, Moonlighting at the Tarot Club
Chapter 314

"Calamity Bracelet"

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The reason there was no later development was that the holder had become a real woman? Lorry's lips twitched slightly as he threw the "Demoness's Makeup Mirror" far away.

He couldn't use this Sealed Artifact, even though both of its abilities were quite good.

Mirror Substitution... ugh, just as disgusting as the "Magician's" Paper Figurine Substitute... thankfully I disabled this ability immediately...

Otherwise, I might not even be able to trigger that woman's second form... I found quite a few shards of Mirrors while sorting through my loot...

Lorry let his imagination run wild as he reached for the second sheet of paper.

The above content corresponds to that blue heart-shaped water droplet:

Its name is "Ocean's Heart," and it grants the wearer the ability to use "Wind Binding," "Lightning Arrow," "Lightning Strike," and "Singing."

"Wind Binding": Using wind to entangle and influence the target.

"...

"Singing": Influencing the target through singing, producing different effects depending on the wearer's traits. First, using a beautiful singing voice...

"The negative effects are that the wearer may unknowingly become reckless, irritable, and impulsive. Each use will result in one of the following three negative states:"

"First, one must have a gambling addiction, and must spend at least an hour at the gambling table or three hours in a casino to break the addiction."

"Second, a fondness for drinking can be relieved by getting drunk, or by keeping oneself slightly tipsy every day for the Future seven days."

"Third, having a fetish for women, the condition can be resolved by doing any of the following with a woman: holding hands, hugging, kissing, mating..."

"Note that you will be subject to negative effects whenever you use it, even if it's just once. Use for no more than one hour is considered one use."

"If it lasts more than an hour, or even just a second, two negative states will appear simultaneously. If it lasts more than two hours, three negative states will appear simultaneously."

"The longest continuous use shall not exceed three hours, otherwise one will become irreversibly and completely addicted to gambling, drinking and women."

"When a negative state arises, it is best to extricate yourself from it as soon as possible; otherwise, the severity will continue to increase until you become completely addicted to the things associated with that state."

After reading it, Lorry stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face.

How should I put it?

The negative effects of this Sealed Artifact are not severe, but they are difficult to assess.

In his view, gambling, drinking, and women could almost be called the "three-piece set" of Pirate, a profession traditionally associated with high moral character.

But now I'm Pirate too... and the Third Mate of the "Golden Dream"... Thinking of this, Lorry's lips curled into a pleased smile.

"Ocean's Heart" is an offensive Sealed Artifact that can perfectly compensate for the current weakness of "Curse of Knowledge," which is mostly a support ability.

When I no longer need it, I can crush it up and sell it to the "Hanged Man."

Thinking this through, Lorry picked up the "Ocean's Heart" and examined it for a few seconds, deciding to find some time to have it custom-made into a bracelet.

This way, it's relatively inconspicuous.

Otherwise, it would be a bit odd for a grown man to wear a necklace...

Having decided how to deal with the "Ocean's Heart," he picked up the last sheet of paper, the one that described how Laticia had extracted the silver Bracelet.

Its name is "Calamity Bracelet," which comes from an unknown revelation and is suspected to be a fusion of the blood of a double-digit number of Angel.

"The wearer can gain a basic understanding of Mysticism concepts such as astrology, constellations, stars, and starlight, and use the corresponding abilities."

There are five corresponding abilities: "Pillar of the Stars", "Star Sea Traversal", "Star Bridge", "My Self Star Chart", and "Starlight Cage".

Details are as follows...

"The following also comes from revelations from the unknown."

"It enables the wearer to unleash a ' Lightning Storm,' covering an area of hundreds of meters with violent and destructive silver-white electric snakes, destroying everything within its range."

"In addition, the wearer can also wield part of the authority of the 'ocean,' the authority of the ' Tyrant,' and the authority of the 'aquatic creatures,' using the sea area where they are located to attack targets, stir up storms and Tsunami; mentally scan the sea area to discover anomalies; command any one or more aquatic creatures; make the water surface reflect scenes from a previous period; and make themselves become aquatic creatures."

According to the classification standards of the Church of Orthodox God, it belongs to the "Level 1" Sealed Artifact.

Note 1: When people approach it, they will be instilled with Mysticism knowledge. The closer they are, the more knowledge they will receive.

"The wearer is most severely affected, constantly being pursued by knowledge."

Note 2: When people get close to it, they will develop a strong liking and interest in the "Elf" race and want to study and find them.

"The wearer is most severely affected, and over time, they gradually undergo the transformation of His blood, altering their own bloodline."

Note 3: The "Calamity Bracelet" is currently sealed. As long as the surface Wall of Spirituality is not broken, it will not have any negative effects.

Lorry's gaze deepened, and he fell into a long silence.

Unknown revelations, Angel blood, Calamity Bracelet, developing feelings for and interest in Elf... to someone else, this might leave them completely bewildered.

But he knew that the formation of the "Calamity Bracelet" and Laticia's loss of control were inextricably linked to the "Book of Calamities," or rather, the "Calamity Queen" Cohinem.

"Change one's own bloodline?"

"He needs Elf blood, so he is willing to give up his own?"

Lorry recalled Alger, the "Hanged Man," the final author of the Book of Calamities, a member of the Tarot Club who possessed some Elf blood.

He lowered his gaze, landing on the last line, and a smile gradually welled up in his dark eyes.

Is it an open conspiracy?

Using a powerful Sealed Artifact as Bait to make me willingly break the seal? Not a bad idea, it sounds quite feasible.

But... I'm a "Marauder," and I obtained the Sealed Artifact of Sequence 4 of this Pathway in advance, so I can use my clone to avoid trouble.

Change your bloodline?

I don't believe you can influence the original entity through Parasitism!

Thinking of this, Lorry shifted his gaze upwards, once again appreciating the power of this "Level 1" Sealed Artifact, his hope and excitement growing stronger.

All the "Astronomer" abilities he had previously coveted have now come to fruition.

Authority, on the other hand, is something that can only be accessed after the gates of divinity have been opened. In his memory, the Demigod of Sequence 4 did not involve these things.

In other words, the three powers initially controlled by the "Calamity Bracelet" at least correspond to Sequence 3 "Sea King" of the "Tyrant" Pathway.

Sequence 3... Lorry murmured softly, a bitter smile unconsciously creeping onto his face.

Let's put it this way:

This Level 1 Sealed Artifact is perfect in every way.

The only downside is that its current owner's Sequence is too low.

His Spirituality intuition told him that even if he were to recklessly break the seal, he would still be unable to use most of the abilities related to the three powers.

The first three abilities are beyond question; at best, they can barely be used.

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