"Cook"

The sour taste of lemon, the tenderness of the fish, the burning aroma, and the slightly sweet taste with a bit of fishy and oily flavor burst into Lumian's mouth in rich layers. It was much more delicious than he expected.

He also thought that this kind of dishes would be closer to the taste of Potion, which was both unpalatable and exciting. Who knew it could be called gourmet food?

When given a choice, Ludwig really prefers delicious food and will not fool himself...Lumian chewed the seven or eight pieces of fish and swallowed it into his belly.

A slight burning sensation immediately spread from his throat to Stomach, making him feel as if he had drank a glass of strong alcohol.

This feeling quickly subsided and there was nothing unusual anymore.

"Did this have an effect?" Lumian looked at Ludwig.

Ludwig shook his head:

"Wait another two to three minutes for your Stomach to absorb it."

"So fast?" Franca asked in shock.

It's not that she disrespects Mysticism. Having drunk Potion, she knows that Potion has instant effects, but Ludwig's delicacies obviously need the stomach to digest and absorb, but it completely goes against the working principle of the stomach.

Moreover, the stomach does not absorb everything!

Ludwig replied seriously, "Cook's works can be quickly absorbed by Stomach."

Cook...Lumian nodded thoughtfully.

He remembered that Ludwig would often comment on this and that in a Gourmet tone.

Ludwig didn't explain any more, buried his face in the soup pot in front of him, and ate the pile of "Icy Lemon Fish Fillet".

Jenna and others saw this and quickly ate the fish fillets on their plates.

After two minutes, Lumian felt that every part of his body was getting hot, and his skin and flesh felt a slight sting.

This was a very weak effect on him, not to mention compared to the feeling when he drank Potion, it was far less than the Pain he used to burn himself with Flames.

Not long after, Lumian returned to normal, with no abnormalities visible on the surface.

He looked narrowly at Franca, Jenna and Anthony, waiting for "Icy Lemon Fish Fillet" to take effect.

After another minute, the faces of Jenna and others suddenly turned red, as if they had eaten very spicy dishes in the plateau area of Kingdom of Feynapotter.

"Hiss..." Lugano made a Pain sound, and he felt a burning sensation every time he breathed.

This came from his body, making it impossible for him to treat it.

A layer of Frost floated on the surface of Franca's body, seeming to reduce the stinging sensation of skin and flesh in this way.

This has no effect.

Jenna and Anthony had a certain expression of Pain between their eyebrows, but they did not make any unnecessary movements, enduring the discomfort and waiting for "Icy Lemon Fish Fillet" to complete the transformation of their bodies.

This lasted for ten or twenty seconds, and the expressions of the four people relaxed one after another.

"How do you feel?" Lumian asked with a smile.

Franca recalled habitually and said, "Every inch of skin and flesh feels like it has been burned by fire. Well, it's not to that level yet. It feels lighter..."

While she was talking, she took out a box of matches from "Traveler’s Bag", lit two of them very experimentally, placed them on the back of her left hand, and held them there for a while.

Franca's expression gradually became Distortion. After holding on for a while, his left hand retracted and shook.

The box of matches then fell to the ground.

"It still hurts!" Franca grinned and reported the experimental results to Lumian and Jenna.

Ludwig replied in the midst of his busy schedule:

"Doesn't reduce pain."

"How is the wound?" Jenna asked with concern.

Franca immediately looked at the back of his left hand and saw that there were only very shallow burn marks on the fair skin, and the actual damage caused was very small.

"It does have an effect, although the temperature of this Flames is not high to begin with..." Franca's expression relaxed.

Anthony on the other side of the dining table considered his words and said, "I feel like I'm a little more irritable than normal, but it's still within a reasonable range."

"I also have irritable moods, not many." Jenna echoed.

Franca and Lugano successively confirmed the existence of this phenomenon.

"This is normal. If it works, Corruption will do it." Ludwig swallowed the "Icy Lemon Fish Fillet" in his mouth and explained.

Jenna and Franca simultaneously set their sights on Lumian.

Lumian spread his hands and said with a smile, "I don't feel it."

"Icy Lemon Fish Fillet" Corruption is almost negligible to him.

Franca didn't know whether he should be envious or sympathetic. He thought for a few seconds and said, "This is a bit like a weakened version of 'Contracted One', which suffers a certain negative impact in exchange for corresponding extraordinary traits. Well, the effect is obviously weaker, but the advantage is that it is mainly passive and the negative impact is smaller.

"If you get a similar Ingredient in the future, you must ask clearly what the permanent effects and negative effects are. You cannot eat them all at once. You must be selective, otherwise problems will easily occur."

Lumian glanced at Ludwig and said, "It depends on the person."

Maybe "Cook", or "Gourmet" and Pathway have Sequence that reduces the corresponding impact, just like "Mendicant Friar" and "Ascetic" do to "Contracted One".

Franca understood what Lumian meant, and continued excitedly, "Dishes and brewed wines that no longer have permanent effects are the same as 'Apothecary' Pathway's various potions.

"I have always envied 'Contracted One', thinking that I could freely combine abilities and create a unique character model. Now, without accepting Evil God Gift, I finally have a chance, although it is a weakened version."

Jenna was moved by this, and the two Witch looked at Ludwig with bright eyes.

In their eyes, this is no longer the delicious Monster child Lumian said, but an extraordinary little Cook who deserves love and care.

Ludwig concentrated on eating the remaining "Icy Lemon Fish Fillet" without any unnecessary reaction.

Within Underground Trier, a certain Quarry Cavern.

Franca, Jenna and Anthony stood outside "Spirit Wall", watching Lumian hold Ritual, preparing to get the new Contract Ability.

Because he had already read through the Spirit World Creature information provided by "Magician" Lady, and had Gift Power's own knowledge of weird creatures, Lumian quickly screened out two Contract targets who might have Mirror Traversal's abilities:

One is Spirit World Creature, called "Bloody Jack". According to the description, in the south of Kingdom of Loen, some Mysticism enthusiasts and folklorists play some kind of Divination While playing, I found a man with a giant ax appearing in Mirror, covered in blood and with a vague appearance. This man would walk out of Mirror, attack everyone present, and kill them all;

One is "Contracted One" which comes with the "Dalatara Diamond Worm" mentioned in the knowledge of Mysticism, which can provide the ability "Mirror Traversal". It is necessary to sacrifice a surface crystallized Meteorite to sign Contract. The negative impact is that the body density becomes larger and the stature becomes shorter.

There is no doubt that the one Lumian currently wants to summon is the first one, but he is not sure that "Bloody Jack" must have abilities similar to "Mirror Traversal".

Looking at the three Candle of Burning, Lumian took two steps back and said in a deep voice with Ancient Hermetic: "'The Fool' does not belong to this era;

"You are Above the Gray Fog's mysterious Ruler;

"You are the one in charge of good luck King of Yellow and Black.

"I pray for your favor;

"I pray for your attention;

"Me!

"I summon in the name of the great 'The Fool':

"The strange creature wandering in the illusion, the killer hiding in the mirror, Jack from Bloody World..."

The blue-black candlelight expanded instantly, forming an illusory door full of mysterious patterns in the diffuse and disturbing light Gray Fog.

The door slowly opened, and Gloom rushed out, covering the Mirror that Lumian had specially placed on Altar.

Mirror suddenly floated up and headed straight towards Lumian. A blurry man wearing an old jacket, bleeding and dragging a giant ax was reflected inside.

Lumian opened his mouth, let his throat and chest resonate, and spit out "Secret Language of Fate".

One by one, the silver-white and black Vocabularys like symbols were outlined out of thin air, and fell on the Imitation Sheepskin Paper on the edge of Altar, forming a short Evil of Contract.

As soon as Contract was generated, Lumian established a connection with "Bloody Jack", mastered its abilities and characteristics, and "heard" its requests.

"Bloody Jack" has three abilities and traits related to Mirror. Lumian named them "Mirror Image Mark", "Hiding Inside Mirrors" and "Mirror Traversal".

"Mirror Image Mark" can leave a mark on a certain Mirror that is imperceptible to others and is inverted with reality to locate the target; "Hiding Inside Mirrors" can help the user hide in that Gloom Somewhere in Tunnel, it is directly sucked to the other side Mirror without being frightened by the terrifying suction force; "Mirror Traversal" is the ability to quickly pass through those illusory Tunnel.

The requirement for "Bloody Jack" is to use ninety-nine living people as Sacrifice.

Lumian thought for a while and thought that he should choose "Mirror Image Mark" because what he needs most at the moment is positioning, and "Mirror Traversal" can use "Spirit World Traversal" to get to Replacement without the need for express travel and arrive directly.

His Eyes was suddenly dyed silver and black, reflecting the River of Destiny of "Bloody Jack".

He is not looking for information about the other party, but is confirming one thing under the protective effect of Ritual.

After a brief gaze, Lumian changed to Ancient Hermetic and asked "Bloody Jack":

"Can I change the picture requirements?"

He didn't know if "Bloody Jack" could understand and respond, but he wouldn't lose anything by giving it a try, otherwise he would have to write and ask "Magician" and Lady if there were any other suitable mirror creatures.

After asking, Lumian immediately entered the state of using the ability "Amplifying Destiny" and saw more clearly those Destiny within ten seconds of "Bloody Jack" Future.

He pretended to be nervous and wanted to touch his face, so his right hand quietly made a forward touching motion.

He zoomed in on a certain Fate Branch!

That is, after two or three seconds, the idea of "Bloody Jack" was transmitted to Lumian through the connection established by "Secret Words of Destiny":

"Drag me out Mirror!"

Lumian He-Tu-Shu raised his eyebrows, took two steps forward, and extended his right hand towards Mirror, who was floating on Altar.

As soon as his fingers touched the glass mirror, he felt that it became void and had no entity.

When Lumian fully extended his palm into the mirror, a cold, wet, and obviously sticky hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.