Spoils

They weren't people who could be seen in the light, so they didn't go near the fire to take a look.

Ernes and his companion stayed by the fire until almost dawn to help Kronos clean up the mess.

Burning a corpse with ordinary fire is not a simple matter; if it weren't for the two of them, the body would have been discovered the next morning.

While it won't leave many traces, it's impossible to achieve complete cremation.

That night, Ernes and his companion rummaged through the bodies, even hacking at them, until the five corpses were finally mostly disposed of. Then, they dug a pit on the spot, buried all traces of their crime, and left.

On the other hand, Kronos arrived at the Inn during his rest time, washed up, and went straight to sleep, enjoying a warm and cozy night in bed.

The next morning, after his morning exercise, Kronos bought a book—not a science book, just a regular novel—to counteract the negative effects of his Glasses.

After breakfast, he took a car back to the Argel Manor.

With so many valuable things on me, I should first return them to the Manor, and also have a talk with Roel Patrick.

Now, Kronos possesses a Fire Thief's unique traits, a Dream Stealer's Beyonder Characteristic, a Parasite's bone, and a Fire Thief's Marionette.

That should be enough for Roel to create a truly Beyonder Item that he'd be satisfied with.

White Cliff Town and Argel Manor are quite a distance apart, and the time spent in Kronos's carriage was not wasted; it was just enough time to appraise the spoils obtained last night.

Kronos obtained several Low Sequence Charm and three Beyonder Item from the five corpses.

Needless to say, the Appraiser's Glasses are not only unnecessary for the appraisal itself, but they are also needed for the appraisal of the remaining items; otherwise, there would be no need to buy the book.

The remaining two Beyonder Item were provided by the Dream Stealer: a porcelain bowl and a Badge.

Kronos picked up the Glasses, which he had picked up with his right hand and was supposed to put on his right eye.

However, he hesitated for a moment, and then decided to wear it on his left eye. Although wearing it on his right eye might not necessarily cause any problems, he still wanted to avoid it as much as possible, since Amon was still a bit scary.

After putting on his Glasses, Kronos stared intently at the porcelain bowl.

Although Kronos lacks the ability to identify Beyonder Item, his Eyes of Mystery Prying can still discern Beyonder Item approximate strength.

This porcelain bowl is merely a Low Sequence Beyonder Item, while the Badge are of a higher Sequence, which is why Kronos decided to start with the Low Sequence.

Through Glasses monocle, Kronos saw the Beyonder Ability shimmering on the porcelain bowl.

After staring for a while, a stream of Information was transmitted from the Glasses into Kronos's brain.

"Taming Food Bowl: Corresponding Sequence Moon Pathway Sequence 8 Beast Tamer."

"Beyonder Ability: The user can hold the bowl and feed live animals, including Paranormal Creature, increasing their affinity until they are completely tamed; holding this bowl allows the user to communicate with the animals."

"Negative effect: Each use will cause a craving for blood. You can endure it or use blood to alleviate the craving, which lasts for half an hour."

This is indeed a good item; it will be very useful for Kronos.

He was still hesitant about whether to train Qing into Paranormal Creature.

The Sea Eastern Green is different from "Dog of Imagination" Susie. Susie is a golden retriever with extraordinary intelligence, and Miss Justice has raised her for quite some time.

The blue Gyrfalcon is different. Although it is not unintelligent, it is still a wild beast and has only been domesticated for a short time. No one can guarantee that it will not cause any problems.

But with this bowl, things are different. As long as you feed it slowly for a period of time, you can be sure it won't harbor any malicious intentions.

Furthermore, Kronos hasn't figured out a suitable Pathway for Qing yet. Susie follows the Visionary Pathway and can speak. Jason's Devil Dog, on the other hand, follows the Abyss Pathway and has never been described as speaking.

I wonder if cultivating the green in other Pathway would eliminate its communication function. This porcelain bowl perfectly solves that problem.

So Kronos held the bowl in his hand, completely enamored with it. Although its Sequence was a bit low, it didn't matter; as long as it worked, that was enough.

Just as Kronos was caressing the porcelain bowl, he suddenly felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his brain.

At this point, the negative effects of the Appraiser's Glasses became apparent.

Kronos did not immediately pick up the book to read, but instead carefully felt the pain.

I don't know if I'll have the chance to use it in battle later, but I should at least get a feel for it. If I don't understand the level and duration of the pain, and it suddenly erupts during battle one day, it could have a huge impact.

Kronos closed his eyes slightly, feeling the pain in his head. It felt like a needle was stuck in his brain. If you didn't move, it wouldn't feel so bad, but if you shook your head even slightly, you would feel the stinging pain.

The intensity of the stinging pain was indeed not high. With Kronos's tolerance, he could endure this pain without any difficulty.

However, this pain with the slightest movement can easily disrupt your movements, so you should try to avoid this pain during combat, as it could significantly impact your performance.

The pain lasted for almost ten minutes before it gradually subsided.

Kronos rubbed his temples; the moment the pain subsided, he felt a great deal of relief.

However, this pain was a minor issue and wouldn't affect Kronos's desire to continue authenticating the Badge.

As Kronos gazed at the Badge, Information about Badge flowed into Kronos mind.

"The Summoning of Calamities: Corresponds to the Sequence 6 of the Wheel of Fortune, the Calamity Priest."

"Beyonder Ability: Can summon random Catastrophe, such as Descent, Tsunami, tornadoes, etc..."

"Negative effect: The summoned Catastrophe will be centered on the user, and the user will be 100% forced to participate in the Catastrophe."

This is a pretty good item. Don't be fooled by its severe negative effects; it's unlikely that Kronos himself could use it normally. But for an Beyonder using the Wheel of Fortune Pathway, it's like divine equipment.

This Pathway has very few active attack skills; it relies mainly on passive skills and luck to defeat enemies.

Even for the Calamity Priest, the targets of this Badge, calamities are always encountered passively.

Therefore, this Badge can also help a Calamity Priest to perform his role.

Calling it a divine piece of equipment is absolutely not an exaggeration.

This Badge also gave Kronos another idea.

Could the Demigod in this Dream Stealer's house be Pathway to the Wheel of Fortune?

This Badge is essentially meaningless to a Dream Stealer; if he dares to activate it, the Catastrophe will kill him.

Since you don't need it at all, why keep it? Even selling it for money is better than having it stuck with you.

Not only did he keep this Dream Stealer in his hand, but he also wore it around his neck, which clearly meant that it had other meanings.

Kronos wasn't too afraid of Demigod from other Pathway, since he possessed the Concealment of Time and wasn't afraid of divination or similar methods, so few people could find him.

However, if it's through this Pathway, then that's a different story; they don't need divination at all.

If you harbor hatred and maximize your luck, you might just bump into them on the street the next day.

This kind of tactic is indeed quite difficult to guard against.

Looking at the Badge in his hand, Kronos's expression was uncertain as he pondered what to do, when a sharp pain shot through his head.

This wasn't a good time to continue thinking, so Kronos picked up the book he'd bought that day and began to read it carefully.

The first time was to test the intensity and duration of the negative effects.

Having already figured things out, Kronos wanted to see how much reading could alleviate the pain this second time.

As Kronos read line by line from the book in his hands, the pain in his head did indeed lessen considerably.

The main difference is that the pain sensation has changed. At first, the sharp, stabbing pain could really affect my performance, but after starting to read, the pain has turned into a dull ache, which is no longer so sharp.

Although the pain is still there, its impact on the overall condition has been significantly reduced, much like a headache caused by a cold.

Kronos endured the pain while reading for about ten minutes, and the pain gradually subsided.

It appears that the level of the appraised item does not affect the duration of the negative effect.

Even after enduring the pain, Kronos did not put down the novel.

Since there's nothing else to do, I might as well read a novel.

As for the grandfather of the Dream Stealer, Kronos had figured it out. No matter what Pathway he used, he couldn't deal with him once he came knocking. So he might as well relax and not get caught up in all that nonsense.

If he were to come knocking on his door one day, Kronos would try to escape, or if that failed, he would use the power of the Church of Steam and Machinery to flee to the Saint Hilleran Cathedral.

But if he doesn't have the ability to come to us, then it's even less worth worrying about this now.

Faced with this unpredictable and unpredictable situation, Kronos chose to completely give up.

As for whether to return to the Midseashire and borrow the power of his father and grandfather to try to deal with this Demigod, Kronos did consider it, but later gave up.

The Hermit Pathway isn't really a Pathway that excels in combat. Two powerful Sequence 5 might be able to defeat a Demigod who isn't good at fighting, but that's unlikely to happen to my own Pathway. I shouldn't put my two family members in this situation; they're not young anymore, and they might not be able to handle it.