610 Pulling People Back for Profit

The Yellow Book's ability was rather interesting. Back in the Mushroom Garden, it had never had a chance to show it off, and Linden would never have given it one.

This time, Knight Puji had watched the process of taking control of the Beast Bone Field and its surroundings, gaining a deeper understanding of what it could do.

In the initial stage, its method of influence was quite crude. The target had to personally stare at the writing on its pages before it could Charm them to a certain extent.

Then, through repeated exchanges, it continually deepened the effect of the Charm while quietly guiding their emotions, magnifying the Charmed person's inner greed, ambition, fear, or loyalty, thereby subtly swaying their choices at key Nodes as if by accident.

The conditions and effects were not even as good as those of Succubi. As long as a target met a Succubus's eyes while off guard, she could attempt a mental invasion and forcefully control them.

However, once the number of individuals Charmed in this way accumulated to a certain level within the same area, a certain qualitative change occurred. An invisible mental field began to form and spread.

It was like the busy soldiers and civilians in the Beast Bone Field.

During the gaps in their patrols, soldiers would unconsciously inspect the Rune Carvings around the ritual's perimeter one extra time. Craftsmen became exceptionally focused when polishing bone materials, striving for perfection. Even the civilians transporting earth and stone walked with more urgency than usual.

On closer observation, almost no one shirked or slacked off, no one complained or dragged their feet. Everyone was running at full capacity toward the shared goal of "completing that ritual," with astonishing efficiency.

Strictly speaking, they had not even been Charmed. Under the influence of