Supernatural Items Gained

"Two talents? What the hell was that?"

Suren lacked even the most basic knowledge of this world, so despite seeing this additional talent, he had no idea what it was for.

Moreover, he noticed that his Mental Power had dropped from "26" to "18."

His Mental Power had decreased by eight points, and the sensation of whispers by his ear had completely vanished as well.

Suren speculated, This altar sacrifices items in exchange for some kind of supernatural talent through Equivalent Exchange. Before, it was an eye for an eye. Now my Mental Power has decreased... Could it be that the original owner's incomplete soul within this body was completely sacrificed, and I gained a new talent?

He did not dwell on the question. There was no way to prove it anyway.

But then, another bizarre thought popped into Suren's head: if he had not been a transmigrator, what would an ordinary person sacrifice to gain this talent? Kill themselves on the altar, then sacrifice their own soul?

"What exactly does this S-004—Death Reaper talent do?"

After all, this was not a game. Reality did not come with skill descriptions.

Suren studied it for a while but remained completely clueless. His body showed no signs of enhancement either.

After thinking it over, he stopped fixating on it and continued testing the ability his eyes had gained.

In the blink of an eye, he turned his gaze toward several stone statues, and a string of words appeared above them.

Damaged Stone Statue

Details: A stone statue that has lost its supernatural power. It holds no value for observation.

This time, Suren roughly understood what the talent was for. "Isn't this basically the Appraisal Skill from games?"

As for increasing combat power... calling the increase small would be generous. It was completely useless.

This could basically be classified as an auxiliary ability.

At the very least, in an actual fight, it was nowhere near Bald Ivan's Tempered Skeleton.

"Maybe I just haven't figured out the true use of this All-Seeing Eye. Perhaps it has abilities that haven't been developed yet. Such a complicated awakening ritual shouldn't produce something this simple."

Suren was not particularly disappointed.

At the very least, his vision had improved. That seemed likely to make his shooting more accurate.

Then he suddenly remembered something. He stepped down from the altar, took out the Rune Puppet Pestoya had given him, and appraised it.

One look was enough for him to realize that this was the real treasure.

Cursed Item: Rune Anomaly Puppet

Quality: Gold

Description: It does not like being controlled. It prefers controlling humans.

Curse Effect: Within a ten-meter radius, indiscriminately inflicts Mind Control, hypnosis, Limb Chaos, and madness upon target creatures with Mental Power below 15.

Details: Job Advancement Material for the mysterious branch of Alchemists, Abomination Puppeteer. Greatly increases Technique and Agility after Job Advancement, allowing one to comprehend exclusive inherited skills.

Evaluation: Body compatibility 93%. This is already an exceptionally high-quality job advancement material.

If not for the All-Seeing Eye, Suren would never have imagined that a toy puppet he had casually regarded as a "memento" could be this powerful.

"Limb Chaos... Isn't that one of Pestoya's supernatural abilities?"

Reading the puppet's detailed description, he immediately recalled how his limbs had moved against his will while eating in the Banquet Hall.

It directly stripped someone of Control over their body. This ability was truly sinister.

"It even inflicts indiscriminate Mind Control."

Suren's expression darkened. If his Mental Power had not been stronger than an ordinary person's, keeping this thing nearby would probably have driven him mad immediately.

Yeah. It was probably like carrying a dangerous "radioactive toy" around with him.

Then he spotted a new term in the details—Job Advancement Material.

He recalled how Bald Ivan had used a magic array to transform his entire body into metal scales. Could that have been some special method of an advanced profession?

Suren had plenty of strange bits of knowledge in his head, and he roughly guessed that this so-called Job Advancement was similar to changing classes in games.

"Pestoya's profession should be Abomination Puppeteer. But how was I supposed to advance?"

Countless questions surfaced in Suren's mind, and he let out a faint sigh.

His understanding of this world was far too limited. He lacked too much essential common sense.

But now, this All-Seeing Eye ability seemed quite practical. At least it would keep him from being completely clueless when he encountered these strange items.

Suren put the puppet back into the wooden box.

To his surprise, when he focused his eyes on it, the box containing the Rune Puppet turned out to be a treasure as well.

Level II Rune Sealed Wooden Box

Details: A special Alchemical Product capable of blocking Mental Power fluctuations. Look carefully, and you will discover words engraved upon it.

Suren had already thought the patterns on the box looked unusual. Now, following the prompt and examining them closely, he discovered that the patterns were actually densely packed tiny writing—a copy of the Complete Guide to Abomination Puppet Crafting.

"Could it be that Pestoya thought my Mental Power was strong enough for me to become a Puppet Master? She gave me not only Job Advancement Material, but even the profession's skill book?"

Suren suddenly thought of that well-behaved little girl with blond hair and blue eyes, and an inescapable sense of regret filled his heart.

What a pity.

He had not forgotten the promise he made to the girl—to ask why her parents had burned her to death.

But this manor had been abandoned for at least several centuries. Her parents were probably long gone.

That "promise" might never be fulfilled.

Then, upon taking another look, he discovered that the Butterfly Brooch the little girl had pinned to his chest was also a supernatural item.

Pestoya's Brooch

Focus +10

Details: A brooch imbued with powerful resentment. An exquisite Alchemical Product that allows its wearer to focus more deeply while studying, casting spells, and working. However, prolonged wear will cause the resentment to make one's temperament perverse and violent.

(Note: Your supernatural ability cannot probe or comprehend things that far exceed your level of understanding. Thus, after careful perception, you also saw a string of "Unknown???")

Suren looked at the brooch. He had assumed it was just something the little girl had casually thrown in.

But when he saw the "???" note after the brooch's description, a string of question marks surfaced in his own mind as well.

An unfathomable air of mystery instantly washed over him.

There was actually something hidden within this brooch that he could not understand for the time being?

What could make the All-Seeing Eye judge that he could not even comprehend it? Was it like explaining the concepts of Three-Dimensional and four-dimensional space to a Two-Dimensional creature? It could hear and see, yet simply could not understand.

Anything that even he, a transmigrator, could not understand was definitely not simple.

"Could there be some secret hidden inside this brooch?"

Suren instinctively felt that something was wrong.

Then the question that had been troubling him surfaced in his mind again: why had Pestoya's parents burned her to death?

Perhaps... there had been something wrong with her to begin with?

In this world of supernatural abilities, who knew what bizarre existences might exist?

Without the All-Seeing Eye, Suren might never have noticed anything wrong with the brooch.

But now that he had discovered it, he became more cautious.

Then Suren reconsidered. Pestoya was the big boss of this manor. Even if he had his suspicions, it was best not to act on them here.

With that in mind, he decided to leave this place first.