Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory X Scarlet Eyes

Two purple and one green Advent Emulation uses left...

Tapping the wheel lightly, Baishi brought up the black iron-colored panel. He glanced over the changes in Talisman proficiency percentages, then fixed his gaze on the remaining Advent Emulation uses. A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes as he took strands of Kurapika's, Leorio's, and Killua's hair from his pocket.

Gon's hair had already been used up on the Advent Emulation Talisman, and Baishi had yet to replenish it.

I'll take care of the [green] one first...

Baishi quickly scanned the three Analysis panels in turn and picked out the only two [green]-level talents.

They were Kurapika's [Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory (green)] and Leorio's [Robust Physique (green)]!

If he remembered correctly, Gon's [green]-level talent was [Exceptional Physique], which was much the same as Leorio's [Robust Physique]. Killua's talents were all [blue] at the lowest, so he set them aside for now.

Compared to [Robust Physique], [Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory] would be more useful to me.

Baishi looked thoughtful.

Since awakening [Nen], as long as he kept Nen Aura wrapped around himself, his body would be constantly nourished and gradually strengthened. As such, the boost from a [green]-level physique beyond that of ordinary people might not be particularly noticeable for him.

By contrast, even though the memory-related [Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory] was only [green] quality, it would be immensely useful to someone like him, whose memory was little different from an ordinary person's.

In particular, he was still posing as an information broker, and his memories of the original story had long since grown vague in their details. If he used Advent Emulation on [Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory], might he be able to recall those old memories?

I won't know the specifics until I use Advent Emulation and socket it.

Baishi stared at the panel.

[Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory (green): Possesses efficient learning, memory, and information integration abilities. Can rapidly read ten lines at a glance and master complex systems of knowledge such as languages, literature, history, and data...]

Hmm~

Judging from the talent's effects, it strengthened not only memory, but also the ability to organize thoughts?

This is the one!

Having made up his mind, Baishi hesitated no longer. He quickly looked around to make sure no one was there, abruptly dismissed the conjured wheel, selected a strand of Kurapika's hair, and confirmed his Advent Emulation target in his mind!

[Ding! Solidifying a 'green' talent Talisman requires a small amount of nourishment... Passively drawing Nen Aura...]

Just as when his Nen Aura had been drawn before, wisps of it rushed upward from the aura nodes throughout his body toward his brain, like trickles flowing into the sea. In the process, his aura nodes did not expand by much.

Perhaps the previous [blue]-level expansion had been so brutal, and the amount of Nen Aura needed to form a [green]-level Talisman was so small, that this Talisman's formation seemed unremarkable.

There was little swelling or pain. After only a short while, the strand of hair dissolved into particles and gradually dissipated. The vast streams of information converging in his consciousness formed a translucent green, octagonal Talisman, which turned from illusory to solid and took shape before the wheel.

Click!

Amid an almost imperceptible socketing sound, the [Talisman - Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory] fit precisely into the wheel.

Conjure!

With a hint of anticipation, Baishi conjured the wheel from his consciousness and first fed Nen Aura into [Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory] to activate it.

In an instant, a cool sensation enveloped his entire brain, and his thoughts sped up severalfold at an exceptionally steady rate. It was a sensation of active thinking entirely different from [Dynamic Simulation]'s brief, instinctive analysis.

His memory had been noticeably strengthened!

With just one glance at his surroundings, the number of branches and leaves, the distribution of the grass, and the examinees' behavior outside the forest were instantly imprinted in his mind like a frozen image. At the same time, his thoughts raced, rapidly organizing everything he saw in a clear and orderly fashion!

Looking at it this way, if [blue] talents are monstrous talents that specialize to an extreme, then [green] talents should be equivalent to geniuses among ordinary people...

As Baishi carefully experienced the effects of Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory, he could not help making the heartfelt remark. He had never before experienced such powerful memory and information integration abilities.

All three sockets on the wheel were now filled. Although the configuration could not be called an extreme combat-oriented combination, it was fairly satisfactory as an aid to learning.

Should I use Advent Emulation on [Scarlet Eyes] now?

Taking out the three men's hair again, Baishi rubbed his chin and looked at the [Scarlet Eyes (purple)] panel, a slightly thoughtful expression on his face.

[Scarlet Eyes (purple): Emperor Time, forced type conversion. Actively activated when emotions run high and obsession reaches its peak. The eyes turn scarlet, and the user's Nen type is forcibly switched to Specialization...

Potential release: In this state, the innate affinity restrictions of the user's type are temporarily lifted, granting the potential to train in and use all Nen types at 100% efficiency...]

[Note: This is a physiological trait governed by an incomplete rule of the Kurta Clan's bloodline. It is a switch and capacity expander that unlocks and accommodates the potential of all Nen types...]

[Note: Actively opening the Scarlet Eyes initiates the state of Emperor Time. Maintaining this state constantly consumes a large amount of Nen Aura and mental energy. Once the state ends, the user will fall into extreme physical and mental exhaustion...]

Hm?

There was no cost in lifespan?

Staring at the information, Baishi was slightly stunned. Then his eyes narrowed, and he calmly and quickly used [Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory] to piece together the information in his memories concerning the Scarlet Eyes' consumption of lifespan.

[Talisman - Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory proficiency +1 +1 +1...]

The more memories he pieced together, the faster the proficiency percentage climbed.

As for that-

Baishi ignored it for the moment. After piecing together a certain piece of information from his memories, he suddenly understood.

It turned out that his understanding of [Scarlet Eyes] had been subconsciously mistaken all along. He had assumed that once [Scarlet Eyes] was activated, it would consume lifespan by the second while in use.

In truth, what consumed lifespan was the [Index Finger Steal Chain] that Kurapika would develop in the future. Under its harsh Restriction, stealing and using someone else's Nen Ability would rapidly consume the user's lifespan at a cost of one hour per second.

Clearly, this was advance planning on Kurapika's part for the Chain's Restriction. Since most of his Chains were meant to be used against the Phantom Troupe, he had deliberately left himself a different path for further development.

The way of an avenger...

After inwardly expressing his admiration, Baishi hesitated no longer and chose to use Advent Emulation immediately. [Extensive Knowledge and Strong Memory] had consumed only a small amount of Nen Aura just now, and judging from the amounts drawn on the previous two occasions, he should have enough to cover the cost of a [purple] Talisman.

[Advent Emulation - Scarlet Eyes]!

In an instant, Kurapika's hair rapidly dissolved into particles in Baishi's hand and dissipated. At the same time, information gathered in a process akin to Advent Emulation, targeting the analyzed [Scarlet Eyes].

Hum!

The Talisman Wheel was forcibly returned to his consciousness. Before it, an immense stream of translucent purple information converged like countless rivers flowing into the sea, forming an illusory octagonal Talisman.

The next instant!

[Ding! Solidifying a purple-level talent Talisman... Requires a large amount of Nen Aura... Drawing Nen Aura at high speed!]