Mystery: A Spark

Just like when Klein was in Tingen, he went to the fortune teller's club to work as a fortune teller in order to digest his own potion through role-playing.

He was unable to go to the fortune teller's club every day because he had a night watch job and the complicated situation in Tingen.

Arthur, however, could try his luck in the Trial Illusion every night until he was destroyed.

Of course, the pain of being beaten to death by the demon guards was unavoidable, causing Arthur to wake up in pain every day and then spend half a day in bed recovering.

Before that, he must first complete his daily practice tasks.

Moreover, he now has a new task: to study the occult books that Edwina gave him, so that he can independently convert sorcerer magic.

Fortunately, Arthur has almost mastered Danitz's grilling skills. Gun skills training isn't something that can be achieved overnight; spending half an hour each day to solidify his proficiency is enough.

So basically, Arthur has enough time each day.

Before starting today's study, he had one more thing to do: test the hidden blade and see what kind of clothing it had made that made Edwina so wary of it.

Without hesitation, Arthur first locked the door from the inside, then used a table to barricade it, then locked the windows, drew the curtains, and finally sealed the entire room with a spiritual wall.

In this way, the room is completely isolated and will not be spied on.

No matter what he does in the room, no one will find out.

Arthur opened the box, took out the hidden blade, first took off all his clothes, and then slowly put it on his arm.

Arthur imbued the hidden blade with a touch of his own spirit, controlling it to first clothe himself in ordinary clothes, so he wouldn't always be naked.

He looked in the mirror and found that the clothes made from the hidden blade were of very good quality and appearance, and they fit him very well.

"It's pretty good, it feels quite useful."

As soon as Arthur finished speaking, he noticed that the style of his clothes was gradually changing.

His upper body clothing had been transformed into two openwork leather belts crossed in front of his chest, with a spiked collar around his neck, while his lower body clothing had been transformed into a pair of black leather pants, giving him a dark and philosophical aura.

Seeing this, Arthur's expression... remained completely unchanged.

Looking at his dark Arthur in the mirror, he felt no shame whatsoever; he even adopted a V-shaped stance, and then…

"FAQ~"

Arthur glanced at the hidden blade on his arm and said disdainfully:

"Is this all you've got? Is this all you're capable of?"

Then, he directly manipulated his hidden blade to give himself a new outfit.

This new outfit features the Stars and Stripes at the bottom but not at the top, and a red headscarf on the head.

Seeing his classic look in the mirror, Arthur smiled with satisfaction and then performed a dance in front of the mirror.

Twist your waist, sway your hips, and then...

Looking back, I smiled confidently.

Chapter 26 Art

After performing a dance, Hidden Blade, perhaps stunned by Arthur's antics, showed no reaction whatsoever.

Arthur didn't care, and instead transformed his clothes into a mesh outfit, and his lower body into heel-length leather pants.

As for the shoes, he transformed them into a pair of high-heeled black leather boots.

After that, Arthur seemed to have opened the door to a new world. He made all sorts of dark and profound fantasies in front of the mirror while constantly changing the style of his clothes.

These clothing styles range from those that can pass censorship when written down to those that cannot.

Not only that, strange noises such as "boom boom!" and "boy next door" would occasionally come from inside the room.

The room was now completely isolated from the outside world, and Arthur wasn't worried at all about his antics being discovered, so he acted with complete impunity.

After performing some fancy tricks, Arthur finally calmed down and put his clothes back on normal.

At this moment, the hidden blade seemed to have been broken; no matter how Arthur tried to manipulate it, it simply obeyed rigidly without any further tricks.

Seeing this, Arthur couldn't help but smile crookedly:

"Ha, that's it?"

The negative effects of this hidden blade were naturally quite serious and unacceptable to a reserved woman like Edwina.

Most men would certainly be wary of this negative effect.

But is Arthur an ordinary person? No, he isn't.

He is an artist, an extraordinary artist.

The little tricks he played with the hidden blade were far from enough for him.

“As long as I have no sense of shame, your negative effects won’t work on me,” Arthur said casually.

Of course, this was just a way of fooling people.

Since he was in an empty room, he could do whatever he wanted, and play as much as he wanted.

However, in public, Arthur's bottom line certainly wouldn't have fallen that low.

But the hidden blade would naturally not know such a thing; it only possesses some characteristics of being alive, and its intelligence is not particularly high.

So after Arthur's antics, the hidden blade was as if it had been ruined, and there was no longer any sign of it causing any trouble.

Even so, Arthur still needs to be wary of it.

Because this thing's current obedience is only temporary; to truly make it submit, you still need to use coercion and bribery.

As for how to coerce or entice, Arthur already had a plan in mind.

He summoned the Skull of Gul'dan again, and then used the Provoker's extraordinary ability to create a magical item.

Then, right in front of the hidden blade, Arthur smashed the magical item to pieces.

After doing all this, he placed Gul'dan's skull on the table and extended the hidden blade on his arm to the two unseeing, dark eye sockets of Goblin's head.

A warm smile spread across Arthur's face, and he said in a deep, magnetic voice:

"Come on, let's have a good talk."

……

After a cordial and friendly exchange, Arthur and Hidden Blade reached an equal agreement that satisfied both parties.

The agreement emphasizes that Hidden Blade must completely obey Arthur's orders and must not alter Arthur's clothing style without authorization.

Furthermore, the hidden blade prohibits Arthur's body from being excessively exposed in the presence of other intelligent beings.

In exchange, Arthur would set aside one hour each week for Hidden Blade to freely change his attire, and this agreement could not violate the first two clauses.

The final interpretation of this agreement rests with Arthur.

……

Two more days passed, and during these two days, Arthur spent most of his time reading the occult books that Edwina had given him.

Arthur also looked through the new spell model conversion method she gave him, and unsurprisingly, he couldn't understand it.

But it's okay if you don't understand it; you can still memorize Arthur's words.

After writing it down, Arthur was no longer so confused when he studied the occult books given to him by Edwina, focusing on the parts he didn't understand.

With a clear goal in mind, targeted learning is like having a teacher highlight key points before an exam; suddenly, you're no longer confused.

By now, Arthur has developed some ideas about the conversion of sorcerer magic, and he feels that in another month or two, he should be able to start converting sorcerer magic independently.

The main reason for this is that the emblem enhanced his memory, which greatly improved his learning ability.

We've arrived at Toscart Island.

Arthur first said goodbye to Edwina, and then, as agreed beforehand, disembarked with Danitz.

The two arrived on the island, where Danitz led Arthur to find the Golden Dream's informant there and obtained information about some pirate groups on the island.

As a pirate crew, it's rare to find one that's completely clean; they might be plundering, or they might be murdering and stealing.

In short, since they were pirates, their hands would naturally get dirty to some extent.

Of course, each pirate crew has its own unique style of operation.

For example, the Golden Dream mainly focuses on finding treasure, while occasionally striking at other pirate groups.

Even so, they were not entirely clean, because when they were poor, they would rob merchant ships and passenger ships, but they would not kill people.

Therefore, if we judge these pirates on the sea of ​​Sunia according to the laws of Arthur's previous life, killing them all might result in some innocent people being killed, but killing every other one might still leave some behind.

Of course, the laws of another world cannot be used to judge the pirates here; even the laws of the same world cannot be applied across boundaries.

Moreover, Arthur didn't want to maintain any justice or order at sea. His goal was clear: to hunt down some lucky pirates to consume the Hunter's Potion.

The reason for choosing vicious pirates as targets was mainly to avoid any psychological burden when carrying them out.

He wouldn't consider himself righteous just because he killed those evil pirates, but if he were to kill a pirate who had committed many evil deeds and was utterly devoid of conscience, Arthur would naturally feel much better about doing it, without having to do any mental preparation.

After reviewing the intelligence they had obtained from their informant, Arthur and Danitz had a general idea of ​​what to do.

Chapter 27 Choosing a Target

Toscart Island is located in the Sea of ​​White Whales and is the easternmost colony of the Kingdom of Loen.

Because this place is quite far from Bayam, the kingdom's navy can't reach it, so there are quite a few pirates coming and going.

They would stop here briefly to resupply or conduct some trade.

According to the information provided by the online acquaintances, two small pirate groups of about a dozen people each are currently fighting on the island, and they seem to be vying for an extraordinary piece of equipment.

This extraordinary piece of equipment is said to have been crafted by a sea artisan using the blood of an extraordinary being, and it possesses the ability to allow one to teleport short distances.

Originally, this was an extraordinary piece of equipment with excellent effects, but something went wrong when the craftsman was completing it, causing it to be cursed, which led the craftsman to eventually abandon this extraordinary piece of equipment.

According to intelligence gathered by informants, this equipment is a ring. The person who wears this ring will be affected by delirium and will soon lose control and turn into a monster.

While the ring's effects were decent, it was merely an extraordinary piece of equipment made from spiritual materials with a limited lifespan; it was not a magical item formed from extraordinary properties.

So although many pirate groups on the island received the news, none of them were very interested in it. Only two small pirate groups of average strength were vying for it.

In the course of their fighting and looting, they killed many island residents who had stumbled into their battlefield or had merely witnessed their battle.