I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

Duke couldn't figure out what she did during the rock-paper-scissors game, or what role she played in rescuing Cecil. Jasmine's role must have been crucial, otherwise he wouldn't have felt such a huge tearing sensation. However, no matter how hard he tried to recall, he could only vaguely remember that such a person existed.

After they left the hall, exchanged the stars for M999 beef, and left the Witch Game, he had absolutely no recollection of her.

After leaving the Witch Game, Thunder Witch remained outside the game room, but she was alone and did not see any of her students.

Duke frowned. After experiencing this witch's game, he felt fear about his memories and his self-perception, worried that they might be altered by someone else at any time.

Duke was even somewhat unsure about the name "Jasmine" itself.

"What's wrong, Duke?"

"nothing."

Duke shook his head, silently memorizing the name and the few vague memories he had of it.

Is it Jasmine, the student of the Thunder Witch?

If I have the chance later, I'll visit the Thunder Witch.

……

After seeing off Amber and the others who had eaten and drunk their fill, Duke put on a mask over his face, left the now deserted apartment, and headed back to where he had been the day before.

The rewards from this witch game were meager. First, he didn't complete the game, so he didn't get a chance to draw prizes. Second, Cecil's favorability towards him only changed from "dislike" back to "normal," so he couldn't obtain powerful items through the favorability system. His only gains were M999's beef and this custom-made cognitive modifier.

The former has become Duke's strength and physique, while the latter, although powerful, is actually not easy to utilize effectively.

[Item discovered: Cognition Modifier (Custom Version)]

[Item Name: Cognition Modifier (Customized Version)]

[Item Description: This is a version specially customized for this game by a certain mad scientist. If it were the full version without any features being cut... his budget probably wouldn't have been enough.]

[Item Effect: In an enclosed space, alters the perception of "violent behavior" by all intelligent beings, except those within three meters.]

The effective range of this weapon is extremely exaggerated. It should be noted that it does not define "enclosed space". In other words, as long as it is enclosed, the area could be as large as an entire small world in another dimension, and it could be effective at the same time.

On the other hand, Bone Eight also used his life as a price to show Duke the flaws of this prop.

The effects of cognitive modification are limited. Those whose cognition has been modified can ignore the effects of cognitive modification through their unmodified memories and logical reasoning.

Moreover, in other witch games, this item would be difficult to be effective without the extradimensional rule of instant death within the Casino Tower.

Therefore, for Duke, this cognitive modifier (custom version) is not very useful. The best way to use it is to hand it over to yesterday's boss, Fei, to complete the transaction and mission.

Welcome!

As Duke walked in yesterday, Fei, who was still sitting at the front desk reading a book, showed a slightly surprised expression. She put down the ancient book in her hand, raised her eyebrows, and said, "It's only been one day, and you've already found goods that meet the trading conditions so quickly?"

"Hmm." Duke nodded, took out the Cognition Modifier and handed it to Miss Fei. "This item was obtained from another dimension. Please check if it meets the requirements."

Fei took the cognitive modifier, examined it thoroughly, and without Duke explaining its function to her, she nodded in satisfaction and waved her hand dismissively:

"interesting."

Her requirements for the props weren't too demanding, but rather interesting. If Duke brought a scroll of forbidden magic, Fei probably wouldn't accept it. The scope of this cognitive modifier's rules and the effects of its cognitive modification were enough to pique her interest.

[Task completed, reward available.]

【receive.】

The reward has been generated.

The job change certificate has been generated.

Duke couldn't contain his excitement and looked at the job change interface. Then, as if he had been doused with a bucket of ice water, he suddenly calmed down.

Currently available job classes for advancement: Assassin, Trickster.

Duke: "..."

Assassins, tricksters, and thieves are all advanced classes of the Rogue class. This means that this class change opportunity will not turn Duke into a mage overnight, but will only allow him to take on one more advanced class among the Rogue classes.

Just like Cecil, who retained his Paladin class rank after changing his class from Paladin to Mage.

Duke's rogue rank will not change after he chooses to change classes.

That's it?

Duke was very unhappy and chose the Trickster.

While it's not exactly a traditional mage, it's still a spellcaster class, albeit one.

The two advanced classes, Assassin and Trickster, are stronger in direct combat than Rogue (Thief). The Assassin class is relatively simple and brutal. The Bone Eight they encountered in the Witch Game is a standard Assassin. He almost succeeded in assassinating the Radiant Witch, which fully demonstrates how strong a high-level Assassin can be.

As for the sorcerer, he is a wanderer with some spellcasting ability.

Most of the spells that tricksters can use are not advanced. These versatile adventurers can achieve unexpected results through their knowledge of spells, deception, conspiracy, or simple pranks. They are reliable partners that no adventurer would dislike.

Once you reach Heroic or even higher levels, Tricksters become the natural enemy of spellcasters.

"Universal Trickery" and "Spell Thief" are both powerful skills that are no less effective than "Lucky Strike".

After Duke chose the Trickster, he immediately mastered a brand new skill:

[Mage's Hand - Deception: Your spell hand is different from that of a traditional mage; your third hand is an invisible ghostly hand.]

It's better than nothing, I suppose.

He sighed.

Fei, however, paid no attention to Duke's dramatic ups and downs. She was still playing with the cognitive modifier and casually asked:

What do you want?

"If possible, I would like a high-powered weapon."

"can."

Fei snapped her fingers, and then one of the eight cabinets in the shop was released from its restraints and opened with a bang.

Chapter Fifty-Six: Neon Revolver

Yesterday, there were eight large cabinets in the shop, each sealed with a strip covered in runes. With a snap of Fei's fingers, one of the cabinets was released, the rune seal burned to ashes, and the cabinet door burst open in front of Duke.

Unfortunately, the cabinet that Fei opened was not the one from which the cry for help came from.

Duke looked curiously into the large cabinet. The space inside was much larger than the outside, clearly indicating the use of space-folding magic. It was filled with a dazzling array of strange and wonderful items. Fei, without a second thought, took out a small and exquisite revolver and handed it to Duke.

Although this is a world of swords and magic, the appearance of firearms did not surprise Duke too much.

As far as he knew, this world's technology tree was developed in a rather peculiar way. With the top-tier technological capabilities of each race, developing firearms wasn't impossible. For example, the dwarves, renowned for their craftsmanship and capable of handcrafting Gundams (artificial Titans), surely they could develop a flintlock pistol capable of firing four shots per minute, right?

Not to mention, this is a floating city, connected to countless alternate dimensions where nothing is particularly strange.

"You can't use other high-powered weapons, so just make do with this."

Duke took the exquisite revolver from Scarlet's hand.

[Item discovered: Neon light.]

[Item Name: Neon]

[Item Description: Originating from a completely random alternate dimension, in which no one can make decisions independently; everything must be decided by a random roll of fate dice. Its seven-round magazine contains a different possibility for each shot; before firing, you never know whether you'll instantly kill your opponent or revive them on the spot.]

[Item Effect: After each reload, the bullet will be enchanted with one of the following special effects: healing, explosion, instant death, copying, evolution, soul, and polymorph. Once the magazine is empty, the holder can input a certain amount of magic power to reload.]

As a responsible merchant, Fei also diligently introduced her product to Duke:

"This weapon comes from a witch game. Its bullets are enchanted with random effects. It can load seven bullets at a time, with a total of seven magical effects: healing, explosion, instant death, copying, evolution, soul, and sheep."

After Fei's explanation, Duke quickly understood the specific manifestations of these seven magical effects.

The treatment is effective enough to heal fatal injuries in a short period of time.

The explosion effect turns the person hit by the bullet into a large explosive device, which detonates after three seconds. The power of the explosion depends on the object hit.

Instant death effect, unleashing a death-finger-like attack.

The duplication effect replicates the bullet's impact, creating a projection that lasts for 24 hours.

The evolutionary effect causes those hit by the bullet to undergo uncontrollable evolution or mutation.

The Soul Effect can cause the soul of the person hit by the bullet to leave their body.

The sheep-turning effect turns the person hit by the bullet into a cute little sheep. The person hit still retains the ability to think, but most of their abilities will be sealed.

"Although you're asking for a high-powered weapon, which only has a one-in-seven chance of triggering Death Finger, don't you already have a dagger enchanted with Lucky Strike? With that, you can completely control the weapon's effect."

"I think you should be satisfied enough."

Duke is extremely satisfied!

For Duke, who are relatively weak, what is the most urgent need right now? Is it conventional combat capabilities?

of course not.

For a level 7 rogue (thief, trickster), his strength lies in conventional combat, which still falls within the realm of veteran-level professionals. What he truly needs are trump cards capable of posing a threat to hero-level professionals.

And this neon sign, as the trump card, is undoubtedly a perfect match.

Finger of Death and Polymorph are both powerful high-level spells, and the remaining five effects each have their own uses. For Duke, this revolver can be of many uses.

He happily put the neon revolver into his pocket.

Seeing that Duke was very satisfied, he waved his hand and closed the cabinet door, then gave him an unceremonious order to leave: "Alright, the deal is done, you can leave now, right? Don't disturb my reading."

Although Fei said that, she was still holding the Cognition Modifier in her hands, like a child holding a favorite toy, and seemed to have no intention of reading the book at all.

“There’s one more thing,” Duke scratched his head. “Miss Fei, do you know about the mute?”

Where did you hear that name from?

Fei frowned, her tone turning slightly cold as she warned:

I suggest you don't know.

……

Until Duke left yesterday, Fei had not explained what kind of organization the Aphasic were, or why it was "better not to know." From beginning to end, she kept Duke in a daze with some ambiguous riddles.

"I hate the Riddler more than anything in my life. Get the Riddler out of Gotham!"

Clearly, Duke doesn't have the guts to openly criticize the legendary (suspected) witch, but he certainly has the guts to speak ill of her behind her back, and quite a lot of them.

After strongly condemning Miss Scarlet's riddle-telling behavior, Duke did not go home. Instead, he went to the training grounds provided for adventurers in the floating city, booked a private room (magic space), and took out his beloved lucky dagger.