They all call me Great Master-Chapter 235 - 232: Extreme Illusory Shadow Technique!
Once the kitchen boiler was filled with kindling wood and charcoal, the temperature inside No. 2 Cork Street swiftly climbed to a level that both Arthur and Pendragon found comfortable.
By the time Arthur had made sure Lady Anna was settled in, Pendragon had already burrowed into his cat’s nest.
When Arthur emerged from the kitchen with a hot cup of cocoa, Pendragon was already sound asleep, snoring loudly.
Envying his Orange Cat, he turned up the kerosene lamp in the Spirit Medium Parlor.
Arthur began to tally the spoils he had gained from Harris.
The spoils were divided into four parts.
The first part, gold.
The second part, notes.
The third part, secret techniques.
The fourth part, props.
The first thing Arthur counted was the gold, not because it was more important than the notes or secret techniques, but because it was more straightforward—neatly stacked in two cases were 400 bars, each weighing 1 pound!
By the standard of 2 grams per gold coin, that amounted to 100,000 gold coins.
In anyone’s hands, it was a fortune not to be overlooked.
Moreover, this was already the total after Arthur had set aside 10 bars for the "Exquisite Human Puppet" just in case.
’Harris really had some nerve, to actually hijack Isidore’s treasure!
Tsk!
Indeed, in South Los, the Old Lion of Inner Bay is the best scapegoat!’
Although he had expected it, Arthur was still surprised by Harris’s audacity upon actually seeing the 400 gold bars.
Without hesitation, Arthur picked up the notebook.
He hoped to find some answers within.
And he was not disappointed.
This notebook, primarily an experimental log, also contained some things that caught Arthur’s attention—
My father had actually chosen to cooperate with those guys!
Those guys are wolves!
It won’t end well!
I must persuade my father!
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My father’s stubbornness exceeded my expectations. We already possessed power and could live comfortably here; why risk it for grandfather’s experiment?
I don’t understand!
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Father has returned, and those wolves have been taken care of.
Father backstabbed them.
I am greatly shocked; I never imagined father would do such a thing.
I had a big fight with my father and temporarily left home
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Three years later, I returned home. Father was as he always was and didn’t say much about my return. Instead, he took me to the laboratory to participate in the ’Extreme Illusory Shadow Technique" experiment.
Only then did I realize my grandfather’s greatness!
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’Extreme Illusory Shadow Technique’ is too strong!
It’s stronger than any secret technique I know!
But there’s something odd about the way father looks at me, as if he’s…
Jealous?
No!
How could my father possibly be jealous of me!
I must have seen it wrong!
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I have completed the ’Extreme Illusory Shadow Technique’ Second Order; I can already simply draw that all-corroding dark energy from the Shadows.
It truly is a perfect blend of offense and defense.
But as for the Third Order, I am clueless.
And my father’s gazes are becoming more and more peculiar.
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Today is my 29th birthday; my father suggested a celebration.
I drank some wine and felt very happy today.
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The talent of test subject No. 17 far exceeds my imagination.
Such blood must be able to help me.
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No effect!
Why is there no effect?
I’ve drunk all his blood!
That’s right!
It must be because there’s not enough blood!
I need more test subjects!
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Dammit, are those ’Hunters’ mad?
I’ve already left ’Dudelt,’ so why do they keep chasing me incessantly?
It’s you who forced me!
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No, I must stay away from Baron Norvia!
’Death Poetry Society,’ that bastard’s concoction of ’leprosy’ is truly terrifying. I must leave, but those ’Hunters’ are sure to die off!
Haha!
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Oh, South Los!
Enchanting South Los!
There’s a surplus of people; a few less won’t matter, right?
No good!
I must be careful; that Countess is terrifying.
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Ha, look what I’ve found!
Rat Street!
A place that perfectly fits my needs!
This must be heaven!
I will certainly be able to complete the "Extreme Illusory Shadow Technique"!
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Damn it, test subjects No. 18-29 all failed!
Do I still need to find subjects with "Talent"?
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Test subjects No. 30-47 failed!
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Roschek seems to have discovered my experiment, huh, if he dares to talk too much, I’ll kill him.
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At last, the Third Order succeeded, I can now freely shuttle through shadows, but the distance is too short, I need to work hard to complete the Fifth Order.
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Bloodline! Bloodline!
It’s the bloodline again!
I need to find a bloodline that reacts to shadows to support it!
However, before that, I need to find a way to restrain uncontrolled emotions!
No!
It’s not uncontrolled emotions!
I’m just a bit anxious!
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Hmm? "Shadow Snake" Ciudik has actually come to Rat Tail Alley.
His bloodline seems to be suitable.
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The trade with "Shadow Snake" Ciudik was very pleasant.
He’s much easier to deal with than the rumors suggest.
His blood also works for the "Extreme Illusory Shadow Technique".
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Damn it, why are the people from Forty-Six Towers investigating me?
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Ciudik, I’m going to kill you!
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Everything must be sealed away!
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Huh, that guy is actually selling this thing?
Could it be a trap?
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Arthur found Harris’s notes exceedingly messy, especially mixed among the numerous experimental records, requiring him to spend much more time to find the information he needed.
’Has this guy also suffered backlash from "Spirituality"?
Or is it from the secret technique called "Extreme Illusory Shadow Technique"?’
Arthur glanced at the brightening sky and stretched while guessing in his mind.
The recording method of the other party was all too familiar to him, revealing a style that oozed with the essence of a "toad" like Graham.
Moreover, more frenzied than Graham.
Yet in their two encounters, the other party hadn’t shown it.
’Did he find a way to control his emotions?’
Arthur’s gaze turned to the booklet recording the secret technique by his side.
More than the means of controlling emotions, he was concerned about the secret technique itself.
The ability to shuttle through shadows displayed by Harris aroused considerable envy in Arthur—if he mastered this technique, his own survival skills would skyrocket.
Plus, he had the "Dark Serpent"!
However, the annotation that "Dark Serpent" was fragmentary made Arthur uneasy.
Thus, when he picked up the secret technique notebook, Arthur was very cautious.
[Discovery of Extreme Illusory Shadow Technique (Fragmentary), assessment in progress...]
[Possesses "Dark Serpent. Cripple" bloodline, assessment passed!]
[Do you wish to spend 300 XP to learn the Extreme Illusory Shadow Technique?]
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’Lv1 requires 300 XP?
Moreover, it’s a bloodline-based secret technique; could it be from the legacy of a core noble lineage that has vanished?
And who is that guy?
Couldn’t they just write out the name?’
Arthur pondered, stroking his chin.
At this stage, he certainly couldn’t learn "Extreme Illusory Shadow Technique. Remnant", but soon, once he completes the "Orange Cat" ritual, everything will be on the agenda.
Thinking thus, Arthur picked up one of the props from among Harris’s spoils of war.
An object that resembled a kerosene lamp—
[Name: Vigilance Oil Lamp]
[Type: Other types of items]
[Quality: Secret Technique]
[Attributes: 1. Brightness; 2. Vigilance]
[Remarks: During the Seven Years’ War Period, this was one of the favorite items of the Great Nobles on the West Coast during winter battles in North County. It not only brought brightness but also kept the tents warm, serving as a reliable sentinel—when the nobles of the East Coast discovered this item, they immediately made a replica, but unlike the original, the replicas couldn’t keep warm or summon the "Lamp Shadow Sentinel".]
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[Brightness: the basic function of an oil lamp, but it will be brighter than average lamps.]
[Vigilance: Within a 50-meter radius with the oil lamp as the center point, the area will be under a state of vigilance. When a creature enters the area, the person who placed the lamp will detect it and record the appearance of the intruder.]
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"Not a bad prop!"
Arthur appraised it fairly, even though the "Vigilance Oil Lamp" was incomplete, unable to keep warm or summon the ’Lamp Shadow Sentinel’, the basic [Vigilance] was still sufficient.
He immediately activated the [Vigilance] effect of the "Vigilance Oil Lamp".
Subsequently, No. 2 Cork Street became enveloped by it.
The next moment, a dozen faces were transmitted back.
And upon seeing one of them, Arthur’s mouth curled up, his heart leaping with joy—
’Finally, he has come!’
