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Chapter 107 - Chapter 107 New Member

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Leyton picked up a trembling crow from the ground, then picked up the bread that had fallen to the side and stuffed it into the crow's claws.

"The bread you snatched is yours, and the crow I picked up is mine."

Leyton said to the crow in his hand, in a good mood.

He stepped forward, his figure rapidly transparent and disappearing from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already back in his room on Minsk Street.

"Boss, you're back!"

Bugs Bunny sat upright on the sofa, munching on some unknown fruit.

"Hmm, I picked up a crow. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be your little brother from now on."

Leyton nodded, even raising the crow he was holding in his hand. Then he asked curiously:

"Where did you get the fruit?"

"The potted plant upstairs. I improved it a bit, and it's transformed from an ornamental plant into a fruit tree! It's just that I don't have enough materials, otherwise I could graft different branches and make it bear many kinds of fruit at the same time!"

Bugs Bunny said excitedly.

Leyton was stunned. He hadn't expected a potted plant could be used this way. He felt that this rabbit, in certain aspects, had already graduated from Frank's teachings.

"Don't modify plants to be too strange. Hmm, never mind, just give me a report whenever you want to modify plants at home in the Future!"

To prevent overly strange plants from appearing at home, Leyton made a request to Bugs Bunny.

"Write a report!" Bugs Bunny's crimson eyes widened.

Leyton ignored Bugs Bunny's shock, picked up a fruit Bugs Bunny had just grown, and took a bite.

"Hmm, it tastes pretty good!" He gave Bugs Bunny a compliment.

Then he took the crow, which was playing dead in his hand, upstairs to the Library.

Leyton found a piece of parchment, then took out a ceremonial silver pen, quickly wrote a contract, and drew an Omniscient Eye symbol representing the God of Knowledge, with the God of Knowledge as the witness.

Through simulating the Spectator's ability, Leyton communicated with the crow on a spiritual level. After a series of threats and inducements, the crow agreed to the contract.

Leyton let out some of the crow's blood, dripped it onto the contract written on parchment, and then wrote his own name on it.

"Notary: Contract established!" By simulating the Notary's ability, this contract became effective under the witness of the God of Knowledge.

Leyton felt that there was a mystical connection between himself and this crow.

He took out the materials he had prepared on the Future, one by one.

Following the formula Sia had given him, he added the supplementary ingredients, and finally, a Beyonder characteristic of a Corpse Collector.

A bottle of dark blue Corpse Collector potion, with black spots of varying sizes suspended within it, was now prepared.

Leyton's eyes once again glowed with blue-white luminescence. Through simulating the Spectator Pathway's ability, he communicated with the other party on a spiritual level. Then he handed the potion to the crow, tilting the bottle slightly.

The crow's body naturally made a drinking motion. However, Leyton saw that it was drinking very slowly, sip by sip.

He directly used a water-attribute spell ability, condensing the potion into a stream of water and pouring it directly into the crow's mouth.

Due to the potion's characteristic of dissolving instantly upon entry, the crow was not choked to Death by Leyton's rough method of administering the potion.

Leyton carefully observed the crow's changes through his Eyes of Mystery Prying, finding that besides the rapid surge in its spirituality, there was also a Death aura entwined around its body, and the entire bird began to resemble a corpse.

"Caw!" A loud bird cry echoed in the Library.

In Leyton's Eyes of Mystery Prying, he found that the crow's spirituality after consuming the potion was higher than that of many Sequence 9 Beyonders, not at all like a newly consumed potion.

"Did your potion digest?" Leyton asked, a little uncertain.

"Did your potion digest?" The crow repeated Leyton's words in a somewhat sharp voice.

"Lacking common sense. After your spirituality calms down, I'll have the Hidden Sage give you a knowledge infusion. Teaching it bit by bit is too troublesome." Leyton didn't mind the crow's lack of knowledge.

"Let's give you a name first!" Leyton pondered for a moment.

"Let's give you a name first!"

The crow repeated Leyton's words again.

"Since it's from the Death Pathway, let's call it Anubis, nickname Anu. It's a pity you're not a dog, otherwise I feel this name would suit you even better!"

Leyton quickly decided on the crow's name.

"It's a pity you're not a dog, otherwise I feel it would suit you even better!" The crow repeated Leyton's words.

Leyton's eyebrow twitched:

"You're not a parrot, why are you mimicking people?"

"You're not a parrot, why are you mimicking people?"

The crow repeated again.

Leyton no longer bothered with this parrot-like crow. He took it downstairs and handed it to Bugs Bunny, who was munching on fruit.

"I'm leaving it to you. It's temporarily lacking some common sense. As long as it doesn't cause trouble, you don't need to worry about it. After a few days, you can give it a knowledge infusion."

Leyton instructed Bugs Bunny.

"Okay, Boss." Bugs Bunny agreed readily.

But Leyton felt that it wouldn't be long before this rabbit regretted its words, it would even wish to knock out that crow.

"Hmm? Why did this conclusion suddenly pop into my mind? A prophecy? But I am neither a Prophet nor a Clairvoyant." Leyton hesitated for a moment.

His brain rapidly processed, and soon came to a reasonable conclusion:

"The Sequence 2 Sage characteristic within me is gradually fusing with my body. It's not separating parts of the characteristic in stages to allow me to advance, but rather it itself is gradually integrating with my body."

"When did it start? Was it present from the beginning? Or was it when I first uttered the title Great Sage?" Leyton frowned and pondered for a moment.

His intuition told Leyton that fusing with that Sequence 2 characteristic too quickly would bring him no benefit; it was closer to a loss of control for him.

"Keep an eye on this crow."

Leyton instructed Bugs Bunny, who was munching on fruit.

Then he turned and went back to the Library on the second floor. He needed to talk to Mr. Hughes about this issue. Leyton felt that Mr. Hughes most likely knew about the Sage characteristic in his body, otherwise he wouldn't have said those words last time.

Sitting on the armchair at the desk, Leyton quickly meditated in his mind, while simultaneously vibrating his own spirituality.

As his spirituality rippled like water, an incomplete ring made of gears and chains appeared behind him.

Leyton's spirit body, through the ring behind him and its direct connection to the Library in the Spirit World Depths, once again arrived in this magnificent Library.

Mr. Hughes was flipping through an ancient-looking book, occasionally making notes on it.

Leyton did not go forward to disturb him. Mr. Hughes did not like to be disturbed when reading, a piece of information Leyton had obtained in exchange for three consecutive days of exams.

He didn't wait too long before Mr. Hughes closed the ancient book in his hand.

"You came earlier than I expected. I cannot solve your problem. Becoming a Sage is your predetermined destiny in the Future, and it cannot be changed."

Mr. Hughes seemed to have already anticipated Leyton's intention and spoke directly.

Mr. Hughes's words made Leyton's mood heavy once more. After pondering for a moment, he finally asked:

"Then, is there a way to slow this trend?"

"The best method is for you to rapidly advance, then find and consume another Angel-level characteristic, and then strip the current characteristic from your body."

Mr. Hughes provided a solution that was impossible to achieve in a short time.

"Extra Angel-level characteristics? Where would I find any extra Knowledge Emperor or Sage characteristics!"

Leyton gave a bitter smile.

"Steam has one, a remnant from Roselle's Death."

Mr. Hughes gave a not-so-surprising answer.

"Is there another one on the Hidden Sage?" Leyton asked tentatively.

Mr. Hughes smiled without speaking.

Leyton understood and didn't dwell on that question. He then asked:

"Do I need a ritual to advance to the Mystery Pryer Pathway now?"

"It's best if you do, although it's not strictly necessary, it will reduce some of the risks you face when stripping this characteristic in the Future." Mr. Hughes replied.

Leyton nodded in understanding.

"If I want to use the Sage characteristic within me, what methods can I use to avoid its influence on myself? Hmm… for example, a method like grafting that power onto a clone."

Seeing that he couldn't avoid the trend of this characteristic integrating into his body, Leyton simply asked about ways to Exploit it.

"Your reaction is very quick."

Mr. Hughes praised him, then said:

"You can try to improve the Paper Figurine Substitute spell. Your Messenger is a good vessel. After being modified by that drop of divine blood, it can bear much more power."

Leyton nodded thoughtfully. Although he didn't get a method he could use directly, he at least knew the general idea.

"I want to obtain some knowledge about the Cosmos, mainly about constellations. Where should I start?"

Leyton then asked another question.

This was the advancement ritual for the Mystery Pryer Pathway's Sequence 5 Constellations Master, requiring sufficient understanding of constellations and using related knowledge as a sacrifice to consume the potion during the ritual.

"You've met Him. He is the symbol of the astrology domain." Mr. Hughes replied without hesitation.

Leyton also reacted. Yellow Light Venithan, one of the pure lights of the Traveler who had told Abraham the prophecy of the apocalypse.

After ending his conversation with Mr. Hughes, Leyton's spirit body returned to his own body.

He had intended to use a ritual to communicate with Yellow Light Venithan and obtain knowledge about constellations. But he couldn't find the corresponding gem, "emerald," among the materials.

"The material Library still needs to be expanded! And this kind of ritual magic that uses gems as materials is indeed a bit expensive. It seems I'll have to spend more time at sea in the Future."

Leyton lowered his head and murmured for a moment.

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