Martha opened the candy box, only to find it empty. She had no choice but to close it and nod, "Yes, Red Gloves. Though their numbers are limited, and they're constantly on the move."
"If possible, we should solve it ourselves. But now it involves the Domain of a God, which is beyond what our Night Watchers squad can handle."
Lewis nodded in agreement, "You make a good point."
"Alright, I'll send a telegram later to report this matter and suggest that the Red Gloves handle it."
"Then I'll go into isolation. Tomorrow, you and Mr. Lex will go look for that monster. If you find anything, don't act rashly. Let Jeffrey monitor it and wait for backup."
Martha played with the empty candy box, "That's not a bad compromise, but Captain, don't you think we're letting Mr. Lex get too deeply involved in our circle?"
"Speaking of which, he truly has admirable courage, actually claiming to be a subordinate of that Heimerk. It's also fortunate that the culprit was a 'lunatic' of Sequence 8."
"I've seen in internal documents before that Beyonder of this Sequence exchange sanity for power, gaining a comprehensive boost. But the cost is the loss of reason, and it's precisely because of this that he believed what Lex said."
"But now, Lex knows too much. According to regulations, we cannot allow outsiders to delve this deeply into our circle, even if we need their cooperation."
"Captain, how do you plan to handle him in the end?"
Lewis took off his black-rimmed glasses and pulled out a handkerchief to wipe them, "That's also why I had Warren bring two Seals. Among them, 3-0718, besides being able to interpret body language and extract some subconscious information..."
"...with the correct 'method,' it can also hypnotize the target, making them forget certain things."
Martha said in surprise, "That monocle has such an ability? How did I not know?"
Lewis put his black-rimmed glasses back on and said solemnly, "Because I am the Captain, and you are not."
The Miss Red-Hair snorted, "That's why I hate 'confidentiality Rank' regulations the most!"
In the morning, after Lex woke up, he summoned the 'mysterious book'.
As the colors of various objects in the room became vibrant and bright, and the clock on the wall stopped ticking, the illusory thick tome once again landed in Lex's hand.
Lex opened the cover, and the pages flipped rapidly, stopping at the 'Artisan of Mysteries' page.
He was shocked to find that the information on the first line of the paper had undergone a huge change.
The dimensional crystal had surged from 17 last time to 127 now!
This...
Lex quickly looked at the records below.
'A S Rank creature who gave up thinking told you to hurry up and rewarded 100 dimensional coin, which has been automatically converted into 1 dimensional crystal.'
'The Warrior who guards our side thinks you have the potential to become a god and generously rewarded 10000 dimensional coin, which has been automatically converted into 100 dimensional crystal.'
'Number 20201206175608179 thinks you are interesting and rewarded 100 dimensional coin, which has been automatically converted into 1 dimensional crystal.'
'Explosion is Art 666 said you are very brave and rewarded 500 dimensional coin, which has been automatically converted into 5 dimensional crystal.'
'Number 20210219182457303 said 666 and rewarded 100 dimensional coin, which has been automatically converted into 1 dimensional crystal.'
'JokerClown thinks you can be even more reckless and rewarded 100 dimensional coin, which has been automatically converted into 1 dimensional crystal.'
'HalfDreaming said you are truly a clever little ghost and rewarded 100 dimensional coin, which has been automatically converted into 1 dimensional crystal.'
Oh, the Observers are truly too generous. How can I possibly accept this...
There were also two more records below.
'Mountains and seas greatly appreciates Klein Moretti and rewarded him 1000 dimensional coin, hoping you won't be jealous.'
'JokerClown told Klein Moretti you are awesome and rewarded him 200 dimensional coin. Are you envious?'
Lex's facial muscles twitched slightly, and he screamed internally. No, I am neither jealous nor envious!
The Observers have been good enough to me. One must know contentment.
Besides these records, Lex also found a special record.
'You have gained a new tag: lord of traps.'
'This tag has received more than 1 praise, and your ability in traps has received a slight improvement.'
Tag? Received more than 1 praise, and my trap ability improved, even if it's only a 'slight' improvement. No matter how slight, it's still an improvement!
After all, even a mosquito is meat!
However.
Does the 'mystical book' have this function? I know that a certain novel software allows adding tags to characters in books and liking those tags.
Could my biography also have a similar function?
Speaking of which, character tags are a manifestation of character traits. The more likes a tag gets, the more readers identify with that trait.
Now, have the Observers decided that I really like using traps, so they've given me such a tag?
Then, in the future, if more people agree with this trait, my trap ability will continuously improve!
It's amazing. This once again proves that readers have the ability to influence the novel world. Their thoughts, their wishes, will permeate and have an impact.
Hmm, I hope no Observers give me strange tags, like 'playboy' or something. If that happens, my reputation might develop in a strange direction...
Since he didn't have any other magical items on hand, Lex temporarily had no plans to use the dimensional crystal. He turned to the message board page and saw that some information here had also been updated.
Collection: 500+
Record: Your adventure biography has received over 500 collection follows, and you have gained 2 uses of the 'message board' permission.
Collection follows have increased, and message board usage has increased by 1. That's great, but I don't have anything I want to ask for now.
Lex looked down. There were no more replies to the previous 'messages' for now, so he looked at the book review section.
'Melancholy Oil Cake: To get subsequent potion formulas, you must quickly chant O Tolo's honorific name: The Heavenly Venerable of Profound Yellow, Blessed by Fortune. Or go to the South Continent to find Anderson.'
Another clue for a subsequent potion! Praise the Observers.
O Tolo's honorific name, go to the South Continent to find Anderson. Good, I've noted it.
Mother said she has clues for the Hunter Sequence 8, so I should be able to smoothly advance to Sequence 8. Next, I can go to Tingen City to see if I can rely on my Transmigration fellow countryman.
If there's no harvest, no clues for Sequence 7, then I can try following this Reader's suggestion.
'Mr. Pigeon Gugu: Another fanfic of 'The Master of Mysteries', not bad, not bad.'
This 'Master' (shīzhǔ), should be a typo...
'JokerClown: Law of Convergence of mystic characteristics of similar pathways, beware of Witches!'
It's this Reader again. He has reminded me to beware of Witches more than once. It seems I need to find an opportunity to learn about Witches.
Hmm, similar pathways, mystic characteristics will converge. What does this mean? Are Witches a similar pathway to Hunters? Indeed, there's still a lot of knowledge to learn.
In front of these knowledgeable Observers, Lex felt as ignorant as an elementary school student...
'Number 20210517202131878: The Abraham Family controls the Door pathway, ranking first among the great nobles of the Tudor Empire.'