Chapter 203: Reappearance
Xiuge couldn't help but sigh as he looked at these images that kept emerging from the depths of his mind.
They are not just a simple face, under the instinct of the children of the abyss, the images, memories, instincts and everything they have in their hands are forcibly "integrated", which means that Xiuge can not only use this mask to change his appearance, but also can use it to "imitate" another person in the most thorough.
Xiuge even felt that it was not accurate to describe this ability as "imitation".
Perhaps it should be called a "fork" or a "fork".
And looking at these faces that kept flashing in his mind, Xiuge inexplicably remembered a title that Theseus had, that is, "God of Thousands of Faces".
Speaking of which, Theseus had already demonstrated these abilities in the form of jokes in the dream shelter more than once, and although it was still difficult for Theseus to judge his true strength in this area from those actions, he knew that what he was doing now with this "mask of the abyss" was probably only the surface of that "ability to change".
He thought about it for a moment, then picked one of the flashing faces.
In appearance, it appeared to be an ordinary male resident of Salem, with a simple, generous appearance and strong arms, who appeared to be a worker in the nearby crystallization mines.
And as Xiuge "chosen" his target, the thick magic mist immediately shook in the darkness of the room, and at this moment, Xiuge only felt that he was forcibly entering the misty state of the messenger in the mirror, and his body and body were constantly stretched and deformed in the process, like the cement in the palm of an invisible hand.
In just a moment, the changes brought about by the Abyss Mask have been completed.
At this moment, a large number of messages that did not belong to Xiuge took effect in his mind, and immediately after, all the original empty memories, knowledge, habits, and perceptions descended on this temporary body.
Two seconds later, a plain-looking Salon miner crept out of his seat.
The palms of his hands are covered with calluses, the marks of long hours of work in the crystalline mines, and on his arms there is a narrow old scar that he has been injured by a lamp that fell from the mine while working.
Following the habits of this body, Xiuge slowly walked around twice in the darkness.
And when he sat down in his chair again, the tears flowed silently, dripping down the table and his body.
The "reappearance" brought about by the Abyss Mask is too concrete and real.
Shuge not only received the habits and instincts of the original owner of this body, but also all his memories.
So Shug knew that the crystalline miner named "Henry" he was now playing had lived in Seren for more than twenty years, and he had a wife, but she was seriously ill and had died a few years ago.
His daughter has an excellent talent for alchemy, and he loves his daughter very much, which is why he works day and night in the crystallization mine and sends his daughter to the best alchemy physician academy on the plateau......
Henry was very fond of the sour beers in the city of Seren, and he especially liked the beer hall with a lively little girl as a sommelier, who always reminded him of his daughter.
Before the armistice, he asked a clerk at the Peace Newspaper to write a letter for him.
In the letter, Henry admonished his daughter to stay away from the male students of the Academy, especially the young nobles, who were too fond of teasing women and always disliked being responsible......
He also said that he was going to go to the bell tower in the city of Salem on the day of the armistice celebration to receive the souvenirs distributed by the royal families of the two countries, which he could send at that time.
And then......
Naturally, there is nothing to follow.
In Henry's memory, Hug saw the bell tower crumbling with a roar, the flying masonry, and the terrible shadow that came out of the holes in the ground...... Henry
Wounded in the explosion, and when he was swallowed by the torrent of dark mud, he still clutched in the palm of his hand the armistice souvenir that the Teresa royal family had given to the people, an unusually delicate iris hair ornament......
In the past rounds of torture, Xiuge's spirit and heart had become extremely tenacious, but now, when he turned himself into a complete ordinary person, he had to endure the many emotions, memories and despair of his dying moments.
And when Shuge confronted those strong emotions and memories directly as an ordinary father, he almost indulged in them on the spot.
They are too specific and too real.
He now wants to drink beer, add more ice, but don't need to add any syrup, and squeeze a little lemon juice if he can......
He wanted to play Dragon Tooth cards with acquaintances he knew, so that he could pass the time of a boring night when he didn't have to work in the mines......
His wife's tombstone needs to be cleaned on time, and the grave keeper there can't trust it, he always likes to be lazy.
He also wanted to visit the Alchemist Academy in Boldon......
In the darkness, the stout man who had changed through the fog of the abyss raised his hands and pressed them to his face, tears still flowing uncontrollably.
What he used was the "instinct" left over from the deceased, and the memories that filled his brain were those memories that belonged to him in the first place, and the two completely different experiences were mixed together, and the conclusions drawn from them made Xiuge feel even more sad than ever.
He knew that there would probably be no more sour beer in Seren, and there would probably not be a few of Henry's friends left, and the cemetery where Henry's wife was buried was destined not to be cared for and cleaned as it should be, after all, the remaining living people could not even take care of themselves......
Bolden's Alchemist Academy, which had recently been shelled and many of its young students had died, would have been forced to join the army and go to the front lines of danger because of the war.
"What the ......"
In the end, Xiuge still had great difficulty suppressing his mood swings.
If it is only for Xiuge to experience the past of a deceased person and the despair he experienced before his death, this is not enough to cause such a strong emotional impact, what really makes Xiuge feel extremely sad is everything that this ordinary deceased person cherishes and pursues...... These ideas are so simple and simple, but Shuge knows that there is no way for them to be realized.
Even from the very beginning, it was far from what he had hoped for.
Shuge lowered his palm, and the face that had been transformed from the Abyss Mask shook gently in the darkness.
After successfully controlling those violent emotions, Xiuge finally got the opportunity to test the essence of this ability.
He gathered his attention and focused all of them on the knowledge and instincts that emerged with the "change", and at this moment Shuge found that he was able to grasp the crystalline mine and the many matters in the mine, not only how to mine ore safely, but even how to fool the mean mine supervisors......
As these memories and instincts continued to recover, Xiuge found that he even knew several different ways to make small dishes in Salem City, as well as several folk ways to play the Dragon's Tooth card......
It's a truly amazing feeling.
It is completely different from the process of slowly reading and learning the corresponding memories before the practice, and as the cultivation conceived at the beginning, these memories, knowledge, and instincts are simply "tied" to the faces and bodies.
"In other words...... When I transform directly into these dead, I will be able to directly grasp everything that they once had?"
Shuge immediately recognized the powerful potential behind the Abyss Mask.
If it is just a change in body shape and appearance, then the role that such an ability can play is still relatively limited, but if it is the current situation, then the Abyss Mask will not only be a strong camouflage ability for Xiuge, but also a powerful camouflage ability
It can be his means of warfare in a variety of situations.
The change in mindset that comes with using masks for simulation can even be applied to special fields, such as magic or academic research......
Realizing this, Shuge immediately lifted his current state of flux, and he used his magic power to pinch out a water ball, wash his face vigorously, and then once again focus on the faces that were closely associated with the Abyss Mask.
He urgently needed to find among the victims of the Descendants of the Abyss who could bring him the convenience of battle.
It didn't take long for Xiuge to find some figures that met his requirements.
He first found some members of the Tricolor Brotherhood, most of whom had mastered some unique skills and knowledge after making a living from theft and assassination, and after selecting one of them to change, Xiuge immediately found that he had a new understanding of the laying of traps, the destruction of door locks, and the concealment of traces, and not only that, but after he picked up a silver dagger of demon chokes, he was even able to skillfully make it "dance" at his fingertips.
Of course, this level of ability is not enough for Xiuge to be satisfied.
And as he explored further, soldiers, traders, clerks, and scholars ......
More and more identities were unearthed by Xiuge, and it didn't take long for Xiuge to successfully find some of the Legislature mages who had been devoured by the Descendants of the Abyss in the past battles.
Moments later, a mage who had been devoured on the day of the catastrophe reappeared in the room, and as the changes occurred, a large number of memories of the Legislature and magical scholarship emerged.
Although this mage was just an ordinary stream-level executor in the Law Council, Xiuge still felt a magical mind from him that was completely different from his own—a deep habit that had really been cultivated and trained by the Law Council.
Even the techniques of some simple tricks are obviously different from those that Xiuge has figured out on his own.
Xiuge rubbed his fingers slightly, and then a somewhat dazzling blue electric light immediately jumped from his fingertips, this is the magic engraved by the stream-level mage, and now, it has also indirectly become one of Xiuge's abilities, as long as this change is maintained, Xiuge can completely cast this stream-level lethal magic anytime and anywhere.
"In this way, I am able to simulate the true state of a spellcaster, the magic skills, the instinct to cast spells, the knowledge and rituals they have mastered, and even the magical ...... they have inscribed."
As Xiuge pondered, he felt the magic in his body: "However, this change will not have any effect on the mana stock, which means that if I have the opportunity to directly transform into a real lake-level or even deep-sea level mage, my mana stock is still not enough to support the casting of such a difficult spell."
Although it was a little regrettable, such a discovery was already a great surprise to Xiuge.
Not only was he able to master the magic that he had not been able to learn due to time and energy constraints, but he was also able to use the simulation of the members of the Judicial Council to uncover a lot of important information related to the Celestial City Legal Committee branch. Z.br>
"So, after General Boots officially takes control of Iris Street, they will have victims too, right?"
Xiuge let out a long sigh of relief, "Okay, then let me see what your attitude is towards the city of Seren......
Afterwards, Shug took out a magic crystal, and while replenishing his magic power, he continued to search among the "piles of mountains" of faces and figures.
On this page, Felix was not sleeping well, he always felt that his neighborhood seemed to change frequently, and several times he even felt in a daze that a stranger had come to the room.
But the door was fine, Xiuge was still here, and with such a mage there, it was naturally impossible for robbers or thieves to sneak in.
Felix thought he was probably overthinking.
"Good morning."
Felix, who got up, made a gesture at Xiuge
Whew, but then he was startled.
Xiuge's face didn't look good, although his expression was calm and he had a smile on his face, but the blue-black that was wrapped around the edge of his eyes was extremely eye-catching.
"Ugh...... Didn't you rest last night?"
"Rest? Oh, I don't need to rest, after all, there are a lot of important things to do."
Xiuge replied casually, he put aside a magic crystal in his hand that had been completely "drained", and then he picked up the water cup and poured two mouthfuls of magic water into his mouth, which was a little nasal flushing, and under the strong stimulation of the smell of "mouthwash", Xiuge's spirit was immediately boosted.
"After breakfast, I'll leave for Iris Street...... I don't need you to lead the way this time, I'll just handle the things myself."
As he spoke, Shug grinned at Felix, revealing an eerie and confident smile.