Chapter 170: The Shepherd and the Magician
[Acquired trait: Shepherd.] γ
[You can devour flesh and blood to obtain the faint extraordinary characteristics of devoured creatures.] γ
The words appeared before Townsen's eyes.
Another trait, the price code at which the purchased goods are sold always seems to be a trait, but thankfully, this time the trait is not a one-off.
"Devouring flesh and blood to gain extraordinary characteristics?"
Townsend frowned slightly, literally trying to understand the characteristics of this person named Shepherd.
This is very much in line with the abilities of the shepherds of the previous world, who can use the abilities of the devoured by devouring the flesh and blood of the transcendent, including their extraordinary properties.
But that is achieved through the ability to manipulate flesh obtained through the shepherd's pre-sequence, and the only way they can devour flesh is through their mouths?
Tang Sen couldn't help but feel a chill.
"I don't want to be an ogre."
No matter how much he thirsts for power, the basic bottom line Tang Sen still has.
Moreover, unlike the Transcendents of the Shepherd Sequence, devouring flesh does not give the full abilities of the corresponding creature, but only draws a faint extraordinary trait from it.
"It seems that the effect of this trait on me is that eating can make me slowly stronger."
Tang Sen analyzed: "Moreover, it cannot be ordinary food, it must be the flesh and blood of creatures with extraordinary abilities. β
"Well, it has to be a creature that I want to eat and can eat."
The conditions were a bit harsh, but Townsend was satisfied.
After all, this is a steady way to become stronger, and the power gained by devouring flesh comes from the properties of the goods sold, and does not exist only in the body of a certain world.
This power is able to follow itself in the heavens.
"It's not like fire resistance in one go, but in the long run, this trait will play a bigger role than fire resistance."
Tang Sen knew in his heart that as he experienced more and more worlds, he would get more and more characteristics, which could become other capital in addition to capital when he was purchasing.
This is also normal, after all, the world you experience will become more and more dangerous, and in many worlds, money and wisdom alone may not be enough.
And Townsend didn't think his intelligence was outstanding.
The darkness began to fade, and Townsend noticed that the body was slowly becoming ethereal.
When I opened my eyes again, the blood-stained mud cart reappeared in my vision.
"See you again."
Time in reality has not flowed, and he is still lying at the scene of the incident, and no one knows that the victims of this ordinary car accident have roamed three magnificent and strange worlds.
Smaug's horizon was blocked by Towne, and for some reason, Townsend was unwilling to let the dragon see his native world, even though he now had absolute control over Smaug.
"Now, I can finally try to get out of here."
Obviously he has experienced so many things in another world, but when he returns to reality, he can still only lie on the ground, and it is estimated that there are not many of them after several heavens.
Feeling the broken joints in his body, Tang Sen moved slightly.
A clicking sound is heard in the body, and it is the bones moving and combining.
The abilities bestowed by the Joker allow Townsend to control his body with precision and detail, while the Facelings give Townsend the ability to manipulate and even alter his own flesh.
This is a harvest from the previous world.
The Fortune Teller, the Joker, the Magician, and the Faceling, although they are four sequences of the same path, each sequence has its own ability, and each time you are promoted, the ability of the preceding sequence will be strengthened.
Needless to say, soothsayers are able to divinate in various ways, and get certain revelations according to their own abilities and divination things.
The clown sequence slightly strengthens Tang Sen's body, giving him the body control skills of an acrobat, and can precisely control facial expressions, while also possessing extraordinary intuition, which has a certain warning of impending danger.
As for the magician sequence, this is why Townsend chose to go the soothsayer route in the first place.
Because there are many extraordinary abilities that can be obtained by becoming a magician, and most of them are practical for yourself.
For example, the ability that Townsend values the most: "paper man stand-in".
This ability allows you to turn the paper figurines you carry with you into yourself, and you can swap places with you.
It's very simple to say, but there are many ways to use it, and it's used well, which is equivalent to a displacement skill and a life-saving skill, and of course, it's still an imperfect doppelganger skill. Although Tang Sen can control the movements of the paper man stand-in to a limited extent, its essence is only a paper man, without any combat power, and it will burn and disappear if it is damaged.
This does not prevent this ability from being powerful, after all, who doesn't envy the stand-in technique?
This is followed by "Flame Jump".
Townsend was able to flash through the medium of flame within a certain range.
Combined with another ability, "Manipulate Fire", which can ignite certain items within this range and even summon a stream of flames out of thin air, Townsend can create an effect similar to directional teleportation.
At this stage of the Facelings, the range of the flame jumping and manipulating the flames is tens of meters around, which is not large, but it is more than enough to dodge normal attacks.
One of these two abilities is a stand-in, the other is teleportation, coupled with the danger avoidance intuition that comes with the clown sequence, it is completely possible to make one's self-protection ability reach a very high level.
Of course, as a sequence of the transformation of the soothsayer's combat power, the magician's abilities do not stop there.
The fourth ability is "Damage Transfer".
As long as there is no direct death, as long as the hands can still move, Townsend can transfer the wound in the critical position to a less important part of his body, such as the heart is pierced, Townsend can transfer it to the arm, turning the fatal injury into a minor injury.
Moreover, this ability can also be used on others, which means that in addition to using Aztec Coins, Townsend has another means of healing.
This ability reduces Townsen's need for Aztec gold, just as his shepherd trait needs to be fed, so there is no need to remain cursed forever.
The fifth ability is the "Air Bomb".
Townsend can snap his fingers and simulate a sound to create air bullets that are not much worse than the bullets of a trait revolver, and after reaching the Faceling level, the speed and power of the air bullet are almost comparable to that of a rifle.
This is the only offensive supernatural ability in the Magician Sequence, which is simple and crude enough, but Tang Sen does not have a great need for this ability.
The principle he has always adhered to is that what can be solved with money is solved with money, and what must be done is done by his entourage.
The sixth ability is "illusion-making".
Townsend is able to deceive his enemies by influencing his surroundings to create near-real illusions of colors, sounds, and smells.
This ability is more effective against ordinary people, but it is meaningless against those who are powerful or have spiritual vision.
There are three other abilities that are relatively weak, one is "underwater breathing", where Townsend is able to create an invisible tube of air to breathe underwater. The curse of the Aztec coin overlaps this ability, and there is no limit, even in the depths of the ocean.
One is "bone softening", a magician's housekeeping skill, which is used to break free from handcuffs and ropes, etc., and also allows him to shrink in size and pass through certain obstacles that are normally impassable.
The last is the "paper into soldiers", which can give the paper sharp and strong characteristics, and like air bullets, it is not very practical for Townsen.
All of these abilities can be cast quickly, without the need to chant spells, and with a simple action, they can cast the corresponding spells and spell-like abilities.
The magician's nine abilities combined with the pre-divination ability are what Tang Sen envisioned for himself, and the foundation of his life in the next world is the most suitable for his own situation compared to other ways in the mysterious world.
And the Facelings, this is a bonus.
Facelings' abilities are simple and simple, except for the fixed enhancement of the ability of the first three sequences, the only function is to allow themselves to accurately remember the appearance, temperament characteristics and even the smell of the people they have seen, and change into their appearance.
All bones returned to a healthy position, and Townsend controlled his body to his feet.
His shirt and pants were already soaked with blood, and Townsend fumbled in his trouser pocket to find a mobile phone with a screen that had cracked into a spider web.
Press the power button, and luckily, the phone was not completely broken.
"What's the lock screen password?"
Tang Sen was stunned at the screen for a moment, although the reality has only passed for a moment, but in other worlds, he has experienced nearly three years, facing pirates, undead, dwarves, oaks, dragons and unknown mysterious existences, all he thinks about in his mind are human nature, situations and plans, at first glance when he sees his mobile phone, he really does not react.
After thinking for a few seconds, Tang Sen remembered the password that had been buried in the depths of his memory, and successfully unlocked the lock screen.
Then, he took a deep breath and quickly pressed the phone to call the police.
"Helloβ"
Before the voice on the phone could be finished, Townsen's painful and weak voice had already sounded.
"Help, help"
He gasped for breath sharply, and there was even a hair-raising detail in his breath that seemed to be leaking from his lungs.
"I was in a car accident. Good. That's a lot of blood."
"Don't worry, how's your case? Can you see where the address is? A calm and quick reply came out of the phone.
"I don't feel good, I can't move, I can't feel my lower body"
Townsend stood still, his face expressionless and uttering a very real cry of pain: "Come and save me. I'm in me"
He spoke the address in fits and starts, his breath getting weaker and weaker.
"I feel so cold"
This chapter doesn't have much to say, and most of it is an introduction to abilities, but it's still very necessary.
After all, there are many book lovers who have not read the mysterious original book and have not read the previous volume.
As mentioned in the text, these abilities are a good fit for the protagonist and will play a big role in the world to come.
(End of chapter)