In the pitch-black darkness of the bottom deck of the *Future*,
He casually pushed these items aside, clearing a space just big enough for a piece of letter paper.
Then, he laid out the paper, picked up a pen, and wrote with an excited expression:
"My dear friend Gehrman, I'm glad you enjoyed the dried mushrooms from last time. Perhaps they are more useful than I imagined. When I have free time, I will re-examine them.
"Since I devoted myself fully to the experiment you mentioned, I have stopped their production. Most of the previous ones were also snatched and burned by
"Along with them is the latest product: a mushroom that can grow and reproduce by devouring flesh and blood in dark environments. It has three variants. One is hybridized with wheat, which can be ground into mushroom powder for making bread. One has the characteristics of a dairy cow, so it can be used to extract milk. One is mated with fish, offering a fresh taste and a firm, dense texture.
"One thing to note: absolutely do not eat them raw. They must be boiled in water above 90°C for at least five minutes to kill their activity. Otherwise, no matter what shape they take, they will actively absorb surrounding flesh and blood, including human organs.
"Also, they cannot distinguish between normal flesh and monster flesh, nor can they effectively process the latter; they will accumulate corresponding toxicity or madness.
"I feel that they will undergo different mutations depending on the type of monster flesh, producing different hazards, but I cannot confirm this because I lack enough monster carcasses for research. If you obtain any during your adventures, please send them to me. I only need a very small amount.
"As for whether there are other problems, I'm not very sure either. This is still a semi-finished product, unable to undergo more experiments and observations...
"May everything go well for you and your adventures be fruitful. Your most sincere friend, Frank Lee."
After putting down the pen, Frank read the reply from the beginning, satisfied, and folded it up. He found a gold coin and pressed it on top.
He quickly set up the ritual to summon a messenger, ready to recite the incantation.
At that moment, he subconsciously looked around and froze for two seconds.
Then, Frank moved all the soil piled nearby outside the door.
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In Queen's District, inside the luxurious villa of
Audrey was hiding in her own room, staring at the glass bottle in her hand.
Inside the bottle was a transparent, colorless viscous liquid. When still, it was like a mirror, perfectly reflecting everything in its range. When undulating, small whirlpools silently turned beneath the surface.
This was the freshly concocted "Hypnotist" potion!
Audrey had already fully digested the "Psychiatrist" potion and planned to advance to Sequence 6 before the "Psychological Alchemy Society" in
Using "Calming" to adjust her mental state, Audrey lightly bit her lower lip, raised the glass bottle, and gulped down the potion.
After a brief coldness, she suddenly felt her consciousness explode, and her body seemed to become infected, turning somewhat ethereal.
At that moment, her spiritual body, astral body, and etheric body were all absorbed and assimilated by her mind body. Her entire being seemed a mass of pure thoughts, floating and sensing the boundless collective subconscious sea that connected all living things, and sensing the corresponding spiritual sky.
Having experienced being startled during the "Psychiatrist" stage, Audrey did not panic. She maintained a shred of clarity, suppressed the impulsive urge to merge into the "sea," and allowed her consciousness to drift boundlessly, then snap back like a rubber band.
After an unknown time, she finally regained her sense of self. She saw the backs of her hands covered in dense, sturdy golden scales, and saw a few strands of hair hanging on her shoulders, lustrous and heavy, as if cast from real gold.
These changes gradually receded, and Audrey soon returned to normal. However, when she looked in the mirror, she found that her emerald-green eyes, though seemingly clear, hid at the bottom a strange, bottomless whirlpool that made it hard for onlookers to look away and easy for them to become enraptured.
This was a sign of spirituality that had not yet fully been restrained... Audrey's brows slowly relaxed, and her smile gradually became clear.
She gently nodded at her reflection, barely concealing her smile, and said:
"Audrey, you're already Sequence 6!"
When her emotions had somewhat calmed, she carefully examined herself to confirm what Beyonder powers she had gained and what substantive changes had occurred.
After some investigation, Audrey initially understood the situation:
First, her physical fitness had been greatly enhanced. Both strength and agility had exceeded ordinary human levels, and she could create a layer of "scales" on her skin surface to resist and reduce damage to a large degree. Second, "Psychological Suggestion" had undergone a qualitative change, becoming hypnosis in non-combat situations. As long as the target's attention was truly focused on something, Audrey could open the door to their "mind body" and directly modify their consciousness and influence their subconscious.
Thus, the target would unknowingly follow her arrangements and perform actions contrary to their true will.
Of course, if Audrey's "arrangement" directly threatened the hypnotized person's life or the most cherished things in their subconscious, the target would strongly resist, causing the hypnosis to fail. Additionally, if the target had strong mental strength and firm conviction, they could resist hypnosis to a certain extent.
Third, "Combat Hypnosis": Audrey could forcibly hypnotize an enemy to make them act abnormally, such as attacking comrades or avoiding her as a "Hypnotist." However, this hypnosis could only last for a very short time; the target would soon wake up and realize the problem. Also, it could not directly threaten the target's life or make them commit suicide.
Fourth, "Psychological Invisibility": By grasping the target's mind body, she could place herself in an "awareness dead angle," achieving a quasi-invisibility effect where she was clearly in front of the target but the target could not see or sense her.