"Congratulations, Mr. New Faceless." Lynn smiled and patted Klein on the shoulder, casually reminding him, "By the way, although you probably know this, I still need to say it—remember, when playing as a Faceless, the most important thing is that you can be anyone, but you can only be yourself."
"I know..." Klein instinctively nodded, and then his expression became somewhat subtle, as if he'd thought of something.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Lynn glanced at him and asked.
"My Faceless potion is almost fully digested..." Klein said, his expression a mix of happiness and confusion.
"Huh?" Lynn was momentarily stunned by Klein's words, but quickly understood why.
In the original story, after Klein ascended to Faceless, although the Faceless potion didn't digest immediately, it was partially consumed. The fundamental reason was that ever since Klein transmigrated, he had essentially been playing the role of "Klein."
Or rather, it was the transmigrator Zhou Mingrui playing the role of the history major graduate, "Klein."
Ordinarily, this level of role-playing wouldn't have been enough to fully digest the Faceless potion, since Klein hadn't been playing "Klein" for very long.
But everyone knows that potion digestion depends not only on one's own efforts but also on external feedback. Successful role-playing, especially in which includes higher Sequences, can greatly accelerate potion digestion.
For example, if a Provoker successfully provokes Medici, their Provoker potion would probably digest immediately.
Since Klein's transmigration, due to Lynn's influence, he had encountered more high Sequences than in the original work—like Medici, Ouroboros, and even a certain someone may or may not be an Adam existing in the air. Even Lynn himself could be part of Klein's potion digestion.
Although Lynn knew that beneath Klein's exterior was Zhou Mingrui, he also acknowledged that Zhou Mingrui was Klein. From this perspective, Klein's role-playing as a Faceless was likely quite successful.
With so many high Sequence figures involved, it was no surprise that a mere Sequence 6 potion would digest so quickly.
"So, theoretically, you can ascend to Marionettist now?" Lynn looked at Klein, feeling like his companion was truly remarkable.
He had just been thinking that Klein's ascension seemed a bit slow, but Klein immediately showed him what a real "cheat" looked like.
"Technically, yes. But I lack the auxiliary materials for the Marionettist potion, and there are no mermaids here..." Klein spread his hands and added, "Plus, although my Faceless potion has fully digested, I still need a few days to fully master the related abilities."
Lynn nodded, not surprised by this. Beyonder abilities don't become fully mastered just because a potion is digested. Otherwise, Medici, who was born a Mythical Creature and naturally digested the Weather Warlock potion, wouldn't have needed time to familiarize himself with his abilities.
Potion digestion merely sets the upper limit of what a Sequence can do, but mastering those abilities depends on the individual.
Of course, the abilities of a Faceless wouldn't be hard for Klein to grasp. Faceless only added the core ability of changing appearances on top of the Magician's existing skills. The rest were just enhancements to his current powers.
Even the ability to change appearances wasn't unfamiliar to Klein, as he had used it a few times while wielding Creeping Hunger, so adapting to it wouldn't be difficult.
"It should only take a few days..." Lynn stroked his chin, considering the next two months of events, which were originally part of the story but had largely been altered by his intervention. These included the Desire Apostle's assassination attempt on Duke Negan, the bombing of Amon's tomb, and the Sun's exploration of the True Creator's temple and its subsequent developments.
These events were supposed to take place in December, but with Lynn's strong interference, they no longer existed.
—What? You ask what happens in November? Silly child, that part was skipped in the original, so nothing happens.
'So, apart from the heavy fog incident in Backlund at the end of December, there's nothing major left. Since we're idle anyway...' Lynn calculated in his mind and then looked at Klein with sudden enthusiasm. "Sherlock, let's go to sea!"
"Huh?" Klein was taken aback, not understanding why Lynn suddenly brought up the sea, but quickly realized what he meant. "You mean to look for mermaids?"
"Exactly!" Lynn nodded matter-of-factly. "Although theoretically, the Church of the Evernight Goddess might have mermaids in captivity, and if you applied to the church, they'd probably allow it, that would be so boring. Why not go find them ourselves?"
This was a lie. Lynn simply wanted to go on an adventure with Klein, perhaps meeting Bernadette along the way, boarding the Future or Bernadette's Dawn, and introducing Klein to the famous Frank Lee.
With either the Future or Dawn, reaching the area where mermaids lived wouldn't take long, so it wouldn't waste much time. It might even be faster than Klein applying to the Church of the Evernight Goddess and then heading to the Cathedral of Serenity.
Otherwise, it would be a shame if the famous Gehrman Sparrow didn't emerge.
'Oh, and there was also Danitz...' Lynn thought of that comedian and could already foresee the fun.
Klein: ?
Klein felt a question mark slowly rising above his head. He wasn't surprised that the Church of the Evernight Goddess had mermaids in captivity, as the goddess clearly wanted to nurture a "Savior" on the Fool pathway, so keeping mermaids secret wasn't shocking.
But Lynn's reasoning was absurd.
However... thinking about his instantly digested Faceless potion, Klein hesitated before nodding. "As long as it doesn't take too long, I have no objections."
After all, it doesn't matter where he ascends. The rapid digestion of the Sequence 6 potion was too shocking, and Klein felt it was best not to draw too much attention, or he might get smacked.
For example, that poet friend of his, who is still stuck at Sequence 7 would definitely want to punch him if he found out.
"In that case, I'll make the arrangements..." Lynn smiled, then looked at Klein mischievously. "But you know, the seas are chaotic, so we'll need new identities..."
(End of Chapter)
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