The arm of this armor was covered with intricate patterns, with bright red lines resembling blood vessels, radiating a flowing glow.
A special kind of fluctuation surged out.
Qian Xue felt completely powerless, and even though she wanted to use her Extraordinary Power to escape, she found it hard to concentrate.
This was the suppressive ability of the Mechanical Armament Bloody Samurai!
Her Extraordinary Ability was called "Mind Interventionist," Sequence Nine.
This ability wasn't obtained through an incident like Lin Shan's, but through a special Magic Elixir controlled by her family, gaining a permanently Extraordinary Profession.
Any encounter with the extraordinary comes with a price.
The cost of becoming a Mind Interventionist was that she would periodically go blind.
Of course.
She also gained the ability to sense and manipulate the emotions and minds of others.
This was a terrifying Extraordinary Power.
For instance, one second you might want to kill her, but the next moment, when her ability activates, you might inexplicably become her devoted follower, even driven to suicide.
So, many times she didn't need to physically confront her opponents.
Ordinary people didn't even have the right to resist her; only Martial Artists with strong spirits could counteract her.
But.
Despite all her calculations, she didn't expect.
Baiyu, an ordinary person, not only had a strong spirit but also a "Purification" secret technique akin to cheating and a combat type Mechanical Armament that could temporarily isolate Extraordinary forces!
Where did this bastard get such things!
Actually, in front of Lin Shan's villa, after discovering that the Purification could resist Qian Xue's weird ability, Baiyu had already raised his guard.
So when he saw her, Baiyu quietly applied Purification on himself.
At this moment, he felt completely warm.
Under the influence of Purification, his mind was filled with positive thoughts.
This secret technique, really something!
"Combat type Mechanical Armament is a controlled item, and you still dare to attack an Investigator..." Qian Xue stated with calmness, concealing the panic in her eyes, questioning coldly.
"This is self-defense, and besides..."
Baiyu interrupted her, shifting the topic, "An Investigator shouldn't have the right to use Extraordinary Power on a law-abiding citizen, right.
Neither the school nor society would permit such actions to happen.
If you had managed flawlessly, it would have been fine, but you failed."
The grip on Qian Xue's mechanical arm tightened, and blood trickled down his fingers.
Now, half of Baiyu's body was covered with a bright red armor.
A glow was flowing, filled with powerful energy.
The steel armor was still spreading, and soon it should expand to cover his entire body completely.
Baiyu took out his phone with the other hand that was not covered by the armor and pressed the play button.
Qian Xue's voice came through the phone.
"Not even a Martial Artist, how can you be immune to my mind rewriting..."
Hearing these words, Qian Xue's expression changed.
"Let's leave it at that; we don't need to fight to the death.
Although the Mechanical Armament can suppress you, I'm not arrogant enough to oppose the Peace and Anomaly Bureau.
If we keep to our respective spaces, it'll be better for both sides.
Linjiang City doesn't have only the Anomaly Bureau.
However, don't think that just because I let you off once and twice, you can act wantonly.
Conceal your little tricks.
If you dare to do it again, then I'll play with you to the end."
Bam.
Qian Xue was thrown to the ground by Baiyu, red marks crisscrossing her neck, and blood flowing down.
She took a deep breath, wiped her neck, breathing heavily.
This Baiyu.
Absolutely not the kind of bookworm buried in studies.
...
"Crazy woman."
Back at the hotel, Baiyu soaked in the bathtub.
Although having the protection of the Mechanical Armament earlier, the ferocious Extraordinary Power from Qian Xue on her body struck him like a beast from a cage.
In contrast.
The Extraordinary Power in Lin Shan back then appeared peaceful.
Though Qian Xue might not have strong combat abilities, her survival and ambush skills were top-notch.
One careless moment and you'll be trapped.
"It's already past midnight."
After all the commotion, Baiyu realized it was already past twelve.
He soaked in the bathtub, his Divine Sense immersed in the Scholar Space.
The task panel was refreshed.
[Normal Difficulty: A meal can be skipped for a day, a sleep can be missed for a day, but a book cannot be left unread for a day.]
Requirement: Read an extracurricular book on Mysticism. The book is provided by the system. After reading, write a review of more than 2,000 characters, 0/1.
Reward: 200 points of Mysticism knowledge, a chance to draw a prize of trash quality.
[Elite Difficulty: True knowledge comes from practice; what is obtained on paper always seems shallow, to fully know it, one must personally engage.]
Requirement: Perform a successful Magic Elixir concoction, 0/1.
Reward: 300 points of Magic Elixir knowledge, a random Magic Elixir Recipe.
[Nightmare Difficulty: Face the bizarre...]
"The Nightmare Difficulty still hasn't changed; will it change only if I complete it? Or is it refreshed on a weekly or monthly basis?"
Baiyu shifted his gaze to the Normal and Elite Difficulty tasks.
As a cautious man, he wouldn't undertake anything without certainty.
Only when he had at least an 80% chance of success would he consider the Nightmare Difficulty.
"The Normal Difficulty obviously comes with rewards, and the textbook provided by the system must contain knowledge I've never encountered before, but can absorb and digest."
"However, right now, the Elite Difficulty clearly suits me better."
Baiyu was planning to concoct the Magic Elixir "Rock Form," and this task was just perfect for it.
"It would be great if I could accept both at the same time; the system should consider cases like mine and increase the task load!"
Baiyu took out a few bottles and jars from his bag.
Last time, the Scholar Space absorbed the Demon Paper, Baiyu thought it activated a storage function.
But no matter how much he tried to pack, even using spells like 'Open Sesame' and 'Little Bunny, Please', it wouldn't work, only the Demon Paper could be freely taken in and out.
As expected.
Trying to cram stuff into the mind is still very difficult.
Having sorted the materials, Baiyu informed the hotel front desk and borrowed the kitchen.
It was already midnight.
Apart from the front desk, there were basically no people.
"The school's Magic Elixir course is only once a month, and it's just concocting recovery elixirs."
Standing in front of the kitchen counter, Baiyu couldn't help but reminisce about the school's Magic Elixir courses.
Three years of high school.
In the first and second years, they only taught theory and showed videos of others concocting Magic Elixirs, with no hands-on opportunities.
During the third year, there was a monthly Magic Elixir class focused on concocting the simplest recovery elixirs.
And they had to submit what they made.
Rumor had it that the school sold these finished products to recover some funds.
This was understandable.
After all, the school was underfunded.
Even when establishing a new Magic Elixir Laboratory, Baiyu had donated one million Imperial Coins back then.
So this was Baiyu's first time concocting something other than recovery elixirs.
Snap!
The stove fire was ignited.
Baiyu looked at the Magic Elixir Recipe, opened a glass bottle, and slowly poured the azure liquid into the bottom of the pot.
Twenty milliliters of Spiritual Water.
Spiritual Water, being a material for most Magic Elixirs, wasn't cheap or too expensive, selling on the black market for about one thousand Imperial Coins per milliliter.
This bottle was twenty thousand.
A large portion of an average person's annual salary went into it.
Thus, studying Mysticism is a money-burning occupation, and becoming a Martial Artist is even more so.
Though Martial Artists earn quite a lot, most can't make ends meet, and without additional income sources, it's hard to even gather the Elixir needed to break through their Blood Qi.
Gurgle, gurgle.
As soon as the Spiritual Water entered the pot, the azure liquid suddenly began to boil, producing a large amount of steam.
Baiyu's expression changed.