Backlund Bridge District, Iron Gate Street, Bravehearts Bar.
Gideon got off the carriage and saw the dark wooden door of the 'Bravehearts Bar'.
In front of the door, there was a rugged man with large muscles
At this time, Gideon was just a normal person. Yes, he had a cheat skill, but a Beyonder can still easily kill him
He doesn't have any training- neither martial nor with firearms
He is weak, scarily so
"..."
Gideon walked towards the door
The strong man did not stop him from entering.
The interior of the 'Bravehearts Bar' is similar to that of other bars' from the original Gideon's memories
Squeezing into the bar from the crowd, he looked around and spotted the bartender
With Klein as an example, Gideon already knew what to do
"A glass of Southville beer."
"Five pence."
The bartender answered familiarly.
Gideon took ten pennies from his pocket and placed them on the table.
"The rest is your tip."
"Thank you for your generosity!"
Suddenly, the bartender showed a huge smile on his face
"You are the most attractive man I have ever met."
Gideon's face scrunched in disgust, but he held himself back from retorting
"...."
He took a large golden wooden cup and took a sip.
It was cool and refreshing- definitely not a bad beer
"Okay…."
Gideon looked up at the bartender, having no intention to do any small talk
"Where is Kaspars Kalinin now?"
The bartender pointed to the side, "In No. 3 billiard room."
"Thank you."
Gideon nodded in thanks, standing up
He walked to the door, knocked lightly-
And the door opened directly.
The blonde boy saw a half-century-old man with a big nose and a linen shirt.
He had a huge scar on his face, almost spanning the entire face.
The other party looked at him strangely
"Is this Kaspars Kalinin?"
He looked the man in the eyes and asked without any fear
"The old geezer introduced me."
Gideon knew that this was indeed the guy, but he still had to go through the 'formal' procedures
"You've come to the right person."
Kaspars said solemnly, motioning him to enter
"Come in."
After Gideon entered, the man closed the door
"....."
Kaspars sat on the seat without any unnecessary movements, and asked:
"What do you want?"
'He's really straightforward….'
Gideon didn't mind. And he had already prepared to buy what he wanted
"A powerful special revolver and 60 rounds of bullets."
He paused, thinking for a moment
"Give me an underarm holster, too."
"Four pounds."
It's cheaper than he thought….. But reasonable
"Deal."
Gideon counted the bills and handed them to him.
Kaspars took the bill and glanced at him
"Wait here for a few minutes."
Seeing Kaspars limping away, Gideon found a seat and rested his body
As for why he bought a revolver?
It was for self-protection. At least for low and mid sequence beyonders, bullets are mostly effective
…Well, for most mid-sequence beyonders, normal bullets wouldn't do.
But enhanced bullets with effects isn't on his shop lIst for now
It was also convenient to come to Kaspars to buy the revolver- since he could also ask him for that secret beyonder gathering
....
Five minutes later, Kaspars came in from outside, but there was an extra suitcase of leather in his hand
After Gideon took it, he opened it on the spot.
What caught his eye was a black-gray revolver with a long barrel. In addition, there were sixty rounds of yellow bullets that were neatly arranged in the suitcase.
After testing the empty gun and confirming that there was no problem, he loaded six bullets, stuffed it into the gun holster under his arm, and wore it on
"...."
He looked up at Kaspars with a face that showed 'hesitation' and 'deep thought'.
- Finally, his face turned 'determined', as if he had 'made up' his mind.
"I want to hire a very powerful bodyguard."
Gideon suddenly said, crossing his hands in front of his chest
"The very very powerful kind- the kind that surpasses the limits of human beings."
Kaspars' eyes suddenly turned gloomy
He looked at Gideon seriously, creating a sense of oppression while maintaining silence
"At eight o'clock tonight, come and find me, and I will take you to a place."
-For this answer, Gideon was not surprised at all.
"Thank you, I will come over tonight."
"2 pounds."
Kaspars' voice came slowly.
Gideon froze... His eyebrows twitching in annoyance
"...."
-However, he still silently handed the banknotes to Kaspars.
He was thankful that his parents' savings and subsequent compensation were enough…
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Back in his room, Gideon paced around back and forth in silent contemplation
Becoming a beyonder was a non-negotiable thing.
Beyonders are split into 22 pathways, where every pathway has 10 sequences. 9 is the lowest one, and 0 is the highest one
So…. Although he has a cheat. A problem still arises
He can't survive as a normal person in this dangerous world!
Beyond this, the Apocalypse is coming- and because of that, a very powerful person's will in beyonder characteristics is wearing off, so now it's easier to become a beyonder than ever before
Yes… How could Gideon pass up the opportunity to become extraordinary and gain superpowers?
Though with his cheat....He can become quite strong- it's not enough. A beyonder pathway would truly take him somewhere high up
Yes, the risk is madness, corruption, and suffering…. But so what?
With his knowledge and cheat, he has some confidence
Now… what pathway should he choose?
Devil and Chained are both out.
These pathways all but belong to the Mother Tree of Desire- a person who is an outsider
He doesn't remember the specifics because he sealed the relevant memories, but he clearly knows that pathways that don't belong to the 7 deities are dangerous and risky
Hanged man is out. He doesn't want to go crazy
Fool? No, thank you, he won't be an obstacle to the protagonist!
Error? No way, he doesn't want to deal with Amon
Door? He doesn't want to hear Mr. Door's ravings
Hermit? Nice pathway. This would have been his choice if it weren't for the Hidden Sage, regurarily who injects knowledge into everyone
If he had more LP points, he would have made his brain like a super computer- that would have turned the knowledge injection of the hidden Sage into something beneficial.
Unfortunately, he can't do it.
Paragon? Nah… too boring
Twilight Giant? Nope, shitty and worthless powers.
Death? Nope, Salinger, the god of the pathway, was crazy. He doesn't want to risk embarking on such a pathway
Darkness? Ah… Mommy Evernight is really great. Though, Gideon thinks that this pathway's abilities are too… underwhelming. Sure, concealment is really overpowered and really useful...But that's about it
Mother? Moon? Demoness? No way! All of these turn a man into a woman at specific sequences
Red priest? The sequence 0 god hood is empty…But again! It has shitty abilities! Gideon doesn't like them!
Justiciar and Black Emperor? Hm… they are pretty good… but their abilities aren't for Gideon. He doesn't want anything to do with laws, as it's too troublesome
Yes, for a person to be a 'great' beyonder, they need to act the potion's and sequence's name and digest it. Only then would they have completely grasped the powers and have the least risk of losing control
And he… just wasn't in the mood to be a lawyer and be on the road of 'justice' and similar stuff to digest the Justiciar or lawyer potions
Wheel of Fortune? It is very good. Gideon is very tempted, because it gives a lot of luck and fate manipulation- which he finds quite pog
… Unfortunately, he wouldn't be able to reach sequence 1, since all sequence 1s of this pathway are very, very troublesome and almost impossible to kill
Why is that a problem? And why does he need to kill other sequence 1s?
It's because there is a limited amount of beyonder characteristics in the world.
And for sequence 1….Only three sequence one beyonders of one pathway can exist at the same time.
The only option at that point is to kill one of the sequence ones, get their beyonder characteristic that'll appear after death, and use it to concoct a potion to advance
.....Yeah, no. Gideon will just skip Wheel of Fortune
White Tower? Tyrant? Sun?
No way!
Beyonders of the Tyrant pathway are all irascible bros, and also…Their beyonder powers are shit!
Of course, they are useful when at sea….. But Gideon doesn't have any plans to spend any extended amount at sea!
The sun is too quirky….Uh, he just doesn't like the powers of this pathway. Purification is cool, but it's too niche
White Tower.....Hold on.....
"...."
Visionary….Is actually an amazing choice! The mind powers are great. And it's really overpowered at sequence one since the name of sequence one is literally Author…..
Unfortunately, the same problem arises- he can't become sequence one.
There's a person at sequence one who hogs all the characteristics, and just knowing about him and thinking his name will get him to notice you and know you
-That's why Gideon sealed the memories of that person
"This….is really troublesome…."
Gideon muttered to himself, slumping on his bed
He has to mention, the blond boy doesn't want to surpass sequence 0.
In fact, he isn't sure if he even wants to become sequence 0!
… Even more… he is conflicted in becoming sequence 4 and sequence 2
At sequence 4, one becomes a 'demigod'. At sequence 2, one becomes an 'angel'
At sequence 2, one accumulates madness, and needs 'anchors' in order for their inner being to reach a balance and not lose control
Of course, becoming a beyonder is always risky. One always has the risk of losing control and becoming an irrational monster
But....After sequence 4, the body mutates, and it's nature gradually changes into a mythical creature
Point is… he isn't sure if he wants that
He came from Earth- the world which considered the Lord of Mysteries as fiction. And he also had a 'cheat' from a harem anime
When surpassing the sequences… Or even at sequence 0, one gets… 'bound' to this world, they become a part of it
He doesn't know the specifics since he sealed his memories to avoid corruption from the cosmos…But this wasn't something he wanted
He first wanted to see if there was a way to return to his own world… and only when he was sure that there was absolutely 0 way to go back.... only then would he consider becoming something 'more' and committing
".....Actually….."
His main problem was that the pathways he was interested in were troublesome, or their powers didn't interest him….
-But what if he could get them all?
A safe pathway….. That could have beyonder powers of other pathways!
"Okay, Reader- I choose you!"
Gideon shouted dramatically, raising his hand to point to-
Nowhere
Sequence 6 of White Tower pathways is called Polymath- it allows one to analyze and imitate the Beyonder powers of other pathways
That was amazing! Fantastic!
It would give him a lot of potential and flexibility- without being bound to one singular set of abilities
"...."
He lowered his hand, sighing
Gideon looked out of his window, glancing at his remaining LP points
'It's still too early to sleep….'
Silently, he inwardly controlled his cheat, raising a hand to brush his hair with his fingers
[Get Creative]: [Charming Aura], [No refractory period],[Sexual endurance], [STD immunity], [STI Immunity], [Fertility control], [Fast Sexual Adaptability].]
The blond boy had a pained look on his face as he created numerous skills and spent almost all of his LP points
He is taking a huge risk….But he had to!
Inwardly, a map of Backlund appeared in his mind. Carefully recalling it, Gideon tried to find the closest and cheapest….brothel
'Sorry…..It's time to grind!'
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(A/N: Unfortunately, he can't seduce some noble ladies to grind....So, although shameful, he gotta do what he gotta do in order to survive...)