Chapter 25 An Jianyou

Damn!

Did I really get a good draw?!

A purple-tier Apostle of Fate, plus it's a cutely drawn little sister character that really hits the spot!

This is definitely double the happiness!

Could someone as unlucky as me really draw something like this?

Seriously!

Handsome people really do have decent luck.

It's no wonder it's me.

Inside the list of apostles, it finally grew from two to three, a 50% increase, that's what this is! Most importantly, this list finally deserves a glance from time to time.

He poked at it.

The girl in the illustration looked around, adorable and cute.

Fang You examined her.

This girl is good—the kind of appearance and drawing quality that a card-drawing game should have. Not like Brother Black Blade, who seems like a freebie.

This kind of apostle is worth spending on.

Just... the girl's expression looks a bit weird, like... like she's about to cry?

Such an inexplicably unreliable character.

Fang You opened her information.

'An Jianyou'

'Physique: 1.0'

'Spirit: 1.6'

'Mystery: 0.19'

'Skills: None'

'Equipment: None'

'Talent: Passage to the Mystic Eyes'

'Age: 19'

'Evaluation: A second-year student at Baijiang University, on the surface, she is an ordinary rich and beautiful girl, but in reality, she is a rich and beautiful girl who can see all kinds of weird stuff.'

Fang You stayed silent for a while.

With these attributes, this evaluation, you can't exactly say it's weak. After all, this girl, both in terms of physique and spirit, is just a little bit higher than Fang You's initial data.

Fang You felt ashamed.

Maybe female university students work out more regularly. Back in the day when he was a student, he was also in good shape. It's just that after he took up the career of coding, his body has gone downhill ever since.

It wasn't his fault. Writing novels is just too hard!

Now he's resigned to sporadic updates and has shifted to saving the world.

"But this girl named An Jianyou, her panel data is indeed very ordinary, ordinary physique, no skills, no equipment, nowhere near Brother Black Blade."

"Judging by her clothing and description, she really is just an average university student, right here in Baijiang City."

It might not be too far from his home.

If he thinks about it, he could even get out and meet her face to face.

Perhaps this is what a real-life apostle is like, too real, that's what!

So real that she's practically a blank slate!

Fang You didn't feel too disappointed, after all, the girl looks good, and a good-looking apostle is a good apostle...not really, but he believes in the evaluation standards of the salvation game.

This is a purple four-star Apostle, stronger than Brother Black Blade by a whole tier, so there's no way she could be as ordinary as she appears on the surface.

There must be potential that matches her rating, and the key to that potential, it seems, lies in this talent.

Talent, a natural ability.

He doesn't have it.

Brother Black Blade doesn't have it either.

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'Passage to the Mystic Eyes'

'The legendary eyes that possess the ability to see through the Netherworld, but they require development.'

'Explanation: The possessor of this talent can learn some skills that ordinary people cannot attain, learn and practice skills of this system more rapidly, and have the following effects:...'

Those born with this gift have eyes that are naturally open, allowing them to see the Mysterious Evil; and it's not just a vague outline—they can clearly see every pore on the body of the Mysterious Evil.

At the same time, they possess a resistance to the Mysterious Evil, maintaining their sanity even when looking directly at these nefarious beings... but they would still experience the fear and terror any normal person would.

This is the first realm of the "Passage to the Mystic Eyes," to see.

The second realm is "Passage," where one can not only see the Mysterious Evils that lurk beneath the world but also interact with them.

Simply put, these Mysterious Evils have not yet arrived on Blue Star; they might be on their way, or perhaps in another world.

But those with the talent of the "Passage to the Mystic Eyes" can not only see them but also summon these beings.

"An Jianyou is currently at the second realm in developing her talent."

"Hmm, with her situation, it can't be called development, it should be the self-enhancement of her natural ability, but it's become hard to control because it's too strong."

"The first realm 'to see' is mostly like a high-spec version of tracking the Mysterious Evil, but this second realm 'Passage' is quite formidable, directly connecting to the Netherworld, which is incredibly mysterious and unpredictable."

"However..."

An Jianyou does not possess the ability to rid herself of the Mysterious Evil; in fact, she knows nothing and is just an ordinary girl.

Aside from being beautiful, wealthy, and able to see, she is entirely a normal girl.

Imagine an ordinary person being able to see hideous and terrifying Mysterious Evil every time they open and close their eyes, and if they are not careful, these Mysterious Evil might descend upon her, bringing danger... this...

This is simply terrifying to the point of explosion, okay?

Because her talent was too powerful, An Jianyou couldn't control it and even had no idea what was happening.

She could only passively allow herself to be disturbed by the Mysterious Evil, day and night.

No, this was torture, and there was a risk to her life.

It was remarkable that the girl had managed to survive up to this point; just thinking about it made Fang You feel a pang of distress.

Fortunately, now An Jianyou could be said to have gone through the worst and come out the other side. As long as she works for the organization, getting rid of Mysterious Evil, becoming stronger, and learning to control her talents... these are no longer issues.

So, get to work, girl!

"An Jianyou is still an Apostle of Fate; she probably doesn't have the same once-a-day restriction as Black Blade."

"When the time comes, we'll conduct a thorough study and see what makes this girl different."

"Hmm, but first, we need to ensure An Jianyou gains the strength to rid herself of the Mysterious Evil. Once she grows stronger herself, she'll gradually learn to control her talent."

So the question arises, how to make An Jianyou stronger.

I still have some Physical Fitness Elixir left, but that alone is not enough; we also need a direct method of attack.

Blade Slash, Palm Thunder—is it possible to learn these without a Skill Book?

Fang You thinks it's difficult.

The learning process for Palm Thunder was so frustrating that he didn't want to think about it. Even if we could recreate such an environment in the real world, there's no guarantee of safety.

He opened his inventory.

Just now he had obtained...

「Double Earnings Card (White)」×2

「Skill Training Card (White)」×2

「Skill Training Card (Green)」

「Life Energy Potion (White)」

Six items, plus... two Skill Books and one strange item!

Among them, he was already very familiar with the Skill Book 'Mysterious Evil Tracking,' so he skipped it.

Looking at the other two items, which were both of blue quality, in a sense, they were equivalent to two Black Blades.

「Skill Book 'Ghost Control' (Blue)」

「Description: A special class skill that allows the user to command Mysterious Evil in combat, can also be used for direct attacks, and has a suppressing and weakening effect on Mysterious Evil.」

「Note: This skill is quite special, prerequisites for learning are 'Spirit > 6.6, Accumulated Mystery > 10.1.' It can still be learned below these conditions, but with significant uncontrollable risks. Those with special talents may ignore these prerequisites, and the power unleashed will be even stronger.」

Command Mysterious Evil?

Fang You was very excited when he first saw this skill. What profession is the safest? Of course, it's a summoner's!

Send out your summons to fight, while you hide safely away, a perfect strategy for a survivor like himself.

But,

But,

What the hell are these steep prerequisites? Is this the threshold for a blue-level skill?!

I hate it (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!

The path to becoming a Master of Ghost Control... was cut short before I could even start.