8 Sequence 9 Reader

After leaving the apartment of the gathering, Ebner, who was carrying 350 pounds, two Beyonder ingredients, and a bag of learning materials, wasn't in a hurry to return home. Instead, he took a detour around the bridge after removing his disguise and returned to the Bravehearts Bar.

After finding Kaspars in the lounge, he greeted him with a smile. The first thing he said was, "Lord of Storms, I'm so glad you're still alive. Looks like you didn't offend them."

Ebner ignored his teasing and interrupted him. "Mr. Kaspars, I still have a few things I need your help with!"

Kaspars retracted his smile and asked with a frown, "What is it? However, I have to say this first. I've already repaid most of the favors I owe your father, so there won't be any discounts if you ask me to do something."

With a few hundred pounds in his pocket, Ebner's back was now much firmer. He nodded and said, "Money isn't a problem… Yes, there are three things for now. First, I need a revolver."

Thinking back to the helplessness he felt when facing a Beyonder, even if the other party had no ill intentions, Ebner still desperately wished that he could have some means of self-preservation! Even if he had to rely on external objects.

"Sure, three pounds! In addition, I'll give you 50 bullets and a holster." Kaspars immediately offered a price. He said that there was no discount, but it was still cheaper than selling it to others.

"Secondly, I hope that you can introduce me to a shooting club…" It was impossible to not know how to use a weapon. Could it be that he wanted to play marksmanship?

Kaspars nodded and casually pulled a piece of paper from the notebook on his desk. He scribbled a few lines, then handed it to Ebner. "Go to this address tomorrow morning after nine. Find someone named Dive, and he'll take you there. And just to remind you, the annual fee for a similar club won't be cheap."

Ebner took the note and looked at it. The address was on Riverside Street in St. George Borough. He recalled and realized that the place seemed very remote, almost to the suburbs. Could it be that he had to take the subway to train in the future?

After throwing out some random thoughts in his mind, Ebner's expression was still very serious as he said, "Thirdly, I want to rent a laboratory with infrastructure equipment. It would be best if I have it now!"

Kaspars looked at Ebner in surprise when he heard that. He obviously knew Beyonders well, so he immediately guessed what Abner was planning to do. He couldn't help but try to persuade him. "Are you really in such a hurry? Aren't you going to make more preparations?"

Ebner nodded firmly and said, "Long delays lead to trouble!" He wasn't in such a hurry at first. He had planned to borrow the laboratory in public school tomorrow to complete the potion, but tonight's encounter had moved him greatly. He believed that he had to be able to protect himself as soon as possible. Furthermore, he had been in contact with several supernatural incidents in less than three days after transmigration. Although he seemed fine for now, it was hard to say if he would encounter any real danger in the future.

Because of Emperor Roselle's outstanding contributions, Kaspars clearly understood the idiom "long nights lead to many dreams". He sighed and gestured for Ebner to follow him. As he deliberated over his tone, he advised again, "I have a friend who once told me that while Beyonders look glorious, they are actually just a bunch of pitiful worms that are wandering around the edge of danger…"

"Thank you, Mr. Kaspars. I know the risks of Beyonders very well, but I had no choice but to choose this path." Ebner followed the limp figure and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The original Ebner's father had really made a good friend!

Kaspars didn't say anything else after hearing that. He silently led him out of the bar and to a courtyard on the neighboring street. He took out his key, opened the door, and walked in.

Ebner looked around and found that it was located at a corner of the street. There were buildings on three sides of the street and it was very well hidden.

After opening the door to the living room, Kaspars turned around and said, "This is a place a friend of mine used to stay. The laboratory wasn't demolished when he moved out, so you can borrow it. Since everything is his, I won't charge you for it. Hmm, you can stay here for the night."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Kaspars!" Ebner thanked him sincerely. If not for his help, he would not have had such a convenient opportunity.

Kaspars waved his hand and said, "It's just a transaction. Be careful! I'll come back tomorrow morning and bring you the revolver you wanted… If you still existed then…" Then, before Ebner could reply, he left the courtyard.

It's not that easy to lose control while drinking a Sequence 9 potion, right? Ebner felt creeped out by his words, but there was no turning back. At this point in time, he wouldn't back down.

After taking a deep breath, he switched on the gas lamp in the house. A cluster of flames ignited and rapidly grew in size. The bright light first occupied the interior of several wall lamps, then passed through the transparent glass and covered the room in bright colors.

Using the light, Ebner quickly found the laboratory of the previous owner of the house. Without rest, he began the ritual and created a wall of spirituality in the laboratory to avoid being disturbed while concocting the potion.

"Other than pure water, I have all the supplementary ingredients with me. The main ingredients are currently in the tin box and don't need to be processed… All I need to do is distill the pure water, grind the thread ball grass into powder, extract Chang Pu's juice, and add all the ingredients into the mix?"

Although according to what the Lord of the Mysteries had said, Sequence 9 potion concoction was that simple, as long as the ingredients were added according to the ratio, Ebner was still a little nervous. It took him nearly half an hour to finish concocting the potion.

Looking at the viscous blue liquid that was hard to tell if it was a glass or a piece, Ebner swallowed hard. Then he gritted his teeth and picked up the glass burner. He tilted his neck back and drank the potion.

Gulp! Gulp!

The cold potion flowed down his throat, and there were countless bubbles bursting at every moment. Large amounts of information surged into his mind, turning into fireworks.

If a weak-willed person were to encounter such a situation, they would probably lose control and become a monster on the spot!

Thankfully, not only did Ebner have a strong personality, but he also experienced the feeling of this information stream striking his mind when he used the Eye of Pure White. He had long developed resistance to it, so he easily passed the most difficult step compared to the others.

However, even so, he still felt his head swelling, as though it was about to burst. There were countless double images of everything he saw, and he could hear countless buzzing and roars.

Ebner knew that the potion's powers were not fully controlled, and it was caused by overflow. He recalled the method Old Neil taught Klein in the novel and entered a Cogitation state. Only then did he escape the abnormal state of vision and hearing.

After a while, Ebner woke up from his meditation. He clenched his fist and muttered to himself in excitement,

"I've finally become a Beyonder!"

Following that, he looked down at his body and didn't discover anything abnormal. However, his clear thinking ability told him that his focus, memory, and even his ability to understand had clearly been enhanced. Although it couldn't be compared to the state of the White Eye, it was at least two or three times stronger than before he drank the potion.

After calming down his excitement, Ebner took out the blue gemstone in the iron cigar case. He planned on testing if his White Eye had improved after becoming a Reader.

His left and right eyes blinked rapidly four times (this was the signal that Ebner had set up to activate the pure white eye), and his pupils instantly turned pure white.

Ten seconds later, as his eyes blinked rapidly again, his pupils returned to their normal light blue color. However, this time, he was only mentally exhausted and had no intention of fainting.

"After becoming a Beyonder, the limit of the Pure White Eye's usage has increased to about 15 seconds. And if it's closed within 10 seconds, it won't cause too much of a burden on one's psyche, but it can't be activated continuously either. According to my speculation, it needs to be activated at least two hours apart. Once it's used to the limit of 15 seconds, or if it's activated continuously in a short period of time, there's a high chance that one will still fall into a six-hour coma! Yes, this limit isn't constant. It should be related to one's psyche and spirituality. As the potion is digested and the spirituality is enhanced, the duration of the Pure White Eye's usage will gradually increase."

"But more importantly, after I became a Reader, I can finally begin to control the Gold Finger. This control isn't just a finger switch, but action under the pure White Eye state! Previously, every time it was activated, it had actually been operating in multiple directions. Not only was it recalling and understanding the books I had read, but it was also analyzing Beyonder characteristics, analyzing, and planning all kinds of intelligence… This way, my computational ability is too scattered, and it's also very wasteful. Previously, I had no choice, but now, I can at least limit this operation to one area! For example…"

With this in mind, Ebner opened the bag beside him and took out the ancient Feysac information given to him by Eye of Wisdom. Then, he blinked rapidly and entered the Eye of Pure White state again!

A few seconds later, Ebner closed his eyes and fell onto the prepared seat cushion. His last thought before he fainted was:

"My deduction seems to be correct. Continuous activation will indeed cause a forced coma…"

At the same time, in a worker's bar near the dock area, Xio and a man in his thirties were sitting opposite each other in a corner. Amidst the din of the bar, Xio seemed to ask a question that made the latter agitated. He slammed the table and said hatefully,

"You're asking why Boss kicked me out and hired that gigolo named Hickok instead? Dogsh*t, I still want to know! Can you imagine? That person only met Boss once and spoke to Boss for less than 10 minutes, but he gained Boss' complete trust! He even has more trust than us old buddies! Boss Rosen is a paranoid person, and he originally didn't trust any strangers! If Boss wasn't normal in other aspects, I would have suspected that he was swapped by that gigolo!"

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