Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 3997: Forward-looking Solidification
"Footnote: Foresight Solidification: When any puzzle has the ability to foresee, you can use this ability by doubling the energy consumption without collecting all the puzzle pieces. And this ability is permanently solidified and cannot be refreshed by other methods."

Before reading it, Angle was still thinking that it seemed meaningless to solidify the foresight ability.

After reading it, he realized that he had been completely off the mark.

This "solidification" is indeed a negative effect. Once the foresight ability is solidified, it will no longer be possible to remove it through other means.

This is definitely an unfavorable effect for magicians who like to repeatedly brush up their abilities to make their ability combinations more compatible.

but!

The positive effects brought about by solidifying forward-looking capabilities are also amazing!

You don’t need to collect all the puzzle pieces to use the forward-looking ability of the incomplete puzzle through "Footnote. Forward-looking Solidification"!

For example, the fifth page of Ingres' magic book is a puzzle of "Designer Cats", which is currently in a broken state, with only one-third of the puzzle completed.

Logically speaking, this puzzle is meaningless to Ingres until it is completed.

But with "Footnote. Foresight Solidification", he can skip the process of collecting the puzzle pieces and directly use the forward-looking ability that the designer cat has already shown: elegant celebrity.

Although the effect of this ability is not that great, this is only the limitation of "Designer Cat", not the limitation of "Footnote: Forward-looking Solidification"!
Imagine that you got a puzzle of a high-level monster, but you couldn't use it because the illustration was incomplete. But if you have "Footnote: Foresight Solidification", you can skip the limitations of the puzzle and use the monster's ability.

Even if I can only use one ability...it's better than having nothing.

It sounds like this page is just about using abilities early, no big deal.

Actually it is not.

You know, many people will never be able to complete the puzzle in their lifetime.

Unlike challengers, they can use universal fragments to complete the puzzle under the power of the fairyland. They can only rely on luck.

In this situation, many people waited their whole lives, but in the end it was in vain.

Moreover, many magicians actually have opportunities, or even great opportunities, to obtain high-level puzzle pieces, or even special-level puzzle pieces. There are many of them.

It's just that they can't wait until the day when they are all gathered, so they are doing nothing.

But with "Footnote: Foresight Solidification", even the foresight ability of special-level monsters can be used in advance!
The foresight ability of a special-grade monster is definitely not weak, and may even be comparable to the core ability of a true wizard.

So, even though the effect of "Footnote: Forward-looking Solidification" may not seem outstanding, it is actually a special page of the book that is priceless!

If used correctly, this special page might be even more powerful than "Appendix: Viralization".

The only pity is...

Angel currently has no monster that matches this page.

If he wants to unleash the power of this page, it would be best for him to get a special-grade monster, or a puzzle piece of a higher-grade monster.

In this way, this page of the book will be valuable for use.

Because Angel had no shortage of fragments for other monsters, even high-level ones. He still had several large universal fragments in his hand.

But unfortunately, Angel didn't have the puzzle pieces for the special-grade monsters.

He currently knows of only two kinds of special-grade monsters, one is the "Eye of the Heart" possessed by Vera, and the other is the "Star of Sorrow".

There is no way to obtain the former, and even if there is a way to obtain the latter, Angel would not dare to obtain it.

"Oh." Angel couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.

Although he had obtained a good special book page, it was of no use to him at the moment.

"How about putting this footnote on the page of designer cats and try out the effect of the ability 'Elegant Celebrity'?" Angel pondered.

But he quickly shook his head and denied it.

The effect of elegant celebrities is too poor.

"Elegant Celebrity (Normal): After releasing this ability, you can increase your nobility."

There is absolutely no need to experience this ability in advance.

Most importantly, once "Footnote: Forward-looking Solidification" is bound to this ability, the Elegant Celebrity will be solidified. Even if Ingres uses the "Golden Scissors" to cut the footnote page again, the solidification effect of "Elegant Celebrity" will not disappear.

Although Angel has not decided whether to activate the designer cat, if he really chooses to activate it, this useless ability will always follow him in the future.

So after thinking it over again and again, he chose not to try.

I quietly put away "Footnote: Forward-looking Solidification" and can only save it for later use...

……

After coming out of the old house of the first generation of pioneers, Ingres came to the Free Theater in the new district of Sixty-one Town.

The snail-shell-shaped theater designed by a cutting-edge architect is still very eye-catching even in the central town full of strange buildings.

The interior of the theater is very large, with three halls, which can host three major plays at the same time.

Surrounding the three halls, there are more than ten small halls, each with dozens or even hundreds of seats. They are generally rented out for small performances.

Ingres was now walking through the interior of the theater.

The crowd was huge because in half an hour a popular play from Modern City, The Clown King, would be performed in the first hall.

It was the play that Sisley loved so much.

This drama is an unparalleled flow drama both on the surface and underground. Even though almost everyone knows the outline of the story, the theaters are still packed.

The main credit goes to the lead actor Jinx, who, when interpreting the role of the Joker King, has reached an artistic level that can make people involuntarily indulge in it.

Yes, almost everyone came for Jinx.

However, Angle did not come here to watch "The Joker King", but to have an appointment with someone.

After a while.

Ingres came to Hall 13, a small hall with only a few dozen seats, where a parent-child fashion show was being staged.

The fashion show didn't require tickets, but not many people came to watch...

Angel estimated that there must be another magician behind this who was "earning publicity for free". As for the reason, it was probably because he wanted to use the popularity to attract some fashion monster.

I just don’t know what the fashion monster related to “parent-child fashion” will be?
When Ingres walked into the small hall, few people paid attention to him. Apart from the models walking on the stage, most of the audience came in to rest.

This shows how sloppily this fashion show was done.

I chose a seat at the back and sat down.

About two minutes later, Angel smelled a cold woody scent. When the faint fragrance entered his nose, a cool girl sat down next to him.

She has a thin figure and her short blue and white gradient hair is extremely eye-catching.

She wore a black punk-style pullover decorated with metal rivets and chains, and the slim fit outlined her slender waist. She paired it with a ripped leather skirt and black Martin boots.

After she sat down, she was still wearing inverted triangle sunglasses.

Her face seemed to be facing the fashion show in front of her, but the eyes between her eyebrows were looking at Ingres out of the corner of her eye.

Yes, she has three eyes and is a mutant.

The third eye is obviously a neoplastic tissue, but compared to other mutants, she is slightly luckier and the neoplastic third eye is fully functional.

After a moment, after a careful look with her third eye, she seemed to confirm Angel's identity.

"Sorry for the waitting."

It was a dull voice, with a sense of world-weariness.

As she spoke, she took off her sunglasses, revealing her eyes covered with dark smoky eye makeup.

I don’t know if it’s because of her eye makeup or if she just looks very tired, which gives Ingres the illusion that she has been up for several days and nights.

"I'm Aduo, the Dark Lord's assistant, currently working for the Dark Round Table." Aduo stretched out her hand.

Angel reached out his hand and shook hers, then released it: "You can call me Angel."

Hearing Angel's name, A Duo was completely relieved: "The master told me the master's name and asked me to cooperate with you and follow your arrangements."

Having said that, A Duo looked at Angel with curiosity, somewhat puzzled about Angel's identity.

You know, the Dark King has not been involved in the affairs of the underground block for a long time. Every time he comes, he just comes to see if there are any major decisions. Even if some decisions are obviously wrong, the Dark King will not ask about it, at most he will ask her to pay more attention.

As a result, this time, the Dark Lord actually contacted her and asked her to cooperate with a stranger who dropped in from the sky?
Could it be that the old master is already paving the way for his own affairs after his death?

When the old master passes away, will this young man take over and become the new Lord of Darkness?

While Aduo was daydreaming, Ingres was thinking about how to tell Aduo.

After he left the old house of the first generation of pioneers, he contacted Vera through Liz and told her that there might be an abnormal space full of corrosive energy in the underground block.

The reason I told Vera was mainly because I hoped Vera could help me find the location of that space.

Although Starworm has taken on the task of searching for strange spaces, Angel is well aware that such a space hidden in the void is not so easy to find.

The Starworms in Modern City have no special abilities and no strong background, so it is difficult to find them.

Therefore, Angel did not place all his hopes on the starworm, but contacted Vera, preparing to use Vera's power to find that space.

After all, Vera is the Lord of Darkness.

The etheric energy in the strange space has a high probability of threatening the lives of underground blocks and even surface residents. Therefore, finding this space is imperative for Vera.

After hearing the news, Vera realized the seriousness of the matter, so she arranged for Aduo and Angel to meet.

Let A Duo cooperate with him to complete the task.

"Forget about the pleasantries, let's get straight to the point." Angel looked at A-Duo and said in a low voice, "The underground block may be in danger of being destroyed."

A Duo was still thinking about Angel's identity, but when she heard "destruction crisis", she immediately put aside all irrelevant thoughts and said solemnly: "What do you mean?"

Angel: "The story begins with the first generation of pioneers..."

Angel did not hide anything and told all the information he knew.

If it was someone else who said it, A Duo might still question it. But as Angel was appointed by the Dark Lord, A Duo had no doubts at all. After listening to Angel's story, she instantly entered the analysis mode.

"There is a strange space with a lot of black fog, and this black fog can corrode the human body, causing mutations and death... It's a bit like the strange virus, but the strange virus does not exist in the form of fog, and its destructive power is not that great. Perhaps it is the ether energy of the dark corner?"

"If it is etheric energy, the alert level needs to be raised to full alert... But considering the hidden nature of that space and the livelihood issues, it may need to be concealed for the time being."

"besides……"

A-Duo muttered to herself for several minutes.

She was not communicating with Angel, but was sorting out her own thoughts.

After a while, A Duo finally sorted out all the information and thoughts. Angel only felt that A Duo's dark circles were heavier...

A Duo: "Mr. Angle, I have made a decision now."

"Given the current situation, I need to do the following things. The first thing is to issue a Knight's Order to impose a Level 4 martial law on the entire underground district."

"The second thing is to go to the oil painting space tomorrow at noon to determine the energy reaction inside. If it is ether energy in the dark corner, the level of martial law needs to be increased."

"The third thing is to use the abilities of the Slaanesh Knights to contact the descendants of the first pioneer and his friends, and look for more clues about the strange space to determine its exact location."

"The fourth thing is to find a magician who has the ability to exile on stage, and use the magic of exile to exile the energy into the outside world..."

A Duo talked about several related matters in one breath.

No wonder Vera chose A Duo as her assistant. On key issues, her reactions and decisions are basically correct.

At least from the perspective of handling the matter normally, there is no problem.

However, because Angel is involved in this matter, some decisions can be put on hold for the time being.

For example, martial law.

That strange space has been quiet for so many years. Under normal circumstances, as long as there is no major chaos, it should not explode immediately.

Once martial law is imposed, it may force those who are interested to explore to the end, so the best way at the moment is to explore in secret.

Also, regarding the magician with the ability to exile, this is actually not necessary. You don't need to exile if you have an ether converter.

Ingres expressed some of his thoughts.

However, he concealed the matter about the "ether converter" and only said that if there was really ether energy in it, he would be responsible for solving it.

Although A Duo was confused, she still agreed with Ingres's statement.

Then, Aduo left a contact card for Angel, promising to inform him as soon as there was any progress.

Angel also cast an illusion node on Aduo. Without the illusion node, she would not be able to enter the oil painting of "White Town" tomorrow.

When he left, he hid the painting to prevent others from breaking in...

After doing all this, Aduo left without stopping.

Angel stretched and prepared to go offline to study Olha Steel.

But at this moment, there was a beeping sound suddenly coming from his chest pocket.