Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 18: Creating a prestigious name is a technical job
"So behind 'nothing without gambling' is the meaning of 'going all out' in everything?"

"That's right, you never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident."

"Everything can be a risk, and the decisions made in this situation are also a gamble."

"You can gamble, but don't assume you will win. Since it's a risk, you have to admit it if you lose."

"Count the accounts, make the best bet, go all out, and then accept the loss."

"This is what a qualified 'gambler' looks like."

"Rather than being like the man in the brown hat at the Hound Bar, a gambler who can't stop gambling but can't accept defeat. That's a sad thing."

After thinking about these things clearly, Star suddenly understood the symbolic connotation behind the name of the sequence "Gambler".

He felt relieved as he rode on the public carriage back home.

He is now at the peak of the dual cultivation of "Black Emperor" and "Tampering" and has reached Sequence 9, half a step to Sequence 8.

Now all he needed to do was to collect the "Madman" potion of Sequence 8 of the "Prisoner" pathway, and then he could try to advance to Sequence 8 of the "Tampering" pathway.

Talking patient.

Of course, Star also called him a "lunatic" in private.

He felt that this name given between reality and illusion was strangely literary.

For now, he has made plans for promotion.

On the one hand, the "monster" Archimisor made him believe more in the "reality and illusion" of his golden finger.

On the other hand, this meeting with Old Neil brought him some emotion.

He didn't expect that later on, the tragedies in the original book would happen before his eyes, and Star could only regret that he had not tried his best.

If that's the case, what's the point of his journey?

Not trusting your own golden finger because of a "setting" you have seen before, and being hesitant because of hesitation, this is not just being cowardly, it can only be said that you lack the necessary courage.

Starco didn't want his journey to turn out like this.

Moreover, the end of the world is near, and staying at Sequence 9 is even more dangerous.

Therefore, he took the risk of cross-channel promotion.

It is commendable to be willing to accept defeat.

After sorting out the obstacles, Sta was full of confidence and courage for the challenges that would come next.

Of course, you still need to prepare for the back-up plan.

In this way, the public carriage drove through the streets, and Star arrived at his familiar home.

Pushing open the door, he casually turned on the gas switch. The bright light instantly filled the interior of the wall lamp and then filled the room.

Star summoned "Between Reality and Illusion" and tried to see clearly the intricate patterns on it.

If the symbol of ritual magic is to point to himself who possesses the "Between Reality and Illusion", then it would be best for Star to use the unique pattern on the "Between Reality and Illusion".

Just like Xiao Ke used the complex symbol behind the high-back chair at the top of the long bronze table, Sta also intended to see whether the patterns engraved on "Between Reality and Illusion" could form a complete symbol.

He endured the light pollution that almost made him dizzy and identified an infinitely isomorphic fractal pattern hidden behind the real and virtual matrix light spots.

Star copied down the complete pattern and finally combined it into a symbolic symbol of "between reality and illusion".

As for the symbolic meaning behind this, he can only guess based on the name "Between Reality and Illusion" given by it and his limited knowledge of mysticism.

After all, he didn't have much knowledge of serious mysticism. To be honest, after being taught by Old Neil in a few days, Klein might have a more solid foundation in mysticism than him. "This isomorphic figure is a bit like the combination of the image of the 'eye without pupils' given by the mysterious surroundings and the Möbius strip. And this dot matrix, is it the 'virtual reality' that represents 'between virtual reality'..."

"The changes between illusion and reality, infinite possibilities..."

He observed the pattern bit by bit and gave his own ideas.

From time to time, I would roll the dice to confirm my guesses.

As time went by, Star was finally able to decipher some of the symbolic meanings that could be used to form the honorific name.

"The first paragraph of the honorific name, describing the identity, uses the same words as Xiao Ke, 'not belonging to this era', which is a bit out of style."

"Got it. Let's design the description of the first paragraph as 'anomaly from a distant time and space'. If this is the direction, there should be very few 'people' like this. After all, even if we count Xiao Ke, Hei Ye, Huang Tao and others, there are not many people who were directly airdropped into another era."

"As for the second part, we have to consider 'between reality and illusion'. 'The boundary between illusion and reality'? This is good. 'Between reality and illusion' itself is bound to me. It can be said that I am the boundary between it and this world."

"And the last part, using the meaning derived from 'between reality and illusion' to refer to it, plus the name of the 'tampering' path - then use the description 'the endless possibilities of tampering with everything'."

"So my honorable name is——"

"An anomaly from a distant time and space... the boundary between illusion and reality... the endless possibility of tampering with everything..."

When Star read out these honorific names, he felt that the design of this honorific name was quite to his liking.

"Great, let's see if these three descriptions can accurately point to me."

Star took the silver knife, sanctified it, and created a spiritual wall.

Then he pretended to place some candles, took out some bronze materials he had bought, and prepared to start using "between reality and illusion" to make talismans that could assist him.

No essential oils or specific herbs needed; Star just grabbed some calendula and tangerine and used them just like that.

If the object of prayer is a certain deity, the necessary ritual process still needs to be carefully prepared.

But if the object of the prayer is oneself, then it is fine, whatever you want to do. As long as you can use some spiritual herbs to reduce your spiritual consumption, it will be fine.

This is the casualness of starting your own business, you can do whatever you want to save money.

Without resting, Star took advantage of the fact that he still had enough spiritual energy and started making the next spell.

"An outlier from a distant time and space;"

"You are the boundary between illusion and reality;"

"You are the endless possibility of tampering with everything."

“I pray to you;”

“I beg you to give me strength;”

"Give me the power to complete the tampering spell."

"O Deep Sleep Flower, herb of the Red Moon, please pass on your power to my spell."

"O tangerine, herb of the sun, please pass on your power to my spell."

As Sta recited the spell in the ancient Hermetic language, a light gate composed of light spots "between reality and illusion" silently appeared in the room blocked by the spiritual wall.

In the phantom of star-like light patterns, Star's ears also echoed with his whispers. Without hesitation, he picked up the knife and carved the symbol of the "fractal matrix" in the bronze fragment he had prepared.

Along with the consumption of spiritual energy, a strange power was injected into these originally inconspicuous bronze pieces.

In this way, talismans containing powerful force, as if they could "create something out of nothing" and tamper with everything, were made.

(End of this chapter)