EFB Chapter 304 The Ceremony of Recipe Completion
Chapter 304 The Ceremony of Recipe Completion
Chapter 304 The Ceremony of Recipe Completion
Evan grabbed Helen's restless hand and pulled it away, saying restrainedly, "Let's talk about it later. I need to prepare for my promotion now."
Don't worry!
Helen pursed her lips, but obediently didn't say anything more. Although, thanks to Evan's care, her personality was mostly based on the original Helen, she was still just one of Evan's many captives and dared not disobey Evan's wishes.
Seeing Helen tactfully leave the bedroom, Evan withdrew his gaze, sat cross-legged on the large bed in the center of the bedroom, and used meditation to calm the desire that had been aroused.
Once Evan had calmed down completely, he first poured the red blood provided by Robert into a large container that Helen had prepared in advance.
Robert collected this blood when he killed his opponent in the Southern Continent and gathered extraordinary characteristics. After all, anyone with a little knowledge of the mystical knows that the blood of extraordinary creatures is a top-quality spiritual material.
For Ascendants who use potion ingredients with extraordinary properties, this is an indispensable auxiliary material!
Then Evan threw in all the other things he had collected from the Tarot Club: two pale white teeth of the Dark Wolf, two sharp teeth of the Jungle Hunter, venom of the Rainbow Lizard, and horn ear oil.
Glug glug, glug glug.
A large number of bubbles churned and rose from the blood in the graduated cylinder, instantly melting all the fixing materials that Evan had previously added.
Soon, specks of black, iron-like material floated to the surface of the bright red blood, as if an iron weapon had melted into it!
Evan shook the large container in his hand, took a deep breath, and then poured it directly into his mouth without hesitation.
Evan felt as if he had swallowed a mouthful of flames; his mouth burned, and at the same time, a strong taste of blood and a raw, rusty flavor surged up.
It spreads throughout the body via the mouth.
Almost instantly, Evan seemed to be on a chaotic battlefield, constantly subjected to attacks from all sides. He was hacked at with knives and axes, hit by guns and cannons, and scorched by flames. Wounds appeared all over his body, causing intense pain, and beads of sweat flowed from his brow.
Moreover, those beads of sweat appeared in the form of flames, rolling off the ground and disappearing, leaving charred black marks on the floor.
It's almost like being attacked by a magic potion that's mistaken for an enemy!
Despite the physical pain, Evan remained completely conscious.
Compared to being engulfed in flames by Burke Einhorn, this pain was nothing.
Evan even considered where to find the ingredients for his "Painful Witch" potion!
Soon, the potion's attack on Evan gradually weakened, eventually becoming completely ineffective, as if realizing that it was powerless against Evan and could only obediently submit.
Evan completely tamed the "Reaper" potion and successfully ascended to become a "Reaper".
Evan examined himself and felt the complete "Reaper" ability, and found that he could no longer access the next sequence's ability in advance as he had when he was promoted before!
Is it because the next sequence will grant me 'Divinity' Sequence 4, or is it because I haven't yet advanced to 'Witch of Pain'?
Evan generally leans towards the former, because in previous promotions, he could directly draw on his abilities after advancing to a single sequence.
However, if you can't get the "Iron Knight's" abilities in advance, then so be it. With "Bonaparte's Fortitude," Evan is not much different from the Iron Knight now, but there's no need to be disappointed!
"Come in!"
At Evan's call, Helen, who had been guarding the living room through the spiderwebs, entered the bedroom and found Evan sitting cross-legged on the floor, completely naked.
A slight blush appeared on Helen's face, but it was completely natural as she took off her nightgown as she walked.
Her nightgown slipped down and fell to the floor, where it was dragged along by Helen's feet.
At this moment, Evan had already stood up, and admiring Helen's snow-white body, he grabbed her and threw her onto the large bed behind him.
After a long while, the embarrassing sounds in the bedroom finally subsided!
"What's been going on with the Gnostic Society lately?"
Stroking Helen's smooth back, Evan immediately inquired about the Gnostic Society's movements!
"There's been no movement. The Augustus family and the Witch Cult probably believe we were responsible for the massacre at the Intis Embassy, so they've been targeting us lately, trying to wipe out the Gnostic Society's influence in one fell swoop!"
Helen lay on Evan's chest, weakly recounting what she knew.
"I just received a message from my mother yesterday. She instructed me to tell you to inform the three major churches about the cooperation between the Witch Cult and the Augustus family, and to do everything possible to cause them trouble!"
Evan narrowed his eyes, and his hand movements slowed down.
"It seems your mother thinks the same way I do. By the way, did you tell her that you've already digested the 'Pleasure Witch's' potion?"
"Of course I said it, because this mother even praised you and me for doing a good job!"
But that's precisely why my mother is urging me to get pregnant with your child as soon as possible!
The Gnostic was not as twisted as the Witch Cult, but Evan saw its methods as even more insane.
The true ideal of Gnosticism is to establish a female-led world, completely reverse the status of men and women, and make men truly subservient.
And within them, succession is also carried out in a family-based manner.
They are the real "witches," the real "Black Widows."
They believe in love, are selfish and will stop at nothing to win over the men they love, use rituals to get pregnant, and then, after becoming 'witches', devour their lovers in despair and pain, filled with love, in preparation for their future advancement to 'Witch of Pain', using their lovers' flesh and blood to nurture the next generation!
Because Evan was an exception, the Gnostic Society still needed him to infiltrate the Witch Cult and provide valuable information, which is why they hadn't allowed Helen to take action against him yet.
Now that they know Helen has finished digesting the potion of the "Pleasure Witch" and is about to face the test of becoming the "Pain Witch," and given that Evan's value in their eyes has also diminished, it is only natural to urge Helen to get pregnant as soon as possible!
Having Evan find a way to expose the collusion between the Witch Cult and the Augustus family to the three major churches is a way to squeeze the last drop of value out of Evan!
Evan sneered. Helen's mother really treated him like toilet paper, using him whenever she wanted and discarding him whenever she wanted. The beads on the abacus were almost hitting his face. Did she really think he was made of clay?
"Since she's already asked you to prepare for pregnancy, has she also given you the 'Witch of Pain' potion recipe?"
To avoid arousing suspicion from the Witch Cult and the Gnostic Society, Evan never dared to let Helen and Natasha actively collect the potion formula for the "Witch of Pain," but instead worked hard to help them digest the "Witch of Pleasure" potion.
Until last week, Helen, who was more favored by Evan, was the first to finish digesting the potion before contacting her mother to seek the potion recipe for the next sequence.
"Yes, I'll write it for you in a bit!"
Helen didn't want to get out of bed to write the recipe; she just wanted to snuggle in Evan's arms.
"Alright, I'll read it to you now, listen carefully!" Helen could only give in as punishment from Evan.
"Okay, go ahead, I'm listening!" Evan also stopped his mischievous hands.
Main ingredients: head of a flower-faced bat, gallbladder of a two-tailed black snake.
Additional ingredients: 30 ml of blood from a spotted bat, 50 ml of blood from a seriously ill human, the tip of the tail of a two-tailed black snake, and 10 drops of Blue Essence Eucalyptus essential oil.
Ritual: Without using a double, be burned at the stake for fifteen minutes and survive without going insane.
The mother said the essence of this ritual was to continuously create intense pain to prevent the ascendant's spirit from getting lost in pleasure.
She also said that once I've prepared the ritual, she can give me the extraordinary attributes of the "Witch of Pain," and all I need to do is collect the necessary materials!
As Helen spoke, she noticed that Evan's expression was a little off, with a hint of excitement in it, and his voice was getting softer and softer.
Helen was unaware of Evan's excitement, because he discovered that the ascension ritual of the "Witch of Pain" was surprisingly simple.
If all that's needed is intense pain, then Evan has already completed the ritual.
After all, just a few hours ago he was burned to the point of near death by the blue flames of the "War Bishop" Bock Einhorn, and was even on the verge of death.
This pain is absolutely comparable to the pain of being burned at the stake for fifteen minutes!
However, the promotion ceremony has its mystical significance, and as time goes by, the pain experienced today will be forgotten.
Therefore, Evan must be promoted as soon as possible, otherwise he will have to prepare on his own!
Having made up his mind, Evan asked Helen, who looked at him with curiosity:
"How many auxiliary materials did you collect this week?"
"Most of them have been collected, except for the tip of the two-tailed black snake's tail. This material is extremely rare!"
Helen had a pretty good idea of Evan's plan, and quickly told him.
"Okay, now leave everything to me!"
As he spoke, Evan stood up and asked Helen to prepare clothes for him, showing no interest in the land of gentle pleasures.
Because Evan often comes here to indulge in pleasure and even play some erotic games, which goes through a lot of clothes, Helen always keeps relevant clothing on hand.
Seeing Evan's urgency, Helen didn't dare ask any more questions. She quickly took care of everything for Evan, without even having time to put on her clothes.
Evan kissed her red lips and said with a smile:
"I had something to do this time, but I'll definitely feed you properly next time!"
As he spoke, a flash of fire appeared on Evan's body, and he left Helen's bedroom with the packed materials, leaving Helen standing there gazing contentedly out the window!
After leaving the Hilton district, Evan headed straight for the safe house in the Joewood district.
Upon arriving at the apartment in the Joewood district, Evan put down the materials he was carrying, then immediately found two candles, arranged them on the altar, and prayed:
"A fool who does not belong to this era!"
You are the mysterious ruler above the gray fog!
You are the king of yellow and black, who holds the key to good fortune!
I beg for your help!
I beg you to ask Mr. Hanged Man if he knows where I can find the tip of the two-tailed black snake's tail; I need it urgently!
Klein, who had just returned home and unlocked the card of blasphemy on the gray fog, discovered Evan's plea!
Klein, slightly disappointed, turned the blasphemous card face down on the table in front of him. He was a little curious as to why Evan was looking for the so-called "double-tailed black snake's tail tip" from Mr. "The Hanged Man" at this time.
Is this a document that Ivan Pusheng needs?
Is Evan in such a hurry to prepare the ascension ceremony?
Thinking about the time it took for Evan to advance to Sequence 6, Klein's expression turned horrified!
Although he was extremely shocked, Klein did not stop what he was doing and projected the image of Evan praying onto the red star representing Mr. "The Hanged Man".
Alger woke up with a start, glanced at the clock fixed to the bedside, and found that it was still early morning. He was also very puzzled. Why was Mr. Power so eager to find a material at this time?
But he quickly put aside his extraneous thoughts, his heart filled with excitement, because at the pirate gathering he attended earlier that day, he discovered that some pirates he knew were selling the tips of the two-tailed black snakes' tails.
He concluded that Evan was a member of the Augustus family, extremely wealthy, and urgently needed materials—a classic seller's market.
If not now, when will we ever get the chance to make a killing?
So Alger couldn't wait to get out of bed, put on his clothes, leave his captain's cabin, and give orders to his pirate crew:
"Get the brothers up and go find out where Old Hill is. I need to talk to him."
If you find him, tell him I'm waiting for him at "Solomon's Tavern" and want to make a deal with him about the tips of the two-tailed black snake he has!
Armed with weapons, the pirates on guard duty readily agreed. After Alger disembarked, they rushed to the crew quarters and woke up the sleeping crew members one by one!
Alger hadn't been at the "Solomon's Tavern" long when he saw a scrawny, ugly old man approaching.
"Hey, Alger, I heard you wanted that tail tip? Why the rush? I heard the people over there in the Disease Command are also interested in this material!"
"Stop talking nonsense and name your price!"
Knowing Old Hill's character, Alger knew that saying too much would only lead to mistakes, so he was very direct.
"1500 Gold List members, no money back!"
Alger urgently needed this material, and Old Hill took the opportunity to raise the price by 20%. He had been prepared for Alger to haggle, but to his surprise, Alger immediately agreed.
"Okay, let's make a deal!"
Anyway, all the costs will be borne by Mr. Power, so Alger doesn't care at all!
Old Hill rubbed his face in frustration, cursing himself for being too cowardly. But since he had already spoken, he dared not go back on his word, after all, Alger was a well-known pirate and not someone to be trifled with.
So I had no choice but to take off my purse and take out the materials that I had finally managed to get rid of!
Evan waited in the apartment for Alger the Hanged Man's reply.
Are they taking advantage of me?
Upon receiving the images relayed by Mr. Fool, Evan remained speechless.
Alger actually asked for 2500 gold pounds for a Sequence 5 auxiliary material! And he's not even going to haggle!
Although he knew he was being taken advantage of, Evan had no choice but to accept the offer, since he was in a real hurry.
"Please tell Mr. Fool that I agree to his offer, but I don't have enough cash on hand and need a Sequence 7."
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