Chapter 492: The Black Cloud Mask
Chapter 492: The Black Cloud Mask
Walking along the streets of the Orange Zone, one would be dwarfed by the colossal statues towering thousands of meters high, spanning the sky.
However, standing in the local streets of the Orange Zone, one couldn't help but feel a sense of bewilderment, as if lost in a mountain range, unable to grasp the entirety of this creation, unlike when observing it from several kilometers away in other districts.
Behind Lindsey, who was hurrying along, Alarson continued his persistent chatter.
"Lindsey, do you know Miss Yaostar?"
"Introduce me to her, please! I also love the play 'Lily Danielle and Adores.' One of my goals for coming to Thousand Sails City is to see what an exceptional performance looks like."
"I heard that Miss Yaostar also performed in today's parade, but unfortunately, they didn't pass by this side, and there were too many people on the street. I couldn't even squeeze through..."
Lindsey replied, "I only know Miss Yaostar casually."
Alarson looked skeptical, "Really?"
Lindsey nodded, "Really!"
"I can introduce you, but I can't guarantee the outcome."
"..."
Alarson's eyebrows furrowed.
A few minutes later, Lindsey interrupted the one-armed artist's thoughts.
"We're here!"
The two Awakened Ones raced through the city at an impressive speed. Soon, they reached the edge of the Orange Zone.
The sea breeze blew gently, seemingly unaware of the city's crisis.
Lindsey's plant shop and the three-story building of Wah Wah Wah stood intact.
Lindsey approached, hopped over the fence surrounding the Wah Wah Wah cottage, and pushed open the door.
He had visited the girl's home several times before.
Unfortunately, this time, he couldn't guarantee the gentlemanly etiquette and had to break in by forcing the door open, breaking the lock and hinges...
Click!
Suddenly, the door opened automatically.
Lindsey's fingertip lightly touched the door, and he stood there, stunned.
At some point, Wah Wah Wah had registered his identity in her home.
Lindsey had the freedom to enter.
"..."
Lindsey was a bit taken aback.
He shook his head vigorously and stepped into the room, beginning his inspection in the first-floor studio.
A drinking cup, a blanket for resting, and a cloth for wiping paint.
Through these everyday items, the girl's lifestyle was revealed to Lindsey one by one.
However, he couldn't find any items containing Primordial Essence.
"..."
"Wah Wah Wah's art allows him to conveniently create various things, so his need for special equipment is naturally low."
Lindsey walked upstairs, deep in thought.
His gaze swept across the room, and a distinct white light immediately caught his attention.
It was the color emanating from beneath Wah Wah Wah's bed.
Lindsey lifted the bedsheet and peered underneath.
The floorboard was ordinary, but the Puzzle Module displayed a hidden compartment on it.
"Desperate times call for desperate measures. Sorry."
Lindsey opened the hidden compartment.
Inside was a blue box made of enamel porcelain.
He opened it and found a black, cloud-like half-face mask lying within.
The mask was like silk and jade, adorned with delicate willow patterns around the edges of the eye sockets, and a bright star adorned the corner of the eye.
The mask only covered the upper half of the wearer's face.
Its design was neither overly flashy nor understated, revealing the wearer's elegant and serene aesthetic sense.
Lindsey recalled Wah Wah Wah's story of working in the theater.
"Masked singer..."
"Is this the mask you're talking about?"
【Artifact: Black Cloud Mask of Stellar Eye】
【A mask that conceals the wearer's identity, blurring people's perception of their appearance. It obscures the perception of fate, causality, and the rules. Awakened Ones below the Eighth Stage cannot see through the mask's disguise. It can also be used to create other items.
【"Constant, Flow, Reality. Reality can become falsehood, and falsehood can become reality."
"Oh, my creation! Dance and sing on this vast world stage, for you shall be the brightest star!"】
【A highly valuable mask created by a special existence!】
“…”
This was the item left behind by the fallen artist, Wah Wah Wah, on Black Tide Island.
"This mask..."
Lindsey nodded.
"This can be our artifact. Let's go."
Lindsey led Alarson downstairs.
As they stepped out of Wah Wah Wah's house, Lindsey looked towards his plant shop.
Despite the bizarre and chaotic scenes in the city, Seraphina, who had become an employee of the shop, continued her work inside, showing no reaction.
Lindsey suddenly recalled his previous conversation with her.
"What did I do? I don't remember."
"My hero, you are indeed the most unique one!"
"The memories in my mind seem to have been violently destroyed."
"This is something I've never encountered when modifying fate before!"
"..."
Alarson, standing nearby, looked at Lindsey questionably.
"Lindsey?"
Lindsey responded,
"It's nothing. I'm just going to grab something."
Given the magnitude of the situation, Lindsey decided to be fully prepared.
Over the years, Lindsey had acquired numerous items, far exceeding the 72-slot capacity of his Serpent's Pouch. Many of these items were now stored in the shop's warehouse.
It was time to retrieve them; they couldn't be left unattended in the seaside breeze any longer.
"..."
"........."
"............."
"Huh? Where... where's the house?"
Alarson, standing by the road, looked utterly confused.
He had just seen Lindsey standing in front of the shop moments ago.
But in the next instant, with a surge of primordial essence, the entire house vanished before his eyes, as if it had never existed.
"Did my eyes deceive me?"
Alarson struggled to find the right words to express his astonishment.
"It's my skill."
"There might be some useful items in the house, so I'm taking it with me."
It took Alarson a while to accept this reality.
"Is it a storage space?"
"Lindsey, I don't recall you being a merchant or a craftsman."
Lindsey, heading south, replied,
"The types of Awakened individuals in this world are diverse. It's normal for some unique professions to have versatile abilities."
Alarson didn't probe further, merely shaking his head with a bitter smile.
"If only I had such a skill during my travels."
The two continued their journey towards the Blue Zone in the south.
Along the way, they happened to pass by the residence of the designer, Will.
Lindsey had no intention of disturbing him, but as they walked by, his exceptional perceptive abilities caught the sound of a painful moan coming from inside the house.
"?"
Lindsey opened his map.
At that moment, inside Will's house, there was only a solitary green marker.
"With the World Strings as a backup."
"The surface of the city is filled with joy, and no major disturbances have occurred."
"But the impact of the crisis cannot simply disappear from reality just because of this happiness."
Lindsey didn't hesitate.
He jumped up and climbed through the window on the second floor, entering the house. On the floor, he saw Will's wife lying there, her body weak and seemingly on the brink of death.
(End of Chapter)
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