Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 72: Pupil Technique
The secret room by the Lyme River was no longer what it was when Luke first arrived. When purchasing equipment for the potion factory, he ordered some equipment for himself for processing mysterious props.
A rectangular alder workbench was placed against the wall, and two three-pronged candlesticks were placed at the two corners of the table. The flames of the six candles were straight and motionless, and if it weren't for the spiral smoke rising from the burning candles, the candlelight would look fake.
On the table, a square piece of white paper was placed in the middle, with a ruby pressed on each of the four corners.
There was a diagram of a hexagram array drawn on the paper.
Luke sat in front of the formation diagram. On his left was a balance. On one tray of the balance was a one-gram weight, and on the other tray was nothing. The balance was in a tilted state.
On his right hand side were material boxes containing six different colors of powder, and inside each box there was a small spoon.
All the materials are ready. Luke rubs his hands and stretches his wrists. Next, it’s a test of his skills and luck.
Luke first picked up the spoon on the red powder, gently scooped out half a spoonful of powder, and then carefully moved it over the formation diagram.
The left hand gently patted the right wrist, and the slight shaking of the wrist shook some of the powder off. The candlelight of the six candles went from still to swaying, and the red powder turned into a wisp of rippling red smoke before it fell on the paper.
The smoke fell and gathered into lines like water, drawing some runes on the formation diagram.
The light smoke coming out of the candle flames swayed according to different patterns, and the smoke coming out of the candle on the far left was light red.
Luke looked at the scale next to him, and it was actually slightly adjusted even though the other tray was still empty.
Put down the red spoon and pick up another spoon to scoop out some blue powder.
Sprinkle a little as required.
The powder turned into smoke in the air, and then gathered into lines after falling onto the paper, drawing blue runes.
The smoke from the second candle turned light blue, and the balance was adjusted a little more.
Then...green, yellow, purple, cyan.
After a little bit of each of the six colors of powder was sprinkled, the smoke from the six candles turned into six colors, and it rotated and rose according to its own amplitude.
The balance is still a little far from being right.
At this time, a thunder came from outside along the river, and a storm was approaching Nutao City.
Luke was not affected by the thunder and continued with the work in his hands. It was just the beginning and he had to complete the production of this mysterious prop before the storm ended.
Carefully observing the rising pattern of the smoke from the six candles, Luke took a little purple powder and shook it off with a gentler movement. After the purple material was integrated into the formation, the smoke from the corresponding candles also changed accordingly.
Luke continued to observe and adjust .
To complete this ritual, the smoke from the six candles must rise in the same pattern and the balance must be balanced.
If a mistake is made during the process, you must change the formation paper and start over.
What's annoying is that there is no standard measurement for the six materials. If it failed last time, the amount of materials needed next time will be different. This is why the secret technique is difficult to explain with theory. The secret master only knows how to do it, but not why.
On his first attempt, Luke failed without a doubt.
When the balance was straightened, he failed to synchronize the smoke from the six candles, so he had to replace a piece of array paper and start over.
The thunder outside was louder and more frequent, and the wind drilled into the waterway, making a faint sound like the wailing of the dead.
Luke flattened the array paper and pressed down the four corners with rubies.
The flickering candlelight stopped and gray smoke rose slowly.
Then Luke stood up and walked aside, and Qingkong appeared out of nowhere and sat in front of the array paper. She sat calmly, her green eyes turned into ice crystals, and after taking a deep breath, she reached out and picked up a small spoon to scoop up some red powder.
Her hands were much steadier than Luke's own, and her icy eyes stared at the powder she had shaken off...
Eye skills are a very important auxiliary function in the Anno game. Deeply influenced by a popular anime, players are also keen to develop various eye skills in the game.
Qingkong's Ice Crystal Eye is one of the pupil techniques, which can remove negative states and make Qingkong immune to mental attacks. Forced Calm can greatly improve the accuracy of skills and can capture the target's movements, making them slow down in one's field of vision.
Shelley's right eye, which she always keeps covered, is also a kind of pupil technique: the Eye of Medusa.
The Eye of Medusa has a mental attack skill. Looking directly into Shelley's right eye will cause the muscles of the whole body to tense uncontrollably, as if petrified.
Therefore, Shelley usually covers her right eye, but that doesn't mean she can't see with her right eye. Medusa's eyes are very sensitive to infrared rays, and have a strong ability to capture dynamic objects like a snake . The complementary positioning of the two eyes makes her gun fighting skills extremely domineering.
Among the five senses of human beings, vision absolutely occupies the first place. Improving vision means comprehensively improving overall strength.
The secret language that Luke prepared for himself this time was a kind of eye technique, which could not only immediately unleash the power of the firearm, but could also be used for other skills in the future without relying on firearms.
It is a very valuable ability.
Qingkong's control over power far exceeds Luke's current body, and the Ice Crystal Eye allows her to more accurately control the changes of props in different positions. A strand of material turns into smoke and falls on the array paper, and the rune lines outline a colorful array.
At this moment, Luke was completely immersed in the cold spirit of the clear sky, without any distracting thoughts or emotions. Her arms were steady and her control of the pupil technique allowed her to almost count the particles.
Luke felt like an emotionless machine, with all his body functions working for the slight twitch of his wrist.
The six ingredients were added one after another. After only two rounds of additions, the smoke from the six candles was almost consistent. Luke watched the swing of the scale and continued to add ingredients, becoming more meticulous.
No matter how loud the thunder outside was or how strong the wind was, her ears could not receive any sound.
The needle of the balance scale moved by an imperceptible amount.
At a certain moment, after Luke shook off a trace of cyan powder, a crisp ringing sound came from the scale.
The powder turned into a light, almost colorless smoke.
The six colors of smoke from the six candles turned straight at the same time.
Luke quickly took out a dragon eye from Qingkong's space backpack. This was the eye of the red dragon Niercolon, as big as a pot, and hardened into a stone ball.
Place the pupil of the dragon eye sideways and upwards, and align the nerve vein at the back with the center of the magic circle.
At the moment of contact, the array paper rolled up and wrapped the entire longan inside.
The six candles suddenly burst into flames and burned out in a few seconds.
The secret room darkened, with only a single bulb in the corner providing dim light...
