He is about six feet tall, with a thin body, which makes him look extraordinarily tall. His brown hair is combed back, but his facial features do not have many features. They are ordinary or have one nose and two eyes. He is well-tailored.
The gorgeous purple robe is still of a style that has long been outdated. The color is dull and it looks unremarkable.
But as long as you look carefully, you can see two dots of dark red in the shining black eyes hidden under his eyebrows, which are enough to make him look calm and knowledgeable, despite his thin face.
There isn't much of a smile, but that calm look can also calm people down instantly.
The psychic nodded slightly.
The effect of metamorphosis is different from that of magic. Even with the addition of various detection types of magic, few people can tell that this thin and ordinary middle-aged man is the powerful illithid lich.
"What? Is there any problem with the details? I think this appearance should at least meet human standards." Noticing Edward's eyes scanning up and down, Katzeyek slowly spoke. At this moment, his voice was also low.
He has returned to his original cold and hoarse voice, and only his stagnant calm mood remains the same as before.
"No, it's just a little strange." Edward smiled: "According to the monster...well, according to the illustrated book, the illithid has a mature egg sac in its body since it completed the transformation ceremony, right?"
The reproduction method of illithids is two-stage. Thousands of tiny illithid eggs are stored in the center of their brains. After death, their kind put the illithid brains into the brain pool where the illithids were born. The brain
The outer layer of the main brain is integrated into the main brain to become a storage system that provides knowledge and experience, and the illithid tadpole becomes
They will break out of the egg and start life using the mother's inner brain as their initial nutrition. Eventually when they have a body, they will also produce egg sacs from the brain, so from this perspective, every adult
The illithid is essentially a respectable 'pregnant lady'.
"So? You think I should transform into a woman? What gave you the illusion that you can use the common sense of low-level bisexual creatures to measure an illithid?" Katzeyek tilted his head and gave Edward a
A new discovery - he rolled his eyes widely to express his disdain.
Even if they are not considered as lichs, illithids are always expressionless creatures. Edward originally thought that their octopus face structure meant that they essentially had no concept of expressions, but now he discovered that this
That's not correct - at least Katzeyek, who has turned into a human appearance, rolls his eyes in the same way as an ordinary person.
"What's more, even judging from the common sense of low-level bisexual creatures, my choice is not wrong, right?"
After a pause, the illithid lich continued, with some cadences in his voice: "The individual reproductive parts form tadpoles, find a host to fuse with them, and then produce life. There is no doubt about this.
It’s pretty much the same as the characteristics that only male creatures have, right?”
Can it still be understood this way?
The psychic shook his head, but found that this was indeed the case - only men could have tadpoles find a host and then split to produce the next generation: "But... I remember that the egg sac of the illithid is in
Is it in your head? Are you a veritable 'sperm brain'?"
The illithid lich simply stopped talking and no longer paid attention to some people's boring conjectures.
That indifferent face made Edward laugh sarcastically and opened the portal casually.
However, when the surrounding space changed from the imperial city to the scene inside his own mage tower, the smile of the psychic froze at the corner of his mouth - in the living room of the mage tower, Miss Lisa was still lazily occupying a bench. Note
When Edward returned, she stretched out her hand and shook it as a greeting.
But the psion didn't respond... In fact, he barely saw her move.
His eyes fell on the wide armrest at one end of the bench, where a figure was leaning leisurely, swaying her feet. Red and pink formed the colors around her body.
"You seem surprised?"
Turning her gaze towards the psychic who was stepping through the void, the expression on her face was as calm as ever.
Marilyn's doppelgänger?
Edward would not ask stupid questions such as 'How did you get out?'. In fact, at the moment his eyes focused, the tentacles of thought had already gathered around him, and the power of the astral realm surged towards the woman,
To coat her body with that crystal clear color again.
But the woman just stretched out her hand, and a light-colored jewelry on Hao's wrist burst out with a subtle luster. In an instant, the crystallized energy was blocked in the space. Countless crystals in the air stretched outwards, and finally clattered.
The ground fell to the ground, colorful, but it could not endanger even half of the woman's body.
"The same technique will not have any effect on a Cang Hong member. And for a real mage, there are no absolutes in this world. Or do you think that a method similar to petrification
You can seal me with just a trick? That’s ridiculous. Sure enough, my sister is right. Although your power is very strong, there is still a long way to go before you are truly powerful..."
The master's clone Mansheng said, his voice as cold as ice crystal and crisp, but it was this voice that also made the sarcasm particularly harsh.
Especially when there are people who agree with it.
"It's a good idea for you to use crystallization to seal her off, but this alone is not enough. Completely cutting off her spiritual connection with any plane is the safest way, right? After all, crystallization is
It's just an ordinary psychic power. Although it is indeed very useful, it is far from being able to block the ability of a legendary powerhouse."
Katzeyek's equally indifferent tone was just right when he sang the harmony, which made Edward grind his teeth.
"Okay, so what? Teacher Marilyn, you are stuck here, what are your plans?"
Amidst the psion's sneer, something in the whole room seemed to change in an instant... The air stagnated around people like glue, cutting off all connections with any surrounding space.
"I am Gardenia. Your Excellency Edward. Although I am indeed the creation of my powerful sister, and although your stupidity is obvious to all, I still hope you can understand the difference between me and my sister." The Second Division Master obviously felt this.
She didn't care, her eyes moved, her expression was as usual:
"My sister told me that I can decide what I want to do, so I want to stay here."
"Or, your sister didn't tell you that this is my territory?"
"You can try to send me back, but I will still come back here. Because I think my goal now is here." Miss Gardenia nodded: "Wherever my heart goes,
, so it is intended. This is the law that my sister follows, and the pursuit of freedom is the right that every intelligent life should have! You have no reason to restrict my freedom."
Wherever the heart goes, the intention follows? Does that mean you are unscrupulous and can do any nonsense?
"Sorry, for me, rules are just a by-product of power."
"Yes, rules are the product of power, but your power is far from reaching the level where you can produce rules that can absolutely be obeyed." She stood up and stared at the silver pupils with her red eyes: "And sister-sama
She is very busy, and she has no interest in playing games with a little guy like you right now. The research results on the illithid lich she just obtained need to
Process it for a period of time. Perhaps this is the difference between you and your sister, the fundamental difference in perception of power. Remember, before a power is truly analyzed, understood, and mastered, it is not yours.
, the power you cannot understand does not belong to you. If you don’t even understand this simple truth, then you are just a stupid human being.”
"Well, I have to say that although Edward is sometimes very powerful, sometimes he is really stupid..."
"Meow, Edward, a human with fish lips, meow hahaha..."
If there is anything more irritating than being despised by the enemy, then it is undoubtedly the betrayal of one's teammates - Miss Lisa's interesting giggle, and even Catwoman following the Psion...
Her Royal Highness the Princess also laughed, making Edward frown.
Has her consciousness returned?
But just a moment ago, she seemed to only be able to roar or purr to represent her mood...
"No need to be surprised, this young lady is someone that my sister values and as long as she is by our side, she will naturally be favored by the heart network."
Gardenia said softly: "Sister, I value her very much, and especially gave her a very powerful power, the power to decompose and distort magic... In the face of this power, any magic that does not touch the essence, the only
The only ending is death. She has just awakened this power. If you are still stupidly showing off the power that does not belong to you, then over time, even the power you are proud of now will be in this person.
The beautiful girl was shattered and disintegrated in front of her, vulnerable to a single blow."
"...It's really good, huh?" Edward's cheek moved, revealing a twisted arc: "Then, can this power be removed?"
"Human beings have the right to gain strength. That is the basic desire of a human being. You have no reason to restrict it. Otherwise, you are violating the rules of this world. That is an evil act." The master's clone shook his head: "
Yes, you are not only stupid, but also evil. My sister said that half-elves are one of the most exquisite creatures in the world and should be regarded as
Take care of the most delicate feelings, and young girls are the future of this world. Using them as pillows is an absolutely high-quality choice, but you use them to satisfy the desires of your evil men. This is simply an unforgivable crime.
However, it is not my job to judge heretics like you, I can only do my best to protect all those who should be protected."
That's enough.
"Okay, Edward, she doesn't seem to want to be our enemy, can't you just let her stay here for the time being?"
Just when the psychic warlock frowned, the half-elf lady didn't seem to care. She jumped in front of Edward. Her eyes stayed on the face of Cecilia in the cloak for a moment, and then sighed: "In exchange
, I won’t hold you accountable for these things, okay?”
Is this something that can be exchanged?
"So, Lord Gardenia, can you tell me the purpose of your stay here?" Edward sighed softly and compromised a little.
"Even the most stupid existence will have a spark of wisdom in his heart. This is the only and most fundamental reality of human existence in this world. My sister said so."* who calls herself Gardenia
*The master clone glanced at the local master, his expression
As usual indifferent: "This place of yours also has the light of wisdom that can make people happy. Although it is weak, it can illuminate a corner in the endless darkness. So. I decided to stay here, looking for these precious fires, and also seeking
The possibility of bringing them together into the flame of truth.”
"That's really nice to say...after all, you just want to plagiarize, right?"
"The so-called knowledge is just a part of the eternal world, a product of refinement under rules. The so-called invention is just mankind's stupid self-promotion. Its essence has never been anything more than discovery, and it relies on everything.
It belongs to this multiverse
Can it be considered a feat to combine all known things based on the truth that has come before? Could it be that without those so-called inventors, this thing would not exist? So, your so-called plagiarism is nothing more than combining
It’s just an excuse for my own selfish rationalization.”
Edward fell silent because he discovered, once again, that trying to reason with this woman was simply asking for trouble...
"You. Or find something to watch her. Don't let her move around. It's best to let no one listen to her nonsense. Teach her a lesson if necessary, but be careful not to damage important things."
Rubbing his sore eyebrows, Edward simply passed this troublesome matter to someone with the ability.
"Is that just that?" Katzeyek's voice was strangely picky - Edward guessed that he wanted to express surprise: "There seems to be a lot of things in your territory that you don't want to be leaked, right? I think,
Simply restricting movement seems unlikely to prevent her from spying. What's more, if I'm not mistaken, her relationship with your subordinates has reached a dangerous level. You definitely don't need to remind them to be careful about their words.
Proceed with caution?"
"Otherwise, what else can I do? Kill her? Then I have to face that woman's rudeness. I can't drive her away, so I can only find someone to watch her, right?
In fact, you never thought about getting rid of her at all, right?
"Those are just excuses, right? You can't do anything, but I have many ways. Whether it's sealing or controlling, I have many ways to prevent her from becoming an obstacle to you. Although you are indeed not like that human said
Very smart, but I don’t believe you can’t think of this with your cunning. You are really a superficial bisexual creature.”
"Do you have a way to completely fake her psychic connection? If not, what's the difference between killing her? I don't want to get entangled with that crazy woman, if you can really hack into her network without leaking any loopholes.
I would never mind killing people." Edward snorted: "And what does this have to do with hermaphrodites?"
"This boring hindrance only exists between creatures of both sexes. In fact, you just covet her existence as the opposite sex, right?"
"It's very simple. You can do it with your ability. All you need is a mental demon."
"Mind Demon Seed?"
"Is it complete control? But can it hide the connection between her souls?" Edward's interest was immediately piqued. There does not seem to be such a kind of psychic power in the psychic information on his hand, but psychic power
Although the number of them is not as high as that of magic, they are still rich in variety, especially high-level psychic powers. As an illithid lich, it is not surprising that Katzeyek has some special abilities.
"Yes, completely and permanently...but it can also be said that it is not a kind of control. It is a more powerful method."
Katzeyek narrowed his eyes, and a needle-like red light danced in his eyes, "This is the exclusive spiritual power of the mind enchantment system. Although it is only an eighth-level power, it has a special effect... You can
Your entire mind is condensed into a soul fragment, which is imprinted into the subconscious of the person being manifested. As long as the infusion is successful, the seeds of this mind will "germinate" in a week. Then, it will not be easy for you to control this person.
What?
It’s really a stuff full of psychic powers...
"And what? This additional seed can control the enemy?"
"It can be said that, but assimilation may be more suitable to describe it, or it is the erosion of the soul." The lich's cold voice was like the north wind whistling: "Your soul fragments will eventually completely cover her self-consciousness.
, just like an illithid and its host, in the end, everything about her will be absorbed by your soul fragments, memories, emotions, personality, and eventually she will become another you, and that kind of soul connection will naturally be for you.
Used."
"Become another... me?"
Edward repeated it slowly, and then he couldn't help but shuddered: "Is it under my control?"
"As I said, she is still her, but subjectively, she has become you." Katzeyek explained, seeming a little impatient: "She will think like you and have the same desires as you.
For example, if you defeat her, she will be another you."
"Ignore whether I can defeat her or not, it is impossible for me to become a transvestite. Not even another one." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, your
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