“It looks like it’s edible…”
Li Andy caressed the relic: coin of destiny, feeling that having these effects permanently active seemed fine.
He just wasn't sure how to trigger the 【Fate Premonition】 ability, or what its effects and impacts would be.
After a few seconds of thought, he decided to consume it to strengthen his shadow.
As the shadow beneath him flickered, the reflection of the relic: coin of destiny was swallowed, and its physical form turned to dust, scattering and vanishing into the air.
Li Andy closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then flipped his hand, and a brand new 【relic: coin of destiny】 lay quietly in his palm.
He had solidified this using 【Object Manifestation】.
“The manifestation process was very easy… and the spiritual energy consumption was also very low…”
“Is it because of the consumption and digestion?”
Li Andy also tried to manifest the 【Blood-Stained Inverted Cross】 and the 【Clockwork Heart】 relics from illusion to reality, which was also effortless.
But when he tried to activate the abilities of the forged relics, he found his spiritual energy was rapidly depleted.
“Relics can be manifested, but when using their abilities, do I still need to provide energy…?”
Afterward, Li Andy tried to manifest relics that existed in the game but which he hadn't collected yet.
The result was that not only did it waste a lot of spiritual energy, but he could barely even outline their complete forms.
Li Andy's already tired face now had an additional layer of paleness.
‘It seems I can’t exploit glitches to obtain unacquired items…’
‘Or rather, with my current ability, I can’t achieve that level…’
Li Andy gulped down a mouthful of ginseng tea and lay back in his chair.
While calming himself, he summarized the current abilities of 【Object Manifestation】.
Firstly, the requirement for manifestation is 【memory】; the more specific and understood the item, the more real it becomes.
For ordinary items, the spiritual energy consumed is actually not much.
However, the degree of realism depends on knowledge and cognition.
For objects beyond his era, he could only manifest an empty shell that was merely a facade.
For example, if Li Andy were to manifest a mobile phone now, at most he could only produce a black-screen brick.
A small mobile phone, from hardware to software, actually contains the technological accumulation of countless generations, it is the crystallization of modern human civilization.
For most people, even if they are skilled at using a phone, it is essentially just a packaged technological black box.
“If I were an expert specializing in this field, would I be able to manifest it successfully?” Li Andy speculated to himself.
But unfortunately, he was not a computer expert.
However, even if an expert were to descend, it's estimated they might not be able to completely restore it.
Next was the manifestation of 【relics】.
If a relic was consumed by Li Andy, it could be easily materialized. Using its ability would consume his spiritual energy. If the ability was not used, it would be an ordinary item without any side effects.
Unconsumed relics, no matter how familiar or understood he was with them, were difficult to manifest successfully.
He tried with the 【Mystic Mirror】 several times, consuming most of his spiritual energy, and could only barely maintain its manifestation from illusion to reality for half a minute.
But the 【Translator's Earring】 was an exception; perhaps it was due to its shared origin with the 【memory collector's earring】, classifying it with the consumed relics.
The version Sophia wears now can be used for translation by pouring spiritual energy into it. Normally, it's just an ordinary, exquisite earring.
This girl seems to really like it; she even wears it while sleeping, unafraid of it getting pressed or pulled.
“Overall, it’s quite convenient.”
Li Andy was very satisfied with the 【memory collector's earring】; this harvest was not bad.
He just didn't know what the situation with the 【Forgetful Bookstore】 was…
Li Andy gazed at his shadow, silent for a long while.
Only when the ginseng tea in his cup was finished did he slowly come back to his senses.
He looked towards the kitchen and suddenly realized that a fried egg, it seemed, also had two sides…
Ugh… he really wanted to flip it.
Unconsciously, he had actually picked up the spatula.
“Brother, are you making breakfast yourself today?”
Just then, a surprised voice rang out.
Three beautiful shadows appeared on the stairs, walking gracefully.
Youxi and Jasmine walked hand in hand in front, their faces rosy and delightful. Especially Youxi, her eyes revealed a sense of satisfaction, as if she had just eaten some delicious and happy food.
Sophia, walking behind, rubbed her eyes, just waking up, groggy and unaware of anything.
“Hmm?”
The blonde girl sniffed, then frowned and reminded him:
“Andy, it’s burnt.”
Li Andy withdrew his admiring gaze and quickly tossed the fried egg, which was black on one side and white on the other, onto the plate like a flipping coin.
The burnt side, representing the front, just happened to face up.
“Woah!”
Sophia inexplicably slipped, taking the other two with her, tumbling down the stairs and clumsily revealing their beautiful inner scenery.
“……”
It shouldn’t… be his fault, right?
Li Andy swallowed, feeling a bit guilty, and helped up the three miserable girls.
At the dining table.
Li Andy informed them that he would be going to the academy to discuss follow-up matters and asked the three girls if they wanted to come along or attend classes today.
Sophia rubbed her sore lower back and shook her head:
“I want to sleep more. Please ask for leave for me.”
The other two also expressed that they didn't want to attend classes for now, but if Brother needed company, it wouldn't be a problem to go.
Li Andy nodded:
“Alright, you all rest. I’ll go by myself and be back soon.”
Li Andy readily agreed to their leave; after all, he wasn't some pedantic parent who cared about academic performance.
As long as they gained something, they had already achieved the purpose of learning.
Anyway, they wouldn't need to look for jobs in the future.
Fate had already made them sign the Miling Agency contract.
No one touched by the shadows could escape.
After chatting about trivial matters, the few of them enjoyed breakfast as usual, but a certain atmosphere had clearly changed.
Under the round table, Youxi habitually teased everyone.
But besides her, Li Andy also felt another soft, smooth little foot gently stepping on the top of his foot, no longer like the cautious, fleeting touch of the past, but openly resting there.
Li Andy paused, and with his previous apology, poured Jasmine a glass of milk.
Although the Clockwork Heart girl's face still didn't show much emotional fluctuation, Li Andy could still feel obvious emotional shifts from her slightly curled toes.
This was like the changes in breathing and the strange reactions of her body during the ritual at night.
Before leaving, Youxi pecked him lightly on the cheek and said intimately:
“Brother, come back soon~”
Then, this girl suddenly looked at Jasmine beside her.
Before Li Andy could react, he saw the Clockwork Heart girl stand on her tiptoes towards him, imitating Youxi and leaving a faint, watery mark on his cheek.
“Brother… come back soon.”
Li Andy stood rooted for half a second, stiffly looking at Youxi.
The latter playfully winked at him, as if asking for praise and credit: “Did I teach well?”
Li Andy felt a little apprehensive, only hoping this girl wouldn't turn her into some strange, peculiar person.
Not far away, Sophia watched the interaction between the three, her mouth slightly agape in surprise, and a corner of her bitten bread fell onto the table.
She suddenly felt like she was a bit out of place?
After thinking for two seconds, she pursed her lips, and a second before Li Andy turned around, she swooped over like a big bat.
“Hey, hey! You still have grease on the corner of your mouth!”
Li Andy's temple twitched, and he pushed her away in disgust.
Sophia froze for half a second, then her face slowly turned red.
Damn Andy, he doesn't know what's good for him!
The blonde wolf girl's bristling beast ears popped out, and she “hmph-ed,” angrily leaving a vampire's bite mark on his neck.