As a man with 171 dimensional crystals, Lex naturally didn't hesitate and immediately invested in this mystical item.
A seven-colored shimmer rippled across the Mysterious Book, spreading to Lex and injecting into the crimson revolver in his hand.
The symbols and patterns on the revolver seemed to come alive, emerging from the gun body and changing on their own. After a moment, they re-embedded into the gun body. At this point, the symbols on Blood Praise became more numerous and arcane, and the patterns significantly more complex.
On the Mysterious Book, Lex's dimensional crystal count changed, finally settling on the number 133.
At the same time, information about this mystical item appeared on the page.
'Blood Praise: When attacking, the first to sixth bullets, upon hitting the target, will apply random mystic effects, including but not limited to , Cursed Bloodfire, Virulent Blood Mist, and Blood Spirit Exhaustion. The seventh bullet will apply a large bleeding effect and exacerbate the impact of the previous six bullets.'
'The above effects can stack and influence each other.'
'Fading Blood: Causes the target's wounds to bleed continuously, making it difficult to stop the bleeding unless this effect is first removed.'
'Cursed Bloodfire: Causes bloodfire to ignite on the target's injured area. The bloodfire has a high-temperature effect and also produces a curse effect, making the target's mind hazy, difficult to concentrate, and their luck will decrease.'
'Virulent Blood Mist: Upon hitting the target, a cloud of blood mist will be generated. The blood mist will release random toxins, which are difficult to be dispersed by wind, will remain in place, and will spread over time. As it spreads, the toxins in the mist will be diluted and eventually disappear.'
'Blood Spirit Exhaustion: After the target is hit, their Spirit and blood will gradually decline, and their physical strength, spirituality, and reaction speed will progressively weaken.'
'Large Bleeding: Hitting the target will cause their wounds to bleed heavily, which can be intervened with emergency measures, but if stacked with the Fading Blood effect, the effectiveness of emergency measures will become very limited.'
After reading this information, Lex almost forgot to breathe. No wonder reinforcing this item required nearly forty dimensional crystals; it turned out the effects were so outstanding after reinforcement.
It's worth noting that reinforcing the Shadow Gauntlets only cost 12, while Blood Praise's consumption was more than three times that.
Of course, the effects after reinforcement were also worth the invested dimensional crystals.
After reinforcement, the mystic effects attached to this revolver were upgraded and integrated, and the seventh bullet, in addition to applying the 'Large Bleeding' effect, would also exacerbate the impact of the previous six bullets.
In other words, if the seventh bullet could hit the opponent, it would not only simply increase damage but also trigger a massive explosion of all negative effects on the opponent!
However, Lex also noticed a problem. That is, all effects require the bullet to hit the target to take effect.
This is very consistent with the characteristics of firearms.
After reinforcement, Lex once again communicated with the Mysterious Book, this time giving the command to 'Seal'.
The negative effects of Blood Praise were not small; things like striking on Sundays and feeding it blood after use were one thing. But every time it was used, there was a chance it would emit singing, causing mental haziness indiscriminately to friend and foe, affecting spiritual beings and Spirit Realm beings.
This side effect was simply deadly; once it appeared, a situation that was a sure victory could turn into a Pyrrhic victory, or even a comeback by the opponent.
Lex did not want to gamble on whether this side effect would appear in every battle; it was better to Seal it in advance to weaken it.
'Sealing this item requires 51 dimensional crystals. Do you wish to continue?'
The cost of Sealing was actually more than reinforcing?
From this, it seems the negative effects of Blood Praise were indeed very serious.
Lex, of course, chose 'Continue'.
Thus, as the seven-colored shimmer on the Mysterious Book rose again, some symbols and patterns on Blood Praise changed once more.
Subsequently, relevant information appeared on the page.
'The negative effects of Blood Praise have been weakened. The extremely low probability of the praise song's influence has been completely Sealed, and other negative effects remain unchanged.'
Seeing this information, Lex breathed a sigh of relief. The biggest side effect had been Sealed, and the remaining side effects were completely acceptable.
After reinforcement and Sealing, this mystical item was ready to be put to use; he hoped the day he used it would come soon.
Putting away the revolver, Lex opened the message page and found two replies below the previous message board.
'Hanging Salted Fish on the Bedhead:'
It's unknown what this Reader said; all replies were blocked.
Lex looked down.
'Chasing books, seeking books, reading books: Hurry to the Tarot Club, be careful of ***'s influence on your sister.'
Tarot Club, I'm just about to go.
Influence on my sister? Harribel?
Who would influence her?
But it should be fine, she's with mom.
Next, Lex read the messages in the review section.
'Dark Clouds Treading Snow White Gloves: Hope this is useful to you.'
Uh.
That's it?
Just one sentence?
Lex couldn't help but scratch his head: "Did this Reader forget to write something?"
He was completely confused and could only look at other messages.
'Absurd Dream Awakes, People Wither: 1. Be careful of the child in the maid's belly; 2. Be careful of coincidences; 3. Be careful of extremely charming ladies; 4. Be careful of crows; 5. Be careful of monocles; 6. Be careful of ladies who want to have a child with you; 7. Be careful of yourself. Awaiting further additions from everyone.'
Lex was stunned for a moment.
This Reader offered many warnings, each 'be careful' making Lex's heart pound.
But the first warning completely baffled Lex.
'Be careful of the child in the maid's belly.'
Which maid? Could it be Rachel? Does this Reader believe there's something wrong with the child in her belly?
My goodness, don't tell me it's related to an evil god again?
Lex broke out in a cold sweat.
He decided to find his mother Amelia tonight or tomorrow. He would ask her to pay more attention to Rachel, hoping it was just a false alarm.
Looking further down, the other warnings were fine, but the last one left Lex puzzled.
Be careful of myself?
What's wrong with me?
Lex couldn't help but touch himself, fearing he might have grown an extra head or several eyes somewhere.
Fortunately, he didn't find anything unusual and could only temporarily put this question aside.
Next, it was still this Reader's message.
'Absurd Dream Awakes, People Wither: Seer Sequence: Sequence 9 Seer, Sequence 8 Clown, Sequence 7 Magician, Sequence 6 Faceless. Marader Sequence: Sequence 9 Marauder, Sequence 8 Swindler, Sequence 7 Cryptologist, Sequence 6 Prometheu. Apprentice Sequence: Sequence 9 Apprentice, Sequence 8 Trickmaster, Sequence 7 Astrologer, Sequence 6 Scribe. Go show off, Lex!'
Ah, this, these are all sequences, the names of the potion at each stage of each pathway?
Although due to permissions, I can only see information up to Sequence 6, this is already an unimaginable gain.
Indeed, the knowledge of every Reader is profound.
Probably due to reading too much information, Lex felt a headache at this point, and his spirituality was almost depleted. He had to end the summoning.