After making the semi-finished wig, Ai Dehua soaked it in the Liquid of Refinement.
Under normal circumstances, there would not be any reaction between the wig and the Refined Mystical Water. However, miraculously, Ai Dehua did something and the wig was slowly absorbing the Refined Mystical Water. Like a sponge, the Liquid of Refinement was disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
While the wig absorbed the water, Ai Dehua picked up the Wood Spider Silk and Fragrant Butterfly Arum, processed them, and slowly wove them into a bow.
About ten more minutes passed.
Ai Dehua took out the wig that had absorbed the Refined Mystical Water. He reached out his hand and stroked the hair, using his own talent to guide the energy stagnation in each strand of hair. At the same time, he tied the pure white butterfly vines around the hair.
The process of channeling energy lasted for five minutes.
The whole process was carried out in front of everyone's eyes. No one, including Angor, knew what Ai Dehua was doing.
They only vaguely felt that as Ai Dehua guided the energy in the hair, the wig's hair became brighter and brighter, as if it was covered with a layer of oil.
The energy in the hair also became more harmonious.
It was as if the Liquid of Refinement had completely merged with the hair.
The hair was the hair, and the hair was the hair.
"I don't know what's going on …" Luigi mumbled under the Spirit Bond.
"I don't know how his talent works," Glepnir said.
Glepnir had been observing Ai Dehua's body, trying to observe how his talent worked through the energy conduction in the body.
But he did not find anything.
Now that he thought about it, Ai Dehua's talent was bound to some kind of extra-dimensional organ, not his body.
After all, this body belonged to Shiluda.
If Ai Dehua could use Shiluda's body and still use his talent, it meant that his talent was beyond the body.
It had to be an extra-dimensional organ.
Most likely, it was the mind space or the spirit sea.
If it was the Land of the Soul, then using the innate ability would definitely consume Soul Force. Ai Dehua had only undergone the Spirit Shift Ceremony twice, so his soul was extremely weak. It was impossible for him to have extra Soul Force to use.
Thus, as a human Magus, after excluding the Soul Realm, only the Mind Space and the Spirit Sea were left.
If his talent relied on the Mind Space, it should consume magic power.
With the Spirit Sea as the foundation, what was being consumed should be Mental Energy.
Both were possible, but the probability of the latter was slightly higher. Although the mind space was considered a super-dimensional organ, it was closely related to the physical body. Now that Ai Dehua was not using his original physical body, the mind space should be relatively rigid, and the circulation of magic power should be more sluggish than usual.
Therefore, his talent came from his spirit sea, and the probability of consuming his spirit power was the highest.
However, even if the analysis came to this conclusion.
Gleipnir didn't understand Ai Dehua's talent either. She didn't even sense any spiritual power dissipating …
Even the experienced and knowledgeable Laplace exclaimed in the Spirit Bond, "His talent is probably unique in the general plane."
It was definitely a secret, and it was definitely miraculous. Even though he was witnessing it with his own eyes, he was still dumbfounded.
Angor couldn't see anything strange about Ai Dehua's talent either. But he was sure that Ai Dehua's talent had something to do with Mystery. In the future, if Ai Dehua could die in a "correct" obsession, perhaps his talent would become the core of a Mystery item.
Angor had to admit that this was the first time he wished for someone's death so much.
Angor quickly shook his head to get rid of these complicated thoughts.
Maybe he should change his mind.
Instead of wishing for Ai Dehua's death, he might as well study this strange talent further while Ai Dehua was still alive. Perhaps he could find out the mechanism of Mystery item's creation.
Angor didn't think it was likely because he wasn't the only one who discovered the mechanism of Mystery item's creation. If other alchemists didn't find anything, he probably wouldn't find it either.
Even so, he still wanted to give it a try.
The path of Mystery was hard to find. He had to explore it step by step. Even if he did find a trap, it would still be an improvement. At least he could eliminate a wrong option.
While Angor was thinking about the future, Ai Dehua finally put down his equipment and sighed in relief.
"It's done."
Angor noticed Ai Dehua's relaxed expression. If Angor wasn't mistaken, the product was ready.
As expected, Ai Dehua smiled brightly. "I didn't disappoint you, sir. The wig I made this time has a special effect."
Everyone's gaze subconsciously shifted to the wig floating in mid-air.
Judging from its appearance …
Ai Dehua did not dye his hair. The color of his hair was no different from the color of Nakbi. It was milky white with a few strands of yellow and brown hair mixed in. It did not look out of place, if anything, it felt like it had been dyed.
The hairstyle of the wig was very ordinary, or even old-fashioned, in the eyes of ordinary people.
Because … it was parted in the middle!
It was a very standard hairstyle with two puffy sides and a slit in the middle. The slit was also very wide, like a small path in a field, which led to the depths of the white hair.
A hairstyle like this wouldn't attract many people's attention if it was on a normal person.
But if it was on a hamster's head … well, it was kind of cute.
So this was what "contrast" meant?
Apart from inspecting the hairstyle, everyone also tried to sense the "special effect" Ai Dehua mentioned. However, they couldn't find any clues. At most, they sensed some faint energy traces on the hairstyle, which seemed to be a supernatural item.
Apart from that, they couldn't tell what the effect was.
Even Angor couldn't see anything when using Narda's Vision.
"What's the effect?" Since they couldn't see anything, Angor decided to ask the wig maker directly.
Ai Dehua said, "Sir, I think you already sensed a very weak energy ripple from the wig."
Angor nodded. This was indeed a confirmation.
Ai Dehua was proud of himself. "Actually, the energy ripple is the effect. It's a special camouflage. As long as you wear the wig, no matter how strong Nakobi is, you won't be able to sense the energy ripple coming from him. "
In other words, the weak energy ripple was used as a camouflage to hide Nakobi's true strength.
It could be considered a concealment item.
The upper limit of the item … was probably a level-1 truth-finder wizard. Anyone below this level wouldn't be able to see through Nakobi's disguise.
As far as Ai Dehua's experience was concerned, this center-parted wig was already a rare masterpiece.
Perhaps it was his "talent". Since it was his first time using something as rare as Qi Refining Water, the designer decided to make a big one for him.
Ai Dehua looked very proud of himself. It was rare to see a masterpiece like this, and he succeeded on his first try. Everyone would be amazed by this.
However, when Ai Dehua looked around, he only saw Steward Fan looking as calm as usual. Everyone else was more or less confused.
Luigi, in particular, looked at Nakbi in the cage and then looked at the wig floating in the air. Half of his face gradually frowned.
Ai Dehua looked around in confusion. "???"
What the hell?
Was there something wrong with the wig? Did it not look good? Or was there a flaw?
Well, the wig wasn't all that attractive in terms of aesthetics. But it wasn't meant for ordinary people either. Wouldn't it be cute for a hamster to wear it?
While Ai Dehua was scratching his head, Luigi couldn't help but ask, "Don't you know … Nakobi is just an ordinary hamster?"
"Remember, it's an 'ordinary' hamster!" After Luigi finished speaking, he couldn't help but repeat it again, emphasizing on the word 'ordinary'.
If Ai Dehua didn't understand it before, he finally understood after Luigi's repeated reminders.
If Nakbi was a powerful supernatural creature, then after it put on the wig, the weak energy it showed could reasonably hide the surging sharpness inside its body.
If Nakobi wasn't a powerful supernatural creature, the wig could suppress its energy to the minimum as a means of self-protection.
But if Nakobi was an 'ordinary' hamster … Wearing the wig would only draw attention to the weak energy it emitted.
After all, although the effect of the wig was powerful, there was no way to hide the weak energy. It was inevitable.
An ordinary hamster would only attract more attention if it wore the wig.
Besides, the wig's special effect: Eye Cover.
It didn't work on ordinary hamsters either.
In other words, no matter how special the wig's effect was, it would be useless when paired with Nakobi.
Ai Dehua finally understood why everyone was looking at him strangely.
So that's where the problem lies.
But …
Ai Dehua felt wronged. "You didn't say it's an ordinary hamster."
Angor only described the hamster as a "lively" one. Other than that, he did not say anything else.
Ai Dehua also believed that the hamster was just an ordinary hamster. But after thinking about it carefully, he doubted himself. It was his pet, after all. Even if it was used as a lab rat by a wizard, there had to be something special about it.
It had to be some supernatural creature.
Besides, Nakobi's cage was protected by an illusion, so Ai Dehua couldn't sense Nakobi's energy aura. So he had to act according to his own ideas.
While channeling the energy, Angor sensed that his talent was triggered and gave him three possible effects based on the materials he had.
Energy Shroud, Energy Catalysis, and Optical Invisibility.
Energy Shroud was the current effect. Energy Catalysis could increase the output of energy for a short period of time. It was a small burst of energy. As for Optical Invisibility, it was similar to the level-0 cantrip "Luminous Blur", which combined the effects of light and blind spots.
The three effects were ranked in order of quality. Energy Shroud, Energy Catalysis, and Optical Invisibility.
Of course, Ai Dehua chose the best one based on his own ideas.
But now, it seemed that neither Energy Shroud nor Energy Catalysis would work on Nakobi. On the other hand, Optical Invisibility, which was the worst of them all, was somewhat useful.
If only …
Optical Invisibility was better.
But it didn't seem to work that well. Nakobi was just an ordinary hamster, and it probably didn't have the intelligence to use Optical Invisibility.
Optical Invisibility required a certain understanding of light and shadow. It could be cast by force, but the effect would be poor if one didn't know anything about light and shadow.
All in all, the three effects that were triggered during the release did not seem to be suitable for Nakbi.
Ai Dehua smiled bitterly. "So … what should I do? How about I make another one? But I don't think it'll work this time. "
Luigi looked at the wig and rubbed his chin. "Actually, you can give this to Naksu —"
"Who's Naksu?" Ai Dehua asked.
"It's the same species as Nakobi. But it's not something a loser like Nakobi can compare to. It's very smart, and it can even write love poems!"
Luigi looked proud when he mentioned Naksu.
"I'll tell Behemoth what you just said," Angor muttered to Behemoth as a witness.
Luigi's face stiffened.
Naksu was smart, but it had a reverse scale, and that was Nakbi. If anyone dared to talk bad about Nakobi, it would definitely hold a grudge.
Luigi was only telling the truth, and Nakobi was indeed a loser. But if Naksu heard about it, Luigi would never be able to write love poems to Nakobi again!
After all, Luigi couldn't change his mind in front of Ai Dehua. But he was already begging for mercy through the Spirit Bond.
Ai Dehua didn't know what was going on. Listening to their conversation, he only felt confused. "Why is there another Behemoth? What's the relationship between Naksu and Behemoth? "
"They're the same person. No, they're the same hamster. One is a stage name, and the other is its real name. Anyway, they both refer to it. "
"In other words, this Behemoth is a hamster too?" Ai Dehua asked. "So it's a supernatural creature? Can it wear this wig? "
"Sure. But I don't think it'll like this one." "Yeah." Angor shook his head.
Angor glanced at the wig floating in the air, especially the fluttering white bow under it.
He couldn't bear to see Behemoth wearing the bowknot wig. He didn't even want to think about it.
"Let's give it to Nakobi. I think it'll like it. As for the effect, it doesn't matter."
(End of Chapter)
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