Super Righteous Player
Chapter 887 - 424: Bai Lady

Chapter 887: Chapter 424: Bai Lady

Annan had indeed heard the name "Smoke Mirror"...of course, it was in another world.

In Aztec mythology, there are four suns, and the Smoke Mirror—Tezcatlipoca—was the first, more accurately translated as "Mirror Emitting Smoke."

It was known as "the ruler of the present, the ruler of now," its nature elusive like the intangible night wind, mocking everything and unhesitatingly making enemies with all parties.

In this world, however, it was "The First Radiance’s Egg Sheath," the birthplace of the first streak of light...before this, the concept of the sky did not exist in this world, but was ruled by "night."

Until "Light Born from the Mirror."

—Until the first light broke through the night.

"The power of the ’Smoke Mirror’ is singular and potent."

The horse Chiron in the painting spoke softly to Annan, "It’s even considered a part of Yawen’s authority.

"For its power is...to transform the fictional worlds from a book, a painting, a song—these illusory ’artifacts’—into real ’other worlds.’ Or it could also manifest a character from a book or painting into reality."

—A mirror that reflects the illusory.

It cast the "light" that did not exist in this world into the sky. It was the purest and brightest light, instantly illuminating the whole world and thus giving color to the entire world.

Annan even held his breath for a moment.

Without a doubt.

As the foremost among the six Great Calamity Curios, possessing the authority of "creation," the Smoke Mirror...could only be described with the word "Great," an artifact that should not exist in the world.

Annan needed only imagine briefly to know the chaos that would surround this Great Calamity Curio, almost equating to making dreams come true.

Even the reason the Paper Princess came into being was that a dragon, unable to find a way to "project the painting into reality," decided to sacrifice its life and soon-to-be-obtained divine power to bring about the "Paper Princess."

If other Great Calamity Curios were somewhat inferior to the authority of gods, the Smoke Mirror was already beyond the reach of gods.

That was the domain of "creation."

"...If that’s the case, using the Smoke Mirror must also require a huge sacrifice, right?"

Annan quickly asked.

Chiron paused, somewhat emotive, "Worthy of being the bearer of the Tricolor Scepter. Faced with the temptation of the ’Smoke Mirror,’ yet you maintain your self so easily."

"Because that is the ironclad rule of this world."

Annan responded, "The more potent the transcendental power, the greater curse one must bear—nothing is obtained without a price; if it exists, then the cost is either advanced or postponed."

"You are right, Your Majesty."

Chiron was quite pleased, "After all, even the information about Great Calamity Curios is powerful in itself...a Transcendent of the Stigmatization rank, upon hearing about the ’Smoke Mirror’ for the first time, might also be enchanted by its demonic nature.

"Just like...Lord Victor."

Hearing Chiron’s voice, Annan suddenly turned his head.

He saw Victor with a wry smile.

Victor helplessly said, "Teacher, you really don’t need to do this..."

"Is Chiron your teacher, Victor?"

Annan asked curiously.

Victor nodded, "He once was. When I was an apprentice, I had the privilege of being guided by Teacher Chiron."

"When Victor first heard about the ’Mirror of Smoke,’ he also felt a sense of greed. And that is the demonic nature of the ’Mirror of Smoke’...but Your Majesty, you don’t seem to have this idea at all."

"I guess it has something to do with my Book of Truth," Annan shook his head.

It had nothing to do with his character... Although he did not know why his seniors, Kafney, Maria, and those players all considered him a good person, or even a saint, Annan knew he was not that good of a person.

Annan was fundamentally quite utilitarian.

As long as the benefits of a thing outweighed its drawbacks, he would likely do it.

Now, Annan was not at all enchanted by the demonic nature of the Mirror of Smoke, probably because he was inherently the "Radiance of Light."

To make not quite an exact analogy, if there is a connection between the "First Radiance of the Sun" and "The Seventh Daylight," then the Mirror of Smoke and Annan could probably be considered relatives.

"The ’Mirror of Smoke’ may be the most powerful Great Calamity Curio, as it brought the first light to this world and gave birth to colors. But this also means that to use the ’Mirror of Smoke,’ a mortal must pay a huge—and direct—price."

Chiron said slowly, "As soon as a mortal uses the power of the Mirror of Smoke, they will immediately fall into an irreversible and permanent madness. If a god uses the Mirror of Smoke, even a flawless body recreated from the realm of light could be contaminated and fall into a demon."

"There is only one exception, and that is the ’White Lady’ of the Sirens. Only she can use the Mirror of Smoke while maintaining her sanity."

Annan’s eyes widened slightly when he heard this name.

The White Lady...?

Seeing Annan’s expression, Chiron nodded, "Yes, that’s right—it is the silver part in Your Majesty’s ’Three Sirens,’ representing the ’Will of the Saint’—the dual curse of the Blood of Madness and the Blood of the Emperor."

"If the Three Sirens is in the ’Upright Position,’ it can control all relatives within three generations at will. It does not modify their will, but directly takes control of their bodies, with the price being that there will never be ’love’ in their hearts."

"If the Three Sirens is in the ’Reversed Position,’ then it can permanently control another person three times, without needing kinship, and it is a permanent, personality-overwriting absolute control. But the cost becomes ’possible madness at any time.’"

Seeing the confusion on Annan’s face, Chiron suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Are you wondering how the Emperor can use the Tri-Color Scepter without the Heart of Winter?"

"That’s correct."

Annan politely nodded, his voice youthful yet cool, "Please enlighten me."

"The Emperor, of course, did not have the Heart of Winter. Rather... it is because the Emperor had a great will to control the Tri-Color Scepter that he could be called an Emperor."

Chiron answered calmly: "There is no trick, just that his willpower is strong enough—the Emperor’s resolve was steadfast, and he had to temper his mind in illusions from a young age.

"At the peak of the Empire, the Emperor was more important to us than a living pillar, he had to set an example in every way.

"And by the late Empire, the Emperor’s spirit was not so strong... Of course, this might also be related to the abandonment of magical energies.

"Exactly at that time, ’Winter’ came into existence. The holder of the Heart of Winter could replace the Emperor in wielding the Tri-Color Scepter while maintaining rationality... Thus, normally the scepter would be kept in Winter. Only when the Emperor needed it, would he project the Three Sirens into his own hands."

Seeing Chiron fluently speak about the secrets of the Great Calamity Curio,

Annan suddenly had an idea.

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