The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 427 - Chapter 427: Chapter 425 Black Death Skin

Chapter 427: Chapter 425 Black Death Skin

Yi Chen was eager to make contact with the Skin Factory,

beyond advancing the agreement he had with Yellow Skin, he also wanted to acquire his own “Skin Sack Bible” and higher-grade skins at this stage.

The low-rank skin he currently possessed from the First Gentleman allowed him to understand only the Prologue of the “Skin Sack Bible,”

and once he attempted to proceed to the learning of the formal chapters, he encountered layers of restrictions and obstacles, rendering him unable to implement many skills and methods recorded in the Bible with such low-rank skin, thus naturally unable to practice them.

Only by obtaining a higher-rank skin could he delve deeper into the study of the Bible.

Now, having encountered a high-rank skin even before making contact with the Skin Factory, and one that had undergone the “Path” and was biased towards aggression,

although the Path had failed, causing the skin to become unstable, the quality of the skin was still relatively higher.

If he could accept death and bestow the Death Attribute upon the skin, it would become the most suitable skin for Yi Chen… Whether it was a success or failure, it all depended on the final outcome.

This process couldn’t be rushed and required prolonged soaking.

During the period supported by the Duke’s Chamber of Commerce, Yi Chen had been resting in his hotel room, with meals provided three times a day by the chamber, even custom-prepared,

including dishes intermingled with death-associated ingredients, like moss picked around the Original Tomb and old corpse skulls stewed into soup, rich and creamy though black in color.

In a week’s time, Yi Chen was tuned to his peak condition, with his Madness Brain also filled with fresh Black Liquid.

However, Yi Chen did not rush to open the bathroom door and continued to wait.

The soaking time reached the tenth day,

and on this day, no sound came from inside the bathroom–no bubbling, floating, or breathing; all had returned to primordial silence.

“So it’s time now… huh!”

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Yi Chen stood up, took a deep breath, and walked towards the bathroom.

He was uncertain, as Black Liquid was a substance of death not belonging to this world, potentially superior even to the same rank of Death Plague, and it could completely dissolve the skin.

Candle Puppet Thirteen, who was reading nearby, sensed the teacher’s need and grew a White Candle on top of its head, following behind to provide illumination.

Click!

Turning the doorknob felt like opening a supreme blind box worth tens of thousands of coins, a chance so rare that Yi Chen’s palms were sweaty.

As the door lock clicked open and he was about to push the door… the gilded bathroom door suddenly collapsed, turning into a pile of black powder on the floor.

The scene inside the bathroom astounded Yi Chen even more.

The entire Golden Bathroom had lost its original appearance, all the wall tiles and decorations had “died,” and the bathtub was no longer existent, with the floor caved in.

The hotel’s Golden Mask had sensed the anomaly beforehand and made effective leak-proof preparations in the corresponding room beneath the bathroom earlier.

The amount of Black Liquid accumulated in the floor crater was only one third of the original and no parts of skin material could be seen.

“Thirteen, don’t come in… just stand at the door and provide illumination.”

“Yes, teacher.”

Yi Chen swiftly stepped to the crater where the original bathtub had been, with a heart full of apprehension, and reached into the Black Liquid, his first touch failing to find any skin structure, which sank his heart even deeper.

Stabilizing his emotions, he began to reclaim the Black Liquid.

Once all the Black Liquid was absorbed,

he was left with a severely rotted black pit, and in a corner of the pit lay a black thin skin fully merged with its surroundings and significantly reduced in size, appearing to be about 15x15cm.

“Is this… shrunken?”

Yi Chen tried to pick up the thin skin, and the moment his fingers touched it… buzz! A strong Homologous Induction surged into his brain.

“This is!”

At the same time, a string of yellow text appeared between the retinas.

“Although the consumption level of the skin is a bit high, you have at least acquired what you wanted, congratulations! In my awareness, you are the first individual to combine the unrelated and even mutually exclusive attributes of the Skin Factory and the Original Tomb from the Source Epidemic Area.”

No, this type of Death Attribute cannot be called the Death of the Original Tomb, but rather an alternative death that you carry within yourself.

Well done, I can even feel that we are one step closer to our agreement.”

The gamble was successful.

The thin skin before him, slightly undersized, was precisely the final product Yi Chen wanted, a flawless skin sack, albeit small, but at least it proved that such fusion was achievable.

“Black Death Skin”

This was a new type of skin sack that Yi Chen had refined using his personal abilities, and only he could use it.

If more offensive high-rank skin sacks, preferably those of the losers, could be collected in the future, fragments of the “Black Death Skin” could be obtained through soaking in Black Liquid.

Once there were enough fragments, final stitching could be performed, and then a death outfit most fitting for Yi Chen’s physical body could be obtained, but all these were future considerations.

“Yellow Skin, is it possible to integrate this piece of Black Death Skin into the gentleman’s clothes? If my outfit could exude some of the Death Attribute, it should be more convenient when heading to the Original Tomb next.”

“Seeing that this matter is beneficial to our common goal, I’ll help you with this task, which should actually be done by a tailor.”

“Attach this piece of Black Death Skin to the outfit, and leave the rest to me.”

“Thank you.”

As the Black Death Skin was attached to the outfit, the attached part immediately liquefied, enveloping the entire skin sack within,

The Black Death Skin was split into fundamental lines, allowing each strand to be evenly distributed at critical parts of the outfit.

Yi Chen also spread his arms during this process, quietly feeling the spread of death through the outfit and the sensation of the outfit being upgraded.

Hum!

Perhaps due to the increase in the concentration of death, an induction occurred, causing the suitcase in the hotel suite’s wardrobe to respond.

“Thirteen, move aside!”

The Candle Puppet standing at the door immediately stepped aside… Whoosh! The spine, exuding the aura of the Death Plague, flew past her, heading straight for Yi Chen’s hands, with the axe blade growing out as well.

Clearly, the Dead Spine Lake was actively harmonizing with Yi Chen’s new outfit and state.

Once the lines had finished roaming, and the integration of the Black Death Skin was complete,

a black, plush long coat emitting a faint black glow was draped over Yi Chen,

from a distance, the surface of the long coat seemed to have a liquid-flowing effect, with the plush evenly and smoothly undulating in sync with the black glow, like a quiet black sea.

“Fantastic! This feeling…”

Just as Yi Chen was immersed in this sensation of death, even his pupils slowly turning black, yellow text appeared again, interrupting the pleasant feeling.

“Do not immerse in death, this thing that represents the end of everything, even the original dead are cautious of it… Develop balance, William!”

“Okay.”

Just as Yi Chen stepped out of the bedroom, there was a knock at the door; it was the Golden Mask.

“Congratulations, Mr. William, on advancing further in strength! According to my experience, you should have few rivals at this Open Source Stage.”

“This time I am here to inform you that the Chamber of Commerce will soon withdraw from Light City, and this hotel will also undergo a gold stripping, so you need to check out before noon.”

“Alright, I can leave now, there’s nothing to pack~ The bathroom is in bad shape, you might need to renovate it, and I am willing to cooperate if compensation is needed.”

“You are a valued customer, any damage to the room will be handled by us… I only hope Mr. William will visit the Chamber of Commerce again in the future, and remember to discuss brain knowledge with me when you have the chance.”

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