The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 269 - 183 Derivative Entry: Paperman Control Technique_2
Chapter 269: Chapter 183 Derivative Entry: Paperman Control Technique_2The more complex the design, the more likely it was to slip up, and for this ”Paperman” trick, the ancestor’s solution was simply a nail.

By inserting the nail into a wooden wall, and wedging the iron pot into the gap, a supportive structure could be formed that easily sustained the entire pot.

The process of securing the pot was smooth and swift, and with the concealment of hand gestures and angles, the audience wouldn’t even notice the existence of the nail, let alone penetrate its mystery.

In addition, the ”Spirit Magic” was something Jiang Shu had just modified and put up on the spot after hearing Tang Mengyao’s response, thinking to use such a heartwarming piece of magic to help her alleviate her sadness.

Though this made the rhythm of the entire ”Paperman Magic” seem somewhat strange, inserting an element of kinship suddenly in the middle of a terrifying and oppressive performance was not good.

But this ’not good’ was relative only to the magic show. Even if time reversed and it happened all over again, Jiang Shu would still choose to perform such a piece of ”Spirit Magic.”

And the key to this ”Spirit Magic” was also very simple, related to a phenomenon that everyone would overlook in everyday life—the leakage of ink.

Common ballpoint pens, when spun with the back end as the pivot, would inevitably see some ink leak out from the space between the rollerball tip and the metal part, causing a slight, almost unnoticeable change during writing.

It’s something that technological advancement finds hard to ”Change”, unless there’s a complete overhaul and replacement of these pens.

With just the right pen spinning and taking advantage of a bit of ink leakage, Jiang Shu could easily determine the word first written in the tic-tac-toe grid. Knowing what was initially written made subsequent judgments easy to make.

As for that photograph...

Cameras that could be preset with images had existed for a long time, and for someone who had grown up in ”Lonely City,” leaving an internet footprint merely required going online. Analyzing and finding a photo of Tang Mengyao’s father was not difficult.

This was a magic show with simple structure and principles, but the ”Control” of atmosphere and scene arrangement was not simple. They could create extensive ”Psychological Suggestion,” enabling the on-stage effects of the magic to reach an excellent level.

If he could perform such magic in his previous life’s hometown, Jiang Shu might have added a lot of traditional magic jargon, such as ”Beneficiary,” ”Foreign Beneficiary,” ”Cover,” ”Gate,” etc., significantly deepening the folklore atmosphere of the ”Paperman” trick and vastly improving the convincing power for the audience.

After all, there was a large group of people there who were really into that kind of thing.

But ”Lonely City” was not his hometown, and such jargon had absolutely no chance of being understood.

Jiang Shu sighed. Besides, he couldn’t figure out how to create the magic effect of making a ”Paperman” through a network cable.

Setting aside unconventional methods like hypnosis, Jiang Shu had trouble thinking of any good ways to perfectly achieve this magic effect.

Jiang Shu lay back in his armchair, deftly pulling up his ”Character Card” panel.

Milestone:

Completed the magic ”Paperman Magic”.

The entry ”Scenery” has been upgraded to ”Active·Scenery Master”.

Acquired a new entry ”Passive·Spirit Manipulation”.

-Active·Scenery Master (Purple): Magic Scene Arrangement Ability +7

-Passive·Spirit Manipulation (Blue): When facing supernatural phenomena, Breakthrough Ability +3

-Active·Deception·Paperman Control Technique: Can turn paper into various types of ”Paperman” (based on the size of the paper); Command ”Paperman”; ”Summoning the Dead” (subject to the number of living sacrifices and the characteristics of the dead spirits themselves)

This magic performance earned him three new entries, two regular entries, one blue and one purple, and one ”Derivative Entry,” the ”Paperman Control Skill.”

”Why do I feel like my whole style has changed with this entry in hand?” Jiang Shu stroked his chin. With a raise of his hand, a plain sheet of paper on the table folded itself into a neat little ”Paperman.”

If you ignored the bright red smile reaching its ear-like corners and the makeup resembling that of a Japanese geisha, such a ”Paperman” was quite cute.

He tried to change its face to a normal, cute type, but the more he changed it, the weirder it became.

Drawing up his index finger, Jiang Shu mentally directed the little ”Paperman,” and it obediently carried out his commands, showing a certain level of understanding to speech.

In terms of intelligence levels, it was comparable to a ten-year-old child, not bad at all, exhibiting a high degree of obedience.

As for using living sacrifices to summon dead spirits...

Jiang Shu swallowed hard.

Such matters were truly a bit eerie, and adhering to the principle of not courting disaster, he was reluctant to try such things at will.

However, necessary experiments were still needed, so his gaze turned to Xiao Yi.

”Come here, I’ve got something good for you,” Jiang Shu beckoned to Xiao Yi with a kind look.

Xiao Yi: ???

Steps back half a step.

”Come on over!” Jiang Shu grabbed it and transferred the ”Derivative Entry·Paperman Control Skill” onto it. He then handed it a fruit knife and ordered, ”Make a few ”Paperman” and sacrifice them, then try to ”Summon the Dead.”

Resigned, Xiao Yi obediently did as instructed, but as it seized the last struggling ”Paperman,” it turned back.

Xiao Yi: Summon who?

Right, summon who?

Jiang Shu was stunned for a moment. He suddenly remembered that he didn’t have any deceased around him, and even if he did, they were usually of the extremely wicked sort.

”Is there no restriction on ”Summoning the Dead”? Can anyone be called forth?” Jiang Shu looked at Xiao Yi and asked.