I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 459 - 2: Final - (Part 3)

——Trickery and deception, perception is reality.

Through manipulating and deceiving the perceptions of others, or even the whole world, to achieve the purpose of rewriting "truth" with lies, this is the essence of the God of Mischief’s power, which originally resided within a mask, and is now held in his hands.

The process was very troublesome. After numerous failures and countless adjustments to the plan, he finally, while wearing the mask, cut off the tails in his Nine-tailed form to create an avatar, then made his masked body leave, leaving only the avatar, an extension of his power, in the mirrored world inside, choosing to release the Stone Tablet’s divine power...

That power flowed into the avatar, and then his body directly reverted, removed the mask and stored it in the item bar—

Only for that power to return to him along with the avatar, unable to flow back into the mask.

However, no matter how it is said, he finally succeeded in exploiting the glitch. And just as Gu Mo initially thought, this power belonging to the God of Mischief nearly completely complements and enhances his power, greatly boosting his illusion technique and path of transformation.

It did not condense into a corresponding skill badge.

Gu Mo thought it might be because he still hadn’t truly obtained this power; perhaps as soon as he took out the mask again, everything would instantly be corrected...

However, there is a downside, that is, wielding the power of authority with a non-divine body comes at a severe cost for ordinary people. Although Gu Mo would not be gravely injured or die, he still needed to bear a massive burden, and the consumption was extremely high; only he could barely handle it now.

Perhaps the situation would improve somewhat after unlocking the advancement of the Immortal?

Maybe.

Gu Mo’s thoughts churned in his mind, yet his gaze lingered over the quarry hidden deep within the valley near the volcanic zone. Jagged stone forests, shrouded in mist, but as soon as the first golem factory stands here, this place will likewise become the powerhouse driving the entire island.

......

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Time passed quickly, and the modern version of the Peach Blossom Garden story was fermenting online.

Despite the official downplaying, few believed such bizarre claims, dismissing it as unscrupulous media sensationalizing for attention, and the ridicule towards those college students only intensified, presuming they made up such bizarre claims to shirk responsibility, not even finding a plausible reason to lie.

However, this incident sparked some interest, and a few became relatively more attentive, starting to consciously pursue... After all, all sorts of strange people exist, with those obsessed with believing in ghost gods and pursuing immortality certainly not lacking.

But just like those students repeatedly returned to that sea area without giving up, and the officials started keeping an eye but ended up finding nothing.

However, the seeds deliberately scattered by someone have started to sprout.

Time came to the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival—

"The longevity-inducing tonic, the evil-warding charm, the mirror is here too... Seems like nothing is missing, oh, and there’s this pair of stone lions..."

Early in the morning, carrying large and small bags, standing at the entrance of a picturesque village adjacent to the country road, Gu Mo carefully inventoried the items he brought back, feeling nothing was missed, then remembered the pair of stone lions beside him.

Those lion-shaped stone statues placed to the sides of a grand entrance, exquisitely carved, mighty and valiant, giving anyone who sees them a lively, lifelike sensation. Beneath them were tall stone pedestals, standing over a person’s height combined... In reality, this was a pair of meticulously crafted golems.

Only in standby mode did they appear as stone carvings undetectably. They did not think but would unquestioningly follow the creator’s instructions, being ideal servants or guards.

The elderly couple lived independently, and despite the ancestral house being demolished, they chose not to leave but instead built a small house on another plot in the village, happily living a peaceful life together.

Gu Mo recalled his mother’s mention during their last phone call about the house’s empty front, considering decorating or simply building a small yard... He thought this was a chance, so he disguised a pair of golems as stone lions to bring back, preparing to directly place them at the entrance of his parents’ house for protection without dispute.

Though probably unnecessary, it brought some peace of mind.

"Let them stay here for now, they’re too heavy and large to directly explain bringing them in. I’ll arrange a reasonable excuse to deliver them later..." He said with a cheerful smile, patting one stone lion’s head. "But I must really thank you, Kikyo, if I had done those ancient formulas myself, I wouldn’t have succeeded, truly much appreciated."

"No need for thanks. You should thank Miss Naoki instead; it was all made smoother thanks to that alchemy furnace," the witch said calmly, not taking credit.

She just frowned lightly in thought, surprised that this person’s parents were really just ordinary people.