Steam Age: I Fight Against Divine Authority with Otherworldly Tales

Chapter 10 Two Secret Techniques

Suren was not surprised by the failure; after all, if he could create a secret technique of this level, he might not even dare to use it.

I am currently only at the "Seeker of Reason" stage, and my level of ability is quite weak. Therefore, I am naturally unable to create those overly powerful secret techniques.

Suren guessed that Devouring should be a power that at least A-level secret level could access, while at his current stage he could probably only exert C-level power at most.

Time passed as Suren continued his attempts, and after several hours of trying, he finally succeeded in creating his first secret technique.

He walked to the mirror in the bathroom, looked at himself in the mirror, suppressed the urge to leave, and activated the secret technique.

An abstract symbol of a closed eye, made of only lines, appears in mid-air, consistent with the design on the cover of "The Book of Secrets".

A wisp of pale blue light drifted from the symbol onto the mirror, spreading across it like a thin mist before disappearing within it.

Suren raised her right hand, clenched her fists, and punched the mirror hard.

The point where the fist made contact with the mirror felt very strange, as if it were hitting a sponge instead of a mirror.

The mirror did not react to the attack, but Suren suddenly stepped back, a burning pain spreading from his forehead.

Suren touched his forehead, deactivated his ability, and cursed inwardly, "Suren, are you stupid? Why did you have to experiment on yourself?"

Fortunately, the test was successful, and the boundaries of this secret technique were figured out. Within a 5-meter range, Suren can select any mirror-like reflective object to release the secret technique, such as water, glass, or even pupils.

The reflection range of these reflective objects follows the principles of real optics, and Suren, through the magic-enhanced mirrors, can clearly perceive all the objective images reflected within them.

It sounds complicated, but when Suren looked into the mirror, it was like observing something in a 3D game.

Suren can attack these images at will through the reflective material, with the target entirely determined by Suren's will. The damage will be transferred to the corresponding entity of the image, but the effect is only 60%.

This is like shooting at a stationary target; it's very useful for ambushes or dealing with agile enemies. However, due to Suren's rank, this is the best it can do for now.

Perhaps after Suren's promotion, he will be able to directly enter the mirror, but that's a matter for later.

Because the conditions for creating this secret technique directly came from the power of the "Mirror Demon," Suren named it "Mirror Conduction."

Compared to the Church's professional abilities, this secret technique is quite powerful, equivalent to guaranteed hit damage. However, the consumption of "Source Knowledge" is also considerable, and Suren felt that he could only maintain it for about 20 seconds at most.

Fortunately, this secret technique itself does not require a particularly long time; it is enough for Suren to unleash a barrage of bullets. Suren is confident that he can take down an ordinary Seeker by striking first.

However, it also has a major drawback. In just that short time, Suren actually felt the erosion of the "Evil Spirit in the Mirror," even though the erosion was very slight.

Suren shook his head. This was perhaps the price of power, but fortunately, this slight erosion was still within Suren's acceptable range.

Strangely, however, the secret technique he used earlier did not increase the upper limit of Suren's "Source Knowledge." Suren muttered to himself, "Using derivative abilities can't improve it?"

There was still one spot left for a secret technique. Suren thought for a moment and tried to fix one secret technique: "Alf's mutation is related to the Book of Secret Knowledge".

Unsurprisingly, he was rejected by the Book of Secrets. Suren's understanding of this information was far too limited, which prevented him from fixing it.

Attempts to fix other less valuable secrets also failed. Suren rubbed his temples. It seemed that the secret about his love of coffee was only barely rated D because of his special identity.

After much thought, Suren realized that there was nothing worth fixing, and his second secret technique could only be created from the existing secret knowledge.

Looking at the records in the Book of Secrets: [Core Secret: Suren Cheen is actually a transmigrator whose soul is Su Chen → Secret Level: C]

Suren tapped the table again. He had to admit that creating secret techniques was like writing a thesis—extremely painful.

Upon closer reflection, there's actually room for improvement in this secret knowledge, provided one can understand the reason for the transmigration. However, this is extremely difficult, and it may take a very long time to improve.

"Perhaps it's possible to create abilities like disguise, soul transfer, and identity misperception, but soul transfer is clearly something that requires an extremely high level of secrecy to achieve."

Suren muttered to himself, while also thinking: Although he desperately needed the ability to disguise himself, having already experienced the first secret technique, this type of secret technique was very likely to keep consuming his source knowledge. It would be better to build one specifically for the identity misalignment.

After several attempts, the second secret technique, "Identity Web," was finally created. It can change how others perceive a person's identity, lasting for five minutes and can only be used once per hour.

Finally, he glanced at the remaining ordinary secret: "Surren Chern likes to drink unsweetened coffee → Secret Level D".

Putting aside the low rating, this secret knowledge itself doesn't even know how to create magic to turn sweet coffee bitter? Suren could only abandon her plan to temporarily replace the "core secret knowledge" to create a combo skill.

Looking out the window, the sun was about to set. Suren temporarily abandoned his research on the remaining two abilities, since he still needed to move his belongings from his old house over.

Suren looked at the canvas bag, thought for a moment, and decided to take out the gun holster.

After putting on his gear, he loaded the revolver and put it into the holster.

Although he didn't think he would need to use the revolver, caution was never a bad thing.

Walking along the path in the church district, Suren glanced at the square a couple of times. With his superhuman memory, the scene from that morning was vivid in his mind, and Suren seemed to be able to hear Old Vic's screams.

The square was now empty, with only faint traces of bloodstains remaining.

Suren found herself at Old Vic's doorstep, where candles were lit and only faint sobs could be heard.

Old Vic ultimately couldn't withstand the whippings; after all, he was so old.

Suren stood quietly at the door. After a long while, he took a deep breath, stopped, and walked towards his original home.

Back in the mixed-use area, the familiar thick fog returned. In contrast, the church district with its fresh air seemed like a completely different world.

When Su Lun first arrived in this world yesterday, he was very satisfied with the orderly appearance of this place, after all, he had longed for absolute order in his previous life.

However, after only one day of observation, Suren began to have doubts.

"Despite possessing the technology to dispel dense fog, the slums are still filled with harmful smog."

As Suren muttered to himself, he sorted through his few belongings, but he still couldn't figure out the church's true purpose.

Suren sighed. The most important thing right now was to improve his own strength. He was not a savior, but just a dying visitor from another world.

Suren didn't have much: a few books, a few clothes, and the box that contained all his assets.

He carried a small cloth bag and walked towards the duty station under the cover of night.

As Suren walked past the third alleyway, a sticky feeling of being watched crept up the back of his neck. Years of work experience made him easily aware that he was being followed.

Without turning back or slowing down, he subtly slipped his right hand into the gun holster under his coat as he turned into another side road, unbuckled the strap, and the revolver's grip slid into his palm.

At the same time, he used his peripheral vision to spot his follower, a man wearing a hat whose head was bowed low, making it impossible to see his face clearly.

In the next few alleys, Su Lun deliberately took a roundabout route, eventually leading the follower into a sparsely populated alley.

Suren whirled around, the cloth bag slipping from his grasp and falling to the ground. At the same time, he firmly held the revolver in both hands, aiming the muzzle at the man.

His extensive experience with firearms from his previous life allowed Suren to easily handle the revolver without any training. He gently pulled the hammer, which made the trigger more sensitive.

The man did not back down. He raised his head, revealing bloodshot eyes, looking at Suren like a wild beast eyeing its prey.

Before Suren could speak, he roared, "The sacred relic is on you! The sacred relic is on you!!"