Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

“No! I’ll eat!”
The big skeleton held the claw and finished it in a few bites with a “crunch” “crunch”.
“How is it?” Shen Ye asked.
“Too strong—indigestion, I need to sleep for a while, don’t call me.”
The big skeleton fell to the ground with a thud.
In no time.
It started snoring.
“…” Shen Ye.
—Give me back my claw!
Suddenly.
Pei A’suo stepped out from the void, placed a hand on the big skeleton’s skull, and said softly:
“With the power of Other Shore’s historical fragments, I grant you a chance to obtain the ‘Mysterious’.”
“You are the life I created.”
“With your compatibility, the mysterious power you should obtain will enhance your original abilities, rather than seeking more.”
“Done!”
An invisible power burst from Pei A’suo’s fingertips and merged into the big skeleton’s skull.
“You evolved to the First Rank, and you can freely grant others mysterious power?”
Shen Ye incredulously said.
“How could it be,” Pei A’suo explained, “it is actually a life born from the multi-layered universe, so it can accept the power I grant.”
“This greatly consumes my origin power, and I can’t bestow power on other multi-layered universe beings in the near future.”
“I see.” Shen Ye said.
A noise came from afar.
Pei A’suo immediately hid within the Dharma Aspect.
Shen Ye also threw the big skeleton into the Dharma Aspect, letting it sleep well.
After finishing this, he placed a hand on the handle of his knife, turned around and looked into the distance.
“Please don’t make a move.”
A scholarly man with glasses appeared from the bushes.
“Who are you?” Shen Ye asked.
“I am like you, a hunter on this grassland, and I also want to enter the ‘God Ghost Society’.” The scholarly man said.
“So what do you want from me?” Shen Ye asked again.
“I see you are also a professional adept at support skills. To be honest, hunting on this grassland is extremely unfair to us.”
“Combat professionals can break through easily, right?”
The scholarly man said.
Shen Ye was slightly startled, then quickly realized.
—With such a long knife at my side, you think I’m a support professional?
Seems like the entry ‘White Emperor’ had an effect.
“You do have a point.”
Shen Ye agreed.
The scholarly man smiled and said:
“Come on, join us—”
“There are three of us, it’s safer to kill monsters and collect heads together!”
Shen Ye laughed along.
—The world’s requirement is “collect at least five heads”.
But it didn’t say whose heads!
In a situation like this, how can you easily trust strangers?
What if you want my head?
He was about to refuse when he suddenly sensed another force approaching rapidly.
Sure enough, the scholarly man stopped talking, assumed a defensive stance, and looked towards the bushes with Shen Ye.
A blur landed swiftly.
It was a Lizard Person.
Its body stood upright, dragging a long tail, and its vertical pupils fixed on Shen Ye, it spoke with a human voice:
“It’s rare for a support profession to dare come to the ‘God Ghost Society’ indeed.”
Shen Ye couldn’t help but grip his long knife tightly.
—With such a large knife at my waist, can’t you see it or what!
He said:
“Alright, I am indeed a support professional, but I don’t really want to—”
“Wait a minute!” The Lizard Person interrupted him, “We actually have a special channel to directly send you into the ‘God Ghost Society’.”
Shen Ye opened his mouth, momentarily unsure of the other’s meaning.
“Frankly, normal support professionals don’t dare come to the ‘God Ghost Society’, because surviving is hard.””But you’re so brave, you must have extraordinary abilities in support.”
The Lizard Person continued to ramble:
“Feel free to show your support skills. If they’re valuable, we will escort you into the world.”
That good?
Shen Ye glanced at the scholarly man, who clearly showed some trepidation and annoyance after the Lizard Person appeared.
This kind of opportunity—
Actually—
Fighting with these guys seems meaningless too.
“God Ghost Society” seems to care a lot about identity.
Then why do it yourself?
Why not go along with it, hide your true strength, and appear as a support professional?
His mind shifted, and he simply said:
“I can enhance the skill level of professionals, but only by one rank.”
“Is it a specific skill?” The scholarly man asked.
“Maybe, targeting two skills?” The Lizard Person asked.
“All skills.” Shen Ye said.
“Can it only be just one individual professional?” The scholarly man asked again.
“Everyone.” Shen Ye said.
A pause of silence.
“Do you have any other abilities?” The Lizard Person asked.
Shen Ye smiled and said, “I have some knowledge in repairing various weapons and treasures.”
“Repair it, it’s your reward!” The Lizard Person said generously.
A small black box along with seven or eight monster heads dropped in front of Shen Ye.
Shen Ye took a look.
Small glowing text appeared on those monster heads:
“The current monster head in historical fragments can be exchanged for identity.”
—Are you pampering support professionals?
If he could spend less time and effort, of course, Shen Ye would welcome it.
He picked up the black box and examined it.
Small glowing text appeared immediately:
“You’ve activated the entry ‘Behind the Curtain’, adding a prefix to the current pocket-sized Eight-tone Magic Box.”
“Current prefix added:”
“Intact.”
Shen Ye collected the monster heads and threw the black box back.
The Lizard Person caught the box, looked at it, and urged it, only to see a giant flame dragon suddenly rise from it.
In an instant.
The Lizard Person then received the technique.
“It’s actually repaired…” It looked at Shen Ye with a solemn expression.
On the grassland.
Another wave of power suddenly transmitted from afar.
A figure dashed in, leaped high, and landed opposite Shen Ye.
“Come with me,” a bald one-eyed man laughed, “we’re short of a support professional like you, just come and we’ll give you twenty-five heads and take you straight into the ‘God Ghost Society’!”
“Nonsense, he’s ours!” The Lizard Person shouted.
“Sorry, let me reintroduce,” the scholarly man also changed his tone, “actually, I’m the guide for the ‘Dark Digger’ on the grassland.”
“— Come with me, we’ll take you directly into our organization!”
The three parties stopped talking simultaneously, glaring at each other with hostility.
Shen Ye silently laughed.
Indeed.
Encountering a mysterious life form, the process of struggle is extremely dangerous.
But if the opposing faction is the “Old Order”, things become calm and peculiar.
Just like this moment.
Shen Ye crossed his arms, quite interested in the three of them.
Small glowing text quietly appeared in the void:
“Through the sub-entry ‘Ouroboros Eyes’ of ‘Mandala Uroboros’, you can see the faction of the other party.”
“Current faction of all three is the ‘Old Order’ faction.”
“With the ‘Eye of Truth’, you saw their collectively executed technique:”
“Synchronized Secret Response.”
“This is a high-level team secret communication technique that can only be performed by individuals under the same contract.”
“—A technique for multiple individuals’ coordinated combat communication.”
In other words—
The scholarly man, Lizard Person, and one-eyed bald man are all in collusion.
They’re pretending to seize me.
They’re pretending to represent different forces wanting to take me off this grassland.
“Why don’t you have a competition?”
Shen Ye suddenly said.
“What do you mean?”
The three turned their heads and looked at him together.
“Whoever offers the most monster heads, I will join their organization.” Shen Ye said.
“Is this true?”
“It is—since you want me, a support professional, you should show some sincerity, right.”
The three were stunned, looked at each other, and didn’t speak for a moment.
Shen Ye had already stepped aside.
With an attitude of watching a show, he waited for the three to react.
—How interesting.
I have never really tried hard at performing before.
This is a good time to learn a bit.