swish swish——
Rubbing the tip of the pen on the drawing paper, Valeera fully demonstrated her dramatic improvement in the art of painting. She quickly corrected her previous sketch, which had been refined for half a month but still felt a bit disharmonious, to a natural state. The level of vividness... well, that's if you ignore those invalid lines.
After returning from the mirror space, Valeera really started painting for the first time after being promoted.
As for the exploration of the "mirror world", apart from the illusory and distorted crack, her other gains were more than just confirmation of the knowledge included in the potion.
By adjusting her previous sketches, Valeera gave a try and verified that her painting level had indeed improved dramatically.
After that, instead of refining the sketch, she changed to a drawing board, and on the blank canvas clamped on it, she began to outline a rough draft in preparation for an oil painting.
This is because many of Valeera's newly awakened abilities rely on oil painting as a medium.
For example, on a more basic level, after her self-portrait is completed, it will naturally have a unique connection with herself and can carry her senses;
This is more suitable as a prevention and control method for residences than "invisible threads".
Valeera can also summon herself in the oil painting as an entity to serve as a temporary stand-in for herself when she goes out;
This is also a more suitable concealment method than "Mirror Illusion".
In addition, Valeela can also use a ritual magic she calls "Shadow Art" to master a temporary burst of combat power based on a self-portrait——
This ritual magic can make her own shadow become a container of "extraordinary diversion", allowing her to accumulate strength in normal times, and when needed, she can merge with her shadow to unleash combat power beyond the limit.
These are the powerful blessings that self-portraits can bring to Valeela.
In addition to self-portraits, Valeera also uses the ritual magic of other people's portraits. Although it is a little more troublesome than self-portraits, the effect is equally powerful.
The trouble is that it is difficult for someone else's portrait to naturally establish a corresponding and unique connection with the person after it is completed.
It just so happens that this unique and corresponding connection is the key to the effectiveness of the ritual.
Of course, there are solutions, and there is more than one:
The simplest way is to directly obtain the person's approval and admit that the character in the painting is himself;
In addition, you can also obtain the approval of many other people who have certain knowledge of the characters in the painting as a substitute;
The most difficult way is to rely solely on oneself, through long-term visualization, at the expense of greatly extending the painting time, to establish a unique connection and complete the painting at the same time——
This is a ritual magic, Valeela calls it "the art of shadow writing".
In fact, the "art of shadow drawing" is more commonly used in still life paintings as a way to help establish unique connections, but it can also be used in figure paintings.
Once she has a character painting that meets the requirements, she can cast the other three ritual magics.
One of them is the "art of innuendo";
Through the ritual, she can use paintings to represent others and guide them to a certain future destiny in a preview.
The other one is "The Art of Invasion of Shadows";
She can exchange the other person's soul into the painting through a ritual, and can choose to permanently occupy the other person's body and identity.
Another one is the "Shadow Summoning Technique".
Through rituals and with the help of related items, she can materialize the "regrets" in herself and others and awaken them into corresponding "pictures."
Unlike the "real shadow" she summoned using her self-portrait, the "painted shadow" has a certain degree of autonomy.
Although they are not the same as the original deceased people, because they have "regret" as the core and the sustenance of thoughts, they are not completely empty dolls.
The first painting Valeera will paint is, of course, a self-portrait.
She sketched with charcoal, and it only took a few minutes to complete the basic draft. The speed and quality were far superior to the sketches she had made before she was promoted.
As for the preparation of pigments, she had never practiced it before, so she was a bit slick.
But relying on the knowledge and experience gained from the physical coordination and awakening of a senior "Assassin", she finished it without wasting much time and began to paint the big colors.
When this step was basically completed, Valeera stopped.
She had to wait for the paint on the canvas to dry before she could make finer adjustments and detail.
Next, Valeela changed to a new drawing board and once again drew a new painting on the new blank canvas.
This time, she is going to draw the "Nightingale of Despair" Panatia.
Because the "Shadow Writing Technique" requires a special "Shadow Lamp", this time she will simply outline a general outline.
These two paintings will be Valeela’s focus for the next period of time.
She plans to rely on the "Shadow Technique" to strengthen her own strength, and use the "Shadow Technique" to weaken Panatia's combat effectiveness, in order to close the gap between the enemy and ourselves. When the time is right, she will give this demigod witch Create some trouble.
This is not only to avenge Qili, but also to minimize the casualties of civilians in the Middle East during the "Great Smog" incident.
Of course, this comes with risks.
Valeera has already considered it. The worst outcome is to be sent to the "Hidden Town" by the descended "Goddess of the Night"... This is not a dead end.
Since "Mr. A" could survive in the "Hidden Town" until Klein appeared, she believed that she could do the same now.
What's more, this is just the worst outcome she expected.
As long as she "hits the target with one hit and escapes thousands of miles away" and doesn't get too entangled with the "Desperate Nightingale", she may not be specifically found by the goddess and sent to the "hidden town".
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After coming out of the studio, Valeera originally wanted to tell Liya about her "extraordinary diversion" ability, but after careful consideration, she chose to give up.
This is tantamount to forcing her to make a choice.
What's more, all known extraordinary powers come with a price, and she doesn't think her "extraordinary diversion" will be an exception.
Therefore, a more appropriate approach is to designate the object of "Extraordinary Diversion" as an item with extraordinary effects, allowing others to obtain and use the extraordinary abilities originating from her in a similar way to magical items.
This is a safer and safer approach.
Valeera plans to do this together with the attempt to make a messenger token... Because she needs to borrow Professor Portland's "craftsman" magical item, she still needs to wait for the right time——
Valeela's plan was to replace the original investors when the inventor Leppard obtained the patent for the bicycle and began to look for suitable second-round investors, and use this as an opportunity to establish a relationship with Professor Portland. Normalize the relationship, and then consider borrowing magical items.
By acting this way, her attitude is more conciliatory, and it better reflects the goodwill she has repeatedly claimed.
