Chapter 1626: 1+1 Combo, and Family Matters
Goathead’s abilities only contained some knowledge of h.e.l.l and demons.
But this was basically covered by Mephisto, and it was pretty much worthless.
Except for the fact that it had pulled evil thoughts together and let Luke know that there were so many people who hated him, its death was really worthless.
As for that mysterious Baphomet who was its boss, he hadn’t left any sort of special imprint on Goathead at all.
Baphomet would have no idea that Goathead was dead.
By the time Baphomet remembered Goathead and realized it was dead, it would be too late.
In any case, this mysterious demon didn’t lack subordinates.
Luke had gained a lot from Alessa.
He had earned 120,000 credit points for destroying three of her doppelgangers and severely injuring her main form.
Overall, he had earned a lot of credit on this operation.
At that moment, the host’s experience was 6,605,000 / 7,000,000.
Credit: 2,792,000.
Luke was still rich.
Secondly, each of the three doppelgangers had their own list of abilities.
Most of the abilities inside were “evil power, unavailable”; for example, the mental energy field which Luke was most interested in.
This ability came from Alessa’s main form, which had been able to pull people into the strange town.
Luke had returned for the second time mostly for this ability.
He wasn’t too disappointed that he couldn’t learn it.
After learning that Alessa was an evil spirit, and when the demon with chicken wings appeared, Luke knew that it was hopeless.
Of course, Luke hadn’t defeated them out of rage – he simply didn’t want innocent people to go missing again.
He didn’t get the biggest reward, but he did get some small ones.
The mummified Alessa had pretty much the same abilities as her main form, so it was impossible for Luke to learn them.
Sharon, however, had Elementary Mental Hypnosis.
And the little girl with disheveled hair had Elementary Mental Illusion.
The prerequisite for both abilities was 40 Mental Strength, and they could be partially learned. However, Mental Hypnosis required 10,000 credit points, while Mental Illusion required 50,000.
Luke quickly paid to learn them, and then pondered how to use these two abilities.
Mental Hypnosis could subconsciously change a person’s mind and make them do as instructed.
Mental Illusion, on the other hand, was similar to the dream ability Luke had imagined, and could create a mental illusion.
It was a little like an upgrade of Mental Hypnosis, but not entirely.
It was like the relations.h.i.+p between electricity and a taser.
Electricity could be used to knock down or even kill a person. Tasers were a specialized way to use electricity, and could be used on humans.
However, without electricity, the tasers would be useless, and it was hard to control and use electricity directly.
In a similar way, Mental Illusion was a high-level hypnosis ability that could speed up hypnosis on a target.
Creating a mental illusion required a certain level of Mental Hypnosis.
With these two abilities, the first thing Luke did was to use them in his clone’s daily grind for points in j.a.pan to clean up several batches of illegal drugs without anyone noticing.
Apart from testing his new abilities, he was also observing their effects.
Only after he acc.u.mulated enough experimental data from the bad guys would he dare use it on other people.
For example, Cybil, Jessica Jones, Stacy, and Alice and her daughter.
This way, there wouldn’t be any problems or hidden side effects from using these abilities.
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During this busy period of time, Selina’s birthday arrived on 22 April.
They took leave and went back to Texas together, and Luke also checked up on his family.
He had seen too much of Claire recently, so there was nothing to worry about with her.
Drax, Robert and Catherine were adults, and were kept busy with a new baby.
Luke wanted to see Joseph, his little brother, and the newest member of the family, his little sister, Cindy.
Last Christmas, little Cindy, who had only been over two months old then, still looked like a wrinkled newborn and hadn’t been cute enough yet.
Now, she was already over six months old, and was a beautiful baby. She was healthy and smart.
The family was very happy after she was born.
Now that they had money, Robert and Catherine found new joy in looking after their child; there were too many things they could do.
The couple posted funny photos and videos of little Cindy in the Coulson family chat.
Luke quietly saved them.
A lot of this would become blackmail fodder in the future. If little Cindy didn’t listen to her brother… hmph.
His grandpa Drax had even bought a house in town. When he was free, he would stay in town for a couple of days and play with his granddaughter.
As long as he didn’t have to stay under his son-in-law’s roof, the stubborn old man was very comfortable.
On top of that, Jenny had found a good management team for the ranch.
The ranch would continue to operate even without Drax and Mario, the two bosses, stepping in.
Mario still had three children in primary school, while Drax, who had too much time on his hands, naturally went to look for his granddaughter.
The only person who was depressed was probably Joseph.
When Catherine fell pregnant, he felt that his plan to divert attention had worked.
Most of Robert and Catherine’s attention was focused on his little sister, and Joseph felt free for the first time in a long while.
Ever since Luke and Claire left home for work and study, he had felt a lot of pressure being the only one left at home with his parents.
But after two relaxed months, he started to feel uneasy.
Robert and Catherine stopped calling for him or paying attention to him, and Joseph started feeling more lonely than free.
After Cindy was born, Joseph felt even more lonely.
The problem wasn’t Robert and Catherine.
Even with little Cindy around, they still loved Joseph more than when Luke and Claire had still been at home.
It was just that Joseph clearly wasn’t used to the sudden appearance of another child at home who got more attention.
He was the one who had suggested that his parents have a little sister. He liked little Cindy too.
He didn’t know who to blame for the current situation.
Luke had noticed this during Christmas.
Now that he was back, he had to give his overly mature and smart brother some guidance.
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Selina didn’t return to New York after her birthday. Instead, she went to Mexico with her family.
It had been months since Luke’s Mexican harvest, and most parts of Mexico were peaceful.
Selina’s hometown was pastoral, and there was no territory nearby worth fighting over.
So, her family went home.
Luke was still on vacation in Shackelford, and had started training Joseph.
The little guy was too quiet and didn’t move much, and was more of a nerd.
He was too smart and his mood too sensitive. He didn’t exercise, but his brain certainly did.
Sensing Joseph’s mental state, Luke simply started training him.
Even if he couldn’t single-handedly take on 100 people, as a member of the Coulson family, he couldn’t not be able to beat up a few hoodlums at least.
However, Joseph was only in primary school, and wasn’t old enough to beat up hoodlums yet – okay, he could start with beating up some bullies.