To be honest, when Jiang Ye asked this question, he already had a premonition—
This Mask Master probably wouldn't have the Nomadic rchant's disguise mask.
Yet unexpectedly.
After he asked, the bald man's expression grew increasingly gloomy, but the answer was beyond expectations—
"I do indeed have the Nomadic rchant's disguise mask."
"However, even if you obtain it, it would be useless."
"After all, you want a disguise mask because of the [Mask of Deceit], right?"
"But what the [Mask of Deceit] can synchronize are only ordinary abilities like innate talents, Glyph Pattern Abilities, skills, attributes, etc."
"As for higher-level permission abilities, those cannot be synchronized."
"So even if you get the Nomadic rchant's false face, it's useless."
The bald man spoke thodically and logically.
But Jiang Ye saw through him imdiately, cutting straight to the point:
"You're giving such a long explanation—could the real reason be that you're reluctant to give the Nomadic rchant's mask for free?"
"Let sort this out—"
"You just said that for every player whose disguise mask you've obtained, you've collected more than one copy..."
"So the masks in your collection can be freely chosen by ."
"Since there are multiple copies, you wouldn't mind losing one."
"But for the Nomadic rchant's disguise mask, you only have one, am I right?"
Indeed.
After hearing this reasoning, the bald man's face turned as uncomfortable as soone suffering from constipation.
Instead of directly answering, he emphasized again:
"But what I said earlier was genuinely for your own good."
"Even if you get the Nomadic rchant's mask, you won't be able to synchronize any useful abilities."
However, Jiang Ye had no patience for further explanations and decisively stated:
"Whether it can synchronize the Nomadic rchant's abilities or not..."
"I can tell you clearly—the temptation of this [Mask of Deceit] pales in comparison to the Nomadic rchant's disguise mask."
"So no matter what you say, no matter how unwilling you are..."
"I still choose the Nomadic rchant's disguise mask."
His tone carried rare assertiveness.
The bald man's expression had been worsening since Jiang Ye ntioned the Nomadic rchant.
Now, it looked utterly defeated, as if all hope was lost.
The bald man leaned back in his chair, looking utterly despondent.
Suddenly, he took a deep breath and sat up straight.
Placing both hands on the operation table, he said solemnly:
"Even if I tell you this choice will offend , that I'll revoke your VIP custor status, even blacklist you so you can never enter my Mask Master's shop again?"
At this point.
The atmosphere in the Mask Master's workspace inevitably grew tense.
Yet Jiang Ye pressed his lips together and answered firmly: "Yes."
Hearing this, the bald man collapsed into his seat, looking even more despondent.
Seeing this, Jiang Ye couldn't help but comfort him:
"How about this—if I ever obtain extra Nomadic rchant disguise masks in the future, I'll give you one?"
"..." The bald man gave him a weak glare.
As if he didn't even have the energy to scold him.
After a long pause, he finally muttered in exasperation:
"You? Obtain more Nomadic rchant masks?"
"Why don't you just say you'll beco the Nomadic rchant soday and make a hundred masks from your face?"
Jiang Ye laughed: "That's not impossible."
The bald man was speechless, thinking: This joke isn't funny at all!
After great effort to compose himself, he finally said gravely:
"It's not that I want to go back on my word, but obtaining that Nomadic rchant mask cost dearly..."
"One might even say the price wasn't voluntary."
"A permission item of mine was exchanged for the Nomadic rchant's disguise mask, so... sigh..."
"Fine. I'll let you try on the Nomadic rchant's mask."
"After trying it, you'll realize how useless it is, and maybe you'll give up?"
A trial?
Jiang Ye nodded eagerly.
The bald man then produced an unremarkable-looking disguise mask: "Here, just this one. You'll see how useless it is once you wear it."
Having just upset the shop owner, Jiang Ye carefully asked before taking it: "This counts as being allowed by the shop owner, right?"
The bald man rolled his eyes: "Relax, haven't revoked your VIP status yet, have I?"
Jiang Ye smiled and put on the plain mask.
Naturally, his first action was to check the Nomadic rchant's data panel.
What he saw stunned him speechless!
[Nomadic rchant]
[Special Status: Reincarnation]
[Abilities: Infinite Reincarnation (X), Infinite Luck (X), Infinite Space-Ti (X), Infinite Clones (X), Infinite Synthesis (X), Infinite Deconstruction (X), Infinite Self-Forgetting (X) >> Click to expand]
[Skills: None]
[Ultimate Techniques: None]
???
What the??
What the actual hell??
Jiang Ye's dumbfounded expression was exactly as the bald shop owner expected.
Sitting calmly in his chair, the bald man comnted:
"Well? Scared speechless?"
"Honestly, when I first saw the Nomadic rchant's panel, I was equally shocked—couldn't even speak, questioned my whole existence."
"At first, I thought I'd struck gold getting this mask."
"With so many abilities..."
"But in reality, they're all useless!"
"Even if you embed this mask in the [Mask of Deceit], you can't synchronize those X-tier abilities!"
"And you must have noticed—"
"X-tier abilities! Have you ever seen X-tier abilities? Heard of them?"
"Unheard of, right?!"
"Moreover, the Nomadic rchant's special status—Reincarnation!"
"I strongly suspect this Nomadic rchant is cycling along with the Doomsday Apartnt!"
"He exists on a completely different level from all permission identities and players..."
The bald man rambled on sentintally, noticing Jiang Ye still hadn't snapped out of it.
So he reached out and pressed Jiang Ye's forehead, manually bringing him back: "No matter how shocked, ti to wake up."
"Face reality, kid—"
"There will always be more things you don't know than things you do."
"No matter how far you go, rember—there's always soone better, skies beyond skies!"
The bald man lectured the youth philosophically.
But even after coming to, Jiang Ye still looked dazed.
Seemingly still processing, he slowly asked:
"Excuse ... do you have a mirror here?"
"Oh." The bald man imdiately produced a mirror for Jiang Ye.
Continuing his musings:
"The Nomadic rchant always wears a black robe. Probably only you and I have seen this face."
"In that sense, you're quite privileged."
"Of course, I'm even more privileged for obtaining this mask."
"Pity it's completely useless."
Clearly, the bald man still hoped to dissuade Jiang Ye.
However...
Looking in the mirror, Jiang Ye was stunned again.
Because...
The reflection showed his own face!!
Yes! It was Jiang Ye!
The mirror reflected "Jiang Ye's" face!
At this mont, Jiang Ye felt utterly mind-blown...
What the hell??
The Nomadic rchant having X-tier infinite cloning abilities was one thing...
But sharing the sa face as him??
This revelation was too shocking.
Jiang Ye struggled to process it, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.
He even began doubting his own existence, wondering—
Could the "original" he believed himself to be actually just a clone of the Nomadic rchant?
Or perhaps the Nomadic rchant was his future self?
No...
Not necessarily "future," since ti in the Doomsday Apartnt "reincarnates"...
Maybe the Nomadic rchant was a version of himself trapped in the "reincarnation" cycle?
With countless chaotic thoughts, Jiang Ye grew increasingly suspicious of his own mories.
The administrator clone left in the Reincarnation Graveyard was tempted to use a Lifeti Stone imdiately.
anwhile, the bald man in the mask shop couldn't understand why Jiang Ye was so shocked.
Just as he was about to speak—
Jiang Ye suddenly removed the mask and slamd both hands on the table.
Only now did he fully regain his composure from the indescribable shock.
His gaze at the bald shop owner was profoundly complex.
The bald man, perplexed by this look, simply advised:
"Well? Still want this mask?"
"Honestly, it's not just useless—it might get you in trouble with the Nomadic rchant."
"I obtained this mask through a trade with him."
"If he finds out you're impersonating him..."
"Can you imagine the consequences?"
Jiang Ye thought: What consequences? It's my own face!
Soon enough, this face might beco common in the apartnt!
He almost didn't dare imagine the bald man's expression when multiple Nomadic rchant-faced masks started circulating...
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Ye confird with absolute certainty: "I've decided—I'll take this mask."
"But as compensation, when I co to collect my modified masks later, I can sell you nine more disguise masks."
"Those nine might give you a pleasant surprise."
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