Chapter 51: The Second Time to Attend the Tarot Club
This time, Odysseus spent a long time researching in the "Wild Knowledge", which was equivalent to about a month in the outside world.
Half of the time was spent studying how to transform the two magic arrays.
The ancient magic array that can parse knowledge from the corpses of extraordinary creatures only needs to be transformed before it can be used.
However, Odysseus needs to strengthen and reconstruct the "telepathic" magic array in principle.
The principle of this magic array is to use the fluctuations of spirituality to achieve a certain frequency with the fluctuations of the brain waves of the people around, so that you can use your own spirituality to feel the other person's thoughts.
But there is a big problem. The fluctuations of the spirituality of the magic array are random, and it is difficult to achieve a frequency with the brain waves of the people around.
First, Odysseus strengthened the spirituality of the magic array, turning the receiving party into the output party.
Then it is to reconstruct the function of the magic array. Odysseus first raised the "common frequency" of the spiritual band formed by the magic array. If it was a single channel before, it is now more than a dozen channels, which greatly increases the probability of co-frequency with other people's brain waves.
But this is still a certain probability, and Odysseus will never be satisfied with the function of probability.
So he thought of another way, using spirituality to change the frequency band of the brainwaves of the receiver of knowledge.
According to the results of Odysseus' previous research, many signals in the human body are also transmitted through spirituality. In theory, it is also feasible to use spirituality to temporarily change the frequency of the receiver's brainwaves.
However, doing so will definitely cause great harm to the receiver. Odysseus adjusted it many times before finding the intensity that can achieve the goal without causing serious harm.
Finally, this cumbersome and complex array was finally formed. After it started to operate, it was divided into two situations. If the receiver's brainwave frequency matches the dozen or so channels in the array, knowledge will be instilled immediately.
If not, Odysseus left a node in the array and planned to install a crystal at the node.
As long as the frequency does not match, the crystal will light up, and then further operation is required, either to end the process of knowledge infusion, or to inject spirituality into the crystal to continue manipulation.
If the operation continues, the receiver is likely to have symptoms such as dizziness and nausea, but it will not cause lasting damage.
The other half of Odysseus' time in the "Wild Knowledge" was spent studying the use of the magic circle. Both magic circles could function normally, but one was responsible for extracting knowledge and the other for instilling knowledge, and there was still a lack of a channel in between.
He conducted many material experiments and finally found a very suitable material: Amanda crystal.
This crystal came from the Amanda Mountains, the headquarters of the Church of the Goddess of Night, and was one of the auxiliary materials for the "Insomniac" path to be promoted to Sequence 7 "Nightmare".
The main ability of "Nightmare" is to freely enter the dreams of the sleepers, which is the process of one person's thoughts entering the mind of another person.
The role of the Amanda crystal is to find a suitable "bridge" for the thoughts of two people to a certain extent. Of course, compared with the extraordinary characteristics, its role is negligible, but it is very suitable for use in Odysseus's design.
Odysseus can change some of the other party's characteristics by engraving some mystical symbols to allow it to transmit knowledge.
After all the research was completed, Odysseus left the "Wild Knowledge" and returned to the real world.
After arriving in the real world, he still used "meditation" to give himself a long psychological hint to make himself aware that he was in the real world.
After a while, Odysseus felt that his mentality was normal and sighed in his heart: Fortunately, I was only doing research in the "Knowledge Wilderness" and didn't do anything else. This at best made me feel that I had a very tiring dream. If I had a normal life in it, I would definitely take the life there as reality.
Odysseus glanced at his pocket watch and saw that there was still time to rest, so he used "meditation" again to make himself fall asleep, and slept in the next morning, and got up at around nine o'clock. After getting up, he first made himself some noodles for breakfast, then went to the basement, mixed the spiritual powder at home with essential oils, and drew a sub-array to transmit materials to the "Wild Knowledge".
He first used an extraordinary weapon to experiment, and after using the spiritual power to activate the array, the weapon was indeed transmitted to the "Wild Knowledge".
If you want to take it out and use it, you need to use the spiritual power to reopen the array and then complete the capture process.
So he sent all the spiritual weapons and the nearly three thousand pounds of cash into the "Wild Knowledge".
After that, Odysseus cut another piece of bed sheet and used the remaining spiritual materials and essential oils to draw a similar sub-array on the bed sheet.
It can also be used normally.
After the essential oils are dried, fold up the array and carry it with you for use at any time.
After arriving at the herbal medicine store, Odysseus first made a list and asked Kena to send it to 117 Queen's Road.
It was the residence of Viscount Kelton. This viscount has been serving the royal family and managing the extraordinary business for the royal family. He has a relatively complete range of high-level spiritual materials.
However, it would be 10% to 20% more expensive than the spiritual materials at the Extraordinary gathering, but Odysseus's demand was large. If he traded through the Extraordinary gathering, he didn't know when he would be able to meet his needs, so he basically asked Viscount Kelton for the goods.
According to the previous transaction process, it would usually be delivered in the afternoon, so Odysseus continued to conceive the "Comprehensive Guidelines".
At around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, he asked Kaina to watch the store in front, and he went back to the lounge and laboratory to "take a nap".
At exactly 3 o'clock, Odysseus's sight was covered by thick gray fog. The next moment, he appeared in a majestic palace and sat on the side of an ancient bronze table.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~" "Justice" Audrey stood up with a smile as usual and saluted to the top.
After receiving a slight nod from "Fool" Klein, she greeted "Magician", "Hanged Man", "World" and "Hermit" respectively, and finally her eyes stopped at "Little Sun": "What are you worried about?"
Audrey keenly discovered that "Sun" looked very uneasy.
"Hermit" Odysseus, who was sitting next to "Sun" Derrick, also noticed the other party's uneasiness. If Audrey didn't ask, he would have asked.
Derrick didn't hide anything and immediately told the whole story of how he successfully "pretended to be sick" and was sent to the bottom of the round tower for isolation and treatment. At the end, he asked: "Dear Mr. Fool, will that magical item find out that I am attending the Tarot Club?"
Klein thought to himself after the gray fog: How should I know? I don't even know what it is.
But seeing the eager eyes of the "little sun" and not feeling any force trying to invade, Klein "easily" answered: "Normally, it can't find it.
"But some magical items have strange effects."
Odysseus opened his mouth: Isn't this the same as not saying anything?
Thank you very much for your first order. The result is not much, but it is better than the first order result of the previous book (^^*) Chapter 52 Amon
"Hermit" Odysseus glanced at "Sun" Derrick beside him and was relieved to see him. He knew that the young man had misunderstood the meaning, just as "Fool" Klein expected, and thought that "Fool" had given a positive answer.
After finally being relieved, Derrick asked, "Have you heard of Amon?"
"Justice" Audrey looked at "Hanged Man" Alger. She remembered that Mr. Hanged Man had mentioned this name before.
Klein also recalled the relevant knowledge, but in order to maintain the image of "Fool" as mysterious, he did not rush to answer.
"Magician" Fors listened with a blank face. This name was beyond her knowledge.
Alger asked back, "Did you, Silver City, encounter a person who called himself Amon while exploring the surrounding areas?
"Or, did you find similar records? "
Derrick nodded seriously and said, "Yes, forty-two years ago, an exploration team met a man who called himself Amon. After returning to Silver City, they went crazy and lost control one after another. Only the captain of the exploration team was left, and he was locked up at the bottom of the round tower, right next to me."
"Maybe he is crazy too, that's just imagination." Fors, who has rich experience in novel writing, made a guess.
Alger said, "Imagination is a possibility, but the name 'Amon' would not be thought of without reason."
He turned his head to look at the "Sun" and said, "One thousand five hundred years ago in our country, or even earlier, there was such a family that possessed strange power. They belonged to the Tudor Dynasty, and their surname was Amon.
"Such a news came from Nast, the 'King of the Five Seas', that the Amon family is a blasphemer family, and they hold the secret of stealing the power of the gods!"
Everyone was confused after hearing it, and felt that "the secret of stealing the power of the gods" seemed to be very powerful, but they didn't know what it specifically referred to?
Odysseus said, "I do know some relevant information about Amon."
This was his second time attending the meeting, so there was no need to hide it like he did last time. He also planned to make a few small deals at this gathering and make good use of the Tarot Club's channels.
After Odysseus felt that everyone was looking at him, he continued, "You should have heard of the 'Thief' path. I have obtained some information about this path. When they were in the 'Low Sequence', they stole things. When they were in the 'Middle Sequence', they were said to be able to steal ideas and extraordinary abilities.
"But it's only temporary."
Alger also knew similar information. When he associated it with what he had just said, he suddenly had a bold guess: "You mean, after reaching the 'High Sequence', they can steal the power of the gods? "
As soon as these words came out, everyone except Odysseus suddenly felt their hair stand on end.
Even Alger was a little surprised: I...how could I have such an idea? This is a blasphemy against the gods! How can the power of the gods be stolen...
In the end, he had to admit: Well, this idea seems to make sense.
Klein behind the gray fog had similar thoughts, and he thought to himself: What a strange power.
Audrey was relatively calm and thought of some of the information she had obtained at the Tarot Club before: Since every path has Sequence 0, then Sequence 0 of the "Thief" path can steal the power of other gods, which is not difficult to accept.
She looked at the "Hermit" deeply: As long as there is information in this regard, it is not difficult to associate, but people generally don't associate in this direction, because it is too blasphemous to the gods! But the "Hermit" obviously thought of this a long time ago.
Derrick also understood what the "Hermit" meant, and he asked: "Mr. Hermit, do you mean that the Amon family controls the "Thief" path?"
"Yes. "Odysseus gave a positive answer: "Another piece of information I am very sure of is that Amon is a descendant of the 'Ancient Sun God'."
After saying that, he looked at Derrick deeply.
But Odysseus saw that the "Little Sun" frowned and fell into deep thought, which made him realize that the Little Sun at this time did not know that the "Ancient Sun God" was their "omniscient and omnipotent creator."
So Odysseus continued: "I have a more valuable piece of information, but it needs to be traded."
Derrick immediately said: "I am willing to trade." But then he said a little embarrassedly: "But I don't have gold pounds."
"It doesn't matter." Odysseus said: "I just happen to have other needs."
He asked knowingly: "What path of Beyonder are you?"
"The Singer!" Derrick answered immediately.
Odysseus said: "I need you to trade with the 'Singer' potion formula and some knowledge of the 'Forsaken Land'."
Derrick nodded immediately and said: "Okay."
Klein behind the gray fog thought: New members are still interested in the "Forsaken Land".
Audrey recalled her suspicion of the "Hermit" after attending the Tarot Club last time. At this time, she suddenly had a new idea: It seems that the "Hermit" did know a lot of information about the "Forsaken Land" in advance. His surprise before seemed a little abnormal, probably because he didn't expect the "Sun" to come from the "Forsaken Land". Thinking
of this, Audrey smiled slightly: When I first learned that the "Sun" came from the "Forsaken Land", I seemed to be as surprised as the "Hermit".
Odysseus asked again, "The Tarot Club's transactions can be discussed individually, right? Do you want to listen to it by yourself, or do you
want to listen to it together?" Audrey answered enthusiastically, "Yes, just apply to Mr. Fool."
"Let's listen together." Derrick said, "It's a thank you for your advice and help."
Audrey was somewhat ashamed, because the help was basically given by Mr. Hanged Man, and she could hardly provide any help.
"Okay." Odysseus continued, "I believe everyone knows the concept of demigods, and I don't need to explain it.
"I have received such accurate information that after the 'thief' path reaches the demigod, there is an ability called 'parasitism'.
"This ability allows the demigod of that path to hide in the body of another person."
Klein behind the gray fog: Uh... This reminds me of a poet classmate. I wonder if he is okay now?
He changed his mind and thought: It's a very strange path. I have to stay away from the "thief" in the future!
Alger couldn't help but frowned: This is the power of demigods! Sure enough, just like the legend, a certain qualitative change has occurred!
Derrick thought of the captain of the exploration team next to him: "Mr. Hermit, are you saying that Amon, whom the exploration team met more than 40 years ago, is hiding in the body of the person next to me?"
"Listen to me first." Odysseus continued: "There are two types of 'parasitism'. The first is that the 'thief' passes through the demigod and parasitizes in the body of the 'host'.
"Generally, this situation rarely happens, because the thoughts and thinking of the 'host' will be a kind of interference to the 'thief' demigod. They will only do this when they lose their body.
"In another case, the 'thief' demigod creates a special thing similar to a clone, and 'parasitizes' in the body of others.
"Such 'parasitism' will not be discovered most of the time, and the 'clone' will gradually take over the body and thoughts of the 'host', and eventually turn him into his own puppet. "
Audrey was surprised and said: "What a terrifying ability!"
Recommend books to each other with friends. His book is also a fan work of "Lord of Mysteries", and the imagination is very novel. Chapter 53 Plants and Animals around Silver City
The exclamation of "Justice" Audrey expressed the inner voice of everyone.
As a group of "Middle Sequence" and "Low Sequence" Beyonders, it was hard for them to imagine that a demigod could have such a strange and unpredictable ability.
Perhaps one of their good friends had completely become a puppet of another person after being "parasitized", and the people around them could hardly detect it.
"Sun" Derrick made a judgment: "The person living next door to me is likely to have been parasitized by Amon in the second way?"
"It's possible." Odysseus spread his hands and said, "But I'm not sure."
"Magician" Fors also sighed: "It's hard to imagine that there is such an ability."
Odysseus smiled and said, "As far as I know, after reaching the level of demigod, Beyonder abilities seem to undergo a qualitative change."
Then he said to Derrick: "After the party is over, be careful when you contact the person next door. If you feel uncomfortable, ask for help immediately."
"Thank you for your reminder." Derrick also realized that the person next door was very dangerous.
After a pause, he came back to his senses, asked Klein the Fool for paper and pen, "expressed" the potion formula, and handed it to the Hermit.
Odysseus took it and took a look: Sequence 9: The Singer
Main materials: a crystal sunflower or the tail feathers of an adult flint bird or the tail feathers of a firebird, a Siren Stone or a Singing Sunflower.
Auxiliary materials: a midsummer grass, five drops of July wine juice, a piece of elven dark leaf.
He only needed to take a look at it to remember it firmly, and then under the control of his mind, the paper in his hand first became illusory and soon disappeared.
Odysseus said to the "Little Sun": "After the last party, I collected some information about the 'God-Forsaken Land'.
"This reminds me of an interesting question, and I hope to discuss it with you. "
Klein and "The Hanged Man" Alger both noticed a detail: The "Hermit" has a channel to collect information about the "God-Forsaken Land."
The "God-Forsaken Land" is not a very high-level secret in the extraordinary world, but the information about it basically exists in the form of legends or rumors, and it is difficult to get useful information.
The church or some extraordinary families will have some accurate information, but it must be difficult to trade.
This seems to confirm Klein and Alger's previous speculation: The "Hermit" has a special intelligence channel.
This is of course a signal deliberately released by Odysseus. He knows so much amazing history and intelligence, even so amazing that he dares to trade that intelligence only at the Tarot Club.
With such a foreshadowing, if it continues to be laid a few more times, even if the information about the fall of the "Ancient Sun God" is traded later, it will not arouse too much suspicion.
Derrick didn't think so much: "Excuse me, what do you want to know about the 'God-Forsaken Land'? "
In his opinion, the information that the Hermit just provided was more valuable than a potion formula for the Sequence 9 pathway, so he would actively answer the Hermit's questions.
Everyone else listened carefully to the conversation between the two people. They were curious about what interesting questions the Hermit had thought of
. "Are there any animals in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'?" Odysseus asked, "Are there any plants?"
Alger frowned slightly: What kind of question is this?
Klein behind the gray fog seemed to understand something: I almost forgot that this Hermit is a research talent. Such people often conduct some amazing research in some seemingly ordinary places and get some amazing answers. Audrey also had a feeling that this question might go in a very profound direction.
"Yes..." Derrick was slightly stunned before answering, "But... but they may be different from the plants and animals over there.
"They are more like some monsters, basically they are highly poisonous or very aggressive."
Odysseus continued, "Please describe the two animals and two plants in detail."
"Okay." Derrick nodded and said, "There is a swamp not far to the north of Silver City. There is a kind of fish with fangs and extremely poisonous.
"They are similar to the loaches mentioned in the textbook, but the difference is that the big ones can grow to the height of an adult and can stay on land for a long time. If they get close to the swamp, they will rush out of the swamp and actively attack humans..."
Fors tried to imagine the scene of a fish chasing a person: What a wonderful world.
"There is a kind of insect in the east of the city that likes to suck blood and brain marrow." Derrick continued, "It is about as long and thick as an adult's index finger, and always moves in groups.
"Whether it encounters humans or any animals, they will use their sharp mouthparts to drill into the animal's body. If not handled in time, it will even drill into the brain..."
Audrey frowned, feeling a little disgusted and a little scared.
Odysseus asked further, "What do these two creatures usually feed on?"
Derrick replied, "Monsters."
He further explained, "The 'Forsaken Land of the Gods' is roaming around humanoid or grotesque monsters."
Odysseus nodded slowly and made a "please continue" gesture.
Derrick continued, "Not far from the swamp in the north of the city, there is a plant with sharp thorns and rope-like vines.
"In addition to having roots that can absorb water and nutrients from the soil, they can also hunt animals or monsters.
"Some of these plants have suckers on their vines, and some have different toxins on their barbs. We occasionally collect these vines and extract the toxins for use."
Alger only noticed at this time: "The Sun" has been participating in the Tarot Club for so long, but I have never thought of asking about the common news of the "Forsaken Land of God". Just by listening to him talk about these animals and plants, I have already had a deep understanding of the life in the "Forsaken Land of God".
After sighing, he glanced at the "Hermit", but still did not understand the other party's purpose.
When talking about the last plant, Derrick finally had some smiles on his face: "In our Silver City, there are black-faced grass everywhere.
"Its color is completely black, and the leaves can be ground into food after maturity. It is precisely because of the existence of black-faced grass that most of us have not mutated or deformed.
"This is the gift of the gods, and our hope to persevere."
Audrey saw the smile of "The Sun", took a deep breath and smiled: "Yes, it must be the hope given to you by the gods. "
At this moment, she felt a little sorry for "Little Sun". He must have never eaten cheese or toast.
"The World" sitting at the bottom reminded her in a low voice: "Normalism in abnormality is a kind of abnormality." Chapter 54: The mutation of species in the "Forsaken Land of Gods"
is a reminder to the "world". "Sun" Derrick was slightly stunned. He had been eating the powdered black grass since he was a child. Suddenly, someone told him that black grass was not a normal plant!
It was like someone told "Justice" Audrey and the others that wheat was a poisonous weed.
"Hermit" Odysseus asked Derrick: "Where does black grass grow?"
"On the city walls, on the roofs, and on the streets." Derrick replied.
"Magician" Fors thought: It just doesn't grow in the fields. Hmm... This is indeed a bit abnormal.
Odysseus asked again: "Is there any outside the city?"
"No."
"Have you found similar plants around the city?"
"No."
"That's fine, just keep eating it." Odysseus said affirmatively.
"Justice" Audrey asked before Derrick: "Mr. Hermit, how did you come to this conclusion?"
Odysseus said: "The growth range of the black-faced grass is very similar to the description of that kind of high-level seal."
He paused and smiled: "I have never seen a high-level seal, but I have heard people talk about some of them. Some of these seals will have effects throughout the city.
"It sounds like the appearance of the black-faced grass seems to be the effect of a certain seal. "
Derrick opened his mouth. This was something he had never thought of.
Klein, the Fool behind the gray fog, sighed: "The Hermit is very knowledgeable."
He thought that the seal must have negative effects, and was about to manipulate the "world" to remind him, but after thinking about it, he decided not to remind him. After all, the "Little Sun" only had that kind of food. Since there was no mutation or deformity, even if there were some negative effects, it seemed acceptable.
Audrey was somewhat relieved: the new member had been integrated into the Tarot Club and was using his knowledge to help other members solve problems.
Fors had only one thought in her mind at this time: How amazing.
At the same time, she thought of a question: "Mr. Hermit, why is the effective range of those high-level seals 'a city'?"
She felt that her question was not accurate enough, so she changed her statement: "Backlund and the southern Pritz Harbor are both cities, but the area and population of the two are completely different.
"Can the effect of a certain high-level seal cover Pritz Harbor and Backlund?"
Odysse smiled and said, "This question involves the issue of 'conceptualization'. It is said that high-level seals will have certain conceptual definitions.
"So their range of effect is also a concept such as 'a city' or 'a country'.
"Well, if you want to know more detailed information, I can help you understand it, but that information is very high-level and requires a transaction."
"No need." Fors smiled. Although the explanation of the "Hermit" made her more curious, she was saving money to buy the main materials for promotion and did not have extra gold pounds to satisfy her curiosity.
Klein thought of the concept of "uniqueness" because the "Black Emperor" card gave him a certain understanding of this concept. He really wanted to know the details, but because this matter was not urgent, he was not willing to pay gold pounds.
Alger also realized that the "conceptualization" mentioned by the "Hermit" must be very high-end extraordinary intelligence, but he was prepared to trade when necessary.
Odysseus said to Derrick, who was relieved, "I have a channel to learn more about Amon. Do you want to continue the deal with me?"
"Yes!" Derrick said immediately, "But...but what do I want to trade with? The magic potion formula of 'Prayer of Light'?" "I need you to catch a fish from the swamp and give me a small bucket of swamp mud." Odysseus said, "Also catch a few blood-sucking bugs; give me a plant with barbs and toxins on the vines, and a poke of soil; if it's convenient, dig me a few black-faced grasses."
The other members were stunned. They didn't expect the "Hermit" to want these things.
Derrick said, "Well, Mr. Hermit, these things are not valuable. They are not equal to the value of your intelligence."
"Maybe they are not valuable in the 'Forsaken Land of Gods.'" Odysseus smiled.
Audrey asked curiously, "Mr. Hermit, can you tell me why you need these things?"
Odysseus replied, "For experiments."
Klein manipulated the "world" and asked, "You want to compare the species in the 'Forsaken Land of Gods. What are the differences with the species in our world?"
"Yes." Odysseus replied.
Alger also joined the topic: "What's the point of this?"
"This has to start with a previous study of mine." Odysseus did not hide: "A few years ago, a study of mine found that the spirituality contained in normal humans will have a self-circulating activity in the human body..."
Klein thought to himself after the gray fog: This is a bit like the theory of meridians in traditional Chinese medicine!
Odysseus continued to narrate: "Normally, this cycle will gradually decline, and eventually the spirituality in the body will overflow, corresponding to the process of a person's aging or death.
"But there are many external forces that will affect this cycle, such as some extraordinary pollution that will break such a cycle, causing the spirituality to emit a more complex movement trajectory, and then affect the spirit, mind and body.
"So extraordinary pollution will make this person sick at the least, crazy and out of control at the worst, and the spiritual cycle will be completely disordered in an instant, turning into a monster."
Everyone was stunned. This theory was the first time they had heard of it.
Klein thought of the relevant content in the Book of Secrets: The "Hermit"'s research on spirituality seems to be more profound than the Witch King.
"The plants and animals in the 'Forsaken Land of God' have obviously undergone some mutations." Odysseus continued, "This is a good research sample for me."
Everyone nodded, and understood Odysseus's purpose.
Fors sighed: This is the first time I have met an extraordinary scholar. It is said that there is such a profession in the Orthodox Church, but the "Hermit" does not seem to be a member of the Orthodox Church. Audrey was
also very curious: "Mr. Hermit, what is your research direction?"
"Spirituality and the application of magic arrays." Odysseus said.
"Magic arrays?" Alger was a little surprised: "Are you talking about the magic arrays like the 'pentagram' or 'hexagram'?"
When he was training in mystic knowledge, he hated these cumbersome magic arrays the most. They were very troublesome and useless.
The other members who had not received systematic mystic training were a little confused, including Klein. Theoretically, after he became a Sequence 8 in the Nighthawks, he had the opportunity to go to Backlund for further mystic studies.
Unfortunately, he "died" before he received the notice of further study.
"It's those magic circles." Odysseus said, "They have infinite power and a variety of uses."
Alger fell into deep self-doubt: "Are we talking about the same thing?", Chapter 55 Incomplete Mysticism
After hearing the question from "The Hanged Man" Alger, "Hermit" Odysseus smiled and said, "I know that in most people's impressions, magic circles are of little use.
"That's because they don't understand what spirituality is, and don't understand the meaning of mystical symbols."
"Justice" Audrey was a little surprised: "Mr. Hermit, I have also learned some mystical symbols, and they don't seem to be very difficult to understand."
Odysseus said, "That's because you have learned common mystical symbols, or universal mystical symbols. The magic circles composed of those symbols are indeed limited in effect."
Alger asked, "Are there any uncommon mystical symbols?"
"Yes."
Alger asked again, "Mystical symbols that the church has not mastered."
"That's right." Odysseus smiled and said, "When the Church of the Seven Gods rose, many mystical symbols had been lost. "
Even Klein behind the gray fog was a little surprised: "The Hermit" is so arrogant!
Audrey also made a similar comment, but then she thought: "The Hermit" is not a person who likes to exaggerate. What he said just now is stating the facts.
Alger didn't think so, but he also knew that every member of the Tarot Club was not simple, so he didn't rush to express his opinion.
At this time, "Sun" Derrick said: "Mr. Hermit, are you studying the mystical symbols we use?"
Before the Cataclysm, he hadn't heard of the Church of the Seven Gods, but in Derrick's impression, the magic circle didn't seem to have much effect in actual combat.
Odysseus smiled and said, "This is not a matter of time. Well, before discussing this issue, let me ask everyone a question. In your impression, what are mystical symbols?"
This question stumped everyone, and in the end it was Alger who briefly summarized the Storm Church's explanation of mystical symbols: "It is a symbol for humans to communicate with nature and communicate extraordinary things."
Then he talked about his feelings: "But such communication seems to have to reach a certain level to be effective. At least I haven't felt any effect so far. "
Odysseus asked again: "Everyone knows about Ancient Hermetic and Giant Language, right? Why are these two languages different from the language we use in daily life?"
Klein knew this. He controlled the "world" and said in a hoarse voice: "That's because it has evolved over a long period of time. And in daily life, our language does not need to mobilize the power of nature."
"Yes, evolution." Odysseus raised his hand and said: "Giant and Ancient Hermetic can still mobilize the power of nature, but the mystical symbols that are also used to communicate with nature no longer have such an effect."
Klein understood and continued to control the "world" to ask further: "You mean, these mystical symbols have lost their ability to communicate with nature during the evolution process, just like Loen and Feysac?"
Alger asked another question: "Are there any intrinsic connections between mystical symbols and Giant or Ancient Hermetic? "
At this point, Audrey and the others felt a little tired, but they could still understand what they were saying.
Odysseus answered Alger's question first: "In our normal life, we need language and text to record and convey information.
"Then why is it not the combination of language and text in the field of mysticism?"
Alger was stunned and could not refute it for a moment.
Then Odysseus answered the question of "The World": "Not only have we lost the ability to communicate with nature, my research has found that the human mystical symbol system is very incomplete.
"It's like there are some meanings that we can express in words, but we can't find the corresponding words."
The hall fell silent, because the mystical knowledge of the other members present did not touch on this aspect.
After a while, "The World" said: "This is a very profound study."
Alger felt the same way and had no intention of refutation.
Odysseus spread his hands and smiled, "This is probably the direction of my research. Well, by the way, I have to initiate a transaction." Everyone came back to their senses and looked at the Hermit, wondering who he was going to trade with.
Odysse said, "I want to trade with you the potion formula of Sequence 9."
"Magician" Fors asked, "What channel?"
Odysse asked back, "May I ask what channel you used?"
"Apprentice."
"Then I will trade with you the potion formula of 'Apprentice'." Odysse said, "How about 260 pounds?"
When he joined the Mysticism Research Society, half of its members were "Low Sequence" Beyonders, and the other half were Mysticism enthusiasts who aspired to become Beyonders and had certain intelligence channels.
This was because Odysseus was only a Sequence 9 at the time, and if he recruited "Middle Sequence" members, he was afraid that he would find it difficult to control them, so the Beyonders among them were all "Low Sequence".
Now he is Sequence 8, and he plans to sell the formula to those Mysticism enthusiasts.
Before this, he strictly prohibited the sale of formulas at the party, because although several members such as "Hound" had potion formulas, they basically would not sell them, or they had to report to their superiors and could only sell them after their superiors agreed.
Peacock and Wolverine are definitely willing to sell the formula, but they only have the formula of the "Assassin" and "Secret Prayer" channels.
Odysseus does not intend to turn the research institute into a base for cultivating cult members, so he simply prohibits the sale of formulas.
Now that he is ready to lift the restrictions, he plans to master the formula of several more channels and put them in front of the occult enthusiasts.
In this way, they will have more choices. If someone still chooses the formula of "Assassin" or "Secret Prayer", Odysseus will not interfere.
Fors thought about it for a while and said, "Deal."
Although she used Mrs. Anlisa's extraordinary characteristics to become an "apprentice", she later got the "apprentice's" potion formula when sorting out Mrs. Anlisa's relics.
There is no use for this formula to be left there, and she has no reason to refuse the 260 pounds that beckoned to her.
Fors applied to Mr. Fool to "express" the "apprentice's" potion formula, and the gold pounds were paid to the "magician" by offering sacrifices to Mr. Fool after the party.
Odysseus asked Audrey again, "Miss Justice, are you going to sell the potion formula of Sequence 9?"
Audrey thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, but I don't want the gold pounds. I want to ask you some questions about mystical symbols."
Odysseus thought to himself: You really treat gold pounds like dirt.
He nodded, "Okay, I can trade with you as long as it is not information that needs to be kept confidential."
"Let me think about it first." Audrey said, "I haven't decided what to ask specifically."
"Okay."
So Audrey also asked Mr. Fool for paper and pen, and "expressed" the potion formula of "audience", and it appeared in front of Odysseus.
Odysseus asked "World" again, "Excuse me, are you going to sell the potion formula?"
"World" laughed softly, "Of course, but I have another potion formula that you are more interested in."
Odysseus was stunned, "What channel? Sequence number?"
"World" said in a low voice, "'Secret Peeper' channel, Sequence 7 'Wizard'." Chapter 56 Obtaining the 'Wizard' Potion Formula
When "The Fool" Klein helped "The Hermit" defeat the enemy last time, he realized that "The Hermit" was a low-sequence Beyonder.
At the beginning of this Tarot Club, Klein discovered that "The Hermit's" spirit had changed a bit, and it seemed that he had been promoted to Sequence 8.
As for the path that "The Hermit" belonged to, Klein discovered that when "The Hermit" attended the party this time, the pattern on the back of his chair had changed to a certain extent, turning into a pair of cold and indifferent eyes without eyelashes that contained countless bright stars.
Klein had seen this symbol when dealing with Old Neil's incident, so he was sure that "The Hermit" was an Beyonder of the "Secret Peeper" path, and he would definitely need the "Wizard's" potion formula.
Old Neil…
Klein behind the gray fog thought of this and smiled funny.
"I really need this potion formula." Odysseus said, "Name your price."
He was a little curious, where did Klein get the "Wizard's" potion formula?
Klein manipulated the "world" and said, "700 pounds."
That was what he got when he was divining the "Hermit", and the price was that his head was instantly shattered in "Above the Gray Mist". Selling the potion formula to the "Hermit" was also a way to get some compensation from the "Hermit".
"Deal." Odysseus said immediately.
Seeing that the other party agreed so readily, Klein felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have asked for 800 pounds.
Odysseus said again, "But it will take a few days to pay you."
He was still lamenting that he hadn't had 3,000 pounds in savings for a long time yesterday, but he had already spent more today.
First, Odysseus had just asked for a batch of high-level spiritual materials from Viscount Kelton in the morning, with a total value of more than 2,300 pounds, and the two potion formulas at the Tarot Club cost nearly 1,000 pounds.
His proud savings had bottomed out and turned negative.
Klein controlled the "world" and nodded: "Okay."
Odysseus asked: "Then are you still trading your own potion formula?"
"Trade."
"Also 260 pounds." Odysseus said: "Wait for me to trade with you."
"Deal." "World" said lightly.
Odysseus looked at the "Hanged Man" Alger again: "I will have more money coming in recently, so we can confirm the transaction first."
He paused and asked again: "Are you going to sell the potion formula?"
Alger replied: "Sell."
"May I ask what channel you are using?"
"Sailor."
Odysseus pretended to be slightly stunned: "This channel is a bit troublesome, but it can also be traded. Just consider it my collection. How about 260 pounds?"
This is the channel of the Orthodox Church. It would be a bit troublesome to trade such a potion formula.
"Okay." Alger made a judgment in his heart: "The Hermit" is a Loenese!
Based on the "Hermit"'s clothes, he probably has confirmed this, but he does not rule out that the "Hermit" is misleading with his clothes.
But now Alger is certain that the "Hermit" is from Loen, because the Church of Storms only preaches in Loen. If it were someone from another country, they would not think that the potion formula of the "Sailor" path would be "troubled."
Odysseus completed all the transactions, leaned back in his chair, and stopped talking.
At this time, "Justice" Audrey said to the head of the bronze table: "Mr. Fool, I request a private conversation."
Klein smiled helplessly in his heart: Come again? He nodded gently and said, "Okay."
When Odysseus's senses were blocked, he suddenly thought: After two gatherings, why didn't anyone offer the Roselle diary to the "Fool"?
He thought about it carefully and seemed to remember what happened. At this time, the "magician" Fors seemed to have just joined the Tarot Club not long ago. In order to prevent Fors from borrowing the "Roselle Notes" from her real self and causing repeated sacrifices, Audrey had a private conversation when offering the diary.
Audrey planned to find an opportunity to tell Fors that the "notes" in her hand were torn up by Susie, and then offer the diary openly.
Odysseus sighed, so he had to wait a while before making use of the surplus value of the five pages of the diary he handled.
After the private conversation, Klein lifted the sensory blockade of the other members: "You continue."
Fors took a breath and said: "I want to buy the stomach of the Soul Eater and 20 ml of deep-sea marlin blood."
These are the two main materials of the "Master of Magic". She still has 430 pounds in her savings, plus the transaction she just completed with the "Hermit", which earned her 260 pounds.
If she is lucky enough to find cheaper extraordinary materials, the problem of the main materials can be solved.
Fors couldn't help but sigh in her heart: If it weren't for the need to completely get rid of the influence of the full moon's whispers, she must become a "Master of Magic". With 690 pounds, she can live a very relaxed and comfortable life even in Backlund.
Two or three seconds later, Alger said in a deep voice: "I have seen deep-sea marlin blood at a pirate gathering before, but unfortunately, you have missed it."
Fors said: "Mr. Hanged Man, please help me pay more attention to it. The price of 300 to 400 pounds is acceptable."
"Okay." Alger nodded.
"Sun" Derrick said, "I know the approximate range of several Soul Eaters, but I don't need the gold pounds you mentioned."
Fors asked curiously, "What do you want?"
Audrey answered in her mind first: "The formula of the magic potion of the 'Sun Priest'."
Derrick thought about it and said, "The formula of the magic potion of the 'Sun Priest'."
"This is a formula of Sequence 7, and it will cost at least 750 pounds." This was the information that Fors accidentally learned when she helped the "World" to purchase magical items from the "Sun" path.
She paused and said, "And the two extraordinary materials I need, each one does not exceed 400 pounds, and most of the time it is only worth 300 pounds."
Derrick said without hesitation, "I can give you two or three Soul Eaters' stomachs."
Fors was a little helpless. If she sold the extra Soul Eaters' stomachs, she didn't know when she could sell them.
She tried to keep smiling and said, "I will try to collect it."
At this time, Odysseus said, "If you want to make a deal, please sell me the body of the Soul Eater for 100 pounds each."
The other parts of the Soul Eater's body are also very good spiritual materials.
Derrick was slightly stunned before nodding, "Okay."
Fors glanced at the "Hermit": Uh, didn't the "Hermit" have no money? How come two or three hundred pounds have been spent, and he didn't even blink?
Klein behind the gray fog also thought to himself: Sir, you are not going to use your credit card, are you? You are already overdrawn a lot now!
After complaining about the "Hermit", he asked the "World" to say in a hoarse voice: "Help me pay attention to the abnormal pituitary gland and blood of the Thousand Faces Hunter's brain, as well as the characteristics of the human skin shadow, and the hair of the Deep Sea Janna."
Everyone agreed.
After a few seconds of silence in the hall, it entered the "free exchange" session. After
about ten minutes of communication, the "Fool" announced the end of this Tarot Club. Chapter 57 Another new fund has arrived (an extra chapter for your monthly votes!)
"The Forsaken Land", Silver City, the bottom of the round tower.
After the Tarot meeting, Derrick returned to the real world. He sat cautiously for a few seconds, and found nothing unusual, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thinking of the information exchanged at the Tarot meeting, he quietly put his ear to the wall to listen to the movement next door.
Suddenly, an old and ethereal voice came from behind Derrick: "Where did you go just now?"
Derrick froze, and the hairs on his body stood up.
But the combat experience accumulated from patrolling and going out to explore made him calm down quickly. He didn't rush to turn back, but clenched his hands under his chin, as if praying.
The small room suddenly became bright, and the pure beam of light wrapped in flames fell from the roof and hit the person behind him.
At this moment, Derrick was shocked to see that the sacred light he prayed for became thicker in vain, so bright that he couldn't open his eyes.
In the light, someone pounced behind Derrick, followed by a shrill scream.
Derrick dared to look back. In the strong light, he saw a shadow, wearing a black classical robe, a pointed hat, black hair, a broad forehead, and a crystal monocle.
Soon, the strong light faded, and Derrick saw the gray-haired "Chief" Colin, and a translucent bug on the bed behind him.
It was only the length of a thumb, and a ring of transparent color divided it into many sections.
Derrick was stunned at first, and then realized that the danger was over: "Sir, 'Chief'."
Colin nodded gently and said: "We have always known that he has problems, but in order to find out what the purpose of the man named Amon is, we deliberately did not eliminate him directly.
"Unfortunately, he was normal until today."
Then he turned to Derrick and asked: "Why do you think he suddenly changed? Do you feel that you are different from others?"
Derrick frowned and fell silent, but soon he thought of what Mr. Hermit once said, Amon is a descendant of the "Ancient Sun God".
So he answered: "Maybe it's because my extraordinary path is different from others. "
Colin's expression didn't change: "What were you doing in the room just now?"
"I was..." Attending the Tarot Club!
Derrick suddenly realized that things might not be as simple as he thought.
He took a deep breath and said, "...sleeping."
Colin looked into Derrick's eyes quietly, and after more than ten seconds he said, "Before he mutated, did you notice anything abnormal?"
"No." Derrick shook his head with certainty.
The bottom of the round tower fell silent again, and after more than ten seconds, Colin said, "Your condition has stabilized, you can go back."
Derrick was stunned: "Okay. "
He took a deep breath and walked along the corridor to leave the round tower. On the way, he met the guards who came one after another. They let Derrick go without asking him a question.
Derrick hurried home, closed the door, and observed carefully for a while. Seeing nothing unusual, he whispered: "The Fool who does not belong to this era... I just experienced a terrible thing..."
He reported everything that had just happened to the Fool and mentioned his guess, hoping to get an answer from Mr. Fool.
As the tension subsided, he felt a strong fatigue, so he lay down on the bed and fell asleep quickly.
In the quiet and drowsy room, lightning flashed and illuminated everything from time to time, and sometimes disappeared in the darkness.
Derrick, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly pulled the corner of his mouth and raised his hand to pinch his eye sockets: "Hey, Fool! Interesting. " ...
Backlund, West District, 51 Henry Street.
Odysseus opened his eyes and saw the ceiling of the lounge, then yawned loudly, feeling a little sleepy.
However, he was destined to have no time to take a nap today, so he got up and offered 260 pounds to the "Fool" to complete the transaction with the "Magician".
Then he came to the shop in front, first summarized the accounts sent by Enoch and Mandy's assistant, and listened to the two people's brief reports.
As he expected, Viscount Kelton's subordinates delivered the high-level spiritual materials ordered by Odysseus after a while.
Those spiritual materials were packed in two large suitcases. They not only contained the materials needed for Odysseus's next experiment, but also the spiritual materials needed to make the "Flame Arrow".
After checking the goods at the counter, Odysseus paid 2,360 pounds, and his deposit was instantly depleted.
He took these materials to the backyard and began to process these spiritual materials to prepare for the modulation of the spiritual paint used to draw the "Flame Arrow" magic circle.
He had to complete the order quickly and get the remaining 2,000 pounds from Bernadette. In addition, Klein did not mention the deal for the "Flame Arrow" at today's gathering.
Odysseus estimated that the deal should have fallen through.
But it didn't matter. Bernadette's money was enough for him to make up for the bad check he wrote at the Tarot Club.
At dinner time, Max, the captain of the "Mechanical Heart", invited Odysseus to dinner.
Odysseus then remembered that he had another sum of money coming in.
The two of them found a restaurant nearby and also asked for a small room where they would not be disturbed.
Before the dishes were served, the two of them talked about business first.
"I asked Captain Ikonser for you at the right time." Max said while smoking, "Unless you join the 'Mechanical Heart', it will be difficult for you to apply for the 'Wizard's' potion formula."
Odysseus was slightly stunned. If it was before today, Max's words would have made him consider trading with Bernadette, but with the formula trading at the Tarot Club, he said more easily, "Okay, no problem.
" "Convert all those merits into gold pounds for me. "
You made the right choice." Max was also very happy. If Odysseus insisted, he didn't know how to persuade him: "Your information before allowed us to destroy a 'Rose School' hideout.
" "The captain said that he would give you more rewards for this case. I originally planned to reward you 600 pounds. Since you gave up the 'wizard's' potion formula and asked for gold pounds instead, I can help you apply for a little more by adding the two together."
He thought for a while: "1,500 pounds should be no problem."
"That's great." Odysseus told the truth: "It can just fill my financial gap."
Max was slightly stunned: "Are you conducting new research again?"
He thought to himself: No wonder you gave up the "wizard's" potion formula.
"That's right."
"I've always wanted to ask you, why don't you join the 'Mechanical Heart'? With your research results and talents, wouldn't it be better for you to concentrate on being a research scholar in the church? The church will provide you with ample funds, and you just need to let go of your research."
Odysseus smiled and said, "I'm afraid that if I really let go of my research, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery will go bankrupt."
Thank you all for your monthly votes, I'll add another chapter to show my appreciation (*^▽ Chapter 58: The Attack of Amon's Avatar
"The Forsaken Land", Silver City.
Derrick suddenly woke up from his deep sleep. In front of him was a boundless gray fog, and the lofty "Fool".
In his ears echoed a illusory and lofty voice: "I know. I have something for you to do. Experiment to see if this ritual is effective."
Derrick knew that Mr. Fool would occasionally let members of the Tarot Club make some attempts, so he was not surprised. He turned over and sat up very actively, found the spiritual materials to be used, and immediately began to write the corresponding symbols and logos.
After doing all this, he lit a candle, closed his eyes and lowered his head, and kept reciting the Fool's command: "The Fool who does not belong to this era..."
After reciting the honorable name for an unknown number of times, Derrick felt that his mind suddenly became trance.
He seemed to see a series of indescribable figures, saw the different colors of light containing infinite knowledge, and saw a majestic and tall golden figure overlooking everything.
The figure stood beside Mr. Fool in the thick gray fog, with twelve pairs of huge dark and mysterious wings behind him.
Unconsciously, Derrick felt that he had touched the figure, and seemed to understand what sunlight was, and also comprehended how to make holy water.
The wonderful spiritual experience intoxicated Derrick until everything disappeared and the simple furniture in the room came into view, and he came back to his senses.
Derrick smiled sincerely: Is this the "secret ceremony" mentioned in the textbook? For more than two thousand years, no one in Silver City has succeeded.
He lowered his head and said sincerely: "Praise Mr. Fool!"
At this moment, a picture suddenly appeared in front of him.
Derrick saw himself, covered by a transparent illusory figure.
The figure was wearing a black classical robe, a black pointed soft hat, and a crystal monocle on his face, which was wrapped around his body like a python.
Derrick was shocked: That Amon clone is not dead! With the magical items at the bottom of the round tower and the attention of His Excellency "Chief", he "parasitized" in my body!
Thinking of this, all the hairs on his body stood up.
The scene continued, and he saw that just when he was performing the "secret ceremony", the Amon clone stretched out his hand, as if to grab the gray fog under Mr. Fool's feet.
But the next second, the angel with twelve pairs of wings beside Mr. Fool suddenly jumped up and collided with Amon's clone.
The illusory figure of Amon disappeared.
The scene also disappeared, and Derrick's heart finally fell back to its original position: Mr. Fool discovered Amon's clone and ordered the angels serving him to deal with him!
He once again sincerely praised: "Praise you, great Mr. Fool."
...
Backlund, West District, No. 51 Henry Street.
Odysseus came to the pharmacy early today to slice some herbs.
Just after working for a while, Max came into the store with breakfast.
The two men ate breakfast leisurely and chatted. Max asked Odysseus, "You are 25 years old this year. Have you ever thought about finding a wife?"
Odysseus smiled and said, "Why find a wife?"
"Watch your purse!" Max pointed to the butter bread in his hand, "Someone will also prepare breakfast for you and your friends."
It is hard to imagine that the boss behind the "Nanmu Ballroom" does not even have a servant. Max had advised Odysseus many times before, asking him not to conduct those expensive researches, or to cooperate with the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery to conduct researches, so as to obtain financial support.
But every time he persuaded, Odysseus refused for various reasons.
Max even suspected that Odysseus was studying how to resurrect his family.
For this reason, he asked scholars in the church to look at some of Odysseus's researches, and confirmed that it was not about the research of necromancy, so Max stopped paying attention to this matter.
Today, his wife mentioned that she wanted to introduce her cousin to Odysseus, and Max talked about it.
"It's too dangerous." Odysseus swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "You also know that as extraordinary people, we have to fight against loss of control at all times, which is too dangerous."
Max knew that Odysseus was not telling the truth, but he had nothing to say about this reason.
After breakfast, Max handed the gold pounds he applied for to Odysseus, and then took the carriage to work.
Odysseus counted it and it was exactly 1,500 pounds.
Kena happened to be there, so Odysseus said to him, "Take care of the shop these two days. You can put aside the work of making the 'Flame Arrow'."
Kena understood, "You're going out for another two days?"
Odysseus said "Hmm", and then reminded him which herbs should be sliced and which herbs should be ground into powder.
Then he went to the backyard, first set up a simple altar in the lounge, and offered 1,220 pounds in cash to Mr. Fool, completing yesterday's transaction.
Klein, the "Fool", was slightly stunned by the money. He didn't expect that the "Hermit" would gather the money so quickly. This made him wonder: Would this guy really use his credit card?
Soon, the potion formulas of "Sailor", "Fortune Teller" and "Wizard" appeared in Odysseus' mind. He took a closer look at the formula of "Wizard": Sequence 7: Wizard
Main materials: the complete brain of the pale long-necked beast, two fruits of the fleabane tree.
Auxiliary materials: 12 ml of silver-billed crane blood, 6 drops of aconite juice, 18 grams of black-edged lilac flower powder, 60 ml of pure water.
Odysseus first memorized the three potion formulas, and then sighed in his heart: the main materials of the sequence 7 level are relatively rare on the market. Even if it is an auxiliary material, the herbal medicine store does not have the blood of the silver-billed crane.
Odysseus has also participated in some extraordinary gatherings, but he has only heard of people trading the fruits of the flying fern, but has never heard of anyone trading the brain of the pale long-necked beast.
However, for him, the promotion is not urgent. He can wait until the potion of the "combat scholar" begins to digest, and then try to trade with the Tarot Club or Bernadette.
As for the Mystic Research Society, the level of this gathering in the extraordinary aspect is too low, and it is difficult to trade the main materials of the sequence 7 level.
After sighing for a while, Odysseus went to the warehouse next door to bring the spiritual materials and metal materials he needed, and then went into the basement and used the teleportation array to come to the suburban laboratory more than 50 kilometers away from the herbal medicine store.
He planned to use two days to produce the research results in the "wilderness of knowledge".
After placing the materials on the test bench, Odysseus first went to the desk to draw the blueprint, then lit the metallurgical furnace and began to make the metal body of the test object.
After that, he engraved the magic circle, mixed the paint with spiritual materials, and smeared it on the engraved magic circle.
Finally, he inlaid the Amanda crystal and placed the extraordinary characteristic of the "Fighting Scholar", a black and white sphere with intermittent red lines, in the center of the magic circle above. The test object was finally completed.
At this moment, Odysseus saw a small line of pale words suddenly appear on the test bench in front of him: I'm here. Chapter 59 Wisdom Helmet
Backlund, outside a warehouse in the dock area.
When Byron saw that several of Kapin's subordinates were approaching him intentionally or unintentionally, he realized that he was exposed.
He immediately handed his wallet to the assistant beside him: "I will lead them away in a while. You take a rented carriage and go to No. 199 Hairun Avenue as quickly as possible. Tell the waiter there: 'Lion' asks the 'chief' for help!
"Don't hide anything when you see the 'chief'. Tell the truth to whatever he asks."
The assistant was about to say something, but Byron interrupted: "It's too late to explain. Go quickly. Whether I can survive depends on how fast you go there! "
After saying that, Byron ran away without looking back, which really attracted most people to chase him.
The assistants also understood the urgency of the matter and quickly left their monitoring location. After many attempts to get rid of the pursuers failed, they had to jump on a rented carriage and rush to the place Byron mentioned.
...
In the western suburbs of Backlund, in Audis' laboratory.
Odysseus, who had been working for two consecutive days, was stunned for a moment when he looked at the short sentence on the laboratory table before he came to his senses. That was the secret code between him and Bernadette.
He smiled helplessly: "Welcome."
Bernadette's voice appeared in the air: "Your expression doesn't look like you're welcoming me."
"Maybe it's because I'm a little tired." Odysseus smiled and said, "After the experiment is over, I'm going to make myself a good lunch to treat myself."
"It's almost five o'clock in the afternoon now."
"Concentrating on work always makes people forget the passage of time." Odysseus sighed, and then asked, "What do you want to talk to me about? "
Bernadette, who was far away in Backlund, used the "invisible servant" beside Odysseus to say, "I'm just curious about what you have researched."
Odysseus asked casually, "You haven't been observing the process of me making the test product these two days, have you?"
"No."
Odysseus was stunned. Why did she sound a little guilty?
Bernadette's voice came again in the air: "What are you making?"
Odysseus smiled and said, "This is definitely an invention that can change the future."
As he spoke, he pulled away the carpet on the ground, revealing the seven-pointed star array underneath: "But before that, I have to conduct a live experiment."
"You actually want to conduct a live experiment?"
"What else? Of course, this kind of thing must be tested before it can be assured. "Odysseus said as he picked up a jar of colored powder from the table.
Bernadette was a little surprised: "I haven't conducted any live experiments..."
Odysseus ignored the "mysterious queen" and grabbed a handful of colored powder, and then put the remaining powder in the jar into the outer circle of the "seven-pointed star" magic circle.
Then he sprinkled the powder in his hand in the magic circle, and while making a "crackling" sound, Odysseus said in Hermetic language: "I, summon in my name.
"Lord of the underworld somewhere, the great Samantha, please descend into the circle of this magic circle under the guidance of the seven-pointed star and look at the person who summoned you.
"Please enjoy the sacrifice I provide for you and obey my command." Huh~
The room suddenly became very cold, as if it was at the seaside in winter, and the cold sea breeze froze every inch of skin.
Then a black mist appeared inside the summoning array, and there were two red eyes on the top of the mist, staring coldly at Odysseus.
At the same time, the gray mist covered the pottery jar and collected the offerings provided by Odysseus.
This process surprised Bernadette very much. She certainly knew that the "Seven-pointed Star" belonged to the summoning array, but few people used this array, because setting up a simple altar was much more convenient than using this array, and the effect was not much different.
However, Bernadette knew very well that the evil spirits in the underworld and the spirit world or some evil but not very powerful beings would confuse the caster to use the array to summon them, so that they could bring more power to the real world.
Bernadette felt that the guy summoned by Odysseus was a similar existence to an evil spirit, but strangely, the other party's evil breath was only in the circle of the array, and outside the circle, except for some coldness, there was nothing abnormal.
Odysseus continued, "Great Samanthal, please help me catch three people who have committed heinous crimes but have not received corresponding sanctions.
"Please take away their tongues and make them stiff and unable to move."
The black fog suddenly disappeared. Six or seven seconds later, it came back again, and three people flew out of the gray fog. They were a middle-aged man, a woman in her thirties, and an old man in his sixties.
Judging from their clothes, they were all relatively wealthy, but at this time, they stood there honestly, stiff all over, unable to move.
There was no trace of a mouth under their noses, and their facial skin was normal, as if they had never grown a mouth and tongue. At this time, they were looking at Odysseus with horrified eyes.
Odysseus said to the black fog again, "Great Samanthal, thank you for your help. Let's live in peace and help each other. I will give you a sacrifice and you will listen to my command.
"I will send these three evil souls into the circle later. Please enjoy their flesh and soul.
"Now please leave the real world and leave this circle with the seven-pointed star. "
The gray mist really left.
While straightening up the three stiff people, Odysseus explained, "Samanthal is very good at distinguishing between good and evil. These three people must be extremely evil."
Bernadette said, "The way you find experimental subjects is eye-opening."
Then she pointed to the "Seven-pointed Star" array and asked, "You have changed at least 16 places in this summoning array. After the changes, the summoned beings can't hurt you?"
"Below angels." Odysseus put a brass experiment that looked like a helmet with several layers stacked together on the middle-aged man's head: "In theory, except for summoning demons, people using summoning arrays should not be harmed.
"After studying the current common summoning arrays, I found that those arrays, in order to conform to the classic array form, did not have any mechanism to protect the caster.
"So, I drastically transformed the array, which actually converted the power of the summoned into power to protect the caster.
"In addition, we need to prepare sacrifices that the other party likes, otherwise they will not be willing to help."
As he spoke, he adjusted the test subject: "Now, the experiment begins."
The middle-aged man didn't know what the experiment was, and he couldn't beg for mercy. Only his expression and eyes belonged to him. At this time, his face was full of fear.
Odysseus injected spirituality into the test subject, and the device started smoothly. An illusory light appeared from the top of the helmet and quickly sank into the middle-aged man's head. Chapter 60 Instilling Knowledge
In the middle of the brass "helmet", there is a striking crystal, which makes the shape of the helmet look a bit like it has been shot by an arrow.
That is the spiritual co-frequency node in the magic circle. If the crystal lights up, it means that the brain waves of the test subject are not at the same frequency as the spiritual fluctuations.
After the experiment began, since the crystal in the middle did not light up, it means that the middle-aged man and a spiritual fluctuation in the helmet can be in a state of co-frequency, and the instillation process can be completed immediately.
The illusory light flashed by, and the experiment ended in a second. After a brief confusion, the middle-aged man, who was the test subject, was instantly replaced by surprise. He felt the new knowledge he had gained.
Odysseus held the middle-aged man's hand, opened the "spiritual vision" to observe the other party's spiritual body, mental body and mental body, and used his own spirituality to touch the spiritual circulation in the middle-aged man's body, and then smiled and said: "The experiment was successful."
This is a method of testing the results of the experiment that he invented based on his own research results and using extraordinary abilities. It is better than any detection instrument in the world.
Then Odysseus conducted experiments on two other people. The brain waves of the old man could not resonate with the spiritual fluctuations in the helmet, so Odysseus forced him to infuse.
After the infusion, the other party showed an obvious expression of pain, but after three minutes, he basically returned to normal and successfully completed the infusion process.
Odysseus carried the three test subjects into the "Seven-pointed Star" magic circle, grabbed a ball of black powder from another porcelain jar, and sprinkled it at their feet.
These are extraordinary powders with spirituality. Using the residual breath of Samanthal in the summoning magic circle, it can temporarily open the door between the underworld and the real world.
Samanthal, who had been waiting in the underworld for a long time, immediately took away the three test subjects who could only make terrified expressions and shed tears of fear, but could not scream.
Odysseus carefully placed the "helmet" on the experimental table and said with a cheerful smile: "Haha, it worked, it worked."
Bernadette, who had been watching from the sidelines, began to ask: "If I'm not mistaken, you just instilled some knowledge into the three test subjects, right?"
She was not unfamiliar with this process. In the "Elemental Dawn", a large number of members were extraordinary people of the "Secret Peepers" path. Bernadette often saw the "Hidden Sage" chasing them and instilling knowledge.
Of course, Odysseus's test subjects could not compare with the indoctrination of the "Hidden Sage", but it seemed to give people a similar feeling.
"That's right." Odysseus smiled and said, "What I instilled into them is the mystical knowledge and fighting skills of the 'Combat Scholar' trait."
Although Bernadette guessed the result, she was still a little surprised: "No wonder you say this is an invention that can change the future. Since it can instill knowledge from extraordinary characteristics, can it also instill other knowledge?"
"Not yet. To complete such an operation, I still need to improve it." Odysseus looked at his achievements and smiled: "If you can find a good carrier to store knowledge, theoretically you can instill any knowledge.
"This is a bit like the language or some knowledge spells made by the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, but those spells are disposable, while my prototype can be reused. In theory, it only needs regular maintenance and can be used for several years. "
Another difference that Odysseus did not mention is that the spells of the Church of Knowledge and Wisdom require at least praying to angels for power to be effective.
However, the research results of Odysseus do not need to bother the gods at all.
This is a bit like the "brain insertion" technology in his impression, but it was a relatively sci-fi technology before he crossed over, but now it has been realized through the use of mysticism.
Bernadette reminded Odysseus very seriously: "This technology must not be made public, and it is best not to let others know how it works."
"I know." Odysseus smiled and said, "I have fully considered it before, and I understand your concerns. "
It can instill knowledge and memory, which can bring about great changes in a person.
"This change is likely not to be positive. Some people with ulterior motives may manipulate others because of this."
The "Mysterious Queen" in the air said, "Well, I understand." "To be exact, I have no intention to do further research." Odysseus said, "Because there is no use in continuing to study it."
Bernadette's tone also relaxed: "Have you named this 'helmet'-like test product?"
"Not yet." Odysseus hates naming the most.
"Why not call it 'Wisdom Helmet'?"
Odysseus readily agreed: "Okay."
Bernadette asked another question about the summoning array: "Sammoncel, who was summoned just now, seems to have the power of a demigod. How can such a being obey your command?"
"I said this in the summoning words." Odysseus replied: "We have a 'mutual help' relationship. He really wants to come to the real world.
"But with his own strength, it is difficult for him to leave the underworld. I summoned him just to let him go out and have some fun. In the process of completing my orders, he can appear in the real world openly without too many restrictions.
"And no undead creature can refuse my sacrifice. It is a powder I made with spiritual materials such as red spider lily and dead grass. It is equivalent to a delicious cake in our eyes and is the favorite of undead creatures.
"There is no 'dessert shop' in the underworld. The evil spirits who cannot leave the spiritual world can only eat this delicacy from me."
He paused and said with some heartache: "It cost me more than 80 pounds to prepare such a can of powder."
But overall it is worth it, more than 80 pounds in exchange for three test products.
Bernadette said again: "I always feel that your summoning just now is not just a simple way to drive him."
Odysseus smiled, but did not continue to explain.
There are indeed other uses. Odysseus once had a deep talk with Samanthal. When necessary, they will have further cooperation.
But that is one of Odysseus's trump cards. Although Bernadette has some guesses, he will not explain in detail.
"Okay. "Odysseus clapped his hands: "I should prepare a delicious meal for myself, do you want to..."
Just when he said this, his pocket watch suddenly lit up. It was a signal that there was an emergency in the Occult Research Institute. Usually, members of the research institute would take the initiative to go to the gathering place for help.
Odysseus immediately cried and said, "Why did you send a signal at this time?"
He was already hungry: "Sorry, I have something to do and can't continue chatting with you."
"What is it?"
"I don't know." Odysseus temporarily covered the "Wisdom Helmet" and took off his coat, preparing to return to Backlund.
Bernadette suddenly said, "I'll take you there."