Mystery: Mr. Witch and Miss Hunter

Chapter 382 Divination
After resting for a while, Adele felt that her spirituality had recovered to a certain extent. This was all due to the fact that some facilities in the office were arranged according to specific rules, which could allow people in the room to recover spirituality more slowly.

These are the work of a team of horticulturists from the Church of the Mother Earth, hard-working "cultivators" who have mastered the logistics, including this restoration ritual, which consists of a rational arrangement of small amounts of spiritual items.

If this goes on, I can try to divination about Sotos later, so as to avoid letting Laila get in touch with the pendulum...

Adele thought to herself, after all, this pendulum may be an item related to the level of the true god. There is no problem when she uses it, which does not mean that Laila can use it normally. If she rashly transfers it to others for use, it may cause serious problems. bit of dissatisfaction.

I made myself a cup of herbal tea unique to the Southern Continent, and smelling the fragrance of the tea leaves as they unfolded in the water, Adele's frowning gradually relaxed. Only now did she feel exhausted emerging from her body, and she almost couldn't take it anymore. Steady the glass.

Sure enough, the most painful time when one's spirituality is exhausted is not when one's spirituality has just been exhausted, but when one's spirituality begins to recover...

After a while, Adele felt that her condition had recovered a bit, so she found a mirror with a silver frame in the drawer, arranged the ceremony skillfully, and wrapped the pendulum around the mirror.

Afterwards, she took out the scorched black skull of Sothos from her pocket and placed it in front of the mirror. In her spiritual vision, there were cyan-blue distorted spots of light coming in and out of the holes in the bone, Like fly larvae growing on carrion.

Adele knew that it was the spirit of Sothoth who was cursed and restricted by black magic. This maggot-like deformed posture was forcibly collected back from the dissipated state.

After all, there are not many opportunities to practice, and Adele's understanding of this spell is only at the stage of "know how to use it".The current Adele can't keep other people's souls for more than ten years like a day as Gagran said in the introduction, and store them for about a month at most, and the longer they are stored, the faster they will dissipate when they are broken , and the more difficult it is to psychic.

However, this afternoon is the Tarot Club, and Adele is planning to report on this matter at the Tarot Club, so there is no need to worry about saving time.

With a thought, Adele picked up the paperweight on the table and smashed Sothoth's skull, and immediately saw the residual spirituality separated from the broken bones.

Adele didn't dare to delay, and immediately recited the divination sentence silently in her heart:

"...The whole story of the ayahuasca transaction."

The room suddenly darkened for no reason, and the mirror in front of Adele shook like water waves, and then incoherent pictures appeared one after another.

At first, these pictures seemed to be obscured by some unknown force, and they were not clear.But as the citrine pendant on the mirror flickered faintly with fluorescence, all those misty coverings disappeared.

As I expected, Sothos did anti-divination processing on the relevant information...

Adele nodded slightly, and couldn't help praising Mr. Fool's pendulum in her heart for its remarkable effect.

According to the information revealed inside and outside the words of the elder members of the Tarot Society, combined with the holy scriptures of the Church of the Fool and the information collected from several relics related to the old days, Adele can roughly guess that Mr. Fool It is very possible to master the "Seer" pathway.

Afterwards, Adele focused on the picture in the mirror.

The protagonist of the first scene is the ordinary-looking Santana, wearing a shawl with long tassels common in the southern continent, standing up from the coffin carried by the porter.

This kind of coffin is a remnant of the death cult in the Southern Continent. It is very popular in the Balam area. In the Southern Continent where there are not many horses, this means of transportation is equivalent to the rental carriage in the Northern Continent.

Not long after he got out of the car, he suddenly stood there with a dull face, and the expression on his face gradually distorted, looking quite painful.

There are many pedestrians on the road, but they have long been used to it, because these symptoms are almost the same as those of people who take ayahuasca, and the thick dark circles and sunken eye sockets on Santana's face further prove that he is an addict, so No one stopped to observe his anomaly.

After 2 minutes, the expression on Santana's face returned to calm. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the snot and tears on his face, and then continued walking towards his destination as if nothing had happened.

It seems that this is the process of Santana being targeted by Sotos...

Adele was stunned in a low voice, and once again learned about the horror of the Secret Puppet Master.

If it is on a crowded street, the secret puppet master doesn't even need any other means, as long as he turns into someone else's appearance and gets within half a minute of the target within ten meters, the target will be initially controlled.

And Adele has personally experienced the danger of preliminary control. If she can't advance to Sequence Five, she has no way to counteract similar abilities.

Fortunately, for the sake of the deal, they set the meeting place at an abandoned warehouse where not many people come and go. Otherwise, it would be really difficult for them to see through Sothos' disguise, and it was almost inevitable that they would be dragged into their own rhythm by the other party.

While reviewing the video in her mind, Adele watched the next scene.

Still from the perspective of Sothos, he was discussing issues related to ayahuasca with a person hiding in the shadows.I don't know if it was Adele's illusion, but she always felt that Sothos of Sequence Five was still a little timid when facing the man in the shadow, as if he was afraid of something, or in awe of something.

"Sir, someone has caused a little trouble recently. The Fenepot people seem to be wary of our actions. The sale of ayahuasca is likely to be seriously affected."

Sotos said respectfully, "Therefore, it is very likely that the affairs of the Kingdom of God will be postponed."

As he spoke, he closed his mouth carefully, as if he was waiting to observe the attitude of the other party and choose an appropriate answer.

"The gods will not wait for us."

The figure in the shadow stood up, and his attire was also revealed in the eyes of Adele who was using Sothos' perspective.

He was wearing gorgeous costumes with gold tassels, red and blue background, a tower-shaped golden crown on his head, and something like a short-handled scepter pinned to his waist, but Adele felt that it might also be a dagger .

And that face is the face that Adele has never forgotten in her nightmares these days: it was the captain of the "Nebuchadnezzar", the stitch monster that Adele and Tracy killed together in the end One of three faces!
Did he get involved too?
Adele frowned, and now even just mentioning that weird ship would make her heart tremble subconsciously.

"Last time, the oracle of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom mentioned that the time for the doomsday has been shortened again, and we have less than five years left."

The man wearing the tower-shaped golden crown said in a deep voice, "His plan has only planted seeds so far, and there is still a long way to go before it can really take root. We ended these tasks one day earlier, and they You will be able to achieve true liberation one day earlier."

Although his voice sounded like he was reading an obituary, he spoke of "true liberation" with a delirious expression, like a demented believer.

"Whether it's a symbol or ayahuasca, it's just a carrier related to the cultural differences in different regions. It's just that taking ayahuasca will take effect faster, while wearing a symbol needs to wait until he initiates the ceremony before it can take effect. That's all."

"Therefore, no matter which side, we can't relax, everything is for 'North'."

"Yes, Your Excellency Nebuchadnezzar!" Sotos replied in a deep voice, but at this time the picture faded and disappeared again, and the third picture appeared.

The third picture is blurry, constantly swaying, and flashes with strange lights from time to time, which is a sign that Sotos' spirit is about to dissipate.

In the magic mirror, Adele saw that Sotos, who was the main perspective, was walking in an alley, turned around and walked for a long way before returning to his home in a dark alley.

As soon as he entered the door, he immediately closed the door, bolted it, and wrapped the iron chain. The room was very dark, and all the windows were tightly closed, but Sothos did not open the window or light the lamp, holding the Tin boxes of various herbs made their way into a darker room.

The "magician" potion endowed him with the ability to see in the dark, and also gave him excellent dexterity. The debris piled up in a small space obviously did not prevent Sothoth from entering the dark room.

After entering the room, Sothos closed the door again, shutting out the remaining peripheral vision, and then opened the tin box in his arms.

The box obviously contained more than just herbs, and there was a light blue fluorescent light shining on Sotos's face. Even through the divination mirror, Adele could feel the biting coldness of that blue light.

The metal box can shield the spiritual light of the objects in the box, and Sotos also packed herbs in the box as a cover.

The glowing thing inside the box looked like a human bone and an old tree root, but it was definitely neither, because it was completely transparent like an ice cube.

Sothoth took the fluorescent block and opened the secret door on the floor.There was an escalator under the secret door, he went down, and the fluorescent light illuminated the space in the basement. Inside, there were rows of cabinets with countless bottles and jars piled up with all kinds of materials. The space is several times larger.

Putting the fluorescent bone away carefully, Sotos lit the candlestick, illuminating the beakers, test tubes, boilers and various equipment in the room, one of the walls was covered with strangely shaped knives, from the height above There are everything from scythes with human heads to cutting knives as small as needles.

He walked towards a cauldron that could hold two or three people, looked at what was about to become ayahuasca inside, and then threw the bones in his hand into it. Soon the medicinal liquid in the cauldron began to boil, gradually turning black and turning black. stick.

At the same time, Adele also heard the muttered prayers from Sothos mouth, but because his spirit was almost dissipated, Adele could only hear a little bit.

"...the incarnation of knowledge and wisdom, the great existence beyond the spiritual world, the gazer of the starry sky and the underground..."

Afterwards, the ripples on the mirror gradually disappeared, which also meant that Sotos' spirit completely dissipated.

However, Adele's doubts did not disappear. After completing the divination, she felt even more doubts.

Leaving aside the matter of Nebuchadnezzar, the name that Sothos recited in his prayer at the end is not the name of any righteous god that Adele has ever heard of!

As a double believer of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom and the God of Steam and Machinery, Wendy also mentioned the former's venerable prayer statement when praying.

The common name of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom among believers is "the power of knowledge, the power of reason, the incarnation of wisdom", while the honorary name of the god of steam and machinery with similar authority is "the incarnation of essence, the protection of artisans creator, the brilliance of technology".

Obviously, neither of them has the characteristics of "transcending the spiritual world, overlooking the starry sky and the underground" in the honorary name that Sotos recited.

The evil god "hidden sage" who also has the authority in the field of knowledge, and his honorary name is "sage who sees into the world, the embodiment of spiritual numbers and knowledge, the eyes that spy on the truth", but there is a description about "peeping, insight", but " The nature of "detachment" is not reflected in it.

Thinking about it carefully, the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom has indeed planned too many unreasonable actions during this period, which is completely different from their previous impression. The church's wanton actions turned a blind eye and were in a state of acquiescence.

What happened to make the God of Knowledge and Wisdom modify his esteemed name silently and make such a big change?
Adele couldn't figure it out, but a deep anxiety rose in her heart, feeling like a moth caught in a spider's web, and now, the spider was slowly crawling towards her.

Don't think about these things now, there are other things to do at present...

Adele forced herself to concentrate and organize her thoughts.

Today is the day of the Tarot Club again. At the Tarot Club, she will put forward her guess about the true purpose of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom to everyone, remind everyone to be careful, and also briefly report the current battle situation in the Southern Continent. A great battle that affects the hearts of countless people has now become the focus of the Northern Continent.

In addition, she also needs to find another craftsman to help her make this piece of "Puppet Master" Extraordinary Characteristics into magical items through the channel of Mr. Hanged Man or Ms. Hermit. The materials are sold in exchange for a certain amount of cash.

However, these are not important things in Adele's heart. The most important thing is that after the craftsmen at the naval base make the piece of "traveler" extraordinary characteristic that Gagaran gave her into a magical item, she can Return to Port Indo and meet Venata.

(End of this chapter)