Annihilated Lilith

Chapter 99 99. Research
After the shock, Emma remains skeptical about meeting the legendary mage.Even if magic can make human beings live longer, 3000 years is too long. This is not "near god" but "near demon".

One of the monsters in this world, Lutong, is enough to cause headaches, and it is better to let the great "Fiore of the Mist" live in historical legends.

Since locking the cover-up on the diary is a curse, the next thing to do is to try to find the most suitable method to break the curse.

Although I had the opportunity to ask Fioredo to make a few "flower talismans" to decipher the content of the notes, Emma firmly believes that "teaching a man to fish is worse than giving him a fish". Since she is not in a hurry to use the content on the phone, then It will be more fulfilling to find a way to solve it yourself.

The curse can be regarded as a kind of magic unique to human beings that has been handed down from the uncivilized age to the present.Its power comes from various negative emotions of human beings, such as jealousy, hatred, and resentment, and its magic power is based on the "essence of human evil".

The methods to resist this kind of power were first mixed in the so-called "divine power" and "miracle" in the past, and were passed down from generation to generation by the servants of the gods.Apart from pure belief, it is actually the manipulation of the power of nature.

Even so, to this day, among the spells used by priests, there are still some parts that magic researchers cannot explain or simulate.This is also the reason why the existing believers of gods insist on their beliefs.But usually this part is too advanced and mysterious, and it's not the area that Emma needs to worry about.

All in all, to get rid of the curse, it is right to study the spells handed down by religion.In addition to going straight to the library to look up related books after getting off the spaceship, Emma also quickly wrote to Gaius for advice.

Although this child is young, what he has learned is quite orthodox, and it should contain many untold secrets.I hope that for the sake of saving his life, he is willing to reveal some tips for contacting the curse.

The Seven Gods of the South and the Ancient Gods of the North both flourished for a while, and left behind many books related to spells. Unlike the "History of the Seven Gods" that Emma was obsessed with before, the library was relentless when searching for books on spells. However, it also led to uneven quality.

What's more, even if it is a well-written introduction to beliefs and spells, there are only a few "dry goods" mentioned in the eloquent teachings. Finding real and useful spells is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

Just when Emma had a splitting headache and was considering whether to wait until Gaius' reply, the savior appeared at the right time.

"Why are you looking at these? Are you going to start believing in religion?"

Very rarely, Ms. Pom took the initiative to talk.There are not many things in the library that can arouse her interest, and she prefers to indulge in her own research on Dragon Language.

This great god threw himself into a trap, and Emma naturally wouldn't let it go easily, and hurriedly dragged her to ask which book she should go to find a way to lift the curse.

"Curse? It can't be that it has become popular again in the girls' dormitory! I have to report it to the dean."

"No no no... wait, why 'again'?"

Ms. Pang hesitated to speak, but Emma could only imagine a tragic college disaster. The scheming seniors attacked each other with curses, and the intensity became more and more out of control.

"If you are just curious, then I can recommend you a few books to read. But if you want to delve into it, I advise you to stop here. This subject is not suitable for female sorceresses. The cost of the spell is not directly proportional to its effect, and it will not be of much help to your future. .”

After earnestly exhorting a few words, Ms. Pang used a summoning spell to fetch two large-format illuminated manuscripts, one of which flew from an area only senior students could set foot in.

Although Ms. Pam didn't say it specifically, Emma knew it was an exception for her.

As long as it is not some dangerous black magic, the teacher is willing to open the door for the student he likes.

In order to express the piety of the faith, these manuscripts are extremely beautiful and valuable, full of various decorative initials and borders.The widely used illuminative figures are drawn from religious emblems, or aristocratic coats of arms donated to scribes.

One of these two books introduces how to make amulets, and the other introduces various insidious curses.Needless to say, the latter had better not fall into the hands of ignorant apprentices.

In the study of talismans, Emma learned how amazing Fiore's act of making iris flowers into talismans was.Because the stronger the magic power of a talisman, the more cumbersome the production process and craftsmanship.

Although Emma doesn't think that procedures such as "bathing in the moonlight" and "smelling incense a hundred times" have any real effect, but it is the simplest and most direct way to achieve the desired effect by removing the false from the "procedures" passed down from generation to generation. It just confirms the greatness of Fiore.

This was also confirmed in the letter Gaius received shortly afterwards. With endless words of gratitude to Emma, ​​he sorted out a large bundle of materials, making the owl who delivered the letter gasping for breath.

Although his handwriting was still childish, every word was written very seriously, which moved Emma very much.

There are indeed some secrets involved in it. For example, when corroborated with some similar rituals that Emma saw in the manuscript, I found that the version provided by Gaius had some less formal tricks and supplements. Knowing comes from valuable experience passed down from generation to generation.

However, Gaius is still just an apprentice after all, and his knowledge is still limited, and many things only come into contact with the scope that can assist the high priest to complete the ceremony.There are also a lot of rote memorization that is unclear, so I haven't had time to master it.

If you take historical research as an example, it's like getting official official history and folk unofficial history at the same time. The former only tells you a rough idea, and also whitewashes a lot of content that I hope you believe but is not so true; the latter is fresh, interesting and swearing, but I always feel that there are some subtle deviations.

Fortunately, Emma is smart enough, and she doesn't need to die in this art. She quickly figured out the easiest way to learn - holy water.

In a literal sense, holy water should be water blessed by the god or the high priest. In some temples, it will be placed in a holy water bowl for the believers to use, or the high priest will dip it on his finger and sway it during the sacrifice.

But in fact, the process of making this holy liquid is not that simple, at least not a simple blessing or chanting.Its real power comes from something like a laborious combination of potion-making and alchemy.

As long as a set of addition of various materials and the drawing and refining of the magic circle are developed, Emma is confident in creating the holy water exclusive to "Saint Emma".

The materials can be easily obtained in the potion class. As for the magic circle, more needs to be rewritten and improved, and there is no need to really create it.

After a month of continuous experimentation, which harmed the two roommates several times and made them repeatedly suffer from several minor curses that did not cause much harm, Emma finally sorted out a relatively complete set of methods.

Next, it is to see the practical application in that precious notebook.

(End of this chapter)