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Chapter 3 "The Secret of the Mirror Grinder"

Sitting in the open space of an abandoned factory.

Jiang Ge recalled the book from which he obtained the Mirror Ritual——

From The Origin of Mirrors.

"The origin of the mirror (defective):"

"In the early days of the empire, a folklorist wrote a book after extensive research and research."

"It describes the history of the origin and development of the mirror, as well as the prosperity and decline of a long-standing ancient profession 'mirror grinder', and explores in detail the relationship between the mirror and the moon in ancient history..."

"It seems that some information related to 'Secret' was hidden in the book, but with the incompleteness of the book, it has lost the most important part..."

This is another function "identification" of his golden finger "research slot".

However, this identification is actually based on his cognition and subconscious judgment.

Authenticity and rigor are entirely up to him.

Jiang Ge recalled what he knew.

"It is rumored that there are seven supreme "pillars" living in the fantasy world. They are the masters of the fantasy world, the pillars supporting the world, the rules of the world themselves, and the source of all the hidden knowledge and invisible techniques that mortals pursue .

The title of one of them is "Mirror Moon", and it can also be called "Mirror Moon", "Jing Zhongyue", "Glass Moon", "Illusory Moon"...

He is Jiao'e living in the Guanghan Moon Palace, born on the bank of Mirror Lake, in charge of illusion and reality, tides are his domain, laurel, mirrors, and colored glaze are his symbols.

And the ritual of the mirror is exactly a ceremony to enshrine the mirror moon and pray for its power..."

Jiang Ge looked up at the sky, the sun was almost setting.

In fact, he found something wrong with this world, including the plausible history of this world and his previous life.

From the ancient battle of Zhuolu, Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties have continued to this day.

But there is always something surprising.

For example, in some hidden histories.

If the first emperor became immortal and gained longevity, he could have established the "Eternal Immortal Qin", but was attacked by Xiang Liu and more than a thousand Qi trainers, and was finally beheaded by Xiang Yu, who was armed with various weapons and armed with armor.

Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty without Liu Xiu, and almost succeeded, but then a meteorite fell, and he changed his name to Liu Xiu, continuing the Han Dynasty.

The great virtuous and good teacher attained enlightenment and became an immortal, and the yellow scarf swept the world. He wanted to become the "Yellow Heaven Great World", but when the great event was about to happen, he was maimed by thunder from the sky.

By the way, the current Minister of Geography of the Empire is named Xu Xiake, who is already a hundred years old. Jiang Ge does not know if he has the same name...

History seems to be held firmly by a big hand all the time, and it develops along the track it is supposed to have.

Legends such as Nu Wa mending the sky, Yi shooting nine suns, and Yu Gong moving mountains also exist in this world, at most, the protagonist has changed his name.

And Jiang Ge feels that history is really running amok, and he can't even hold back the hidden hand. This is the current imperial era.

300 years ago, a certain emperor surnamed Zhu ruled the world and established an empire. According to the original historical track, the empire should have continued the past feudal dynasty.

However... the meteorites fell from the sky, brought the magic of enlightenment, and the technology from outside the territory...

Restructuring, development, and the soaring flames are burning in every corner of the first mountain...

The discovery of the second mountain and sea.

The era of great navigation has begun.

The second attack on mountains and seas, war, destruction, plunder, resources, and alien slaves were transported back one by one, shaping the current prosperous but abnormal empire...

But one thing is certain is that history has been tampered with, literally...even physically.

Gathering his thoughts, Jiang Ge focused his attention back to the present.

In addition to the materials for the ceremony, he also needs a key to perform the Mirror Ritual.

A key that can penetrate the skin of the world, connect to the inside of the world, and truly open the ceremony.

This key is the manifestation of the rules within the world that mortals can observe and understand.

Its name is "Secret Biography".

Jiang Ge guessed that before the "Origin of the Mirror" was incomplete, there might have been a "secret biography" in it.

It's a pity that when he got the book, it was already in dilapidated condition.

The part about the esoteric is also missing.

Therefore, originally he could not use this ceremony.

but……

Not long ago, he deciphered the scripture of the Dragon Cult, and obtained a special 'secret knowledge' from it.

"Dragon Worship Scripture:"

"A common scripture used by the Dragon Cult for its missions, which describes a powerful deity named 'Dragon Lord'.

In the book, it is written in a large number of praises and congratulations that the Dragon Lord is separated from the middle of the moon, and is one of the faces of the moon. The moon rules the tides, so the Dragon King is named after the wind and rain, and the title is "the wind and rain, the supreme dragon king"...

In addition, the book seems to hide part of the 'secret' knowledge.In view of the relationship between Lord Long and Mirror Moon, it may enable you to piece together a secret biography about 'Mirror Moon'...

But remember, there is no free lunch in the world, just like the fruit of poppy, attractive but deadly... Are you sure you are ready to bear the price? "

"Is there a price?" Jiang Ge said to himself.

He really wasn't ready to bear the price.

Obviously the identification information has given a warning,

However, under the temptation of curiosity and "secrecy", he interpreted the book.

"But what can we do? For mortals, this bait is really tempting..." Jiang Ge said quietly.

"Knowledge from the fantasy world is different from ordinary knowledge. When you know something, you will inevitably be exposed to certain existences."

This sentence is a warning given by the author of a book he interpreted.

And the secret knowledge in the scriptures of the Dragon Worship is a trap.

He got that knowledge, so he was also marked with a special mark.

This mark beckoned the shadow to come and devour his soul.

The same warning from that book—

"A soul with the aptitude to interpret the 'secret' is precious, and it may arouse the covetousness of certain beings and even the same kind. Therefore, when exploring the 'secret', be careful..."

These two sentences can explain the reasons for his current crisis.

It's a pity that before this, he didn't have much knowledge of the 'secret' weirdness of this world.

Attracted by the secret again, he ignored it as if he was bewildered.

But there's nothing wrong with the other part of the identification, either.

Because of this secret knowledge.

He got what he was looking for.

A "secret".

A more appropriate description should be 'patchwork' and 'comprehension'.

A certain characteristic contained in the hidden knowledge from the Dragon Worship scriptures resonated with the knowledge he had gained from reading the books over the years.

It's like the most important piece of the puzzle has been added.

Among the vast amount of knowledge he gained from reading books over the years, the part about the mirror and the moon was extracted.

Adding the knowledge of the incomplete "Origin of the Mirror", he finally pieced together a secret biography——

"The Mirror Grinder's Secret"

And "The Secret of the Mirror Grinding Man" describes the secrets of an ancient profession "Mirror Grinding Man".

Ancient mirrors were mostly made of bronze, tin and iron.

Whether it is the initial shape of the mirror, or the surface of the mirror is blurred due to oxidation and rust over time.

All need to go through the process of polishing to become clear.

The profession of mirror grinder was born from this.

They go in and out of people's homes and polish mirrors for people.

Taoist Chunyang once wrote a poem:

The green snake in the hand is lingering in the daytime,
The fairy fruit in the cave is beautiful Changchun.

It is important to know that there is a misty guest outside of things,
Not a mirror in the dust.

According to the rumors, those skilled old mirror grinders can occasionally glimpse part of the reality of the world in the mirror, and see the moon shadow floating in the mirror...

The secret of the mirror moon is exactly what the old mirror maker kept in his heart and kept secret.

Therefore, traditional mirror grinders often have the custom of worshiping the moon with a mirror on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar...

This is where the original Mirror Ritual came from.

And when he got this secret biography.

Jiang Ge vaguely heard a voice:
I already know that the secret in the mirror...

…………

The sky is getting darker, the full moon is rising, and the sky is clear and cloudless.

Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, a full moon night.

It is when the moon appears in front of people in its complete form.

One of the conditions for the Mirror Ritual is the shadow of the moon on a full moon night.

(End of this chapter)