what do you think sherlock

Chapter 31 The way to talk and open the door (two in one)

After coming out of Scotland Yard, it was getting late, and the setting sun in the evening reflected London, giving the city a different color.

After Di Renjie and Sherlock separated, they walked towards the meeting place agreed with Angelina. It was not far away, so he planned to go directly on foot.

Well, speaking of going on foot, he remembered that a little accident happened the last time he planned this way.
But he is not a very superstitious person, so he will not have scruples because of this.

The location agreed upon by the two is the Victoria Embankment Garden, which is less than 1000 meters away from Scotland Yard. The garden is distributed along the Thames River, and there are many pigeons and small animals near the river bank.Standing on the embankment, looking south, you can see Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster in the distance.

However, there are really no restaurants nearby. If they want to have dinner, Di Renjie thought, the two of them may have to walk a short distance.

But at this time, Angelina hadn't attended the appointment, so Di Renjie first found a park bench and sat down facing the river bank, watching the setting sun cast a layer of golden light on the Thames, comfortable and cozy.

About half an hour later, Angelina's figure appeared far away on the other side of the embankment. She was holding two paper bags, and she didn't know what was in them. When Di Renjie saw Angelina, he politely Standing up from the park bench, he waved to her.

"What is this?" When Angelina approached, Di Renjie looked curiously at the paper bag in her hand.

"Cornish pies," Angelina handed Di Renjie a paper bag, "today's dinner too."

"Thank you for the hospitality," Di Renjie took the paper bag. The bag was heavy and still a little hot to the touch. It should have just come out of the oven.

"Let's eat while walking." So the two walked side by side on the embankment.

A Cornish pasty is a pastry filled with beef, potatoes, kale and onions.It comes from Cornwall, England, the stuffing is seasoned with salt and pepper, the beef is tender and juicy, and the vegetables are soft and delicious.

In general, Di Renjie was pleasantly surprised by the taste. Of course, he couldn't judge whether the food itself was delicious or the people who made it were skilled.

The main reason is that he saw the words Yuna Bakery on the paper bag. Considering that Mrs. Stubbs is a third-level extraordinary person, and was praised by His Excellency Charles as "very good at extraordinary cooking", then her craftsmanship can be imagined. It cannot be overestimated, except of course the baguette.

After tasting a few mouthfuls of pies to fill his stomach, Di Renjie spoke up. After all, he came to study "common sense" today, not for dinner:

"Speaking of which, I have always had a question. In the bar, you guys didn't pay attention to those two Russians at all, right? Then why didn't you solve them from the beginning? I think The abilities of Lord Charles and Mrs. Stubbs always have some subtle means, right?"

"Theoretically," Angelina said without hesitation, "Even a third-order transcendent cannot resist bullets with his own body. In the middle class, after all, there are quite a few superhumans from the bottomless abyss pathway who transform their bodies into creatures such as zombies, vampires, and ghosts. Ordinary bullets will not do much damage to them. The other three pathways are keen on body transformation. It is relatively rare. In short, apart from these special circumstances, the firearms of ordinary people are still very threatening to mid- and low-level superhumans."

"So that's how it is," Di Renjie nodded. He had guessed this before, because in the process of engraving his real name, only his spirit grew stronger, and his physical body remained the same as before.

"But this is only in theory." Angelina blinked and said with a smile: "Actually, although extraordinary people can't hold bullets physically, they can rely on the extraordinary ability bestowed by their real names to avoid or resist them, so , you guessed it right, we really didn't pay much attention to those spies at the time, the reason why we didn't do anything was mainly because we were afraid that if people from the Secrecy Bureau found out something afterwards, we would cause trouble for ourselves. There was also a part of the reason Yes, at that time our attention was all attracted by the assassination of His Excellency Charles, so we didn't bother to pay attention to those two spies."

"However, I still want to thank you for your shot, Mr. Watson." Angelina's tone suddenly became solemn, without the casualness just now. "Whether it's those two shots, or the investigation of the truth with Mr. Sherlock afterwards."

"You are too polite. If it hadn't been for that time, I don't think I would have had the opportunity to step into the gate of the extraordinary. Speaking of which, I still have a question. Mr. Charles once said that Sherlock's name also has an afterglow of sublimation, but why? He hasn't stepped into the extraordinary yet? Is it because of his brother?" Di Renjie looked at Angelina curiously.

"This may be part of the reason, but this matter is actually beyond my authority, so I don't know very well. I just heard Mr. Charles mention it occasionally. In the Golden Dawn Association, there is a sage who admires Mr. Sherlock very much. The other party intends to personally become Mr. Sherlock's guide." Angelina said in an uncertain tone.

"Sage?" Di Renjie caught the point.

"That's right, a sage, a sage of the fourth level." Angelina said with some emotion, "By the way, did Mr. Charles tell you why the extraordinary is divided into five stages?"

"I probably know what's going on with the first and second steps." Di Renjie spread his hands helplessly. Charles seemed to be in a hurry at the time, and he just talked about a lot of things briefly, without any expansion.

But having said that, I haven't heard from Mr. Charles for a long time, and the other party didn't come when Scotland Yard closed the case today.

"Then let me tell you from the beginning," Angelina scratched her head and said, "The first level of extraordinary apprentices, as the name suggests, extraordinary people at this stage are apprentices in the mysterious world, and they need to understand the world from the beginning, and this process The starting point is to condense three words of one's own real name, which are not only the source of our abilities, but also the coordinates of our soul."

"After the three words of real name are condensed, the road to the first level of transcendence is complete, and the next thing to do is to open the door——Use the golden portal drawn by the three words of real name to let the spirit body come out of the soul room , so that the superpower can be used in reality without being weakened, and the mental power can also directly affect the real space outside the body. Of course, the distance and range are relatively limited, but anyway, the strength of the supernatural will happen at this stage. The first qualitative change."

"However, it is not easy to get out of the door. Engraving three words of real name is only the first condition, and the second condition," Angelina reminded solemnly, "is to strengthen one's mental power to at least 1.5 times Degree."

This is the knowledge that Di Renjie needs the most right now, and it immediately attracted his full attention: "Why is there a requirement for spiritual power?"

"Do you still remember what the soul room is? Many extraordinary people think that this is an obstacle to their own promotion, but they ignore that the soul room is first and foremost the protector of the human soul. It is precisely its existence that protects the human soul from the outside world. The process of the apprentice opening the door is equivalent to taking the initiative to remove this layer of defensive barriers, so in addition to using the words of our real names to remember the address of our home, we must also strengthen our souls." Angeli Na used a very vivid metaphor, which made Di Renjie immediately understand the principle behind it.

"Then how can we grow our soul?" Although Di Renjie already had a method, he still wanted to know the growth method of a transcendent in the normal eternal balance path.

"Remember the Radiance of Wisdom? They can be used not only to compose the words of the real name, but also to nourish the soul." Angelina explained.

"So that's how it is," Di Renjie thought in his heart while making a look of sudden realization. Although the colors are different, everyone seems to be "absorbing light and nourishing fat" in essence, but compared to ordinary people, he has two kinds of nutrition. The method is an advantage, but I don’t know if the two nutrients will conflict, but this can only be tried later when I go back.

"Opening the door for the first time is the most dangerous. Because we have never been in contact with the outside world, our mental body is as delicate as a newborn. After opening the door, the outside light, radiation, cold and heat, wind, etc. will consume our spirit. body, and once the mental power is exhausted, the superhuman will not only fail in promotion, but also lose his life; according to the records of the association, for most people, it is impossible for an adult to survive this process with normal mental power. So we must strengthen our souls before opening the door."

"The soul itself has adaptability, which is even stronger than our body. After opening the door for the first time, although the soul will be worn out, but in the process of wearing out, our spiritual body will gradually adapt to the outside world, and the newborn Mental power will gradually gain resistance, and when the resistance appears, even if our spiritual power is about to run out, this level can be regarded as passed, so the key to opening the door is to make our mental power strong enough to last until resistance emerges."

"It's very clear," Di Renjie admired, and the Cornish pie in his hand had been eaten before he knew it, "but I still have a question, since the outside world is so dangerous, why don't we just open the door for a moment at a time, Then immediately go back to the soul room? Isn't it better to spend a little bit every time?"

"It's not that no one has tried it, Mr. Watson," Angelina said, shaking her head, "but unfortunately, the process of killing will start directly after our soul leaves the soul room, and it cannot be terminated, even if our The soul immediately returns to the soul room, and the grinding will continue."

"Why?" Di Renjie couldn't figure it out.

"There is no clear statement within the association, but a guess that everyone agrees with is that the essence of wear and tear is not the continuous damage to the soul from the outside world, but that when the soul comes to the outside world, some kind of damage occurs to it. Fundamental changes, and the whole process of wearing off is the process of the soul adapting to this change, and the weaker the soul, the harder it is to adapt to this change."

"This is really beyond imagination," Di Renjie said with emotion. Fortunately, he was safe last night and did not open the door recklessly. "I have benefited a lot, thank you, Ms. Angelina."

"You're welcome, this is what I should do," Angelina waved her hand, and said generously, "By the way, how is your real name engraved? Your Excellency Charles said that you are very talented. You should finish engraving your real name now." Let me tell you. I was at about the same speed back then, engraved two words of my real name in a week, and although the third sentence was a bit more difficult, I finished it in the second month, which is not bad in the association."

Angelina's tone was calm, but Di Renjie could vaguely hear the little complacency hidden behind the calmness.

"You're right," Di Renjie said modestly, "but to be more precise, it should be Sandao, ma'am."

"Although it took four or five days, I have already engraved three sentences of my real name."

Angelina: ………

Angelina: (╯‵ ′)╯︵┴─┴

(The last few chapters are either explaining the setting or transitional plots, which will be relatively dull~ Everyone can save up first~)

(But don’t keep it for too long, the current mechanism of the starting point is still too difficult for new authors, tears in my eyes)
(Today, I went to the film festival with my teacher’s work card, and met Mr. Wu Jing and director Guo Fan~ I’m happy)
(End of this chapter)