Mystery: I can change things in books

Chapter 38 The Gate of Steam
The two of them arrived outside the Steam Gate not long after walking.

The gas lights outside the Steam Door are not voice-activated. They shine outside the door 24 hours a day, like casting the last ray of light to those who are about to enter the darkness.

Under the illumination of the gas lamps on both sides, the seven steam holy lights on the surface of the thick bronze door of the Steam Gate are clearly visible, and there are mysterious and complex patterns outside the door, like circuit boards on precision instruments.

Albert made a silencing gesture to Chris, and then pushed the door open.

There was no sound when the door was pushed open. In the dark and silent environment, Chris could clearly hear his own heartbeat.

He gently held his wrist, which felt warm and tingling.

The Steam Door is not lit by gas lamps, but by candlelight, but this candlelight is even brighter than the gaslight, and the candle flame does not move at all.

Chris felt that the temperature here was at least ten degrees lower than outside. He shrank his neck and followed Albert.

There were two rooms on each side of the two people, and inside were two old men wearing bronze robes. Chris knew that they were guarding the steam door with their lives.

Seeing Albert and Chris enter the steam gate, the two old men stood up silently, nodding slightly at them expressionlessly.

"There are several areas behind the Steam Gate. They have different functions, such as those for placing sealed objects, those for alien species and cultists, and those for storing various confidential files and documents. We are only in the outermost area now."

"So, the Steam Door doesn't just refer to a door." Chris said softly.

"Yes, you can regard the Steam Gate as the core of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery in Tingen City. Above our heads is the Church of the Holy Numbers."

Albert led Chris forward and came to a fork in the road.

"It will lead to different areas from here. Of course, we don't need to go inside. Although our members of the Heart of Machinery will also take turns guarding the Steam Gate, it will only be in the outer area."

"There are various deadly mechanisms and occult traps in the deeper areas. No one can force their way in."

Chris stood still and looked towards the darker place, and couldn't help but shudder: only the candlelight on the wall can prove that there is a real place, not nothingness.

Albert turned around and said: "Let's go back."

As the two left the steam gate, the feeling on Chris' wrist gradually disappeared.

The two of them walked back along the road, silent all the way.

After the two returned to the Logistics Department office, Albert spoke: "Chris, I have already shown you most of the areas here."

"Captain, what are the second and third floors of the Logistics Department?" Chris asked.

"The second floor is for tables and chairs used by the school to replace, and the third floor is the entertainment room with various leisure facilities. Of course, your main job now is not to go to the third floor for recreation."

"Captain, what should I do now?"

Albert looked at Chris and smiled slightly:

"Except for you, we are all Extraordinaries of the 'General Knowledge' path. We lack practical extraordinary abilities and mainly rely on physical weapons and equipment.

And you are an Extraordinary of the 'Peeper' path, which means that you are better than us in the field of occultism. "

He patted Chris on the shoulder: "So, your main job now is to learn occult knowledge, ritual magic, astrology, pendulum method, dream divination and so on. Of course, you'd better prepare some spells .

We Extraordinaries of the 'General Knowledge' path can only have a rough understanding of this aspect, and our knowledge is relatively shallow. If we encounter evil spirits or something like that in the process of handling extraordinary events, it will be more difficult to deal with it. "

Albert smiled and continued: "Although we have weapons and equipment against evil spirits, the effect is the same, but using spells will be more direct and faster."

He took out a book from the bookshelf, opened it and read it: "We mechanical hearts are not very good at making spells, so we can only buy those from other Nighthawks and Punishers.

Although we don't have much demand for the spells of the Church of Storms, the money to buy spells from the Nighthawks costs hundreds of pounds a year. "

Albert looked helpless: "Low-sequence spells are no longer effective two weeks after they are made, and they must be 'made' again.

For example, for the Sleeping Talisman, our Tingen City Mechanical Heart team comes with five pieces as standard. We change them every two weeks, or twice a month, which is ten pieces.

And the Nighthawks know that our Machinery Heart has a lot of money, so they raise the price at will! "

Albert resented: "They sell a sleeping charm for five pounds! It costs fifty pounds a month, and six hundred pounds a year! This is just a charm, let alone a "requiem" or "dream" charm. Already..."

He looked at Chris with hope in his eyes: "Chris, if you can research some new spells safely, our financial pressure will be much less!"

"Captain, don't you think there are high-sequence Beyonders of the 'Secret Peeper' path in the temple? Can't they make spells?"

Albert sighed and explained: "The 'Secret Peeper' pathway mastered by the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery is not complete, and the mid-to-high sequence should be lacking.

Of course, this is also my own guess, otherwise there would be no need for the headquarters to grant us so much money every year to buy spells from the Punishers and Nighthawks, right? "

Although the spell does not necessarily have to be made by praying to high-sequence beings, medium and low-sequence beings can respond to prayers and give energy. However, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery does not have a complete "Peeper" path, saying Maybe I don’t even know the name of the sequence...

Moreover, the higher the sequence of the "Secret Peeper" path is, the more dangerous it is. After all, there is a hidden sage above...

Chris smiled bitterly and shook his head. It seemed that there was really nothing he could do except burn money.

"By the way, you know everything about potions and extraordinary people, right? For example, losing control."

Seeing Chris nodded, Albert breathed a sigh of relief, and then said seriously: "When studying occult knowledge, you must remember to stop in moderation. If you have any problems during the study, report them to me immediately, and don't hide them. !”

"In addition to studying occult knowledge, your other job now is to practice shooting. Don't forget the three hundred rounds of ammunition at the underground shooting range No. 3 on Zotland Street."

"Captain, don't I need to investigate the case with you?"

Chris' question was met with a look of disdain.

"You haven't practiced shooting yet, how can you investigate the case with us? We have also been tracing the Extraordinary criminal gang, so you should first do the job I assigned you.

The procedures for your residence are almost finished, and you can move out of the student dormitory afterwards.Although the teacher's dormitory is not in the school, it is not far away, and it is a separate building.

Of course, our players live on the outermost perimeter. "

Albert opened his pocket watch and looked at the time, and smiled at Chris: "You can start working now."

(End of this chapter)