Mystery: I can change things in books

Chapter 50 Private Lessons
Old Neil led Chris into the living room. There were light-colored stickers with patterns on the wall at half height, and a round wooden table with dragon patterns was placed on the printed carpet in the middle.

Next to it is a chair also made of dragon grain wood, and there is a piano in the open space.

Old Neil sat in front of the piano, played a few chords, turned to look at Chris and smiled:
"My wife who passed away knew a lot of music, and I can only play these simple chords, which she taught me."

He picked up a small engraved silver box from the cabinet next to him, put it on the table, and asked with a smile:
"You should be the 'Secret Peer' pathway, after all, this is one of the pathways mastered by the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. Sit first."

"Yes, Mr. Neal."

Chris moved a chair and sat down, looking serious.

"I am also a 'Peeper'," Old Neil chuckled, "I have been a 'Peeper' for decades."

Chris joked: "So, you have been keeping secrets for decades."

"You can't say that!" Old Neil's face darkened and he said, "Be more respectful!"

"I'm sorry." Chris apologized sincerely.

Old Neil's expression changed from gloomy to clear, and he returned to his smiling face: "How long have you been a 'Peeper'? Do you know all that knowledge? Is there anything you need me to teach you?"

Without waiting for Chris to answer, he continued: "Let me test you with a few questions first."

Take the exam as soon as you come up, this should be the style of the knowledge church...

Chris slandered, and nodded at Old Neil: "You ask."

"First question: What do you think the 'Peeper' is?"

What is "Peeper"...

Chris wanted to answer that this was one of the 22 paths to God, but he thought about it and felt that Old Neil's question would not be that simple.

"'Peepers' are people who bravely pursue occult knowledge, constantly explore new occult knowledge, and peek into secrets."

"Well, good answer."

Old Neil touched his beard and then asked: "Second question, do you know what the motto of 'The Secret Peeper' is?"

“Do whatever you want, but do no harm.”

Chris replied confidently.

"Correct answer. But do you know where the proverb came from?"

"It's the Trappist Order of Morse."

"Yes, the Moss Ascetic Order was a normal extraordinary organization. They adhered to their inner morality and strict precepts, strictly demanded themselves, kept secrets, and kept searching at the same time.

Even their members have to silence themselves for five years after becoming 'Peepers' to ensure their concentration on knowledge. The motto 'Do whatever you want, but do no harm' is their ethics.

But then something happened that made them fall. "

Old Neil couldn't hide the pity in his eyes and asked slowly: "Tell me your understanding of this motto."

"'Do whatever you want, but do no harm' means to use extraordinary abilities to do what you want, such as studying occult knowledge, simply seeking knowledge, exploring, and exploring secrets, but not harming others, including yourself."

"It seems that you have a very deep understanding of this motto. You should have been a 'Peeper of Secrets' for some time."

Old Neil nodded, and then asked, "Then what kind of mysterious knowledge do you come to learn from me?"

Chris took out the white crystal silver chain from his pocket and handed it to Old Neil:
"Mr. Neil, I always fail when I use this white crystal silver chain to use the 'pendulum method'." "Failed?"

Old Neil took the silver chain and weighed it in his hand, then picked it up, looked at the light, and said:

"There's nothing wrong with the white crystal. It's natural and of good quality."

He looked at the silver chain, suddenly raised his head and asked, "Chris, who did you pray to when you used the 'Pendulum Method'?"

"...The God of Steam and Machinery." Chris touched his nose.

Old Neil looked at Chris with a look of helplessness on his face: "I take back what I just said. It seems that you still have a lot to learn."

He pointed at the silver chain and said slowly: "The corresponding metal of the Goddess of Night is 'silver', and the corresponding metal of the God of Steam and Machinery should be 'bronze'!
As a believer in the God of Steam and Machinery, how can you get a response from Him if you don't even get His corresponding metals right? "

When Chris suddenly realized, he couldn't help but marvel at the rigor of mysticism.

"Mr. Neil, then I only need to replace the silver chain with a bronze chain, right?"

Old Neil nodded towards him and said: "If you want to make a charm, you will need bronze sheets. Of course, you don't have any need to make a charm..."

He stood up, poured a cup of tea, blew on the hot air from the water, took a sip, and said:

"This is just like ritual magic. If you want to get His response, you'd better add some materials that please Him to increase the success rate.

For example, I believe in the goddess of the night. When I pray to Him, I will add roses, mint, moonflowers, night herbs, sleep flowers and other materials that He likes. I plant these in the garden. Haha, you should have noticed. .

But you can't deliberately add materials that He doesn't like. To put it more seriously, this is committing blasphemy. "

Blasphemy...

Great God of Steam and Machinery, I confess to you that I did not mean to...

Chris confessed in his heart that he planned to go to the Church of the Holy Numbers in a few days.

Old Neil pointed to the silver chain in Chris' hand and continued:
"Speaking of which, this silver chain should be used by me when I do the pendulum technique. I am a believer of the goddess of the night, so there is no problem in using the silver chain to pray to her. And as a steam believer, you use it to pray to the relationship between steam and machinery. Of course you will not get a response when you pray to God, not to mention you are a mechanical heart.

But you don’t need to pray to the Goddess of Night, the Lord of Storms, or other gods, as they will probably not respond to you.Of course, you may also get the exact opposite response from what you prayed for.

but! "

Old Neil raised his voice:

"You must never pray to unknown beings. Their responses are often full of malice. Even if you don't get a response, you will inevitably fall into the abyss!

Three months ago, an ordinary man strangled himself in his office without any reason to commit suicide. We discovered that he had participated in a human sacrifice ceremony five years ago, and the evil god he believed in even had a made-up name. . "

However, there might be something hidden in this case...

But this is not the point. The most important thing is not to pray to evil gods.

Chris couldn't help but think of the unknown god. He believed that he would not harm him. After all, he had saved him twice.

He nodded and said seriously: "I understand, Mr. Neil."

"Are there any other questions?"

Old Neil looked at him and asked with a smile.

(End of this chapter)