Klein unscrewed the lid of the metal bottle and brought it to his nose. He caught a whiff of a slightly stimulating but invigorating scent.
This was Holy Night Powder concocted from herbs such as Slumber Flower, Dragon Blood Grass, Crimson Sandalwood, and Peppermint. As it was easy to make, Klein had found an opportunity to obtain a bottle after replenishing his ingredients at the underground market. Now, it came in handy.
He poured a portion of the Holy Night Powder into his palm, calmed his mind, and deepened his eyes.
Then, Klein put away the metal bottle, picked up the powder, injected his spirituality into it, and sprinkled it on the ground.
As he sprinkled it, he circled around Sirius's corpse.
An invisible wall was erected, isolating the area from the outside world.
Klein shook off the remaining Holy Night Powder, took out another metal bottle, and dripped the Amantha extract and other liquids around him.
The sequence of the ritual he set up was different from the one Old Neil used at Ray Bieber's house. This was because the matter he wished to pray for was different, and the goal he wished to achieve was also different.
For example, Old Neil sprinkled the liquid first, followed by Holy Night Powder. This could create a tranquility and holiness that was second only to a formal altar. As for Klein, he first used Holy Night Powder before sprinkling the liquid. This was because his goal was to prevent Sirius's spirituality from being disturbed by the surrounding objects, and to create an environment that barely satisfied the requirements of the ritual.
If he had used Old Neil's method, Sirius's spirituality would have been expelled, and there would be no way to communicate with him.
After doing all of this, Klein put away the ingredients and maintained his Cogitation state. He softly chanted the incantation written in Hermes.
"I pray for the power of the Evernight.
"I pray for the power of Concealment.
"I pray for the Goddess's blessings.
"I pray for you to allow me to communicate with the cultist's spirituality within the altar."
…
As the incantation echoed in the sealed environment, Klein suddenly felt a majestic, terrifying, and mysterious power descend upon him.
His eyes turned completely black, as though he had lost his pupils and the whites of his eyes.
Seizing this opportunity, Klein silently recited the divination statement.
"The Clown potion formula.
"The Clown potion formula."
…
With the help of meditation, he allowed himself to enter a dream for a short period of time. He entered the dream standing.
In the dusky World without sky or earth, Klein stared at a transparent, illusory figure with abnormal clarity.
He reached out his right hand and touched the lingering spirit of Sirius.
With a boom, the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
It was a dark red lacquered desk, on which stood a silver candlestick with three candles, and on which was a blank sheet of paper.
Sirius was holding a fountain pen and writing in the common Loen language.
"This is the second formula. The name recorded in the notebook is' Clown '."
"80ml of pure water, 5 drops of Datura juice, 7 grams of Black Edge Sun Flower powder, 10 grams of Golden Cloak Grass powder, 3 drops of Poison Hemlock juice. These are the supplementary ingredients."
"The main Beyonder ingredients are: An adult Hornacis gray goat's horn crystal and a complete human-faced rose."
Sirius didn't seem to need to think about it as he finished writing down the Clown Potion formula.
At this moment, he paused for a moment and drank a mouthful of coffee. Then, he untied the silver pendant around his wrist.
He held the pendant, half-closed his eyes, and muttered to himself, "Doomsday," "Tranquility of the heart," "May the Lord bless me," "I repent to you," and other words and phrases.
After Sirius finished his prayer, Klein finally saw the pendant clearly.
Beneath the silver bracelet was a thumb-sized sculpture of a human.
The sculpture had the unique vertical eye of a giant. Its head was facing down, and its legs were bound by chains that connected it to the top.
At this moment, the giant's vertical eye suddenly flashed with a faint blood-red light.
Ka-cha!
The scene Klein saw instantly shattered. His legs went limp, and he nearly knelt to the ground.
A sharp pain came from his head as though he had been struck by a club. Klein's vision was filled with blood, and he couldn't help but place his hands on his knees.
After a few seconds, he recovered and stood up straight again. He felt that his spirituality was abnormally weak, as though he had heard a whisper that pierced through his mind again.
However, thanks to the progress of his "digesting" the potion, the abnormal reactions quickly calmed down.
The Hanging Giant, the True Creator … Sirius and Hanass are members of the Aurora Order? But, what the Captain saw in Hanass Vincent's dream was a huge cross, a terrifying existence that was nailed to the cross. It's not the Hanging Giant of the Aurora Order … Klein took two deep breaths, waiting for his spirituality to slowly recover.
The Aurora Order was a secret organization that had only appeared in the past two to three hundred years. They worshiped the True Creator, and they used the Hanging Giant as a symbol of that existence. They believed that everyone had divinity, and as long as one's mind was resilient enough to withstand repeated tests, one would be able to accumulate sufficient divinity to become an angel.
According to the internal records of the Nighthawks, the Sequence 9 of the Aurora Order was known as Secrets Suppliant. These Beyonders could sense certain mysterious and terrifying existences, and they had a certain level of knowledge regarding sacrifices and a small amount of ritualistic magic. There was sufficient evidence to prove that senior Secrets Suppliants would more or less have distorted views, and they would easily lose control.
The Sequence 7 of the Aurora Order was unknown, but the Sequence 8 was Listener. This was a rather terrifying Beyonder job.
Every Listener could directly hear the whispers of the corresponding hidden existence, so they could often obtain powerful, distorted, and unique abilities. But correspondingly, if a Listener was unable to advance, it would be difficult for them to survive for more than five years. In addition, the evaluation given by the Nighthawks was that all Listeners were lunatics. Even if they appeared normal, they were definitely a hidden lunatic.
Klein quickly went through the information on the Aurora Order in his mind, and his preliminary judgment was that Sirius was a Secrets Suppliant.
From the description, Secrets Suppliant and Seers were equally bad at encounters. This does match Sirius's performance. Did he lose control due to his severe injuries? Uh, Frye said before that every Beyonder would have some strange changes after death … Klein thought as he tapped his chest four times. Praise the Lady.
Following that, his spirituality recovered a little, and he ended the ritual according to the sequence, releasing the sealed wall of spirituality.
As the wind whistled, Klein forced himself to look at Sirius's corpse again.
He noticed that there was an obvious sarcoma on Sirius's bloody face. It was dark purple, and there seemed to be liquid and light moving within it.
What kind of change is this? Klein rubbed his Sun acupoint, not daring to touch it.
He bent down to pick up his cane, allowing it to bear part of his weight.
After the backlash, he knew that Sirius's remaining spirituality had been completely destroyed. Even Spirit Medium Daly was unable to communicate with him.
After waiting for a while, Klein waited for Captain Dunn and his teammates, Leonard and Kenley.
"I feel that you have a predestined connection with Beyonders and evil powers. The number of Beyonder incidents you've encountered recently is more than what we've seen in the past quarter." Leonard looked at the corpse on the ground and made a casual joke.
"Perhaps it's not a coincidence." Klein suddenly thought of the red chimney he saw in his dream divination, as well as the majestic palace on the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range and the invisible gaze. Hence, he took the opportunity to point it out.
Dunn surveyed the area and looked at Klein with his deep gray eyes.
"You've tried mediumship?"
The smell of Holy Night Powder and essential oil still lingered at the scene.
"Yes." Klein answered frankly. "I was worried that you guys would arrive too late and that the remaining spirituality would show signs of dissipating."
"You don't seem to be in a good condition?" the short Kenley asked out of concern.
As Klein handed the letter that Sirius had yet to send out to the Captain, he began from the beginning.
"When I went to the underground market to purchase the materials for the ritual, I suddenly recalled that Selena had been to the Evil Dragon Bar before. Furthermore, it was Hanass Vincent who led her there. This meant that Hanass was a frequent customer there. Hence, I suspect that the man in the portrait, the man who has a certain relationship with Hanass, might have been to the underground market before."
"I took the portrait and asked the boss, Swain, and he gave me a positive answer. He told me that this man had tried to purchase cultural relics and ancient books related to the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range. This made me think of this place, and that someone had just returned the corresponding magazines I borrowed …"
Leonard listened with a smile and suddenly interjected.
He suddenly interrupted, "Hence, you brought your probationary inspector ID and the badge of the Special Operations Department here to investigate the borrowing records of those magazines? Actually, I'm very curious. Why did you have a conflict with this man? Even if you encountered him directly, with your style of doing things, you should have pretended not to know him and quickly left the library to seek our help at Zouteland Street. "
"Yes, you didn't have to take the risk. As long as you confirmed the target, as long as he hasn't left Tingen, there would always be a way to find him," added Dunn, who was reading the letter.
Klein immediately felt a little awkward.
"The librarian recognized him and shouted for the police officer to help."
"I couldn't have pretended not to hear it …"
Leonard and Kenley looked each other in the eye. One didn't hide his smile, while the other turned his head to the side.
Dunn nodded slightly and shifted his gaze away from the letter.
"What did you gain from channeling the spirit?"
"I saw a pendant with the carving of an upside-down giant. I saw the giant's eye flash red, and then I left the ritual," Klein described truthfully.
He didn't mention the Clown potion for the time being because of two considerations.
On the one hand, if Dunn and company were able to find the corresponding records from Sirius's hiding place in the follow-up investigation, then it wouldn't make a difference if he didn't say anything. There wouldn't be any additional credit.
On the other hand, if Dunn and the others did not manage to find it, he could find a chance to report it in the future. This way, he could apply for the ingredients and concoct the magic potion to accumulate more credit. This was the method of splitting the credit into two, which came from Old Neil's teachings.
"The Aurora Order?" Dunn muttered thoughtfully before asking a few related questions.
After waiting for Klein to answer them one by one, he looked at his exhausted expression and waved his cane.
"Not bad. You've foiled a plot against Tingen City. You can go back and rest. Kenley, get Old Neil here."
After giving the instructions, Dunn shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Before Sequence 6, Beyonders of the Sleepless pathway lack many supplementary powers. They can only grasp the simplest and most basic ritualistic magic.
"Captain, you mean, from Sequence 6?
In the beginning, Beyonders of the Sleepless pathway will receive corresponding enhancements? "Klein asked curiously.
"Yes." Dunn gave an affirmative answer.
…
After leaving Deweyville Library, Klein, who was riding the public carriage back to Daffodil Street, nearly fell asleep on the way.
He forced himself to enter, took off his hat and coat, and fell asleep on the sofa.
After an unknown period of time, he suddenly woke up, took out his pocket watch, and snapped it open.
Melissa will be back in half an hour, and Baansen will have another forty to fifty minutes … I have to make them wait an hour and a half before they can enjoy dinner … Klein rubbed his forehead and walked into the kitchen.
He first washed his face with cold water, then took out the oxtail, tomatoes, carrots, and onions he had bought in the afternoon.
After finishing his preparations, he suddenly froze. He had a nagging feeling that it didn't match what had happened in the afternoon.
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