Registered name, or in other words, magic name.
Just like how sorcerers in the legends had all kinds of nicknames and names, scholars who focused on research would receive a name that only existed in endless knowledge when they started their apprenticeship.
It was either given by a mentor or searched for on their own.
Whether it was in life or after death, it would always exist as a personal symbol, so it was often entrusted with special meaning and power. There were even legends about 'true names'.
Even after some scholars died, their names still existed in their formulas, just like 'Paracusel'. As long as the special alloy represented by this name was added to the formula, the metal's activity would increase by three percent.
The legendary 'Creator' at the top of the pyramid of scholars, their names themselves were a kind of magic that existed in matter.
For example, Newton's name had long been written into the bottom of the Great Arcanum 'Zarathustra' and became a part of the Law of the Present. The Three Laws that he wrote down had been imprinted everywhere in the Present.
Compared to this, Huai Shi was even more surprised that the girl in front of him was a scholar, which was rarer than a Sublimator.
In fact, alchemists could also be classified as scholars, but later on, they separated on their own and formed the 'Stonecauldron Society'. They were no longer controlled by the 'Pioneers', an organization of scholars.
Strictly speaking, whether it was a scholar or an alchemist, in fact, their status was higher than that of a Sublimator.
After all, it was a technical profession, which was innately monopolized. Unlike a Sublimator who worked physically, those who worked mentally were born to be in the upper class.
To others, the profession of Scholar was essentially no different from that of Mage.
If it were somewhere else, Huai Shi might have to put on a smiling face and call Lily 'Master' to let her take a look. After all, scholars with a registered name had at least mastered more than one law, which was more than one kind of 'magic'. As a profession that was better at creating than destroying, it was natural for scholars to be more respected.
However, this also explained why Lily chose to go to the New World.
After all, from the early 16th century to the second industrial revolution in the late 19th century, it was a dark period where the Holy Spirit Genealogy constantly suppressed scholars.
After all, the laws adhered to by the Holy Spirit Genealogy were fundamentally different from the laws adhered to by the scholars. The contradiction between creationism and the theory of evolution was more than just a little, and the Harbingers had been rejected by the Church for more than a day or two.
The Pioneer Society could no longer stay in Rome. They had exiled themselves to the Six Isles of London, which was still a remote place at that time, and had been there ever since.
It was not until the split of the Holy Spirit lineage in 1740, and the Industrial Revolution led by the scholars began to flourish, that the offensive of both sides reversed, and the Harbingers took over the mainstream. This led to the birth of the Astronomical Society, which later controlled the entire world.
Before this, all the scholars were considered heretics. However, they hadn't openly fallen out with each other, but the battle in private had gradually heated up.
A scholar staying in Rome was like Archimedes squatting at home, waiting for the Romans to kick down his door. It was unwise. They could be doing research at home, but one day, they would be hung on a stake.
It was not surprising that they wanted to leave.
Van Helsing still had several experiences of assassinating famous scholars in his memory.
Out of respect for the scholar's profession and Lily's privacy, Huai Shi did not ask in detail about the subjects she studied and the laws she mastered. Anyway, except for the typical system of mechanics, most of the other scholars' laws were useless in a fight.
After understanding the general situation, he nodded, picked up the coat on the bed, and put it on again.
"Then, before we reach the New World, you can hide here. Take it as a reward for saving me during the day. No need to refuse." Huai Shi said, "I'll rest in Yue Jun's room. When I find food on the ship tomorrow, I'll send it to you. Be careful, it's not safe here."
Thinking of Old Shaw who died in his room, Huai Shi's heart could not help but sink.
"If I were you, I wouldn't choose to go out at this time."
Lily looked at him with a strange look against the seemingly eternal night outside the window. "After nightfall, it's now hell outside."
"Huh?"
Huai Shi was at a loss. "What happened?"
"During the day, the poison in the food in the restaurant … Out of curiosity, I collected some samples and used your alchemy equipment to test it."
Lily raised her finger, and there was a test tube between her fair fingertips. A wisp of grayish-black color floated in the colorless liquid, like a wisp of black cotton wadding, slowly swimming in the liquid.
"Out of respect for our relationship as allies and for my personal safety, I have to ask first. Have you eaten the food in the restaurant? If you have eaten it, do you have any cases of gastric ulcers or gastrointestinal bleeding? "
"No."
Huai Shi shook his head frantically.
That bowl of thick soup was disgusting. How could he dare to eat it? Moreover, as a vampire, he could survive as long as he had blood. He had just eaten a full meal on the body of the Spring Demon. He estimated that he could last for many days.
In order to prevent the poison in his blood, his canine teeth had a purification holy seal. Once he sucked blood, he would burn himself, let alone other things.
As for gastric ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding, that was even more impossible.
"That's good." Lily breathed a sigh of relief and slowly put down the book in her other hand.
"What exactly is this?" Huai Shi asked.
"In essence, this is a powerful viral stimulant."
Lily shook the test tube in her hand slightly. "It is afraid of light and heat. It has a tenacious vitality. The speed of cell division is abnormally fast. It can infect almost all living things.
As a virus, it has unimaginable activity. Once it enters the spinal cord through the blood circulation, it will quickly spread. In four hours, the immune system will be paralyzed. After six hours, it will spread in the brain, disrupting the hormone balance of the human body. It will stimulate the secretion of large amounts of adrenaline and dopamine, forcing people into a state of excitement. At the same time, they will enter a state of hunger that cannot be dispelled.
In the end, even the source substance will be contaminated by it. It will collapse in the high heat, stimulating all of the host's strength and forcing the body to undergo mutation and organ proliferation … "
"Are you sure this thing is not the T-virus?"
Huai Shi was dumbstruck. "This description is completely talking about zombies!"
"I don't know what the T-virus you're talking about is, but if it's a 'zombie', then it's not wrong. After all, it really is one of the origins of all the 'Living Dead' type legends in the world."
Lily calmly said, "Compared to the so-called T-virus, I'd rather use a more professional term to call it — — 'Wolfbane'."
In that instant, Huai Shi finally came to a realization and couldn't help but grit his teeth.
"Lei! Fei! Zhou! "
That guy had been lying from the very beginning.
What werewolf?
That guy was clearly a lycan!
Ignoring the fact that he was also full of lies from the beginning, Huai Shi was suddenly filled with resentment towards that traitor Lei Feizhou.
Werewolf and lycan, these two terms seemed to only have the order switched, but in reality, they came from two completely different words.
The so-called werewolves generally referred to the calamities and miracles that originated from Greece — monsters that were cursed by the gods and turned from humans into wolves. Starting from King Lycaon, all the citizens of Arcadia had the element of wolf transformation planted in their blood. Once they attempted to sublimate, they would become monsters that couldn't tolerate light.
Lycans were completely different. They were usually used to describe wolf-type abyssal creatures that took on the appearance of humans. It could be traced back to many wolf-type monsters and holy creatures in legends. They were usually considered to be the mortal bloodline of some wolf-type deity.
It was like the difference between curry that smelled like dog poop and curry that smelled like dog poop. Even if they looked similar, they were two completely different things from the beginning.
The most obvious characteristic of the latter, apart from its extremely rare quantity, was its body fluid that could be called a mobile source of infection.
In legends, where lycans lived, a large amount of Wolf Head Grass would grow. Alchemists harvested this kind of wisteria-like plant and could extract the poison that turned humans into living corpses. It could be said to be an endless disaster.
It could be said that the bad reputation of the werewolves was not only due to their bloodthirsty nature, but more than half of it was due to this kind of knockoff that looked similar.
Recalling the information that Yin Yan had mentioned, and Lei Feizhou's actions, whether it was the Stigmata that claimed to be a werewolf, or the first discovery of Old Shaw's death scene, or the huge black plastic bag that was specially brought back from the 'kitchen' …
If he was a traitor, then everything made sense.
Whether it was killing Yue Jun on the first night, or taking the initiative to take the initiative when Old Shaw did not react, and then poisoning the food in the kitchen …
All of these could be perfectly linked together.
Huai Shi even suspected that if he had not been hit by a stick, and instead returned in a weak state and was discovered by Lei Feizhou, he would not have been alive now.
Other than Lily's accidental help, he probably had to thank the Green Spirit who threw the magical insoles and boots into the soup.
If it was not for the disgusting taste, he might have frowned and drank a few mouthfuls like the others …
Thinking of this, he suddenly froze.
Then, he heard vague screams and roars from a distance outside the room. The chaos had already begun.
It was now 1620. This group of dark creatures that had been besieged and wiped out by the Holy Spirit lineage for so many years could not guarantee a good diet. Long-term consumption of inferior food would inevitably lead to stomach ulcers and digestive tract bleeding. Once they drank the soup, they would most likely be poisoned.
Then, the scale of the poisoned now …
Huai Shi's scalp began to tingle.
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