Hao Ren never thought that he would one day have such a novel experience: studying a magic book from the European Middle Ages with a 10,000-year-old vampire. This was supposed to be a scene from a movie, the kind of dark, mysterious, abstract movie that promoted the unknown, and it should only take place in a dark basement. But now, this ancient magic book was spread out in the living room, and the people studying it were the current Pope and a frozen husky with six pounds of amulets on his body. The wizard who left this book behind would never have thought that his work would be studied in such an atmosphere.
Vivian talked about all the strange things in human history. During the era when books were still a luxury, she basically wandered around Asia and Europe. That was also the period when the wizards and the Church were at their fiercest. The otherworldlings had declined so much that they hid in the sanctuaries. The humans who had learned the forbidden knowledge, the wizards, took advantage of the Church's unpreparedness and flourished. More than half of the magic books in the world came from that era, and Vivian had seen many of them with her own eyes.
The one in front of her was not one of them.
Vivian stroked the magically treated pages and recalled the past. "The world was chaotic at that time. Mysticism and all kinds of dark legends of ghosts and gods were rampant. Above them, there was the terrible pressure of the Church, and the survival of the people at the bottom was very difficult. Wizards originated at the end of the Mythological Era. At that time, they were just the lackeys of the otherworldlings and the representatives of the gods who ruled over mankind. They had a high status in human society and were called 'priests' and 'oracles'. But after the collapse of the Mythological Era, wizards became an independent faction. Later, they absorbed many monks who were not firm in their beliefs and nobles who had lost hope because of the war. When the Church and the demon hunters were busy dealing with the otherworldlings, this group of people grew rapidly. The poor people at the bottom were easily bewitched by witchcraft, and the number of high-ranking monks who had the ability to exorcise demons was limited. The demon hunters did not pay much attention to the ordinary people asking for help. So, in a short period of time, wizards and witches were very popular. "
"Human history books have also mentioned this period." Hao Ren nodded. "But it's definitely different from the version you know."
"This kind of magic book became popular during that time," Vivian smiled. "A book like this could even cause a war between the noble lords because many of the magic recorded in it could be learned by humans as long as a price was paid. Usually, human lives. And the lords were willing to pay any price, especially human lives. I remembered that when I was wandering around the towns and cities of Europe, I often saw wizards and witches being hanged or burned to death. However, most of them were fake. They only wanted to make some fake magic books to cheat some money. Not every noble had the guts to accept such things, at least not openly. Speaking of which, Doggie, when are you going to stop pretending to be an ice sculpture? "
Lily shook her head hard to get the ice on her hair to one side. "I just want to see when you can feel a little guilty! Hiss … I'm freezing … "
Vivian gave Lily a sideways glance. "What did you say? You're a sled dog, and you're telling me that you're afraid of the cold?! "
Lily bared her teeth threateningly, then waved her hand. "Continue with your story. I'm quite interested. I've never experienced that era."
"Actually, what happened at that time was basically not very interesting. The whole of Europe was in chaos. The mess between the church and the heretics was interesting the first time, but it got boring after a while." Vivian pushed the book on the coffee table. "What's interesting about this thing is that it records a ritual. No matter how I look at it, I feel that it has something to do with me."
Hao Ren was very curious. "What ritual?"
Vivian flipped open the book and found an illustration. It depicted a strange pentagram with various offerings placed in the corners of the pentagram. Above the pentagram was the image of a woman with fangs. She opened her hands and pointed at two worshippers prostrating on the ground on both sides of the picture. In the corner of the picture, there was a castle-like building in the distance.
Lily pointed at the woman in the picture. "So, you're saying that this is you?"
Vivian had a strange look on her face. "In a sense, I think it's possible, probably …"
Lily said straightforwardly, "Why does it look like the Monkey King?"
Vivian pasted a small bat on Lily's face. "That's why I don't want to discuss this with you! Your mouth is getting closer and closer to Mr. Landlord's! "
"Why do I have to shoot in the air …" Hao Ren spread his hands innocently, then looked down at the strange illustration on the page. "What's the meaning of this scribble?"
"The ritual to summon the King of Blood." Vivian pointed at a paragraph at the bottom of the illustration. "Draw an inverted pentagram according to the markings on the picture. Place the black goat's fur, mistletoe's withered leaves, bat's teeth, limestone, and the ashes of the woman's hair in order. The ritual will be held on the night of the full moon. Two people will stand on both sides of the magic circle. They will cut their fingers at the same time and drip their blood. When the third drop of blood falls, the King of Blood will appear. The King of Blood will cast a spell on the two people who are performing the ritual. One of them will be killed and half of the person's remaining lifespan will be transferred to the other person. The other half will be taken away as a reward. "
Lily pricked up her ears and listened for a long time. Finally, she said, "What the hell is this? What's all this nonsense about? "
"Sorcerers love to record these things." Vivian shrugged. "It's all lost now. But back in the day, it was common."
"Why do you think the King of Blood is you?" Hao Ren looked at Vivian, puzzled.
"Although the illustration is terrible, look at this …" Vivian pointed at the woman in the illustration. There was a cross hanging on her chest. "At least this thing is clear. I'm the only Blood Clan member in the world who wears a cross. The person who made this magic book is a very strict sorcerer. Therefore, these illustrations are definitely not random. A normal sorcerer would not draw a cross on a Blood Clan member for no reason. They would be regarded as crazy. The only explanation is that the author of this book has seen me before. "
"Have you seen him before?" Hao Ren looked up and asked.
Vivian's mouth twitched. "I can't remember."
Lily looked at Vivian with a strange expression. "I can understand everything else, but why did you create such a ridiculous summoning ritual? Don't tell me you were planning to rule the world back then? "
"How would I know?" Vivian rolled her eyes at the sky. "Sorcerers were originally humans. Their magic system is different from the otherworldlings. Who knows how this summoning ritual works? Hessiana thought the book was interesting, so she sent it to me. She doesn't even know who the author is. "
In the Dark Age where occultism was prevalent, there were many types of magic books, and there was no order to categorize them. Moreover, they were all secretly circulated. The methods of summoning demons or gods that were recorded in them were basically lost. Even if they were passed down, they would be overshadowed by other messy folk superstitions. Vivian studied the book out of curiosity. Hao Ren, on the other hand, was more interested. "Say, why don't we give it a try?"
Vivian was stunned. "Try what?"
Lily reacted quickly when it came to this kind of fun. She immediately understood what Hao Ren meant. "To summon you!"
"… Crazy." Vivian rolled her eyes and turned towards the kitchen. "I'm going to cook. You two can fool around."
Lil Pea immediately popped out of nowhere and happily followed Vivian. "I'll help light the fire! Light the fire! "
"Keep her away from the gas tank!" Hao Ren quickly called out. He then turned to look at Lily and said in a low voice, "Shall we try the summoning ritual?"
Lily nodded excitedly. "Yes, yes!"
"But it says that it can only be summoned on a full moon night." Hao Ren frowned. "So troublesome. And it's fixed."
Lily wagged her tail excitedly. "It's a full moon tonight. I've been excited for a few days."
No wonder the husky was so energetic today!
(I still have to go out for an entire day, so I'll update in advance. Speaking of which, I've finally run out of manuscripts.) =)
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