Plague Doctor

Gu Jun's fingers gently touched the cover of the curse book. The old paper felt strange to the touch. He turned over the first page, and there was a line of text written on it, which looked like the title of the book. This kind of writing looks like Chinese characters, but it is not big seal or small seal or traditional or simplified, but a strange font, which can be vaguely recognized as:

【Seven Secrets of the Earth】

Over the course of time, this curse book must have had many names, making it difficult to find its original name and find out who wrote it.

"This kind of font?" Gu Jun looked at Wu Shiyu, but she also shook her head: "This is the first time I've seen it. We don't have anything like this."

She said taking another bite of bread. Although this loaf of bread looks very plain, its texture and taste are really good, and it also makes her feel some sweet music. Just the name of this curse book made her look straight into the abyss again.

Balzai, the gray-bearded old man, said, be careful with it...

"Is this the Chinese word for where Mr. Balcer comes from?" Gu Jun felt that even if the old man came from the earth, it was not the world they were familiar with.

The curse book was originally written in oracle bones, and subsequent translations and manuscripts, no matter what language they are in, are also a re-interpretation.

He flipped through the whole book first, but was surprised to see that except for a small part at the beginning, the text on the back paper was blurred into pieces, as if it had been soaked in water and blurred.

"Mr. Balcer, what's going on?" Gu Jun opened the book and turned to ask the gray-bearded old man in the distance, "Don't give me this gift, right?"

"This book has one secret chapter after another." The gray-bearded old man said calmly, "In your opinion, those are vague words, but in my opinion, they are all very clear. I have not walked the road ahead, You can’t get to the back.”

Gu Jun understood that it meant that he had to practice chapter by chapter. At that moment, he began to read the first secret chapter.

Although the text in the curse book was weird, he and Wu Shiyu could still recognize it together. However, the style of the curse book was extremely obscure. It read like "The action must have a form, and the bird will not be lost." "There is no sun, no moon, no sky, no hour." It feels like I know every word, but I don’t know what it means when put together.

"The names of your Western medicines are exactly the same as mine." Wu Shiyu described it this way.

"The name of the medicine has a chemical structure, but this one doesn't seem to have one." Gu Jun said, remembering the words taught by Teacher Urum in the previous vision. The curse book has its own spirit and vitality. The old man Barce also means this. , Langton also said in the curse book notes, the words written are not the point.

The focus is on the power in words, which should be touched and felt with the spirit.

"Just give it a try." Gu Jun told Wu Shiyu that if he had any abnormality, he would wake him up in time.

Then he gathered his energy and began to get in touch with the words of the first secret chapter. He didn't think about what they meant. He just tried to connect each word into his mind and feel the power they formed... The name of the medicine has a chemical structure, and so does the incantation. It's structural...

Like a living thing.

Gu Jun suddenly remembered a concept in biology: structure determines function.

It is the structure of the wings that determines the way of flying, and the structure of the lungs that determines the way of breathing. There is a difference between humans, birds, and dead skinned people.

The protein structure determines the function of enzymes, the DNA structure determines how genes operate, and the nerve structure determines how to act and think...

He was reminded of “connectomics,” the comprehensive mapping of brain regions and the structure of neuronal networks in the nervous system to understand how the brain works. The so-called "spirit" may belong to this category...to those extremely complex synapses, neurons, and connection networks.

“Let its spirit transform your spirit, and its life force transform your life force.”

Gu Jun suddenly understood that what Teacher Urum said was not a metaphor, but a real situation. This secret power was clearly resonating with his body.

Practicing the mantra changes the structure of the neuron network! Real physical changes.

The bones of the ghoul Chen Fade are densely covered with erosion patterns... Are those similar to some kind of neural circuits?

He suddenly became more enlightened, and he felt some shadows surging. It felt like they were outside the cave at that time, and Chen Fade was summoning those giant bats in the cave, and there were abnormal fluctuations around him...

"Hmm." Gu Jun came to his senses as soon as he thought about it, but he stopped practicing because he had many questions.

"This first secret chapter seems to be a summoning spell." He asked Wu Shiyu suspiciously, "But I don't know what it is summoning."

Wu Shiyu had no idea after hearing this, but the gray-bearded old man in the distance seemed surprised and murmured: "You are very talented."

If I have talent, please teach me more. Gu Jun immediately took the opportunity to ask: "Mr. Balcer, will practicing the spell book change your mind and body?"

"You already have this understanding?" The old man with gray beard looked at him, "You are very talented. Then you should understand, how can an ordinary mind and body accept extraordinary power? The curse book will change you. This change is Whether it's good or bad is up to you."

Gu Jun frowned and touched his head, and sure enough...

If humans have sufficient cognition in the field of connectomics, if neuronal networks are as clear as circuit diagrams instead of as tangled as spider webs.

Then when the bureau dissected the head of the red-robed man in the next life and he dissected Chen Fade, he should have learned more about its mutations.

"Mr. Balcer." He therefore had another question, "After practicing a spell book, does it become another kind of existence? Can I still access other spell books?" This is the card. One of Dr. Lopp's sacrifices.

"There are many sources of extraordinary power." Old Man Gray Hu said, "You can't come into contact with every one of them."

Gu Jun nodded slightly, the truth is quite simple...

The incantation books practiced by R'lye believers are different from those of ghouls, and those of ghouls are also different from those of Yiwen people.

They have different worships and different sources of power.

Therefore, mantra books are divided into sources of power. Which category you have meditated on seems to determine which category you can develop in the future.

"Then what source does the Seven Secrets of the Earth belong to?" He asked again, the gods of the earth, the Seven Secrets of the Earth?

"It's not good for you to know too much." Old Man Gray Beard just said, "Just practicing the first secret chapter won't change you. The third secret chapter is the choice."

"Oh." Gu Jun was silent. This kind of thing is just like filling out the major after the college entrance examination. It must be considered comprehensively and chosen carefully.

Based on his own situation, it would be more suitable to practice the curse book of worshiping the "Goddess of Life", but now... there is no other choice.

Then Gu Jun asked some more questions, but the gray-bearded old man seemed to have finished there and did not answer another sentence.

After him, Wu Shiyu also tried to practice the first secret chapter. She could feel the spiritual contact. Although she was not as fast as him, she could still get started.

The sea was always foggy, and they were looking at the spell book and chatting. About five or six hours had passed since they boarded the boat. The shadow of the island gradually appeared in the fog ahead. The island was not big. There are mountains in the distance, the rocks on the shore are messy, and the woods are dark and gloomy.

Gu Jun stared at the deserted island ahead, feeling that it was there.

"That's where you want to go. Get ready to disembark." The gray-bearded old man said calmly, "The storm is coming."

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