The Master of the Strange Realm

The carriage was the property of the church, and the driver was a trustworthy believer. Of course, because they had to go to such a remote place in the middle of the night, Dad and Jenkins gave the driver some tips.

"If I die one day, I will probably be buried here, right?"

Jenkins said something unlucky, kicking the stone at his feet into the grass beside him like a child.

It was already late August, and the temperature dropped rapidly at night. Coupled with the unique gloomy feeling of the cemetery, Jenkins couldn't help shivering even though he was wearing a sweater under his black suit.

"I will be buried here after I die, but you won't."

Dad didn't care that this topic was unlucky at this moment.

"Why?"

"You have sacrificed your divinity to the goddess, and the church is still discussing your reward. But what is certain is that you will be posthumously named the Son of God after your death, and then be buried decently in the [Palace Library] where only cardinals, popes or believers with outstanding contributions are qualified to be buried."

"Buried in the library? As expected, those who believe in the goddess of knowledge cannot leave books even after death."

Jenkins muttered treasonous words in his heart, and then turned his head to look at the cemetery in the shadows.

"Reward? I thought the goddess would give me a few [Gifts] or powerful divine arts on the spot."

"Don't make irresponsible remarks on the ideas of the sage!"

Dad warned.

Jenkins knew that he had spoken out of turn, touched his hair and smiled embarrassedly, and then stopped talking about it.

Although the reward of the Grand Church is still under discussion, the Nolan Diocese has already prepared something for Jenkins.

Now that he happened to be promoted to a higher level and could gain another ability, the church specially took out several abilities treasured in the diocese for him to choose from.

The good thing of providing materials for free only comes when you just become a gifter, so this time, you have to consider not only the problem of ability matching, but more importantly, the thickness of your own gold pounds.

PS: The problem of demigods being easily defeated is explained in the end of Chapter 97.

Section 51 Chapter 50 New Abilities and Rituals

Speaking of which, after Jenkins was promoted to the first level, he did not get a normal bubble, but two. This means that he can now have a total of 7+2=9 abilities, catching up with the level 4 gifter. But Dad said that the matching of abilities should be gradually taken seriously. Jenkins considered for a long time and only chose two abilities to learn. He also owed the church 500 pounds for this because the regulations only allow one ability to be selected.

One of them is [Disease Curse (Yellow Spell)].

This ability covers a lot of diseases, but casting the ability not only requires spells, but also consumes a special material [Cursed Black Gold] as a casting material. It is not gold, but an extraordinary metal made from ordinary pig iron through special ceremonies held in special places.

The church has a special way to obtain it. Jenkins feels that this strange and hidden ability is very suitable for him, especially the effect of the curse is related to the caster's understanding of the disease.

The second ability is the auxiliary [Astral Exploration (Yellow Spell)]. This ability allows Jenkins to immerse his consciousness in a special space called [Astral] under the starry sky at night, where he can observe the real world and discover strange changes.

It sounds useless, but Daddy strongly recommends Jenkins to choose this, but the specific reason can only be told to Jenkins after he learns it.

There is no problem in learning the first ability. The church has all the materials, and Jenkins can buy them for some gold pounds.

After getting on the carriage from the cemetery, Daddy and Jenkins can stay in the sanatorium for one night.

Jenkins has not been home for four consecutive days. He had to do this. Old William could only let Bishop Palod say hello. He was safe in the battle that day. As an ordinary person, the old man left the front line of the battle as soon as possible.

Asked for an empty room, closed the door, and piled the unused ritual items on his body in the corner to prevent interference with the ceremony.

Take off your clothes and draw a standard circle on the ground. On the left side, engrave the simple holy emblem representing [Death's End]. This ability seems to be related to this righteous god; on the right side, engrave the holy emblem representing [Inherited Sage]. Because Jenkins is a believer, when it comes to another righteous god, this point must be emphasized when gaining abilities.

Draw the memorized wavy stripes in the circle with ritual chalk, then cut your wrist and drip the blood into the glass container.

"Add the shell powder of the plague bone worm, recite the prayer and shake the container gently to mix the blood and powder thoroughly."

Jenkins repeated in a low voice, his hands moving non-stop.

"Break the breath of the unjustly dead and let it fill the closed room."

[The breath of the unjustly dead] refers to a transparent glass tube. Although Jenkins thinks there is nothing inside, after opening the [Eye of Truth], he can see a faint aura and roaring skulls that constantly appear on the surface of the test tube.

"I'm not performing a cult ritual."

Jenkins said to himself, smashing the glass tube to the ground, then frowned and took out the [right hand finger of a 3-year-old child who died of illness], holding it like a pen, and dipped it in the mixture of his own blood and powder.

Jenkins did not doubt the source of this finger. After all, in this era, if a poor child got sick, it almost meant death. If the finger of a corpse could be sold at a good price, no one would be stingy.

Soon, the ground was covered with ritual symbols full of evil connotations, and Jenkins smeared himself with holy water, geranium blood, and plague flower juice.

The meaning of holy water here is "protection and will not harm the caster". Jenkins went directly to Bishop Parrod and asked him to bless a small cup of boiling water; the blood of geranium means "unclean", and the bottle filled with tin The contents of the leather kettle are provided by the church. After Jenkins obtains the materials, he must perform the ceremony as soon as possible, otherwise they will no longer be fresh; the plague flower means "disease", it is a highly poisonous plant that only grows in Lobi at a height of 5,000 meters. It is colorless and odorless in the mountainous areas of the mountains. Just 3 drops can kill a strong adult man. It is the most common palace poison that appears in contemporary romance novels and chivalric novels.

Of course, it is toxic when taken orally and is ineffective when applied externally.

"I will never choose this ability again!"

Jenkins swore silently in his heart, and then placed the core and most expensive material of the ritual - the Plague Seed - in the center of the formation. This green seed-like object is absolutely forbidden, and its horror is comparable to the T-virus in Jenkins' impression.

Enduring the strong nausea, I sat cross-legged in the center of the circle and began to pray.

Not all abilities can be learned by any gifter. There is a saying similar to matching degree. Among them, the one that has the greatest impact on the success rate of learning ability is the month of birth. Since different months in this world correspond to different gods, gifters born in certain months are not destined to have specific abilities.

For example, Jenkins was born in the [Full Moon and Insect Moon], which is the month of May corresponding to the [Lightless Moon]. Based on current understanding, the possibility of him mastering the ability called [Silent Portal (yellow spell)] collected by the church is very low.

Of course, gender, age, belief, etc. also have an impact on the acquisition of abilities, but as long as there are specific methods to improve the success rate, theoretically there is no ability that cannot be mastered.

[Plague Curse] was easily mastered, but that night, the nursing home staff wore black crow-like masks and cleaned Jenkins and the room inside and out - it was possible that he had used too much Materials that cause disease and plague.

Mastering [Star Detection] requires the consumption of very expensive materials. Although the church provides them for free, the core of the ritual, a certain kind of crystal called [Star Debris], is not available in the Church for the time being. This is a special crystal that is half-lived with meteorite. At least You’ll have to wait until June next year to get it again.

After taking a shower, Jenkins planned to say hello to his father before going to bed, but his father kicked him out. He asked Jenkins to pay more attention to the black market recently because someone had been selling there two months ago.

On the second day after acquiring the [Disease Curse] ability, Jenkins returned to his home. Mary Williams hugged him and cried, "Oh, Jenkins, are you going to move out now?"

He did have this plan, but "Stories from a Stranger" had just been printed, and it would take some time to get the first payment.

He hopes his family can adjust to his absence.

"I'm Jenkins Willamette."

He repeated in his mind many times that even though he tried hard to assume this role, he knew in his heart that he was just a visitor from a foreign land.

Chapter 52 Chapter 51 Experiments and Parties

After gaining new abilities, Jenkins certainly wanted to try them out. After thinking about it, he realized that he had no enemies to avenge since time travel. He was really a failed time traveler.

Dad helped Jenkins catch some wild cats from the road. Jenkins removed a few strands of their hair, wrapped them around the cursed black gold, and then pressed them on a piece of paper cut into a cat shape.

He recited strange mantras in a low voice, and in the process tried to imagine the symptoms and causes of the flu in his mind.

“Influenza viruses are proteinaceous and simple…the virus travels in saliva, in the respiratory tract, or otherwise…H7, or hemagglutinin…hijacks the body’s genetic material to reproduce…. ..The clinical manifestations are..."

When he opened his eyes, all the wild cats lay crookedly on the ground, and they were about to die.

"Is it so strong?"

Dad stood at the door of Principle Wildcat's warehouse, wearing a mask and said in a sullen voice: "What disease did you describe? How could it have such a strong effect? ​​It shouldn't be. Hurry up, end the spell, don't let Dad's The store has become a source of plague!”

Jenkins immediately burned off the cat-shaped paper and hair with a match. At this time, the black gold seemed to have been severely corroded by wind and sand and was no longer usable.

“I just took a high school biology class and watched Red Cell Labyrinth .”

Jenkins knew that was the reason, and he understood the nature of the disease far better than anyone else. If you want to maximize the power of this ability, a part-time pathology student or influenza doctor is the best choice. But Jenkins only wants to use this ability to do small things behind his back. He himself has no intention of becoming a doctor, so this power is enough for now.

Knowledge is power, and the sages who believe in it are indeed right.

The poor wild cats rested in Dad's shop for a day before they regained their strength. They left with satisfaction after receiving the reward for the experiment - a piece of dried fish.

After all, Dad and Jenkins are not evil.

Because the weather has cleared up, legal gatherings can finally take place again. Jenkins checked the advertisement section of the "Dock Union Newspaper", and just like last time, jumped onto the tree outside the bedroom window at night, then summoned the black robe from the shadows and ran towards the outside of the city at high speed.

I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, but the gathering place was in the woods next to the citizens' cemetery. From there, you can even see the stone path that Jenkins and his dad walked on.

Jenkins was still the first to arrive. He climbed up the tree with great effort, letting the dense branches cover him. When the familiar Mr. Hood appeared, he jumped down gracefully.

A sharp contrast to the clumsy tree climbing action.

"Oh, ma'am, who are you?"

Mr. Hood exclaimed, turning around as if running away.

Jenkins summoned his pentagram emblem without saying a word, and Mr. Hood was shocked, gasping and summoning his red bird emblem.

"Mr. Candle, your disguise is really good. This time you are actually a short lady."

As he spoke, he took a few steps forward and leaned against the trunk of the tree. The shadow of the branches just covered his body.

"Thank you, and congratulations on your promotion to a level."

Mr. Hood was stunned and looked at Jenkins in surprise. Although Jenkins couldn't see his face, he could guess the frightened expression.

As the level increased, the [Eye of Truth] that could only see auras had some changes. For example, he could see the phantom of the skeleton in [The Breath of the Wrong Dead], and he could also see the blank bubbles belonging to the Giver.

Miss Magic, Mr. Black Cat and Miss Lark also came to the gathering place one after another, and showed their emblems in turn to prove their identities. But after waiting for a long time, Mr. Birchwood was nowhere to be seen.

"Maybe he has something to do and can't come?"

Jenkins guessed.

"It may have been..."

Miss Magic sighed softly, and everyone looked at the cemetery in unison. On that crazy rainy night, for some reason, A-01-2-0198 changed from normal and frequently sold flowers to passers-by. This was also the reason why when Jenkins met her, she could no longer take out the flowers.

According to current statistics, at least 30 people have traded with A-01-2-0198. This is just a count. There may be more people who refuse to trade and unlucky people who do not realize what is happening.

"I hope he is safe and sound. We will still use the weather to decide the time of the party next time, so that if Mr. Birch is just busy, he can come next time."

"agree."

"agree."

"agree."

"agree."

The five people unanimously prayed for Mr. Bai Huamu, who had never seen his true face, and then started today's party.

It was still Mr. Hood who started.

"On that rainy night, the [Ice Messenger] of the [Light Chaser Club] attempted to activate the statue of the evil god, but the scribes foiled the plot."

Miss Lark and Mr. Black Cat took a breath, but Jenkins and Miss Magic remained calm.

The former is a participant himself, and the latter may know about it through other channels.

"I also know something about that night."

Sure enough, this is what Miss Magic was going to say.

"Every major church tried to use divination to determine where the demon that injured [Ice Waiter] came from. In the end, they found that it actually came from a painting like the octopus. It was a strange thing and is now named A-10- 2-9116 [Paintings depicting inner desires].”

Jenkins frowned.

"demon?"

He asked in a low voice. Miss Magic probably thought that this information was not valuable, and explained: "Yes, at least ten gifters of the Zhengshen Church saw him. As recorded in myths and history, he was from this era. Black hair and black eyes that have never appeared before.”

Jenkins knew that the church was looking for the "Man in Black Robe", but he didn't know that the sword fairy he drew was actually considered a demon.

"Does the devil really exist? Go back and ask dad."

Jenkins thought to himself and nodded to Miss Magic, who motioned for him to say the next thing.

"What I want to talk about is also about that night."

Jenkins paused and told the facts he had chosen long ago: "The church divination learned that A-10-2-9116 was taken away by a man in black robe. He has the ability to block divination. The black robe It should be one of the ABC series. The police are currently looking for him for burglary and murder. Everyone should have other ways to know unregistered benefactors like us. If you see anyone wearing a black robe, be careful. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone took a step back in tacit agreement, because except for Jenkins, the other four people were wearing black robes.

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Section 53 Chapter 52 Chain Ability

"Don't be stupid, how could you meet that person here by such a coincidence?"

He chuckled, and everyone at the party reunited.