Chapter 161 Artificial Sleepwalking
Lawrence sat in the cubicle of the cheap coffee shop, and couldn't help but think of the sufferings of the Abraham family over the years.
Since they were split into small families and dispersed in different places, the elders' control over family members has dropped to the lowest point. In order to avoid the influence of the curse, a large number of Abrahams are unwilling to be promoted, and they have always remained in Sequence 8 or Sequence 9 , and don't even try to become an Extraordinary at all, just want to spend a peaceful and beautiful life as an ordinary person with a certain amount of knowledge and wealth.
The elders think that this is an act of forgetting the honor of the family, but there is no way to deal with it strictly, because it is tantamount to self-destruction.
In such a situation, the upper echelon of the Abraham family emerged with a trend of change. They imitated the master-apprentice inheritance system of the Life School and trained non-family members. The curse of five or six hundred years, and find the lost ancestor Bethel Abraham in the "Battle of the Four Emperors".
This plan was carried out very smoothly at the beginning. Under the careful training of the Abraham family, the apprentices who did not need to worry about the curse quickly became stronger and promoted continuously. In just ten years, there were several strong Sequence 5 among them. , and among the Beyonders of the Abraham family, there is not a single Sequence 6.
The trunk was too weak, but the branches were too strong, and the seeds of tragedy were planted. The careerists among the disciples set their sights on the powerful sealed items owned by the Abraham family.
Their plan failed, but it also brought serious sequelae. All Sequence 6 and Sequence 5 Extraordinary who are not family members think that their status within the Abraham family does not match their own strength, and they are not trusted and cannot obtain The right to manipulate certain sealed items.
In the process of back and forth, arduous negotiations, and mutual compromise, an accident happened. One of the Sequence 5 "travelers" named Botis was tempted by the "True Creator" and joined the Aurora Society, which led to a terrible disaster .
In this disaster, the upper echelons of the Abraham family were almost completely wiped out, and more than half of the few powerful sealed items were lost, leaving only three. Lawrence's half-brother Richard died as a result.
Botis received great benefits. Not only did he collect all the necessary Extraordinary materials, but also with the help of the "True Creator", he successfully overcame obstacles, stepped into the demigod sequence, and became one of the five great saints of the Aurora Society. saint".
After the disaster, the rebuilt Abraham Family Presbyterian Church reflected on the past years of behavior, but could not find a solution to the problem. Negativity, depression, despair and other emotions shrouded the hearts of the few remaining family members.
Lawrence didn't want to be in such an environment, and didn't want to face the sighs and oppressive atmosphere every day. He found a reason, left the Presbyterian Church, and came to Backlund to look for another half-brother Roberto and half-brother Sam. .
Now, he suddenly discovered that his father seemed to be the only one left.
And he himself was nearly eighty years old, and all the children died in the disaster brought by Botis.
Just thinking about these things made him feel unstoppably sad.
What hurt him the most was that he couldn't see the hope of revenge, and he couldn't see the dawn of family glory reappearing.
"I'm very old, and I was traumatized before. I don't dare to use extraordinary abilities unless necessary. It will bring out of control, or let the curse come... Where is the future of the Abraham family?" Lawrence raised Filmer After taking a sip of coffee, there was a long silence.
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Back in the rented house, Forsi immediately entered the bedroom and locked the wooden door behind her.
She sat on the edge of the bed, adjusted her state, and whispered the honorable name that represented hope and the future:
"A fool who does not belong to this era;"
"You are the mysterious ruler above the gray mist;"
"You are the Yellow and Black King of Good Luck."
"I want to pray to you and describe what happened to me today."
"I met the elder brother of the husband of the old lady who made me an 'apprentice'. He is suspected to be a member of a certain family..."
"I concealed things related to the mysterious field, but I am worried that he has extremely strong divination ability and can find out the complete truth..."
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At this time, Klein was just above the gray fog.
He saw the crimson star representing the "magician" expand outwards, making ripples, and heard layers of prayers spreading continuously.
After figuring out the specific details, Klein tapped the edge of the old long table with his fingers, and said silently to himself:
"Be very cautious, know how to ask the fool for help."
"And, your guess is right, the Sequence 7 corresponding to 'Apprentice' is called 'Astrologer'..."
After studying the "Book of Secrets" recently, he quickly formulated a plan to help the other party interfere with the divination plan through rituals.
"I have to say that after being promoted to Sequence 7 and having the "Book of Secrets", I am more and more like a real god above the gray mist. Of course, I am still just an empty shell for the time being...
"Speaking of which, I have performed many times in front of Miss 'Justice' and Mister 'The Hanged Man', and I have completely fooled them. Why has there been no corresponding spiritual feedback, and the progress of the potion has not accelerated accordingly. Does it have to be in the real world? Well, it may also be that the 'applause' of the audience is cut off by the gray fog and cannot directly affect me, just like the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' and the 'True Creator' cannot penetrate the gray fog, Just like finding this mysterious space...
"From this point of view, the reaction between the gray mist and this mysterious space is very mechanical, not agile enough, lacking in wisdom... But, to me, this is actually a good thing..."
While his thoughts were racing, Klein embodied the corresponding knowledge into ancient parchment, and put it into the crimson star that symbolizes the "magician".
A boundless gray-white mist suddenly filled in front of Forsi's eyes, and a piece of illusory yellow-brown parchment descended from the sky.
She saw that there was knowledge written on it, and she suddenly felt at ease.
With Mr. Fool's action, that Mr. Lawrence will definitely not be able to obtain the correct revelation in divination! Fors sincerely expressed her gratitude and was busy preparing for the ceremony.
She has seen a lot of evil spirits harming people, and she doesn't really trust "The Fool" that much, but the curse of the full moon makes her only rely on him.
No matter how bad it is, I will just lose my life. Without Mister Fool's help, during the last blood moon, I was already out of control and turned into a monster... Every day I live, I earn one more day. This is a gift from Mister Fool , He can take it back whenever he wants... Well, it's better not to take it back... Forsi took a breath, and lit the two candles that symbolized the fool.
The initial steps of the ritual were no different from those she had mastered before, until the candles were lit and items such as essential oils, hydrosols, and herbal powders were thrown into the fire.
When the quiet and ethereal fragrance filled the room, and the thin and illusory mist enveloped the entire altar, Forsi quickly adjusted her body and mind according to the content recorded on the "parchment", entered meditation, and silently recited the honorable name corresponding to "The Fool", again and again.
This kind of monotonous and repetitive behavior made Forsi, who was already calm and peaceful because of the visualization, slowly enter a state of deep sleep and spiritual divergence. The whole person is not only muddled, but also maintains a strange sobriety, only feeling that the spirit is normal Fluttering, keep going up.
This is somewhat similar to the "secret contract" process achieved with the help of external objects, but it is different in many places. This is a technique of spiritism, used to communicate with higher-level spirits, to the extreme, It can even allow Extraordinary people to roam the spirit world spiritually while retaining their strange sobriety.
Some Beyonders who are good at influencing the mind call it "artificial sleepwalking". They can use techniques such as hypnosis to make ordinary people enter this state.
In that way, ordinary people seem to be sleeping, but they can answer questions, and they seem to have their eyes and mouth closed, but they can discover various spirits around them and complete a certain degree of communication.
The reason why Klein didn't allow Fors to use the "Secret Agreement Ritual" was because that would only give knowledge, give direct effects such as purification or erosion, and allow the other party's spirit to obtain a wonderful experience, and it would be impossible to interfere with another person Divination and other things.
To put it simply, the "Secret Ritual" directly affects the spiritual body, astral body, mental body, and etheric body of the target itself, and the positive or negative states related to this will be eliminated. The ritual under "artificial sleepwalking" will then Klein can be asked to do some indirect things to deal with the intrusion from the outside world.
In a daze, Forsi only felt that she had drifted back to the majestic ancient palace above the gray mist, and saw Mister Fool standing high above and looking down on everything.
Klein looked at the phantom of the "Magician" outlined by the crimson starlight, and calmly picked up the paper figurine he found from the pile of debris in the corner just now.
As a "Seer" who has been promoted twice, he has many ways to interfere with other people's divination without the help of magical items.
At this time, affected by the ceremony, the mysterious space above the gray mist shook slightly, and some power flowed due to being pried.
Klein pressed the "Dark Emperor" card on the surface of the long bronze table with his left hand, allowing it to connect with his own spiritual body, which brought about an improvement in personality, just like using the "Sun Flame Charm" and Azik's copper whistle to solidify the spiritual body before. , the same as upgrading levels.
Then, with a flick of his right wrist, he threw the paper man out.
The paper figurine suddenly grew bigger, with twelve pairs of black angel wings cut out of paper growing from its back, and the feathers were lifelike.
The paper "angel" quickly penetrated the crimson light and overlapped with the phantom figure of the "magician".
Without a sound, it burned up and disappeared completely.
Fors, who was half asleep and half awake, seemed to see a majestic and solemn angel, and saw the other party wrapping herself with many pairs of pitch-black wings layer by layer!
After an unknown amount of time, Fors suddenly woke up from the "artificial sleepwalking" state. There were only three candles burning quietly on the altar and the mist permeating the entire room, and the familiar clear and ethereal fragrance at the end of her nose.
"Angel..." Forsi was so dazed that she forgot to end the ceremony.
PS: There should be two and three shifts in the remaining days of this month, but I’m not sure which two days it will be. The exhaustion caused by the meetings before the adjustment these days makes me so tired and sleepy.