Tinggen 23 Things

Chapter 76 A Few Things About Tingen

36 Zotland Street.

Blackthorn Security Company.

When Shael arrived, the three Night Watchers from Backlund were enjoying their vacation, sightseeing and shopping in Tingen City, since their mission was already complete.

He greeted Rosanne at the front desk.

Then they arrived at the guard room of the Gate of Charnis and saw Frye, Loyo Radin, Siga Teon, Cohenley White and others playing cards.

"Is everyone else on vacation?"

Xia Er found a chair and sat down.

"The captain is working on documents, Leonard is off duty, and Klein is studying mysticism with Old Neil."

"That's what Sigia Teon said enthusiastically."

This is a woman in her thirties, with white hair and black eyes. Her appearance is quite ordinary, but she has a very good temperament.

"Your hair is very special."

Xia Er looked at it a couple more times; it didn't look dyed.

"Thank you. It used to bother me quite a bit, but I'm used to it now."

Sega Teon flicked his hair and said nonchalantly.

"Count me in?"

"I'm sending you some good luck. Lose it all and then leave. Don't waste my time."

Chael looked at the card table and took out some coins.

"Come up."

"Cohen, if you want to get promoted sooner, you should do what Klein did and start learning about the occult."

Ms. Luo Yao Lai Ting, who seemed somewhat aloof, voluntarily gave up a seat.

"You guys play."

Cohen smiled and went to audit Old Neil's class.

"He has a great personality."

Xia Er sat in Luo Yao's seat, watching Cohenli leave.

It seems this guy died because he rushed too fast while trying to catch the witch?

"Cohen is a trustworthy partner who never hesitates to help when a case comes up."

Luo Yao Leiding said as he dealt the cards.

"I take back what I said before. Being too proactive and rushing too fast can easily lead to sacrifice."

"When you have time, remember to persuade him to think more about himself and his family."

"I think about it and then I say it," said Xia'er.

He recalled that this guy also had a fiancée he loved very much, which made things even worse.

"Being more mature is a good thing."

"But you don't seem to have the right to talk about Cohenley, Mr. Maynard, who went off on his own."

Sigia Teon's tone was somewhat teasing.

"The news spread so fast?"

"Did Leonard say that, or Klein? It couldn't be Captain Dunn, could it?"

"I asked as I played cards," Xia Er asked.

"That's what your captain said."

"It's obvious he really wants to teach you a lesson."

Luo Yao stared intently at the cards in Xia Er's hand as he spoke.

"I have the ability."

"Do you know what the Mystic People are?"

"Do you think I have no idea whether I can win or whether there's any danger?"

Chael casually tossed out a few cards.

"You almost drove our only fortune teller to despair."

Sega Teon laughed as he spoke, and everyone laughed, including Frye, who looked very aloof.

After playing a few rounds, Xia Erli lost all the change in her pocket.

He looked at the two ladies and asked:

"I've paid the tuition. Can I attend one of your occult courses?"

"Of course! You're the best card-playing buddy ever. Let's play cards together again sometime."

Luo Yao Laiting pointed to his right, a rare slight smile appearing on his face.

"This money was well spent."

Chael nodded, got up and walked back to the crossroads he had come from, then headed towards the passage on the right.

Chael arrived at the alchemy room of the Tingen Market Nightwalker team.

He knocked gently on the door and only went in after receiving permission.

This room contains many long tables, beakers, test tubes, various chemical supplies, crucibles, and transparent crystal balls.

Mysterious items such as the Holy Symbol of the Night.

Chael gave a thumbs-up to the alchemy room, which was both scientific and theological.

Over there, old Neil, wearing a classic soft hat, was giving a lecture amidst a row of lit kerosene lamps, exuding a very "wizard" aura.

Seeing that Old Neil, Klein, and Cohen were looking over, Xia Er politely gestured for them to continue.

He listened in from the side. The complexity of occult knowledge lies in its categories. The carrier of knowledge is not written words, but rather translated later.

In reality, the power lies in the various patterns, symbols, and markings. The dense patterns beneath the mythical creature forms are constantly changing.

The Sequence 6 Recorder of the Gate Path, with its mutated brain, accurately records the patterns corresponding to each extraordinary ability. They only record; after recording once, if they want to reuse it, they either need to be promoted to Sequence 2 Planeswalker or the White Tower Path. It's not just about recording, but also about understanding.

These truly valuable pieces of knowledge are not taught in ordinary occult courses.

What they teach is mostly the identification of extraordinary materials, the use of clairvoyance, precautions for various ritual magic, and the symbols and correspondences of various constellations. In essence, it is still to serve the ritual magic that takes the deity of faith as the object of prayer.

What extraordinary materials do the gods prefer as offerings? What scents of essential oils do they like? What metals can better bear the power of the gods? What kind of weather and what kind of astrological conditions can improve the success rate and quality of ritual magic?

This is the result of the development of modern mysticism.

Having a deity above your head is a good advantage in terms of safety, and the effect is also quite good.

Natural esoteric rituals, which leverage environmental forces rather than requiring a specific object, have largely been phased out.

The effects are inconsistent, the success rate cannot be guaranteed, and the ritual is more complicated.

If the astral planes were banned, most of the mystical rituals mastered by these extraordinary beings would be rendered useless.

The other half is in the spirit world.

Old Neil is now explaining the various symbols corresponding to the Seven Gods, as well as the use of astrology.

Xiaer listened quietly, feeling that the ritual magic pointing to the Seven Gods was relatively simple.

Even if you're not a night watchman, as long as you have the faith that a true believer in the night should have towards the goddess of the night, like Miss Justice, that's enough. Then, praying to the goddess of the night for power through a mystical ritual will most likely succeed.

The Seven Gods' automatic response is probably not that intelligent. At most, they will filter the faith, which is fine for normal levels. However, the number of wild extraordinary individuals who dare to do this is probably quite limited.

"Among the various parts of the human body, the one corresponding to the goddess is the skeleton..."

Old Neil spoke for a while, then paused to take a sip of tea, looked at Shael and smiled:

"Don't you have a 'fighting scholar' teaching you?"

"Do you still need to come to my classes?"

"Because she taught me, I also had to be her sparring partner, and her fighting skills got better and better, using what I trained her with."

Xia Er shrugged, avoiding a face-to-face exchange; that was the last vestige of friendship between colleagues.

"You've even saved the money you'd spend on a combat coach."

Klein said with a hint of envy.

He will need to spend money to hire a teacher to instruct him in combat, and he doesn't know if this expense will be reimbursed.

"You won't think that way when a woman smaller than you is slammed to the ground."

"Our relationship hasn't broken down yet; it's all thanks to me turning the tables on them."

Xia Er didn't know what this guy was envious of; a friendship where one side gets beaten up won't last.

Do you think you can improve faster than a martial arts scholar?

"You should be gentle with ladies, except during training."

"Did you gamble away all the change you brought?"

Cohen added, then laughed.

"Anyway, I had a lot of fun."

Xia Er smiled nonchalantly.

"Is the training for Backlund night watchmen the same as ours?"

Klein felt that the Backlund parish should have better infrastructure than the Tingen Nightwalker squad.

"They're basically the same, but it depends on which senior colleague you're interning with."

"Ms. Gray has a lot of experience, and she occasionally shares some knowledge with me. When it comes to occult rituals, you can't avoid the Morse Order, which is a very interesting organization."

"In their early days, they believed in an impersonal deity. Although described as a deity, it was closer to an idea, a natural law, such as the idea that all things are number."

"We all know that the essence of ritual magic is to inquire about power. In the early days of the Morse Order, even many people who were not part of the organization could inquire about power from this 'deity' and complete mystical rituals, without any restrictions based on church or status."

"This is quite rare. At that time, the Morse Order was a highly respected organization with good relations with all the major churches."

Chael naturally steered the conversation.

Old Neil glanced at him with his somewhat cloudy eyes.