Chapter 40 The Occult Course
“Interesting tips?”
Klein asked very curiously.
Old Neil smiled and said:
"I go to inspect the weapons, materials and document libraries. You use two cups on the table to make two cups of coffee, put bad things in one of them. What is it? You can make your own ideas and use your imagination. The only requirement is that you can't waste too much coffee powder, which I grind with the coffee beans from the plateau specialty! "
"Okay." Although Klein didn't understand what Old Neil wanted to do, he happily agreed.
Seeing the other party take out the copper key and open the iron door of the arsenal, he heard the sound of long footsteps echoing inside. He slowly placed the cup and confirmed that there was hot water in the pot.
Removed the lid of the silver tin can, and Clean shook a spoonful of fragrant coffee powder into the two cups with a metallic spoon, then poured hot water and stirred it skillfully.
——As a time traveler who has experienced the age of abundant materials, he is not unfamiliar with coffee.
After doing all this, Klein thought for a moment, sat down, raised his right leg, twisted some mud stained with his hands on the soles of his leather boots, and put it into the cup on the left.
Then he stirred again carefully until the two cups of coffee were almost no different from the appearance color and its own fragrance.
A few minutes later, Old Neil swung the keychain, walked out of the arsenal, and closed the iron door with a clang.
"It's done." His slightly cloudy dark red eyes turned and he looked at Klein opposite the table.
"Okay." Klein nodded and replied.
Old Neil laughed and sat down while unbuttoning the silver chain wrapped around his wrist.
His expression quickly became calm, and he held the chain in his left hand and stretched out, allowing the silver chain to perpendicularly above the coffee cup on his right side. The pure white crystal was only a little bit stained with liquid.
In a relaxing tranquility, the white crystal swung inexplicably slightly and carried a small counterclockwise operation with the silver chain.
"This cup is a way to let go of bad things." Old Neil said in a sure tone.
Before Klein could confirm, he put away the silver chain, picked up the cup of coffee next to him and took a sip:
"Do you like to drink bitter coffee? I'm used to it as a spoonful of sugar and milk."
Klein asked without answering, with great interest:
"Your divination results are very accurate. Did you rely on that white crystal? Is it a white crystal?"
"This is the drooping method in divination, also known as the spiritual method. It relies on the connection between the star spirit body and the spiritual world and the starry sky, and uses some natural materials to communicate with spirituality, such as crystals, gems and special metals to divine the good or bad things... Let's go back to the two cups of coffee just now, swing counterclockwise is bad, clockwise is good, and not bad. You can also write the event on paper. Note that it is an event, not a problem." Old Neil put down the coffee cup in his hand and explained in detail.
Klein said as if he was thinking:
"That is, don't use doubtful statements?"
"Yes, you can't use 'Would someone like to be my fiancée'. You should use 'Would someone like to be my fiancée'. Write it on paper, place it flat on the table, and then hold the swing chain with your non-drug hands. Pay attention to the right and wrong hands." Old Neil laughed, "At this time, straighten your arms, adjust the length of the swing chain, so that the crystal just hangs directly above the paper, almost touching the events we wrote, then close your eyes and silently recite the words in your heart seven times. After silently reciting, open your eyes to see if the swing is rotated. If not, close it again and repeat the previous process until there is a swing."
Klein nodded slightly and said:
"Counterclockwise 'no', clockwise 'yes'?"
"It can also be interpreted as unsuccessful and smooth." Old Neil corrected it and taught Klein other uses and details of spiritual divination.
Klein savored it several times and found that this is a very practical divination technique. For example, when you are in an unfamiliar environment, you can use it to quickly confirm whether the food is poisonous, and you don’t need to "point" or "wild biology" and other skills.
Of course, this form of divination is too simple, and there are only two or three answers obtained, which cannot be explored and interpreted in depth. For example, although some things are harmful to themselves, they can become very beneficial after a certain treatment. For example, some ingredients are indeed harmful to the human body, but they are not serious. When they are about to starve to death, there is actually no big problem to eat them, and these cannot be judged by the spiritual method.
"I have to save money to buy crystal or sterling silver as soon as possible to make spirit palettes..." Klein sighed.
Old Neil looked at him in surprise:
"You can apply directly. This belongs to the extraordinary, especially the standard equipment of our auxiliary type extraordinary, and there is also a citrine and a sterling silver spirit pendulum in the arsenal."
"But I'm not a formal member of the team..." Klein was moved and hesitated a little.
Old Neil chuckled:
"For extraordinary people, whether they are formal members or not, since they do not raise their salary, they must provide some convenience in other ways."
"It may be more appropriate to use 'benefits', so I will apply to the captain later!" Klein clenched his fists secretly and made a decision.
If you don’t give it a try, how can you know if the captain agrees?
"Okay." Old Neil smiled, "We started the formal 'occult course', one of its basics is 'symbol'. Do you know what 'symbol' is?"
Klein recalled the words he had heard before and what he saw and heard in the spiritual world and on the gray fog, and said carefully:
"Whether the spiritual world, the illusory starry sky, and those unknown fields are outside our sensory world, not the information obtained by the ears, noses and eyes can accurately describe it. What we can only get indescribable intuitive revelation and experience, and they are also manifested as abstract symbols and graphic symbols, which represent different meanings of different things."
"It's very accurate, worthy of being a 'divinist'." Old Neil nodded seriously, "Only by mastering the ability to read symbols can we truly enter the gate of mysticism. Well, the patterns on the tarot card and every element on the pattern are a symbol, artificially prescribed symbol to help us understand and interpret the original 'revelation'."
He pulled out a piece of paper, picked up the pen next to him, and drew a short arc.
Immediately afterwards, he added a few vertical lines below the arc, looked up at Kline and said:
"Do you know what this symbol represents?"
Klein looked and looked again and then hesitated for a while:
"Eyelashes?"
"..." Old Neil breathed, "This is the symbol of the harvest sign, this is the Thunder sign, this is the White Frost sign..."
He drew several symbols casually.
While remembering the memory, Klein couldn't help but speak:
"The names of these zodiac signs are really, really simple, yes, simple!"
Very rural and primitive...
Old Neil smiled and said:
"I also thought so at the beginning. He always planned to change the name of the constellation to Virgo, Cancer, and Scorpio. Unfortunately, he still failed to resist the power of tradition. At least the ancient names of these constellations and the dates they represent can guide farming and harvesting."
"I have to say that Emperor Rossell is an idea-worthy person." Klein didn't know how to complain.
Well, Emperor Rossell should have been a decent person during his lifetime...
Old Neil could not understand Klein's humor and continued to explain various basic symbolic symbols, such as the sun, red moon, brown stars, red stars and blue stars.
While talking about these, he also taught the drawing methods and precautions of the divination chart, the production and materials of the crystal ball, and the selection of spells. Klein felt almost dazzled.
If he hadn't discovered that the "Divider" potion had slightly improved his memory, he would have stopped Old Neil long ago and facilitated his own digestion.
"Today's 'mystery course' is all here. You can think about it yourself. If you have any questions, you can come to me." Old Neil took out a golden pocket watch and pressed it openly. "Don't forget to read the historical materials I prepared for you. To be honest, I feel afraid when I see them."
"Okay." Klein took the symbolic drafts written by Old Neil, and quickly passed the mysterious knowledge he learned today so as not to be obviously forgotten.
Old Neil took a sip of the coffee he had brewed again and said:
"Memory alone is not enough. You must use it frequently, so that you can turn knowledge into your instinct. In addition, meditation must be carried out every day. Only by practicing more and using more can you truly master the power of the potion, dig out its hidden mystery, and eliminate bad effects."
Speaking of this, Klein remembered the role, the divination club, and said tentatively:
"My potion ability is related to divination. It is not possible to practice it by just one person. You must contact a large number of people and divination separately to master it as soon as possible. I plan to join the 'Divine Club', the one on Halls Street in the North District, and be a real 'Divine Master'."
This matter will definitely not be hidden from the night watchmen in the future, so it is better to lay the groundwork in advance.
"Your idea is very similar to Daly. She kept saying that she wanted to be a real 'spiritor'. Old Neil shook his head and smiled, "But why wait until you have the extra money before going? You can write an application to Dunn and ask him to approve the fee!"
"Organizations like the 'Divorcist Club' may have members of cultists and evil organizations. As a civilian in the Night Staff Squad, you are a standard extraordinary person. Join them and monitor them easily. It is a work requirement! We used to regularly inspect these places, but because we were not equipped with enough staff and it was difficult to track them for a long time. Now it's just handed over to you."
There is also such an operation? Looking at Old Neil's serious expression, Klein was simply shocked.
This is to find a reason to reimburse your own private affairs!
I know nothing about something like this...
I'm just a keyboard powerhouse...
"Do you want to use your own money to do this?" Seeing this, Old Neil added with a smile.
Klein shook his head immediately and replied firmly:
"I'll report to the captain later!"
Old Neil nodded with satisfaction, looked at the cup of coffee that had not yet been poured out and said:
"What did you put in it?"
Klein smiled embarrassedly:
"It's just a little sludge on the soles of the leather boots, and it's about the same color as your coffee powder."
Old Neil was stunned for a moment, suddenly pressed his hand against his mouth and roared in a low voice:
Chapter completed!