Chapter 111: History Retrospection (A tribute to Alliance Leader Bazhanghe!)

"Cough, cough..."

As Clark traveled through the mountain forest, letting various animals clear a path for him, he cleared his throat: "In the view of us 'Secret History Scholars', the world possesses memory. Especially those major events that have occurred in history, they can leave deep imprints in world history!"

"The so-called 'History Retrospection' ritual is based on this point. By researching and excavating ancient historical events... summarizing the Elements, and subsequently performing an imitation... finally, a 'Secret History Scholar' can extract abilities belonging to themselves from this unique historical imprint. They are mostly closely related to the historical protagonist."

"A complete 'History Retrospection' ritual contains many elements such as location, personage, and behavior; all must be satisfied for the ritual to succeed."

"Take me for example. I once successfully held a ritual at the Druid Holy Land by imitating a famous Druid master from history, and then... I obtained the 'Animal Affinity' and 'Beast Language' abilities from him in history!"

Bruce's eyes shone as he listened: "This is the Mystery I want!"

Later, a Secret History Scholar discovered through research that its 'Elements' were quite simple—by ascending the Yuhua Stone Platform on the same date and delivering a speech that attracted over a hundred people, one could obtain an ability called 'Heroic Temperament'!

Yuehan is a sled dog raised in his home, and is very much doted upon.

Clark Das sneered: "There have been quite a few 'Secret History Scholars' who wanted to attempt History Retrospection to obtain the Green Forest Earl's Extraordinary abilities; after all, the other party definitely left a powerful imprint in history... but they all failed."

"Ordinary people can only be called necrophiliacs; even if their appearance changes, they only become ferocious and ugly, not counting as true 'Ghouls'!"

"Major historical events... so, it's not that any history that has happened can leave an imprint." Aaron's eyes flashed as he grasped the key point.

Even the charm of that scholar himself was constantly being weakened.

Aaron rolled his eyes; this guy was a fanatical admirer of the Green Forest Earl, so it was not strange at all that he would propose such a hypothesis.

"Yes, but that ruin is different... I suspect it is the birthplace of the Lotus Eater Organization, and that it gave birth to the first Extraordinary Ghoul, which definitely left a vivid imprint in history!"

Clark Das said solemnly: "A true Extraordinary Ghoul not only possesses terrifying defensive power—even being hit by ordinary caliber firearms causes no damage—but can also use Instinct to cast powerful, Weird Curses, and even create inferior Ghoul Servants... If a true 'Ghoul' exists in that ruin, we would only be treated as snacks if we went! Fortunately, after multiple strikes by the Investigation Bureau, it is impossible for any evil believers to survive there..."

He looked at Bruce: "For example, the history and Elements of that Druid Holy Land... unless you wait until I am dead, you will never be able to go and hold the ritual; no one in the school will agree to it."

"You are just as naive as I once was!"

"That is truly a pity." Bruce shook his head with regret: "I quite hoped to understand what my Yuehan at home is saying..."

As for that Yuhua Stone Platform, it eventually became a famous scenic spot in the kingdom, regarded as a 'Speech Holy Land'!

"Therefore, keeping secrets is very important..."

Clark Das finally concluded: "Many 'Mystery' schools have their own hidden parts of true history. They often represent some kind of unique ability and strictly limit the number of people, so as to maintain the balance of power in history and prevent it from being too weakened."

Aaron reasoned: "Unless... the power of history is limited?"

And he had delivered a passionate speech on the 'Yuhua Stone Platform' in Plymouth before a major battle, effectively boosting morale and winning the victory of that 'Battle of the Bastard', thereby completely changing the kingdom's order of succession and leaving a vivid imprint in history.

In the history of Invis, there was once a great commander named 'Eisen Napolun'. He was extremely rich in personal and commanding charm, won countless wars in his life, and was recognized by the Mysterious world as a powerful Extraordinary.

Clark Das sighed, then began to tell a story with great interest.

"Fortunately... I have discovered a new location that may have a historical imprint. This time, I am prepared to investigate it first; perhaps its Elements are not that troublesome..."

"Yes, if you compare major history to a cake, its specifications have long been limited. The more powerful a person is, the larger a piece they can get from it... but if too many people share it, everyone's portion will become smaller. Therefore, 'keeping secrets' is very important... The counterexample to this is the 'Marshal's Lectern'!"

Clark followed up with an explanation: "'Ghoul' is the name of the Fourth Primordial Substance for the path mastered by the Lotus Eaters; they are already 'non-human'!"

"Ghoul?" Aaron sneered: "Doesn't sound like much..."

"Don't bring up the topic of Ghouls anymore, it's disgusting..." Bruce suddenly thought of something and said excitedly: "Teacher... then can I imitate the 'Green Forest Earl' and obtain his abilities through 'History Retrospection'?"

"You are very smart, but 'History Retrospection' is not omnipotent. The status of the 'Secret History Scholar' themselves, as well as keeping secrets, are both very important... If I had my current level of Primordial Substance back then, perhaps I could have snagged one more ability." Clark shook his head and sighed.

"The higher the Extraordinary's Primordial Substance level, the greater the benefits obtained from history; this can be understood, but why is it related to keeping secrets?"

Then, he accidentally leaked the 'Elements', and as more and more 'Mystery' Extraordinaries went to check in and hold rituals, this charm was constantly weakened. Eventually, it became less obvious, perhaps just making one feel a little more handsome than usual, equivalent to the degree of wearing an expensive formal suit.

In the end, his followers scattered and left, and he himself died in poverty...

Aaron was also amazed: "What a truly excellent ability... Put this way, a 'Secret History Scholar' can obtain any ability from history that does not belong to their own path? No wonder they cannot be countered, because no one knows exactly how much true history they have mastered..."

After this scholar obtained the ability, he relied solely on his own charm to attract over a hundred followers to follow him devotedly, and he lived a life of unimaginable luxury.

"According to my investigation and research, to complete the imitation and acting of the Green Forest Earl, that 'Secret History Scholar' must satisfy multiple Elements such as 'fratricide', 'patricide', and 'taboo romance', and might even eventually need to defeat a kingdom! It is impossible for anyone to do it!"

'What is meant by 'patricide' and 'taboo romance'?' Aaron, who was listening in, suddenly felt an urge to draw his gun.

(End of chapter)