Chapter 45: Tutoring

Lu Mian had just initially confirmed that Michel Galigou shouldn't have been dragged into the water by Guillaume Bénet and the others, and planned to visit this deputy parish priest late at night, but when he got home, he heard his sister say the other party had a problem.

Aurora looked at Lu Mian and laughed:

"I discovered he had a problem when you, this stupid brother, were standing in front of him.

"It seems you didn't notice..."

She seemed very happy, to the point that she had to raise her right hand and half-cover her mouth. After all, in her impression, her brother, who was clearly still a mystical illiterate, suddenly became a Beyonder, mastered a lot of high-end knowledge, and noticed that Cordu Village was in a time loop, while she, this sister, not only didn't play any role but was compared in the mystical knowledge field she was most confident in. This made her inevitably a little unhappy.

Now, she finally regained the dignity of a sister.

Lu Mian looked at his sister's smile and nodded:

"I didn't discover any abnormalities from his performance."

Aurora let out an "Mm":

"His astral projection, how should I put it? In short, it's just brighter than a normal person's, and he isn't a Beyonder, nor has he systematically exercised his body for a long time."

"Could it be that his natural constitution is good?" Lu Mian guessed first, then asked with confusion, "What is an astral projection?"

Aurora asked back in astonishment:

"You don't know?"

"Don't know." Lu Mian shook his head.

Aurora revealed a smile again and said with a tone that didn't quite understand:

"That lady taught you 'God's Pathway,' 'Law of Indestructibility of Beyonder Characteristics,' and 'Acting Method,' but didn't tell you the most basic concepts like astral projection?"

"She was in a hurry and could only pick the key points to talk about." Lu Mian helped the mysterious lady find an excuse.

Aurora laughed even more happily:

"It could also be that these basic mystical knowledge pieces are of no use to a wild 'Hunter,' and you only need to track, set traps, and fight."

She didn't know how to describe her brother's current state. To say he was a mystical illiterate, he knew quite a lot, and the things he mastered were one more terrifying than the other. To say his knowledge already stood on top of most Beyonders, he didn't even know what an astral projection was.

Aurora exhaled and said seriously:

"It can only be up to me to complete your mystical enlightenment.

"Remember, in the mystical field, the part outside the human body is divided into four layers. The innermost and most core layer is the 'spirit body,' which is almost equivalent to the concept of spirit. It is the spirit that everything has, the spirit that is enhanced, and can be said to be the origin of constructing the soul.

"For a Reader, the potion mainly enhances the 'spirit body.'

"The 'astral projection' is located in the outer layer of the 'spirit body.' It is the external manifestation of the latter in the real world and the Spirit Realm, and it is also closely related to your own will and current emotions.

"So, you understand now, right? My meaning in saying the deputy parish priest's 'astral projection' is brighter than a normal person's is that his 'spirit body,' that is, his spirit, has some problems. This is reflected in the 'astral projection' and has nothing to do with whether his natural constitution is good or not. Of course, it could be that his natural spirituality is strong.

"Through the 'astral projection,' we can also grasp the target's true emotions. For example, red represents enthusiasm and excitement, orange represents warmth and satisfaction, yellow represents happiness and extroversion, green represents peace and tranquility, blue represents calm thinking, white is light and positive, dark color is depression, sadness, and silence, while purple indicates that spirituality occupies the dominant position, cold and distant...

"These colors are difficult to fake, but they are relatively general and cannot let us distinguish fine emotions and delicate feelings."

Lu Mian listened very attentively, almost picking up a fountain pen to record.

"You just listen for now." Aurora was a bit tired from speaking and sat down at the dining table. "I'll give you my first witch notes later; they are all basic knowledge of this kind."

"Mm-mm." Lu Mian sat down and nodded obediently. "Outside the 'astral projection'?"

Aurora picked up her carved glass water cup and took a sip:

"It's the 'mental body.' From it, spirit and flesh have a combination.

"The 'mental body' involves the brain, related to reasoning ability, thinking ability, insight ability, and the ability to recognize things. Some potions mainly enhance this, and there are also many spells aimed at it.

"The outermost layer is the 'ether body,' which is the manifestation of life energy and physical state. That's why I could see at a glance that your body had been greatly improved from your 'ether body.' Hmm, by the thickness, brightness, and color of different parts of the 'ether body,' one can also judge the target's health state. As a Sequence 7 Reader, I can even judge the length of the other party's lifespan from the specific situation of the 'ether body.'

"How to distinguish specifically, look at the notes later."

Lu Mian suddenly realized:

"The 'Hunter' potion mainly targets the 'ether body'?"

"You said it backward. It targets the body and life energy, while the 'ether body' is the intuitive manifestation of these two." Aurora replied.

Lu Mian nodded while recalling, initially mastering this part of mystical knowledge.

He remembered his sister's words just now and asked curiously:

"Aurora, how did you observe the deputy parish priest, and why didn't I notice you were nearby at all?"

Aurora laughed:

"Actually, I was at home all the time, using the specialty of the 'Reader' pathway."

"What specialty?" Lu Mian asked, holding the mentality that it didn't matter if his sister didn't answer.

Aurora pointed to her eyes:

"One of the most characteristic abilities of the 'Reader' pathway is called the 'Eye of Mystery.'

"Although I need to reach a higher Sequence to open a complete 'Eye of Mystery,' allowing it to not only exert its effect on me but also be placed on the surface of other things to help me monitor remotely, this doesn't mean that the eyes of a 'Reader' don't possess special features before that.

"Starting from Sequence 9, a 'Reader' sees more than the vast majority of Beyonders of the same Sequence. The simplest example is that a 'Hunter,' before possessing the qualitative change of divinity, should only be able to see the 'ether body,' and in a not-so-detailed way, while I can now examine various details of the 'astral projection.' In addition, I can also see some things around me that can't be seen normally."

Speaking of this, Aurora glanced toward the kitchen.

This made Lu Mian inexplicably terrified.

That direction clearly had nothing, but he felt that some invisible thing might exist!

Aurora continued to say:

"Of course, this isn't necessarily a good thing. Seeing what shouldn't be seen is very easy to cause trouble, so I have always been very restrained, not looking at what shouldn't be looked at. But with the increase of Sequence, it's not that you don't want to look and don't have to look."

Lu Mian thought for a while and asked with confusion:

"Didn't you say you need a higher Sequence to put the 'Eye of Mystery' out?"

"Why were you able to observe people in the church while at home?"

Aurora raised her right hand and made a pointing gesture with her index finger:

"I have always told you that knowledge equals power, but you don't believe it!

"Under normal circumstances, I indeed can't observe things several hundred meters away while at home, but humans can use tools, and I have two great 'assistants'."

While speaking, she took out two things from different hidden pockets of her blue dress.

One was a brass-colored monocular telescope that could be retracted and stretched, and one was a pocket-sized version of a dark ink bottle—this looked more like a child's toy.

"Look, a telescope can help me see people several hundred meters away clearly, and after the 'line of sight distance' is pulled closer, I can observe the state of the target's astral projection, ether body, and mental body." Aurora introduced with a smile. "This is suitable for open places without obstacles."

Lu Mian was a bit dumbfounded.

This also works?

Clearly discussing mysticism, why did his sister take out a telescope?

"What about this one?" He then pointed to that pocket-sized ink bottle.

Aurora didn't answer, pinched her temples on both sides, and directly unscrewed the bottle cap.

Lu Mian suddenly felt a bit cold, and a gust of cool wind seemed to have just blown into the window.

"It is a unique Spirit Realm creature." Aurora introduced.

"It? Where is it?" Lu Mian looked around.

Aurora was quite surprised:

"You still don't know how to open Spirit Vision?

"But didn't you say you saw many undead in that wilderness?"

Lu Mian had read the term Spirit Vision in the magazine "Spirituality" and also understood its meaning, but he was completely blank about how to open Spirit Vision specifically.

He looked at his sister and shook his head slowly:

"Don't know."

Then, he guessed:

"Maybe it's because I entered the so-called 'Other Shore World,' and ordinary people can also see ghosts and undead directly."

Aurora thought about it seriously and asked further:

"So, you also don't know Hermes, Ancient Hermes, Elvish, Draconic, and Giant languages?"

"What are these?" Lu Mian fully demonstrated what it meant to be an illiterate in the mystical field.

Aurora couldn't help but support her forehead:

"What exactly did that lady teach you?"

"Law of Indestructibility of Beyonder Characteristics, Law of Convergence, Acting Method, God's Pathway, Sequence 0, Sealed Artifact..." Lu Mian answered honestly.

"..." Aurora felt she had been shown off.

She sighed for a few seconds, reorganized her spirit, and said:

"Then I'll combine my contract creature to tell you how to open Spirit Vision, how to hold ritual magic, and how to use those languages that possess supernatural power.

"This is just a rough talk. To fully master it, especially those few languages, it will take a year or two of effort. Of course, this also has the problem of your Sequence pathway. 'Hunter' shouldn't have enhanced learning ability, nor does it have bonuses in the mystical field. Your sister I relied on diligence and being instilled, and it took me half a year to get started."

She gently stroked the void in front of her with her right hand, just like petting a transparent little cat:

"For Beyonders, opening Spirit Vision is very simple, but it's not completely dark yet, so let's talk about other things first.

"I call it 'White Paper.' It is a very weak Spirit Realm creature. As long as you master the accurate description, you can hold a ritual to summon it in your own name.

"Besides the characteristic that the Spirit Realm creature itself is difficult to be seen, it only has one function, which is to carry a certain supernatural ability of the contractor, but it cannot be too complex, nor can it be too powerful."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 46 =====