Chapter 38

In addition to the research on core spirit runes, Xia De also tested other "simple" attempts mentioned in the doctor's notebook.

Dr. Schneider pointed out that the power possessed by the Ringed Shushi is the power of thought influencing reality, so even without learning any wonders and curses, one can use one's own power, the so-called "mind over matter."

Among them, the power derived from core spirit runes used spontaneously is collectively referred to as "wonders" after being organized in ancient times; the power related only to thought used spontaneously without learning is organized into a system and referred to as "curses."

Of course, the academy believes that the classification of "curses" also contains "divine arts" related to the Orthodox Gods, derived from faith and the direct bestowal of the Orthodox Gods, but Xia De and the doctor's learning does not involve these. And the church believes that the classification of "divine arts" should be separated from curses, and the two are essentially different.

At the beginning of this era, after continuous fierce debates in the academic circles of Ringed Shushi, the "divine arts" of the five Orthodox Gods and existing evil gods were officially listed alongside "wonders" and "curses" as the most external manifestation of the Ringed Shushi power system.

And the divine arts of the perished Old Gods still belong to "curses" because their believers have no right to speak.

Therefore, the curse "Blood Echo" obtained by Xia De from the Old God "Blood Duke Lau Ai," essentially speaking, should be the divine art of this Old God. Without the power of this Old God, it is absolutely impossible to learn it in an ordinary way.

Thus, the core of the Ringed Shushi system is 【Spirit Runes】, and 【Wonders】 that are powerful and effective but must be learned through spirit runes, 【Curses】 that have low priority but can be learned, and 【Divine Arts】 related to gods and faith, are the power manifestations of the Ringed Shushi system.

"Ring upgrade requires one spirit rune each of miracles, blasphemy, enlightenment, and whispers, and the relationship between spirit runes and curses, divine arts, and wonders is similar to the relationship between 【Dao】 and 【Art】. Sure enough, balancing the acquisition of spirit runes and the learning of wonders is also a very important thing."

This is the outsider's understanding.

Xia De trying to light a piece of paper with his fingers belongs to the prototype of a simple curse. And in the test of this day, he also successfully realized the power of using his mind to move extremely light objects, the so-called "telekinesis."

He probably had a great talent for this way of using spirit. Except for moving a tuft of Little Mia's hair and a Rhoder card to the point where his eyes almost bled, when he stared at the target in front of him and hit the thick pirated novel "Detective's Elegy" with his fist, even without touching this novel as thick as a dictionary, he could make the book fly a few centimeters instead of being knocked down by the wind.

This pirated detective novel was not bought by Xia De randomly, but a legacy of the previous detective. It is one of the few novels he has, including "The Queen and Her Lovers," "The Silver Knight," and "Western Front Fragments."

The first one is a colored court novel, the middle one is a very traditional knight adventure novel, and the last one is a novel that leans towards documentary literature.

Detective Sparrow Hamilton often flipped through these books, and the casually folded page corners and tea stains all proved that his amateur hobby was this.

As for the only 【Relic】 in his hand, the document-level relic 【Blood-Sucking Ring】, Xia De could not find a living person to experiment, so he could not experience its specific effects. But he had already dismantled the pocket watch chain and made the ring into a pendant to hang around his neck. This does not count as wearing it, so as long as it is not worn 24 hours a day, the impact on him is not particularly large.

Xia De plans to ask the doctor and others for advice tomorrow. The correspondence Ringed Shushi with rich experience will definitely be able to give good usage suggestions.

Finally arrived on Wednesday, but Xia De did not wake up early because of excitement, but was awakened by a nightmare of heavy objects pressing on his chest.

The summer morning was just dawning, and the weak light to the limit shone into the room through the tightly closed curtains. Xia De felt his chest stuffy when he woke up, and realized about 5 seconds later that a cat was lying there.

Xia De's house only had an orange cat temporarily boarded, so it was Little Mia who woke Xia De up.

It stared at him with amber eyes, lying on the quilt on Xia De's chest looking at him. Finding that he woke up, it immediately jumped off the bed. Judging from the sound of stepping, it ran towards the door of the house.

"You knew it after coming once yesterday? The milkman will take another half an hour."

Xia De shouted at the cat, imagining the books and courses worth 50 pounds that he would get today, and after filling his chest with passion, he left the bed.

Room 1 on the second floor of the apartment is quite large, but there are only two bedrooms. Xia De lives in the smaller one, which is also the residence of the original owner with a bad head. The larger one is the room where the previous detective died. Xia De didn't feel very afraid of this, but didn't intend to move there to live.

After waiting for a few days to contact a merchant who buys old furniture, move the bed away, and ask Dr. Schneider about the method of detecting ghosts, he will consider moving into the large bedroom.

Leaving Little Mia at home to watch the house, and reserving enough cat food in the small bowl prepared for her, Xia De went out. The time agreed with the doctor was ten o'clock in the morning, and the clinic was quite far from St. Therese Square. Xia De thought he could arrive around nine-thirty, but probably because he was too looking forward to it, he saw the sign of Schneider Psychological Clinic when it was one minute to nine.

Didn't go to other places to kill time, Xia De walked in directly. The doctor had already instructed the receptionist that Detective Hamilton, who was "depressed because of his uncle's death," would come today, so he directly guided Xia De to the psychological clinic on the second floor.

After knocking on the door, the doctor immediately came to open the door, and at this time there was another person in the room.

The gray-haired old man wearing a decent black formal suit stood up, nodded slightly and smiled at Xia De. The gentle smile made people feel very good. His eyes were common gray, wrinkles piled up, and his age was probably over fifty, but he looked very energetic.

His height was slightly taller than the doctor, but lower than Xia De. His figure was medium to thin, and he looked like his life was not very wealthy.

Xia De's eyes were attracted by the pendant hanging on the old man's chest. The ornament itself was hung with a silver chain, and the appearance of the ornament was a brass-colored notched ring.

This is the holy emblem of the Orthodox God 【Mr. Dawn】, that is, the God of Light and Shadow, and hanging the holy emblem on the chest is the usual practice of church clergy.

"Hmm? Clergy? Although the academy and the Orthodox Church are not hostile, but..."

Xia De wondered in his heart.

"Let me introduce."

Seeing Xia De's confusion, Dr. Schneider said enthusiastically:

"Xia De, this is Father Rat Augustus, a Second-Ring Shushi of this group, and a loyal believer of Mr. Dawn. Although he is a priest of the church, he did not become a Ringed Shushi through the church's channels. He is a rare clergyman who awakened his talent at an old age and joined the academy by mistake.

He has no prejudice against the academy. As long as we don't harm the Dawn Church, he won't inform the church of our identity information. He is worthy of trust."

Although Ringed Shushi talent can theoretically appear at any age, it is generally concentrated between 16 and 40 years old. Old Father Augustus is an extremely rare situation.

"Don't worry, I can swear by the reputation of Bill Jane Schneider himself that Father Augustus is absolutely worthy of trust. He joined us, and it was also reviewed by the three of us including me at the time, and the academy. With Father Augustus here, some of our actions will be very convenient."

The doctor said again, and the gray-haired old priest took the initiative to walk over and shake hands with Xia De. Xia De naturally believed the doctor's words, so he hurriedly reached out. The old man's palm was wide and quite powerful.