The dean of Jiuyou Academy replied in a brisk voice: "The black robe, the busy figure, the shriveled skull, the papyrus filled with curses, and...oh, my God, that is a book of "Thoth"
"Book"? I always thought that your laboratory only studies special bloodlines and high-level magic texts. I didn't expect that you also study Tarot cards... Aleister Crowley is not liked by the big shots in the alliance. You
Stay away from him."
He stared at a book placed on the edge of the messy desk of the owner of the laboratory not far away, raised his eyebrows, and showed a bit of surprise in his eyes. Apparently he expressed a certain degree of disapproval of Professor Monteria's imprudent behavior.
of concern.
Aleister Crowley is a famous black magic master who is good at all kinds of black magic and black magic rituals. "The Book of Thoth" is a work about tarot card divination written by him.
"Playing Tarot cards during your break can help soothe your mind. You don't have to read anything from the cards. Of course, Aleister is indeed evil, but that book is not evil."
Professor Monteria dealt with the corpses on the test bench without raising his head, and replied calmly: "I agree with Crowley's words - 'Magic is the science and art of causing changes in accordance with will' -
—I want you to see that in this institute, on this island, in this world, there are countless dedicated and serious eyes exploring the path in the darkness."
"I should know the darkness a little more deeply than you do."
Professor Yao bit his pipe and blew out a smoke ring with a smile: "Okay, okay, this is not your classroom, and I am not your student. I came here today to take a look at your special ogre.
Did you find any clues..."
"Idiot, do you want to destroy this body?"
Professor Monteria interrupted the dean of Jiuyou College's inquiry and angrily shouted to a black-robed assistant standing on the other side of the test bench: "How many times have I told you that you can only use a brass knife when peeling off runes under the skin!
Brass! Not silver! Do you want the silver ions to corrode all those fragile runes?!"
"Hug, I'm sorry!" The black-robed assistant was sweating profusely, lowered his head, and apologized repeatedly.
"Shut up!"
The owner of the laboratory sounded stern: "There is no need to apologize in my laboratory, only correctness, precision, and accuracy! If you make such a stupid mistake again, you will not come here next time... What did you just ask?"
He turned to look at Professor Yao again, and his tone became much gentler in an instant, as if the furious lion just now was another person. The dean of Jiuyou College looked at this scene with a smile, and was not affected by Professor Monteria's anger at all.
Affected by the influence, he calmly repeated the question he just asked:
"I'm asking, have you found any clues on this ogre?"
"What do you think, Professor Yi?" Professor Monteria asked, "Shouldn't fortune-tellers be more convenient and accurate than us in finding clues?"
"Lao Yi didn't find anything."
Professor Yao bit his pipe, spread his hands, and looked helpless:
"In fact, as soon as the body was brought back to the school, we asked the school's fortune tellers to calculate it, but the fortune tellers soon discovered that the clues on the ogre that could be used for fortune telling seemed to have been cleaned.
As clean as a newborn baby... You should know that this ogre was captured from the Black Prison. That world is undergoing drastic changes, so the diviners speculate that this strange situation may be related to that.
It has something to do with the special environment of the world... In short, I can no longer expect Professor Yi and the others to learn more from the crystal ball or the blackened bones than the age of this ogre."
While Professor Yao was chattering, Professor Monteria slowly took off the silk gloves on his hands, picked up a stack of reports hanging on the edge of the test bench, and sketched on it with a quill pen.
It wasn't until the guests shut up that the owner of the laboratory spoke again:
"We detected some components of hawthorn, edelweiss and deer grass in its body... The inscriptions on the bottom layer of its skin are very complex, including some runes, runes, Malaji inscriptions... and some
I have seen the symbols in the Voynich Manuscript. It is difficult to describe their real effect, but overall, these inscriptions play a certain role in control and restraint."
"In other words, it is indeed an experimental subject?" Professor Yao interrupted Professor Monteria, his face became a little uncertain.
Professor Monteria's expression remained unchanged and he nodded slightly: "You can probably infer this."
"Then can you guess who is doing the experiment?" Professor Yao put the pipe back into his mouth and took a deep breath: "Hey... don't worry about making a mistake, just make a judgment based on your experience."
Professor Monteria glanced at the new legendary wizard next to him, and did not answer immediately. Instead, he riddled like a fortune teller: "Good judgment comes from experience, but experience often leads to bad judgment."
.”
"You just talk, I just listen." Professor Yao exhaled a puff of smoke and waved his hand.
This time, the owner of the laboratory did not refuse again. He opened the test book again and carefully studied the report above. After a long while, he analyzed softly:
"It's difficult, but we can simply speculate... Haoma grass is an herb commonly used in ancient witchcraft rituals in Persia. In addition to having some stimulating and anesthetic effects, it can also enhance the user's ability to communicate with nature. In other words
In other words, it is a very effective magic power amplifying potion."
"Haoma has another name, Soma, which is also the god of wine in ancient Indian mythology. Of course, we know that there is no such god there... When haoma is prepared under the moonlight, pressed with a grindstone, and then passed through the black
After the wool is filtered, it can be called 'Soma', which is a very powerful recovery agent... Some wizards believe that the powerful recovery ability of ogres is due to their long-term consumption of Soma. I think it is very
reason."
"In addition, deer eating grass can prevent necrosis and zombie transformation; edelweiss, or alpine edelweiss, also has a soothing and calming effect."
"... We also found specially prepared toads in the lymph nodes of its neck and armpits, wrapped in a very thin layer of white mesh structure, slightly smaller than soybeans... When they were discovered, these toads were still
It is in a state of survival, but closer to semi-dormant..."
"We all know that dried or smoked toads can stop bleeding, ward off evil spirits, and detoxify, and toads that have been treated with occult science are even more popular in black magic rituals. Their uses are so wide that even professors in schools who specialize in black magic
It may not be complete... Of course, in response to this case, we have issued a letter of investigation assistance to Professor Black of the Kabbalah Life Magic Laboratory, and also sent samples to the Rubber Lake Institute of Magical Creatures."