The moment the items from the warehouse cult case arrived at the Theology Faction Research Institute, the Chief Scientist began studying them.
As the Theology Faction's Chief Scientist, he was not only highly accomplished in theology but also an excellent antique appraiser.
This was not among the more outstanding of the many skills he possessed, but as the person in charge of theological research, distinguishing whether an object was an ordinary antique or a ritual vessel with theological value was crucial.
The object before him amazed him somewhat, because its style did not belong to the theological traditions of any prehistoric civilization that had already been discovered.
What surprised him even more was the function of this ritual vessel.
It had a very archaic style—simple and somewhat abstract. It clearly lacked any sophisticated carving techniques, yet it gave people the feeling of striking directly at the soul!
Many religious ritual objects were actually extremely exquisite. Even when the technology of the society that produced them was underdeveloped, they still appeared remarkably fine.
Religion and faith could drive fanatics to make everything related to their beliefs as perfect as possible.
But the craftsmanship of this thing before him could only be described as... mediocre. It was even somewhat careless. Yet the feeling it gave off was more "religious" than the exquisite religious ritual objects collected by the institute.
It was an indescribably complicated feeling, as if... everything else was probably fake, and only this was real! The Chief Scientist examined it over and over but found nothing that could prove its origin.
"I heard it can draw up the blood from the groove?"
The assistant helping him nodded. "According to the footage and photographs from the scene, that seems to be the case."
The Chief Scientist stroked the strange, irregular incised