A calming scent of pine and cypress wafted toward him.
Before him stood a simple table and stools, with a bookshelf crammed full of books beside them.
Several incense sticks burned in a small stove in the corner, pale gray smoke slowly curling through the still air.
Judging by its size, this seemed to be a place meant for solitary rest.
The old man walked to the bookshelf against the wall and took a thin black notebook from the bottom shelf.
"It records the incantations and casting essentials for two spells."
"Because the fields they touch upon are rather special, Mr. He Xi may read them first before making a decision."
He pushed the notebook forward, signaling for He Xi to open it.
Curious, He Xi flipped open the yellowed title page.
The ink in the notebook varied in shade, and the handwriting looked exceedingly casual.
Yet when his gaze fell upon the heading of the first page, He Xi froze slightly.
[Speak with Dead]
Bestow the semblance of reanimation upon a corpse, allowing it to answer your questions.
Depending on your mastery of the spell, you may ask the corpse up to five questions.
The corpse's knowledge and the languages it speaks are limited to what it knew in life.
Because the lingering echo of the soul left behind after it departs the body is incomplete, its answers are usually brief, vague, and may even repeat its final obsession from life.
If the corpse bore hostility toward you in life or does so now, carefully judge the accuracy of its answers.
Note:
1. The corpse must still have at least one mouth it used for speech in life.
2. If the creature was an undead creature when it died, the casting fails.
3. If the corpse has been targeted