"The heretic ritual site discovered and destroyed in the Northern Territory," he said, pointing at the pattern on the floor, "had its ritual forcibly interrupted. That's why only half of this remains."
"Three kinds of offerings were used, and we still haven't identified one of them. The leader killed himself on the spot, so there's no one to question. We can only work it out ourselves and try to complete it."
Lu Yuan looked at the inscriptions before him and listened quietly.
"Now that you're involved in this task, your next line of research is simple," the Rock Grand Knight Commander continued. "Search through the books for records that match this set of heretical inscriptions."
"The books come from three sources: those confiscated from the heretic stronghold, those gathered here in the Northern Territory, and a large number of texts on inscriptions transferred from Headquarters."
"Your job is to find anything in those books that corresponds to the inscriptions on the floor. Even a basic match counts as a success."
The Rock Grand Knight Commander's expression grew grave.
"Of course, if you know enough about Eerie Inscription, you can try to decipher it. But that's extremely dangerous, and I wouldn't recommend it."
"Identifying it is fine. Forcing a solution isn't. One mistake could cause something irreversible."
Lu Yuan looked at the interwoven three-colored pattern on the floor and nodded.
The moment Lu Yuan agreed, Oden's voice sounded in his mind.
"That method is rather foolish."
Lu Yuan kept his expression unchanged and asked silently, Why?
"Heretical books carry contamination of their own, yet they want to search those very books for something to compare against." Oden made no effort to hide his disdain. "That's like digging through a pile of poison for an antidote. I doubt they'll ever find it,