The book in his hands was bound from the most ordinary paper, twelve pages in all, including the cover. Aside from its completely blank cover, it was much like those two recipe books. Its contents, however, were not recipes, though they did have something to do with food-
Exorcism salt: mix 1 gram of gold with 500 grams of coarse salt. Leave it under the blazing midday sun to evaporate thoroughly for 2 hours. Repeat for two consecutive days. On the third day, use [Spirituality] to draw four overlapping "blazing sun patterns" in the coarse salt, then swiftly ignite the activated gold to obtain 100 grams of exorcism salt (four "blazing sun" patterns attached).
Evil-warding brick powder: mix 1 gram of silver with 500 grams of red brick powder from a prosperous household. Place it beneath the morning sun and stir thoroughly for 1 hour. Repeat for two consecutive days. On the third day, use [Spirituality] to draw four intersecting "morning sun patterns" in the brick powder, then swiftly ignite the activated silver to obtain 100 grams of evil-warding brick powder (four "morning sun" patterns attached).
Arthur sucked in a sharp breath!
Quickly leafing through the notebook, Arthur could not help gasping.
He had never imagined Cook would bring him such a lavish gift.
He knew Cook's father had been a Bounty Hunter with unconventional connections, but he had not expected them to be this unconventional. The man had actually obtained methods for making exorcism salt and evil-warding brick powder without the corresponding "Hunter rituals"-according to rumor, during the Sacred Empire era, Hunters had once aligned themselves with the Church. Back then, people in the Inquisition had specifically researched the techniques the Hunters possessed. Exorcism salt and evil-warding brick powder that required no corresponding rituals had been invented during that