Learning to Control Shikigami

So how exactly did Lin's good friend, the simple and honest Bell, manage to reason with his father William and try to persuade William to pay?

The conversation between the two actually went like this.

"Alright, Dad, stop talking nonsense and just pay up!"

Bell impatiently stretched out his hand. Couldn't he see Shanna was sleepy? He wanted to finish quickly so he could go back and let Shanna sleep.

"Bell, are you really not going to reconsider? This huge thing can't possibly be worth that much money!"

William tried his best to persuade Bell to stop his son's wasteful behavior.

"Dad, if someone offered 50,000 Galleon for the technology to manufacture Flying Car, would you sell it?"

Bell decided to try a different approach to persuade his father.

"Of course not!"

Just kidding, the Flying Car industry is now one of the most profitable industries for the Menethil Family.

For every high-end Flying Car he sells that costs 10,000 Galleon, he can earn over 5,000 Galleon. William must be out of his mind to sell this Golden Egg goose.

50,000 Galleon? Even if it were 100 times that amount, he wouldn't buy it... He'd just consider it briefly.

"That's right. This Gundam is much more valuable than Flying Car now."

Bell shook his hand, signaling his father to hurry up, because this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Are you sure?

William looked Gundam up and down again.

However, he still couldn't see how this lump of iron could compare to the luxury Flying Car at home.

"Of course, I'm very sure."

Bell answered without hesitation.

In his view, the technology used in this Gundam is worth many times more than that of the Flying Car.

The two are simply not comparable!

"Trust me, just pay up."

After Bell's repeated urging, William reluctantly took a pocket out of his pocket and handed it to Bell.

After taking the bag from his father, Bell first scanned it with his magic.

100 million Japanese Yen, no more, no less.

Then, Bell turned around and stuffed the pocket into Lin's hand.

"Brother Lin, here is 100 million. You can count it."

"Also, this bag has been enchanted with Undetectable Extension Charm. I don't know what this Curses is called in your Curse World, but anyway, it makes the space inside much larger than it looks. I'm giving it to you as well, so you won't find it inconvenient to carry so much money."

"No need to count them, I trust you."

Lin excitedly took the bag. He had never received so much money before.

At this moment, Lin couldn't wait to fly home and tell his parents the good news. He believed his parents would be very happy and proud of him.

"But Bell, isn't this pocket a bit too valuable?"

Lin asked hesitantly.

To be honest, Lin had never even heard of such a spatial artifact, let alone seen one. Wasn't this kind of high-tech thing something that only existed in novels?

Lin, lost in thought, forgot that he was an Onmyoji. To most ordinary people, he was a figure of fantasy.

"Don't worry, Brother Lin, these kinds of pockets are very ordinary."

The use of the Undetectable Extension Charm to expand the space's enclosure is certainly not ordinary.

While in Diagon Alley, such items can generally be purchased as long as one has enough money, at least half of the British Wizarding World cannot afford them.

Not to mention, the bag William used was a top-quality item among similar props.

This was evident from the pained expression on William's face.

Of course, compared to Onmyoji who have narrowed their focus and put all their talent points into combat skills, spatial magic items are indeed quite common for wizards.

Seeing that Lin seemed to want to say something more, Bell spoke first and changed the subject.

"Brother Lin, how do I control this Gundam?"

Bell couldn't wait to experience what it was like to control Shikigami.

"Huh? You don't know how to control Shikigami?"

Lin looked at Bell in surprise.

"Please, I'm a British Wizards, where would I possibly know how Onmyoji control Shikigami?"

Bell was somewhat speechless. It seemed the other person really was a tech geek. Saving the world occasionally was fine, but he shouldn't waste his time on other trivial matters.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot."

After thinking for a moment, Lin ran behind Gundam and pulled out a backpack.

He rummaged through his backpack and pulled out a slightly worn notebook, which he handed to Bell.

"This is the notebook I used when I was learning Onmyodo. It contains some basic Onmyodo knowledge, including the basic techniques for controlling Shikigami. I don't need it anymore, so I'm giving it to you."

Upon hearing this, Bell solemnly accepted the notebook from Lin's hand.

In the past few days, Bell has learned from Yomi how much Onmyoji value their lineage.

Moreover, the slightly worn appearance of this notebook suggests that its previous owner must have frequently consulted it.

"Thank you, Brother Lin."

Bell thanked him earnestly.

"Also, Brother Lin, if I may ask, are you selling your books on Onmyodo?"

From the unzipped backpack, Bell glimpsed several old books inside.

"I'm sorry, Bell. These books were left to me by my teacher, and I cannot sell them privately. My teacher instructed me before he passed away that this knowledge can only be passed on to my future disciples."

Lin said apologetically.

"No need to apologize, Brother Lin. I'm the one who should apologize for making such an unreasonable request."

Bell waved his hand, indicating to Lin that he shouldn't mind.

Bell, who hadn't had high hopes to begin with, naturally wasn't disappointed after being rejected.

He turned his gaze to the notebook in his hand, and a blue magical light shone from Bell's eyes. He activated Legilimency and Occlumency at full power.

"Splash splash~"

The sound of pages turning filled the air, and in less than a minute, Bell had skimmed through the contents of the notebook from beginning to end.

Next, Bell turned to the section on controlling the Shikigami in his notebook and read through the relevant content in detail again.

The knowledge recorded in Lin's notebook was truly very basic. However, even so, it opened a whole new door for Bell.

How to remotely inject magical power into Shikigami's body; how to control the flow of magical power within Shikigami's body; how to convey one's commands to ensure that the Shikigami can complete the task efficiently and correctly.

All of this gave Bell a sense of sudden enlightenment.

The knowledge about Shikigami that Onmyoji has spent thousands of years researching is still considerable, even if it's just a superficial understanding.

As for the accompanying Hand Seals and incantations, Bell glanced at them once and then paid no further attention to them.

Just as Little Wizard Wand to follow a certain trajectory when learning Curses, the hand Hand Seals and incantations set up by Onmyoji are merely for reinforcing self-suggestion.

With Bell's current magical prowess, he can completely ignore those things.