After a full half hour of undisturbed tranquility, Klein opened his eyes and slowly got up.
He picked up his cane, put on his hat, left the church, and took a horse-drawn carriage back to Minsk Street in the Evernight.
At this point, the vigilance and investigation in the surrounding area had inevitably been relaxed, turning it into a shadow under the gaslight.
Shortly after midnight, Klein took out his key, opened his front door, and went into the empty guest rooms to search for the Book of Secrets.
Without much effort, he found the old book bound in thick parchment in the wardrobe of the first-floor room.
The book's hard cover is dark black, with two lines of Hermes:
" The Book of Secrets ".
" Calamity ".
Huff... Klein exhaled, not in a hurry to flip through the documents. Instead, right there in the room, he quickly created Wall of Spirituality, performing a ritual of summoning and responding to himself. Then, he threw the Azik Copper Whistle, the Master Key, the Eye of All-Black, the Extraordinary Bullet, the Biotoxin Bottle, the Werewolf Beyonder Characteristic, the Book of Secrets, and other items along with their containers onto the Gray Fog. He planned to wait for the commotion to subside before deciding which items to take with him.
After doing all this, he didn't even bother to study the Werewolf's Beyonder Characteristic and the specifics of the Biotoxin Bottle. He simply washed up and went to bed.
Firstly, studying the items and flipping through the books was too time-consuming, and on this not-so-peaceful night, it could easily cause trouble for his physical body in the real world. Secondly, Klein deeply realized one of his current shortcomings, namely that the speed of his Spirituality growth could not keep up with the increasing number of extraordinary abilities and magical items.
After just one intense battle, he was already Spirituality drained, had a headache, and felt drowsy.
Well, the most burdensome thing for the Spirituality is the " Paper Figurine Substitute Method," followed by creating " The Sun Holy Water " through brooches, but I didn't use it tonight. Then there's " Summon Holy Light " and " Flame Jump "... Klein yawned, using Cogitation to get rid of the state of being too tired and tense to fall asleep.
In less than ten seconds, he entered a dream, where various fragmented scenes appeared one after another.
On the open ground surrounded by the abandoned warehouse, " Machinery Hivemind " came and went, and the person in charge of this incident had changed from a squad leader to a powerful butler.
Ikanser Bernard's brown hair was always messy and stubbornly sticking out, a fact that couldn't be hidden even when he wore a hat.
So much so that many members of " Machinery Hivemind " secretly joked that the butler was probably using bombs to cut his hair.
At this moment, Ikanser, with his strong and clear facial features, is holding an ancient silver mirror.
On either side of the mirror is an eye-like decoration, set against a black gemstone base, which looks deep and captivating.
Ikanser looked around and said:
"Although those sewer rats are experts at interfering with Divination and Spirit Channeling, and they effectively dealt with the situation, this is the mysterious and supernatural world, and there's no way to guarantee 100% success."
As he spoke, he looked at the silver mirror in his hand and stroked its surface three times with his right palm.
After a two-second pause, Ikanser took a deep breath and said in a low voice:
"My question is, sir Arrodes, who were the participants in what just happened here?"
The surrounding darkness suddenly became hazy, and ripples of water appeared on the surface of the silver mirror.
Soon, an image appeared in the silver mirror:
Amidst the rising flames, a figure Levitation in mid-air. He wore a black double-breasted long suit and a top silk hat, his body Distortion and his face was so blurred that it was difficult to see clearly. He was also covered in greasepaint.
Flames rose from beneath his feet, engulfing him.
With a flash of light, the scene changed, revealing a middle-aged man in a dark red cloak, his arms ablaze with brilliant flames, while his head remained hidden in darkness.
As the scenes shifted, Ikanser and the others saw a woman in an elaborate black court dress with disheveled pale blonde hair. However, her face was completely transparent, as if she did not exist.
Beside the woman were two men covered in black hair, their backs to the viewer being pulled by strange arms.
Finally, the transformation ended, freezing on a scene of bursts of flames roaring into the sky, fireworks bursting in brilliant splendor, illuminating the surrounding area.
In this dreamlike scene, the man in the black double-breasted tuxedo reappeared.
He Distortion and stretched his body laterally, facing forward, pressed the hand holding his top hat to his chest, and bowed slightly in a gesture of respect.
His face was not only extremely blurred as if disturbed, but also faintly showed the colors of oil paint.
Just as Ikanser was about to ask his teammates for their opinions, several lines of Ancient Feysac suddenly appeared on the silver mirror:
"Based on the principle of reciprocity, it's my turn to ask a question."
"If you answer Error, or lie, you will be punished."
The word "punishment" is as red as blood, as if it were still dripping with liquid!
Ikanser's expression Distortion for a moment, then became unusually serious.
Immediately afterwards, the silver mirror shimmered with water, and a new line of words appeared:
What is your sexual orientation?
Ikanser froze, feeling all the eyes of his teammates fixed on him.
At six o'clock in the morning, the sky was just beginning to lighten.
Klein was awakened from a deep sleep by the precise sound of the church bells.
As was his usual habit, he would turn over and continue sleeping until almost eight o'clock before getting up. But this time, he sat up abruptly and surveyed his surroundings.
"Hmm, they didn't come to check the gas meter..." He breathed a sigh of relief, and without bothering to wash up, he took four steps backward from the bed and entered the Gray Fog.
He wants to analyze last night's findings!
Taking his place as the Fool, Klein started with the simple things.
He picked up the dark green fang, observed it for a few seconds, then conjured paper and pen, and wrote down the Divination statement:
"Its function."
This does not mean that Divination can replace experimentation. Klein only did so because he had physical objects and had learned a lot about " Prisoner," " Lunatic," and " Werewolf " from Sharron and Maric, and felt that the background was sufficient, so he tried to see what revelation he could gain.
After silently reciting the mantra, he quickly Dream Divination and witnessed scene after scene:
Tyre, the " Werewolf," had a gruesome gash in his abdomen, his intestines spilling out and dragging on the ground. But he simply washed it with water, stuffed the intestines back in, and pinched the sides of the gash with his hands. In the end, the wound miraculously healed...
Beneath the full, red moon, he roared to the sky, black fur sprouting from his body, and fangs clearly visible in his mouth...
He swung his claws, tearing through the not-so-thin steel plate with a squeaking sound...
He raced across the open field, leaving the pack of gray wolves chasing him at full speed further and further behind...
He commanded those cold-blooded, expressionless waiters to charge at the enemy with an unparalleled fear of death...
He also used a variety of weapons to kill, including bombs, and became even more powerful when enraged and out of his mind...
Opening his eyes, Klein roughly understood the characteristics of a " Werewolf " and grasped the hidden dangers of this Beyonder Characteristic:
That is, when the " Werewolf " Tyre was under the Full Moon, his desires were unusually unrestrained, and he left a relatively strong spiritual imprint after his death. Beyonder who use this Beyonder Characteristic to Potion to advance must resist this influence in the early stages, otherwise, signs of losing control will appear.
However, the negative impact has not reached the level of the Sealed Artifact; the Beyonder Characteristic left behind by the " Werewolf " can still be used directly as the main ingredient for Potion.
"It's alright... It's a pity Living Corpse Jason's Beyonder Characteristic were swallowed up by that strange door... I wonder where that door leads, and if there's any way to retrieve it..." Klein put down the black and green fang with a mix of regret and heartache, and picked up the brown, translucent Biotoxin Bottle.
He tried to perform Dream Divination using the same method as before, but this time, he didn't have the confidence to receive detailed revelations, so he modified the Divination statement to:
"Its positive and negative effects."
In the gray and gloomy dream world, Klein once again witnessed scenes of horrific tragedy:
Someone lay on the ground, scratching themselves, tearing off skin and flesh, revealing bare bones...
Someone clutched their head, their eyes unfocused, their breath growing weaker and weaker...
Some people vomited incessantly, and eventually died convulsing...
Someone suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard they couldn't breathe...
In the midst of a fierce battle, two people suddenly stopped, looked at each other, and then embraced and kissed...
As the scene shifted, a translucent brown vial was placed in a glass of water. The clear liquid inside gradually turned amber and was then drunk... The person holding the Biotoxin Bottle first became weak, then coughed, and then touched their forehead, finding it burning hot to the touch; their condition was worsening...
The dream ended quickly, Klein tapped his fingers lightly on the edge of the long table, trying to decipher the revelations with a rather troubled expression:
"Based on Steve's words, the previous revelations mean that once the cap of the Biotoxin Bottle is opened, it will continuously release toxicity, and which type of poison the opponent will be affected by is purely random, beyond even the holder's control? Some of the poisons inside are truly vicious..."
"The effective range of toxicity cannot be deciphered from the revelation... Hmm, soaking it in water and drinking the amber liquid beforehand can prevent poisoning? But how many minutes should it be soaked? Even if the person possessing the Biotoxin Bottle doesn't open the lid, their health will gradually deteriorate, slowly developing illness, and gradually becoming more severe? Um, what exactly is the time threshold...?"
Klein rubbed his temples, planning to conduct experiments above the Gray Fog to confirm this when he had time, but he didn't know if the " Biotoxin Bottle " would work here.
For example, in his current spiritual state, he is not afraid of being poisoned at all.
"Let's leave it at that for now, we'll study it more carefully later... "Klein turned his gaze to the " Book of Secrets " bound in parchment in front of him and casually flipped to the first page.
It was a title page with only a simple pattern, nothing at all...
Turning the page again, Klein finally saw the beginning of " The Book of Secrets ":
We worship the Moon, not the Evernight Goddess.