As Sean left with the book in his arms, he saw something very special in the lobby of the "Questor Center" building.
It was a large red iron cabinet with a glass display window with light bulbs installed on the front. Different products were placed on the display window...
"Psychic smelling salts, 50 New Zealand cents; first aid carbonated syrup, 50 New Zealand cents; bottled holy water, 50 New Zealand cents; holy light bombs, 1 New Zealand dollar; demon hunting bullets, 1 New Zealand dollar..." Sean looked at each one, The neon sign above the iron cabinet flashed, and the built-in gramophone sounded: "Adam's magical item vending machine, your good partner in exploring!"
Sean was a little surprised - he had only seen Coca-Cola vending machines, and never thought that there would be such a machine that sells exploration materials.
"Sacred vending machines are usually magically casted." A sturdy old man wearing a bowler hat, white fluffy beard and white hair said with a smile. "You can find these in the twisted world or the terrifying spirit world. Plant a vending machine - So, when you become an explorer and carry out missions, remember to bring money with you. 'Money can even circulate in hell', the old saying always holds true.
"These common senses are introduced in the "Handbook"." The old man pointed to the book that Sean was holding with his black cane.
The old man seemed to want to use the vending machine, so Sean stepped aside to let him pass. The old man stepped forward, inserted a fifty-cent coin into the coin slot, pressed the mechanical button, and the sound of something rolling came out of the vending machine.
The old man placed the bottle of holy water he just bought neatly on Sean's pile of books: "I have a hunch that you will need this."
Sean stared at the crystal clear holy water in the small glass bottle in a daze. Just as he was about to say thank you, the old man with shaggy beard and hair had already walked away.
"Mysteries are all somewhat..." Sean looked at the direction the old man was leaving, searching for the right words, "Mysterious?"
Sean put down the book, picked up the glass bottle of holy water and looked at it for a while, "The concentration of holy water is 8%, entrusted to the Ruian Quaker Association to make it... When evil invades, sprinkle the holy water on the target...". As expected, it was an item used to ward off evil spirits. Sean put the holy water bottle in his pocket, picked up the book and walked towards the street.
Although he is still standing outside the door of the mysterious world, he has a sacred dagger and a bottle of holy water on his body, and Sean feels much more at ease than before.
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Back at the hotel, Sean's arms were very sore from holding the book all the way, but he had no intention of taking a rest. Instead, he made a cup of coffee and sat at the desk.
"I don't have time to waste. Aaliyah's whereabouts are still unknown, and that organization must still want to kill me." Sean took out the "Book of Souls", "The more I know, the more hope I have of surviving..."
The concept of "Book of Souls" is not difficult. It analyzes the nature and attributes of the soul and spirit from an academic perspective.
Simply put, the soul is the essence of human beings and the foundation of "I". It forms human consciousness and spirit. Spirit is not only reflected in the external personality, but also protects the essence of a person and stabilizes the soul.
The so-called "spiritual strength" is a manifestation of "soul strength".
People with strong souls must have high mental strength; high mental strength means they are strong-willed and will not be easily frightened by scary things.
After reading this, Sean realized his problem.
Being able to feel fear easily, and fear being able to easily defeat mental defenses, are all signs of low mental strength.
His current mental strength is definitely not high, because whether he sees the collection of resentful spirits or the symbolic scene of the fire scene, he has a strong feeling of panic. In that case, it is actually very easy for "lost soul" to occur.
The reason why Sean can still survive to this day is not because of his mental strength, but because that symbol protects his soul that is actually on the verge of collapse.
As for the fragmentation of the resonant crystal, it is not as Catherine said, his soul strength is stronger than ordinary people. Just because there are symbols in the soul, the output power is very abundant.
However, the power of symbols is limited. If he hesitated for a while, he would still lose his soul.
"Although there are symbols, the strength of the soul and spirit still needs to be improved by oneself."
The "Book of Souls" records meditation methods to enhance "spiritual strength." Sean followed the record and practiced quietly.
It's not easy to clear your mind and enter a meditative state, but Sean has succeeded a few times.
After entering the meditative state, Sean found that the brightness of the symbol was obviously higher than usual, and there were waves of warm current pouring out of the symbol, nourishing the soul and spirit...
"In addition to the dispersion state, this symbol can also improve the effect of meditation. After I get started with mystical knowledge, I must find out what it is."
Sean was so immersed in studying that he didn't even leave the room while eating. After he got tired of reading, he practiced drawing the knife, stabbing, and taking out the holy water bottle from his pocket. There was no way to improve his combat skills for the time being, so Sean hoped that he could do the basics well.
It was getting dark. Due to reading for too long, Sean felt his eyes were a little swollen. He closed the book, took a shower, and lay on the bed ready to rest.
It suddenly occurred to him that he also had a "training project". So I put my attention into the symbols and let my soul diffuse.
"Huh? It's a little strange..." Sean opened his eyes and looked at the "soul" that only he could see, diffused above, "It seems to have gotten a little bigger?"
"Have you just done a few meditation trainings and the size of your soul has increased?" Sean couldn't believe it, so he extended his soul and felt it carefully.
When the soul reached its longest state, Sean discovered that the length had really extended by about half a meter!
"It seems that meditation can improve the size of the soul. My perception and eavesdropping abilities will increase with my mental strength." Sean lay on the bed and clenched his fists with excitement...
Just like the first night, Sean controlled the slender "soul antenna" to explore around - he was not a voyeur, just to exercise his soul ability and ensure that there was no danger around him.
After scanning the surrounding rooms and getting a preliminary grasp of almost every neighbor's situation, he controlled the soul antenna to explore downwards. Based on the height of the building, the "antenna" should be located just near the restaurant.
Sean heard a deliberately lowered voice, and his intuition told him that this way of speaking meant that the speaker had secrets that could not be made public. So he adjusted the antenna and stretched it in the direction of the sound.
"...There can be no mistakes in this matter. Please repeat what I said!" The deliberately lowered voice became clearer. The voice was rich, with a strong Celtic accent.
"Yes, sir..." The reply was a little soft, like a woman's voice, "At noon the day after tomorrow, when Miss Daisy is not in the store, I will go to the discipline center and find the 'Combating the Crime of Divine Items' The department’s correctional officer reported that the hotel contained black market artifacts..."
Sean suddenly remembered whose voice it was: the doorman from Nandel, Little Lyon!
Sean learned from reading the "Explorer's Manual" that magical items were the kind of products he saw in the red vending machine during the day. However, those are relatively low-level consumables, and there are also some highly valuable and powerful divine items.
Due to the prosperity of the exploration industry and the frequent occurrence of strange events, there is a huge market for magical items in New Zealand. Due to its certain dangers, the sale of divine products can only be carried out with a license issued by the "Holy Court", the central organization of the theocratic government of New Zealand.
In the entire New Zealand, only eight companies have sales licenses for divine products. Except for these eight companies, all magical items manufactured and sold are "black market magical items", and those found will face jail time. The properties of "black market items" are similar to "illegal guns".
Therefore, when Sean heard little Lyon say "report" and "black market magic product", he knew that the matter was not simple, so he focused more on eavesdropping...
