the last king of darkness

Chapter 21 The beginning of everything

Perhaps because of his thin skin, this guy ran away after speaking, but stuffed something into his hand.

Rhodes opened his hand and saw that it was a note that read:

On the third day of the Frost Moon, on the banks of the Nassai River, at nightfall.

What the hell.

Rhodes didn't have the habit of dating men, so he crumpled up the note and threw it away.

He is very worried now.

Although in theory, becoming a "special student" is a good thing, it means that he is one step closer to the value of the "five divisions".

But there is always some uneasiness in my heart, as if I have overlooked something.

And the case is still unknown.

The investigation into Hammer Street had been a disaster, and his misstep made his situation even worse.

The only reassuring thing is that Inspector Lauren seems to be on his side, and I don't know if he can stand it.

Rhodes carefully recalled every sentence he had with Lauren, and added two more people.

Lauren's teacher, Hei Xiong, and Lanbai's sister, Qingyu.

These three people are his current backers.

However, these three backers are not very stable, and the interest link between him and them is very loose, and he may be abandoned at any time.

Gotta find a way to deepen the connection.

Rhodes thought.

Hei Xiong and Lauren are both men, I don't know how to do banana magic, the focus is on Qingyu.

If he can find a way to have a more in-depth communication with her, he and his backer will have a basis of interest and will not be easily thrown away.

However, although Rhodes firmly believes that his unique skills are invincible, but now he is poor and white, and the identity gap with Miss Lanbai is too large, and the intersection is very small. It is not an easy task to succeed.

The safest way is to improve your own strength.

As long as his value is high enough, even if he is finally found out to be the murderer, he may be let go.

The problem now is that he needs more souls to become stronger.

To plunder souls in a country where "soul devouring" is taboo is undoubtedly dancing on the tip of a knife.

What worries Rhodes the most is the countdown on the obelisk.

The flashing blood-red text seemed to herald an ominous future.

What happens when the two rounds of sunset are over?
What does "invasion" mean?
What is "Nightmare"?
These questions have always been lurking in the depths of his mind, and when his thoughts swept across them, they suddenly aroused tremors in his soul.

Rhodes once heard that the oldest human emotion is fear, and the oldest fear is the fear of the unknown. Now he even regrets deciphering the text on the obelisk.

But burying your head in the sand is not going to solve the problem.

Mr. Lu Xun once said that the best way to eliminate fear is to face it!
Inexplicable courage rose in his heart in an instant, and Rhodes quickly ran to the dormitory, making up his mind that he must take advantage of the last two rounds of sunset to make all preparations as much as possible.

The people I met along the way were sparse, the lights in the common room became dim, and the huge clock on the top of the dormitory building showed that it was a quarter past three in the evening.

Rhodes calculated in his mind, it was 10:40 in the evening.

It's too late.

Rhodes took three steps at a time, rushed up to the third floor, took out the key, and opened his door.

The moment he opened the door, Rhodes saw a blond girl in a beige dress and long leather boots lying on his bed, sleeping soundly.

It was Kassan.

Rhodes directly woke her up.

"You're finally back, I've been waiting until I fell asleep."

With a sleepy look on her face, the girl sat up and stretched her waist, showing her barren chest to the fullest.

"Here are the notes from the meeting in the afternoon. The content is very important. Please review it quickly."

She took out a book with a red cover and put it on the table.

Judging from Juanxiu's handwriting, it should be her notebook.

"This is the class schedule for the course selection in the afternoon. You are the only one in the whole group who did not choose."

"At least three, and at most five. There are exams at the end of the semester. If you fail, you will be deducted points. Don't choose randomly. There is no need to take courses like "History of Rise and Fall of Humankind", unless you plan to go to archaeology, and Professor Binns' "History of Rise and Fall" "Geography" is very important, and knights are highly mobile combat units..."

She took out a large form and talked on and on.

In order to return to the dreamland as soon as possible, Rhode basically chose the courses according to her recommendation, except for "Ancient Language".

This is compulsory for him.

Kashan didn't object too much: "Well... Linguistics is also relatively important. When we explore many ruins, we can get a lot of useful information from the leftover text..."

Rhodes stared at her, hoping that she would leave on her own initiative.

But Kashan glared back at him: "Why? As I said, having children is a matter of the future."

She took out another bag and put it on the table.

"This is a personal item distributed this week."

"This is spirit tree dew, which can calm the mind and restore abnormal mental states. If you feel unwell when practicing psionic energy, use it immediately, take it orally, one drop at a time."

"This is the spirit grass juice, which can greatly concentrate your spirit, make your soul more sensitive, and make it easier to awaken psionic energy."

"This is poisonous viola juice. It is used for pain relief. I heard that you boys have an egg changing period, and it will be very painful. You can use it."

There are seven kinds of things on the table, all of which are very small.

After the introduction, Kashan said: "You are at the ninth level of salary, there is only so much, but as long as you work hard, you will be able to rise soon. I lent you this package. In the future, your salary increase will be doubled." Pay me back."

She stood up, tossing her long blonde hair.

"I'm leaving, rest tomorrow, you can have a good sleep."

The girl walked out of the room briskly.

"Good night, Mr. Special Student."

She grinned and closed the door for him.

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In the dim dormitory, Rhodes stayed where he was.

His eyes were fixed on a red paper bag.

This is "red powder".

According to Kashan, it can increase the activity of the soul in a short period of time, and strengthen the output and release of psionic energy, but continuous use will have side effects.

For novices, its effect is to greatly speed up the proficiency of mastering psionic powers.

However, as a foreigner with extraordinary knowledge, Rhodes keenly discovered that this is equivalent to a stimulant?
If I take a shot of stimulant during the battle, wouldn't it be easy to break through the limit?
There are also materials such as spirit grass juice. If I use them when the crisis comes, won't I have a better chance of winning?

Rhodes walked back and forth excitedly, as if he had discovered a new continent.

Suddenly, another idea popped up.

"Can I bring something outside into the dream?"

Rhode's heart beat wildly for an instant.

He immediately took out the "Raven" that Lauren had given him from his pocket.

He had already seen the power of this "crow-style spiritual gun". It showed great power in Fire Hammer Street, killing six enemies and a water tower in a row.

Rhodes raised the gun and saw its spiritual pressure gauge behind the barrel.

As the name suggests, the Spiritual Pressure Gauge is a scale for testing spiritual energy pressure. Its full scale is forty, and when the spiritual energy input by Rhodes reaches forty, "Raven" will shoot.

In the test just now, his maximum spiritual power was 98 ticks, and his maximum spiritual power output was 21.

In other words, it took him an average of two seconds to fire a shot, and an average of four seconds to bring his spiritual energy to its peak state.

What if you drink "red powder"?

Can he achieve one shot per second?
Thinking of its enormous power, Rhodes almost looked up to the sky and burst out laughing.

Such an unprecedented handjob speed, what monster can stand it?
Invasion or something is not scary at all!
But there is a premise, how can he bring the pistol into the dream?
then.

Throughout the night, Rhodes was tossing about this matter.

He repeatedly went back and forth between the dream world and the material world, trying various methods.

This was the first time that Rhodes studied dreams in detail without being disturbed, and the results were remarkable, and a lot of very useful information was obtained.

He finally figured out the principle of entering and leaving the dream - as long as he is in a high state of sedation, he will enter the dream.

The lightning symbol just forced his mind to enter this state instantly, not the key to the dream.

And when his body was disturbed, his spirit would withdraw from this state, and he was forced to leave the dream.

It's just that it is difficult to enter a high level of calm state, and using gestures is much more convenient and quicker.

A large piece of fog shrouded in his heart dissipated, and Rhodes finally figured out the reason why he entered the dream inexplicably before, and his breathing became smoother, and his mood brightened a lot.

And what really made him ecstatic was that he found a way to bring objects into the dreamland——

As long as you hold an object with your hand before entering the dream, you can bring it into the dream.

Likewise, objects can be brought out of dreams this way.

Using this method, Rhodes successfully brought materials such as "Red Chemical Powder" and "Elf Grass Juice" into the dreamland.

But on the "Raven" it was difficult.

This crow-style spiritual spear was at least half a meter long, and the butt alone could occupy more than half of his palm.

Unless it is a giant, it is impossible to hold the whole gun in the palm of your hand.

Fortunately, Rhodes soon discovered that the "Raven" could be disassembled.

Without hesitation, with the boy's excellent engineering experience, Rhodes quickly disassembled it into parts.

But when he put it back together, an accident happened.

Rhode looked at the dozen or so extra parts on the table and fell into deep thought.

Fortunately, I tested it first, and didn't rashly bring them into the dream... Rhodes let out a breath, rubbed his forehead, and felt mentally exhausted to the limit.

Frequently entering and exiting the dreamland is also very exhausting for him, and there are too many things that he has experienced in this day.

Let's sleep first, so that we can face the crisis better when we have enough energy.

With certain thoughts, Rhodes fell on the pillow and fell into a dreamless sweet sleep instantly.

(End of this chapter)