Mysterious Catastrophe

"The so-called 'historical retrospective' ceremony is based on this point, through textual research and excavation of major events in ancient history...summarize the elements, and then imitate...Finally, the 'secret historian' can learn from this unique historical imprint , to extract their own abilities, most of which are closely related to the protagonists of history."

"A complete 'Historical Retrospect' ceremony includes many elements such as location, characters, behavior, etc. All must be satisfied in order for the ceremony to be successful."

"For example, I once imitated a famous druid master in history in the Druid Holy Land, and successfully held a ceremony, and then... I got the 'animal affinity' and 'beast affinity' from him in history. Language' ability!"

……

Bruce's eyes lit up: "This is the mystery I want!"

Aaron was also amazed: "It's really a good ability... In this way, a 'secret historian' can obtain any ability from history that does not belong to this path? No wonder it can't be targeted, because no one knows how much truth he has. history……"

"You are very smart, but 'Historical Retrospect' is not a panacea. The personality of the 'Secret Historian' and keeping secrets are very important... If I had the current level of essence back then, I might be able to earn an extra ability." Clark shook his head and sighed.

"The higher the level of Extraordinary essence, the greater the benefits from history. This is understandable, but why is it related to keeping secrets?"

Aaron reasoned: "Unless...the power of history is limited?"

"Yes, if we compare major history to a cake, its size has long been limited, and people with stronger abilities can get a bigger piece of it... But if there are too many people, everyone's The share will be reduced, therefore, 'secrecy' is very important... The counterexample of this is the 'Marshal's Podium'!"

Clark Dass sighed, and then told a story with great interest.

In the history of Invensys, there used to be a great commander named 'Essen Napoleon', who was extremely charismatic both personally and as a commander. He won countless wars in his life and was recognized by the mysterious world as a powerful Extraordinary.

And before a major battle, he delivered an impassioned speech on the 'Rain Flower Terrace' in Pulmouth, which effectively boosted morale and won the 'Battle of Bastards', thus completely changing the It established the succession order of the kingdom and left a distinctive mark in history.

Later, a scholar of secret history discovered through research that its "elements" are very simple - that is, on the same date when you climb the Yuhua Stone High Platform and deliver a speech that attracts more than [-] people, you can get a kind of "heroic temperament" 'Ability!

After the scholar obtained this ability, he attracted hundreds of followers who followed him wholeheartedly and lived an unimaginably luxurious life just by virtue of his own charm.

Then, he accidentally leaked the 'element', and as more and more 'secret' Extraordinary people went to check in and hold the ceremony, this charm was constantly weakened, and finally became less obvious, maybe it was just making people I feel a little more handsome than usual, which is equivalent to changing into an expensive suit.

Even the charm of the scholar itself is constantly being weakened.

Eventually, his followers scattered and he himself died in poverty...

On the contrary, the high platform of Yuhua Stone finally became a famous scenic spot in the kingdom, and was regarded as a 'sacred place for speeches'!

"So, keeping secrets is very important..."

Clark Dass finally concluded: "Many 'secret' schools have their own hidden part of the real history, they often represent a certain unique ability, and strictly limit the number of people, so as to maintain the balance of power in history. As for being too weakened."

He looked at Bruce: "For example, the history and elements of the Druid holy land... Unless I die, you will never be able to perform the ceremony. No one in the school will agree."

"Fortunately... I have discovered a new site that may have a historical imprint. This time I am going to investigate first. Maybe its elements are not so troublesome..."

"That's a pity." Bruce shook his head regretfully: "I wish I could understand what my family-raised John is saying..."

John was a sled dog in his family and was very much loved.

"Major historical events... So, it is not the history that has happened before that can leave a mark." Aaron's eyes flashed, grasping the key point.

"Yes, but that ruin is different... I suspect that it is the birthplace of the Lotus Eater organization, and it gave birth to the first extraordinary ghoul, which definitely left a clear mark on history!"

Clark then explained: "'Ghoul' is the name of the fourth essence for lotus eaters to master the way, and they are already 'inhuman'!"

"Ghoul?" Aaron sneered, "It doesn't sound like much..."

"Ordinary people can only be called necrophagous. Even if their appearance changes, they will only become hideous and ugly. They are not considered real 'ghouls'!"

Clark Dass said solemnly: "A real extraordinary ghoul not only possesses terrifying defensive power, even if it is hit by a normal-caliber firearm, it will not be harmed in the slightest. It can also cast powerful and weird spells with instinct, and even create inferior ghouls. My servant... If there are real 'ghouls' in that ruins, we can only be treated as snacks! Fortunately, after many crackdowns by the Investigation Bureau, there is no way that there are evil believers living there..."

"Don't bring up the topic of ghouls, it's disgusting..." Bruce suddenly thought of something, and excitedly said: "Teacher... Then can I imitate 'Earl of Green Forest' and obtain his ability through 'Retrospective History'?"

Aaron rolled his eyes. This guy is a fanatical admirer of the Earl of Greenwood, and it is not surprising to make such a hypothesis.

"You are as naive as I used to be!"

Clark Dass sneered: "Many 'secret historians' tried to go back in history and obtain the extraordinary ability of the Earl of Green Forest. After all, the other party definitely left a strong mark on history...but all failed."

"According to my investigation and research, in order to complete the imitation and performance of the Earl of Green Forest, the 'secret historian' must meet multiple elements such as 'brother killing', 'prisoning father', 'forbidden romance', and may even eventually Need to defeat a kingdom! No one can do it!"

'What are 'prisoned father' and 'forbidden romance'? Aaron, who was watching, suddenly had the urge to draw his gun.

Chapter 111 Archaeology

'Be careful I sue you for slander! '

Aaron resisted the urge to roll his eyes, but still took his hands off the holster.

Unaware that he had already waltzed in front of the god of death, Clark Dass sighed: "However... as the birthplace of the previous Sothos family in Green Forest City, many nobles from the Fabry Dynasty died. After choosing to be buried here, they are not qualified to enter the family cemetery, but left a lot of hidden ruins outside..."

"I've been living here all along, and I also want to find those ruins, and get some of the abilities of those purple-eyed nobles..."

Aaron heard it, but nodded secretly.

"Sure enough, my choice is not wrong. The family cemetery on the surface is too easy to become a target. If you want to bury yourself, you have to find a secret place..."

Using his cane as a trekking pole, he followed Clark Dass with a brisk pace.

On the contrary, Bruce Field, who was wearing a hiking cap and carrying a big hiking bag, was soon exhausted and out of breath, but he still stubbornly did not complain about being tired.

About three or four hours later, when the sun was setting and the twilight was shining through the forest, Clark stopped in his tracks: "Tata Village...here we are."

Aaron walked out of the forest, and with the dim light, he saw a deserted village hidden among dead vines and weeds.

It is not big, only a few dozen wooden buildings, most of which have decayed, leaving only a foundation.

"Tata Village is a settlement of hunters. I suspect that they have the blood of the ancient headhunters. This tribe likes to settle in the deep mountains, and occasionally goes hunting to get the number of beast heads to evaluate the meritorious deeds of warriors...Of course , the head counts!"

Clark Dass glanced at the frightened Bruce, took out a pipe from his arms, and filled the tobacco leisurely: "So... don't be too surprised when you see the skull later!"

Aaron looked at the ruins of Tata Village, and felt that it had been uninhabited for a long time: "So...is it safe here?"

"perhaps……"

Clark Dass took a puff of tobacco, with an intoxicated expression on his face: "The Lotus Eater organization was probably established at the end of the dark and chaotic era, or the early days of the Invis Kingdom... It is very likely that a certain headhunter was in I received a "divine revelation" in the dream. Of course, it may also be the awakening of some blood of the ancestors of the headhunters... Then a hundred years ago, because of the "Rainy Night Butcher" case, the Lotus Eater Organization was hit. It may be the initiative, or it may be Passively abandoned the original stronghold here..."

"I hired Extraordinary people to come here, and they were not in danger, they just said that they found traces of resentful spirits and ghost activities."

'That's why I, the Extraordinary of 'Yao', is needed to exorcise evil spirits?Of course, there is also the reason that I have already chosen the path, and I can't switch to the 'secret' path to compete for historical resources... Wait, Clark doesn't know that I am purely cultivating the 'Yao' path, so' Is "History Retrospect" a core ability possessed only by Extraordinary people who purely cultivate "Secret"? '

Thoughts flashed through Aaron's mind, and he walked into the ruins of Tata Village.

"Old... Teacher, I... Do I want to hold a ceremony here?" Bruce looked at the surrounding scenery, the sun was setting, the surroundings were dim, and there seemed to be some monster lurking in the dense forest, he couldn't help but tremble and swallowed. Drooled.

"Although this is considered a relic, it does not contain much historical atmosphere and 'secret' spirituality..."

Clark shook his head: "I hired an archaeological team to come here, and I found something."

He took out an archaeological report, looked around, and beckoned: "Follow me!"

Before Clark came to a decayed wooden house, he looked at the ground for a while, with a smile on his face: "I found it, look!"

With his fingertips, Aaron saw a row of wooden stakes with white skulls of various beasts hanging from them.

One of them appeared to be human remains.

Hiss!

A four-legged snake suddenly jumped out of the eye socket of the human skull, with brightly colored scales, like an arrow, and disappeared into the grass, making Bruce almost scream.

"Bull head skeleton!"

Clark Dass was smoking a pipe, his eyes didn't change at all, he stopped in front of a bull-headed skull with black curved horns, and stretched out his hands to move the stake.

Whoa!

Behind the stakes, the ground sunk, revealing a dark downward passage.

"Gentlemen, the real expedition is about to begin. According to the previous investigation report, there is no poisonous gas in this passage, and you can enter directly."

Clark looked solemn and lit a lantern.

"I'll go ahead."

Aaron touched his nose, took the initiative to take the lantern, and the bodyguards were working at this time.

It is professional ethics to be worthy of the 200-pound employment fee.

Of course, this may also be related to the degree of danger that has been divined before.

The corridor is not long, and under the light of the dim yellow lantern, the steps continue to extend, and then enter an underground space.

raging!

Aaron hung the lantern on the wall, saw a black iron cage next to it, and there was a torch in the cage, so he went to light it immediately.

raging!raging!

Rows of torches suddenly burned one after another, turning on one after another like electric lights, bringing light to the ground.

"call……"

Bruce felt like a boulder had been pressed against his chest.

He saw thick black stone pillars, nine in total, supporting this underground space together.

And the base of the stone pillar is surprisingly piled up with skulls of various races!

Among them, there are many humans!

"We're lucky!"

At this time, Clark Dass put on a monocle, with a fanatical expression on his face, like someone who has been hungry for a few days and saw a table of rich food, and stared greedily at a stone pillar in front of him: "This is indeed the secret gathering place of the lotus eater organization. I have seen scenes of their conspiracy in history, although it is very vague..."

"At the same time, this is also the place where the first extraordinary ghoul was born!"

Clark said while holding down a certain skull.

Boom!

The next moment, the ground shook, and a broken altar emerged from a deeper underground.

The god statues, magic symbols, and hidden signs on it have all been damaged and eroded by the years, and the original traces have long been lost.

Looking at this scene, Aaron breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time had a clear understanding in his heart: "The 'secret historian' seems to have the ability to directly investigate the 'answers' and 'elements' from historical relics? It really is very suitable to be an archaeologist ah……"

At this time, Clark Dass expression became serious, he put on a pair of white gloves, and kept taking out pieces of archaeological tools from the mountaineering bag: "I will investigate the historical elements on the altar next...Bruce, here The spirituality and historical accumulation are enough for you to complete the 'archaeological meditation method', truly awaken the 'mysterious' spirituality, and become a half Extraordinary, don't miss this opportunity, Aaron, you protect Bruce!"

Chapter 112 Wraith Possession

Aaron looked at Clark Dass like a real archaeologist, gently brushing off the dust on the altar with a brush, while watching Bruce like a poor apprentice, stroking a stone pillar and carefully observing the details with a magnifying glass, as if Wanting to judge its material and age, I can't help laughing.

"But overall, the path of 'secret' is quite good. As long as 'secret historian' finds many ancient historical relics and completes the ceremony, and then keeps the secret, the ability will be quite complex and changeable... Eh?How do you feel it suits me? '

Aaron glanced around again, and found that the ruins were quite dilapidated, and there was no spiritual material or mysterious knowledge left, which was useless waste for most Extraordinary people.

But to the 'Secret Historian', this is clearly an undiscovered treasure!

While he was thinking, he saw Bruce's body trembling slightly, and an inexplicable change was forming.

"I have been here, I have seen, I have studied..."

"Although the greatness will pass away, the secret history will always be remembered!"

With tears streaming down his face, Bruce recited the proverbs in spiritual language as if in a trance and like a puppet.

Aaron knew that he had successfully absorbed a little 'secret' spirituality from the historical relics, and became a half Extraordinary!

'Speaking of which, all roads have rituals to steal spirituality, whether it's from people or things... But even the most successful rituals should be risky, right? '

'However, the way of 'secret' draws spirituality from relics and ancient objects, is it to use the long historical time and years to wash away the possible pollution... Is this the core of the 'archaeological meditation method'? '

At this moment, Aaron suddenly felt a strong wind rushing towards him.

Without thinking about it, he directly pulled out the slender cane inlaid with white crystals.

Snapped!

The black shadow flew out, it was Bruce!

But at this moment, his expression was ferocious and terrifying, and his eyes were filled with black and red bloodshot eyes.

"Ho ho!"

Bruce foamed at the mouth, suddenly stretched out his hands, and grabbed his neck.

He was so hard, it seemed that he was his own mortal enemy, and it didn't take long for his face to turn red.

"Is this... possessed by a resentful spirit?"

Aaron was a little stunned: "This kind of ancient ruins, there may indeed be a stream of resentful spirits, and there are also reports from the previous Extraordinary..."

According to his estimation, it was probably the moment Bruce gained spirituality, which attracted the attention of a wraith, and then followed the mystic connection in the ruins to directly possess Bruce!