I, the evil god, the cooking king

Arkham, Massachusetts, USA.

A university with a long history, located in the town of Arkham with simple folk customs and outstanding people.

The college, called Miskatonic University, was founded in 1690 and is the second oldest university after Harvard.Its archaeology, occultism, history, psychology and other majors are also among the best in the United States.

At this time, in the conference hall on the basement floor of the university, a group of people sat around a round table, waiting silently for something.

Until the middle-aged lady pushed open the front door of the meeting hall, an old man with white hair and long beard walked in.

The old man was wearing a delicate gray robe and a black English cane. He looked at least over 80 years old.

The middle-aged lady behind the old man took advantage of the opportunity to close the heavy and simple wooden door.

"Principal Howard." Seeing the old man, everyone stood up neatly and said in unison.

The old man nodded to everyone, and said kindly: "Good afternoon, professors." It seems that the old man is the principal Howard that everyone said.

"Please sit down." Principal Howard said seriously, "I have called you today because I have a few important things to discuss with you. But before that, I have something to say."

"We all know that their shadows are accompanied by the tide of history, and human history is just a drop in the ocean of their long lives. Although we are so small, we have never stopped exploring them. We are the reason of human beings We also firmly believe that they are not invincible. We have defeated their relatives several times, destroyed the pagan religion that worshiped and prayed for them to come, housed extremely harmful pollutants, and compiled everything about them into literature to I hope that when we are down, the world is not ignorant of them..."

"They are sleeping on this planet, and every time they wake up, they will bring irresistible destruction to the current civilization. Fortunately, in the history of mankind, they have been sleeping, and only a few long-lived dependents are active in the world. In the world. But we all understand that they will wake up eventually. Especially since the Perseid meteor shower 29 years ago, I have faintly felt the sign that they are about to wake up."

"At the end of February this year, they summoned their dependents to go to another world, and that was undoubtedly a desperate world destroyed by them. Although I don't understand the meaning of what they did, it is obviously a sign that they have begun to wake up A series of recent events, whether it is the dreamland of the Ural Mountains, or the dream of horror recovery, and the subsequent global awakening event, all mean that their power is eroding the world invisible."

"After they wake up, none of us know what will happen, and no one has seen it. But I know that we must do our best to prevent this from happening!"

"So, no matter what happens in the future, please, professors, remember the college's motto of truth."

"Sense lasts forever, civilization never dies!"

After Principal Howard finished speaking, many professors sitting below him repeated the college's motto of truth in unison.

Principal Howard said seriously: "The next thing is the first thing I want to say today. Recently, it has been reported that someone has obtained the long-lost Arabic manuscript of the Necronomicon written by Abdullah. Everyone You know, the "Necronomicon" in Latin translation currently kept in our school has caused many evil incidents, and we have paid countless lives and prices to contain it."

"And the Latin translation we have is only a retranslation of the Greek. In fact, most of the diagrams and secrets have been missing, and the Greek version is only an abridged version of the original Arabic. Therefore, it is conceivable that this How big a storm will be caused by the original code that appears for the first time, we must not let it fall into the hands of ignorant people, otherwise this will be a nightmare that no one can imagine. In the next period of time, we hope that everyone will devote all their energy to On this matter, we will do our best to thoroughly investigate all news about the Necronomicon, and take the containment of the book as the first sequence goal."

Principal Howard looked around at the many professors and asked, "Do you have any objections to this?"

"No."

Principal Howard nodded, and then announced the second thing: "The second thing is about the Twilight Council. Although the Council was originally invested and established by many colleges, it only existed as a non-staff organization of the college. But now because of the infected people who joined, the strange The number of family members in the world has increased, and the number of members has exceeded 10, so some professors proposed that the Twilight Council be completely independent."

"As for the independent proposal of the Twilight Council, everyone please vote."

A middle-aged professor sitting under President Howard said: "Principal Howard, may I ask whether this proposal has a clear tendency in San Marcos University, North Airis University...?"

Principal Howard replied: "Not yet, but they will also refer to our vote this time. Professor Philip, do you have any questions?"

Professor Philip nodded, "I have no problem."

A female professor stood up and asked: "Principal Howard, I would like to know that our college currently has three seats in the Twilight Council Elders' House. How will they be allocated after the voting is over?"

Howard smiled and said: "Professor Vanessa, your question already assumes that the proposal is established, so I can't be sure for the time being."

Vanessa also realized that her attitude was a bit hasty, she immediately calmed down and sat down.

Some professors glanced at her secretly, because they all knew that Vanessa was the elder in the Twilight Council, and the independence of the Twilight Council was undoubtedly a great thing for the three professors who also served as elders.

"Now, let's vote."

The middle-aged lady behind Principal Howard brought up a ballot box and handed a gilded envelope imitating parchment to each professor.

Soon the professors wrote their opinions, and the middle-aged lady gathered the envelopes and began to announce one by one: "Against, agree, disagree..."

To everyone's surprise, far more people were in favor of independence than against it.

Soon the proposal was passed with 18 in favor, 4 against and 3 abstaining.

Principal Howard looked at the professors with different expressions around the round table, smiled slightly, and his brown eyes shone with wisdom.

"Next, I will announce the last thing," said Principal Howard. "I think everyone knows that besides many colleges, there are actually their dependents and believers in the world. Recently I received news that our former enemy Xuanjun Mysticism has also recently become active from its silence. There is definite news that they have secretly sent personnel to the United States, because they are convinced that the owner of the "Necronomicon" is in the United States."

"Xuanjun mystics believe in Nyarlathotep. They are a group of crazy and terrifying believers. They have secretly manipulated many new cults, set off several group sacrifices in the world, and tried to summon Nyarlathotep many times. The general descended, but it was all because of our intervention that the ceremony failed, and they also suffered serious backlash. The emergence of the awakening wave obviously made them see a turning point again, and we can't let them have any chance to revive!"

"The investigation of "Necronomicon" is bound to take up most of the manpower, so is there any of you willing to take the initiative to lead the team regarding Xuanjun's secret religion?"

Principal Howard looked calmly at the dozens of professors below, as if observing their expressions.

"Let me do it." A handsome young professor with Xia Guoren's appearance raised his hand and said.

Principal Howard recognized Lewis who had just become a professor not long ago, from Xiaguo: "Professor Lewis, you have only been promoted to a professor not long ago, are you sure you can handle it well?"

Lewis shrugged and said, "You know I've always been a militant. For cultists, I should be the most suitable."

Principal Howard nodded: "Then this task will be entrusted to you."

Lewis sat down, but his friends glared at him, seeming to disapprove of his decision.

"It also took up a lot of everyone's time. Let's end today's meeting." Principal Howard stood up and said to everyone, "Please remember the truth of the college all the time, and never lose your mind. This is what we can do. The only way to resist them."

"Yes, Principal Howard." Many professors got up and sent them off, and answered in unison.

After Principal Howard left, Philip frowned and said, "Liu, you are too impulsive. Haven't you read the classics about Xuanjun's secret religion? They are not easy to deal with!"

Lewis shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Dear Phil, it's not me you should worry about, but yourself."

Philip asked: "Why do you say that?"

Lewis looked around at the professors who hadn't left yet, and said in a low voice, "Let's chat in another place."

Philip nodded, and the two left the conference hall and came to a room with a high degree of privacy, which was also Lewis' residence in the town.

Lewis picked up a cup of Ceylon black tea, handed it to Philip, and said calmly, "I have read Necronomicon once."

Philip drank the tea in his mouth and spit it out on the spot. He couldn't help coughing violently.

"Cough cough cough!!"

Lewis hurriedly delivered tissues, and Philip wiped the tea stains on his chest indiscriminately. While wiping, he said angrily: "Lewis, are you crazy? You know that many professors died of it, and even some of them died next to it. After passing by, I was haunted by ravings, couldn't sleep day and night, and even had to be sent to a mental hospital forcibly in the end!"

"No, Liu, are you okay now?" After the anger passed, Philip subconsciously worried again, "How long has it been? Have you heard a voice recently, or have you had the urge to hurt yourself..."

"The time I peeked was about two weeks ago, but I haven't had any major problems in the past two weeks. Although I have auditory hallucinations from time to time, it's not serious and I can still control it." Lewis comforted him, "I Use the will tester to test yourself at any time, and your sanity has remained at 80, which is very stable, so don't worry."

Philip just breathed a sigh of relief, but he wanted to get angry again in an instant: "You know it's so dangerous, and the college has tried to persuade you again and again, why don't you listen?"

Lewis said helplessly, "I'm just curious and want to see what's written inside."

Philip was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, and cursed: "How many professors died of curiosity. At this time, can't you control it?"

"It's difficult." Lewis sighed, "You know that during the entrance test, my sanity was 95, which can be said to be the highest among all previous investigators. So I thought, with such a high sanity, nothing will happen to me. "

Philip held his forehead and was completely speechless to his friend: "..."

Lewis said seriously: "But it is precisely because I peeked at it that I took the initiative to apply to investigate Xuanjun's secret religion. Phil, I suggest that you also withdraw from this mission and apply to lead the team with me."

Philip froze for a moment, and heard him say again: "Xuanjun's secret religion is at least against people, and the original book of "Necronomicon", that is... that is incomprehensible, even worse than those we have killed before. The deformed dependents are several times more terrifying. I can't predict what will happen after touching this book. So, I hope you will act with me this time!"

Philip saw something wrong with Lewis' expression, as if he had noticed something, he lowered his head and fell silent.

After a while, Philip asked with difficulty: "Liu, did you lie to me just now? You have actually been influenced by..., right?"

Lewis shook his head and said: "Don't worry, Phil, although I do have auditory hallucinations, it's really not serious. I just thought that even my high sense cannot resist the magic of the translation. When you face the original, I'm afraid ....Harder."

"Is that so?" Philip didn't ask again, but said, "I see, I will consider your proposal."

"No matter what, Liu, you are my most loyal friend." Before leaving, Philip said to him cautiously, "If you have any difficulties, you can come to me at any time."

"I will." Lewis replied with a smile.

After watching Philip leave, Lewis closed the door and returned to the bedroom with a blank expression.

The familiar and charming neutral voice, with a bewitching tone, rang in his ears again.

"I've been waiting for you, why are you still hesitating? This kind of life is too boring for you, isn't it?"

"Don't you want to see the wider world? Come here, dear Liu, you are a wall of reason, you have the best talent in the world, you can do it, you can resist my temptation to you, you can definitely Take control of me and get everything you want."

"Don't hesitate anymore, you can go and see, my other owner is living very well, and now he has got what he once wanted the most."

"Those stories that I will go crazy and die after reading it are just the reasons why they don't let you approach me. They are not true. Dear Liu, what are you waiting for? Come quickly."

The muscles on Lewis' face twitched unnaturally, and he said coldly, "Get out of my brain!"

The author has something to say: Note: Phil and Liu are abbreviations in Western style.

And Xiaosa appeared in the next chapter.