Mystery: The Lamp God’s Path To Freedom

Ruen, Tingen, County Ahova, suburb.

This is a small detached building with a large garden. There is also a green lawn outside the garden.

It's spring, the gentle and bright sunshine is jumping on the delicate petals of different varieties of flowers, the lawn is lush, and every leaf is stretching with fresh vitality. This is a well cared for house.

"Sir, look, this is the best single-family house in this area."

The rental agency is trying hard to present the best and most expensive houses in his hands to the serious client in front of him.

He took out the key, opened the gate, pointed to the garden and the lawn and said, "You see, we have taken good care of the garden and the lawn." Then he pointed to the building and the exterior decoration of the house and said, "This house has only been redone recently. After a comprehensive maintenance and repair, you can see that this place, and this place, are brand new."

The intermediary led the guests into the house and continued to introduce: "This is the bedroom. It has a large glass window and faces the garden. You can enjoy the beauty of the garden at different times in the morning, afternoon and evening."

After introducing all the rooms, furniture and supporting facilities, the intermediary looked at the customer expectantly, "What do you think?"

"Very good." The guest's voice was low and thick.

...

Tingen City is a medium-sized city in Ahova County. It is not densely populated, with only a few hundred thousand people. Therefore, the antiquities market here is not large. There are very few customers in and out of the few shops that buy and sell antiquities.

Mr. Haines Vincent, with panda eyes and hedgehog hair, spent a pleasant afternoon at the Divination Club. After dinner, Haines came to the Antiquities Market in the North District.

Haines has two hobbies: divination and antiquities collection. He spends almost all his free time at the Divination Club on Howles Street and the Antiquities Market in the North End. And both of these hobbies are related to the occult.

Haines has been studying occultism in recent years, hoping to use occult methods to solve his body's hidden diseases, and his efforts have not been in vain. Not only is he well-known in the divination club, he is often invited to give lectures by the club, and Just a few years ago, Sirius Aripis, a friend he met at the club, introduced him to an organization with a great presence to watch. Once he passes the organization's assessment, he can obtain the potion and become an Extraordinary with magical power.

Sirius told him that Extraordinary people of this path have mastered magical ritual magic. By performing rituals and praying to great beings, they can solve their own physical problems. Haines is convinced of this.

Haines will come to the antique market every once in a while, and there are often some unexpected surprises here. For example, magical items that are mistaken for common antiques. Another example is the occult notes that are recognized as ordinary ancient books.

Of course, Haines has never encountered the magical item, but he bought a magical scroll at a low price. Moreover, he also collected many incomplete pages and notes related to occultism through the antiquities market, as well as a piece of parchment that was said to be a treasure map.

It was getting late, but there were more people entering and leaving the antiquities market than during the day.

Hynes walks into a store he frequents. The boss is a fat old man with few hairs left. He sweats very easily. Even though this season has the most comfortable temperature, he frequently reaches into his pocket and takes out a slightly yellowed white With a handkerchief, he quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then put it back in his pocket.

There are no other customers in the store, and the boss is sorting out some ancient books that seem to be newly acquired. Hearing the sound, the boss looked up at the door of the store and found that it was a regular customer Haines, so he greeted with a smile: "Mr. Haines, why don't you come over and have a look, I got some new ones here that may be from the Quaternary Ancient books."

Haines walked over quickly and saw some well-preserved books. Among these dimly-covered, illegible, somewhat incomplete or worn-out books, there is a notebook with a dark black cover. It has a complete appearance, is clean as a whole, and looks relatively new, but it gives people an old and distant feeling.

This contradictory atmosphere is so alluring, as if it hides endless secrets, it deeply attracts Haines' eyes.

I want to buy it!

Haines made a decision immediately.

"Tell me about this notebook, it's a bonus for this batch of ancient books."

The fat boss couldn't understand that the first thing Haines asked was this notebook that didn't look like an ancient book from the Quaternary Era.

"My friend said that he didn't know if he was confused by butter and bought it as a valuable ancient book."

"I flipped through it, and there were some inexplicable symbols inside, which I couldn't understand at all. Those scumbags who forged antiques thought that they could make up some incomprehensible symbols so that people could think they were ancient characters and collect them for research? "

The fat boss was spitting and pointing his fingers randomly, expressing his disdain for counterfeiters with low IQ. After speaking, he took out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead again.

"Well, I think this sounds interesting, and I want to buy it." Haines casually made up a not very convincing reason, but the reason is really not important.

"Okay then, 100 pounds, you can take away 100 pounds." The fat boss showed a sly smile.

"What are you talking about? What are you joking about?" Haines felt that his ears had suddenly broken.

"Hey, I think the notes that can appear together with these ancient books must have research value. Although I can't understand these symbols, they are arranged so neatly and beautifully, and their changes are so agile. If you can interpret these symbols, It will definitely cause a huge sensation in the archaeological world. You think, right?" The fat boss immediately completed a logical deduction.

After a while of back and forth bargaining, Haines took away this strange notebook with 25 pounds.

...

19 Howles Street.

In the spacious living room, the windows and doors are closed, and the gas wall lamp quietly emits a soft light.

Sirius Aripis, who is over half a century old and has thinning hair, is half kneeling on the ground. In front of him is a wooden coffee table with stylish patterns and excellent workmanship. On the coffee table is an exquisite square wooden box. Inside the wooden box is a A long silver cross placed upside down.

Sirius straightened his upper body, corrected his figure, closed his eyes, and chanted softly:

"O Creator of all things!"

"You are the ruler behind the curtain of shadow!"

"You are the fallen nature of all living beings!"

"You are in everything, you give life to the lambs!"

"Your humble servant prays to you!"

"Praise be to you! Great Lord!"

Sirius repeated a few times in a low voice, then got up, carefully put away the wooden box, and locked it in the safe.

After finishing all this, he breathed a sigh of relief, then opened the door, walked to the dining room, and ordered the maid in charge of the kitchen to prepare dinner.