Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 38 Nora
The only regret is that there is no information about supernatural powers in all the information, which is not surprising.

In addition to these images, he also gained a lot of common sense about the Temple of Silence, which was a bit stiff and piled up deep in his mind, but he could recall it as long as he recalled it.

What is this? Knowledge infusion?

Zeus looked at the incense burner with interest.

This incense burner is really a great thing. After lighting the incense, people will see pictures.

The feeling of knowledge entered my mind in a strange way.
I just don't know if it can be used for learning. When the incense is lit, knowledge and images flow in naturally. It would be great if this strange ability could be used for teaching.

One of the obstacles to the development of science and technology is that the human body is too weak. In modern society, it takes decades for an ordinary person to learn the most cutting-edge knowledge from scratch and start scientific research.

A doctoral student will be almost 30 years old when he graduates. This is if everything goes well. How many years can a person live in total?
The human brain's learning speed has a limit. If there is a way to bypass the tedious learning process, human scientific research efficiency will be greatly improved.

"The Temple of Silence." Hughes fell into deep thought.

Nora held the chain and the incense burner, nodded with satisfaction, swung the incense burner a few times, and put it lightly on her waist.

The corner of Zeus's eye twitched. Why did her movements seem so skillful, as if she often used this incense burner as a meteor hammer to hit people.

Probably not.
Xius glanced at Nora. She had put away the incense burner and was sitting obediently in the chair, with her long white hair draped over her body, like a layer of quiet snow.

Just being around her gives me a sense of peace and security. Is this the effect of the Undertaker?
Zeus closed his eyes and recalled the knowledge he had just gained.

An undertaker is literally the clergyman who is responsible for burying dead bodies in the parish.

The attitudes of the Silent Church and the Candlelight Society towards secular affairs are very different. The Candlelight Society actively preaches but does not get involved much in secular affairs, while the Silent Church is just the opposite. They do not have much interest in preaching, but the clergy take on many additional responsibilities on their own initiative.

For example, they presided over funerals, baptized newborns, and even organized people to stockpile firewood in advance in winter and patrolled the village to drive away wild beasts.

It can be said that the people of the White Crow Principality have been dealing with the Temple of Silence from birth to death.

Correspondingly, they do not require residents to believe in religion. If a snowstorm hits, people of any faith can go to the church to avoid the wind and snow.

They are like the thick stone walls of a church, silent, cold and hard, but they can protect people from wind and snow.

Xiu Si suddenly understood that there was no need for the Silent Church to preach. As long as they moved forward against the wind and snow, believers would follow them.

Churches support settlements and villages. Settlements connected together form markets and towns. Thousands of cities in the north stand together like silent churches standing tall in the wind and snow.

It is like a Great Wall built on a mountain, blocking the wind and snow for the northern border of the empire day after day.

But now, the White Plague has come, the principality is gradually falling into ruin, and these taciturn people can only come here to make a living.

Nora sat motionless in the chair, as quiet as a statue covered in snow.

Sharp words are like sharp swords, and heavy silence is like towering mountains.

Xiu Si could not see any joy or sadness in her eyes. After considering it for a moment, he took the initiative to speak:
"Ms. Nora, do you know that there are alien races in this world—alien races other than humans?"

Xius's question was quite direct. He didn't intend to test the waters—he didn't have the time. Acceptance of the alien race was the foundation for continued communication and the most crucial point.

If Nora and the Silent Temple behind her cannot accept the existence of aliens, then Xius's territory will not accept their existence either.

The Banshees are too important to Zeus. He must save them. This is almost his only trump card. If he wants to have a chance of survival among the major forces, it is not enough to rely solely on the knowledge in his mind.

The church has supernatural powers, but don’t the pirates have them?
Nora's white eyes turned and looked at Xius. After a while, she nodded slightly.

Hughes breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that ever since the incense burner had instilled knowledge in him, his five senses had become sharper, and he could interpret some of Nora's subtle body language more clearly.

For example, at this moment, he could feel what Nora meant: she knew about alien races, but she didn't trust them.

Is this some kind of extraordinary power of the Sanctuary of Silence? The ability to communicate simply without words is fitting for the church's name.

It was as if the two people were old friends for many years, and they had a tacit understanding with just one glance.

Nora jumped down from the chair, looked up at Xius with a slightly serious expression, waiting for his explanation.

"Please rest assured, I have indeed come into contact with some alien races. They are very friendly. Although they look different from humans, their ideas are not much different, so we can get along well."

In fact, Zeus was also very fortunate that the banshees he met had values similar to those of humans. Even years of slavery and torture did not drive them crazy or paranoid.

Nora nodded.

"But they've been in trouble recently. It seems there's some kind of pollution, pollution from the seabed, that's injured some of their members."

Hughes spoke slowly while closely watching Nora's reaction.

Nora's eyes widened instantly when she heard the word "pollution". She took a step forward, looked Xius up and down, and then decisively took out the incense burner.

"It's okay. I'm not implicated and I haven't been exposed to contamination." Xius explained.

Nora raised her hand, signaling Hughes not to speak, then took out a piece of ointment from her waist pocket, spread it evenly on both hands, and then rubbed it on the incense burner.

This time she pressed a buckle on the incense burner, and the incense burner popped open with a snap. Nora took out a part from it, and then took out another one from her pocket to replace it.

She gently twisted the incense burner, and this time a much thicker smoke drifted out, quickly surrounding the two of them.

Xius swallowed, hesitated for a moment, and still did not move. Instead, he tried to relax his body and took a deep breath of smoke.

The worry and concern in the girl's eyes just now did not seem fake, and when he saw her white pupils, Xiusi felt inexplicably at ease.

Shaking his head, Zeus quietly invoked the symbiotic contract and began to use the senses granted to him by the Banshee. He had a vague feeling that these senses were less likely to be deceived than his own human senses.

Although the possibility of Nora doing this was small, he decided to be careful.

(End of this chapter)