My esoteric uncle Jules

Chapter 24 Promotion Ceremony

Chapter 24 Promotion Ceremony (Please read on Tuesday)
"When you're ready, you can call me anytime."

Late at night, Jules sat on his bed, Holmes' words still echoing in his mind.

He couldn't help but feel emotional.

He is worthy of being a legendary detective and an immortal monument in the history of mystery novel characters!
In the past, I was just a reader and could not clearly feel the horror of Sherlock Holmes. Today, when I can see the real person, I understand more clearly how terrifying he is.

Moreover, this Holmes is even still in his youth, not the experienced and shrewd one.

Indeed, no one should be underestimated - but he is not that weak!

Yule's mind moved, and he summoned the three items for the promotion ceremony, with a hint of excitement hidden in his deep eyes.

I am finally going to take this step!

As long as he embarks on the extraordinary path, the threat of the esotericists will be greatly reduced, and he will be able to cooperate with Holmes to launch a counterattack against the esotericists!

The quill and ancient gold coin were both stained with blood and lay quietly on the human skin map.

Is it a combined footprint ritual?

【whether】

"Yes."

As the thought came to mind, the three objects carrying the secret history suddenly rose into the air and began to rotate in the air.

The quill pen began to write on its own, outlining something on the map, while the ancient gold coins inexplicably began to melt, covering every inch of the map.

There was no magnificent vision, only the rustling sound of the quill rubbing against the map.

After a while, the synthesis process was completed, and a gold-plated human skin scroll quietly flew into Jules' hands.

The map on the scroll also underwent a drastic change at this moment.

Jules used the candlelight to identify it for a long time before he could vaguely see that it seemed to be a map of the sea.

After pondering for a while, he gradually understood something:
"Is this a chart from the time the Titanic sank?"

Jules stroked the chart and its information came into his mind.

He discovered that there was an extra column of introduction in the ceremony card at this time - it was about the specific promotion process.

He was not surprised by this. According to the book "Introduction to Mysticism", the ritual was just about setting up a venue, and whether it would be successful depended on the efforts of the extraordinary person himself.

【Footprint Ceremony · Titanic】

[Effect: First-level ritual card, can be used to advance to the first level of the "Traveler" sequence]

Introduction: Sometimes history is as thin as paper, but those who tell it know it is also as heavy as a mountain. I will admire the traces of the past until I can catch up with them.

[Promotion process: Complete the Sixth History Fragment: The Sinking of the Titanic. You will gain different abilities depending on the degree of completion.]

After putting the footprint ceremony into a card, Jules lay on the bed, closed his eyes slightly, and entered the Sixth History Fragment again.

[Sixth Historical Fragment: The Sinking of the Titanic]

[In order to complete the sacrificial ritual, the esotericists planned the sinking of the great ship, praying for the God of Hours to look upon it.]

[Current goal: Find the secret believers and stop them before the ship sinks]

[Reward: Ritual Card "Feast of Raging Waves"]

[Hidden elements discovered: Heart of the Ocean, Ruth's Notes (When enough hidden elements are discovered, the target may change)]

[Current Secret History Integration Degree: 40%]

【Role: Jack】

[Current number of losses: 2/5]

……

"I'm back……"

Facing the noisy sea breeze, Jules took a deep breath and felt refreshed.

He stroked the pistol in his hand, which was inlaid with the Holy Symbol of Forge, while the people around him ignored him.

"The moth cloak is indeed useful."

Seeing that this thing actually had such an effect, Yule nodded with satisfaction.

He had tried to bring in physical objects before, but failed. This time he tried a different approach, wanting to see if he could bring in those things that he could transform into cards, and it worked.

The lethality of this pistol blessed by the Holy Emblem of Forging is definitely enough to easily kill the secret believers led by Carl!
Paired with his moth cloak, he becomes a poisonous snake hiding in the dark, ready to launch a fatal attack at any time!
With these things, he can be said to be confident this time.

However, at this moment, Jules was just strolling leisurely towards Ruth's room.

He hadn't forgotten what he'd noted down when he'd explored the Titanic in the waking world: the mystery of Ruth's zombies, the Titanic's machine spirit, and the inexplicable call from the bottom of the sea.

Among them, the first thing he wanted to explore was the mystery of Ruth.

According to his speculation, Ruth is most likely just a zombie with independent consciousness.

But according to "Introduction to Occultism", zombies are very easy to be exposed in front of people who understand occultism, unless they are deliberately concealed - which Ruth obviously did not.

In the past, Ruth frequently attended various social occasions, so the probability of her being turned into a zombie was extremely low at that time, not to mention that the ritual had an expiration date.

Therefore, he speculated that the time when Ruth had the accident was most likely after she got on board!

Although the original film did not state it explicitly, according to Jules's guess and the speculation of most previous life viewers, Ruth must have been forced by her fiancé on the first night on the ship, so she was so depressed that she wanted to jump into the sea and commit suicide.

And in this world where mysticism exists, this is most likely the turning point of Ruth's change!

So, what he has to do is to prevent the tragedy from happening.

……

Because of his careful hiding, no one discovered Jules.

However, Mother Ruth, who was also wearing a moth cloak, turned her head around in confusion as she passed by him, but quickly looked away.

Looking at the nobles' ball that was about to end, he murmured to himself:

"It's almost time."

The night has cast a veil over the Titanic, as if it could cover up all the extravagance and evil.

He quietly followed Ruth into the room.

As expected, Ruth's room was still very normal at this moment, without any weird atmosphere.

Hearing the footsteps of leather shoes approaching outside the door, Yule narrowed his eyes and found a suitable corner to hide.

The moth cloak can only mobilize the unique principles of the moth and confuse the perception of others. If you wear it in a swaggering manner, you will still be discovered.

He lay on the edge of the bed, opened the safety of the pistol, and his eyes gradually became cold.

"Ruth, I invited you to dance before, why didn't you agree?" Carl's angry voice came from outside.

Hearing this, Ruth, who was sitting at the dressing table, said without even turning her head:
"I just don't want to jump."

boom!
The door was suddenly kicked open by Carl. At this moment, Carl no longer had his previous gentle and elegant temperament, but was like a beast waiting to devour someone.

"Hehe, Ruth, your mother hasn't told you the truth yet, right? Whether you agree or not is never a choice."

Ruth drew back in horror:
"What do you mean!"

Karl closed the door and said coldly:

"Your mother sold you to me a long time ago. If you cooperate a little, I can let you enjoy your life a little longer."

Ruth gritted her teeth: "Even if I die, I will never compromise!"

"Very good, very good," Carl laughed angrily, "Then I'll let you experience what it means to be unable to live or die!"

He suddenly chanted an inexplicably complicated spell.

Jules didn't understand, but he keenly caught a word:

wave.

This was what Lolita taught him.

Carl's chanting gradually became quieter, but his eyes became more hungry.

Suddenly, at a certain point, he completely abandoned all his gentlemanly manners and pounced on Ruth like a wild beast!