Mystery: I, the Hermit, am too eager to improve

Chapter 10 One Glance and You'll Go Crazy

Roy glanced at him sideways.

A man dressed as a student rushed in from outside, looking as if he was in a hurry to return for the graduation ceremony.

but.

Roy dared not be careless.

This was the first time he had received a spiritual warning.

There wasn't such a clear warning when I was being followed last time.

He quickened his pace.

"Sir, sir!"

The man chased after them all the way.

Roy ignored him and ran wildly toward Azik's location.

If the person behind him is indeed from the Morse Order, then only Azik in the entire school can save him—

My own teacher is just a generalist.

Even someone with years of general knowledge, and perhaps some extraordinary items, might not be able to defeat the person behind them.

I ran for a while.

The person behind him called out, "Sir, I mean no harm, I just want to ask for directions."

"What road? I'm in a hurry to find my teacher."

Roy said as he ran.

The other party remained silent for a moment.

The next moment, his speed suddenly increased dramatically.

call out!

A figure landed in front of him.

Roy's face turned deathly pale.

So fast!

They didn't even have a chance to shout "Help!"

but.

He achieved his goal.

"There's someone there."

Roy whispered.

The other person chuckled: "Do you think I'd believe that? But don't get me wrong, I just want to talk to you—"

"What are you doing?"

A voice came from behind.

The other person's smile froze instantly. He slowly turned his head, and then his pupils shrank, and he dared not move again. The next moment, he kicked Roy's gun diagonally upwards with his right foot.

however.

Roy didn't fire a shot at all.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he moved two steps to turn his back to Azik, and his position was just slightly different.

The moment the other person turned their head to look at them—

His face was filled with astonishment, fear, and despair.

Immediately afterwards, his muscles and face twitched, and the veins, like worms, were hidden under his skin, twisting in a terrifying way.

He lost control!

Roy grabbed his cane and struck the other man's right hand.

Clang!

The dagger fell to the ground.

Then, he swung the cane in a wide arc and smashed it down on the other person's head.

"Ah!"

The other person was clutching their head, whether from the pain of their injury or from glancing at Azik, it was unclear.

Roy picked up the dagger and plunged it into his throat.

Blood splattered everywhere.

Even though he jumped away in time, he still inevitably got quite a bit contaminated.

Roy took several deep breaths, and then a sudden realization dawned on him—

As someone who seeks to uncover secrets, one must be extremely cautious when exploring the mysterious, because mystery is often accompanied by danger.

To paraphrase what I said in my past life.

When you look at mystery, mystery may also be looking at you.

In that instant, he discovered something dissolving inside his body.

No reminder is needed.

This is a testament to the complete digestion by the one who sought the secret!

Azik looked down at the man writhing in agony, on the verge of death, and after a few seconds of silence, said, "You know my situation?"

"Mr. Azik, you are a history professor. I have met you before."

Roy quickly bowed.

Azik shook his head, his brown eyes fixed on him. He took two steps forward and said, "I know you too, Roy. I think you should know what's going on with me."

"I don't know, but my spiritual intuition tells me that you are very strong, extremely strong, and that looking directly at you will cause trouble."

Roy said, "My purpose in using the pistol was to mislead the other person's spiritual intuition into thinking that the danger came from me, and to make them ignore your presence."

"Is that so?"

Azik was somewhat disappointed.

Roy lowered his head and said, "The Eye of the Secrets is more special than ordinary spiritual vision, so the fact that he lost control when he saw you proves that you are at least a Sequence 4 or higher Extraordinary."

"The extraordinary."

Azik's expression froze.

After a long silence, he twitched his lips and said, "I've remembered some knowledge about pathways and sequences, as well as a lot of esoteric knowledge, but I still have no clue about the past."

"Even low-sequence individuals possess some of the effects of the Eye of the Secret, no wonder—"

Azik squatted on the ground.

A piece of unusual flesh was peeled off the corpse.

It is the cerebellum.

After being peeled off, it gradually changed, eventually transforming into an object with various colors, like an agate stone.

Roy swallowed hard.

The extraordinary characteristics of the Fighting Scholar!

Although the other party may have some contamination in their extraordinary traits due to their madness, it doesn't have a significant impact on them.

With the mystical temple's ability to quantify and informatize, it is entirely possible to use spirituality to decompose and reassemble it, thus stripping away the pollution brought about by madness.

but.

It no longer belongs to itself.

Azik picked it up and said, "I'm giving it to you, but the price is that you keep an eye on things related to me, okay?"

"Can."

Roy readily agreed.

This means he can maintain contact with Azik and make requests to him in the future if he encounters danger or difficulties.

of course.

He also has to provide information and updates from time to time.

Even Azik wouldn't tolerate someone always getting something for free.

Azik sheathed his dagger and handed the extraordinary ability to Roy.

"I hope you won't reveal my existence."

"Please rest assured, Mr. Azik, I will not report it."

Roy solemnly agreed.

Azik nodded, handed the extraordinary ability to Roy, and then sighed, "I feel like I have a lot of past experiences, but I have absolutely no memories of them."

"Perhaps this is a manifestation of some kind of high-sequence pathway?"

Roy might be providing information through "guessing".

Azik pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Perhaps, but I don't have any clue yet."

"I'll keep an eye out for you. I happen to need to read a lot of books lately, and the Steam Church might have some information."

Roy said.

A hint of gratitude appeared on Azik's face: "Thank you, Roy."

"You saved me, and I am simply trying my best to repay your kindness."

Roy turned his gaze away.

Those who seek to uncover secrets must always be careful not to look at things they shouldn't.

In particular, his spirituality is stronger than that of ordinary people.

Azik smiled slightly: "In that case, let's part ways. If you want to find me, come to the school; I'm usually here."

"Yes."

……

Roy's feelings were complicated as he said goodbye to Azik.

The Morse Order.

These people are really crazy. They actually approached him in a place like a school, and it seems they have no intention of giving him a choice at all.

No wonder they are followers of an evil god.

Roy grew increasingly disgusted with the Hidden Sage.

but.

"These lunatics! I need to make some talismans to protect myself, otherwise what if I encounter them again and there's no powerful figure like Azik by my side?"

Roy was alarmed.

The Hidden Sage is actually quite generous—

Over the past period, he has been taught all sorts of strange knowledge, some of which is not even from the hermit's path, but much of it is quite practical.

The most useful of these is "An Introduction to the Making of Talismans".

It explains the principles of talismans, details how they are made, and provides basic knowledge about talismans from various sects.

such as.

The charms of the Church of the Night are usually made of pure silver.

The Eternal Sun Church's talismans require gold.

The apprentice is the gem.

As for the Hermit's Path, it requires amethyst.

The Hermit's Path Talisman can record knowledge, but its use is very limited for ordinary esoteric seekers, and it is probably only used for auxiliary purposes.

Furthermore, even extraordinary individuals who use talismans must learn and digest the knowledge to truly master it, and the process of creating talismans is extremely dangerous.

In a general sense, no one would create a hermit-style talisman.

Not cost-effective.

but.

Roy is different; he has a mysterious sanctuary where all sorts of knowledge are recorded, including even the ravings of evil gods. Among them, the most lethal are naturally the ravings of the Hidden Sage and Mr. Door.

"The Morse Order, if you dare to come again, I will show you the weight of knowledge."

After leaving school, Roy went straight to a luxury crystal shop.

Half an hour later, he walked out of the jewelry store, heartbroken, holding a purple crystal pendant in his hand—

He spent 10 soles.

That walking stick costs about the same.

"Damn the penitentiary order!"

(End of this chapter)