Upon hearing the reminder from "the world," "Sun" Derrick was slightly taken aback. He had grown up eating food made from powdered black grass, and suddenly someone was telling him that black grass was not a normal plant!
It's as if someone told "Justice" Audrey and the others that wheat is a poisonous weed.
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The Hermit Odis asked Derrick, "Where does the black-faced grass grow?"
"On the city walls, on the rooftops, and on the streets," Derrick replied.
"The Magician" Fors thought to himself: It's just that it doesn't grow in the field, hmm... that's definitely a bit abnormal.
Odis then asked, "Are there any outside the city?"
"No."
Have similar plants been found around the city?
"No."
"Then there's no problem. Just keep eating." Odis said confidently.
"Justice," Audrey asked before Derrick could, "Mr. Hermit, how did you come to this conclusion?"
Odis said, "The growth range of the Black Face Grass is very similar to the description of a high-level sealing artifact."
He paused and smiled, "I haven't seen any high-level sealed artifacts, but I've heard some talk about them. Some of these sealed artifacts can have an effect throughout the entire city."
"It sounds like the appearance of the Black-faced Grass is the effect of some kind of sealed artifact."
Derrick opened his mouth; this was something he had never expected.
Klein, the "Fool" behind the gray fog, exclaimed, "The Hermit is very learned!"
He then thought that the sealed object must have negative effects, and was about to manipulate the "world" to give a warning, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. After all, the "little sun" only had that one kind of food, and since it had not mutated or become deformed, it seemed that even if there were some negative effects, it would be acceptable.
Audrey was somewhat pleased: the new member had integrated into the Tarot Club and was using his erudition to help other members solve problems.
At this moment, Fors had only one thought in his mind: How amazing.
At the same time, a question came to her mind: "Mr. Hermit, why is the effective range of those advanced sealing artifacts 'a city'?"
She felt her question wasn't accurate enough, so she rephrased it: "Backlund and Pulitzer Bay in the south are both cities, but their size and population are on completely different scales."
"Can the effect of a certain high-level sealed artifact cover both Pritz Harbor and Backlund?"
Odis smiled and said, "This question involves the issue of 'conceptualization.' It is said that high-level sealed artifacts all have certain conceptual definitions."
"Therefore, their scope of effect is also limited to concepts like 'a city' or 'a country'."
"Well, if you want more detailed information, I can help you find out, but that information is very high-level and requires a transaction."
"No need," Fors smiled. Although the "hermit's" explanation made her even more curious, she was currently saving money to buy the main materials for advancement and did not have extra gold pounds to satisfy her curiosity.
Klein, however, thought of the concept of "uniqueness," as the "Black Emperor" card had given him some understanding of this concept. He was eager to know the details, but since the matter was not urgent, he was unwilling to pay any gold.
Alger also realized that the "conceptualization" mentioned by the "Hermit" must be extremely high-level and extraordinary intelligence, but he was prepared to trade it when necessary.
Odis then said to Derrick, who was now relieved, "I have access to more information about Amon. Would you like to continue our trade?"
"I want to!" Derrick said immediately. "But… but what would I trade for it? The potion recipe of the 'Lightbringers'?"
"I need you to catch a fish from the swamp and give me a small bucket of swamp mud," Odis said. "Also, catch a few blood-sucking insects; give me a vine with thorns and poison, and a clump of soil; and if convenient, dig up a few black-faced grasses for me."
The other members were stunned, not expecting the "Hermit" to want these things.
Derrick said, "Well, Mr. Hermit, these things are of little value and are not commensurate with the value of your intelligence."
"Perhaps it has no value in the 'land forsaken by the gods'," Odis said with a smile.
Audrey asked curiously, "Mr. Hermit, could you tell me why you need these things?"
Odis replied, "For the purpose of experimentation."
Klein manipulated the "world" and asked, "You want to compare the species of the 'Forsaken Land' with the species of our world. What are the differences?"
"Yes," Odis replied.
Alger joined the conversation: "What's the point?"
"This all started with one of my previous studies," Odis said without hiding anything. "A few years ago, one of my studies discovered that the spirituality inherent in normal human beings exists within the body in a kind of self-circulating activity…"
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Klein, behind the gray fog, thought to himself: This is somewhat similar to the theory of meridians in Traditional Chinese Medicine!
Odis continued, "Normally, this cycle will gradually decline, and eventually the spiritual energy in the body will dissipate, corresponding to a person's aging or death."
"But many external forces can affect this cycle. For example, some extraordinary pollution can break this cycle, causing the spirit to emit more complex trajectories, which in turn affects the spirit, mind and body."
"Thus, extraordinary pollution can cause a person to become sick at best, and insane and out of control at worst, with their spiritual cycle completely disrupted in an instant, turning them into a monster."
Everyone was taken aback; they had never heard of this theory before.
Klein recalled relevant passages from the Book of Secrets: the Hermit's study of spirituality seemed even more profound than that of the Witch King.
"The plants and animals in the 'Forsaken Land' have clearly undergone certain mutations," Odis continued. "For me, this is a very good research sample."
Everyone nodded, understanding Odis's purpose.
Fors remarked: This is the first time I have encountered such an extraordinary scholar. It is said that there is such a profession in the Orthodox Church, but the "hermit" does not seem to be a member of the Orthodox Church.
Audrey was also curious: "Mr. Hermit, what is your area of research?"
"The application of spirituality and magic arrays," Odis said.
"A magic circle?" Alger was somewhat surprised. "You mean a magic circle like a 'pentagram' or 'hexagram'?"
When he was being trained in occult knowledge, he hated these complicated magic arrays the most; they were troublesome and not very useful.
The other members, who had not received systematic training in mysticism, were somewhat bewildered, including Klein. Theoretically, after becoming a Sequence 8 in the Night Watch squad, he would have had the opportunity to go to Backlund for further mystic studies.
Unfortunately, he died before he received the notification for further studies.
"It is those magic arrays," Odis said. "They possess boundless power and a wide variety of uses."
Alger fell into deep self-doubt: "Are we talking about the same thing?"