World Occult User Guide

He and Sangsang briefly introduced the process for newcomers to become regular employees, and the clock in the cafe accurately read the time.

"It's getting late, we should meet up with Professor Emmett." Lin An stood up.

"Can I come along?" Mike said.

"As long as you're not afraid of being scolded by the professor."

"How is that possible! Who is following the other, me or the professor?"

About an hour later, the professor scolded Mike, who had been absent from work, and then led the three of them into the university museum.

The entrance to the museum is three semi-arched doors, and the white exterior wall is engraved with Latin inscriptions:

seculo seculorum (something that never fades).

The spacious hall is covered with brightly colored patterns from the Lower East Asian tradition, and the high ceiling is hung with exquisite chandeliers with Western aesthetics. The completely different cultures combine to create a novel visual experience, originating from the Calvinist spirit of the Eagle Country. .

Both sides of the hall lead to rows of exhibition halls, which extend forward in time sequence; the second floor is the modern art exhibition area.

The professor went straight to the ancient exhibition area and started today's field trip.

"Velvet panel, late 15th century Ottoman Empire, made of silk and metal wrapped thread, donated by Mr. Mustafa Omar on October 2, 2016..."

"Peacock-shaped brass incense burner, mid-11th century Lotus Kingdom, donated by the Ernest and Rosemary Kanzler Foundation on February 40, 1998..."

"Wool rug of large octagon and four small octagons, early 16th century Bourbon, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Fouquet Dubois on May 21, 2008..."

Not every item is inextricably linked to the world of "Comes", and Lin An also noticed something unusual.

Because he saw several people in the exhibition area passing by a certain object, and the mysterious tree diagram extended new branches.

These individuals are a very small minority and may not necessarily attract corresponding media in the future, but it still shows that the proportion of ancient mysterious objects in the university's museum is ridiculously high.

This may explain why the free mystics of Detli City are far more dangerous than other areas.

Lin An followed several people who gave birth to new awakening seeds and recorded the items they passed.

What is certain is that at least four items in the museum's collection are suspected to be antiquities left over from the first three "Comuth" star orbits. Three of them date back to the Middle Ages, and the age of one is unknown.

As for the donors of the items, only one was from an individual, and the remaining three had the name of the same organization.

The Ask and Embla Heritage Foundation.

Asker and Embra Legacy Foundation?

In Viking mythology, male Asker and female Embra were the first two humans created by the gods, similar to Adam and Eve in the Old Testament.

An organization from Northwestern State delivers express to Yingguo University every day?

Lin An quickly searched the Internet and found that the foundation was a charity established by the Norwegian government in 1995 and received joint support from the five countries in North and West Asia. The foundation is determined to support the protection and financing of heritage around the world. payment activities.

This answered half of his doubts, and Lin An wanted to ask a few more questions.

"Professor, what is the relationship between the Asker and Embra Legacy Foundation and our university?"

"Its founder and I are classmates." The professor replied, "We obtained a master's degree at Copenhagen University together. Later, when he visited Ann Arbor University, he thought that our school did a good job in antique protection, so he often Some of the items from donors were given to our school.”

"Professor, your connections are really all over the world."

"Well, it's all old news. Now I just hope you can graduate from college smoothly."

The clues were broken, and Askew and the Embra Heritage Foundation had a professor to connect them, so they cooperated with Ann Arbor University and through their transfer, where exactly these antiques came from became an unsolved mystery.

Lin An speculated that either by chance or someone through the Heritage Foundation sent these items to Ann Arbor University.

But why?

Is there anything special about our university?

As the professor's introduction came to an end, the surrounding exhibits gradually modernized.

Lin An was just trying to concentrate on taking notes, when suddenly, the mysterious tree diagram of all visitors grew a branch.

How?

He quickly looked forward and saw a circle of strange exhibits. They were all similar. Behind the glass cover was a box engraved with strange decorations. The cover was opened by the staff, revealing a roll of sheepskin filled with strange words. Paper.

Even Lin An didn't know what language it was. Just looking at the appearance reminded him of cuneiform writing.

There are 11 weird exhibits in total. Many people were first attracted by the neat exhibition and stopped to watch, but then quickly lost interest.

Lin An took a closer look and understood the cause of the phenomenon.

The introduction to these exhibits simply reads "a scroll of scripture from ancient times", and even the donor at the bottom is "anonymous".

These parchments of unknown origin are located in the most remote location of the exhibition hall, but as long as they pass by them or cast a casual glance at them, the mysterious tree diagram of all visitors will grow, and several prototypes that Lin An has not yet witnessed will appear.

"Professor, what are these exhibits? Do you know who donated them to the university?" Lin An motioned to Professor Emmett to come closer.

"They seem to be...ancient manuscripts from Arabia. I am not the person responsible for researching and exhibiting them." The professor adjusted his thick glasses frame and frowned into a Sichuan shape. "As for the donor, there is no record... And I have no recollection of that.”

"Professor's memory will only be revived every time we record our attendance." Mike secretly said to Sangsang.

"Don't be like this, it's so rude." Sangsang said, giving him an "agree" gesture.

Lin An was still reading the introduction of the exhibits carefully. Although no specific names were written, records showed that these items were donated to Ann Arbor University on January 30, 2038.

He asked other staff members, and the strange thing was that they did not have a unified view on the donor. Some said it was a foreign rich man, some said it was an auction house in his country, and some said it was a rich alumni near Persia.

As for who is responsible for displaying them, staff members also have different opinions.

Lin An couldn't help but frown, feeling that the secret hidden behind this might be beyond the scope of his investigative capabilities.

Especially the "unknown" data that appeared one after another in the tree diagram was disturbing. Even if the headquarters' work efficiency was ridiculously poor, Lin An would still send an email to report to Lord Arthur.

Stop playing fish in the water!

Send someone to investigate quickly!

After all, only aristocratic families can defeat aristocratic families.

Someone nudged Lin An with his elbow, interrupting his thoughts. It was Mike on the side.

"Dude, why are you so dazed?"

"I can't help but worry about someone's concert that is about to start next Monday, but there is still no lead singer." Lin An relaxed the topic to Sang Sang.

"Ah!" The depressed Sangsang came back from his memories, "Both directions - I have to be responsible for my band! Lin Dou..."

"I only studied bel canto in art school and couldn't sing rock. I could only roar a couple of lines of Black Panther's "No Place to Shame". Instead of sticking to me, you might as well ask the handsome captain of the football team."

"Yes! But Mike, can you sing?" Sangsang's eyes flickered.

Mike patted his chest confidently: "I'm just waiting for your words! Me? The three prom kings in high school, how could I not be able to sing! As the undisputed king of the party, of course I have to sing, dance and rap!"

"That's it. But are you free to rehearse in our training room this weekend? You seem to be a regular employee of the Foundation's logistics department."

"It depends on whether the boss will approve the fake." Mike hammered Lin An with his fist, "right, boss?"

"Sing as long as you want, don't hinder my social recruitment."

Lin An waved his hands indifferently, and the two college students with clear eyes suddenly misunderstood and high-fived him one after another, making a loud "papa" sound, which made Professor Emmett turn around unbearably.

“No loud noises in the museum!”

"Good, good professor."

This peaceful and pleasant life once bored Lin An to death. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a sense of long-lost melancholy. He once wanted to be a member of Mike and Sangsang, but the past 21 years have proven that he cannot do it. arrive.

Only by exploring "Comes" can he truly belong.

…………

This was a vague, picture-like scene. The rolling chaos had lost its concrete edges and outlines, but Lin An knew that they were more than just imagination.

The hazy mist, the swaying reeds, the boatman wearing a beak mask...

Unspeakable images surround Lin An, trying to transform themselves into symbols that his brain can understand, words that describe their exact existence.

After an unknown amount of time, the blurry scene floating in front of Lin An gradually showed signs of activity. The soft living creatures maintained a very neat posture and raised their slender arms above their heads; they were performing sacrifices.

The moonlight became darker and darker, and the light fell from an indescribable sky and broken lenses, and stopped on the raised palm of the figure as if it were conscious.

The object began to take on a different color and brilliance, slowly stabilizing the hazy scene around it.

The sacrificial figures made new movements, without any sound, and in great pain, but Lin An was indifferent to this pain until they died.

On their deathbed, the figures clutch the glowing light in their hands, and they take on the shape of cylinders.

Lin An recognized them, they were candles one after another.

As the candlelight rises, indescribable ethereal singing fills the air, rising and falling according to certain intervals, like some kind of melody.

The music filled the air and gradually turned into cold light of indescribable colors. Lin An saw them beating and flying upward toward the indescribable starry sky.

The dark clouds and water rippled, forming a whirlpool.

"Ring ring ring!"

The sound of an incoming call woke Lin An from his deep sleep, and he sat up from the sofa suddenly.

Recently, he was studying the [Philosopher's Stone], writing a thesis, and translating the fifth "Encyclopedia of Magic", which made him mentally exhausted and fell asleep unknowingly.

Unexpectedly, he dreamed about these things that had appeared repeatedly since he came to Ditry City...

While Mingming was transporting the [Thunderbird], Lin An got rid of the lingering dreams. He thought they were just illusions derived from ordinary boredom.

But whenever he returned to Detli, or within the confines of Michigan, Lin An would continue to dream of those scenes.

It's weird, but Lin An is no stranger to it.

Why do I keep having these recurring dreams that I can’t remember?

What do they represent?

Lin An vaguely felt that this dream was the key to unlocking the "goddess with the lamp" that somehow existed in his body, rather than a desire caused by his being too idle.

The question is, how do I explore my "dream"?

After calming down his chaotic mind, Lin An picked up the cell phone that kept ringing, and Mike's loud voice rang out.

"Hey, Lin! Guess where we are?"

"concert?"

"It's over! Look at the campus social media, they are all our recordings! All kinds of rave reviews! Tsk, the point of calling you is not this, but - guess where I am?"

Lin An glanced at the time, it was already half past four in the afternoon.

"Too late for dinner, too early for the bar—Xing Jiu Ke?"

"Wrong, wrong, wrong." Mike lowered his voice, deliberately creating an engaging atmosphere. Unfortunately, Lin An didn't respond, so he had to take the initiative and said, "I'm in the newly built planetarium at the university!"

The familiar name brought back Lin An's memory. He glanced at the date on his phone. Today was March 1st, the day Doris invited him to go on a "date" at the planetarium.

"Where did Doris Wood send you?"

We agreed to book the venue for me.

"That's right, she actually attended the concert in both directions! It's great!" Mike was very excited. "Afterwards, Doris invited me to be the first audience to visit the planetarium. It's so beautiful here. I sent a few A photo for you.”

If you still take photos, you are basically willing to die.

Lin An then thought about it, maybe Doris thought that he would not be able to keep the appointment, so she "kidnapped" Mike as a hostage, so she typed on the keyboard and created a new email:

To the Foundation Civilian Department, I need a new secretary.

"Miss Wood invited you too!" Sangsang's voice interrupted, "Lin Dou, when will you get here?"

Okay, one more person has been added to the social recruitment list.

"Wait, I won't tell you anymore." Mike suddenly paused, "There's a super beautiful girl over there!"

"April is going to cry."

"Oh, God, not the kind of beauty I miss! But...how to describe it to you." Mike racked his brains and said, "A woman whose appearance and temperament are so similar to yours. Do you understand what I mean?" "

"April was in tears."

"Look carefully, isn't that a visiting professor from the School of Humanities?" Sangsang explained to Mike, "The one who has become extremely popular recently is Adelia Hughes, an aristocratic professor from the University of Edinburgh."

Lin An's pupils shrank, he didn't expect Doris to invite her mother.

After thinking for a moment, he took the ticket stub in hand and decided to go to the planetarium.

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