Chapter 177 Notes
In the dim carriage, Dorothy began to sort out the extraordinary items she had found on Thordod and Kim.
First came Thordod. He had not much on him, so Dorothy searched for some stored items, a mechanical ring, and two talismans.
The storage object is a small red wooden block with a "cup" on it. After Dorothy carefully examined the ring, she found that it could hold spiritual storage objects and talismans. At the critical moment, she only needed to touch the ring, and the delicate spring mechanism inside would start. The storage object and talisman would be pressed on the finger and started instantly. It was convenient and quick, and there was no need to take out the talisman and storage object slowly. The talisman was a "lamp" talisman that she had never seen before.
'This little mechanism is pretty good. Although it is purely mechanical and has no special features, it can realize the one-button activation of the talisman. It can be used secretly and in combat. You can keep it.'
Thinking this in her mind, Dorothy put away the mechanical ring and other things, and then looked at the other things, that is, the things on Kim's body.
Kim didn't have much on her. The only valuable things were two silver coin-shaped "Shadow" spiritual storage objects and a small black bottle containing 30 ml of a different, colorless and odorless liquid. Dorothy used her spiritual vision to observe and found that these liquids had spirituality, the dual spirituality of "Shadow" and "Cup".
"This seems to be... the same poison that Sodod was poisoned by? This poison has spirituality. It is because of the existence of this poison that Sodod, who was not injured in the vital parts, eventually died."
Dorothy looked at the small bottle in front of her, thinking that it would be useful in the future, so she threw it into the magic box. To Dorothy's disappointment, although Kim did have spiritual storage, there were only two points. Dorothy directly used them to charge her own barrier invisibility ring, allowing the empty spiritual barrier invisibility ring to return to the "shadow" state of 2 points.
"I feel like Shadow is still not enough. If I have the right talisman and try my best, an apprentice-level Lantern can search me out, not to mention the high-level Lantern Beyonders. After all, a Lantern apprentice has at least 5 blue-bar Lanterns. If I insist on competing with them in spirituality, I will definitely not be able to win."
Dorothy thought so, and then she made up her mind to stay away from the church in the future and try not to provoke the extraordinary people in the church.
After sorting out Thordod and Kim's personal belongings, Dorothy finally started the highlight, which was the mysterious cargo that Thordod escorted, was snatched by Kim, and was originally intended to be handed over to the Tivian Security Headquarters.
This cargo was supposed to be in Sodod's ton container, but Kim took it out directly using his ability to pass through walls and put it in his own bag, and now the bag is on Dorothy's desk.
Although Dorothy agreed to take the goods back with Thordod, she did not agree that he could not see them. Dorothy planned to inspect the goods and then decide whether to return them to the Security Bureau based on the inspection results.
Without saying anything, Dorothy opened Kim's bag, revealing a briefcase with a seal from the Ulster Security Bureau and a warning written on the seal.
"Poison detection warning! Please be fully prepared before reading."
"Wow~ You know poison? That's great."
Seeing the seal, Dorothy was startled, then she peeled off the seal, opened the briefcase, and took out the things inside.
The briefcase contained a thin notebook and several photos, both of which were stained with blood.
"This is... a book and a photo? And there's so much blood on it, it can't be Sodod's blood..."
With a puzzled look, Dorothy picked up the small notebook and opened it, and found that the blood on it had already dried and turned black, and it was obviously not stained recently, so it could not be Thordod's blood. The blood was a natural part of the notebook.
Without thinking much, Dorothy opened the notebook and read it carefully, and found that most of the handwriting in it was covered by the blood and could not be seen clearly. Dorothy could only barely read a part of it. After taking a quick look, she found that this was actually an investigation note.
The notes recorded a process in which a team of hunters from the Ulster Security Bureau entered the Shaved Mountains to conduct an investigation and search. The reason was that they received traces of cult activities here.
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"On May 4, after a lot of twists and turns, we successfully entered the edge of the shaved mountains. Not many literati want to come to this place these days. The carriage broke down on the way. We were covered in mud and our clothes were torn by thorns. Damn it... If there hadn't been a death case, we would never have bothered to come to such a hellhole. After this trip, I realized why this place has not been developed for so long.
"On May 5th, we finally found a mountain village to stay in. The people here are usually very nice, but some of their special customs are unacceptable. They actually eat spider eggs!? It's really unacceptable to such a rural 'delicacy'. After that, we explored the clues in this village...
"On May 7, following the clues, we went deeper into the mountains. The surrounding environment became increasingly harsh. Thankfully, we found another village. The people here were much more xenophobic than the previous village. They were hostile to us at first, but fortunately, after we explained, the hostility eased a lot...
"May 8, my goodness... this village also eats spider eggs? And they say you can make clothes out of spider silk? What kind of spider silk can be used to make clothes?
"On May 8, these guys went crazy and wanted to execute an old man in the village? Because they not only refused to eat spider eggs, but also hid contraband in their home? We rescued the old man, but we also offended the whole village, so we had to evacuate the village. This barbaric place far away from the light of the Three Saints should have a church! No matter how small it is, it's fine!
"The old man showed us the so-called contraband, and it turned out to be a silver mirror with a crescent moon pattern on the back, which looked very much like the symbol of 'shadow'. According to the old man, it should have been a treasure for sacrificial offerings passed down from generation to generation in the village. The spider stuff that those young people made should be taboo. I asked him why, and he said...
"On May 9, things seemed to be getting serious, so we arranged for one team member to take the old man back to the first village, while the others continued to explore the mountains with me...
"On May 10, we discovered ruins with obvious religious traces. The style is similar to that of the Glorious Religion, but there are slight differences in details...
"On May 11, there were more ruins, but many of them were destroyed, and judging from the traces, they were destroyed not long ago...
"On May 12, ... a spider ... was gnawing at the moon ..."
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Here, with difficulty making out the words in the blood, Dorothy read through all that made sense and then closed the notebook.
Then, she turned her gaze to the photos, which mostly showed what the team had seen along the way, including villages, spider eggs, the mirror that was regarded as a treasure, and broken ruins.
What caught Dorothy's attention was the last photo.
The image in this black and white photo is of a statue, a severely broken statue of a goddess.
In the photo, the statue of a graceful goddess with a light gauze body has her hands on her chest, holding a strange object that looks like a mirror or a full moon. The original head of the goddess was artificially cut off, and replaced by a crudely carved, hideous spider head.
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