After hearing what Lu Ban said, Stone suddenly lost all mood to joke. No matter whether the rice dumplings were sweet or salty, or whether the tofu pudding was salty or sweet, they were not as good as what Lu Ban had just said.

"This magnifying glass can theoretically hear the thoughts of people nearby. Of course, these thoughts may not necessarily be what they are thinking at the time. They may be hidden deep in their hearts, or even in their subconscious."

"In the foreign land, besides humans, there are all kinds of monsters, the followers of evil gods, those great beings, the Old Ones. If you listen carefully, you can indeed use this thing to contact those beings."

Lu Ban explained.

He didn't know what the Chosen One had done, but judging by the current magnifying glass, it was only a matter of time before the Chosen One fell into madness. His curiosity caused him to absorb too much knowledge, and eventually his sanity dropped to zero. He either transformed into a monster or died on the spot.

If I keep holding on to this magnifying glass, I'll probably be able to sit down and have a good talk with the gods from foreign lands face to face soon.

As a tool for gathering intelligence, the best way to use it is naturally like Stone did, using it only briefly for questioning and investigation.

Of course, people like Lu Ban could learn more information through this thing. Anyway, his sanity has reached zero and it can't be lowered any further.

"So, I just heard the thoughts of everyone in this villa. It is obvious that there is an extra person. He is not a servant, nor is he someone we have seen."

Lu Ban said firmly.

"Who is he? Is it the will of Taoist Heming? Or is it that Byron?"

Stone asked hurriedly.

At this moment, the sky has already brightened, but in this endless storm, daybreak cannot escape eternal darkness. Candles must be lit in the house to see the surroundings clearly. In those corners where the candlelight cannot illuminate, it seems that there are monsters stirring in the shadows.

"That's not certain. There is no obvious difference in their thoughts, but at least it is certain that this person is the one who killed Gao De."

Lu Ban replied.

It is not an easy task to find specific whispers among the whispers mixed with the signals of evil gods. Even if Lu Ban will not suffer any cognitive confusion due to these whispers, if the connection time is too long and attracts the attention of some evil gods, then he will be doomed.

When he held the magnifying glass, it was like an innocent boy shouting loudly surrounded by a group of ferocious black-skinned muscular men. It was difficult not to attract attention. There was no way to refine his work and target specific people to eavesdrop on his thoughts.

"So, what happened in this mansion is probably related to that person. He should want to complete the soul-calling ritual... This soul-calling ritual should not bring back Browning's soul, but the will of Taoist Heming."

Sia added.

"Indeed, only by using souls as sacrifices can it be possible to summon that foreign mud monster."

Lu Ban had read the "Nine Chapters of Heming Secret Scripture" and knew exactly how to perform the ritual to summon the mud monster.

Specific ritual preparations and the pollution caused by the sacrificed souls are necessary to open the passages between foreign realms. Next are some names and spells related to foreign gods. This is not something that can be achieved by simply reciting a few names. In fact, those spells contain knowledge about these Old Ones. Just listening, feeling and thinking will be polluted.

"The relationship between Taoist Heming and the mud monsters is very close. Perhaps he used some means to control the mud monsters and make their will continue in the mud."

Lu Ban briefly told Stone and Xia what happened in the wasteland. Those mud monsters were able to merge the will of the devoured creatures into their own bodies and imitate the other's personality to a certain extent.

From this point of view, perhaps the real Taoist Heming had already been swallowed by the mud monster he summoned, and the remaining ones were just monsters disguised as Taoist Heming.

That’s why Lu Ban said that it didn’t matter who it was. It didn’t matter whether they were facing Taoist Heming or the mud monster.

"But facing that mud monster, we don't have a good way to find him."

Xia once again used the detection spell, but for the mud monster that could perfectly mimic other creatures, it was impossible to easily find it unless it was attacking other people.

"…If they are really…monsters, I might have some solutions."

At this time, Stone raised his hand.

He glanced at Lu Ban and Xia Ya, and was silent for a moment. After two flashes of lightning, Stone said in a deep voice.

"As you all know, every God's Chosen One will receive a [Goal] after entering the Land of Silence. At the most critical moment, they can roll the dice of fate to change their fate. At the same time, every God's Chosen One can also obtain an additional [Inherent] ability that matches the profession they choose."

"Just like Mr. Drizzt's [Imitation of Sunfire], it is a powerful revolver."

He looked at the two of them.

Needless to say, Lu Ban has demonstrated the power of [Last Words] many times, and although Xia has not stated it explicitly, she must also have similar [inherent] abilities.

"As you know, I had already come into contact with the extraordinary before I became the Chosen One. In other words, I was contaminated by the foreign world."

Stone gave a wry smile, with a hint of helplessness.

He once lived with the mud monster that the girl transformed into day and night. It was impossible to say that he was completely uncontaminated. If he had not become the Chosen One of God, Stone might have gone crazy because of the pollution from this foreign land.

Even though he is no different now.

"So, the [inherent] abilities I acquired in the Land of Silence were also related to that pollution."

Stone raised his hand, and a small notebook appeared where Xia and Lu Ban couldn't see.

"Summer Record, one of my inherent abilities is that I can track a target in detail after identifying it. The prerequisite is that I need to touch items related to the target. As long as I can get some clues, I can find the target."

It seems that Stone's chosen profession is also [Detective], but unlike Trist's violent detective, his ability is truly convenient for solving cases.

"This ability is not that convenient. For example, if I want to track the mud monster now, I need to touch a part of it. This sounds a bit nonsense, which is why I didn't use this ability in the first place."

A loud thunderclap sounded, and the glow of the thunder illuminated the side of Stone's face, leaving half of his face in shadow again.

"However, if it is confirmed that this was done by the mud monster, I now have an idea."

He said.