Chapter 15
8 hours of adequate sleep allowed Mier to replenish both physically and mentally.
The moment he sat up from the bed in the church dormitory, his whole body radiated a dazzling light of "I am alive".
Although I had a strange dream last night, it was not a scary dream.
Maybe he was a little concerned about the spider in the stained glass, so he dreamed about the spider.
There was a rustling sound in my ears, and it felt like there was more than one, but there was only one in my sight.
A black, ball-sized, eight-legged monster was running nimbly in front.
For some reason, I felt that the spider was leading me, so I followed it, but ended up entering a gray fog.
Instinctively looking around, I turned around and found that the spider was nowhere to be found, but I saw a book in the distance.
A very thick book was suspended at the end of the field of vision, and silver characters could be seen flashing on the black cover.
And then, nothing happened.
Miel had some other messy dreams afterwards, and until he woke up he couldn't see clearly what was printed on the cover of the book.
It’s a bit regrettable actually, but even if I could see it clearly it probably wouldn’t be of much use since it’s just a dream after all.
Miel didn't take the dream seriously. He simply washed up, combed his hair, and dressed neatly. Then he came to Cthulola and bowed gracefully to him. "Good morning, Teacher Lola. Please teach me the Eye of Insight."
The silver-haired elf had a beautiful face that was no less beautiful than that of the Old Ones. He had an elegant posture and noble temperament, and a smile that came from the heart made him look radiant.
Looking at him like this, Czulola raised an eyebrow with interest. "You look very different from yesterday. Sleep seems to have greatly improved your mental state."
"Yes, the effect is stronger than any magic." Miel smiled, "So what about Mr. Lola? Did you sleep well last night?"
"No, I've slept long enough. If you ask me what I hate doing most, my answer is undoubtedly sleeping." Czulola responded, "I would rather stare at your sleeping face all night, and in fact I did that."
Miel: “…”
The smile on Miel's face froze for a moment, but soon he smiled nonchalantly again.
Being stared at by a tentacle of the great Cthulhu for a whole night, I didn't feel any discomfort of being harassed, but only a solid sense of security.
The awake Mr. Tentacle will surely be able to detect the danger in time and protect him from any harm to keep his oath.
He seemed to be becoming more and more dependent on Mr. Tentacle.
No, it's Mr. Lola.
"Today's plan is this. Mr. Lola will first teach me how to use the Eye of Insight to find Rolyssa's child. If the child is still alive, we'll prioritize rescuing him or her. If the child is dead, we'll find his or her body and have Father Tyndall use 'Talking with the Dead' to help us obtain more information."
As Miel was sorting out the plan, he restrained his smile and adopted a more serious expression and tone.
Cthulora's response was: "Your will is followed, my agent."
Hearing this, Miel couldn't help but smile again: "Then without further ado, let's get started, my dear Lord."
Dear - this word used before "Lord" is somewhat inappropriate and a little provocative.
Because this word is generally used to address a partner or lover.
Of course, some people also use it to refer to their own children.
Miel admitted that he did it on purpose.
In his opinion, his relationship with Czulola was quite ambiguous.
Normally, would the sect leader always stay by the side of the sorcerer to protect him, carry him around, or even help him carry the body?
However, the reason why Miel called Czulola like this was not because he really wanted to tease him, but just to get psychological satisfaction for himself.
It was as if by calling him dear, he would truly become one's other half.
Anyway, I don’t have a partner, and in fact I depend on Cthulola. It’s just a name, so it doesn’t matter, right?
——The above are intentional elements, but what about the unintentional elements?
Miel had called Csulola the same last night, but at that time, he hadn't thought about it before blurting out the name, and it was more of a subconscious thing.
Analyzing afterwards, I felt that on the one hand, his body shamefully craved the caress of this beautiful elf, and on the other hand, his spirit was highly dependent on the help of this powerful partner.
Most importantly, Cthulora's position in his heart surpasses that of anyone else, and she has become a very important and special existence to him.
This existence is qualified enough to be called that by him.
...Damn, he can actually analyze this. He must have been influenced by Cthulola's various research reports.
And Csulola, facing this title, not only did not show the slightest dissatisfaction, but also responded with the same title with interest: "Then follow me, dear."
Miel followed Czulola to Lolita's body.
It was called "teaching", but, just like the previous times, Cthulora raised one hand, put his fingertips on his forehead, and directly passed the spell and ritual of the "Eye of Insight" into his mind.
Ritual - Yes, a ritual is required to open the Eye of Insight.
The altar required for the ritual is a magic circle consisting of a hexagram with a closed circle outside, which the caster needs to draw with his own blood.
The props required for the ritual are an eyeball soaked in silver liquid, at least three black candles, and several gems.
And, any items related to the target.
——However, this is a ritual performed without Cthulhu.
What if there is a Cthulora?
Cthulola: "The eyeball is the medium, the prerequisite for 'seeing'. With me here, I can directly share my vision with you, you don't need it."
Cthulora: "The black candles are used to fix the opened passage, maintain the ritual from collapsing, and prolong the duration of the vision. I'm here, I can fix it for you, but you don't need it."
Cthulora: "Gems are sacrifices, the price to be paid for the ritual. As my agent, you don't need to pay any price to any existence, so there is no need."
Cthulora: "In other words, to find that child, you only need a hexagram and items related to that child. The outer circle is to prevent troublesome things from detecting and tracking you while you open the Eye of Insight. Just in case, you can still draw it."
"Items related to that child..." Miel looked at the corpse completely covered by the white cloth.
No problem.
How come the body of the child’s mother is not considered an “object” related to the child?
Cthulola first moved the body aside to give Miel enough space to paint the altar.
Miel took out a dagger from his family ring and cut the palm of his left hand.
He rowed so cleanly and smoothly without even blinking.
The blade is kept close to the skin, and the strokes are fast and hard, which can create a deep enough wound without causing much pain.
Because he couldn't control the force well, the wound could easily go too deep, but it wasn't a big problem. He was in the church now and could ask a pastor to come and treat him at any time.
Miel stretched his arms forward and moved carefully, letting his blood drip onto the clean floor of the room. He first drew a hexagram and then its circumscribed circle.
The six corners of the hexagram are hidden in the closed circle, and the entire altar occupies half of the ground, which is enough to accommodate a corpse.
As soon as he finished drawing the altar, Csulola grabbed his hand without saying a word and tied a piece of white cloth on it to stop the bleeding.
Miel couldn't help but ask him: "Mr. Lola doesn't know healing magic either?"
"What do you mean 'also'? I just don't know 'Talking with the Dead' and 'Healing Words,'" Cthulola defended her abilities. "These magics, which are related to life, can only be learned by creatures with the authority of life. In other words, although I don't know how to do it, you can learn it if you want."
"Please forgive my curiosity, but I want to know, was your authority over life never given from the beginning, or was it taken away?" Miel asked tentatively.
"From the very beginning." Czulola answered readily, obviously not taking this flaw to heart.
“There are only two beings similar to me who have been given the authority over life,” he said.
"Let me guess. It's Shub-Niggurath, the Supreme Mother Goddess of Darkness and Plenty, and Azathoth, the Supreme God, the Core of Primordial Chaos?"
"No, the Supreme Azathoth is the origin of all things. It was He who gave the authority of life to the Mother Goddess Shub-Niggurath. So when I said 'two', I didn't take Him into consideration."
"So?"
"It's the nameless mist, Nyogsohipp."
"I seem to have heard of it, but I also don't think I have."
"He rarely appears in the world, but some people still know of His existence. This title and name given by humans is evidence of His existence."
"I see."
Miel responded casually and didn't intend to ask any further questions.
After he waited for Cthulola to help him move Lolita's body to the center of the altar, he chanted the spell to open the "Eye of Insight".
After reciting a series of spells, his vision connected with Cthulora, and Cthulora's vision soared from the room they used for rituals to high above the sky, and then fell somewhere on the Liye continent at a lightning speed.
What appeared in the two people's sight was a dim room.
The candlelight flickered, casting shadows on the wall that swayed constantly, as if they were performing some kind of bizarre dance.
In the center of the field of vision is the ground. The wooden floor is covered with a dark red carpet with intricate patterns that are dazzling.
The object Miel wanted to find was crawling on this gorgeous and mysterious carpet - a baby of unknown gender, so small that it subverted Miel's cognition and seemed to have just been born.
On both sides of the field of vision, you can see bookshelves filled with books, a layout that Miel is familiar with.
This is……
My father's study.
There is a magic lock that cannot be broken even by "knocking magic".
Not even the Great Old Ones can enter.
Miel moved his eyes, and Csulola's eyes followed suit. His field of vision shifted, and he could see the owner of the study, Bros Akunila, sitting in a chair behind the desk, flipping through a book.
My vision was a little blurry and distorted, so I couldn't see the contents of the pages clearly. I only knew that the book was very thick and the pages were a strange black color.
Miel suddenly realized something and opened his eyes wide.
In an instant, his vision went from blurry to clear, and then back to blurry again.
But, in that instant, he saw clearly—the words on the black pages were silver.
The handwritten text was neither Elvish nor Common, but...
Miel could recognize it; it was Latin, which he had learned.
Without further information, Miel ended the effects of Eye of Insight.
Then he asked Csulola beside him: "Mr. Lola, did you read the contents of the book clearly?"
"Unfortunately, no," Cthulora responded, "but I imagine it's some kind of magical spell."
"My father isn't really planning to awaken some dangerous being, is he? And that child is a sacrifice?"
"In that case, wouldn't it be better if he sacrificed you?"
"...I am his biological child after all."
"But he killed you without hesitation."
Miel was silent.
After a while, he didn't try to refute what Czulola said, but directly announced his next move: "Mr. Lola, please accompany me back to Akunila's mansion. I know you can't enter my father's study, and I will find a way to open the door myself, but I hope you can accompany me because just having you stay outside the room makes me feel very at ease."
"Of course," Czulola responded without hesitation. "If you were in danger in the study, even if it meant violating the 'Do Not Disturb' oath, I would go in and save you, because you also have my oath, and at this stage, this oath overrides all other oaths."
"I feel relieved with Mr. Lola's words!" Miel smiled with relief, "Then..."
"Well, you should go and take care of your wounds first," Czulola interrupted him and reminded him, "Also, the premise for going to the study to save you is that you can get in, and your knocking technique doesn't work on that door - I hope you haven't forgotten this."
"It's okay, I'll let him open the door himself."
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