Speaking of which, after Jenkins was promoted to one level, what he got was not the normal one bubble, but two. This means that he can now have a total of 7+2=9 abilities, directly catching up to the level 4 gifter. But the father said that the matching of abilities should be gradually emphasized. Jenkins considered for a long time and only chose two abilities to learn. He also owed the church 500 pounds for this, because only one ability can be selected according to the regulations.
One of them is [Curse of Disease (Yellow Curse)].
This ability covers a lot of diseases, but casting the ability not only requires spells, but also consumes a special material [cursed black gold] as a material for casting spells. It is not gold, but an extraordinary metal made of ordinary pig iron through a special ceremony held in a special place.
The church has a special way to obtain it, and Jenkins feels that this weird and hidden ability is very suitable for him, especially the effect of the curse is related to the caster's knowledge of the disease.
The second ability is the auxiliary [Astral Detection (yellow spell)]. This ability allows Jenkins to immerse his consciousness into a special space called [Star Realm] under the starry sky at night, where he can observe the real world and discover strange changes.
It sounds useless, but Dad strongly recommends that Jenkins choose this, but the specific reason can only be told after Jenkins studies.
There was no problem learning the first ability, the church had all the materials, and Jenkins could buy them for a few pounds.
Boarding the carriage from the cemetery, Pop and Jenkins could spend the night in the nursing home.
Jenkins hadn't been home for four consecutive days, and he had to do so, and the old William could only ask Bishop Parode to say hello. He was safe and sound in the battle that day. As an ordinary person, the old man left the front line of the battle immediately.
Asked for an empty room, closed the door, and piled the unused ritual items in the corner to prevent interference with the ritual.
Take off the clothes on his body, draw a standard circle on the ground, engrave a simple holy emblem representing [the end of death] on the left, this ability seems to be related to this righteous god; the inscription on the right represents [inheritance sage] because Jenkins is its disciple, when it comes to another righteous god, this must be emphasized when acquiring abilities.
The noted wavy stripes are drawn inside the circle with ceremonial chalk, then the wrist is cut and the blood is dripped into a glass vessel.
"Add the carapace powder of the plague bone worm, say a prayer and shake the vessel to mix the blood and powder."
Jenkins repeated in a low voice, his hands kept moving.
"Smash the breath of the dead in vain and let it fill the closed room."
[Breath of the dead in vain] refers to a transparent glass tube. Although Jenkins sees nothing in it, after opening the [Eye of Reality], one can see a faint aura, as well as roaring skulls constantly appearing on the surface of the test tube. skull.
"I'm not performing a cult ritual."
Jenkins said to himself, slamming the glass tube to the ground, and frowning, took out [the right finger of the dead 3-year-old child], held it like a pen, and stained it with his own blood and powder mixture.
Jenkins never doubted the source of this amputated finger. After all, in this era, as long as poor children get sick, they will almost die. If the fingers of the corpse can be sold for a good price, no one will be stingy.
Soon, the ground was covered with sinister ritual symbols, and Jenkins was smearing himself with holy water, geranium blood, and plagueflower sap.
The meaning of holy water here is "blessing, it will not harm the caster", Jenkins went directly to Bishop Parode, and asked him to bless a small cup of boiling water; geranium blood means "unclean", and the bottle was poured The things in the leather kettle are provided by the church. Jenkins must hold a ceremony as soon as possible after getting the materials, otherwise they will not be fresh; the plague flower means "disease". The mountainous area of Darshan, it is colorless and odorless, and only 3 drops can kill a strong adult man. It is the most common court poison in contemporary romances and knight novels.
Of course, oral administration is poisonous, and external application is ineffective.
"I will never choose this ability again!"
Jenkins swore silently in his heart, and then placed the core of the ceremony and the most expensive material - the plague seed in the center of the formation. This green seed-like item is absolutely forbidden, and its horror is comparable to the T virus in Jenkins' impression.
Enduring intense nausea, he sat cross-legged in the center of the circle and began to pray.
Not all abilities can be learned by any benefactor. There is a saying similar to matching degree. Among them, the month of birth has the greatest impact on the success rate of learning ability. Since different months in this world correspond to different gods, gifters born in certain months have no chance of specific abilities.
For example, Jenkins, his body was born in [Full Moon and Moon of Worms], which is May corresponding to [Moon without Light]. As far as the current understanding is concerned, the possibility of him mastering the ability named [Silent Portal (yellow spell)] in the Church's collection is very low.
Of course, gender, age, belief, etc. also have an impact on the acquisition of abilities, but as long as there are specific methods to improve the success rate, theoretically there is no ability that cannot be mastered.
[Curse of the Plague] was successfully mastered, but that night, the staff of the sanitarium wore black crow-like masks and cleaned Jenkins and the room inside and out—he used too much, which may cause Material for diseases and plagues.
Mastering [Astral Exploration] requires very expensive materials. Although the church provides it for free, the core of the ceremony, a certain kind of spar called [star crumbs], is not available in the church for the time being. Wait until next June to get it again.
After taking a bath, Jenkins planned to say hello to his father before going to bed, but was thrown out by his father. He asked Jenkins to pay more attention to the black market recently, because someone had sold it there two months ago.
Jenkins returned to his home on the second day after acquiring the [Curse of Disease] ability. Mary Williams hugged him crying, "Oh, Jenkins, are you moving now?"
He did intend to do so, but Stranger Stories had just been printed, and it would take some time before the first payment could be made.
He hopes his family will be able to adjust to his absence.
"I'm Jenkins Williams."
He repeated in his heart many times that even though he tried his best to take on this role, he knew in his heart that he was just a visitor from a foreign land.