The Secret Code of Monsters.

Chapter 35 Ch.35 White veil...everything is dazzling!
"You're awake."

Roland was breathing heavily and had no time to pay attention to the words floating in his sight.

He was cold all over, his pajamas were soaked with cold sweat, and he was shivering with cold.

He wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, leaving only his head sticking out, and stared at the yellowed and peeling ceiling in a daze for a while.

A night of total silence.

goblin.

雾…

Mist.

dense forest.

He seemed to know too many things at once, his mind was groggy and he had difficulty falling asleep again.

Holy Cross…

Lack of qualifications will not allow you to go far.
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Is what the goblin said true?

"Fairy?"

Text transformation.
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You do not know?

Roland pondered for a while, and for the first time he made up his mind to question what was in his mind.

There was something he couldn't put off any longer.
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tell me.
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Please tell me.
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Is the fragment of Miss Nina's soul in my head?
"correct."
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Including some scattered memories.

"correct."
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Is it possible for me to revive Miss Nina with these fragments?

"Can you use an arm you found on the roadside to revive its owner?"

Roland thought for a moment, his face tense, and he said insincerely:
I can.

"What the hell are you bragging about?"

Ok…
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But maybe there is a way...

"The answer is no."

"Su Yue (Nina Collins)'s soul is broken."

"Confirmed to disappear."

A series of words appeared in Roland's sight.

苏…

Su Yue.
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Is this Miss Nina's other name? -
The name she used in her hometown?
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In other words, these fragments of Miss Nina's soul mixed with her memories to create...

"That's how I became the majestic and eloquent person I am today."
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I'm not praising you.
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What are you then? -
A thinking ghost?
"I thought you'd have to wait a few months before asking."
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Sorry, I was either running for my life or seeing the new world.
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And I was afraid that once I asked this question - there is a folk saying that when you see a ghost...
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Ghosts will find you too.

The text was silent for a while, and when it reappeared, the thin and long flame swayed left and right, which looked a bit weird:

"So the blind man is invincible, Roland."

"Why don't you just pretend you don't know?"

"And then ask again when you are about to die?"

Roland quietly pulled the quilt over his chin and curled up on his side, feeling somewhat embarrassed for his childish stupidity.

The white flames condensed into a long line of words:
"I am the product of Su Yue's cohesion ceremony. I am a mixture of Su Yue's organs, unnamed energy, soul fragments, and her fantasies and memories. She gave me to you, but I don't know who I am, Roland Collins."

"perhaps…"

"Can you give me a name?"
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Well.
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How about a wrench?

"Maybe you don't have to name me."

Roland: ...
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Well, I guess you won't eat me - we'll have a good time together, right? -
At least before I die?
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You don't have any other requests, right?
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Like taking over my body?
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What evil ritual is being performed?

"The only thing your body can do is to attract those flashy females."

"In a way, it is indeed more terrifying than a cult ritual."
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How unfriendly.
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Also, you can't communicate with me in the sleep world? -
Don't you know what I just went through?
"Maybe... some can, some can't. At least the place you just went to, and the field created by the big bat, can't be used."

“But I’m not completely ignorant.”

Roland moved his toes and curled himself up tighter.

The windows of the drug store are a little drafty.
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There seems to be something in my memory that was given to me by the fairy lady just now.
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Did you discover it?
"certainly."

The white flame was magnificent, it was just "given" to him by Aurora - although he didn't like this way of giving.

very painful.

……

"I stepped into the mist."

"I followed its trail."

"Prejudice is a candle flickering in a storm, and a sharp blade is the cream garnishing the cake."

"I found it."

“‘Waiting and waiting, wandering and wandering’ – when I recite these words, my eyes shine like stars in the night.”

……

"Ritual: White Veil (One Ring)"

"A Story That Never Was Born (Criteria)/Strange Item/Mystical Organ/Double Dance for One Person"

"Ritual: Drink the pain."

"So, stories and wonders began to burn."

"'Wait and wait, hesitate and hesitate'."

"The fog will guide me into the world of dreams."

"We indulged ourselves in the jungle,"

"Dancing and singing."

"We are friends,"

"It is a headless matchstick and the spider's ninth leg. It is the horn of a ewe and the second queen of a swarm of bees."

"finally…"

"We found each other!"

……

The white flames floating in the sight gradually faded away.
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Is this the ring raising ceremony?

"It's obvious."
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I don't understand, wrench.

Strange object?

He hasn't learned that lesson yet.

then…

A duet for one person?
A story that has never been born - must it still have "principles"?
I remember the premise of having a code is:
It has to have a sufficiently large 'impact'.

But how can a story that hasn’t even been born yet have such a huge impact…?
In other words, once it has enough influence, it will not be 'never born'.

This is really contradictory.

Finally, what is the principle that symbolizes this great road?

Roland began to have a headache.

On the right side of his sight, another paragraph of words made of flames quietly emerged:

... "Mystical Organ: All Things Brilliant (Eyeball)"

"Echo: From now on, I will 'see' sounds."

"Astral Vision: Seeing the astral body and the dream world of the surface world."

"Magnifying glass: can identify and read text that has been crossed out, distorted, and hidden."

"A mind shrouded in fog can often allow you to glimpse what those creatures are trying to hide - you may even be able to see invisible rituals and mysteries with your naked eyes."

"Learning of Languages: You know the languages ​​of those living and dead, and you are a learned man who hears the voices of all things."

"Amber: Increased attraction to humans and aliens."

"It is rumored that people who gaze into the eyes of the aliens (fairies) will be deceived by them and follow them into the dark and deep forests... Those people have never appeared again."

"Secret Sound of the Book Pages: Your eyes will unconsciously distort each ritual, making them occasionally produce more powerful effects."

"Nostalgia: You will have a chance to witness the past with highly mysterious items."

……

organ.

Mystical organ.
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Fairy Aurora, she gave me her eyeballs?
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Same as Miss Nina's gift?
"To be precise, she 'liberated' and 'enhanced' the gift Su Yue gave you."

"Although I think the 'amber' part is completely unnecessary for you."

Roland suddenly threw back the quilt.

In addition to two hands and two legs.

He felt that he had a soft, light gray tentacle extending from his heart.

Yes.

Newly grown.

very interesting.

It was as if there was suddenly an extra arm.

Or… tentacles.

He could even manipulate this slender invisible tentacle to slowly touch the bottles and jars on the medicine shelf - and the feedback he received was as real as touching the cold glass with his own hands.

damp.

Dry.

ice cold.

He could 'see' himself lying on the bed through touch.

As he drove the 'tentacles' to touch and turn everywhere, something like water flowed out of his body - so the pleasant tentacle exploration did not last long.

About a minute?

Or two minutes.

When Roland tried to manipulate the tentacles to tie a bow, the 'water' dried up.

The tentacles also faded away as the water dried up.

At this moment, Roland finally understood.

He understood what Fernandez meant when he asked, "How can a blind man be an executive officer?"

'When you enter the world of sleep and truly find the way, you will understand.'

'The ritualist has no eyes.'

indeed…

Even if he doesn't use his eyes, he can still observe the world to a limited extent with his 'tentacles'.
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Wrench, this feels amazing.
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I have an extra arm.

"I didn't agree with this name... did I?"
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Miss Nina said it was a great tool that could bend and twist many things.

"You should think about how to conceal this matter now, Mr. Executive Officer. Instead of discussing who to turn gay with me."
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hide?
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I'm not going to hide it.

.........

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A day later, see you again Fernandez.

The priest swore, he swore to the Father of All:
I was just talking casually, I never really hoped...

There was even a slight possibility that Roland could really enter the sleep world within a day and successfully find the "way".

This kid…

How extraordinary is the talent?
No one has ever found the way in one day.

there has never been.

Although, the trail is definitely a bit odd.

He had never heard of the "Mist" or the "Jungle". Not once since he had become an executive officer.

"We need to find some information."

He said.

So he took Roland into the carriage and quickly went to the courtroom.

On the way, the priest sincerely suggested that Roland save enough money and rent a small house in the West District, which would save a lot of travel time.

What's more, the security in the West District is much better than that in the East District. For an apprentice who has just learned to navigate the roads (and is blind), a small knife hidden in his pocket can take his life.

After all, one can encounter zombies on the street, so Fernandez is pessimistic about Roland's "fortune".

"I came here today to give you a police badge and uniform, but I didn't expect you to give me such a big 'surprise'."

Fernandez de Winson couldn't help but sigh.

He handed Roland a huge leather bag with quite a few things in it.

A bronze medallion with a ribbon, scepter, flame and sword carved on it.

The police uniform is black, with a stand-up collar, a single row of round buttons, and numbers embroidered on the collar.

He wore a wide black leather belt, a double-brimmed hat embroidered with thick gold patterns, and a thick and heavy black tweed coat that almost reached Roland's ankles.

Oh, and a pair of black leather gloves.

Compared to the "clean" uniforms of the courtroom, the police uniforms of the Supervisory Bureau seem to be more formal, fancy and verbose.

"Fright, I think, sir."

Roland stroked the bronze badge in his hand and pinned it on his chest: "I seem to have taken the wrong path and ended up in a place I shouldn't have gone to."

Fernandez disagrees.

"Do you think the Inquisition is full of ritualists who follow the same path?"

As for Roland's troubles, Fernandez does not think it is a 'critical issue'.

Because only a small number of organizations will insist on this kind of "purity".

The responsibility of an executive is not determined by the road, but by the heart and belief.

Furthermore, if they were all ritualists of the same path, the Inquisition or the Supervisory Bureau would easily fall into some targeted ambushes.

"Your real problem..."

Fernandez had a complicated expression: "I've never heard of it."

(End of this chapter)