"First of all, you have to fully understand one thing: you have no way out. Do you still remember the three choices I gave you? Only the third one is to take life and death into your own hands, and the first two are betting. I am very happy that you can choose the third one, and it was the decision you made before this conversation happened. This shows that you are not decadent, you are not lacking in motivation, but you may lack methods."
The old man Kipling stood up and asked Fitch to follow. He leaned on a cane and did not let anyone help him, and slowly moved forward. As for the letter from the Earl, he was placed on the table, Fitch thought about it, picked it up, folded it and stuffed it into his pocket.
"I...as for Hall's last name...I'd better become Feiqi Bingfeng first. I'll take this letter first."
After finishing his words, Fei Qi noticed that he was behind Mr. Kipling, and the old man could not hear his words.
"Every castle in the Sunset Mountains has carefully considered its purpose when choosing a location. The Ice Peak Fortress is certainly not built to see the snow. For most of the year, the fortress can be a wreck of a deserted courtyard and broken walls; but during the three months when the snow is blocked, the Ice Peak Fortress must play a role - suppressing the erupting wandering souls."
Lord Snow Owl slowly climbed up the steps and said breathlessly. Seeing this, Feiqi hurried up, and without saying anything, he supported the old man and walked forward together.
Passing through the fourth floor where the platform is located, the steps leading to the top of the tower are crooked and mottled, and the soles leave clear marks on the dust. Obviously, few people pass by here, let alone take care of them.
Generally, the caster's tower will set the uppermost layer into an observatory, equipped with instruments to record the changes of stars. The Ice Peak Fortress is different, and the uppermost is a magic ritual room.
The center of the square room was drawn with sky blue lines. The double lightning cross of the Thunder Goddess suddenly occupied the core position, and the surroundings were surrounded by dense prayers and magic runes. Three smaller diamond arrays were outside, occupying one corner.
Four large locked stone boxes were piled up in the corner of the wall, and three dilapidated futons were filled with dust and stacked next to the boxes. Apart from these things, the highest floor was empty. There were no tables, chairs, cabinets, and statues, paintings, books and magical instruments, and these should be found in general rituals.
There were no windows on the top floor, and the light outside did not come in, only the light from the corridor below was illuminated. However, the old man seemed not to be affected and walked straight to the stone box, found the correct one from a bunch of keys on his waist, inserted it into the keyhole at one time, and opened the box.
"Lantern...the lantern is here, so the alchemy match should be next to it. OK, it's true here..." the old man murmured, taking out the needed things and handing them to Fitch.
It was a metal lantern. It was a metal lantern. The crystal light-transmitting part in the middle was green. The green looked like copper rust, but as soon as you touch it with your hand, you would know that it was just a very similar paint effect.
The handle at the top of the lamp is inlaid with a cat's eye-sized jadeite. When staring at it, it seems that it can suck people's eyes in. Feiqi was in a daze while checking it, and immediately did not dare to stare. At this time, he found that a circle of small words were written on the base of the lamp:
"I didn't work hard before my life, and I had nothing after my death."
This sentence is more fierce than "If you don't work hard when you are young, you will be sad when you are old."
The old man patted Feiqi on the shoulder, pointed to the diamond-shaped magic circle, and pointed to the cushion beside him. "Come on, take two cushions, and then sit in the small magic circle. The lantern is placed on the ground in front of you, but be between the circular magic circle and the diamond-shaped magic circle, don't make a mistake."
Feiqi did as he did. When the two of them sat cross-legged, the old man Kipling said, "This is the most important place in the Ice Peak Fortress: the meditation gate. The circular magic array on the ground is the 'gate', and the diamond-shaped magic array area where we sit is the 'meditation position'. When wandering souls appear in winter, by meditating here, the power of the goddess will open the 'gate', allowing the wandering souls to pass through and reduce their harm."
"Feich, if you want to spend this winter, you need to make both physical and mental preparations. Physical training Kelly will help you, hoping that you can complete it and then reach the level of enduring the enhanced ritual. However, mental preparation is also necessary. In addition to increasing your chances of passing the ritual, you can also experience the state of the wandering souls in advance and adapt to that kind of mental pressure."
"The meditation direction of divine art points to the sky - there is the goddess' realm. What I want to teach you is not the meditation method of divine art, but the meditation method of the Eagle School: it is centered on itself, expanding evenly in all directions, and maintaining a special focus."
The eagle soars in the sky and sees the earth. The eagle's eyes can not only control a large area, but also adjust the focus, enlarge and track specific prey. The meditation technique of the Eagle School is inspired by this, and it also has the ability to observe the whole region and focus lock. This is the basis of the entire martial arts system of the Eagle School and one of the mysteries that Giles can shoot accurately and distance.
"This is the meditation gate. Every winter, many wandering souls are saved here, so some of the energy of the wandering souls will always be left. When you use Hawkeye meditation, you can see these energy." Old man Kipling scratched a match, and with a flash of his finger, the fire flew into the lantern. The lantern emitted a faint green light, which was similar to a candle, but the whole lamp became very hot, which was definitely not comparable to a candle or an oil lamp.
"Due to limited energy, no one can maintain meditation all day long. Then sometimes, they will hit the invisible wandering souls wandering in the castle, which will be extremely uncomfortable, like... it is like being held by someone at the same time." The old man pointed to the lantern and said, "We will ignite some lanterns, like lighthouses, to attract and guide the lanterns, so that they can come to this meditation door and be saved as soon as possible. However, it can also gather the free lanterns energy to let you feel it in advance."
"You must remember the method of meditation, especially the part that retracts attention. Remember especially: If you can't bear it, then push the lantern into the central divine art array, and the wandering soul will not affect you."
Then, Lord Kipling Snow Owl handed Hawkeye meditation to Feich in advance. The reason for saying "early" is that this meditation was only given to formal members who completed the apprenticeship stage through training and rituals. Not including Giles and several other Eagle Pioneer Hunters who went out, currently only Old Kipling and Instructor Kelly can meditate in the castle.
Fitch recited the mantra over and over again, remembering the method firmly, including the precautions when using it. Old Man Kipling looked at his mouth to track the recitation, and would suddenly ask questions, listen to his answers, and judge his mastery. "Since you have not performed a ritual and your body has limited ability to withstand it, don't pursue the scope of observation of the senses. At this stage, you just need to feel the wandering souls around you and stare at the lantern in front of you."
"Sir Snow Owl, how far can this meditation technique be seen at most?"
"You can see the sun and stars in the sky without meditation - that's far enough, what else do you want?"
The old man was very satisfied with his jokes and was even more satisfied with Feiqi's learning attitude. The Eagle School's skills are easy to learn but difficult to master, but no matter how easy it is to learn, it takes at least three days to master meditation. Feiqi took it for a week and was not outstanding. However, considering that he also had to undergo physical training and did not experience the enhancement ritual, the speed was excellent.
To be on the safe side, the old man asked Feiqi to show the Hawkeye meditation several times in front of him. After confirming that he passed the qualification, he asked him to use the lantern to see the wandering soul. This matter can only be done by Feiqi himself. The breath of the strong man, including the old man, will destroy the residual energy of the wandering soul, and then the original intention will not be achieved.
Feiqi was very excited, excited that he could finally see ghosts! In fact, after seeing the demon, the ghost could no longer scare him, and all that was left was deep curiosity. He was curious about what the wandering soul would look like, what the pressure they often talked about, and whether the soul-harvesting dagger from the devil can have an effect on the wandering soul.
Yes, if the wandering soul can fill the vault of hell as a soul, he will never be polite.
Sitting cross-legged on the futon, preventing the slightest part of the body from leaving the protection of the diamond array, carefully igniting the lantern, and then Fitch entered meditation. He opened his eyes and meditated, and the green flame of the lantern shone in his brown eyes, jumping, dancing, and shining. Then, the green flame suddenly stopped moving.
Feiqi felt a hint of chill, just like someone secretly blew a breath behind his ear, a little itchy. After trembling, he "sees" the wandering souls gathered from behind.
The gray energy is like a faint mist, penetrates the ground and wall without any hindrance, turning from strands to bundles, and eventually forming a small ball. These energy gathered near the lantern, surrounding "no effort in life, nothing after death". This is basically the state of the weakest ability of the wandering soul, but only some remnants, which cannot even form a body, and will not attack actively. It can only release malicious intentions to the living creatures around it.
Living creatures will start to feel uncomfortable when they receive this malice. The pain will accumulate over time, causing disease and decay until death. The Ice Peak Fortress does not raise any animals, and will take all the horses away before the snow covers the mountain, just to prevent them from dying from wandering souls.
It is not winter now. The wandering souls that can gather with lanterns cannot kill people, and at most kill insects and kill mosquitoes, which is not enough to make Feiqi feel "pressure". So he kept meditating and patiently waited for the lanterns to gather the wandering energy. Half an hour, one hour, and three hours passed, Feiqi was almost unable to hold on to the meditation technique, and the wandering soul energy also gathered as large as the tent of two people, but the "pressure" still did not appear.
"There is still a big difference between the energy aggregate and the real wandering soul. The wandering soul can attack actively in a direction, while the aggregate can only spread evenly. Without focus, the power cannot be reflected. I should ask Lord Kipling in detail." Feiqi sighed and decided to stop meditation. However, before that, he summoned the soul harvest dagger and stabbed the wandering soul energy body.
The dagger emitted a red light slightly, and a warm feeling entered his body from the palm of his hand. "Can you do it!" Feiqi was happy for less than a second, and the circular magic array in the center of the room also lit up, and the lightning cross logo shone brightly.
Chapter completed!