Chapter 15: The Power of Time and Space Beacon called Corruption
When Oscidor gave Shire clues, he only asked Shire for fifty dollars. At that time, Shire didn't know the society's attitude towards black magic, so he didn't know whether the price was appropriate.
But now he knew that Oscido must not be completely sure. If the other party bought these materials, he would definitely be used to arrange the ritual of black magic, otherwise this clue would not be fifty yuan, and he would not even have his share.
Steam Daily has so many more influential journalists than him, why does his destiny favor him?
Is it because he traveled through time?
Obviously not!
The editor-in-chief may all know that this so-called clue may not be really a black magic ceremony. Osido himself was not sure, and others were unwilling to go, so he simply handed it over to Charles.
Thinking of this way, it seems that you can figure out why such a "good opportunity" will fall into Charles' hands.
If it is really a black magic, the manuscript will eventually be handed over to the editor-in-chief. After a little pressure, Shire will not be able to post it after being fired. The credit is his own.
If it weren't for the black magic, he not only saved his kung fu, but also saved money from buying leads.
Charles took out a kickstick from the corner of the table near the wall and stuck it to Osido's chin. "Make a hole here, no matter what you do in the future, saliva will flow out of this hole. You will never be able to live without the wet handkerchief, so that you will remember this lesson..."
As he said that, Charles was about to rush into it. Osido was frightened and said, "I admit that I was wrong. I lied to you. What do you want?" He struggled hard, Charles held the kicker and put it on his head again.
This completely made Osido honest, and he moaned, "I was really wrong. Give me a chance to pay for the mistakes I made, please!"
Charles looked at him and slowly let go of his hand, "This is what you said!"
He nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I was wrong, I want to atone for my sins!"
Osido was finally able to stand up. He rubbed his head and neck. His eyes at Charles had changed from before. "You are more like a bastard than those bastards on the streets outside. I've fallen this time, what do you want?"
"I must first say that something too expensive is impossible. I would rather you kill me..."
Charles took out a note from his arms and handed it over.
The small boss raised his eyebrows and whistled, "Corrosion...", and he returned the note to Charles, "I will give you three at most, each one is worth at least 100 yuan on the market..."
Shire frowned, "Do you know the corruption?" He felt that he might have had some wrong understanding of certain problems. If even the owner of an antique shop knew about the corruption, then this thing...
The small boss was busy at the counter and answered. His attitude was much better than before. It was obvious that even if he was not particularly afraid of Charles, he treated him as an equal role.
"I have corrupt items here. To be honest, this thing has become a new way of gambling in some less open places..."
With the introduction of the small boss, Charles gradually learned that because corruption does not require sacrifice of life, nor even the need for things like ram blood, the Inquisition did not regard corruption as a taboo force.
According to the mystical scholars, the so-called corruption is to establish a temporary space-time path and then expose it to multiple dimensions.
This process is very short. If the Tao mark itself can attract the attention of some unknown great powers, or even investigate this Tao mark, then the items used as Tao mark will be corrupted by the great mysterious powers from multiple dimensions and have some magical powers.
But this kind of ritual is no different from gambling. The process of the ritual is not complicated and there are no special changes. It is so simple that it is like the action of opening a window and opening a door. No matter how the process is added or reduced, there will be no other changes.
As early as when the corruption technique first appeared, the chances of objects being corrupted were very high. Perhaps the great beings felt curious about it, but as more and more corruption techniques were carried out at the same time, few great powers would pay attention to it now.
In addition, the breath of other dimensions of great existences that have been left on various corrupt objects that already exist in this world is even more unwilling to pay attention to this - to avoid disputes.
As he said that, Osido made a thumb-sized piece of it from somewhere, and a small sign similar to patina and was thrown on the table, "Look, this thing only costs two hundred yuan..."
Shire's eyes were immediately attracted by the small sign. The moment he held the sign in his hand, something he could not describe gave him a reminder in his mind.
"A small broken wooden sign that cannot bear the arrival of great will has corrupted. When you hold it, the recovery speed of physical strength will increase when you rest..."
Osido suddenly said, "It's better to just use this brand to offset those materials than to corrupt yourself, what do you think?"
"Listen to me, you must have made a profit in this deal. It's not that I don't like you. You may not be able to get anything valuable if you corrupt three times, but no matter what, this thing can be sold for two hundred in my place..."
Charles looked at him, and the two looked at each other for a while. Osido raised his hands and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, I understand..." After that, he lowered his head and went to work.
About seven or eight minutes later, he carried a bag on the counter, "There are nine kinds of materials in total. Do I have three of the array plates I have drawn here? Each one only costs twenty yuan, and three are worth fifty..."
Finally, Mr. Osido, the owner of the antique shop, gave Charles three already drawn array plates for free. Charles felt a little annoying when he left the antique shop. He thought it was a terrible ceremony that was unknown and terrible, and that being caught would be thrust.
I didn’t expect that it was not only not special, but it even began to be “industrialized”!
When Shire remembered the drawn array disks and the places marked on them, it hurt even more.
It was still early when he got home. Before Xiali had finished school, Xiali sat in his bedroom, placed the array plate on the ground, and dispose of the materials according to the instructions above. Then he needed an item to be used as a "tradition mark".
While chatting with the kind antique shop owner Mr. Osido, he said that people now like to use pagoda signs as road signs.
This thing is not only hard and moisture-proof, but more importantly, it is very cheap.
However, Charles didn't like this kind of thing, so he spent ten dollars to buy a silver ring that didn't look like silver from the kind-hearted antique shop owner Mr. Osido.
Chapter completed!