Eight hundred and seventieth chapters Tarot divination
Of course, Salomon would not throw Sherlock Holmes into the portal without saying a word. This would not only be rude but also appear to have no confidence. It was different from the time when he conquered the Malick family.
The faith of the Order of the Snake is easy to accept the powerful power of the supernatural, but Holmes is the kind of guy Salomon admires most who thinks with reason and science, and the mystic really doesn't want him to be disgusted with magic because of his crude display methods.
In his opinion, Sherlock Holmes is more suitable for the position of Supreme Mage than Steve Strange. Putting these two people together to compete can really add to the difficulties of Emperor Weishan, which is something that both the Supreme Master and Salomon are happy to do.
things seen.
He caught a glimpse of the spine of the book lying on the fireplace in the drawing room and knew at once that Sherlock Holmes had done research on medieval magical legends and had consulted a professor of history at Cambridge University who studied the history of medieval magic.
The reason why he knows so much in detail is because he once had a conversation with the professor on the history of Latin alchemy in the Middle Ages. Sherlock Holmes believed that he had completed the "disenchantment" of magic with his short research and eliminated it.
Superstition and fear should be viewed from a rational perspective - however, Salomon knows that many of the magic texts circulating in the world are either lies or nonsense, and many magicians who claim to have completed a certain research are actually just charlatans.
.Although it is not ruled out that some people really practice magic through rituals and training (refining life and ether, as discussed in the previous chapters of this book), there are very few people who can obtain this knowledge. Sherlock Holmes is based on the book
The information in the museum cannot glimpse the tip of the iceberg of magical art.
"Let's play a game, Sherlock Holmes." Salomon lay back and leaned on the back of the soft chair very relaxedly. "We will solve the mystery of the resurrection of the dead in this room, just with the help of our hands.
A little clue." His hands formed a spire in front of him, and his fingertips were almost touching his lips. His sense of presence was so strong that when he frowned, the atmosphere in the living room became very solemn. Salomon told China
The student said, "I know Mrs. Hudson has a collection of tarot cards. Please lend it to me."
"Do you want to find out the truth through divination?" Watson glanced at his cohabitant standing by the window, as if he was afraid that Salomon's words would make Holmes angry. "Or do you want to hold a seance?"
"Although the essence of prophecy and reasoning is the same, I still want to show the power of magic." Salomon said, "I can get the answer without asking the ghost. What's more, the words from the ghost's mouth are still
It’s better not to believe.”
"I don't believe in luck." Sherlock Holmes asked expressionlessly, "Do you think a few cards drawn based on probability can replace thinking?"
"Your reasoning is based on a huge amount of information, Sherlock Holmes. The same is true for prophecy. Even the ability of prophecy to obtain information is far beyond the limit of what the human brain can bear. Only spellcasters who are proficient in prophecy practice can
Screen out the key clues from the complicated information and make your own judgment. The most powerful prophet is equivalent to Laplace's demon, which is something even you can't do." The mystic said softly, "If I first
If you deduce the truth, you have to go skydiving, otherwise I won't bother you anymore."
Sherlock Holmes stared into Salomon's eyes for a long time. "Watson, ask Mrs. Hudson to make a pot of tea." After a while, he seemed to give up the intention of exploring Salomon's thoughts, "But there is no need to twist it."
Odd, I don't think this guest will stay here long."
While waiting for Watson to get the tarot cards, Salomon downloaded Google's stargazing app on his mobile phone and showed it to Sherlock Holmes. "The interpretation of the Major Arcana requires astrology and modern technology.
It can save us the step of observation." He said, "Do you think that astrology must use brass astronomical objects, telescopes and water basins? Thank you, Watson, why don't you turn over the first card?
I suggest you construct the deck according to my instructions. I will not touch this set of tarot cards at all to avoid suspicion of cheating. The first card will be used to predict whether I can win this reasoning competition."
Watson raised his eyebrows in surprise. After Holmes nodded slightly, he hesitantly opened the top card of the tarot card pile on the low table. "The upright ace of swords represents victory and power.
.You can shuffle the cards, Watson." Salomon laughed, "Follow my steps and think about the questions I raised, and you will get the answers. First of all, whether our Mr. Criminal is still alive and his condition
How about it? After thinking about it, please turn over three cards and place them in the upper left corner."
"Death reversed. Wheel of Fortune reversed. The Hermit reversed." Watson couldn't help but gasped. The 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana cards in this set of tarot cards were completely mixed together.
In the group, the probability of drawing three reversed Major Arcana cards is about 0.641%~0.649%, and the probability of drawing three reversed Major Arcana cards in a row is astonishingly low.
"It seems that our Mr. Criminal escaped death and went into hiding, carefully concealing his tracks, and fell into anxiety due to the loss of power and social connections." Salomon checked the positions of Scorpio, Virgo and Jupiter.
He came to a conclusion. He said, "Perhaps you have discovered that the Tarot cards do not indicate that the criminal has lost his money. In other words, even when the account is frozen and monitored, our Mr. criminal still has his own money."
secret account."
"That is not surprising," said Sherlock Holmes. "It would have occurred to the dullest policeman at Scotland Yard."
"Then please turn over three more cards and think about the criminal's property problem. The Four of Wands is in the upright position, which proves that the criminal has no property problems and has a large amount of money at his disposal. The reverse is the Seven of Cups, reversed
The Eight of Cups indicates that the criminal may have no choice but to use this secret account, and this has brought him great uneasiness. This shows that this secret account does not belong to him, or it is the funds for some kind of behind-the-scenes transaction."
Sherlock Holmes suddenly felt that his nose was itchy. Mycroft Holmes told him that the reason why the criminal was able to escape death in this way was because of the black gold transaction. Someone needs him alive instead of like Epstein.
He died in prison because he had some top-secret information that even MI6 didn't know.
There is a person or organization who wants this information.
"Please think about whether the criminal himself received help from others, and what price he paid for the help. The same three cards, the same way of placement." John Watson felt that the air in the living room was getting colder and colder, and he was in a daze.
He found that he didn't hear any sound outside the window. This strange situation made him couldn't help but hold the tarot cards in his hand tightly. Just when he wanted to stand up, Salomon held his shoulders in time.
, and then he noticed that the hot breath he exhaled was forming a white mist.
He couldn't help but shiver. He gritted his teeth and asked, "What kind of trick is this!"
"Don't be nervous, Watson, this is just a warm-up exercise, not the focus of us solving the truth of the case." Salomon said softly, "This is to help you put your mind on the Tarot cards. As a novice, you must be familiar with this kind of exercise."
It feels like I don’t want you to make mistakes due to lack of concentration when it comes to divination on key issues. Sit down, turn over three cards, and then we can officially start.”