Richard was very interested in "mind magic" from the bottom of his heart.

After all, the field is destined to involve some of the great problems of the century in psychology and cognitive science, and he feels that the perception of the spiritual world by the extraordinary, and indeed by the people of this world, is also related to this.

"Imprison souls?" Richard thought to himself, "What the hell could that be?" ”

Of course, Joan was not joking, and judging from the tone of the female knight, she did not feel anything wrong with this statement, which showed that the "Inquisition" directly under the Great Holy Temple did blatantly master the technology in this regard.

The mastery and exploration of the soul undoubtedly belong to the "crown" or "gold" of the spiritual realm, and in Rasputin's cognition, it is only in some "forbidden creations" that the attribute of direct interference can be seen

According to the most mainstream theory of "hierarchical mental structure" in the occult world, wizards believe that although the "soul" of human beings is integrated with "consciousness" and is in harmony with the most perfect mechanical creation, it is located at a deeper level than the "mind".

Ordinary psychic magic can also affect the soul, but this "influence" is only through indirect interference at the mental level, and it is not at all the same concept as grasping directly from the soul level.

Engaging in research in related fields is considered "taboo", in other words, it is a move that only dark wizards do.

Such dark wizards are known as the "Necromantic School", just as the Plague Realm is a derivative of the Life Realm, and the Cursed School was once affiliated with the School of Spells, which is an early branch of the School of Mind.

It's just that the influence of this school disappeared after a relatively period of time, and the related lineage has not been passed down to this day, so it is not counted among the nine major realms by the mainstream wizarding world.

Regardless of whether the "dark shadow" could really be called the "soul" of a person, Richard did succeed in preventing the "preacher" from escaping from consciousness.

Because

"You'll regret it!"

The silhouette of a dark shadow in the air shifts and distorts.

At first, it was inconspicuous, as indistinct as evaporated water vapor, and then it barely coalesced into a resentful human face, which opened its mouth and roared at the black-robed wizard.

The roar was piercing and sharp, echoing in Richard's ears.

However, if it were not for the Extraordinary One, I am afraid that this voice would not be heard, because it is transmitted through the flow of information within the spirit realm.

Folk rumors have been around for a long time, saying that only shamans can see people's "souls", which may not be groundless, as long as the "afterlife" in ordinary people's mouths is replaced with a "virtual world".

"Rasputchinovich! You made a stupid decision! You will soon learn that offending an apostle of the Cross! What happens if you offend the preacher? ”

The illusory face continued to scream.

This scene couldn't help but make Richard frown.

It wasn't that McQueen Mathers's threats made him feel jealous, but in Richard's view, the other party was just incompetent and furious, and no matter what the "preacher" said at this time, Richard would take it as a deaf ear, it was just the barking of a lost dog.

It's just that this black shadow that has escaped from Mr. Mayor's body has such a performance, it is almost like a ghost that can possess a human body in a "real" fantasy world, but it is this that makes Richard feel strange.

Fortunately, at least it is not a scene that happens in reality, but a reflection of the situation in the "spiritual world".

And when Joan Borgia took out the box and opened it, an invisible and huge gravitational force appeared out of thin air, like a whirlpool on the surface of the sea, or a tornado under the surface of the water, gradually sucking the floating black shadow into it.

The face gradually became narrow, and the roar and shrill shouts full of anger faded away, as if they were locked in a cage made of glass, a little bit muffled by noise, a little distorted

"This is a Dead Soul Box?! Why would your servant hold such a thing? Isn't that right? ”

The last shred of sound that came out of the box were the words of the "preacher" who was shocked, angry, and confused.

But before this guy could finish his words, he saw the light on the surface of the box flash away, and the voice of McQueen's "soul", and even all traces of existence in this world, were completely isolated in this small space.

"Oh, it looks done."

Joan Borgia shook the box in his hand with a relaxed expression, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"It's more convenient than I thought it would be."

"You've used it before?"

"yes. The guy who was locked up just now already said it, right? This thing is called the Dead Soul Box, and it was originally a forbidden creation that circulated in the dark wizard world. Later"

The female knight shook the Death Box back and forth like a Rubik's cube.

"Your Lord, you may have heard that the last recorded school of necromancy in history to date was encircled and suppressed by the Holy See Crusaders. Then the box fell into the hands of the Inquisition. ”

"Then why is it in your hands now? I think you should be the head of the Internal Affairs Bureau, I think. ”

"It's just a copy, not the real thing. The real Dead Soul Box is probably still hidden under the ground of the Great Holy Shrine. ”

Joan smiled.

"As for how it got here, of course I snatched it from those guys."

The tone of the knight was rather strange when talking about the Inquisition, not only with the slightest kindness, but with malice, even calling them "crazy", not at all like talking about her former colleagues, and feeling closer to her father, the pope of the present-day Maya.

The Dead Soul Box is another new forbidden creation. And from the origin to the current situation, is it very similar to the Red Death in Richard's hands?

"What do you think, Miss Real Name?"

Richard was unfazed on the surface, but in fact he was very curious.

Although he knew that Miss Real Name might not know about this, after all, according to herself, the knowledge possessed by Super would be limited to the "common sense" of human society that could be learned by the human government in news reports

And the precious knowledge that once belonged to the scientific community of mankind, but now seems extremely distant, has long been lost in 10,000 years.

Perhaps, getting hold of all the "spiritual libraries" that are "floating" around the world may be enough to recover a little bit of the outline of the civilization system and knowledge paradigm possessed by ancient humans, right? But it's not possible.

But unexpectedly, the girl demon god, who has always had a scarce expression, revealed a complex demeanor that Richard found incomprehensible for the first time

She looked at herself and asked the young man softly.

"Sir, are you really not impressed by this?"