"The blooddrop-like symbols, intertwined and covered with half of the moon-like markings, are somewhat like Latin distorted from previous lives, a rare type of writing that does not belong to humans, and the origin of this kind of writing dates back at least to the Fourth Age, or even the Third Age......"

Looking at the comparison table of ancient and modern characters in the book, Hodge recalled in his mind the content of the text symbols that he intended to delve into.

"Symbols, signs, although I still don't understand the meaning of what they represent, but I seem to have found a clue......"

"The mottled gate corresponding to the blood cup, the special text on it, is actually from the blood clan?"

Hodge pointed to the mutilated Bloodline script and compared it with the words in his mind, and found a lot of similarities.

Because the book is too old and incomplete, much of the content is only a few words, and it is difficult to analyze it in paragraphs, and Hodge can only vaguely find the correct meaning of a few words, which is contrasted with the distorted text on the mottled door.

"Blood...... Relic? ”

"Honorable...... King? ”

Hodge muttered a few words and closed the book again, letting out a long sigh of relief.

Hodge gathered his thoughts, thought about it, put the books in his hand back on the shelves, and strode out of the magical enchantment without hesitation, through the steps, back to the library.

At this moment, the door of the library was suddenly opened.

A black figure wearing a silver beak-headed mask walked in.

Hodge glanced at the visitor, ignored it, went back to the desk and sat down, picked up the pen and began to write the text, and began to summarize.

Will stared at Hodge in some surprise for a moment, and after noticing anything unusual, he stood silently aside, blending with the shadows, silent.

Brush brush brush.

In the library, the sound of a Hodge pen sliding on paper is constantly echoing.

Hodge's font is extremely sloppy, mixed with Salom's common script, Raymond's script, and even some Chinese and English, mixed with each other to form a special ciphertext that only Hodge himself can decipher.

"This time I entered the secret door, and I had three gains."

"First, I have a preliminary understanding of the occult, understand the connection between the level and the knowledge learned, and learn the knowledge beyond the level, which may produce mutation and pollution, and formulate the rules for the use of the special seal of the blood cup."

"Second, initially abandon the investigation of obviously high-level things such as mottled doors, dark spaces, silver and white keys, blood cups, etc., curiosity will become the trigger of death, and within the scope of ability, tentative attempts can be made."

"Three, the blood cup corresponds to the text on the gate, representing the blood clan, there is a certain possibility, the blood cup may be the treasure of the blood clan...... Well, this is doubtful for the time being, and it can be used as a direction for the next investigation. ”

At the end of the paper, Hodge added another sentence in Chinese - curiosity kills cats.

After writing this, Hodge's nervous mood eased a lot, he read it several times, then folded the paper, silently approached the magic lamp, let the magic lamp faint, lit the paper, and threw it into the brazier.

After doing this, Hodge looked at the paper that was constantly burning and gradually turning into ashes, and asked casually; "What's the matter?"

"Back to the young master, the Marquis knows that you have entered the secret door, and he said that there are some books that are not suitable for you to read now, so let me stop you." Will, who was dressed as a bird-beaked doctor, still replied that it was so unpleasant.

"Then why don't you stop me?"

Hodge looked at Will who was emerging from the shadows, and asked in an indifferent tone.

"Master Hui, there is no abnormality in you, except for some changes in emotional ups and downs, everything is normal and does not need to be stopped." Will's slightly hoarse voice rang out in the room.

"Where's Father?" Hodge asked, standing up.

"Back to the young master, in the small living room on the left on the first floor." Will replied.

"Hmm."

Hodge hummed and strode out of the library and toward the first floor.

Will silently followed behind Hodge, landing silently like a ghost.

Moments later, Hodge met his father, Marquis Bach, in the small parlor.

"Is there a catch?" Marquis Bach first observed Hodge's state, and then asked in a soft tone.

"Yes, the harvest is not small." Hodge didn't hide it, and said directly: "That book "The Occult and Niche Language" helped me a lot. ”

"Oh, that's ......" Marquis Bach understood, nodded, and said, "How many have you read?" ”

"Just read the first one, give up stupid curiosity." Hodge had a wry smile on his face and complained, "Father, you're too bad to deliberately put this kind of book in the most conspicuous position. ”

"So, after you read this, you left the secret door room?" Marquis Bach said as he turned his gaze to Will.

Will behind Hodge nodded slightly and responded.

"I wanted to continue, but after thinking about it, I gave up my stupid curiosity." Hodge used the contents of the book to answer.

"Knowing how to advance and retreat, not bad." The Marquis of Bach bowed slightly, and praised Hodge's move to stop reading: "That book, it is indeed I who stayed to mention you, and I originally planned to let you become a sequence 9, and then take you to read and study together." ”

"But now that you've seen it, it doesn't matter."

"Hodge, you have to remember, don't spy on knowledge beyond your own level, don't listen to whispers beyond your own level, don't look at the shadows of this world that don't exist."

"I've seen too many people who died tragically because of curiosity, and I've seen a lot of people who became crazy because they listened to strange whispers, and many of the folklore in that book are not fictional, they basically have corresponding historical records, but have been erased."

The Marquis of Bach said this lightly.

Hodge only felt that his scalp was numb, and that strange feeling came to his heart again, and he was extremely glad that he had stopped reading in time, and stopped continuing to delve into the meaning of the mottled gate symbols and marks.

Although Hodge doesn't know what those things represent for a while?

But the level of these things is obviously higher than that of the middle sequence, at least the power of the sage level.

With the level that you haven't yet sequenced 9, to spy on the secrets of the Sage level?

Hodge only felt like he was dying!

Fortunately, because of this book, he stopped his act of death in time.

Otherwise, it is possible for any kind of abnormality to occur, and it may even affect the innocent, affecting the parents and the entire castle.

"Yes, father, I see." Hodge nodded seriously and said, "Until I am promoted to Sequence 9, I will not go to the secret door room again." ”

"When I have enough power, I'll keep learning."

"Well, it's good that you understand." The Marquis of Bach nodded slightly, glanced at the time on the wall clock, and said softly: "Let's go, your mother is back, let's go meet her." ”

"Okay."

Hodge unconsciously tensed, and he knew very well that he was finally coming to the second step of the plan.

That is, from the mouth of her mother, Mrs. Belle, to find out what she saw and heard about this gathering of Her Royal Highness.

Especially in matters that may implicate the Marquis's mansion......