"Interesting tricks?"

Klein asked curiously.

Old Neil smiled and said:

"I'm going to go through the arsenal of weapons, materials and documents, you use two cups on the table to make two cups of coffee, put bad things in one of the cups, what is it, you can make your own ideas, use your imagination, the only requirement is that you can't waste too much coffee powder, which I grind by myself with coffee beans that are special products of the plateau!"

"Okay. Crane didn't quite understand what old Neil wanted to do, but he happily agreed.

Watching the other party take out the copper key and open the iron door of the arsenal, hearing the sound of long footsteps echoing inside, he slowly set the cup and confirmed that there was hot water in the pot.

Removing the lid of the silver-encrusted tin can, Klein used a metallic spoon to shake a spoonful of fragrant ground coffee into each of the two cups, then poured hot water and stirred it well.

- As a time-traveler in the era of abundant materials, he is no stranger to coffee.

With all this done, Crane thought for a moment, sat down, crossed his right leg, and twisted a little of the dirt from the soles of his boots with his hands, and put them in the cup on the left.

Then, he carefully stirred it again until there was almost no difference between the two cups of coffee in terms of appearance, color, and aroma.

After a few minutes, Old Neil walked out of the arsenal with a keychain and slammed the iron door shut.

"That's it. His slightly cloudy dark red eyes rolled to look at Crane across the table.

"Alright. Crane replied with a nod.

Old Neil laughed, untied the silver chain around his wrist, and sat down.

His expression quickly became calm, and he held the chain out in his left hand, so that the silver chain hung vertically over the coffee cup on his right, the pure white crystal almost stained with liquid.

In a moment of relaxing tranquility, the white crystal inexplicably swayed slightly, and the silver chain made a small counterclockwise movement.

"This cup is a cup that lets go of bad things. Old Neil said in the affirmative.

Without waiting for Klein to confirm, he put away the silver chain, picked up the cup of coffee next to him and took a sip:

"Do you like bitter coffee? I'm used to a spoonful of sugar and a spoonful of milk. ”

Crane didn't answer, and asked with interest:

"Your divination results are accurate, do you rely on that white crystal?

This is the pendulum method in divination, also known as the spiritual pendulum method, relying on the connection between the star spirit body and the spirit world and the starry sky, with the help of some natural materials and spiritual communication, such as crystals, gems and special metals, to divinate the quality of things...... Let's go back to the two cups of coffee, counterclockwise is bad, clockwise is good, and not moving is neither good nor bad. You can also write down the event on paper, note that it's the event, not the problem. Old Neil put down the coffee cup in his hand and explained in detail.

Klein said as if thinking:

"That is, don't use questioning statements?"

"Yes, you can't use 'who wants to be my fiancée', you have to use 'who wants to be my fiancée', write it on a piece of paper, lay it flat on the table, and then hold the swing chain with your non-dominant hand, note that it is not your dominant hand. Old Neil laughed and said, "At this time, straighten your arms, adjust the length of the pendulum chain, so that the crystal hangs just above the paper, and almost touch the event we are writing, then close your eyes, and recite the words in your heart seven times, and when you finish the silent recitation, open your eyes to see if the pendulum is turning, and if not, close it again, and repeat the previous process until there is a swing." ”

Klein nodded slightly:

"Counterclockwise 'no', clockwise 'yes'?"

It can also be interpreted as not going well and going well. Old Neil corrected himself and taught Klein the other uses and details of pendulum divination.

Klein thought about it a few times and found that this is a very practical divination technique, such as being able to use it to quickly confirm whether food is poisonous when you go to an unfamiliar environment, and you don't need to "point" "field biology" and other skills.

Of course, this form of divination is too simple, and there are only two or three answers to get that cannot be explored and interpreted in depth, such as some things that are harmful to themselves, but after a certain treatment, they can become very beneficial, such as some ingredients, which are indeed harmful to the human body, but not serious, in the case of dying of starvation, there is not much problem with eating, which cannot be judged by the spirit pendulum method.

"I'll need to save up for crystal or sterling silver as soon as possible to make a pendulum......," Crane sighed.

Old Neil looked at him in surprise:

"You can apply directly, this belongs to the extraordinary, especially the standard equipment of our more auxiliary type of extraordinary, and there is a citrine and a sterling silver pendulum in the arsenal. ”

"But I'm not a full-fledged member of the team yet......" Crane thumped, hesitating slightly.

Old Neil chuckled:

"For the extraordinary, whether they are full members or not, since they do not increase their salaries, they must be given certain convenience from other aspects. ”

"It might be more appropriate to use 'welfare', I'll apply to the captain later!" Klein secretly clenched his fist and made a decision.

If you don't give it a try, how can you know if the captain agrees?

"Okay. Old Neil smiled and said, "We started the formal 'occult course', one of the foundations of which is called 'symbolism', do you know what 'symbol' is?"

Crane recalled the words he had heard before and what he had seen and heard in the spirit world, above the gray mist, and said thoughtfully:

"Whether it is the spiritual world, or the illusory starry sky, and those unknown realms, they are all outside of our sensory world, and we cannot accurately describe the information obtained by the ears, noses, and eyes, but only the indescribable intuitive revelations and experiences, which are manifested as abstract symbols and graphic symbols, which represent different things with different meanings. ”

"It's accurate, and it deserves to be a 'soothsayer'. Old Neil nodded solemnly, "Only by mastering the ability to interpret symbols can we truly enter the door of the occult, well, the patterns on the tarot cards, every element on the patterns, is a symbol, a symbol that is artificially prescribed, to help us understand and interpret the original 'revelation'." ”

He pulled out a piece of paper, picked up the pen next to him, and drew a short arc.

Immediately after, he added a few vertical lines below the arc, looked up at Klein and said:

"Do you know what this symbol represents?"

Klein looked and looked at it for a moment before he hesitated and said:

"Eyelashes?"

"......" Old Neil spat out, "this is the symbol of the harvest constellation, this is the thundering constellation, this is the ...... of the hoarfrost constellation"

He casually drew several more symbols.

While remembering, Klein couldn't help but speak:

"The names of these constellations, really, really very rustic, yes, rustic!"

Good country, good primitive......

Old Neil smiled and said:

At the beginning, Russell the Great thought the same, he had always planned to change the name of the constellations to Virgo, Cancer, Scorpio, but unfortunately, he still could not resist the power of tradition, at least the ancient names of these constellations and the dates they represent can guide the cultivation and the harvest. ”

"I have to say that Russell the Great was a man with ideas. Klein didn't know how to complain.

Well, Russell the Great was supposed to be a decent man during his lifetime......

Old Neil could not understand Klein's humor, and continued to explain the basic symbols, such as the various constellations, such as the sun, red moon, brown star, red star, and blue star.

When he talked about this, he interspersed with teaching the drawing method and precautions of the divination astrolabe, the production of the crystal ball, the selection of materials, and the incantation, and Crane almost dizzy.

If he hadn't discovered that the "soothsayer" potion had a small boost to his memory, he would have stopped old Neil a long time ago to facilitate his own digestion.

"That's all for today's 'Occult Lesson', you can think for yourself, and if you have any questions, you can come to me. Old Neil took out a golden pocket watch and snapped it open and looked at it, "Don't forget to read the historical materials I have prepared for you, and frankly, I am terrified when I see them." ”

"Okay. Klein took the signed drafts of old Neil's writing, and went through the mysteries he had learned today, so as not to be noticeably forgotten.

Old Neil took another sip of his rebrewed coffee and said:

"It's not enough to memorize, you have to use it often, so that you can turn knowledge into your instinct, and meditation must also be done every day, only by practicing and using it more, can you really master the power of potions, dig out its hidden mysteries, and eliminate bad influences. ”

At the mention of this, Klein remembered the play, remembered the divination club, and said tentatively:

"My potion ability is related to divination, and it is not enough to practice it by one person, I have to contact a large number of people and give them divination separately in order to master it as soon as possible. I'm going to join the 'Divination Club', the one on Mansions Street in the North End, and become a real 'Fortune Teller' when I have some extra money. ”

This matter will definitely not be hidden from the night watchers in the future, so it is better to foreshadow it in advance.

"Your thoughts are very similar to that of Dali, who has always said that she wants to be a real 'psychic'. Old Neil shook his head and laughed, "But why wait until you have extra money? you can write a request to Dunn and ask him to approve the fee!"

"Organizations like the 'Divination Club' may have members of cults and evil organizations, and you, as a civilian member of the Night Watch Squad, a standard extraordinary, join them and conduct convenient monitoring, which is a necessity of work! ”

And this kind of operation? Looking at Old Neil's serious expression, Crane was simply stunned.

This is an open and honest reason to reimburse expenses for one's own private affairs!

I simply don't know anything about anything like that......

I'm really just a keyboard powerhouse......

"You want to do this with your own money?" said Old Neil, smiling.

Klein immediately shook his head and replied in a firm tone:

"I'll report to the captain later!"

Old Neil bowed his head in satisfaction, looked at the cup of coffee that had not yet been poured out, and said with something bad:

"What exactly did you put in there?"

Klein smiled embarrassedly:

"It's just, just a little bit of sludge on the soles of your boots, and it's about the same color as your coffee powder, about the same. ”

Old Neil was stunned for a moment, and suddenly put his hand to his mouth, and roared in a low voice:

"Don't take it and throw it away yet!"