Chapter 6 The Passion of the Fiery Lady
May 13, 1399, 21:10.
The silver moon has risen and complements the red moon.
Three speeding carriages broke out of the thick smoke and fog in the gray fog area and merged into the dwindling traffic on the Rhine Avenue.
The team from the Hall of Order has set off, targeting the Randall Mansion located on Affin Lane in Iris District.
Lynch sat opposite Officer Angel in the police carriage, holding a red ring box in his hand and stroking the surface of the ring, feeling a slight burning sensation on his fingertips.
[Listen deeply to the mysterious memories, and your spirit will be impacted, awakener. 】
Will it be serious?
【Your will is strong, this memory will not have irreversible effects. 】
I understand, come on.
It's not Lynch's reckless risk-taking, but it's that he has no choice.
Lin Qi knows that he is just an ordinary person now. Apart from the voices in his head, he has no ability to resist the mystery. Although he accepted the invitation of the police officer, he did not like to leave his fate to others to decide.
From Granville's records, he deduced that this thing was a strange thing that ordinary people could use. In the current situation, it was a straw to grasp when drowning.
With a weapon, even if it is a useless rare item, I feel confident.
So when he heard that the price was not too serious, he immediately chose to accept it.
He gritted his teeth and held his breath.
The next moment, countless messy lights and shadows appeared in my mind, and extremely strange whispers sounded in my ears.
That is the feeling of countless distorted light and shadow fragments overlapping together and flooding into the brain at the same time.
For a moment, his mind was filled with blazing flames, burning human figures, screams of terror, and roars of despair.
Fear gripped his heart instantly, just for a second, and the shirt on his back was already wet with sweat.
The fear became stronger and stronger. Fortunately, the female voice soon sounded again. The gentle and soothing voice easily dispelled the fear that occupied my heart.
[The passion of the fiery lady burns the soul and turns into flame. Containment method, no wearer. 】
Lynch smiled stiffly at Officer Natalie opposite, feeling relieved: Will his soul be burned if he takes it with him? And then he becomes as angry as the person in the picture?
【Yes, the Awakener. 】
Will the person you bring with you die?
【If worn for a long time, yes. 】
Thanks.
Lynch retracted his finger and looked up to see Officer Angel opposite, staring at him with squinted eyes.
“I really want to test whether I am keen on inspiration? What will be the result?”
Lin Qi just smiled.
"I admit that your will to survive and your ability to analyze are worthy of admiration, but your keenness of inspiration is determined at birth. You can't possibly tell me that you are the same. The proportion of such people is less than one in ten thousand. If you can't do it, you can't do it. It’s normal to have no feeling.”
“I’m just curious about seeing a strange thing for the first time.”
The police officer glared at him. Said: "My inspiration is very low and I can't see it."
Lynch nodded and handed the ring box to her with the ring open, and the police officer also took it.
At the moment of contact, the police officer suddenly stopped and glared at him with a fierce look, but still took away the ring box.
Huh? What's wrong? No, a ring? Miss? What am I doing?
Lin Qi felt that his face was a little hot, and he coughed twice and said: "Isn't this a dangerous rare thing? The police should confiscate it."
The police officer snorted viciously and looked carefully. , covered it and threw it back.
“Terror-level strange objects, and they are contained, are extremely low-risk, and are not prohibited from being owned by the public, but if they get out of control, they will be responsible for the consequences.”
"So?"
"You keep it first, and then decide after the incident is over." The lady sighed, looked away and explained, "Although I don't know what effect it has, since Granville carries it with him , and is ready for use, indicating that storage and temporary use will not pose a fatal threat to the holder, so you should keep it first, and then consider whether to take it with you if your life is in danger. In addition, Levi may have a chance to save his life. Mr. Husband, have you considered something?”
“Huh?”
"What if the incident is over and you really survive." The police officer said with a bit of schadenfreude, "You will definitely not get your six pounds back, and you will not be able to get the commission money again, and I will not be able to see it. I'm looking for money from Randall's house. How can you live on three and a half shillings?"
Lin Qi opened his mouth and suddenly felt that the world was full of dark malice. "This thing is allowed to be held by ordinary people. If it is determined later that it has nothing to do with the incident, I will introduce you to a shop that sells rare items. You can sell it and take the money to live a good life away from the mysterious world. This is The happiest ending.”
"Is there such a store?"
"Well, it just needs introduction from people in the mysterious world, otherwise this kind of business will not be open to ordinary people. Remember to go to that store, I don't want strange items to flow in "In the hands of someone with an evil heart."
"I understand." Finally having some strength to protect himself, Lin Qi clutched the ring box tightly: "I will keep it, but, fear level?" Containment state? ”
Officer Natalie pondered for a moment and whispered: "In Rand, not only rare objects, but all mysteries are unified and divided into five levels according to their harmfulness, destructive power, duration, and impact on public perception. The fear level , destructive level, catastrophic level, destruction level, advent level, some countries also use e to a to grade these contents, but ordinary civilians are not prohibited from understanding them."
"Terror level. Most of them are mysteries that will not get out of control even if they are known by ordinary people, and are spread as horror stories among the people. Even if they get out of control, they will only cause panic in a small area, and at most a few related people will die in the containment state. At this time, even if ordinary people master it, there is generally no life-threatening. The induction of this ring is fear level."
"The destruction level must try to control the spread of information to prevent ordinary people from knowing it. It causes damage to the order of human life. If ordinary people are exposed to such strange objects for a long time, they are likely to fall into permanent madness in three to five years. Once used, there is a high chance of death on the spot.”
"Disaster-level mysteries, information must be strictly controlled, and it is generally believed that only soul-shifters and special people can know it. If it is out of control, it will cause harm equivalent to natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods. Ordinary people have been exposed to the mysteries for a long time, even if they are under containment. Within six months, they will be infected by filth and fall into madness. For mysteries of this level and above, the seven major kingdoms and the twelve main churches have unified institutions to contain them, and our Catcher in the Rye is Rand. A special institution.”
My own experience is simply too mild compared to these descriptions. Lynch felt horrified at the thought that there might be similar mobile natural disasters around him. But I still couldn't help but want to listen, and couldn't help but ask: "What about the destruction level and the advent level?"
The police officer shook her head: "The remaining two types of information are prohibited from being disclosed to ordinary people even if they are classified. It’s impossible for ordinary people to see it, otherwise it would be a disaster.”
"Okay, but you just mentioned the containment state?"
"Well, the containment state is the safest state for strange objects, and the impact on reality is within a controllable range. Once used or the containment conditions are destroyed , it will enter the active state, the effects and side effects will begin to appear, and the intensity of pollution to reality will also rise linearly. At this time, if you stop using it and restore the containment conditions, you can immediately appease the strange object and return to the containment state, so that no disaster will occur. The result of recovery, otherwise it will slip into an out-of-control state."
Lynch somewhat understands what the passionate containment method of the fiery lady means. It should be that when you put it on, it enters the active state and takes effect, and when you take it off, it returns to the containment state. It is surprisingly safe.
"That is the most dangerous situation. An out-of-control strange object will radiate its dirty power crazily and at the same time maximize its own effects. In this state, normal means can no longer appease the strange object. We must Listen to their memories and enter the world of their memories to suppress them."
"How to suppress them?"
"Every strange object is different, and you can only explore them slowly in their memories. ." Officer Natalie sighed and added, "Or the inspiration is sharp enough to interpret its message in the memory, so as to clarify the method of suppression. So such a person can greatly improve the survivability of our hunters. It's a pity... …
In short, that statue should be some kind of terrifying or destructive strange object. What you encountered today was that someone made it active and targeted you victims. Find it, and then find a way to stop its activity. After the effect stops, it is possible for you to return to normal. "
"It shouldn't be an out-of-control strange object. "
"I hope not, that is the most serious situation. "The police officer's face darkened, she looked at the two moons outside the window, and said quietly, "However, as long as I find it, even if it is an out-of-control strange object, I will suppress it within the remaining two and a half hours. ”
Lin Qi pursed his lips, lowered his head and said: "Thank you."
"This is the respect you deserve, and it is also my responsibility."
During the conversation, outside the window, there were many chimneys and huge The number of factory buildings gradually decreased, and the pungent burnt smell in the air gradually became fresher.
Lynch understood that he was far away from the heavily polluted fog area, passed through a corner of the river valley area, and officially entered the Iris area where the rich lived.
Through the car window, the buildings outside the window become more and more exquisite and beautiful, with lush vegetation and greenery.
At the end of the road below you, a two-story exquisite mansion stands in the two-color moonlight.
The gorgeous Victorian-style building is brightly lit and peaceful.
However, looking from a distance, Lynch felt an indescribable sense of depression coming from the mansion.
It’s like the depression and dullness before the storm is coming.
"Is this Randall's mansion?"
Officer Natalie's voice interrupted his gaze.
“Well, I’ve been here once before.”
Lynch nodded, feeling his heart beating extremely fast. He looked at his pocket watch and saw that it was a fifty-minute drive.
22 o'clock, two hours countdown.
Officer Natalie waved her hand, and more than a dozen police officers surrounded the mansion.
"We're on board too."
"Yes."
Lin Qi nodded vigorously, clenched his cane, and took a deep breath.
He took a big step out.
(End of this chapter)