bdsm-fiction Chapter 12 Blood of Enlightenment
Chapter 12 Blood of Enlightenment
It's obvious without even thinking that "Explorer Headquarters" is definitely not a laptop brand.
Judging from the name, which has a clear meaning, Yu Jing is more inclined to believe that it belongs to the organization to which the deceased in the depths of the tavern belonged.
Clearly, before Yu Jing, others had already begun exploring exotic lands and even creating organizations.
This explains why the deceased appeared fully armed at the clinic inside the tavern.
He entered this foreign land with a specific purpose, unlike Yu Jing who fell in by accident.
Gathering her scattered thoughts, Yu Jing returned her attention to her notebook.
Just as I was about to check what the person had discovered in that foreign land, a folded, yellowed parchment fell out from between the pages of the notebook. Judging from its texture, it didn't look like a modern item at all.
"Another unexpected bonus?"
Yu Jing picked up the parchment from the table, unfolded it, and the contents written on it made him squint.
can't read!
Nearly two-thirds of the parchment was filled with long passages of obscure text. I tried taking a picture with translation software, but it didn't display any results. This is enough to prove that the text and even the parchment itself probably do not belong to the present world.
To be precise, it's a product from another region!
My eyes were quickly drawn to the three pictures on the left side of the parchment.
Although the text on the parchment is incomprehensible, the meaning conveyed by the pictures is still quite clear.
The three paintings, when viewed together, seem to depict the process of a special ritual.
The first painting depicts dozens of people kneeling and praying around an altar on the beach. The altar is dedicated to a peculiar symbol rather than a specific object, and it is surrounded by a halo of light.
Whether it was an oversight during the drawing process or the artist's deliberate choice, Yu Jing noticed that a significant number of the believers had somewhat distorted bodies, with odd lines on their backs and legs.
The second painting depicts the interior of a clinic, where believers are lying or sitting in various parts of the room, each with an IV drip stand beside them, facing the central area of the clinic, where a large Holy Grail is placed, its surface engraved with the symbols that appeared in the first painting.
The scene looked familiar to Yu Jing, and he immediately thought of the scene he had seen inside the tavern. Combined with the content of the painting, it looked like these people were using an IV drip to infuse their bodies with some special substance bestowed by a worshipped being.
Could it be that it was not just a simple clinic, but also served a religious ritual function?
Yu Jing's gaze shifted to the third painting, and he subconsciously frowned.
The reason is simple: the content of this painting is too bizarre.
The believers who had been inside the clinic had somehow returned to the beach. However, they seemed no longer content to stay on the shore and plunged into the sea, their legs submerged. The changes in their bodies were particularly obvious and familiar.
The first picture is correct; these believers are changing themselves by worshipping a certain entity...
Wait, is there any connection between the monster nailed to the cross by the roadside and them?
Yu Jing immediately thought of the fish monsters he had seen by the roadside before encountering the beast-like priests. At the time, he felt that these monsters had some humanoid features, but now he realized that they were simply believers who had mutated.
People on the beach turn into fish monsters, and people in the forest turn into wolves. Is this just a coincidence?
Filled with confusion, Yu Jing put down the parchment and picked up his notebook instead. He still felt that the dead or explorers in the tavern had entered the foreign land with some clear purpose.
that's the truth.
Opening the notebook, Yu Jing saw on the first page several passages that the explorer had copied from the parchment, using foreign language, and translated them:
We were born from the blood of ancient gods.
[Formed into a human from the blood of an ancient god]
[Ultimately destroyed by the blood of the ancient gods]
Our horizons are not broad enough...
Reverence, fear... Please forgive us, please redeem us.
Below this passage are English annotations made by the explorer, written in heavy handwriting with ink stains that have smudged the paper.
As usual, it was translated using mobile phone software:
"The remnant body of an ancient god harbors the blood of spiritual awakening, an opportunity to step into the extraordinary realm—this journey must not be missed!"
The rain outside the window seemed to be intensifying.
Thunder rumbled and crackled, illuminating the dark, rain-shrouded streets with a pale, translucent light.
The Blood of Awakening: A Chance to Step into the Extraordinary?
Although Yu Jing didn't quite understand what it meant, he could sense from the words that the explorers were extremely eager to obtain what was written on the parchment.
The so-called "blood of enlightenment" might just be what believers infuse into their bodies.
Scrolling down, the following content, to some extent, confirmed Yu Jing's guess: before the explorer was attacked by the beast-like priests, he had already stayed in the alien realm for three whole days, exploring and recording the situation there, and collecting various intelligence.
This includes the forest road, the clinic in the tavern, and the fish monster chained and nailed to a cross by the roadside.
It must be said that this person is, after all, a professional.
When Yu Jing passed through these places, he would only glance at them briefly. At each place, he would sketch these special locations in his notebook, record his observations and summaries, and even include a map at the end of his notes.
When combined with the notes, the information is in some ways even more detailed than the map provided by the Torch watch.
Without a doubt, this person has most likely received professional training in this area.
This suggests that the Explorers' Headquarters is no small organization; it must have at least a group of highly professional explorers working for them, traveling to various exotic lands to gather intelligence.
More importantly, the map in the notebook clearly marks a location, which the explorer marks as the road leading to the seaside fishing village, near the area where Yu Jing encountered the beast-like priest.
However, I was being chased by the beast-like priests and rushing to the tower, so I didn't notice that fork in the road.
"The blood of awakening, stepping into the extraordinary..."
Closing the notebook, Yu Jing subconsciously stroked the bronze luster embedded in the cover and murmured to himself.
The value of a treasure that would capture the attention of members of the Explorers Headquarters is self-evident.
Especially when it comes to the extraordinary, it would be a lie to say that Yu Jing wasn't interested.
After all, with the Torch Watch, he only needs to accumulate enough warp energy to open the portal to that alien realm again and begin a new round of exploration. The contents of this notebook are the best guide for him.
Of course, Yu Jing also knew that this matter could not be rushed.
He needs time to familiarize himself with his evolved body and personal specialties, and he also needs to replenish his equipment and items.
Otherwise, let alone finding the Blood of Enlightenment, encountering a monster like the Beast Priest would be enough to give him a hard time.
Click~
The sudden, crisp sound interrupted Yu Jing's thoughts.
He looked at the bronze badge in his hand, which he had accidentally turned off, with a surprised expression.
Can this thing be disassembled?