Chapter 321

Chapter 286 Power

“Grandpa’s notes… Could Grandpa, who didn’t want us to be involved with the hidden and extraordinary, have left something like this?”

In the tea room on the first floor of the Boyle family mansion, Nephnis couldn’t help but mutter in surprise upon hearing Nunut’s words. Nunut continued to explain.

“The former master was once entangled in the secret and extraordinary struggles, though he narrowly escaped countless times, his loved ones perished one after another. After all his brothers were buried in Hafdar’s tomb, he developed a deep aversion to the hidden and extraordinary. After marrying your grandmother, he retired to Prit and vowed never to engage in anything related to the extraordinary again. He also did not wish for his descendants to follow in his footsteps. He kept you and your father away from the extraordinary because he knew that most troubles stem from it.”

“But, the former master was aware that the curse had already clung to his family. It might be inevitable that they would face threats from the extraordinary in the future. Therefore, he left some methods for emergencies. One of these is the notebook. It contains his explorations into the path of ‘Silence,’ methods for accumulating spirituality, as well as choices and ceremonies for advancement after becoming a medium. If Miss plans to continue down the path of ‘Silence’… this notebook will be very useful to you.”

Nunut earnestly addressed Nephnis. Hearing Nunut’s words, Nephnis felt a surge of excitement and then continued.

“So… could Grandpa have written about Hafdar in that notebook? I want to know why our family has been cursed. Could there be a method to lift the curse within the notebook?”

Nephnis, with hope, asked Nunut. Hearing Nephnis’ words, Nunut frowned slightly and then solemnly said,

“I don’t know if the former master’s notebook contains information about Hafdar. But Miss, even if it does, you must not entertain any thoughts about that ancient undead. Even at his peak, leading the most reliable companions, he could only escape severely injured when facing Hafdar. How strong is that ancient undead? At what level? It’s unfathomable… Even in his prime, the former master could only barely survive under its power. Even if you learn about Hafdar from the notebook, you must not entertain any thoughts of confronting it. That is an ancient undead from thousands of years ago, far beyond the reach of ordinary humans!”

Nunut warned Nephnis, worried she might consider going to Northern Ufeiga to find the source of the curse. His tone was stern. Nephnis could only nod in agreement.

“Alright… I understand, Nunut Grandpa… I was just asking…”

“Just ask, but do not entertain any other thoughts about Hafdar,” Nunut said seriously after instructing Nephnis. Then, looking at the dark sky outside, he continued,

“Once the master wakes up, I will go to the old manor and bring the former master’s notebook for you. From now on, you can refer to the former master’s experience to cultivate the extraordinary… The time is late, Miss, go rest now. Tomorrow morning, I will send you back to school.”

“Thank you, Nunut Grandpa.”

Afterward, Nephnis parted ways with Nunut and returned to her room at home. She then took out her history book and began writing a reply to Dorothy.

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In the northern outskirts of Tivyán, in Green Shade Town No. 17.

Dorothy sat at her desk in her study, reading the response Nephnis wrote in the “Navigation of the Literary Sea.” These responses roughly described what had happened and the current situation on her end. Dorothy had already gathered most of this information through her own senses.

However, Nephnis’ response wasn’t completely useless. She mentioned the abilities she gained after becoming a medium.

Currently, Nephnis is an apprentice-level ‘Silence’ medium, possessing extraordinary abilities such as spiritual vision, which allows her to sense and see ghosts and spirits wandering in the present world. She can communicate with them, attract or repel them to some extent, and even use spirituality to guide these souls to follow her and make them do things.

In addition, mediums have adapted to damage from spirits and have strong willpower, resisting possession and curses to some degree, and can better adapt to cold.

‘This is the ability of a medium. Because she’s an apprentice, it’s not particularly outstanding. It feels similar to the efficient information processing and strong memory of an Illuminator. In practical combat, it seems to be inferior to Hungerer and Shadower. Early-stage combat powerhouses ‘Cup’ and ‘Shadow’ are indeed quite powerful.’

As Dorothy read Nephnis’ description of her abilities, she thought to herself. It couldn’t be denied that as an apprentice, the life force of a Hungerer is indeed exaggerated. Most other professions have minor abilities.

After reading Nephnis’ response, Dorothy closed the “Navigation of the Literary Sea” and began reviewing her gains from this effort to help the Neph family resist the curse. Her greatest gain was the secret transmission chanted by the ancient undead, Harfdar.

This secret transmission called “The Dead Repentance Poem” directly contributed 4 ‘Silence’ and 3 ‘Enlightenment’ to Dorothy’s spirituality. After accumulation, Dorothy’s current spirituality status is 5 ‘Cup’, 7 ‘Stone’, 6 ‘Shadow’, 1 ‘Lamp’, 11 ‘Silence’, and 12 ‘Enlightenment’.

Originally, Dorothy had 6 points ‘Cup’. After giving Nephnis a ‘bl**d-Eating’ card and using a bit, she now only has 5 points ‘Cup’, which is relatively scarce.

‘Cup feels a bit tight. However, I still have a piece of beef jerky from Adele as an energy storage item. With it, the ‘Cup’ should not be too lacking in the near term. But to solve the ‘Cup’ shortage long-term, we may have to rely on Adele and others.’

Examining her spirituality, Dorothy thought. Although her equally important ‘Lamp’ spirituality is only one point, fortunately, she mainly uses ‘Lamp’ for divination. The spirituality used in divination rituals can be replaced by storage items. She still has four ‘Lamp’ storage items, so she isn’t too anxious.

‘It would be great if there were other methods to accumulate spirituality… Perhaps I could learn dancing from Adele. Her method of becoming an idol seems to accumulate spirituality quickly… And my looks seem pretty good too~’

Dorothy thought, but quickly dismissed the idea. Becoming an idol is too ostentatious and doesn’t fit her style.

Moreover, Dorothy is only thirteen years old. Although she is beautiful and cute, becoming an idol is no problem. But Gregor is about to come to Tivyán. If he sees her neglecting her studies to sing and dance, he will definitely explode with anger.

After ending her random thoughts, Dorothy refocused on the matter at hand. She still had some interest in the ancient undead Harfdar, who called himself a prince.