World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 127 Kingdom
Looking around, Lin An found himself in a dimly lit, huge, circular metal space.

It resembles a technological temple, with a grid of wires forming a giant chessboard. The power has been cut off, leaving only green emergency light sources leaking out from various holes.

The floor beneath his feet was made of a nanomaterial that faintly reflected a dim light.

A series of surveillance cameras are faintly visible on the ceiling. They used to capture every moment in the hall from all angles without any blind spots, but due to the loss of power, they are now listlessly stuck in their old positions.

Lin An was not the only visitor in this empty hall. Shadows flickered in the darkness, and strange noises emanated from the uncontrolled mysterious individuals who had escaped from the isolation room but had not gone far.

As long as they kept their distance, they had little desire to attack. Lin An and Simon hid in a corner and rested for a while.

Simon's energy had a certain waterproofing effect, and after escaping the predicament, he immediately used the communication equipment to contact headquarters.

Unfortunately, all lines were busy, not just individual contacts. It seemed that the internal connections of the entire headquarters had been deliberately cut off, and people could not communicate with each other.

In the midst of chaos, this was the worst possible news!
They had absolutely no idea what the situation was at headquarters.

There were no familiar Foundation members nearby, only out-of-control mysterious beings darting around like madmen, uttering incomprehensible words and difficult to approach.

The only "comrades" who remained conscious were the few members of the inspection team who had been rescued by Lin An.

"Cough cough cough..."

Lin An slammed them to the ground, the pressure causing them to expel water from their lungs. As oxygen filled in, they gradually regained consciousness, coughing incessantly.

“You saved them.” Simon glanced at the surviving inspectors, a dark glint in his eyes. “That’s good. They can act as guides, and maybe even open the door to the ‘Clerics’ floor.”

"What are you going there for?" Lin An asked while wringing out the water from his clothes.

Now he had a pretty good idea that the foundation's headquarters was designed with reference to the "Tree of Life," and that the basement at the bottom was the "Kingdom" area, Malkut.

So the first floor is the "foundation," the Yesod mass point, which, like a regular branch, has a lobby and reception area.

The Tree of Life consists of ten points, which form the Foundation's ten main facilities. The four square points above it, Hod (Power), Netzach (Victory), Chesed (Compassion), and Gevurah (Strength), should correspond to the four major departments.

Logistics, clerical work, research, and direct confrontation.

Their center is the spiritual Tiferet of beauty, roughly the public area of ​​the four major departments.

Further up is the realm of Atziluth, the Tree of Life, which contains three types of matter arranged in a triangular structure: Binah (understanding) and Chochmah (wisdom).

That's probably the office of the foundation's president and the head of the inspection team.

The highest-level conference room is located on the "Queen" floor, which is a Tarot card term representing the wisdom path connecting these two points.

As for the Keter point on the crown above, its nature is unknown...

These points are linked by floors, which contain some secondary functional rooms, such as offices, meeting rooms, recreation rooms, tea rooms, and so on.

Originally, the Tree of Life had thirty-two paths of wisdom, but St. Anilov adopted a more modern, simplified version of twenty-two Kabbalah paths from the Intallo, which are closely related to biblical codes and correspond to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Of these twenty-two letters, three are vowels, seven are monosyllabic letters, and twelve are disyllabic letters. They can represent any of the basic elements that make up everything.

It's unclear what special significance this architectural structure, which pays homage to the Tree of Life, holds, or whether it's simply a manifestation of the original founders' obsessive fascination with the mysticism.

After all, there was no "Commerx" radiation back then.

According to the structure of the Tree of Life, the "Clerics" floor mentioned by Simon leads directly to the "Wisdom" area where the head of the inspection team is located, which is, unsurprisingly, the headquarters of the inspection team.

“These mysterious beings didn’t go out of control for no reason.” Simon’s voice was tinged with anger. “The Foundation wouldn’t release them, and neither would the Dawn Society. Only the losing side in a struggle would want to fight to the death and salvage the situation at any cost.”

"You mean, the inspection team, seeing that it was about to be replaced by the Dawn Association, actually opened the doors to the isolation rooms, allowing the imprisoned mystics to cause chaos at headquarters and make a last-ditch effort?"

Lin An's lips twitched.

Regardless of whether the goal is ultimately achieved, it will cause incalculable losses to the foundation.

Regardless of human resources, financial resources, or public credibility.

Have the Canaanite family given up the struggle?
The Dawn Association is clearly backed by Western forces, which is why the aristocratic families want to destroy the foundation to prevent a mysterious organization from breaking away from their control and joining the fold of other aristocratic families in the Eagle Nation.

If that's the case, why did they support St. Anilov in the first place?

Lin An felt there was an unsolvable mystery in his mind, and then he heard the captain continue.

“No one with a conscience would do such a thing, but I can’t think of any other reason.” Simon frowned. “In any case, we have to get out of here and find the others.”

The two turned to the inspectors who were slowly getting up. They had regained some strength and were finally free from the deep fear of being so close to death.

Aside from one person who was unconscious due to severe injuries, the other three solemnly approached Lin An, expressing their gratitude and eagerly wanting to hug and kiss him.

Lin An stepped back repeatedly, indicating that they didn't need to take it to heart.

For him, bringing a few people along would only take a few extra seconds, which is less time-consuming than watching a video and waiting for an ad.

His humble behavior caught the attention of the inspection team, which aroused their even stronger respect for him.

"Mr. Lin, may the Holy Mother protect you! Even though you had some minor conflicts with our organization, you still saved our lives in our time of crisis! For a moment, I thought I was going to die!"

"You've been so kind to us!" "If I'm lucky enough to survive this crisis, I'll definitely find a chance to repay your life-saving grace! You're the 'white dove' the foundation needs most!"

"Alright, alright, just change that lousy perfume in your car from now on." Lin An waved his hand.

Simon chimed in, "Excuse me, gentlemen, but time is of the essence. We need to leave this place as soon as possible and rendezvous with the other foundation members."

“Mr. Lloyd,” a member of the inspection team quickly interjected, “please forgive me for overhearing you, but the inspection team really doesn’t know anything about the riots that happened today, at least we don’t.”

“We know the ‘Kingdom’ area very well, and we know where the only exit is after the emergency lockdown. I’ll take you away from this place.”

“There are definitely other foundation members in the ‘basic’ area!”

“Thank you, thank you for your help,” Simon said.

Lin An noticed that the captain was in low spirits, so he touched his arm and said in a low voice, "Captain, do you not want me to save them?"

“No, I’m so glad you saved them. I refused to bring these people along because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to protect you, Lin. More than witnessing their deaths, the last thing I wanted to see was you dying in my arms.” Simon gave a bitter smile. “I never want to hold a friend’s corpse again.”

If Lin An only had the airflow technique and brought this group of people with him, he would indeed be overwhelmed in the water.

Moreover, they avoided powerful mysterious figures along the way, which can be considered a stroke of luck.

Putting aside these fluctuating factors, Simon believed that since rescuing the inspectors might lead to Lin An's death, he would rather let them fend for themselves.

Having suddenly grasped the captain's logic, Lin An felt a pang of panic.

He had always regarded the captain as an NPC who acted as a protector, a henchman, and a guide. When he suddenly heard the captain reveal his true feelings and call him a "friend," he was quite at a loss.

Quickly shifting his attention, Lin An glanced at the inspectors bandaging their fallen comrade, his mind racing.

His purpose was actually very simple.

For Lin An, Titan was like a flower field.

Human beings are seeds containing infinite future potential, while the medium of the "Comerth" spirit is the flower that blooms from their behavior, personality, and cognition. Sometimes he picks some fascinating flowers, but he also tries his best to preserve the seeds full of growth potential.

Within his capabilities, he not only avoids harming ordinary people, but also helps them whenever possible.

Because they are the reserve force for the future mystics.

As for emotions, morality, identity, and grudges, they rarely appeared in Lin An's mind.

But he knew that in order to integrate into society, it was necessary to understand these concepts, so he would imitate the corresponding behaviors. Lin An once studied a lot of folklore, history and mythology, just to investigate the thinking patterns of different regions and ethnic groups.

friend……

The last member of the inspection team was revived by the others and thanked Lin An with tears streaming down his face, but the latter only focused his gaze on Simon's back.

If I remember correctly, the definition of a friend is...

Lin An suddenly felt an urge to tell the captain the truth, but memories of the past surfaced, and the strange looks from his peers during his childhood flashed through his mind.

He swallowed his words and remained silent.

The captain probably can't accept it.

The only one who understood him was his mother, but that person...

After a short rest, the group carried the wounded and set off, with Simon leading the way, Lin An bringing up the rear, and the inspection team protected in the middle, carefully passing through the chaotic "Kingdom" area.

Without disturbing the wandering mystics, they reached the edge of the wall. The inspectors stepped forward, tested the buttons, and inserted the black card into the emergency slot, muttering to themselves.

"The headquarters' control system... seems to be down."

"Damn it, what on earth happened!"

"Is this where we leave?" Simon gestured for them to back off. "Looks like we'll have to resort to brute force."

“No need for that, sir. Even if we lose power, the ‘Kingdom’ area isn’t completely sealed off. We can return to the ‘Basic’ area through the normal exit, which will be faster.”

"Ok."

Following the inspection team's instructions, the group continued to avoid the wandering, out-of-control mysterious beings, navigating the intricate terrain of the "Kingdom" area. They passed by damaged isolation and observation rooms, occasionally spotting some immobile mysterious beings and corpses with festering sores and unrecognizable faces.

Suddenly, energy fluctuations came from afar, and a wind carrying the smell of blood howled, whipping Lin An's soaked clothes and bringing a chill to his bones. The sound of footsteps clattering incessantly followed.

There is fighting ahead.

With the help of the dim emergency light, he could barely make out that it was a group of people wearing foundation uniforms.

Is it the headquarters' defense squad?

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