World Occult Usage Guide

Dawns and dusks at the equator are very short, and by the time Lin An returned to the Lion Tribe, the sun was already high in the sky.

The battlefield was ever-changing. In the blink of an eye, he couldn't stop the red dragon. The demon couldn't wait to burn the Countess's body and soul to ashes.

Lin An managed to salvage only one half of the charred impact staff; the rest, including items containing the phrase "Lady with the Lamp," were reduced to dust along with the ashes of the book pages.

Fortunately, she has secured the entry anyway.

[Title]: The Great Grimoire, The Red Dragon, The Gospel of Satan, The Grimoire of Thebes Honorius, The Book of the Wizard Abramerin, Solomon's Treatise on Magic

[Rating]: Mythical C-level

Radiation level: 31.5%
[Pollution Level]: 68.6%
[Media]: War Emperor
[Mysterious Origin]: Thebes Honorius used human wisdom to analyze demons, deciphered the rituals of summoning and making pacts with them, as well as the true names of high and low demons, and ranked them according to the levels of hell.

The contract is a means of ensuring the service of demons. If the user cannot master the Kabbalah contract triangle and the way of wielding the shock staff, do not attempt to summon high-level demons.

Consumes 2 "War Emperors", 1 "Seeker of Knowledge", and 1 "God of Truth" to use the Grand Grimoire's ability, "Hand of Lucifer Lofolk".

[Individual Introduction]: She read in her childhood that in feudal times, nobles sent their offspring to universities, thus giving the institutions a noble status. Now, however, the roles are reversed: universities give individuals a noble status.

Her father told her that when a democratic institution is in power, it can define every word.

Define a thief, and you define a victim; define a crime, and you formulate laws.

Consume "War Emperor" x2, "God of Truth" x1, and "Chief Judge" x1 to use the power of the Great Grimoire [Repeat Nebiros's words].

Green data floated in front of Lin An, showing the Countess's final state.

She increased her radiation level by slaughtering tribespeople, manipulating puppets, and implanting divisive ideologies, but the level stopped changing after reaching 31.5%.

Perhaps this is roughly the upper limit of the chakras.

Lin An glanced at the two tempting "Emperor of War" entries and shook his head regretfully.

The system includes entries on summoning and contract rituals from the first volume of "The Great Grimoire," but the methods for crafting the Impact Staff for drawing demonic runes, the Mortier Stones that form the contract triangle, and the Mass Candles are all found in the second volume, "The Sanctuary."

Without the protection of the contract triangle array, Lin An dared not recklessly use these deadly clauses.

The countess and Kevin's fate clearly taught him that making a deal with the devil requires extreme caution, as the slightest mistake can lead to utter ruin.

However, Lin An is not worried that the [Great Magic Codex] entry will gather dust. It is a mythical "war emperor". Even if it cannot be used, it can be added to the [edit] function, making it a great tool for expanding the encyclopedia.

I wonder who the new mystic of the Lion Clan is. If it's not Misuru, I'll try using it on him. Lin An pondered, he was almost ready, although if conditions allowed, he hoped he could become a mythical being in one fell swoop.

Secondly, in addition to the original "Great Magic Book" held by the Countess, this famous magic book also has printed versions in French and Latin, titled "The Great Red Dragon".

The popular edition contains the second volume of "The Great Grimoire," "The Sanctuary," and "The Secret of the Magical Art," which conveniently fills in the entries that Lin An did not obtain.

"The Great Red Dragon" is not a rare entry. The vast Western Continent is full of talented people, so Lin An is not worried about not being able to find anyone.

After some experimentation, the Impact Staff can be added to the Philosopher's Stone.

Due to the Philosopher's Stone's ability to remove impurities and extract pure concepts, the Impact Staff gradually turned red, entering the first stage of alchemy, and the charred areas slowly recovered.

Once I obtain the methods for crafting Mass Candles and Mortier Stones, I will be able to safely use the two entries in the Grand Grimoire.

Lin An's gaze shifted to the floating code.

The data from the Mysterious Encyclopedia is quite alarming. Due to prolonged and excessive use of the [Blessing of the Primal Avatar], the system's corruption level has exceeded 25%.

If Lin An hadn't raised the time rating to A, this number would have soared to over thirty.

Unlike last time, when the pollution level increased, the system displayed garbled text, incoherent speech, and forced a shutdown and hibernation, Lin An still noticed a subtle change in its font.

Like the square, cold, and easily understood numbers and letters in The Matrix, there is a subtle trend towards developing into handwritten characters.

The green, reminiscent of mechanical and technological civilization, has faded considerably, replaced by a thin layer of white covering what should have been a transparent background, resembling gold lettering on parchment.

Does a higher level of pollution mean the system resembles a real "ancient book"?

Thinking of the countess whose upper body had been deformed into books, Lin An fell into deep thought.

In fact, the higher the pollution level, the more the appearance of the mysterious beings resembles their original mysterious prototypes, thus amplifying their combat power and energy.

When the radiation level reaches the upper limit of the chakra, some mystics will forcibly increase the pollution level in order to fight against powerful enemies.

Now that the secret of why the system possesses self-awareness has been revealed, Lin An also knows that, unlike other mysterious beings, its level of corruption will not affect his thinking.

So, should we take advantage of the Duke's absence and raise the pollution level all the way up to unlock the "Mysterious Encyclopedia" itself?
After all, Lin An still doesn't know the system's real name.

Moreover, once pollution levels rise, there might be even more unexpected changes...

Lin An noted his thoughts down and turned to the set of data he was most concerned about.

[Letter Names]: Forest Ranger, Ghost of Dietrich, Kalenga Mpongu, Ancestor of the Lion

[Rank]: Guardian Deity

[Integration Progress]: 0.8%
[Measured value]: 43.1
[Deviation value]: 75.5%
Having killed the Countess and Kevin in succession, and with some others in the rainforest who knew his name also being provoked by the demon and dying violent deaths, Lin An's fusion process and measurements unsurprisingly declined.

That's alright. As long as he interacts more with aristocratic families, he believes that the value will improve soon.

It seems that I and the Red Poppy Merchant Guild are destined to be mortal enemies... Lin An's eyes darkened, but then he thought, no matter what I do, my sensitive identity will inevitably make me the center of the "Comers" war.

However, he wasn't particularly afraid; on the contrary, he was quite interested.

If the conservative family fails, when the orbits of the two planets overlap two years later, Lin An will transform into an interstellar passage and float in the universe forever.

If the conservative family succeeds, Lin An will not die, but in about five or six years, the radiation from "Comers" will disappear forever, and the world will return to its original normal course.

Since time is limited no matter what, Lin An always wanted to actively join the center of the world's power vortex and witness more mysterious archetypes from different cultures, rather than staying obediently in the rainforest and passively waiting for his father to contact him.

For example, he is now curious about the true identity of the Red Poppy Merchant Guild Master.

Once things settle down, I need to find time to contact Attica. Lin An sorted out his thoughts. Unfortunately, the red dragon burned the Countess to ashes without explanation, leaving no more energy from the "pre-civilization" Mu continent. Lin An had to use his communication equipment sparingly.

In addition, Lin An discovered that the word "Guardian" had been replaced by "Meme" in his "Position" column, and the priority of the letter name "[Forester]" had been raised to before "[Ghost]".

The divine status is determined by the combination of the given name and the person's position.

The Duke explained to him the definition of different ranks, which, simply put, is how the general public views the mystic who holds a letter name, and the beliefs they assign to the letter name from their perspective. This will determine the mystic's nature and function.

The rank will determine the "Lady with the Lamp" concept that the mystic receives. For example, the owner of the Red Poppy Merchant Guild, who holds the "Rose Ascension," is very likely to have a rank similar to "Saint" or "God's Spokesperson."

During the discussion, the Duke inadvertently mentioned that in the civilization of Titan, the highest rank is called "Creator God," who may be able to grant the mystics the two fundamental concepts of "creation" and "destruction," allowing them to wield the power to destroy the world or to bestow new life.

Seeing Lin An's shock, the Duke smiled and told him that this was merely a conclusion drawn from within the aristocratic families.

In the five thousand years since Ansius arrived, no one has ever reached this position.

From "meme" to "guardian deity," combined with the "indirect miracle" he had recently acquired, Lin An felt that his current divine position was similar to that of a "local earth god," a minor guardian deity with a limited geographical scope.

Okay, at least it's not some internet meme anymore; someone of that status might end up with some weird and strange words.

The silence didn't last long; a cacophony of noise came from below. Lin An sensed the trajectory of the "Comer's" energy movement and couldn't help but glance at it.

The Earth God is here; who is making a fuss?

"You're crazy!"

A gruff male voice called out.

"You killed the Ancestral Spirit! How can our tribe maintain its standing in the [Ancestral Spirit Totem] now? How can we curry favor with the Tiger Fish Tribe? You fool, are you trying to cut off our supplies?!"

"You're not only stupid, you're blind! Have you forgotten how he just slaughtered his people? I don't want to kill him either! But I don't want you to be killed by him either!"

"Yes, the Ancestral Spirit was truly terrifying back then..."

"Then you can't kill him! He embodies the wisdom of our ancestors, and he wields powerful ritual implements. If we don't worship him, we will be cursed!"

"Wait! I also obtained the Great Treasure, right at the moment he raised his sword against his people!" It was a girl's voice, sounding familiar. "Perhaps our ancestors abandoned his madness and chose me instead!"

One of the parties in the argument remained silent for a while, then said indignantly, "How can a tribe have two ancestral spirits at the same time?"

“The Lion Tribe has many ancestral spirits,” the girl said defiantly. “This is a miracle performed by the Ranger, Kalenga Mpongu.”

"You don't believe all that nonsense from the rainforest, do you? That's what the Ancestral Spirit told us: that guy is a four-eyed ladybug who's good for nothing but swindling and cheating." The man rolled his eyes. "Those stories are just his lies."

"Heh, Kalenga Mpengu might have already been cooked and eaten by that group of spotted lions."

"He's so arrogant, he's probably already been shot dead by the Tiger Fish tribe!"

"They might be standing right behind you."

An unfamiliar voice rang out, and the arguing tribesmen turned pale with fright. They saw a young man with black hair and black eyes standing in the shadows, looking at them expressionlessly.

"Forest ranger!" The girl's eyes lit up. "It really is you!"

"You...you are the forest ranger?"

The tribesman staggered back a few steps, almost falling to the ground. He never expected that his simple, nonsensical remark would be overheard by the person in question.

He only dared to bully his own clansmen; he had no intention of resisting the true ancestral spirits!

Under the astonished and fearful gazes of the tribespeople, Lin An slowly nodded.

“That’s right. I have fulfilled the mandate of Nzanbi Mpengu, the sun and the moon, to protect the mortal world from wizards and monsters from the underworld.”

The girl took a deep breath and explained to the crowd, "The forest ranger killed that strange thing in the sky."

What's that in the sky?

"Don't you think our emotions just now were very unusual?"

"That's true..."

Upon hearing the girl's words, some people recalled the inexplicable war. As if in an instant, strange emotions erupted and indiscriminate hatred filled their hearts, causing them to fight.

People like to find an excuse for irreparable wrongdoings, and after hearing the girl's explanation, the tribesmen suddenly understood.

It turns out that the monster was controlling them!
After they finished discussing, Lin An spoke up again.

"Bantu people, let me tell you. More ancestors are coming, and ghosts are crossing the Kalenga Line into your world, whether good or evil, high or low! This is a mysterious and bewitching age."

“Ah, rangers! Great guardians of the Bantu, how shall we survive in this age?” the tribe’s highly respected elder asked humbly.

"Remember this: wherever the mysterious and the mundane intersect, my presence will be felt."

After uttering those enigmatic words, Lin An turned and walked toward the rainforest on his own.

"Furthermore, the Ancestral Spirit Totem no longer exists; now only the World Tree remains in the entire rainforest."

"The World Tree...?"

The crowd murmured in confusion, staring blankly as his figure was swallowed by the green ferns.

The loud and boisterous man collapsed to the ground, clutching his wildly beating heart, while only the girl felt a vague premonition rising in her heart.

“We should follow him,” the elder said, voicing her thoughts. “The monsters in the underworld are increasing, and it seems that only the Rangers can protect us from the corruption of evil.”

“I will go to the Lion Tribe next week to negotiate,” the chief continued.

"Can I come with you?" the girl asked expectantly. (End of Chapter)