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Shannotila did not forget the fundamental purpose of coming here. The most important thing was to analyze the contents of the book. As for the news about the author, that was just incidental.
"As for this..." Yu Jin lowered his head and looked at the book on the music table again. The reorganized words became messy again and became incomprehensible.
Not only that, there are many missing parts in the book, and in some places even entire pages have been torn off.
As he watched, a figure suddenly appeared in Yu Jin's mind. The figure was wearing a purple robe and was wandering around Haimo Village just like him.
"There are a lot of things missing here that need to be filled in. I know someone who knows these things better than me. And he's in Haimo Village!"
"Ember, are you talking about Mr. Jacob?"
Mamehe, who was standing by, heard what Yu Jin said and immediately reacted. There were only two outsiders in Haimo Village now. If it wasn't Yu Jin, then it could only be Jacob.
"But I remember Mr. Jacob seemed to be only interested in art?" Mamehe asked doubtfully.
Jacob came here more than once. Apart from appreciating his own paintings, he would wander around Haimo Village every time and it seemed that he had no other hobbies.
“People who engage in art are generally very knowledgeable.” Yu Jin said confidently, patting his chest.
"Really?" Mamehe expressed doubt. She was a painter herself, so how could she not understand her own characteristics?
Apart from painting, I am not very good at anything else.
"Trust me, you are familiar with him, so come with me."
"Okay... okay."
Mamehe was skeptical and jumped into the water with Yujin.
In fact, the real reason why Yu Jin wanted to find Jacob was because of his identity as a Deep Sin Baptist. Based on the impressions of the Deep Sin Baptists of the Abyss Cult, Yu Jin had reason to believe in Jacob's ability to interpret various strange books.
Of course, there was no need to tell Mamehe about this for the time being. In Yujin's view, Jacob was just a retired sinner who was tired of the hustle and bustle and was obsessed with art. There was no need to tell Mamehe his true identity.
"Pfft!"
After jumping out of the underwater cave, Yujin immediately pulled Mamehe and started running wildly underground.
Since it is inside Mount Erinace, it is much easier to find someone in Haimo Village than on the ground.
After running through countless potholes and forks in the road, Ember finally found Jacob.
"Ember! Embers! Are you blocking me?!" Mamehe jumped behind Ember, for no other reason than that the embers blocked her entire vision.
[Are you sick? Why are you back to your original state now?! ]
A familiar voice sounded in Jacob's mind, startling him. He looked up and saw that Yu Jin had stood at the entrance of the cave.
And behind him was Mamehe, who was jumping up and down.
"Why are you two coming here?" Jacob's voice came, and Yu Jin moved his body away.
At this time, he has changed from a twisted monster into a human being, so there is naturally no need to cover himself up anymore.
"We'd like to ask you to help us look at a book. We don't quite understand what's written on it." Ember responded.
Jacob frowned when he heard this, and waved his hand impatiently:
"I'm busy. I don't have the energy to help you read comic books."
What valuable books can be found in Haimo Village? According to Jacob's understanding of the minds of the Melusens, those so-called "incomprehensible" books are most likely just comic books without colors.
"What? I don't think you're busy?" Yu Jin was a little confused. Jacob's tone was a little harsh, which made him wonder if this guy had just eaten a firecracker.
"Who said I'm not busy?" Jacob rolled his eyes. Then he took out a... big hammer from his luxurious robe.
"Where did this come from?" Ember asked curiously while circling beside Jacob.
This guy moved so quickly that even he couldn't see it clearly.
"It has nothing to do with you." Jacob ignored the ember. He held the hammer handle tightly with both hands and came to a stone.
The stone is about several dozen centimeters in diameter and is bright red, like a giant ruby.
But the amazing thing is that it is covered with a spider web-like web. Yu Jin touched it and found it to be quite solid.
"We will not be responsible if your hand is smashed." Holding the hammer high, Jacob gave a simple warning and then swung it down heavily.
"Boom!"
The quietly flowing stream nearby was shaken so much that water splashed up, and large amounts of dust flew up, causing everyone to cough.
"Ahem! I didn't expect you to be so strong."
"Is Mr. Jacob so powerful?"
Seeing this, Yu Jin and Mamehe sighed. Who would have thought that a "gentleman" who was passionate about art could have such a powerful power?
But no matter how much Ember and Mamehe marveled at his strength, they couldn't change Jacob's unhappy mood.
When the dust settled, the mesh structure on the redstone was not only not shattered, but it wrapped the stones inside even tighter.
Through the cracked ground, Jacob saw the source of those hateful stone networks - they came from underground.
The white webs intertwined and spread deep underground, occasionally stretching out to cover the exposed red stones on the ground.
They are the skeleton of Erinaceus, supporting the mountain and containing the Melusins who live within it.
"Why is it so troublesome to collect some blood!"
"Blood?"
Mamehe came over at some point. She looked at the collapsed ground and seemed curious about why Jacob wanted to destroy it.
"Bah! I meant to collect paint!" Seeing Mamehe's puzzled look, Jacob changed his words instantly. What blood? He didn't say that.
"So Mr. Jacob wants to collect paints." Mamehe did not doubt it. It was normal for a good person who loved art to collect paints and create his own works.
"Yes, I think the red stones in your Haimo Village are very good. I want to chisel some of them off and grind them into red pigment."
"The result... you saw it too."
As he spoke, Jacob laughed at himself a few times.
"Hahaha, Mr. Jacob, you should have told me earlier. I can help you." Mamehe also laughed. This kind of thing was simply too easy for her.
"Really? Thank you so much!" Jacob clenched his fists excitedly when he heard that.
Great! He had originally thought of buying Mamehe's painting and removing the blood used as red pigment, but now it seems that this is not necessary.
"If you want to collect these ores, you can't force them, but let them calm down."
"Mr. Jacob, you made too much noise before and scared them all."
"Calm the stone?"
Ignoring the questions behind her, Mamehe carefully came to the ore that Jacob had hammered before. She stretched out her short hand and gently stroked it.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Jacob didn't mean it. Can you help him a little?"
"Ka... ka ka!"
With Mamehe's comfort, the huddled stone net actually voluntarily separated from the red ore.
"Look, Mr. Jacob, this should last you a long time, right?"
Mamehe held the bright red ore and put it into Jacob's arms.
Chapter 768 Past Experiences
2024-07-09
"Aren't we there yet?" Jacob asked impatiently on the way to the "secret base" in Shannotila.
If Mamehe hadn't given him a lot of blood clots of Erinace at once, he really wouldn't have had the leisure to play puzzle games with her.
"It's almost there, don't worry, Mr. Jacob."
Mamehe looked around. In fact, this place was still a long distance away from Shannotira's secret base, but in order to reassure Jacob, she deliberately told a little lie.
Moreover, she also has a way to quickly travel through Erinace.
“Come here!”
"what is this?"
Ember followed Mamehe to a rock wall, but unlike other places, the rock wall here had a group of glowing red bubbles.
He was sure that there was absolutely no such thing when he and Mamehe passed by here before - if there was, it would have been poked by the embers with a stick.
"This is a shortcut. I just asked 'Father' to help me find it. Let's go in quickly!"
After a brief explanation, Mamehe skipped into the bubble.
"Tsk, what a magical thing." Yu Jin scratched his head, then jumped in carelessly.
After the two left, Jacob stayed there for a while. He looked at the red bubbles in front of him and began to think.
"After all this time, is it still active? Erinaceus..."
"Perhaps we can try a more drastic method... No, forget it. The noise will be too loud and it will attract the Shadow Hunters."
After some inner struggle, Jacob finally decided to use the most conservative means to obtain the blood of Erinaceus.
After thinking about this, he stepped into the bright red bubble.
The space inside the bubble was extremely cold and sticky. The fishy-smelling muddy liquid penetrated Jacob's nasal cavity, making him want to vomit.
There is blood in there, and it is useless blood that has been dormant for who knows how long and is full of impurities.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Jacob was finally able to breathe, and the first thing he did when he came out of the bubble was to cough loudly, coughing out all the filth.
"Stop coughing, stop coughing! Look carefully to see if those things have got on you." Seeing Jacob leaning over and coughing, Yu Jin walked up and patted him on the back.
"It seems there really isn't."
Jacob also reacted at this moment. He looked at his sleeves and there was no blood on them.
The blood plasma that could almost drown a person just now disappeared without a trace.
Shannotila, who was meditating nearby, was awakened by the coughing, but when she saw that the people coming were Mamehe and his friends, the little anger in her heart immediately disappeared.
Turning her head to look at Mamehe, she exuded a warm aura that ordinary people could not detect, so Shannotira understood how they got here.
"Is there a new shortcut?"