Warhammer: Should I also sit on the Golden Throne?

0015 Possessed by an evil spirit?

Upon hearing the old man's words, Zhou Yun's expression faltered slightly.

My teacher... seems to have real skills.

He focused his mind and observed Lucretius for a moment.

He saw... traces of the non-material universe... so that's how it is.

Seeing Zhou Yun's slightly dazed expression, Lucretius assumed that Zhou Yun hadn't grasped the deeper meaning of his words.

"I know it seems a bit strange that I'm asking this all of a sudden."

"But think carefully, have you ever experienced unnatural emotional fluctuations, hallucinations, or thoughts that are inconsistent with your personality?"

"Answer according to your inner spirituality, according to your intuition..."

"Yes," Zhou Yun nodded in reply.

"I know this is hard to understand, but if you just think about it, you should be able to—do you?"

Lucretius was taken aback, not expecting Zhou Yun to give such a straightforward answer.

He slightly raised his gray eyebrows, looking at his student with some surprise.

In Lucretius's memory, Zhou Yun, though an excellent scholar, was rather rigid and conservative in his thinking, lacking in sharpness and flexibility.

He can remember a lot of knowledge, but he has difficulty understanding deeper things. He is knowledgeable enough, but he is dull to external things and knows nothing about metaphysics.

This is why, even though Lucretius noticed Zhou Yun's spiritual talent, he did not teach Zhou Yun those ancient "secrets".

But now, judging from Zhou Yun's tone, it seems that Zhou Yun had already realized that something was wrong with him.

So perceptive?

It's important to understand that Lucretius only began to speculate that Zhou Yun might be influenced by some kind of "mystery" or "witchcraft" after hearing from Tita that Zhou Yun had attempted suicide.

This demonstrates the opponent's exceptional skill; otherwise, Lucretius would have noticed it.

And his somewhat slow-witted student was actually able to notice it on his own.

Possessed by an evil spirit...

The idea popped into Lucretius's mind.

His expression turned slightly serious.

If an evil spirit is possessing my student...

Although it's just a suspicion without evidence, and although demonic possession is something from ancient times,

But he still calmly opened the drawer under the table.

Caution was key to his survival among so many ancient ruins.

He touched the black stone hidden in the drawer.

He unearthed this stone from the mountains.

The Makuraq people, who groveled under the rule of the Wizard King during the Old Night Age, believed that these stones possessed the power to expel witchcraft and suppress evil.

The stone was indeed effective; simply by holding it, Lucretius felt his 'spirituality' being suppressed, and a strong feeling of nausea rose in his throat.

He gripped the stone tightly, stood up abruptly, and pressed the stone against Zhou Yun's forehead.

Bang!

The sound of leg bone colliding with the wooden table rang out, and Lucretius felt his body lurch forward.

He waved his arms, trying to grab onto something to steady himself, but in the end he only grasped at air.

His body slumped uncontrollably onto the wooden table, propelled forward by inertia.

Then the world spun around him, and the wooden table seemed to circle around him. When the scene before him stabilized, Lucretius found himself lying on the ground.

I think I fell down... That's the only thought left in Lucretius's chaotic mind.

"Teacher, what's wrong with you all of a sudden...you startled me." Zhou Yun's surprised voice rang out from beside Lucretius. He helped Lucretius up and helped him back to his chair: "At your age, you shouldn't make such big movements."

Lucretius was still dizzy and confused, unable to grasp what was happening. His only instinct was to clutch the black stone tightly.

Where are the stones?

Lucretius looked at his palm in surprise and found that the stone had disappeared... No, Lucretius quickly realized where the stone had gone.

Zhou Yun was holding the black stone between two fingers, examining it with great interest.

This thing.....

Zhou Yun had already noticed Lucretius's action when he reached for the drawer.

The old man's subtle movements could not escape Zhou Yun's hunting skills inherited from forest hunters, nor could they escape the keen senses trained by Grefax.

So when he got up to press the stone between Zhou Yun's eyebrows, Zhou Yun lightly kicked the table in front of him, tripping Lucretius.

Holding the stone in his hand, Zhou Yun felt a slight nausea.

His psionic powers were suppressed, and the veil between him and the warp seemed to have thickened.

This stone can suppress psionic energy and weaken the influence of the warp... Could it be the Black Stone?

Blackstone is a material of unknown origin, known only to be closely related to the ancient saints, space necromancers, and even star gods of the War of Heaven, and may have originated from any of them.

Under normal circumstances, it can suppress the power of the subspace and curb psionic effects, but in some cases its polarity can be reversed, turning it into an amplification of the subspace.

"What is this?" Zhou Yun asked Lucretius, feigning ignorance.

Lucretius stared at Zhou Yun for a while, seemingly wanting to see what effect the stone would have on him.

Seeing that Zhou Yun didn't react, Lucretius felt a little relieved and said, "This is a relic from the era of the King of Wizardry. People back then believed... it could suppress evil energy and expel evil spirits."

"...You think I'm possessed by an evil spirit?" Zhou Yun's expression remained unchanged as he said in a slightly helpless tone, "Why are you so superstitious?"

He took the stone, which resembled a black gem, and gently placed it between his eyebrows.

Zhou Yun showed no reaction.

Lucretius breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"You've changed a bit, which worries me," he said, extending his hand to Zhou Yun, gesturing for her to return the stone to him.

"When a person tries to die but fails, something always changes." Zhou Yun's expression didn't change as he stuffed the black stone into his pocket.

Lucretius opened his mouth slightly, but ultimately waved his hand and said, "Here you go, take it as a talisman."

There are seven or eight more stones like this in his drawer.

"Since you've noticed, I'll be frank with you."

Lucretius's voice became more serious:

"You've read historical records from the era of the Wizarding Kings, haven't you?"

"You were likely influenced by ancient 'witchcraft' passed down from that era."

"But you don't need to worry too much. The era of the King of Sorcery is long over. Most of the sorcery that has been passed down can only affect or stimulate your mind, make you sick, or cause hallucinations. The most powerful one can only control a few wisps of fire."

"Take that black stone with you; it can help you resist the interference of witchcraft and break malicious curses."

"Could you help him break the curse from the weasel?" Zhou Yun muttered to himself.

Even with this black stone, the golden throne in his mind remained clear and bright, seemingly unaffected.

"Of course, compared to the metaphysical curse, your bigger problem right now is your debt."

"It is said that in the era of the King of Wizardry, powerful magic could tear open the vortex leading to purgatory, summon storms among the stars, and even elevate mortal bodies to immortal spirits. But in this day and age, the threat of magic is far less than that of a debt."

Lucretius sighed and said:

"I heard about your debt situation from Tita, and I will lend you some money to get through the next debt period."

"However, the debt is being paid out in too few installments. If you manage to get through this installment, the next one will be very difficult too..."

"The money you owe is from the temple of Simeneta... the followers of the goddess Simeneta. I have always kept my distance from them, and I have no acquaintances in their temple."

"Hmm... how about this, I have a priest friend in the temple district, you can go to him and ask if he knows anyone in the Simeneta Temple, and whether he can change the installment plan, even if it means adding a little more interest, to make the monthly burden a bit lighter."

As he spoke, Lucretius pulled out a piece of paper from the side, wrote some words on it, and then handed it to Zhou Yun.

"Take this with you. If he can help you, he definitely will."

The Temple District... Actually, Zhou Yun was just thinking about whether or not to go to the Temple District.

He wanted to find a suitable environment there, buy some necessities, and help himself break through the "boundary" and awaken his psychic talent.

However, thinking about his tight finances, Zhou Yun looked up at Lucius.

"teacher."

"Do you have any spare funds?"

"Can I borrow some money now?"

"what?"