Chapter 51 Observation Seeing her brother open his eyes, Aurore was about to comfort him, "Non-spellcasting sequences require at least several attempts before meditation can be successful, and some even require five or six days or half a month of practice." However, she found that Lumian's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and there was obvious fear in his eyes. "What's wrong?" Aurore asked with concern. Lumian took two breaths, and the more he thought about it, the more scared he became: "I succeeded in meditation. My spirit seemed to float up. All around me were various colors randomly superimposed on each other and a faint gray mist. Something I couldn't describe specifically was wandering around. There were several particularly bright and pure lights in the sky. No, it wasn't necessarily the sky. It might be somewhere very far away. I couldn't be sure." "According to your description, it was indeed successful." Aurore explained, "What your 'astral body' saw or sensed was the spirit world, where many concepts of reality either do not exist or are mixed together, so you feel that you are both high in the sky and far away. "Those seven lights are the seven lights of the spiritual world mentioned in some ancient books. They are believed to be close to the status of gods, omniscient, and relatively friendly secret existences. If you can grasp their complete names, you can pray to them. Unfortunately, I don't know them either. "Those indescribable things wandering around belong to the spirit world, but you don't seem to see much, and it's not clear enough. This should be the limitation of the Hunter sequence. Your spirituality is not high enough. Hmm... It will be difficult to open your spiritual vision later, and the final effect will definitely not be very good. Haha, it's better to have it than not." She was always observing her brother's condition, ready to interrupt his teaching and provide help at any time. Seeing that Lumian was gradually returning to normal, she finished what she had to say in one breath, and then asked: "But what you saw shouldn't scare you. Don't you have a nickname called 'The Daring Lumian'? Recently, you've also witnessed time loops, people turning into sheep, men giving birth, the parade of the 'Lady of the Night', and other bizarre, absurd, and spiritually polluting things. How could ordinary spiritual creatures scare you?" Hearing the things his sister mentioned, Lumian's forehead blood vessels twitched slightly. He didn't want to recall them too much, especially the parts related to Mrs. Pualis. He exhaled and said:
“I felt like there was something watching me from deep in the spirit world or somewhere very high up. "Just looking at it made me so scared that I couldn't control myself and I just came out of my meditation state." Aurore's eyes moved slightly, and she said thoughtfully: "I suspect that it is related to the two strange symbols on the chest you mentioned. They are related to some hidden existence. They may point to the source of Cordu's cycle, or they may represent the 'special' that allows you to stay awake and powerful in dreams and cycles. "As a 'Hunter', you succeeded in your first attempt at complete meditation. It is likely due to the influence of those two symbols." Lumian listened and nodded, agreeing with his sister's statement. This made him a little frustrated: "If this is the case, I won't be able to meditate. As long as I succeed, I will be watched, and I will have to get out of that state. And, I think it's not a good thing to be watched all the time." "Do you think you're not being watched now?" Aurore laughed. "It's just that you haven't entered a meditative state, so you can't sense it. Since you can't escape, you'll definitely take damage. You might as well try more and improve your corresponding resistance, so that you can meditate for longer periods of time. This may give you an advantage when facing certain situations in the future. Of course, before becoming a Sequence 7 Arsonist, Hunters hardly need deep meditation. You should wait until your spirituality is improved before trying again." “That sounds a bit miserable.” Lumian had adjusted his mentality and laughed at himself. “I can’t resist, so I can only enjoy it.” Aurore chuckled: "Under the current circumstances, I would rather have someone like you who is special. Even if I will face many unknown dangers and difficulties, at least the next time I loop, I can keep my memory and don't need you to remind me, which would cause me to miss many details." She then looked out the window which had already turned dark: “It’s time to teach you how to use your psychic vision. "You continue to sit and try to meditate again. You don't need to completely enter the state where your thoughts float away. Although that will be more conducive to the opening of spiritual vision, isn't there some hidden existence watching you?" “Yeah.” Lumian leaned back in his chair, relaxed, and first sketched the sun in his mind, then replaced it with the sphere that his sister had scribbled. He did not outline the symbol repeatedly, and stopped when his body and mind became peaceful. Aurore observed his condition and said softly: "Okay, in your current state, raise your hands and place them in front of your eyes. You can open your eyes now." Lumian kept his mind and body calm, slowly opened his eyes, and found that his sister had turned off the kerosene lamp at some point, plunging the first floor into darkness. Only the crimson moonlight outside the window illuminated the outlines of various objects. After a moment of adjustment, he could barely see his hands. "Put your index fingers facing each other in the air, close but not touching..." Aurore gave instructions, "Then, place the focus behind your hands, which can be behind the point you are facing. Once you have completed this step, slowly move your fingers so that they remain facing each other but not touching. Well, they cannot leave your sight either."
Lumian did exactly as he was told, letting his gaze fall on the empty space behind his hand and moving his fingers. After moving it countless times, he still couldn't find any changes. Not long after, he could no longer sustain the meditative state and came out. "Did you see anything?" Aurore asked. Lumian shook his head. "Hunter is more difficult. Don't feel pressured. If it doesn't work next time, you can do it the next time. If it doesn't work today, you can do it tomorrow." Aurore consoled him. "Don't worry. Ordinary people with higher spirituality can open their spiritual vision after a period of professional training, not to mention extraordinary people. Of course, the effect is another matter." If this cycle doesn’t work, you can try it next time. But if the next cycle still doesn’t work, there may not be a next time... Lumian muttered to himself. He has always been a very resilient and patient person. After taking a short rest and regaining some energy, he tried again. After failing again and again, he finally saw a bit of fiery red color popping out from the void where his two index fingers were facing each other. Success? Lumian was delighted and turned his head to look at his sister. He immediately saw some red light coming out of Auror's body, covering the surface. "Didn't they say that we can see all the colors of the 'etheric body'?" Lumian asked doubtfully. Aurore asked happily: "Success?" Lumian nodded and described his experience. "It worked." Aurore breathed a sigh of relief. "You're lucky. It's probably because of that 'special' bonus on you. If it were another 'Hunter', it wouldn't be possible to open the clairvoyance without ten days or half a month of practice. It might even be easier after being promoted to Sequence 8. Well, what you saw was a very blurred 'Ether Body'. The red color means I'm still healthy. As for the rest, 'Hunter', don't even think about seeing it. Your 'Spirit Body' strength doesn't allow it." She then took out the miniature ink bottle and unscrewed the cap: "Try to see if you can see the 'white paper'." Lumian looked intently and saw a blurry bubble that was almost transparent floating out of the bottle mouth. It was very much like the ones he'd blown out with soapy water, the size of a fist, and stained crimson by the moonlight. Lumian could barely see this thing, and felt like he would lose sight of it if he blinked. The bubble floated in the air and flew towards Auror's palm. Auror held it and tickled it with her thumb. The transparent bubble suddenly shrank inward, then slowly expanded, repeating this action. Lumian calmed himself down and told his sister what he had seen. "It's very blurry?" Aurore shook her head. "The Hunter's clairvoyance is really not that good. The etheric body can only see the most basic concepts, and the spiritual creatures can only see things like 'blank paper'. You can't see most of it." "Something is better than nothing." Lumian replied to her with the words her sister had just said. Although he had never seen stronger clairvoyance, he was still relatively satisfied with the current situation. Aurore didn't say much, and instructed Lumian to turn off his spiritual vision by re-meditation, focusing his mind, and repeatedly telling himself to stop spiritually. She also trained him to constantly give himself suggestions in the meditative state just now to set up simple actions to open and close the spiritual vision. Lumian practiced again and again, and mastered the method of turning on and off his clairvoyance. However, he never succeeded in using the "shortcut key" that Aurore mentioned, and only vaguely grasped the key. "Okay, take a rest. We will observe if there is any problem with the assistant priest later." Aurore saw that her brother's face had turned pale and his spiritual energy was extremely exhausted, so she asked him to take a nap.
The two went up to the second floor and turned on the radio light in the study. Lumian fell asleep quickly in the armchair, while Aurore casually read a book, waiting for the night to deepen. Soon, Lumian fell into a dream, but he was in no hurry to explore and forced himself to continue sleeping. Finally, he was awakened by Aurore: "You can observe the parish priest now." “Yeah.” Lumian sat up and looked at his sister. Aurore opened the miniature ink bottle and stroked the "white paper" with her right hand. Her eyes quickly became dark and deep. Using the bond of the contract, she whispered in Hermetic language: "My contracted creature, bear the specialness of my eyes." Lumian, who was standing next to him, could neither understand nor see because he did not have his "clairvoyance" turned on, so he could only wait patiently. In just a few seconds, Aurore withdrew her hand, sat down, and said to Lumian: "The 'Blank Paper' has gone to the parish priest's house." Lumian took a closer look and found that what was reflected in his sister's eyes was not the scene of the study and his own figure, but the trees with branches gently swaying in the darkness. The trees were moving backwards rapidly. Is this what the "blank paper" saw? Lumian understood. Aurore picked up a mirror with a mercury-coated back and took out some light white powder and sprinkled it on it. The powders soon glowed, making the mirror look as if covered with a layer of water waves. In Shuiboli, the deputy parish priest Michel Garrigu appeared on the screen. "Blank Paper" has arrived outside the target's room and is looking at him through the glass window. At this time, Michel Garrigu had fallen asleep, his eyes closed and his breathing steady. Aurore and Lumian waited patiently, using the "white paper" to observe from all angles. Time passed minute by minute, and suddenly, the sleeping Michelle opened her mouth slightly, and a blurry and transparent figure crawled out from there. It was a lizard-like thing. (End of this chapter)