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After her last visit, Seele Dietrich bought the mansion and moved in. She also hired a maid to take care of the house's cleaning.

After purchasing the mansion, Seele Dietrich also took Kazama's advice and made investments.

However, instead of choosing the conservative investment method of buying government bonds, she listened to Kazama's advice and invested in Guglielmo Marconi, who desperately needed funds to complete his experiments. She also bought government bonds, but the amount was negligible compared to her investment in wireless telegraphy.

This matter became known to many people. A young girl who inherited a huge windfall spent a lot of money investing in a new invention whose effectiveness and prospects were unknown, and was ridiculed by many as a spendthrift.

However, Guglielmo Marconi's experiment will begin soon, and then we'll know whether this investment is good or bad.

Kazama looked around and finally his gaze fell on the girl, or rather, on the two books on the table in front of her.

One of the books was a worn-out paper book sewn together with thread, exuding a strong earthy smell.

The other book was jet black and heavy, with a cover made of some kind of hard bone.

Even in this state, when Kazama touched the two books with his spiritual tentacles, he could hardly sense anything unusual about them.

These are two fantasy books.

After more than two months, the young girl Seele Dietrich was indeed found.

.........

"Mr. Spirit of Nothingness..."

"Mr. Spirit of Nothingness..."

Shel Dietrich murmured the name three times with her eyes closed before opening them.

The letter on the table was turned over, and that mysterious being answered her call, descending upon her!

"It's been a long time, sir..."

"Shel Dietrich said with some excitement."

"I bought the book you requested at a high price."

"One of them was found in an antique shop in the East, and the other was obtained from an adventurer who had just returned from abroad."

The girl explained how she obtained the two books, but then hesitated and said:

"I don't know if these two books are what you need..."

According to Kazama, the Phantom Books possess mysterious powers and record forbidden knowledge. However, Seele Dietrich had looked through both books but couldn't understand them at all, so she couldn't be 100% certain.

However, after coming into contact with these two books, Seele Dietrich felt a chill, as if something unclean was hidden in them.

Oriental Antique Shop.

Kazama looked at the first thread-bound ancient book.

I can understand that...

Kazama then looked at the second pitch-black bone book.

This was originally recovered from an explorer who had just returned from abroad.

Well, aside from legitimate explorations, many explorers of this era were actually thieves.

This explorer was clearly the latter.

"Don't worry, both of these are..."

Kazama left a message.

"Our deal is already partially complete."

Seeing Kazama's message, Seele Dietrich breathed a sigh of relief.

She spent a considerable amount of money on this, but what she feared even more was that she had obtained counterfeit goods, which would displease Mr. Void Spirit.

But now it seems there's no need to worry.

"Please step out for a moment..." Kazama wrote again.

Although she didn't know what Kazama was going to do, Seele Dietrich nodded, got up from her desk, and left the study.

...............

In the study.

Faced with the two illusory books, Kazama did not rush to use his supernatural ability to extract them, but instead began to read them.

"Phantom books can be classified in two different ways."

"One type is simply regarded as a prop, relying on the book itself to use various powers."

"Another type is books, which are carriers of knowledge. The real core is the knowledge recorded inside them."

"Knowledge is information, and the only thing we can acquire in the state of observation is information..."

Kazama opened the first book, whose cover had become blurred, and the writing inside was in ancient Chinese.

Kazama began to read it.

"Burial is about harnessing vital energy. The yin and yang energies, when exhaled, become wind; when they rise, they become clouds; when they descend, they become rain; and when they circulate within the earth, they become vital energy..."

"The burial site traces its origin. It follows its end, the original veins of the land. The original bones of the mountains. Winding east and west."

Kazama flips through the book very quickly; the information he acquires while observing depends on his own body's memory capacity.

In just three minutes, Kazama finished reading the book.

However, the result after watching it left Kazama speechless.

This is a book on burial, which explains how to benefit future generations through burial practices.

No, putting aside the fact that I don't have any descendants, I don't need to bury myself either...

However, some of the knowledge about 'feng shui' seems to be of some use.

Collecting magical books without a clear goal is like opening a blind box; you never know what kind of knowledge the magical book will contain.

However, Kazama could accept it.

After all, his initial idea was to test whether he could obtain supernatural power without having to extract supernatural abilities at an unknown cost.

Knowledge is power.

Tools may be convenient, but they are always external; only knowledge is eternal and truly yours.

With some time remaining in the observation phase, Kazama carefully managed his mental energy and opened another illusory book.

This is a book of bones, and compared to the Book of Burial, the special power entwined in this illusory book is much deeper.

The text in the book is written in Latin.

This is no problem for Kazama now. After reading "The Book of Wisdom" and developing his brain, Kazama has started a learning plan, with language learning being the top priority.

These languages ​​are not limited to the world's mainstream languages; Kazama even learned some lesser-known languages ​​or languages ​​that were on the verge of being lost.

After reading the opening, Kazama let out a soft exclamation.

"This book..."

The book is called The Book of Death Curses.

It discusses black magic knowledge related to curses.

Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Third Out of Control

Unlike the feng shui burial methods recorded in the Burial Classic, the Book of Death Curses contains orthodox supernatural mystical knowledge and the application of various death curse techniques.

"Torturing spiritual beings to death through various cruel and extreme methods, collecting the negative emotions released when the spiritual beings die, and making them into spells to kill enemies."

Reading about the methods of constructing spells, those with weak mental fortitude probably wouldn't even be able to finish the first page.

Spiritual beings... It goes without saying what the most numerous and widely distributed spiritual beings in this world are.

Such knowledge of black magic is the most taboo of all.

Knowledge is just knowledge; if you don't actively apply it, it's merely experience and information. Kazama calmly finished reading the knowledge on the document and stored it in his memory.

"Yes, the last chapter also includes an advanced version of the curse... to cultivate the spirituality of the curse, to make it a spirit-like existence, and to make it permanent."

After reading the last page, Kazama closed his eyes, snapping out of his observation.

............

In reality, Kazama opened his eyes and muttered to himself:

"Through observing and intervening in that world, the first gains were knowledge about feng shui and curses..."

Black magic and spells, along with the magic represented by the Clow Cards and divination, represent a completely different path to transcendence.

"It's best not to delve too deeply into the study of curses."

Cerberus chimed in from the side.

It also saw the ancient book in the picture. Although it did not feel the yin power of the book due to the difference in latitude, the final frame of the picture showed a certain rune structure on the book, which made it see a clue.

"Although curse magic is an orthodox branch derived from the demonic path, it utilizes the mysterious power of the yin. It is easy to learn quickly and has great power."

"But if you really want to delve into cultivation, the price you have to pay is not low."

“Negative forces are extremely prone to corrupting the soul, and curses are even more so. When a curse caster curses others, they are also cursing themselves. In my world, very few curse casters meet a good end.”

"And the stronger they are, the more gruesome their death will be."

Kuroide said that excessive power can bring misfortune to oneself or those around them.

But how many people in this world can resist the temptation and attraction of powerful forces?

Especially in the path of black magic and sorcery, as long as you are ruthless and willing to pay the price, you can become stronger very quickly.

Cerberus did not want his master to go down such a wrong path.

"I know..."

Kazama rubbed his temples; the information represented by mystical knowledge seemed to consume his mental energy faster.

After quickly memorizing the contents of the two books, he withdrew from the game. His mental energy was almost depleted, leaving him feeling somewhat exhausted.

"But there is never a problem with accumulating esoteric knowledge."

Kazama is not someone who is easily swayed by power.