I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

Chapter 56 56. Ritual Control
After arriving home, the siblings simply washed themselves and then went to bed separately.

As for the little cat who was responsible for guarding the house tonight, she had huddled up next to Lloyd's pillow and was sleeping soundly.

Until they got up for breakfast the next morning, the siblings were still complaining about the bad experience last night.

"It's so boring, it's such a waste of precious sleep time!"

Everol said angrily, then stretched out her hand to rub her delicate cheeks, and sighed with a hint of sadness:
“Girls will age easily if they don’t get enough sleep!”

Lloyd almost laughed out loud.

He would rather his sister grew older...

But not too much, just a little bit.

But he asked normally:
"Is Arkham Town a famous place? I saw that the flyers Mr. Butler took out last night were all themed around that place. It should be a place with a bad reputation, right? But I was still the first one last night. This is the first time I’ve heard of…”

As he spoke, he spread chili sauce on the soft white bread.

Everol spread black pepper sauce on the bread and explained:

"It's just that it's well-known in the field of folklore, but folklore is already very unpopular and niche. Xiaoyi, you've been concentrating on studying, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it."

Then, she gave Lloyd a brief introduction to the value of this town in folklore——

Thirty percent of the various submissions she receives are Arkham-themed.

There are various stories of men silently crying and women crying every day. On average, they destroy themselves three times a day, destroy the world five times, and are involved in various conspiracies, disasters, and mysterious events more than ten times a day.

The residents of the town are dying every day, and the whole town is like a leek field...

But even so, those folklore enthusiasts still talk about it and enjoy it endlessly, and the topic of whether Arkham Town is real is an enduring one.

"Anyway, that's it. Mr. Randolph collected those flyers because he wanted to help me share part of the work; as for Miss Desita, she suddenly got the idea after she saw a latest occult-themed dress in a magazine. Fantasy, I want to see what Arkham Town is like..."

"The result was a big disappointment. She should give up her job as a folklorist soon, right? But I still have to continue. After all, I am helping Mr. Randolph."

Everol added some more causes and consequences. This matter was considered to have completed the logical closed loop, and then turned to ask:

"Xiao Yi, if you are interested there, I have collected several high-quality stories here. Would you like to read them?"

Lloyd originally wanted to refuse. He is a member of the Holy Inquisition Tribunal and is responsible for subduing demons and demons. He has nothing to do with abnormal cases and strange events. That is the matter of the Holy Tribunal.

But then I thought about it, it was not bad as a pastime to pass the time, and by the way, I also supported my sister’s work, so I nodded and agreed.

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

As soon as Lloyd took the subway and arrived in the [-]th arrondissement, he heard a violent gasp:
"Cough cough cough!!! Cough cough cough cough cough!!!"

Turning around, Wei Ya was holding her hand on the wall, coughing so hard that her flowers were trembling, looking at Chu Chu pitifully.

He hurried over to help, reaching out and stroking Wei Ya's back.

[Ding~Insanity value +1]

[Ding~Insanity value +1]

It wasn't until more than a minute passed and Lloyd couldn't hear the prompt in his ears that Wei Ya got better and said hurriedly:
"I'm sorry for letting you see my rude side."

"You should sit less for this thing in the future. People of our rank have special dormitories here, right?" Out of good intentions, Lloyd persuaded him seriously and handed over a tissue.

He has always felt that this subway is really weird. With his current attributes, even the monsters on the -3rd floor can only use their lives to transmit mental pollution. However, taking the subway is still +50.

Are you afraid that even if the saint comes, you will get +50?

With Wei Ya's original physical fitness, +50 doesn't matter, but now that she's a little crazy, it's best not to be exposed to this kind of strange mental pollution, otherwise you have to help her 'clean' it every once in a while. .

This time I can help her by touching her back. Where should I touch her next time?

"Thank you, I'll consider it."

Wei Ya took the tissue, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, raised her head again, looked at Lloyd seriously, and then asked:

"You didn't sleep well last night?"

"Yes, that's all because..."

Lloyd nodded solemnly, lowered his voice and explained:
"I was so fascinated by this story that I lost track of time."

As he spoke, he took out a few pages of manuscript paper from his pocket, on which was printed a novella with the theme of Arkham Town, and continued to ask:

"Would you like to try it?"

"This...seems a bit against the rules..."

Wei Ya said hesitantly, but still reached out and took over the pages of manuscript paper.

Lloyd briefly read this story on his way to work. It was well written. It is not a horror story, but describes a pair of male and female colleagues who battled wits and courage with a group of evil forces in a small town, and finally succeeded in defeating them. A positive story about the other party’s conspiracy.

Everol has liked this kind of theme since she was a child, and so did Lloyd, so he thought of sharing it with Wei Ya.

"Okay, I'll watch it when I have free time."

Wei Ya finally took this wave of Amway.

The two of them went to Tower [-] together. Lloyd completed his own work as usual, and then went to the library to borrow books and continue studying rituals.

By the afternoon, he finally finished reading "Rituals (Introduction)" which he had been reading for three days.

Immediately, a reminder came to my ears:
[Ding~Skill Fragments +1]

[Enough skill fragments have been obtained to unlock the skill - Ritual Control, LV1]

[Ritual Control (LV1) - Arrange rituals with corresponding effects through the knowledge of rituals you have mastered; you can miniaturize the rituals without destroying the operating principle; you can reserve imprints, etc. Achieve remote control; continue learning to improve skill levels]

There is another line of small print below for additional explanation:
"There is obviously an error here, but why can it run? There is obviously no error here, but why can't it run?"

Lloyd did not rush to read the instructions, but turned to stare at the filing cabinet next to him.

After a while, he confirmed that the saint was still not interested in him today, and then he whispered:

"It seems that whether it is adding points or acquiring skills, it will not be noticed by the saint. It seems that although my panel does not work hard enough to help me become stronger on its own, it is still quite good in terms of concealment."

After saying that, he began to study this new skill.

(End of this chapter)