Chapter 260.2
Ibon, one of the most powerful human Wizards in the Cthulhu Mythos, is said to have saved humanity in the past.
Ibon is the strongest Wizard in the history of Hybrier (a mysterious country from Greek mythology), born in the city of Iquai. His entire family was exiled by the priests of the goddess Iheuth, and he became an orphan. Ibon escaped to Wizard Serak’s tower, where he was taken in and became his disciple.
After Serak’s death, Ibon began his border travels, visiting many places and gaining fame. He once lived in a tower on the peninsula of Mu Thulan at the edge of the continent, where he began to worship Tsathoggua, one of the Great Old Ones. For the people of Hybrier, Tsathoggua was an ancient god worshipped by the hairy, ape-like humans of the continent. According to legend, Ibon was not only a Wizard.
It is said that Ibon was later accused of heresy by the opposing Wizard, Moriki, and escaped through a magical portal to Sekrano (Saturn), where he was worshipped as a god. After that, Ibon’s whereabouts are unknown, although some say his spirit still roams the Earth or the Dreamrealm.
However, after Ibon disappeared from the Earth, he left behind a magical book - the "Book of Ibon". This book contains a large amount of magical knowledge, mythological knowledge, and detailed descriptions of multiple Great Old Ones. Most importantly, the "Book of Ibon" records forbidden knowledge and ancient spells that are not found in the "Necronomicon", which highlights its importance in the Cthulhu Mythos.
However, because the original "Book of Ibon" was written in the Hyberian language, the differences between the original and translated versions are significant. Simply put, reading the original "Book of Ibon" would cause a loss of 1d10 sanity points on success and 2d10 on failure, while reading modern language versions, such as English or French, would only cause a loss of 1d4 sanity points on success and 2d4 on failure.
From the amount of sanity points lost, it’s clear how different the original and translated versions of the "Book of Ibon" are.
Therefore, according to Lu Tianya’s words, Liu Xing also understood Ibon’s magical manufacturing technique, and now it’s clear why it has become a low-config version, mainly due to language issues during translation.
Thinking about this, Liu Xing couldn’t help but wonder if the Deep Sea Gospel Society had a copy of the "Book of Ibon".
It’s worth noting that the number of existing "Book of Ibon" copies is extremely small, as it has always been a handwritten manuscript, passed down through secret cults or powerful Wizards, and has never been mass-printed or promoted. According to the Cthulhu RPG Game settings, there are probably no more than 100 copies of the "Book of Ibon" in total, with many being incomplete.
Therefore, Liu Xing thought that the "Book of Ibon" in the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s hands should be an incomplete copy, or even just a fragment recording magical manufacturing techniques.
However, after careful consideration, Liu Xing still felt a bit uneasy, as he could confirm that his next world mission would involve destroying the Deep Sea Gospel Society’s headquarters, and he wondered how many magical statues would be there...
So Liu Xing asked, "Lu Tianya, do you know what weaknesses these magical statues have?"
Lu Tianya smiled and waved his hand, saying, "That’s simple. I just told Ryuusei that these low-config magical statues need someone to use a special spell and provide spiritual power to activate them. If no one controls the magical statue, it’s just like a ordinary statue, and a single hammer blow would shatter it. Even if someone controls the magical statue, if you can’t defeat it, you can choose to attack the person controlling it directly."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that he hadn’t even thought of such a simple solution.
"That’s just the solution for low-config magical statues. If you’re lucky enough to encounter an original magical statue, it’s better to run away, because the original magical statue’s abilities are extremely strong. I’ve heard two stories about this. The first one was during the Middle Ages, when the Holy Roman Empire discovered a damaged magical statue, which unexpectedly activated and was finally destroyed by the Holy Roman Empire’s army and over a hundred Wizards. The Holy Roman Empire was severely weakened, losing control over its territories, and began to decline."
Liu Xing nodded, thoughtfully saying, "That’s true, but Deep Sea Gospel Society is worshiping a powerful Deep One. I think it’s that Deep One who taught Deep Sea Gospel Society how to create low-level magic statues. Of course, I think such a powerful magic statue would be the only one in Deep Sea Gospel Society’s Kyoto branch, so we don’t need to worry about it for now. Let’s discuss those two possible student groups affiliated with Deep Sea Gospel Society instead."
Honekawa Suneo stood up at this time and said, "I have some knowledge about these two groups. They’re very strange and have never publicly recruited new members. Their group activities are never made public, so I investigated them out of curiosity and found that their members interact closely and often hold group activities together. Their instructors are all Yamamoto Nihyakugo."
"At the time, I was even more interested in these two groups when I discovered this. Coincidentally, there was someone in our class who joined one of the groups, so I observed that person and found they always had a mysterious aura and never interacted with anyone in class."
"Finally, that person suddenly transferred schools, and the students in these two groups, except for a few leaders, usually only stay in school for one or two semesters before transferring to Hokkaido, seemingly to the same school."
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, saying, "So, these students should be followers of Deep Sea Gospel Society, and the school they transferred to should also be affiliated with Deep Sea Gospel Society. I wonder if they would join the class chat group?"
At this time, Nobi Nobita waved his mobile phone and said, "I just asked someone, and they do join the class chat group, but they never speak."
Liu Xing nodded, asking Honekawa Suneo and Nobi Nobita, "Are you sure you’ve made all the arrangements? Won’t Deep Sea Gospel Society find out that you’re organizing a boycott?"
Honekawa Suneo smiled and patted his chest, saying, "Don’t worry, Leader. I’ve made arrangements through several intermediaries, and Deep Sea Gospel Society won’t be able to trace it back to us. This method of inciting students to boycott is something I learned from the PR department of my family’s company, so it’s guaranteed to work."
Listening to Honekawa Suneo, Liu Xing felt reassured.
"By the way, Leader, Miguel just sent another voice message, noting that after we left Fujiwara Shrine, Alice and the others held a brief meeting there. Luckily, Miguel installed some bugs in key locations during his nighttime investigation of Fujiwara Shrine, so we recorded their conversation. Since you weren’t back yet, we haven’t played it back." Ming Hanxing said while handing Liu Xing a mobile phone.
Liu Xing nodded and played the voice message sent by Miguel, which was a recording of Alice’s conversation.
After listening to the recording, Liu Xing and Ming Hanxing exchanged a glance, both guessing that the five assassins who killed the Shadow Clan’s spokesperson were also players!
However, this wasn’t the time to discuss it, so Liu Xing said, "It seems that Kyoto is about to change. If Shadow Clan can find trouble with Deep Sea Gospel Society, that would be great. We can then sit back and reap the benefits. But I think Deep Sea Gospel Society won’t just sit back and wait for death. Unfortunately, we’re short-handed now. Teacher Ming, please tell Miguel that if he discovers any exchange between Deep Sea Gospel Society and Shadow Clan, he should notify me immediately. If he can disrupt the relationship between Deep Sea Gospel Society and Shadow Clan, then he should go for it."
Ming Hanxing nodded, saying, "I understand. I’ll notify Miguel now."
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