Part 1 The Joker Chapter 148 The Messenger
Crane’s answer made Daley laugh softly, and the translucent face with only a mouth said:
”Even if you got inspiration from the motto of the secret peeper and identified ideas from my experience and performance, it took only a month or so to clearly recognize the ‘play’ and summarize your own ‘Diviner’s Code’, it is enough to prove that you possess an outstanding intellect and an open mind.”
Klein didn’t bother to dwell on this topic that made his heart weak, and turned to ask:
”Ma’am, are the church hierarchy aware of this, this so-called ‘playing law’?”
”There is no doubt that they know very well, I once looked through the church’s historical information, looking for those who soared to promotion ignoring the laws of their kind, and found that such a night watchman such a bishop is not a small number of people, and I am not the most special one, and their end ……” Speaking here, Daley deliberately paused for a moment, as if her tone was somewhat heavy.
”What kind of endings did they all have?” Klein’s heart tightened and asked offhandedly.
Did the Church of the Goddess of the Night regard “playing the law” as the temptation of evil gods and demons?
The translucent face with no eyes, nose or ears suddenly laughed out loud: “They all turned out quite well, except for the ones who lost control and sacrificed themselves in the transcendental events, the rest of them at least became archbishops or senior deacons, and there is no lack of strong people who managed to advance to the higher sequences, er, in the Goddess’s Church, Sequence 4 and Sequence 3 are collectively referred to as the Saints, and Sequence 2 and Sequence 1 are the Earthly Angels. earthly angels, and of course, every angel was once a Saint.”
…… Ms. Daley, you were just intentionally scaring me …… The corner of Klein’s mouth moved slightly, and he asked without hiding his own doubts:
”Since the Church has long since mastered the playing method, why doesn’t it tell every night watchman about it?”
”Although this can’t completely avoid getting out of control, it can certainly drastically reduce the corresponding probability and minimize unnecessary losses.”
That translucent face with only a mouth appeared a little confused, “I don’t know why, they told me that when I become an archbishop or a senior deacon, I will be able to understand the secrets in this regard, I came to you today because I hope that you will tell Dunn about the playing law more clearly before submitting the special application.”
Crane did not foolishly ask the other party why he did not do this himself, but said thoughtfully:
”Once you come to the attention of the Church, you have to make a promise and enter into an oath not to tell anyone else about the playing law?”
”Yes, making an oath in the name of K in the presence of the holy relics of the goddess holds enough binding power, and believe me, you definitely don’t want to know the consequences of breaking it, and I can only talk to someone like you right now who also holds the Playing Law, and your own state of being told me the answer before you answered it, which is why I dared to say that term. ” Daley let the creepy face sigh.
She added after a pause:
”I only vaguely grasped the essence of playing in the first place, thus digesting the magic potion very quickly, yes, in the higher echelons of the church, digesting is used to describe the mastery of magic potions, which I think is very apt, in short, I didn’t have a very clear idea about the matter before I took my vows and was told about the ‘Playing Method’, nor would not have been able to warn Dunn and the others accurately.”
”I had given up, not expecting to meet you, an oddball, nay, genius, who clearly recognized the ‘play law’ before submitting a special application.”
So that’s what you think of me, Ms. …… Klein’s mouth twitched with a solemn promise:
”I was going to use the matter of the special application to remind the captain of the existence of the ‘Playing Law’, and with your explanation, ma’am, I don’t need to worry about anything.”
”Very well, you are truly a kind lad.” Daley’s tone was visibly relaxed.
Lady, you seem to be only two or three years older than me …… Klein mentally pointed out the other party.
Without waiting for him to say anything, the translucent, eerie face continued:
”If you have any questions, or if there is anything you need help with, you can write to me, and when I, heh, when I become an archbishop or a senior deacon and learn why the church is hiding the secret of ‘playing the law’, I will hint at the good or bad of this matter. ”
Crane was energized by what he heard, and without hesitation he asked:
”Ma’am, what is your address?”
For him, one more helper is one more, and this is still a relatively powerful “psychic”!
Facing Klein, who didn’t push back at all, Daley was silent for a few seconds and laughed softly:
”Our communication shouldn’t be through the post office, we shouldn’t use normal letters, it’s very unsafe.”
”I’ll teach you a relatively simple ritual magic, it can summon a unique spirit, one that belongs to me, you will give it the written correspondence and it will be delivered to me accurately, not as fast as a telegraph, but faster than a steam train, you’ll finish it at noon, and I, located in Berkland, will receive it that night.”
Klein listens intently and nods slightly, “Very practical ritual magic.”
Daley chuckled lowly:
”This kind of ritual magic is characterized by praying to oneself and drawing power from one’s own spirituality without going through a deity, which makes it rather insidious, except that it tends to be less powerful.”
”…… First, you pick the herbs and essential oils that correspond to the domain, which is no different from normal ritual magic, but the candles only need to symbolize your own one …… Next, there is the incantation part, which has three segments, the first one is ‘I’, cry out ‘I’ in a low voice in ancient Hermetic, Giant, Gargoyle or Elvish, the second is ‘I invoke in my name’, which can be changed to Hermetic, and the third is the specific description of the summoned object, such as the one you’ll be using afterward: a spirit wandering in the void, a driven creature of the upper realms, a messenger belonging solely to Daley Simone.”
Upper realm? In the field of occultism, this often referred to the spirit world …… Klein memorized carefully while analyzing the flow of the ritual.
In this regard, he was barely an expert.
…… The advantage of this kind of ritual magic is that it bypasses the deity and purely uses its own power, which means that it can be free from the limitations of the realm that the deity belongs to and obtain a diversity of spell effects.The problem is that it relies on one’s own strength, and the weak will always be weak, and the strong will always be strong …… Klein felt that he had gained new knowledge, which was an occult science that he could not access in his current sequence.
Daley repeated the description a few times, solemnly emphasizing:
”Remember, don’t arbitrarily change the exact description of the summon, that will easily attract terrifying monsters.”
”Okay.” Klein nodded honestly.
At the same time, he suddenly thought of something:
If the description of the summon was changed to “A fool who doesn’t belong to this era, the mysterious lord above the gray mist, the yellow and black king who rules over good fortune”, what would be summoned?
Would it have no effect at all, or would the gray mist come out of nowhere, or would I need to go to that mysterious space to respond?
Would this help me pry the power above the gray mist even more?
Will it set off some horrible chain reaction?
Klein, who had just succeeded in killing himself on the “Mutated Sun Emblem”, was still in fear, and finally followed his heart’s will, planning to go to the gray fog to do a divination before deciding whether or not to try it.
After thinking about it, he asked with considerable interest:
”Ma’am, if we strictly use the ‘play method’, how long would it take to go from Sequence 8 to Sequence 7, and how much time would it take to go from Sequence 7 to Sequence 6?”
”According to the information I’ve read, Sequence 8 to Sequence 7 can be anywhere from three months to two years, depending on whether or not you’re able to comprehend the core spirit and the corresponding rules very quickly in the process of playing, Sequence 7 to Sequence 6 will take half a year to three years, Sequence 6 to Sequence 5 is about the same, and Sequence 5 to Sequence 4, three years to twenty years… … “Daley described it roughly.
Klein suddenly smiled:
”So, ma’am you’re up to Sequence 6?”
He heard Dunn mention that it took Daley one year to go from Sequence 9 “Body Collector” to Sequence 8 “Gravedigger”, and one year to go from “Gravedigger” to Sequence 7 “Psychic”. It also took her one year to go from “Gravedigger” to Sequence 7 “Psionic”, and she’s only been an Extraordinary for five years, which means Daley’s been at the “Psionic” level for almost three years.
”Yes, and that’s why I transferred to the Diocese of Berkland.” The translucent and eerie face replied frankly, “My current profession is ‘Necromancy Instructor’, however, I prefer the title of ‘Psychic’, well, this little one is tired, I have to leave, in this case , I won’t say may the goddess bless you.”
”May you have good dreams.” Klein pressed a hand to his chest and smiled with a curtsy.
”No, there will be no good dreams tonight, I’m rushing back to Berkland, it’s not a pleasant experience, it’s like having sex with someone you don’t like ……” Daley’s voice was getting lower and lower as the translucent, eyeless, nose-less face slowly retracted into the wall, leaving no the slightest trace of it.
The glow of the gas lamps went wide for a moment, and all the shadowy green disappeared without a trace.
Klein, who had kept his psychic vision on, watched the change in a daze for a long time.
”Psychic, no, Necromantic Tutor is really great, to be able to get the ‘Messenger’ of the Mystic Realm …… I wonder how special my Sequence 7 and Sequence 6 will be… … “He muttered a couple of words to himself wordlessly, darted off the wall of spirituality and extinguished the gas lamp in his bedroom, and quietly lay down on his bed in the darkness.
He had no intention of going above the gray mist tonight, and had to be wary of Daley’s sudden return for a classic Dunn-Smith quote, “By the way, I forgot something.”
When that happened, he couldn’t kill someone even if he wanted to!
……
The next day, Klein entered Blackthorn Security three minutes early.
”Good morning, Klein, the new civilian staff is here!” Roxanne greeted with a wide smile.
Klein was sincerely happy for the other party:
”Congratulations, Roxanne, the Goddess has heard your prayers.”
”The condition of my skin is coming back!” Roxanne nodded with glowing eyes.
After exchanging pleasantries, Klein walked towards the partition and knocked on the door of the captain’s office.
”Come in.” Dunn’s mellow voice came out.
Klein pushed his way in and saw the captain instinctively sit up straight, letting his gray eyes grow dark, in a state of readiness for something to come to him.
”Ahem.” He cleared his throat and sat down with his hat and cane, “Captain, I have something I’d like to report.”
”What is it?” Dunn asked in a hushed voice as he crossed his arms.