Part 5. The Red Priestess Chapter 45: A Ritual Without a “Response”
Ending the exchange alone, Klein turned to Gelman Sparrow, “The World”, and asked him to look to Gadelia, “The Hidden One”:
”Please tell the ‘Queen of Mysteries’ that I hope to meet with her recently to exchange some things, at a time and place to be determined by her.”
”Queen of Mysteries”? It turns out that Ms. “Hidden One” represents the king above the five seas …… “Star” Leonard was first stunned, then something dawned on him.
What is it? “The Hidden One” Gadelia slightly vigilant slightly frowned and said:
”I’ll relay it for you, but I can’t guarantee if she’ll say yes or not.”
”Uh-huh.” Germaine “The World” Sparrow nodded briefly, signaling that there was no problem.
At this point, “Sun” Derek finally found the opportunity to ask:
”Everyone ……”
After glancing at Mr. “Inverted Man” and Mr. “World” respectively, he continued:
”The ceremony for my promotion to ‘Priest of Light’ is to bury my entire body in pure darkness in ice that won’t melt… Well, in Silver City, similar ice isn’t hard to come by, but how do I create pure and safe darkness?”
So the promotion ceremony of “Priest of Light” is like this, the little “sun” is really honest and simple ah …… “justice”! “Audrey was unable to offer effective advice due to her experience and knowledge, and could only turn her attention to the person who could solve the problem in her mind:
Mr. Germaine Sparrow, “The World”.
At this moment, “The World” is raising his hand and squeezing the corner of his forehead, while “Fool” Klein is rapidly thinking of a solution in his head:
Hey, if it is in the outside world, pure darkness is very good to get, the normal will not melt the ice is the most troublesome, but Silver City is just the opposite …… The darkness there is too dangerous, in which you can either disappear into thin air, or will be attacked by strange monsters ……
I can ask Leonard to provide some of the spells of the night realm, mobilize the power of the mysterious space above the gray fog, and use the prayers of the little “sun” to provide him with a piece of artificial darkness, but the problem is that there is no way to confirm beforehand that this will not also bring the same kind of danger that is common in Silver City, which is something that divination can not be resolved, without involving myself. This is something that divination can’t solve, without involving myself, I can only judge whether things are dangerous or not, and in what period of time should be done, and in that kind of environment, there are many factors mixed, and there are too many sources of danger. ……
Well, I’ll summon the “Magic Mirror” Aroldus and ask him about it ……
–Klein has considered the question of the promotion ceremony of the small “sun”, but has not been able to find the answer.
Seeing the silence of the world, Leonard, who wanted to say “pure darkness is very good”, quietly closed his mouth, and pondered over the words of the sun, and caught the word that he had overlooked earlier. A word that had been overlooked earlier:
Safe!
In the Forsaken Land, in Silver City, darkness equaled danger? Leonard “Star” grasped the key point, but did not know enough to offer an opinion.
Finally, Alger “The Hanged Man” spoke up.
He looked at “Sun” Derek and said:
”I will help you gather information and find a solution, but during this process, you may need to do some cooperation to verify if it is feasible.”
”No problem!” Derek replied without hesitation.
Immediately afterward, he added another sentence:
”You don’t have to be in too much of a hurry, I still have more than a month before I can digest the ‘Notary’ magic potion.”
”Inverted Hangman” Alger nodded lightly, indicating that this did not need to be reminded.
At that moment, “The Hidden One” Gadelia deliberated for a moment and looked at “The Sun” Derek:
”Perhaps it is possible to consider this issue from a different perspective; your promotion ceremony will not last long, and it is entirely possible to resolve this matter by increasing the amount of time spent surviving in pure darkness.
”I remember you mentioning that there are two dangers that can be encountered after being in lightless darkness; attacks from strange monsters that appear out of nowhere, or inexplicable disappearances that are tantamount to vaporization.
”The front kind is good to solve, you can apply for some sealing objects from the chief, or just ask him to guard it, the latter kind, I don’t know enough about it, so try asking the chief about it.”
…… “Sun” Derek thought carefully, suddenly felt that this is indeed a thought, and there is no small possibility of success.
He then responded with surprise:
”Thank you, Ms. ‘Hermit’.”
The exchanges and learning continued, and the party drew a little closer to the end. Seeing that it was almost time, “Fool” Klein tapped the edge of the table and said:
”That is all for today.”
”Your will is our will!” “Justice” Audrey and the others rose at the same time and bowed respectfully.
When their figures disappeared above the gray mist, Klein also left the place and returned to the real world.
He first took out his wallet, rummaged through it to find the paper crane that Will Onsettin had folded, unfolded it on his desk, and then picked up a pencil and wrote succinctly and forcefully:
”Something!”
After refolding the paper crane and tucking it under his pillow, Klein lay down on the queen-sized bed and actually began to nap.
In a haze of dreams, he saw the barren, dark plains again, and the towering spire.
Across the wilderness, through a wooden door, Klein reached the familiar corner.
A black baby carriage pulled out of the thick shadows, and Will Onsettin, wrapped in silver silk, sucked his right thumb, accusing without good humor:
”You’re getting rude!”
Crane gave a dry laugh and said:
”With our friendship, there’s no need to be so polite, right?”
Will Onsettin let out a “humph” and said:
”Speak, what is it?”
”It’s like this, I recently encountered Amon’s doppelganger.” Klein said bluntly.
The little baby’s mouth grinned a little and seemed to be about to cry on the spot, and it was hard to control himself as he said:
”I wasn’t even born a month ago!”
”…… don’t need you to do anything, I just want to ask a question.” Klein hurriedly added.
Will Onsettin raised his fleshy arm and waved it a few times and said:
”What question?”
Klein immediately said with a smile:
”Amon’s doppelganger can steal other people’s destinies and appear in someone else’s place, and I want to know what it takes to recognize this horrible thing.”
Will Onsettin laughed, raised his index finger, and pointed to the sky, saying:
”Pray for help.”
It seems that using the power of the gray mist can indeed discover the graft of fate …… Klein sighed with relief and became certain inwardly.
The so-called utilization is, he used the secret puppet to pray to the “Fool”, he entered the gray fog above, through the representative of the believer’s point of light to look around the neighborhood, looking for abnormalities, in a sense, this is equivalent to the “Fool’s” gaze, is equivalent to the additional In a sense, this is equivalent to the gaze of the “Fool”, which is equivalent to the addition of “true vision”.
But the problem is, I can’t always observe above the gray fog, maybe the gap between two observations, Amon entered Birklund Street and did something …… Klein thought about it, and asked again with deliberation:
”What else do you have to warn me about?”
Will Onsettin inclined his head without bothering to look at him and muttered:
”You have to visit me, my parents, once this week, at tea time ……”
”No problem!” Klein agreed without the slightest hesitation.
The little baby then turned her head back and said with a smile:
”You have some ups and downs in your fortunes next week, on Wednesday or Thursday.”
That way …… Klein nodded thoughtfully and watched as the black stroller slowly retreated into the shadows.
Waking from his dream, he gathered his belongings and without interruption began setting up the altar.
This time, he prayed directly to the “Goddess of the Night” instead of the “Artificial God of Death”, in case Amon, through the change of fate, spied on the source of the disturbance and found something wrong.
–How could the Familiars of the Night pray to the “Artificial God of Death”?
After completing the preparations, Klein raised his hand and wiped his face, transforming into a cold Germaine Sparrow, a few centimeters shorter in height.
After lighting the two candles at the front, Klein made the ordinary candle representing “me” jump up with a yellowish flame – the two candles at the front, one is a candle made of nightshade and deep sleep flower, symbolizing “night”, and the other is a candle made of nightshade and deep sleep flower, symbolizing “night”. The two candles in the front are made of nightshade and deep sleep flower, symbolizing “night”, and the other is made of white chestnut flower and wild rose, symbolizing “secrecy”.
Next, he created a “spiritual wall”, dripped “full moon” oil, and burned powdered herbs to please the spirits, completing the ritual step by step.
At the end, Klein took two steps back, opened his psychic vision, and chanted in a low voice:
”I pray for the power of the night;
”I pray for the power of concealment;
”I pray for the favor of the Goddess;
”…… I have encountered the doppelganger of ‘Blasphemer’ Amon in Berkland, who was collecting demigod-level traits of the ‘Stealer’ pathway ……
”…… I pray that I may be granted the hidden blessing to complete the task of removing the ‘Blasphemer’s’ doppelganger ……
”O Night Scented Herb, herb belonging to the Red Moon, deliver my prayers to the Goddess!”
”O Moonflower, herb belonging to the Red Moon, please pass my prayers to the Goddess!”
After chanting, Klein waited patiently for a while, yet nothing happened, not even a little response.
This …… goddess is in the critical stage of mastering the “uniqueness” of the “Reaper” pathway, unable to give a response beyond the normal? Why don’t you try praying to the “artificial god of death”? Anyway, if there is a hidden blessing, Amon can’t see anything, if not, the source of the destiny disturbance won’t be here …… Klein frowned a little bit, finished the ceremony and packed up the altar.
He felt he would have to find another way.
By the time he had taken care of that area of the desk and turned his body, ready to walk towards the position of the comfort chair, a figure suddenly leapt into his eyes!
The figure was dressed in a simple linen robe with traces of mending, a belt of twisted bark tied around her waist, her long black hair falling freely downwards, her feet unshod and covered in dust and scars.
This is a lady, her features are extremely ordinary, dark eyes and normal people no difference, however, just see her, Klein’s heart became extremely peaceful and calm, even if the sudden rise of shock and wariness, can not shake this point.