After putting away the candle, Colin Iliad found a piece of pure silver, picked up the carving knife next to it, and quickly carved out a palm-sized piece of talisman carrier.

Then, according to Derrick Berg's description, he carved the secret symbol of "The Fool" on both sides of the silver piece.

During the whole process, he worked very fast. If there were any bystanders, they would definitely not be able to see his movements clearly. However, the final product was flawless, just like a work of art that had been slowly carved out over several days.

Then, Colin Iliad found another bottle of mercury and used his powerful spiritual power to guide the liquid inside to flow into the talisman, filling all the lines and preventing the mercury facing downwards from falling due to gravity.

Repeating the process, after making the second spell, Colin Iliad placed them in front of the candle and placed a small insect with a transparent link on each one.

Compared to when he just stood up from silence, Colin's every move now seemed steady, calm, and determined, without the slightest hesitation, just like when he faced those powerful monsters in the darkness.

After preparing the ceremony, he took two steps back, took down the straight swords hanging crosswise on the wall, and inserted them into the gap between the floor tiles at the door.

As Colin closed his eyes and whispered, a little bit of pure and thick light emerged from the surrounding void, covering the two straight swords with a feeling of holiness and glory.

The light gathered more and more, slowly turning into flowing water, flowing along the gaps between the floor tiles and walls of the room, forming a "cage" that separated the inside and the outside.

As a senior "demon hunter", Colin Iliad didn't want to take such defensive actions during the ceremony, because it was very likely to anger the object of the prayer and bring about more dangerous changes. However, he had to do it. He had to ensure that even if the ceremony failed, even if the "fool" was a malicious being, even if he died in front of the altar, the entire Silver City would not suffer too much harm.

Colin, the chief of Silver City, is quite confident about the defensive capabilities of this "cage" because it is directly derived from a god-level seal, the crown that the giant king Almir once wore:

"Proof of Glory!"

This is one of the main reasons why the City of Silver was able to resist wave after wave of monster attacks in the dark age!

Seeing that all preparations were completed, Colin Iliad used the desk as an altar and, relying purely on spirituality, created a holy, clean and undisturbed environment, and lit the three candles.

The dim light swayed gently and caught his eyes. He lowered his head and sprinkled the plant powder and monster fur mentioned by Derrick Berg into the candle flame or lit them and threw them into the cauldron to please the hidden being he was about to pray to.

Similar activities were not uncommon in the City of Silver. On the surface, there were sacrifices to the Creator, and secretly, from time to time, some residents would be abducted by unknown entities during patrols or explorations, and various rituals would be held.

Most of the latter were passive, but there were also a few active attempts. On the one hand, the accumulated despair after thousands of years of serving the Creator without any response caused some people to collapse mentally, and they were eager to find other support. On the other hand, the "Six-Man Council" of Silver City many generations ago had reached a consensus that the Creator who abandoned this land would probably never come back, and finding other ways out had to be put on the agenda. Unfortunately, such attempts never had a third ending except ineffectiveness and death.

It was precisely because of this that no matter what difficulties they encountered, no matter how many city-states they discovered were destroyed by the "evil god", the City of Silver persisted in its exploration of the surrounding areas and further afield.

As for Colin Iliad himself, the discovery of the outsider Jack brought unspeakable surprise and hope. The encounters when exploring Afternoon Town, the conspiracy of the kings and the prophecy of the priests gave him a stronger sense of urgency, and he no longer had any expectations about the return of the Creator.

The combination of these two factors, plus the abnormalities of Lovia and Derrick, and the prophecy of the doomsday disaster, forced Colin Iliad, the chief of the "Six-Man Council", a senior demigod, and a powerful "demon hunter", to try to dance on the edge of a knife and consider making a deal with a hidden existence.

Colin exhaled silently, took a step back, and recited in a voice with a sense of vicissitudes:

“Fools who do not belong to this age;

“The mysterious master above the gray fog;

“The Yellow and Black King who controls good fortune;

"I pray to you, pray for the mysterious power, pray for the gift of good luck, pray that you can make the items on the altar form a spell..."

As soon as Colin's voice, which was full of pauses, rhythms and mystery, fell, the altar in front of him suddenly became dark and deep, as if an indescribable and ineffable divinity was emanating from the candle in the middle.

The candle flame suddenly grew larger, but it failed to illuminate the surroundings. Instead, it made everything more illusory, and countless transparent shadows of various shapes and sizes that seemed to be non-existent appeared, covering every place, some sparse, some dense.

Above this illusory world and countless figures, there are seven pure lights of different colors, which seem to contain endless knowledge.

Above these seven pure lights is an endless gray-white mist and an ancient palace that overlooks everything.

The "Demon Hunter" Colin even forgot about everything else for a moment, and just stared intently at the scene on the altar, as if something that only existed in books and ancient tomes had overcome the barriers of fantasy and reality and truly appeared before him.

If he remembered correctly, this should be a projection of the spiritual world.

Before that disaster, before the Creator abandoned this land, it was easy to observe and even enter the spiritual world!

Now it only exists in the textbooks and various materials of Silver City, and no one can reach the spiritual world!

At this moment, a creaking, illusory sound suddenly sounded, and in the ancient palace overlooking the gray fog and the spirit world, it seemed that a door was opened.

Then, Colin saw the unformed spells in front of the candle glow with a grayish glow. Their patterns were "lit up" one after another, intertwined together, and suddenly burst out with a dazzling and rich brilliance, wrapping up the pure silver flakes and the ring-shaped insects.

The entire dark world on the altar also distorted instantly.

Everything soon returned to normal, but there were two strange talismans made of black crystal on the altar, which seemed like a pair of eyes of some existence, quietly watching the world.

Demon Hunter Colin was stunned for a moment, then he retracted his gaze, lowered his head, and said in a deep voice:

“Thank you for your gift;

“I praise your existence.”

Without delay, he ended the ceremony and lifted the blockade.

After finishing these things, the chief of the Silver City's "Six-Man Council" returned to his desk and picked up the two talismans made from the relics of Amon's clone.

Until this moment, the scene he just saw still lingered in his mind:

According to his knowledge of mysticism, the seven lights mentioned in some ancient texts should be located high up in the spiritual world. They are believed to have a status close to that of gods. However, all the information does not record what is above the seven lights, what the gray fog symbolizes, and who is represented by the ancient palace surrounded by gray fog and overlooking the entire spiritual world.

During the entire ceremony, Colin Iliad only felt that the "Fool" he prayed to was deep, mysterious, and superior, unlike some evil creatures who always liked to show off their own power and couldn't wait to show something.

Such performance has a similar description in the records of Silver City, belonging to the Creator!

After looking at the talisman in his hand and checking his own condition, the gray-haired "Demon Hunter" Colin suddenly closed his eyes, because images of people flashed through his mind inexplicably:

They were his father, mother, brother, sister, eldest son, youngest son, daughter and eldest grandson whose lives were ended by his own hands.

The already elderly chief was silent for a long time, then suddenly sighed softly:

"Two thousand five hundred and eighty-three years..."

After two thousand five hundred and eighty-three years, Silver City finally received a normal response again.

…………

In the library of the spire.

Derrick found a notebook he had never seen before in the ancient mythology area that he often browsed.

The cover of this notebook is made of some kind of monster leather, with obvious patterns visible. The paper inside is old and yellowed, and records the experiences of the original owner when he encountered different monsters.

Most of these monsters could be found in the textbooks of the City of Silver, even their characteristics. However, the notes contained a lot of combat reflections and experiences, which made Derrick quite interested and he read them very seriously.

As he was flipping through the pages, he suddenly noticed a monster called "Shapeshifter".

This monster does not have the wisdom to communicate, but is good at setting traps to deal with targets, and can disguise itself as someone else, using all kinds of seemingly incredible methods to kill...

The owner of the notes described it as weird and dangerous.

This is very similar to Mr. World's guess about the characteristics of tricksters... Could it be that the Shapeshifter is a trickster? Derrick was delighted and quickly browsed back, discovering that this kind of monster lives in a city-state ruin further north and farther away. Because the monsters in the darkness of that area are powerful and terrifying, even the "Six-Man Council" cannot deal with some of them. Therefore, after the first two attempts, Silver City temporarily stopped exploring the vicinity and has not resumed until now. For similar reasons, Silver City's textbooks do not describe the special monsters there.

After reading these records, Derrick subconsciously turned to the last page of his notes, wanting to know who had personally experienced those two thrilling explorations.

Amid the rustling sound, he scanned a name:

"Colin Iliad."

…………

Port Eskoson, Desire County.

Klein returned to the real world, rubbed his forehead, ran straight to the bed, and fell down suddenly.

In order to make the Chief of the City of Silver have a better impression of The Fool and generate more trust in him, he took the initiative to add special effects when responding just now, forcibly showing the mysterious space above the gray fog that only appeared in the "Secret Ceremony" and "Sacrifice and Bestowal Ceremony". This consumed a lot of his spiritual energy, and he became more tired and wanted to sleep more.

I’ll find food for Creeping Hunger when I wake up. Now let it rest well above the gray fog... Klein thought drowsily and soon fell asleep. He slept from morning to afternoon until he was woken up by the rumbling of his stomach.

ps: Starting today, there will only be a single update on weekends.