Chapter 45: Ritual without "Response"



After the private conversation ended, Klein asked the World Gehrman Sparrow to look at the Hermit Cattleya:

"Please tell the 'Mysterious Queen' that I hope to meet her soon to discuss some things. The specific time and place will be determined by her."

"Mysterious Queen"? It turns out that Ms. "Hermit" represents the king of the five seas... "Star" Leonard was stunned at first, but then he understood.

What's going on? Cattleya frowned slightly with a sense of vigilance and said:

"I'll help you convey it, but I can't guarantee whether she will agree."

"Yes." The World Gehrman Sparrow simply nodded, indicating that there was no problem.

At this time, "Sun" Derrick finally found an opportunity and asked:

"Everyone……"

He glanced at Mr. The Hanged Man and Mr. The World respectively, and continued:

"The ritual for my promotion to 'Priest of Light' is to bury my whole body in pure darkness, in ice that normally won't melt. Well, in Silver City, it's not hard to get similar ice, but how do I create pure and safe darkness?"

So this is how the promotion ceremony of the "Priest of Light" works. The little "Sun" is really honest and simple... Due to her experience and knowledge, Audrey "Justice" is unable to provide effective suggestions and can only turn her attention to the person who can solve this problem:

Mr. "World" Gehrman Sparrow.

At this moment, The World was pinching his forehead with his hand, while Klein the Fool was quickly thinking of a solution in his mind:

Alas, if it were in the outside world, pure darkness would be very easy to obtain, and the ice that normally wouldn’t melt would be the most troublesome. However, the opposite was true in the Silver City… The darkness there was too dangerous. If you were in it, you would either disappear into thin air or be attacked by strange monsters…

I could ask Leonard to provide some spells from the Dark Realm, mobilize the power of the mysterious space above the gray fog, and use the prayers of the little "sun" to provide him with an artificial darkness. But the problem is that I can't confirm in advance whether this will also bring the same dangers that are common in the City of Silver. This is something that divination cannot solve. When it does not involve myself, I can only judge whether something is dangerous and when it should be carried out. In that environment, many factors are mixed, and there are too many sources of danger...

Well, I will summon the "Magic Mirror" Arrodes later and ask it...

Klein had considered the issue of the Little Sun's promotion ceremony before, but he had never found an answer.

Seeing the silence of the World, Leonard, who was about to say "Pure darkness is very easy to create", quietly closed his mouth and rethought what the Sun had just said, catching a word that he had previously overlooked:

Safety!

In the "Forsaken Land of God", in the City of Silver, darkness equals danger? "Star" Leonard roughly grasped the key point, but due to lack of understanding, he was unable to provide any advice.

Finally, Alger, the "Hanged Man," spoke.

He glanced at Derrick the Sun and said:

"I will help you collect information and find a solution, but in the process, you may need to cooperate with me to verify whether it is feasible."

"No problem!" Derrick answered without hesitation.

Then he added:

"Don't worry. It will take me more than a month to digest the Notary potion."

The Hanged Man Alger nodded slightly, indicating that this did not need to be reminded.

At this time, Cattleya, the Hermit, considered for a moment, looked at Derrick, the Sun, and said:

“Perhaps you can consider this problem from another angle. Your promotion ceremony will not last too long, and you can solve this problem by increasing the time you survive in pure darkness.

“I remember you mentioned that when you are in the lightless darkness, you will encounter two dangers. One is the attack of strange monsters that appear out of nowhere, and the other is the inexplicable disappearance, which is like evaporation.

"The first one is easy to solve. You can apply to the chief for some seals, or just ask him to protect you. As for the second one, I don't know enough about it. You can try asking the chief."

..."Sun" Derrick thought about it carefully, and suddenly felt that this was indeed an idea, and it had a good chance of success.

He immediately responded with surprise:

"Thank you, Ms. Hermit."

The exchange and learning continued, and the party gradually drew to a close. Seeing that it was almost over, Klein the Fool tapped the edge of the table and said:

"That's all for today."

"Your will is our will!" "Justice" Audrey and others stood up at the same time and saluted respectfully.

When their figures disappeared above the gray fog, Klein also left here and returned to the real world.

He first took out his wallet, found the paper crane that Will Auceptin had folded, unfolded it on the desk, then picked up a pencil and wrote concisely and forcefully:

"Something happened!"

After refolding the paper crane and stuffing it under his pillow, Klein lay down on the big bed and truly began his nap.

In his hazy dream, he saw the desolate and dark plain and the towering spire again.

After crossing the wilderness and passing through wooden doors, Klein arrived at a familiar corner.

A black baby carriage drove out from the thick shadows. Will Auceptin, wrapped in silver silk, sucked his right thumb and accused unhappily:

"You're becoming more and more rude!"

Klein laughed dryly and said:

"Given our friendship, there's no need to be so polite, right?"

Will Auceptin snorted and said:

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

“It’s like this. I recently met Amon’s clone.” Klein said bluntly.

The baby's mouth opened a little, and it seemed that he was about to burst into tears. He finally controlled himself and said:

"I'm not even a month old yet!"

“…You don’t need to do anything. I just want to ask you a question.” Klein quickly added.

Will Auceptin raised his chubby arms and waved them a few times.

"What's the problem?"

Klein immediately smiled and said:

"Amon's clone can steal other people's fate and replace their identities. I want to know how to see through this terrible thing."

Will Auceptin laughed, raised his index finger, pointed to the sky and said:

"Please help me."

It seems that using the power of gray fog can indeed discover the grafting of fate... Klein breathed a sigh of relief and became more confident.

The so-called use is that he uses the secret doll to pray to the "Fool", and then he goes above the gray fog and observes the surrounding streets through the light spot representing the believer to look for abnormal situations. In a sense, this is equivalent to the observation of the "Fool", which is equivalent to adding "real vision".

But the problem is, I can't always observe from above the gray fog. Maybe in the gap between two observations, Amon would enter Boklund Street and do something... Klein thought about it and asked again after careful consideration:

"Anything else you want to remind me of?"

Will Auceptin turned his head away from him and muttered:

"You have to visit me, my parents once this week, at tea time..."

“No problem!” Klein agreed without any hesitation.

The little baby then turned his head back and said with a smile:

"Your fortunes will fluctuate a little next week, on Wednesday or Thursday."

I see... Klein nodded thoughtfully, watching the black baby carriage slowly retreat into the shadows.

Waking up from his dream, he packed up his things and began to set up the altar without pause.

This time, the object of his prayer was directly the "Goddess of Night" instead of the "Artificial God of Death". This was to prevent Amon from spying on the source of the disturbance through the changes in fate and discovering something wrong.

How could the followers of the night pray to the "artificial god of death"?

After completing the preliminary preparations, Klein raised his hand and wiped his face, transforming into Gehrman Sparrow with stern features, while his height was unconsciously shortened by a few centimeters.

After lighting the two candles in the front, Klein made the ordinary candle representing "me" leap with a yellow flame. The two candles in the front were made of night-blooming vanilla and deep-sleeping flowers, one symbolizing "night", and the other made of white chestnut flowers, wild roses and other materials, symbolizing "secret".

Then, he created a "spiritual wall", sprinkled "full moon" essential oil, and burned herbal powder to please the gods, completing the ceremony step by step.

At the end, Klein took two steps back, opened his spiritual vision, and chanted in a low voice:

“I pray for the strength of the night;

“I pray for hidden powers;

“I pray for the favor of the goddess;

"...I met the avatar of the Blasphemer Amon in Backlund. He was collecting the semi-god-level characteristics of the Thief's path...

"...I pray for the blessing of the secret to complete the task of eliminating the 'blasphemer's' clone...

"O night herb, herb of the red moon, please convey my prayers to the goddess!"

"O Moonflower, herb of the red moon, please convey my prayers to the goddess!"

After reciting, Klein waited patiently for a while, but nothing happened, not even a response.

This... The goddess is at a critical stage of mastering the "uniqueness" of the "God of Death" path, and cannot give a response beyond normal? How about trying to pray to the "artificial God of Death"? Anyway, if there is a secret blessing, Amon will not be able to see anything. If not, the source of the disturbance of fate will not be here... Klein frowned little by little, ended the ceremony, and cleaned up the altar.

He felt he had to find another way.

When he had finished dealing with the matters in the desk area and turned around to walk towards the armchair, a figure suddenly jumped into his sight!

The figure was wearing a simple linen robe with traces of patches, and a belt made of twisted tree bark was tied around his waist. His long black hair was draped down wantonly, and his feet were barefoot and covered with dust and scars.

This was a lady with very ordinary facial features and dark eyes that were no different from those of a normal person. However, just by seeing her, Klein's heart became extremely peaceful and calm. Even the sudden shock and alertness could not shake this.

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