Chapter 77: Summoning Ceremony



After the high mass, Klein followed the newly appointed "Fool" priest Nim into the black tower.

Nim no longer held back and gave a detailed account of how many demigods and level 1 sealed objects there were in Moon City.

Three demigods... five "1" level seals... Moon City is not weak at all... It is worthy of being a force that can directly obtain oracles and guard the borders... Moreover, in the beginning, their twenty-two extraordinary paths were relatively complete and could cooperate effectively with each other, so that some rituals did not need to be sought from outside and were not restricted by the environment... Well, they have been able to survive until now in an environment worse than Silver City and without the support of "0" level seals. They are indeed extraordinary... If they could find suitable food, they could at least hold on in the darkness for hundreds or thousands of years... Klein was moved when he heard this.

At this time, Nim said respectfully:

“Sir, God’s Messenger, we are willing to sacrifice all the seals and extraordinary characteristics to the Lord. I wonder which one will please Him the most?”

The high priest just said that in addition to him, the "Night Watchman", Moon City also has an "Iron-Blooded Knight" and a "Law Mage", who serve as the "Lightning Priest" and "Night Priest" respectively.

As for the five "1" level sealed objects, one belongs to the "Monster" path, and seems to be a combination of some of the "Doom Mage" extraordinary characteristics and a little bit of the "Chaos Walker" characteristics. One is a "puppet" from the "Alien" path. One is a gift from the "Red Angel" Medici, which can gather the power of everyone together. One is suspected to be derived from the "Weird Mage" characteristics. There is also an unknown path that one corresponds to. It has very strong insight ability, but has been contaminated by unknown factors and is quite dangerous.

Hearing Nim's words, Klein's eyelids twitched slightly, and he said with a smile:

“Serve the Lord with your heart, not as a sacrifice.

"The Lord embraces the whole world and does not care about these things."

Having said this, he paused and said:

"Of course, if you don't mind, you can take me on a tour so that I can broaden my horizons."

"No problem!" Nim answered without hesitation.

He originally thought that Gehrman Sparrow would take a Level 1 Sealed Artifact during the visit, but the Lord God's Envoy really just wanted to know the details and had no intention of asking for any benefits. He picked up each Sealed Artifact and looked at it, but eventually put them back.

When the tour was over, Klein said to the three demigod priests:

“The opportunity to leave this cursed land has not yet arrived, you need to hold on for a while longer.

"And I will continue my journey, looking for other survivors and spreading the light of the Lord."

"Yes, Lord God's Messenger." Nim and other priests responded without any embarrassment.

With those mushrooms, they will not be in danger of extinction for at least the next three generations.

After arranging matters in Moon City, Klein put on a windbreaker, a top hat, and carried a lantern as he walked into the deep darkness outside.

It is clear what he will do next:

Find the dark wolf Kotar and hunt down the "God of Wishes"!

My wish is to obtain the extraordinary characteristic of "Miracle Worker" and that "curtain". I wonder if "He" can help me realize it... As he walked, Klein joked in his heart.

Seeing that he was no longer under the gaze of the Moon City residents, he pulled out another self from the mist of history.

His real body then entered the hole, transferring his consciousness to the projection.

This projection summoned the historical pore image of the "Star Staff" and, with its extraordinary ability, descended directly to the place outlined in the mind:

The ancient northern city of Noth has been completely destroyed!

After successfully arriving at the destination, the projection quickly disappeared, and Klein's real body returned to the wilderness outside Moon City.

Then, he summoned the projection of the "Star Staff", repeated the previous process, and instantly returned to the Norse ruins.

The main purpose of the historical pore image he just used was to explore the way, to ensure that the scene that emerged in his mind was consistent with reality, without any difference, so as not to cause the "Star Rod" to produce random effects.

Such is the caution of an “ancient scholar.”

…………

In the center of the quiet and dark training ground in Silver City.

Colin Iliad, carrying two straight swords, stood by and watched Derrick Berg arrange the ceremony. He prayed to Mr. Fool and asked him to send a Holy Spirit to help.

This is different from the normal summoning ritual, and the corresponding spell is more complicated:

“The Great ‘Fool’;

“You are the master above the gray fog;

"You are the yellow and black king who controls good luck.

“I pray for your favor;

“I pray for your gaze;

“Pray for the power of mystery and change.

"I!

"In the name of the Great Fool, I call upon:

"The all-seeing Holy Spirit, the follower of the Yellow and Black King, the traveler of dreams and the soul."

Words of the giant echoed in the altar, and the flames on the candles suddenly expanded, interweaving into an illusory door covered with mysterious patterns.

The door of illusion slowly opened, and a woman in a pure white dress and a silver mask walked out, stepping on the void and landing on the ground step by step.

Her hair is wine red and her eyes are golden, clear and deep, as if she can see through everyone's heart.

This is "Justice" Audrey, who used "lies" to modify her height and key features that could not be concealed by the mask.

She came to the City of Silver, the God-forsaken Land, in the form of a spirit.

In fact, the essence of this summoning ritual was not complicated. Klein pulled Audrey's soul into the gray fog in advance, and when the "Summoning Gate" was established, he helped her open it and let her pass through, and the whole thing was done.

In other words, descriptions such as "the all-seeing holy spirit" are not important. Changing it to "the sleeping princess, the owner of the golden apple, the previous owner of the crystal slippers" can also make "Justice" Audrey descend. It all depends on who Klein wants to pass through the "Gate of Summoning". After all, the key point of the ritual is to summon in the name of the "Fool" and communicate with the God-forsaken Land with the power of "Source Castle".

Audrey, wearing a silver mask, looked around quietly, taking in the sky streaked with lightning, the darkness hiding danger, and Silver City Chief Colin Iliad not far away.

She then retracted her gaze and nodded to the little "sun":

"We can start now."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart at the other person's height.

Although this could be seen at the Tarot gathering, Audrey still felt dazed when she actually encountered it in real life.

She remembered clearly that "The Sun" was several years younger than her. According to Rune's standards, he was definitely not yet an adult. However, he was over two meters tall. Even though Audrey had deliberately grown taller with the "Lie" mask, she could only look up at him.

Derrick no longer hesitated, relaxed his mind, and cast his eyes on the golden potion placed on the altar.

Gradually, he became a little dazed, and scenes flashed through his mind involuntarily:

Those were the living parents lying in the coffin;

That was the silver straight sword stabbing down hard, that was the blood splashing on the face and covering the eyes;

That was a warm scene that the family once had;

It was the Silver City crumbling in the darkness;

Those are teammates who support each other and use each other as shields;

Those were the elders who stood in front of everyone, blocking the wind and rain;

It is a curse again and again, it is the hope of seeing lightning in the darkness;

That has been the expectation day after day for more than two thousand years, and that has been the longing for light by generation after generation.

The emotions that Derrick was most eager to give up were very complex, including anger at reality, nostalgia for the past, pain from his situation, repression from history, and a desire to save the City of Silver.

Justice Audrey separated these emotions bit by bit, as if she had experienced the despair and sadness of Silver City, and their unity and sacrifice.

Her golden eyes were sometimes deep and sometimes flickering, as if she had grasped something and had some feelings, but was still confused.

After a while, she saw an angel of light with twelve white wings on its back. This was Mr. Fool's response to Derrick the Sun.

Audrey seized the opportunity and attached those strong emotions to the angel's shadow, so that they would not disappear for a short time, would not flow back, and would not be completely separated from Derrick's body.

“That’s enough.” She didn’t open her mouth, letting her voice echo directly into Derrick’s heart.

At this moment, Derrick's eyes became extremely cold, as if he no longer knew what happiness, sadness, pain, and depression were.

He then picked up the golden potion in front of him and poured it into his mouth.

This is a demigod potion obtained by crushing the "Dark Cross".

The sealed object from the ancient sun god no longer exists. Of course, for Klein, as long as he once had it, it will last forever.

The burning and violent sex force slid down Derrick's throat, instantly filling his entire body and occupying his soul.

Bright rays of sunlight burst out from his body one after another, washing away the remaining pollution in his flesh and blood and the emotions deposited in his soul.

Derrick's body became purer and more transparent, like a holy spirit composed of pure light.

His self-consciousness and his emotional thoughts were being purified and excluded, and it wouldn't be long before only the instinct to "praise the sun" remained.

At this time, Audrey no longer allowed the strong emotions of stripping to cling to the angel shadow, and guided them back to the little "sun".

Scenes reappeared in Derrick's mind, causing him to feel extremely complicated emotions.

He once again experienced the pain of killing his parents with his own hands, the despair brought about by the situation in Silver City, and the joy of receiving the favor of Mr. Fool.

This was engraved in his bones and became the cornerstone of his spiritual world. It was very solid and reliable, and it helped him withstand the last few rounds of the potion's purifying power.

Finally, Derrick opened his eyes, and everything was pure white.

He saw a residual light in front of him and instinctively stretched out his right hand to try to grab it.

But that light soon dimmed and subsided.

Derrick was stunned for a moment, then clenched his right hand.

Rays of light rose up and enveloped the entire Silver City.

The noon in mythology briefly arrives at this moment.

Including Chief Colin Iliad, every resident of Silver City was stunned. This was more shocking to them than any previous demigod's promotion.

Sunlight.

This is the sunshine that illuminates the whole city.

…………

After ending the summons, Audrey returned to the gray fog.

At this time, Mr. Fool had disappeared. The only person in the ancient palace was Gehrman Sparrow, the World, who had been here before and intended to watch the ceremony.

"You don't seem to be in good condition?" Klein asked.

Audrey sat down and smiled.

“There’s just some hesitation, confusion and hesitation.”

"This is normal. Everyone will be like this before they truly make up their mind. There are countless people who back down and regret." Klein said calmly.

Audrey did not respond directly to this topic, but smiled and said:

“Since I became an ‘audience’, I always show the side of myself that others can accept the most and take care of their most delicate emotions. This is not a bad thing, but in this way, I can’t know what the real me looks like in the eyes of others. I can’t uncover the gorgeous clothes and see the rotten flesh and blood underneath, and I can’t figure out where the problem lies.

"I have recently been trying to reveal my true state in some details to see what the attitude of people around me will be in the current situation, and to see if they still think I am that kind, gentle, and virtuous lady."

At this point, she suddenly fell silent, and after several seconds she sighed and said:

"The chasm..."


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