After the grand mass, Klein followed the newly appointed "Fool" priest,
Nim held nothing back, giving a detailed account of how many demigods
Three demigods… five Class 1 sealed artefacts… Moon City was far from weak after all… worthy of a force that could receive divine oracles directly and guard the boundary… Moreover, in the beginning, their twenty-two Beyonder pathways were relatively complete, allowing effective cooperation between them, which meant certain rituals didn't need to be sourced externally and weren't limited by the environment… Yes, the fact that they had endured until now under environmental conditions harsher than the
At that moment, Nim said respectfully:
"Divine Envoy, we are willing to offer all the sealed artefacts and Beyonder characteristics as sacrifices to the Lord. I wonder which one would please Him the most?"
This High Priest had just mentioned that besides himself as a "Night Watcher," Moon City also had a "Iron-blooded Knight" and a "Decree Magician," serving as the "Storm Priest" and the "Darkness Priest" respectively.
As for the five Class 1 sealed artefacts, one belonged to the "Monster" Pathway—it appeared to be a fusion of partial "Misfortune Magician" Beyonder characteristics with a bit of "Chaos Walker" characteristic. One came from the "Aberration" Pathway, a "Puppet." One originated from a bestowal by the "Red Angel"
Hearing Nim's words, Klein's eyelids twitched slightly. He smiled and said:
"Serve the Lord with devotion, not with offerings.
"The Lord encompasses the entire world. He does not concern Himself with such things."
After saying this, he paused, then added:
"Of course, if you don't mind, you could take me on a tour. It would broaden my knowledge."
"Of course!" Nim answered without the slightest hesitation.
He had originally expected that Gehrman Sparrow would take a Class 1 sealed artefact during the tour, but to his surprise, the Divine Envoy truly only wished to understand the specifics and had no intention of claiming any spoils. He picked up each sealed artefact for a look, but ultimately put them all back.
When the tour was over, Klein addressed the three demigod priests:
"The opportunity to leave this cursed land has not yet arrived. You will need to hold on a while longer.
"As for me, I will continue on my journey, searching for other survivors and spreading the Lord's radiance."
"Yes, Divine Envoy." Nim and the other priests responded without any protest.
With those mushrooms, they would at least face no risk of annihilation for the next three generations.
Having settled Moon City's affairs, Klein donned his windbreaker and top hat, carried his lantern, and walked into the deep darkness outside.
What he planned to do next was quite clear, namely:
Find the Dark Demonic Wolf
My wish is to obtain the "Miracle Worker" Beyonder characteristic and that piece of "curtain"—let's see if He can grant it for me… As he walked along, Klein quipped to himself in his mind.
Once he had moved beyond the sight of Moon City's inhabitants, he pulled another version of himself out of the historical mist.
His main body then slipped into the gap, transferring his consciousness to the projection.
The projection once again summoned the historical gap image of the "Wand of the Stars," and using its Beyonder power, descended directly to the location sketched in his mind:
The northern ancient city of North, utterly destroyed!
Having arrived at his destination smoothly, the projection rapidly vanished, and Klein's main body reappeared in the wasteland outside Moon City.
Immediately after, he too summoned a "Wand of the Stars" projection and repeated the earlier process, instantly returning to the ruins of North.
The primary purpose of that historical gap image just now had been to scout the way, ensuring that the scene surfacing in his mind matched reality exactly, with no discrepancies, so as not to trigger the "Wand of the Stars"' random effects.
Such was the caution of an "Ancient Scholar."
…………
City of Silver, at the center of the quiet, dark training ground.
This was different from a normal summoning ritual—the corresponding incantation was more complex:
"Great 'Fool';
"You are the ruler above the
"You are the Yellow and Black King who holds dominion over fortune.
"I pray for Your favor;
"I pray for Your gaze;
"I pray for the power of mystery and change.
"I!
"In the name of the great 'Fool,' I summon:
"The all-seeing holy spirit, the Yellow and Black King's kin, traveler of dreams and the soul."
Sentence after sentence in the
The illusory gate slowly opened, and a woman wearing a pure white dress and a silver mask stepped out, treading upon the void before planting her feet on the ground one step at a time.
Her hair was a deep wine-red, her eyes golden—both clear and unfathomably deep, as if she could see through the heart of every person.
This was "Justice" Audrey. She had used the "
She had come to the City of Silver in the form of a spirit, arrived in the Land Forsaken by God.
In truth, the essence of this summoning ritual wasn't particularly complex. Klein had pulled Audrey's spirit into the Gray Fog in advance, and once the "Gate of Summoning" was established, he simply helped open it and let her pass through. That was all there was to it.
In other words, descriptions like "the all-seeing sacred spirit" didn't really matter. He could have used "the sleeping princess, the possessor of the golden apple, the previous owner of the glass slipper" instead, and "Justice" Audrey would still have descended. It all depended on who Klein wanted to pass through the "Gate of Summoning," since the key point of the ritual was invoking the name of "The Fool" to summon, and borrowing the power of the "Source Castle" to communicate with the Land Forsaken by God.
Audrey, wearing her silver-white mask, quietly glanced around, subtly studying the sky streaked with lightning, the darkness concealing untold dangers, and not far away, the City of Silver's Chief, Colin Iliad.
She then withdrew her gaze and gave little "The Sun" a nod: