After returning to the real world, Fors sat at her desk and stared blankly for a while, thinking about things related to the Abraham family. She gained a new understanding of the snippets mentioned in those mysticism notes.
So that's how it was… No wonder Mrs. Anissa didn't want to tell Mr. Lawrence about her husband's and her own deaths… Thinking about it, the Abraham family was truly pitiful and sorrowful… Fors muttered to herself, then fished out "Chronicles of the Spirit World" from a pile of miscellaneous books, preparing to copy the first and second chapters.
To do this, she meditated and adjusted her breathing, striving to be in the best state possible. Otherwise, even just copying the content of "Chronicles of the Spirit World" could drive her to mania and chaos.
These words had no spirituality on their own, but once combined to describe those absurd scenes, they seemed to have the ability to affect one's emotions... Copy for five minutes, rest for five minutes. I don't want to lose control because of this... Fors took out a delicate pocket watch and placed it diagonally in front of the desk.
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Derrick woke up, with reflections of lightning illuminating everything in his eyes.
He looked around and didn't feel like he was being monitored.
But "The Hanged Man"'s accurate reasoning and calm, confident attitude toward the previous events made Derrick believe that his guess was definitely correct, and that at this very moment, one or more extraordinary individuals with special abilities must be secretly watching him.
"Moreover, Mr. 'Fool' didn't deny it…" Derrick turned over and got up, habitually moving his body.
During this process, some of "The Hanged Man"'s analyses and suggestions quickly emerged in his mind: "Until now, no one has come to you or locked you in the dungeon, which means your 'Chief' and the other 'Six-Man Council' elders prefer to observe and hope to find a way for the entire City of Silver to leave the forsaken land through the first living
"Therefore, as long as you don't do anything too outrageous, they certainly won't rashly alert you, to avoid Amon noticing something unusual.
"Thus, their monitoring must not be too close, at least not when you are awake.
"Because of this, they probably haven't noticed that you've already coughed up that 'Time Worm', and their subsequent reactions indirectly confirm this.
"Similarly, they should only be able to observe that you are conducting some ceremony, but unable to figure out who you are praying to. If it were me, I would definitely suspect it's related to Amon.
"Based on the above reasons, you can openly complete the ceremony to request a boon, and afterward, blame everything on Amon. Of course, you must act cautious and careful enough, and be prepared to be examined by extraordinary beings of different sequences like 'Psychological Analyst' after everything ends. In this matter, you can pray to Mr. 'Fool' for help…"
Following "The Hanged Man"'s advice, Derrick walked around the table twice, then carefully closed the window, lit a candle, and set up the ceremony to request a boon.
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Above the gray mist, in the majestic ancient palace.
Klein was idly staring at the pillars supporting the dome, thinking that this building, which came from his own thoughts, resembled the Parthenon.
Is this due to my own subconscious? He thought distractedly.
Just then, the deep red star corresponding to "The Sun" shone brightly, quickly rippling into ripples and condensing into a mysterious ethereal door, while above the gray mist, a small amount of power was leveraged and flowed like water.
Hearing the layered prayers, Klein lowered his head and looked at the "Fully Black Eye" placed in front of him.
"I hope Little 'Sun' doesn't lose it; otherwise, Mr. 'World' will have to follow through with a heroic sacrifice…"
——It was because of the "Fully Black Eye" that Klein, who was not a "Marionettist", could secretly manipulate the dummy "World" and make him appear vibrant and real.
Once he lost this item, to avoid the "magic trick" being exposed, he could only let "World" die.
Amid these thoughts, Klein extended his spirituality, driving the flowing power of the gray mist toward the ethereal door, forcefully pushing open a crack and stabilizing the transmission channel.
Then, he placed the "Fully Black Eye" into an iron box and tossed it into the crack of the mysterious door, saying casually as if talking to himself: "Don't directly touch the items inside."
After doing this, he didn't linger, because he knew that Little "Sun" wouldn't find an opportunity to act so quickly, and because he didn't know when Miss "Magician" would finish copying the two chapters of "Chronicles of the Spirit World".
With a stretch of his spirituality, Klein's figure suddenly disappeared above the gray mist.
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City of Silver, Berg family.
Just as Derrick saw an iron-black square box appear on the altar, he heard Mr. "Fool"'s familiar voice: "Don't directly touch the items inside."
Don't directly touch… Derrick memorized this warning obediently and decided to execute it without any deviation.