Chapter 45: A Ritual Without “Response”

Chapter 45: A Ritual Without “Response”

After ending the private conversation, Klein turned The World, Gehrman Sparrow, toward The Hermit Cattleya.

“Please pass a message to the Mystery Queen. I hope to meet her sometime soon and discuss certain matters. She may decide the specific time and place.”

The “Mystery Queen”? So Madam Hermit represents one of the sovereigns above the Five Seas… Star Leonard was first startled, then quickly understood somewhat.

What matter? The Hermit Cattleya frowned slightly, feeling a little wary.

“I will pass it on for you, but I cannot guarantee whether she will agree.”

“Mm.” The World, Gehrman Sparrow, gave a simple nod, indicating that there was no problem.

At this moment, Sun Derrick finally found an opportunity to speak.

“Everyone…”

After glancing separately at Mr. Hanged Man and Mr. World, he continued,

“My ritual for advancing to Priest of Light requires me to be in pure darkness, with my entire body buried in ice that normally would not melt. Mm, in the City of Silver, similar ice is not difficult to obtain. But how should I create darkness that is both pure and safe?”

So that is the advancement ritual for Priest of Light. Little Sun really is honest and simple… Justice Audrey lacked the experience and knowledge needed to offer effective advice. She could only turn her gaze toward the person she believed could solve the problem:

Mr. World, Gehrman Sparrow.

At this very moment, The World was raising a hand and pinching the corner of his forehead. Meanwhile, The Fool, Klein, rapidly considered solutions in his mind.

Sigh. If this were outside, pure darkness would be very easy to obtain. The ice that normally would not melt would be the troublesome part. Yet in the City of Silver, it is exactly the opposite… The darkness there is too dangerous. Anyone inside it either vanishes into thin air or encounters attacks from strange monsters…

I could have Leonard provide a few charms from the Evernight domain, mobilize the power of the mysterious space above the gray fog, and use Little Sun’s prayer to create a patch of artificial darkness for him. The problem is that there is no way to confirm in advance whether this will similarly bring about the dangers common in the City of Silver. Divination cannot solve this. When the matter does not involve myself, I can only judge whether something is dangerous and what time period would be best. But in that kind of environment, too many factors are mixed together, and there are too many sources of danger…

Mm. I’ll summon the Magic Mirror Arrodes later and ask it…

Klein had previously considered the issue of Little Sun’s advancement ritual, but had never been able to find an answer.

Seeing The World remain silent, Leonard, who had originally wanted to say, “pure darkness is very easy to create,” quietly closed his mouth. He reconsidered what The Sun had just said and caught a word he had previously overlooked:

Safe!

In the Forsaken Land of the Gods, in the City of Silver, darkness equals danger? Star Leonard grasped the key point roughly, but because he did not understand enough, he could not provide an opinion.

Finally, The Hanged Man, Alger, spoke.

He looked at Sun Derrick and said,

“I will help you gather information and search for methods. But during that process, you may need to cooperate in order to verify whether they are feasible.”

“No problem!” Derrick answered without hesitation.

Immediately afterward, he added,

“There is no need for you to be too anxious. I still need more than a month to digest the Notary potion.”

The Hanged Man, Alger, nodded lightly, indicating that no reminder was necessary.

At this moment, The Hermit Cattleya deliberated briefly, looked at Sun Derrick, and said,

“Perhaps this problem can be approached from another angle. Your advancement ritual will not last too long. You can solve this by increasing the time you can survive in pure darkness.

“I remember you once mentioned that after entering…