Chapter 79: Recruitment Fair

Chapter 79: Recruitment Fair

That was way too fast…

Could it already have circled the planet several times? Or has it been standing in place all along, just moving so quickly that my eyes cannot keep up at all… The corner of Klein’s mouth twitched slightly. He decided to wait a few seconds and see whether that “speedster beyond imagination” would appear again.

He was not worried that the spirit-world creature he had summoned would harm innocent people, because one of the descriptions was “friendly creature.” Besides, as long as he forcefully ended the summoning and stopped the ritual, no matter where that “speedster beyond imagination” had run off to, it would instantly be sent back to the spirit world.

After waiting for several seconds with no result, Klein inhaled and spoke in ancient Hermes:

“I!

“I end this summoning in my name!”

The surrounding chill vanished instantly. The swirling cold wind gradually calmed, and the candle flame returned to its normal color.

Klein stepped forward and extinguished the candle, planning to modify the final description and make a second attempt.

As for the first two lines—“the spirit that wanders the void” and “the friendly creature that can be commanded”—he did not intend to change them. The first line pointed to the spirit world. At most, he could replace it with a synonymous phrase, so changing it or not made little difference. The second line was the premise that guaranteed his own safety. Otherwise, what had happened just now would not have been a comic mishap, but a horror story.

Mm… I do not have to use “beyond imagination” to modify “speedster.” But the other options may not necessarily meet my needs. Perhaps… I can approach this from another angle. A messenger does not have to run that fast. Normal speed is fine. Safety can be guaranteed by other means. As long as malicious fellows always overlook it and do not take it seriously, that will do… This time, I will try for a spirit-world creature with a weak sense of presence… Klein weighed the matter for two or three minutes before carrying out the ritual again.

After completing the preliminary steps, he recited the new incantation:

“I!

“I summon in my name:

“The spirit that wanders the void; the friendly creature that can be commanded; the weak existence easily ignored.”

The warehouse immediately became abnormally quiet. Within the wall of spirituality, there was no wind, no cold, and even the candle flame did not change color.

Klein waited patiently, watching with anticipation, hoping to obtain a good messenger.

More than ten seconds passed. He sighed, looked around, and said, “Nothing at all. This description did not work.”

He waited no longer. Following the procedure, he ended the summoning and extinguished the candle.

What made him faintly puzzled was that the candle flame had swayed several times at the very end.

Did I overlook something… Klein frowned, then smoothed his expression and tossed the matter to the back of his mind.

He returned to the problem of modifying the description, still focusing on the third line.

Let me change my approach again. If a messenger can take a beating especially well and has extremely strong survival ability, that should also be acceptable. No matter what, any messenger that can deliver the letter to the target is a good messenger… Klein pondered for a while and performed the summoning ritual for the third time.

Amid the fragrance of herbs and essential oils, under the dim yellow candlelight, shadows shifted across his face as his mouth opened and closed:

“I!

“I summon in my name:

“The spirit that wanders the void; the friendly creature that can be commanded; the extraordinary being with extremely powerful survival ability.”

The candle flame suddenly stretched upward, lighting the altar with a bright, reddish glow.

In Klein’s spirit vision, one white bone after another drilled out from the ground, stacking layer upon layer until they formed a safe-like creature.

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