Chapter 66 Weapons (Monthly Pass Asking)
In the form of a corpse?
Lumian heard that his heart slowly sank.
If Raymond's body is out of the loop due to sacrifice, he will no longer be able to resurrect with the help of the cycle, and once the anomaly in Cordu Village is lifted, he will be truly dead rather than missing.
Although Lumian was reluctant to admit that a silly guy like Raymond was his friend, everyone had known each other for almost five years, played together, played pranks together, and experienced a lot together, so they couldn't treat him as a stranger he didn't know.
Looking back, he found that besides Auror, Raymond was probably the person he had the most contact with.
Doesn't Aurore often say that "the more stupid the person, the more blessed he is", why is this so? Lumian couldn't help but retort:
"Even if it turns into a corpse, there is a spirit existence, and it will trigger the cycle."
Aurore sighed softly:
"Maybe the sacrificed being is not interested in spirits, but only wants flesh and blood?
"Maybe he didn't want to trigger the cycle, he only asked for flesh and blood, and didn't want Raymond's spirit, leaving him in Kordu or destroying him directly?"
In this way, Raymond's body is equivalent to pure matter without spirituality, which can leave the cycle without causing a restart.
Hearing his sister's rhetorical question, Lumian instantly recreated what might have happened at that time in his mind:
After everyone left the water's edge, when Raymond swam a little farther, he was suddenly grabbed by an invisible force, covered his mouth, dragged to the depths of the river, and drowned there.
After that, his spirit remained at the bottom of the river or was destroyed, and his body drifted to an inexplicable place and became a sacrifice......
Thinking of this, Lumian suddenly had an idea:
"Regardless of whether Raymond's spirit is left behind or destroyed, once the cycle is restarted, he should also appear, in the form of a ghost."
"Logically, that's right." Aurore nodded as if thinking, "After dark, I will hold a psychic ceremony to see if I can find Raymond's spirit, well, it is best to have his usual items as a medium."
Lumian responded without hesitation:
"After exploring the castle in the afternoon, I will go to Raymond's house, anyway, his parents will come to me to ask about his whereabouts."
At that time, with the skills of a "hunter" and Lumian's alertness, it will not be difficult to get a certain item that Raymond has used.
"Okay." Aurore did not object.
Lumian exhaled and asked instead:
"Auror, uh, sister, you can still be psychic?"
"As a 'secret prying person', I know a little bit about everything." Aurore laughed at herself, "How did you talk to those three foreigners?"
Lumian hurriedly recounted his conversation with the mysterious lady and the discussions with Ryan, Leah, and Valentine, of course, without involving that person's prayer.
After listening quietly, Aurore sighed faintly:
"It is very dangerous to take the initiative to endure pollution, but in order to explore the ruins of the dream realm, unlock the secrets there, and find the key to breaking the cycle, I can only do this, I have wronged you......"
"What's so wrong with this?" Lumian patted his chest, "I'm saving myself."
Auroer nodded slightly:
"Gray amber can be used in my bottle of perfume, Lilac has it at home, I also have musk and materials for making candles, only tulips have to go elsewhere to find it.
"Well, I remember that Madame Puaris's garden has it, but I don't know if it has bloomed."
"It's open." Lumian was very sure.
In the last cycle, when he and Aurore went to the castle to borrow a carriage, they found that many flowers in the garden were blooming, which did not match the state of early spring in the mountains.
Aurore said "hmm":
"Anyway, if you are going to explore the castle in the afternoon, you can pick a few flowers by the way.
"After that, it was also the lady who sent these things to the ruins of the dream realm?"
"Hmm." Lumian felt that it should be so.
Aurore thought for a while and said:
"Before leaving in the afternoon, I will give you the 'Integrity Brooch', Madame Puaris's castle is obviously very dirty, and it may also involve the undead, it can play a very big role."
"No, you stay by your side to guard against Mrs. Puaris." Seeing that his sister still wanted to persuade him, Lumian hurriedly explained, "That Valentine is a very fanatical believer in the 'Eternal Sun', according to you, as an extraordinary person, he should choose the 'Sun' path, which is more effective than the 'Integrity Brooch'."
According to Aurore's observations in recent years, fanatical believers in the "Eternal Sun" often choose the "sun" path.
This holds true in turn, and believers in the Eternal Sun who have chosen the "Sun" path tend to become more and more fanatical unless they do not believe in this true God in the first place.
"Yes." Aurore no longer insisted, but instead ordered, "You can practice the simple method of turning on spiritual vision, and then, take a nap at noon to replenish your spirit, and I will teach you the ancient Hermes and Hermetic words needed for the ritual in the evening."
Hearing her sister's words, Lumian suddenly remembered a sentence she often said when rushing to write a manuscript:
"Time is tight, the task is heavy."
…………
At 3:20 p.m., on the side of the hill where the Administrator's Castle is located.
Lumian saw Mrs. Pualis wearing a slightly fluffy gray-blue delicate dress, with a mature and elegant bun, and a close-fitting maid Cassie, walking towards the village.
When their backs moved away, Lumian hurriedly turned around and walked to the back of the hill.
Ryan, Leah, and Valentine had already been waiting here, they were still dressed in the same clothes, and they couldn't see where they had been prepared.
Lumian glanced at their free hands and asked in surprise:
"Don't bring a weapon?"
Wearing a brown duffle top, light yellow trousers, black leather shoes, and a dark bowler hat, Ryan, who was just over 1.7 meters tall, smiled slightly:
"I don't need to carry my weapons with me."
Valentine, who was wearing a white vest and a blue tweed jacket, then said:
"I don't need a weapon."
"My weapon is it." Wearing a white cashmere tight skirt and an off-white jacket, Leah stepped on Marsil's boots and pulled out a pistol from somewhere.
The pistol was silver-white all over, small and exquisite, and Leah also retracted the magazine, showing Lumian the different colors of bullets engraved with different patterns and symbols inside, and casually introduced:
"They have different extraordinary effects."
She put the magazine back, hid the pistol, and asked Lumian with a smile:
"What weapon did you bring?"
One of you doesn't need a weapon, the other doesn't need to carry a weapon with you, and the other has such a good-looking and powerful pistol, which makes me stupid...... Lumian turned around silently, lifted the dark jacket on his back, and revealed the iron-black axe pinned to his belt.
Without waiting for Ryan and the others to speak, he sighed and said:
"You do act like extraordinaires, and I am like a gangster villain ready to fight."
Lia Dingdong laughed:
"You're very good at laughing at yourself."
"It's better to laugh at yourself than to be ridiculed by others." Lumian pointed to the back of the hill, which was a bit steep, "Let's climb up now, we can't delay any longer."
"Okay." Leah, who was wearing a tight skirt, was the first to climb.
She was light and agile, and her balance seemed to be quite outstanding, and she easily reached the top of the hill with the help of a few bulges.
What's even more exaggerated is that the four small silver bells on her body didn't move at all and didn't make a sound.
Lumian followed closely behind, although not so chic and light, but with the strengthening of the body by the "hunter" magic potion, he still used stones, tree roots, etc. as a foothold and quickly climbed the hill that he could not climb before.
After standing firm, he looked back and found Ryan grabbing Valentine's shoulder and lifting him up.
Ryan jumped and landed directly on a protruding stone in the middle of the hill.
Then, he jumped again and brought Valente to Lumian and Leah steadily.
During the whole process, he seemed to be a little huge.
This made Lumian a little stunned:
Although this hill is not high, it is too exaggerated to jump up after only two jumps, right?
Anyway, the "hunter" definitely can't do it!
He quickly came back to his senses, looked at the dark black castle with two towers and the garden that half-surrounded it, and said to the three strangers:
"Let's go around the back door."
"Wait a minute." Ryan stops him and sets his sights on Lia.
Leah didn't say anything and took two steps towards the back door of the castle-shaped building.
Her mouth moved, muttering something silently.
In the next second, the four small silver bells tied to her veil and boots jingled.
The sound was not loud, but it was very intense and urgent.
Lia turned her body and said to Lumian and the others:
"This road is very dangerous and the problem is very serious."
Immediately afterwards, she took two more steps towards the front door.
Ding ding, the ringing not only did not stop, but became more intense and urgent.
"Walking through the main gate is expected to cause big trouble." Lia's tone was obviously very serious, but there was a faint smile on her face.
"Where's the window?" Ryan asked.
Leah nodded, changed direction, and walked towards the garden.
This time, although the bell was ringing, it was very soft and slow.
"This road is fine." Liya smiled and exhaled.
Lumian, who witnessed the whole process, was a little dazed and didn't quite understand what these three foreigners were doing.
Is this the action of the extraordinary? He recalled his sister's teachings and asked:
"Is divination dangerous?"
"Hmm." Leah nodded, then turned to Valentine, "I'll explore the way first, you get ready."
"Okay." Valentine responded seriously.
"What preparations?" Lumian was confused again, and asked if he didn't understand.
Leah smiled:
"Prepare to use divine magic to create flames."
So, what is the purpose of creating flames? Before Lumian could ask, Leah had already walked into the garden and followed the path to the side of the castle.
Not long after, she arrived at a window and gestured to indicate that there was no problem.
"Let's go." Ryan gave a simple reminder and quickly moved closer to Lia.
Lumian and Valentine followed him quickly.
As he passed by a few tulips, Lumian was about to reach out to pick them, but was stopped by Ryan with his forearm.
He didn't ask Lumian why he did this, he just said gently:
"Don't worry, wait until you come out before picking it.
"If there is any accident caused by picking flowers now, our next action will have to be canceled."
Also...... Lumian fully absorbed the experience.
Not long after, they came to a row of windows on the side of the castle.
ps: Ask for a monthly pass~
(End of this chapter)