Because there is a "hanging man" there, there is no need to worry about being attacked by the "armor shadow", so Lumian did not summon in the name of Mr. "Fool", but according to the simplest process, arranged the "spiritual wall" and summoned the "armor shadow" by summoning the messenger.
In front of the expanding green candlelight, the blurred shadow stood quietly in mid-air wearing a fish-scale-like jet-black armor dyed with a lot of gold.
The miniature faces on those scales twisted fiercely, screaming silently, unabashedly publicizing their own pain, turning them into hatred and malice towards all living beings around them.
Alger, the "hanging man" dressed as a sailor, took a step forward, and one after another faint silver-white electric light crackled out of the "spiritual wall".
They were fleeting and regenerated out of thin air, making the hair on the surface of Lumian and Franka's body stand up in stress, crisp and numb.
In the extreme depression before the thunderstorm, the countless transparent faces on the "Armor Shadow" returned to silence, but the gaze full of hatred still existed.
Lumian glanced at the six gold bars placed on the altar, calmed down, and said in Hermes:
"I offer a sacrifice, please answer my three questions."
The blurred faces on the surface of the "Armor Shadow" turned to the gold that emitted an alluring light at the same time, conveying the idea of "yes" to Lumian.
Lumian then nodded to the "Hanged Man".
"The Hanged Man" gave the first question after a little consideration:
"Who are you?"
Lumian repeated the question in Hermes—as his contract creature, the Shadow of Armor would only communicate with him.
After a short silence, the "Armor Shadow" once again spoke a language that only Franka could barely understand:
"The Heavenly Master is sealed, the god of ghosts, my name is Chen Tu."
Celestial Master...... Franka thought for a few seconds, and quickly considered the language:
"His surname is Chen, his name is Tu, and he is a god appointed by the leader of Taoism, responsible for guarding evil spirits."
"What is Taoism?" "The Hanged Man" asked thoughtfully.
"What is an edict?" Lumian looked sideways at Franka and asked in Intesi instead.
In his opinion, since it is called a denomination, no matter what the prefix is, it is not fundamentally different from the "Fool" Church and the "Eternal Sun" Church.
Franka showed an embarrassed expression:
"These two questions are a long story, let's discuss them later, I'm afraid 'Armor Shadow' won't be able to wait that long."
Also...... Lumian set his sights on Mr. "The Hanged Man".
The "hanged man" pondered briefly and gave the second question.
Lumian translated it into Hermis:
"What is strange about the ocean in the east?"
"Armor Shadow" replied in a low and majestic voice:
"There is a fairy mountain in the East China Sea, which has been lost in ancient times, and its name is Penglai."
Penglai ...... It's really hometown...... Franka was overjoyed, and the speed of translation became much faster:
"There is a mountain inhabited by various powerful wizards and special gods in the ocean to the east, which has disappeared in ancient times and is called 'Penglai'."
This passage is quite easy to understand, neither Lumian nor the "hanged man" raised any questions.
After a few seconds, the "hanged man" Alger asked slowly:
"What has changed in the ocean in the east in recent years?"
In recent years? The "Armor Shadow" was suspected of being killed by the "Underworld Daoist", detained by his side, and brought into the "Underworld", and the "Underworld Daoist" sacrificed himself into the river should have been one or two thousand years ago, the "Blood Emperor" had just fallen or had just fallen, how could he know what had happened outside in recent years? Franka muttered a little bit, but didn't dare to correct Mr. "The Hanged Man".
After Lumian repeated, the Armor Shadow replied eerily and coldly:
"The body of Penglai floated on the river......"
Franka was stunned for a while, and blurted out:
"The mountain called Penglai has appeared again, and there are powerful sorcerers or special gods who live on it, and the bodies have drifted to what may be the 'Styx'! That is, it is the 'Blood Emperor' Alistair. The river that Tudor was suppressed by the 'underworld', the source of the 'Samaritan Woman's Fountain.'"
Meaning, the ocean east of the world where the "Armor Shadow" is located has undergone changes in recent years, the long-lost sacred mountain Penglai has reappeared, and the powerful extraordinary people who live there have died? Has the mountain called Penglai always stood in the East China Sea, or has it only appeared occasionally? Lumian wanted to ask a question, but according to the summoning rules, he couldn't ask any more questions.
The six gold bars placed on the altar then disintegrated, turning into a little clear light, blending into the surface of the fish-scale armor with a pitch-black background.
This time, nearly a fifth of the nail was dyed golden and became sacred.
The "hanging man" watched the "armor shadow" disappear into the green candlelight, and did not speak for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.
Lumian ended the ceremony, quickly tidied up the altar, and turned to Franka:
"You can explain the terms in the first answer."
This is embarrassing me! After Franka complained silently, he said while thinking:
"The edict is equivalent to, gift, yes, gift!
"This 'armor shadow' named Chen Tu was given a position within the church or in the kingdom of gods, thus obtaining the corresponding gift power and being able to ward off evil spirits.
"This is not directly given by the gods, but by the leader of that sect holding a ceremony on behalf of the gods, by giving titles."
After listening carefully, Lumian probably had a clearer understanding of the edict:
A more institutionalized gift system not only binds the power of gifts with specific positions, but also allows the agents of the gods to play a more important role.
"Basically, if you want to talk about it in depth, it will involve a lot, and you can't finish it in a short period of time, for example, heaven, underworld, rituals, receiving teachings, etc., etc., many of them I don't know very well, I just know a term." Franka exhaled.
Seeing that Mr. "The Hanged Man" and Lumian were still looking at her, she trembled in her heart and said:
"You won't really let me tell you, will you?"
The "hanging man" nodded slightly:
"I know it's very difficult for you to speak on the spot, and there will be a lot of mistakes, you can go back, slowly recall and sort it out, form a written document, and pass it on to me through your Major Arcana cards."
"Okay." Franka was first glad that Mr. "The Hanged Man" was very talkative, reasonable, and good at thinking from the perspective of others, and then muttered silently:
Why did I agree at once......
The "hanging man" had a rather majestic temperament, but there was no obvious arrogance, he smiled and said:
"Once you have the written information ready, you can think about what kind of compensation you want."
Franka wants a lot of things, such as magical items like "Hum Ha Technique", seals that allow her to "teleport", magic potion recipes for sequence 5 "Witch of Pain", etc.
She immediately struggled, thinking about the reward in advance, and almost forgot to explain the term "Taoism" until Lumian reminded her.
After thinking about it for ten or twenty seconds, Franka said in a very concise way:
"It is a sect that worships the laws of the world's operation and the corresponding philosophy, and shapes them into special gods to worship, and their leader is called 'Heavenly Master', which means a teacher who understands the way of heaven and spreads the way of heaven, uh, that's how I understand it, 'Heavenly Way' is the law of operation and corresponding philosophy of the world I just mentioned."
"'Heavenly Master' is equivalent to the Pope, the Pope, the Patriarch, and the Mistress, which belong to the different names of the leaders of different denominations?" Lumian tried to extract the point.
Franka was stunned for a second and said:
"It can also be understood that way."
As long as you don't consider joining Taoism, there is no big problem with this understanding.
Lumian immediately nodded:
"It sounds like 'Heavenly Master' and 'Underworld Daoist' are on the same level."
"I think so too." Franka deeply agreed.
When the two communicated, "The Hanged Man" Alger rarely interjected, and listened quietly most of the time, only occasionally expressing his thoughts or asking a little question, so that the conversation continued smoothly, and Lumian and Franka said a lot in one breath.
Finally, the holder of the Major Arcana card looked at Lumian and said:
"The three answers of 'Armor Shadow' are of great help to me, what reward do you want?"
Greatly helped? In addition to giving us a better understanding of that world, it is meaningless to know that the missing Penglai Sacred Mountain has reappeared...... Lumian followed the "magician" lady's reminder and spoke without hesitation:
"I want the opportunity to explore this ghost ship."
Franka didn't expect Lumian to ask for such a reward, he was a little stunned at first, and then became excited:
I also want to have the opportunity to pilot a ghost ship and study it!
The "Hanged Man" glanced at Lumian and said:
"You have indeed sensed the special of the 'Blue Avenger', it is one of the legacies of the Tudor Empire, do you want to explore it now?"
Before Lumian could answer, Thermibolos' magnificent cascading voice suddenly sounded in his mind:
"Dangerous."
Dangerous...... Is it really fake? Is Thermibolos purely worried about being implicated by me, so he reminds me, or is he afraid that I will gain something special in the exploration of the "Blue Avenger", which may destroy the disaster hidden in Trier and cause his plan to fail? Lumian didn't know whether to believe Thermiporos' words for a moment.
Thermibolos continued in a thick voice:
"If you want Alistair. Tudor to be resurrected in your body, then you can explore it now."
Lumian didn't care what Thermipolus said, and remembered the previous hint from the "magician" lady:
Decide for yourself when to start exploring......
This potential means that you can consider postponing it? Otherwise, there is no need to add such a sentence at all, just say "rewards can be explored opportunities"...... Auror's favorite concept is "balance", and the various negative effects in my body are temporarily in a state of balance, so there is no need to rush to strengthen the aura of the "Blood Emperor"...... Lumian, who has become a "conspirator", quickly made a decision:
"Mr. 'Hanged Man', I want to explore the 'Blue Avenger' again when the time is right."
(End of this chapter)