"The Forsaken Land," Silver City.
Derrick suddenly awoke from his slumber, before him an endless gray fog and the "Fool" high above.
A distant, ethereal voice echoed in his ears: "I understand. I have something for you to do. Test whether this ritual is effective."
Derrick knew that it was not surprising that Mr. Fool would occasionally let members of the Tarot Society do some experiments, and he quickly sat up, found the spiritual materials he needed, and immediately began writing the corresponding symbols and signs.
After he had done all this, he lit the candles, closed his eyes, bowed his head, and repeatedly recited the Fool's Mandate: "A fool who does not belong to this age..."
After reciting the name countless times, Derrick felt his mind suddenly become hazy.
He seemed to see figures of indescribable shapes, different colored lights containing infinite knowledge, and a majestic and tall golden figure overlooking everything.
The figure stood beside the "Fool" in the thick gray fog, with twelve pairs of huge, mysterious black wings behind him.
Unbeknownst to him, Derrick felt himself come into contact with the figure, and seemed to understand what sunlight was, and even how to create holy water.
The wondrous spiritual experience captivated Derrick until it all vanished, and the simple furniture in the room came into view, bringing him back to his senses.
Derrick smiled sincerely: Is this the 'secret ritual' described in textbooks? For over two thousand years, no one in Silver City has ever succeeded.
He lowered his head and said sincerely, "Praise be to Mr. Fool!"
Just then, a scene suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Derrick saw himself, his own self covered by a transparent, illusory figure.
The figure was dressed in a black classical robe, wore a black pointed soft hat, and had a monocle made of crystal on his face, with a snake coiled around his body.
Derrick was horrified: that Amon clone wasn't dead! Under the watchful eyes of the magical artifact at the bottom of the tower and the "Chief," it had "parasitized" my body!
Thinking of this, the hairs on his body stood on end.
The scene continued, and he saw that just as he was performing the "secret ritual," the clone of Amon reached out his hand, as if to grab the gray mist at the feet of Mr. Fool.
But the next second, the angel with twelve pairs of wings beside Mr. Fool suddenly leaped up and collided with Amon's clone.
The illusory figure of Amon vanished.
The image disappeared, and Derrick's heart finally settled: Mr. Fool had discovered Amon's clone and ordered the angels serving him to deal with him!
He exclaimed again from the bottom of his heart, "Praise be to you, great Mr. Fool."
...
Backlund, West End, 51 Henry Street.
Odis arrived at the pharmacy early today to slice some herbs.
Max brought breakfast into the store after working for a short while.
The two chatted leisurely while eating breakfast. Max asked Odis, "You're twenty-five this year. Haven't you thought about finding a wife?"
Odis smiled and asked, "Why are you looking for a wife?"
"Keep an eye on your wallet!" Max pointed to the cream bread in his hand: "There are people who will prepare breakfast for you and your friends."
It's hard to imagine that the owner behind "Nanmu Dance Hall" doesn't even have a servant.
Max had advised Odis many times to stop those expensive research projects, or to cooperate with the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, which would provide him with financial support.
But each time he tried to persuade her, Odis refused with various excuses.
Max even suspected that Odis was researching how to resurrect his family.
Therefore, he asked scholars in the church to look at some of Odis's research and confirmed that it was not about necromancy, so Max stopped paying attention to the matter.
Max brought this up today because his wife mentioned wanting to introduce her cousin to Odise.
"It's too dangerous." Odis swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "You know, as extraordinary beings, we have to fight against loss of control at all times, which is really too dangerous."
Max knew Odis wasn't telling the truth, but he had no other explanation.
After breakfast, Max handed the gold pounds he had received to Odis, then got into his carriage and went to work.
Odis counted it; it was exactly 1,500 pounds.
Just then, Kaina arrived, and Odis said to him, "Take good care of the shop these next two days. You can put the production of the 'Flaming Arrow' on hold for now."
Kaina realized: "You're going away for two days again?"
Odis grunted in agreement and then instructed which herbs should be sliced and which should be ground into powder.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Then he went to the backyard, first set up a simple altar in the lounge, and offered £1,220 in cash to Mr. Fool, thus completing yesterday's transaction.
Klein, the "Fool," was slightly taken aback when he received the money. He hadn't expected the "Hermit" to have gathered the money so quickly, which made him wonder: Did this guy really use his credit card?
Soon, the potion recipes for "Sailor," "Diviner," and "Wizard" appeared in Odis's mind. He paid particular attention to the "Wizard" recipe: Sequence 7: Wizard
Main ingredients: The complete brain of a pale giraffe, and two fruits of a flying tumbleweed tree.
Auxiliary materials: 12 ml of blood from a silver-billed crane, 6 drops of aconite juice, 18 g of powdered black-edged lilac flowers, and 60 ml of pure water.
Odis first memorized the three potion recipes, and then sighed inwardly: the main ingredients of Sequence 7 are already quite rare on the market, and even the auxiliary ingredients, the blood of the silver-billed crane, are not available in the herbal shop.
Odis had also attended some gatherings of extraordinary beings, but he had only heard of people trading the fruit of the flying tumbleweed tree, but never of anyone trading the brain of the pale-necked beast.
However, for him, the promotion was not urgent. He could wait until the "Fighting Scholar" potion was digested before trying to trade with the Tarot Society or Bernadette.
As for the Mysticism Research Society, this gathering is too low-level in terms of extraordinary aspects, making it difficult to trade for Sequence 7 level master materials.
After a moment of reflection, Odis went to the warehouse next door to retrieve the spiritual and metal materials he needed. Then he went into the basement and used the teleportation array to reach the suburban laboratory more than 50 kilometers away from the herbal shop.
He plans to spend two days producing the results of his research in the "wilderness of knowledge".
After placing the materials on the experimental table, Odis first went to the desk to draw the blueprints, then lit the metallurgical furnace and began to make the metal body of the experimental object.
Next comes the inscription of the magic circle. Spiritual materials are used to prepare the coating, which is then applied to the inscribed magic circle.
Finally, the Amanda Crystal was inlaid, and the extraordinary characteristics of the "Fighting Scholar"—a black and white sphere with intermittent red stripes—was placed in the center of the magic circle. The experiment was finally completed.
Just then, Odis saw a small line of pale text suddenly appear on the experimental table in front of him: I have arrived.