"Among the Void Spirits, there are a very few beings so powerful that their intelligence is exceptionally complete. Some have even assimilated nodes and can freely enter our dimension," Richard said. "They have extraordinarily long lifespans and have existed for an extremely long time. The extraordinary powers they wield are beyond imagination. After paying a certain price, they can even influence things across great distances. In a sense, they already count as gods. I call beings like them High Spirits. If we can find a suitable way to communicate with High Spirits, we can make certain trades and accomplish things that are difficult to achieve in our dimensional world.
"For example, in our world, someone might be weak yet bear a blood feud. If he can communicate with a High Spirit, he can offer his soul as a sacrifice in exchange for a brief period of immense power, allowing him to avenge himself."
Isn't that basically making a contract with a devil...? Molly's eyes narrowed as she listened. Looking at Richard, she cautiously asked, "So, all this research you've done until now has been about trading with these so-called High Spirits?"
"More or less."
"Isn't that a little dangerous?" Molly asked gravely.
Richard thought for a moment and nodded. "Mm, it is a little dangerous. My latest plan is to see whether I can directly capture the High Spirit on the other end of a trade, then control it and study it. That wouldn't be very safe for the High Spirit."
Molly: "???" The danger she meant was not danger to the High Spirit. Mm... wait, capture a High Spirit for research? Hadn't Richard said High Spirits were beyond imagination, like gods? Was all that fake?
"Enough." Before Molly could continue thinking, Richard spoke up and interrupted her thoughts.
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