Spirit Communication

"Lawyer" pathway Beyonders were not particularly skilled at operations like Spirit Communication, so he could only pray for divine assistance.

If the Ritual was correct, the burning materials were correct, and the incantation was recited properly, any Beyonder's spirituality could construct a passage to the divine kingdom. As long as the petitioner bore no ill intent, the gods' "automatic response systems" would generally answer.

Although the Goddess of the Night's response during the previous experiment had seemed rather unreliable, Spirit Communication was an important ability of the "Corpse Collector" pathway and the Goddess of the Night's "signature service," so this time he still prayed to the goddess for strength.

Otherwise, who could he ask? Artificial Death seemed to possess a simple consciousness already, but Hobart did not know Its Honorific Name, and It might not necessarily respond to Hobart's prayer.

Ask Leodoro, the Lord of Storms? That guy's specialty was throwing lightning around. Asking Him to help destroy corpses and erase evidence would make more sense.

The God of Steam and Machinery was unsuitable too. What if, while he was asking Him to help with Spirit Communication, He casually tossed a bicycle onto the altar? That would be hilarious: A bicycle? What bicycle? Why would anyone need a bicycle?

The True Creator and the Hidden Sage could both help with Spirit Communication, but who would dare ask Them for help?

After drawing the symbol representing the Goddess of the Night, Hobart used Holy Night Powder to build a Wall of Spirituality.

Next, Hobart took out Amanda hydrosol, dripped it onto the candles, and burned Moon Flower and Night-Scented Herb petals.

In a solemn voice, he spoke in Hermes: "I pray for the power of the night; "I pray for the power of scarlet; "I pray for the favor of the Goddess of the Night; "Your faithful believer prays for the goddess's strength, that I may communicate spiritually with the person before me who has been influenced by an evil god.

"..."

Once the incantation was complete, Xue, who was watching from the side, immediately felt as though the entire room had grown quiet. Her surprised and excited heart instantly calmed.

Hobart let out a breath. The goddess was fairly reliable this time.

Then his eyeballs turned completely black, seemingly losing their whites, and he saw Zachary's spirituality gradually dispersing.

Without anyone teaching him, Hobart seemed to have performed Spirit Communication countless times before. He skillfully controlled his own spirituality, intertwining it with Zachary's.

Hobart silently recited in his heart, "Hayman Insurance Shares' fraud scheme."

"Hayman Insurance Shares' fraud scheme."

"..."

Hobart's field of vision suddenly seemed to turn gray and hazy, as though he had fallen into a smog so thick he could not see his hand before his face. Only after reciting it seven times did the scene before him change.

The first thing that came into view was a Middle-aged Man wearing a sincere smile. He was the middle-aged worker who had walked directly toward Hobart and Xue during that afternoon's pursuit.

So that really was Hayman! Furthermore, the Spirit Communication scene did not appear distorted, which meant Zachary's spirituality had not suffered severe contamination. He could proceed without worry.

Hayman, his face full of sincere smiles, said, "Only corruption and resentment that we create can please the Lord!

"How about we try bankrupting several happy families? The Lord will surely enjoy the flavor of people gradually being driven into depravity by life after once having such wonderful lives..."

"...Look at our 'Land of Hope.' Some people madly gorge themselves on profits, while others struggle with all their might just to preserve their family property. I imagine you do not want to become one of those people who can be manipulated by others at will..."

"...We target middle-class families. They have savings, dream of living like the rich, and are easily deceived.

"How about setting the amount we swindle at around 6000 Pounds? Any higher and it will draw the attention of Official Extraordinary, causing us a great deal of trouble..."

"...First, you need to become a respectable insurance company manager. That is not difficult. As long as you hold your head high, puff out your chest, look down on everyone, and make a habit of responding to others with the most shameless lies and the most nauseating flattery, you will be halfway there..."

Then the scene shifted. Zachary was dressed and behaved with great propriety as he met with various clients, including Hobart's client, Mr. Robin.

After these scenes ended, the gray fog so thick he could not see his hand before his face appeared before Hobart again.

It was more or less what he had guessed before: Hayman planned it, while Zachary carried it out.

Hobart silently recited again, "Where the money obtained through fraud went."

"Where the money obtained through fraud went."

"..."

After reciting it seven times, the gray fog before Hobart changed, and Hayman's face appeared again.

Hayman wore the same most sincere smile. "Why did I set every amount at 1600 Pounds? Was it just to make dividing the spoils easier? Yes, dividing the spoils. There is nothing to avoid.

"What? You want 600 Pounds? No, no, no. You only get 100 Pounds, and I only get 100 Pounds. The rest must all be handed over to the Lord's representative.

"That's right, Mr. Hillman, whom you met that day. He is the Lord's Priest, the bishop of the believers."

Hobart saw Zachary hand most of the money over to Hayman with extreme reluctance.

The gray fog appeared once more, and Hobart fell into brief contemplation. Judging by Zachary's behavior in life, the "Lord" Hayman had spoken of was certainly the True Creator.

If that Hillman was a bishop among believers of the True Creator, then Hayman and Zachary were very likely connected to the Aurora Society.

Hobart drew "a line" for himself in his mind. He would investigate this matter only as far as Hayman. Even if there were obvious clues, he would not pursue them any further. If they became entangled with the Aurora Society, then he and Xue, two Sequence 9s, would not have enough lives even if they died ten times.

Thus, Hobart continued the Spirit Communication: "Hayman's hiding place."

"Hayman's hiding place."

"..."

After silently reciting it seven times, the gray fog before Hobart churned, revealing a row house. The address plate read: Vasek Avenue 109.

Then the scene shifted, appearing before a dilapidated building. The address plate read: Gaspin Street No. 56.

The scene moved forward, reaching the third floor of the building and stopping before Room 303.

The continuous Spirit Communication was draining Hobart's spirituality. He was already exhausted, yet he persisted in silently reciting, "The Potion formula."

"The Potion formula."

"..."

Hayman's smiling face appeared once more within the Gray Fog. "This is the Lord's gift, and we must also thank Mr. Hillman for his generosity."

Hayman handed over a note. Written on it was: "Secret Supplicant" Potion.

Main Ingredient: 70 grams of Black Crystal, half a Red-billed Crow's brain.

Auxiliary Materials: 80 milliliters of Pure Water, 10 milliliters of Fei Luo Duo Fish blood, 5 drops of Poison Hemlock Juice, 9 grams of Black Sparrow Flower powder.

Hobart had only just skimmed through the Potion Recipe when the writing on the note suddenly began to distort. The black ink twisted into the shape of a cross. There seemed to be an upside-down person bound in iron chains upon it, and the cross rapidly grew larger.

Before he could make out the person on the cross, Hobart abruptly withdrew from Spirit Communication.

Huff... huff... Hobart broke out in a cold sweat. He had nearly drawn the True Creator's gaze. Even if he did not suffer Loss of Control, being glanced at by that thing would be agonizing enough.

He summarized inwardly: At the Low Sequence stage, it was best not to involve extraordinary information during Spirit Communication. Otherwise, it was easy to attract malicious gazes, which was extremely dangerous.

Xue crouched beside Hobart and asked with concern, "How do you feel?"

The Spirit Communication had been going perfectly fine, yet Hobart had suddenly seemed to wake from a nightmare, gasping for breath and drenched in cold sweat.

Hobart waved his hand. Leaning against the wall, he caught his breath for several moments before struggling to his feet. He traced the Red Moon and stars over his chest. "Praise the Goddess!"

After ending the Ritual, he took the forged equity contract Zachary had made from his pocket. "Defendant Zachary, I am now bringing charges against you on behalf of Mr. Robin!"

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