Whether it was the Copper Whistle he had received from Azik or the summoning incantation he had obtained from Nimrod, Klein had experienced the convenience of having a messenger of his own.
Out on the vast ocean, every means of communication in this era was somewhat too slow. Letters and telegrams alike took a great deal of time to reach their destinations, but messengers were different.
Through Spirit World Traversal, a messenger could save a great deal of time, delivering the information he needed as quickly as possible.
Why did so many mid-sequence Beyonders cultivate their own informants and build their own forces?
In this world where knowledge equaled power, the speed at which information traveled truly could provide tremendous help when hunting Beyonders.
A Sequence 5 Beyonder was powerful enough even when acting alone, but was nowhere near as fearsome as Beyonders of the same level with their own forces and information channels.
After confirming the details of summoning a messenger with Miss Daly, Klein had cautiously put his questions to Azik Eggers as well. Once he received a reply from Mr. Azik, an expert in the domain of death, he had spent the time before setting sail preparing the Beyonder materials needed to summon a messenger.
Before that, when Azik heard that Klein had personally killed Ince Zangwill, who had disturbed his child's rest, both relief and gratitude had appeared in his eyes. He seemed to have laid a lingering concern to rest and resumed his journey in search of his past.
As an expert in ritual magic, Klein soon finished setting up the ritual before him, then quickly reviewed the messenger-summoning incantation in his mind.
The essence of the Messenger-Conjuring Ritual was communicating with Spirit World creatures and ultimately forming a contract with the chosen creature.
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