After Cui Xiya's explanation, Yang Yi finally understood the procedure for the Pioneer Ritual.
But he still had questions.
"What exactly does this ritual summon?" he asked.
"It varies.
"They're unknown entities attracted by the ritual, at any rate.
"Some might come to cause trouble, so you have to ask several times. If they give the same direction, that means the direction is relatively reliable."
Cui Xiya explained.
"Also, you can only perform the ritual three times a week at the same location.
"Starting from the fourth time... you're very likely to summon the same unknown entity.
"Summoning the same entity repeatedly within a short time can easily anger it, causing a series of uncontrollable consequences," Cui Xiya added.
"So that's how it works!"
Yang Yi indicated that he understood and shared this information with Su Na.
"Right, how far do we have to move for it to count as a different location?"
Yang Yi suddenly asked.
"The book doesn't say. It's best to wait a week before performing the ritual again."
"I see."
Yang Yi nodded, ready to try the Pioneer Ritual.
He brought the ship to a stop, which would make it easier to determine their heading.
Then he went to the ship's atrium, opened the Pioneer's Guide, and spread it across the deck, laying out a huge ritual array covering more than six square meters.
"Su Na, I'm about to perform the Pioneer Ritual. Want to come up and watch?"
"Right away!"
Su Na replied, indicating that she would be there immediately.
She had actually read this ritual book and even taken photos, but she couldn't reproduce a second copy because her understanding wasn't sufficient yet.
Simply copying it would produce a magic array with no effect.
Su Na had already established that.
Whether a magic array