"The source of this drop of golden liquid."
After silently reciting the Divination phrases seven times, Klein took the parchment, grasped the virtual golden liquid, and leaned back in his chair.
He didn't know whether Divination could be performed based on objects that were purely perceived through intuition; he could only make bold assumptions and carefully verify them.
A few seconds later, Klein's eyes darkened, turning from brown to black, as he entered Cogitation state.
His eyelids drooped, and he "saw" a hazy, illusory dream.
In that gray and fragmented world, a golden, dazzling the Sun suddenly leaped out!
A deep hum echoed across countless voids, and a pure, clear light instantly ignited everything, with golden, scorching flames sweeping outwards wildly.
boom!
Klein was jolted out of the dream, trembling as he fell to his side, his body now a torch, burning fiercely.
At this moment, his thoughts were completely Frenzy, and not a single normal thought came to mind.
Rumble!
The mysterious space above the Gray Fog began to shake violently, the majestic palace collapsed inch by inch, and the ancient and mottled bronze table was smashed into several pieces with dents.
This terrifying change lasted only three seconds before silence returned above the Gray Fog, as if nothing had happened.
The golden flames on Klein's body gradually died down, and he rolled around, screaming in agony, his charred body charred, until his ability to think began to return.
He braced himself against the armrests of the high-backed chair and struggled to his feet, feeling both terrified and bewildered by what had just happened.
Before this, he never imagined that a single Divination would have such consequences!
He took a few breaths, looked up and around, and found that the majestic palace and ancient table, which had remained unchanged since time immemorial, had been damaged. For "Above the Gray Fog," which had never experienced anything unusual before, this was an unprecedented loss.
"What on earth is going on? Did my Divination point to some incredible being?" Klein recovered slightly, letting the charred remains peel off as he pondered the situation. "If it weren't for this mysterious space above the Gray Fog blocking my view, I probably wouldn't even be ashes left... Could that drop of golden liquid be divine blood? Did I just see the ' Eternal Blazing Sun,' or one of His Great Angel? No, it was a the Sun, but I feel it's more like the former... Holy crap, did I look directly at a god?"
Klein grew increasingly fearful as he thought about it, realizing he had almost completely lost his life.
"Ignorance is bliss! If you don't court death, you won't die... From now on, you can't use everything for Divination; who knows what you'll see!"
"If it happened again, I really don't know if this mysterious space could still protect me from the most fatal damage... I'd be completely dead then..."
"Hmm, continuing to try with the golden liquid definitely won't work. That entity that resembled the ' Eternal Blazing Sun ' was also affected by the Concealment, eerie, and sudden influence of the Divination above the Gray Fog, and didn't have time to react further... If it had been prepared, this mysterious space might not have been able to withstand it..."
Thinking of this, Klein's figure returned to normal, no longer charred, but compared to before, it appeared somewhat dim and ethereal.
He raised his hand to rub his temples and offered his idea of restoring the palace and the long table.
The palace, resembling Giant's dwelling, and the long bronze table were instantly restored, and everything returned to its previous state.
Klein sat down, leaned back in his chair, and chuckled self-deprecatingly:
"This isn't entirely a bad thing. At least I've figured out roughly where the limits of this mysterious space are, and I have a definite goal... Only Angel close to the gods can fully leverage the power above the Gray Fog, right?"
"Sigh, I need to add another rule to my ' Seer Code ': 'Do not Divination matters that may involve higher-ranking beings.' Hmm, and don't use your Spirit Vision recklessly either. If I look directly at something I shouldn't, it might be game over on the spot. There's no such thing as this mysterious space outside to protect me from most of the negative influences..."
After a few more seconds, Klein's expression suddenly turned strange, because some knowledge was echoing in his mind.
Yes, knowledge!
During the brief moment of contact with the being who resembled the " Eternal Blazing Sun," Klein was in a state of Divination, and thus instinctively Divination some things and knowledge from the other party.
He quickly used the techniques of " Dream Divination " to recall and organize the gains that were not the Original intended, picked up the materialized black, round-bellied fountain pen, and wrote down each item one by one:
1. Do not look directly at God.
2. Angel of Pure White.
"3. The crafting technique for the ' Solar Flare Charm '... This is a relatively advanced the Sun domain charm, its effect lasting for a year before fading... Instead of performing a ritual to pray to the ' Eternal Blazing Sun,' one can use the Sealed Artifact '3-0782' to Stealing power from this Mutated Holy Emblem of the Sun..."
4. Extremely hostile to the Lord of Storms, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.
5. ' Bard ' Potion Recipe: Main Ingredients: One Crystallized The Sun Flower or the tail feather of an adult Flint Bird or Arsonist Bird... One Siren Stone or One Singing Sunflower... Auxiliary Ingredients: One Midsummer Herb, Five Drops of July Wine Juice, One Elf Dark Leaf.
"6. ' Light Suppliant ' Potion Recipe: Main Ingredients: One Radiant Stone or Powder of Soul of the Scorching White or... Blood of the Mirror Hedgehog or Heart of the Lava Monster... Auxiliary Ingredients: One Golden-edged The Sun Flower, Three Drops of Aconite Juice..."
7. ' Light Priest ' Potion Recipe: Missing main ingredient; auxiliary ingredients include: 5 grams of rosemary, 7 drops of kumquat juice, rock water...
"8. Sequence 4 ' The Unshadowed ' Potion Recipe: The main ingredient can be the golden divine blood extracted from the Mutated Holy Emblem of the Sun. It can also be replaced with three tail feathers from an adult the Sun God Bird and one Holy Radiant Stone. The auxiliary ingredients are missing..."
After writing down the above eight points, Klein couldn't help but tap the edge of the bronze table.
The gains were far greater than he had imagined!
For him, surviving that reckless Divination was already a great achievement; who knew there would be this extra "survival bonus"?
From the Nighthawks's internal records, he learned that the Sequence Pathway controlled by the " Eternal Blazing Sun " church was called " The Sun," and Sequence 9 was " The Bard," a "profession" that brought courage and strength, piety and obedience to themselves and their companions through song. Their motto was. "Let us praise the Sun!"
The corresponding Sequence 8 is " Light Suppliant," who can perform some spells and rituals within the Sun domain and is very effective against corpses and ghosts. Sequence 7 is called " The Sun High Priest," whose spells and ritual abilities within this domain are greatly enhanced.
"In other words, I obtained the complete Potion recipes for Sequence 9 and Sequence 8 of the ' The Sun ' pathway. Hmm, unlike the previous ones, this Potion recipe also lists the names of substitutes or materials from different periods... No wonder it's a recipe directly Divination from the ' Eternal Blazing Sun '!" Klein thought with satisfaction.
Regarding the request from the boy in City of Silver, his original plan was to see if the " The Hanged Man " could resolve it. After all, the Church of the Lord of Storms and the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun were both the oldest orthodox sects, and they had cooperated and fought against each other for thousands of years. It was perfectly normal for the former to have the starting Sequence of the " The Sun " pathway stored within its ranks.
" The Hanged Man " might not have paid attention to this kind of thing before, and hadn't applied to access the relevant information, but given that he's likely Sequence 7 " Navigator," obtaining it would have been relatively simple for him. However, now that he's no longer needed, I solved it myself, in an unbelievable and extremely dangerous way... Miss Justice, Mr. The Hanged Man, the Sun, your the Fool almost became a charred corpse... Klein thought to himself, still a little shaken.
He looked down at the Record on the parchment again, pondering another recipe:
"Could ' Light Priest ' be an ancient name for ' The Sun High Priest '? No, the Nighthawks ' internal records don't mention it at all, and the content I Divination wasn't marked either... Is this Sequence 6 or Sequence 5?"
" Sequence 4, ' The Unshadowed '... This is the first High-Sequence recipe I've obtained! It's a pity I'm missing the names of the auxiliary materials. I wonder if there's any way to complete it... That drop of golden liquid was indeed divine blood. The Sealed Artifact '3-0782' is probably more powerful than anyone imagined. In my opinion, it's powerful enough to become a 'Level 1' Sealed Artifact."
"Yes, it seems the previous Nighthawks only verified whether the item had any living characteristics, how much harm it posed to humans in the surrounding area, how difficult it was to control its influence, and whether it could deal with corpses and ghosts. They didn't, and lacked the means, to figure out the source of that special thing."
"This Mutated Holy Emblem of the Sun is probably even capable of fighting Evil Spirit... How could the researchers who tested it have so easily found Evil Spirit to experiment on..."
"As a qualified Nighthawks, I can't become the master of the Sealed Artifact '3-0782,' but, well, I could find an opportunity to make a ' Solar Flare Charm ' and Stealing its power... Alas, that's impossible this time. I haven't prepared the necessary materials at all. How could a Nighthawks of the Evernight Goddess possibly carry materials from the Sun domain with me?"
Klein rubbed his temples regretfully. Seeing that there was no further movement above the Gray Fog, he finally felt relieved, confirming that " Eternal Blazing Sun " had not followed the clues to find this place.
"Never look directly at God, never look directly at beings of higher rank—remember this!"
"Why is the Eternal Blazing Sun's hostility towards the Lord of Storms, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, so intense?"
What is Angel of Pure White?
Amidst his racing thoughts, Klein felt a void and a throbbing pain in his head. He also realized that too much time had passed and he needed to return to the outside world as soon as possible to avoid being noticed by anyone.
He had previously thought that it would only be a matter of Divination two or three times in this mysterious space, less than a minute, and that there was Wall of Spirituality separating them. Once it was touched, he would immediately sense it above the Gray Fog, so he felt very safe and did not consider too many unexpected factors. As a result, he almost succeeded in courting death and wasted a lot of time.
Fearing that he might be greeted by a " Light of Purification " or discover that the " Mutated Holy Emblem of the Sun " had been damaged upon exiting, he took a deep breath and allowed his Spirituality to envelop him as he plummeted downwards.
The crimson Moonlight filled his vision, concealing a deep darkness within. Klein once again saw the sparse woods, the weeds ahead, and the perfectly intact Sealed Artifact "3-0782" in his palm.
After a few tense seconds, he finally believed he was safe.
Huff... Klein exhaled, feeling a deep weariness after flirting with death.
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