Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

Chapter 88 Sorin

Backlund, West End, Bard Watch Shop, third-floor bedroom.

In the end, just to be on the safe side, Kurt prayed to the Mother Goddess to "see" him. Only after feeling the warmth and blessing did he begin to try to study the spirit that was lying face down on the ground, refusing to leave.

The Mother Goddess responded promptly—Kut was slightly moved, and then gained confidence. He first released some spiritual energy, and from a distance touched the fallen spirit with his rich spiritual energy.

She did move slightly, but her body remained semi-transparent. Her hand, which had been hidden in the sleeve of her robe, slowly emerged. Her pale and delicate hand rubbed her head, and then her body began to move as well.

She was struggling to turn over, and in Kurt's vision, the spirit was trying to draw in the drifting spirituality around her, as if to stabilize her body.

Kurt didn't act rashly, but instead held a "purification" talisman. The spirit posed almost no threat, but Kurt still made some necessary preparations.

He already regretted holding the ceremony at home; he should have gone to a more secluded place. But he couldn't go to the East District either, where the population density was higher and the extraordinary powers were lower-level, so any problems there would have a greater impact. The West District definitely had many demigods living there, so any issues should be resolved more quickly.

The main problem was that the spirit didn't return to the spirit world after the summoning ritual ended, so Kurt couldn't just purify it without knowing the details. Thus, the situation remained deadlocked. Kurt saw the starlight and suspected it was related to the starry sky, but Lilith didn't offer any further warnings, so the probability was low.

After a long while, the weak Ling finally managed to sit up, raise her head, and look around in confusion. Only then could Kurt see her clearly.

Contrary to Kurt's expectations, she wasn't a terrifying-looking girl, but rather a pretty young woman. She had delicate features and eyes that seemed to sparkle like stars; by Kurt's standards, she was quite attractive. A single, stubborn ahoge (cowlick) stood out stubbornly on her slightly messy blonde hair, suggesting she had just woken up.

A humanoid spirit? Could it also be a demigod from the Prisoner Path? Probably not—Kut was about to speak to see if they could communicate.

Then the girl spoke in a somewhat ethereal tone: "Ah, um~ yes————"

Kurt was completely bewildered. What language was this? Kurt didn't even recognize it. He thought he had learned most of the existing languages ​​in the Mysteries, so he shouldn't be completely unable to understand them.

Kurt tried to speak in Old Hermes: "What are you saying?"

The spirit remained seated on the ground, listening to Kurt's words. She tilted her head in confusion, seemingly aware that Kurt couldn't understand her. She stopped speaking and began to look around, her beautiful brows furrowing slightly as if she were pondering something.

Kurt didn't give up, guessing that the spirit might have slumbered from ancient times. He tried asking in both ancient elf and ancient giant languages, only to find that the other side couldn't understand him at all.

Hmm, could it be that it traveled from some tiny, remote country on Earth?

Kurt suddenly had this idea. He'd only vaguely recognized five or six languages ​​from his previous life on Earth. "Hmm, maybe!" Kurt thought for a moment and said.

Can you speak English?

It was no use. Kurt stopped using Chinese. The other side had never even heard of English, let alone Chinese.

While it's possible it's a local language of some ethnic minority, Kurt has already come up with a better solution. He had previously experimented with the functions of his source essence, creating a communication talisman belonging to the "Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom," which allowed two people speaking completely different languages ​​to communicate without barriers. He hadn't expected it to come in handy now. Seeing that the spirit seemed relatively docile, Kurt went to the cabinet and took out a talisman.

The spirit simply watched this scene unfold, neither intervening nor offering any comment. It seemed to have not yet recovered, but its previously somewhat dim body gradually began to solidify, clearly indicating that it was slowly recovering.

Kurt took the talisman and approached the girl. Sensing her curiosity, he smiled and "imparted" the talisman's power to her in a way she could understand.

He didn't directly teach her a language because he feared her mind was too fragile and she might collapse from exhaustion—sure enough, the female spirit showed an understanding expression, accepted the talisman, and somewhat laboriously infused it with her spiritual essence—

If she can use talismans, then she can be a messenger. Kurt looked at the spirit, who had been carefully selected by the Mother Goddess and was not hostile and was very cooperative, and began to look forward to her speed and abilities. If she was suitable, Kurt planned to choose her as a messenger. However, judging from her appearance, she might not know what a messenger was.

Once the spell took effect, Kurt preemptively asked in Hermes, "What did you just say?"

Inspired by this wondrous power, the inspiration spoke again, asking, "Where am I? How long have I been asleep?"

"How long have you been asleep? When did you fall asleep? Did I wake you up today?" Kurt asked cautiously. "Rune, you might not understand this term. Can we say this is the Northern Continent? I don't know how long you've been asleep either."

The girl's ethereal voice continued: "I've forgotten some things. It seems I've been asleep for too long; my memories have faded—"

Amnesia? Does this attitude mean he doesn't know about the Northern Continent, or has simply forgotten? Kurt pondered for a moment, then pulled up a stool and sat down to lower the height difference between them before continuing, "What do you remember, like your name and your origins?"

The spirit shook its head, trying hard to remember, "My name is Sorin. I've forgotten where I came from; it will take time to recover."

"Repair your memories?" Kurt hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Can you still return to the spirit world now?"

This was his biggest concern; if he couldn't go back, it would be a real problem.

Sorin was visibly taken aback, and asked in confusion, "The Spirit Realm?"

It seems that this feeling only appeared after I summoned it? Kurt wasn't in a hurry and used his teaching skill to teach Sorin the knowledge of the spirit world and how to enter it.

Sorin absorbed the knowledge in her mind, digested it for two seconds, and then tried to do it.

Kurt watched as Sorin's spirit twisted for a moment, then a gust of cold wind lifted Kurt's clothes slightly, and Sorin disappeared just like that. Kurt was relieved; even if he couldn't be a messenger, he didn't have to worry about things he couldn't handle.

In just three seconds, Sorin was back. This time, she was no longer lying on the ground, but floating slightly, with a few toes peeking out from under the hem of her robe.

She said to Kurt in an ethereal tone, "I can return to the spirit world, or I can find you and come out again."

"She's quite obedient." Kurt smiled, imparting knowledge of the messenger and the contract to her before asking, "Can you do it?"

Sorin paused for a couple of seconds, seemingly processing the information, before replying, "Okay. However, I must meet the person I'm contacting once and establish an anchor point. I can also store items."

"Set up anchor points? Like a doorway," Kurt asked again, "How quickly can a letter be delivered?"

Sorin said calmly, "In an instant."