Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

Chapter 73 Simplification and Compression of Ritual Magic

"Blackwood Seafood Company Purchasing Notice dated July 20: 2000 lbs mackerel, 1000 lbs suna shrimp, 500 lbs polar clams, 500 lbs rainbow clams, 20 geoduck clams, 30 Gargas green lobsters, and 5 tuna weighing between 1000 and 2000 lbs."

按照固定的暗号顺序，这些数字需要用0、1、3、1的间隔构成跳跃密码，因此最后的暗号就是：「2000、500、1000、5。

Julian put the paper in an envelope, affixed a stamp, and planned to drop it in the mailbox and send it to "Blackwood Seafood Company" when he had the chance.

After that, he spent a little more time reading with Ethan before yawning and going to bed.

Julian woke up early at 8 a.m. the next morning.

He noticed that Ethan hadn't eaten dinner or breakfast and had gone to bed hungry, so he prepared a small bag of bugs for him and hid it under the sofa.

Then Julian slipped a note into the first page of the book Ethan hadn't yet read, telling him where to find food after he woke up.

With the punishment in place, Julian can now go out and do his own thing without worry.

He first put the letter into a random mailbox, then found a breakfast shop, ate breakfast, read today's newspaper, and drove to the "Fortune Telling Club" around 11 o'clock.

"Good morning, Klein."

To Julian's surprise, he encountered Klein as soon as he arrived.

He immediately noticed Klein's enigmatic expression and suddenly realized, "You knew I was coming all along?"

"Yes."

Klein chuckled, "Using divination to determine the itinerary can reduce unnecessary time wastage, which is very important for diviners."

"—It seems you've figured out the method of acting on your own."

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Julian narrowed his eyes and looked at Klein as he said this.

"The 'role-playing method'?"

Klein paused, then his expression changed to one of sudden realization: "So this method is called 'role-playing'?"

"It seems so."

Julian smiled.

"Yes, I was inspired by Ms. Daly, and later I experienced this method while practicing divination at a divination club."

Whenever I, well, successfully "play" or gain some insights, I can feel that the potion and I are more compatible, and my tendency to lose control has decreased a lot.

Hearing Klein's words, Julian nodded slightly: "The feeling you're describing is called 'digestion' of potions in 'acting techniques'."

"Yes, digestion, that's a word that really resonates with me."

Klein nodded. "I feel like I've already 'digested' more than half of my potion."

"Then you should be able to take a Sequence 8 potion soon."

Julian paused, then looked around to make sure no one was listening before asking in a low voice, "Have you shared this method with other 'Night Watchers'?"

"have."

Klein nodded. "I've spoken about this privately with all the Night Watchers, but their reactions have been mixed."

"That's enough."

Julian took a deep breath: "In a sense, you've gotten yourself into big trouble."

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Why?

Klein asked the question knowing the answer already.

You'll find out later.

Julian chuckled and changed the subject: "By the way, what brings you here today, waiting for me?"

"I happen to be on vacation today, and I also read in the divination book that you were coming to the divination club," so I came over.

Klein chuckled. "You said you'd teach me a simplified way of ritual magic, have you forgotten?"

"Oh, about that."

Julian slapped his forehead: "Let's find an empty divination room, and I'll explain it to you in detail."

He went to the front desk and found Angelica. After telling her that he planned to discuss divination techniques with Klein, the beautiful lady immediately replied, "Yes, Mr. Albrecht."

She then looked at Klein: "You and Mr. Moretti are both well-known fortune tellers in our fortune telling club. You can use the largest fortune telling room."

"We look forward to your discussions yielding even more fruitful results, which you will then share with more participants."

"It definitely will."

Julian nodded slightly.

"Oh, and one more thing, Mr. Albrecht."

As Angelica led the way, she said, "Mr. Alexander Hoy came looking for you this morning, but you weren't here."

"Alexander Hoy?"

Julian was slightly taken aback. It was Friday, and Alexander Hoy shouldn't have come to see him in the morning.

The only explanation is that he has some urgent business.

"Yes, I told him you would be coming in the afternoon, and he said he would come to see you at 2 pm."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work — by the way, have you seen Mr. Vancent these past two days?"

"No, Mr. Vancent hasn't come for at least three days."

"All right."

Julian nodded slightly, without asking any further questions.

The two had arrived at the largest room with the yellow crystal chandelier, where Klein was already waiting.

"If you need anything, please let me know."

After saying this, Angelica left the divination room and closed the door.

"The so-called simplification of ritual magic is actually the ability to simplify some elements of ritual magic and then invoke them in a short period of time through material or visual inscription."

After they were both seated, Julian began to explain, "For example, the ritual magic we use to ask the 'Goddess of Night' for protection usually requires several specific incense and essential oils, as well as a 'wall of spirit' to create a sacred environment, right?"

"That's right."

Klein nodded; he was very familiar with this kind of thing.

"You can now inscribe a combination of symbols related to the goddess faith onto a plaque made of a sacred material, or you can visually inscribe them in your mind."

"Of course, you still need to perform a complete ritual magic to consecrate this series of specific symbols," directly linking them to the goddess, and then agreeing on some specific linguistic vocabulary with mystical effects as the trigger spell.

"These trigger spells need to be related to your specific needs, such as protection, sleep, etc."

"You will then be able to visually display these inscriptions and trigger the corresponding ritual magic in conjunction with the trigger spell. And because these symbols are consecrated and encrypted with simplified rituals," you won't need a spiritual wall to create the corresponding casting environment.

"—I understand, that's indeed a very interesting method."

Klein pondered for a moment, then a thought suddenly struck him: "Could this method also be used for divination?"

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