Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 313 Ritual Preparation

In the early hours of the morning, Emlyn and the other vampires woke up on time in the iron-gray hall.

Emlyn looked around, somewhat bewildered. It seemed as if nothing had happened. Before him stood the vibrant tomb, and the hall showed no signs of damage.

This made him wonder whether Ember had come or not during the time he was in the dream.

Just as Emlyn was lost in thought, a deep, resonant voice echoed from the vibrant tomb:

"Any new progress in your exploration of the dream world?"

Kasim and the other vampires instinctively turned their gazes toward Emlyn White—

Although they usually mock each other as a disgrace to the vampires, they have to admit that Emlyn White is the fastest one to explore the dream world.

Emlyn composed himself and replied respectfully:

"Your Grace, I have left the Undead Settlement and arrived at the Path of the Living Sacrifices."

Emlyn recounted what he had seen and heard during his exploration, including the story of the knight Igor, who claimed to be from Kalim and had been guarding the cage. According to him, there should have been a saintess in the cage, but she had long since disappeared, seemingly taken away by other "undead."

In addition, there are giants on the tower who fight alongside the Onion Knight to kill the Fire Demon.

Emlyn recounted his experiences in detail, but made no mention of the strategy guide he obtained from 'The World'.

Emlyn subtly raised his chin slightly and said in a tone that seemed both ashamed and boastful:

"I'm sorry, Your Grace, I've only just arrived at the Road of Sacrifices and know very little about this area."

Duke Olmer silently hummed in agreement.

"Well done, what reward do you need?"

Kasim and the other vampires couldn't help but cast complicated glances at Emlin, mostly filled with envy, and a hint of inexplicable jealousy.

Many of them are already viscounts, but in terms of progress, they are not even as fast as Baron Emlyn, and are even far behind!

So much so that Emlyn was always the first to travel to a new area, and often the first to receive Duke Olmer's reward—

The first to defeat Gundyr is to reach the high walls of Lothric.

Each one who kills Bordeaux arrives at the Undead Settlement.

And this time, the first to clear the Undead Settlement and arrive at the Path of Sacrifices.

Emlyn wasn't exactly polite either, and said seriously:

"Gold pounds would be best."

Olmer chuckled:

"Okay, go to Kasimi and get an advance of 5000 gold pounds."

Emlyn was overjoyed, because the extraordinary trait of the Viscount promised by Mr. "Lovers" was exactly £8000!

When he last purchased the Baron's Extraordinary Trait, he still had about £2000 in cash, but most of it had been used to buy new dolls and clothes for them, leaving him with very little.

The three consecutive rewards earned him a total of 10000 gold pounds in cash!

Even if this money were used to purchase the Viscount's extraordinary traits, it would still save £2000, perfect!

of course.

Even with the extraordinary traits of a viscount, promotion isn't guaranteed immediately. He first needs to digest the baron's potion, but that's not a problem, as the dream world can accelerate the process—

The digestion of a Sequence 6 potion only requires 10 souls, and Emlyn had already digested 10 souls to complete the potion digestion when he defeated Gundyr.

For Emlyn now, the viscount is nothing; his goal is the earl!

The digestion of a Sequence 6 potion requires 10 souls, so the digestion of a Sequence 5 potion would require approximately 100 million souls.

Including the remaining 20 souls of Gundyr, as well as the subsequent kills of Bordeaux in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley and the Cursed Tree in the Undead Settlement, plus the monsters he killed along the way, he now has more than 80 souls!

If he can kill the Crystallized Elder on the Path of Living Sacrifice in the mouth of the 'World', he can digest the Sequence 5 potion in one go!

At that time, as long as he obtains the Sequence 4 extraordinary characteristic from his "lover", he can become a count!

Emlyn was elated. Before long, he would become a true demigod, surpassing most vampires!

At that time, everyone will have to call him Lord Emlyn White!

He wants all those vampires who dared to mock him to go and do volunteer work at the Harvest Church!

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160 Berklund Street, Dawn Dantes House.

Upon entering the house, Klein first saw a foyer, which was very spacious, furnished with several chairs and umbrella stands, and elegantly arranged and tastefully decorated. If he hadn't known the layout beforehand and had visited the site, Klein would have thought it was a reception room.

Through the second door, a bright and spacious hall appeared before him, large enough to accommodate dozens or even hundreds of guests for dancing.

The center of the hall is covered with a brightly colored, thick, and soft carpet, surrounded by gleaming marble tiles. There are pianos, stone sculptures, and other items, and stone pillars inlaid with ornaments support the second floor.

To its left is a row of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a lush lawn and a blooming garden, while to its right are walls, wooden doors, and a corridor leading to a lounge, storage room, washroom, kitchen, and butler's room.

The hall is two stories high, with crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, giving one a vivid idea of ​​what it will look like at night.

Walk forward to the end, and there are staircases on both sides leading to the second floor.

The corridor here is square, with the central open space being the carpeted area of ​​the main hall. Klein could simply grab a glass of wine, stand behind the second-floor railing, and leisurely enjoy the ball below.

The second floor has many rooms, including a living room, a sitting room, a dining room, a bathroom, a billiards room, and a large number of bedrooms. Guests who need to stay overnight will stay here.

Similarly, there are two staircases on the second floor leading to the third floor, where Dawn Dantes lives. There is an extravagant master bedroom, a semi-open room with a bar where you can bask in the sun and enjoy the view, a study that can be described as a small library, two dressing rooms and separate small bedrooms for a male and female servants on night duty, as well as rooms and bathrooms for family members. However, Klein is currently single.

As for the other servants, they were in the row of bungalows behind the building, and the stables were in the other direction.

The building's basement is equally spacious, with large storage rooms and a wine cellar.

Klein, having taken off his coat, stood upright on the large balcony of his semi-open third-floor room, gazing at the surrounding streetscape, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

"The high price is indeed justified; the £315 rent isn't too wasteful."

He had already paid a year's rent yesterday afternoon and could only force himself to become more and more accustomed to the place.

Klein felt a pang of heartache and increasingly regretted choosing the identity of a businessman. His annual expenses for renting the villa and hiring servants alone amounted to £885! This didn't even include the costs of food, clothing, and various daily necessities.

Fortunately, Dawn Dantes' identity can be used indefinitely. And these expenditures may not be without reward, as he can use his identity to contact the upper nobility of the Kingdom of Loen and thereby seek opportunities to make up for these losses.

If the losses cannot be made up within this year, then Klein will have no choice but to change his identity again.

As he relaxed, there was a knock on the door. His personal male servant, Richardson, said:

"Sir, Ms. Vahana Heysen has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Klein put down his newspaper, raised his head, and glanced at his personal male servant.

Fifteen minutes later, he embraced his etiquette teacher, Vahana Heysen, and began learning a dance commonly used in social settings.

"I feel like I'll be unemployed in a few days."

After a while, Vahana subtly praised Dawn Dantes' progress, and then said,

"However, you are still a bit reserved. Although you don't need to be like the Intis men, always sticking close to the ladies, you don't need to always keep a certain distance either. Occasional contact is normal. You seem too stiff and rigid right now."

Klein pulled the other person a little closer and responded with a smile:

"I'm afraid of being impolite."

Does this mean it's impolite to stand too close to a lady? Does it also imply that I'm very charming and that getting too close would embarrass him? This is a subtle compliment… Vahana's thoughts shifted, and she smiled faintly:

"You've done a good job."

During the lesson, Klein's butler, Walter, suddenly knocked on the door. After receiving permission, he entered the room and said to Klein:

"Sir, a gentleman who calls himself Ash Black has come to visit."

Upon hearing this, Klein looked apologetically at Vahana beside him:

"Excuse me, ma'am, that's all for today."

Vahana smiled faintly:

"It's okay, it's your freedom."

Watching Vahana leave, Klein turned to the butler and said:

"Please invite Mr. Ash to the study."

Walter respectfully withdrew, and Klein also got up and went to the study. He walked slowly to the desk and sat down.

A moment later, there was a knocking sound at the door.

After receiving a response, the butler, Walter, opened the study door and respectfully said:

"Sir, Mr. Ash has arrived."

Klein nodded slightly. He didn't look at the embers beside him, but instead gave the order:

"Walter, find out what trouble Ms. Vahana is in. If she can't solve it herself, we'll offer our help immediately."

"Yes, sir."

Walter respectfully left the room, closing the door behind him as he did so.

Ember sat down opposite Klein and asked:

"What brings you here all of a sudden?"

Klein asked:

"How many of those demigods from those three pathways have you found yet?"

Ember hesitated for two seconds and said:

"The Mystic Saint of the Aurora Society is an arcane mage. I have already negotiated with the Aurora Society, and they will try to arrange for him to come to Backlund soon."

Klein silently mourned for the Saint of Mystery for two seconds, then, after gathering his thoughts, spoke:

"I inquired with Arodes about information regarding these three paths to demigodhood."

"The number of demigods through the 'Apprentice' and 'Thief' pathways is extremely small, with fewer than 10 in the entire Northern Continent."

"The former mostly came from the Tamara family, while the latter mostly came from the Jacob family."

"As for the Tricksters, although there are more Tricksters in existence, almost all of them belong to the Secret Order. And recently, something seems to have happened to the Secret Order, causing the Tricksters who were originally located in Backlund to leave in a hurry and go to those remote and uninhabited areas, making them difficult to find."

As an omniscient magic mirror, Arodes is extremely useful. But even the most useful sealing artifact has its limitations.

For Klein, Arodes's limitation was not that he had to answer a question when asking it one, because the magic mirror would thoughtfully ask questions like, "My dear master, have you eaten today?"

The real limitation is that, although one can find out the location of the soothsayers, thieves, and demigods by asking Arodes, these demigods are not dead after all; they will not stay in the same place forever, waiting for the embers to come to them.

Moreover, although these demigods could not detect Arodes's spying, some demigods would occasionally receive some kind of spiritual warning, thus quickly fleeing the area they were in.

On the other hand, those who possess extraordinary abilities through these three pathways are all exceptionally skilled at 'concealment':

The "Trickster" path of the "Diviner" possesses an advanced version of the abilities of the "Faceless Man" and the "Master of Puppets," making them very difficult to find once they blend into a crowd.

The "Mystic" who takes the "Apprentice" path has the ability to teleport; if they sense something is wrong, they can teleport directly to a place thousands of miles away.

While Klein didn't know much about Beyonders using the 'Thief' pathway, he did know that the Sequence 4 demigods of this pathway were called 'Parasites,' and that they could completely inhabit ordinary people, making them difficult to detect.

Like the poet classmate, he was parasitized by an angel of the thief's path, whose ability to hide was so great that even the goddess of night could not detect him.

In other words, in order to pinpoint the location of these demigods through Arodes, Arodes must be constantly watching them.

But this is not possible.

Because Arodes always attracts the attention of certain beings whenever he appears, Klein dares not use Arodes for long periods of time, and each time he asks him a question, it never lasts more than 2 minutes.

After those two minutes, those demigods had already vanished without a trace.

Therefore, Klein could only pinpoint the location of these demigods through Arodes, thereby tracking their movements in reality.

Klein explained the reasons in detail, and then added:

"The bad news is that there is only one demigod who meets the criteria in the entire Backlund region."

After a pause, Klein smiled again:

"The good news is that this demigod is not in good condition, and I have obtained specific information about him."

Yu Jin's expression shifted slightly. If the Mysterious Saint of the Aurora Society were included, he would now have gathered two demigods.

The only problem now is where to find the "trickster" through the "divine guide" route.

However, there's no rush, as the vampires have already promised to help with the search.

With the network of connections that vampires have cultivated for thousands of years, this shouldn't be too difficult.

(End of this chapter)