Mystery: The Witch of Desire

Livre pondered silently, feeling that things were gradually becoming interesting.

During this process, the Hanged Man was also shocked, while Miss Justice did not react strongly, clearly indicating that she did not know much about the Forsaken Land.

Klein leaned back in his chair, shrouded in thick fog, looking down at everything as if he hadn't said a word.

Sun replied, though not with much conviction:

"Yes, we all believe that we will eventually regain the Lord's favor, perhaps on the day the sun rises again. We were once ruled by the court of giants and worshipped the giant king. Later, we received the Lord's redemption, and we will never turn away from the Lord again."

Ormir the Giant King… The Sun has mentioned the Giants’ Court again. Should I ask him if he knows anything about it? Edwina would probably be very interested.

Thinking of this, Livre carefully considered her words before speaking:

"Mr. Sun, could you tell me about the Giants' Court as you know it?"

Without hesitation, the sun agreed and explained earnestly:

"The Giants' Court is the legendary residence of the giant king Ormir, where giants wielded the warrior path. At that time, the main characters of the sky, sea, and earth were dragons, giants, elves, alien species, demons, phoenixes, dire wolves, and undead. But in the end, the all-knowing and all-powerful creator led mankind to defeat these extraordinary creatures one by one, ushering in the good news for mankind."

Liviel listened silently. What the sun said was basically consistent with what Edwina said. The giant king Olmir... This name was widely known. In many myths and legends, he was a powerful being comparable to a god. Even today, some places still retain the worship of him. For example, the most famous wine in the Republic of Intis is named "Olmir" - it is said that this giant king loved blood-like wine.

Considering that the complete sequence of warriors, which was once controlled by the Church of the War God of the Fusak Empire, once belonged to the Giants' Court, could we consider that Olmir was an ancient war god?

At this moment, Audrey asked with some confusion:

"However, according to the records of the Church of the True God, it was the seven gods—the Goddess of Night, the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Sun, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom—who ended the rule of the alien races and brought new life to mankind."

The sun paused for a moment, then said somewhat silently:

"I don't know about the gods you're talking about."

Audrey gasped: What blasphemy! How could there be someone in this world who doesn't know the seven true gods?

Liviel wasn't too surprised. After all, gods were just more powerful extraordinary beings; they weren't truly omniscient and omnipotent, nor had they always been gods. If the Forsaken Land was abandoned before the seven gods became gods, it was normal for the sun not to know.

If one side is lying, she is more inclined to believe that the seven major churches lied, since the churches need to use lies to maintain their rule, while the abandoned do not.

Klein didn't mind Livre and Audrey's interruptions and questions. He nodded slightly, not delving into the matter, and instead spoke slowly:

Are you still offering sacrifices to that all-knowing and all-powerful god?

"Yes, it's still there, but we haven't received a response since the day we were abandoned."

The sun's tone betrayed an undeniable sorrow.

Klein leaned back more leisurely, half-closing his eyes, and said:

"Describe in detail your sacrificial process."

Could Klein be planning to imitate someone else's sacrifice process...? Could it be that besides being a messenger, he could also be a deliveryman? That would be fantastic!

The thought of being able to exchange materials remotely in the future filled Liviel with excitement.

However, the Hanged Man and Justice seemed oblivious to this; they were utterly astonished by Klein's casual conversation about the secrets of the gods. One was so excited he was almost out of control, while the other sat up straight and listened intently.

The sun answered honestly:

“We have built a magnificent altar, which is covered with symbols of the Lord. Whenever the ‘black grass’ is harvested, we hold a sacrificial ceremony.”

“We will capture monsters from the depths of darkness as sacrifices. After we have finished reciting the Lord’s name and the corresponding prayers, and finished the dance to please Him, we will kill those monsters and let their spirits or blood stain the entire altar. If we fail to capture any monsters, we will use the ‘sinners’ from the lowest level of the Silver City prison instead.”

"Then we made food from the first clump of black grass we harvested and offered it before the Lord."

"Finally, the ceremony concluded with our unanimous singing."

Klein listened quietly, and finally said:

"What are the corresponding prayers? In what language do you recite them?"

The sun also recalled carefully and said:

"We speak the language of giants, which is also our common language."

The corresponding prayer mantra is:

"Your faithful followers pray for your attention;"

"We beg you to accept their offerings;"

"We pray that you will open the gates of the kingdom."

……

Klein listened silently, a gray mist slowly swirling around him. He nodded thoughtfully, saying nothing.

Next, the group exchanged information they each possessed for a while.

Audrey mentioned that the Duke of Palas Negan, a key supporter of the Conservative Party, would be hosting a grand banquet at his residence. As a highly powerful nobleman in the kingdom, the brother of Prime Minister Aghuhid, a former admiral, a landowner with the most land outside the royal family, and a wealthy man with a fortune exceeding £1200 million, the Duke of Negan's banquet would be the second most important aristocratic social event in the kingdom for some time, second only to a royal dinner.

After marveling at Duke Negan's wealth, Klein announced the end of the party, watching Justice, the Hanged Man, and the Sun disappear from sight.

Only Liviel's graceful figure remained beside the bronze table.

"Are you trying to force us to perform a sacrificial ritual to send the items to you?"

As soon as the small meeting after the meeting began, Livre couldn't wait to ask.

“Yes.” Klein nodded with a smile. “I’m currently only Sequence 8, so I can’t access more in-depth occult knowledge in the Night Watch squad. Therefore, in order to verify whether my ideas of ‘sacrifice’ and ‘gift’ can enable this space above the gray fog to have the function of exchanging material, I plan to learn something similar from elsewhere. If you have similar knowledge, you can teach it to me.”

Chapter 181 The Identity of the Fallen Tree Spirit

“I don’t know, but I have a friend who might know something. I’ll ask her and then tell you through prayer.”

Livre naturally thought of Edwina, who possessed a wealth of knowledge.

“That would be perfect.” Klein smiled with satisfaction, then asked with some curiosity, “I feel your aura has become stronger. Have you advanced to Sequence 5?”

Livr smiled slyly and said vaguely:

"Who knows? Maybe I just consumed more of the pleasure potion."

"A fellow time traveler, yet hiding his true identity..."

Klein muttered something under his breath, scratched his head, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:

"Speaking of which, I've always been curious about how one plays the role of the Pleasure Witch. Could it be...?"

“Yes, it’s the ‘could it be’ you’re thinking of.” Liviel raised an eyebrow slightly. “What, do you want to help me digest the potion?”

"What?! Me? No, no, no..."

Klein exclaimed in surprise and waved his hands repeatedly in refusal. Livre noticed that his emotions had changed drastically, to the point that the entire gray fog trembled slightly.

"Hey, do you have to be so innocent? I was just joking." Livre laughed out loud. "Could it be that you were a single woman in your past life?"

Klein sat there silently, as if his wounds had been exposed, without saying a word, looking rather dejected.

Seeing his humiliation, Livre laughed wildly with smug satisfaction, completely ignoring the fact that she had also been a single woman in her past life.

After several seconds, Klein sighed silently:

"Alright, let's get down to business. At the next gathering, please help me find the potion recipe and materials for the Sequence 7 Diviner Magician."

"What? You've only been promoted to Clown for a short time, and you're already thinking about the next sequence? But why didn't you obtain the potion recipe from within the Night Watchers?"

Klein smiled wryly:

"Accumulating the corresponding contributions takes a long time, unless a major event like the arrest of Mrs. Sharon occurs again. So, I have no choice but to plan ahead."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and added:

"However, there might actually be a similar opportunity. Recently, those lunatics from the Aurora Society have been revealing more and more of their true colors. They're collecting the resentment of unfortunate people in factories and slums, as if they're preparing some kind of ritual..."

Liviel nodded slightly and said:

"If an emergency occurs, remember to recite my name... no, that's not right. It should be, 'Remember to summon your most loyal followers in your name.'"

Faced with Livre's teasing, Klein dug his toes into the ground and braced himself, not letting himself show any abnormality.

Then, with some doubt, he asked:

"Even if I told you, what good would it do? You can't possibly fly back from the sea, can you?"

Livre simply smiled slightly:

"Maybe I have some means to remotely support you? Hey, I'm just trying to be helpful, so if you don't appreciate it, that's fine."

Klein quickly changed his mind and agreed, after all, who wouldn't want someone to rely on in a crisis, even though he thought there was a 99% chance that this person wouldn't be of any use.

"By the way, if Miss Justice prays for you or reports information about Qilingus, please tell me immediately. I care a lot about Qilingus."

Livre thought of Fors and Hugh, and added.

Klein nodded, not finding it strange. After all, it was normal for Livre to be curious about a pirate general when she was at sea.

Livre refrained from asking Emily about her, lest Klein make fun of her. After exchanging some other information, the meeting adjourned.

Back in the guest room, Livre patted Little White, who was curled up obediently to the side:

“Listen more attentively, especially to information related to Tingen.”

“Tinggen? Isn’t that where I first gained my spiritual awareness? Livre, I’ve never heard any specific place names in my ramblings; I usually only hear very abstract things.”

Xiao Bai replied, somewhat puzzled.

Livre shrugged, said nothing, tucked it into her robe, and went to the captain's cabin to see Edwina.

"Has the evil witch's ritual ended?"

Livre checked Edwina's serious expression several times before confirming that she wasn't joking and genuinely believed she was performing some kind of evil ritual.

"Is that really the kind of person you think of me? Please, we know each other's true character, can't we trust each other a little more?"

She deliberately emphasized the words "deep" and "shallow," causing Edwina to blush again.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Livre's tone became more serious. "Do you know anything about rituals related to offering sacrifices to gods? Could you explain something like that to me?"

Upon hearing this, Edwina immediately became alert:

"You want to sacrifice yourself to the Primordial Witch? I must remind you, even if you are a witch, sacrificing yourself to an evil god is extremely dangerous."

Liviel was somewhat amused and exasperated: it was more accurate to say that Chik was sacrificing himself to her than to offering himself to Chik. She was currently wearing a 'sacrifice' that Chik had offered on her finger.

She earnestly assured him:

"Don't worry, what I'm about to do is not dangerous at all, and I won't do it on your ship. I swear on the people I care about most on this sea."

Edwina was still somewhat skeptical, but after hearing Livre's vow, she hesitated for a moment before finally asking:

Who is the person you care about most on this vast ocean?

Livre chuckled:

"It's you! Look, you're perfectly fine now, which proves that my vow was true."

Edwina's cheeks flushed red with embarrassment, and she muttered softly:

"Children's tricks..."

However, she seemed to finally believe in Livre's sincerity and explained some knowledge about sacrifice:

"The first step in offering a sacrifice is to set up an altar: the symbolic representation of the corresponding deity must be drawn, such as the tall white tower representing the god of knowledge and wisdom. Herbs, minerals, and other materials from the corresponding deity's domain can also be used, or sacred oils, balms, or essential oils can be prepared in advance."

The sacrifice is best performed at a specific time that pleases the gods. The names and prayers must be recited in a mystical language that can influence the forces of nature, such as the language of dragons or ancient Hermes, to establish communication through a direct connection with these forces. The prayers should contain key words such as "pleading," "gazing," and "dedication."

It requires the use of spiritual materials that please the corresponding deity, combined with the natural power generated by the incantation, to construct a preliminary passage connecting to the gate of the corresponding deity's "realm." If the deity is very interested in the offerings, it may open the passage on its own, but this often means danger.

After the passage is established, offerings are presented there; if accepted, the ceremony is considered complete.

Edwina paused, then summarized:

"In short, it's about doing everything you can to please the gods. Actually, if the gods are willing, you can just say His name in ancient Hermes and give Him the gift. However, unless you are His close follower, this is practically impossible."

It just so happens that I should be considered a follower of the great being, Mr. Fool...

Livre thought to herself with a hint of amusement.

"In addition, there are some other things to note."

Edwina added seriously:

"You must be careful not to offer sacrifices to beings you don't know or are unsure of, because evil gods and demons can disguise themselves as harmless. If you offer sacrifices to those evil beings, your soul may also become a sacrifice."

One cannot entrust one's safety to the conscience of evil gods or some hidden beings; they do not possess such things.

In fact, since the Fifth Age, since orthodox gods rarely responded to similar rituals, the word "sacrifice" has often been equated with evil gods and demons.

That's why I suspect your motives for learning about sacrifice.