The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 8: Ritual: Tongue in the Mirror
...It is a story about the change of kingship.
Annan felt a little sick in his stomach just by hearing this.
The old king is old and the new king has not yet ascended the throne. This almost means that the kingdom will inevitably be in chaos during this period.
In addition, after three days, the closed beta will begin. Players will arrive... This unknown kingdom may be completely in chaos.
...Speaking of which, Annan still doesn’t know the name of this kingdom.
But it's okay.
As long as His Majesty the King doesn't want Don Juan's life from the bottom of his heart, he can always keep at it.
It just so happens that I can take this opportunity to ask what the political stance "Don Juan" should be. Save yourself from accidentally revealing your secrets...
"Of course I agree to join the gang... Speaking of which, where does the Earl stand?"
"Of course it is His Majesty's side. That is, the eldest princess's side."
Hearing this, the guard captain breathed a sigh of relief.
He thought that no one in the world would dare to make fun of a prince or future king, so he relaxed and became much more approachable: "The Geraint family contributed a lot to your majesty's accession to the throne... But you I also know that Old Crow will not support His Highness the Third Prince’s ascension to the throne.”
Annan nodded solemnly.
No, actually I don't know.
He thought for a while and asked tentatively in John's tone: "But I still don't understand...why didn't they go to the earl, but to the young master? If something happens to the young master, the earl will We will go crazy, how can we escape?"
"The Earl will not know about this."
The captain of the guard is still a little impatient about this matter: "This ship will be faked as a shipwreck. We will burn the sails and keep floating on the sea. It will take a long time to dock. By then we will have run away. ."
But Annan asked a few more questions. Mr. Claus, the chief of guard, had the attitude of "I can't beat him anyway" and reluctantly answered: "What the Third Prince wants is just the seal of the Geraint family." It’s just a ring.”
——Fake letters!
Annan reacted immediately.
The purpose of Klaus and the others is to keep "Don Juan" alive and take away the signet ring! In this way, they can forge a letter sent by someone from the Geraint family... Whether it is sent to the earl or used as false evidence, it will have the corresponding effect.
Annan suddenly felt his stomach hurt even more.
Why did you get involved in such trouble as soon as you landed?
And, since their purpose is to take away the ring, when they exit the nightmare, they may not find the ring at all on the ship...
Suddenly, Annan was startled.
Wrong.
Klaus lied——
In the last week, Annan saw Klaus commanding his betrayers to search Don Juan's room.
He clearly remembered that they were looking for "a piece of paper". And this piece of paper was sewn into the middle layer of clothes under the left armpit by Don Juan. Rings and seals are just "finding by the way" level.
Annan's heart trembled.
What if Klaus is using a slightly unimportant thing to cover up another more important thing?
This means that the value of this piece of paper is even more important than a prince's plan to seize power!
But Annan did not alert the enemy.
He just pretended to be concerned and continued to ask: "What about Mr. Benjamin? How do we deal with him?"
"You don't have to worry about this, just follow my command."
Klaus was deflected by Annan's acting skills. He breathed a sigh of relief and replied briskly: "The eldest young master is on the same side as us. Without him, we wouldn't dare to do such a thing. This But it’s a business that will be silenced. The eldest young master has top-secret information about the Geraint family...including Benjamin’s weaknesses.
"That's right, let's go up together. If you are here, you can also make the young master relax more..."
"One last request."
Annan hesitated for a moment, but still took the risk of being exposed and asked: "I want the complete ritual process of the Tongue in the Mirror."
"Okay, but I also need to know who your master is."
Klaus agreed without hesitation: "The wooden-headed John I know is not so smart. You have been pretending to be a fool for so long just to get around Don Juan, right?
"Who asked you to come?"
"Of course it's the Duke."
"...Duke? Well...which Duke?"
Hearing the word Duke, the muscles on Klaus' face suddenly twitched.
He hesitated for a moment, then asked. But his voice was much softer and his tone was not so aggressive: "Is it convenient for you to say?"
"A duke with black hair and blue eyes...you know."
Anan replied vaguely.
He wanted to take advantage of Klaus, a fool, and ask him for some information about the Duke of Winter.
But when he heard Annan's answer, Klaus's pupils suddenly shrank slightly. He fell silent and cleared his throat in embarrassment, not daring to continue asking.
"This ritual of mine is knowledge from the Zhengshen Church. You are not allowed to spread it outside. I did not get it from formal channels."
Klaus just warned: "This is a copy of knowledge that I have traded with others before... It is produced by the Church of the Righteous God. It does very little harm to you and the effect is very stable. It is not as easy to produce as the rituals of false gods. Question. You'd better understand in your heart that once this knowledge is leaked, both you and I will suffer."
"The Righteous God Church?"
Annan made a right question.
Sure enough, Klaus couldn't bear it anymore and explained: "It is not the church of 'Sir Silver'. Although our Kingdom of Noah does welcome the priests of Sir Silver... But if you don't have money, those stingy people will I won’t teach you any magic or rituals.”
Annan immediately made a disappointed expression.
At the same time, he took a deep breath and wrote down the somewhat strange name of the **** "Sir Silver".
His grandma knows the name of this country...
Klaus clicked his tongue before replying: "This is the ceremony of the 'Mysterious Lady'... I don't know how much the Grand Duke has told you, so I will start from the beginning. Remember it carefully, I will only say it once - If you talk too much, your spirit will definitely not be able to bear it."
As he spoke, his voice suddenly changed, becoming low and hoarse. It's like a tape recorder is turned on in the throat and a voice belonging to someone else is released:
"The materials for this ritual are 'the souls of people who knew the crime in advance but kept silent about it', 'the blood of male adults who have never killed anyone', and 'the tongues of bulls who voluntarily took poison and died. ', 'shoes that have never been stained with mud', 'a mirror no larger than your own head', plus a scoop of sea water that has been out of the sea for no more than a day.
"The ceremony is very simple. The specific content is to engrave or embroider any of the secret texts belonging to the mysterious lady on the cow's tongue as a 'lock', and also engrave or embroider its symmetrical body on your own tongue. As a 'key'.
"Then mix the blood and seawater, put the cow tongue on the mirror, with the secret side facing up. Release the sinner's soul, put on the ceremonial shoes, and walk on the blood floor clockwise and counterclockwise as you like. Any circle is OK, but remember the number of circles. This is the 'opening the door', and the ceremony is completed.
"You cannot leave your ritual site too far after that. The specific length limit is your own two thousand six hundred steps, and there are consequences for exceeding this distance.
"When you cancel the ceremony, wear those shoes again, use the number of circles you set, and walk backwards once, just like 'closing the door.' But before February 1st, you must cancel the ceremony. , no matter how long this ritual lasts; similarly, do not use this ritual before February has passed, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences——"
At this point, Klaus's strange "retelling" state also ended.
He cleared his throat, turned his gaze to Annan, and at the same time moved his right hand towards the hilt of the sword without leaving any trace: "It's that simple. Well... can you still bear it?"
"...it's okay."
Annan looked reluctant, took a deep breath, and nodded slowly.
Klaus nodded seemingly with concern, but a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and his right hand returned to its previous position: "It seems that you knew a lot about this ritual before... Then you still have some ideas. , did not ask for forbidden knowledge that your own spirit cannot bear."
Annan didn't say anything, but continued to nod vigorously, looking like he was working hard.
But Annan was very confused.
Annan probably knew what the other party was planning.
In Klaus's opinion, if he told this knowledge, "John" might roll on the ground and lose the ability to resist. He must have bad intentions.
But it was different from what Klaus thought.
Annan didn't have any special feelings at all.
I don’t feel any pain, itching, or dizziness. I feel like I just exercised too much and it’s almost time for dinner, so I’m a little hungry...
That's why he can only perform in such a general way.
Given Annan's acting skills, this is almost a shame.
But the problem is that Annan has no idea what he should play.
What can he do? He is also desperate.
He didn't even know whether he should be nauseated or have a headache, vomiting or chest pain at this time... He could only make an expression like he was holding in his shit.
No matter what the uncomfortable situation is, this expression is always universal.
Seeing Annan "quickly digesting the forbidden knowledge", Klaus gritted his teeth and continued casually: "Also, remember to arrange for a guard in front of the ceremony venue. Otherwise, if someone changes If you lose the cow tongue, you will be deprived of control of the ritual just like me. The demand for this unpopular ritual itself is very low, and a bronze-level transcendent can use it. Because it comes from the Zhengshen Church~IndoMTL.com~There is nothing A mess of random effects..."
When he said this, the corner of his mouth rose sarcastically: "But, under normal circumstances, this ritual can only be used by the benefactor who can carve an inscription on the soul. And the inscription must be 'reversed'. But The only church that has mastered the reverse inscription belongs to the 'Lady of Silence', the **** of veto and darkness, not the 'Mysterious Lady'.
“Thanks to His Highness the Third Prince who found a special cursed mirror for me, I was able to activate this ritual. This was made by the Mysterious Lady Church and was specifically used to replace the cursed mirror that reversed the inscription to start this ritual. And because it is not opened normally, I still need to compensate for a large number of souls to barely maintain the ritual... When the body rots, the ritual will automatically end, and it is completely uncontrollable."
At this point, Klaus smiled proudly: "So if you learn this, it won't be of much use. Because you still have to find a way to get such a mirror."
...This is probably why he agreed so readily just now.
Annan smacked his lips when he heard the words, sighed again, and followed Klaus without saying a word.
This actually made Klaus feel much happier.
But Klaus couldn't see it, Annan looked at him with pity.
This unlucky kid...
When I got this ritual, I was probably greedy and desperate. I don’t know how long it took before I got a "cursed" mirror that could barely be used as a substitute. It's like a stupid kid who finally bought a huge AAA masterpiece and then found that his computer can't carry it at all.
But we are different.
Annan remembers the "reversed inscription".
He seems, probably, maybe...
There really is one.