When Lumian first acquired the knowledge of occult science, he was most looking forward to the "art of exorcism", which seemed to be a perfect solution to the problem of Susanna Mathis, if she had not been completely eliminated by the official Beyonders.
After actually reading through the "Art of Exorcism", Lumian realized that he was too happy too early.
This ritual magic can indeed drive away resentful souls and even evil spirits and prevent them from bothering you, but there are two prerequisites: one is to know the real name of the ghost and obtain a certain item that she carried with her for a long time during her lifetime, and the other is to have enough time to perform the ceremony.
The second premise determines that the art of exorcism cannot be used in fierce battles. It is more suitable for situations like Charlie's previous dreams of Susanna Mathis, where the person is haunted by resentful souls or evil spirits but cannot die for a while.
Lumian has not been actually harmed by Susanna Mathis yet. At most, he has been targeted by her and his "ghost exorcism technique" has no corresponding target, so there is nothing she can exorcise.
When Susanna Mathis attacks again, she will not treat Lumian gently. She will absorb his energy through erotic dreams and lead him step by step towards death. Judging from the hatred and paranoia she has shown before, she will definitely take direct action and use all kinds of extraordinary abilities to kill the target on the spot.
In that case, Lumian would have no time to use his exorcism skills unless someone helped him block it for two or three minutes.
Do I have to use the official Beyonders? But that would also mean that I would be known by the authorities, and I would be in a lot of trouble afterwards...
"Or let Charlie sacrifice himself, comfort Susanna Mathis with touching love words, and accompany her to do that thing in reality? The longer he can hold on, the greater my hope of completing the exorcism.
But this method is weird, and it gives me a sense of underground literature, Lumian muttered silently.
The current Republic of Intis, although it uses... freedom as its slogan, is not actually that free.
On the one hand, it is to prevent Roselle worshippers from seeking restoration, the Carbonari from trying to overthrow the current regime, and the opposition from shaking the prestige of the ruling party. On the other hand, it is also under pressure from the conservative Church of the God of Steam and Machinery and the Church of the Eternal Sun. The Republic of Intis has always had a very strict publication censorship policy.
They would even arrange spies or develop certain writers as spies to monitor active creators, in order to prevent them from promoting things that would affect the image of the ruling party and to prevent overly pornographic or overly critical content from being presented to the general readers.
Where there is prohibition, there is violation. Trier developed a thriving underground literary market that spilled over into other provinces.
Aurore once bought a few books out of curiosity, and let her brother Chu Zhi flip through them, hiding them in the most secret corner of the bookcase. But where there is a prohibition, there is a violation. Lumian secretly read one of the books and was shocked.
The book criticized theocracy, the extravagance and decadence of clergy and the spread of pornographic content. The title of the book was "The Monk Chasing the Dog".
The plan that Lumian had just imagined of using Charlie to seduce Susanna Matisse had a certain underground literary style.
Moreover, there is no item that Susanna Matisse carried with her for a long time as a medium. In the next few days, we can try to find out where the things she left behind are. No matter whether they can be used in the end, it is better to be prepared than to be afraid of disasters.
Lumian pulled himself back to his thoughts and assessed the other situation.
What effects do the four types of ritual magic have and what meaning do they have to you.
In his opinion, "the art of creating a reservoir is both extremely magical, evil, strange, and terrifying."
If used properly, this could produce incredible effects. For example, it could transform captives into sheep, cows, horses and other animals and take them away openly. For example, it could allow oneself to sneak into places that were originally impossible to sneak into as an animal. But most of the time, especially in fierce battles, this ritual magic is almost useless.
According to the mystical knowledge that was instilled into Lumian's head, the object of prayer for the Animal Creation Art could be either the secret existence named Fate, or the honorific names bestowed this time that no one knew who they were referring to, or even himself.
Of course, the prerequisite is that one has sufficient spirituality and corresponding status, and the probability of the ritual's success is much lower than the previous two methods, and the same is true for how long the effect can last.
In the art of animal creation, the minimum requirement for status is to reach Sequence 7 "The One Who Becomes the Contract". The higher the status, the more likely the ritual will succeed and the better the effect. With the contamination of the seal in his body, Lumian is not worried about whether his status is high enough, but he is not sure whether his spiritual energy can support the consumption of the animal creation art, and if so, how many times he can withstand it.
Except for the "Animal Creation Technique", the remaining four ritual magics can also use oneself as the object of prayer. As for the probability of success and the effectiveness of the effect, that is another matter.
Based on this, Lumian suspected that these five ritual magics could be simplified at a higher level and could be initially applied in actual combat. For example, as long as the enemy was wrapped in sheepskin and a pre-set spell was recited, he could be directly turned into a sheep.
"It seems that the equivalent of a Sequence 7 Bound Person cannot do this. The status of the Ring Person at Sequence 4 is too high, and it is not compatible with such a simple spell. So, is it the Sequence 5 Life Hunter that comes with a similar simplification, or the Sequence 6 whose name I don't know yet?"
Lumian made an analysis subconsciously.
As for the art of changing one's luck, he felt that at present he could only use it to help others, and should not be able to use it on himself, because his fate was deeply affected by the pollution of the seal in his body and the great existence that sealed it. Unless he prayed directly to the power of fate, it would be impossible to change his luck. That is to say, only when he reaches the stage of fate hunter can he selectively choose a fate that does not involve those high-level beings to exchange.
The "Substitution Technique" is too complicated and will seriously affect Lumian's daily life and other tasks. It's not that there are no other ways, but he will not consider using them.
In comparison, the art of prophecy is a ritual magic that is not too difficult to complete and is quite useful.
Lumian had planned to collect relevant information, find a body, analyze the approximate time range of Susanna Mathis's next attack by asking about Charlie's future, and find the whereabouts of Mrs. Pualis by asking about Louis Lund's future.
Dog's saliva, lynx's entrails, hyena's tongue, stag's marrow, pieces of sea monster or water monster's flesh, lizard's eye, stones from eagle's nest, snake's venom sac and deadly herbs.
It's not too difficult to find these materials. The only troublesome thing is the meat of sea monsters or water monsters. But the ritual requirements don't specify what level it must be. Theoretically, the weakest water monster is also a water monster, but the effect is not that good? "Lumian thought for a while, and seeing that his spirit had recovered a lot, he prepared to leave this underground quarry cave and return to the Golden Rooster Hotel.
He just stood up and frowned suddenly.
He heard a subtle sound, which was echoing in his ears!
Lumian forced himself to calm down and listened carefully to the content of the voice.
Gradually, in his perception, the sound became clearer, deeper and more majestic.
"Lumian Lee"
Do you know my name? Lumian, holding the calcium carbide lamp, instinctively looked around, but he didn't find a single figure, and didn't notice anything unusual.
"Lumian Lee!"
"Lumian Lee!" The voice rang out in waves, as if coming from deep within Lumian's mind and from inside his body, blocked by flesh, organs and bones, forming layers of echoes.
As soon as Lumian had this realization inside his body, he had a guess in his heart. He lowered his voice and asked in a low voice: "Who are you? The deep, magnificent, and illusory voice no longer repeated its call, but solemnly said: I am the angel of the Lord, Thermipolos, Lord which Lord?" Lumian's eyes were slightly dimmed, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
He suspected that the person who was speaking was the "pollution" sealed in his body. After he obtained the gift of "mendicant monk" and got closer to the existence named as the head's fate, the other party used the connection between the powers to barely transmit the sound and meaning that was not polluted.
Suddenly, Lumian kept turning around and looking to his side, as if there were invisible people staring at him in the darkness around him.
This made him panic, it made him uneasy, it made him almost crazy.
At this moment, a faint gray fog came from nowhere and enveloped the area, and Lumian's mental state was greatly relieved.
He sneered at Thermipolos who called himself an angel.
Are you the guy sealed in my body
I don’t know if there are real angels with extraordinary characteristics, or just angel-level servants who have been gifted…
This provocation seemed to make the potion in Lumian's body disappear a little.
Thermipolos was neither angry nor upset, and said solemnly and solemnly, "As long as you follow my instructions and let me out of the seal, I will help you resurrect Aurora Lee.
You should be well aware that my Lord's power involves the past, present and future, and can make fate form a cycle.
At that time, I will restore Aurore Lee's soul fragments to the state before the advent ceremony began, and you only need to prepare a living body for her.
Lumian was silent for a while, then he asked in a low voice: "The ritual of advent is to create a body for you to descend.