Chapter 8 Ritual: Tongue in the Mirror

...It's a story about the change of kingship.

When An Nanguang heard this, he felt a little stomachache.

The old king is old, and the new king has not yet ascended the throne. This almost means that the kingdom is bound to be in chaos during this time.

Plus three days later, the closed beta began. Players will come... I am afraid that this unknown kingdom is going to be completely messed up.

...Speaking of which, Annan still doesn't know what this kingdom is called.

But okay.

As long as His Majesty the King didn't want Don Juan's life from the bottom of his heart, he would always be so strict.

Exactly, taking this opportunity, you can also ask what the political stance "Don Juan" should hold. Save time accidentally revealing stuffing...

"Of course I agree to join the team... Speaking of which, where does the Count stand?"

"Naturally it's your Majesty's side. That is, the eldest princess' side."

Hearing the words, the captain of the guard sighed in relief.

He thought that probably no one in this world would dare to make fun of a prince or a future king, so he relaxed and his attitude became much closer: "His Majesty was able to ascend the throne back then, and the Geraint family contributed a lot... But you also know, The old crow will not support His Royal Highness the third prince to ascend 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 they didn't go for the count, but for the young master? If something happened to the young master, the count would go crazy. , how can we escape?"

"The Count will not know about this."

The captain of the guard was still a little impatient with this matter: "This ship will be faked as a shipwreck, the sails will be burned by us, and it will float at sea until it will land a long time later. By then, we will have already run away."

But Annan asked two more questions, and the head guard, Mr. Claus, took the attitude of "I can't beat him anyway" and reluctantly replied: "What His Royal Highness the third prince wants is only the seal ring of the Geraint family. "

- Forged 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 from someone from the Geraint family... Whether it is sent to the count or used as a false testimony, it can have a corresponding effect.

Annan suddenly felt his stomach hurt even more.

Why did you get involved in such trouble as soon as you landed?

Moreover, since their purpose is to take away the ring, when they exit the nightmare, maybe they can't find the ring on the boat at all...

Suddenly, Annan was startled.

wrong.

Claus lied—

Last week, Annan saw Klaus directing his traitors 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 interlayer of the clothes under the left armpit by Don Juan. Rings and seals are just "look for it by the way".

Annan's heart froze.

What if Klaus is using a slightly less important thing to cover up another more important thing?

Then it shows that the value of this piece of paper is even more important than a prince's plan to seize power!

But Annan did not frighten the snake.

He just pretended to be concerned and continued to ask, "What about Lord Benjamin? How can we deal with him?"

"You don't need to worry about it, just follow my instructions."

Klaus was deflected by Annan's acting skills. He breathed a sigh of relief and replied briskly: "The eldest young master is on the side of us. Without him, we would not dare to do such a thing. The business of silence. The eldest young master has top-secret information of the Geraint family...including Benjamin's weaknesses.

"Just right, let's go up together. If you are here, you can make the young master more relaxed..."

"One last request."

Annan hesitated for a moment, but asked at the risk of exposure: "I want the complete ritual flow of the tongue in the mirror."

"Yes, but I also need to know who your master is."

Klaus agreed without hesitation: "The wooden head John I know is not so smart. You pretended to be such a long fool just to hang around Don Juan, right?

"Who sent you here?"

"Naturally, the Duke."

"... Duke? Well... which Duke?"

Hearing the word Duke, the muscles on Klaus' face twitched.

He hesitated for a moment, but still asked. But his voice was much lower, and his tone was not so aggressive: "Is it convenient to say?"

"A black-haired, blue-eyed duke...you know."

Annan answered vaguely.

He wanted to pick up the wool of this fool Klaus again, and ask some news about Duke Winter from his mouth.

But hearing Annan's answer, Klaus' pupils shrank slightly. He fell silent, cleared his throat in embarrassment, and dared not continue to ask.

"This ceremony of mine is knowledge from the Church of the Orthodox God, you don't want to spread it out. I didn't get it from formal channels."

Klaus just warned: "This is the dungeon knowledge that I have traded with others in the past... It is produced by the Church of the Righteous God, and the damage to myself is very low, and the effect is very stable. It is not like those false god rituals that are prone to problems. You It is best to understand in my heart that once this kind of knowledge leaks out, both you and I will suffer."

"Orthodox Church?"

Annan made a well-placed question.

Sure enough, Klaus couldn't bear it anymore and explained: "It's not the church of the 'Silver Sir'. Although our Noah Kingdom does welcome the priests of the Silver Sir... But if you don't have money, those miserly bastards won't teach them. Give you any magic or ritual."

Annan immediately made a disappointed expression.

At the same time, he took a deep breath and wrote down the somewhat strange name of "Silver Sir".

His grandma's, he knows what this country is called...

Klaus clicked his tongue before replying: "This is the ceremony of the 'Mysterious Lady'... I don't know how much the Archduke told you, so I'll start from the beginning. Remember, I'll only say it once - I've said too much. Your spirit must be unbearable."

As he spoke, his voice suddenly changed, becoming low and hoarse. It's like opening a tape recorder in your throat and playing out someone else's voice:

"The material of this ritual is 'the soul of a man who knew the crime in advance but kept silent about it', 'the blood of a male adult who had never killed anyone', 'the tongue of a bull who voluntarily poisoned himself', ' Shoes that have never been soiled', 'a mirror no bigger than your head', plus a scoop of seawater that's 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 one of the secret texts belonging to the mysterious lady on the ox tongue as a 'lock', and also engrave or embroider its symmetrical body on your own tongue as a 'key' '.

"Then mix the blood and sea water, put the tongue of the ox on the mirror, the side with the secret text facing up. Release the soul of the sinner, put on the ritual shoes, and walk around the blood clockwise as many times as you like. , but remember the number of laps. This is 'opening the door' and the ritual is complete.

"After that, you can't leave your ceremony ground too far. The specific length limit is your own 2,600 steps, and you will be at your own risk if you exceed this distance.

"When the ceremony is lifted, wear those shoes again, use the number of laps you set yourself, and walk in reverse, like 'closing the door'. But before February 1st, the ceremony must be lifted, regardless of this How long the ritual lasted; by the same token, don't use this ritual until February has passed, or you will be at your own risk—"

Having said that, Krause's strange "retelling" state is also over.

He cleared his throat, turned his eyes to Annan, and moved his right hand towards the hilt of the sword without a trace: "It's that simple. Hmm... Can you still stand it?"

"……fine."

Annan made a very reluctant look, took a deep breath, and nodded slowly.

Klaus nodded with seemingly concern, but there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and his right hand returned to its previous position again: "It seems that you know a lot about this ritual before... Then you still have a few points, so you didn't go. Ask for taboo knowledge that your own mind can't handle."

Annan didn't speak, but continued to nod his head vigorously, showing a bit of hard work.

But Annan was very at a loss.

Annan probably knew what the other party was thinking.

In Claus's view, if he said this knowledge, "John" may roll around and lose his ability to resist. He must be uneasy.

But it wasn't what Klaus thought.

Annan didn't feel anything special at all.

It doesn't hurt, it doesn't itch, and it doesn't feel dizzy. At most, I feel that I have exercised too much, and it's close to the meal time, so I'm a little hungry...

That's why he can only act in such a general way.

In terms of 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 have nausea or headache, vomiting or chest pain at this time... He could only make an expression of holding back his shit.

Anyway, no matter what the uncomfortable state, this expression is always universal.

Seeing that Annan " quickly digested the taboo knowledge", Klaus gritted his teeth and continued casually: "Also, remember to arrange for someone to guard the ceremony grounds. Otherwise, if someone replaces the cow The tongue will be taken away from the ritual like me. The demand for this unpopular ritual itself is very low, and it can be used by superhumans of the bronze level. Because it comes from the Church of the Righteous God, there are no random random effects..."

When he said this, the corners of his mouth rose sarcastically: "However, under normal circumstances, this ritual can only be used by a benefactor who can inscribe an inscription on the soul. And it must 'reverse the inscription'. The church that reverses the inscription belongs to the goddess of veto and darkness 'Lady of Silence', not 'Lady of Mystery'.

"Thanks to His Royal Highness the Third Prince who found a special magic mirror for me, I was able to drive this ceremony. This was made by the Church of Mysterious Lady and was specially used to replace the magic mirror that reversed the inscription to start this ceremony. And because it is not When it is turned on normally, I still need to compensate a lot of souls to barely maintain the ritual... When the corpse rots, the ritual will end automatically, which is completely uncontrollable."

Having said this, Klaus smiled smugly: "So it's not really useful for you to learn this. Because you still have to find a way to get such a mirror."

...This is probably the reason why he promised so readily.

Annan smacked his lips when he heard the words, sighed again, and followed behind Claus without saying a word.

This made Klaus feel a lot happier.

But Klaus couldn't see it, Annan looked at himself with pity.

This unlucky boy...

When I got this ceremony, I was afraid that I was greedy and desperate. I don't know how long it took to get a "curse" mirror that could barely be used as a substitute. It's like a silly kid who finally bought a giant AAA masterpiece and found that his computer couldn't handle it at all.

However, we are different.

Annan remembered that "reversed inscription".

He seems, probably, maybe...

There really is one.