Chapter 79 "Recruitment Fair"
? This is too fast... Could it be that it has circled the planet several times... Or it has been in place, but the speed is too fast, and my line of sight can't keep up... Klein's mouth twitched slightly, and he decided to wait for a few seconds. Let's see if the "unimaginable speed" will appear again.
He is not worried that the summoned spirit creature will harm innocent people, because one of the descriptions is a friendly creature, and as long as he forcibly ends the summoning and aborts the ceremony, no matter where the "unimaginable swiftness" goes Immediately will be sent back to the spirit world.
A few seconds later, Klein, who hadn't waited for anything, took a breath, and said in ancient Hermes:
"I!
"I end this summoning in my name!"
The surrounding coldness disappeared in an instant, the swirling wind gradually subsided, and the candle's flame returned to its normal color.
Klein took a few steps forward, extinguished the candle, and planned to modify the last sentence of the description and make a second attempt.
As for the two sentences of "a spirit wandering in the void, a friendly creature that can be driven", he does not intend to change it. The first sentence refers to the spirit world, so it can only be synonymously replaced, and it can be changed or not. The second sentence is It is the prerequisite for Klein to ensure his own safety, otherwise it would not be a funny accident just now, but a horror story.
Hmm... I don't need to use "beyond imagination" to modify the "quick person", but other things may not meet my needs. Maybe... I can change my thinking. The messenger doesn't have to run so fast, just be normal, and there are other things to ensure safety. The solution, as long as those malicious guys always ignore it and don't pay attention to it... This time, try a spirit world creature that doesn't have a strong sense of existence... Klein deliberated for two or three minutes, and held the ceremony again.
After finishing the preliminary work, he recited a new mantra:
"I!
"I call in my name:
"A spirit that wanders in emptiness, a friendly creature that can be driven, and a weak being that is easily ignored."
The warehouse suddenly became extremely quiet. There was no wind blowing in the spiritual wall, no cooling, and even the color of the candles did not change.
Klein waited patiently and watched, hoping to get a good messenger.
Ten seconds passed, he sighed, looked around and said:
"Nothing, the description doesn't work this time.
"
He didn't wait any longer, ended the summoning according to the procedure, and extinguished the candle.
What puzzled him a little was that the flame of the candle flickered several times in the end.
Did I overlook something... Klein frowned, then relaxed, and put the matter behind him.
He rethought the question of how to revise the description, still aiming at the third sentence.
Another way of thinking, if the courier is particularly able to take beatings and has super survivability, that's fine. No matter what, the one who can deliver the letter to the target is a good courier... Klein pondered for a while, and held it for the third time. Summoning ceremony.
In the scent of herbs and essential oils, under the light of the dim candlelight, shadows floated on his face, and his mouth opened and closed uncertainly:
"I!
"I call in my name:
"A spirit that wanders in emptiness, a friendly creature that can be driven, and an extraordinary person with a strong ability to survive."
The flame of the candle swelled and stretched, illuminating the inside of the altar bright and red.
In Klein's spiritual vision, white bones emerged from the ground, layered together, and turned into a safe-like creature.
Finally, something that can be seen has been summoned, and it is the kind with extremely strong survivability... It looks like a safe, and it can be beaten at a glance... Klein breathed a sigh of relief, and said in the ancient Hermes language:
"Will you be my messenger?"
The bone-like creature in the box quickly expressed its willingness.
Then, it wriggled the white bones below and crawled towards Klein, slowly, slowly.
It climbed a centimeter in ten seconds.
...This is too slow... Klein's smile froze on his face.
Although couriers travel through the spirit world to accomplish their missions, that doesn't mean they don't need speed.
In the spirit world, distance and direction are chaotic, the most important thing is to locate and find the location.
As long as an accurate, clear, and instant location is provided, such as the summoning ceremony just now, such as blowing the copper whistle that is equivalent to a simplified ceremony, no matter where the messenger is in the spirit world, he can immediately appear on the altar.
And when the location is not so immediate, and there are only contractual connections or previous anchor points, the messenger needs to spend time to distinguish the location, roam the spirit world, and find the target, which requires a certain speed.
If it comes to deliver the letter, the recipient may not be able to wait for it in his lifetime... Klein thought helplessly as he looked at the safe-like bone creature crawling forward slowly.
He let the smile from just now reappear on his face:
"After careful consideration, I don't think I can bother you.
"Thank you for your willingness."
The creature made of phantom white bones stopped, as if it hadn't moved compared to just now.
Klein quickly dismissed the summon and rubbed his forehead.
He was a little frustrated for a while, and decided to give up on himself, and use a less troublesome way to find a messenger, that is, "open recruitment, interview selection"!
Taking a breath, Klein calmed down and started the ceremony seriously.
Looking at the quietly burning candle, he took a step back and said:
"I!
"I call in my name:
"A spirit wandering in the void, a friendly creature that can be driven, and a unique existence willing to be my messenger."
call!
Inside the wall of spirituality, the wind suddenly became fierce, and Klein's half-height silk top hat almost flew into the air.
The candle flame faltered and swelled to the size of a human head, so pale that it seemed to lose its temperature.
A translucent head slowly drilled out as if breaking through the membrane, the hair was pale gold and smooth, the eyes were scarlet like blood, and the appearance was bright and majestic.
Looks familiar... Klein muttered silently.
The head was completely drilled out, but what followed was not the neck, but the illusory palm that was pinching the end of her hair.
Behind the palm, there are cuffs with complicated patterns but dark color.
The summoned creatures from the spirit world emerged faster and faster, and soon they were completely presented in Klein's eyes.
This was indeed an acquaintance. It was the headless woman standing on top of the castle that Klein met on the way to the Kavitua underwater ruins.
She's not as huge as she used to be, like a castle, she's just a tall "normal" lady now.
Of course, there was still only a cut on her neck, and she was holding four identical heads in her hands.
"Yes..." "You..." "Calling..." "Me?" The headless woman in a gloomy and complicated black dress stood there quietly, and the four hanging heads opened their mouths one by one. Croatian.
You can communicate directly with language... The level of this spirit creature is not low... I remember that you have a castle... and you have an industry, why are you here to "apply" for a messenger? Klein first expressed emotion, then complained, and then looked at the candlelight behind the headless woman, disappointed to find that no other souls came out.
He originally thought that there would be many spirit world creatures willing to be his messengers flocking to him, lining up in several rows, waiting for the interview, but in the end, there was only one responder.
It should be a problem with the ritual itself. This is a relatively simple and elementary summoning ceremony. It is impossible to summon multiple targets at once... Klein looked at the headless lady, nodded solemnly and said:
"Yes."
Without waiting for the other party to speak, he added two more questions:
"Can you travel faster in the spirit world? How about your survivability?"
The heads held in the hands of the headless woman replied one by one:
"Yes." "Also..." "Not bad."
While speaking, she floated up, then quickly fell down, showing off.
Phew... Klein decided not to try again without knowing the result, and asked earnestly:
"Are you willing to sign a contract and become my messenger?"
The skirt of the headless woman moved slightly, and the four heads with blond hair and red eyes nodded at the same time:
"Yes." "Every time..." "One..." "Gold coins."
ah? One gold coin per letter? Mr. Ards didn't say that creatures from the spirit world would have such hobbies... By the way, he mentioned that when signing a contract, try to focus on persuasion and communication. Is this a form of persuasion and communication? Klein was surprised and wanted to cancel the summon immediately.
Wait, it doesn't have to be up to me... Whoever summons the courier will pay... Hey, maybe after the communication is better, there is an option to pay on delivery... As his thoughts flashed, Klein agreed to the other party's request:
"it is good.
"Let's sign a contract."
He picked up the dark red round-bellied pen and yellow-brown parchment that he had prepared long ago, and quickly wrote the contract in the ancient Hermes language that can pry natural forces.
The format and clauses in it are described in detail by Azik in the letter. They are concise and powerful, including the content that the messenger cannot peep at the letter, discard the letter, and endanger the life of the contractor. Of course, if the content of the letter of the contractor involves the messenger, It must be explained to the other party in advance.
In addition to these contents, Klein also added the clause of sending one gold coin per letter, and clearly pointed out that it can be borne by the contractor or the other party to the letter.
In order to ensure the effectiveness of the contract, the last part is the honorable name of the god in the domain.
This is a necromantic contract, and normally the name of the god of death must be used, but this god of death has long passed away and no longer has any response, so Azik mentioned that it can be described by a high-ranking person in the realm of the dead or the underworld itself. Instead, it just won't be as binding.
Klein undoubtedly chose the underworld, which has a close relationship with the boss:
"The destination of all death, the hell hidden deep in the spiritual world, the witness of the death of all things, belongs to the kingdom of death alone."
After writing these four sentences of description, the ancient Hermes texts on the yellowish-brown parchment ignited with miserable green flames one after another, illuminating the surroundings with gloom.
After finishing the text, Klein took out the Azik copper whistle, pressed it on the parchment, and signed his current name:
"Gehrman Sparrow."
This does not necessarily require a real name, because the aura itself will enter the contract, and the name is only used for summoning, that is to say, it can be summoned by using the "Messenger that only belongs to Gehrman Sparrow", "Klein Moretti's Contract creature" does not work.
After Klein finished signing, the parchment floated up and flew in front of the headless woman with Azik's copper whistle and dark red pen.
A blond-haired red-eyed head carried by the headless woman bit the round-bellied pen, and dropped her name:
"Reinette Tinekerr."
The miserable green flames quickly joined together, covering Azik's copper whistle and the yellow-brown parchment.
A few seconds later, the parchment was reduced to ashes, and the copper whistle fell into Klein's palm without any change.
The four heads carried by the headless woman Reinette blinked at the same time, and the figure quickly disappeared into the pale candlelight.
——After the contract is reached, Klein no longer needs to use the spell to undo the summoning, and can complete it only by his own will.
Huh, there is finally a messenger, "a spirit wandering in the void, a friendly creature that can be driven, a messenger that belongs exclusively to Gehrman Sparrow"... Well, I have a chance to find a craftsman to make a copper whistle Items, so as not to have to hold a ceremony every time the messenger is summoned... Klein cleaned up the mess in a good mood.
In the next few days, Bayam gradually returned to normal, but Danitz still hadn't heard the telegram from the "Admiral of Blood" pirate group.
On Sunday morning, he flipped through the newspaper, and suddenly lowered his voice and said to Klein:
"There is a gathering of Extraordinary people tonight, do you want to attend?"
PS: At the end of Monday, please recommend a monthly ticket~