Sewers, temporary igloos.
After Klein left, Valeera did not immediately start the ritual of praying to the "Fool".
She stretched out her hand, and the ice in a corner of the igloo suddenly melted into a hole, revealing a rat that was shivering with cold inside——
This was captured by Valeera as a carrier to temporarily seal the "True Heart" hair.
Because of her experience when she was promoted to "Happiness" last time, she felt that simply using ice to imprison "Zhenxin"'s hair might not be safe enough, so she decided to give it an extra toy to temporarily attach to.
She took off "Zhenxin"'s hair from her wrist and tied it to the mouse. She saw that the originally sluggish mouse quickly cheered up.
Valeela didn't look at it much, and threw it into the thick ice prison she had just created to seal it.
Then, she quickly took off the "Prisoner" ring and the "Bottom Line" pocket watch, picked up the parchment she had prepared in advance and held it tightly in her hand, lit the three candles on the altar, adjusted her body and mind, and entered a semi-meditative state. Silently recite the corresponding name of "The Fool" over and over again.
The ceremony officially begins.
Such monotonous and repetitive behavior caused Valeela's spirituality to gradually spread out and slowly flow out into the parchment she held tightly in her hand, causing the ancient Hermetic words and magic symbols on it to gradually become dyed with a tinge of color. Layers of light.
At this point in the ceremony, Valeela faced the most difficult moment.
Because the normal ritual process is to enter a complete state of meditation, without thinking or thinking, and try your best to spread your spirit in order to connect with the great existence and obtain gifts——
That’s why it’s called the “Secret Contract Ceremony.”
But Valeela couldn't do this. She had to add the step of taking the magic potion in the middle.
This requires her to remain awake to a certain extent during the ceremony, or at least be able to take the potion actively... Similarly, this also means that she did not completely let go of her body and mind during the ceremony to welcome the great existence.
It can be said that this is disrespectful.
The only ones willing to respond to this ritual are the "Fools".
As the ceremony progressed, Valeela felt that her level of semi-meditation gradually deepened, and it became increasingly difficult to maintain rational thinking. Correspondingly, she also gradually felt another strange kind of sobriety, feeling that she The spirit is floating and rising...
Valeera held on as best she could.
Finally, before she felt that her will had reached its limit, she relied on her remaining thoughts to mechanically grab the "Pain" potion beside the altar, brought it to her mouth, and drank it in a big gulp.
The pungent and pungent potion, with the smell of rot and rust, seemed to disperse as soon as it entered the throat. Half of it continued down and entered the stomach; the other half was like gas, flowing into the lungs. .
The two organs that were first exposed to the potion were infected by the overflowing power of the potion. They quickly showed signs of disease, and their originally vivid colors began to turn dull.
This is just the beginning.
The blood flowing through these two organs is also infected, and is bringing "disease" to all parts of Valeera's body. Without external help, her life will be counted in seconds.
The "disease" that rapidly worsened in her body also affected Valeera's mental state, quickly destroying the wonderful state she had achieved through the ritual.
She begins to look pale, frowns, inhales, and seems about to cough violently.
At this moment, a feeling of warmth and purity suddenly erupted, infecting Valeela's body and mind from the inside out, causing her beautiful brows to relax again and her face to be rosy again.
…
Above the gray mist, inside a majestic palace that looks like a giant's residence.
As Valeera performed the ceremony, Klein felt the entire mysterious space tremble slightly, and the still gray-white mist around him began to flow obviously.
The effect is similar to the last time the little "sun" held a ceremony.
The crimson star corresponding to "Temperance" shines brightly, and the illusory light that spreads out like a tide condenses into the figure of Valeela during the ritual prayer.
and
The difference in the "Sun" time was that Valeera's figure changed and twisted, never being able to completely stabilize.
But this does not prevent Klein from granting asylum.
Because of his experience, this time he immediately used his own spirituality as a whirlpool to gather the power that was being stirred in the mysterious space, and directed it like a tide to the "Sun Brooch" prepared in advance.
The dark gold sunbird brooch immediately bloomed with dazzling brilliance, getting brighter and thicker, condensing drop after drop of golden translucent liquid.
They quickly merged together, and with the high-level blessing of the "Witch" card that Klein had already stored in his spirit body in advance, they transformed into an unusually tall, twelve-winged golden angel full of holiness and charm.
On her twelve pairs of golden wings with hints of gray, each feather has many mysterious symbols engraved on it.
At this time, Valeela had also drunk the "Pain" potion.
Above the gray mist, Klein saw that "Temperance" Valeela's figure in the hall, which was always changing and twisting, suddenly doubled and seemed to be about to break and collapse... He quickly let the angel that had just condensed flash out. Go out, overlap with "Temperance" Valeera, which is transformed from the crimson star, and wrap her with a pair of wings.
The effect is very obvious.
The figure of "Temperance" Valeera quickly stabilized and was wrapped in pure and warm purifying power.
…
Sewers, in temporary igloos.
Valeela maintained a standing posture in prayer, with her eyes closed tightly, her brows furrowed, and her face looked quite painful.
She was trying to maintain a certain level of sobriety amidst the torrent of knowledge pouring into her mind, and her spirit was under great pressure.
This knowledge comes from two sources, most of which comes from the "pain" potion she took not long ago, and the remaining small part comes from the "secret contract ritual".
In normal times, the more knowledge that comes with the "Secret Contract Ceremony", the better.
But for Valeera, who is at the critical stage of promotion, this part of knowledge can be said to do far more harm than good at the moment, making her promotion even more difficult.
Fortunately, Valeela is still half a member of the "Temperance Sect", and she wears "True Heart" hair with serious negative effects every day. Her mental will is much stronger than other "Happiness" witches.
She can still do her best to support it.
It didn’t take long for Valeela to survive the first turbulent wave of impact.
However, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she faced another difficulty——
Different from the previous times, during this promotion process, she heard incomprehensible but extremely seductive murmurs and whispers, which seriously interfered with her process of taking over the power of the potion and accepting transformation.
Gradually, her hair began to become thicker, and like a thin snake raising its head, the hairs floated——
This is a clear sign of loss of control.
