��The previous chapter has been refreshed simultaneously. This chapter is a temporary transitional chapter for the convenience of reading readers and will be deleted later. )
After hearing about Miss Temperance's method, the "Tarot Society" fell into a brief silence, and several members had some feelings and thoughts.
"Tower" Piero considered the costs that would inevitably come with this method - such as exposing identity information, as well as the other party's additional possible conditions.
"The World", or rather Klein, was just curious about the news that Valeela had obtained the messenger, and he believed that this should be something that happened recently.
"Magician" Forsi was a little surprised, "Isn't it said that 'spirit world messengers' are rare? Why have I seen three extraordinary people with messengers in the past few days?"
"Justice" Audrey's idea is relatively pure. To put it simply, "Wow, I really want to have a 'spiritual messenger'."
"The Hanged Man" Alger was not particularly concerned about the messenger. What he was more concerned about was, what was Miss Temperance's purpose in doing this?
Derrick "Sun" had only one thought, "What a good idea. Miss Temperance is a warm-hearted and good person."
As for the "Fool"... He was sitting on the high-backed chair at the top, smiling and looking high, seemingly indifferent to the topics the members were talking about.
After a while, Audrey glanced around and saw that Mr. "Ta" diagonally opposite was still frowning and thinking, so she turned to Valila on her left, raised her hand and asked:
"Miss Temperance, I want to know how to have a 'spiritual messenger'. Can you tell me?"
Valeela smiled and nodded, no doubt.
The image she has always shown in the "Tarot Club" is that of a calm and restrained senior extraordinary person with a wealth of occult knowledge and willingness to share... Although she usually doesn't like to talk much, as long as she speaks, even if it involves very little. Insight, very secret knowledge, can tell some valuable related content.
Now, long-term business results are beginning to show.
It was precisely because of the character impression that "Tower" was willing to consider whether to accept Valeela's proposal, so Audrey did not ask for a price when asking.
This is the initial trust established.
Valeela smiled faintly, and first vaguely explained—mainly to Klein—the origin of her messenger:
"Among all the sequences, it is easiest for the Beyonders of the 'Corpse Collector' path to contract with spiritual creatures to become their messengers. They are capable of doing so in the middle sequence. In comparison, it is much more difficult for other sequences.
"I also received the inheritance from my elders, so I can contract a messenger in the current sequence...
"Also, although it is only delivering messages for me now, it cannot be completely regarded as my personal messenger."
Both of her sentences are ambiguous truths, but when understood together, the meaning is completely distorted——
The previous sentence refers to the fact that she relied on Mr. Azik's copper whistle to complete the messenger contract;
The latter sentence refers to the fact that the messenger "Remuel" accepted the mark of her "extraordinary shunt", and his identity is no longer pure;
If we understand them together, we will probably come to a conclusion similar to "she inherited the messenger of an elder".
Of course, this is the effect Valeera wants.
After saying this, she looked around and found that except for Mr. "Ta", everyone else was listening to her attentively... It felt a bit like she was back in a university class.
"The steps for contracting a spirit world creature to become a messenger are very simple," Valeela returned to the topic. "Use a suitable descriptive spell to perform a summoning ceremony, make an agreement with the summoned spirit world creature, and sign a messenger contract.
"The key lies in the safe 'Descriptive Spell' and the reliable 'Contract Witness'.
"The former is quite precious knowledge and cannot be easily spread to others... Of course, if you are not afraid of danger, you can design and verify it yourself.
"The latter is a necromantic contract. Normally, the name of the god of death must be used, but there are other alternatives."
Here, the explanation ends.
There is a limit to sharing. In the extraordinary world, knowledge and power are almost equivalent. No one will casually hand over the precious knowledge they have, and even transactions are very restrained.
Potion recipes are a typical example.
Low-sequences are relatively good, because the value is not too high and the spread is wide enough. Some secret organizations will even take the initiative to release the starting sequences they have mastered to develop new members;
At mid-sequence, not only the price of the recipe soars, but also the channels for obtaining it decrease sharply;
As for high-sequence ones, they are almost entirely in the hands of large forces and are completely beyond the scope of money transactions.
After listening to the explanation, Audrey hesitated several times and gave up the idea of proposing a deal.
As a fully digested "mind reader", she could tell that Miss Temperance had no intention of trading.
"I'm inclined to take your advice, Miss Temperance."
"Tower" Piero had sorted out his thoughts earlier. When Valeera's explanation was over, he hurriedly spoke and brought back the topic of communication:
"I just want to ask first, what do you need me to pay in exchange?"
Valeera had considered this issue before.
"Of course knowledge can only be exchanged for knowledge. I will help you answer some questions about mysticism, and you will repay with other knowledge."
She looked at Mr. "To" diagonally opposite and continued:
"For example, potion formulas that I don't have, such as the new Roselle's diary, or other knowledge that I recognize are all acceptable.
"I know you probably don't have much accumulation at the moment, so this can be an ongoing deal."
"Okay," "Tower" didn't hesitate much this time, "I should be able to get the formula for 'Reasoning Student' soon."
Half a year later, he started to incur debts from the "Tarot Club" again.
Compared with the uneasy mood before, this time there was only a slight sense of urgency in his heart.
After the two reached an agreement, little "Sun" Derrick, who had been waiting for a long time, finally had a chance to speak.
He adjusted his sitting posture slightly and said:
"I was assigned an exploration mission again, and it was still the half-destroyed temple of the Fallen Creator."
Except for Valeela, the other party members were very interested in the "Land Abandoned by Gods". In addition, the previous topic had ended, so the topic of communication naturally changed.
After this topic came to an end, Klein, who was worried that staying in the bathroom for too long would arouse suspicion, knocked on the table and announced the end of this tarot session.
He stayed a few minutes longer with some anxiety. After completing the transfer of the messenger dominoes, he quickly exited above the gray fog without even having time to study it for a while.
…
After completing the "Giving Ceremony" according to the correct steps, Piero got Miss Temperance's messenger token.
It was a domino with a slightly rough workmanship and a lackluster pattern.
He played with it in his hand for a while, thought of what to say, and then left the bedroom, preparing to see his sister again.
