novelraw Chapter 326: Summoning Ritual and Magic Circle
Chapter 326: Summoning Ritual and Magic Circle
The Inverted Angel glanced at him, then closed her eyes and said:
"This isn't particularly difficult. Nightfall City also has services in this area. If the journey is too far or travel is inconvenient, taking on a mission in the form of a summoning is also a very convenient thing."
As she spoke.
A faint light slowly glowed from the Inverted Angel's body. She closed her eyes, her consciousness entering the Sight.
Just a few seconds later, she opened her eyes again, which were now emitting a faint glow.
"I have already notified the person in charge of the Ritual Tower about your matter. He is the most outstanding summoner under my command. If you go, he will personally explain all kinds of knowledge regarding summoning to you."
Immediately, a piece of parchment and a quill pen floated over from the distance.
The quill pen scratched and wrote some words on the paper.
Then that piece of parchment drifted in front of Lynn.
"After you finish with the ritual matters, take this and report to the hospital. Although the Night Doctors' reputation in the Dark World isn't very good, there are still many creatures suffering from difficult and complicated illnesses who come for treatment. After you go, they will arrange work for you.""Remember to come to my place for lessons every morning. Spend the rest of your time interning there, understood?"
Lynn (❁´◡`❁)* took the letter and said, "Understood, Matriarch."
Indeed, the Matriarch is still the most considerate.
Although lolis are nice, when it comes to taking care of people, a mature older sister is definitely the most reliable.
You don't need to worry about anything yourself;
she has already arranged everything clearly and properly for you. If one could marry her home, she would absolutely be that kind of perfect, virtuous wife who excels both in the hall and the kitchen.
...
A few minutes later.
Lynn arrived beneath the largest spire located in the west of Nightfall City.
This was the Ritual Tower mentioned by the Matriarch, and also the area within Nightfall City responsible for providing summoning services.
As soon as Lynn stepped inside, he was attracted by a screen with a strong steampunk style floating above the ceiling, which was scrolling through a large amount of information.
[Ritual Summoning Access, from the Europa Magic World. Summoning purpose: "Combat Assistance." Required beings: Undead, Demons. Offerings: Fresh human internal organs x10, Souls of the Dead x10]
[Ritual Summoning Access, from Witchcraft Technology World 135. Summoning purpose: "Give it a try." Required beings: Unrestricted. Offerings: Fifteen pounds of mechanical parts and scrap.]
[Ordinary Summoning Access, from Low-Temperature World 0532. Summoning purpose: "Warmth." Required beings: Low-tier Fire Spirits or Fire Element Demons. Offerings: Two pieces of leftover bread, one silver pocket watch.]
Looking at the various pieces of information constantly scrolling past, Lynn's face showed an expression of astonishment.
Actually, he knew there were similar functions within the Sight, but he didn't expect the Night Doctors to have set up such a screening institution in the real world as well.
"Welcome, are you the Good Doctor gentleman the Matriarch specifically instructed about?"
Just as Lynn was focusing on the information scrolling on the large screen, a gentle and refined voice immediately sounded by his ear.
Lynn turned his head.
Then he saw a young man wearing a tailcoat and a top hat appear out of thin air in front of him.
And eerily, that young man was like a soul, his body's outline emitting a faint green light. With a smile, he floated lightly half a meter above the ground, just like a gentleman.
"You are?" Lynn asked, puzzled.
The gentleman took off his hat and bowed, smiling, "I am the person in charge of Nightfall City's Ritual Tower. You may call me Sir Aiwen. I am following the Matriarch's command to introduce you to relevant knowledge regarding summoning rituals."
And Lynn's eyes instantly displayed his status panel.
[Sir Aiwen]
[Race]: Supreme Soul
[Class]: Night Doctor, Mind Nightmare, Supreme IA
[Level]: ???
[Alignment]: Lawful Neutral
[Combat Ability]: You'd better not anger him.
[Introduction]: He was born during the most glorious peak of a technological civilization. As the highest-developed artificial intelligence of the entire civilization, he was also the first IA to break free from material constraints and achieve psychic ascension. However, three thousand years ago during the upheaval, the entire civilization was burned to ashes. And he, as the only evidence that civilization ever existed, was also banished into the Dark World...
Lynn looked at his panel in amazement.
An artificial intelligence that abandoned its mechanical body and achieved psychic ascension?!
Are all the existences in Nightfall City this badass?!
And Lynn also immediately saw that his semi-transparent chest was actually inscribed with nine crosses.
Nine-Cross Veteran?!
Lynn: "???"
What kind of powerful existence did the Matriarch send to me?!
As if noticing Lynn's astonishment, the young man called Sir Aiwen smiled and said:
"Please don't mind it. I've just known the Matriarch for a slightly longer time. Compared to the other veterans dedicated to healing this world, I'm just a nominal title. Because I frequently experience data loss, I generally don't leave Nightfall City."
He gently snapped his fingers.
The next moment.
The scenery around them immediately began to change like a kaleidoscope. When Lynn came back to his senses, they had actually appeared inside a vast library with a strong Medieval Style.
"Please, have a seat."
He smiled and extended his hand.
And a round table instantly appeared out of thin air in front of Lynn, with a steaming cup of coffee placed on the table.
It was as if reality and virtuality overlapped in his presence, making it impossible to tell whether this was magic or real.
Lynn said in amazement, "Are you also Root-level like the Matriarch?!"
Because that introduction was really too impressive—a super IA that achieved psychic ascension. He simply couldn't imagine what kind of existence this soul in front of him was before falling into the Dark World.
Sir Aiwen smiled and sat in the chair opposite him, saying:
"No, I'm far inferior. The Matriarch is a powerful Ancient God. Both her power and knowledge far surpass mine. It was only with the Matriarch's help that I could barely retain my own consciousness."
He didn't linger on this topic.
Gently opening his hand, a thick book slowly flew over from the distant bookshelf.
He smiled and said, "I heard from the Matriarch that you want a summoning magic circle and sacrifice ritual directed at yourself, is that right?"
Lynn nodded seriously, "Yes."
Sir Aiwen gently wiggled his fingers. Four book pages inscribed with magic circles slowly floated up from that thick book and hovered above the table.
He smilingly took one of the pages and said, "Then let me briefly introduce it to you first, so you can have a basic concept of summoning rituals."
He gently placed the first page on the table and pushed it in front of Lynn.
"You saw it earlier in the Main Hall. What appeared on the screen were summoning intentions I captured from various different worlds. However, most of those are unspecified random summons. As long as you think you meet the requirements, you can try to respond, and then be summoned to that world after the contract is established."
"The only difference between specified summoning and random summoning is that specified summoning requires a target, so you can be located among the countless monsters in the Dark World."
Lynn nodded;
he had learned about these in that Evil God summoning book.
Things like birth date and time, name, appearance, characteristics, hobbies, etc.
Continuously narrowing the search range, and the one left at the end is you.
Sir Aiwen smiled and said, "You should understand the concept of a target well, so I won't elaborate on that. First, being able to locate you is one thing, but whether you can be successfully summoned after the location is completed is another matter entirely."
"And this is the second point I want to talk about: power level."
"Power level?"
"Yes, especially when conducting cross-world summonings. The more powerful you are, the more energy is required to summon you. And if there isn't enough energy to open the hell gate to summon you, you cannot complete the crossing."
He said softly:
"And precisely because of this, for existences above Monarch-level to descend into other worlds, it is invariably a matter of enormous consumption. For example, the Matriarch. If she wanted her true body to descend into the world you come from, it would probably require blood sacrifices from at least half of the beings there to possibly open the hell gate."
Lynn narrowed his eyes.
He thought of the Flesh and Blood Dominator, that equally Root-level powerful existence.
Sir Aiwen smiled and said, "And precisely because the cost required for descent is too great, for those powerful existences, many other methods that can influence those worlds have been derived."
"For example, projection, gaze, whispers, bewitchment, etc. They are too strong, the restrictions are too great, so they can only use such methods to invade those Surface Worlds."
He waved his hand.
A piece of information from the Main Hall screen immediately appeared before them.
[Ritual Summoning Access, from Witchcraft Technology World 135. Summoning purpose: "Give it a try." Required beings: Unrestricted. Offerings: Fifteen pounds of mechanical parts and scrap.]
"And ones like this." Sir Aiwen smiled, crossing his hands, saying:
"No target set at all, no restrictions or conditions set whatsoever. It can completely be said to be testing the edge of disaster!"