Chapter 46: Ritual Magic

Lumian looked at the spirit creature he couldn't see at all, and thought for a moment:

"How complex can the most complex be, and how powerful can the strongest be?"

"Heh, I thought you would ask how to summon and how to perform ritual magic, but you just want to know how to use it!" Aurore then quipped, "This may be the characteristic of the 'Hunter' path, you don't need to understand the principle thoroughly, just think about how to use it." ”

Without waiting for Lumian to answer, she considered the following:

"I've tried, and not too complicated means it can only do one action, and not too strong means no more than the measure of one spell in 'Voyeur' sequence 7 'Wizard'."

It's good to talk to Aurore about this, she has a habit of analyzing things qualitatively and quantitatively, unlike some people who like to describe them in vague, half-hidden language...... Lumian listened with emotion.

While thinking, he got up and helped his sister get all the food on the table, and then asked while eating:

"But I remember that your spells often use materials, so you shouldn't be able to carry the 'blank paper', right?"

"yes, that's embarrassing." Aurore forked a piece of fried trout and stuffed it into his mouth, and waited until he finished chewing and swallowing before he said, "Moreover, the spells of the 'wizard' cannot be completed by one action, and the simplest ones are three, one is to concentrate the spirit, and the other is to outline the symbols of the corresponding spells in the mind, which can also be replaced by chanting the spell aloud, and the third is to use the material to cast the spell, and the role of the material is some of the medium, and some of the spell components." ”

It does sound a bit complicated, and it's not like a single-celled organism "blank slate" can do it...... Lumian felt that he would not be able to do it for a while, and that he would have to go through a long period of training before he could become proficient in casting spells.

Aurel raised her eyes and swept him:

"Don't think about it, you can't be like me, one is that your sequence is limited and your spirituality is insufficient, and the other is that using materials to help cast spells is a unique ability that 'wizards' have, well, maybe a certain sequence of some ways can also be done, I don't know enough to make a positive judgment.

"However, when the 'Hunter' reaches Sequence 7, that is, he becomes a 'Firesonist', he can use a lot of fire-related spells, and he doesn't need materials, he doesn't need to sketch symbols or recite spells in his head, as far as actual combat is concerned, this is faster, more convenient, and maybe even more powerful, 'Wizard', the main thing is to win comprehensively, and the more knowledge you have, the more comprehensive and powerful it is."

Lumian said expectantly:

"I don't know when I'll become a 'fireman'......"

He plans to explore the Dream Ruins again tonight, using the act of 'hunting' to help digest the potion, and looking for clues to the main material of Sequence 8 "The Provocateur".

As for the monster corresponding to the "arsonist", he didn't dare to think about it for the time being, thinking that he was sending himself to the door as a barbecue, after all, those guys would definitely be able to attack from a distance, so that his "special" could not be played.

He went on to say:

"The spell of the 'arsonist' seems to have only one action, so can the 'blank paper' carry it?"

"Theoretically, yes, but I'm not sure if the 'Arsonist' spell has more than one measure." Auroel's reference standard is "Wizard".

Hearing this, Lumian was excited:

"If I could, wouldn't I be able to simulate the floating cannon that my sister talked about?"

"Huh?" Aurore was at a loss for a moment.

Lumian elaborates:

"I can summon a group of 'white papers', sign a contract with them, and then have each 'white paper' carry a fireball, and when the time comes, they will float in the air and attack the target together, isn't that very similar to the description of the floating cannon?"

"It's a pity that you can't have a bunch of 'blank papers' at the same time." Aurel laughed and said, "After you sign a contract with a 'blank paper', the next time you use the original description summoning, the same blank paper will come. ”

"Can you summon one first, don't sign a contract for the time being, and then summon another one until you summon a satisfactory amount, and then sign a contract together?" Lumian did not receive an orthodox education, but Aurore's private customization with his own ideas, coupled with the "tempering" of so many years of pranks, his mind has always been open-minded.

"......" Aurel admitted that she was not such a scoundrel, she said thoughtfully, "I haven't tried, I don't know if it will work, wait for you to try it yourself when you sequence 7, however, I think that in the case of a 'blank paper' next to it, there should be a conflict when you summon other 'blank papers', and it is unlikely to succeed, the only hope is to directly summon the plural 'blank paper', but this is likely to be only possible if you are good at summoning sequences." ”

Lumian made up his mind that he would definitely try it when the time came, and he wouldn't lose anything anyway.

Aurore scooped up a little mashed potatoes:

"Now about how to summon spirit creatures, and that's an application of ritual magic.

"What is ritual magic? It is the magic that is performed by choosing a date and time, preparing the corresponding materials, and strictly following the format and process, and it is often used in invocation and summoning. ”

Lumian nodded:

"Is it in the form of a ritual to achieve some kind of transcendent effect?"

He was thinking of the rituals of the Church of the Eternal Sun and the flow of the Lent celebrations.

"Yes." Oroel was very satisfied with his brother's ability to understand, "To put it simply, ritual magic has an object to ask for, which can be the seven righteous gods, or other hidden beings, or even evil gods, demons, or even yourself. When you pray to the gods, you need to check or choose the date and time of their domination, for example, Tuesday is the symbol of the 'Eternal Sun' and there is a corresponding sun every day, and the probability of success will increase a lot if you perform ritual magic to pray to the 'Eternal Sun' during these times.

"But this is not very useful, it is not an official extraordinary, and the probability of success in praying to the corresponding righteous god is very small, and even if you get a response, don't be happy, it may mean that you are being noticed by that person.

"Of course, there are ways to get around the restrictions, for example, by getting an item that is closely related to the target deity.

"Praying to hidden beings, evil gods and demons, you don't need to pick a day and a time, but I don't need to talk about the danger, right? Ninety-nine percent of those who do this don't end well.

"Therefore, the most common ritual magic used by the wild extraordinary is to pray to oneself in order to mobilize one's own spirituality and accomplish some more complex things."

"Making spells and extraordinary weapons?" Lumian thought of a point of knowledge that the lady had mentioned.

Aurel nodded:

"Yes, some elixirs also require ritual magic.

"You've said a little less, summon spirit creatures."

She ate some more food before she said:

"The second step of ritual magic is to prepare the corresponding materials, and if you want to pray to any being, you can prepare herbs, essential oils, powders, hydrosols, etc., which can please him, or take the 'Eternal Sun' as an example, pray to him that you can use the 'sun' essential oil, rosemary powder, bergamot, various sunflowers, etc., and it doesn't take too much trouble to pray to yourself, although it is best to use the materials of your own field, but you guys, you can put a glass of absinthe, and it is not a big problem not to put it away.

"The third step is to set up the altar, which can depend on the environment and does not require special divine solemnity, the main thing is that there can be no sundries.

"The main thing on the altar is the candle ......"

Aurel said as she picked up her knife and fork.

She reached forward and said:

"Pretend that they are candles and pray to any deity to make them with the corresponding symbolic material.

"Again, take the 'Eternal Sun' as an example, whose honorable name has the unquenchable light, the embodiment of order......

Caution is paramount, and Oroel pauses for a few seconds before continuing:

"The god of contracts, the guardian of commerce."

"There should still be the honorific name of 'Father of All Beings', right?" Lumian had heard many sermons.

Aurore shook her head:

"This is just a common title used by the church of the 'Eternal Sun' in its propaganda, and in the occult, 'Eternal Sun' is not enough to bear, and if it is really had, it may mean that something big is wrong."

She didn't say anything specific, and she didn't seem to know too much about it.

She brought the topic back on track:

"If you want to exorcise the spirits of the dead, you must pray to the symbol of 'Immortal Light', so you have to use various sunflowers to make candles, and correspondingly, if it involves contracts, use the honorific title of 'God of Contracts', make candles with bergamot and other materials, and for more options, you can see my witchcraft notes.

"In a ritual magic, corresponding to the position of the gods, we only place two candles at most, because in the occult, 0 represents the unknown and chaos, symbolizing the beginning of the birth of the world, and not putting candles means that there will be no effect, 1 represents the beginning, representing the original creator, and also represents the existence that can be accurately pointed, 2 symbolizes the world and the gods born from the original creator, therefore, ritual magic can only use two candles to represent the gods, which two symbols are used to symbolize the corresponding candles, It depends on the effect you want to achieve.

3 signifies all things, so the third candle has to be left to ourselves.

That is, the two candles in the upper position represent the gods, and the one candle in front of them corresponds to oneself, for a total of three.

"If you have a deity or a secret existence that is closely related, you can remove the two candles from the upper position and replace them with that item, which is called dualistic ritual.

"Pray to yourself and keep only the candle that represents you."

Lumien listened attentively.

According to the lady, as a wild "hunter", the only thing he could use until he knew the name of the great being was the ritual magic that he prayed to himself, after all, where did he find an object closely related to a certain god.

"Next, I'll take summoning spirit creatures as an example to show you the next few steps." Seeing that her brother had finished his dinner, Aurore got up and said.

The two quickly cleaned up the table.