novelonline Chapter 3755 The Sacrifice Site and the Three-Colored Ring
Chapter 3755 The Sacrifice Site and the Three-Colored Ring
Chapter 3755 The Sacrificial Ground and the Tricolor Ring
Since everyone was familiar with each other, Shad greeted Chairman Le Norman and Miss Eden well, and then asked:
"What means do you intend to use to replace the power of the moon? Relics, special materials, ancient divine artifacts, or rituals?"
"In the afternoon, I consulted Professor Daniste, the 'Red Moon Witch' of Saint Byron. She said to prepare some Moon Essence Water and then give it to you."
"Because of her angelic bloodline, she is among the top fighters in the thirteen rings," said the blonde-haired Miss Eden. "Of course, she still can't compare to Adele, who has the witch profession."
The group walked together toward the center of the sacrificial site. The stone pillars surrounding the center of the site were covered with snowflakes, and most of the stone statues of the giant dragons standing in different poses in the center of the site were covered with snow. It seemed that Moon Bay had also had a lot of snow this winter.
The "Moonlight Water" was provided by the Church of Nature, and Miss Eden delivered it to Shad on his behalf. The silvery liquid, sealed in a large glass test tube, rippled with Shad's movements. It would take Shad one or two months to collect this much Moonlight Water from his attic.
"Since Professor Daniste says so..."
He opened the stopper and took out some of the liquid, then walked forward while letting the silvery liquid absorb the moonlight from above. Everyone around watched as the moonlight converged on Shad, and when the "moonlight water" became like flowing liquid light, Shad shaped it into an arc, and finally gently exhaled to freeze the moonlight water into solid ice.
"This is the last third of the curve, I think that's what the professor meant."
He did not avoid others when casting the spell, but he was not worried that his power would be imitated by others. After all, he attracted the moonlight by his own talent and the blessing of the fourth son of the dragon.
"I think it should be fine."
President Le Norman breathed a sigh of relief; the thirteen-ring fortune teller trusted his intuition implicitly.
"If that still doesn't work, I think we'll probably have no choice but to turn to the power of the gods."
After arriving at the central area of the Dragon Sacrifice Site, the group casually found a stone platform in front of a reclining dragon statue. Professor Keller Cindia of the Zarathian Academy then took the stone basin containing the [Moon in the Water] from the mithril and placed it on the platform.
The silver runes on the edge of the stone basin—[Moon in the Water, Flower in the Mirror, You in the Mist, Me in the Dream]—lit up in sequence. Shad wasn't surprised, having seen this relic last year. Professor Keller Cynthia then poured a second portion of "Moonlight Water" into the basin; this was an essential material for safely activating this unknowable relic.
The contents of the "Ring of Ritual" have already been shared by Shad. Although the manuscript mainly discusses transforming non-circular rituals into circular ones, the old secret keepers have deduced more specific transformation rituals based on these contents.
As the moonlight rippled in the stone basin, reflecting the silvery moon, several diviners following Chairman Le Norman took out a veil imprinted with the ritual square. Then, Miss Eden took a briefcase from the nun behind her. Inside the briefcase were two curved symbols, one black and one red, representing "withering" and "flourishing" respectively.
Both of these curved arcs were obtained by the Church after hunting down strange evil creatures on the island during the War of the Lustful Ones. Now, after the Second Impact of Fate, these things may appear after the unnamed evil creatures on Fatummont Island are killed.
While the meanings of "withering" and "flourishing" seem contradictory, they both involve plants. The church simply wanted to try out the combination scheme of "artificial rings".
Iluna revealed that although the Church did not possess any rings, it had a considerable number of curved arcs. Even if they were only meant to be shattered into dice during the final battle, those curved arcs would still be extremely valuable.
In short, the two curved arcs were pieced together with the "moonlight curved arc" that Xia De had just made. Although the edges could not be perfectly aligned, it could at least be considered to have the shape of a ring.
The veil, inscribed with the ritual symbols, enveloped the "ring," and the thirteen ring sorcerers cast a spell together, causing the veil to sink into the stone basin known as "Moon in the Water."
The silver moon reflected in the water was pierced through the thin veil. The outermost layer of this unknowable relic has the property of causing the moon to appear in all bodies of water in the surrounding area. If the relic's properties continue to exert their effects, Moon Bay will definitely be in big trouble. Therefore, this ritual cannot last too long.
How long will it take?
Seeing that nothing happened after the curved gauze was immersed in the water, Bella couldn't help but ask Shad.
Shade wasn't entirely sure either, so he looked at Chairman Le Norman, who shook his head.
"I am not sure as well."
The powerful whispering element of the unknowable artifact, coupled with the silver moon emerging from the water obscuring the underwater situation, prevented anyone present from seeing whether the three curved lines within the thin veil were connected as one.
Professor Keller Cindy of Zalas College then proposed:
"【Moon in the Water】seems stable for now and shouldn't have any problems within five minutes. How about we wait five minutes and then take the package out?"
The suggestion was unanimously approved, but since there was nothing else to do standing there, Shad asked Miss Eden:
"Speaking of which, didn't the [Cult of Misfortune] and the [Order of Unity] say they were going to exchange intelligence with the Church? Specifically, intelligence related to the [Club of Tyranny]. Did you make that deal?"
From the memories of the lustful, Shad also learned that a ring sorcerer from the Tyranny Club had appeared in the temple, but he knew nothing more.
Miss Eden nodded:
"They want information about the Ring, and after a meeting this morning, they decided to make a deal. The deal is scheduled for tomorrow night, when the grand symphony of fate will end, and only the final act of the seven-act story will remain. Even if they know more about the Ring, it won't matter."
This reminded Shad that tomorrow was Monday, and he had to see King Larousse III the following evening. Although Galina told him to just give a perfunctory answer, as long as he admitted that he would definitely get married in the future, Shad felt that this matter still needed to be taken seriously.
"The six-act story is over~"
Schade sighed softly, and Chairman Le Norman then suggested to Schade:
"Summoner, our collaboration this time went very smoothly. Even though we each have our own candidates to support, we still managed to get along very well. No matter how the story of fate ends, are you still interested in collaborating afterward? How about we schedule a time to talk again after the story of fate concludes?"
Miss Eden and Mr. Joshua Brooklyn, the "Hand of Glory" of the Church of Dawn, both glanced at President Lenorman, wondering if he was trying to pull some kind of conspiracy, while Professor Cindy of Zarathian College just stared nervously at the basin of water, fearing something might go wrong.
The moonlight cast the shadows of the dragon statues onto the snow, making them appear even more grotesque than the statues themselves. Shad shook his head.
"Let's talk about that later, but as long as it's beneficial to protecting this world, I don't mind keeping in touch more often in the future."
His answer was vague; he was still thinking about what to wear the next night. Although Galina had said to dress casually, he couldn't possibly actually do that.
Five minutes passed quickly during the casual conversation. The silk package in the water was retrieved again, the liquid in the stone basin was drained, and the stone basin was resealed in the mithril container.
When the thin veil, now tinged with a silvery-white light, was unfurled, it revealed a tri-colored ring. The silver, black, and red arcs blended harmoniously together, yet the boundaries of each color were remarkably clear.
Is this the man-made ring of fate?
Miss Eden sighed softly, then looked at Shad and Chairman Le Norman:
"【Moon in the Water】can still be used safely twice tonight, but each time must be more than an hour apart. It can still be used tomorrow night, but it's hard to say how many times it will be safe to use then. You can each use it once tonight. Who wants to go first?"
So by the time Shad, Vanessa, Bella, and Matilda returned to the Radiant Messenger, it was already 10 p.m.
Luvia was indeed still waiting for them to return. Seeing the multicolored ring in Shad's hand, she understood that the "artificial ring" plan had succeeded.
Bella and Vanessa were both beaming with joy; the process had gone more smoothly than anyone had imagined. Meanwhile, while waiting for the ring to be cast, the prophets had already tested this artificial Ring of Fate:
"It has a resistance to the impact of fate that is close to that of a real ring, and it does not require resonance. Holding it can slightly offset some of the abilities of other rings of fate. Before we came back, Shad took us to the twilight scenery 'before the apocalypse'. Holding this can also allow us to fight briefly in that space."
However, apart from these resistances, this artificial Ring of Fate cannot grant the Ring Sorcerer any powerful abilities after resonance, nor can it activate the Fate Stance.
Moreover, you see, one-third of the ring is moonlight. Repeatedly using it to resist the impacts or forces of fate, or being active for too long in the twilight, will dim the moonlight. Unsurprisingly, the ring will eventually break apart into an arc again.
But Luvia thought it was already very good:
"At least it allows ring mages who don't resonate with fate to have the qualification to join the final battle. So, how efficient is the production of these artificial rings of fate?"
Vanessa said:
"【Moonlight in the Water】can only produce two to three rings per night. Professor Cindia of the Zarathian Academy could not give a specific number either. However, Shad has already created enough 'Moonlight Curves' and left them in the sacrificial site. The Zarathian Academy is responsible for guarding the place where the curves are made."
As for the [Sun Shadow Twin Wheels], which will be used tomorrow during the day, its efficiency is unclear. Furthermore, Shad and the prophets believe that using this relic of the sun to create the arc will prevent the use of Moon Essence Water. However, the Church of the Sun should find a way. If both relics are equally efficient, four to six counterfeit Rings of Fate can be created in a single day.
However, the Church was concerned that the sacrificial site was located above the densely populated Moon Bay City. Using two different unknown-level relics alternately above Moon Bay required extreme caution, so the actual efficiency would be lower.