"Huh?" Borak looked at the parchment in his hand and couldn't help but let out a confused sound. This magic ritual was too inexplicable, too simple, and too funny. It was just like a game played by children!
Can this also summon the most powerful devil?
As one of the oldest families in the Holy Herz Empire, the Plantagenet family has collected a lot of magic information internally, allowing its members to go out on adventures and cruise the continent without being at a loss when facing magic. It is also rumored that their family is the ancient Hill
The blood descendant of Thanos, the "Sun King" of the Vanus Magic Empire!
Therefore, even though Borak does not know magic or meditation, he still has a basic understanding of magic rituals. He has never seen such a baffling ritual process, but in the simplicity and comedy, he seems to have a vague feeling that is difficult to express.
It's weird, and there seems to be a mystery behind it that no one can rely on.
After being silent for more than ten minutes, Borak muttered to himself, as if to cheer himself up: "We are ready to make a contract anyway, so it doesn't matter if we try this ritual. If it doesn't work, just treat it as a joke. There is no loss.
If it can be summoned, then..."
His fists were clenched tightly again, his expression was distorted, and his eyes showed obvious desire, expectation and violence.
He raised his head and saw that the mechanical clock was almost pointing to eleven-thirty. Borak quickly stood up and looked for a white candle, a mirror, an apple and a knife.
But the more anxious he was, the more things seemed to go wrong. It took more than ten minutes for Borak to find a mirror and a knife, and the white candle and apple were "hidden" somewhere.
At this time, Borak regretted very much that he dismissed all the servants and gave them a day off. How could a noble man like him usually find things by himself?
Thinking that he was about to miss twelve o'clock at midnight, Borak was ready to slap himself in the face. He was so impatient that he didn't want to wait until midnight tomorrow.
Borak was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He finally found a white candle and an apple in the kitchen.
There had never been a moment when Borak loved these two ordinary things so much and felt sincerely happy.
Hurrying back to the study, Borak blew out the other candles, leaving only the candlestick in his hand for brief illumination, then closed the curtains and arranged the mirror, candles, apples and knives.
Looking back at the time, he saw that it was only two minutes before midnight. Borak quickly scattered his half-length golden hair, making it as messy as the evil witch in the bard's story.
Do all this. Borak sat quietly behind the desk, waiting for the time to come. Suddenly he remembered something and suddenly became anxious: "Will the mechanical clock be inaccurate? Will it miss midnight?"
This old, stupid big clock would often be a few minutes slow, so we had to ask a clockworker to adjust it regularly, and now there is no standard time to compare with!
After taking out his pocket watch and confirming that there was no difference in time, Borak began to doubt the accuracy of his pocket watch. Although he knew that midnight refers to the period from twelve o'clock to one in the morning, rather than the narrow sense of twelve o'clock,
But I can't help but worry about this and that, worrying about gains and losses.
The greater the hope, the stronger the tension will naturally be!
The ticking sound of the hands was extremely obvious in the quiet night, and seemed to resonate with Borak's heartbeat. It made him feel that his heart was about to jump out of his chest, his blood was flowing crazily, and his forehead was bulging.
When the low whistle sounded at midnight, Borak's back tensed subconsciously, and he quickly blew out the candlestick, and then hurriedly lit the candle, almost breaking the white candle.
The dim yellow light reflected in the mirror appeared dim and dim, and it seemed to be lurking in a trance, as if countless devils were hiding in the shadows.
Coupled with the dark night and the airtight room, the atmosphere immediately became strange and terrifying. Borak shuddered slightly, somewhat believing that this magic ritual was not a prank.
After swallowing twice, Borak picked up the green apple and a knife with slightly trembling hands and began to peel it.
Although he had never peeled a fruit himself, Borak had the strength of a high-level knight's attendant, and his control over his hands was pretty good. Even though his movements were very clumsy and he almost broke it a few times, he managed to survive without any danger.
After Borak gradually smoothed the cut, he moved his eyes upwards and looked into the mirror. In the mirror, he saw that his face was partially covered by messy hair, and was reflected by the dim candlelight, showing a sense of light and dark. The light flowed between
, looking ferocious and strange.
He had never seen himself in such a way. Borak couldn't help but feel chilled in his heart. The image of himself in the mirror felt strange, as if his soul had fallen into hell!
With a light touch in his hand, Borac looked down and saw that the apple had been completely peeled, and a thin circle of curled skin fell on the desk in a twisted shape.
"Succeeded?" Borak quickly raised his head to see if he had summoned the devil, but in the mirror there was only himself looking forward and ferocious!
Strong disappointment surged up, and Borak whispered: "Did you make some wrong arrangements?"
Suddenly, a strange cool breeze blew in the airtight room, making the dim light of the white candle tremble. Borak reflexively looked at the mirror, and saw his blond-haired, blue-eyed self looking directly at him.
There was no difference just now.
Just as he was about to lower his head in frustration, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Bolak's mouth in the mirror, and then he tore his face, causing the entire face to fall off, revealing blurred flesh and blood.
"Ah!" Faced with such a weird and horrifying scene, Borak screamed in fear and wanted to step back, but found that he was sitting on a chair and could only cling tightly to the backrest.
The fuzzy flesh and blood began to twist and squirm, turning into a "devil" with a frown and a pale face, and a bright red tongue hanging out:
"Follow your call, come from the deepest part of hell, please speak your request."
The cold and dead voice made Borak tremble again, but he also woke up and realized that he had really summoned the devil! This inexplicable magic ritual really worked!
"I want to be a knight, no, I want to be a high knight, I want to be the Duke of Plantagenet!" Borak roared excitedly. At this time, in his eyes, the ugly and terrifying "devil" opposite him was
So amiable and respectable!
"The devil's law is that if you want to get something, you must pay the same price. Are you ready to pay the price?" The long tongue fell on his chest, wagging, and the "devil" said with a cold smile.
.
Just as Borak was about to blurt out that he was ready, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and forcibly stopped: "Asking for different things requires different prices, right?"
"Of course, I am 'Greed', one of the original and oldest seven devils in hell. You need to pay a price that satisfies me for your greed." The devil who calls himself Greed said.
Although he had never seen a devil like this, after Borac heard about the first and oldest seven devils, he suddenly remembered that he had seen a volume of legends about Sun King Thanos in the family secret vault.
There are seven extremely mysterious ancient demons mentioned on the side, including Greed and Hatred.
Thinking of this, Borak completely believed in the magic contract: "Dear Lord Greedy. What price does it cost to become the Duke of Plantagenet? What does it cost to become a Grand Knight? Just become an ordinary knight, but retain the advanced level.
What price does it cost to become a great knight?"
The deal with the devil must not be deceived. Borak remembered the note from his "father". "You must never sell your soul to the devil, and you must never rely on it."
"Greedy" the devil said with a faint smile: "To become the Duke of Plantagenet, you need to hand over your soul after death to me. Don't worry, you will live forever in my domain and enjoy endless happiness; become a great knight. I want to get your deduction
The remaining life span after the first fifty years, regardless of whether you can become a Heavenly Knight or a Golden Knight, you can only live until fifty years old. If you just become an ordinary knight, but retain the possibility of advancing to a great knight, I need you to get ten
years of life in exchange.”
Borak took a breath and hesitated very much to sell his soul and fall into the hell of the greedy devil forever. It was too terrifying and it was something he didn't want to choose for the time being. Especially when his "father" repeatedly warned not to be deceived by the devil, but only to
If you can live to be fifty, what's the point of becoming a Grand Knight and competing for the Duke of Plantagenet?
However, the greedy devil seems to be different from other devils. He does not play tricks at all, hides the terms, and clearly explains the costs and consequences.
After struggling for a long time, Borak asked in a low voice: "Sir Greedy, after this choice, if I fail to achieve my goal, can I call you again and make a new choice?" He was afraid that he would make the wrong choice.
"There is no problem, but the price paid cannot be recovered, which is equivalent to a new transaction." The greedy devil dispelled Borak's doubts.
Borak took a deep breath: "I choose to become an ordinary knight, but retain the possibility of advancing to a great knight."
"As you wish, but this requires a slight change in the trajectory of your destiny, so you must tell me completely about the things that have happened and encountered in your life. The more detailed and comprehensive you are, the more likely you are to retain the advanced knight
The bigger it gets." The Greedy Devil saluted like a gentleman.
Borak couldn't wait to become a knight and had no doubts about the Greedy Devil's request. After all, changing one's destiny might indeed require this information. Judging from the astrology knowledge he knew, the more he knew about the person being divined, the better the divination results would be.
precise!
"...My first time was when I was seduced by my father's mistress...but she is old now, and I began to distance myself from her..."
Borak recounted the past events, living habits and personality tendencies in his life, whether they were secret or known to many people.
Outside the study, the secret guard sent by the Plantagenet family looked at the other end of the corridor as if in a daze. According to the rules of the Plantagenet family, the guard cannot interfere with what the heir does or what path he chooses, as long as they can complete it in the end.
After passing the test, defeating the other heirs, and becoming the Duke of Plantagenet without selling his soul or the family's core interests, it doesn't matter even if he colluded with the devil before.
"Strength and means are the root of everything", this is the motto of the Plantagenet family.
Therefore, the guard did not stop Borak as he watched him enter and leave the black market. He only protected his safety and recorded it and gave it to the old Duke. He had helped find the white candle and apple just now and put them in a conspicuous place in the kitchen.
"Why is this magic ritual so weird and inexplicable?" Not long after the ritual began, the guard's consciousness gradually became blurred.
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In another room of the villa, Lucien, wearing a black hood, looked quietly at the mirror in front of him, smiling as he listened to Borak's detailed and complete account.
This is countless times more data than reading the memory directly!
Sometimes, even without using magic, you can make the other person willingly reveal their clear memories!
As long as you can find the loopholes in your mind, many "illusions" do not need to be cast directly!
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