prynovel Chapter 3845 Maradaku
Chapter 3845 Maradaku
Chapter 3845 Maradaku
There are only five Undercurrent Dogs in the cellar, and now they are all in a coma.
Angel also did not kill the person, for the same reason Gleipnir thought. There is a fundamental difference between a ritual that involves blood and one that does not.
Moreover, the three prerequisites for the ritual coordinates are: a dark place, a closed space, and traces of life.
The reason why this cellar can be used as a ritual site is that it meets these three prerequisites at the same time, and the so-called "traces of life" refer to this group of undercurrent dogs.
Angel suspected that killing this group of undercurrent dogs might lead to the lack of prerequisites for the ritual, causing problems in the final ritual.
So, to be on the safe side, he simply used illusion to suppress their thoughts and put them into a coma.
Without the attacks of the Undercurrent Dogs, the cellar was noticeably quieter.
Apart from the rustling sound of water, there was almost no other noise.
Angel and Gleipnir dragged the Undercurrent Dog to the compartment on the left, which was the compartment where the Undercurrent Dog lived at the beginning.
As soon as I entered this compartment, before I looked around, I smelled a strong smell of water vapor.
The air is also noticeably more humid than outside.
Gleipnir lowered his head and could clearly see through the intracranial projection that the black mud was full of water.
The source of the water is a small pool in the corner of the compartment.
According to Angel's previous statement, this pool is connected to a shallow underground waterway, and the undercurrent dog came out from here.
Gleipnir walked to the edge of the pool and took a look. He found that there were obvious brick and tile marks on the edge of the pool. From these marks, it can be inferred that this small pool was not formed naturally.
It was probably dug by someone who lived here before.
"Are there any undercurrent dogs in the waterway below the pool?" Gleipnir asked curiously.
While controlling the magic hand, Angel dragged the Undercurrent Hound to the "nest" in the corner of the wall, then walked to the edge of the pool and looked down like Gleipnir.
After a moment, Angel said, "The shallow waters connected to this pool have quite a variety of creatures."
There are not only undercurrent dogs, but also some other creatures.
Moreover, these creatures are not just "fish", there are also some mutated water beasts.
For example, Angle saw some unknown water beasts that looked like cows, but were larger than cows...
Of course there are undercurrent dogs, but there are no "thin dog" style undercurrent dogs like the one they encountered today.
Moreover, Angel also discovered that the "bull monster" was hunting the undercurrent dogs in the water.
"Don't worry, the passage under the pool is extremely narrow, and only these few small dogs can get in. The other undercurrent dogs can't even pass through the gap at the entrance."
Angel guessed that the five undercurrent dogs in the cellar came to the cellar because they were attracted by the smell of the "fighting dogs" on the surface and also to avoid those "bull monsters".
"Bull monster?" Gleipnir was stunned.
Angel nodded and sent the image of the bull monster into Gleipnir's intracranial vision.
Gleipnir took a look and didn't recognize it: "It does look a bit like a cow."
However, normal cows would not eat dogs, but this guy in the water swallowed the undercurrent dog in just three or five bites... The most important thing is that there were not just one or two bull monsters, but a large group.
"Their teeth feel sharper than those of the Undertow Hound, and their bite force is also very strong." Gleipnir: "They can eat an Undertow Hound in three or five bites, so I guess they can eat a human in two or three more bites."
“If so many bull monsters break through the water barrier and enter the city, it will be a horrific disaster if they come to the underground city, not to mention the surface…”
When Gleipnir sighed, Angel stared at her with a strange look and said in a sincere tone: "Fortunately, you are not Gabriel."
If Gabriel had said this, it would have come true.
However, Gleipnir's worries were not groundless. The destructive power of these bull monsters was indeed very strong. Moreover, they had hoof horns and their copper bell-like eyes had not degenerated. It was obvious at a glance that they were not pure water beasts, but must be amphibious.
It may not be as unbridled on land as it is underwater, but it should definitely not be underestimated.
However, Angel personally felt that the magicians in Modern City should be able to find traces of the bull monsters. After all, although they lived underground, they were all in shallow waters, so the possibility of being discovered was very high.
Since it has been discovered but not dealt with yet, there is a high probability that there is no need to worry about damage from the bull monster.
"Anyway, the monsters in the underground waters can't affect us, so don't worry about them." Angel said so, but still snapped his fingers and placed nightmare nodes around the small pool.
Even if a water beast discovered this place, it would still be trapped.
After doing all this, Angel and Gleipnir left this compartment and came to another compartment next to it.
This compartment was even more cramped and half collapsed, with broken stones all over the floor.
Angel took a "deep" look from a God's perspective, confirmed that there was nothing worthy of attention, and then walked to the compartment on the right with Gleipnir.
This is also the official venue for their ceremony.
The door of the compartment on the right was also a bit rotten. A slight push caused a lot of wood ash to fall off, and even the door panel fell off.
The space behind the door is actually very small.
It may be only about 20 square meters, about the size of a bedroom.
But compared to the previous two compartments, this place can already be called "spacious".
Just like the previous compartment, there was nothing on the ground except dust and fallen rocks. This was a good thing for them, after all, they also needed to clean up the surroundings during the ritual preparation.
There's nothing here, so it's easier to clean.
Ingres controlled the power of "Change of Celestial Phenomena", and the water and wind combined. In just a moment, the surroundings became extremely clean.
After making sure it was clean, the hidden hands of magic began to show their traces. Whether it was the "lamps" required for the ceremony or the various "food offerings", they were all placed by Angel in the corners of the room.
The next step is to arrange the rituals.
"Leave the ritual to me," Gleipnir said.
"Although the three rumors did not mention anything related to the details of the ceremony, it is highly likely that a ritual formation or ritual altar will not be required."
"But to be on the safe side, we should set up a universal formation and universal altar. This will be more formal."
As for the universal formation and universal altar?
Gleipnir already had an idea in mind: "According to the prayer rumors, we have to start at 2:20 in the morning and recite the Hymn of Maladaku."
"This prayer is the key to the ceremony. So, before I came here, I have been looking into the source of this "Hymn of Maladaku"."
Angel: "Did you find out?"
Gleipnir shook his head. "I haven't found the original text of this prayer poem. But I have found out what "Mara Daku" means."
"Maradake" discovered two meanings during Gleipnir's exploration.
One of them refers to a country in an epic story, and its name is "Maradaku".
The other refers to the country's first king.
To put it simply, the first king named the country after himself.
Although Gleipnir did not find the corresponding reality of Maladaku, stories about this country have been performed in fairy tales, novels, and stage plays.
This kind of performance usually starts like this: "Legend has it that in the distant past, there was a country called Maradaku..."
What follows is all sorts of fabrication.
Romance, magic, detective, reality...all kinds of themes are brought into this country.
For creators, Maladaku is like a formulaic template, and many creators like to use it as a background.
It seems that Maladaku is the "utopia" in the hearts of the people of Modern City.
“Although the stories of Maladaku are rich and of various types, all creators will base their creations on a unified standard.”
It can be understood that if you write a story about a certain country, you have to write it within the cultural and realistic framework of that country.
This framework is basically "fixed".
For example, if you write about a long journey in the Plantagenet Empire, the means of transportation you can use may be horses or carriages, but you cannot write about a circular train or a suspended train.
Because the Goldspear Empire does not have such culture and reality.
Similarly, Maladaku also has its own cultural norms and civilized reality. All novels and stage plays will definitely be created based on these cultural norms and civilized reality when they are recreated.
"Through these re-creations, I discovered that the country of Maradaku has all kinds of etiquette and regulations from top to bottom."
On a larger scale, for example, when the snow melts every winter, they will spontaneously hold a ceremony to welcome the spring; there will be a ceremony to celebrate the king’s birthday...
On a smaller scale, before eating, there will be a prayer ceremony; when a relationship is confirmed, there will be a gifting ceremony of pinky rings to each other...
"Through my analysis of these rituals, I can basically confirm that the rituals of Maladaku are more focused on form and practicality. The most commonly used ritual formations are also form formations."
Gleipnir: "So, the universal formations and universal altars I choose to draw will be based on the conventions of Maladaq."
After a pause, Gleipnir spread his hands and said, "Although I don't know if the 'Hymn of Maladaku' mentioned in the prayer is the Maladaku I found."
"Even if the two are unrelated, it shouldn't have any impact. Anyway, the rumors don't require a specific ritual formation."
Gleipnir: This is a typical example of paying attention to details.
Sometimes, the failure of a ceremony is due to a lack of attention to detail.
Although this ceremony does not appear to have any "ritual formations or ritual norms", perhaps these so-called formations and norms are actually hidden in the "Hymns of Hymns to Maradaku".
Only by digging deep into every detail like Gleipnir could one discover the clues behind it and find the correct ritual norms.
Ingres learned something this time.
Because before he came here, he had never thought about the so-called ritual formation and the corresponding ritual norms...
No wonder Laplace entrusted all external affairs to Gleipnir, and Secretary Long also fully trusted Gleipnir, because many things proved that she was really very reliable.
……
Angel did not know the regulations of Malada Ku, so the task of arranging the subsequent rituals was all handed over to Gleipnir.
Gleipnir took out a blue crayon and a green crayon and began to draw the ritual formation on the ground.
"Mara Daku has always respected blue and green, so the most commonly used formation colors in their ritual norms are these two colors."
"It is said that the oil crayon was invented by the king of Maladaku, so using oil crayons is also a kind of etiquette and custom..."
Angel was originally thinking about whether to help, but he saw that Gleipnir even used the pen to draw the formation according to the customs of Maladaku.
It’s very thin. It’s really too thin.
Angel felt that if he stepped forward to help, he would probably make things worse, so he just sat there quietly.
Of course, he did help... He helped Gleipnir update his intracranial vision in real time, and it was a first-person perspective with almost no delay, no frame drops, and no lags, so that Gleipnir would not feel any discomfort even if he was blindfolded when drawing the formation.
While Gleipnir was setting up the ritual, Angel updated her vision while also turning on the God's perspective and looking towards the starworms.
Because he found that the Starworm was no longer walking on the street, but entered a small building.
This small building is about four stories high, which is not very tall, but compared with the low-rise bungalows in the surrounding "low-rent area", it is considered tall among the short ones.
Although the building is not tall, the corridors on each floor are very long and there are nearly a dozen households.
Kaushik reached the third floor, then left the staircase and turned into the semi-open corridor.
It was at this time that Kaushik uttered his first words since arriving here.
"Although I have always lived in the company dormitory, I actually rented a room outside, right here." Kaushik: "I usually use this room to store sundries, including... it, which is also there."
There was a noticeable pause when Kaushik said “it”.
Starworm: "So, as long as it confirms that I don't have the puzzle piece of the time radio, I can leave, right?"
Kaushik did not reply immediately but continued walking forward.
He stopped at the end of the third-floor corridor. In front of him was a locked wooden door. On the wall next to it was a house number: 3-12.
"If you wanted to leave, you could have left a long time ago. When your friend came before, you had every chance to leave. But you chose not to leave, which means you had other plans in mind."
Starworm: “…”
Kaushik: "Whatever you have in mind, I don't care. The only thing I care about is the legacy of Time Radio..."
After a pause, Kaushik took out the key and opened the door.
With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open, revealing an empty little room inside.
"Let's go. Whether it's your plan or the answer I'm looking for, it's all in there."
(End of this chapter)