Chapter 721: A Ceremony

Chapter 721: Chapter 721: A Ceremony

The Secret Path.

Han Dong had indeed seen a similar term -‘Secret Country’ in Miss Jane’s guidebook.

Any target killed by Miss Jane’s ‘Second Ritual’, its soul will fall into the Secret Country, never to reincarnate.

Listening to the witch’s explanation, Han Dong himself was somewhat puzzled.

The ‘Material Circulation’ of the Fate Space is subject to absolute constraints.

Any ‘Material’, whether it is tangible or intangible knowledge, requires a corresponding price to be paid for it to be transmitted between worlds.

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“Could it have something to do with ‘Closeness’?

Once the degree of closeness reaches a certain height, are we allowed to receive ‘Gifts’ from NPCs, thus eliminating the need to pay the cost of world transmission?

There is a possibility, after all, my closeness with Miss Jane during the last period of time together had far exceeded the level of ‘Friendliness’.”

Having said that, Han Dong felt a little regretful.

However, bringing Miss Jane over now might be useful, but it would mostly just increase Miss Jane’s personal risk… It would be better to leave her in Derry Town.

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During Han Dong’s contemplation.

Mia on the side also recognized the value of this ‘Gift’, it was related to the ancient witchcraft of the ‘Secret Path’… And to think that Han Dong had brought such a thing out of the incredibly dangerous True Fate for her.

Mia was also full of gratitude, she immediately stepped forward, embracing Han Dong tightly from behind.

However, Han Dong’s attention was on the witch.

“Mrs. Kaylonia, given Mia’s uniqueness, she should be able to learn this ancient witchcraft, right? If she can learn the ‘Second Ritual’ from it, it would also significantly increase her offensive power, adding an extra layer of insurance to our journey in the True Fate.”

The witch seemed to see a hint of Han Dong’s strategy.

“What do you want Mia to do?”

“Nothing… If Mia is to participate in the upcoming [Big Expedition], this kind of witchcraft ability could increase her survival chances.

After all, we are a team.”

“The Big Expedition, it’s not that easy…”

As she spoke, the witch pointed to the top end of the Witch Academy, “The ‘Witchcraft Secret Room’ on the second floor of the academy is yours for now, mainly to conduct witchcraft glyphs transmission, do not practice for the time being.”

“Yes.”

The so-called ‘Witchcraft Secret Room’ was a cottage filled with a large number of witchcraft tools, and painted with formations, twice as big as Mia’s private treehouse.

It had items like the eyeballs of toads, the tails of black cats, and the wings of bats, etc.

It created a special room for witches to practice their secret methods.

Han Dong used the most direct and simple method of information transfer… Snap! A tentacle directly entered Mia’s brain area from the back of her head, transmitting ancient witchcraft directly.

The evil eye of Derig (Illusion techniques), the shackles of Basmai (Corpse control), the rituals of Solal (Damage).

Whether it was a reminder from the witch, or Han Dong’s personal feeling.

Mia should not learn all three like Miss Jane, she should specialize in one.

Decisively chose Solal’s Ritual.

‘First Ritual’

A tiny short blade with a witch’s fire formed inside Mia, like a stone dagger from a primitive tribe.

The ritual secret text of Solal was directly engraved on the surface of the organ… The process was so painful that Mia screamed madly.

Not just physical pain.

The witch’s fire could burn the soul deeply, even if the pain nerve was cut off, it would be useless, the feeling of pain would still be maximally expressed.

The purpose of this internal ceremony imprint is to establish a connection between Mia and the ‘Secret Country’, officially guiding her onto the secret path.

Hiss hiss hiss~~Swish!

Excessive pain directly causes Mia to lose her sanity.

“Insect changers” trait activated.

Eight long spider legs grow out from her back, attacking the surrounding area madly.

Bind!

Han Dong’s right hand moves.

Directly growing eight similar tentacles that lack contamination effects, forcibly restraining Mia’s spider legs.

At the same time, holding Mia in his arms and whispering in her ear through the demons’ whispers:

“Hang in there, I’m right here with you.”

The low whispers are several times more effective than a sedative, gradually bringing Mia out of a state of uncontrollable pain.

It should be noted that Han Dong is currently a “Second Order Knight”, especially the enhancement of his tentacles and the upgrade of his brain, his strength has far surpassed himself when he participated in the Knight Tournament.

Mia has not yet passed True Fate… the gap in their abilities is quite obvious.

Slowly.

Completing the preliminary ‘First Ritual’ imprint.

To achieve Miss Jane’s ‘Second Ritual’, more effort and pain tolerance are needed, to carve the ‘Second Ritual’ according to their own body state on the foundation of completely perfecting the first ritual.

After all the turmoil, Mia, weakened all over, could not possibly realize the ‘Night of the Two’ that she had imagined in her head.

“Alright, Mia, you should rest well, meditate in this state.

If I’m not mistaken, Solal’s ritual witchcraft should be able to be added to your ‘Demon Sword’… thus boosting your attack power to a higher level.

In a few days, you will go to Fate Space with Abe and the others. After ensuring basic clearance, try to get the maximum benefit.”

One night passed.

At the right time, Han Dong sent messages to the other members of the squad, convening everyone again through the middleman.

Let Abe, Dumps, Winry and Mia form a squadron, together facing their first True Fate… in Han Dong’s view, Dumps can absolutely replace his position of ‘strategist’, finding out where the Life Gate is in True Fate.

As for the gathering of friends, Han Dong also decided to arrange it when everyone comes out of Fate Space.

With the same levels and no burdens in their minds, everyone can chat to their heart’s content.

In front of the bell tower.

Former companions have undergone significant changes after a period of knight training… Abe’s maturity, Winry’s steadiness and Dumps’s inscrutability.

The fate event will be randomly given by the matching system according to the overall level of the team.

The whole process took a few days longer than it took Han Dong.

A full twenty-four days of travel in Fate, with the arrangement of Dumps, and Abe’s charge, successfully completed.

Under the condition that all members survived, they completed the medium and small scale fate event – “Ghost Town” for a squad size of [3], and received the best squad reward.

Of course, all four members of the team only received a few talent points, and also gave out the corresponding development system.

Abe’s Talent Tree has two growth systems – the [Dragon Clan] and the [Ancient Ferocious Beast]

Mia’s Talent Tree also has two growth systems, one of which is closely related to Han Dong – [Insect Heart Curse] and the [Secret Path]

Winry also has two systems, one of which is closely related to her blacksmith identity – [Godsmith Hall], while the other is related to her mysterious birth – [Infinite Power]

The only one different is Dumps.

Like Han Dong, Dumps’ growth system has three… one of them is also quite interesting.