Super Dimensional Wizard

Chapter 3845 Maladaku

There were only five Undercurrent Dogs in the cellar, and they were all asleep now.

Angel also did not kill him. The reason was the same as what Gleipnir thought. There is a fundamental difference between rituals that involve blood and those that do not.

Moreover, the three prerequisites for ritual coordinates are: lightless place, enclosed space, and traces of life.

The reason why this cellar can become a ritual location is precisely because it meets these three conditions at the same time. The so-called "traces of life" refer to this group of undercurrent dogs.

Angel was very suspicious that killing this group of undercurrent dogs might lead to the lack of prerequisites for the ceremony, causing problems in the final ceremony.

So, just to be on the safe side, he just used illusions to suppress their thoughts and put them into sleep.

Without the attacks of the undercurrent dogs, the cellar was obviously much quieter.

Apart from the sound of rustling water, there was almost no noise.

Angel and Gleipnir dragged the Undercurrent Dog to the compartment on the left, which was the compartment where the Undercurrent Dog first lived.

As soon as I entered this compartment, I smelled a strong smell of water vapor before I even looked at the surrounding environment.

The air is also noticeably more humid than outside.

Gleipnir lowered his head, and through the intracranial projection, he could clearly see that the black mud was covered with 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 emerged from here.

Gleipnir walked to the edge of the pool and looked around, and found that there were obvious brickwork marks on the edge of the pool. From these marks, it can be inferred that this small pool was not naturally formed.

Most likely it was dug by someone who lived here before.

"Are there any undercurrent dogs in the waterway under the pool?" Gleipnir asked curiously.

Angel controlled the magic hand and dragged the undercurrent dog to the "den" in the corner. He walked to the pool and looked down like Gleipnir.

After a moment, Angel said: "There are quite a variety of creatures in the shallow waters connected by this pool."

There are not only undercurrent dogs, but also some other creatures.

Moreover, these creatures are not only "fish", but also some mutated water animals.

For example, Angel saw some unknown water animals 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 waters.

"Don't worry, the passage under the pool is extremely narrow. Only these thin dogs can get in. 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 firstly because they were attracted by the aura of "dog fighting" on the surface, and secondly to avoid those "bull monsters".

"Bull monster?" Gleipnir was stunned.

Angel nodded and sent the image of the bull monster into Gleipnir's intracranial field of vision.

Gleipnir glanced at it and didn't recognize it: "It does look a bit like a cow."

However, normal cows will not eat dogs, but this guy in the water swallowed the undercurrent dog in three or five mouthfuls... The most important thing is that there are not just one or two bull monsters, but a large group.

"Their teeth feel sharper than those of undercurrent dogs, and their bite force is also very strong." Gleipnir said: "They can eat an undercurrent dog in three to five bites, so it is estimated that they can only eat two or three more bites of a human."

"With so many bull monsters, if they break through the water barrier and enter the city. Not to mention the surface, if they come to the underground city, it will probably be a terrible disaster..."

When Graipnir sighed, Angel stared at her with a strange look, and said in a sincere tone: "Fortunately you are not Gabriel."

If Gabriel said these words, it must be a prophecy.

However, Gleipnir's worries are not without purpose. The destructive power of this group of bull monsters is indeed very strong, and they have hoofs and horns, and their bell-like bull eyes have not degenerated. At a glance, you can tell that they are not pure aquatic beasts, but must be amphibious.

It may not be as unscrupulous as it is underwater, but it definitely shouldn't be underestimated.

However, Angel personally felt that with the abilities of the magicians in Modern City, they should be able to detect traces of the bull monster. After all, although they live underground, they are all in shallow waters, so the possibility of being discovered is very high.

Since it has been discovered but has not been dealt with yet, there is a high probability that there is no need to worry about the bull monster destroying it.

"Anyway, the monsters in the underground water area can't affect us, so don't worry about it." Angel said so, but he still snapped his fingers, and there were nightmare nodes near the small pool.

Even if a water beast discovers this place, it will still be trapped.

After doing all this, Angel and Gleipnir left this compartment and came to another adjacent compartment.

This compartment was even more cramped, and half of it had collapsed. The ground was full of broken stones.

Angel took a "deep" look from his God's perspective and confirmed that there was nothing worth paying attention to, then he and Gleipnir walked to the right cubicle.

This is where their ceremony was officially held.

The door to the right compartment was also a bit rotten. With a slight push, a large amount of wood ash fell out, and even the door panel fell off.

The space behind the door is actually very small.

Maybe it's just over twenty square meters, like the size of a bedroom.

But compared to the two compartments before, this place can be called "spacious".

Like the previous compartments, there was nothing on the ground except dust and rocks. This was a good thing for them, after all, the ritual preparation also required cleaning the surroundings.

There was nothing here, so it was easier to clean.

Angel manipulated the power of "celestial phenomena overlap", and water and wind combined. In just a moment, the surroundings became extremely clean.

After confirming that it was clean, the hidden magic hands showed their traces one after another. Whether it was the "lamps" required for the ritual or the various "food offerings", they were all placed in the corners of the room by Angel.

The next step was to arrange the ritual.

"Leave the ritual to me." Gleipnir said.

"Although the three rumors did not mention anything related to the details of the ritual, it is likely that the ritual formation and ritual altar are not needed."

"But for the sake of caution, it is better to arrange a general formation and a general altar, which is more formal."

As for what general formation and general altar to use?

Gleipnir already had an idea in his mind: "According to the prayer rumors, we have to start at 2:20 in the morning and recite the "Hymn of Maradaku."

"This prayer is the key to the ceremony. So, before I came here, I have been looking for the source of this "Hymn of Maradaku."

Angel: "Have you found it?"

Gleipnir shook his head: "I didn't find the original text of this prayer poem. But I found out what "Maradaku" means."

"Maradaku" was found to have two meanings in Gleipnir's exploration.

One of them refers to a country in an epic story, and the name of the country is "Maradaku".

The other refers to the first king of this country.

To put it bluntly, the first king named the country after himself.

Although Gleipnir did not find the corresponding reality of Maradaku, the story about this country has 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..."

The rest is all fabricated.

Love, magic, detective, reality...all kinds of themes are brought into this country.

For creators, Maradaku is like a formulaic template, and many creators like to use it as a background.

It seems that Maradaku is the "utopia" in the hearts of the people of Modern City.

"Although the stories of Maradaku are very 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 this country.

This framework is basically "fixed".

For example, if you write about traveling in the Goldfinch Empire, the means of transportation you can use may be horses or carriages, but you cannot write about city trains or suspended trains.

Because the Goldfinch Empire does not have such culture and reality.

Similarly, Maradaku also has its own cultural norms and civilized reality. When all novels and stage plays are recreated, they will definitely be created based on this cultural norm and civilized reality.

"Through these recreated works, I discovered that the country of Maradaku has all kinds of etiquette norms from top to bottom."

On a larger scale, for example, when the snow melts in winter every year, they will spontaneously hold a ceremony to welcome the spring; there will be a celebration ceremony for the king's birthday...

On a smaller scale, before eating, there will be a prayer ceremony; when a romantic relationship is confirmed, there will be a gift ceremony of giving pinky rings to each other...

"By analyzing these rituals, I can basically determine that the rituals of Maradaku are more focused on form and practicality. The most used ritual formations are also form formations."

Gleipnir: "So, the universal formations and universal altars I choose to draw are based on the conventions of Maradaku."

After a pause, Gleipnir spread his hands: "Although I don't know whether the "Hymn of Maradaku" in the prayer rumor is the Maradaku I found."

"Even if the two are unrelated, it shouldn't have any impact. Anyway, the rumor doesn't require a specific ritual formation."

Gleipnir is a typical detail-oriented person.

Sometimes, the failure of a ritual is due to a lack of mastery of details.

Although this ritual does not appear to have any "ritual formations and ritual norms", perhaps these so-called formations and norms are actually hidden in the "Hymn of Maladaku".

Only by digging into every detail like Gleipnir can we find the clues behind and find the correct ritual norms.

Angel also learned this time.

Because before he came here, he had never thought about the so-called ritual formations and corresponding ritual norms...

No wonder Laplace gave all external affairs to Gleipnir, and the secret secretary Long also fully trusted Gleipnir, because many things can prove that she is really very reliable.

...

Angel did not know the norms of Maladaku, so the next ritual arrangement task was all handed over to Gleipnir.

Gleipnir took out a blue oil crayon and a green oil crayon and drew the ritual formation on the ground.

"Maradaku has always respected blue and green, so the most commonly used formation colors in their ritual specifications are these two colors."

"Oil crayons are said to have been invented by King Maradaku, so using oil crayons is also a ritual custom..."

Angel originally thought about whether to help, but he saw that Gleipnir followed the custom of Maradaku even when drawing the formation.

Thin, really too thin.

Angel felt that if he stepped forward to help, he would probably become more and more helpful. Therefore, he still sat beside him honestly.

Of course, he was not without help... He helped Gleipnir update his intracranial vision in real time, and it also provided a first-person view with almost no delay, no frame drops, and no lag, allowing Gleipnir to draw the formation even if he was blindfolded. , and you won’t feel any discomfort.

When Graipnir arranged the ceremony, Angel updated her vision while also opening the God's perspective and looking towards the star bug.

Because he discovered that Starworm no longer continued walking on the street, but entered a small building.

This small building is about four stories tall and is not too tall, but compared with the low-rise bungalows in the surrounding "low-cost and low-rent areas", it is still taller than the others.

Although the building is not high, the corridors on each floor are very long, and there are nearly a dozen residents.

Kaushik reached the third floor, left the stairs, and turned into the semi-open corridor.

It was also at this time that Kaushik said his first words here.

"Although I have been living in the company's dormitory, I have actually rented a room outside, right here." Kaushik: "I usually use this room to store sundries, including... it , also there."

Kaushik paused noticeably when he said "it."

Starworm: "So, as long as it makes sure that I don't have the time radio puzzle pieces on me, I can leave, right?"

Kaushik didn't reply immediately, but continued walking.

He didn't stop until he reached the end of the third-floor corridor. There was a locked wooden door in front of him. There is a house number on the wall next to it: 3-12.

"If you wanted to leave, you could have left long ago. When your friend came here before, you had every chance to leave. But you didn't choose to leave, which means you had other plans in mind."

Starworm: "..."

Kaushik: "No matter what your plans are, I don't care. The only thing I care about is the inheritance of Time Radio..."

After a pause, Kaushik took out the key and opened the door.

With a "squeaking" sound, the door was pushed open, revealing the empty cabin inside.

"Let's go. Whether it's your plan or the answer I'm looking for, it's all inside."