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Chapter 3813 Sacrifice Rumors
Chapter 3813 Sacrifice Rumors
Gleipnir stood up, took one last deep look at the dark lake shrouded in hazy neon, then turned and left.
"Thanks to you this time."
Gleipnir spoke softly into the void.
Angel understood that she was thanking him: "Your idea is correct. Even without my reminder, you should be able to find the clues in no time."
This element of the Joker King is not hidden.
Moreover, the colorful face of the Clown King was in line with the bold colors of the design. As long as Gleipnir stopped and looked around during the design, he would definitely find the connection.
Therefore, Angel was not being modest; with Gleipnir's ability, he would definitely discover the problem, it was just a matter of time.
"No, I was already a little confused at the time. It would probably take a long time for me to discover the problem." Gleipnir said this and deliberately looked at the time.
There are only three and a half hours left for the second round of main tasks.
If we delay any longer, the main quest will probably be over.
So, Ingres' reminder came at the right time.
Angel smiled and said no more, but changed the subject: "After completing this mission, I should have gained some information related to the ritual, right? What is it?"
When Starworm completed Rumor 2, he obtained the first step of the ritual trilogy: prayer.
According to the records of the ritual, at least two more steps are required.
This time Gleipnir has completed rumor one, and should also get the content of the ritual.
Gleipnir: "Wait a moment, let me take a look."
As Gleipnir walked out of the corridor in the center of the lake, he opened the text bar to see the rewards of this mission challenge.
The first thing that catches your eye is the puzzle reward of Fashion Monster.
Faceless monster*1.
The Faceless Monster is a low-level monster in the Style series. It requires three puzzle pieces to unlock. Currently, only one puzzle piece is available. It will take more effort to unlock it.
However, from the text bar, we can know that the faceless monster's forward-looking ability is: remove makeup (normal).
From the introduction, we can know that it is the ability to instantly remove your own or other people's makeup, allowing people to return to their natural look.
Gleipnir didn't know how to evaluate this ability. In her opinion, it was useless.
Angel had a different opinion on this: "Removing makeup is a rare common ability."
When Angel was chatting with Xiaolu before, he asked about the information about the Faceless Monster because he knew that Gleipnir's mission would obtain the fragments of the Faceless Monster.
Xiaolu’s answer was: This is a low-level monster in the style series, and it easily targets women who wear makeup.
Precisely because the faceless monster's target is relatively clear, and the rate of women wearing makeup in Modern City is extremely high, its scale is relatively large.
The magician has also done in-depth research on faceless monsters.
The faceless monster's forward-looking abilities can be summarized into three parts: changing makeup, applying makeup, and removing makeup.
Changing makeup means changing your makeup with one click, and you need to set a set of makeup in advance. This is more friendly for lazy people, and you can put on makeup in one second before going out.
Makeup can be understood as obtaining a set of "makeup cosmetics" that will never be exhausted, and you can freely put on makeup anytime and anywhere.
Removing makeup is what Gleipnir has now obtained: "Removing makeup".
Of these three forward-looking abilities, "makeup removal" is the rarest. The reason for this is that it is an ability that can be directly used against others.
Fashion magic has this characteristic. It is difficult to produce abilities that can directly target others.
Although “makeup removal” is not that powerful, it can directly remove someone’s entire makeup, which is very useful in certain situations.
For example, in a stage competition, your opponent can secretly remove your makeup; in a social setting, your makeup can disappear with one click while you are toasting...
Of course, this is only limited to the modern city, because fashion is always the theme here, and makeup is a part of highlighting fashion, which is more important.
In the outside world, this ability is relatively useless.
After listening to Angel's story, Gleipnir raised his eyebrows: "It is rare, but the ability is actually useless."
Angel: "At least if we dismantle it and sell it, it will be more expensive than similar products."
Gleipnir was silent for a moment. "Can it be sold at a higher price? That's also an advantage."
However, if you want to dismantle it and sell it, you have to collect all three puzzle pieces, which is not possible at the moment.
After reading the information about the faceless monster, Gleipnir looked down at the second reward.
Not surprisingly, a new ritual rumor.
Previously, Starworm had received the "prayer rumor", but this time, the rumor she received was——
"Sacrificial Rumors: What is a sacrifice? For the object of sacrifice, the thing that it desires most can be called a sacrifice. And what does the Carnival Night Clown, who is sealed in the lightless room, desire the most? Light, sound, and food, perhaps we can start with these three aspects."
In this rumor, there are also three words that can be clicked on, namely "light, sound, and food".
Gleipnir clicked on them one by one.
"Light: The clown was locked in a dark room during the carnival night. What he longed for most was undoubtedly light. The best one was a "lamp" that had witnessed the birth of glory."
"Sound: After staying in the dead silent room for a long time, the clown also longs for sound on carnival night. The more carnival there is, the more lively it likes. It especially misses the hustle and bustle of the three major tournaments."
"Food: The Carnival Night Clown also eats food, especially since it has been hungry for countless years, and its desire for food has reached the extreme. However, its food is different from that of humans. It likes to eat top-quality oil paints and colorful fabrics. Its favorite food is undoubtedly the wax in the carnival paper lanterns."
There is no doubt that the above three are the "sacrifices" required in the ceremony.
If they want to complete the ritual, they need to prepare these sacrifices to summon the Carnival Night Clown.
But judging from the textual descriptions, these three types of sacrifices seem a bit strange.
Before opening the sub-column, Gleipnir thought that the so-called sacrifices were just a matter of buying the corresponding items. But now it seems that except for the sacrifices related to "food", other sacrifices cannot be bought by comparing.
Especially the "sound". The information shows that the Carnival Night Clown misses the "hustle and bustle of the three major competitions". Could it be that they are asked to find someone to simulate the noise of the three major competitions?
How many people are needed for this?
In short, Gleipnir felt overwhelmed when he saw these three types of sacrifices.
There are only three and a half hours left. Can we really prepare these three sacrifices?
Gleipnir told Angel about the "sacrifice rumor" and expressed his concerns.
After listening to the "sacrifice" information, Angel didn't quite understand what these sacrifices were, but he didn't panic: "Since the text column has marked the sacrifice information, it must be something we can complete."
"For example, 'sound' is about the bustle and noise of the three major competitions. I personally think that it is highly unlikely that they will ask us to find someone to simulate the three major competitions..."
Because even if it is a simulation, it is not the real three major competitions.
Moreover, the cost of this simulation is definitely not low, and it may even cost hundreds of thousands of Modern Coins, which is a bit beyond the scope of the second round of the main task.
Because the tasks are definitely arranged from easy to difficult, in the second round, there is a high probability that tasks of this difficulty will not appear.
"We can't simulate the three major competitions, but we can find videos of the past three major competitions." Angel: "Especially since we are helping Prada Media Company, and the Prada Beauty Pageant was also one of the three major competitions in the past. Although Prada Media Company is now in decline, it should have footage of past competitions."
In other words, if they want to get a "sound" sacrifice, they can go to Prada Media to "borrow" images of past competitions.
Gleipnir came to his senses after hearing this: "It seems... that's the reason."
Angel: "The other two sacrifices should follow the same idea. So, you go to Prada Media Company first, meet up with Starworm, and see if you can borrow the footage of the past 'Prada Beauty Show'."
"And I'm here at the black market, looking at the offerings for 'food' to see if I can buy any. I'm also thinking about the offerings for 'light'."
Gleipnir nodded: "Okay."
After a pause, Gleipnir asked again, "By the way, how is the situation over there? Have you sold the disassembled pages?"
Angel: "Don't worry, it's already been sold, and I've already raised one million."
Gleipnir: “?!!”
"Is it enough so soon? You didn't just 'borrow' it from someone?"
Angel: "I thought about borrowing it from someone, but before I could borrow it, I had already collected one million."
Angel did not hide anything and told everyone what happened in the deep underground black market.
When Gleipnir learned that Angel had earned a million dollars directly with the "Golden Scissors", he couldn't help but sigh: "Sure enough, when you have a unique skill, you can monopolize the business..."
Angel: “…It hasn’t reached the stage of monopoly yet.”
Gleipnir was just saying it casually, but she felt a little relieved when she heard that Angel had completed the small goal of one million.
Even if they used the normal method to clear the second round of the main mission, they didn't have time to complete it.
But by spending money, you should be able to find a way out.
Although according to the normal process, this road is likely to be a dead end, but they don't have to take this road. As long as they break Yusup's mouth first and make the second round of the main task in a "cleared" state, with more time, they can continue to complete the ritual and summon the Carnival Night Clown.
Once we get the Carnival Night Clown, won't we be able to get the out-of-control main plot back on track?
Therefore, the way to spend money is actually to use Modern Coin to buy time.
However, Gleipnir personally still hopes to avoid spending money if possible.
After all, "spending money" is just their idea. What if the main mission collapses because of "spending money"?
So if you can pass it normally, you should definitely pass it in the normal way.
Throwing money is just an insurance policy.
"I can also ask the Hermits about the ritual offerings." Angel: "Although the Hermits are just starting out, their background is not simple. Perhaps they can better understand the meaning of the offerings."
"Okay." Gleipnir now knew the situation of the Hermit Order. She was also quite interested in this imported organization that had shallow roots but rich background.
However, the exploration of this interest needs to wait until the main quest is completed.
Angel: "Then let's split up."
……
Angel didn't expect that he was walking out of the deep underground black market one second and was going back to the black market the next second.
However, before that he did not forget to contact the Hermit Order.
Open the holographic projection through the Hermit Ring, and then skillfully manipulate the energy to touch the Hermit Order's logo.
Not long after, a sweet voice came from the holographic projection: "Hello, this is the Hermit Society receptionist No. 019. I need a transfer service. Please tell me the code name of the transferee. If you need other services..."
Angel: "Please transfer me to Xiaolu."
The other party paused for a second and said again: "Okay, please wait."
After waiting for a few seconds, Xiaolu's voice came out: "Mr. Angel?"
Not only was there sound, but even light and shadow were simulated. In the holographic projection, a half-body image of a little green appeared, and she was looking at me in surprise.
"Sir, is there anything you forgot to tell me?" Xiaolu asked curiously.
Angel did not ask immediately, but greeted politely first and asked about Karen's physical condition.
Xiaolu smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have already consulted a doctor. Kalain is fine. He will recover after resting for a while."
"I'm glad you're okay." Angle paused, and under Xiaolu's curious gaze, he began to talk about business: "By the way, I remember you said before that the Hermit Society can retrieve some intelligence knowledge?"
"Yes, if only we knew."
Angel let out a sigh of relief, then said seriously, "I want to know some information about the ritual sacrifices."
"Ritual offering?" Xiaolu was stunned.
Angel: "Yes, to be precise, I have been studying a ritual recorded in an ancient book recently. But the sacrifices required for this ritual are a bit strange, and I don't quite understand it."
Xiaolu: "It's related to the ritual. Although we hermits will keep records, I personally still suggest that you should not try the ritual lightly. Rituals are often associated with some not-so-good... things."
Xiaolu's words were very cryptic, but Angel could probably understand her concerns.
He smiled and said, "I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, the rituals I study are all ordinary rituals, such as the ritual of wearing a red string on the hand to change luck."
"Moreover, the quality of a ritual can be judged by the type of sacrifice."
In other words, if Xiaolu is worried, then just listen to what he says about "sacrifice" and you will know whether this ritual is good or bad.
Xiaolu thought about it and felt that what Angel said was right.
Those evil rituals and sacrifices are mostly related to blood, filth, and secret objects, which can be identified just by listening.
Since Angel asked her about the ritual sacrifices, she could naturally judge whether it was an evil ritual.
"I see. What is the ritual offering you want to know about, sir?"