After cleaning himself in the stream, Elvin deliberately changed into a loose linen robe. He lost the fierceness of a Knight and gained the mystery of a sorcerer-apprentice.
The so-called "ritual" was to establish a connection with the world's rules, spiritual spirits, gods, and other existences through a specific ritual, temporarily making one's own consciousness give way, and the spirit resonates with the supra-class existence, activating a powerful ability beyond one's own limits or even one's own capabilities!
Different "rituals" with different uses or directions had different requirements for the host and the items needed.
Rituals involving gods had to consider the preferences of the corresponding gods, such as food, herbs, essential oils, gold and silver utensils, and so on. Even if the conditions were simple, meticulous ritual attire was indispensable for the gods.
Rituals to communicate with the spirit world required various accessories to enhance spirituality, such as crystals, gems, vanilla, special amulets, and so on.
Rituals to trade with the lower world's monsters required the host to be covered in filth or even commit some kind of blasphemy to gain the monsters' approval.
The ritual Elvin was preparing now was a kind of biological modification, and it required him to be as close to nature as possible. Therefore, he removed his weapons, clothes, and other man-made objects, and only wore the most ordinary linen robe.
He walked to the flat bluestone that had been cleaned.
According to the ritual requirements, Elvin used six candles, essential oils, and special spices to build a boundary wall around the bluestone ground to block physical interference from the outside world.
Whoosh —
The moment the boundary wall was formed, the sealed area inside seemed to have been muted. The sound of the wind, the sound of the distant stream, and the rustling of the branches and leaves all disappeared.
"Construction successful!"
Elvin, who was practicing for the first time, let out a sigh of relief.
Then, he stood at one end of the open space with a pure silver dagger in his hand. The spirituality that belonged to him as a sorcerer gushed out from the tip of the dagger. He took a step forward and walked in an ∞ shape on the circular open space.
When the end point and the starting point overlapped, the spirituality barrier also slowly opened. A breeze that only existed in the perception of spirituality blew past, and all the "filth" inside the boundary wall was swept away.
Although there was no change in the naked eye, even an ordinary person standing here would feel that the air was much fresher in an instant.
Apart from creating a "clean" environment, the spirituality barrier was also used to block the spying of spirit world creatures and ensure that the ritual was carried out normally.
"Success on the first try, perfect!"
These two barriers seemed miraculous, but they were only the basic operations of the Magi. Whether it was Leon's notes, Raven Hag's parchment, or Trou's mystical knowledge, they were all recorded.
Elvin, on the other hand, used their respective strengths to form his own program.
Elvin divided the ritual in "Garriott Bird Modification 1.0" into two parts.
The first step was to give the carefully selected hundred or so seabirds the solidification ability of "Transcendent Sense of Direction".
This was because many seabirds that could fly long distances were born with the ability to sense the magnetic field of the planet and determine the direction. They only needed to be guided to achieve this, which was much simpler than giving this ability to humans.
The second step was to carry out biological modification on the "base station" and strengthen its brain. Even if it could not reach the level of a human, it should at least be able to withstand the mental connection of the seabirds and bear part of the burden of intelligence processing.
Because this was only the first version of "Garriott Bird Modification," Elvin's requirements were not high. As long as the preliminary results could be achieved, he was already very satisfied.
Rolling up his sleeves, Elvin took out a brush and dipped it in the spirituality material that he had already prepared. He began to draw the spell pattern of the array. The powerful body of an official Knight gave him a precision and stability that far exceeded that of an ordinary wizard apprentice or even a Magus.
"Data Vision" could accurately distinguish the size, proportion, and position of the spell pattern.
With the combination of the two, every line and every mysterious symbol he drew was like a printed product, with a strange standardized beauty.
Swish, swish, swish —
Time passed, and soon, a red circular array was formed under Elvin's hands. As the last stroke was completed, the entire array lit up slightly.
Even if it was not activated for the time being, an obscure witchcraft aura began to circulate between every symbol, as if it had a life of its own.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Elvin stood on the control seat reserved for the periphery of the array, holding an egg-sized blood essence stone with both hands. Cryptic incantations came out of his mouth.
The incantations formed by "Carthaginian" carried a primitive yet vigorous rhythm, hovering above the array.
As the host of the ceremony, when Elvin uttered the first incantation, his soul suddenly rose and connected with a vast consciousness.
The sounds of birds chirping, beasts roaring, insects chirping, waves crashing, and plants growing were illusions and illusory sounds, one by one, flashing across his heart.
The warmth and tolerance of a mother enveloped his body and mind. It was the subconsciousness of all the creatures on this planet, "Spirit of Nature," "Mother Earth," and also the Earth's will, "Gaia," described in many literary works.
Although the connection was only for a short moment, it gave Elvin an unparalleled shock!
Not daring to continue thinking, he focused his mind.
“sta！”
As the last incantation came out of Elvin's mouth, the bluestone ground under his feet shook slightly.
In the sound of flowing water, every symbol and line that formed the red array gradually became blurry and illusory, and a blood-red mist seemed to spread out from the depths of the void, becoming thicker and thicker.
"Huff … Huff … Huff …"
The red mist rolled and gathered in the center of the array, finally becoming almost solid.
Even standing outside the array, an uncomfortable smell of blood began to pour into Elvin's mouth and nose, and it was difficult to get rid of it even if he held his breath.
It was not until a minute later that the phenomenon in the array completely disappeared, leaving only a blood-red eye with a long and narrow pupil, like a pointer, floating quietly in the center of the array.
The red eye was half the size of an adult, slightly illusory, like an illusion that did not exist in this world.
Looking at Elvin's hand, the valuable blood essence stone had long evaporated, becoming a part of the red eye.
"Did it work?"
Elvin endured the emptiness after the huge consumption of his spirituality and checked carefully. He did not copy the witchcraft ritual of his predecessors, so he was a little nervous at this time, not knowing if the ritual that he spent a lot of effort to improve could achieve the expected effect.
But according to his design, at least until now the ritual was normal, and in theory, even if it failed, there should not be any serious harm to the seabirds.
No more hesitation.
Whoosh —
Following Elvin's loud whistle, a white seagull, which was the most numerous in the flock, flew down from the outer branches. It took two steps on the ground and walked to the opposite side of the red eye. Under Elvin's request, the white seagull looked into the red eye's eyes.
One second, two seconds …
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