Chapter 533: Depths of Death

Under the yellowish light of the kerosene lamp, Lumian flipped through the notebook written by Burman, whose mental state was unstable and whose memory was often dazed:

"After everyone dies, the spirit will return to the Spirit Realm, except for special circumstances!

"If I can design a sufficiently accurate summoning spell, then I can rely on the ability of 'Spirit Guide' to summon Helen's spirit to reality.

"This is the first step to resurrecting her."

Seeing this, Lumian shook his head inaudibly.

If resurrection were really that simple...

He flipped to the next page:

"Newly acquired mystical knowledge:

"In ancient times, the spirits of intelligent creatures entered the Netherworld after death. Those who were particularly devout in their faith or had made outstanding contributions could return to the Kingdom of Heaven corresponding to their god, but by the Fifth Epoch, a large number of undead wandered outside the Netherworld.

"I am not sure whether Helen's spirit entered the Netherworld or simply returned to the Spirit Realm. When summoning, these two situations must be treated separately and cannot be mixed, otherwise it will inevitably fail.

"Although that sea monster is very powerful, it does not have the ability to imprison spirits, and no similar phenomenon appeared in that sea area. There is no need to consider special circumstances for the time being, and Helen is not a devout believer of the 'Eternal Blazing Sun'."

"I saw Helen again.

"But she has completely forgotten me.

"Her appearance and her body are blurring bit by bit. In a few years, she will become like other undead.

"The time left for me will not exceed five years.

"What should I do to wake up her consciousness and find her memories? Simply giving her a body that can carry an undead spirit doesn't seem to be enough."

"Don't forget the moonlight and waves of the lighthouse outside the city; they witnessed my proposal and Helen's nod."

"Don't forget Gasparro seafood rice; that is Helen's favorite food. Every time we finished an adventure and returned to Falingang, she would suggest eating it."

"Don't forget the sunset of Andatna Volcano; we met there and promised each other to go see it often. Even if we have become an old man and an old woman, we cannot forget that kind of romance..."

"Don't forget... don't forget... don't forget..."

"My head hurts."

"I destroyed a town, letting two or three hundred people die.

"Seeing those couples, those parents, those children die, I didn't feel happy.

"My heart is like sinking into darkness.

"I know this is my sin, know this is a mistake that can never be made up for, and also know that the me like this is no longer the Burman you liked.

"But I don't regret it."

"Scammers, damn it!

"Killing these scammers made me feel a long-lost happiness."

"Helen, if you were still alive, now we should have our own children, right?

"Why do those evil warlocks always like to take infants, children, and their corpses to invent witchcraft and act as key materials?

"I am more evil than them..."

"Helen, I can't find the direction anymore, all attempts have failed."

"Helen, I want to collect the potion formula and materials for Sequence 5 of the 'Death' pathway."

"Helen, Fidel stopped me. He said that would cause me to completely become a monster, no longer having the original memories.

"Helen, I don't want to forget you.

"Helen, please forgive my cowardice."

"Helen, I actually met an islander from the resurrection island!

"There really exists such an island!

"Harrison defeated me, but he didn't kill me. He asked me why I forcibly switched to the 'Death' pathway.

"He told me that all my previous attempts were wrong. True resurrection is not that simple.

"He said that in the depths of death, there is an imprint of everyone. Only by bringing the corresponding imprint to reality and using it as a foundation to reconstruct the spirit and flesh can true resurrection be achieved, a resurrection with original cognition and complete memory.

"Helen, I am so happy, I see the hope of resurrecting you again."

"Harrison taught me some knowledge of the 'Death' domain. He and his clansmen mastered this knowledge, took back the kind of imprint that belonged to them, and were able to resurrect again and again after dying again and again, never dying, never aging.

"They rarely leave the resurrection island, but it's not absolute. In the many years before, there were also islanders like Harrison who liked to travel everywhere and went to different countries, leaving the legend of the resurrection island in the memories of a few humans, and were organized by people with ulterior motives into sea charts of how to get to the resurrection island.

"The treasure map Mark sold us was fake, but a part of it originated from the real map. Harrison left the resurrection island this time to destroy the real map and kill everyone who knew how to get to that sea area and how to find the resurrection island.

"Helen, according to the knowledge provided by Harrison, I tried to summon the spirit from the depths of death, and I succeeded. I summoned an evil spirit named 'Arden'. It was very weak, and I destroyed it easily, collecting its blood to prepare for the subsequent ritual."

"Helen, I'm sorry, I didn't control my emotions again.

"Since meeting Harrison and obtaining the knowledge to truly resurrect you, I have become increasingly impatient, increasingly without patience, increasingly unable to control my emotions.

"Those Archipelago people are all scammers, they all must die. I killed a scammer, and there are many more scammers. I don't want to waste time anymore, I started that ritual in advance.

"Helen, I'm sorry, I failed again, I wasn't fully prepared."

"Helen, have I gone completely mad? Fidel just refuted me, and I lost my reason, killing everyone in the house.

"He also has to die, that person who wanted to threaten me and Fidel!"

"Helen, I failed, I haven't suffered such a serious injury for a long time.

"More than half of my body is already an undead creature, such an injury is not fatal, but I have no collaborators.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

"Helen, I miss you again."

Lumian read to the end of this dark soft-shell notebook in one breath, gazing at that sentence, and didn't move for a long time.

He seemed to have turned into a statue.

Several minutes passed, and Lumian couldn't help but raise his right hand and rub his temples.

The imprint in the depths of death, the resurrection island, Harrison, these contents surged into his brain messily, making him suddenly regret not asking Franca for help.

In order to let Burman die cleanly, he didn't intend to communicate with this "Devil Warlock" from the beginning, so there was no need to make a trip back to Trier and bring Franca over.

But now, he instinctively wanted to understand the resurrection method provided by Harrison more deeply, and understand that island where the residents died again and again and resurrected again and again.

Hu... Lumian closed the notebook, exhaled, and tried hard to recall the mystical knowledge related to death that he had mastered.

If just the two words "death" and "imprint" were put together, he had heard of it before:

"Magician" mentioned the term "Death Imprint" when answering what the figure of Tudor in the "Samaritan Woman's Spring" was!

"This is a concept different from remnant spirits and brands, and is related to resurrection?

"From the depths of death... what are the depths of death...

"What I know now, clearly related to death, are the Netherworld, the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring', and that Nether River that connects the two worlds...

"It's a pity, I don't know what that Harrison from the resurrection island looks like...

"The knowledge recorded by Burman is also messy, seemingly writing down whatever he thought of. It's impossible to organize a complete resurrection ritual and corresponding principles from it unless it were himself...

"No, it's not very difficult, it's impossible. The knowledge Burman recorded was only what he felt he would forget, and the rest of the knowledge wasn't written at all..." Lumian rubbed his forehead again, unfolded the fake treasure map, and observed it carefully for a while, unable to confirm which part was true and which part was fake.

He planned to send this map to Franca and Jenna after dawn, letting them try to distinguish it using mystical methods.

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The next morning, Lumian wiped his mouth with a napkin, watching Ludwig continue to fight with those breakfast items.

Knock, knock, knock, the door was knocked.

"Please come in." Lumian signaled Lugano to open the door.

You really treat me as a servant? Alright, you pay, you're the boss... Lugano complained to himself twice, left the dining table, and opened the door.

Outside was Philip.

Philip walked into the room and said to Lumian with a smile:

"In another two and a half hours, we will set sail. If you have any special products you want to buy, you must do it as soon as possible."

"No." Lumian stood up and answered with a smile.

Philip looked out the window and said:

"By the way, you might not know yet, that 'Devil Warlock' has been caught."

"Is that so?" Lugano looked surprised.

For the past few days, the hottest topic among passengers on the ship was the "Devil Warlock" Burman, who caused them to be stranded in Falingang.

Seeing Lumian also raise his eyebrows, indicating inquiry, Philip said relaxedly:

"Burman was not only caught, but in the state of a dead body."

"Who did it?" Lumian asked with great interest.

Philip shook his head:

"It's not clear yet, only that it is closely related to the Fool's Church. Hmm, the great adventurer Gehrman Sparrow is said to be the divine messenger of the Fool's Church."

"It wouldn't be that great adventurer who took action himself, would it?" Lugano asked excitedly.

Once at sea, he naturally heard the belief in the "Fool" and had no doubts about it.

—Sailors would tell him, passengers would tell him, and dock workers would tell him the same.

"Who knows? Anyway, those who can kill the 'Devil Warlock' are at least strong people at the level of a pirate admiral." Philip sighed sincerely.

Just at this time, a commotion came from the gangway position. Those passengers who were originally scheduled to board in Falingang were finally allowed to take the "Flying Bird."

Lumian walked to the window and actually saw an acquaintance.

Bartner Conte!

He and that female adventurer with a cute face and good looks boarded the deck side by side.

Lumian pushed open the window and shouted loudly:

"Bartner, are you going to Sear Port too?"

Bartner raised his head in astonishment, looked toward the row of rooms on the highest floor following the sound.

After recognizing Louis Berry, he shouted with a smile:

"Yes, going to witness the prayer-to-the-sea ceremony in Sear Port!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 534 =====