Chapter 184

Shèng Lándé.

Soulfire Rock Area.

Inside the quiet yet scorching rental cottage.

On the small wooden table sat an antique bronze three‑branched candlestick, the three candles respectively black, semi‑transparent, and white.

To the left of the candlestick were flowers from the spirit realm, placed in silver vessels.

To the right were sheets of paper stained with Taku's blood.

"The miraculous spirit that walks within the Great Three‑Eyed God, Sacred Gaia, the Pan‑Plane, the Azure Star Sea, the Supernatural Holy Spirit Realm."

"A free one belonging to the Augu Double‑Star ecology."

"A neutral, friendly creature that upholds order."

"I am your friendly friend, an indispensable companion on your journey."

"Listen to my summons…"

As Taku chanted the awkward, highly restrictive incantation ritual.

Within the mirror‑like surface of the ritual firelight formed by the three candles.

Figures kept flashing by one after another.

Some were mighty and awe‑inspiring, towering and vast.

Some were frail in form, their movements hidden.

Some hurried past, a fleeting glimpse.

And Taku was not in a hurry, just waiting quietly like that.

At that moment.

The ritual Taku was performing was the contract ceremony to establish a friendly, equal, harmonious coexistence【Magical Messenger】.

Yes!

Taku was summoning his own【Magical Messenger】.

And this ritual.

It was the half‑taught lesson from Stan Lee, who was Abraham's half‑teacher, the second ship captain of the Blood Blade Sky Pirates, that Taku received.

Three days ago.

After Taku cameoed as a sky pirate and, together with Abraham and others, stole the airship of the Tianfan Merchant Guild.

After the airship traveled southward several dozen kilometers.

After Taku and Dr. Stan Lee jointly dealt with any possible investigative traces.

Taku then got up and left the sky pirate band.

Besides obtaining the most important luminous material containing the Angel Sequence trait.

Taku learned quite a lot of useful things from Stan Lee.

For example!

Before him, Taku was performing the【Magical Messenger】contract ritual.

Normal spellcasters residing in city‑states would construct their own "magic hearth."

And with the city‑state's steam towers and steam lighthouses, the magical network's connective links.

Basically, a【Magical Messenger】is not needed.

But, as the owner of the magical cottage.

That【Magical Messenger】becomes quite necessary.

Often, supernaturals will be in such remote places, even outside the supernatural world itself.

At such times, having a Magical Messenger magical cottage.

Communication with the outside world will not be interrupted.

For example.

Taku is sailing far out.

Likewise, he can write letters to several instructors of the Thorn Flower Magical Tower to consult related matters.

Even if Taku needs help from companions, he can likewise write letters to summon them.

Even.

If the Magical Messenger is strong enough.

Interworld express delivery is also possible.

As the【Magical Messenger】contract ritual continues.

The three candles are also burning rapidly.

But within the ritual firelight mirror, figures continually flit by.

Yet none ever stop.

For a moment, Taku began to doubt his talent in "summoning."

Dealing with those magic wolves, Taku could still twist the melon even if it wasn't sweet, as long as it quenched thirst.

But for the neutral, equal, friendly beings of the【Magical Messenger】dimension.

Once Taku does that.

Then…… in the field of mysticism concerning the【Magical Messenger】within the Great Three‑Eyed God, Sacred Gaia, the Pan‑Plane, the Azure Star Sea, the Supernatural Holy Spirit Realm.

Taku will naturally be despised.

You should know, this is the covenant made by the Great Three‑Eyed God when creating world balance, with the stratum dimensions.

Just as Taku felt somewhat vexed because his summoning talent wasn't strong enough.

A "chi!" sound.

The flames of the three sacrificial candles were instantly extinguished.

What's going on?

Ta Ke, who wasn't well-versed in occult mysticism, blinked in surprise.

Just as Ta Ke was about to step forward to check.

A sticky, damp, oppressive, heavy feeling gathered from all directions.

Even the ground became moist, even beginning to accumulate water.

Ta Ke wiped a hand across the ground.

The standing water on the ground made a splashing sound.

Ta Ke looked outward.

Outside the window was pitch black.

Even within Ta Ke's field of vision, the dimensions of the layers became blurred.

Drip… drip…

Immediately after, a light pattering rain fell, dripping onto Ta Ke's body, dripping into Ta Ke's steam-wizard ecology, and even… dripping into the depths of Ta Ke's soul.

With the light rain,

The hut where Ta Ke was began to sway rhythmically.

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

That feeling was as if a lone hut on the wilderness had its lights lit.

A towering beast approached step by step.

Even without the beast actively attacking,

just needing its steps to draw nearer.

would be enough to shatter the wilderness hut.

Boom—

At the most oppressive moment when foot and ground intertwined, the footsteps ceased abruptly.

One, two, three…

Dozens, hundreds, dense brown and black soaked tentacles.

They pierced through Ta Ke's hut from all directions, spreading toward Ta Ke.

Fortunately, Ta Ke had already withdrawn the power of the bulwark before performing the ritual.

Otherwise…

A powerful 【magic messenger】 that even Ta Ke could not glimpse the true form of.

It wanted to violently kick the door open.

Ta Ke wasn't sure if he could leave a complete corpse.

Hmm… messengers are neutral friendly creatures; violent dismantling probably wouldn't… right!

A large number of tentacles came to a stop around Ta Ke.

Ta Ke took a deep breath, steadied the ripples in his heart, and casually took out the prepared magic letter, as well as the magic card that Dr. Stan Lee had specially anchored for Ta Ke's own magic fireplace.

"Deliver this letter to the location of this magic fireplace."

Following Ta Ke's command,

The tentacles of the powerful 【magic messenger】 that had been summoned,

wound Ta Ke's magic letter and the fireplace's magic card into the tentacles.

After the tentacles lingered a moment around the surroundings, they also took the ancient bronze three‑headed candlestick on the ritual stand.

Obviously, those three‑headed candlesticks were the fare for that powerful 【magic messenger】 to run away.

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

…………

Accompanied by the fading boom.

The light outside the window gradually recovered, and Ta Ke also gradually returned from the bizarre mystical scene to reality.

The originally damp, oppressive, heavy environment also disappeared.

The ground remained as dry as ever, and even the light of the furnace heart fire outside the window still danced inside through the glass.

Pushing open the room door,

approaching the balcony.

watching the lively, noisy, and real world outside.

"Huh…"

Ta Ke let out a long breath.

"These powerful beings in the occult field are indeed amazingly formidable."

"Even I now cannot even glimpse their true form."

"High talent is high talent, but… only when a higher level brings out that talent does it count as true strength."

"A talent that hasn't grown is just a talent, not a strong one."

The amulet containing the angel sequence trait has already been obtained.

Next up are the ocean crystal from the underground black market Star Orbit Dao Society and the dragon crystal from the dwarf family.

But before that, I need to first raise my Steam·Origin Spirit State talent to 2000%.

In theory, this is an existence at the ceiling level of SSS-rank talent.

What will happen after breaking through this ceiling?

Step by step, during the process of collecting the other two resources, I will gradually raise this Steam·Origin Spirit State talent to the 1990% level.

After fully adapting, I will then undertake the final 2000% breakthrough.

This way, I can better handle any possible abnormal situations that may arise.

Just as Ta Ke felt the baking of the Furnace Heart Fire Dao.

When feeling the "truth" of Sheng Lande.

The magic fireplace in the house went "whoosh~" as flames lit up.

A magical letter flew from the magical flames onto the coffee table.

The invisible rune hand picked up the letter, and the initial spiritual perception blossomed.

It was a letter from Ba Jinsi.

After carefully examining it.

Ta Ke chuckled lightly.

The dwarf family has sent news.

Moreover, it's quite good news.

After finishing reading, Ta Ke returned indoors.

Shortly after, Ta Ke completed the 【Bastion】 ritual, re-infusing the power of the bastion into the bastion of the rented cottage.

During this period, there have been quite a few battles in the spirit realm layer.

Moreover, they have become increasingly intense.

Ta Ke used the bastion to isolate the cottage from the spirit realm layer.

Even if a large-scale battle occurs, it will not affect Ta Ke here.