Chapter 272: The Extraordinary Path of the King in Yellow

Chapter 272: The Extraordinary Path of the King in Yellow

When Hastur returned to the basement of Mr. A's house, Mr. A was still in the room praying to the statue of the True Creator, waiting for the Lord to assign him a new task.

Hastur did not disturb him and entered the basement, lying back in the coffin.

His consciousness dispersed, returning to the Hall of Stars.

This time, the divine descent lasted only about two hours. Hastur did not experience the severe aftereffects of the first time and even had the energy to think about the events of the night.

With the disruption he caused to the Yellow Robe Monks, the situation would certainly change, and his safety was somewhat assured.

Now, what he needed to do was to control the Yellow Robe Monks as much as possible, so they could handle inconvenient matters in the future.

But he needed to wait a few days until Lady Lisa had reorganized the internal atmosphere of the Yellow Robe Monks before he could appear again.

After thinking about this, Hastur closed his eyes and used divination to find the complete extraordinary path of the King in Yellow from Cardiff.

The process went smoothly. Except for Sequence 0, Hastur had already figured out the sequences of this extraordinary path.

- Sequence 9: Gambler

- Sequence 8: Chanting Priest

- Sequence 7: Playwright

- Sequence 6: Exorcist

- Sequence 5: Winner

- Sequence 4: Priest

- Sequence 3: Fate Stealer

- Sequence 2: Divine Revelation

- Sequence 1: Pope

Tonight, Cardiff was Sequence 3, Fate Stealer. He hid in his own fate, trying to steal and assimilate it, replacing it. This was the extraordinary ability of this sequence.

It was somewhat similar to Amon's ability, but Amon's way of stealing fate was more through deception and concealment, essentially remaining himself.

Cardiff's Fate Stealing was a complete replacement in essence.

Once successful, both fate and soul would be hard to see through.

Unfortunately, the fate he tried to steal was also contested by the True Creator and the King in Yellow, with the Hall of Stars in the shadows.

As a Sequence 3, he was just cannon fodder in this situation, not qualified to participate in the contest.

"Priest, Fate Stealer, Divine Revelation, Pope..."

Hastur seriously pondered the connections between these four sequences, focusing on Sequence 2, Divine Revelation.

Divine Revelation, the Hall of Stars also provided a similar authority.

Could this be just a coincidence?

"Why does it feel like the extraordinary path of the King in Yellow involves many other extraordinary paths?"

Heh, a patchwork monster.

Hastur sneered, mocking the King in Yellow in his heart.

The next morning, Hastur woke up at around six, waking up the drowsy Aisala from its little nest.

"Meow?"

Aisala covered its eyes with its two fluffy front paws, turned over, and yawned softly, turning its back to Hastur.

"Why aren't you as energetic as yesterday?"

Hastur teased it and then left the room for a walk under its resentful gaze.

Located in the countryside, the morning air was very fresh, far better than Backlund.

Hastur deliberately strolled back slowly until after eight.

Caius, who had learned of the internal changes in the organization, shivered as he watched Hastur return from his walk outside the castle.

Although the person mentioned in the message sent overnight was not Hastur but another mysterious young man, he couldn't help but compare Hastur with the young man described in the letter.

He concluded that the younger and more handsome a person looked, the more extraordinary they were.

Hastur smiled and greeted Caius, "Mr. Caius, my new butler, good morning."

Caius shivered and replied fearfully, "Good morning, my lord. Your breakfast is ready."

"No rush." Hastur pointed to the road leading from the castle to the town, "A convenient road needs to be built."

"I'll arrange it right away."

"Yes, and the main roads leading to the plantations also need to be repaired and widened."

Hastur then made several suggestions for road construction, such as using a mixture of gravel and soil instead of just stone to save time and resources.

He also emphasized the need for drainage ditches on both sides of the road to prevent serious water accumulation during rainy days, which could turn the road into mud.

Caius listened carefully, and when he couldn't remember everything, he quickly asked someone to bring paper and pen to take notes.

Hastur was very satisfied with this work attitude and patted Caius on the shoulder, saying, "Loyal and diligent subordinates are the easiest to promote."

Caius straightened his back unconsciously, full of motivation.

After Hastur finished breakfast, Caius had already prepared a preliminary draft, including road planning, personnel allocation, and estimated completion dates.

Employees with hope in life work efficiently.

Hastur took Caius's preliminary draft, made some suggestions, and let Caius proceed.

The draft did not mention funding, and Caius did not bring it up, so Hastur pretended not to know.

Caius, being Sequence 5, Winner, certainly wasn't short of money. It was a good opportunity to see the financial situation of the Yellow Robe Monks.

Back in his room, Hastur signaled to Sharon in the mirror that she no longer needed to hide.

"Is the matter resolved?"

Sharon, being smart, guessed a bit from Hastur's words and actions.

"Yes, for now, there's no problem. This castle originally belonged to me, and it still does."

Sharon did not ask how Hastur resolved the situation, just nodded.

She picked up Aisala, went to the window to enjoy the view for a while, and suddenly asked, "Is my New Year's gift ready?"

"After dinner tonight, you can see the New Year's gift I prepared."

At around eight in the evening, Hastur and Sharon were in the room, with Aisala unhappily guarding the door, waving its sharp little claws to keep everyone away.

"The characteristic of the summoning messenger ritual magic is to pray to oneself, drawing power from one's spirituality, without needing a deity."

"First, you choose the corresponding herbs and essential oils, which is similar to normal ritual magic, but the candle only needs to symbolize yourself..."

"Then comes the incantation, divided into three parts. The first part is 'I', which can be in Ancient Hermes, Giant, Dragon, or Elvish. The second part is 'I summon in my name', which can be in Hermes. The third part is the specific description of the summoned entity..."

Sharon, not wanting to speak so much, wrote the summoning messenger content on paper for Hastur to read.

Hastur read it two or three times, finding it similar to his knowledge of mysticism, and began preparing the summoning ritual.

After setting up the appropriate herbs and essential oils, Hastur thought the most pleasing material would be shiny gold pounds. If Sharon weren't there, he would have tried using gold pounds as ritual materials.

Hastur calmed himself and began chanting in Ancient Hermes:

"I!

I summon in my name:

The spirit wandering in the void, the friendly creature to be commanded, Reinette Tinekerr."

To accurately summon Sharon's teacher, Hastur had to lock onto Reinette Tinekerr with direct descriptive phrases.

He also worried that his uniqueness might attract other terrifying beings, so he played it safe.

After chanting, Hastur glanced at Sharon, seeing her calm face now showing a shocked expression, staring at him with nervous, puzzled, and expectant eyes.

Her hands, naturally hanging by her skirt, were now clenched into fists, her body trembling slightly.

Whoosh!

A sudden wind arose, the candle flames turned ghostly green, and the surroundings became cold and eerie.

The candle flames swayed, growing to the size of a human head, and the wind in the room became more intense.

A translucent head slowly emerged as if breaking through a thin membrane.

With pale golden hair and blood-red eyes, the face was beautiful and dignified.

When the head fully emerged, Sharon stood frozen, staring unblinkingly at the familiar face.

Reinette Tinekerr, still wearing a complex, dark, and gloomy black dress, held four identical heads with golden hair and red eyes in her hands.

"Is... it... you... summoning... me?" Reinette Tinekerr's four heads spoke in turn.

She noticed Sharon standing aside and all four heads turned, speaking in unison, "Sharon... why... are... you... here?"

"Teacher, I missed..."

Sharon, excited, took a step forward, ready to express her longing, but quickly regained her composure when she saw Hastur watching her.

"I think I should go calm down Aisala, who is about to explode."

Hastur left the room, glancing at Sharon's interesting expression as he went.

(End of Chapter)