Chapter 98

Chapter 98: Sacrifice

‘Indeed… This should be the true ability of this navigation book now, right? I didn’t expect it to also be a communication tool, like a Mysticism version of QQ or WeChat?’

Dorothy thought as she looked at the new information identified by the Identification Technique. At that moment, she understood why the message appeared on the navigation book. Clearly, the word she had written stopped on some text, and then someone saw it and responded.

It felt just like when a message in a bottle on QQ is seen and replied to…

Dorothy thought, then carefully examined the response. She frowned.

‘Master? Please enlighten me. What use is knowledge? Who is this believer responding? Is he treating my message as divine revelation? How did his train of thought lead to this conclusion?’

Looking at the words in the book, Dorothy couldn’t help but scratch her head. She was unclear about the other party’s situation and naturally didn’t know what kind of situation the “online friend” was in to respond in such a manner.

Another thing she was concerned about was the system. Based on previous circumstances, Dorothy had confirmed that the system could help receive prayers. She hadn’t expected it could also accept prayers sent through the navigation book.

‘The prayer seems to have no specific reference. It passed through the “internet line” of the navigation book and was perceived by the system, which then notified me.’

After some thought, Dorothy figured out that the current situation was the result of the interaction between the navigation book and the system. The navigation book served as a medium to convey distant prayers, and the system received an unnamed prayer. Now, the problem was how to respond to this prayer.

“Although I don’t know why you wrote a prayer in the book, since you asked about the use of knowledge, I can only answer…”

Muttering to herself, Dorothy pondered for a moment before picking up a pen and writing the words her teacher taught her in elementary school under the response.

“Knowledge changes fate; knowledge is power.”

Then, Dorothy’s words merged into the pages of the book.

…

In the underground crypt beneath Red Creek Town Church, Vania, huddled in a corner, stared anxiously and hopefully at the Sacred Text in her hands, watching the spot where the characters she had just written had disappeared.

‘It’s gone? The words are gone? What’s happening here? Could it be that my prayer reached the Master?’

Just as Vania was puzzled, ink stains suddenly appeared on the Sacred Text in her hand, forming sentences below the word “knowledge.” Seeing these sentences, Vania was stunned.

‘Knowledge changes fate; knowledge is power? Is this the Master’s teaching? It seems reasonable. Through learning more knowledge, one can change their life’s fate. At the same time, knowledge is an intangible power that can play a role in various aspects. My work requires accumulating more knowledge… It’s no wonder it’s a divine revelation; it has philosophical depth… Ah no! This isn’t the time for preaching! Can you give some practical help, my Lord!’

Vania shouted inwardly, then picked up a pen and wrote on the book.

“Lord, please guide me. What is the practical use of knowledge that can save me from danger?”

…

‘Stuck in a dangerous situation? Saving?’

Sitting at the desk, seeing the words that appeared on the book, Dorothy’s expression tightened. From the description, the other party seemed to be in some crisis, praying to a deity. Although she didn’t know why they were praying to her, she felt she couldn’t ignore it.

“System, can I know the current condition of the person praying?” Dorothy asked the voice in her mind, and the system quickly gave a response.

‘Detecting the current state of the person praying, please wait… Detection complete… The connection with the person praying is too weak to display an image. Additionally… High spiritual knowledge detected, recommended for cultivation.’

The system finished its response, but Dorothy was taken aback again.

‘The person praying currently possesses a secret transmission? But… I don’t even know where they are. They might be very far away. How can I cultivate their secret transmission?’

Dorothy continued to ask the system, and the answer was concise.

‘Consuming ‘Enlightenment’ or ‘Silence’ spiritual energy can open an information exchange channel between you and the person praying. Information can be exchanged through sacrifice and granting. Additionally, since the information channel can only carry information, the material carrier of the sacrificed information will be destroyed.’

‘Information exchange channel… Sacrifice and granting…’

Listening to the system’s response, Dorothy was slightly stunned, then suddenly had an idea. She immediately asked the system again.

‘Hey, system, can I use this channel to imprint a soul book and grant knowledge to others?’

‘Certainly…’

Hearing the system’s words, Dorothy curiously rubbed her chin. She wanted to conduct an experiment now.

‘System, tell me now how to perform a remote sacrifice for the person praying.’

…

In the ground crypt of the small church in Red Creek Town, Vania continued to nervously watch the Sacred Text in front of her, waiting for what she believed would be the “Master’s” response. Because this wait was quite long, her heart was even more anxious.

‘What’s going on… Why haven’t the words appeared yet? Lord… Have you abandoned me?’

Just as Vania was panicking, finally, more words appeared on the Sacred Text.

“Sacrifice knowledge… to gain grace…

“Place your hand on the secret transmission and meditate to sacrifice.”

‘Sacrifice knowledge… to gain grace? Sacrifice the secret transmission? Does the Lord need the secret transmission?’

Seeing the information that appeared on the Sacred Text, Vania was taken aback. In her impression, although the three saints of the Radiant Church had regular sacrificial rituals, they were mostly ceremonial and rarely involved actual sacrifices. Sacrifice was not an important tradition in the Radiant Church, unlike many greedy cults of evil deities.

More importantly, even the cruel and bloody sacrifices to evil deities usually involved living sacrifices or evil objects. Vania had never heard of sacrificing a secret transmission.

‘The Lord I’m praying to seems a bit strange, different from what is written in the Sacred Text. Should I ask now if He is one of the three saints or perhaps an angel under their command… or even the will of the Savior himself?’

Vania was thinking when suddenly there was a loud crash from next door, startling Vania. She dared not waste any more time.

She immediately placed the yellow-covered old book she carried in front of her on the ground. This was the secret transmission Vania took from Dickter’s stone coffin earlier. She had just taken it out when the fight began, so Vania quickly hid with the secret transmission still in her hand.

Now, she was about to sacrifice this secret transmission written by the bishop of the Radiant Church three hundred years ago, which she had never read and knew nothing about.

‘Lord Dickter, please do not blame me. Your secret transmission has been chosen by the Lord, this is your glory, and also my honor.’

Muttering these words, Vania closed her eyes and placed her hand on the secret transmission, then meditated.

‘Sacrifice…’

At this moment, through the “Navigation of the Literary Sea” as a medium, Dorothy, who sensed Vania’s sacrifice, consumed a bit of “Enlightenment,” allowing the system to open an information channel directly connecting her and Vania, bypassing the “Navigation of the Literary Sea.”

Suddenly, a magical array with a faint glow appeared beneath the secret transmission Vania touched. The layers of the array were complex with intricate runes. If Vania opened her eyes at this moment, she would find that the spiritual symbols on the array were not the familiar “lamp” symbol but an open eye, the symbol of “Enlightenment.”

Suddenly, under the influence of mysterious power, the secret transmission in the center of the array cracked bit by bit, disintegrating into ashes. Its material carrier was being slowly destroyed, while the knowledge within was transmitted through the information channel to the distant Dorothy.

Sitting in the room, after receiving the knowledge Vania had sacrificed, Dorothy, without hesitation, used the system to redeem.

“So… What kind of card will be drawn? Will that card save you from danger? It all depends on your fate, devout believer…”