Sequence adventurers roaming between two worlds

Chapter 89 The Secret of the Doll Sun Sequence 9 - Blood Burner's Potion (4k words)

The Lamplighter's Hut.

Leo, now back here, sat opposite Veronica.

Elsa, with her hands behind her back, glances at him every now and then, like a cat that has found a fun toy.

She is a very lively girl.

Leo made a preliminary definition of her in his mind.

He looked at Veronica, the vice-captain of the third squad of the Lamplighters: "Miss Veronica, when can I practice the Solar Sequence?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pressed it to his chest, as if the heartache he had just felt intensified his agitation.

Veronica is young, but she exudes an air of intelligence, which is perfectly accentuated by the curves of her top.

She gently shook her head and said in a gentle tone, "Mr. Leo, I know you're in a hurry, but these things can't be rushed."

"Taking potions and following the Sequence Path is an extremely dangerous thing."

"Even though the sun is currently shining brightly in the sky, and our solar sequence is easier to implement than other sequences, it is still extremely dangerous."

"I don't know what you learned when you were chasing the mysterious, but now that you've become a prospective member of the third squad, I have to make sure you solidify your basic knowledge."

"Rather than turning into a monster with a deformed body and a distorted mind after consuming the potion, it's better for us, as your teammates, to personally send you on your way before that happens."

Veronica's face turned serious: "From today onwards, I will be your tutor for the basics of mysticism. You can read this book yourself first. Starting tomorrow, I will spend an hour teaching you every morning at 9 o'clock until you gain my approval. Only then will I consider letting you take the potion."

Elsa, standing to the side, wiped imaginary sweat from her brow with a lingering fear on her face, and said in an exaggerated tone, "Although my senior is gentle and beautiful, she's still a bit too strict when she's 'teacher.'"

"Leo, you'd better watch out. My courses aren't easy to pass—ouch!"

Her little head had been punished again, and she squatted in the corner with tears in her eyes.

Leo carefully accepted the book, which was as thick as a brick, from Veronica.

Elsa's fear of theoretical learning was actually one of the key reasons he risked infiltrating the Church of the Sun.

On the tanned brown book cover, seven large characters are written in light gold lettering.

The basics of being a lamplighter.

"I will definitely study hard."

Seeing Leo's extremely serious expression, Veronica felt somewhat gratified. Then, she glared fiercely at Elsa in the corner, causing the latter to let out a mournful "coo".

"For the next three days, you can rest in the Lamplighter's Hut and brush up on these basics. Once the procedures are completed and you have your identification badge, you can decide where to stay."

Veronica stood up and patted off non-existent dust from her skirt.

"Oh, right." Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something: "In the Lamplighter's Hut, there's a basement where the last member of our Third Squad, Koodor, lives."

"Don't panic if you meet him; he's one of our own."

"He's a pretty outgoing guy, which can be annoying, but he's very reliable."

After saying these words, Veronica left with Elsa, who had regained her cheerful disposition.

Leo paused, looking at the empty Lamplighter's Hut where he was all alone.

Just like that, you left him here all alone?

Leo didn't care, but did the other party really let their guard down against him like that?

After a moment's thought, Leo stopped thinking about it. Anyway, he didn't plan to cause any trouble. With the [Blind Spot] on him, he wasn't afraid of the other party continuing to investigate.

Since it was still early, he simply found a seat, opened the thick book "Introduction to Lamp Bearers," and began reading it with great interest.

The opening line is still the familiar one: "The stars revolve, the spirit fires flicker, all things return to one, all are but the slightest brilliance of the Seven Rulers manifesting in the world."

Just like how Christians in their past lives would silently say "God bless" before doing anything, Leo got used to it.

He continued flipping through the pages.

For a moment, the only sound in the small room was the rustling of his turning the pages of his book.

After an unknown amount of time, Leo was startled by a sudden, faint buzzing vibration.

The flow of time when he was immersed in knowledge was much faster than he had imagined.

He first glanced at the clock on the wall and realized that more than three hours had passed.

It must be said that the book's wealth of basic mystical knowledge made it so captivating that he couldn't put it down.

The creation theory derives from the mysterious source of the "First Creator" and the "Seven Rulers" that arose from His outflow.

This leads to various paths of inquiry in modern occultism, such as: "The Theory of Rank Limits" and "The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Seven God Sequences," etc.

The only pity is that this introductory book does not mention the specific method of digesting potions. It only mentions that "the digestion of potions is of utmost importance to all Sequence Walkers" without going into details.

Clearly, this part of the knowledge is not within the scope of "introduction".

Leo sighed regretfully before turning his attention to the "culprit" that had interrupted his quiet reading time.

It was a young man who emerged from a hidden passage in the wall.

He had long, slightly curly brown hair, a high nose, and fair skin. At that moment, he was stretching and yawning, looking drowsy.

Sensing Leo's gaze, his sleepy eyes also turned towards him.

Eyes facing each other.

His eyes lit up, and the sleepiness in them was replaced by an emotion that excited him even more.

"You must be Leo, the new reserve player?"

"Nice to meet you. I'm Kodo, a member of the third squad."

With a hearty smile on his face, he strode up to Leo and extended his hand in a friendly manner.

Is he the last member of the squad that Vice-Captain Veronica mentioned?

Indeed, they seemed very enthusiastic.

Leo thought to himself, forcing a wary and reserved expression on his face, but still extended his hand and shook hands with the other person: "Hello, I'm Leo."

Koodo didn't seem to care about his attitude; clearly, the members of the third squad had ways to communicate with each other over long distances.

Veronica had informed Leo of his condition in advance.

"Don't be nervous. Once you're in the third squad of the Lamplighters, you'll be close partners from now on."

Kodo wanted to pat Leo on the shoulder, but considering Leo's wariness, he subtly withdrew his outstretched hand.

He stretched again: "Guarding the fate slave dolls, it's exhausting! I can only leave for three minutes at most; it's really hard work."

The word "doll" instantly touched Leo's heartstrings.

He risked joining the Lamplighters for four reasons.

The first is to learn the correct way to increase potion digestibility.

Second, we need to find a way to obtain the recipes for the Shadow Sequence potions.

Third, it is to lay the groundwork for stealing the Deep Blue Flame Pearl seven days later. He and the clown, one in the open and one in the shadows, can cooperate with each other to maximize the success rate of the theft.

Fourth, we need to figure out what exactly the doll that Leona turned into after her death, which was taken away by the Lamplighter, is.

Now, clues related to the fourth objective are right in front of him.

Leo casually asked, as if following up on the other person's question, "Fate Slave Doll, what is that? Is it dangerous?"

"That is indeed a very dangerous forbidden object." Kodo nodded seriously. "Even with multiple layers of sealing, if no one watches it for more than three minutes, it could teleport away and return to its destined owner at any time."

"The Fate Slave Doll is essentially a part of a false fate woven by its Fate Master. If it were allowed to return, the Fate Master could extract the power of fate from the doll and weave a false fate for another individual."

"In this way, we will no longer be able to trace the origins of this destiny."

"Right now, His Highness the Bishop is busy with other matters and has no time to deal with the Fate Slave Doll. Our mission as the Third Squad is to guard the Fate Slave Doll and prevent it from teleporting away before His Highness the Bishop has any free time."

A storm raged within Leo's heart.

The master of destiny? Could it be the "supreme creator" recorded in Leona's notes? No, to be precise, it should be the "mother of pleasure."

That eerie entity that spread the message that newborn young gods would be born in Falling Star Harbor.

How could it possibly manipulate the fate of others through such an unbelievable ability?

From this perspective, Leona's actions, seemingly the execution of her own will, have in fact become part of the "false fate" woven by the Mother of Pleasure.

With a turmoil in his heart, Leo said with some trepidation, "Is it alright for you to tell me such a confidential and important matter?"

Kodo waved his hand dismissively: "Hey, it's fine. You stay here and watch us go in and out of the basement every day. Sooner or later you'll find out."

"Oh, right!"

His eyes brightened: "Leo, why don't you come down with me and keep me company? I'm getting sleepy so easily when I'm watching alone—ugh—"

As he spoke, Kodo couldn't help but yawn.

"This—" Leo wanted to refuse, but Kodo, who had "found a way to refresh himself," grabbed his wrist and led him into the secret passage.

After passing through a narrow, dark passage, Leo arrived at an underground chamber that was about five meters long, wide, and high.

The walls, floors, and ceilings here are engraved with dense, semi-transparent patterns, resembling the lines of some kind of ritual formation.

Leo speculated that the ritual array might have served to "isolate" or "seal".

His gaze swept past Kodo in front of him and landed on the crude doll, no bigger than the palm of his hand, placed on the wooden table in the center of the basement.

"It really is a doll that Leona turned into after her death!"

Having witnessed it firsthand, Leo was finally able to confirm it.

Kodo stretched and walked to a bench in the corner, then called Leo over.

Leo walked over somewhat "frightened," as if startled by a puppet of fate.

After a while, once he had recovered, he carefully flipped through the book "The Lamplighter: An Introduction" on his lap.

As he flipped through the pages, he casually asked, as if to distract himself and ease his tension, "Mr. Kodo, I heard from the captain and vice-captain that my condition can only be cured by practicing the path of the solar sequence."

"Speaking of which, what was the name of the potion in the earliest sequence of our solar sequence, Sequence 9?"

Having someone to chat with, Koodos, though tired, still mustered his energy: "The Sequence 9 potion of the Sun Sequence is called [Blood Burner]."

"It can—"

But before he could finish speaking, perhaps because Leo was there to keep an eye on him, Kodo could no longer hold on and closed his eyes as he spoke.

He fell asleep.

"What the hell?"

Leo was stunned for a moment.

Are you that tired?

He frowned slightly, shook Kodo twice, but couldn't wake him up.

Although he felt something was amiss, he could only helplessly shift his gaze to the doll in the center, knowing that the Fate Slave Doll would teleport away if left unattended for more than three minutes.

Upon seeing this, he suddenly felt an itch in his heart.

"Kood is fast asleep, and the rest of the third squad are nowhere to be seen. If I make my move now, I can definitely take this Fate Slave Doll—besides, Kood is a Lamplighter after all; he might have some good stuff on him. If I use [Hand of Thieves] to steal it—"

Suddenly, a desolate and lonely wolf howl echoed in Leo's heart.

It was like the cool moonlight, instantly washing over my whole body.

"wrong!"

Leo's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly realized that something was wrong.

There seemed to be some inexplicable force in this basement, stirring up his inner desires.

If it weren't for the "divine" display of his mastery of the Wolf Hunting Breathing Technique, and if his basic attribute of spirit weren't high enough, he probably would have already made his move.

Is it the power of fate to enslave puppets?

No, it shouldn't be.

If it still had this ability after being sealed away, it would have teleported away long ago.

If it's not a Fate Slave Doll, then there's only one possibility left: it's the Lamplighters' Third Squad!

The Sun Chapel is only a preliminary verification.

His current amplified desires will be the ultimate test for him!

"I knew it. How could a woman like Veronica, who is obviously cautious, trust me so easily and leave me alone in the Lamplighter's Hut?"

Having figured this out, Leo's heart stirred slightly. He feigned extreme fear and shrank into the corner.

Based on his current persona, he is a victim who has just been rescued, filled with unease and fear. With his emotions amplified, this is how he should behave.

at the same time.

Outside the Lamplighter's Hut, Veronica, observing Leo's reaction in the basement through the mirror in front of her, finally let her guard down completely.

"He is indeed a victim."

Elsa nodded slightly in agreement.

After looking at it for a while and confirming that there were no problems, Veronica first sent the message "It's okay" to Coodo through the lamplighter's identification badge before putting away the bronze mirror.

Standing in the moonlight, she thought for a moment: "Now that we've confirmed that Leo is alright, we could let him get used to the life of a lamplighter first."

"Our third squad is going to the Governor's Mansion tomorrow. Let's take Leo with us."

"I've heard that the Governor's daughter, the 'most dazzling jewel' of Falling Star Harbor, is a sucker for good looks. Bringing Leo along might make communication smoother."

Veronica had to admit that Leo was the most handsome young man she had ever seen.