This isn't a souls-like game at all.

Therefore, the appearance can be changed according to your ideas.

It can also increase its strength by absorbing other catalysts.

After reading the item description, Ye Yiyi was stunned.

This catalyst is not just a transitional item as Alice casually described it!

Can absorb other catalysts and enhance the power of this catalyst.

Isn’t this a perfect growth catalyst?

"Do you like it?" The girl bent down and leaned forward, raised her cheek in front of Ye Yiyi, and looked at his reaction with a smile.

"I love so much."

Ye Yiyi also smiled and responded to her, "This is a great gift, I will cherish it."

"I'm glad you like it. Why don't you try it?"

Alice turned the dagger in her hand, and the sharp blade flew up and down between her fingers, dazzling Ye Yiyi.

"But..." He reacted and hesitated, "I don't have any magic of the kings that I can use..."

"Oh~?"

Alice stretched out her tone, an inexplicable smile appeared on her face again, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

"I say, Yiyi, is your memory loss really that severe? It should be common sense to be able to use catalysts without using magic, right?"

"what?"

As he suddenly felt horrified, Alice pinched his chin, gently lifted it up, and said with a smile on her face.

"Or, actually, you... want me to teach you how to use it myself?"

Hearing this, Ye Yiyi's panic finally eased a little and he felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, Alice didn't suspect anything else...

But looking at the mysterious smile on the girl's face, he fell silent again.

Alice is so smart...even if she really discovered something, she wouldn't say it directly, right?

"Then... I'll trouble you, Alice." He gave an awkward but polite smile.

"Just leave everything to me." Alice stroked the boy's chin with her fingertips and said with a smile.

Chapter 197 [Soul Summoning Bell]

Under Alice's personal instruction, Ye Yiyi quickly mastered the correct usage of [Birth of the Messiah].

Looking at the white light curtain floating in the palm of the arm armor and the various contents presented on it, Ye Yiyi's expression was stiff.

The magic catalyst Alice made for him has various basic functions such as real-time communication, map navigation, storage of commonly used spells instead of spell slots, and intelligent casting.

"Isn't this thing just a crossover version of a cell phone?" he roared inwardly.

It was not until then that he understood the actual meaning of the last sentence in the item description of [Alice's Ritual Dagger].

"It is said that in the ancient era of the land kingdoms, the magic of the kings spread to every inch of the bordering land.

“Therefore, the catalysts used for spellcasting come in a variety of forms and have long become a necessity in life.

"In other words, going out without a catalyst is like going out without a mobile phone, and you can't live a normal life.

"My previous behavior was like holding a smartphone and saying it couldn't be used because it didn't discharge.

"Alice said that curses can cause amnesia, but her misunderstanding of the use of catalysts is almost a mistake of common sense..."

He turned his head to look at Alice beside him. The girl looked at him with her sword-like eyebrows raised, and the corners of her mouth on her pretty face were slightly raised.

That faint smile and the subtle look that seemed to see through everything but said nothing made Ye Yiyi feel very uncomfortable.

Just as he had feared most, he ultimately made a crucial error of common sense.

"It seems that you have already mastered its usage."

The girl looked at Ye Yiyi's skillful manipulation of the magic catalyst, clapped her hands in satisfaction, took out the black dagger again, and released the same white light curtain.

A flash of light passed by, and Alice appeared as a contact on Ye Yiyi's light curtain.

"Let's try to connect. The ability to communicate is achieved through the earth veins and the magic engraved in the catalyst.

“But after so many years, I don’t know whether these functions can still be used normally.

"If that doesn't work, we'll have to find a lingering temple and reconnect with the ley lines."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yiyi nodded silently, thinking that the earth veins were the network, the Lingering Temple was the base station, and the catalyst was the mobile terminal.

Come to think of it, Alice had contacted her teammates through the catalyst and navigated to the underground observatory through the map.

So, the Yinghui Temple that Bai Yu is going to explore is responsible for functions related to the earth veins?

As his thoughts turned, the light screen changed, showing that Alice was being contacted.

After a moment, the light changed again, indicating that the connection failed.

“It doesn’t seem possible.”

He looked away and looked at Alice, who frowned slightly.

"That's within expectations."

Alice's face showed no sign of dejection.

"But there's no Lingering Temple nearby. Looks like we have to continue north."

"Come to think of it, do you still remember Bai Yu?" Ye Yiyi suddenly said.

"You mean the White Feather Knight of the Royal Guard?"

Alice's eyes became inexplicably sharp, but her tone remained calm.

"You have a military temperament, you value honor extremely much, and you're also a real tomboy... Every word you ever said to me is still deeply impressed on me."

"You're actually quite authentic now..." He muttered, rolling his eyes, "both in personality and appearance."

"So you like this type, huh?"

"I..." Ye Yiyi's phone crashed.

You two are both of this type, can I say I like you or not?

If she likes you, then you should ask whether she likes you or her?

If they don't like it, then it means they don't like you.

I didn’t mean to say this!!

How did it suddenly become a life-threatening question?

"...So what happened to Bai Yu?"

Alice narrowed her eyes slightly and didn't dwell on this issue too much.

In other words, there is no point in getting entangled.

At first, Bai Yu was the White Feather Knight of the Royal Guard, and she was just an ordinary zoologist.

But now she is already a top magic researcher, and her status is even higher than that of Master Wang!

The existence that once required admiration now seems to be nothing more than this.

Seeing Alice take the initiative to change the subject, Ye Yiyi breathed a sigh of relief.

"We discussed the unusual changes in the leylines in the Cursed Hall before. Nivea has asked Baiyu to investigate the nearby Lingering Temple."

"She went exploring alone?" Alice raised an eyebrow. "How could a White Feather Knight like her understand the workings of the lingering leylines?"

"...When the time comes, I will go to help in my spiritual form."

When Ye Yiyi said this, his eyes were lifeless, his expression was serene, his mind was blank, and his emotions were in a state of despair.

"That's not bad. If you could go and help, at least it wouldn't be so dangerous."

To his surprise, Alice was remarkably calm about this.

real or fake?

"Speaking of spirits…this one is for you."

Alice didn't give him time to be surprised and confused, but took out a small transparent bell and handed it to him.

"This is……"

Ye Yiyi took the bell and her expression suddenly lit up with joy.

Yes, this is it!

One of the reasons why he went to Lupe Rainforest was to get this soul-summoning bell!

【Soul-calling Bell】

Item Description: A rattle that summons phantom spirits through a medium.

Summoning requires the consumption of concentration points.

The phantoms of the past are illusory shadows that remain in people's hearts and in time and space.

Through the medium stone, it can turn the virtual into reality and transform it into a spirit to come to assist.

Only one type of spirit can be summoned at a time.

It is said that deep in the original site of the real and illusory temple,

It houses the bells of the past that journey back to the past.

"Phantom Bell?"

After reading the item description, Ye Yiyi seemed to be thinking about something.

"And the original site of the illusory and real temple? This refers to the original site of the Cursed Temple?"

"Alice, do you know the Bell of the Past?" He looked at the girl who handed him the bell.

"Bell of the Past..." Alice's expression was a little strange.

"How did Yi Yi know this name? It's top secret."

"So you know?"

"..."

Alice was silent for a moment, then spoke, "Deep within the cosmic palace of His Majesty the Universal Light Master lies a bell of the past."

"What's that for?"

"To travel...to the past."

"Traveling to the past?"

Ye Yiyi frowned slightly. Why did it feel like déjà vu?

Could that Bell of the Past be the entrance to the DLC content?

"Since we can travel to the past, can't we return to a time before the curse appeared? To put a stop to it?"

Putting aside the DLC issue, he thought of another use for the bell.

"No." Alice shook her head.

"When His Highness the Universal Light was creating it, he was attacked by the Chaos Impermanence and subsequently died. The Bell of the Past was not yet completed and therefore could not be used.

"Afterwards, His Majesty the Dragon King launched a rebellion, leading a vast army of flying dragons from north to south, thus ushering in the beginning of a great war..."

"Chaos King?" Ye Yiyi was a little confused. "Why would he do this?"

"I do not know."

Alice shook her head, her expression thoughtful. "Perhaps that's why the Bell of the Past wasn't completed."

"Could it be related to the stagnation curse?"

Alice shook her head.

"Is it okay?"