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Xia Zhi took out two white cloth banners from his inventory.
【Calling Soul Banner】
Quality: Gold.
Type: Set item.
Special ability: Summoning spirits.
Effect: Can summon the spirits of the dead.
Hidden effect: Collecting both pieces of the set will activate the set bonus.
【Soul-inducing flag】
Quality: Gold.
Type: Set item.
Characteristics: Attracting souls.
Effect: Can guide the souls of the dead.
Hidden effect: Collecting both pieces of the set will activate the set bonus.
At the same time, Xia Zhi heard the system's voice ringing in his mind.
"Both set items have been collected, and the set bonus is being activated."
"The set bonus [Guidance] has been activated."
"【Guidance】: The sound emitted has the special effect of summoning the dead. During the summoning process, the effect of summoning the dead is enhanced by 50% for each set item used."
This is the fourth set item that Xia Zhi has collected.
Unlike the previous three silver sets, this is a gold set.
Although there are only two pieces, the final set bonus is as high as 50%.
This is probably the difference between different qualities.
Xia Ci looked at the thing in his hand, a little curious: "Is this a soul banner?"
Xia Zhi nodded: "Yes, a single side is a flag, multiple sides are a banner, a single layer is a flag, multiple layers are a banner, a flat surface is a flag, and a three-dimensional surface is a banner."
"They are also different sizes."
"The large one is a soul-summoning banner, and the small one is a soul-guiding banner; they serve different purposes."
"Cousin, you actually know about magical artifacts!"
"Yes."
"How come I didn't know you knew about this before?"
"I only understood it later."
Xia Zhi placed the two soul banners on either side of the earth vein flower.
The spirit banner moved instantly without any wind.
Having made these preparations, Xia Zhi then took a cup from his inventory.
These are just ordinary porcelain cups in the store.
However, it was filled with salted cherry blossoms, a local specialty sent to Zhu Zi by her parents from her hometown of Inazuma.
This is a medium used to summon spirits.
Xia Zhi put the cup on the ground.
Hiiro should be the "karmic connection" between him and Shin.
He had eaten the Scarlet Cherry Blossom Mochi before, leaving a special scent of scarlet cherry blossoms in his body. Later, the [Dream Pillow] detected this scent, probably taking it as a specific signal. Then, it searched for the corresponding special dream based on this signal, connecting him and her online.
"It's about to begin."
"Oh."
"Stand back a bit."
"Hey?"
"I'm going to summon the spirit."
"Oh!"
Xia Ci walked to the back.
Xia Zhi glanced at the [Temporary Certificate] equipped on his character page.
The sign read: "Death".
His skill list now includes a bunch of temporary skills, all of which are necromancy.
Among them is a third-tier spell: [Summon the Dead], which can summon the souls of the dead.
However, this spell has some strict requirements. When performing a specific summoning, the soul to be summoned must still be alive, and a corresponding medium—namely, a relic—must be used.
This spell has a fourth-tier advanced version: [Holy Spirit Summoning], which consumes more mana, can summon a more powerful soul, and requires a medium often referred to as a relic.
Above that is a fifth-tier forbidden spell that requires divine power: [Summoning of Gods], which can summon the soul of a god. This spell also requires items containing divine energy.
Once Xia Ci had walked away, Xia Zhi began to cast this fifth-tier necromancy spell.
A terrifying aura of death surged from his body, and a massive amount of magical power constructed an incredibly complex necromancy array in the void. Then, countless divine powers began to pour into it, and the patterns in the array were slowly illuminated.
Xia Ci looked up and saw that the once clear sky had suddenly turned dark and oppressive.
A chilling wind swept through the air, carrying with it eerie wails and whispers.
This is an unusual phenomenon that occurs when a deity intervenes.
Just like the thunderstorm and tsunami that struck when Oser broke free from its seal.
"What a commotion... I hope it didn't attract Morax. I forgot to warn him..."
Xia Ci looked worried.
Then she took out a handful of sunflower seeds from her spatial ring and began to eat them with relish.
"Go for it, cousin!"
When the necromancy array in front of them was fully lit up.
Xia Zhi heard a sudden cacophony of frantic whispers echoing in his mind:
Summon me!
"I can help you with things!"
"please!"
"I want revenge!"
……
These whispers were sometimes violent, sometimes humble, sometimes calm, sometimes frantic, sometimes seductive, sometimes pleading...
"So those demons who died in the Demon God War didn't completely perish; their souls have been suppressed in the earth's ley lines all along...?"
Xia Zhi pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
He has no interest in these losers today.
He has only one goal.
A gust of wind swept up the cherry blossoms in the cup and they merged into the magic circle.
The Soul-Summoning Banner and the Soul-Guiding Banner swayed wildly in the eerie wind.
Xia Zhi spoke, softly uttering the god's name in a voice imbued with the quality of "guidance":
"Barr."
--
The docks in Liyue Harbor.
Mona is shopping alone, hoping to find a bargain.
At one point, she suddenly looked up at the night sky, which had suddenly changed color, with an expression of disbelief on her face.
"Huh? Why does it look like it's going to rain again? Didn't my astrological forecast say the next week would be sunny?"
Is the astrology my old lady taught me actually any good?
--
On the construction site.
Zhong Li was sitting at the table, having dinner with Ke Qing.
Xiangling has been learning to cook from Xia Zhi these past few days and hasn't had time to cook at the construction site, so the two of them have been eating communal meals together.
Zhongli seemed to think it was alright, calmly chewing and eating slowly.
Ke Qing seemed to have a poor appetite, staring blankly at the rice in her bowl.