Angela's face was flushed red, and she lowered her head, murmuring, "Just… don't laugh, alright?"
She pulled a red bundle from her inventory.
[Name: Soul Summoner's Bundle]
[Type: Ritual Item]
[Function: Soul Summoning]
[Note: Soul summoning is a specialized craft. Every tool is essential!]
Angela placed the bundle on the ground and opened it, revealing an array of items that Luo Shu and Frank Zhang didn't recognize.
She extracted a bundle of incense, each stick as thick as a baby's arm.
Then, she took out a stone bowl and sprinkled some black powder into it, setting the incense in place.
Next, Angela donned a red-and-white Hanfu that looked like a costume, with colorful ribbons hanging from the waist. She let down her hair and put on a headpiece of colorful feathers.
With this getup, her goddess-like beauty plummeted, looking like a ritualist from a rural shrine.
Luo Shu and Frank stared in awe, and Frank was the first to guess, "Are you… about to perform some kind of exorcism?"
Angela replied weakly, "Yes."
"Pfft…" The two couldn't hold back.
"Stop laughing!" Angela snapped.
They barely managed to contain their laughter.
Luo Shu promised, "We're professionals. No matter how funny, we won't laugh."
Frank, who'd managed to hold it in, cracked up again, "Hahaha! Right! Unless we can't help it!"
Luo Shu burst out too, "Hahaha! Got a good rhythm here! Have you seen The Mermaid too?"
The two slapped hands in camaraderie.
Angela, feathers on her head and dressed like a shaman, stared coldly at them.
"You can keep fooling around, but the alarm will go off soon, and we'll have wasted another hour."
Luo Shu and Frank immediately composed themselves.
Taking a deep breath, Angela explained, "I'm about to use a soul-summoning skill. As long as the person's been dead for less than 24 hours and I'm near the body, the skill has a 100% success rate."
Luo Shu was shocked—what kind of ridiculous skill was this?
Frank seemed similarly astonished.
"But there are serious limitations to this skill," Angela continued, frowning. "When the soul appears, it can't speak on its own. I have to ask a question, and it can only respond with seven words. Plus, it won't last long; it'll disappear quickly."
Luo Shu instantly understood. "So we can't waste the question. Let's discuss in advance what to ask to get the most useful answer."
Angela nodded.
Frank was thrilled. "This skill solves the case directly! Perfect! Let's just ask who the killer is!"
Luo Shu cautioned, "If she was ambushed, she might not have seen the killer, or maybe she saw them but didn't recognize them. That could waste our only question."
"It would waste everything," Angela replied, her expression serious. "I can only use this skill once per game world."
"Ah…" Frank's enthusiasm waned as he thought through the complications.
Luo Shu quickly ran through different questions in his mind, discarding ideas until he reached a conclusion. "We should ask for a clue about the killer. Keep it vague enough so Yvonne's soul can give us something useful."
Angela's eyes lit up. "Yes, that could work!"
"Alright then," Luo Shu said, "if we're all set, let's start. Time is running out."
Frank had no objections, and Angela nodded firmly.
After a few deep breaths, she used an ancient fire striker to light the incense. The grayish-white smoke rising from it had an ethereal quality, unlike ordinary incense smoke.
Luo Shu glanced up, and Angela reassured him, "Don't worry. This smoke is only visible, not detectable by smell, and it won't trigger any alarms."
Then, she picked up a rattle and a small bell and began her ritual.
[Name: Soul-Summoning Technique]
[Type: Skill (Spirit Technique)]
[Effect: Through specific chants, tools, and summoning words, enables communication with a deceased soul. The summoned soul can respond with a maximum of seven words. (The soul can be informed of this limit.)]
[Learning Requirements: Unlock Spirit Domain, Magic Domain, and Psychic Domain.]
[Usage Requirement: Target's soul must have left the body no more than 48 hours prior. (100% success within 24 hours; success rate decreases over time.)]
[Consumption: 1000 Sanity Points and 1000 Health Points.]
[Note: "Soul~~~ come~~~ back~~~"]
Angela had avoided using this skill if she could help it.
It was too costly.
Even though the game concealed stats, one could deduce them from skills with fixed consumptions. Losing 1000 Sanity Points and 1000 Health Points might not be much at higher levels, but now it meant sacrificing nearly a third of her health and almost half of her Sanity Level!
Moreover, the process was long and humiliating…
She sighed, facing the smoky incense as she lowered her head, gradually entering the trance.
For a few moments, she maintained absolute calm.
Then, suddenly, a shiver ran through her entire body!
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