"It’s as if there’s some mysterious force within the symbol that prevents it from being remembered in one’s mind."
Upon hearing Drue say this, Frode felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity in his heart: the symbol that cannot be remembered, isn’t that quite similar to...
"Does he have no memory of the symbol at all?" Frode asked.
Drue thought for a moment: "Not entirely. According to him, he can remember the frame around the symbol, but the details inside the frame are completely forgotten."
Frame? Frode’s eyes lit up, and he quickly asked: "What does this frame look like?"
Drue: "A set of concentric circles, and what seems to be a hexagon."
Frode was stunned for a few seconds, then rapidly turned his head: "Do you have pen and paper?"
Drue nodded, somewhat puzzled, and took out a pen and a small handbook he carried with him.
The handbook was titled "Dru’s Handbook," a record of Drue’s experiences with Extraordinary Power, filled with countless tiny words. But Frode had no interest in it, skipping over it directly and flipping to a blank page, where he swiftly drew a symbol with the pen.
What Frode drew was a symbol with concentric circles on the outside, and a standard ceremonial hexagon inside.
Frode asked, "Is the frame of the symbol like this?"
Drue looked at it and nodded, "Yes."
Upon hearing this answer, Frode seemed to understand something, exhaling a long breath.
Drue curiously asked, "Does Master Tyson know this symbol?"
Although it was an incident from thirteen years ago, this symbol is related to Extraordinary Power and might be linked to collective Sacrifice events, so Drue was quite curious about the symbol. If Hurricane Tower sent Official Wizards for investigation, he could provide them with relevant clues.
Frode nodded: "I’ve seen a similar symbol, but I don’t think this symbol is related to the collective Sacrifice event. The buyer probably has no connection with the subsequent sacrifices of farmers and others."
"What is Master Tyson’s basis for judgment?" Drue wondered: "Is it because the event happened too long ago?"
Frode shook his head: "No, this symbol, if nothing unexpected, is related to Quest World. And the staff you mentioned, the reason they can’t remember the symbol is because it contains the encryption lock of Quest World."
Quest World!
Although Drue was just an apprentice, he had been in the Wizards’ Realm for decades and knew a few things about Quest World.
It is the plane of Souls!
It exists in a dimension beyond the Material Realm, enduring forever.
Currently, only three immensely powerful Soul families in the Southern Domain can enter or connect with Quest World.
The Sacrifices of the farmers and those in Dawn Town by the nobles were merely minor skirmishes. Such primitive human Sacrifices could only contact Wild Gods from the Otherworld, far from connecting with the ancient dimension of Quest World.
At this point, Drue finally understood why Frode was certain that the event was unrelated to collective Sacrifice, as the levels were worlds apart.
"So, the buyer who has that symbol is a wizard from one of those three Soul families?" Drue speculated.
Frode did not respond, suggesting Drue’s speculation was likely incorrect.
The buyer purchased a large number of slaves with similar heights, possessed a symbol from Quest World, and all this happened over a decade ago... It was similar to the altar in the cave!
In that cave, there were three hundred and sixty small caverns, with each cavern containing a sitting skeleton, each skeleton having a similar height and build.
This was a Sacrifice ritual, and the ritual required strict standards. The height range was one of the crucial conditions for Sacrifice.
And on the altar in the cave, there was also a symbol that, based on memory, was impossible to remember. The framework of this symbol also featured concentric circles and a hexagon.
These coincidences led Frode to strongly suspect that the clues the Knights’ Order discovered this time were unrelated to the farmers’ Sacrifice event, but rather closely related to the Sacrifice in the cave!
Frode’s eyes slightly narrowed: Unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, clues to the cave were found.
It should be known that from Frode’s perspective, the Sacrifice by the farmers was insignificant, while the Sacrifice in the cave related to Quest World was of greater importance.
While Frode was contemplating, Drue continued lamenting: "However, the event was thirteen years ago, and even if the buyer was indeed from a Soul family, they likely have already left."
Frode casually responded: "Yes, so this clue can be temporarily ignored."
Drue nodded: "I thought it was an important clue, but oh well..."
Frode: "The top priority now is still the farmer’s Ghost."
Frode proactively steered the conversation back to the farmer’s Ghost, and Drue, unaware, also considered the farmer’s Ghost more important than this ethereal topic: "Indeed."
"The farmer’s Ghost is already at the foot of the mountain, and Lady Neya is on her way... Do we need to make any additional arrangements?" Drue asked, "Or should we move Little Sam?"
Frode shook his head: "No matter where we move Little Sam, the farmer’s Ghost will find him."
Little Sam’s constitution destined him to be "favored" by undead for his entire life.
So, hiding won’t help; it’s better to solve it early.
"The farmer’s Ghost hasn’t rashly climbed the mountain; that’s a bit strange. I suspect it might be a Special Undead," Frode said.
"If it’s a Special Undead, then that’s troublesome." Drue showed concern. Even ordinary undead are hard to deal with; Lady Neya finds it difficult to completely eliminate them, unless there’s a dedicated means to deal with undead. However, such methods are usually specific to the Soul Sect, and those from other sects must practice cross-dimensionally to learn them...
Even ordinary undead are challenging to confront; if it’s a Special Undead, it’s even tougher.
Frode, however, was not concerned about this aspect, as he had the Samsara Overture in his possession. Even if it were a Special Undead, it would be settled in a shot or two.
What concerned him was, if the opponent is a Special Undead, what kind of Special Ability would it possess?