Annan picked up the pre-treated piece of woolly cowhide cut to the size of a handkerchief and sniffed it gently.

It seems that for the convenience of Annan, the peculiar smell of fur on the cowhide has been removed as much as possible.

Annan put the [Deep Blue Guardian] aside.

He picked up a slender crystal rod engraved with intricate patterns...... Annan glanced at it roughly, and it seemed to be some kind of star map.

It looks so advanced.

He sighed silently.

Although Annan had hardly performed any rituals, his body was moving incredibly naturally.

Annan gently uncorked the tan vial containing the "Snake's Tears", plunged the crystal rod into it, dipped it thoroughly, and placed it on top of the cowhide.

After it has shed "a drop" of tears, it is re-immersed in the vial. Repeat until three drops fall. After the three tears were soaked, the cowhide didn't seem to have changed at all, but the tears on it were suddenly all sucked in.

In this way, the simple sealing ceremony is already half completed.

Then, Annan turned the knob and simply lit the green flame lamp on the table, and it was a success.

After lighting a slender and steady flame, Annan used a large pair of tweezers to pick up the "Deep Blue Guardian" and put it on the fire to roast slowly and evenly.

About every three or four seconds, Annan would touch the ring with the different fingers of his left hand to test the temperature.

The most difficult part of the ritual is that many of its indicators are not clear – such as how many steps to take, how much it heats up, how much it cools...... It sounds like "just the right amount" as metaphysics. Because of the high cost, danger and material differences of mystical rituals, no one dares to quantify them.

So in many cases, it depends on instinct and luck.

Fortunately, the temperature required for this ceremony was not too high.

When it reached the point where it was "slightly hot but not red", Annan immediately pulled it from the fire, wrapped it completely in treated cowhide, held the cowhide bag holding the ring with both hands, and gently rolled and wiped it in his palm like a lantern festival.

“…… Well? ”

Annan sighed softly.

He had just wiped it twice when he suddenly felt that something didn't feel right.

It's like breaking a gem off suddenly......

…… I'm not going to rub the gem off, am I?

Annan hurriedly opened the cowhide bag, only to find that the blue gem had indeed fallen.

And not even just gemstones. The original sterling silver part was also directly erased. Just as the layer that covers it has been erased, every time you wipe it, you can see that the silver shell has been painted off, and after just two or three wipes, the part that originally held the gemstone in place has been erased. That's why the gems fell straight out.

And as Annan wiped it further, the silver marks left on it were easily erased. The silver dust fell and stained the cowhide.

The ring itself reveals a new essence.

- It was a slender female ring made of dark blue gemstones.

Annan subconsciously raised his head and looked at the female Winter Hand named "Zhuoya".

The ring on her left ring finger was almost exactly the same shape as this one.

The only difference except for the color is that the ring in Annan's hand does not exude that extremely dangerous cold. That kind of cold air, if it weren't for the disabled wizard, would even freeze your fingers directly.

And the ring in Annan's hand, although it is still very cold to the hand, is roughly like a metal object outside in winter...... It is the degree to which it is safe for ordinary people to touch.

Of course, if you lick it, it may not be so safe.

And after Annan finished wiping it, its prompt also changed:

【Deep Blue Guardian, Lily Rasputin's Secret Ring】

[Type: Ring/Ritual Item (Gold)]

[Description: Lily Rasputin's Ring of Secrets, its seal has been completely lifted]

[Effect: Wear to trigger ritual: Ethereal Soul Training]

[Ethereal Teaching: In front of your eyes, the illusion of the presiding officer of the ceremony, "Lily Rasputin", will appear, and she will explain some "knowledge" to you; This knowledge is a catalog, and you can learn the entire part of any of these types of knowledge directly; However, after you have extracted it, if someone else uses this ritual again, they will not be able to inherit this item again.]

I see.

Annan did not hesitate to put the [Deep Blue Guardian] on his left ring finger.

In his eyes, the ring suddenly burst out with a strong white light, and countless particle-like light dust floated out of the ring, slowly condensing in front of him—Annan quickly turned around and checked the pupils of the others.

Neither Ivan nor Zoya saw this abnormality.

Is it a complete illusion?

Soon, the light condensed into a woman sitting in a chair.

She looked young, in her early twenties.

Annan subconsciously glanced at the portrait on the bedside.

"Lily Rasputin" is about seven points similar to his mother Anya, and she is also a beauty; It's just that the temperament doesn't look as cold and noble as Anya.

Lily gives people the impression of being more "cute". A small flower pinned to her hair was the same silver-purple flower in the sea of flowers that Annan and Kaphne had first met.

…… In this way, Don Juan's appearance is flawed, and it should be the old crow's pot.

Such a thought immediately crossed Annan's mind.

According to their true blood relationship...... Don Juan Geraine should be Annan's cousin.

Although Don Juan's appearance can be regarded as more than delicate, it is obviously more than one grade worse than that of Annan and Maria.

If you think about it, the old crow is the real spy - his appearance is a complete passerby. Even Annan's memory didn't remember what the old crow looked like.

Eugene Geraint's almost demonic "sense of ordinariness", although it will also make people forget his appearance, but at least it can be noticed. And the old crow really didn't have anything abnormal...... Annan even forgot his back and the voice of his voice.

This strange talent is indeed a gift for spies.

But it was precisely because of his drag that the old crow's sons, who might have been good, lowered their appearance a lot......

But speaking of which...... Old Raven and Lily, this must be more than twenty years off, right?

"Ahh

Lily Rasputin opened her mouth and watched as Annan spoke.

Her voice is light and bouncy, reminiscent of a naïve teenage girl.

Without waiting for Annan to respond, she said to herself: "Although I don't know, who will open this ring...... But first of all, I don't want to say that it wasn't Euphemia Melvin who kidnapped me, or that I killed her!

"We are very good friends. Here's our deal...... Swap lives. That's pretty crazy deal, right? ”

When Lily said this, she stuck out her tongue: "If Dad had known, I had come and married an old man, and he would have broken my legs!"

"But I want to...... By the time the ring was opened, Dad would no longer be able to see it. ”

When she said this, her expression was slightly lonely.

But Lily quickly perked up: "The first secret I'm going to tell you is the truth about my deal with Yuffie—

"Actually, from the very beginning, I knew I wouldn't live long."