Following the alchemists' instructions, Huai Shi first opened the topmost box, took out the token inside—a bloodstained mirror—and inserted it into the niche of the Secret Ritual device. Then, in order, he threw in many materials, after which a light quickly lit up.
Here it comes!
Huai Shi's eyes brightened as the familiar card-drawing phase began!
However, when the light died down, there was nothing inside the Secret Ritual device. There was nothing, no sound; not even any existence had heeded the summons to appear.
The Fire Pupil Gathering didn't respond to Huai Shi's summons.
He was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and looked at Lin Nineteen in the distance, who also wore a puzzled expression. Soon, Lin Nineteen conveyed the suggestion from the bridge—to continue.
After a short silence, Huai Shi quickly replaced the offering in the device and the token, placing a palm-sized straw doll into the niche.
The light shone and promptly vanished.
Still... nothing.
