This chapter opens with a description of sanskrit, a Sanskrit language that is used in ancient China. It is also used in the Book of Desolation, which is the main text of the Bible. The narrator explains that he has only seen half the text, and that it is a manuscript of "true meaning" that has spread throughout the world. He explains that the narrator has gone through a great deal of trouble to get the seven characters, but that he will sell them to someone who recognizes their true value. He is willing to pay 5,000 divine coins for them, but the narrator says that this is too high a price for the text. He adds that the man he is selling the characters to is a lower-ranking god, but he is still able to buy them for free from the clan of the sword. He tells the narrator that they can discuss the matter in detail when they return to the city.