"It was finally confirmed that more than one hundred people have become believers of 'Great Mother'?"
The day after leaving Belon Village, Angel sat in the private room on the top floor of the restaurant where he met Bernadette, and asked while enjoying the Intis meal that had been improved and more suitable for Loen's taste.
Although after becoming Angel, she no longer needs to eat physically, but from the perspective of psychological satisfaction and the need to maintain human nature, proper enjoyment of food is beneficial and harmless.
Even in some small places, food is placed when worshiping God. For example, the Ritual Magic used for the first communication with Mr. Fool had to place four different delicacies... Using the excuse of "Mr. Fool has done it too" to comfort himself, Angel put the thick-cut steak into his mouth with a dinner fork.
Perhaps she was too preoccupied, but Bernadette opposite her didn't have much appetite. Hearing this, he nodded and said:
"The number accounts for a quarter of the total number of villagers, and most of them are young and middle-aged men and their families who have been employed by Nast. After the interrogation of 'Purifiers', it was learned that Nast was first in the dense forest. Deep tells them that all human beings have the same Great Mother, but because they are far away from Him, they are polluted by reality and become dull and weak. As long as they believe in 'Great Mother' again, they can change back to their original appearance.
"Generally speaking, it is difficult for this kind of fallacy to win the approval of the villagers who already have the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' belief, but Nast is likely to use his amplification of words and Distortion of his behavior to prompt these locals who have lived in the countryside for a long time and have not broadened their horizons to initially believe these claims. Later, he showed some miracles, such as curing some people's stubborn diseases, accelerating the growth of plants, and making people more energetic..."
This is somewhat like the ability of "Moon", which is Apothecary Pathway... Did Nast use the pollution in his body from "Mother Goddess of Depravity", or did he simply accept the gift of Outer Deity... Angel continued to listen to Bernadette's narration while analyzing it in his mind.
"... During this period, Nast contacted the administrators of Priest Raymond and Belon Village. The former was threatened by his previous embezzlement and donation behavior, coupled with the temptation of the power promised by 'Great Mother', and broke his oath to Eternal Blazing Sun. The latter was bribed with money and turned a blind eye to the abnormalities in the village.
"When we arrived, half of the believers of 'Great Mother' had become pregnant under some strange 'inspiration' and gave birth to children at an extremely fast speed. These babies were all taken away by Nast, and their parents recovered quickly. They no longer doubted the divine power of 'Great Mother' and became more pious."
Bernadette Having said this, he picked up the champagne on the table and took a sip.
Angel noted that the pronoun she used to refer to the babies was "they."
This means that she does not regard these rapidly born babies as normal humans.
"Are there any male villagers who gave birth to those babies?"
she asked speculatively.
"Rather, most of them are like this. More than 70% of the more than 40 babies were born to men. They said that the whole process happened in one day, but there was a complete pregnancy process, even including... the ending of the baby tearing open their abdomen and crawling out on their own... The Tribunal's 'Purifiers' finally discovered that there was no pollution from 'Great Mother' in these villagers' bodies, and the power in their bodies was transferred to the babies."
Bernadette replied with an erratic expression. Obviously, she has never heard of such a strange incident in her life of more than a hundred years.
If the ability to cure stubborn diseases comes from "Moon" Pathway, this weird power that allows people to quickly conceive and have children is probably from "mother" Pathway. I heard that Feynapotter, where Church of the Earth Mother is located, has effects on fertility and reproduction. The extremely passionate pursuit and worship of Mother of All Things is almost consistent with "Great Mother"... Angel thought, and had a deeper understanding of the power held by "Mother Goddess of Depravity" and Sefirah "Brood Hive".
Under this kind of thought, the steak and mushroom soup in front of her seemed less delicious, but instead had a strange atmosphere lingering around them.
She simply put down her knife and fork and continued to ask:
"How did Saint Viève and 'Purifiers' deal with these believers in the end?"
"At this point, the believers of the Eternal Burning Sun who pay attention to the contract did not violate the agreement. They only dealt with those believers of the 'Great Mother' who were actually polluted and irreparable. Some of them were more 'lucky' and left heirs. Those who had discharged the pollution by the way were detained. Although their lives were safe, they were afraid that Afraid that they will never be able to return to normal life for the rest of their lives... The 'purifiers' will move the remaining uninformed villagers out of Beilon Village and move them to another village. They will also be subject to secret observation and surveillance. As for the village itself, it will be thoroughly cleaned after burning to avoid any leakage of contamination."
Bernadette After saying this, his expression finally became a little more relaxed.
Without their intervention, judging from Eternal Blazing Sun's not-so-good reputation, perhaps the entire village and all the villagers who might have been contaminated would have been completely burned by skyfire, erasing all traces.
Now, a solution like Bansy Harbor is the best outcome they can get for those innocent villagers.
And both times seemed to have a lot to do with me...Honorific Name, thinking of his own "Calamity essence", Angel changed the topic with a guilty conscience:
"Where is Nast Solomon? Are there any clues about Steam and Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun?"
Bernadette shook his head:
"Absolutely not. Conventional means cannot track this Beyonder of Sequence 3, and locating it through divination and prophecy will also be interfered by the power of 'Great Mother' on him, 'Purifiers' even lost a '1' level Sealed Artifact...I heard that Golden Compass had given birth to three small compasses before being completely Purification."
Angel felt his scalp numb when he heard it, and the scene where the inorganic compass was shrouded in crimson mist and trembled to give birth to the same kind naturally appeared in his mind.
Fortunately, she and Bernadette are masters in the field of divination and prophecy respectively. They know that the risk of divination for a polluted target like Nast is extremely high, otherwise as Angel Fortunately, Angel, Bernadette might have become pregnant with the child of "Mother Goddess of Depravity" on the spot when he saw the other person in the prophecy, and would have been seriously contaminated as a result.
This is also the reason why "Element Dawn" only dared to carry out indirect divination and positioning, which led to the emergence of some Error in the intelligence, or "a step too late", allowing Nast to successfully run away, leaving forty deformed babies to continue worshiping the dark red altar in the forest hut.
Thinking of this, she asked:
"What about the information about the sacrifice site left by Nast? What is his purpose in collecting historical books about Emperor Roselle?"
"'Purifiers' people believe that this is probably a misleading, a false clue left by Nast after cutting off the means of divination and prophecy. He may have left Intis and headed to the sea, or to other neighboring countries, to find another remote place to continue his 'great cause'."
Bernadette chuckled, not knowing whether to agree with their guess or to sneer.
At sea, Bernadette's "Element Dawn" can continue to pursue clues. If it is a neighboring country, only Loen can think of a way. Feynapotter may also cause Church of the Earth Mother's attention, after all, if "Mother Goddess of Depravity" can break through the barrier outside the earth and send power into reality, the most worrying thing should be the "mother" Pathway's God...
Angel told Bernadette her thoughts, and asked her subordinates to pay attention to the traces of Nast's "The Black Emperor". As for Loen, who was caught in the war, I am afraid she can only ask Nighthawks to work hard.
Angel, who had finalized everything, was about to end this conversation, leave Trier with Bernadette separately, and fulfill his promise to Saint Viève, when the restaurant window opened. The towering chimneys facing Church of Steam Archbishop Cathedral made dull roars along with the steam-driven clocks. At the same time, strong steam emitted, covering the sky and dimming the surrounding sunlight.
It's not yet noon... Angel was just confused when he noticed slight changes in the "physical laws" such as gravity and air pressure in the surrounding environment.
Then, beside the two of them, the tall body of Bornova Gustav was outlined.
"Are you here to see us off?"
Looking at Church of Steam Angel, who looked as indifferent as a doll, Angel asked with a smile.
"On behalf of the church, I would like to express my gratitude to both of you, especially Miss Angelica, not only for your efforts this time to thwart the conspiracy of 'Great Mother' believers, but also for your help in solving the problem of 'Mirror Person' last time."
Under her gaze, Bornova said in a businesslike tone.
"I actually did both of these things for myself. 'Mirror Person' is closely related to Demoness Pathway, and you should also know the origin of 'Great Mother'."
Angel also accepted the other party's thanks calmly.
Bornova nodded slightly, glanced at Bernadette who said nothing, and then said:
"There is another thing, which is also the reason why Bernadette asked me to come over..." At this point, his expression changed and became much more vivid. "The Beyonder Characteristic of 'Conqueror' that you are looking for can be found in the depths of the Sauron Family's Red Swan Castle, which can lead to the underground area of Trier. However, only the core members of the Sauron Family know how to open the passage."
Conqueror...Angel subconsciously looked at Bernadette, who nodded and smiled encouragingly.
Could it be that she thought that I could only be promoted to Sequence 2 at Demoness Pathway and that my future was bleak, so she kindly provided clues about Switching Pathways... Although I had thought of using Switching Pathways as a last resort, but at first it was "Conqueror" Promotion Ritual is too harsh. Secondly, even if I am successfully promoted, if I cannot go further, I can only stay at Sequence 1, which will have a fatal impact on my relationship with Klein, so I have never considered this aspect...
Angel had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He looked at Bernadette, then at Bornova, and suddenly found that the corners of the latter's mouth were also slightly raised, as if he was secretly laughing.
His "humanity" is much richer than the last time I saw him in Market District. Is it because Bernadette has contacted Him many times recently?
In a luxurious villa of Hot Spring District, Sevillea·Sauron stood in the study, browsing the reports on the family's various expenditure budgets for the next year in his hands. His beautiful brows were slightly frowned, and from time to time he asked the housekeeper in front of him some tricky questions.
The latter lowered his head and answered respectfully, but his eyes secretly glanced at the smooth instep of his Mistress, which was exposed outside the hem of her long skirt and was holding on to her slippers. Unknowingly, her breathing became heavier.
Feeling the blazing gaze of the man in front of him, Sevillea smiled secretly, dismissed the already absent-minded housekeeper, yawned and walked towards the bedroom.
Even if you are promoted to Sequence 5, your charm and physical strength are better than before, you still have to take a nap when it's time to take a nap...
She hummed the theme song of the drama recently released in Memorial Hall District's Renaissance Theater, took off her long skirt and threw it aside, put on a silk nightgown, and threw herself into the soft big bed with a swoop.
Behind her, a dressing mirror that reflected the full view of the bedroom suddenly rippled, revealing a deep and dark void inside.