Mad Beauty Arrives in Tingen

July 24, 1349, night.

Sno sat before a decent dinner, hands clasped against his forehead, softly chanting in Ancient Hermes, "Thank the Fool for this meal."

Although he offered such meaningless prayers several times a day, Sno didn't find it tedious at all, because the feeling of the potion's hard shell cracking was just too good!

Crackling, it felt as if each prayer caused the cracks to spread, and the sensation that a little more effort would shatter it completely not only brought him the thrill of increased strength but also satisfied the primal human desire for destruction.

"I hope Mr. Fool has gotten used to the discomfort from these short prayers," Sno 'blessed' him with no guilt, then picked up his knife and fork, preparing to enjoy his dinner. Just then, Lily, who had been meditating on the table, suddenly stood up, her back arched high, her amber eyes filled with vigilance.

Almost instinctively, Sno reached for the talisman in his pocket. However, a pleasant voice suddenly sounded from the corner of the room—

"Your pet is quite good."

Hearing the voice, Sno relaxed his guard, withdrew his hand from his pocket, bowed slightly towards the direction of the sound, and then made four consecutive gestures on his chest, drawing an Inverse Cross with the vertical bar longer than the horizontal one.

"Welcome, esteemed Mr. A."

As he greeted him, the shadows in the room suddenly came alive, slowly transforming into a mature man with handsome features.

"The Lord is pleased with your piety," Mr. A smiled charmingly, also drawing an Inverse Cross on his chest, then glancing at Lily, who remained in a vigilant posture.

"Don't be afraid, he's one of us." Sno reached out and patted Lily's head, signaling it to relax, and began to release his spirituality.

Thanks to the unique nature of a Secret Speaker (who gains different powers based on the deity's blessings), Mr. A did not question the extraordinary abilities Sno unleashed. Instead, he casually sat on the edge of the bed and asked with a smile, "I read your letter. What exactly happened?"

In that instant, Sno felt as if everything in the room had frozen, even the sound of summer night insects vanished. Although no ritual was performed, Mr. A had already sealed the surrounding spirituality as he spoke. In other words, this room had now become a "safe" space for conversation.

"Have you seen the woman carrying the Son of God?" Sno asked, not answering Mr. A's question immediately.

Mr. A did not take offense at his question. Instead, he felt a good impression of such "piety." He gently shook his head.

"Although Tingen City doesn't have high-sequence Beyonders, using mid-sequence abilities here is particularly likely to attract attention. Moreover, the information in your letter is too peculiar, so I came to understand the situation from you first."

Admittedly, Mr. A's current demeanor was truly perfect. His handsome appearance, elegant speech, calm temperament, and unpretentious conversational style gave Sno a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.

If he hadn't known about the tricky nature of the Secret Speaker pathway, Sno would never have been able to associate such an "Employee of the Year" with the "crazy beauty" from the original work.

After repeating "He's a madman" several times in his mind, Sno finally nodded.

"I don't know how they did it, but I did see a mortal woman carrying the Lord's offspring. The unforgivable thing is that the woman actually thought the child belonged to that scammer!"

Sno strategically prepared two options in his mind, allowing himself to enter a slight state of loss of control. Seeing the downy hair growing on Sno's face due to his anger, Mr. A became even more satisfied.

"Calm down. Don't punish yourself for the mistakes of others."

"Sorry, I lost my composure." Mr. A's comforting words triggered the option Sno had designed, causing the scales in his heart to immediately tip. After completing the choice, the downy hair on his body slowly receded, and his pointed ears gradually became rounder.

Watching Sno quickly regain his composure, Mr. A gained a new understanding of this member's potential and couldn't help but feel the desire to cultivate him well.

However, now was not the time to think about such things. He waited for a moment until Sno had completely contained his spirituality and his abnormal state had completely disappeared before continuing, "How much do you know about that scammer? And how did you encounter the woman carrying the Son of God?"

"I learned about the scammer from that idiot Heinsohn Vincent. I haven't had direct contact with him. I only know that Heinsohn Vincent taught him the ritual for the Lord's descent. As for what he did, or how he managed to get a mortal woman to conceive the Lord's offspring, I don't understand either. As for how I discovered it..." Sno shook his head slightly, looking a bit bewildered.

"It was quite coincidental. When I first came to contact Heinsohn Vincent, I disguised myself as a superstitious diviner. Today, I was also going to the Fortune Telling Club for divination, and unexpectedly, that woman was also there to seek divination for that scammer. This must be the Lord's arrangement!"

Mr. A was slightly taken aback. The speaker's unintentional words struck a chord with the listener. He pondered for a moment before speaking, "Generally speaking, mortals, no, even low-sequence Beyonders, cannot conceive the Lord's offspring! There must be other issues involved. By the way, you mentioned coincidence? Tell me everything that has happened in Tingen over the past half month, regardless of whether it involves supernatural events. Just tell me everything you know!"

"Ah, please wait a moment." Upon hearing this, Sno immediately turned around and took out a stack of Tingen Honest Man newspapers from his briefcase. Seeing the numerous marked sections, Mr. A secretly nodded. Then, Sno spread out the newspapers and began recounting the events chronologically:

"Two days before I arrived in Tingen, the ordinary person who bought that Antigonus family notebook died due to dark divination, and the notebook was lost. However, an unexpected survivor appeared, which directly led to the official Beyonders investigating the clues of the notebook. Under these circumstances, that idiot Sirius still went to the library to borrow related books and was discovered by the Night Watch Heretics. That's also why I killed him.

Afterward, a large number of events occurred surrounding this notebook. They all seemed like coincidences, but they always led the Night Watch Heretics to inexplicably find us. Heinsohn was also targeted this way.

Besides these, there are these, these..."

Sno continuously pieced together the background news from the newspapers into supernatural events. Mr. A's expression grew increasingly serious. Although Sno appeared clueless, he had already realized that the shadow of a mid-to-high sequence Beyonder was likely involved.

ps1: The Diviner attracting Spectators. This is actually specifically for Klein, the novice. The Spectators mentioned here refer to high-sequence Spectators, because high-sequence Spectators have the characteristic of "if you know me, I know you." When a Diviner performs divination, the Spectators know.

ps2: Regarding Mr. A not using mid-to-high sequence abilities in Tingen. Although I don't think this needs much explanation, considering that some people previously felt it was a loss to even buy Triss's life with pure information, I'll explain it here—

Let's use exams as an example. In a place like Backlund, there are many top students (mid-to-high sequences), and many get perfect scores. Your high score won't attract attention.

But Tingen is full of failing students (below Sequence Seven). Getting a passing grade is good enough. In such a place, if you score eighty points, you immediately become the focus.

If Mr. A casually used his abilities, the authorities would immediately know that a mid-to-high sequence Beyonder had arrived in Tingen. Even if they couldn't find him for a while, they might request reinforcements from Backlund. Backlund is only half a day's journey from Tingen, and using extraordinary abilities would be even faster. At that time, not to mention a group, but even one Sequence V from each church would cause him to lose his advantage as the "strongest Beyonder in Tingen."

Mr. A is crazy, not foolish, so he wouldn't easily sacrifice his advantage like this.