Lu Yuan paused, then added one more thing.
"There's one final step. You need to follow me and recite an oath. Only then can you receive the Forbidden Society's protection."
Lu Yuan had planned this long ago. Only by joining the Forbidden Society could Agnes be considered under that Taboo's protection.
If she wanted to come into contact with things deeper within the Sea of Knowledge in the future, having protection and having none were two entirely different matters.
Besides, for a nun to be linked to the Sea of Knowledge was heresy in the eyes of the Church.
When the day of reckoning truly came, the Forbidden Society's name might offer her another path.
Though she would only be an outer member after joining, it was still better than nothing.
Agnes did not hesitate.
"Go ahead."
Lu Yuan spoke word by word, and Agnes recited after him.
"I will not reach for The Abyss, nor shall The Abyss swallow me."
"What has been forgotten, I shall remember. What has been erased, I shall bear witness to."
"With myself as the anchor, I accept remembrance."
The oath left her lips, and golden light suddenly shone from her body.
It was the Angel's will resisting. Her path was rejecting the inscription of the oath. The golden light flickered in waves, trying to drive those words from her body.
But it was useless.
Her status in the Church was not particularly high.
The Angel's gaze would not linger too long over the betrayal of an ordinary nun.
The golden light dimmed bit by bit.
Faint green chains emerged across her body, winding around her several times before vanishing.
Watching this, Lu Yuan understood clearly. From this moment on, Agnes and the Forbidden Society were bound together for good.
He respected her choice.