After gazing at the deck below for a moment, Cattleya left the captain's cabin and walked to the cabin entrance, where she waited for Frank Lee was carrying a keg of non-alcoholic beer.
"Captain, want a drink?" Frank raised the large keg of beer with one hand.
Cattleya shook her head firmly, and asked casually:
"Is this yet the will of Merciful Mother?"
"No," Frank said quite seriously, "I just feel that drinking spirits with modified sedatives for a long time is still a bit bad for the body. I hope they can accept this beverage that tastes like alcohol but doesn't actually contain any. Of course, this is just a preliminary result and doesn't involve spirits yet, since it can't be improved by distillation."
For a moment, Cattleya didn't know how to respond. She pushed up her heavy glasses on her nose, paused for two seconds, and then said:
Have you ever heard the voice of Merciful Mother and received divine revelation?
"No." Frank shook his head indifferently.
Phew... Cattleya secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this point, Frank casually added:
"The will of Merciful Mother is in the wheat ears, in the milk produced by cows, in the growth of mushrooms, in every corner and in everything of nature; it can be felt without divine revelation."
Cattleya's gaze instantly fell on Frank's eyes, finding no trace of madness, only purity.
She didn't say anything more, nodded slightly, and walked forward, past Frank Lee, onto the deck.
After gazing intently at the sea view for several minutes, Cattleya returned to the captain's cabin, spread out a sheet of paper, and began to write:
"What are your thoughts on Frank's behavior? He claims he hasn't received divine revelation and believes the will of Merciful Mother is hidden in every part of nature."
This was a letter to Gehrman Sparrow. Cattleya believed that just one question and one additional sentence would make it clear to him what she wanted to say.
She folded the letter, took out a gold coin, and began to summon the terrible messenger.
I just finished Tarot Club reading when " The Hermit " wrote to me... It shouldn't be about the " Hidden Sage," it can't happen that quickly... Klein is currently Travel on the Tussock River by ship.
Dressed in a long black robe, he took the letter from the messenger, unfolded it, and glanced at all the contents.
This... Klein's brows furrowed slightly.
Perhaps because Frank usually acted dangerously and "crazy" enough, he had previously overlooked the possibility that this " Druid " might be influenced by the " Mother Goddess of Depravity ".
Frank was once sent to Judgement by the Church of Earth for his forbidden experiments and was subsequently wanted by the authorities... If the " Earth Mother " has not yet been corrupted and the Church of Earth is still functioning relatively normally, then it can be said that they believe Frank is problematic... However, if the evidence is conclusive, Frank, who was on Judgement, should not have had a chance to survive... Klein's thoughts raced as he tried to find clues based on his understanding of Frank.
"There's no problem with the related movements. The posture for prayer is different from the usual gestures for praise. Just like the Beyonder of the Church of Evernight don't draw stars clockwise on their chests when they pray; at most, it's a concluding gesture..."
"Aside from this minor issue, Frank is problematic in every way, almost like a child raised by a ' Mother Goddess of Depravity '..." As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Klein formed two contradictory guesses:
Either Frank's corruption was so subtle that even the Church of Earth's Judgement couldn't determine it, or he wasn't influenced by the " Mother Goddess of Depravity " at all, and it was purely a problem with his own mind that made him appear to Blessed of an evil god.
Regardless of which speculation it is, Klein believes that subsequent developments are not going well.
He remembered clearly that Frank's mushroom experiments made a breakthrough because he had an assistant who believed in the " The Moon Primordial the Moon Primordial," one of the incarnations of the " Mother Goddess of Depravity."
In other words, from that point on, regardless of whether Frank had any prior issues, he was likely to come under the watchful eye of the " Mother Goddess of Depravity."
This is not a good thing.
"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Frank was too crazy, causing the ' Mother Goddess of Depravity ' to actively look away..." Klein muttered with a bitter smile.
This is almost impossible; the terror and power of the Outer Deity are beyond the comprehension of Demigod.
Klein even suspected that if the response hadn't been too intense, it would have disrupted the gods' anchors, causing them to attack each other frantically and further aggregate their Beyonder Characteristic. This might have allowed the Outer Deity, upon their the Original awakening, to destroy the Sun and disrupt the world's ecological balance—if they couldn't overcome the Primordial barrier, what about a star beyond it?
Sometimes, Klein wondered if the Sun observed in astronomy was really the Sun, or perhaps the " Eternal Blazing Sun " had simply hung itself there.
"The mushrooms Frank invented so far should be fine. I've processed them all on the Gray Fog... Moreover, the residents of City of Silver and Moon City haven't shown any abnormalities. Hmm, after leaving the Forsaken Land of the Gods, they've given up on growing mushrooms because of the lack of Monster corpses and the abundance of food... Increase the monitoring efforts!" Klein became more and more frightened as he thought about it.
If it weren't for the fact that the " Mother Goddess of Depravity's " power to penetrate the Primordial barrier was still extremely limited, Klein would have suspected that the " Card of Blasphemy " and the mushroom had already led to his corruption, and the " Sefirah Castle " would have unknowingly changed hands.
--These are things that have been left above the Gray Fog for a long time without any special sealing.
Compared to the flamboyant and unrestrained " Mother Tree," the " Mother Goddess of Depravity," who has always appeared extremely low-key, is far more terrifying!
Both Mr. "Door" and the Emperor were silently corrupted by Him.
"No wonder he stands at the pinnacle of Outer Deity even after losing two Beyonder Pathway and a portion of Sefirah..." Klein sighed inwardly, took out paper and pen, and prepared to write a reply to " The Hermit " Cattleya.
Only then did he realize that the messenger girl had been waiting beside him the whole time, not returning to the Spirit World, and that the eight eyes of the four heads were staring at him without blinking.
"What do you think of Frank?" Klein hesitated before asking, "I mean, besides the nickname."
Reinette Tinekerr's four blonde, red-eyed heads spoke in turn:
"Just..." "Like..." " Outer Deity..." "Adopted Son..."
In other words, Frank wasn't actually affected by the " Mother Goddess of Depravity " before; it was purely a problem with his own mind... Klein breathed a long sigh of relief.
He then asked:
"And now?"
Because every time Frank Lee wrote to Gehrman Sparrow, he would summon Reinette Tinekerr, Klein believed that the high-ranking messenger had a relatively clear and accurate understanding of the Mushroom King's condition.
"I..." "Also..." "No..." "I don't know..." Reinette Tinekerr's four heads answered in succession.
Then He added:
"Body..." "Temporarily..." "Not..." "Contaminated..."
Does that mean it's impossible to tell whether one's mind has been affected? Well, Frank, aside from being of a lower level, usually acts more like the true form of an evil god than I do... Klein muttered, taking out a gold coin and flicking it with a clang.
With the help of this medium, he quickly entered a state of " Dream Divination ".
At the same time, he was also prepared to activate the " Sefirah Castle " to cut off the gaze of the Outer Deity.
Scenes flashed by, and Klein saw several possible futures.
Well, the biggest hidden danger right now is that " The Moon Primordial " believer. He must be separated from Frank, otherwise things will become very troublesome and dangerous... If Frank doesn't come into contact with anything related to the " Mother Goddess of Depravity " in the future, and doesn't advance to Demigod, there shouldn't be any major problems... If only one of these two conditions is met, the probability of an accident will increase significantly. If both are met, I have no idea what kind of development will occur... Klein came to his senses and interpreted the results of the Divination he had just performed.
Perhaps because Frank himself was of a low level and was not deeply affected, Klein's Divination went relatively smoothly, without encountering any danger.
He let out a silent breath and caught the gold coin with a snap.
Then he noticed that the messenger's eight red eyes were intently watching the gold coins in his palm.
Klein raised an eyebrow, indicating his confusion.
"It..." "possesses..." " Sefirah Castle..." "Aura..." Reinette Tinekerr's four blonde, red-eyed heads bobbed up and down.
This is one of the five gold coins I often use for Divination. Has it already been imbued with the aura of " Sefirah Castle "? In that case, it can be considered a magical item in a certain sense, although its effects will diminish over time... Klein carefully examined the gold coin in his palm and made a rough judgment based on his Spirituality intuition.
These gold coins can improve the accuracy of Divination and enhance the user's ability to resist interference.
For Klein, this was an unexpected bonus, leading him to decide to use the physical form of the gold coin from now on, rather than its Historical Projection.
After retrieving the gold coins, Klein wrote a reply to the " The Hermit " lady, which he delivered to her through Reinette Tinekerr.
After giving Gehrman Sparrow's messenger another gold coin, " Admiral of Stars " Cattleya unfolded the paper and quickly scanned the letter.
After reading it, she inexplicably felt a heavy weight on her shoulders.
Without any delay, Cattleya pulled out another sheet of paper and began to write:
Your Majesty:
"I dreamt that you had found that pristine island and returned safely..."
"That descendant of the emperor is getting worse and worse. If he stays on the ' Future ' any longer, I suspect he'll go insane. If you don't mind, I'd like to send him to you."
"It should be noted that although he claims he no longer believes in the ' The Moon Primordial,' no one can verify this."
"My biggest problem right now is that I'm having trouble obtaining the main material for the ' Prophet '... If you've returned, I hope to find some time to return the ' Wishing Lamp ' to you..."