Chapter 38 "Dangerous Jungle" Lumian thought for a moment and said: "The body, mind and spirit will move closer to the giver because the power of the gift carries the corresponding imprint?" He inferred this from the spiritual legacy of the original Creator and previous owners of the Beyonder characteristics. Although the gift is pure power without any special properties, it should also be tinged with the color of the owner. The lady held the tarot cards and nodded approvingly: “Your logical ability is pretty good. "You should be thankful that Aurore gave you enough basic education." I don't need your reminder... Lumian muttered in his heart. The lady further said: “Even if the giver does not want to influence the recipient, it is difficult to avoid the result that the other party will get closer to him physically, mentally, and spiritually, because if the power given does not contain the will of the giver, then it is difficult for the recipient to control it and will quickly dissipate. "So, the gifts from the gods in this regard are basically temporary and controlled within a certain range." The evil gods don't care what the recipients will become in the end? Lumian nodded thoughtfully and asked curiously: "Bizarre people, I mean, can people with extraordinary characteristics still accept gifts? Will there be a conflict between the two, leading to a loss of control?"
The lady smiled and looked at Lumian, then shook her head and said: “There will be some conflict but it won’t be big. “Think about it, the power bestowed will make your body transform towards the giver, and your body originally existed in a state of adapting to its own extraordinary characteristics. Once there is a huge change, it will definitely conflict with the extraordinary characteristics until a new balance point is found. "Because this kind of conflict does not involve the mind or spirit, it will not normally cause you to lose control, unless your spirit is close to collapse during that period. “The only problem is that you may have to learn to be calm and at peace with yourself growing a third eye and a fourth hand. "Of course, the prerequisite is that the power bestowed on you exists in your body for a long time and the corresponding status is also very high. Otherwise, the slight change in your body can be ignored." Lumian said, “Hmm.” "What if it is a gift from itself or an adjacent path?" The lady nodded: “It really doesn’t create conflict.” She then smiled: “But that doesn’t mean there won’t be physical changes.” What does this mean? Lumian was about to ask again, but the lady smiled and said: "I thought that after you knew about the Man in the Ring, you would be eager to ask about things related to the time loop. As a result, you are actually paying attention to this knowledge that you don't know if it will come in handy in the future. "This is not like you!" Lumian smiled self-deprecatingly: "I originally wanted to ask you if there was any way to help us break this time loop, but then I remembered something you once said: “You said that the price of your help in solving the corresponding problem is that the entire Cordu Village will be destroyed and everyone will die. If you want to get a better result, you can only rely on yourself to explore. “Before, I actually couldn’t understand it, but now I can probably guess the reason. "If you are not a person in the ring, the only way to break the cycle here is to destroy it directly?" The lady nodded with satisfaction: "Indeed it is." "Then why didn't you make it clear before?" Lumian couldn't help but ask back.
This isn't something that will lead to destruction if you tell it! Or has this lady become accustomed to half-speaking and half-hiding? The lady laughed: "If I told you that the whole village was trapped in a time loop, would you believe it?" Lumian thought for a while and said: "Won't……" Without “personal experience”, who would believe such absurd and bizarre statement that seems like a story plot? “So,” the lady laughed, “Why should I explain it clearly? Then I’ll have to spend a lot of time explaining it to you.” “……”Lumian was silent. He took the opportunity to ask: “You know what the key to breaking this cycle is? “Which direction should I work towards?” The lady shook her head again: "It's dangerous to divine certain things here." “Huh?” Lumian didn’t understand for a moment. The lady had no choice but to add: "If I knew where the key is, I would definitely tell you. If I could solve it sooner, I could end this journey sooner." She then sighed: "When can I have a good trip without work?" Work? Seeing that he could not get any "revelation" from this mysterious lady, Lumian had to ask tentatively: "If we don't kill the parish priest, will time not start to cycle?" "No." The lady gave an accurate answer, "There are many other trigger points for the cycle, including when it comes to Twelfth Night. For the rest, you can figure it out on your own." Twelfth Night... There's still plenty of time to investigate... Lumian thought for a moment and said: "Because the specialness in me has been activated, I can keep my memory and extraordinary characteristics every time I cycle?" Seeing the lady nod, he asked further: "If that's the case, then as long as I can keep myself alive, I can continue to repeat the cycle and investigate. Sooner or later, I will find the key to ending all this..." This is an application of the "exhaustive method" that Aurore talked about. "That's right in theory." The lady's eyes showed the confused and indistinguishable emotion again, "But you should have noticed that only Cordu Village and the surrounding area are looping, and no other places are looping. In other words, the time in the outside world is passing normally, and the date is completely inconsistent with Cordu Village. "The three investigators would send a telegram every once in a while, describing the status of themselves and the village. Once they mentioned the date, the Intis officials would be able to detect any abnormalities here. "Even if the investigators didn't have time to send a telegram or mention the corresponding date every time the cycle happened, the authorities would definitely discover the problem as time went by. At that time, what measures do you think they would take to solve the cycle in Cordu Village?" Lumian was silent for a while before he said: "It should be destroyed directly like your alternative plan." "This can effectively prevent the spread of the anomaly and affect other people." The lady said with emotion, "If you have the opportunity to go to the Sonia Sea in the future, you can ask about Bansi Port. It was directly destroyed by the Storm Church because of some kind of pollution, and no one escaped." This statement further strengthened Lumian's determination to find the key point of the loop on his own.
He laughed at himself again: "It seems that I don't have much time left." At most there will be three or four more cycles, and not every cycle will reach the Twelfth Night. The lady stood up and said calmly: "At least you still have a chance to be saved, but some people don't even have a chance." ………… After leaving the old tavern, Lumian stood on the road, looking at the few pedestrians and the houses around him. He felt that everything in Cordu Village was normal. Everyone had joy, anger, desires, and emotions, and they were no different from people in other places. But this village, which seems to be both peaceful and noisy, peaceful and noisy, hides unimaginable horror. The time and everyone here are trapped in a loop, living the same few days over and over again. Except for a few people, including the parish priest Guillaume Bennet, the shepherd Pierre Berry, Ponce Bennet, and Ava Lizier, Lumian is currently unable to determine who is abnormal and who is innocent. Even Raymond Craig, who was usually a silly and innocent guy, couldn't be 100% sure that the other party was completely fine. At the end of Lent, the abnormal behavior of most young people may have been the result of the influence of the parish priest's supernatural powers on the spot, rather than any problems before. For a moment, Lumian felt as if Cordu Village was a primeval forest, full of dangers, and he couldn't tell who was the prey and who was the hunter. Caution and patience are the first elements for survival in this environment, while ability, courage, wisdom and experience have to take a back seat. This is somewhat similar to the life of wandering, but also has obvious differences. As these thoughts emerged, Lumian inexplicably felt that the "Hunter" potion was showing signs of digestion. "Is this the first step of 'acting method'? "It's pretty fast. I thought it would take a month or two to get started..." Thinking of this, Lumian suddenly became excited: Can the "Hunter" potion be digested in one or two cycles? By then, with the help of the hunt in the Dream Ruins, he might soon become a Sequence 8 "Provocateur", gaining even more powerful strength and increasing the probability of successfully solving the time loop problem. Lumian walked forward while thinking, and soon arrived at the village square. His current plan is to have a "chat" with the parish priest, test him, and see if he can find any abnormalities and get some clues. Just then, he saw a figure walking towards the church. The figure was wearing a dark brown coat with a hood, a rope around his waist, and a pair of soft new leather shoes. It was the shepherd Pierre Berry. He...Lumian quickly approached and deliberately asked: "Pierre, why are you back?" At this time, Pierre Berry's black hair was still greasy and curly, and the beard on his face looked like he had not shaved for a long time. Hearing Lumian's question, he answered happily: "Isn't Lent coming soon? I haven't participated in it for several years. I can't miss it this year..." There was a gentle smile in his blue eyes, completely different from the shepherd who had left a deep impression and even a shadow on Lumian. Well, in a different place, with a different person asking, the answer is somewhat different from the last time. Although the essence remains the same, some of the words used are different... Lumian listened carefully, looked down at Pierre's new shoes, and said with a smile: "Get rich?"
"Not really. I can only say that my employer is very good this time and gave me a lot of things." Pierre was very happy. "I'll treat you to a drink tonight." "Okay." Lumian agreed and pointed to the church. "Are you going to pray?" "Yes, it's been a long time since I prayed to God in the church." Pierre sighed. Originally this sentence meant nothing, but the more Lumian listened to it, the more he felt something was not right. Shepherding is not completely far away from human towns. There are many villages around the plain pastures. The mountain pastures are desolate, but shepherds go down the mountain to replenish supplies every once in a while. How could they not find the church? Of course, if Pierre Berry had gone to Feynaport or Lenburg this time, he would not have been able to find the church of the Eternal Sun. However, Lumian had a preconceived notion and felt that every word Pierre Berry said was problematic. Pierre Berry then asked: "You go to church, too?" “No.” Lumian shook his head in denial. “I thought there would be people chatting in the square, but no one showed up.” He then waved his hand: "I'm going home first." "See you tonight." Pierre Berry waved. After watching the shepherd walk to the church, Lumian returned to the village. He changed his mind about chatting with the parish priest, and his next destination was: The home of shepherd Pierre Berry! (End of this chapter)