Chapter 563 Clues Lato rarely talked with others about the sea prayer ceremony, and said in a very talkative mood: "Yes, the 'Governor of the Sea' will marry the sea, thereby eliminating the sea's brutality and making it peaceful. The 'Governor of the Sea' will truly become the husband of the sea and thereby gain the power to control this sea area. "As deacons and deputy deacons, we can also receive blessings from the satisfaction and joy of the sea and from this wedding, and gain different degrees of extraordinary power. Everyone with sea blood in Santa Port will also receive certain gifts, but they are relatively few." It turns out that "Governor of the Sea" is a synonym for "Husband of the Sea"... The acolyte and deputy acolyte are equivalent to the relatives of one party to the wedding or the friends who help out, so they naturally receive a lot of thanks. Other people with sea blood are like children attending the wedding, and they can generally get a few candies... Lumian combined the real wedding with the wedding in the novel, and tried to understand Lato Giallo's description of the sea prayer ceremony. He asked curiously: "Would the 'Governor of the Sea' do something like that with the sea?" Don’t weddings always end with the newlyweds going to bed? "Of course!" Lato said incessantly, "After the wedding ceremony is completed, the sea will attach itself to the four 'Sea Maids' and combine with the 'Governor of the Sea' through them. Therefore, the first child born by each 'Sea Maid' will be a noble person with pure sea blood and possess the strongest extraordinary abilities. "Why are there four 'Maidens of the Sea' instead of just one? It's because a single human being cannot bear the vastness, breadth, heaviness and transcendence of the sea. There must be enough companions to share the burden." This sounds weirder and weirder... Marrying the "Maid of the Sea" is equivalent to marrying the remnant of the power of the sea. No wonder he is valued and his fate will change. The only problem is that he has to acknowledge and love his wife's first child... Lumian pondered for a moment and said:
"Can the 'Governor of the Sea' withstand the passion of the sea?" And four at a time. Lato said without mercy or sympathy: "One of the two most important purposes of the Night Watch Ceremony is to use that house and some of the sea clans hidden in that house to change the body of the 'Governor of the Sea' so that they can withstand the violence and tyranny of the sea. "This is why the 'Governor of the Sea' can only be in office for one year. Even with the physical changes, the acquisition of power and extraordinary improvement, they cannot endure for longer." Consumables, the husband of the sea is a consumable... Lumian sighed to himself: "Then why did the 'Governor of the Sea' return to the sea after leaving office?" "No one knows the specific reason, but there are certain guesses. Juan Oro thinks that the sea does not allow the person who used to be its husband to start a new life. I think it is the transformation of the vigil ceremony, the erosion of marital intercourse and the influence of sea power that make the 'Governor of the Sea' more and more like a marine creature rather than a human being. He will eventually return to the ocean where they feel peaceful and comfortable." Lato felt that his inference was correct. What on earth is this ocean you're talking about... some kind of natural spirit or supernatural being that can control the ocean? Lumian went over Rato Giallo's answers in his mind and said: "The family of the sea? "A wrinkled monster that can disguise itself as a demon and a long black worm that can burrow into a person's neck and control them?" "Yes." Lato wanted to light a cigarette, but his hands were unable to move. "We 'Children of the Sea' are actually the sea's followers. One of our duties is to use our own extraordinary abilities to guide certain followers from the seabed to the land, help them settle down, and reproduce." But Ludwig said that the Batins black worms came from an alien planet, not from some kind of sea clan... Lumian was not in a hurry to ask what extraordinary abilities the "children of the sea" possessed. He was more concerned about the details of the sea prayer ceremony itself: "What is another important purpose of the vigil session?" Lato had a look on his face that said, "Do you lack sufficient knowledge about weddings?" "Marriage requires exchanging rings. Another purpose of the vigil ceremony is to add extra features to a unique but fixed gold ring while transforming the body of the 'Governor of the Sea', so that it can match the identity of the bride of the sea." A uniquely shaped gold ring... Lumian said in high spirits: "and then?" Last year's April Fool's Day prank had a segment where marginal members went to Toler to order a gold ring and hid it in the belly of a sacrificial lamb! "Then, after completing the rest of the ceremony, the 'Governor of the Sea' will take the golden ring, throw it into the sea in front of the ship, and shout in the unique language of the sea: "'Sea, I will marry you as a token of my conquest!'
"If the sea agrees to this wedding, it will stir up gentle waves and turn them into white foam petals, sprinkling them on the four 'maidens of the sea'. "The ring it gave back was symbolic, representing the power to control the waters around Santa Port." (Note 1) Is it just the sea area around Santa Port? It seems that it is not a real sea, but something that can affect this sea area... Lumian thought for a few seconds and said: "How do you say 'O sea, I will marry you...' in that unique language?" Lato Giallo thought for a moment and uttered something gibberish. Lumian, who was still under the effect of the "Know Languages" spell, did not understand and believed that this was not any language of the Northern Continent. At the same time, he saw Lato and the figure of the "Sword Knight" in his eyes slowly shook their heads. If the Sword Knight is really a member of the Temperance Faction who split from the Rose School and joined the Church of Fools, then he should know the languages of the Southern Continent. Moreover, his Sequence is not low, and he has been a transcendent for quite some time. He has been quite active for a long time and has left his own Minor Arcana cards in different events. Such a person must know most of the supernatural languages... What he means is that this is not a language within the Southern Continent language family, let alone ancient Hermetic, Dragon Language, Elven Language, and other supernatural languages? Lumian looked at Lato Giallo and asked with a smile: "Are you sure what you meant by 'O sea, I will marry you...'?" Lato hesitated for several seconds and said: "That should be the case. This is a language left over from ancient times. It has existed since the beginning of the sea prayer ceremony. Well, there are only a few sentences..." I'm not sure... I haven't mastered the language systematically, I can only say two or three sentences based on the tradition... If I think the real meaning of that sentence is "Open Sesame", how can you refute it? Lumian felt that things might not be as Lato described. The people in the Fishery Guild and Milo Village might be just like some of the guys that Auror and Franka had mentioned, using a special language they didn't understand and replacing its original meaning with their own understanding. Lumian's expression did not change noticeably as his thoughts raced: "After the ring was given a special attribute, it was kept by the 'Governor of the Sea'?" "No." Lato shook his head. "In addition to the 'Governor of the Sea', 'Maidens of the Sea' and the sailors in charge of operating the ship, there are four 'Children of the Sea' of pure blood who serve as deputy deacons to guide the 'Governor of the Sea' and the 'Maidens of the Sea' in performing different parts of the ceremony, and teach the 'Governor of the Sea' the 'Marriage Words'. The gold ring is kept by one of the deputy deacons until it is used and then handed over to the 'Governor of the Sea'." The Governor of the Sea has no chance to exchange the ceremonial ring... Lumian suppressed his inner anxiety and asked at a moderate pace: "What happened to the failure of the sea prayer ceremony last year? Even the 'Governor of the Sea' died." Lato was startled at first, then he showed a relieved expression: “That fake guy asked you for help? "Yes. Last year's sea prayer ceremony failed for some reason. The sea went berserk and killed the 'Governor of the Sea' and the four 'Children of the Sea' who served as deputy deacons on the ship. Only the 'Maid of the Sea' and some sailors survived." All four deacons were dead? Lumian had just found the clue to "April Fool's Day" when he realized that it was broken. Those who had the best chance of replacing the sacrificial rings all died in the failed sea-praying ceremony! Lumian thought for a few seconds and said: "What happened to the surviving 'Maid of the Sea' and the sailors?" "They are all still alive, but under close surveillance." Lato saw that the failure of the sea prayer ceremony last year had been leaked, so he didn't care much about the information of the survivors. "We arranged for ordinary members of the family to marry the four 'sea maids' who actually did not obtain the power of the sea. Although this will not bring about changes at the extraordinary level, it is still good for reputation. "Those sailors are from Milo Village. Juan Oro gave them some benefits, but the price they paid was that they could not leave Milo Village before the success of this year's sea prayer ceremony." Lumian suddenly changed the subject: "Were the lambs and other offerings for the sea wedding carried to the deck by the sailors?" "Yes." Rato nodded. "Sailors do this kind of heavy and laborious work." If one of the "Bard", "Mad Woman" and "Ultraman" mixed in with the sailors, and the other party possessed extraordinary abilities or magical items of a higher level of the "Thief" path, then they could use the opportunity of the handover to steal the real sacrificial ring from the corresponding deputy priest and replace it with a fake one... The "Thief" path is one of the three paths influenced by Tianzun, and it is not too strange that the core members of "April Fools' Day" have corresponding powers or items... Lumian quickly made some guesses.
He said to Lato Giallo calmly: "Tell me the information about the four 'Maidens of the Sea' and the surviving sailors from last year." Lato recalled and roughly repeated the story. After memorizing the information about the suspects, Lumian asked: “Will all those who participate in the sea festival be examined?” "Yes, you cannot bring unauthorized items on board, as that may affect the effectiveness of the ceremony. Juan Oro will use his power to do some monitoring before the ship arrives at its destination." Lato answered in detail. As expected...Lumian nodded slightly: "What kind of power does Juan Oro have?" Note 1: This is a paraphrase of the wedding ceremony of the hanged Doge of Venice. (End of this chapter)