Chapter 572: Decoding Language The crimson moonlight penetrated the not-too-thick curtains and sprinkled on the desk that had been turned yellow by the light of the gas wall lamp, demonstrating its presence that could not be ignored. Lumian flipped through the newly bought highland language textbook and waited for more than half an hour before he finally saw the "doll" messenger bring a reply from Ms. "Magician". The letter was not long, only two pages: “Let’s start with the easy part. “Combined with the patterns, symbols, and structure of the ring, I still cannot accurately interpret the meaning of the speech, but I can already determine its composition and the actual functions of different short sentences. “It is divided into three parts: "The first part should be used to accurately point to the ring, so as to position it for subsequent activation of the specificity and infusion of the energy contained in the language; "The second part is to inject the energy carried by the words into the ring in the form of resonance, activating the 'magic circle' composed of patterns and symbols. You can treat the sacrificial ring as a spell, and the second part of the words is equivalent to the special opening spell it specifies. This does not require the use of supernatural power. The unique energy contained in the ring can achieve the goal, but it requires prior guidance. "I suspect the third part is a cipher, a cipher attached to the ring. In other words, when the sacrificial ring has gone through the first two parts of the discourse and its overall uniqueness has been fully activated, it will record and carry the last cipher into the sea and pass it on to something. "Do you understand? The sacrificial ring is similar to a special key. It needs to be activated before it can be used. Moreover, it must be used with a corresponding password. Only then can this key open the target 'door'. "Haha, 'O sea, I will marry you as a symbol of conquering you' probably means 'This key unlocks the passage, the password is XXXXXXXXX'. Of course, if you really translate it, it will definitely be very different from this, but the essence should be like this." Seeing this, Lumian couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.
When successive "Governors of the Sea" recited these words with the mentality of marrying the sea, if there were people who knew the corresponding language and heard them, they would probably laugh until their stomachs hurt. What sea, what marrying, what conquering? All this fuss turned out to be about unlocking, opening the channel, and entering the password! If I tell this interpretation to Juan Oro, Lato Giaro and others, I wonder what expressions they would have. No, they definitely won't believe it. It has been wrong for a thousand or two thousand years. The mistake has become a belief, a persistence, and a tradition. No one is willing to admit that it is wrong. Anyway, we can achieve the same effect, why do you care how I understand or translate it! Lumian calmed down his amusement, turned to the second page, and continued reading: “Now comes the complicated part: "The two patterns you saw in the basement of the 'Governor of the Sea' mansion have a long history, and can even be traced back to the early Quaternary period. "They are both occult symbols and coats of arms of ancient nobility. One of them comes from your acquaintance, no, familiar angel, Amon! "The clock-shaped pattern symbolizes the 'worm of time' and is the emblem of the Amon family." "The Worm of Time"? The emblem of the Amons? Why is it Him again? Lumian's eyes narrowed, and he felt as if he was still in the Amons after all the twists and turns. What do the ancestors of Milo Village, the sea-praying ceremony of Santa Port, the special features of that sea area, and the Amons have to do with each other? On the surface there is no connection! Lumian's thoughts raced, and he suddenly felt that there was a certain connection between the Sea Prayer Ceremony and the former Angel King of the "Thief" Path. Among the core members of "April Fools' Day" who participated in the sea prayer ceremony prank, the "Bard" was an extraordinary person of the "Thief" path, and the "Mad Woman" belonged to the adjacent "Apprentice" path. They also prayed for help from "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun", an existence who could profoundly influence the "Thief" path. Although this cannot be directly pointed to the Amons, since so many people related to "thieves" have gathered here, it is completely understandable that the sea prayer ceremony itself also involves the "thieves". Lumian exhaled and lowered his head to see what the "Magician" said: "Those layers of doors come from the Abraham family. Yes, the Abraham family, one of the five great noble families of the Tudor Empire. I once told you that in the Tudor Empire, only five families have obtained the hereditary duke title, namely Abraham, Amon, Antigonus, Jacob, and Tamara. Among them, the Abrahams control the 'apprentice' path. Remember, in many cases, 'apprentice' can represent a seal. “So, there is reason to believe that the sea prayer ceremony is older than previously expected and can be traced back to before the fall of the Tudor Empire in the Fourth Epoch. And it is normal and reasonable for you to encounter things related to the Tudor Empire, isn’t it? "Now do you understand the essence of the Sea Prayer Ceremony? I don't need to explain it anymore, right? “I began to suspect that the ancestors of Milo Village had misunderstood the meaning of that passage in the first place, and thus expanded the sea sacrifice and vigil parts from the revelation, creating an extremely absurd sea-marrying ceremony that lasted for one or two thousand years. This was most likely a manifestation of that person’s bad character. Without affecting the specific results, He really liked to play a joke on everyone by ignoring the fate of others. "Look, look, this is a prank, those April Fools' Day guys should really learn a lesson. “If you don’t understand the corresponding question, you can write to me again.
"Oh, right, Lie now has a temporary ability that can only last for half a month. It can steal a certain amount of power from the target. But this power can't last too long. For ordinary people, it may be half a year or a year. For you, because it conflicts with your own power, it will not last more than a week." Lumian turned his eyes away from the letter, his mind in a mess: "Ms. Magician, do you mean that the specialness of that sea area originated from the ancestors of Abraham's family and a certain Amon? The core part of the sea prayer ceremony was designed by these two great figures at the angel level. They guided the ancestors of Milo Village in Santa Port and left revelations for them to perform the ceremony year after year? "Due to Amon's bad character, the ancestors of Milo Village misunderstood the true meaning of the words and thought they were about marrying the sea. As a result, the core part of the sea-praying ceremony became more and more complicated, with more and more links expanded. It became a large-scale prank that lasted for thousands of years?" After roughly understanding the "Magician" lady's speculation, Lumian re-examined the nature of the sea prayer ceremony: "To appease the special one hidden at the bottom of that sea, that is, the 'palace'? "'Apprentice' means to seal... 'Thief' means to steal... "steal……" Lumian suddenly lowered his head and looked at his left chest. He understood the essence of the sea prayer ceremony! What about finding a husband for the sea, calming its violence, pleasing it sincerely, and obtaining corresponding gifts? This is a completely absurd reason that the ancestors of Milo Village came up with after being misled! The essence of the sea prayer ceremony is to steal the gift! The "palace" at the bottom of the sea was sealed by the "apprentice" path, but the ancestors of Abraham's family were worried that with the passage of time, the power of the seal would weaken and the "palace" would gradually revive and become stronger. So they asked Amon to design a ritual to regularly draw away the restored power of the "palace" every year, so that it would not be able to truly break the seal. Therefore, after each sea-praying ceremony, that sea area would become quiet, without too many strong winds and waves. However, the failure of last year's ceremony allowed the "palace" to gather a certain amount of power, so the "sea" underwent strange changes, shipwrecks increased, and the "death pilots" left that special sea area more frequently. Why you have to wait until the stars are in a special position to enter that sea area, and why you have to follow a specific route to reach your destination, it's because only at that time, a tortuous and complex passage will appear in the outer seal! Lumian stood up quickly and took a few steps forward. After figuring out the essence of the sea prayer ceremony, he also understood the repeated attitudes of the "Mother Earth Goddess" Church: Initially, the clergy of the Church of Mother Earth who had not conducted any investigation destroyed Milo Village and ended the Sea Prayer Ceremony. However, they saw the emblems representing two great nobles of the Tudor Empire at the bottom of the building and stopped the last step in time. Later, they found that they had to send demigod-level saints to deal with the special conditions of this sea area every year, and even had to let high-end forces guard it for a long time, which was very troublesome. Therefore, after the Sea Prayer Ceremony was revived, they acquiesced to the reconstruction of Milo Village. Anyway, for them, the sea-praying ceremony does not affect innocent people most of the time and does not disrupt local order - every "Governor of the Sea" must have a certain sea bloodline, and although the "Maidens of the Sea" will end up turning into human-shaped lizards when they are old, they can at least change the fate of themselves and their families and enjoy power and wealth for thirty or forty years or even longer. As for those "Maidens of the Sea" who want to pursue love, the "Mother Earth" Church will probably condone or even help them escape, otherwise the probability of success is very low. "So, why did the Order of the Aboriginals encourage me to investigate the Sea Prayer Ceremony, and why did Noelia give me some intelligence but conceal key information?" Lumian just had this doubt and he thought of the answer. The one who is actually fishing is not the Fishery Guild, but the Church of the "Mother Earth"! The failure of the Sea Prayer Ceremony last year made the Church of the "Mother Earth" worry that similar problems would occur this year. After seeing Louis Berry showing an attitude of investigating the Sea Prayer Ceremony, they simply encouraged him to do it, so that all potential saboteurs hiding in the dark would contact him, surface, and then be caught in one fell swoop! Phew, Lumian exhaled and turned his focus back to the purpose of "April Fool's Day". Now, he was sure that April Fools wanted to open the seal of that special sea area. Last year was the first step towards lifting the seal, but it was still far from the level where the "palace" under the sea could break the seal. This year they will definitely create something similar again, otherwise when the sea prayer ceremony is successful, their prank last year will be in vain! The question now is, what will the core members of "April Fools' Day" do, and how can they seize the benefits represented by the "Palace" and avoid the corresponding dangers? Lumian looked at the gas wall lamp that emitted a yellowish light and fell into deep thought. ………… More than a week passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day for the sea prayer ceremony. Lumian had just finished breakfast when he heard the sounds of various musical instruments coming from the street outside. He smiled, wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, stood up and walked towards the window where bright sunlight came in. (End of this chapter)