Chapter 59 Arrangement (Ask for the guaranteed monthly ticket in April) Aurore recalled the situation at that time and thought it should be as her brother said. She said with deep emotion: "Just knowing about Him can bring such terrible pollution... The secret existence worshipped by Shepherd Pierre Berry and his companions is truly terrifying. Many evil gods in ancient notes do not behave like this." "How else would we be stuck in a time loop?" Lumian wasn't surprised. Aurore's mind wandered as she thought about it. She started to mutter: “Will it not be until the Twelfth Night that we need to face that hidden entity and defeat it in order to end the cycle? "And this requires you to collect materials and digest potions in cycles to become a god..." Seeing that his sister was talking more and more outrageous, and that even a courageous guy like him wouldn't dare to think about things, Lumian interrupted her thoughts: "stop!
"It shouldn't be to this extent." Aurore said "hmm" and nodded slightly: "That's right. We only have one more cycle at most. Becoming a god in twenty days is obviously impossible." She then spread her hands: "There is no hope, just wait to die." “…” Even though Lumian’s brain was always full of ideas for coming up with all kinds of great pranks, he couldn’t keep up with his sister’s train of thought at this moment. "Huh." Aurora exhaled, looked at her brother and said, "Okay, I'm done venting, continue." “Ah?” Lumian’s face was filled with confusion. It took him a few seconds to figure out what his sister meant by continue: “It seems that the sheep transformed by those three people were sent back to Cordu as sacrifices. No wonder they didn’t wait until the beginning of May. "Is Twelfth Night actually a day for mass sacrifice to that hidden entity?" Aurore's eyes turned slightly and said: "That's what I originally guessed. But how come the parish priest and his group received different levels of gifts before Lent? According to my understanding, this should be obtained through sacrifice." Lumian made a bold guess from the perspective of doing bad things, combined with what happened in the previous cycle: “A small sacrifice, a big ceremony? "At the end of the Lenten celebration, the parish priest who had gained extraordinary powers no longer concealed his abnormality. It was obvious that he was going to do something big!" Aurore pondered for a while and said: “The Lenten celebrations could be part of the larger ceremony. “Before the grand ceremony, the parish priest finally made up his mind and offered his soul to the evil god. With certain sacrifices, he received a large amount of gifts in exchange, and his true face was completely revealed. "It seems that starting from the Lenten celebration, all of Cordu will be involved, and no one will be able to escape." The brother and sister looked at each other, and both thought that their previous guess was very close to the truth. But the problem is, if the anomaly really breaks out from the Lenten celebration and lasts until the Twelfth Night, how can they "peacefully" wait until the final ceremony to find the key to the cycle?
Everyone in the village, except those who are dead or used as sacrifices, will most likely be contaminated! "I'm only a Sequence 7..." Auror couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her face, "You're only a Sequence 9." We have to face this kind of thing! Based on Lumian's description of the final battle of the Lenten celebrations and his recent experience hunting monsters with the black mark, Aurore believed that she was no match for the parish priest after he had received the gift. She even felt that she had to prepare herself in advance before fighting the shepherd Pierre Berry. At that time, Lumian was able to kill the mutated parish priests alone, and he didn't know what kind of luck he had. However, if we want to prevent the parish priest and others from obtaining extraordinary powers in advance, Twelfth Night may not come, and the cycle will most likely restart early. "It's hellish! It's hellish!" Aurore slapped the table in front of her with a look of grief on her face. Without waiting for Lumian's response, she raised her hands and ruffled the golden hair on her head, as if she was venting something. After completing the set of actions, Aurore restrained her expression and said to Lumian calmly: "Tomorrow morning, you go find those three outsiders. You can tell them about the abnormality in the village. You don't need to hide the fact that we are Beyonders." "This is dangerous..." Lumian replied subconsciously. Aren't wild extraordinary people naturally guilty when they encounter the authorities? Aurore exhaled slowly and said: “In this situation, I can’t care so much. “Except for the mysterious lady, the three of them are probably the most trustworthy and problem-free people in the village right now, and each of them has strength that is not much worse than mine, or may even be stronger. "We are all tied to the same rope. No one should look down on anyone else. Whether we are wild Beyonders or official Beyonders, we all need to unite. "As for whether or not we'll be hunted down by the authorities in the future, I'll worry about that later. For now, I'll focus on getting out of the loop." Lumian had heard his sister say the phrase "grasshoppers tied to a rope" before, and knew that it meant that everyone was in the same predicament and facing the same problem. If something really happened, no one could escape and they had to unite. "Okay, I'll go find them tomorrow," he agreed. Aurore then said: "I now suspect that there is another person behind the parish priest and the shepherd Pierre. He is the origin of everything and the source of pollution." "Madame Puaris?" Lumian guessed, "She is not only powerful, but also the lover of the parish priest. She can quietly control him and use him to influence other people in the village." "But she has no apparent relationship with the shepherd Pierre." Aurore looked at his brother, frowned and thought, "From what happened to the three sheep, last October, when Pierre and Nior moved to the plains, they should have possessed extraordinary abilities, or at least mastered the relevant knowledge, because they never came back and had no way to obtain it. "This means that the abnormalities in the village can be traced back to at least July or August last year. Uh, have you noticed any problems?" Lumian shook his head slowly: "No." He originally thought that he was very familiar with Koldu Village, but now he discovered that the undercurrent had existed for more than half a year. This made him feel very unfamiliar here and made him feel fear from the bottom of his heart. What exactly is the problem? Lumian only felt that there was layer after layer of fog in front of him. He could never see the true face of the matter after clearing away one layer. Aurore continued: "It could have been that owl. “The wizard who died in the legend may not be really dead. He is still hiding somewhere in the village, or he may be someone we often see. "He may have discovered that I am also a 'wizard', so he deliberately concealed the legend from me. There is no such restriction for ordinary people like you." Having said that, Aurore said in a deep voice: "Next time the owl comes to see you, please inform me immediately and I will let 'White Paper' follow it to see where it will fly to."
Lumian said "hmm", indicating that he was also waiting for the owl to come again. I will pluck out all your hair this time! He cursed in his heart. Aurore thought about it and made a third arrangement: "Tomorrow afternoon, I will invite Madam Pualis to visit my home. At that time, the administrator will still be at work, and only the butler and servants will be left in the castle. You can take this opportunity to sneak in and see if you can find any clues. Well, if you can convince the three outsiders in the morning, you can ask them for help in this operation." When Mrs. Pualis was at home, she didn't dare to let the "blank paper" go. When Mrs. Pualis was with her, she couldn't be distracted and could only rely on her brother. Lumian nodded first, then suggested: "It's best not to be alone with Mrs. Pualis, I'm afraid she will take the opportunity to deal with you. "Invite Naalaiza and the others to have afternoon tea together?" The more people there are, the higher the safety factor. "Okay." Aurora thought this was a better option. She then said half-concernedly and half-jokingly: "You should also be careful once you sneak into the castle. I don't want to be an aunt now." Lumian didn't dare to fight back, but just used his eyes to say "I'm more worried about you because Mrs. Pualis is on your side." During dinner, Aurore released "White Paper" to monitor the sheepfold and found that the three sheep licked the blood off their faces by themselves, without letting the shepherd Pierre Berry notice anything unusual. From then until he fell asleep, Lumian received mystical education again and mastered many Hermetic words, including "I", "name", "summon", "need", "light", "sun", etc. "Light" is the spell to open the "Integrity Brooch", and it has three pronunciations. ………… Lumian woke up in a room filled with a faint gray mist. He walked to the window and looked again at the dark red "mountain" and the circles of building ruins surrounding it. I wonder what secrets are hidden here...Lumian muttered. As he watched, he suddenly had an idea: There were too many dangerous areas in that ruin that he could not or dared not approach now, such as the place where the three-faced monster was lingering. But if he could summon a "blank paper"-like spiritual creature, sign a contract with it, and ask it to help sneak in and observe, he should be able to gain more intelligence. ——His vision, sense of smell, and hearing all involve enhancements brought about by extraordinary characteristics. In theory, they are a kind of supernatural power, which can allow "blank paper" to carry one of them. While thinking, Lumian said silently to himself: "The question now is whether we can summon spirit creatures in the Dream Ruins... "If not, after summoning it in reality and signing the contract, can we use the connection between us to bring it into the dream world... "What effect will adding a new contracted creature have on the cycle? Can the corresponding spirit world be newly added? If not, when the summoning time is up, the contracted creature will go back and the cycle will restart..." The more Lumian thought about it, the more troubled he became. He developed a deep awe for the occult and only hoped to quickly master a small amount of language sufficient to complete a summoning ritual. Without further delay, he took his shotgun, the few remaining lead bullets, and a sharp axe, left his home, crossed the wilderness, and entered the ruins again. PS: Asking for the guaranteed monthly ticket in April~ (End of this chapter)