Chapter 83 Joint Investigation Team (First update, please give me a monthly ticket) Leah also noticed that Michelle was not normal. She turned her head to look at Ryan, asking with her eyes whether she should knock him out directly. At this time, Lumian spoke up and said to Michelle: "Is the curé not here?" Michelle's eyes suddenly became warm: "The parish priest is resting. You can come to me for prayer." His face was full of pleading. Lumian "hesitated" for a few seconds, then said reluctantly: "Ok." Seeing Michelle's excited and happy face, he turned his head to Liya and others and said: "What's wrong with you? Coming to church to pray is what every believer should do. What is there to be afraid of?" What he meant was, we were all out of the basement and we weren't caught red-handed, so what was there to worry about? As a believer of the "Eternal Sun", it is normal to come to the church to pray. As for taking a shortcut through the side door, that is a small problem that can be ignored. And what does it have to do with us if the parish priest and a few servants take too long a lunch break? Lumian knew that such an excuse could only fool ordinary people, but definitely not the parish priest. However, before the parish priest received the "gift", he would certainly pretend to be confused and it would be impossible to expose him, unless Ryan and others acted as if they were going to report to their superiors immediately and put an end to all abnormalities in Cordu Village.
As long as Leah and the others continued to wander around the village, chatting with people everywhere, and acting as if they had not gained enough intelligence from the church's basement, the parish priest would definitely be happy to maintain the status quo. In addition, the underground altar was destroyed by Ryan, and it would probably take the group some time to repair it. Lumian estimated that the parish priest had no hope of obtaining the "grant" in the next two days, and it would be possible at the earliest until the day before Lent. When Lent begins, abnormalities break out, and it doesn’t matter whether you are suspected or not. “Normal” is the biggest problem. Hearing Lumian's words, the deputy parish priest Michel Garrigu nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes! No matter what you have done, as long as you pray sincerely and are willing to repent, God will forgive you." Is that so? If the parish priest confesses to the Eternal Sun now, saying that I went astray some time ago and believed in evil gods, and now I want to return to the right path, what will happen? Lumian didn't believe it in his heart, but he looked very pious and walked towards the altar. Michelle led the way in front with brisk steps, looking like she was about to fly. Seeing such a fanatical and devout clergyman, Leah couldn't help but turn her head to glance at Valentine, only to see that her companion had a complicated expression. This should have been a state that Valentine would have greatly approved of, but he was also well aware that the parish priest was clearly not normal. Retracting her gaze from Valentine, Leah rushed to Lumian's side, leaned close to his ear, and whispered in a low voice: "When you said those words just now, did you ever consider that half of the people present were not believers of the Eternal Blazing Sun?" “You’re not?” Lumian was quite surprised. It wasn't that he was perceptive and understood Leah's hint, but among the five people present, excluding the abnormal deputy priest, the remaining four, Valentine was definitely one, and Lumian himself could barely be counted, so it was already half. Leah nodded slightly, causing the bell to ring crisply. She smiled and whispered: "Ryan is from the Mechanical Heart, and I'm from the Eighth Bureau. Neither of us belongs to the Church of the Eternal Sun." Lumian had heard from his sister that the "Machinery Heart" was roughly equivalent to the Inquisition of the Church of the Eternal Sun, and was a branch of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery responsible for handling supernatural affairs. The full name of the Eighth Bureau was the Eighth Bureau under the Intis Intelligence and Homeland Security Committee, and it was the most official organization of the Republic in the supernatural field. "I thought you were sent by the church?" he asked curiously as he found a chair and sat down. Leah sat down next to him and said with a smile: “In recent years, many dangerous incidents involving supernatural beings have occurred in border areas of various countries, especially in places where jurisdiction is disputed. Therefore, as soon as we received the letter for help from Koldu Village, we took it very seriously. After preliminary investigation and intelligence gathering, we confirmed that there was indeed a problem. We decided to set up a joint investigation team to go to Koldu Village to find out the specific situation and provide the most reliable reference for subsequent handling. "Who knows, here..." She suddenly couldn't continue and couldn't help shaking her head.
The abnormality and horror here were beyond her imagination. Sometimes, she felt that Valentine's idea of reporting the whole matter and requesting the direct destruction of Cordu Village was correct. However, she didn't want to die yet, so she had to suppress her professional instincts and the morals in her heart. At this time, the assistant parish priest, Michel Garrigu, picked up the book on the altar and turned his gaze to the four people who were preparing to pray. Leah then raised her arms, crossed them in front of her chest, and lowered her head and body slightly. “……”Lumian was a little stunned. You still say that you are not a believer of the "Eternal Sun"! Liya sensed his gaze, tilted her head and smiled: "The gods will not blame you if you pretend to be a believer of another church when carrying out a mission. If you don't believe me, just look..." She pointed to the other side of herself with her mouth. Ryan from the "Mechanical Heart" also crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking very pious. It turns out that one can have a flexible moral bottom line when carrying out a mission... Lumian wanted to laugh at Leah and Ryan, but everyone started praying and he couldn't fall behind. When he had assumed the correct posture and closed his eyes, the assistant parish priest, Michel Garrigu, flipped through the holy books and solemnly recited: "God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light in the world..." Being in the church he often visited, listening to the familiar sermon, Lumian suddenly felt a little emotional. When he came to pray before, he just followed the crowd and was never focused. He often looked around and whispered. But now, he hoped that everything could remain the same as before, even if it required him to pray the most devoutly. Activities that he once disliked very much now make him miss them very much. When Lumian and others left the "Eternal Sun" Church, the parish priest and the servants had not yet woken up. Ryan glanced in the direction of the castle and said with deep emotion: "That lady is much more powerful than I thought." "How strong?" Lumian asked curiously. Ryan thought for a moment and said: “It seems like I have touched the door to divinity, but it also seems like I haven’t.” You seemed to have said something and yet you seemed to have said nothing... If Lumian hadn't had to rely on Ryan and the others recently, he would have said what was in his heart. However, he, who had a good knowledge of the advanced mysticism, could probably guess what Ryan was referring to: Sequence 4! The beginning of demigod! He thought for a moment and said: "I think Pualis was in a bit of a weird state when she appeared as 'Lady of the Night'." He had already told Liya and others about the legend of the other world and "Lady Night". "I feel the same way." Leah said with a smile, "It looks like a stitched monster, and it's the kind that hasn't been stitched successfully yet." Ryan nodded: “We actually have some understanding of ‘Lady Night’. In the area where our Intis and Feynet Kingdom meet, many similar incidents have occurred in the past few years. Some are called ‘Lady Night’, some are called ‘Lady Helt’, some call themselves ‘Benevolent Lord’, and some call themselves ‘Evil Lord’. But so far, we have not caught any ‘Lady’, and we still lack a systematic understanding of them. "Well, this is the first time I've heard of 'The Other World'."
As Leah walked towards the edge of the village square, she said, "I did think of something from the description of 'the other world'." "What?" Lumian never thought it was shameful to ask. Leah turned sideways and looked towards the south: "In the Church of the 'Mother Earth' of Feynaport, there is a saying: "The soul returns to the earth." The soul returned to the earth... Lumian's mind suddenly appeared the wilderness and the undead wandering in the wilderness. He had to admit that Leah's association did make sense. Arriving under the elm tree at the entrance of the village, Ryan looked around and said: "Let's not provoke that lady again. Even if she is not a helper in breaking the cycle, she will not become an enemy. We just need to pay attention to her movements and see if we can take advantage of the specific time point she mentioned." Isn't it because he obviously can't beat him that he doesn't want to provoke him? Lumian suppressed his eager mouth. He turned to Valentine and asked: "How many minutes left?" He was worried that he would miss the time and his sister would trigger the loop and restart everything. Valentine took out a gold-cased pocket watch, snapped it open and took a look: "Ten minutes left." "That's good..." Lumian breathed a sigh of relief and waved to Ryan and the others. "I'm going to find Aurore. If you have nothing to do, please help find the whereabouts of Sybil's husband Jean Morrie and investigate who is spreading the rumor that the constellations are about to change and everyone will have good luck. If you have any results, you can come to my house to find me directly. Goodbye, my cabbages!" This was exactly what Leah and the others were planning to do, so naturally no one had any objections. ………… After bidding farewell to the joint investigation team and walking towards the agreed edge of the village, Lumian fell into deep thought. After completing the exploration of the church's underground, he had a complete speculation about the changes in Koldu Village: The cause of this cycle must be the parish priest and his gang. They have been secretly worshipping the evil god for at least half a year, secretly sacrificing many outsiders and foreigners in the basement of the church, in exchange for many "gifts". Before Lent, thanks to the three extraordinary people brought back by the shepherd Pierre Berry, or one of them, the parish priest, Pons Bene and others obtained the "gift". The former suddenly became a very powerful extraordinary person. So, they started a grand ceremony with Lent. On the Twelfth Night, at the final stage of the ceremony, the mysterious being named Fate accepted large-scale sacrifices, preparing to complete something that the parish priest and others had prayed for. But at this moment, something unexpected happened and the ceremony could not be completed. The power involving the past, present and future dissipated, bringing about a cycle of time. As for why the incident happened, Lumian thought of what the mysterious lady once said: "You were originally one of those who were about to be severely polluted. Fortunately, the mark left by that great being was activated, and the corresponding power descended upon you, sealing the source of pollution and creating a balance..." PS: First update, please give me a monthly ticket~ (End of this chapter)