Chapter 85 Dream Divination (Third update, thanks to all the Silver Alliance members who gave rewards before) Inside the semi-underground two-story building, Lumian and Aurore ate their late lunch in silence. The mutton, which should have been tender, seemed tasteless in their mouths. After barely filling his stomach, Lumian was about to clear the dishes when he suddenly heard a tinkling sound coming from afar. "Liya and the others?" He turned around and looked towards the door. Aurore also noticed it, put down the knife and fork in her hand, and looked up towards the door. Not long after, their doorbell rang. Lumian did not hesitate. He stood up from his seat, walked to the door, and examined the visitor outside through the peephole. Those were indeed the three outsiders, Leah and the other two. What was different from their previous separation was that Valentine finally changed his clothes - he had set himself on fire when he was affected by the aura of the "Sufferer", and although his physical injuries were healed by Mrs. Pualis, the burnt clothes could not be restored to their original state.
Lumian opened the door and said with a warm smile: “My cabbages, do you miss me so soon? "Hey, you know how to change clothes?" Valentine no longer wore a white vest with a blue tweed jacket, but a yellow vest with a black suit, and his pants were still dark; Leah's white cashmere skirt had a white cloth flower on the abdomen and wrist, one large and two small, covering the traces of damage, and the sewing skills were quite good; as for Ryan, Lumian could not see that he had changed his clothes, nor could he find any signs of previous injuries, so he suspected that this guy had prepared at least two sets of the same clothes. "We have gained something from those two things." Ryan answered calmly, signaling with his eyes to go in and talk later. Lumian turned around to ask his sister's opinion, opened the door completely, and invited the three official investigators in. This was the first time Ryan and his friends met Aurore, and they greeted each other politely. "The constellations are about to change, and the villagers will have good luck. It has been initially confirmed that the news was spread by the parish priest." After sitting down at the dining table, Ryan did not say anything more and went straight to the point. "But I don't think it's that simple. This method and rhetoric are very similar to the style of a country witch. The parish priest should not be able to think of it normally." A country witch refers to someone who works part-time as a predictor of good and bad luck in small towns and villages. Aurore nodded thoughtfully: “Is it influenced by the dead wizard? "Well, this is a rhetoric that lures the villagers into secretly worshipping the evil god." "The villagers believed it so easily?" Valentine was very angry. He looked as if he was wondering how could the people in Koldu Village be so stupid. It was because believing in the Eternal Sun could not get them out of poverty, and they had to be oppressed by the parish priest and administrators from time to time... Aurore did not say this complaint out loud, for she was afraid that Valentine would come after her. She could even imagine that when some villagers were bewitched and began to do things to worship evil gods, they would more or less get some benefits from the parish priest and his followers, for example, the offerings to the "Eternal Sun" could be reduced by half, or they would no longer be bullied by Pons Bene, and they could also use the villain's name to scare the annoying neighbors. In short, they would truly feel that their "luck" had changed and their lives had hope, so they would become more devout in their faith. Of course, this does not make Aurore feel that what the villagers did was right. After all, the government and the church mainly want money, while the cult wants lives. No one answered Valentine's question, only Lumian made a "kind" suggestion: "You need to ask them in person and do an in-depth investigation into why their beliefs change so easily. "If you really find the answer, I think the Holy Father will appreciate you."
The Holy See is a title for His Holiness the Pope of the Church of the Eternal Sun. The highest leaders of many churches can also be called this. Lumian didn't understand it at first, but he found out after reading the reference materials bought by Aurore. Valentine was silent, but vaguely moved. Aurore looked at Ryan and changed the subject: "Has the whereabouts of Sybil's husband Jean Maury been found?" Ryan turned his head to look at Leah and motioned for her to speak. Leah nodded and said: "We broke into Jean Maury's house and took an item that belonged to him. "With the help of this item, I performed a dream divination." Dream divination...Auror nodded slightly, not surprised at all. When Lumian described the castle exploration yesterday, she had already guessed their respective paths and approximate sequences based on the performance of the three official investigators: Obviously, Leah belongs to the more common "Fortune Teller" path of Intis, and she is not a Sequence 9 "Fortune Teller" or Sequence 8 "Clown", but at least a Sequence 7 "Magician". This can be inferred from her extraordinary abilities such as "Paper Doll Substitute" and "Damage Transfer", as well as her expertise in divination and acrobatic skills. Aurore was not sure whether Leah had reached Sequence 6, because she did not know much about the subsequent situation of this path. Valentine belongs to the main path of "Sun" controlled by the "Eternal Sun" Church. Similarly, he definitely has more than just Sequence 9 "Singer" and Sequence 8 "Prayer of Light". Aurore inferred from "Summoning Holy Light", "Making Holy Water", "Solar Aura", etc. that he is a Sequence 7 "Sun Priest", and should not have reached Sequence 6 "Notary", and has not demonstrated the corresponding abilities. Ryan's extraordinary abilities are not the common type in Intis, he should be a "warrior". This path is mainly controlled by the "God of War" Church of the northern Feysac Empire, but in the past five or six years, many extraordinary people and extraordinary creatures of the "Warrior" path have appeared in various countries. In the Curly-haired Baboon Research Society, several members have chosen this path either actively or passively. As far as Aurore knew, this was also called the "Giant" path. Sequence 9 was the "Warrior", Sequence 8 was the "Fighter", Sequence 7 was the "Weapon Master", and Sequence 6 was a qualitative change from the previous levels, called the "Dawn Knights". They possessed the same power as giants, and could create "morning light" in a certain area around them, eliminating hallucinations and negative and evil energies. They can also condense a full body armor called "Dawn" and weapons they are good at using on their body surface. Among them, the most powerful is the two-handed giant sword "Sword of Dawn". Using the "Sword of Dawn", they can launch the most powerful attack in this sequence-"Storm of Light", which can destroy the human body, eliminate resentful souls, and even traumatize evil spirits. Based on Ryan's performance, Aurore believes that he is a Sequence 6 "Dawn Knight", but should not have become a Sequence 5 "Guardian" yet. Aurore originally felt that these three official investigators were no worse than herself, but now she found that each one was more powerful than the other. If she wasn't prepared, she wouldn't be able to defeat any of them in a one-on-one fight. You should know that in the official classification, Sequence 9 and Sequence 8 are considered low-sequence. They just have some special abilities compared to ordinary people, but their flaws are also obvious. Sequence 7 to Sequence 5 are mid-sequence and begin to possess powers beyond the mundane. Sequence 4 and above belong to the demigod realm and are truly high-sequence. According to some members of the Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society who are lurking in the official organization, when dealing with ordinary supernatural events, a three-person team consisting of a mid-sequence and two low-sequence people is usually used to conduct the first wave of investigations, and higher-end forces will be deployed later depending on the situation. However, this time, in response to the anomaly in Cordu Village, the Intis officials sent three mid-sequence people at once, which shows that they attach great importance to it. But even such a joint investigation team does not seem to be enough in Koldu Village. Aurore had already shared this information with Lumian, and now the siblings were quietly listening to Leah continue her story. "In the dream divination, I saw the shepherd Pierre Berry. He came out with several nails wrapped around his hair and stuffed them into the haystack." Leah described the scene she saw in the simplest words. Haystacks... nails and hair... Lumian instantly recalled what he had discovered under the guidance of the three sheep. He also found some nails entangled in hair in the haystack in the Berry family's sheep pen. He frowned and said: "Those are Jean-Maury's nails and hair? "He was murdered by the shepherd, Pierre Berry, in Berry's house?" Aurore nodded.
"Originally, this custom of hiding nails and hair outside the house to avoid affecting the family's horoscope and luck was limited to family members with bad reputations or who committed suicide, or were murdered by relatives. But because Jean Maury was killed in a shepherd's house, Pierre Berry was cautious and cut off his nails and took some of his hair and hid them in the haystack outside the house?" "No wonder there was one before... That must have been from the last victim. How many people did they kill in secret?" Lumian suddenly sneered. "Even after all this, they still want to keep their zodiac sign and luck intact?" "Stupid!" Valentine cursed. He, Ryan and Leah had previously learned from Lumian about the three sheep, the haystack and the corresponding folk customs. After discussing for a while, they decided not to make any other attempts for the time being. After observing the reactions of the parish priest and others, Leah and the others said goodbye to Lumian and Aurore and returned to the old tavern. The brother and sister did not mention the speculation at noon, fearing that it would affect the official investigators' determination to break the cycle from the inside. After all, they might just be affected and could hope to break away with the help of external forces. After clearing the table and helping to wash the dishes, Lumian returned to his room and lay down on the bed. With mixed emotions and many thoughts, he couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Only after doing some preliminary meditation did he slowly calm down and fall into a deep sleep. ………… In the room filled with a faint gray mist, Lumian opened his eyes and sat up. He lowered his head and looked at his chest, his sight seemed to penetrate the gray cotton shirt and the barrier of flesh and blood, and saw the black thorn symbol and the blue-black pattern. Is this the source and cause of the cycle? Lumian muttered to himself silently. The black thorn symbol is the root of the problem, while the blue-black pattern brings the blessing of that great being, allowing Koldu Village to still be saved. And all this can be traced back to nearly six years ago. Lumian remembered it very clearly. At that time, he was still wandering, barely surviving by relying on his young age, which made him easily looked down upon, and his ruthlessness beyond his age. Then, one day, he met the dying old man. Maybe it was because he had accumulated some wealth and felt a little proud, or maybe it was because the old man reminded him of his only relative, his grandfather who raised him until he was in his early teens but unfortunately passed away. Lumian decided to give him some help. Although he failed to save the old man's life in the end, Lumian still sent him to the crematorium and buried him in a free cemetery. The blue-black symbol was what he found on the old man's body during this process. Since then, he often dreamed of a large area of gray fog. His luck was getting worse and worse, and he began to have trouble finding enough food. Fortunately, not long after, he met Aurora. PS: For the third update, I would like to thank all the Silver Alliance members who have given rewards before, and also, please give me your monthly votes~ Well, the first update will be at 00:05 tomorrow. (End of this chapter)