Chapter 1048

"The beginning of everything..." Lu Mian repeated Franca's interpretation in a low voice.

Jenna heard it and was inexplicably terrified:

"Did the disaster in Cordu Village actually start from Aurore summoning 'White Paper,' rather than her being targeted by the 'April Fool's'?"

Lu Mian stared at "White Paper" for a while and then dismissed the summoning.

Then, he said to himself:

"From Aurore's memory fragments and witchcraft notes, she was first indoctrinated with knowledge related to 'White Paper,' and it was several months later that Madam Pualis followed her husband to Cordu Village.

"I originally thought Madam Pualis just simply wanted to find a village with weak church and government power to develop her 'territory' and prepare for the formation of the Other Shore World and her own acquisition of higher gifts, which is why she targeted Béost, who was about to serve as the administrator and territorial judge in Cordu Village. Now it seems this might not be a coincidence.

"She came specifically for Cordu Village. Of course, she might not know the reason why she needed to do this; it's very likely she just received a divine revelation from the 'Great Mother.'

"Yes, that's it!"

Speaking of this, the corners of Lu Mian's mouth curled into a slightly ferocious smile:

"This can answer why Omebella's first birth was in Cordu Village!"

Jenna and Franca both had a flash of inspiration upon hearing this.

The former blurted out:

"Madam Pualis having an affair with the parish priest and becoming pregnant happened before Aurore used 'Soul Summoning,' or before her state deteriorated due to the treatment of 'I have a friend,' leading to the spread of Fate belief."

"Unless she predicted the development and ending of the whole thing, Madam Pualis shouldn't have thought about using the sacrificial rituals of the Fate believers at that time. At that time, there were no Fate believers in Cordu Village!" Franca continued, "And this matter in Cordu Village involved a very high level. Even for the 'Great Mother,' in the initial stage, she shouldn't have been able to see the specific appearance of the result."

Lu Mian nodded:

"Simply seducing a parish priest of the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' Church, having an affair near the church altar, becoming pregnant, and obtaining the corresponding symbol—in which remote village couldn't this be completed? Why did only Madam Pualis in Cordu Village succeed? When she successfully became pregnant with Omebella, there was no Fate power to use yet!

"Thinking in reverse, we can reach a conclusion: Aurore summoning 'White Paper' allowed certain things related to Omebella to secretly arrive in Cordu Village, gestating power invisibly, and then Madam Pualis received a divine revelation and came to Cordu Village."

Lu Mian recalled the changes in "White Paper's" state before and after and said thoughtfully:

"Amniotic fluid?

"Did 'White Paper' once carry the amniotic fluid that gestated Omebella?

"After that amniotic fluid arrived in reality, did it quickly integrate into the overall environment of Cordu Village?"

"Amniotic fluid..." Franca and Jenna were a bit dazed for a moment.

Lu Mian briefly talked about the appearance of "White Paper" when it was just summoned and the changes afterward, and sneered:

"If this is really the case, that indoctrination by the 'Hidden Sage' was definitely not random, but intentional."

Jenna nodded quickly.

That was exactly what she just said.

Franca asked suspiciously:

"But in the whole thing, the 'Hidden Sage' didn't gain any benefits either. Up to now, we haven't seen that He benefited from it.

"Purely harming others without benefiting oneself?

"Also, wasn't the 'April Fool's' targeting Aurore also a coincidence? It wasn't aimed at Omebella's birth..."

"The 'April Fool's' statement has to be re-examined now; it can't be fully believed." Lu Mian scoffed, "After experiencing the dream city, don't you have a deep understanding of 'Fooling'? What the 'April Fool's' thinks isn't necessarily the case. Just like in the Sea Prayer Ritual, they also ignored some key issues, thinking they were smart, but they were actually clowns."

"Is the Celestial Worthy secretly helping the 'Great Mother'?" Franca suddenly realized.

Lu Mian said "Hmm":

"As for why the 'Hidden Sage' wanted to indoctrinate it specifically, I can't think of a reason for the time being, but sooner or later I will go ask Him."

Speaking of this, Lu Mian was stunned for a moment:

"I remember Madam 'Hermit's' main task is to investigate the state of the 'Hidden Sage' and the reason why that person from the Steam Church left the 'Moses Ascetic Order' due to His mutation...

"His activation, His abnormality, came from the influence exerted by the 'Great Mother'?

"How was it done? The barrier was still quite solid at that time..."

Franca, Jenna, and Anthony looked at each other, and the former reminded:

"Should we report this to Mr. 'Fool'?"

"I'll pray now." Lu Mian nodded gently.

After Mr. 'Fool' initially woke up through the image of Gehrman Sparrow, praying to Him didn't have to be as troublesome as before—there didn't have to be a long interval between two prayers.

Soon, Lu Mian finished his prayer and reported the changes brought about by the further awakening of Aurore's soul fragments after he became an "Unaging Witch," the symbol of "White Paper," the new interpretation of the Cordu Village affair, and his guess about the "Hidden Sage" problem.

"Mr. 'Fool' just said He knew." Lu Mian said to Franca and the others, "It seems that I have to wait until I bring the 'Gift of the Land' to the 'City of Exiles' and meet the brother with the broken hand before there will be new revelations."

"Okay." Franca sighed.

Lu Mian thought for a moment and said:

"I will also synchronize my guess about the 'Hidden Sage' problem to Madam 'Hermit' later, hoping to give her some inspiration."

After Anthony took Ludwig downstairs to prepare dinner, Lu Mian looked at Franca and thought:

"Do you intend to tell all the members of the 'Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society' the truth about the transmigration?"

Franca showed a difficult expression:

"I'm afraid the impact will be too great, and some people won't be able to accept it and will lose control on the spot."

As she spoke, she mocked herself:

"Even if half of my 'Despair' potion hasn't been digested, it's almost the same after telling it like this."

She said "Hmm" and added:

"I intend to meet Madam 'Hela' first and give her a bottom line. Her emotions are stable, and she should be able to accept it. After that, we can discuss it."

Lu Mian thought for a moment and said:

"Help me ask when the next gathering is by the way."

"Do you have something to do?" Franca asked curiously.

Lu Mian smiled and said:

"I want to figure out one question:

"Why Aurore?"

"Why Aurore..." Jenna pondered and said, "Why was Aurore the target for the 'Hidden Sage' to specifically indoctrinate that part of the knowledge?"

Lu Mian "tsk-ed" and said:

"Transmigrator, gray fog aura, female, 'Wizard'—these conditions are almost impossible for anyone to satisfy at the same time in the outside world, but within the 'Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society,' there are still some.

"Why did the 'Hidden Sage' pick Aurore?

"Is there still some problem with Aurore herself, was there an abnormality hidden in Cordu Village early on, or was she purely unlucky and randomly picked by the 'Hidden Sage'?"

"Yes." Franca nodded in agreement, "We have to investigate."

After discussing these matters, Jenna intentionally changed the subject so as not to make the atmosphere heavy.

She said to Franca and Lu Mian:

"You have to design your own honorific names."

Lu Mian and Franca, who had the corresponding occult foundation, looked at each other and were inexplicably a bit embarrassed.

Of course, besides being embarrassed, Franca was also a bit excited:

I'm going to have an honorific name. This is the first time in history!

"I'll go first." She said actively.

Seeing that Lu Mian and Jenna were both looking at her, she took the paper and pen on the table and said with a smile:

"This description of 'The Great Franca Roland' has to be there. As a conclusion, it's so shameful..."

As she spoke, she wrote down this sentence.

"Other descriptions have to reflect your abilities and traits." Lu Mian reminded.

Franca thought for a moment and said:

"The first sentence is the Witch who never ages? No, will this affect Mr. 'Fool's' reputation? As his Saint, I still have to lean toward the good side. Hmm, 'The One Who Never Ages.'

"The second sentence is the spreader of disease and plague? This sounds like a villain. I have to change the wording, 'The Keeper of Disease and Plague.' What do you think? This has both the meaning of suppressing the plague and the majesty of punishing with disease."

"I think it's okay." Jenna agreed, and Lu Mian had no objections.

Franca pondered for a while longer:

"I think the description of Witch still has to be there; this is the current essence, but the wording has to be better.

"'The Witch Followed by Strife and Disaster'? Hehe, it's not the strife and disaster I created, they just always follow me. Okay, this is the third sentence.

"The fourth sentence has to reflect the charm of a Witch or my own characteristics, right? But if I add 'Pleasure' to the description, what should I do if someone prays to me for pleasure later?"

"As a Saint of the 'Fool' Church, you also have to point out your relationship with the Church." Lu Mian helped her think, "Also, don't use pleasure; it's too ambiguous. Use joy; it can contain more meanings, and you are quite capable of bringing joy; it's your trait."

Lu Mian paused and said:

"The fourth sentence, The Holy Grail that carries joy and pain."

"The Holy Grail refers to the Holy Grail card, implying that I am a Minor Arcana card of Mr. 'Fool,' used to rub off on his rank? Hmm, the Holy Grail card also symbolizes emotions and feelings, which fits perfectly with the joy and pain brought by a Witch. Okay, just this sentence!" Franca clapped her hands and smiled broadly.

She wrote down the complete honorific name:

"The One Who Never Ages, the Keeper of Disease and Plague, the Witch Followed by Strife and Disaster, the Holy Grail that carries joy and pain, the Great Franca Roland."

After reading it several times, Franca said with lingering interest:

"I see that many Sequence 3 Saints' honorific names also have something like the protector of something. Should I also get one?

"But I don't have anyone to protect now. Or maybe I have too little accumulation, and the time I've been a Saint is too short. It can't be the protector of Lu Mian and Jenna, right?"

"The protector of human attempts and the spirit of adventure?" Lu Mian joked.

Franca rolled her eyes at him:

"It's your turn!"

(End of chapter)