Chapter 571: Interpreting Language

The crimson moonlight penetrated the not-too-thick curtains and sprinkled on the desk, which had been turned yellowish by the light of the gas wall lamp, manifesting its own presence that could not be ignored.

Lu Mian flipped through the newly bought Highland language textbook, waited for more than half an hour, and finally saw the "Doll" messenger deliver a reply from Lady "Magician."

This letter wasn't long, only two pages:

"Let's start with the simple part.

"Combining the patterns, symbols, and structure of that ring, although I still can't accurately interpret the meaning of that segment of words, I have been able to determine its composition form and the actual role of different short sentences.

"It is divided into three parts:

"The first part should be used to precisely point to that ring, preparing for the subsequent stimulation of specialties and the injection of energy contained within the language;

"The second part is to inject the energy carried by the words themselves into that ring in the form of resonance, etc., stimulating the 'magic circle' composed of patterns and symbols. You can treat the sacrificial ring as a charm, and the second segment of words is equivalent to its designated, special opening incantation. This doesn't need to pry into supernatural forces; it can achieve the goal with the unique energy contained within itself, but it needs guiding guidance;

"I suspect the third part is a ciphertext, a ciphertext attached to that ring. That is to say, when the sacrificial ring has been fully stimulated by the words of the first two parts, it will record and carry the final segment of ciphertext and enter the sea to pass it to something.

"Do you understand? The sacrificial ring is roughly equivalent to a special key that needs to be stimulated to be used, and it also needs a corresponding password to cooperate for this key to open the target 'door.'

"Hehe, the actual meaning of the sentence 'Oh sea, I will marry you as a symbol of my conquest of you' is roughly equivalent to 'Key so-and-so, unlock and open the channel, the password is xxxxxxxxx.' Of course, if it were really translated, it would definitely be very different from this, but the essence should be like this."

Seeing this, Lu Mian couldn't help but curl his lips.

When successive "Sea Viceroys" read out such a segment of words with the mentality of marrying the sea, if someone who understood the corresponding language heard it nearby, I'm afraid they would laugh until their stomach hurt.

What sea, what marriage, what conquest? It turns out it's unlocking, opening the channel, and entering a password!

If this interpretation were told to Juan Oro, Lato Giallo, and others, I don't know what kind of expression they would have.

No, they definitely wouldn't believe it. They've been wrong for one or two thousand years. The wrong has become belief, become persistence, become heritage. No one would be willing to admit that it was wrong.

Anyway, it can achieve the same effect, so why care how I understand or translate it!

Lu Mian calmed down his amused mood, flipped to the second page of the letter paper, and continued to read the content behind:

"Next is the more complex part:

"The two patterns you saw in the basement of the 'Sea Viceroy' mansion have a long history, and can even be traced back to the early Fourth Epoch.

"They are both mystical signs and ancient noble emblems. One of them originates from your acquaintance, no, familiar angel, Amon!

"That pattern resembling a clock symbolizes the 'Worm of Time' and is the emblem of the Amon family."

"Worm of Time"? The emblem of the Amons? Why is it Him again! Lu Mian's gaze condensed, inexplicably having a feeling of going around in circles and still being in the pile of Amons.

What relationship do the ancestors of Milo Village, the Sea-Praying Ceremony of Sangtagang, and the specialty of that sea area have with the Amons?

On the surface, there is no connection at all!

While Lu Mian's thoughts raced, he suddenly felt that it was traceable that the Sea-Praying Ceremony and the King of Angels of the "Marauder" pathway once had a certain connection:

Among the core members of "April Fools" who participated in the Sea-Praying Ceremony prank, the "Bard" is a Beyonder of the "Marauder" pathway, the "Mad Lady" belongs to the adjacent "Apprentice" pathway, and they also prayed to "Tianzun of Fate" for help.

Although this couldn't directly point to the Amons, since so many "Marauder"-related things gathered here, it was entirely understandable that the Sea-Praying Ceremony itself involved the "Marauder" pathway.

Lu Mian exhaled, lowered his head, and intended to see how Lady "Magician" put it:

"Those layers upon layers of doors come from the Abraham family. Yes, one of the five great noble families of the Tudor Empire. I once told you that in the Tudor Empire, only five families obtained hereditary Duke titles, namely Abraham, Amon, Antigonus, Jacob, and Tamara. Among them, the Abrahams controlled the 'Apprentice' pathway. Remember, many times, 'Apprentice' can represent sealing.

"Therefore, there is reason to believe that the Sea-Praying Ceremony is more ancient than previously estimated, and can be traced back to before the destruction of the Tudor Empire in the Fourth Epoch. And it is very normal and reasonable for you to encounter matters related to the Tudor Empire, isn't it?

"Now do you understand the essence of the Sea-Praying Ceremony? No need for me to explain it again, right?

"I am starting to suspect that the ancestors of Milo Village misinterpreted the meaning of that segment of words at the beginning, so they expanded the sea sacrifice and vigil parts from the revelation, and had a large-scale marriage-to-the-sea ceremony that lasted for one or two thousand years and was incomparably absurd. And this is very likely a manifestation of that person's wicked personality. Without affecting the specific results, He very much likes to play a joke on everyone that ignores the fate of others.

"Look, look, this is a prank. Those guys from 'April Fools' should really learn well.

"If you haven't figured out the corresponding problem, you can write to me again.

"By the way, 'Lie' now has a temporary ability that can only be maintained for half a month: the ability to steal a certain amount of power from the target. But this power cannot be maintained for too long. For ordinary people, it might be half a year or a year. For you, because it conflicts with your own power, it won't exceed a week."

Lu Mian withdrew his gaze from the letter paper, his mind a mess:

"Lady 'Magician' means that the specialty of that sea area originates from the ancestors of the Abraham family and a certain Amon? The core part of the Sea-Praying Ceremony was designed by these two great figures at the Angel level, who guided the ancestors of Milo Village in Sangtagang and left revelations, letting them hold that ceremony year after year?

"Because of Amon's wicked personality, the ancestors of Milo Village misinterpreted the true meaning of that segment of words, thinking they were to marry the sea. Thus, the core part of the Sea-Praying Ceremony became more and more complex, and the expanded segments became more and more, becoming a large-scale prank that lasted for thousands of years?"

After roughly sorting out Lady "Magician's" speculation, Lu Mian re-examined the essence of the Sea-Praying Ceremony:

"Appease the specialty hidden at the bottom of that sea area, that is, that 'palace'?

"'Apprentice' represents sealing... 'Marauder' is stealing...

"Stealing..."

Lu Mian lowered his head abruptly and looked at his left chest.

He understood the essence of the Sea-Praying Ceremony!

What finding a husband for the sea, appeasing its violence, sincerely pleasing it, and obtaining corresponding bestowals—this was completely an absurd reason found by the ancestors of Milo Village after being misled!

The essence of the Sea-Praying Ceremony is stealing bestowals!

That "palace" at the bottom of the sea was sealed by the "Apprentice" pathway, but the ancestors of the Abraham family worried that as time passed, the power of the seal would weaken, and that "palace" would gradually recover and strengthen, so they invited Amon to design a ceremony to regularly extract the power recovered by the "palace" every year, letting it not be able to truly break through the seal.

Therefore, after every Sea-Praying Ceremony, that sea area would become quiet, and there would no longer be too many gales and giant waves. And the failure of last year's ceremony let the "palace" gather a certain amount of power, so the "sea" had an anomaly, shipwrecks increased, and the "Death Navigators" also left that special sea area more frequently.

What it's only when the stars are in a special position that one can enter that sea area, what one must follow a specific route to reach the destination—these are all because only at that time would a tortuous and complex channel appear in the outer seal!

Lu Mian stood up with a 'shua' and paced forward a few steps.

After figuring out the essence of the Sea-Praying Ceremony, he also understood the wavering attitude of the "Mother Goddess of Earth" Church:

Initially, the clergy of the "Mother Goddess of Earth" Church who hadn't investigated destroyed Milo Village and ended the Sea-Praying Ceremony, but saw the emblems of the two great Tudor Empire nobles at the bottom of that building, stopped at the last step in time. Later, they discovered that they had to send saints at the Saint level to handle the specialty of this sea area every year, and even had to have high-end forces stationed here for a long time, which was very troublesome. Thus, after the Sea-Praying Ceremony was revived, they tacitly allowed the rebuilding of Milo Village.

Anyway, for them, the Sea-Praying Ceremony didn't affect the innocent or destroy local order for the vast majority of the time—every "Sea Viceroy" had to have a certain sea bloodline, and although "Handmaidens of the Sea" would suffer the ending of turning into humanoid lizards after getting old, at least they could change their own and their family's fate and enjoy power and wealth for thirty or forty years or even longer.

As for those "Handmaidens of the Sea" who wanted to pursue love, the "Mother Goddess of Earth" Church estimated that they would tacitly allow or even help them escape. Otherwise, the probability of success would be very low.

"So, why did the Abundance Convent encourage me to investigate the Sea-Praying Ceremony, and why did Noelia give some information while concealing key information?" Lu Mian just had such a doubt when he thought of the answer.

The one really fishing wasn't the Fishery Society, but the "Mother Goddess of Earth" Church!

The failure of last year's Sea-Praying Ceremony made the "Mother Goddess of Earth" Church worry that similar problems would occur this year. Seeing Louis Berry put on the posture of investigating the Sea-Praying Ceremony, they simply encouraged him to do it, letting the potential saboteurs hidden in the dark all come into contact with him, float to the surface, and then catch them all in one net!

Phew, Lu Mian exhaled and turned the focus back to the purpose of "April Fools."

Now, he was very sure that "April Fools" wanted to open the seal of that special sea area.

Last year was the first step in lifting the seal, but it was still far from the degree that would allow that "palace" at the bottom of the sea to break through the seal. This year they would definitely manufacture similar things again, otherwise, if the Sea-Praying Ceremony succeeded, their prank last year would be equal to being in vain!

The problem now is, how will the core members of "April Fools" do it, and how will they seize the benefits represented by that "palace" and avoid the corresponding dangers? Lu Mian looked at the gas wall lamp that emitted a yellowish light and fell into contemplation.

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More than a week passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of the Sea-Praying Ceremony.

Lu Mian had just finished breakfast when he heard the sounds of various musical instruments coming from the street outside.

He revealed a smile, wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, got up, and walked toward the window where the bright sunlight shone in.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 572 =====