Chapter 614

"Omebella."

Termiboros's grand, layered voice sounded in Lu Mian's ears; He was repeating Lugano's words.

"You've heard of it?" Lu Mian hadn't expected that such a name, which he felt nothing about, could actually make Termiboros, who hadn't spoken for a long time, open His mouth.

"No, I've never heard of it before today," Lugano thought he was being asked.

Termiboros returned to silence, without answering.

It seems the divine child's true name has some problems... and it sounds like a female name. Also, the "Villain" pathway turns into a female when it reaches "Banshee," equivalent to Sequence 5. The Sequence 0 of the "Earth" pathway is the "Mother Goddess of Earth," which also has a very obvious female orientation. Plus the "Great Mother" herself, it's a high probability that the divine child is female, which is very reasonable... Lu Mian glanced at Lugano, smiled, and said:

"It's a good thing you hadn't heard of it before, otherwise one day you would become the mother of the so-called divine child."

After saying this, Lu Mian glanced at Ludwig, who had run to the living room balcony at some unknown time, and walked over with steady but slow steps.

Following Ludwig's gaze, he looked toward the deck and happened to see Captain Pedro and the others inspecting Father Montserrat's corpse.

Lu Mian asked thoughtfully:

"Can it be eaten?"

He meant, can Father Montserrat's corpse be eaten?

He just wouldn't possess items from the Church of the "Mother Goddess of Earth," including the Beyonder characteristics precipitated by Father Montserrat, but he hadn't promised to keep the corpse intact.

It was normal for a fierce battle to cause partial damage to a corpse!

Ludwig shook his head:

"Not yet."

"Alright," Lu Mian said with some regret, withdrawing his gaze.

This way, he couldn't know why Father Montserrat could have such a close connection with the invisible divine child, why a small section of umbilical cord even grew in his belly, and he had no way to confirm whether that Prinpino from before was a product of Father Montserrat's human alchemy.

Actually, he could also see that Father Montserrat was severely polluted, just didn't expect it to be to the extent of being nearly a "Mad Woman."

Of course, it was definitely not as good as the "Mad Woman's" corpse; after all, that was something even Ludwig considered too dirty.

As for "Spirit Mediumship," according to the knowledge Lu Mian mastered, spirits driven away by the "Ghost-Driving Technique" could not be summoned for a certain period of time, so there was no way to communicate, and after a certain period of time, "Spirit Mediumship" had no value.

Returning to the living room, Lu Mian sat in the armchair, unbuttoned his black vest and linen shirt, and said to Lugano:

"Come and treat me."

Lugano looked at the various wounds that had only been simply bandaged and still had blood seeping out in some places, and said in astonishment:

"So serious?"

"You think Father Montserrat was easy to deal with? If I hadn't fought through the injuries, maybe I would be the one dead," Lu Mian replied with amusement.

Lugano subconsciously denied:

"I didn't mean that. I mean, you suffered such serious injuries, how come your clothes and trousers are completely fine?"

"Of course I changed them before coming back," Lu Mian replied leisurely, enduring the pain.

His "Traveler's Bag" contained nearly a dozen identical shirts, vests, and trousers. It was just that the colors of the vests were divided into several types, but there were several black ones as well.

The only problem was that the golden straw hat had been ignited in the explosion and burned to ashes.

However, for the great adventurer Louis Berry, this was not a big deal. When he left Port Faling, he had specially stocked up on several identical ones.

This was the benefit of having a "Traveler's Bag." Otherwise, relying only on a suitcase, where would there be space to pack so many useless things?

Lugano didn't dare to ask anymore and seriously began to treat his employer.

He originally wanted to cut away the partially charred skin with a scalpel before treating it to achieve the best results, but Lu Mian stopped him, telling him to just do a simple job, as it would be enough.

With the ability to return to its original state at six in the morning, Lu Mian didn't want to endure the torture of surgery without anesthesia again.

After the pain and injuries were controlled and greatly improved, Lu Mian returned to his room, spread out letter paper, and reported the matter of Father Montserrat and the divine child's true name to Ms. "Magician."

He had always taken such matters involving false gods and so-called divine children very seriously, believing that they must be left to his superiors to worry about.

If it weren't for the fact that Mr. K didn't have a messenger, he would have copied a version for him, changing some sentences so that this envoy of the "Aurora Order" would also know about this matter. As for what to do next and how to do it, it wasn't something for a regular member and Minor Arcana card holder like him to worry about.

Moreover, he could see that in fighting false gods, especially the infiltration of those false gods outside the barrier, the positions of the "Tarot Club" and the "Aurora Order" were relatively consistent. Whether as a Minor Arcana card holder of the "Tarot Club" or a formal member of the "Aurora Order," he had responsibilities in this regard.

After nearly ten minutes, Lu Mian wrote down the whole process, including Termiboros's reaction, without omission on the letter paper.

Then, he summoned that "Doll" messenger.

After arguing with Ludwig, when the other party was nearby, the "Doll" messenger always came and went in a hurry, rarely staying for too long to chat.

Kingdom of Loen, Backlund, in a clean and refreshing bedroom.

Ms. "Magician," who was lying on the bed enjoying sleep, suddenly sat up.

She muttered to herself in confusion:

"Spirituality warning?

"Is something important about to happen?"

Ms. "Magician" had just poured herself a glass of Sonia blood wine and hadn't started astrology yet when she saw the "Doll" messenger appear on the desk, placing the letter paper folded into a square next to the dark red fountain pen.

Lu Mian's letter... The problem with that priest from the Church of the "Mother Goddess of Earth" was discovered? It wasn't in vain that I gave him a hint... Ms. "Magician" let the wine glass float in mid-air, picked up the letter paper, and unfolded it.

Reading all the way to the end, her expression suddenly changed, and she repeated the name in a low voice:

"Omebella?"

The true name of the invisible divine child is actually this?

My spirituality warning came because of it?

This is something worth discussing at the regular meeting of the "Tarot Club"...

After a while, having indirectly confirmed it using "Astrology," Ms. "Magician" sat down, watching the dark red fountain pen jump up by itself, take off the cap, and write words on the imitation parchment, expressing her thoughts:

"Omebella is a name hidden in the mists of history, with strong occult symbolic significance..."

"Using Omebella as the true name of the divine child, I don't know if it's related to the secrets of the Second Epoch, that is, the period when the 'Ancient Sun God' ruled the earth before the ancient gods, or if that 'Great Mother' is using that strong occult symbolic significance to gradually erode the authority of the 'Mother Goddess of Earth,' and even Her very self.

"If we can figure out that secret from the ancient ages, perhaps we can get the answer.

"The one worshipped by the 'Aurora Order' might know a little."

Lu Mian looked at the reply written on imitation parchment in his hand, always feeling that Ms. "Magician" was hinting for him to ask the "Aurora Order" and Mr. K.

He continued to read the content that followed:

"Simply put, Omebella belongs to the ancient Giant race and was once called the 'Goddess of Harvest' in the era when ancient gods were active. I can't tell you the rest for now, and you don't need to specifically investigate this matter. Just pay attention when you encounter Beyonders of the Church of the 'Mother Goddess of Earth,' members of the 'Night Travelers' and the 'School of Divine Descent.' We will be responsible for following up. Of course, we might assign one or two small tasks to you then."

"Goddess of Harvest"... It really is related to the "Earth" pathway... Lu Mian burned the letter paper in his hand with crimson flames, stood up, returned to the bed, and listened to the movements of the entire ship while pretending to sleep.

Until the sun rose, his body instantly recovered, and nothing unexpected happened.

Lu Mian returned to the living room and said to Lugano, who had woken up an hour early and clearly hadn't slept peacefully enough:

"Do you still hear the baby's crying?"

"No," Lugano replied, unable to hide his joy but still a bit uneasy.

He felt that it would take a few more days of observation to reach a final conclusion.

Lu Mian laughed:

"Sure enough, going to Father Montserrat for help was the way to completely solve your aftereffects."

This made Lugano choke on his words, almost coughing.

So that's what you meant when you told me to go to Father Montserrat for help?

Killing Father Montserrat was equivalent to completely solving my aftereffects?

Lu Mian walked a few steps toward the balcony and then said:

"You go find Enio later and confirm his state under the pretext of a follow-up visit."

Hmm, Enio was saved by Father Montserrat's surgery. Since Father Montserrat had problems, he might also have... Lugano was a bit worried about going to see that patient, afraid of encountering danger again, but seeing the sunlight outside the window getting brighter and the horizon gradually turning red, he inexplicably felt at ease.

At nine in the morning, Lugano returned and told Lu Mian that the special patient was recovering very well. For the time being, there were no signs of failed surgery or hidden dangers, nor did he show symptoms of being polluted.

Almost at the same time, Captain Pedro came to find Lu Mian, saying that the ship would temporarily stop at a port to let personnel from the Church of the "Mother Goddess of Earth" come up to collect Father Montserrat's corpse and relics, and take away the relevant personnel.

He specifically emphasized that the Church of the "Mother Goddess of Earth" had clearly stated that the relevant personnel did not include the great adventurer and his servant.

Lu Mian smiled and did not respond to the captain's words, appearing very confident and determined.

At noon, several battle nuns and priests in brown priest's robes boarded the ship and took away Enio and the others.

Seeing Enio being "invited" off the ship, both dazed and terrified but unable to resist, from the balcony, Lugano sighed:

"He doesn't have any problems anymore, why do they still have to arrest him?"

Lu Mian laughed:

"Just because you say he doesn't, does it mean he doesn't?

"Think on the bright side. After the Church of the 'Mother Goddess of Earth' confirms there are no problems, he might be able to get a clerical job within the Church and be in contact with battle nuns every day."

Lugano fell silent for a few seconds and said:

"But that also means losing freedom.

"He is a victim..."

"Freedom?" Lu Mian sneered, "The prerequisite for freedom is not harming others."

Although he said that, seeing the terrified and nervous Enio and thinking of Father Montserrat, who died with his normal personality, he still remembered a strange short sentence his sister would occasionally say:

"All living beings suffer."

Woo!

The ship's whistle blew, and the ship was about to set sail again.

(End of chapter)