Chapter 891

Facing Lu Mian's question, Lady "Magician" deliberated for a few seconds before saying:

"Whether it's investigating the state of the 'Primordial Witch,' exploring the secrets of the deepest layer of the special Mirror World, or unearthing the essence of the self in the mirror, and grasping the secret of the 'Unaging Witch's' resurrection and rebirth, it's impossible to bypass the Witch Sect.

"These are equally important to you now.

"Therefore, my opinion is to let 'Holy Grail 2' continue to contact the 'Black Witch,' while you hide in the dark to prevent accidents.

"The Witch Sect should have already suspected 'Holy Grail 2's' origin and intentions, but I'm not sure what countermeasures they will take. If they want to use 'Holy Grail 2' to do some things and achieve certain goals, we can just use these arrangements to peek into the secrets of the Witch Sect and the special Mirror World, and by the way, obtain the follow-up resources of the 'Witch' pathway. If they are prepared to eliminate the hidden danger and clean up 'Holy Grail 2,' you, hiding in the dark, must take action immediately and quickly rescue 'Holy Grail 2.' The Witch Sect's mission ends there.

"This is indeed a matter with quite high risk. Both 'Holy Grail 2' and you have the right to refuse."

Lu Mian listened attentively until the end and smiled, saying:

"I think the Witch Sect won't do anything to Franca for the time being. It's more likely they are using her. Otherwise, in the underground mausoleum of Morora, Julie in the god-descended state wouldn't have thrown me out of the special Mirror World. And after I achieved my goal, obtained the 'Black Tears,' and returned from Morora, the 'Black Witch' wouldn't have been so easily brushed off by Franca."

Lady "Magician" nodded imperceptibly:

"If this isn't that one's arrangement, it means the 'Primordial Witch' also hopes that a Beyonder who hides the hope of Tudor's resurrection and is closer to the top power of the two disaster pathways than She is will grow up according to the method currently considered closest to the correct answer, in order to achieve a goal that is very important and very critical to Her."

Lu Mian curled his lips and said in a self-deprecating tone:

"One of the ways to counter the arrangements of a true god is to put oneself in the plans of another or several other true gods, regardless of whether the plan is good or bad."

"The principle is the same as balancing the contamination on one's body." Lady "Magician" shook her head and smiled, "But you must remember, before Mr. 'Fool' wakes up, no true god can compete with that one in arranging this matter. Even if several Sequence 0 true gods unite together, it's the same. Of course, this can indeed interfere with and affect that one's arrangements, giving you a chance to detect abnormalities in time or in advance."

Lu Mian nodded solemnly:

"Regardless of whether Franca continues the Witch Sect's mission, I will follow up on this aspect. Lady, can you tell me more intelligence about the Witch Sect? The 'Black Witch' only reveals a very small part to Franca each time."

Lady "Magician" said in a gratified tone:

"You now indeed have the ability and mentality to be solely responsible for one aspect of affairs. If Mr. 'Fool' wakes up, you are fully qualified to draw a Great Arcana card.

"Afterward, matters of the 'Witch Sect' will be gathered under you. If you need assistance or to mobilize the resources of other Great Arcana cards, you can find me or 'Judgment' at any time.

"Mm, because the 'Unaging Witch' can resurrect and be reborn, it is very difficult to be completely killed, and she remains young forever, will not age, and can live for many, many years, longer than the lives of quite a few pathway angels. Therefore, if we don't count the Sequence 4 'Despair Witch' and only consider the number of Sequence 3 and Sequence 2 Beyonders who have accumulated and are currently alive, the Witch Sect has more than every orthodox church.

"In this regard, only the Blood Clan, whose lives are equally long, can compare with them, but they are still inferior.

"Of course, a large part of the high-level power of the orthodox churches is in '0' level and '1' level sealed artifacts and holy objects. If they encounter a major disaster, those sealed artifacts and holy objects can also exert the effect of corresponding high-level beings to a certain extent, and a large part of them can also be relatively smoothly converted into Beyonder characteristics that allow reserve forces to be rapidly strengthened."

Lu Mian recalled and said:

"According to the 'Black Witch,' at Sequence 3, one can name oneself with a color. There are thirteen such 'Color Witches'."

"Four of them are angels, Sequence 2 angels. In this regard, the Witch Sect cannot compare with the orthodox churches because their high-level members must be 'Witches,' and there are no angels of other pathways. However, orthodox churches can use '0' level sealed artifacts or Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics of other pathways they grasp to create Sequence 1 Great Angels." Lady "Magician" gave a detailed introduction.

"Why can't there be Sequence 1 'Witches'?" Lu Mian expressed confusion.

Lady "Magician" smiled:

"What I am about to say is one of the highest-level arcane knowledge of the divine pathways.

"Every pathway has its own unique uniqueness. Occupying and accommodating the uniqueness is the key to becoming a true god, but it is not the only condition. A true Sequence 0 also needs all the Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics of this pathway to support the uniqueness, which is three in total. Therefore, with the Sequence 0 'Primordial Witch,' there will not be a Sequence 1 'Doomsday Witch'; there can only be a Sequence 2 'Disaster Witch.'

"Similarly, it is impossible for orthodox churches to have Sequence 1 Great Angels corresponding to their own gods. Mm, except for pathways that possess special abilities."

While Lu Mian suddenly realized, he asked very keenly:

"I have no way to advance to Sequence 1 of the 'Witch' pathway and become a 'Doomsday Witch' unless the 'Primordial Witch' falls before that?"

"Yes." Lady "Magician" specifically reminded, "There is only one Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic of the 'Hunter' pathway left. 'Red Angel' has already occupied two, which is the reason why He can become an Angel of Time again."

"Is the definition of an Angel of Time occupying multiple Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics or accommodating the uniqueness?" Lu Mian had some understanding of the concept of Angel of Time before, but today was the first time he clearly recognized what this title represented.

Lady "Magician" nodded:

"Yes, whether it is occupying two Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics, or three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics, or accommodating the uniqueness, as well as uniqueness plus one Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic, uniqueness plus two Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics, they are all Angels of Time.

"The Angel of Time composed of uniqueness plus three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics is only my mentor, Mr. 'Door,' but He used His own seal authority to counter the aggregation tendency. If it weren't for that, after three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics and the uniqueness were placed in the same Beyonder's body, they would inevitably aggregate rapidly. The possessor would either immediately become a god, lose control on the spot, or die directly."

No wonder Mr. "Door" was the number one great noble in the Tudor Empire... Lu Mian asked with concern he couldn't hide:

"Where is the last Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic of the 'Hunter' pathway?"

Is "Red Angel" Medici about to succeed?

"Rumor has it that it is with the 'Primordial Witch'." Lady "Magician" did not hide this intelligence, "And the one who brought that Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic to the 'Primordial Witch' is said to be the 'Black Witch' Clarice."

Lu Mian nodded thoughtfully.

Lady "Magician" continued to introduce the situation of the Witch Sect:

"Besides 'Grey Witch' Judith, the Witch Sect also has three Sequence 2 'Disaster Witches,' who are 'Yellow Witch,' 'Blue Witch,' and 'Purple Witch.'

"There are currently nine Sequence 3 'Unaging Witches.' Besides the 'Black Witch' and 'Blue Witch' you know, there are White, Scarlet, Silver, Green, Gold, Brown, Orange..."

After listening, Lu Mian keenly sensed a problem:

"Trier, which has the special Mirror World, should be one of the most important areas in the Witch Sect's mind. They actually didn't send a 'Disaster Witch' to be responsible, and handed all affairs to the 'Black Witch'..."

This is not very normal.

Or, is one of the three "Disaster Witches," "Yellow," "Blue," or "Purple," hiding in Trier?

"Moreover, the one responsible for keeping the 'Hunter' pathway Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic and handing it to the 'Primordial Witch' through sacrifice and other methods was only the Sequence 3 'Black Witch,' not any 'Disaster Witch.' Didn't the Witch Sect worry at that time that the 'Black Witch's' rank wasn't high enough, her strength wasn't enough, and some accident would happen?" Lady "Magician" reminded Lu Mian that there was a detail with a problem.

After communicating about the Witch Sect's intelligence for a while, Lady "Magician" looked at the sky that had completely darkened and said:

"Tomorrow, Mr. 'Sun' will send someone to take you to the Twin Towers to read Bai Yin City's records on Omebella's remains and contact that '0' level sealed artifact.

"Afterward, you decide when to return to Trier yourselves."

"Yes, Lady 'Magician'." Lu Mian replied, watching this holder of a Great Arcana card turn into dots of starlight and disappear before his eyes.

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Night.

Franca paced in the living room, talking to herself:

"Why hasn't Lu Mian come back yet?"

Isn't it just reporting the encounter and exchanging intelligence with Lady "Magician"?

It's been a long time!

Jenna was also somewhat worried. She walked to the window and looked at the street outside.

Suddenly, her gaze froze.

"There." She pointed to the top of the bell tower attached to the "Fool" Church and said.

Franca walked over in a few steps and saw at the top of the bell tower, where there were no railings, sat a female draped in a black cloak, with some black hair hanging down, exquisite and delicate features, and an atmospheric and bright appearance.

That was Lu Mian.

At this time, Lu Mian sat there, legs hanging outside, gaze quietly looking downward.

Franca and Jenna looked at each other, quickly rushed to the "Fool" Church, and climbed the bell tower.

After seeing Lu Mian's back, they didn't ask about the situation immediately, kept quiet, walked to one side, and followed Lu Mian's line of sight to look at what he was intently watching.

Those were giant buildings with yellowish lights lit up in the dark night, various mushrooms looming in the light of street lamps, giant and half-giant figures visible through glass windows, raised wine glasses, curling cooking smoke, singing in the nearby square, noise overflowing from bars, and joy and laughter vaguely audible in different houses.

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