Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1109 Omi Bella
The gift of the earth, this is undoubtedly the seal of the "Mother" path. It seems that the black-faced grass was created, so that Silver City would not have to feed on monsters. It was a characteristic of the "Mistress of Desolation". It couldn't be Sequence 1, and the reason was the same as the "Proof of Glory"...

The moment he heard the name of another divine sealed object, many thoughts emerged in Angel's mind, and he quickly confirmed the basic information of "Gift of the Earth".

She nodded silently and let Lovia Tiffany lead the way back to the stone chamber where several sealed objects had been placed, and continued to descend the stairs leading deep underground from the other side.

This direction was moving away from the "Proof of Glory", but the morning light that could condense into points of light not only did not become thinner, but became even more intense. The black-faced grass on the surrounding stone walls was as dense as the short hair on the skin of the dark wolf that Angel had just killed, floating on its own in the windless underground, as if the entire wall was slowly crawling.

As they walked, Lovia introduced the history of Silver City before it entered the "Dark Age" like a competent guide. Angel had heard most of this information from Klein, but he still listened patiently without interrupting him. He compared the two and focused on the relationship between Silver City and the "Giant King's Court".

In the Second Era when the ancient gods ruled the sky, the earth, and the sea, Silver City and many of the surrounding human city-states belonged to the Giant King's Court, and all the people were slaves of the giants.

Fortunately, unlike other city-states ruled by relatively violent giants, where innocent people were often killed, lacked food and clothing, and lived on the brink of extinction, the Silver City followed the giant king Ormir's subordinate god and queen, the "Harvest Goddess" Omybella.

He often descended and inspected Silver City, and most of the time he appeared in the form of a bright and beautiful "harvest" and "life", treating the people of Silver City as his own children, allowing nearby livestock to multiply, crops to harvest, and women of childbearing age to become pregnant easily. This allowed Silver City to avoid the killing that was everywhere at the time, while allowing the population to grow rapidly.

But occasionally, Omibella would appear in the form of "desolation" and "death". Whenever that happened, Silver City would have to hold bloody sacrifices, using large numbers of people and livestock as sacrifices to please the "Mistress of Desolation". Even if they did so, there would still be a great famine that year, with crops failing and livestock dying of disease. The ensuing famine would sweep across the entire city.

In the records praising the gods in the City of Silver, it is described as "the ultimate harvest is bound to be accompanied by extreme barrenness" and "if you accept the gift of the earth, you must pay the corresponding price."

There was always a feeling of "saving in small amounts and withdrawing in large amounts", growing fat for a few years and then harvesting once. Was that "Harvest Goddess" Omibella really the Earth Mother Goddess, one of the Seven Gods? As for the beautified records of the City of Silver, it was normal in that era, at least much better than the city-states that were repeatedly ravaged by other gods... Angel, who had already learned the real name of the Earth Mother Goddess from "Groselle's Travels" and other places, pondered and subconsciously felt that this was disrespectful to the gods, but then he remembered that there was no power of this god left in the God-Forsaken Land, and he was relieved.

Anyway, the two female gods are currently in a state of hostility. Not only is she blaspheming in her heart, she also drove away Roland, the matron of the Church of Mother Earth, on the western front of the battlefield. She is a "matron of desolation" and has completely offended Feynaporte and Mother Earth. Once Loen is defeated and the Goddess of Night loses the war of gods, she will definitely be one of the first to be liquidated, so this disrespectful act is not a big deal.

After criticizing Omibella in his heart, Angel followed Lovia into a large space at the end of the downward stairs. The morning light inside was like a substance, covering the ground, stone walls and ceiling covered with black grass.

In the center of this little bit of light, a withered tree trunk was stuck above the brown pile of soil.

It was nearly ten meters high, with its top touching the ceiling of the stone chamber. It was so wide that it required four Silver City residents with giant bloodlines, such as the "Chiefs", to hug it together. The bark on the surface had long since peeled off, and the remaining bark was the color of mud. The heart of the tree was hollow, and the interior was pitch black and lifeless.

But on the side of the tree facing the gate, part of the trunk is convex and part is concave, forming a human pattern with the lower limbs sunken into the trunk and the torso and hands protruding. Two scarlet flowers are dotted on the human face, which is the only different color in the room shrouded in morning light.

"This is the 'Gift of the Earth'," Lovia introduced with emotion, "After the sun disappeared and the gods who claimed to be the Creator abandoned this land, it was the 'Black-Faced Grass' it created that supported us for more than two thousand years, until I found the true creator of everything, the master behind the curtain of shadows..."

If your Lord really had the ability to save the City of Silver, he wouldn't have asked Klein to open the gate of the Giant King's Court... Angel muttered. Seeing that Lovia seemed to be about to recite the complete name of the "True Creator", he quickly interrupted her with a question:
"Is the creation of black-faced grass the main purpose of 'Gift of the Earth'?"

The evil god believer in front of him looked at Angel with light gray eyes. He did not say the last sentence "the fallen nature of all living beings", but nodded and said:

"It is true if you don't actively use it. Black-faced grass will grow within a radius of fifty kilometers, but the closer you are to it, the better it grows. Therefore, we placed the 'Gift of the Earth' underground in the center of the city and sealed and suppressed it with the power of the 'Proof of Glory' to allow it to play the greatest positive role."

"What if we use it actively?" Angel asked, her eyes cast towards the huge tree trunk and the human-like patterns on it. She always felt that this figure had an inexplicable power that attracted her.

“Actively using this seal can cause the lives within a thirty-kilometer radius to quickly pass away until death. The dead will immediately return to the earth, and all Beyonders except those with similar powers will be weakened.

“In addition, it can also create highly toxic substances, make extraordinary plants that are beneficial to itself grow around it, tame animals, and make it easier for extraordinary people to lose control.

"If the user touches it directly, they can create a maximum of nine Sequence 3 clay, ore, or metal puppets around it...

"If you are hit by the 'Gift of the Earth', you will be put to the test of death and loss of control. If you fail, you may lose control and die on the spot.

"The holder can use its power to temporarily transform into a mythical creature, but will also be tested by loss of control and madness, and will have all the characteristics of a woman."

As Lovia continued to narrate, Angel's expression became more and more surprised.

She guessed that this item that needed to be sealed with the "Proof of Glory" was most likely more powerful, but she didn't expect it to have so many effects. Even the matriarch of the Church of Mother Earth, "Mistress of Desolation" Roland, whom she had met and fought with, would find it difficult to cause such large-scale damage directly. She needed to prepare a ceremony in advance or ask for divine grace.

Strong power will be accompanied by strong negative effects... She asked thoughtfully:
"What about the negative effects?"

"The condition for active use is to come into contact with it and bear the corresponding consequences. Either all injuries and diseases on the body are cured, or death occurs immediately. Even for the former, the time of using it cannot exceed one minute, otherwise it will still cause loss of control or death.

"In addition, even if it is placed here, it will randomly cause the 'desolation' effect to certain areas within the surrounding 300 kilometers, causing food production to be extinct and life to wither. This can be suppressed by the 'Certificate of Glory' so that the desolation only exists in a fixed, narrow range and does not spread."

This...Angel immediately lost all interest in "Gift of the Earth".

Of all the Level 0 seals she knew, this one had the strongest negative effects. Even the "Salinger Blood Flag" had a corresponding way to be cracked, and it could even be used "without loss" using the mirror projection. However, every use of the "Gift of the Earth" was equivalent to gambling with one's life. Only those who had suffered irreversible injuries would touch this seal to see how their luck would be.

"So, you can only seal the 'Gift of the Earth' and use it simply as a source of black grass, and you need to suppress its other side effects through the 'Proof of Glory'?"

Angel asked tentatively.

Lovia nodded.

No wonder Silver City, which has two god-level sealed artifacts, is unwilling to use them as a guarantee for exploring the Giant King's Court. Even if there is a way to temporarily solve the problem of "barrenness", the "Certificate of Glory" requires two saints to use it. Together with other explorers, almost all the saints in the city will be out. Once the exploration fails, personnel are lost, and the sealed artifact is lost, there will be no way to limit the "Gift of the Earth", and barrenness will soon cover the entire land...

That would be the end of the residents of Silver City.

Angel looked at the withered tree trunk again with some depression. In her eyes, the uneven outline of the human figure on the mottled surface no longer represented "life" and "harvest", but more like "desolation" and "death".

I always feel that it has an inexplicable attraction to me... Angel frowned slightly, and did a divination. He found that the problem was not with himself, but had something to do with the world in the mirror.

"How did this seal appear in the City of Silver?" She looked at Luo Weiya and asked.

"It is a gift from the goddess of harvest, Omibella, which is also the origin of its name." Lovia replied softly, "Also, the information about it is not complete. Colin kept a part of it and said he would tell you after the exploration of the Giant King's Court is completed."

It seems that the chief is not completely confident in me. This is normal. He is responsible for the future of the entire Silver City. He wants Silver City to be able to cope with the difficulties that follow even if the entire army is annihilated in this exploration... Thinking of this, Angel chuckled and said:

"I can understand your concerns."

"Thank you."

Lovia also replied with a smile, and Angel could feel that her hostility had decreased again.

She is different from Mr. A and Ms. D. She is not that crazy because she has been in the God-forsaken Land. It may also be because she has not been exposed to the belief of the "True Creator" for a long time. According to "Sun" Derrick, it has only been about two years. Before that, she had just lost her husband in an external exploration. After that, she became mentally abnormal, sometimes angry and sometimes sad. It was not until she became a believer of the evil god that she recovered...

Angel's mind kept recalling the information about this council elder, and he sighed with half sympathy and half regret.

Perhaps she was no different from Derrick and Chief Colin, just a drowning person who unconsciously grasped at any object around him, seeking a glimmer of hope to survive.

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After passing through the morning light, returning to the damp dungeon and walking up the spiral staircase to his temporary residence, Angel discovered that his hair had grown several centimeters in just half an hour, and his skin had become smoother and more tender. It seemed that he had been inadvertently affected by the "gift of the earth" and had "grown" to a certain extent.

"If there is no suppression of the 'Proof of Glory', I'm afraid this overgrowth will occur to everyone in Silver City. For normal people, it is difficult to tell whether it is a 'blessing' or a 'curse'... It seems that the purpose of the Mother Earth in bestowing this seal on Silver City is not simple...

"There is also the Giant King's crown. There are important items left here by the king and queen. In addition, Silver City once converted to the ancient sun god. What secret information is there that is not recorded in historical documents? I am afraid we can only find out after we explore the Giant King's Court."

Angel muttered to himself, and did not immediately seek out Klein to exchange information. Instead, he leaned on the bed, seemingly resting. In fact, he quickly created a mirror substitute and entered the mirror world. He descended into the "City of Disaster", which had the same iron-black and blood-red passages and fog of war as the outside world. He soon arrived at the ruins of a city shrouded in disaster, loneliness and darkness.

The person in the mirror, who had long blond hair and was playing with a small dressing mirror, saw her and asked first:
“What did you do out there?
"There's something unusual about this mirror."

It was the mirror that sealed the aura of the Fallen Mother Goddess... Angel recognized the origin of the dressing mirror, swallowed his original question, and asked curiously:
"What's unusual? I just visited two '0' level sealed objects in the Silver City. One belongs to the 'Glory One' and the other to the 'Mistress of Desolation'. It's unlikely..."

She suddenly stopped talking, thinking of the path represented by the "Fallen Mother Goddess" and the "Mother's Nest" that was torn apart and attracted to the earth, "Mother" and "Moon".

The Mistress of Desolation is the Sequence 2 of the former.

"It looks like we've found the problem."

The person in the mirror said softly, handing the mirror over. Angel took it and carefully looked at the mirror from the side, and found that its surface was still sealed by the chaotic vortex that seemed to contain all colors. A wisp of deep red breath inside kept trying to overflow, but it never succeeded.

But from a closer look, Angel could vaguely hear shouts, which seemed to come from far away, illusory and ethereal:
"Omibella...

"my child……"

(End of this chapter)