Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1174 Believe, but only half believe

In order to avoid accidents and not to keep Bernadette waiting for too long, Klein sent the Wishing Lamp back to the “Mysterious Queen” who had just been promoted to Sequence 2. Of course, he used the excuse that “Miss Queen has finished using it.” After all, how could the honorable Mr. Fool be interested in a mere Level 0 Sealed Artifact?

Afterwards, he made the gray fog space present the living room environment of No. 2 Narcissus Street that the two were more accustomed to. The two sat on the sofa and reviewed the communication with the "Lamp God" just now.

"Actually, I'm really interested. Although that Sealed Artifact is also made with the characteristics of a Sequence 2 Miracle Master, the wishes made to it will obviously be amplified by the Lamp Spirit. Its ability to fulfill wishes may be even stronger than that of a Sequence 1 Mysterious Servant."

After replacing the “Fool” card and returning to his black-haired and brown-eyed image, Klein said with some regret.

He knew that the "Wishing Lamp" codenamed 0-05 had a fatal problem. Although it was said to be able to fulfill any ten wishes of the holder, only the first two were safe. Moreover, before the previous holder died, even if the person who borrowed the lamp made a wish, it would be recorded on both the original holder and the wisher.

In this case, if Angel or the Fool really used 0-05 to make two wishes, Bernadette, who had already used one wish, would be equivalent to using the "Wishing Lamp" three times. Among the dozens of holders before this, no one escaped the bad luck brought about by this.

It seems that after getting help from The Fool and the Queen and meeting her father, her trust in us has reached a new level. This is equivalent to handing her life over to someone else... Klein sighed, glanced at Angel who was also in deep thought, collected his thoughts and said:

"It seems that the fear of the 'Tianzun' by the Lamp God has reached the point of instinct. I originally wanted to use this opportunity to trick him into giving me some information, but I didn't expect that he had already suspected it..."

He was still upset about being deceived in the previous conversation.

"The Lamp God is a person from the past. Although his power is outside the barrier, his brain is still there. Moreover, he has been sealed for thousands of years. He must have been thinking about how to escape from the trap inside the lamp. He has a clear understanding of his enemies."

Angel comforted him, and then changed the subject:
"What do you think of his three suggestions? Would an Outer God's advice to us inside the barrier be well-intentioned?"

“I believe it, but only half of it.”

Klein said, waving his hand, causing the parchment with the three suggestions from the Genie to appear on the coffee table in front of the two of them.

"His greatest goal must be to escape, and to do so as quickly as possible, even going so far as to remind us that the end of the world may come earlier than the year 1368 that all prophecies point to."

He pointed to the first, shortest suggestion.

Angel nodded and said:
"I guess that He thinks that if He is not out of trouble when the doomsday comes and many of the Old Ones invade the Earth, He will encounter something unfavorable to Him... For example, the 'Land of Disorder' and the 'Uncertain Mist' outside the starry sky will no longer belong to Him? Other Old Ones will not only want to rob the Earth of its Essence and Beyonder Characteristics, but will also be eyeing the property of those companions in distress?"

"They may not necessarily be companions, and there may even be conflicts of interest," Klein said in a firm tone, "I have studied the beliefs of the 'primitive moon'. It presents two very different forces in different time periods. One is 'desire', and the other is 'reproduction' and 'rebirth'."

"The Mother Tree of Desire and the Fallen Mother Goddess are working together to use the 'Original Moon' to erode the barrier, while also competing with each other for this part of faith?"

Angel suddenly realized why the followers of the "Original Moon" included both "Prisoner" paths like the "Rose School" hedonists and "Moon" path extraordinary people who defected from the "School of Life".

But the matter of "desire" reminded her of the time when Klein was asked to pretend to be Admiral Amyrius on Oravi Island and was almost attacked at night by his mistress Cynthia who was contaminated by the "Mother Tree of Desire", as well as what she saw in her dream. She thought it was quite bold at the time, but now she felt that the posture was a bit conservative, and her cheeks felt a little hot.

Human nature is rich. This is all my hard work... As soon as Klein saw Angel's flushed face, he guessed what he was thinking. He smiled half proudly and half teasingly and continued:
"That's right, so I think the Outer Gods are not united. Although their primary goal is to break through the barrier and enter the earth, if a temporary ally becomes weak, the other Old Ones will not mind starting with him first.

"And it is for this reason that the lamp spirit hopes to escape as soon as possible, regain its own power, and return to the table to share the rich dinner of the earth, rather than becoming a dish itself."

As he said this, he ticked the suggestion that "Do everything as quickly as possible" and then looked at the second suggestion that asked them to be careful about the "Uncertain Fog" operation.

"As for this one, the Djinn seems to be worried that the part of the power left in the starry sky, called the 'Uncertain Mist', will develop an independent consciousness and become dominant, but I found a more important hint hidden inside."

Klein pointed his finger at the parchment, landing on "Trying to Unite Other Old Ones".

"Is there anything wrong with this sentence?" Angel asked in confusion, "From Nast's situation, at least the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' is cooperating with the 'Uncertain Mist' to a certain extent. They both have Essence in the barrier, and they are more eager to descend to Earth than other Old Ones."

“The issue is the sincerity of the cooperation.”

Klein smiled and leaned back in his chair to get comfortable. "'Uncertain Mist' is only a part of 'Child of Chaos', and its strength must be lower than that of other Old Ones. The biggest reason why 'He' was not divided up but became a partner is that I think he has enough power to maintain fair transactions or cooperation."

"Essence?"

Angel asked subconsciously, then shook his head.

"No, the 'Land of Disorder' is already inside the barrier... Is it the authority symbolized by a certain path of the Outer Gods?"

"Bingo!" Klein used a word that only time travelers could understand. "Do you remember what the 'King of the Five Seas' said when Bernadette was ambushed at the port of Leuser in Intis while tracking Nast?"

Angel nodded and said as if recalling:
"He mentioned a fair transaction that has enough power to keep both parties from violating the contract. The 'Mist of Uncertainty' that the 'Broker' believes in can ensure that he gets what he wants..."

Her eyes lit up and she realized something.

"...You mean, the Outer Gods path contained in the part of the 'Child of Chaos' that remains in the starry sky has authority similar to that of a 'notary' that forces both parties of a transaction to abide by the agreement?"

"It's very likely that it's not just a two-party deal, but a multi-party deal..." Klein said uncertainly, and then shook his head. "In short, if the 'Uncertain Mist' has such authority, it can ensure that the Outer Gods reach a certain level of cooperation and will not easily betray each other. This is undoubtedly the worst news for the Earth."

"The same is true for the Lamp God himself. He seems to be very reluctant to see the 'Uncertain Mist' actively pass through the barrier and enter the earth, so as to lead the fusion of the two parts. By then, he will only have spirit and consciousness, and he will not have the corresponding power. Instead, he will become the nourishment of the 'Uncertain Mist' and make up for this part of the starry sky."

Angel speculated on the reason why the genie made the second suggestion.

This might allow the Earth to take a little initiative, such as by releasing the Son of Chaos who has merged with the Uncertain Mist into the starry sky as a condition for him to voluntarily give up invading the Earth.

If "He" is the basis for all the Outer Gods to cooperate, perhaps this will cause the "Outer God Alliance" to fall apart. Although the Earth still has to face eight Old Ones, they are eight scattered ones, not eight united together... She fantasized about it, and instinctively felt that such a thing was simply impossible, and sighed regretfully.

Seeing Klein put a question mark next to the second suggestion, Angel's eyes moved to the last one, which was also the one that concerned her the most.

That is the interpretation of the Red Priest pathway.

Angel had seen the terms "Red of War" and "Priest of the Origin of Power" in one of Roselle's diaries. It was a conversation between him and Hermes, the creator of the ancient Hermetic language, not long after he joined the "Twilight Hermit Order". It was Hermes' analysis of why this path, Sequence 0, was not high-end and classy enough.

But when it was spoken again by an old friend, Angel felt differently.

Excluding the possibility that the Lamp Spirit was deceiving me, He thought that the special nature of the "Red Priest" path might allow him to obtain the complete source essence before the barrier that "Tianzun" sealed the Western Continent was opened? Was it referring only to the "City of Disaster" to which the Red Priest belonged, or all seven sources of essence?

Her thoughts raced, her eyes lost focus, and she sat on the sofa like a "secret doll". Seeing this, Klein knew that Angel had entered a state of thinking, so he did not rush her. Instead, he also sat quietly, racking his brains to find any information that could help her.

He also thought of the conversation between Hermes and Roselle, and that someone else in the Twilight Hermits had mentioned that the "Red Priest" might refer to the priest of the Prime Creator.

Ask Adam, the leader of that organization? If I just say his name in reality, the "dreamer" might appear beside me and answer all my questions with a smile. The only problem is whether I can listen to the answer before I take out the monocle and put it on my right eye...

But who else knows this better than Him?

The "God of Death" Salinger, who once contained the uniqueness of the Red Priest, had already fallen after the Pale Disaster, and his plan for resurrection was dismantled by the Goddess; the "Blood Emperor" Tudor died in the War of the Four Emperors, and his extraordinary characteristics were divided up by others, making it almost impossible for him to be resurrected...

Suddenly, he thought of a person, or rather, an evil spirit.

Klein raised his head and found that Angel was also looking at him with burning eyes.

They spoke a name at the same time:
"Medici?"

(End of this chapter)