Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1317 It’s all because of the influence of the source!

Fortunately, she was no longer the witch who was always thinking about reimbursement and making money. She quickly controlled her emotions and forgave Roselle for withholding the "Brass Book of Trunsost".

Although "0-02" is unique, its importance and value are higher than ordinary Level 0 Sealed Artifacts, but like the uniqueness of "Hermit", it must be handed over to complete the items needed for "The Old Days". Being able to exchange for multiple Level 0 Sealed Artifacts and a large number of extraordinary characteristics is already a pleasant surprise.

Maybe the goddess gave me the brass book just so that I could give it to Roselle at this time? She already knew my identity at that time and was preparing the "Vortex" plan... Thinking of this, the last bit of dissatisfaction in Angel's heart disappeared.

This made her notice that she and Klein seemed to have taken too much "trophy", so much that she felt embarrassed. Most importantly, neither Roselle, who took the initiative to propose the distribution, nor Bonois, who had not spoken on behalf of the "God of Steam", mentioned the "Fool".

Do they already know that The Fool doesn't actually exist, and is just a makeshift team set up by Klein? Or do they think that we can represent Him with full authority, or even that German is the incarnation of that being? Angel's thoughts raced, and he couldn't help but glance at Klein, who hid his eyes under the brim of his hat, and didn't seem to care about the matter.

In order to conceal his doubts and to resolve the questions that had been buried in his heart just now, Angel looked at Roselle and said:

"When the Hidden Sage was seriously injured and about to die, he begged for mercy in an unexpected way. This is something I have never seen in other angels.

"Does this mean that He is different from other mythical creatures?"

Not to mention angels, even mythical creatures like the "Dark Wolf" Kotar and the "Blasphemer" Amon would flee because of a disadvantage, and would surrender voluntarily for some purpose, but it was hard to imagine that they would do something like "begging for mercy."

Not to mention the few hunter angels who were only talking tough... Angel muttered, waiting for the only true God present to answer his doubts, but he saw that the other party leaned back and sat upright on a black iron throne that was also twisted out of the white mist, with his legs crossed in a comfortable posture. Then he cleared his throat and prepared to answer in a pretentious manner.

This might be considered as some kind of characteristic of the "Black Emperor" path. Nast also liked to make a scene like this before his death... Angel complained in his heart.

"This question involves the difference between 'divinity' and 'humanity,'" Roselle said in a clear voice, glancing at Bonois, who was standing beside him with a calm expression. "It is also important knowledge for you to maintain your sanity and avoid madness in the future."

Not only did He answer for me, He also wanted to take this opportunity to remind His son, "Saint Benoit", who was born with Sequence 5 and eventually became an angel? He did show indifference to humanity, even less than the more noble and elegant Viev... In comparison, Bernadette, who had just been promoted to an angel, didn't show much trace of being an angel. And because Klein and I served as anchors for each other, we quickly digested the potion after the promotion and controlled the corresponding power. Instead, our humanity was more abundant... Angel looked at Roselle's actions thoughtfully.

The "Black Emperor" on the throne quickly retracted his gaze and continued:

"To understand the actions of the 'Hidden Sage', we must understand what divinity is. This can be divided into superficial divinity, true divinity, and divinity in the vague cognition of ordinary people.

"After you became angels, did you feel the spirit deep in your Beyonder characteristics that was constantly influencing you?"

He did not ask Angel back, but looked at Bernadette, like a kind teacher asking questions to his students.

The latter nodded and said:
"When I was promoted and afterwards, I could feel an almost morbid desire for knowledge from deep within my heart, as well as the urge to impart what I had learned to others. I no longer resisted the whispers from the Hidden Sage that I had always been on guard against, as if they were the truth, and all the normal rituals and divinations I had learned before were wrong...

"Of course, this impulse is not difficult to resist. The 'information' that solidified in my body when I was promoted can offset the impact. Therefore, I also suspect that the 'Hidden Sage' does not spontaneously want to let knowledge drive people away. He is also a victim of this madness that comes from the Beyonder characteristics.

“Perhaps this is ‘divinity’.”

Russell smiled with relief and said:
"It's good to think of this, but do you think that if Extraordinary people from other paths are affected by divinity and lose control or go crazy, they will also have similar behaviors? For example, would a devil or demon want to share what they have seen in the abyss and the grammar of demon language with others?" "Of course not," Bernadette was stunned, and then replied, "As far as I know, even if they are not out of control, these demons from the abyss are more willing to use seemingly fair contracts to deceive those who summon them, or induce the corrupt thoughts in the summoner's heart and make him crazy..."

At this point, her eyes lit up and she asked in a speculative manner:
"Divine nature manifests in different ways?"

Many extraordinary people are aware of this, but it takes a little hint to connect the form of madness with "divinity".

Russell nodded and replied:
"Specifically, it's not the path, but the 'source'.

"The true divinity comes from the true God, and only the original Creator and His split personalities and the creatures born can be called God. The indelible spirit they left in the source and Beyonder characteristics is the divinity that every Beyonder must fight against."

"The three pillars and those Outer Gods?" Angel asked as if to confirm.

"Not only that, according to my speculation, before the original Creator split and fell, His spirit was divided into different parts, each of which controlled the six sefirot and generated corresponding consciousness, but in the end, the two pillars won."

Roselle answered in a somewhat erratic tone.

Six types... Does this exclude the Outer Gods' "Mother Nest", "Shadow World" and "Land of Disorder"? Oh, yes, the owners of these three sources did not perish, only the ones that were split at the beginning had their own consciousness, but only "Tianzun" and "God" survived the second round of competition, and then died together... Angel pondered and asked:

"Are these 'Old Ones' that have fallen or are trying to revive, as well as those that still exist, the source of divinity? Do the various paths therefore show different tendencies of madness?"

"The different manifestations of madness are essentially a result of being defeated in the confrontation with divinity, losing oneself, and becoming what those 'gods' should have been. Of course, the six paths of the three kinds of essence that were torn into the barrier by the Outer Gods are slightly different. They only have to fight against the original spirit, but they have to bear the influence of the Outer Gods. As the end of the world approaches, it becomes easier for other paths to fight against the original and the corresponding spiritual imprints of the old days, but these six paths are increasingly eroded due to the weakening of the barrier... The 'Black Emperor' and the 'Judge' are relatively better."

Because the "Uncertain Mist" has lost its brain, and the "Genius" has lost his power... Angel added in his mind to help Roselle.

"So, what every Beyonder has to fight against is actually the spirit of the Prime Creator, which is both crazy and rational, has a clear distinction between love and hate, and is aloof and indifferent to everything, as well as the remaining consciousness of the former controller of the corresponding Sefirot. This will reflect the characteristics of one's own path and the corresponding Sefirot."

Russell continued.

"For example, the 'Wilderness of Knowledge' tends to be cold and ruthless, but it has an extraordinary obsession with knowledge. The 'River of Everlasting Darkness' symbolizes the end and death, and has an underlying tone of madness... The 'City of Disaster' is chaotic and disorderly, but tends to be destructive, conquering, and... a combination of yin and yang."

Destruction and conquest are the underlying colors of the "Witch" and the "Red Priest", but what about the union of yin and yang... Angel's cheeks felt a little hot when he heard it. He felt that many eyes were quietly falling on him, and he felt quite uncomfortable.

No wonder I... It turns out it's all about the source material, the influence of the "divinity" that Beyonders can't avoid... She muttered, puffed out her chest, pretended that she didn't care, but deliberately changed the subject:
"This is the 'true divinity'? What about the other two divinities?"

PS: I was busy on the night shift yesterday, so this chapter is a bit short, and there will be more chapters in the evening.

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