In the name of the true god

Inside the mysterious space, Jude and Edmund were both wearing slightly bulky coats. They were about two or three meters apart, and upon seeing each other's attire, they smiled at each other.

"It looks colder where you are," Edmund said with a light laugh, noticing Jude's flushed cheeks.

"He's mainly on night watch in the watchtower now." Jude didn't exchange many pleasantries, instead asking about Edmund's situation, "How are you? Have you arrived in Viria yet?"

"We've arrived." Edmund nodded slightly. "We arrived more than half a month ago and are currently hiding in a village near Elliott City, busy gathering information on the major prisons in southeastern Veria and on the recent arrests of their kind."

Edmund understood the basic logic of time utilization very well.

Even if he obtained the intelligence from Jude first, he would still need to devote the effort to reorganizing it into a booklet and sending it to Jude twenty-nine years later. Only in this way could the logic be closed.

Of course, this is only the surface-level closed loop.

The deepest 'paradox of cause and effect' remains unexplained—if those implicated wizards and resonance sorcerers were rescued beforehand, where did the information about their arrest come from? Without information about their arrest, how could Edmund have intervened to rescue them in advance?

The two had discussed this issue in detail during their previous meetings.

Unfortunately, they simply couldn't figure out the logic behind it, and the 'cause and effect' were operating relatively normally in a muddled way, so they could only temporarily put aside their exploration in this area.

"Try to see if you can read it." Jude took out a booklet from his inner pocket and handed it to Edmund. "It's okay if you can't read it. I've memorized most of the contents beforehand. I can just dictate it to you."

"...I can see it." Edmund took the booklet and flipped through it. It contained detailed records of the prisons in southeastern Veria, as well as information on the wizards and resonance sorcerers who had been arrested since November of the 419th year of the Divine Calendar. "Thank you for your hard work."

"As long as it's viewable, that's fine." Jude felt a weight lift off his shoulders.

"How are things on your end?" Edmund asked Jude, as usual, after quickly glancing through the booklet.

"I..." Jude had indeed experienced a lot in the past week, but considering the limited time that the mysterious space could be maintained, he urged, "You should hurry up and read the booklet."

Edmund returned the booklet to Jude: "I've finished reading it."

"You've finished watching?" Jude stared incredulously. "Are you kidding me?"

Are you kidding me? Edmund just flipped through it casually...

Even with exceptional memory, it's impossible to memorize thousands of words in just a few seconds...

"Hmm?" Edmund tilted his head slightly, then understood the reason for Jude's surprise. "Ah... no need to memorize it. I have already established a causal connection with this booklet, and I can directly 'recall' its contents in my mind using the law of contact."

"What the hell?" Jude cursed. "The law of contact can be used like that?"

"You can do that once you advance to the second-tier Affinity Wizard," Edmund explained. "By the way, I have some good news to share. I advanced to the third tier just a few days ago on my birthday."

Birthday promotion...

21 to 22 years old...

In other words, Edmund accomplished the "feat" of being promoted three ranks in a single year!

"You truly are a genius..." Jude had long known Edmund's exceptional talent, but he still couldn't help but exclaim, "Happy birthday!"

"Thank you." Edmund raised an eyebrow. "Besides, I sensed something else in your words."

"What?"

"My future achievements should be quite high?" Edmund smiled and said logically, "Otherwise, you wouldn't have used the word 'as expected'."

"That--"

"It's a promise. You'll reveal my fate only after I successfully rescue your companions from the capital's heavy prison." Edmund kept his promise.

Jude nodded: "Okay, let's get back to business. First, Monday..."

The changes of the past week are almost equal to those of the previous month!

On Monday, another group of wizards and resonance sorcerers fell into the church's "fake transfer" trap.

On Saturday, Jude confirmed that his brother Connor shared his stance. Meanwhile, King Leonard of the Kingdom of Florence downplayed the church's demands, the Descent of God officially launched its rescue plan, and Jude reached a cooperation agreement with Melanie…

After listening to Jude's explanation, Edmund recalled how Jude had not only dealt with various forces but also spent a great deal of time memorizing the contents of the booklet: "You've really worked hard..."

"It's alright, I can manage." Jude had unconsciously gotten used to this kind of life.

"It sounds like buying time to give Frost and the others a chance to get back is no longer a problem, but the rescue plan is very passive. If we rely solely on the forty-two imprisoned wizards and resonance sorcerers to escape on their own, the casualties will inevitably be extremely heavy," Edmund concluded after summarizing the information.

"Yes," Jude agreed wholeheartedly. "It's the only option left. So I still hope your plan will succeed and minimize the losses."

"I will do my best." Edmund also didn't want to see forty-two of his kind die like that. "You'd better be prepared too."

"I accept whatever the outcome." Jude's mindset has also grown considerably.

Whenever the current situation makes him feel anxious, he recalls his original intention for joining the Royal Capital Heavy Prison—to find an opportunity to come into contact with the imprisoned Resonance Sorcerers and learn how to use the Law of Similarity.

He did it.

Both the contact law and the similarity law are steadily improving.

Not only that, she also became a member of the Descendants of God and learned about her brother Connor's stance.

Even if none of the forty-two implicated wizards and resonance sorcerers escape, everything he did with all his might will have been worthwhile.

Edmund pondered for a moment, then asked about something else: "I remember you saying that twenty-nine years from now, only the heavy prison in the capital of the Kingdom of Florence would have the authority to detain wizards and resonance sorcerers involved in such matters?"

"Yes."

Edmund became curious: "What exactly did this king of the Kingdom of Florence do to make the Holy Church concede? As far as I know, all countries regard 'heretics' as a hot potato and wish the Church would take full control to alleviate their own security pressures. To dare to take on the heavy responsibility of imprisoning 'heretics,' and even for the Church to ask for permission to transfer 'heretics'... I have never heard of such a thing before."

Jude opened his mouth slightly: "...Do you want to hear it?"

Edmund keenly noticed the subtle change in Jude's expression: "What about me?"

"right."

"Let's wait—"

"I think it's time," Jude interrupted Edmund, speaking earnestly. "There's really no difference between saying it today and saying it a week from now."

In any case, ever since he and Edmund first came into contact in the mysterious space, the so-called butterfly effect has already begun irreversibly.

He had long wanted to try to change the 'outcome' that had already occurred and further expand the value of the mysterious space.

Revealing the truth beforehand could have helped Edmund successfully avoid death.

So what would the world be like if the most powerful entanglement wizard in history were still alive?

Will Edmund advance to the eighth or ninth rank and possess power comparable to that of a god?

Could many implicated wizards and resonators have avoided imprisonment and execution?

"...If you've made up your mind," Edmund said, looking directly at Jude after a brief silence, "I'm listening."

"The Holy Church certainly wouldn't dare to disobey King Leonard of the Kingdom of Florence. Because Leonard was the number one hero in eradicating 'heresy,' and in a sense, his prestige even surpassed that of the Church's College of Cardinals." Jude overturned the words he had carefully considered countless times and bluntly revealed Edmund's death. "And the title of 'number one hero'... was something Leonard obtained by personally arresting and executing you."