In the name of the true god

He became the second person and force, after Edmund, to raise the banner, bring hope to the wizards and sorcerers involved, and rally his kind to rise up against the Holy Church.

That sounds impressive.

Unfortunately, Jude wasn't really affected.

Based on the information he currently possesses, he does not believe that the Holy Church and the associated wizards and resonance sorcerers are necessarily in a life-or-death antagonistic relationship.

For example, if the Holy Church absorbs and implicates wizards and resonance sorcerers for its own use, wouldn't that be giving "heretics" an opportunity to prove that they are not only capable of bringing disaster?

With wizards and resonance sorcerers frequently getting out of control and posing a threat to the public, the situation has become increasingly complex.

Compared to centuries of struggle and the desperate attempt to overthrow the Holy Church, having all "heresies" accept the Holy Church's supervision and gradually establish a safe and controllable method of applying the laws of contact and similarity to gradually change the public's perception of them, this is obviously more feasible and can avoid more bloodshed.

Jude believed that the Holy Church was more inclined to this view, after all, wizards and resonance sorcerers would never die out, and anyone with a sound mind would realize that it was better to guide than to block.

But these words certainly couldn't be said to Allen, who was already intoxicated.

Moreover, Edmund revealed before his death that the God worshipped by the Holy Church was a false god. If this is true, then the so-called win-win situation is destined to be a pipe dream.

After Allen calmed down a bit, Jude asked, "Allen, is Edmund's prophecy true?"

"Nobody knows whether the true god will actually descend in 450," Allen said frankly. "But I don't think Edmund has any reason to lie, and we should wait for it."

"Is there any evidence that the gods worshipped by the four major holy churches are false gods?"

"Vincent Monroe is a follower of Edmund. I took the opportunity to ask him about this before, and he said he didn't know where Edmund learned the truth from, so... we can only choose to believe it."

Vincent Monroe, who was with Edmund, knew nothing of this.

What about the other followers?

Are there not thousands of them? Surely not a single person knows the inside story and has made public the basis for Edmund's statement?

Shouldn't.

Wizards and resonators suffer discrimination because of this. When they finally learn that the god worshipped by the Holy Church is a false god, they will definitely go to great lengths to reveal the truth and evidence to prove their innocence.

They have absolutely no need to hide anything for the Holy Church or bear all the slander and infamy.

If they were truly that kind-hearted, and the Holy Church were willing to accept them, wouldn't everyone have already reached a happy ending hand in hand...?

that……

Could Edmund have really made this up on the spot...?

Jude had a bad feeling.

"Thump—thump—thump—"

The clock struck 10 p.m.

Allen, his mouth dry from talking, drank the water Jude poured for him in one gulp: "That's all for today. I'll continue to observe you later."

Ok?

It still sounds like they don't believe in their own stance.

Jude raised an eyebrow, even seeming to be more than happy to oblige: "No rush."

"I hope you can understand that if we weren't careful, we would all be dead by now," Allen explained. "Once I'm sure you're one of us, I'll take you to see the president of the Descent of Gods."

That fourth-tier resonance mage who was able to overwhelmingly defeat Priest Rodney.

Jude genuinely wanted to get to know the other party better and learn more about the law of similarity so that he could quickly acquire the ability to contend with the priest: "Okay."

"Also, I'll be in charge of distributing food and emptying the sewage bins to the cells on the north side tomorrow at noon. You can understand that, right? I can't just listen to your side of the story." Alan stood up.

"Of course," Jude said without objection.

"Very good. I'm leaving." Allen gave Jude another once more, then strode away.

After seeing him out, Jude returned to the sofa and fell into deep thought.

Now I have a way to learn the laws of contact and similarity, and I have also made initial contact with the Descent of the Gods, so I no longer have to worry about being followed or assassinated.

As for whether Edmund's prediction is true or not, we can simply wait two years to see the results.

The only remaining problem is how to find out the fat wizard's true identity.

This mysterious person, who left himself the Möbius strip ring and granted himself dual abilities, must be harboring many important secrets.

However, the priest Rodney, who was in charge of investigating the dock arson case, died, and the attempt to help Edmund from afar failed. What other way is there to infiltrate the Holy Church and extract information about the fat wizard?

Should I ask my brother Connor for information?

The main problem is that there's no legitimate reason that would arouse Connor's suspicion.

Completely clueless, Jude could only question his own conscience, wondering if he had the ability to get the result directly.

What is the name of the wizard who left me with the Möbius strip ring?

What is the name of the wizard who left me with the Möbius strip ring?

What is the name of the wizard who left me with the Möbius strip ring?

The world spun around him, his head throbbed with pain, and a strong feeling of nausea made Jude's stomach churn. He bent over and dry-heaved several times, "Ugh..."

Failed.

But why...?

The fat wizard completely changed the rest of his life; isn't that a strong causal connection?

After the discomfort subsided a little, Jude, unwilling to give up, asked again, albeit less.

Was the wizard who left me the Möbius strip ring a member of the Frons?

Was the wizard who left me the Möbius strip ring a member of the Frons?

Was the wizard who left me the Möbius strip ring a member of the Frons?

This questioning has finally yielded results—

No.

Organize the clues!

According to the bartender at the dockside pub, after the basement fire, a detective found a large number of beer bottles at the crime scene and specifically asked the bartender to identify an old photograph from at least twenty years ago. Unfortunately, the fat wizard's body was burned beyond recognition, and the bartender, who served many customers every day, was ultimately unable to confirm whether the person in the photograph was indeed the fat wizard.

However, since the Holy Church was able to produce photos so quickly for identification, there must be some basis for their claim.

The wizards implicated in the Kingdom of Florence, who had already attracted the attention of the Holy Church twenty years ago...

Who could it be...?

While Jude was deep in thought, a sudden inspiration struck him.

The fat wizard's corpse alerted the Holy Church.

But the one who actually took the photos and questioned each person was just a detective!

Asking a priest for information is very likely to arouse suspicion, but what if you try to get information out of a detective?

Whether it works or not, we have to give it a try!

Ignoring the dizziness in his head and the ringing in his ears, Jude once again used the law of contact to ask a question.

What is the name of the detective in charge of investigating the pier fire?

What is the name of the detective in charge of investigating the pier fire?

What is the name of the detective in charge of investigating the pier fire?

Thanks to the detectives' investigation, it was discovered that Jude had personally set the basement on fire.

Having a direct causal connection, a name quickly surfaced in his mind—

Stefan Nolan.