In the name of the true god

Chapter 81 Challenging the Paradox

"What kind of busyness?" Jude asked calmly.

He was unwilling to help Edmund before because he was worried that changing the past would trigger a butterfly effect, completely changing the future and affecting even himself.

But in reality, the timeline was irreversibly affected from the moment they met, and escaping does not equate to living in peace.

Therefore, in order to confront, and even conquer, the power of timeline and test whether the outcome can be changed, he even planned to reveal Edmund's death, and naturally he would not hesitate to do other things as well.

Edmund said, "I'll probably be staying in Veria for the next few months, throughout the winter. The Holy Church of Fire is in charge here, and their fire elemental abilities are significantly weakened during the winter, so I want to take this opportunity to gather more of my kind in Veria."

How can I help you?

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"I don't know much about Veria, so I'd like you to help me find out which prisons here hold people implicated in witchcraft."

Resonance sorcerers. And a list of implicated wizards and resonance sorcerers who have been arrested in Viria since November of the year 419 of the Divine Calendar.

They attempted to break him out of prison and recruit those of their kind who had not yet been arrested.

If both paths are pursued simultaneously and succeed, Edmund's heretical forces could grow rapidly in the winter of 419 AD.

Jude clicked his tongue slightly.

This is truly beyond his capabilities.

It should be noted that in order to find out about the major world events of the past 29 years, he asked his brother Connor to obtain a large number of old newspaper special editions.

However, the newspaper that they went to so much trouble to obtain did not provide much useful information.

Now, within a very limited timeframe, we need to investigate materials from another country dating back 29 years, materials that most likely only exist within the church.

How do I check?

Completely clueless.

"It's difficult." Jude didn't try to be brave and gave Edmund a heads-up first, "I can try, but you'd better not have too high expectations."

"The time and space involved are enormous, and you also have many important things to do right now, so it's true that you can't spare enough energy to travel all the way to Veria to gather information." Edmund had anticipated this. "However, there is another way."

"What method?"

"I will be responsible for investigating and compiling the information into a book, and then entrusting someone to deliver it to you 29 years from now. Then, 29 years from now, you will inform me of this information in advance in a mysterious space."

"That won't work," Jude decisively rejected.

What a joke!

First gather information, then tell yourself that information, and then have yourself relay it to the past.

If Edmund had all the information beforehand, wouldn't his subsequent research be rendered useless?

For example.

One of the implicated sorcerers was arrested on November 15, 419 AD.

On November 16th of the year 419 in the Divine Calendar, Edmund received the message, wrote it down, and sent it to his future self.

自己再重新通过神秘空间，转达给神教历419年11月1日的埃德蒙，让他抢在神教历419年11月15日前吸纳这位牵连巫师。

If the implicated wizard was indeed recruited by Edmund beforehand, he would have avoided imprisonment.

Where did the information about the arrest on November 15, 419 of the Naqi God calendar come from?

Without this information, how could Edmund have recruited the other party in advance?

"Do you remember Vincent Monroe?" Edmund didn't launch into a long rebuttal; he simply mentioned a name.

Jude immediately understood what he meant.

In this framework, the existence of "arrest information" is obscured.

The same vague "motive for Vincent Monroe's imprisonment" is essentially no different from this matter.

Now that Vincent Monroe's approach has proven successful, this plan, while not guaranteed to be smooth sailing, is at least worth a try.

"————Okay, I'll give it a try." Jude finally agreed.

He also wanted to know if this intervention, which clearly contained a logical paradox, could succeed again.

After all, whether or not one can understand logic is secondary.

The key is to be able to copy and utilize the path!

With some time still remaining before the mysterious space closes, Edmund inquired about Jude's progress on the law of similarity: "How is your study of the law of similarity going?"

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"It's done."

"Did it work?"

"Yes." Jude nodded. "I have indeed mastered both the law of contact and the law of similarity."

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"That's amazing—" Edmund exclaimed sincerely. "If we can all master both laws at the same time, it's only a matter of time before we defeat the Holy Church."

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"Unfortunately, I've only confirmed so far that the fat wizard and the person the Holy Church is after are the same person, but I have no idea what his name is or where he's from." Jude was surrounded by many mysteries, but the fat wizard's identity was the one he was most eager to find out.

"Perhaps you need to infiltrate the Holy Church."

Jude shook his head, not taking Edmund's suggestion to heart.

Those who impersonate members of the Holy Church have absolutely no access to this information.

Becoming a priest, even if one can pass the examination due to possessing dual laws, even if one can get away with it, one will still be subject to the supervision of the gods after obtaining the power bestowed upon them.

As Connor said, one must always obey the will of God.

Every word, every action, and even every thought must be submitted to the divine.

What's the difference between this and "ideological imprinting"?

"I'll think of something else," he said.

"Is there anything else I can do to help you with?" Edmund asked again.

"There really is one." Jude didn't mince words. "For the past month, I've been using the Law of Contact at a high frequency, and I can feel my mental strength improving, but how exactly do I advance to the second stage?"

Edmund said only two words: "Opportunity."

Jude remembered that sentence.

Edmund had told him before that in order to advance, in addition to improving his mental strength and understanding of the Law of Contact, he also needed to wait for an opportunity.

But what exactly is the opportunity?

"I can't go into too much detail," Edmund explained helplessly. "You'll have to figure it out yourself. Anyway, when the opportunity arises, you'll be promoted naturally."

"What if the opportunity doesn't come?"

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"Wait. It will come sooner or later."

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"boom----"

The mysterious space began to crumble.

Before Jude could ask further questions, Edmund confirmed his information first: "Your current time is October 29th, Year 448 of the Divine Calendar, right?"

"Yes."

"You live at number 27 Hearthstone Street, right?"

"Yes."

Edmund quickened his pace: "I will try to have the brochure sent to you on the 29th."

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Jude added details: "There's a mailbox at the apartment entrance, and I check it after get off work during the day."

"Good." Edmund raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that commanded unconditional trust. "I wish us success in our challenge of the paradox."