Ring of Fate

Chapter 892: Intelligence of the Witch Cult (Thanks to sfqk for the reward from the Silver Alliance)
Facing Lumian's question, the "Magician" lady pondered for a few seconds before saying:
"Whether it's investigating the status of the 'Original Witch', exploring the deepest secrets of the special mirror world, or discovering the essence of the self in the mirror and mastering the secret of the 'Unaging Witch's' resurrection, it's impossible to avoid the Witch Cult.

“These are equally important to you now.

"So, my opinion is to let the 'Two of the Holy Grail' continue to contact the 'Black Witch', while you hide in the dark to prevent any accidents.

"The Witch Cult should have suspected the origin and intention of the 'Holy Grail II', but I'm not sure what countermeasures they will take. If they want to use the 'Holy Grail II' to do something and achieve certain goals, we can use this kind of arrangement to spy on the secrets of the Witch Cult and the special mirror world, and obtain subsequent resources of the 'Witch' path. If they are ready to eliminate the hidden dangers and clean up the 'Holy Grail II', you who are hiding in the dark must take action immediately and quickly rescue the 'Holy Grail II'. The Witch Cult's mission ends here.

"This is indeed a matter with a high risk. Both the Two of Cups and you have the right to refuse."

Lumian listened attentively and smiled:

"I think the Witch Cult will not do anything to Franka for the time being. It is more likely that they are using her. Otherwise, in the underground mausoleum of Morola, Julie in the divine state would not have thrown me out of the special mirror world. And I achieved my goal and obtained the 'Black Tears'. After returning from Morola, the 'Black Witch' would not be so easily dealt with by Franka."

The Magician nodded slightly:

"If this is not her arrangement, then it means that the Original Witch also hopes that a Beyonder who holds the hope of Tudor's resurrection and is closer to the top power of the two paths of disaster than her can grow up in the way currently believed to be closest to the correct answer, so as to achieve a certain important and critical purpose for her."

Lumian curled his lips and said in a self-deprecating tone:
"One way to fight against God's plan is to put yourself in the plan of another god or gods, whether that plan is good or bad."

“The principle is the same as the pollution on Balance’s body.” The Magician shook her head and smiled. “But you have to remember that before Mr. Fool woke up, no true god could compete with that person in arranging this matter. Even if several Sequence 0 true gods joined together, it would still be the same. Of course, this could indeed interfere with and affect that person’s arrangements, giving you the opportunity to detect abnormalities in time or in advance.”

Lumian nodded solemnly:
"Whether or not Franka continues the mission of the Witch Cult, I will follow up on this matter. Madam, can you tell me more information about the Witch Cult? The 'Black Witch' only reveals a small part to Franka each time."

The "Magician" lady said in a gratified tone:

"You now have the ability and mentality to be responsible for one aspect of the affairs on your own. If Mr. Fool wakes up, you are fully qualified to draw the Major Arcana card.

"From now on, the affairs of the Witch Cult will be under your control. If you need assistance or need to mobilize resources from other Major Arcana cards, you can always contact me or Judgment.

"Well, because the 'Immortal Witch' can be resurrected and reborn, it is difficult to be completely killed. Moreover, she is eternally young and will not age. She can live for many, many years, which is longer than the lifespan of many Path Angels. Therefore, if we do not count the Sequence 4 'Desperate Witch', and only consider the accumulated number of Sequence 3 and Sequence 2 Beyonders who are currently alive, the Witch Cult has more than every Orthodox Church.

"On this point, only the vampires with equally long lifespans can be compared with them, but they are still inferior.

"Of course, a large part of the high-level power of the Orthodox Church lies in the '0' and '1' level seals and holy objects. If a major disaster occurs, those seals and holy objects can also play the role of corresponding high-level people to a certain extent. A large part of them can also be smoothly transformed into extraordinary characteristics that allow the reserve force to be quickly strengthened."

Lumian recalled:

"According to the 'Black Witch', when you reach Sequence 3, you can name yourself after a color. There are thirteen such 'Color Witches' in total."

"Four of them are angels, Sequence 2 angels. In this respect, the Witch Cult cannot compare to the Orthodox Church because their high-ranking members must be 'witches'. There are no angels from other sources, while the Orthodox Church may use '0'-level seals or other Sequence 1 extraordinary characteristics that it possesses to create Sequence 1 archangels." Ms. Magician gave a detailed introduction.

“Why can’t there be a Sequence 1 ‘Witch’?” Lumian expressed his confusion.

The "Magician" lady laughed:
“What I am going to talk about next is one of the highest levels of mystical knowledge in the Way of God.

"Each path has its own uniqueness. Occupying and containing uniqueness is the key to becoming a true God, but it is not the only condition. A true Sequence 0 also requires all Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics of this path to support its uniqueness, which is a total of three. Therefore, with the Sequence 0 'Original Witch', there will be no Sequence 1 'Doomsday Witch'. There can only be a Sequence 2 'Disaster Witch'.

"Similarly, it is impossible for the Orthodox Church to have a Sequence 1 Archangel corresponding to its own gods. Well, except for some channels with special abilities."

Lumian suddenly realized what was going on and asked very perceptively:

"I can't be promoted to Sequence 1 of the 'Witch' path and become the 'Witch of Doom' unless the 'Original Witch' dies before that?"

"Yes." The Magician reminded, "There is only one Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic left in the Hunter pathway, and the Red Angel has already taken up two. This is why He can become the King of Angels again."

"Is the definition of Angel King to possess multiple Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics or to contain uniqueness?" Lumian had known about the concept of Angel King before, and today for the first time he clearly understood what this title meant.

The "Magician" lady nodded:
“Yes, no matter if one possesses two copies of Sequence 1 Extraordinary Characteristics, three copies of Sequence 1 Extraordinary Characteristics, or one copy of Uniqueness, or one copy of Uniqueness plus one copy of Sequence 1 Extraordinary Characteristics, he is the King of Angels.

"The only Angel King who has the combination of uniqueness and three copies of Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics is my mentor, Mr. Men. However, He used his own sealing authority to resist the aggregation tendency. If not, when three copies of Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics and uniqueness are placed in the same Beyonder, they will definitely aggregate quickly, and the owner will either become a god immediately, or lose control on the spot, or die directly."

No wonder Mr. Men is the number one noble in the Tudor Empire... Lumian asked with concern:
"Where is the last of the 'Hunter' Path Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics?"

Is the “Red Angel” Medici about to succeed?
"It is said that it is with the 'Original Witch'." The 'Magician' did not hide this information, "And the one who brought the Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic to the 'Original Witch' is said to be the 'Black Witch' Clarisse."

Lumian nodded thoughtfully.

Ms. Magician continued to introduce the situation of the Witch Cult:
"In addition to the 'Gray Witch' Judith, the Witch Cult also has three Sequence 2 'Disaster Witches', namely the 'Yellow Witch', the 'Blue Witch', and the 'Purple Witch'.

"There are currently nine Sequence 3 'Immortal Witches'. In addition to the 'Black Witch' and 'Blue Witch' you know, there are also White, Scarlet, Silver, Green, Gold, Brown, and Orange..."

After listening to this, Lumian keenly noticed a problem:
"Trier, with its special mirror world, should be one of the most important areas in the eyes of the Witch Cult. They didn't even send a 'Witch of Disaster' to be in charge, and all matters were handed over to the 'Witch of Black'..."

This is not normal.

Or maybe one of the three "Witches of Disaster" - "Yellow", "Blue" and "Purple" - is hiding in Trier?

"Moreover, the one who was in charge of keeping the Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic of the Hunter Path and handing it over to the Original Witch through sacrifice was the Sequence 3 Black Witch, not any Disaster Witch. Didn't the Witch Cult worry that the Black Witch's status and strength were not high enough and something unexpected might happen?" Ms. Magician reminded Lumian that there was a problem with another detail.

After exchanging information about the witch sect for a while, the "magician" lady looked at the completely dark sky and said:

"Tomorrow, Mr. Sun will send someone to take you to the Twin Towers to look through the records of Omibella's remains in the City of Silver and touch the Level 0 Sealed Artifact.

"After that, you can decide when to return to Trier."

"Yes, Madam Magician," Lumian replied, watching the holder of the Major Arcana transform into starlight and disappear before his eyes.

…………

night.

Franka wandered around the living room, muttering to herself:
"Why hasn't Lumian come back yet?"

Isn't it just reporting what happened to Ms. Magician and exchanging information?
It’s been a long time!
Janna was also a little worried. She walked to the window and looked at the street outside.

Suddenly, her gaze froze.

"There." She pointed to the top of the bell tower attached to the Church of the Fool.

Franca took a few steps forward and saw a woman sitting on the top of the bell tower, where there was no railing. She was wearing a black cloak and had some black hair hanging down. Her facial features were delicate and exquisite, and her face was majestic and bright.

That was Lumian.

At this moment, Lumian sat there with his legs hanging outside, staring quietly down.

Franca and Janna looked at each other, then quickly rushed to the Church of Fools and climbed up the bell tower.

After seeing Lumian's back, they did not ask about the situation immediately. They remained quiet, walked to the side, followed Lumian's line of sight, and looked at what he was concentrating on.

They were gigantic buildings lit with yellowish lights in the dark night, they were various mushrooms faintly visible in the light of street lamps, they were giant and half-giant figures visible from behind glass windows, they were raised wine glasses, they were curling smoke from cooking, they were singing in the nearby square, they were the noise overflowing from the bar, they were cheers and laughter faintly audible in different houses.

PS: Thanks to sfqk for rewarding the Silver Alliance~
(End of this chapter)