"How is it?" Leah and Valentine asked at the same time when they saw Ryan.
Although they believed Lumian's words, people always have a sense of luck and still hope that the problem may not be that serious and that the boy is just not knowledgeable enough and is exaggerating.
Lai En looked around and saw that there was no one else around the elm tree, so he said in a deep voice:
"I didn't dare to ask too directly. I only knew that the actual date was in late April, but I didn't know the exact date."
Leah and Valentine fell silent at the same time.
He and others were indeed trapped in a weird time loop!
Judging from various files and information, this is definitely not something the three of them should have to face, nor is it something they can handle.
They are all experienced extraordinary people who have handled many extraordinary events. This is the first time they have encountered such a serious and abnormal situation.
Leah couldn't help but turn her head and look at Lumian:
"What on earth is your village of Cordu?"
Anomalies are everywhere, each one more exaggerated than the other!
“I don’t know either.” Lumian looked “innocent”. “Before the cycle, the environment here was beautiful, the people were simple, everyone was normal and hospitable.”
He didn't tell the three outsiders that the man standing in front of them was also a deviant.
Lai En sighed and said:
"I've never encountered so many anomalies at once, and each one was so serious."
"This is the most dangerous situation I've ever faced," Valentine agreed.
Lumian was already somewhat numb to this, and sneered:
"It's normal that I haven't encountered it before, because those who have encountered it are dead."
"…" Liya smiled and glanced at him, "If you can't speak, then don't speak. People like you won't grow up in other places."
“Strangled in the cradle?” Lumian said self-deprecatingly, then asked, “Did you get an answer to the question about the deputy parish priest?”
Ryan nodded:
“It is said that in recent years, some very similar legends have appeared in different places in the northern and southern continents.
“Legend has it that the Kingdom of Heaven banished a group of sinful elves to the earth. They can only live in the bodies of humans, hoping that one day they can atone for their sins, be forgiven, and return to the Kingdom of Heaven.
“In some legends, the elves look like transparent lizards.
"Well, the elves I'm talking about are not the elves from ancient times. They are more like a mixture of fairies and various spirits."
In recent years? Lumian remembered that the legends related to the "Lady of the Night" also appeared in recent years.
What is wrong with this world
He thought for a moment and asked:
"Is it said that this is the heaven of some god?"
Ryan shook his head:
"It's amazing that everyone who claims to have seen a pixie thinks it's from the local spirit realm."
Local gods refer to the orthodox gods believed in by the local people.
Different gods’ heavens? Lumian raised his head and looked at the blue sky.
That lizard-like elf came from the sky
But according to Aurore, above the sky is the starry sky, and each star represents a world.
So, alien life
Or, from the mystical astral realm
As various thoughts echoed in his mind, Lumian asked with a little curiosity:
"In some legends, those elves are transparent lizards. What about other legends?"
Ryan shook his head again:
"This is all they can find out in a short period of time. They may need to communicate with the headquarters to understand the specific situation."
At this time, Leah said thoughtfully:
“I have heard some legends about elves.
"The last time I met a Renburg man, he said that farmers in many parts of the central and southern regions have believed in the existence of naughty elves in recent years. They will mess up their homes and fields, or do various pranks, which are called 'funny'." (Note 1)
The south-central region refers to the area where small countries such as Lunburg, Masi, and Segar are located, and also includes a few areas of the Republic of Intis, the Kingdom of Loen, and the Kingdom of Feynaport.
Most of it is located on a plateau, with many mountains and forests, and is filled with relics and legends.
This really isn’t an independent phenomenon… Lumian listened carefully.
"Different elves seem to have different behaviors." Ryan said as if he was thinking, "And the 'lizard' living in the human body is probably the most evil one. It is not certain whether it is the most dangerous. Well, with so many abnormalities in Cordu, the parasitism of the elves should not be an isolated phenomenon. Maybe someone wants to use it to control the priest of the vice parish."
The thinking is very clear... Lumian looked at the villagers who were returning home after doing various things, and said to Leah and others:
"Meet me behind the hill where the administrator's castle is at half past three in the afternoon.
"You guys, do you want to go search for clues with me?"
"Okay." Lai En agreed.
Seeing Lumian was about to leave, Leah hurriedly called him:
"that's all
"You must at least tell us in detail the state of the castle, who is inside, and the abnormalities displayed by Mrs. Pualis. We cannot explore and search without any preparation."
Although Lumian didn't want to think about anything related to Mrs. Pualis, he had to admit that Leah's request made sense, so he had to suppress his discomfort and told her the whole story.
Lai En and the others, who had known what was going to happen beforehand, were still shocked even though they were mentally prepared. Their expressions became more or less dull.
Soon, Leah laughed so hard that her voice tinkled loudly:
"It doesn't matter to me. I will probably experience something like that in the future anyway. As for you, this is an opportunity that other men will never encounter in their lifetime. You should cherish it."
Valentine ignored her joke and whispered grimly:
"This all needs to be purified, it needs to be purified!"
Lumian didn't want to provoke this guy, so he waved his hand and said:
"See you this afternoon."
After walking a few steps, he turned around, looked at Lai En, and asked cautiously:
"Has the content of your telegram been known to Bertrand?"
Bertrand was the telegraph operator in charge of the matter, and if he knew the date and the legend of the elf, it meant that the administrator also knew it, and if the administrator knew it, it meant that Madame Puaris knew it.
"Don't worry." Lai En said gently, "We have a code word we agreed on. He can't understand it."
Lumian then breathed a sigh of relief and left the village square, heading back toward his own building.
After walking for a distance, he saw Ava Lizier driving a flock of white geese home.
"Hey, isn't this our 'Spring Fairy'?" Lumian tried hard to forget the bloody and cruel scene at the end of the Lenten celebration and greeted Ava with his usual jokes.
Ava was a little embarrassed:
“I haven’t chosen yet!”
Her delicate features made the off-white dress look less rustic.
"That's for sure." Lumian said with a smile, "Raymond and I will help you canvass for votes."
Ava immediately showed a surprised expression:
"you do not know?"
“Know what?” Lumian’s heart skipped a beat.
Did something happen in the village that was not part of the "historical" process
Ava observed his expression and suspected that he was teasing her.
After a few seconds, the girl frowned with a hint of concern and said:
"Raymond is missing, didn't you know?"
“Huh?” Lumian was too shocked to hide his expression like he usually did.
In the previous cycle, he and Raymond Craig met almost every day starting from the next day, March 30, until Lent on April 5.
At that time, they followed the process of the waterside ceremony and lifted Raymond, the last sacrifice, and threw him into the river. Raymond, like the others before him, swam to a farther place and could not go ashore and go home until they were away from the ceremony site. He did not go out until night.
From that day on, in the next two cycles, Lumian had too many things to do and had no time to play with Raymond.
Who knew that today, Ava suddenly told him that Raymond was missing!
This is something that never happened in the previous cycle!
Seeing Lumian's expression, the doubt in Ava's aqua blue eyes disappeared:
"You really don't know...
"Raymond's father may come to you today and ask where Raymond has been."
Lumian suppressed the turmoil in his heart and asked:
"When did Raymond disappear?"
Could it be that something went wrong because I didn’t follow the “historical” process to find him
"Two days ago," Ava recalled, "he said he went out on the afternoon of the 29th and never came back. His family thought he was drunk and went to the old tavern or went to chat with the 'young man'. They only started looking for him last night. He should come to ask you today..."
She paused and lowered her voice:
"They suspected that Raymond didn't want to learn shepherding and ran away secretly."
Thinking I was the one who instigated it, they'll question me later? Lumian roughly understood what had happened.
The time point in the afternoon of the 29th immediately reminded him of the beginning of the cycle.
The last two cycles both started on the afternoon of the 29th!
In other words, Raymond disappeared at the beginning of the cycle? This means that perhaps no one deliberately changed the course of "history" because it was too late... Then why is there such a change and difference? Lumian fell into deep thought.
Ava glanced at him and asked in a low voice:
"Do you know where Raymond went?"
"I haven't seen him in the past few days." Lumian said the truth.
He began to suspect that Raymond's disappearance was related to being thrown into the river in the previous cycle.
But Raymond couldn't leave Cordu Village because that would trigger a cycle.
After saying goodbye to Ava, Lumian forced himself to remain calm and returned home.
He didn't bother to talk about anything else and told Aurore about Raymond's disappearance first.
Aurore's expression became solemn, and she frowned slightly and said in a low voice:
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about this person..."
She was wearing a simple rose-red dress and paced back and forth. Lumian began to think about the possible reasons.
After a while, Aurore looked at her brother and said seriously:
"I remember that the essence of the Lenten waterside ceremony is to offer sacrifices to the concept of 'water source' represented by the river. Is it possible that Raymond, who was thrown into the water, was also a sacrifice and was taken away by some existence
"After that, because there is no corresponding substance, the cycle is manifested by disappearance."
Lumian shook his head.
"That would trigger the cycle."
This should be triggered whenever humans leave Cordu Village and the surrounding area.
Aurore asked in a deep voice:
"What if it's in the form of a corpse?"
Note: In Swiss folklore, there is a kind of elf called "Funny".
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