Speaking of Dad's students, even Miss Stewell felt a little sad.
"I've heard of these two names, when I was in Mirror World..."
Jenkins spoke slowly, blurring his own experience in the mirror world (Chapter 941), just the sentence when he destroyed his father's mirror image [I'm sorry for you, Sheffield, Capello, Stevie... I'm really sorry...] told her.
This woman, who was not sure how much older than Jenkins, actually showed some signs of wanting to cry.
"Everything originated from the key taken away by the father. In the following years, the father returned to that river beach countless times, but the traces of the cave completely disappeared. Including the one 33 years ago Same, yes, the place where Dad and Old Jack went fishing together was the Third Republic of Thornwell - Cursed Forest - Witch's Lake."
She raised her hand and wiped her eyes, indicating that Jenkins could ask questions.
Jenkins was in a complicated mood. He thought about what happened to his father, but he didn't expect it to be so complicated.
"Is that key a trick? What are its characteristics?"
"No one knows what the key is. The key itself has the ability to guarantee its mystery. The holder cannot tell everything he knows, but if he wants to know the ability of the key, he must hold it. After so many years Come on, only Old Jack vaguely knows that the key can open all objects with the concept of 'lock', and it is a veritable [master key]."
"But it shouldn't be its only feature, right?"
Jenkins asked again.
"Yes, from my current observations, the key also uses [cannot be discarded] [cannot be traded] and other rules. Apart from cursing the holder's longevity, it should not have any adverse effects on the holder itself. "
The woman replied, and Jenkins recalled every moment of his life and work in Papa's antique shop. He had used his eyes countless times by Papa's side, but he had never observed the aura in the shape of a key.
"This can only mean one thing. The ability of that key far surpasses mine... The next time you enter the apotheosis state, you must take a look at Dad!"
"As for the reason why I left Nolan and haven't gone back for so many years... That key will affect people around Dad. Anyone who is stronger than him can't stay by his side for a long time, otherwise he will be cursed horribly. Because of fear I lost control after being affected by that key, so my father has been suppressed at the same level for so many years and dare not be promoted, and I only figured this out from the sudden transfer order of the church after I was promoted to the fourth level."
Seeing Jenkins' puzzled look, she added:
"If you have checked the personnel transfer of the Nolan Church, you will know that the demigods stationed here have never stayed for more than eight years. The current Miss Bevanna was only transferred four years ago, and usually , a newly promoted demigod like her cannot be stationed in a large diocese alone."
"If you are stronger than your father, you will definitely be cursed?"
Jenkins reconfirmed that when he first met Dad last fall, he was a level 5 gifter, and he still is. Although Jenkins falsely reported that he was a level 4, he was actually a level 5.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered (Chapter 1144) that after the angel's fall incident not long ago, Miss Bevanna had said that the Holy See was considering transferring him to work in Beldylan. Perhaps such an arrangement is because his level is already close to that of the old man.
"Because I don't know the characteristics of the key, and the church seems to be helping Dad to hide it, so this nature is my own guess. Maybe there are more complicated ways of judging it, but it is generally not wrong."
The woman hesitated for a moment, and revealed a more secret message:
"Papa was not at the level he is now. He was quite powerful... There is nothing wrong with that, so even though Papa was carrying such a curse, the church still let him stay in a big diocese like Nolan instead of being idle. Or arrange to go to remote overseas."
"This is really unimaginable... The old man I know is an ordinary old man who drinks tea and reads the newspaper on time every morning."
Jenkins sighed, then realized he wasn't particularly surprised. He has long realized that his father's strength cannot be limited to level 5, and he is also at level 5 now, but he still feels very difficult about the homework assigned by his father, and sometimes even asks Alexia for help.
"I don't know how Dad changed from a demigod or close to a demigod to the current situation, but since studying with Dad, his level has not improved at all for so many years, which is not normal in itself. Jenkins, I know some things about you, and I also know that since you joined the team of scribes last year, your level has improved very fast. According to the current speed, you will be forced to leave Dad's side in less than two years, and like me, I can’t return to this familiar city for a long time.”
Miss Stillwell sighed, thinking of her own affairs, she couldn't help feeling a little sad. But Jenkins still has more questions. The amount of information in those words just now is a bit too much.
"If I insist on not leaving, what kind of bad luck will I have?"
"Have you read the book "Wrong Direction: Failed Evolution"?"
the woman asked.
"If you're talking about the third booklet from the right on the bottom of the innermost black bookshelf on the second floor of the Secret Library behind the Gate of Vientiane, I've seen it."
Jenkins nodded. He had a deep memory of that book. He read it carefully some time ago in order to find the monster [Scarlet Floating] sealed in the red moon. It records the dramatic changes in the essence of life, or the tragedy of "lucky" creatures that suddenly gained a lot of vitality. Even though the "evolution theory" may not be true in this world, biological evolution is by no means accomplished overnight.
If you go in the wrong direction, it can be a disaster. The two extra arms were considered lucky, and Jenkins didn't want to recall the rest of the disgusting physical changes.
"It's good to see it. People who are stronger than Dad, appear around him for a long time, and people he knows will lose control of their bodies and change in strange directions. If you know the so-called 'abstract oil painting', you should be able to understand it better." Good to know what I mean. So Papa doesn't work in a church, but in Fifth Queen's Road, which is far from the city core, and part of the reason for this.
Ordinary scribes will not be affected, but those of us who have been with him for a long time must consider transferring away from his side in time. "