"I also heard a prophecy locally about disasters and evil things."
Shade continued to introduce the prophecy he had heard from the vampire fortune teller Mr. Johnson, and Miss Carina smiled and said to Miss Sylvia:
"You see, I knew he would be involved in this matter for some inexplicable reason. During these days of our journey, Shad has found enough new information."
"So, I'm afraid we really have to go deep into the interior of the Great Swamp."
"Judging from the current snowstorm situation, the Pantanal Voodoo Society has already started the preliminary preparations for the ceremony."
Sister Defulin said softly. The three of them looked at her. The nun kept her hands folded on her legs.
"The only question now is, why did the Chosen One cooperate with the Pantanal Voodoo Society? According to Shade's description, although Lakins Prisha is crazy about knowledge, he doesn't seem like a crazy person who likes doomsday and disasters."
This is indeed an important question, and the answer to this question was answered on Sunday evening.
Although Iluna and her group planned to enter the Pantanal region from Delarion, causing Shad to lose his most important source of intelligence in the church, Sister Devlin was still semi-cooperative with the church. Now that the fourth chosen one was about to appear, the church also hoped that she could enter the Great Swamp, so she shared some important information.
To put it simply, although the specific location of the Chosen Ceremony has little impact on the ceremony itself, as long as the requirements of the ceremony are met, it doesn't matter whether it is held on the lake island in Tobesk or even on the lake island near Lengshui Port City.
But the situation of the chosen ones of wisdom and knowledge is somewhat special. According to the fragments of poems in the Apna Library, the important role of the wise pyroxene is confirmed. However, the wise pyroxene does not appear because of the chosen ceremony. This special item has existed since ancient times and is mostly used in ceremonies to enlighten wisdom.
"Sister Defulin got the information from the church that there is a very ancient ritual site that looks like Stonehenge on the island in the middle of the large lake in the center of the Pantanal Swamp. The ritual has been broken, but it is definitely a remnant from before the Quaternary Period, and it is basically impossible to replicate it in modern times. Filling the ritual with the Wise Pyroxene can reactivate it and make it work again."
That night at number six, Saint Teresa's Square, Shad explained the situation to Luvia. The purple-eyed girl thought for a moment:
"In other words, five Wise Pyroxenes can start two rituals at the same time?"
"Yes."
"What is the function of that incomplete ancient ritual array?"
She inquired.
"The Pantanal Voodoo Society has been researching in the Everglades for many years. They originally thought it was a ritual to seal evil things, but later discovered that it was not. The Truth Society played a role in it. It was an ancient ritual - the Sublimation Ceremony. It can activate the dormant powers inherited from the ancestors and draw strength from the past. For Legins Prisha, this may be able to stimulate his Angel of Wisdom bloodline."
Shade held the cat and looked at the fire in the fireplace. A map of the Pantanal region was spread out on the coffee table:
"In addition, the Blood Spirit School seems to be involved. At the end of summer, the wound of the Blood-weeper Hermons had not healed yet, but they cooperated with the Society of Truth and provided some information. Hasn't the Blood Spirit School been pursuing the 'Golden Human'? The ancient ritual - the Sublimation Ceremony, is believed to have the power to purify human bloodline."
"I knew things were going to get complicated... How did the church suddenly know so much? Before this, we didn't even know anything."
Luvia asked again, sitting on the sofa with a cup of tea. Shade looked down at Mia. They had started this conversation before the sun went down, so the gas light in the living room was not turned on.
The firelight from the fireplace cast their shadows on the wall. The madly dancing shadows were so strange.
"The Apna Library said so."
“How much are they hiding?”
Luvia sighed softly, and Shade shook his head:
"To be precise, they surrendered themselves. The Apuna Library admitted to the church that they sought help from the Truth Society, through which they got to know the Pantanal Voodoo Society, and then asked the Voodoo Society to provide information about the island in the middle of the lake in the Great Swamp, confirming the remaining traces of the ancient ritual - the sublimation ceremony..."
He looked at Luvia:
"Moreover, the Apna Library admitted that they had long known that the fourth chosen one was Lakins Prisha, just as the church knew that Iluna was the chosen one of balance before everything began. Everything the Apna Library did was for the enlightenment of the wisdom of the chosen one during the ceremony. If two ceremonies can be held at the same time, the effect of the enlightenment aura at that time can reach its peak."
"I knew it a long time ago..."
Luvia seemed to have figured out something:
"So did they train Lakins Prisha and even help him become a ring mage at the Serkses Higher Medical School, or did they simply guide his behavior?"
"have no idea."
Xia De shook his head slightly:
"The Sexes Higher Medical College has already launched an urgent investigation. Academic espionage is a huge scandal... In short, it's a little different from what we thought. The Truth Society didn't play a big role in this. They just watched it all silently, and then took the initiative to push the right person at the right time."
"That fits Miss Pavlo's character very well."
Luvia said, and Xia De looked at her strangely. He didn't know that Luvia knew the vice president of the Truth Society so well.
"Shad, you just said that Apner Library surrendered itself?"
"Yes, they deliberately brought Lakens Prisha to meet the people of the Pantanal Voodoo Society. That was the time we ran into them at the Three Cats Inn. Later, Lakens Prisha obtained the complete information of the Chosen One from the devil. They just added fuel to the fire - this is what the library claimed itself, but even if they wanted to use the opportunity of enlightenment to find the legendary library that contains all knowledge and records, they still didn't want to be completely destroyed by the church. So, after helping Lakens Prisha and the Pantanal Voodoo Society and confirming that their plan had begun, they immediately cut off ties with them, and then found the church and confessed everything."
Xia De narrowed his eyes slightly, and his palm stayed on Mia's body. This cat was very soft:
"In this way, even if the church wants to liquidate the Apuna Library, they have to take them into the Great Swamp to resolve the matter first. After all, the Apuna Library is the organization that knows everything best."
"Another crazy seeker of knowledge."
Luvia said softly:
"An informer and a secret keeper? The church will not let them go when the Pantanal incident is over."
"But at least they do have the potential to find the so-called 'library containing the records of all past knowledge.'"
Shade's fingers tickled the cat's chin, and the cat purred from its throat. The cat was unusually well-behaved today:
"Wisdom is the enemy of the wise... ... Legins Prisha used the power of the Pantanal Voodoo Society to hold a ceremony on the lake island deep in the Great Swamp. The Voodoo Society helped him not for enlightenment, but because the bloodline ceremony would seriously damage the seal, and Prisha promised to help them further unlock the seal. In other words, both sides get what they need. Once the ceremony of the chosen one is successfully held, the Voodoo Society will immediately break the seal, allowing the many evil creatures sealed in the Great Swamp area to return to the material world from their slumber in the subspace."
“Even if the Pantanal is depopulated, this is not a good thing.”
"Yes. This time the battlefield is no longer in a big city like Coldwater Harbor or Tobesk, nor is it in an area close to a city like Mount Sikar. This time it is deep in a sparsely populated swamp. But because of this, it is not conducive to the church's actions. Although the church was unable to directly participate in the Chosen Ceremony several times before, without them to hold back most of the enemies, my actions would not have been so smooth."
"When the stars reach the right position, will Lykins Prisha perform the ceremony on the island in the middle of the lake in the Great Swamp?"
Luvia asked, and Shade nodded slightly:
"But the Apna Library doesn't know the exact time either. That's the secret of the Voodoo Society. The Prophet's Association should have received the task, and I think there will be a result soon. Today is Sunday, and the ceremony should be held within two or three days."
"You haven't used your time key yet?"
Luvia suddenly asked, and Shade nodded again:
"Although the help the key gave me this time may not be greater than in the past, this time it is truly legendary. I will witness a truly legendary story, a legendary journey..."
A shadow enveloped Shade's face. He seemed to see Miss Chloe and her companions climbing to the top of the snowy mountain ridge in the light of the fireplace:
"What I want to witness is the path of a thirteenth-level witch to become a demigod."
"Demigod?"
The purple-eyed girl also looked at the bonfire, but what she saw in the fire was definitely different from what Shade saw.
"Meow~"
The cat was urging them to go out for dinner. After chatting for an entire afternoon, the cat had become impatient.
The witches who arrived in Huntington were preparing to use space jump to go directly into the Great Swamp. After leading Miss Sylvia to touch the ancient god statue in the underground wine cellar of the White River Valley Vineyard, the lady had the ability to go to Shade's home from Huntington at any time. In this way, Shade did not have to wait for news in Huntington all the time, and the witches could inform him of the latest situation at any time.
So on the following Monday, after taking out this week's gift, a set of red wool scarves, from God's gift box in the early morning and accepting the task of giving the scarves as gifts to friends, Shad first sent Luvia to the Prophet Association in the heavy snow, and then was forced to accept a carriage price that was 30% higher than usual, and took a carriage to the east of the city to meet Dr. Schneider.
Due to the bad weather, many of the doctor's patients canceled their original appointments, so even though it was a Monday morning, he seemed very free.
After informing the clinic receptionist about the patient's condition that afternoon, the doctor went to the second floor to talk to Xia De, and Xia De surprised him as soon as he opened his mouth:
"Doctor, do you have any powerful demonic creations? Weapons, alchemical items, potions, any of those will do."