Lumian "kept" his promise and only sat at the table of the two "witches" for a few minutes before politely saying goodbye and leaving. The men nearby were a little confused and confused.
Shouldn't we take advantage of the victory and pursue it?
Is this the advanced technique of Intis playboys and Dantists?
Walking back to his table, Lumian happened to see the waiter leaving with a tall stack of dinner plates with expressions of confusion, shock, and fear.
The entire menu was literally eaten!
They looked at Ludwig and Lugano as if they were looking at two monsters crawling out of the abyss.
"If you knew that two-thirds of the dishes and staple food just now were eaten by Ludwig, and Lugano and I only shared the remaining one-third, you would be even more frightened, worried that you would also be eaten.
Well, such worries are justified..." Lumian muttered silently and sat down.
He and Ludwig Lugano had an apple cake and a cup of milky ice cream placed in front of them respectively.
Ludwig's face showed unabashed satisfaction. This was the fullest and most satisfying time he had eaten in a long time. This was not only because the portions of Fusac's dishes were large and tasted good, but also
It's also because Lumian doesn't feel bad about spending other people's money.
Lumian pushed his share of the apple cake to Ludwig, seemed to be concentrating on scooping up the milk ice cream with a spoon, and put it into his mouth.
While feeling the ice melting and the smell of milk dissipating, he lowered his voice and muttered to himself:
"Have you noticed any abnormalities around the 'Two of Holy Grails' and 'Seven of Holy Grails'?"
After a brief silence, an ethereal voice sounded in Lumian's ears.
That comes from "Knight of Swords" Maric:
"I found something, starting from Chaban Street and ending near the 'Saint Milon Restaurant', but I only noticed a slight abnormality and didn't find out where it came from."
Franca's description and my speculation are consistent, and they confirm each other... Even though Oceto has begun to follow Franka and Jenna, the temperance demigods still can't find each other... They can only wait for Oseito
Want to take the initiative? Lumian thought for a few seconds, took out a pair of camouflage, flat gold-rimmed glasses without prescription from the "traveler's bag", and placed them on the bridge of his nose.
He immediately saw the figure of the "Knight of Swords" wearing a shirt and vest highlighted on his lenses, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Maric's voice became clearer in his ears:
"We have found similar minor abnormalities and corresponding traces from time to time. This is one of the main reasons why we determined that Ossetto is still in the Lacre area."
Is it possible to do this kind of thing purely by relying on the "other world"? Can he come and go quietly under the eyes of the "prisoner" path demigods with very strong spiritual intuition without being "seen"? Lumian lacks an in-depth understanding of the "other world".
I can only speculate based on my own past experiences.
He has entered the "other world" more than once!
In Kordu Village, whether in reality or in dreams, he entered the "other world" many times, but at that time there was no high-level power involved, and he had no way to judge the usual state of the "other world" and whether it would unfold after it unfolded.
Able to hide from the senses and intuition of demigods;
In Trier, during the "Tree of Shadows" disaster, he passively entered the "other world" of the "Moon Lady". That "other world" was so well isolated from the inside and outside that the demigods in Trier did not notice it.
The "Tree of Shadows" was growing, and there was a battle taking place in that area. Later, Franka relied on the use of the "Judgment" card and the special features of Ms. "Judgement" to establish contact with the outside world, allowing the "Tower" to
The demigods of "Luo Hui" completed their positioning and arrived in the "other world", but at that time, the demigods of Trier were far away from the chaotic streets, and they did not find anything hidden there, which was understandable and acceptable...
Memories flashed through Lumian's mind, and he always felt that the "other world" could not be as good as it is now:
When the "other world" was put away, even though the Temperance demigods were right next to it, they couldn't sense it. It was considered normal. But after it was unfolded under the eyes of the Temperance demigods, why didn't any problems show up?
Is it that strong?
I think there is nothing that "Ms. Moon" can do in the "other world". She can only cover up the movement and use distance to protect herself from being discovered...
Lumian cast his gaze out the window and saw two local residents among the pedestrians. One of them had a human skull painted purple hanging on his chest, and the other had a white human skull tied to his head with a rope.
"Death worship...
"'The other side of the world'...
"Perhaps, what the 'Witch King' Oceto did in the Lacre area gave his 'Other World' something special, and it was precisely because of this specialness that he could unfold the 'Other World' in front of a demigod.
It will not be discovered until there is substantial interaction between the two parties..." Lumian made some guesses based on Mrs. Pualis's desire to use the customs of Kordu village to improve her "other world".
Lumian ate another spoonful of milk ice cream and said in a lowered voice again:
"Tell me more about the origin and circumstances of the Skull Prayer Festival."
"Knight of the Sword" Maric's voice echoed clearly in his ears:
“This goes back to when the ‘God of Death’ fell and the situation in the Southern Continent fundamentally changed.
"The fall of the 'God of Death' caused changes in the underworld. Most of the undead can no longer sense the underworld. Entering there, they can only wander outside it, wandering in the spiritual world and the real world.
"In this way, after the death of intelligent creatures, it is very easy to transform into corpses, resentful souls, or evil spirits. This is a great threat to living creatures and brings disasters one after another.
"The response of the countries in the Northern Continent is to purify churches and enforce cremation. Among them, the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun and the Church of the God of War have a remarkable purification effect. Those who have undergone purification do not have to be cremated."
After hearing this, Lumian truly understood and understood the series of measures including comfort before death, purification after death, encouragement of cremation, and rewards for discovering the death of homeless people.
Their source turned out to be the fall of the "God of Death" and the sudden change in the underworld!
No wonder the old bones in the lower layers of the catacombs are all bones, not ashes... In the Fourth Age, the underworld had not mutated yet, and the undead still had a place to return... Some occult knowledge says that corpses are prone to mutating.
The influence left over from the “Pale Disaster” in which the “God of Death” invaded the Northern Continent at the end of the Fourth Age, well, is indeed the influence left over from the “Pale Disaster”. The “God of Death” fell in that disaster, and the underworld changed as a result...
...Lumian suddenly realized that he understood certain occult knowledge more thoroughly.
The "Knight of Swords" continued:
"The same problem also occurred in the Southern Continent. It is not difficult to deal with. The Bailang Empire, which has a large number of extraordinary people on the 'Death' path, quickly came up with several plans to quell the corpse disaster in some areas without forced cremation.
, and brought those places back to normal.
"In other areas, as countries such as Hagati, Pas, and Highlands are striving for independence, the belief in the 'God of Death' has begun to decline. There has been a period of zombie plagues and a power vacuum. People in different areas can only find their own way.
way."
Lumian nodded slightly:
"The solution in the Lacre area is the Skull Prayer Festival?"
"The Skull Prayer Festival is just a manifestation." "Knight of the Sword" simply explained, "According to the information left over from the Highland Kingdom, the Lacre people should have established a tribe of their own with the help of a local official of the former Balam Empire.
A small kingdom of dead souls, where the spirits of the dead can enter and never come out again, allowing them to rest peacefully.
"But that's not the underworld after all. There's no way to truly put them to sleep, and it's also impossible to completely restrain the undead. We can only wait for them to die off on their own.
"The annual Skull Prayer Festival is a festival for the undead to come out for carnival and release. Placing the skulls of loved ones at home can help the undead who accidentally leave that small country avoid them and not harm them."
To put it simply, I created a simple, regionalized underworld to give the undead a place to return...
The place of return... One of the concepts of "The Other World" is that the soul returns to the earth and wanders in the wilderness. These two ideas are very close...
Also, in the "other world", on special days, the souls of the dead can return home and enjoy the joy of reunion. This is very similar to the Skull Prayer Festival in the Laclay area...
The only difference is that the undead souls here have no way to be reborn and can only slowly die... Lumian vaguely grasped something by comparing the similarities and differences between the local undead country and the "world on the other side".
He remembered that Louis Lund relayed some of Mrs. Pualis's words:
What is currently being built is only a small, miniature world on the other side, which is a component of the complete world on the other side...
Hiss... Lumian took a breath and whispered to himself:
"Isn't Oseito trying to integrate the local undead country into his own 'other world' to make the latter more complete?
"He, no, she has already initially succeeded, so that's why you couldn't find her?"
"Knight of the Sword" Maric was silent for a moment and said:
"It's possible."
After a pause, he took the initiative to add:
"We didn't see the kingdom of the dead either."
Seeing... Lumian was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what the "Sword Knight" meant.
The "Prisoner" path can be turned into a resentful soul, and you can directly see the kingdom of the dead, but when they went to the Lacre area this time, they found nothing corresponding.
Lumian did not respond, but thought of another question:
"If Oseito has indeed initially integrated with that small undead country, it will be equivalent to the local God of Death. He must have been able to sense the Omi Bella bloodline in me just now...
"How will she react?
"Is it a moment of anger, or do you think this can be exploited?
"Why didn't she take action directly? Yes, she also used the bird-claw monster baby to find that Ludwig next to me had the aura of the corpse's mother. When the two are combined, it is a bait at first glance and a trap at first glance!
"This made her accustomed to indulgence endure. What she wants to do now is to ask for help?"
Thinking of this, Lumian took off his glasses and stood up.