The little pastor is taking care of the weirdness of divinity

Chapter 112 Blood Moon, Time, and Duncan's Call for Help

Hearing Chabran's answer, the brown-haired girl Michelle couldn't laugh or cry.

Then, she looked up and down at the handsome blond boy——

Strange, why did Chabron look so much better all of a sudden today?

Facing the purchased materials all over the floor, Chabotron sat down and began to recall the production method of the magic item [Python Staff]—this knowledge naturally came from the gift of the soul of the half-elf artificer.

After all, this is Xia Bron's first time in making magic items, so he still needs the help of Level 4 Artificer Michelle.Michelle is less interested in daily work tasks, but is quite enthusiastic about this kind of DIY.

She used superb manual skills to carve the wood strips taken from the woad tree man into the shape of a giant snake.Chabron inlaid jade scales on it and imbued it with magical power.

With Michelle's assistance, the process of making the secondary magic item [Python Staff] was quite smooth, and it was basically completed within a week.

Now it’s the final moment of the creation ceremony!
Around the magic circle, stacks of colorful arcane materials were burned to ashes by the ritual fire, and the light flowed towards the center of the ritual circle - a wooden staff carved in the shape of a giant python.

Chabron took out the glass bottle and shook it gently. The blue liquid inside was bubbling.

This bottle of liquid is the [Ghost Bile] obtained by defeating the ghost monk Bagdama Black Sun!The resentment accumulated in it has long been easily purified by Xia Bilun using the three-ring magic [Remove Curse], and now it is just an extraordinary material in Xia Bilun's hands.

The young man recited the incantation, and about a quarter of the soul fluid in the bottle floated out under the pull of magic power.

Under the pull of the power of the ritual, Li Ping's [Ghost Bile] turned into illusory, light, crystal clear light blue liquid beads, dripping on the wooden staff in the center of the magic circle.

The inanimate wooden staff was activated by the soul liquid. The staff expanded rapidly and turned into a 5 or 6-meter-long python in an instant. It shrank again after a few seconds and turned back into a wooden staff carved in the shape of a python.

But now, the wooden python's eyes are bright and bright, and there is a bit more aura in the pupils.

[Python Staff (Level Magic Item): Throw this wooden staff as a standard action, and the staff will turn into a giant python...]

"Manufacturing successful!"

Xia Bron picked up the [Messaging Stone] and reported the good news to Duncan Flash Stone:

"Duncan, the production process of my [Python Staff] went very smoothly. The first magic creation was quite successful!"

"You know, Chabron, I've never been interested in kindergarten children's handicrafts." From the other end of the communication crystal, the sound of the dwarf mage Duncan's fart was heard, followed by a shout, "Hey, Mephi! My black tea Woolen cloth?"

"Thank you, Lord Duncan, for not being stingy with your compliments." Chabron shrugged and rolled his eyes at the communication crystal angrily (as if Duncan could see it).
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Over the next few days, Chabron's work also involved several unusual projects at [the company].Since it was not suitable for Chabron to stay away from the temple during this period, he was responsible for clerical work related to document sorting.

On the evening of May 5st, Chabron was again sorting out the documents of the strange project.

When the crimson moonlight outside the window filtered into the room, Chabron suddenly realized that the days were passing by his fingertips——

"It turns out that it's May in Rioli, the Crimson Moon. It seemed like the meeting with Duncan was the day before yesterday."

While thinking about it, Chabron flipped through the documents at hand, and his attention couldn't help but fall on several projects.

The crimson moonlight struck the document in Chabron's hand, reflecting the ink words on the white paper.

[3-026] Long Dream
Project description: [3-026] is a realistic dream that an Ironforge dwarf clan experiences together every night. Because the length of dreams far exceeds the length of day, most clan members believe that the real world is a dream... Use [Dream Enlightenment] to conduct investigations...

[4-13]Perfect shapeshifter

Item Description:···After eating the corpse of the replaced person, the subject gains the appearance and all memories of the replaced person.The external temperament, way of thinking, and action details of the subject are exactly the same as those of the person being replaced... If there is no external stimulus, almost all subjects will choose to spend the rest of their lives normally as the person being replaced... Warning: and In contrast to the relevant cases of common doppelgangers, in the case of being replaced by [4-13], the closer the relationship with the replaced person—such as spouse and children—the more difficult it is for people around them to believe that people around them have been replaced·· ·According to conservative estimates, the perfect shapeshifter has occupied more than 70% of the city's population, but because of its hidden anomalous properties, [4-13] has achieved self-containment to a certain extent... Moral and ethical disputes...
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Chabron silently recited the previous comments: "A shape-shifter that perfectly replaces the victim after killing the victim? Since this shape-shifter imitates even the closest people cannot recognize it, as long as it is not exposed, it will replace the victim and live normally. A lifetime. So, is it appropriate to reveal the shapeshifter identity of a wife in a family and destroy an otherwise happy family?"

At this moment, the sound of inaudible footsteps came from behind Chabron.

The bloody moonlight cast long shadows on the wall in front of Chabron.

"Meura, on this crimson night, it's quite scary to walk so lightly. If you scare me to the point of losing my mind, is it considered a work-related injury?" Chabron turned around and looked at the black-haired man who was tiptoeing behind him with a smile. girl——

The bloody moonlight hit Mera's disheveled dark hair, making the girl look as beautiful as a female ghost who was murdered and later sought revenge.

However, Murrah's too serious answer left Chabron speechless:

"The Crimson Moon is just a normal natural phenomenon every year. There is no evidence that the probability of encountering danger will increase in May."

Then, Mera said:
"Because the investigation of [3-075] by the official paranormal department [Star Vault Artifact Recovery Office] has been delayed, I finally used [theosophy] to ask the Eternal Light. According to the information provided by the Eternal, [ 3-075] [The Theater that Never Ends] is also a sacred object of two of the Nine Gods.”

The black-haired girl took a step forward, her dark velvet robe that was not commensurate with her petite body dragging on the ground. She stretched out two fingers in turn:

"The first god, worshiped by craftsmen and mechanics, was made of metal, but some believers believed that he was broken. The second god, as a secular emperor, ruled the empire of the Eastern Continent."

In the crimson moonlight, Mera deliberately avoided the names and honorific names of the two true gods.

But Chabron knew the two gods Mera was referring to:

God of machinery!

King of Kings!

Chabron nodded and thought:
Based on the words of Anneway, the daughter of the oracle in [Schism Mechanicus], the original God of Machinery has long been broken, and the so-called "God of Machinery" worshiped by the Church of Machinery now may just be the "face" (vest) of the King of Kings. .In this way, all the clues can be strung together!
The King of Kings uses the aspect of the God of Machinery as a disguise to add blessings to the "Never-Ending Theater".

Because the God of Machinery has been broken, its believers dare to add a description of the God of Machinery in the iron book without restraint, and then use the sentence "Broken and finally complete, the glory of the God of Machinery" to transfer the suspicion to the schismatics who rebelled against the church. On the body.

After such an operation, the King of Kings, who is the God of Order and War, can still blame the [Mechanic Church Splitters] who rebelled against the Mechanical Church despite being separated by two layers of vests, killing two birds with one stone.

However, the process by which they obtained these secrets seemed a bit too simple.Chamberlain thought.

"[Theosophy] is too convenient," Chabron raised his head and said, "What's more, our god, the Eternal Light, is a scholar who can see into the future. This is probably a setting that fantasy novels dare not easily adopt."

"It's not as convenient as you think - sometimes, even the gods remain silent when faced with secrets." Mera said, "The Eternal One has always warned us that knowledge that does not match our abilities will only bring disaster. Especially when it comes to knowledge about the future, so I’ve been using it very sparingly.”

The corner of Chabron's mouth twitched slightly, suspecting that Murrah's definition of "restraint" was different from his own.

Covered in crimson moonlight, the priest boy immediately thought that the character in the "Nightfall" game he controlled also had a "time paradox"!
As the god of knowledge and time, what does the Eternal Light know?
So, Chabron asked Murrah again:

"More than half a month ago, before encountering [4-86] Simulator of All Things. You used [Theosophy] to inquire about the day after tomorrow, and learned about the dangers of riding the [Lightning Train] in the future. Does this mean that - as time God, the eternal light, can see in advance the future in which we will be devoured by [4-86] Simulators of all things, and send an oracle to change it?"

Mera shook her head:
"No, the future that can be changed is a false future. What the Eternal sees must be the real future - I received the oracle, and you and I successfully overcome the danger and took shelter [4-86]. Then, He again [[-]-[-]] The warning is issued in the "theosophy" to make the future you see come true."

this?This explanation made Chabron stunned:
"Mura, what do you mean - in this world, the real future cannot be changed?"

Mera nodded:

"Yes, this is why prophecies are not omnipotent - there will always be a prophecy that is just right, possibly vague or imperfect, so that the future created by the people affected by the prophecy is exactly what the prophecy itself indicates."

Halfway through, Mera suddenly realized something, and asked very thoughtfully:
"Ah, I'm sorry, what I said was too obscure. Can you understand it, Chabron?"

"Of course I understand!"

And what Chabron was thinking about was——

It turns out that the time and space concept used in the world of Rioli is like this?

Similar to "You Soul-Returning Corpses", the past and present are self-consistent.Rather than a "parallel world" like "Dragon Ball".What does this mean to him?

The young man Qingjun in front of him was lost in thought under the red moon, and Moura said:

"Xia Bron, if you become a quasi-high-level member of the Order in the future, you will naturally understand the special status of the Eternal Light - the Eternal Coherent is more than just a title. Excessive knowledge is the opposite of free will. The Eternal has both time and Intellectual authority comes at the expense of part of free will.”

Under the red moon, Chabron had many thoughts, and his eyes were blurred for a moment, and then regained clarity.

Murrah changed the topic back and continued talking about [3-075]:

"As you know, in Wind Breath Town, the townspeople followed the instructions of the Iron Book and sacrificed many of the scarecrows they created to the outer plane of the star realm. During this period, through the sacrifices, Through the reverse analysis of the sacrificial ceremony, I have roughly grasped the corresponding astral coordinates. So——

"Tomorrow, I will teleport to the corresponding dimensional coordinates with the paladin Alvis! He is the paladin of the Punishment Lord, and he naturally hates the God Emperor of the Eastern Continent."

Chabron smiled:
"I wish you all the best."

At this moment, the [Messaging Stone] in Xia Bron's pocket suddenly sounded!
Who?Fighting [Messaging Stone] so late?Chabron reluctantly activated the [Messaging Stone].

He raised the magic crystal in front of him, and the crystal reflected the bloody moonlight outside the window.A familiar voice came from the crimson crystal:
"help me······"

This is the panicked voice of the dwarf mage Duncan Flashstone.

(Thanks to [Merclius] for the 500 reward!)
　Current magic items: [Disguise Hat], [Python Staff], [Magic Storage Ring], [Betrayer's Fang], and several scrolls.

　　An item is omitted

　　[3-098]Happy Katie’s Plantation

　　Item Description:···There are no commercial crops in the plantation, instead growing on the ground, there are a large number of surviving heads··· All heads are identical in appearance, a female child, and have the same appearance as a Katie's missing girls are exactly the same...all heads still retain a small amount of intelligence and language ability, and often laugh out loud at the same time...accident report...accidental disappearance of special agent investigator...[3- 098] New crops appeared in the plantation...The threat level has been raised to level 4...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)