Mystery: Lucky One

The case was solved, and she did need potion ingredients.

Alice's frank attitude gave Edwina a direct answer. She ignored Alice's last question and gave her own advice:
"Perhaps you could try to disrupt their perception of danger."

Well, this does seem to work. After all, if their judgment comes from fate, then I am obviously of a higher status...

It sounds like the difficulty isn't in defeating it but in finding it. As long as I find it, I should be able to defeat even Klein... Bah, what am I thinking!
Alice removed the respected Mr. Fool from the measurement unit, and then asked, thinking that since she had already done it, she might as well do it for free:
"What about the Shadow of Doom?"

Edwina did not answer, but looked at Alice and said thoughtfully:
"From my impression, Beyonders on the Path of Destiny seem to be very particular about equal exchange... but you haven't mentioned anything about compensation yet?"

"Uh..." Alice paused, thought for a moment, and asked tentatively, "A prophecy, or a piece of luck?"

Edwina shook her head and said to her, "Inside the church, we usually exchange knowledge for knowledge."

Exchange knowledge for knowledge? She didn't have much knowledge to exchange... Oh no, she wanted to ask about the civilization before the First Epoch!

Alice figured out the answer and frowned as she looked into Edwina's bright eyes. She frowned and said:
"The last time I mentioned what you wanted to know, the 'Hidden Sage' came over to take a look..."

There was a hint of obvious surprise in Edwina's eyes.

Alice was referring to the Internet, but when she thought about how much the Knowledge Church cared about knowledge, she said thoughtfully:
"But this seems to be quite suitable for you..."

Although they also worship knowledge, "readers" are not like "peekers" after all. The "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" at their top is not a madman like the "Hidden Sage" and will not place spam advertisements everywhere after the Internet is set up.

If "readers" can be connected to each other, this will only be an excellent information exchange platform.

Alice glanced at Edwina, whose eyes were bright, and said seriously, "Why don't you just pray to me!"

——For believers who have prayed, she can directly instill knowledge into them.

Edwina had no intention of refusing, and she quickly got into the role:
"What is the ritual required for your name and prayer?"

Alice began to doubt the loyalty of the Church of Knowledge more than ever before and fell into sympathy for the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom".

Hey, if the leader is a traitor, are the subordinates also secretly traitors?

No, maybe he is a traitor in broad daylight...If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked!

Alice complained in her heart while saying with a complicated expression:
"Your faith in the Church of Knowledge is so casual... It feels just like when I used to worship everything when I encountered something."

In fact, this is not only the norm in the world in Alice's memory, but also the norm for most shallow believers in Loen.

I probably just attend all the important ceremonies, and I believe in whoever can help me. When the parish changes, I change my faith without hesitation...

Unlike devout believers, for the vast majority of shallow believers, faith is just for the purpose of living a better life.

It feels like the devout believers of the God of Wisdom are all shallow believers, and perhaps the more devout the believers, the faster they will betray... After all, if the God is like this, the believers are probably not much different...

Uh, is that okay to say?
Recalling the daily scares of Mr. Hanged Man, Alice decided not to tell him. Oh, it seems a bit unfair to Mr. Hanged Man. Next time, I will apologize to Mr. Hanged Man... Forget it, he will probably be more scared if I apologize, right?
Alice was very self-aware and gave up the idea of ​​apologizing, and decided to be more careful with her words and actions in the future.

Try to pay attention.

Edwina didn't know what Alice was thinking, but after listening to Alice's words, she still decided to save the image of her church:
"We believe in knowledge, or rather, 'readers' only believe in knowledge."

This statement had a strange yet familiar flavor, and Alice suddenly thought of Charlie King, the owner of her "Winner" extraordinary characteristic.

Clearly, this gentleman looked as if he believed in fate.

She subconsciously wanted to say, "That's not possible, my friend," but she swallowed the words back and asked instead:
"Would you kill yourself to gain knowledge?"

"Of course not," Edwina denied immediately, "Only by living can you gain more knowledge."

Well, then it seems that it is mainly a matter of fate, it is... definitely not my problem, right, Key of Light?
Alice shook her head, touched her chin and said, "If I don't have the right knowledge for the time being, you won't tell me what the Shadow of Doom is..."

Edwina shook her head and said:
“Just consider it a reservation.

“These are special creatures that travel through the spirit world and into places of tragedy and suffering in the real world, attaching themselves to an area.

“Everyone who steps into this area will be blessed with bad luck, and the longer the time, the worse the phenomenon.

"At the same time, the Shadow of Doom will emit a special influence. If you stay around the Shadow of Doom for long enough, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain your sanity."

After Edwina stopped talking for more than ten seconds, Alice asked hesitantly, "That's all?"

Edwina looked at her puzzledly, as if she didn't understand what else she wanted to hear.

Alice thought about it and asked, "What does it mean to be attached to an area?"

Edwina explained:
"Someone has discovered that in the area where the Shadow of Doom is attached, it seems to exist in various locations in the area at the same time."

Alice opened her mouth in surprise and asked in confusion: "Then, how can I attack it?"

"That's your problem," Edwina shook her head. "We usually just drive it away, and sometimes we don't even drive it away. If you have a good idea, please tell us."

Alice shut her mouth. She didn't ask how to dispel such questions. After all, knowing that the "readers" could imitate the abilities they knew, there were so many things they could do.

Apart from anything else, Alice remembered that Admiral Amyrius's spell could do something similar.

Anyway, she finally knew what the main ingredient of her potion was. So the next step...

How can we introduce the Internet to the God of Wisdom? (End of this chapter)