Mystery: Lucky

Alice, who exuded an aura of being tired of studying, left the "Golden Dream" holding the box.

Mythical creatures are the evolution of life levels and are all-round improvements. Although IQ is something difficult to define, at least the memory has been improved.

What's more, there is actually no question of whether to remember the "destiny" path...

Back in Backlund, sitting in the study, Alice opened the box according to the method described by Edwina.

According to Edwina, this box also has double insurance. Even if the box is opened, you will feel a biting cold when you reach for the quill.

This is a second reminder to prevent someone from accidentally holding the quill while just opening the box to check the condition.

However, Alice felt that this hasty sealing method should not be used within the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. It should be a temporary container adopted with Edwina's safety in mind.

As for whether she was taken into consideration - it's hard to say, and it doesn't really matter.

After listening to Edwina's description of the effects and side effects of "0-34", Alice had an unknown premonition.

If "0-34" really comes from the extraordinary characteristics of the prophet, then the "picture of the future" it draws is probably not a real "picture of the future", but people think it is a "picture of the future". Therefore, that becomes A real "picture of the future".

Therefore, the dead end drawn in the first painting may not be the real dead end.

And if this is true, Alice has to wonder about one thing - the God of knowledge and wisdom, the symbol of "omniscience" in the "Omniscient and Almighty Creator", will He not know about this?

This is difficult to define, because Edwina's authority must not be enough to know the true function of "0-34", and she can also see... No, wait, she can see it!

Major churches have a tradition of reporting "0" and "1" level sealed items to each other. Although the notification only includes numbers and no specific effects or side effects, since everything has been given to her, she can ask for knowledge and wisdom. The Church of God applied to retrieve information.

...That should be possible, right?

...Go back to the church and ask.

This is one of the few things that Alice desperately wants to know, because whether the God of Knowledge and Wisdom knows about it will determine whether she did it or not - she doesn't think she can hide it no matter how hard she calculates. A true God who symbolizes "omniscience".

Just like before, Alice once wondered, how did Emperor Russell create the "blasphemous card" that could hide from the true God?

It is true that until today, Alice already knows that Emperor Russell was promoted to the "Emperor of Knowledge" in Sequence 1, and "The Blasphemy Card" is probably his work after he was promoted to the "Emperor of Knowledge".

In other words, through the authority of the "Emperor of Knowledge", Emperor Russell used powerful knowledge to complete the production of the "Card of Blasphemy".

This is very reasonable. This is not what Alice cares about in the first place. What she really cares about has always been the same - why did Russell in Sequence 1 hide the truth from the true god?

You know, Emperor Russell has not even accommodated the "Hidden Sage" - probably not.

As for things made after accommodating the "uniqueness" of other pathways, let alone talking about it. After all, the adjacent pathways of the "Peeper" pathway are already occupied by the God of Steam and Machinery, and if you want to jump, it is irrelevant. way...

Alice never believed that Russell was a madman when he made the "blasphemous card".

Speaking of which...

If Emperor Russell really jumped to another path and became a god, then the final assassination... wouldn't he have arranged it himself?

... He can't really climb out of the grave, can he? !

Alice thought of the two diary entries she had continued and swallowed in horror.

She shook her head, hurriedly brushing away the messy thoughts in her mind, and reached out to touch the quill.

When she put her fingers into the box, Alice felt a biting coldness just as Edwina said.

The cold couldn't actually hurt her, but Alice retracted her hand very quickly and shook her body.

This is the habit of being a "human".

Alice, who still retained these habits, took a deep breath and reached out her hand again after being mentally prepared.

Braving the cold, she took "0-34" out of the box and held the quill.

——Although Alice had basically determined that the "picture of the future" was a false prophecy before verifying the information, she was still curious about her "dead end."

After all, she was indeed going to die once. If she knew the way of her death in advance, and even the time and place of death, she could recreate that scene.

She looked at the quill, without resisting, and followed the quill's tug to draw a picture on the paper.

This is a very magical scene. Obviously she did not dip in ink, let alone paint, but the painting flowed out from her pen like a river, even in color.

"0-34" first guided her to leave a gloomy and dark environment on the paper. Alice thought it was indoors and this should be the background. She felt that it was somewhat familiar to her, but she couldn't remember where it was for the time being.

On the slightly pointed roof, a white, scaleless giant snake appeared in a circle, its pupils showing a cold and ruthless red, and its open mouth had no teeth, only a dazzling blood red.

Alice was stunned for a moment, and then she saw a blond girl in a white robe, looking up at the top of the tower.

The brush paused at this moment, and Alice's eyes successfully became cold.

This result is actually not too unexpected. She has even dreamed of the scene in the picture - this is the dream shared by the three of them.

What shocked Alice was actually something she had never noticed before.

Before, she had thought that this dream was a revelation, indicating that as long as she experienced death and came back again, this would be her chance to become a god.

At this moment, Alice suddenly discovered something.

Just like what Derrick "The Sun" once asked her when she mentioned this matter in the Tarot meeting, in this dream, she actually only saw the future of her own death, but not the past. Possibility of return.

And the reason why she didn't think about it until today was entirely because of Klein's reminder - someone seemed to have forced the answer to this matter into her mind.

Even her suspicions now seemed like it - after all, she'd never had any doubts before, right?

Alice has always made a decisive choice when it comes to questions she doesn't understand, and she chose to give up.

Alice threw "0-34" back into the box, sealed it, and then turned her attention to the painting.

After staring at the picture for more than ten seconds, Alice finally couldn't help but glanced at the sealed box in confusion, then looked at the painting again, and murmured in a low voice:

"How does a quill paint watercolors..."

Unable to understand, Alice shook her head, took out the match, and burned the painting.

Of course she wouldn't leave behind the prophecy of her own death.

But the painting did remind Alice. Watching the blazing flames engulfing the "picture of the future" bit by bit, Alice let go of her hand and let it burn amid the restless crackling sound of the flames. The paper fell to the floor.

"Maybe I should spread the prophecy about my return after death... Damn it!"

The flame went out before it touched the ground because it lost its attachment. The dust from the burned paper spread on the ground, making Alice, who was originally in a daze, jump up.

After a blink of an eye, as if time went back, the dust on the ground ignited flames again, floating in the air, and pieced together pieces of paper piece by piece.

After a while, the picture reappeared in Alice's hand, and in her other hand she held a box of matches.

Alice shook her head, walked over to the trash can, and reignited the painting.

This time, everything went smoothly. Every bit of ashes from the burned paper fell into the trash can, and not a single bit was left outside.

After doing all this, Alice stepped into St. Samuel's Cathedral carrying the box containing "0-34".

Archbishop Anthony had long been accustomed to Alice's sudden arrival. He was not surprised by the presence of an extra person in the room. He just calmly put down the pen in his hand, raised his head from the desk full of documents, and asked in a gentle voice. :

"What's wrong?"

Strictly speaking, this was not the first time Alice had encountered such a scene, but after listening to the work of the saint described by the protagonist Anthony last time, she couldn't help but scanned the documents and calculated their contents in her mind. Come on high.

She didn't speak, so the surrounding atmosphere became quiet. It wasn't until there was a knock on the door that Alice woke up and looked at Anthony hesitantly.

She instinctively felt that she should stay out of the way, and even though her identity had little hidden meaning at the moment, her level of confidentiality was not high enough.

Anthony smiled at her and waved his hand, indicating that she didn't need to do anything, and then raised his voice and said:

"Please come in."

Someone pushed the door open and Alice turned to look over, frowning at just one glance.

The person who came was wearing a black trench coat and a pair of red gloves on his hands. He looked about forty years old, with soft facial features and long hair on the temples.

Alice didn't know this man, but the black straight stick inlaid with gold in his hand and the exaggerated top hat on his head made Alice doubt his aesthetic level.

The man noticed Alice's presence almost as soon as he came in. He closed the door and glanced at Alice. He didn't ask any more questions, but looked at Archbishop Anthony with a somewhat inquiring look in his eyes.

Alice saw Anthony nodded and said nothing, so the man reported on his work as if he had understood something.

Alice felt sleepy as she listened. She looked around and carefully moved towards the wall closest to her. Archbishop Anthony seemed to be aware of it and turned his head to look at her, successfully making her stop her movements and straighten her posture on the spot.

This also made the man in the flashy dress glance at Alice. Alice noticed that his eyes stayed on her face for a moment, and doubts seemed to flash in his eyes, but in the end he didn't ask anything and turned around to continue the story.

Alice, who couldn't run away, tried to focus on the man's words. It didn't take long for her to figure out what the other man said. It seemed to be about a "demon" case. During their investigation and arrest, Alice Several sealed artifacts were temporarily recalled, and now they are here to be restocked.

Alice suddenly remembered her purpose. She wanted to speak, but she felt it was not good to interrupt others, so she could only stand there and endure it.

Alice lowered her head and regarded the floor under her feet as her enemy. After fighting with the floor for hundreds of rounds, she finally heard a voice that made her feel like she had received amnesty:

"Okay, no problem."

Alice raised her head excitedly, looked at Anthony with a grateful look, and then at the strange man. She successfully made the man look at her hesitantly and then look away, facing Archbishop Anthony seemed a little impatient and said:

"In this case, I'll leave first."

Anthony did not let him leave immediately, but said in a gentle voice:

"I think I should introduce her to you, otherwise you might keep thinking about this problem when you go back today and not be able to sleep...even though you don't really need sleep.

"This is the church's new saint, Her Excellency Alice Kingsley."

The man in the exaggerated dress immediately looked at Alice, with surprise and surprise flashing in his eyes, but there was still a trace of unanswered doubts.

Anthony didn't pay attention, looked at Alice again, and said to her:

"This is the captain of a red glove team currently in Backlund.

"His name is Sost, he is a 'Soul Master'...maybe he will soon be a 'Soul Witch'."

Alice successfully remembered the second thing she came to the church for - about the digestion of the "Mage of Doom" potion.

She did not mention these two things immediately. Instead, she first took a fancy to Sost, raised her hand tentatively, shook it twice, and said in greeting:

"Hello?"

This behavior is a bit too un-adult, and overall it reveals a childishness - an adult's greeting should be a handshake at this moment.

But this kind of behavior was very suitable for Alice's age. Souster's eyes were not too strange, but he showed a gentle smile in sudden realization, and also waved:

"Hello, Your Excellency."

He did not address Alice specifically, but simply called her "Your Excellency" because he did not yet know what to call her.

After seeing them saying hello, Anthony said to Sost in a timely manner:

"You go back first."

Next, Soest wisely exited the room. After he closed the door, Anthony looked at Alice and asked:

"What's wrong?"

Alice immediately turned her attention back and told her purpose:

“I, I’m here…to ask for help.

"Well... first of all, is the relationship between the church and the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom good?"