Oops, I became the witch's substitute

"Well, the effect is not good, but this document from three thousand years ago is not that scary. When the ancient civilization was at its most glorious, some of its technologies were indeed beyond the modern ones. It's a pity that it was destroyed because of the star beasts. What a coincidence." Carol fiddled with the telescope and observed the moon, but the outside of the planet was shrouded by a fuzzy and hazy force. Nothing could be seen clearly, and the universe was like a sticker.

With the knowledge of truth, they had a rough idea of ​​the universe, and some of their ideas were confirmed by relevant gods. Unfortunately, the gods had never allowed alchemists to observe the outside world, generally saying that it was too dangerous.

Don't make eye contact with them, don't listen to their unknown whispers, and don't acknowledge their existence. This is the warning left by the gods.

"Although I'm very curious, I believe that God's warning is correct. I can just try this toy to prove that the technical data in this set of documents is correct. I will dismantle the telescope tomorrow." Carol packed up her things quickly. Her curiosity had been satisfied.

While she was busy, the communication crystal suddenly rang. After it was connected, a screen like the surface of water unfolded, and Film was sitting at the desk on the other side.

Seeing Filin's attire, Carol couldn't help but whistle: "Oh, you really are a nobleman. The wood of your chair is good. Can you dismantle it and use it as material for me?"

Feilin did not refuse: "You can ask for anything, but I need your help here."

Carol held out her hand: "Give me money. It's an equal exchange. You know, we alchemists exchange knowledge for wealth."

Feilin nodded: "Then I'll tell you, give me an estimate, what should I do to achieve godhood?"

Carol didn't talk about money, but pointed at herself and said, "Guess why I'm not a god?"

Feilin sighed, "We are in a very bad situation when we return home this time. I'm afraid the outcome will be clear in two or three years. I know it may sound crazy to say this, but we must at least have the power of a godhead, otherwise we really won't be able to survive."

Possessing power, no matter what method, even temporarily? In fact, Carol can burst out the fighting power of a god at a certain stage if she tries her best.

Carol considered it from a professional perspective: "Through refining and using some external objects, the power of staged bursts can also reach the level of godhood, but the cost is very high, such as burning some memories and causing irreversible damage."

Filin thought bigger: "Burning souls."

Carol agreed: "Of course, the greater the cost, the greater the reward. When the chips are placed on the scale, you have to think about it. Is it worth it?" Carol raised her finger. "Is it worth it? I have studied these three words for hundreds of years. Guess what I have found out?"

Philin said, "What?"

"If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth." Carol slowly came down from the ladder, having already dismantled the astronomical telescope. "Of course, when it comes to the path of the Tao, those who are involved are often confused. If you can trust me without reservation, tell me all your secrets for free, and let me study your path, perhaps I can provide you with some reference advice."

An idea suddenly popped into Filin's mind: discuss the Tao.

Well, the idea is more like cultivation, and its essence is to share experiences, learn from each other, and complement each other's strengths and weaknesses. It's just that too many people have weird talents, which leads to the fact that everyone has no idea of ​​learning from each other. For example, with the talent of deception, Feilin doesn't know who to communicate with, and the risk of trusting others without reservation is very high.

Maybe we are friends this century, but become enemies for some reason in the next century. Wouldn’t that be terrible?

"I can tell from your expression that you are a person with a lot of worries." Carol spoke. If it weren't for the normal fluctuations of magic power, she would have thought that the picture on Film's side was stuck.

Feilin came back to his senses and smiled bitterly: "Sorry, some things are hard to say."

Carol blurted out: "About Fili?"

At this time, silence is equal to acquiescence. Filin reacted quickly: "Of course not. How should I put it? My talent is a lie. You should understand what this means, right?"

Carol launched into pursuit: "So is Fili real?"

Feilin frowned: "Why do you always pursue Feili's problems."

Carol answered while cleaning the room: "Because you returned to the family, Fili disappeared from our sight. I guess that when you come back, Fili may appear in front of us again. Tell me a question honestly, is your talent out of control?"

Philin was slightly stunned, and he instantly realized that due to the asymmetry of information between them, Carol might have had a misunderstanding.

The so-called out-of-control talent is like a program crash. A person cannot control his own power well. This kind of thing often happens to rare talents, among which rule-type talents are the most common, which is roughly similar to the birth of Bahamut.

"possible……"

"You have made your own guess, so can you tell me the reason?"

Philin was silent, he was silent, and Carol spread her hands.

"Look, you're keeping quiet and asking me to guess?" Carol didn't give up. "I'm asking you, is Fili real?"

Feilin nodded: "That's beyond doubt."

Carol raised her finger and said, "That's great. Then the Fili you've been thinking about will probably appear in front of you soon. After all, she is the heroine who revolves around you."

Feilin frowned. After the last exchange, Feilin felt that Carol was too concerned about Feili: "Why are you digging into Feili's affairs again..."

Carol said matter-of-factly: "Because when I asked about Fili, you pushed her away. Maybe Fili is your heroine. At least you think so. When you are in danger, Fili will definitely appear to help you."

I don’t know why, but after saying this, Carol’s expression seemed a little lonely, and she seemed very sure of her guess.

Carol finished cleaning the attic and locked the door: "So, Fili is a Godhead, which will be of great help to you."

"Can she?" Philin sighed. He didn't know how to face Carol. This girl would get to the bottom of her suspicion. Although she didn't fully understand the truth, she had imagined another possibility and it was better not to reveal it.

"There are rumors in the three nearby areas of Miriam, Arius, and Kalan that the false witch Fili is a deity, especially in Kalan. Serena and the others think Fili went to the invisible battlefield. That's it." Carol finished speaking, and then mentioned another thing, "The analysis report of Arius's star beast has also come out. After we extracted Bahamut's star core, the subsequent materials produced are completely different from Bahamut's characteristics. The documents about Bahamut are all fabricated. After you told me that your talent is a lie, all those broken flaws and clues can be matched."

Philin was really silent now. Although Carol lied to him, he also used Carol's reasoning to make her wrong. With a little acting skills, Philin has become a fictional character.

Carol leaned against the door frame and looked at Felix seriously. "Come to think of it, I like Felix very much. She is lively and charming with a good personality. If you die, Felix will be sad. If Felix disappears, we will also be sad for a while, especially Serena and Scathach."

Chapter 140 Fili's Hug

Countless lies make the truth come true. When public opinion increases to a certain level, it no longer matters whether it is true or not. It is not just talk that it takes only one mouth to spread a rumor and one has to run around to refute it. The real Fili is indeed piled up with lies.

Carol's understanding was almost close to the truth. The only miscalculation was the information gap. Fili was not a false existence. She was a disguise of Fili from the beginning, and she didn't even need to disguise herself now.

At this point, it's hard to say that I'm Fili. It's like a straight man admitting that he has a cross-dressing fetish. It's a bit embarrassing. But when the day comes to be exposed, I don't feel any pain, maybe because I'm used to it.

What really makes Filin regret is the friendship he has gained. After Carol exposed the possibility that Fili was lying, Filin felt very conflicted. He admired Carol's alchemy skills and wanted to become friends with such a powerful alchemist, learn skills from her and get help, but he didn't want to involve his friends in his own family troubles. He was also worried that this friend would become estranged from him, or leave Fili?

Fili's identity gave Felyn the feeling of a third life, and it was nice to chat and laugh with the witches.

"It's a headache. We have to take Fili's matter one step at a time. The situation here is urgent." Felix sighed, and then set his sights on the family territory. He was too weak to explore the family territory before, but now that he has returned, there are many secrets that Felix wants to know, otherwise he won't be able to make any plans.

From now on, he will use his life to test the bottom line of Count Xie. This is related to future plans. If this plan is done wrong or fails at any point in time, he will die, regardless of the order.

dong dong dong-

After there was a knock on the door, the head maid Cloverfield brought in a plate of fruit.

"Master Feilin, there is something I would like to ask for your advice. Do you need to visit your wife?"

“…Not yet.”

"You haven't seen each other for ten years."

"Yes."

There was silence for a moment, with only the sound of plates being put down, and the head maid left respectfully.

"I see."

Feilin sighed softly and snapped his fingers. The door of the room locked automatically. He clapped his hands softly again, causing a false clone to appear in the appearance of Feili across the table. However, the quality of this clone was very unstable. As the original body was affected by Qingyue's protection, he had to use all his strength of power to suppress it. Being able to create a false clone within half a meter was already the limit.

The annoying Blue Moon Goddess.

After talking with Carol, looking at his masterpiece again, Philin thought about his experiences in the past year and felt mixed emotions. The life he had been born into this family was not as happy and free as this false lie.

"Oh..." Feilin sighed, pretended to stand up, brought a chair for Feili and invited her to sit down, then held Feili's hand and whispered to her.

This is just talking to yourself.

"My mother is the Earl's fifth wife. She has an extremely high talent. The Earl met her when he was helping the royal family quell a rebellion. It was different from a political marriage. At that time, my mother, who was a hero, and the godheaded Earl Xie admired each other. Later, the emperor arranged for them to get married. In terms of blood relationship, they are distant relatives of the royal family."

It was so strange to confide in her own doppelganger, but she was Fili, the one who helped Serena with her problems, saved Scathach, and became friends with so many witches. Now she was Miriam's popular witch, Miss Fili.

But now he has no one to talk to, not even Enil, only Fili can listen.

"Unfortunately, she was injured in the Star Beast War and lost an eye and an arm forever. Although it seemed to outsiders that she was gradually abandoned by Count Xie, she was actually treated as she should be from beginning to end. Later, she gave birth to Ansulia and Feilin. Before accepting the mark, I secretly thanked this old man."

"I learned all those bells, throwing knives, and stabbing techniques from this mother."

"This kind of life is very short. As you know, something happened to Ansulia. My mother was deeply shocked by Ansulia's death. She changed from a strong female swordsman on the battlefield to a fragile glass."

"I didn't expect such a strong woman to completely collapse. When she realized what the Earl had done, she felt like a soaring bird falling from the sky. She lost hope and was devastated. Gradually, she was gossiped about by other ladies in various occasions, like a trash can. This trend was also passed on to other children.

Filin was still very young at that time and not as patient as he is now.

"My second brother always likes to lead the way, calling her a blind person and a rag doll, so I beat him up."

At that time, Feilin caught his usually arrogant second brother and beat him to the point where his mother couldn't recognize him. In that situation, even a passing dog would get hit twice. The other brothers and sisters couldn't stop Feilin. All that was left on the ground were his second brother's broken teeth and blood. The other brother had peed in his pants and cried, saying that he would never dare to do it again.

After the fight, Feilin felt relieved.

"Then I realized that I had done something wrong. I realized that I had done something wrong when I saw my mother kneeling in front of the count, with her head completely on the ground, even bleeding, just to beg for mercy and forgiveness."

"She cried and explained that she was wrong, that she had not taught me well and that I was just a child and didn't know better. She begged the Earl to forgive me, and even told about her contributions to the family, and exposed her scars one by one. She even threw her artificial eye aside. Fortunately, the Earl had the final say on this matter. In the end, because of my special awakened talent, even though the other ladies pressed the issue, it ended in a farce."

"I was really depressed that day. I thought I had traveled through time and space, and could make a good living with the experience of two lives, and could travel the world with the power of a top family. Then I realized how small and fragile my dignity and power were in front of the earl, or even that I had no so-called dignity and power at all."

"Fili, do you know? After returning to my own mansion, my mother didn't blame me, nor did she beat or scold me. She just hugged me, and the first thing she said to me was..."

"Mom, I'm sorry. Mom didn't protect you well. Mom doesn't want you to leave like An Sulia, is that right?" This sentence should have been said by Filin, but the deceitful clone reached out, held Filin's head in his arms and spoke softly.

"Yeah, but why did she say sorry?" Feilin considered himself an adult. He was already in his thirties at that time and had never experienced such a thing.

那天揍了嘲讽自家母子的人有错吗？为什么最后拼死道歉的是母亲？那时有很多想说的话，看到这位母亲痛哭流涕，想要安慰她，感受到她对自己的爱，但菲林又什么都说不出来，最后下定决心。

Feilin left Feili's arms and looked at her again: "So you know what I'm thinking. I made up my mind at that time. I don't want my second mother to cry because of me again."

Fili smiled softly and asked slowly: "So what did you do afterwards?"

Philin coughed, avoiding the gaze of his own clone, and looked at the blue moon outside the window: "So I began to intensively train the skills my mother taught me, training martial arts during the day, training magic at night, and reviewing knowledge through lucid dreams. You know, this is my only way. Then I became a transcendent at the age of 11 and became a genius for a time. According to the records, I was only two years behind the earl. The earl gave me this mansion as a reward. From then on, I officially avoided the gossip of the outside world and brought my mother here to live alone."

Then it was hell.

A month later, Filin was summoned by the Count alone, taken to a basement where no sunlight could be seen, and planted with the mark of the blood curse.

Feilin sighed, "That's when I learned the true face of the Count. I almost died after receiving the Mark. So that's how Ansulia died. What surprised me later was that when I dragged my body back home, my mother rushed over to hug me and cried again. To be honest, I don't know how to comfort such a crying person. But it's different from last time. I just came back alive. My mother cried because of this. It's really not easy to survive. Since Sister Ansulia passed away, my mother hasn't experienced any happy things. This time she didn't cry because of sadness."

Fili, who directed and acted in the film herself, asked again: "So what?"

Felix held Fili's hand tightly. "So, even if it makes mother cry, if it's tears of joy, then let her cry. It doesn't matter if she cries a few more times. It's better than being depressed. But mother didn't give me such an opportunity. As if to prove that I'm still alive, she left without saying goodbye the next day and returned to her parents' home. She refused any letters I sent her, as if she had disappeared from this world. If I hadn't seen her when Cloverfield delivered the letter, I would have thought... forget it, it's nothing."

"so what?"

"So I want to kill Count Abiles, please help me."

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The next day, in Morgana's intelligence department, Filin met his long-time intelligence chief, a good man.

This person is smart and capable, with talents related to illusion. He is good at various lurking and assassinating methods. He used to be an excellent intelligence worker, but it seems that he is not good at being a supervisor.

Intelligence Director Miriam lowered her head and flipped through the document in her hand: "Is this all the information about Fili?"

Feilin nodded gently: "Yes, I sorted it out in the past two days."

The intelligence chief casually asked, "Why didn't you report it in advance?"

Feilin sneered: "It seems that you really don't understand witches, especially great witches, not to mention great witches of godhood. In the opponent's territory, do not call them by their names. If you call them, they will know. This is an iron rule."

The intelligence chief sighed, "She is a god?"

This sigh was not out of fear, but rather out of difficulty. The Count had been paying more attention to Miriam recently. The more powerful people there were, the less he had a solution and he had to rely almost entirely on Filin.

Feilin gave a positive answer: "Yes, she is. Her title is the Witch of Falsehood. She is proficient in masks and illusions. Fortunately, I have established a relationship with her and helped her run an inn business."

The intelligence chief expressed confusion: "How did you get close to her?"

Feilin said with a relaxed look, "You also know that my ability is deception, which is very similar to her title, right? So I exchanged sincerity for sincerity, created coincidental encounters, contacted her as ordinary friends, proposed to run a witch's own inn, created interesting things, and became friends. In fact, witches are not so mysterious and difficult to contact. I recently hired three witches. I just need to trade with them in the right way and establish contacts. Simply put, witches are also human beings."

The intelligence chief also knew how to adapt. After a little thought, he concluded that the possibility described by Filin was within a reasonable range: "In fact, I have also come into contact with witches before, but the contact was purposeful, and I soon couldn't keep up with their casual personalities. I always found it difficult to contact them. Later, we had a disagreement over the issue of eating mushrooms, and I didn't really integrate into the witches' circle of life... By the way, did they let you eat mushrooms?"

Feilin gave a bitter smile, "Why not? I eat once and lie down once, eat again and lie down again. Occasionally I see someone waving at me from the other side of the river. The next day my skin changes color and my glasses glow. Afterwards, I drink the antidote like water."

The intelligence director was stunned for half a second: "Then you dare to continue eating?"

Felix crossed his arms. "What's a friend? We share. In order to get closer to the witch, this necessary patience is worth it. Anyway, my mission in Miriam is to get close to the witch. Anyway, I have written down all the information about Felix above. You can study it. I want to continue to investigate her past in depth."

The intelligence director nodded and said, "Okay, we will help you investigate. If Fili had lived in the surrounding area for a thousand years, it would be impossible for her to have left no traces. For a great witch of the Godhead, it is necessary to create a separate file for her."

The family attaches great importance to the deities from outside, as they are all competitors.

After leaving the Intelligence Department, Feilin went to find the eldest sister again, in the name of a visit to see what kind of person the eldest sister was and whether there was any possibility of cooperation.

However, the liveliness of the eldest sister's mansion exceeded Filin's imagination. Unlike a loner like him, there were several younger brothers and sisters living in the eldest sister's villa. This group of people staying together had a feeling of banding together for warmth. It was more like clinging to someone's thigh than being a younger brother.

Now, the eldest brother Orufa is the leader of the eldest sons, the second brother is a young man with his own ideas, the third brother has his own ideas, the eldest sister has good ideas, the second sister is a stay-at-home girl, and the third sister is the earl's loyal lackey. These six people are the powerful forces among the blood relatives. Compared with them, Enil is weak, and the other brothers and sisters have to stand aside.

Feilin returned to the mansion and met the hired witch: "Albel, how is your translation work going?"

Alubel had an exquisite cake next to her, and her face was flushed with joy. "We are on the right track! The ancient documents of the Morgana family are really amazing. This is a magic book that records a kind of monster and the magic to deal with it."

Feilin had not read this document, but only took it temporarily to stabilize Alubel and the others. He was a little curious at this time: "What monster is recorded in it?"