Chapter 303 Another Symbol Hearing the poet's question, Lumian was stunned. He felt a chill rising from his tailbone and instantly piercing his brain. Whether it was Aurore who knocked him unconscious in the dream and brought him to the place of sacrifice, or Michel Garrigu, the parish priest who did this in reality, they were all people who had lizard-like elves coming out of their mouths, or people who had been secretly contaminated by it! If Lumian had not become a vessel, been pushed into the altar, and stood in front of Auror, Thermipolos's descent ceremony would have been very likely to succeed, because in that case, Auror would not have pushed the vessel out of the altar and ruined the ceremony, and the mark of Mr. Fool on Lumian would not have been activated! This realization made Lumian's thoughts extremely confused. He never thought that the lizard-like elf would be the destroyer of the ceremony. The other party had obviously corrupted Aurore and the parish priest secretly, causing them to change unconsciously, ignore certain important things, and miss the last chance to save themselves! "What does it want to do? What is its real purpose?" Lumian asked in pain. The poet, as if shrouded in mist, replied calmly: "I am only interpreting the symbolic meaning of these elements in your dream. It is impossible to fully restore the truth of the matter. "Of course, I can try to make some guesses: "The forces represented by the lizard-like elves want to use the fate believers to summon angels for large-scale sacrifices to achieve some hidden goals, but they don't want to see Thermiporos actually descend to the earth. "They should have conflicts with the being named Fate regarding their stage goals or even their ultimate goals." Lumian nodded as he listened, thinking that this was the most reasonable explanation at the moment. He frowned unconsciously and said: "What secret purpose do they want to achieve?"

"This is one of the directions for your subsequent investigation." The poet said with a smile, "Decryption is not divination or prophecy. You must have enough information to deduce it. You can't just guess." Lumian nodded slightly, wanting to catch the parish priest Guillaume Bennet even more urgently. The poet leaned forward slightly, resting his elbows on the wooden table, his hands still clasped: “I have just interpreted the more important symbolic elements, and only the last one remains. "Your dream itself also has very strong symbolic meaning." "The dream itself?" Lumian thought carefully for a few seconds, but could not find any specific symbolism. The poet's voice became a little deeper, no longer so ethereal, and more magnetic: "It symbolizes 'protection'. "You were so emotionally unstable that you nearly collapsed and fell into a deep sleep. If that real dream hadn't brought you comfort and hope, you might have completely collapsed, driven by your self-destructive tendencies to do irrational things and eventually died. "In addition, we can confirm that you do not have the ability to have real dreams, and you cannot force the investigators into that dream. The same is true for the sealed Thermiporos. In other words, the real dream came from external interference. "We have not yet mastered the specific capabilities of the High-Sequence Fate Path, so we cannot determine whether it was done by the Fate Blessed One symbolized by the owl, or whether it was influenced by other forces. From the interpretation just now and the current situation, they all have sufficient motivation. "In short, except for the one named Fate, no one wants to see Thermipolos truly descend to the earth." Lumian instantly thought of the sleepy area around the bloody mountain in the ruins of Cordu Village. Before he could raise the matter, the poet added: "Combined with the fact that the area where others are forced to sleep is around the place of sacrifice, rather than the house where you sleep, I tend to think that it is the influence of other forces. They are mainly to destroy the ceremony, and appease you as a by-product. "If it was done by the Fateful One symbolized by the owl, the location of the abnormal area would be completely opposite." Was it the force represented by the lizard-like elf, or was it another force? Another force? The more Lumian understood the situation at that time, the more he felt that the truth of the disaster in Cordu Village was more complicated than he expected. He was silent for a while and said: "What does the empty baby cradle in the governor's castle symbolize?" "This is a relatively unimportant symbolic element." The poet pondered for several seconds before saying, "It represents the child of the great mother. According to the information you provided, it is very likely that it entered our world secretly during the final sacrificial ceremony with the help of another blood child hidden by Mrs. Puaris, and quietly left the village of Cordu, leaving only an empty baby cradle." The offspring of the Great Mother... Lumian hissed inwardly, feeling that the seriousness of this matter was not much less than the coming of Thermiporos. The forces of fate worked hard for nearly a year at great risk, only to get the sealed angel, which ultimately benefited the great mother. Lumian put aside his worries as his thoughts raced.

The saints and angels of the Tarot Club and the Church of the Fool would definitely handle this matter, so it was not the turn of a mere Sequence 7 like him to worry about it. Moreover, this was mainly the result of the sacrificial ceremony, and had little to do with the truth of the disaster in Cordu Village. Lumian's focus must be on tracking down and capturing the parish priest Guillaume Bennet. He asked instead: "Why was the entire Cordu village destroyed, but only Aurore's and my home remained intact?" The poet thought for a moment: “I think it symbolizes Aurore’s attachment, reluctance, and regret. “At the end of the ceremony, she should have regained some clarity, and in the process of integrating the flesh and blood of the villagers, she subconsciously protected the building that represented her beautiful past life. "Of course, she may have used other powers to interfere with the ritual." Nostalgia... reluctance to leave... the good life in the past... Lumian was silent for a moment and did not speak for a long time. Seeing this, the poet loosened his clasped hands and said to him: "I have interpreted all the symbolic elements of your dream." “Thank you, Mr. Poet.” Lumian stood up and bowed slightly with his hand on his chest according to the etiquette of the Church of Fools. His mind then went into a brief trance. He saw the poet in front of him, the wooden table, the surrounding bookshelves and walls, the primeval forest outside, and all kinds of insects. Everything was shattered like a dream and returned to deep darkness. The darkness faded away, and Lumian found himself standing at the edge of a market. In the distance, there are buildings with white as the main color, interspersed with bell towers and spires that are either dark black or khaki. In the near distance, there are cloud-like tents and herds of cattle, sheep and horses. Most of the people walking around the market have dark skin, as if they are exposed to the sun every day. Among them, the men wear felt hats and dark red or sky blue robes, while the women wear multi-layered robes in many bright colors. The wind was howling with a chill, and Lumian looked at the snow-covered mountains in the distance, feeling a little dazed for a moment. His conversation with the poet and the things he had just experienced seemed like an extremely real dream. No, it's just a dream! That's why he couldn't see the poet's exact appearance. I didn't realize I was dreaming just now. When did I start dreaming... This is very similar to the dream I had in the ruins of Cordu Village... Does the "God's Path" represented by Mr. "Poet" have the ability to force others to fall asleep and have real dreams? Is the abnormal area around the Bloody Peak caused by a similar ability? Lumian was shocked at first, and then he had many thoughts. At this moment, the "magician" lady wearing an off-white shirt, a tan skirt and dark brown leather boots appeared in front of him. "Would you like to return to the Breeze Ballroom now?" asked the Major Arcana holder. "Where is this?" Lumian asked casually. The Magician looked up at the azure sky and pure white clouds and said: "Lapse in the Star Plateau was once one of the most important cities in the Highland Kingdom, also known as the 'White City'." Star Plateau... Lumian remembered the Rose School and told the Magician about the werewolf attack and Gardner Martin's arrangement. Finally, he asked: "Did the Rose School enter the market area because of the Shadow Tree incident? Didn't they get detailed information about me from the Bliss Society?" Ms. Magician laughed: "You should have asked these questions just now. The gentleman who helped you interpret the dream symbolism is an expert in the 'Rose School'. Well, I will ask them for you now." After saying this, she disappeared in front of Lumian out of thin air, and reappeared in the same manner a few minutes later, without anyone noticing.

The Magician looked at Lumian and said with a smile: "According to that gentleman's experience, although the 'Mother Tree of Desire' and the organization that worships it do show clear purpose, sufficient action, accurate foresight of the future, and good planning ability at a higher level and macro scale, once it is reduced to specific events, it often presents characteristics of chaos, disorder, and madness, which is consistent with the state of the evil god itself. "To put it simply, organizations that worship the 'Mother Tree of Desire' do not communicate, contact, or cooperate with each other. They often go crazy, but occasionally they become smart. This is a common situation. "However, in the past one or two years, that gentleman has observed that there has been some preliminary cooperation among the various organizations that worship the Mother Tree of Desire, and even members of the Demon Family have participated." "Demon family?" Lumian had never heard of this term. The "magician" lady casually explained: "There are several families that control the 'demon' path, which is also the 'criminal' path. Some of them show signs of worshipping the 'Mother Tree of Desire'." (End of this chapter)