Chapter 553 The Effect of the Sea Prayer Ceremony (Second update, please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket) Lumian did not respond immediately because he was now the adventurer Louis Berry who did not understand the highland language. After Lugano finished translating Noelia's words, he smiled, nodded slightly, and said in Intis: "Please come in." As he spoke, he stood up. Lugano, who had already arrived at the door, opened it. The visitor outside was indeed the battle sister Noelia of the Order of Plenty. She was not wearing a black cloak today, nor was she wearing the religious two-cornered hat with a black background and white stripes. Her thick black curly hair cascaded like a waterfall on the surface of her brown leather armor, and her light blue eyes were full of spirit. Glancing at the two straight swords behind Noelia and the revolver at her waist, Lumian smiled and took two steps forward: "Thank you for coming to help." Noelia, who had previously needed Lugano to translate, responded in Intis this time:

"How did you know I was here to help?" Lumian did not hide the intention of today's performance, and raised his hand and pointed at his head. He meant that I reasoned it out with my head. Of course, his thanks just now were actually to the other party for helping him digest some more of the "Conspirator" potion. Noelia's rather thick eyebrows twitched slightly, and she nodded approvingly. She then turned her gaze towards Lugano and Ludwig, as if asking Lumian for his opinion on whether to ask the two to step aside. However, Lugano had an expression that said, "I don't want to listen, I don't want to get involved." Lumian didn't make things difficult for him, and motioned for him to take Ludwig outside for a walk and buy some street snacks. After the two of them left the suite, Lumian said to Noelia: "You actually know Intis. You didn't speak a word last time." Noelia smiled and replied: "We often have to rotate to the passes on the southern slopes of the Piras." The Piraes Mountains are the name given to the Dariege Mountains by the Kingdom of Fenaport. Shepherds who migrate to other pastures always cross it to enter the plain pastures of provinces such as Gaia. Without waiting for Lumian to ask again, Noelia gathered her hair around her ears and said with a smile: "It's not polite to ask a lady to stand and talk to you." Lumian then asked Noelia to sit on the couch and he chose the single sofa. Noelia looked at him and spoke to herself: "The sea-praying ceremony in Santa Port can be traced back to the late Fourth Epoch. It has a history of more than a thousand years, which is old enough. The church once cleaned it up, moved all the people who knew about it away, and purified all the participants. But less than a hundred years later, someone here started to hold the sea-praying ceremony in secret again." She didn't say why she wanted to tell this history, it seemed like she was just sharing it. “Didn’t you continue cleaning up afterwards?” Lumian asked. Noelia pursed her red lips and said with a serious expression: "In this matter, the orders from above are often contradictory. Sometimes they ask us to handle it, and sometimes they tell us to wait and see for a while. All of these have been countersigned by the God-favored One."

Lumian learned from the "Magician" lady, the Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society and other channels that there are two major systems within the "Earth Mother Goddess" Church: the Graced Ones and the Favored Ones. The Graced Ones refer to the extraordinary clergy who follow the paths of "Earth" and "Moon", and the Favored Ones are the ones favored by the Mother Goddess in other paths. The orders issued by the Graced Ones must be countersigned by at least one Favored One to be valid, otherwise they will be regarded as products influenced by evil gods and demons. Lumian didn't understand why the Church of the Mother Earth had to create such a complicated system that seemed to be designed to guard against those who were blessed by God, but he believed that it must have its own reasons. After going through so many things, he became increasingly aware that some inconspicuous rules in the world of mysticism might contain bloody lessons. "Are you a person blessed by God or a person favored by God?" Lumian thought for a moment and said. "I am a person favored by God." Noelia did not tell her specific method. Lumian nodded slightly, signaling the other party to continue speaking. Noelia smiled and sighed: “After a long period of discussion, we finally decided to acquiesce to the sea prayer ceremony. At least it will bring prosperity to Santa Port, and it will rarely affect people other than the participants, and will not cause social unrest. "This happened a long time ago. I can only understand the general situation through ancient files. I can't really understand the specific reasons for convincing the matron, the president, and the archbishops. In short, the sea prayer ceremony has become a traditional folk custom in Santa Port, which has led to the prosperity of maritime trade and fisheries here." Having said this, Noelia folded her arms in front of her chest and said devoutly: “Life is precious, and a good harvest is a joy.” Lumian's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked directly: "Why did you change to a prayer gesture?" Is this a problem? Noelia opened her eyes and said with a smile: "This was a prayer gesture that was often used in the past, but later the Mother Goddess regained some of the authority she had lost, and a new prayer gesture had to be used in formal occasions." She stood up, slightly spread her legs, raised her hands high, and explained to Louis Berry earnestly, as if she was preaching: "With your feet connected to the merciful earth, your palms touching the spiritual sky, and in between is the radiance of life. This is the realm of the Mother of All Things." Can he regain some of the authority he once lost? Lumian was a little puzzled, but that was not the point. Noelia sat down again and continued: “We didn’t try to figure out the core process of the sea prayer ceremony, but through years of monitoring, we still know some things: "The 'Governor of the Sea' who successfully obtains the favor of the sea has the power to manipulate this sea area and prevent shipwrecks, but this seems to come at the cost of their lives and something else. At the same time, the sea prayer ceremony will lead to the rapid reproduction and thriving growth of various lives in this sea area, so that the fishermen will definitely have a good harvest. In addition, it also reflects some aspects of fate. The families that the 'Maidens of the Sea' marry into will become more or less lucky, and this is not just due to the preferential treatment they receive." The effect of the sea prayer ceremony sounds very complicated... It not only has the power of the ocean, but also reflects fate, reproduction, harvest, etc.... Lumian couldn't figure out why it was like this. Noelia looked at Lumian's face with bright but gentle eyes and said: "Members of the Fishery Guild, some villagers of Milo Village, and participants in the core process of the Sea Prayer Ceremony have all gained some magical powers. We have dealt with the little demons like the one you encountered before, and we also found that some criminals can transform into lizard-like monsters when we were hunting them down." Humanoid lizard? The humanoid lizard like the one in Paco's house? Lumian didn't expect to get a clue about this from Noelia. Noelia smiled: "We later discovered that people who can transform into lizard-like monsters have one thing in common." "What do they have in common?" Lumian did not hide his curiosity. Noelia replied with a half-smile: "Their mothers were once 'Maidens of the Sea'." The child of the Maid of the Sea? The child of the sea? Which of Rubio's siblings did I kill? Not only did he turn into a humanoid lizard, but he also went mad and seriously injured his mother? Lumian immediately thought of many things and felt that he had grasped the essence of the commission from the Paco family. But he immediately had some doubts: If this is true, it is not a secret for a family with a "Maid of the Sea". Why would Paco's family want to hide it from Juan Oro and other members of the Fisheries Guild? Noelia didn't ask him what he was thinking about, and said in a teasing tone: "After confirming that those lizard-like monsters were related to the Sea Prayer Ceremony, we specifically warned the members of the Fisheries Guild. After that, no more such criminals appeared. They were all well disciplined and controlled. So, sometimes, I understand why the higher-ups allowed the Sea Prayer Ceremony to be held in Santa Port. They are much more obedient than you adventurers and are easier to control." Noelia's hidden meaning was, I just told you not to get involved in the affairs of the Fisheries Guild, but the next day you broke into the residence of the "Governor of the Sea" and pointed a gun at Juan Oro's head. You are much more troublesome than those people in the Sea Prayer Ceremony!

Lumian smiled and made no comment. Noelia pondered for a few seconds, looked into his eyes and said: “I don’t know what your purpose is in investigating the sea-praying ceremony, and I don’t want to find out. I can only tell you that if your actions will endanger the entire Santa Port, we will intervene directly and expel you. "Under this premise, we may be able to provide some assistance." Lumian picked up the straw hat beside him, pressed it to his chest and said: "It's my pleasure." Noelia did not say what the Church of the Mother Earth hoped to gain from this matter, and Lumian did not ask. The Battle-Sister of the Order of the Plenty stood up and walked towards the door. She placed her left hand on the door handle, then suddenly turned halfway around, and asked with a smile in her bright eyes: "Do you want to keep the baby?" Lumian was stunned for a moment and said: "Ma'am, aren't you jumping around too much?" Noelia said with pity in her eyes and a hint of maternal love: "According to our assessment, the danger level of the Sea Prayer Ceremony requires at least a saint or a '1' level seal that can be fully effective in a short period of time to deal with. I don't know what you want to do, but once you are involved in this matter, you can't get out of it just because you want to. "Before that, have you ever considered leaving yourself with an offspring? I can help you." Are the reasons why you, the Battle Sisters of the Earth Mother Church, invite people for one-night stands so special? Lumian was speechless for a moment. Noelia said sincerely: "Offspring are the continuation of our lives. Flowers wither and fall to the ground, so that they can bloom more brilliantly the next year. Do you really not consider leaving offspring?" “Not for now.” Lumian responded with a grim expression. Noelia said with a look of regret: "You can come to me whenever you figure it out." After saying that, she opened the door and walked out. PS: For the second update, please guarantee double monthly votes~ I wish you all your wishes come true in the new year! (End of this chapter)