Free Web NovelChapter 168: Chapter 168: Guanyin Bestowing a Son_1
"How could you know such a thing?" asked Aiden with some skepticism.
"I divine it. Believe it or not, that’s your own business," Melissa said indifferently, sipping her tea.
Aiden fell into deep thought. If it were true that the unnamed witch who vanished two hundred years ago was the one who assassinated the queen of the Old Lese Kingdom...
Although the Old Lese Kingdom had already been in a state of extreme disfavor with the heavens and the people, it was the queen’s sudden death at a crucial moment that led directly to the complete dismemberment of the Old Lese Kingdom by covetous neighboring nations at a critical time, which also resulted in the downfall of the Earth Mother Church.
In that case, was it that unnamed witch who got the last laugh after the uprising?
That must be why the Harvest Mother Cult harbored such strong resentment against the Flying Spaghetti Cult and sought to annihilate them...
No, that’s not right, the resentment would be there regardless. From the perspective of the Harvest Mother Cult, two hundred years had passed and the Flying Spaghetti Cult, which should have been long extinct, had reemerged. Whether the unnamed witch was still alive or a successor had appeared, it was impossible for them not to be on guard.
Aiden suddenly felt a bit of a headache coming on.
So he was just accidentally targeted because he happened to work on prison cafeteria reform?
Just using chopsticks could get someone chased down with a knife to be killed—was survival in this world really that difficult?
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To say he had nothing to do with the Flying Spaghetti Cult wasn’t quite accurate either.
Because that witch could very well be like him, a transmigrant summoned here.
In other words, the Old Lese Kingdom, the Earth Mother Church, was ruined by a transmigrant; therefore, the Harvest Mother Cult would have reason to fear transmigrants... or rather, the existence that could summon transmigrants to this world.
Two hundred years ago, who was it that summoned the witch? Was the destruction of the Old Lese Kingdom purely the witch’s own doing, or the will of the being that summoned her to this world?
"I have a question, did the Harvest Mother Cult obtain their ’Fecundity’ divine word after the Kingdom was destroyed, or did they have it during the Earth Mother Religion era?" Aiden posed the question directly to the diviner before him.
"They had it before the destruction of the Kingdom, the Old Lese Kingdom’s royal family possessed the ’Fecundity’ miracle. In the Lese Kingdom, the queen was the supreme bishop of the church. It was said that couples who were unable to conceive could quickly have children if they met the queen and received her blessing," Melissa answered, "Of course, this was actually the effect of the ’Fecundity’ authority."
This was totally like the Goddess of Mercy bestowing children...
If the Kingdom at the time had control over the divine word, then being targeted by those deemed gods or even rulers was also possible. The unnamed witch’s opposition to the Old Lese Kingdom could even be the machinations of the ruler who summoned her to this world.
Could that ruler be Melifilia?
"Where did the witch who created the Flying Spaghetti Cult come from? Who summoned her?" Aiden continued to ask Melissa questions.
But this time, Melissa showed him a puzzled look in response, "Summoned? What do you mean? I don’t know the origin of that unnamed witch. My divination is useful, but it’s not omnipotent."
Aiden scrutinized Melissa carefully.
She could divine so much intelligence, yet was unaware of the matter of the transversers? It was quite possible... but not necessarily so.
Melissa was a follower of Melifilia, acting in accordance with Melifilia’s will. Aiden had asked who exactly had summoned that predecessor to this world two hundred years ago, but Melifilia hadn’t admitted it, and Aiden was skeptical about it.
If the diviner was acting entirely under Melifilia’s direction, then it was likely that even if she knew something, she wouldn’t reveal it to him.
His attitude towards Melissa was the same as his attitude towards Melifilia, which was that he could rely on their power to a certain extent, but he must never fully trust them.
Melissa’s broad directive to him was to ally with the witch congregation to confront the Harvest Mother Cult and seize the Deity from them, which was still a point worth considering.
"The leader of the Harvest Mother Cult, is the saint of the ’Fertility’ authority?" Aiden asked.
If he now had to treat the Harvest Mother Cult as an enemy, it was necessary to start collecting intelligence on them beforehand.
"Yes, the ’Sole Authority’ calls out to an owner suitable for itself, which is why the saint can sense the location of their corresponding Sole Authority, and this is also why the cult sought out Abigail," Melissa answered.
"Then, what powers does the ’Fertility’ authority have?" Aiden asked.
Melissa thought for a moment and then said, "Well, the three powers of the Fertility authority: the first is to control reproduction, allowing oneself or other living beings to reproduce offspring in various ways. Offspring produced asexually will have defects and be under the control of the parent organism. If the offspring are bred via normal means, they will be no different from ordinary people in terms of physicality, and while their will is influenced by the parent, they still have autonomous consciousness. The second power is to control evolution..."
"Evolution?" Aiden was taken aback.
"Yes, evolution of life, which is based on reproduction. In the process of reproduction, life shows diversification and even gradually evolves into new species, and the ’Fertility’ power can accelerate this process."
"What exactly can it do?" Aiden still didn’t have much of a concept.
"Simply put, the ’Evolution’ power can modify the offspring created by the ’Reproduction’ omnipotence, within the limits permitted by heredity, changing the offspring’s appearance, physical conditions, talents... and so on. But the most astonishing aspect of this power is that it can enable different species to produce offspring, creating new species that inherit traits from both creatures," Melissa explained. "For example, the earliest Dragonkin were born this way."
Immediately, Aiden remembered a certain mob boss locked up in his prison: "I recall that legend claims ancient Dragon Clan could transform into human form, and the Dragonkin are their hybrid children with humans, right?"
"Such fairy tales are not credible. The dragons of the ancient times had no difference from modern dragons; they were merely formidable magical beasts. If they had intelligence and could transform into human form in the past, they would have established kingdoms and dominated the world. How could they have degenerated into their current state, almost hunted to extinction?" Melissa chuckled.
"Makes sense," Aiden nodded in agreement, "What about the third power?"
"The power of inheritance," Melissa answered. "The possessor of this power can allow their ’progeny’ to inherit everything from them upon their death."
"Everything as in?"
"Knowledge, skills, and even memories."
