The Warden of The Witches

Chapter 168:

Child-Bestowing Guanyin

"How could you know about this?" With a hint of suspicion, Aiden asked Melissa.

"I divined it. Whether you believe it or not is up to you," Melissa said indifferently, while sipping her tea.

Aiden fell into contemplation. If it was the nameless witch who assassinated the former queen of the Old Reiss Kingdom two hundred years ago...

Although the Old Reiss Kingdom was already in a state of turmoil at that time, it was the sudden death of the queen at a critical moment that directly led to the neighboring countries, which had been eyeing it, completely devouring the Old Reiss Kingdom, ultimately leading to the downfall of the Great Mother Goddess Church.

In that case, was it the nameless witch who had the last laugh in that uprising?

So it was the reason why the Great Mother Goddess Church harbored such strong resentment towards the Flying Spaghetti Monster Church and thus sought to exterminate it...

No, even without resentment, it would have been the same. From the perspective of the Great Mother Goddess Church, the Flying Spaghetti Monster Church, which should have been extinct two hundred years ago, reappeared in the world. Whether the nameless witch was still alive or if there was an heir, they would inevitably be wary of it.

Aiden suddenly felt a headache.

just by using chopsticks he would be chased with a knife?, this world was way to brutal....

No, that's not entirely accurate...

To say that he has nothing to do with the Flying Spaghetti Monster Church is not entirely accurate either.

Because that witch is most likely to be, like him, a transmigrator.

In other words, the Old Reiss Kingdom and the Great Mother Goddess Church at that time were brought down by transmigrator. So the Great Mother Goddess Church should also be wary of transmigrator... or rather, be wary of the entity that can summon transmigrator to this world.

Two hundred years ago, who summoned that witch? Was the destruction of the Old Reiss Kingdom purely the autonomous act of that witch, or was it the will of some entity that summoned her into this world?

"I have a question: Did the Great Mother Goddess Church acquire the 'proliferation' divine language after the fall of the Old Reiss Kingdom, or did they have it during the period of the Great Mother Goddess Church?" Aiden directly asked the fortune teller in front of him.

"It was before the fall of the kingdom. The royal family of the Old Reiss Kingdom possessed the 'proliferation' miracle. In Reiss Kingdom, the queen was also the highest bishop of the church. It is said that couples who couldn't conceive, as long as they met the queen and received her blessing, could quickly have children," Melissa replied. "Of course, this was the effect of the 'proliferation' authority."

This is exactly like the Child-Bestowing Guanyin...

If the kingdom at that time possessed the divine language, it's possible that those who wanted to be gods or even the dominator themself could have targeted it. The nameless witch and the Old Reiss Kingdom were at odds, perhaps manipulated by the dominator behind the scenes who summoned her into this world.

That dominator... could it be Mephilia?

"Where did the witch who founded the Flying Spaghetti Monster Church come from? Was she summoned by someone?" Aiden continued to inquire Melissa.

But this time, Melissa showed a puzzled expression. "Summoned? What do you mean? I don't know anything about that nameless witch's background. My divination is useful, but it's not omnipotent."

Aiden scrutinized Melissa carefully.

She could divine so much information, yet she didn't know about transmigrator? It was quite possible... but not certain.

Melissa was a follower of mephilia and acted according to her will. Two hundred years ago, when Aiden asked who summoned the predecessor into this world, Mephilia didn't admit it, which made Aiden suspicious.

If the fortune teller was acting entirely under mephilia's orders, she wouldn't reveal anything even if she knew something.

His attitude towards Melissa and Mephilia was actually the same: he could leverage their power to some extent, but he couldn't completely trust them.

Melissa's general direction for him was to ally with the Witches' Gathering to confront the Great Mother Goddess Church and seize their divinity, which was still useful to consider.

"Is the leader of the Great Mother Goddess Church a saint with the authority of 'proliferation'?" Aiden asked.

If he was going to consider the Great Mother Goddess Church as an enemy from now on, it was necessary to gather information about them in advance.

"Yes, the 'Sole Authority' will call upon its suitable master, so saints can sense the location of their corresponding Sole Authority, which is also the reason why the church sought out Abigail," Melissa replied.

"What powers does the 'proliferation' authority have?" Aiden asked.

Melissa pondered for a moment before responding, "Well, the 'proliferation' authority has three powers. First, it can control reproduction, allowing oneself or other life forms to reproduce offspring in various ways. Offspring produced through asexual reproduction will have defects and be controlled by the mother entity. If produced through normal reproduction, they will be physically normal like ordinary people, but their wills will still be influenced by the mother entity, though they maintain some autonomy. The second power is the control of evolution..."

"Evolution?" Aiden paused.

"Yes, the evolution of life, which is based on reproduction. During reproduction, life will diversify, even gradually evolving into entirely new species, and the 'proliferation' authority can accelerate this process."

"What exactly can it do?" Aiden still lacked a clear understanding.

"In simple terms, the 'evolution' authority can modify offspring produced by the 'proliferation' authority within the scope permitted by genetics, changing their appearance, physical conditions, talents, and so on. But the most remarkable aspect of this authority is its ability to allow creatures of different species to produce offspring, creating new species with genetic traits from both parents," Melissa explained. "For example, the earliest Dragonkin were born this way."

Aiden immediately remembered a certain gang member he had locked up in prison. "I remember the legend saying that ancient dragons could shapeshift into human form, and Dragonkin are their offspring with humans, right?"

"Such fairy tales are hardly credible. Ancient dragons are no different from modern dragons; they're just powerful magical creatures. If they had intelligence and could shapeshift into human form in the past, they would have established kingdoms and dominated the world long ago. How could they have degenerated into their current state, let alone been hunted to near extinction?" Melissa chuckled.

"True," Aidan agreed, nodding. "So, what is the third power?"

"It's the power of inheritance," Melissa replied. "The wielder of this power can allow their offspring produced through 'proliferation' to inherit everything from themselves after their death."

"Everything meaning?" Aiden inquired.

"Knowledge, skills, and even memories."