Having served the Empire for half of his life, Ela was decisively sold out. He intended to flee to another country but was nearly beaten to death during his escape before being saved by a dragon-gi...
"What exactly are these blue-purple flames...?"
Mylian Milian repeated Illa's question, looking somewhat distressed at the stained glass that offered no revelation, and said, "But that's all I saw... I know absolutely nothing else."
"I see..."
Yinla pondered, realizing that Mylian Milian, this petite and delicate pope, was indeed making a great effort to seek prophecies and revelations related to calamities... because the young pope looked pale right now.
During the time that Yinla was gathering intelligence and developing technology... this guy probably sought inspiration many times, to the point of vomiting blood, and might just die on the spot.
"You should get some rest. I've got a clue... I have all the information about the ten calamities. I'll inform the Three Towers, and then the Council of Kings will inform the whole world."
As Yinla said this, he immediately realized that the Three Towers no longer existed. Seeing Milian's delighted expression, he changed his words and said, "No, to be precise... we should notify the White Tower."
As he said this, Yinla looked at the astral body beside him, sighed softly, and said, "Let me make this clear first. There are still some things I don't understand about the Ten Calamities... Some parts don't add up."
"..."
Then, Yinla briefly explained to the two of them all the information he had obtained in the Dragon Realm regarding the calamity, including the fact that the calamity was resolved because of the [Common Language].
"Ordinary people with ordinary efforts..."
The astral entity said this, and although no expression could be read from its face, its tone was clearly filled with emotion and shock: "The strongest calamity has been resolved?!"
How should I put it? In fact, the astral body has witnessed many great people. He has seen the greatness of the most insignificant little people. He has seen the boy who was willing to exchange everything for information about calamity... It was precisely because of this that he emerged from his obsession.
The astral being also understood the greatness of the gods. He knew of their sacrifices and dedications, even that the evil god had given everything to obtain the "key" for future generations to resolve calamities, leaving them with not a single believer...
The astral body has also witnessed the greatness of the great, and such a person is sitting right in front of it right now... Whether it is Milian or Yinla, they each have their own persistence and their own greatness, and they are well-deserved.
And now, from Yinla's words, he felt the greatness of all living beings, how they worked together to eliminate the calamity through communication... Such power was awe-inspiring.
"..."
Yinla didn't pay much attention to the thoughtful astral body. He looked at Milian Milian, hesitated for a moment, then placed his hand on her head. Realizing that Milian didn't react strongly... he patted her head.
“My idea is that the blue-purple flames you saw with all your might are one of the calamities we haven’t encountered or seen yet… otherwise, the numbers wouldn’t match up.”
As Yinla spoke, he wasn't quite sure what it was, and could only guess: "Now there are four unknown calamities left... Excluding the black dragon-serpent that my friend dealt with, that leaves only three..."
"The calamity of the resurrection of the dead, the calamity of extraterrestrial demons guarded by hellish demons, the calamity of evil gods guarded by celestial angels... These are the only three. I can only speculate..."
As Yinla spoke, she proposed a hypothesis: "First of all, if the blue-purple fire is a calamity of the resurrection of the dead, it is very likely to refer to the soul fire that appears in different colors... just like the flame in the headless horseman's helmet."
Indeed, this statement is quite reasonable.
"But if it refers to the calamity of extraterrestrial demons, that makes sense too... The symbols of demons are lava and fire."
As she spoke, Yinla recalled the environment of Hell, saying, "The environment in Hell is harsh. It might be extremely cold just a few steps away, but a few steps away there might be poisonous miasma, and a few steps further away it might be extremely hot..."
"The blue-purple fire might be the legendary 'cold fire,' which is quite in line with the characteristics of hell, since the demons were created by the gods with reference to extraterrestrial demons."
Yes, that's a fairly reasonable explanation.
"However, if we're talking about an evil god..."
As Yinla pondered this, the astral body, snapping out of its contemplation of "greatness," immediately chimed in: "Angels have the ability to summon light like flames; perhaps red and white fire are the opposite of the evil god's blue and purple fire."
Regarding the astral body, Yinla nodded... Although the wording differed somewhat from what he intended to say, it was indeed the same idea—that anything was possible.
"Then I'll try my best to see if I can get more prophecies."
When Mylian Miriam said this, she was clearly serious.
Yinla: "..."
Astral body: "..."
"I think you should rest."
As Yinla spoke, he sighed softly, reached out and ruffled the little pope's hair, and while she was bewilderedly fixing it, he said, "I've already asked a friend to inquire with the celestial knights and the three demon gods..."
“If they don’t know either, then I think you should rest. If your health collapses, then you won’t be able to help predict the next calamity, and it will be more difficult to deal with future calamities.”
Such words sounded very heartless, as if Yinla was not concerned about Milian's physical condition at all, but only wanted to prevent this useful oracle from breaking down... But Milian was not fooled by this.
To put it bluntly, Mylian Miriam is the kind of person who always puts her own fate last... Simply telling her "you need to take better care of yourself" won't be effective.
If you want her to rest, you have to morally blackmail her.
"I understand, I will take a break for a while."
Milen calculated the time, but couldn't figure out how long he needed to rest. He said, "I haven't received any prophetic revelations lately, which is a bit frustrating... Should I also hand over these speculations to the Three Towers?"
Yinla nodded...
"Of course, I will deliver the intelligence to the Three Towers later..."
To Illa's words, Milen simply replied, "No need to trouble you, Illa. I will inform the bishop of these things and have him make an extra copy for the Three Towers. You can check if there are any omissions or misunderstandings."
"Can."
(bishop:???)
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"The seal of the Heavenly Realm is intact."
Raphael
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"I heard from them that one of the three sealing formations in Hell seems to have been damaged by the previous calamity of the [Sea]! They don't know how to repair it. When I arrived in Hell, it seemed like they were about to call you to save my life."
—Ernest