Do we know each other?

Sonia blinked, leaned over to take a look, but quickly pulled back: "Please introduce it to me, I'm too pure to see it."

The recording mode of this magician's manual is a task log. It can be seen that the owner should be a magician who is very organized, likes to set small goals, and is very good at struggle. He records every major event in his life in the form of tasks, and even has summaries and reflections. It can be seen that he is an excellent worker.

Let's call him a 'task wizard'.

"Mission name: "Election Campaign for Seeds of Calamity", importance level ★ ★★ ★★"

"Mission objective: Become a fire seed"

"Mission Restriction: Only available to Templar Mages who have become two-wing Mages within three years."

"Mission Reward: Become a Tribulation Fire Seed and gain the opportunity to enter the Spiral of Silence. Note, every Tribulation Fire Seed that emerges from the Spiral of Silence will, without exception, become a Three-Winged Magician and a high-ranking member of the Temple."

"Mission failed: lost the chance to grow the seeds of the calamity fire. Barring any unexpected events, the highest position in the future can only be the temple deacon."

"Mission process: As the spiral of silence rises, the once-in-five-year selection of the Fire Seeds quietly begins."

"There are two other candidates with the same qualifications as me, namely that woman and Frank. Frank is older than me, mature and stable, and deeply loved by believers. He is the most powerful candidate. The woman is too young, but she took the initiative to expose her boyfriend who hid the spoils, proving her loyalty to Jiehuo. She was promoted to a two-wing magician within a year. She should not be underestimated."

"Frank is the leader of the Silver Fire Knights. In order to gain more votes, he increased the frequency of the Knights' raids and successfully conquered the Changfeng Castle, bringing more believers and funds to the Temple. He is very popular among the people and the clergy, just like the sunlight at noon in the desert, dazzling and strong."

"As the deputy leader of the Discipline Priests Corps, I have decided to increase the frequency of patrols and severely punish criminals in the area to gain the recognition of believers and officiants."

"Compared to us who hold important positions, that woman is just an ordinary nun in the missionary group. She has no power or influence, and has no ability other than her beautiful face. If nothing unexpected happens, she should be the first one to be eliminated."

"Until she found me."

"She said someone had reported to her that Frank had intimate contact with his group members."

"My first reaction was that it was impossible. We, the Temple Magicians, have had to fight against the pollution of the Calamity Fire since we were young. Our spirits have long been honed to be free of desires and demands, and all kinds of physical desires are almost non-existent. In addition, most of us have cultivated weak factions, and eating sand and sleeping on the sand is enough to meet our basic survival needs. We don't have any more desires at all."

"And the most important rule in the temple is that priests are not allowed to engage in any behavior that releases desires, because once physical desires are ignited, they will become blazing, and a blazing heart is the easiest thing for the fire of catastrophe to burn."

"Even the love between clergy must be cherished without contact. On the contrary, those relationships that require close contact are polluted, disgusting, and degenerate. Therefore, the love between clergy is the purest and can transcend the barriers of gender, race, and age."

"A beast that follows its physical desires is not qualified to be a priest who guards the fire of catastrophe."

"I refuted her like this, and she didn't say anything else. Instead, she admitted her mistake convincingly and apologized for her suspicion. But after she left, I couldn't help but wonder, what if Frank really had intimate contact with his members?"

"If that's true, then he definitely can't be a Calamity Fire Seed. A magician whose body can't keep the restraints can't possibly survive the Spiral of Silence."

"With this expectation, I asked many people for information about Frank and found more and more doubts. My suspicions began to spread as I asked, and soon the whole temple was discussing Frank's affairs."

"When the Silver Fire Knights came back the next time, Frank found me and almost beat me to death. But after investigation, it was found that Frank had indeed had an intimate relationship with Alancos, a member of the Knights, and was removed from his position as a priest by the bishop."

"I thought I had it all figured out, but when the day came for the vote, that woman won a landslide victory, and almost no one voted for me except my friends."

"It was then that I suddenly realized that my behavior of slandering Frank behind his back had already made everyone hate me. In addition, I was beaten by Frank in public and had no power to fight back, which made my image plummet."

"I am like a desert night, cold and bone-chilling, dark and frightening. No believer is willing to vote for me."

"On the contrary, that woman has been working quietly these days, not participating in arguments and discussions, and faithfully fulfilling her duties. Coupled with her beautiful face, she has gradually gained the praise of many people."

"The sun is too hot to tolerate even the slightest flaw; the night is too dark to be seen. Only the water of Crescent Lake is sweet and everyone loves it."

"I seem to understand something, but it's too late."

"Mission result: Failed."

"Reflection: Don't trust women, especially beautiful women."

Sonia responded halfway through: "Could the 'woman' mentioned here be the 'she' mentioned in the 'magician manual' we encountered before?"

Although Sonia's words were incoherent, Ash understood.

He briefly introduced the background to Diya - the reason why Ash and the others remembered this character was because the Secret Vortex Poison came from "that magician's manual", and they were naturally impressed. After all, the Secret Vortex Poison could be said to be a turning point in their exploration of the virtual world, and since then it has been rising steadily like a new energy fund.

In that manual, the owner of the manual finally reached a contract with 'her' that he would never break it, and gave 'her' the maze toy containing information about the secret poison of the vortex.

But after she used the vortex secret poison to advance to the second wing, she immediately betrayed the owner of the manual to the temple in exchange for wealth and glory.

The owner of the manual did not betray her until the very end, which showed that his deep love was wasted.

"It's very likely that she became a two-winged magician within a year, reported her boyfriend for hiding the spoils, and there was also the Fire Temple...all the details matched."

Ash folded his hands and frowned. "That manual is easy to explain. After all, the whole text is either 'I' or 'she', so there is no need to record the name specifically. But why didn't the quest wizard in this manual record her name, but called her 'that woman'? Obviously, Frank calls her by her name."