In front of Fan Ning's eyes, the bodies of two adult women were shrunken and shrunk by one size, and were placed on the bed in the same weird posture in a flat and circular shape.
Other than that, some newspaper foam and other debris were placed in the empty space.
This allowed their bodies to be obscured by thick cloth, so that the concave and convex outlines did not appear too distinctive in the dim light - in this year and in this area, there were many bodies with mutilated or severely deformed limbs.
"Is this what Priest Hester looked like after he was suspected of being sacrificed?" Even though he had seen strong winds and waves in his life, Durk still felt a little shuddered, not to mention the reactions of others who saw it for the first time.
Fan Ning nodded while thinking, glanced at Lieutenant Andrew who was kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly, and continued to teach these clergymen the principles of how to preach: "I will leave Janus soon, how will you decide in the future?"
A person is purified by whether he is alert, whether he truly believes, or whether he still doubts and hesitates.”
"They are often confused in their hearts and do not even know what I am doing. I will always give you good words and advice every day while there is still time left, so that no one among them will be deceived by heresy or harden their hearts because of their military exploits."
"This soldier lying on the ground, why is he sad, why is he crying bitterly? Because he feels that the sin has been determined and the shock has come. No matter how he prays again, he will never find rest. Heirs
He will never be clean, so he will remain silent, or he will turn the covenant into a business, hoping that the masters will negotiate terms with him."
The lieutenant stopped crying for a while and looked up with tears in his eyes.
"In the past St. James was preaching in the city of Tunguska, and he swore in anger that they would never enter the rest of God. Who was it that heard his words and made him angry? Was it not a saint who was designated by the priests as cleansed?
Minians? But who has been tired of the "Unfallen Fire" for thirty-three years after it was extinguished? Didn't it still redeem those who dumped their sinful corpses in the wilderness? From this point of view, they cannot enter
Rest, not because the weight of the sin offering was defective, but because of unbelief.”
The priests nodded with deep understanding. Along the way, they had a more practical understanding of Bishop Lavoisier's teaching "Don't doubt, always believe". It was like they had gone through a baptism, and their spirituality became radiant.
Brilliant and new.
Perhaps, with Father Lavoisier's strength, it is not necessary to waste words to scare these young men, but he is teaching and setting an example, hoping that the Holy Light of Janus can be held in the hands of every priest.
When they thought that the bishop would leave Janus soon, they felt extremely sad and reluctant to leave.
Lieutenant Andrew's crying stopped, his sadness faded, and he finally straightened his back and spoke: "Your Majesty, Bishop, I will now explain where Lannut hid the ritual objects, and Lannuot taught me how to operate them.
Newt was an important informant in the 'party circle', and I was his confidant in the Puntua area. After agreeing to work for him, he promised me several consecutive promotions to handle some information and propaganda that I had handled or mastered.
There is a lot of information. I will sort it all out later, and then you can condemn me. No matter what, I will chant the name of 'Unfallen Fire' before I die."
Fan Ning listened calmly and nodded to let him lead the way: "Whoever justifies the wicked and whoever declares evil is an abomination to the Lord. By relying on His laws, you will be able to deal with all things that are not justified.
, trust in Him, and you are justified in this.”
Andrew said in a hoarse voice as he walked: "The two female corpses just now were transported in the same batch as the other corpses on the first day, but they were actually still alive at that time, but they were arranged by Lanute behind the scenes to become
It has become an unconscious state of 'suspended death', so that it can be transported in through normal channels together with other remains."
"In this way, when I come over, I will wake them up, complete the sacrifice process, turn their fake death into real death, and then be dragged into the same batch for cremation, so that this round will be completed without leaving any trace."
"What kind of sacrifice?" Durk asked with a frown.
Andrew led everyone through the mortuary bed area and shuttled among the rows of coffin cabinets.
He opened one of the ordinary-looking ones, and it still looked like a normal ashes niche and blood-stained clothing. But as he rotated the coffin counterclockwise to an irregular position of about 220-230 degrees, the illusion suddenly dissipated.
What caught everyone's attention was a porcelain container that resembled a "wash sink". Its overall shape was slightly flat and its upper edge was very sharp.
Inside was a bound book-sized volume, a few candles, and a pair of sleigh bells.
"The operation Lannut taught me is called the 'Soul Crucible Ritual'." Andrew said.
"Soul Crucible Ritual?" Priest Duerke had never heard of the name of this heretical secret ritual. "So, this ritual will turn the victim into a corpse ring? It seems that the things involved are a bit crude, and
, if this is an altar, there is no witness talisman, and there is no secret atmosphere, what is it used for?"
Not only are they crude, but they seem to be particularly ordinary. Fan Ning stared at these objects.
He also didn't feel the presence of any unusual light and shadow. The candle was an ordinary candle, and the "sink" was still an ordinary object except for its strange shape. As for the sleigh bell, he knew that it was a tribute to the "Mantra Snake" from the Divine Advent Society.
A commonly used utensil is not a ritual utensil.
Is there something wrong with that brochure? For example, is it "helmology"?
"What kind of book is this?" Fan Ning reached out and picked it up.
"Their teachings are all heresies." Andrew seemed to want to stop Fan Ning from opening it, and his tone was sincerely anxious, "The bishop is investigating the case. If you want to see it, go up and see it. I'm afraid this place is not safe."
"This altar is somewhat inconspicuous, but the execution conditions of the 'Soul Crucible Ritual' are probably more special than the masters thought. Don't underestimate its dangers."
"First of all, the 'secret atmosphere' in which it is carried out is very special. It needs to be carried out in an atmosphere of 'ambiguous chaos and collapse'. In order to create this atmosphere, some of them infiltrated into the enemy planes and used bombing to destroy certain
A mysterious substance that I don’t know about was planted and dropped.”
"Then, an assistant is needed to cut the skin with the sharp edge of the 'Cauldron of Souls', soak the blood, and drip it on the candle. Then, he must recite some of the 'poems' collected at the back of this secret teaching, with me beside him.
If you pray for heretics and keep ringing the bell, the assistant will gradually turn into a corpse ring and personally serve as a witness symbol referring to the 'Truthful Serpent'."
"So, what's the effect?" Priest Durk repeated the question just now.
Andrew finally shook his head in confusion:
"I really don't know this. I just know that as the ceremony progresses, among the large number of coffins in this area, a very small number of coffins that meet certain special conditions will undergo mutations. As for what the specific changes are, Lannut asked me
Ignore it, as long as I complete the 'Soul Crucible Ritual', my mission will be completed, and he will probably handle it separately later."
Therefore, there are three special things: the special secret atmosphere substance, the special source of the witness talisman, and the hymns and prayers in the teaching booklet of "The Mantra."
So, corresponding to the case of Priest Hester, Hester may have read some poems after his mind was polluted by studying "helminthology", and was sacrificed by Aldan with sleigh bells and became a "corpse ring" witness
symbol.
Fan Ning started to think.
No, there are still a few people.
What is the object of transformation?
Who should be screened for free clinics?
Was there a third person at the scene at that time?
This ritual is the key to clarifying the intentions of the Divine Advent Society. Fan Ning thought about it for a long time, wanting to see what was written in the doctrine first - logically speaking, since it is something spread among acquaintances, it is unlikely to be
Hidden knowledge is very dangerous, and he has read more than a few teachings of secret organizations.
But this place is indeed a little weird after it was settled by a mysterious substance.
Considering Lieutenant Andrew's warning, Fanning decided to go out and have another look.
Now we should first look for the affected coffins to see what kind of changes have occurred.
Fan Ning used the "Night Watchman's Lamp" trick again. This time, he felt that his spiritual energy was obviously consumed more, but the light and dark lights and shadows that appeared on the ground and walls still revealed the path.
"The Secret of Lighting" once again points the way.
He led everyone to a coffin cabinet and opened it.
Everyone's pupils shrank.
There are no more ashes niches and relics inside, but a mess with completely ruined visual effects!
It’s the same as the “Hermiology Notes” integrated into the glass coffee table in Hester’s apartment!
It’s the same as the “sneaky water” that Mr. Wax used to examine himself!
The same goes for the distorted pixels in the photos taken with my “paradoxical antique” mobile phone!
The operation of thinking is a bit difficult.
Fan Ning closed the coffin with a bang and stood there for a longer time.
He thought of another clue that had been forgotten for a long time.
Priest Hester's missing free clinic assistant, the assistant who the police could not find despite the curfew and the city's lockdown!
"Bishop Lavoisier?" Duerque asked tentatively.
"I will make a preliminary guess about 'helminthology'."
Fan Ning took a deep breath.
He felt that the world had begun to become completely abnormal.
"The assistant who disappeared, he became 'helmology'."
Everyone opened their eyes incomprehensibly, especially a few soldiers who looked confused.
"'Hermology' is the radiant spiritual liquid 'Sneaky Water' of the 'Secret History' phase; 'Sneaky Water' is the substance that the Divine Society wants to extract from people who are inhabited by worms;
People who do this will eventually become 'helmologists' themselves."
"The three of them are the same in a sense, they are different forms or stages of the same thing."