Chapter 108: Is Your Mind Filled with Nothing but Lewd Thoughts?
Britain, Southern Realm.
After leaving the , Luo En and Vivian followed the map and headed north.
After traveling for several days and nights, the mentor and disciple arrived at a coastal village.
The continuous hardship of the journey and the poor living conditions in the wilderness made the always pampered Vivian, who detested hardship, exclaim in protest, instinctively clinging to her teacher's arm and coquettishly pleading without being taught.
Faced with this innate feminine charm, Luo En couldn't resist and had to pause their journey and lodge with his disciple in an inn in the village.
He asked for a bucket of hot water and jumped in for a bath.
With the warm water soothing him, his clogged pores began to relax, the wind blew from all sides, and Luo En lazily leaned against the edge of the tub, stretching his limbs comfortably, enjoying this rare tranquility.
Since falling from the Sea of Chaos into the Celtic God Era, he hadn't had a moment of peace, and now he finally could relax his tense nerves and catch his breath.
That said, even with his eyes closed, resting, Luo En couldn't help but think and sort through some of the information he had gleaned from Vivian on the road.
It concerned the .
Within the Six Great Fairy Clans, a relatively traditional matriarchal society is maintained, where the strongest is called the , whose status and role are similar to the of the Nordic Light and Dark Elves, capable of wielding .
According to Vivian's description, Luo En estimated that the power of the six fairy is likely at the Main God Level, around the level of his old subordinate, Rose.
Additionally, the highest divine name worshipped by the Six Great Fairy Clans is the , Danu.
Legend has it that it was she who created the Danu Divine Race and everything in the world.
Strangely, however, within the Danu Divine Race, the Mother of Origin doesn't hold much influence; they prefer to worship the male Divine Ancestor Dagda and the current , following the order they established.
When thinking about how records of the Celtic Origin Goddess Danu mostly vanished in later times, Luo En vaguely guessed the reason.
Due to the incessant warfare in the development of Celtic culture, the Mother Goddess Danu, representing Origin and Life, was gradually abandoned, and male gods, better suited to the battlefield and survival environment, began to take a higher place among the ancient Celts.
This is the traditional cultural system's transformation from a matriarchal to a patriarchal society.
Gradually, a new godly order led by male gods was established within the Danu Divine Race, with only the Six Great Fairy Clans, which changed more slowly, maintaining the traditional Mother Goddess worship, still venerating the Origin Goddess as the world's ruling deity.
Of course, in Celtic history, women never completely withdrew from warfare; to adapt to the harsh Celtic environment, they urgently desired a victorious goddess in their faith, as mighty as the men on the battlefield.
This worship initially focused on Goddess Macha, representing Life and Fertility, but as times changed and diverged more from earlier beliefs, Macha's image became increasingly blurred, with Celtic culture splitting a new goddess from Macha: Morrgan, who governs War and Death, while Macha retained the faith of Victory, and thus came to be known as the Celtic Victory Goddess. Hence, there is the saying that Macha and Morrgan are twin sisters, two facets of one entity.
Later, the two goddesses separated to give rise to another goddess, who represents Harvest, Prosperity, and Development, forming a Trinity with Macha and Morrgan: Badebu.
However, this is the interpretation from the Irish region.
In Celtic culture, they seem to manifest as the figures of the three sisters Morag, Morgan, and Elaine, the half-sisters of King Arthur.
Therefore, although the Six Great Fairy Clans and the Four Great Sky Islands cooperate, they also have differences, and their relationship isn't very harmonious?
This point could be leveraged later.
Luo En opened his eyes, ending his bath and his thoughts, and stepped out of the tub, drying the moisture on his body, and smoothly slipped into bed.
Meanwhile, in another bedroom.
Vivian, hearing the movement next door, excitedly opened her purple eyes.
What is in your mind, let me see!
A vague will radiated from Vivian, stealthily passing through the wall, transforming into an invisible stream, reaching toward Teacher Merlin's forehead.
The ocean of thoughts in the mind is like a library sealed with countless stories and tomes.
The more intricate and complex the individual's emotions, the more interesting the exploration.
As such, extracting various intriguing stories from human minds is Vivian's favorite hobby.
Yet, her once unfailing tactic met resistance this time.
A golden membrane appeared on the outer side of that teacher's mental world, as solid as a fortified wall, giving no opening for outsiders to peek through.
The vigilance is quite high...
Vivian muttered, but her interest only deepened.
It's well known that the harder a treasure chest is to open, the more valuable its contents tend to be.
Of course, to open such a high-value blind box successfully, a unique technique is needed.
Vivian's face showed a hint of a playful smile, and her purple eyes shimmered with a dreamy hue.
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The night deepened, and the surrounding air seemed to become rosy and sweet.
Luo En grew drowsier, his eyelids heavier, and his drifting consciousness kept falling and falling into chaos.