The Warden of The Witches

The Authority of Propagation

After Dailey and Priscilla entered the interview room and met with Qimora, Aiden officially handed over the task of monitoring them temporarily to Veronica.

Subsequently, in the corridor, he discreetly took out a pen and a memo from his pocket, writing down "3:12-3:18, Qimora visit" on it. He briefly noted the details of the meeting and the subsequent arrangements.

Qimora's divine language could completely erase her own presence and seemingly even wipe out memories of encounters with others—this was much more sophisticated than the memory erasure technique that only worked for assassins who had signed contracts with themselves like Melusine.

To be on the safe side, Aiden made a record in the memo every time he met Qimora.

He was unsure if Qimora's divine language could erase the written records of encounters with users—if it could, then this divine language might have reached a level capable of influencing causality. However, Aiden speculated that Qimora was probably unable to do it. While the power of the divine language was indeed formidable, if the user was a mortal, there should be significant limitations.

After confirming through the one-way glass that everything was in order in the meeting room, Aiden left the area and went straight back to his office, locking the door behind him.

These days, due to his fear that Qimora might be using her divine language to monitor him, he had refrained from attempting to verify the situation in mephilia's cell.

Qimora is currently meeting with Dailey and the others, with Veronica also on-site monitoring. While it's not foolproof, for Aiden, choosing this moment to visit Mephilia is relatively prudent.

After Opening the secret passage to the underground and unlocking the cell door with blood, Aiden entered mephilia's secret cell with a lantern.

Mephilia opened her eyes and remarked, "It's been a while. I thought you had forgotten about me."

"I encountered a witch with the 'void' authority, so i can't be careless," Aiden replied truthfully.

"Oh? Have you already started encountering other wielders of maxims?" Mephilia smiled. "Have you thought about eliminating her to directly take her divinity?"

"I haven't reached the point of challenging other masters of divine language, given that I only know a relatively powerless divine phrase for now," Aiden calmly responded. "I have something to ask you. Do you know about the Bountifull Goddess Cult?"

"I do," Mephilia answered almost without hesitation. "Why? Are you getting entangled with them?"

"Not yet," Aiden replied without pause. "But they are becoming active in this city. I want to know if they are after you."

He was convinced that Mephilia had the ability to sense external events, especially those related to him. However, Mephilia evidently couldn't grasp everything, so some information had to be voluntarily disclosed by him.

"No, I suspect they are primarily after that diviner," Mephilia replied.

Aiden was surprised. "You mean the one you told me about?"

"Who else?"

While Aiden had been diligently studying information related to divine language in seclusion before, Mephilia had given him the contact information of a diviner, stating that the individual could prophesy things related to divine language and divinity.

If this is true, all factions seeking dominion authority would be highly interested in this diviner. It's not surprising that the Bountifull Goddess Cult is among them.

"Are they pursuing the diviner to obtain the 'sole authority'?" Aiden inquired.

If the leader of the Bountifull Goddess cult was indeed a "saint," they would likely be very eager to attain the corresponding "sole authority."

"Exactly," Mephilia confirmed.

"Then the divine language held by this cult is..."

"Are you asking me such a simple question?" This time, Mephilia interrupted him directly, speaking in a tone that guides a slow student. "Don't forget, wielders of maxims gradually adapt to their respective maxims. To ascend to a dominator, one must also undergo the ritual of the corresponding maxim. By analyzing their behavior patterns, you can discern the authority they seek."

"Is it the authority of 'propagation'?" Aiden mused.

Based on the information previously disclosed by Mephilia, within the four Thrones of Life, the hierarchy comprises "Life," "Propagation," and "Death" from top to bottom.

The Bountifull Goddess cult worships propagation and fertility—it is likely the outward manifestation of the cult leader's preparation for the ritual to adapt to the divine language and ascend.

"Passable," Mephilia grinned.

"And the abilities of the 'propagation' authority are?"

"Well, to my knowledge, the fundamental ability of the 'propagation' authority should involve controlling organisms to reproduce in various ways—sexual, asexual, oviparous, viviparous... essentially, under the influence of the maxim, this reproductive capability can be completed in a matter of seconds. The offspring generated can inherit some abilities from the parent and are influenced by the parent's will. It feels similar to creating one's own clone, but in most cases, the offspring typically have certain defects."

"Defects?"

"If the wielder of the 'propagation' authority are the god of fertility they can create offspring that are complete and even superior to the parent through their authority. However, if the user is a mortal, at best, they can only create artificial humans at the level of ordinary alchemy," Mephilia stated.

Information about alchemical artificial humans was present in Aiden's repository of dark magic knowledge. In this era, alchemy had advanced to the point where some alchemists could partially create humans using blood and bodily fluids, known as artificial humans.

These artificial humans directly inherited characteristics from their source material, akin to cloning. However, compared to natural humans serving as donors, artificial humans had significant flaws. They lived very short lives, typically surviving only a week to two months before organ failure caused their rapid decomposition into alchemical materials.

After the enactment of the "Black Magic Management Treaty," the creation of artificial humans became a strictly prohibited forbidden art.

The leader of the Bountifull Goddess cult directly wielded such authority. This suggested that the members of this cult—including the nuns sold as commodities—were likely the products of the divine language effect.

"I think it's about time you visited that diviner," Mephilia suddenly interjected.

"The current situation... might not be very convenient, right?" Aiden furrowed his brow slightly.

Currently, with the Bountifull Goddess cult searching for the diviner, even if the' witch gathering might not be aware of her existence, once they knew, they would likely be interested. If Aiden who was under surveillance by a certain faction, recklessly contacting the diviner ,it could expose her, potentially leading to the exposure of mephilia—an outcome Aiden must avoid at all costs.

However, Mephilia, smiled and reassured him, "You can rest assured. That diviner can foresee many things, she will surely foresee you and determine the right time to meet you. She won't be exposed easily."