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Chapter 164 The Original Text of the Fenich Manuscript
Ten minutes later, the melodious singing inside the cathedral finally stopped.

Milo was certain that if those chorus sisters hummed for another twenty seconds, he would definitely fall asleep on the spot.

It's not that the rap was particularly good, but rather that the overall atmosphere inside the church was very hypnotic.

“I’m starting to wonder what these chorus girls look like,” Milo casually remarked.

Dila glanced at Milo indifferently: "Then you're probably going to be disappointed."

"Let's get down to business."

Old Theon was clearly getting impatient; he had an undisguised aversion to the atmosphere within the church, which was obvious to anyone with eyes to see.

Dillashau completely disregarded old Theon's attitude: "Shall we continue towards the clock tower and talk as we go?"

Milo calmly took out his notebook and pen, following closely behind Dillashaw. This time, he was too lazy to beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Ethan Field is in the church right now, isn't he?"

Dillah Shaw's steps faltered for a brief second, but he quickly returned to normal.

From Milo's perspective, he saw Maggie's shadow on the mural nodding at him repeatedly.

“I know this can’t be hidden forever.” Dirasha didn’t show any embarrassment at being exposed; he simply nodded calmly and readily admitted it.

“Ethan Field, that poor kid really has been staying at the church all along.”

“Then I need a reasonable explanation,” Old Theon said in an unfriendly tone.

Very simple.

Since the Great Library incident, Theon has been secretly investigating any possible clues that may have been overlooked. If there is anyone who is most unable to accept the "no results" of this incident, it must be Theon.

Because he should have been on the missing persons list as well.

The Church secretly took control of Ethan from the moment the incident occurred and has kept it a secret until now. Although the Church and the law enforcement system have never been on the same side, if Dillashow does not provide a reasonable explanation, Theon will definitely put a bullet in his head.

Milo and Dillash knew perfectly well that old Theon was capable of such a thing.

"If we're going to talk about this, we have to start from the beginning, from... from the auction of the Fenich manuscript fragments."

Dillah Shaw sensed the intense killing intent emanating from the old law enforcement officer before him.

But he remained expressionless, merely tilting his head slightly as if he were recalling something:

“Hmm… no, no, we need to go a little further. It concerns someone I’ve been tracking for a while. This matter is a bit complicated. In principle, I shouldn’t reveal too much to you, but since you two have come to me, too much concealment could easily escalate the conflict between the church and the law enforcement agency. So, Pastor Defoe has given me permission to mention some secrets concerning the church’s internal affairs.”

“Defoe? You wouldn’t happen to be the priest you beat up…” Milo squinted at old Theon.

The latter shrugged and said, "I can't remember the names of these charlatans."

“That’s not important.” Dillash quickly steered the conversation back on track: “What’s important is that I need to explain beforehand my position in the church and my related authority.”

"Just like the two criminals who were tracking down criminals, I have been dedicated to tracking down a particular person. The only difference is that the person I am tracking down is hundreds of times more dangerous than an ordinary criminal."

Milo narrowed his eyes, remaining expressionless.

He was deliberately observing the subtle changes in Dirac's facial expressions as he spoke, but his face seemed to operate mechanically, revealing not a single flaw—at least Milo didn't notice. As for the "dangerous person" Dirac mentioned...

Milo already had a general idea in his mind.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will be the so-called "Monsis" school.

These were secrets that Milo learned from the ravens—the rejected, decadent school of Monsis.

The research path taken by Raven and his "teacher" was considered arrogant, ignorant, and immoral by other scholars in the church. Their doctrines were taboo, and their theories were rejected by the mainstream, which ultimately led to the disappearance of the teacher Raven spoke of.

If what Dillashau said is true, then everything fits together perfectly.

The church is secretly tracking down the raven.

This explains why, even after the Robben case was closed, Dillashau relentlessly pursued Rebecca's investigation into the totem.

To put it bluntly, the current power structure within the church is the Contract Organization.

Meanwhile, the Monsieur school, which was opposed to it, has been expelled.

These two schools of thought hold completely opposite views on many things, including blood healing and their attitudes toward the Old Gods.

Contractual organizations advocate the service of deities.

The Monsis school, however, prophesied the calamity of blood healing, believing that humans were not an inferior race and that they were qualified and capable of understanding and learning the knowledge and theories of the ancient gods.

Arrogant as the raven was three years ago, it even attempted to create the body of a true god with the power of mortals.

This is precisely what completely violates the golden rule—fear the blood of the old gods.

……

"But what does this have to do with the Great Library incident?"

Milo shook his head.

“Of course there’s a connection.” Diracho led Milo and old Theon up the spiral staircase into the Star Clock Tower, explaining as they went, “It’s truly remarkable that you were able to trace the origins of the Finnitch Manuscript, but gentlemen, Finnitch was merely an ignorant compiler, the original copy of this evil tome…”

On either side of the spiral staircase are stacked bookshelves, piled high with countless heavy ancient books, most of which are marked with taboo symbols.

Dillah Shaw pointed to the empty space on the top shelf of the bookshelf:

“This staircase was originally built with a place reserved for those books of miracles, in the hope that some believer will collect them here in the future.”

Milo noticed some words engraved on the empty bookshelf on the top shelf and asked:
"So which book is the original of the Finich Manuscript? The Book of Ibon? The Nass Chronicle?"

“The Necronomicon,” Dirac replied.
"As far as I know, this book was written around 730 AD. It covers all the mysteries of the past and future, explains the origin of mysticism, records countless ancient beings and their slaves, and also includes the old seal that sealed ancient magic as well as astrological and astronomical knowledge that no one knew. It is said that the author of this book once wandered in the desert at the end of the world to study magic, so the book contains more than 800 pages of incantations. More than 800 pages! In comparison, Fenich only copied and translated the part that he could understand. The manuscript fragments he wrote down were only more than 200 pages."

When Dirac mentioned the Necronomicon, his eyes were filled with a strange longing.

(End of this chapter)