"Madam, I have no intention of questioning your motives; the pursuit of beauty is everyone's right... I noticed you can understand my native language as well. Is that also the power of the deity?"
"Yes."
The Witch Empress seemed very approachable:
"Where the God of the Lake, the Undefined Sage, appears, people's wisdom and knowledge will enhance, and there will be no communication barriers. However, due to the heavy mist of the Lost Lake, the enhancement of wisdom gets suppressed; hence, only Linguistic Comprehension works."
The appearance of a deity always changes some rules within the region. That God of the Lake sounded more like the 'God of Wisdom.' If, according to the hypothesis, the power of the Old Gods all comes from the Ancient Gods, then the power of the 'God of the Lake' undoubtedly comes from the Secret-Keeping Mentor.
"I think that God will not answer our questions merely because we reach Him."
Shard carefully pointed at the tower: