Chapter 262 The Guests Are Us, Do You Want to Chat?

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"Ah sneeze!"

Forsi sneezed for the sixth time and held a cup of hot tea in his hand doubtfully: "I don't have a cold?"

Even in a path with little combat effectiveness like "apprentice", potions will strengthen the body. After becoming an Beyonder, Forsi has not been sick for many years.

"Perhaps you stayed up late last night to finish the manuscript and drank cold water to catch the cold."

Xio put a pot of freshly boiled hot water on the coffee table not far from Forsi, as if her mother was trying to persuade her disobedient daughter: "Drink more hot water, don't always rely on your status." Extraordinary people don’t have regular schedules and can’t eat healthily!”

"oh."

Forsi obediently took a sip of tea, then immediately covered his mouth with a handkerchief: "Sneeze!"

Under Xio's majestic gaze, Forsi quickly drank a large cup of tea, then poured himself another cup and asked carefully:

"Did you experience any subsequent effects after Mr. X's death?"

Xio sat down on the single sofa and recalled: "There are indeed subsequent effects, but a week has passed and the investigation intensity is not as strong as it was in the first few days... I recently felt that someone was secretly following me, maybe it was the Aurora Society. a member of."

"If they are sure it's me, they won't follow me. So, I have to behave more naturally."

…

The true Creator turned his back on guests and invited Mr. Dwayne Dantès to sit down in the quiet study upstairs and said seriously:

"let's talk."

Click. With a soft sound, the study door closed automatically, isolating the inside and outside.

Klein tried to take a deep breath, trying not to think that this place now looked like the scene of a secret room murder case, and he was slightly confused as to whether it would be reasonable to rent this small villa for three hundred pounds for a year after the two "hims" arrived. The loss was huge, and then he sat stiffly on the opposite side of the sofa.

He sat, but felt as though he shouldn't be sitting.

First of all, he didn't dare to face the mysterious high-ranking person he had met once - just getting close to him almost killed him at the naval base. He really had a psychological shadow. Secondly, he didn't dare to look directly at the true Creator.

The moment they appeared, Klein's spiritual warning stung his temples like a broken siren. It stands to reason that a normal Sequence 5 should be unable to perceive anything at this time, but with the blessing of Source Castle, Klein still retains the ability of spiritual warning, so he was forced to endure almost suffocating pressure and endure countless invisible things. With eyes peeping at his own discomfort, he sat down on the sofa with great difficulty.

Klein's appearance reminded the True Creator of the student who was invited to the office by the teacher. The outer god didn't seem to be looking at Klein, but considering that the position of the other person's eyes did not necessarily have the function of eyes, the true creator paid attention to the movements of the outer god. Opening:

"You attacked my messenger, but that's not why I came here."

Klein asked in his heart, can I leave?

The True Creator was strangely silent for a second: "I will not pursue the personal grudge between him and Abraham. But since you have had contact with my saint, you should know my attitude towards you."

Klein suspected that they could hear the murmurs in his heart, so he stopped thinking and waited for the next step.

However, the True Creator just stopped. The study was quiet, as if he was waiting for Klein, who had given up thinking, to realize something.

The air suddenly became quiet, and the Declined King stopped scanning and reading the books in the study one by one. He looked at the True Creator, then at Klein, and then at the True Creator. Some of him felt speechless at the implicitness of human beings:

"He wants you to save the world."

True Creator:?

Klein:?

No one can make everyone satisfied with what they say, but it is not difficult to make everyone dissatisfied. Klein immediately found some courage to speak, but before he could speak, the True Creator spoke again:

"The existence of Source Castle symbolizes your destiny, and your ability to resurrect is destined to at least become an angel. You chose 'The Fool' as your title and closely linked your destiny to this title. This is exactly Destined."

Klein resisted the urge to frown in front of God:

"You mean, everything I've done since I woke up was destined?"

As a young man who has received modern education, part of Zhou Mingrui instinctively resists superstitions such as "destiny", but in today's world, there really is a true god, destiny really exists, and there really are superstitions that should be abandoned. Thoughts and behavior.

Does "Origin Castle" symbolize destiny? If I didn’t have the Source Castle, I wouldn’t be able to form a Tarot Club, I wouldn’t call myself “The Fool”… and I wouldn’t be resurrected after the death of Tingen’s god. No, if I didn’t have the Source Castle, I wouldn’t even be the “Sun” "Amulet" cannot be made, and there is no way to stop Tingen's divine descent. The divine descent will be completed in an instant, and everyone, even Tingen, will be destroyed. Even when doing some small tasks for the Nighthawks, I have already died because of He lost the Divination ability of Origin Castle and died...

Such thinking made Klein suddenly calm down, and then he couldn't help but think:

In this case, as long as I give the Source Castle to others, I can escape from these "destined" fates.

Isn’t it because of Origin Castle that the True Creator pays special attention to me?

After completing my revenge, what's wrong with me giving him the Source Castle?

Klein's mood relaxed slightly, and the True Creator resisted the urge to spray the outer god to death and began to think about how to speak next.

According to his long-standing observations, Klein is not the enthusiastic type like Russell who thinks he can definitely do big things. It is very difficult for such a person to take the initiative to take the lead, not to mention that he cannot directly reveal the information about the doomsday. past.

The declining king, fed up with the red tape among humans, spoke again:

"Let me simply explain to you that there is one thing that only gods who hold a Source Castle can do, and people who hold a Source Castle are basically destined to become gods."

"So, the True Creator wants you to do this."

"Destiny" in the mysterious world is basically not a good thing. Klein immediately thought of Florent, who became a mental suture monster because he was similar to his ancestors. What's more, becoming a god also means becoming indifferent, crazy, and losing humanity... It is human nature to become stronger and gain a higher status, but if the price is to lose oneself... the image of Origin Castle in his heart suddenly became weird and terrifying, he said:

"I heard that Origin Castle can be moved."

The True Creator frowned slightly: "I chose you for other reasons. Your performance and yourself have always been quite outstanding. ...Where did you learn about it?"

Klein looked at the patterns on the carpet at the feet of the True Creator: "Amon."

The True Creator was startled. He looked at Klein up and down. After seeing Amon, could he still keep the Source Castle? Not wearing a monocle? How can this be? Could it be...

He suddenly understood something. Although Amon was not a child in the true sense, the true Creator also had a habitual tolerance for him. He did not waver because of this - no matter what, there is only one abnormal Amon, and Klein is a person who can see and touch it, and has always maintained the bottom line of morality in everything he does.

However, not all eggs can be put in one basket, so the True Creator decided to go back and pay more attention to Amon.

The True Creator calmed down. He looked at Klein, but an urge to sigh arose in his heart.

Perhaps from Klein's point of view, this matter can be completed without him. Could it be that so many people in the world can't find a second mysterious third-path extraordinary person with morality and ability? Even if there really weren't any, wouldn't it be possible to cultivate a few of them with so many gods? But that’s not the case – it seems like it really can’t be found!

Putting aside the open and secret fights among the seven gods, the "Stealer" path has been unable to cultivate outstanding candidates due to the existence of Amon. The sealed objects of the "Gate" path are too easy to use, plus the negative influence of the full moon that cannot be escaped. As a result, apprentices are often very short-lived. So far, the most suitable "seer" has only appeared as an outstanding candidate like Klein, who brought the Source Castle with him when he arrived - Klein did not understand the dangers of containing the source of matter. , his conditions are really unique.

It is not difficult to design the murder of a demigod. If Klein is so willing, not to mention "Traveler" Louis Wayne, even the "Saint of Secrets" can be considered - provided that the characteristics are returned to him after killing him. Aurora Society——The ritual of being isolated from the world for three hundred years while sleeping should be considered completed, right? He can even be overdrawn and resurrected. As long as he goes to the land abandoned by the gods and brings out the survivors there, Klein can directly become an angel!

The sequence and path are secondary. Among the many current alternatives, Antigonus is hostile to the goddess of the night and is destined to be impossible to become a god. Zarath of the Secret Order is too weak and is severely restricted. Amon ...Can he still not know what Amon looks like?

In this big world, this is the only one who has both moral bottom line and talent!

Could a more suitable candidate be found?

there is none left.

The True Creator thought for a moment. He knew that blindly pushing forward would only make Klein more repelled by "things only he can do", so he retreated to the next best thing and made another request:

"Mr. X was originally related to the Eastern Continent." Made it up.

"Since he was killed by you, you will take over the related work on the Eastern Continent."

He was naturally referring to assistance and "salvation." There was no background information. The True Creator acquiesced that Klein knew what happened in the Land Abandoned by God, implying that he knew about the existence of the Tarot Society and Derrick "The Sun".

Klein was silent for a few seconds and finally nodded.

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At nine o'clock in the evening, Hibbert returned from a walk in the garden of his castle. With the help of his maid, he changed out of his clothes and shoes that were stained with dust and mud, and walked into the bright and warm room.

He walked up the stairs and unexpectedly found his sister's personal maid Anne busy, holding several thick and old books in her hands. Because she couldn't see her feet due to the books, she walked up the last two steps with some difficulty.

Hibbert was curious: "What are you doing?"

After hearing this, Anne quickly put the books in her hands on the small table with vases at the entrance of the stairs, and saluted the eldest son of Earl Hall.

"I'm helping the lady carry the information."

Hibbert shifted his gaze from the pile of old books to Anne and asked: "Audrey hasn't gone back to rest yet? As a personal maid, you should persuade her that loving learning is a good thing, but it cannot be established. On overexertion.”

Will Miss Audrey listen? How can the maid persuade the young lady? Hibbert just talked, and Anne just listened.

Thanks to his faith and the earl's teachings, as well as the excellent quality of the Hall family's servants, the eldest young master is quite polite to the servants in the mansion. Hibbert did not embarrass Anne too much, but followed her to the study.

Pushing the door open, I saw Susie wagging her tail between the piles of books, while Audrey was standing on a two-meter-high ladder ready to go down, holding a small bag in her hand. A book that looked like it had been sitting in the castle's family library for decades, unread.

Just brushing your hand over the cover will stir up a thin layer of dust.

Hibbert couldn't help frowning and walked over quickly: "Audrey, it's too dangerous! Can't you wait until Annie comes to get it?"

He stretched out his hand and took the book from Audrey, then carefully protected his sister as she walked down the ladder, and said:

"You've been a little too busy recently, Audrey. You were involved in material preparation before, so you should reward yourself. Why don't you go drink more tea and play ball with Mariana and the others, and bury yourself in these books? In the ocean? Are you planning to apply for a university teacher position?"

Audrey held her brother's arm to stand still and smiled playfully at him:

"Dear Hibbert, I just want to know a little more about what I'm doing right now."

"You mean the 'Antiquities Protection Foundation' that you and Gray Lint established together?"

Seeing that his sister finally started to try to develop a career other than extraordinary and further spread his reputation as an adult, Hibbert's expression softened a little, but there was still some disapproval between his eyebrows:

"Since you have appointed that university professor as the person in charge, you don't have to be so busy. Your noble and young director is busy all day long in the old books in the castle, while the person in charge is talking to the children of various nobles. Talking and laughing, what does it look like?”

"It's the Loen Antiquities Collection and Protection Foundation, Mr. Hibbert."

"And Professor Michelle is a serious and responsible person, and we don't talk and laugh together all day long."

Audrey corrected the other party's mistake and spoke a long and awkward word - in order to seamlessly obtain the "Twenty Years War Notes" needed for naming the "Psychological Alchemy Society" in exchange for her Sequence 6 "Hypnosis" Audrey has spent more than 10,000 pounds on this foundation - at first it was just for her own potion formula, but under the enthusiastic and serious guidance of Professor Michelle and the joint efforts of her friends, Audrey really gained some joy and sense of accomplishment from this career, and a little bit of pride.

Seeing the ancient artifacts belonging to the Loen Kingdom being collected and protected, she felt more and more that she had made the right decision.

"Well, I was arbitrary. I hope the gentle and tolerant Miss Audrey can forgive me."

Hibbert has always been relatively receptive to his sister's words and will listen to them, but he doesn't take them too seriously. Most of the time, he treats them as a form of coquettishness. He blew on the book in his hand and saw the words on the cover:

"History of Highland Development?"

Hibbert looked at Audrey strangely: "Sister, if you want to collect the ancient artifacts left by Loen in the Southern Continent, you should read "The History of the Development of Balam". The Highlands are a colony of Intis, except for a few times with us. There is no relationship other than friction.”

Audrey smiled at the right time:

"Of course, Hibbert. But this is the first time I've found the pioneering history of the Highlands in the library, and I wanted to take a look at it."

Hibbert put the book on the empty space on the desk and searched out some anecdotes about the Highlands from his mind:

"Well, Audrey, you should know what kind of lunatics the Highland Resistance Army are, right? They have given up on the honor of being soldiers and warriors. They will kill their enemies, men, women, old and young, and even tie bombs to their bodies. Really? They are a horrible group of people.”

Audrey nodded. Today's Highland Resistance Army is basically under the management of the "Rose School-Indulgence School", and the Indulgence School is the part that advocates the release of malice and self-release, and their behavior style can be imagined.

If the previous Spiritual Religion Group still had a belief in the restoration of the country that could barely unite this group of cults that could fall apart at any time, then the Highland Resistance Army fell into madness because there was no hope of restoration, and they fought independently. In the international arena, Critics gradually turned into terrorists.

"Oh, these lunatics did something once, something horrific."

Hibbert tried hard to recall the story he had read in a certain book before, intending to scare Audrey: "During the peaceful colonial period, the Southern Continent was always a warm place. Many officers and generals had grown old. , I will buy a manor there and take a vacation in the winter.”

"I know, Alfred also invited me to the Southern Continent."

At the mention of his younger brother's name, Hibbert frowned unhappily. As an eldest son with not very outstanding qualifications, he was naturally hostile to his outstanding younger brother who had gained popularity and status in the army, even if he Knowing that Lun's inheritance system is primogeniture, unless the eldest son is so stupid and indulgent that everyone knows, he will not let other children inherit - he still feels uneasy from time to time.

Audrey noticed her brother's subtle expression and sighed in her heart, pretending to be innocent and unaware.

After all, he was in front of his young and simple-minded sister. Hibbert did not let his hostility linger for too long. After about three or four seconds, he naturally continued what he had just said, as if he had just paused and thought for a moment:

"These officers started the trend of going to the colonies for vacation. About a hundred years ago, the resistance in the highlands was much larger than it is now. They launched a sneak attack one night, sneaked into the manor of the officers in the northern continent, and took their sleep away. Kill them all without leaving a single one."

"This is a premeditated terrorist attack against the people of the Northern Continent!"

"They sneaked into resort areas in five cities in one night and killed dozens of generals from various countries in the Northern Continent and their families. Thousands of people died as a result. The ground was soaked in blood, and until now, those areas are still Not open.”

"Even women and children were not spared. Even babies were killed by being fed drugs."

"This tragedy shocked the entire Northern Continent."

"...Oh my god." Audrey covered her mouth with her hands.

Seeing the panic on his sister's face, Hibbert felt that his intimidation tactics were in place. The situation in the Southern Continent is unstable, so it would be better for Audrey to be less interested in things there. It would be best if she could be frightened into not being exposed to this kind of history for the time being.

But Audrey was thinking about something else entirely.

She is no longer the ignorant little girl she was more than a year ago, not to mention that she has made up her mind to explore the deeper relationship between the Southern Continent and the Northern Continent. Hibbert thought he could scare him away with words, but Audrey discovered many loopholes.

Hibbert himself said "officers from various countries in the Northern Continent". The development of a hundred years ago was in full swing, and relations between various countries were very tense. In this case, military officers from various countries will definitely not live in a resort area. They should be far apart.

This way, it would be impossible for the Highland Kingdom's rebels to invade five cities in one night and silently kill thousands of people.

This must be done by extraordinary abilities... The "temperance faction" who advocates peace and calls for an end to war will definitely not do this. In other words, this should be the work of the "indulgence faction"... Maybe more than one person, but at least There was a strong man from the "Indulgence Sect" involved, maybe a demigod or even an angel... He might have been waiting for this night for a long time... He came when people were sleeping and killed everyone, including babies and Not even the children are spared... Such horrific hatred, such crazy behavior...

Audrey in Sequence 7 felt deeply chilled by this bloody story, and she couldn't help but ask:

"and after?"

Hibbert shrugged and smiled: "Later? This vicious behavior destroyed the peace of the northern and southern continents. Later, of course, the northern continent sent troops to wipe out all the highland resistance forces. However, it was not until the past fifty years that Vacationing has just been revived.”

"That's it..."

Audrey was slightly relieved, but she still had a creepy feeling. She couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Thank you so much for the considerate Mr. Hibbert, I don't want to read now - similarly, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."

Hibbert smiled like a child who had succeeded in a prank:

"Then go and pray with the goddess for a safe and good dream."

Miss Hall breathed a sigh of relief: "That's a good idea."

Then, she reached out to call Susie, held up the hem of her skirt and took Anne out of the library and towards the prayer room on this floor.

Audrey closed the door, faced the Holy Emblem on the wall and prayed silently until her mood calmed down, then put down her intertwined hands and fell into deep thought.

"The Highland Kingdom... was destroyed by the impact of the opening of the new sea route."

"There is no hope of restoring the country... Is that why so many crazy 'indulgent' members were born?"

This idea is a bit rebellious, as if the responsibility for the emergence of the "indulgent faction" is placed on the Northern Continent. Audrey began to pray again with some panic, while comforting herself in her heart - "Indulgence sects" have existed since ancient times, and it is precisely because of the "temperance sect" that the opposite "Indulgence sect" appeared! The Northern Continent is not the culprit, but, but...maybe it is the catalyst for all this...

"War is evil...of course war is evil...but..."

She clasped her fingers tightly. Pets were not allowed in the prayer room, and she could not get answers when discussing these matters with Susie.

Audrey just wanted to be alone and think carefully.

It is very difficult to admit that one's superior life is based on the suffering of others, not to mention Audrey, a kind, intelligent, gentle person who never participates in politics or any darkness, but will participate in charity organizations and A noble girl on social relief.

She tried to face her heart, but she was afraid and evasive, and could not succeed.

Audrey had to think from another angle:

"If one day... the Feysac Empire, or the Republic of Intis, or even Feneport, Lomborg, or any country. If one day, they invade Loen, occupy our city, and hurt My family and friends, what should I do?”

Audrey eliminated the word "kill" from her mind and chose the more euphemistic word "hurt". However, while thinking this, the story Hibbert told her seemed to appear in her ears again, and her mind A crazy figure seems to emerge from it.

"I will resist, well, I will resist for sure."

"By then, I may already be a mid-sequence Beyonder, a Sequence 6, or even a Sequence 5, and I will be able to make some resistance..."

"But resistance... what kind of resistance is it? Killing the invaders? Or defeating them and forcing them to retreat?"

According to morality, murderers should also be sentenced to death.

Revenge is legitimate, but it should not be promoted.

"So should I drive the intruders away? So that they can't hurt the people I care about...but...what if they turn around and leave to hurt other people?"

"Can I just ignore it if it's not my family that's being hurt?"

"Is the only way..."

Audrey pursed her lips. She felt a little cold. When she came up with the unspoken answer, she seemed to have fallen into an ice cave.

At the same time, she felt pain and even shivered uncontrollably. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the war in the Southern Continent may spread to the Northern Continent at any time, and the peaceful days have long become a fragile piece of paper. All of Audrey's thoughts tonight may become a reality.

It's so cold, so scary... Is this the extraordinary, no, the nature of the world?

After sitting silently for a long time, she finally took a deep breath and readjusted herself to prevent Anne waiting outside from worrying.

After going out, she found that Annie was indeed a little uneasy.

"Miss, you have been praying for a long time this time." The maid whispered. She had been praying secretly just now. "The story the young master told is too scary..."

In order to show that her mood had returned to normal, Audrey comforted her somewhat relaxedly:

"It doesn't matter, it's just a story."

No, that's more than just a story.

There was a voice in Audrey's heart that said -

This can happen at any time.

This is something that could happen tomorrow.

Therefore, you must have enough strength to protect your parents, your brothers, and the others...

TBC

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Richard scratched his neck: "Why do I always feel so hairy? Who is talking about me?"

Garland handed over the roster: "Chief, everyone is here. Next, you have to teleport to the spirit world."

Richard immediately agreed: "Oh, okay! The Death Church moved really fast, or in other words, after clearing out the Northern Continent and their boring properties, the land and housing in the Southern Continent seemed to suddenly become abundant. This You came to pick me up once, how are you doing?"

Garland was silent for two seconds: "All the accommodations for the children at sea have been arranged. I said goodbye to Mr. Solera yesterday. The only ones left are the children from the northern continent... I seem to have disappointed my adoptive father again. , has been doing logistics. I just heard the day before yesterday that I might be transferred to the Star Plateau, but then I turned around and was informed that the battle there was over, so I continued to do logistics."

Richard comforted: "It's okay. My friend has also been doing logistics. Maybe Mr. Mirella doesn't have much expectations for you."

Garland: "Chief, do you still remember that you were a prisoner?"

Richard: "I'm sorry. I've been in contact with hunters a lot lately. Ahem, let's go!"

Some readers actually think that colonization is the same as spreading culture... We, Zheng He, did not burn, kill, loot, and spread the goods and culture of the Celestial Kingdom during his voyages to the West. How can it be the same as bandits killing and looting? At first, foreign countries and foreigners were looked down upon because they were backward, but what about now? Who is not a part of our nation? Look at the Indians who no longer exist, the African Americans, mixed race, and even Chinese who are severely discriminated against, and those who are almost colonized The Aztecs and Mayans, including their culture, were completely extinct, as well as the genocide of Aboriginal people that is still going on in Australia. Do you really think that the concepts and measures of both sides are the same? If we can’t distinguish between colonization and cultural identity, then we don’t need to discuss this issue anymore.