Chapter 272 The North and South Continents Welcome You

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"Then again, how come Si'a is seen in the school? Where is Baranca? Is he dead?"

Richard jumped off the boat, and the dolls on the ground dressed as soldiers and businessmen with big palms stood up one after another, and lined up to walk into Richard's suitcase. The last doll to enter raised his hand and closed the box.

He lifted the suitcase, faced the sea and exhaled. The surrounding fog immediately became thicker, covering the port and ships, and the disorienting curse turned into fog and filled the area.

Seeing the "Angel of Temperance" calling the leader by his first name without adding any honorific, Mahams and Tawfik did not dare to say anything.

It is generally felt within the "Rose School" that after revising the acting method, the leader's brain seems to have grown again, and this is obviously a good thing - it can be seen from the fact that the strong supporter "Angel of Temperance" has returned to the resistance. come out. Compared with the benefits brought by this, calling him by his first name is nothing. Anyway, this is a matter between angels. His Highness, Si Ea, is a polite and virtuous corporal.

Only half of the people in the school can reluctantly accept the "indulgence-temperance-indulgence" acting method. The rest cannot accept it, and those who still only indulge without trying to set shackles on themselves can only lose control. This is also the normal indulgence. The consequences of putting too much.

In most secret organizations, it is easy for a strange phenomenon to occur - such as the promotion of indulgence in desires. Often the lower-level members and ordinary people belonging to the organization will obey these requirements and indulge completely, and leaders need to manage them. Our brains are often not completely corroded by indulgence, at least there is still some left.

For example, the two demigods carried by Richard in his pocket were barely able to adapt to the new performance method. Their remaining brains exceeded 50%, and they received precious control performance assistance from His Highness the "Control Angel".

Even the Aurora Society is the same. They are crazy from top to bottom, but they cleverly use madness as their disguise.

Mahomes was still playing the mute, trying to get some acting feedback from the "Angel of Temperance," so Tawfik had to speak on his behalf:

"His Royal Highness Barranca is doing penance."

"It seems that the adjustment of his acting method is not going well. He is already so old."

Richard left the port disapprovingly, entered the city of Alethor, and asked casually: "Mahams, do you have the courage to become an angel? But you are not young anymore. If you do, Let’s start working hard from now on.”

Maihams: (°卌°)!

Before waiting for Mchams to respond, Richard asked the next question:

"Has Hilda set off?"

Tawfik has consciously become the spokesperson: "She left yesterday for Fusak."

"Alas, she doesn't even want to talk to me." Richard sighed, "It was indeed my problem to act in such a hurry and leave, but if I don't use the 'City of the Damned' to become an angel quickly, I will become the leader of the school. The first one to die. I have explained it to her so many times, but she still seems unwilling to forgive me, and seems to be secretly stabbing me."

One hundred and three years ago, when the "City of the Damned" incident first broke out, Tawfik was only 5 years old and didn't quite understand what was going on, so he looked at Maihams. But Mahomes seemed determined to play the mute seriously, without even moving an eyebrow.

But Richard's emotion didn't last long, He had already entered the city.

Compared with the past, Alese was quite lively. Most of the people on the street could tell at a glance that they had ancestry from the Southern Continent, but their identities were not necessarily indigenous. Because compared to Bairam, who resisted steadfastly and was destroyed and established a puppet regime, the method used by the Northern Continent against the Highland Kingdom was softer and more terrifying - intermarriage.

In the early days of colonization of the Southern Continent, the Loen Kingdom prohibited intermarriage between its own people and the Southern Continent. Once discovered, they would be exterminated. If a child with white skin was born, he would be executed. If you are brown, you can still live as a slave.

The early colonial policy of the Loen Kingdom was relatively simple, "directly exterminating the body". After all the people who firmly believed in the God of Death and the Eggers royal family were almost dead, they began to implement slavery and increase the labor force for factories and compradors.

"How many people from the school are still outside?"

Richard put Tawfik and Mahams back into his pocket and asked spiritually: "I think a lot of people took the opportunity to evade the control performance under the guise of helping the Death Church. Give me a list later."

There was no compartment in the waist bag, and the two demigods were squeezed side by side. Tawfik consciously shrank into the corner.

He thought for a while and replied: "Zatwin is still on a mission in the Northern Continent. Do you want to call him back?"

"What is he doing over there?"

"Uh... hunt down the remnants of the Temperance faction, the students of Reinette Tinichole."

"Oh..." Richard nodded slightly, and took care of the business of the old man who was selling pancakes on the roadside, "Sharon."

The Highlands are different - the colonists welcomed by the Highlands are Intis and Fusac.

In addition to shattering the dignity of the Highland Kingdom in terms of beliefs and culture, it also engaged in "racial purification."

To put it simply, it means marrying local women, giving birth to children, and using Northern Continent school education and churches to change their beliefs. Many people at the bottom of the Northern Continent who were not living a satisfactory life came here to use marriage to "help civilize the barbarians in the Southern Continent" and convert indigenous women and their children into believers of the gods their fathers believed in. In this way, new people were added. Believers, "spread the glory and grace of the Seven Gods."

The rougher ones went from house to house and robbed women. A softer one, marry a local woman and live a Northern Continent-style life.

Richard Ernst was exactly such a child, except that his father belonged to the former, and his mother happened to be a beautiful girl with "skin so fair that she could be sent to the officers' camp", so she became an unknown military officer. The temporary wife of the "big shot".

temporary. As long as you have a two-room house, a table, a chair, a wooden board, and a girl you like, you will have a temporary home and wife.

There can be many such wives and homes.

In this way, he had the face and height of a Fusac man. Fortunately, his father was irresponsible and stingy in giving the faith of the noble God of War to ignorant and weak indigenous women. Fusac was also involved in the subsequent battle for the colony. Lost to Intis.

If this officer is lucky enough, he may die in the "City of the Damned" and see with his own eyes what kind of big shot his illegitimate son has become.

From a long-term perspective, this kind of behavior is even more effective than Rune's "annihilation of the body."

After several generations of reproduction, the highland survivors in the Intis colony in the northern part of the southern continent basically have the blood of the people from the northern continent. Most of them have accepted the reality from a cultural perspective: that is, they have descendants from the northern continent. The father in the northern continent, and the mother in the southern continent, even though their mother was ravaged before giving birth to them.

This has also led to extremely fragmented culture in the highlands and extremely poor cohesion.

Some people follow the footsteps of the "Rose School", and some hope to go to the sea to worship the Seven Gods, but more people are in a state of being on the wall. No matter what happens in the world outside the colonies, it has nothing to do with them.

Coupled with the self-purity of the "temperance faction", the leaders of the "indulgence faction" who still have brains often look at the Church of Death and sigh: "If only we had such cohesion, such clear-cut hatred, and such an emperor."

There was hatred, but because the cohesion of the organization was so poor, it began to divide itself before all was lost. In addition, the leaders on both sides were not very smart, so the "temperance angel" who could really pose a threat to the church was forced to leave early. For various reasons, the remnants of the Highland Kingdom could only linger in various places as rebels with no hope of restoration. They were gradually swallowed up by indulgence and hatred and became terrorists.

There was a fight in the street ahead. Richard took a bite of the pancake stuffed with cheese and glanced in the direction of the people fighting.

A large group of people who seemed to have a blood feud just a second ago suddenly became respectful to each other, praising each other's relatives, the slaps turned into helping each other adjust their collars, and the fists started hitting others on the back, their quality was so high Even civilized people feel ashamed when they see it.

Finally, these people said goodbye to each other and reluctantly parted.

The security of the Intis colony is not very good, and the turmoil in the southern continent has also caused a lot of northern mainlanders and refugees to appear here, but Richard's extremely intimidating height (192) can keep trouble away from his long legs.

"Any news from Sharon and the others?"

"No news... Last year they killed Steven from Sequence 5 in one go, as well as a werewolf and a living corpse. Zatwin brought so many people there, but the task was not completed, and he was unwilling to come back like this. "

The sunk costs are too high.

After all, it would be rude if the mission failed in the end.

Richard pursed his lips. He was just about to scold this brainless thing Si'a for wasting time on meaningless things other than "terrifying the remnants of the Temperance Party". The "Mother Tree of Desire" is just like his good son, The limited brain capacity can only think about "fighting the temperance faction". Then he thought that the person who asked Zatwin to stalk Sharon was Si'a in the past, not the current one, so he swallowed back the Highland Kingdom populism that came to his mouth very sparingly.

"There is no point in continuing to stay there to catch Sharon. Renette Tinichole is already dead, and her students are just Sequence 5. The Temperance Faction is not convinced by her, and it does not matter to the school whether she is alive or dead. Too big an impact.”

Richard decided to take advantage of it (not that Zatwin), and at the same time give this polished commander and demigod a chance to make amends and step down, lest he really get into trouble with Sharon. If the lingering Reinette Tinichole suddenly pops up and promotes Sharon, then Zatwin will also become a sunk cost. The Rose School will lose a whole set of 7-4 potions, which is enough for Sharon. His follower Ma Qi became a demigod.

"You mean to bring Zatwin back?"

"Let's put Sharon's affairs aside for now. Don't waste time on unimportant things. Let him read more newspapers and collect information about the Northern Continent... By the way, he is running a base there, right? That's the way to go. Try to contact the organizations in the Northern Continent, except for the Aurora Society and the Iron-Blooded Cross Society, and see if you can trick a few wealthy collectors or officials into coming to buy things... Money comes and goes, and you can fight if you want the goods."

"……OK."

…

Backlund, Jowood District, near the Tasok River.

In a restaurant, a middle-aged man was dining, using a knife and fork to cut the medium-rare steak on the plate.

He was wearing a black clergy robe, with a black glove on his left hand. His face was thin, his skin was brown, his eyes were sunken like a mummy, and his dotted beard had black roots and white extensions, spreading from both sides of his mouth to his ears. side.

Zatwin's eyes were close to his skin color and were light brown. He clearly had the temperament of a priest, but he also gave people a cold and terrifying feeling, as if he would pervert in silence.

In other words, this is the feeling given by most extraordinary people in the Rose School.

Even if a new acting method is adopted now, it can only temporarily turn "abnormality" into "a sudden psychosis."

The first floor is mainly lit with candles and gas wall lamps, creating a dark and quiet area.

The aroma of food wafted over from various places and filled the air - the houses in the nearby streets were all rows, and the ground floor facing the street belonged to shops. This contact point of the Rose School was on the surface a restaurant, focusing on the characteristics of the southern continent.

At this moment, a customer came in at the restaurant door.

This customer is wearing a black formal suit, black pants, and black leather shoes. He has a pair of black eyes and a thin face.

He had a broad forehead, wore a monocle and a very tall hat. His eyes fell on Zatwin while he was casually scanning.

Glancing at the black glove worn on Zatwin's left palm, the customer's mouth curled up slightly, and he shook his head with a smile, seemingly a little disappointed.

Then, he entered the restaurant and sat at another table far away from Zatwin, who looked back at him with malicious eyes.

Zatwin didn't pay much attention and continued eating his dinner.

Under the light of the gas street lamp, the cool night breeze blew over, and the demigod of the Rose School suddenly shuddered.

Zatwin knew that this was a sign of inspiration, and his heart tightened. He looked down at his hands and was shocked to find that the black glove on his left palm was missing!

Gone!

As a half-god and half-human being, Zatwin didn't know when the sealed object he was wearing disappeared!

He turned around suddenly and looked into the restaurant, and the image of the man just now suddenly appeared in his mind.

Soon, he locked onto the target's aura and found that he was still in the restaurant. He even called the waiter and asked for a menu.

Zatwin wanted to directly "mirror flash" and possess him, but for some reason, his hands began to tremble involuntarily, and he vaguely felt that there were dangerous, terrifying and hard-to-find enemies hidden around him one after another!

Thoughts flashed across like lightning and disappeared like lightning. Zatwin subconsciously tightened his grip on the tableware, put more strength in his hand, and actually cut the hard food container in half with a blunt knife that was difficult to cut with his fingers.

Then, he lowered his head and ate the steak one bite at a time, as if nothing had happened just now.

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No. 22 Persfield Street, the headquarters of the "Luen Charitable Student Fund".

Klein stepped out of the reception room and happened to see "Justice" Audrey coming out of his office.

The dress this aristocratic lady wore today was relatively simple, with a white base and dark green accents. The cuffs and collar were mainly ruffled. There were only bow-tie-style flowers interlaced with layers of lace on the chest. She didn't even wear any jewelry.

"Good morning, Miss Audrey." Klein made an expression of surprise as if he had met her by chance.

Audrey glanced at Dwayne Dantès, who had white temples and good appearance, and responded with a smile:

"Good morning, M. Dantès."

She originally wanted to say "Long time no see" in a lighthearted way to tease the other person about not coming to the Charity Student Fund for a few days since the establishment ceremony. However, considering that the superficial relationship between the two could only be regarded as acquaintances, Then he forcibly held back the corresponding words.

Klein took advantage of the situation and rubbed his forehead, smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"I'm sorry I didn't come until today."

"I've been really busy recently. It's foreseeable that I'll be even busier in the future. I may have to go to the Southern Continent to deal with certain things."

The reason why he made a special trip to tell Miss Justice that he was leaving Backlund for a period of time was to show his sincerity, hoping that this noble girl could help keep the foundation running normally - for Klein He said that he sincerely hopes that this "Charitable Student Fund" can help more poor people in need.

And he - it seems that Amon has come to Backlund. Currently, Amon only has a better impression on him.

The person who appeared now had begun to steal the sealed artifacts. He seemed to be a difficult person to get along with. In order to prevent the "Origin Castle" from being stolen before Ince Zangwill died, he was ready to find a reason to run away quickly.

"Going to the Southern Continent?" Audrey understood Dwayne Dantès's sincerity and asked in slight surprise.

Klein smiled and said, "For a commission."

At this moment, the first thought that came to Audrey's mind was: Which Sequence 5 person is going to lose his life?

Realizing that Miss Justice seemed to have made a bad association, Klein added:

"Cooperate with the nobles and help them deliver some items to the juniors fighting on the front line."

Delivering items to the juniors of the nobility? ah--! Audrey suddenly realized something, and she suddenly became very excited. She said with a clear smile:

"May the goddess bless you and everything goes well."

After saying this sentence out of habit, she noticed the incongruity. She was actually saying to a loved one of Mr. Fool, may the goddess protect him!

This is probably closer to a curse... Will Mr. Gehrman Sparrow be angry? No, he is actually a gentle person at heart, and I did not mean any harm just now... This time I went to the Southern Continent and came back. The person who played Dwayne Dantès must be another Beloved, right? Could it be a demigod? Audrey's thoughts spread out unconsciously.

In addition to Lord Hibbert, Earl Hall seems to have a son, which means Miss Audrey's other brother may also be in the Southern Continent? Klein smiled helplessly and drew the crimson moon on his chest equally skillfully:

"May the goddess protect us."

After chatting with Miss Justice for a while, Klein went back to have lunch.

According to the plan, he was going to the "East Balam Veterans Officers Club" in the afternoon to settle the matter and visit Dr. Allen.

During the customary after-dinner nap time, Klein drew the symbol to summon "Magic Mirror" Arrodes on the full-length mirror in his bedroom. Soon, the water on the mirror surface floated, and a line of pale text appeared:

"Great and respected supreme master! Your loyal and humble servant Arrodes follows your call. (**)"

"Dear Master, how are you today? (o▽)o"

The corners of Klein's mouth turned up slightly: "Not bad."

"Your humble servant Arrods, thank you for your answer! May I ask if you have something to teach me when you summon me this time? (UU)"

"Yes." Klein said, "Is Ms. D trustworthy?"

The light on the mirror quickly condensed into a new line of text: "She is trustworthy, but if you can use me as a guide, I will definitely be able to do ten thousand times better than her! (=ω｀=)"

Under the text, the mirror surface fluctuated like water, and a picture appeared: Ms. D, who was much more plainly dressed, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, appeared in a southern continent-style port.

Klein pondered for a few seconds and asked again: "What is Ms. D's true identity?"

The silver text twisted and turned into a few lines of concise character introduction:

"Irena Albert Montemar. The youngest daughter of the Marquis of Capet, she has two brothers. In addition to her, the Marquis of Capet also has three illegitimate children and two illegitimate daughters. She is 22 years old this year, 12 When he was young, he established contact with the Aurora Society due to an extraordinary incident, and converted to the 'Ancient Sun God'. He married the second son of Marquis Lefère and will be married in March next year."

The picture below also distorted, and a huge family portrait appeared. The faces of the people who seemed to be the father, mother and brothers were blurred. Only the face of this bright-looking lady was clear. She was wearing an exaggerated and gorgeous dress. It looked like It was smaller than what Klein had seen.

We are already engaged. Is it because we are dissatisfied with the political marriage and want to become a demigod and leave before getting married? Believing in the "ancient sun god" in the Aurora Society is very creative, "I just want to believe in the sun god, it doesn't matter which sun god it is?"... Moreover, her spirit is very normal, there is no sign of being affected by the raving, and there is no sign of going crazy with her. The "Black Saint" is also schizophrenic, and this lady is not simple either... Klein suddenly thought of many things in his mind, but he didn't take these things too seriously. Since the other party is trustworthy, there is no need. Pay more attention to other details.

He said:

"It's your turn to ask me questions."

"Okay! Great master, do you have anything else to give me? (▽*)"

So self-conscious... The corners of Klein's mouth turned up again and he said:

"Clues about the Sun Bird and the Sacred Radiance Stone are not under the control of the Eternal Sun Church."

"Honored Master, you, you are so considerate to the humble Arrods!! (Д｀) The seal of the Eternal Sun Church is very tight, and it is difficult for me to pry into it, but there are many clues from the outside world. And they often appear together. , in the sea area of ​​​​the ruins of the God War, there are traces of the activities of the Sun God Bird in the following places. Deep in a primeval forest in the southern continent, there is also a habitat of the Sun God Bird, and... At the same time, the Sun God Bird's activity range is within a radius of There must be a sacred radiance stone within a thousand meters!"

Pictures in the mirror kept appearing, including islands full of light, ancient forests with a strong sacred aura, and remote and unobtrusive mountain peaks. Klein wrote down this information one by one.

He still remembers when he hired Miss Sharon to be his bodyguard. Because she would be in danger, Miss Sharon from Sequence 5 quoted a salary of one thousand pounds for three days, but that was an extremely low price caused by many factors. If he hired Ms. D, who is also a Sequence 5, for a week or so, it would cost at least 10,000 pounds. But Ms. D’s request is only clues and materials for the main materials of Sequence 4. It’s really a big business, and they only want promotion, not money. Keep it in mind...

Compared with virgin forests and ancient mountain peaks, the most convenient way is to go to the ruins of the God War to obtain them.

Hey, isn't the "Hermit" worried about how to get a drop of blood from the "Snake of Destiny"? It’s better to outsource this task. In this way, Ms. “Hermit” gets these two materials. I give the materials to Ms. D. Ms. D pays the difference and gives me things that “Mercury Snake” may need. I help “Hidden” "Ms." gets this drop of blood from the mythical creature, and everyone can get what they want!

I feel it is very feasible. I will go to Source Castle to divine the success rate later!

Without waiting for Arrodes to indicate that he could ask questions, he spoke directly:

"Can I still contact you in the Southern Continent?"

"Of course! As long as you take out that magical ticker." On the surface of the mirror, those silver words were quickly reorganized, "However, you can't let it stay in reality for too long, or use it too frequently. The Southern Continent has He may be able to sense the many blessings from the 'Mother Tree of Desire'. (；д｀)ゞ"

Klein nodded gently and asked:

"What do you know about the 'Mother Tree of Desire'?"

"Magic Mirror" Arrodes was suddenly silent, and after a long time, the silver light traces on the mirror surface squirmed and changed into a complete sentence:

"I dare not say it, and I dare not show it."

Dare not say or show that the "Mother Tree of Desire" is the true god? His status is higher than that of Zarath in Sequence One, and the uniqueness of the "destiny" path... Klein was a little surprised, but he was also mentally prepared.

…

In the evening, inside the East Balam Veterans Officers Club.

Calvin, who had a donkey face, was already waiting there. When he saw Dwayne Dantès arriving, he stood up with a smile and said:

"You are really a gentleman with action. I really appreciate this attitude of doing things."

As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and shook it with Dwayne Dantès, who had gray temples.

Klein smiled modestly, deliberately showing off his words, and waited for a few seconds before saying:

"I want to go to the southern continent and West Balam soon."

Calvin's smile became more and more satisfied: "After dinner tomorrow, I will send someone to pick you up. The military happens to have an airship to transport supplies and personnel to Disi Bay, and it is very close to the Southern Continent by boat from there. "

"Thank you." Klein stood up and saluted sincerely.

They actually arrived at Disi Bay by airship, which meant that the voyage could be shortened by two or three days. He does not need to be accompanied by Ms. D when he comes back. If she agrees, her disappearance time will be reduced to about a week, which is acceptable to the Intis nobles.

And in his opinion, leaving Backlund with the military was an option that was safe enough and would not be suspected by anyone.

After chatting some more detailed issues, Klein stood up to leave and returned to the hall with Congressman Macht, preparing to leave.

In the hall, next to the buffet table, nearly ten men in military uniforms or civilian clothes were gathering there, each holding a glass of wine, and laughing about the recent rumors.

Klein glanced at it and suddenly felt that one of the figures was a bit familiar.

The man was over 1.85 meters tall, but less than 1.9 meters tall. His arms were slightly longer, his legs were skewed to a certain extent, and his shoulders were unusually broad, making the black formal suit look tight.

This is... Klein's thoughts were spinning, and his spirit suddenly became tense. He had already remembered the source of the familiar feeling:

This is the demigod who met "Crazy Captain" Connors that night!

The demigod who seems to be working for a certain faction of the royal family and leading human trafficking!

…

Southern Continent, Port of Behrens.

In a luxuriously decorated room, a hand reached out and lit the gas wall lamp in the room.

The soft dim yellow light came on, illuminating a figure standing in front of the desk.

The figure has a rectangular face, a white hair cap on his head, two slightly upturned beards around his mouth, thick eyebrows, and a classical attire. Wearing a formal dress and extremely long toe shoes, he looked like a man who had stepped out of a fifteenth-century oil painting or a playing card.

He reached out and opened the unattractive black wooden box on the table. The red velvet inside was inlaid with a lamp with a gold rim on a black background and painted with ancient characters like snakes and birds. The pattern is somewhat similar to Dutan, the official language used by the Balam Empire, but completely different.

The man who looked like playing cards spoke:

"Where did you get this thing?"

The blond Major General Constantine Levitt, standing in the shadows, lowered his head: "Coming from the treasure trove of Katami, he sold this artifact to the local garrison in the hope of getting some goodwill. But he is dead now. "

"How did you die?"

"It is said that he sold this important antiquities. His behavior aroused the anger of the Death God Church, so he was killed on his own territory." Constantine said, "All his men were killed by the Death God Church in revenge. Killed by sexual means.”

"That is to say, the source is cut off."

"Yes, noble prince."

Prince Grove, the demi-god of the Augustus royal family, scratched the outer shell of the lamp with his fingers. His fingers suddenly exerted a slight force, but the lamp was not distorted or damaged. Even the black primer and gold text on it were not scratched off.

"Then, how did you get it?"

Constantine answered truthfully: "The local garrison officer gave it to me. After I was defeated in the Battle of the Plains, and after retreating, I unexpectedly made a wish, 'Let everyone appear in the port of Behrens immediately', and the wish came true." .”

"That officer is still alive?"

"Yes."

Prince Grove turned his back to Constantine and covered the lamp with his palm. The light and shadow in the palm were distorted. Under the strong interference of a demigod, the black primer on it finally wrinkled slightly, revealing the pure gold body underneath, engraved with countless complex occult symbols.

Sure enough... it's the legendary "wishing lamp", 0-05!

It was actually disguised as a royal relic and kept in the hands of the natives of Balam. No wonder the church has been unable to find it...

The prince's eyebrows moved, and there was a hint of happiness in his serious voice:

"I will remember your service."

"You have found something truly precious for the kingdom."

TBC

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560—"Research on the Impact of Different Colonial Plans on the Culture of the Southern Continent and its Current Situation"

Question: Why does the author like big chapters so much?

Answer: Because I can’t think of two titles.