This witch calls me daddy

Chapter 169 The Call of the Temple

"That grocery store is an intelligence station of the International Mercenary Association. I passed the news to the company, saying that I received a combat mission from General One-Eyed, but the team was attacked. Please contact other mercenary organizations to provide assistance."

Jialan explained his previous actions while sorting out his thoughts: "To be found so quickly, there should be something wrong with the association's intelligence network."

Lu Ye nodded, but then thought of another possibility: "Is there something wrong with the contact person in your company?"

Jialan shook his head at first, but hesitated for a moment and was not so sure: "...A small company like ours is formed by my father's comrades and relatives for decades. There is no conflict of interest, but..."

At this point, she stopped talking.

Only she could sort out the internal relations, and Lu Ye couldn't help.

"Then what do we do next?"

"Go to the temple. There is a relief station organized by the temple elders there. You can buy supplies. Then we will evacuate."

"It won't be penetrated?" Lu Ye felt a little like being bitten by a snake, feeling that no one could believe it.

Jialan smiled coldly and took out a small thing.

"Whoever comes to me, I will...give him a big one."

Lu Ye saw that what she was holding in her hand was clearly a grenade!
Just now in the grocery store, Jialan used such a "big one" to get three kills and almost sent him away with him.

This kid... can be really irritable.

After the discussion, the two tidied up. Jialan's body did not recover as quickly as Lu Ye, and she was still a little weak and staggering. Lu Ye carried her on his back and came out to find Anjie.

Anjie found a hidden corner to hide in the high place of the ruins, and kept looking at the surrounding streets.

Seeing them coming out, she whispered: "There are many people looking for us."

This is normal. Now that the holy city of Manse is under the control of the liberation organization, some people say that they have mastered the one-eyed general's battle plan. How can they find it without digging three feet deep?

After identifying the direction, under Jialan's guidance, the three of them carefully avoided the armed men and headed towards the temple.

With the help of his excellent physical strength, he quickly shuttled through the ruined city. If he really encountered trouble, he would activate the time-slowing skill and pass through it at high speed. He arrived at the temple area with no worries along the way.

Nearing the street intersection, I saw a checkpoint guarded by more than a dozen armed men.

Lu Ye frowned a little. With so many people, he might not be able to get through.

Jialan said softly on his back: "It doesn't matter. It is the guardian group of the Holy Cult. It is not the same as the General Armed Forces or the Liberation Organization. The temple has a very high status in the local area and does not interfere in secular affairs."

Separation of church and state?

Lu Ye actually didn't believe in these black-hatted cultists, but since Jialan thought it was okay, let's give it a try.

Carrying Jialan on his back, he walked slowly to the checkpoint, but to his surprise, the other party let him go without even asking a question.

Is it so loose?

Jialan explained softly: "In the teachings of the Holy Religion, women and children should not participate in struggles and are objects that should be protected. If they see you bringing two girls, pure believers will not stop you... But if Western Union mercenaries don’t care about these things.”

Lu Ye turned out to be like this, secretly writing down these local religious customs.

After passing the checkpoint, we came to a relatively well-protected neighborhood. At least most of the houses were still intact and there were more people. And as Jialan said, there were a lot of women and children.

This gave the three of them the feeling of entering a safe zone. They followed the example of most people and found an open space to sit down directly under the wall of the street and replenished some food and water.

Lu Ye used this time to observe the residents here.

Most of the children are sallow and thin, and the women are all wearing white, black, or gray robes, and they are all gray-faced.

Seeing the food in their hands, that is, relief materials such as bread and porridge, it is a gift from God to fill their stomachs. Don't expect anything else.

Occasionally, the men who pass by wear black hats that represent their faith, and each of them is armed with ammunition to protect the believers here.

Lu Ye himself has not studied any religious beliefs and is not very interested.But at this moment, he suddenly realized that if there is a power that can support people to survive in suffering, and even provide a certain degree of help, this belief is worthy of piety.

No matter what god it is, what religion it is, or what doctrine it is.

He even imitated the people next to him, clasped his hands together, touched the tips of his noses, and bowed in the direction of the temple.And at this moment, there seemed to be something in the direction of the temple, like a response, gently touching his mind!
Lu Ye was shocked!
Is it so clever?
At this time, Anjie's hand also grabbed the skirt of his clothes and tugged.

When the father and daughter looked at each other, they understood!
That movement in my mind just now... was magical power!

There is really magical power in this temple!

They came to this world through the time channel, but were stranded here forever because the channel was closed.

If you suddenly encounter a magical creation in this world, no matter what it is, you must take a look and study it to see what effect it can have.

If we could find a way to connect to this world, wouldn't we be able to go back?
Lu Ye and An Jie were both a little excited and asked Jialan, "Can I go to the temple and have a look?"

Jialan nodded: "I want to go. The material relief station is right behind the temple, but... you cannot bring weapons into the temple. I have to contact you to purchase supplies. Do you want to go in too?"

The implication is that if everyone goes in, they must turn in their weapons.

At this time, the three of them only had three pistols. In this chaotic world, it would be unwise to hand over the weapons.

Otherwise, one person would have to be left outside.

Lu Ye discussed it with An Jie: "How about you and Jialan go in and see what's going on in the temple, I'll guard outside."

Time spell is Anjie's natural talent. If there is really something helpful in the temple, it would be better for Anjie to check it out than for him to go there.

So the two girls handed the weapons to Lu Ye and walked towards the gate of the temple together.

Lu Ye stood guard outside the door, putting on a pious posture, praying, looking around, thinking about how to escape if an accident happened.

……

The two girls stepped into the courtyard and walked towards the tall and majestic temple. They knelt down and worshiped according to the temple's rules to show their piety, and then they were able to enter.

Entering the temple, you will see the circular dome painted with complicated patterns. Under the lighting of candles everywhere, the entire interior of the lobby looks sacred and bright.

It was very spacious, and there were many people, most of whom were prostrate on the ground, listening to a few people holding books while they were preaching.

At the height of the hall, an artifact was placed on a very prominent altar.

It was difficult to see clearly from a distance, but Anjie could clearly feel that the magic echo was emanating from the artifact.

She walked towards that direction almost uncontrollably, as if she had been summoned by something.

Jialan was shocked when she saw this, and wanted to call her, but was worried about disturbing the believers holding the service. With this hesitation, Anjie walked far away.

Soon, Anjie's unusual behavior attracted the attention of the congregation and even the preaching elders. At the signal of an elder, several armed men wearing black hats quickly rushed over.

During the worship service, walking around without permission and disturbing the order are not allowed to be blasphemous!

But Anjie kept moving forward until she really saw clearly the artifacts enshrined on the high platform.

The irregular shape looks like a stone.

But there was a clear magical movement hidden in it. In her opinion, this magical power was almost visible to the naked eye.

Involuntarily, the magic power in the body reacted with this magic stone!

The strongest feeling was the "end of time" on her chest!
All around Anjie, blue brilliance suddenly condensed, illuminating her beautiful face!

There was an uproar at the worship site!
Because everyone saw this sudden blue brilliance!
……

At the same time, in Liangzhi's laboratory, a piercing alarm woke everyone up!

No matter how shocked he was, Qin Yiwen's expression was still cold and frowning. He looked at the space-time energy model that was always operating at high speed and discovered the abnormal signal flow in it.

Everyone who was still in the laboratory also gathered together.

After watching carefully for a long time, Qin Yiwen suppressed the enthusiasm in his heart and said slowly:
"Among the trillions of space-time models that need to be verified...one of them has responded to us."

　The elder looked at An Jie, who was radiating light, and murmured in his heart: "How could this person be like this? Is it possible... that he has a ticket?"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)