I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

Chapter 376 375. The suffocating city

"Anyway...I can't win her no matter what I do, right?"

Hiltina said, looking like she was about to cry.

When Lloyd saw her sadness and loss, I felt pity for her, and felt extremely uncomfortable. He quickly hugged her delicate body from behind, and gently rubbed her exposed round shoulders with his chin, comforting her softly. road:

"How could it be? I definitely like Hiltina the most, trust you the most, and need you the most."

After saying this, he even felt like a bit of a scumbag...

But Hiltina didn't seem to be that easy to deceive, and asked with a slight cry:

"What about Wei Ya?"

"Uh……"

"Where's that little vixen?"

Hiltina shook her head vigorously in his arms and replied in a low voice:

Dean Hazlade seemed to have been sitting behind that desk forever. When he saw Lloyd coming again, he took the initiative to ask:
"in argument?"

"Is that so?"

After a long time like this, Hiltina managed to adjust her mood, as if she had reached some kind of reconciliation with herself, and whispered helplessly:
"I know that I can't completely monopolize you, or even marry you in a short period of time, but just like you instinctively like that little goblin, I have always instinctively liked you, so I really can't leave you. …”

As he spoke, that beautiful face showed a look of loneliness and helplessness, and whispered:
"It would be great if there were no extraordinary things and no saints..."

"Why do you always say 'instinctive liking'? Does this have any special meaning?"

"what???"

The dean continued:
"Don't sympathize with me, it was a long, long time ago, and I can't even remember her appearance or name now...

Hiltina said, suddenly turning her head and biting Lloyd's cheek fiercely.

He couldn't help but fell silent.

"This……"

"Huh? So what did you choose in the end?"

Fortunately, Hiltina was not willing to bite him too hard. After a few seconds, she let him go, but still said angrily:
"It seems that I have to keep a closer eye on you from now on, so as not to let you get involved with women again!"

At that time, I was unable to protect her, so I could only let her leave as a human being. "

Lloyd was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Like someone is instinctive, what special meaning can it have?"

She expressed her determination in this way, and finally hit Lloyd's chin with her forehead, and then slowly disappeared, leaving only a ball of white dough that was not human-shaped.

"I don't want to care about your personal life and style. Human emotions are so far away to me that I can't even understand them now... But back then, when I was a little assistant teacher, there were several outstanding of girls like me.”

Although the expression was very implicit, Lloyd could still guess what the story of 'leaving as a human being' was...

He then opened a portal, ran to report to the dean, and applied for his approval.

Hiltina nuzzled into Lloyd's arms again, then sat up straight, kissed him hard a few more times, and then said unwillingly:
"Based on the position and consideration of the Saint, as well as the millions of people in the City of Joy and the future of mankind, I can only agree with you to help that little goblin at the moment, but I will not give up and let her succeed easily. …

"Ouch ouch!"

The reason why I bring up old things again is that I hope you can understand and don’t waste too much time on those emotional entanglements, otherwise you may no longer have the opportunity to worry about such problems in the future...

The dean told a sad past in a calm tone.

"I have been worried about this for a long time, and finally made up my mind and chose one of them. But before I could develop further, the end suddenly came...

Then, she sullenly snuggled into Lloyd's arms, saying nothing, just hugging him tightly, as if she was afraid that he would run away.

Lloyd really didn't know what to say to comfort her at this time, so he could only clumsily hug her delicate body and gently rub the top of her head with his chin.

Anyway, as long as you stick to your persona of an innocent young man who sees things differently and don’t become that scumbag who always gives up but always gives up...

Somewhat reluctant to think about it, or afraid to think about it...

Since you still have hope to protect them now, it's not too late to make your choice after everything is settled, and you don't have to worry about them getting old. Mizkatok has many ways to keep people young forever. "

Can’t everyone be my wings?
Lloyd shook his head helplessly, forcing himself to retract his thoughts and stop thinking about these emotional entanglements.

Lloyd, you must be mine and you will always be mine! "

Sigh... My 'childhood sweetheart' is so possessive...

"No...just..."

Although it's not the first time I've felt it, this time it was particularly obvious...

Lloyd hesitated for a moment, but still didn't think deeply about it, and planned to just accept Hildina's explanation.

"Choose none."

If he hadn't been constrained by his identity as a saint and the overall situation of mankind, he would probably have wiped himself out, right?

"You really are a playboy who likes everyone you meet!"

After listening to this, Lloyd couldn't help but be curious and asked:

Lloyd was in so much pain that he almost shed tears. Hildina hadn't cried yet, but he was about to cry himself.

"Yes, I understand!"

Lloyd nodded vigorously. He originally planned to put these emotional problems behind him and focus on developing and becoming stronger, but the dean then reminded:
"Remember to have a baby as soon as possible. I feel that you should be able to break through the fifth level soon, so children are really important to you."

No...this...isn't this contradictory to what you said before?
Can descendants and emotions be completely separated?

And why do you say you want something like this?

Lloyd was speechless. He really couldn't understand the dean's brain.

But as if that wasn't enough, the dean continued:
"Are you going to figure it out on your own, or do you need me to make arrangements for you?"

"No... no need... I have my own way..."

Lloyd quickly waved his hand, feeling that the dean was definitely not a qualified emotional mentor, so he quickly changed the subject and started talking about his plan with Professor Toledo again.

"Let's continue talking about my first academic project?"

"Sigh... Let me tell you the truth. Even if you have never let me down, I am still not optimistic about it. That's why I thought about it for so long. I was hesitating whether to persuade you to give up."

"But... it would be a pity to really give up completely, right? Whether it is [Asylum] or 0-006, they should have developed into the backbone of our human civilization."

"Yes, I think so too, so I finally agreed, didn't I?"

As the dean spoke, he took a quill and signed a document, and then continued:
"I have already signed it, but as a project led by associate professors and young lecturers, I cannot grant you too many credits and funds. You have to find a way on your own."

"Okay, no problem, thank you... By the way, can my credits be used to apply for more funds?"

"Of course that's not possible. Aren't you destroying our credit system?"

Then when you gave me 800 million credits in one breath, you didn't say anything about destroying the system?
Lloyd sneered, dumbfounded, and then heard the dean continue:
"You can just follow Toledo to learn how to organize and operate a project, how to recruit personnel, how to allocate credits and funds. You will definitely need to host your own projects in the future, and you can take this opportunity to accumulate more experience... …

By the way, seize this time and give yourself a whole child... If you are worried that no one will take care of the child, in the worst case, leave it to me. "

not me……

Could it be that you wanted to have a grandson, and it was inconvenient for Hiltina to get married, so you took advantage of me?
Lloyd slandered again, but he could only say helplessly:

"Okay, okay, I understand, please don't rush me..."

"That's good."

The dean ended the meeting with satisfaction and was ready to lower his head to sign the documents.

But Lloyd thought about it again, and finally asked:
"By the way, I also want to ask...what is 'instinctive liking'?"

"I've never been in a formal relationship, you ask me this?"

"Sorry for disturbing you……"

Lloyd could only open a portal and run to find Professor Toledo.

As soon as the two met, Professor Toledo asked with a strange expression:

"Why are there teeth marks on your face?"

Lloyd touched his face and realized why the dean asked if there was a quarrel just now when they met...

"It's nothing, my cat bit it."

Lloyd casually threw the pot to the little cat, and then continued:

"The dean agreed to our project, but said he couldn't provide much funding or credits..."

Professor Toledo didn’t care much about this, but still smiled and replied:
"As expected... Or rather, I originally thought I would be killed directly. After all, except for you and me, two fools, no one will be optimistic about this attempt." As he said, he reached out and knocked on a table with various tools in front of him. It's an ugly looking mailbox made of metal scraps.

A document was spit out from the mailbox, and Professor Toledo picked it up and looked at it.

"Huh? The funding and credits given are actually pretty good, right? Although it can't be compared with the average level of the Department of Space and History, it is almost the same as the norm in our Engineering Department. It saves a little money, which is enough for us to form a five- to six-year team. A group of people...

But it’s getting late now. You should go back and rest first. I will further optimize the plan tonight and show it to you tomorrow. "

"Okay, but don't you need a break?"

Lloyd asked again.

Professor Toledo showed a wry smile and opened the hem of his white coat, revealing a series of colorful potions inside, neatly photographed as if they were weapons.

"I'm still in the observation period, and I can't stop taking medicine every day. One of the side effects of these things is that I can't sleep, and my energy is unusually high."

"Well, this is really unfortunate..."

Professor Toledo was still so open-minded and optimistic, smiling:

"Haha, how can this be said to be unfortunate? I'm lucky if you can rescue me from that hellish place and give me a chance to take medicine."

........................

This night, Lloyd used the three-piece sleeping aid set he had redeemed, and the effect was really good. He slept soundly and soundly, without being disturbed by any weird murmurs, and he didn't even have any dreams.

But maybe I was sleeping so soundly that I didn’t even feel the presence of Hiltina next to me...

"Good morning~ Lloyd."

Hiltina blinked at Lloyd with a lazy smile as if she had just woken up. She seemed to have turned back into the sweet and lovely 'childhood sweetheart', completely undisturbed by yesterday's unhappiness.

"Good morning~ Hiltina."

Lloyd responded first, and then heard a series of ding-ding-ding prompts coming from his ears.

It seems that the process that was previously conducted in the [thinking field] was moved outside?

"Why do you suddenly want to change your approach?"

Lloyd asked curiously.

"I was afraid that the evil goblin would take advantage of me, so I decided to change my tactics."

Hiltina showed a cute and naughty smile, and then reminded:
"By the way, before going to the City of Joy, I suggest you visit Bayer first. He may have a way to give your project that is destined to fail a chance of success."

"Like this? Okay! Then I..."

Lloyd took out his pocket watch and checked the time, looking at what time it was outside.

It happens to be three o'clock in the afternoon, which is also a suitable time for afternoon tea?

"Is it appropriate to go over now?"

"Yes, you can do it anytime."

Lloyd kissed Hiltina, then climbed up from the bed, and was about to wash up, when he heard Hiltina ask again:
"Yesterday when the instructor was here, did he urge you to have a baby as soon as possible?"

"Huh??? How did you know?"

"Of course that's because he wrote a special letter to remind me about this and asked me to urge you to resolve this matter as soon as possible."

Hiltina showed a dumbfounded expression, and helplessly explained to the dean:
"The mentor has been in the academy for too long and has a different understanding of human emotions. You don't necessarily have to listen to him..."

As she said that, she stood up from the bed, put her loving eyes in her eyes, stretched out her hand to caress her chest, and continued:
"You see, haven't I always been single? Until you appeared in front of me."

Lloyd was blushing because of her charming eyes, and he nodded quickly and said:
"Okay, I understand. If that's the case, then I'm not in a hurry."

Hiltina's suggestion made him feel relieved, and he could finally meet the Saint of Knowledge with a relaxed attitude.

"Huh...there should be no problem with the clothes. Then Hiltina gave me the coordinates, so there must be no problem."

Lloyd adjusted his appearance in the mirror one last time, then stretched out his hand to open a portal.

After he passed through the portal, he found himself in a peaceful and peaceful town. He could see windmills, waterwheels, and waving wheat fields all around, creating a standard warm and simple pastoral style.

This made Lloyd stunned, thinking that the coordinates given by Hiltina were wrong.

How could a saint of knowledge live in a place like this?
But then he looked up at the sun in the sky and found that the time had returned to the early morning when the sun had just risen and the sunshine was gentle and warm?
What's going on here?

Just when Lloyd was surprised, a gentle voice came from behind him:

"Is it Lloyd?"

Lloyd quickly looked back and found a simple farmer wiping the sweat from his forehead with one hand and carrying a hoe still stuck to the soil in the other, as if he was busy in the field and came over to say hello.

"You...oh no, you are..."

"Just call me Bayer. Please sit down wherever you like."

The simple farmer said, throwing away the hoe on his shoulder and sitting cross-legged on the spot.

Lloyd didn't quite understand the situation.

Before setting off, he imagined a lot of images of intellectual saints, including scholars in white coats, elite white-collar workers in suits, respected teachers, emperors on the throne, and even straitjackets. Psychopaths have imagined it.

But I never thought it would be like this...

I never thought that I would meet a saint on the field...

But fortunately, although Lloyd was surprised in his heart, he didn't appear too out of shape on the surface. He quickly imitated the other person's behavior and sat on the ground, reaching out to touch a bunch of weeds next to him.

"This is...your [thinking realm]?"

Lloyd seemed to notice something.

"You can think of it this way, or you can think of it as a [story] without a plot."

"I see……"

Lloyd remembered that [Embodiment] originally extended from [Intellect], so it is reasonable for the Saint of Knowledge to be able to construct a [Story].

"Ah... I almost forgot... It's an honor to meet you, Your Majesty Bayer."

Lloyd quickly made up for the etiquette he almost forgot.

The Saint of Knowledge waved his calloused hands and replied in an easy-going manner:
"Don't be so formal, just treat me as an ordinary farmer and just chat casually... In fact, among the many roles I have played, I still like the current one the most. This is also the one before I got involved in the mysterious and supernatural. Look."

This made Lloyd couldn't help but take a closer look at the other party, and even boldly used [Probe]

The results of [Exploration] actually came out, but none of the attributes exceeded 3 points. He was simply an ordinary person.

In terms of appearance, he has nothing to do with being mysterious or aloof. He is just an ordinary farmer in his early thirties.

But the more this happens, the more it highlights his inscrutability. He can actually deceive [detection]?

And Lloyd still remembers Hildina saying that before he became a saint, he was still a mental patient?
The saint opposite seemed completely unaware of Lloyd's random thoughts, and actively asked:
"Have you been to the Quiet City before?"

“Not lucky enough”

Lloyd shook his head.

"Then why not let me take you around the city?"

The saint suggested, and then without waiting for Lloyd to respond, the scenery around the two of them blurred for a while, changing from an idyllic scenery to a slightly classical street.

The field where the two of them were sitting had turned into a shabby roadside bench.

Compared to the prosperous and brand-new shining city, this place looks at least thirty years older. Whether it is the uneven roads on the streets or the houses of different heights, they are not bright enough. On the contrary, they are full of The depth of history.

There were many pedestrians walking on the street, but there were no steam cars running around. Everyone was walking, and at the same time following some strange tacit understanding. They were all quiet and made no sound. Even the footsteps sounded like It was forcibly eliminated by some invisible force.

Maybe that's where the name 'Quiet' comes from?

Then, the scene in front of Lloyd changed again, and he found himself on a towering clock tower, overlooking the entire city.

The scale here is far less than that of the dazzling city, and there is no liveliness and hustle and bustle. The whole city seems to be shrouded in an indescribable depression, which makes Lloyd frown.

The key is, there is really no sound, the whole city is so quiet that it is suffocating...

The only thing Lloyd could hear was the saint beside him asking:
"Would you like to visit some places of interest? For example, our museum?"

"Uh... no need, thank you for your kindness."

Lloyd quickly declined.

This city is really hard to live without the slightest interest in visiting...

Then his vision blurred again, and he returned to that pastoral town again.

In comparison, this place is more comfortable.

(End of this chapter)