Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 1147: A paradise far away from the earth?
"Let's stop here for now."

Linger gently closed the canon and said to the audience, "You can go play games, but remember what I said just now. Moderate games are good for the brain, but excessive games are harmful to the body. Don't get too addicted to them. Also, you can stay for lunch. Although it can't be called a holy communion, I'm afraid you haven't tasted the cooking of the traveler goblins. As for Mr. Carson and Miss Regina, I will talk to them. Don't worry."

He did not ask for the opinions of Mitch, Kadora and others, and casually made the arrangements for the future. Then he turned around and handed the book in his hand to his sister who had been waiting beside him. Metien took the book with some difficulty. Because it was too heavy, he could not hold it in his hands like Lingge did. He could only hold it tightly in his arms, then raised his head, and his big green eyes sparkled.

"What's the matter, Metien?" asked the young man.

The girl shook her head gently: "Nothing, I just think that Ling Ge is amazing."

She could see that when she was preaching, Michelle and Karado were focused and not distracted, but that was only out of basic courtesy and respect for the goddess; as for when Lingge was preaching, they were so focused because they were truly engaged and attracted by the principles that the young man was talking about, which were easy to understand but completely different from worldly doctrines.

Even Metien himself had never thought that the mottos and admonitions in the scriptures could be interpreted in this way. If Lingge had preached in this way when he was still the pastor of Tianxin Church, perhaps their small church would not be so deserted?

But at this time, the girl no longer blamed her brother. On the contrary, she deeply understood his choice.

The young man smiled and reached out to ruffle the girl's hair. The soft hair faintly exuded the scent of primrose petals, a scent that was incompatible with the decayed and dead black forest: "You have to work hard, Metien. One day, you can do it too."

"kindness!"

Metien nodded vigorously: "I will definitely work hard! I will understand the goddess's teachings, convey the goddess's expectations to everyone, and then... lead everyone to play games together!"

Her eyebrows were curved and she smiled like a cunning little fox.

Lingge couldn't help but laugh. At this time, Gloria, who was dressed like a nun, leaned over and forcibly interrupted the conversation between the brother and sister. She said seriously: "Although I am not very good at preaching, if it is about playing games, maybe I can help?"

"It's just a game." Leticia said solemnly, "Even that Alice...is no match for me."

"And me, and me!" Xie Mi said in a panic, as if he was afraid that he would be excluded from the small group if he came too late. "I can play games, too. It's just a joystick and four buttons, and then there's crackling, clattering, clattering, and so on!"

It's hard to imagine what she understood.

Leticia gave her a look of disdain: "You are not even as tall as the joystick, so just be a spectator."

"Ah! How dare you look down on me? What gives you the right to look down on me! Come on, Leticia, let's have a showdown with this... game console!"

"Hmph, I couldn't ask for more! Today I'll let you know how powerful I, the Crimson End Demon King, am!"

"Quack! I am the Overlord of the Deep Blue Galaxy and I am not called that in vain!"

They soon started arguing, with all sorts of messy interjections and two familiar-sounding titles, which made people recall their youthful days on the Fenghua court...

Linger forced himself to filter out this memory, turned around and gave Gloria a warning look, as if to say: I'll settle the score with you later.

Amid the disdainful sneer of a certain inner personality, Sister Gloria silently retracted her head.

"Then I leave this to you, Metien."

Lingge half squatted down and gently smoothed the bangs on his sister's forehead. He watched her nod vigorously. In her clear and bright eyes, there seemed to be a familiar longing and dependence. He suddenly remembered the beginning of the journey. They took a train from Linwell City, but eventually landed on a distant foreign continent. They didn't know where they would go in the future. Everything can be traced back to the time when the universe was opened and the first creatures came. The goddess had mercy on the world and bred a golden fruit for this world destined to be full of disasters. She hoped that she would save thousands of lives and countless souls at the end of the world.

If all missions are accompanied by ancient memory inheritance, then were his encounters with Metien, Metien and Mr. Yanke, and his encounters with Metien and Mr. Yanke destined long ago? There is a pair of eyes watching everything in the distant lightless sea. He was once anxious about this, but now he is full of relief.

Destiny is such a magical thing.

"Be good friends with everyone, Metien." At the moment of parting, he was not conveying a heavy trust to his successors as a resident pastor of Tianxin Church; but as a brother, he conveyed the most sincere blessing to his sister. She should be like this, she should be good friends with many peers, have a happy childhood and good memories. If all this cannot be achieved, what can I do for her as a brother? The young man thought about this question in his heart, stood up at the same time, gently dusted off the dust on the corner of his clothes, and when he was about to leave, his sleeve was suddenly pulled. The young man turned around and saw that his sister was staring at him intently, with an extremely serious expression on her little face, as if she wanted to remember every detail of his face, from the slightly outlined corners of his mouth to the gentle and calm eyebrows. That was clearly a face that had been very familiar in the past, why did it give her a very distant feeling? The girl's frown suddenly relaxed, and her eyes curved like a crescent moon: "Ling Ge, you just said that the goddess loves the world, so the world should also love themselves."

"So."

"Please promise me that you will love yourself well, too?"

……

When Lingge walked out of Tianxin Church, he saw Carson Borg under a tree not far away. He was not surprised at all.

When he approached, Grayhill Eagle was staring at the spire of Tianxin Church with a hint of melancholy in his eyes, perhaps remembering that many years ago, he was just like those children, who walked into the sacred church under the guidance of their parents, listened to the whispers of the priests, and were baptized with holy water. From then on, he left behind all the troubles of the world and became a noble and pure person serving God. In the name of the family of defenders, he vowed to clear obstacles for God and spread His teachings to all directions. Perhaps, he would be worthy of his beliefs and wishes.

But the dreams and ambitions of his childhood have now turned to dust and become a joke. Sometimes, when it is late at night and he can't fall asleep, he will think back to the oath he made to the gods. Was it time that changed it? Was it fate? Was it the flaws of human beings? Or was it the endless desires that the gods originally possessed?

He knew the answer very well, so when he listened to Lingge's sermon today, he felt differently.

"Whether it is a righteous god, an evil god, or a false god, whether it is a church that guides believers in the name of goodwill or a church that constrains believers with majestic rules, they have all declared that God loves the world with selfless love." Listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer, Carson Borg turned around and gave the young man a complicated smile: "But the only one who really made me believe this sentence is the goddess you serve, Mr. Ling."

Ling Ge stopped and nodded slightly: "It's my honor."

"However, the doctrines you described are by no means new on this continent." Carson Borg changed the subject in a very deliberate way that both parties could sense. "I remember that many years ago, there was another church that preached similar doctrines and teachings. It used the goblins as a foundation and began to preach to other races. It was once very powerful. Coincidentally, the name of that church is very similar to yours. It called itself the Church of the Goddess of Creation."

When Carson Borg said the name, he observed Ling's reaction. But to his disappointment, the young man did not show any surprise or surprise, as if he had known about it for a long time, and even expected Carson Borg to reveal the information to him.

"What an interesting secret." He said calmly, "I don't know much about the history of the East Continent. Could you please tell me in detail the origin and history of this sect, Mr. Carson?"

"I am glad to."

Seeing this, Carson Borg put away his tentative thoughts, recalled the information he knew in his mind, and began to talk: "In fact, my understanding of this sect is mostly limited to hearsay. I only know that this sect was founded by seven great saints, and they serve a deity called the Goddess of Creation. The exact time when this church appeared in the East Continent is no longer verifiable. Some say that it came from the West Continent during the Age of Exploration three hundred years ago; others say that it was a religion born in the native land when the Yalas Empire was in crisis of division seven hundred years ago. But in any case, the mystery of its origin is well known. Even the initial followers were mainly demon races, including the rare and magical fairy race."

Unlike the Western Continent, the Eastern Continent is not only barbaric in religion, but also in race. It is not uncommon for humans to live with other species. The largest country in the Eastern Continent, the Yalas Empire, is said to be composed of four races. Therefore, its full name is the Third United Empire of Yalas. Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Noah where Ling Ge and his party landed is limited by terrain and transportation conditions, and the population circulation is relatively sparse. The local population is basically dominated by humans, so no members of other races were seen among the Ash Guerrillas.

Even in the East Continent where humans and aliens live together, fairies are a very rare race. They seem to be undisciplined and unrestrained, but in fact they have their own civilization system. They do not actively integrate into the outside world, and it is difficult for the outside world to integrate into them. Moreover, the fairy race has its own belief, that is, "the queen". The queen enjoys a high reputation among the fairy race. They do not have absolute control over their people, but in most cases, the fairies are willing to obey the queen's orders.

What's even more amazing is that when the "queen" leaves the mortal world and returns to the cycle of magic, according to the fairies, a new fairy will stand up and inherit her name, identity and status. But how is this successor chosen? How can he be recognized by so many fairies of different races? And the fairies are obviously scattered in various places in the form of tribes, and rarely interact with each other. How did they know that the queen of their race had changed in the first place? All of this is a huge mystery. Even though there are three traveler fairies on Yunjingkong Island, no one knows the answer.

Shesta always smiled and said nothing, Shelia remained silent, and Shemi was clueless - except for Shemi who probably really didn't know, the other two probably didn't want to say. The only thing Ling Ge learned from them was the name of the fairy queen. In fact, Shesta and Shelia had borrowed her power with fairy magic: the fairy queen, Titania.

"It is said that fairies are favored by the world and the laws. They even have their own secret realm where all fairies are born and die. Apart from fairies, only a few recognized people can enter and see the secrets. For those of us who are not recognized by fairies, we may only know a name." Carson Borg said softly, "That is the paradise far away in the mortal world - Assyria."

Ashur, a paradise far away from the mortal world, Yixu, where the dead return to their homeland in the lonely sea, and Gurandal, the golden city at the end of the world, are called the three great secret realms in ancient legends by the people of the East Continent. They represent fairies, undead spirits, and dragons respectively. Fairies and dragons are real races, while undead spirits only exist in the illusory legends of reincarnation.

Carson Borg paused and smiled, "In fact, if it weren't for the Creation Goddess Church, we might not even know the name of Paradise Ashur. Because when the Creation Goddess Church was attacked by almost all religions in the East Continent - whether good or evil, true or false - for spreading heresy, it was the Fairy Queen at that time who led the believers of the Creation Goddess to the mysterious Paradise, allowing them to avoid all kinds of troubles outside the mortal world, and this religion was able to survive. Since then, Ashur has been called the Goddess's Holy Land in addition to the paradise of fairies."

"As the Goddess of Creation disappeared, the once massive suppression gradually came to an end. When this sect had not appeared in the eyes of the world for many years, people naturally thought that it had either died out or learned its lesson and would no longer set foot in the world and participate in the struggle for faith. But a hundred years ago, an uprising swept across the Atorica Province of the Yalas Empire, bringing it back to the stage. Because at that time, the leader of the rebels, a man named Ian, claimed that he was guided by the goblins and would bring back the glory of the Assyrian Paradise, expel all tyrants and invaders, and establish a country without oppression."

"That war was the so-called Assyrian holy war."

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