Secret: Those years when I was a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

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Klein was pushed a few steps and suddenly thought of something, and quickly said to Medici:

"Silver City has a camp outside the Giant King's Court!"

"I know that they have a stronghold in PM Town, which is permanently manned. We can take a straight line from here to contact them."

"Afternoon Town?" Medici thought for two seconds, then turned to look at Hermes, "Do you remember this place?"

Hermes also thought about it for a while before saying:

"Remember."

"I remember that it seemed to be the town closest to the King's Court of Giants. After the King's Court of Giants became part of the Temple of the Creator, the giants who originally lived here were driven away, and those who later settled there were worshipers, equivalent to ascetics. and a gathering point for devout believers.”

Medici touched his chin:

"...It's a gathering place for pilgrims. I don't know. So, Afternoon Town was the closest town during the 'Catastrophe'?"

Klein thought and nodded:

"When the Silver City team was exploring Afternoon Town, they saw the phantom of a clergyman from the ancient Sun God era. The phantom would repeat a sentence, saying that someone had seduced Sasril, and the kings frequently gathered at the palace. The great disaster will begin from here."

"Let's talk about it later. We can't touch them now."

Medici waved his hand casually and continued to push Hermes and Klein forward:

"We just passed through the symbolic 'door', and we didn't appear outside the Giant King's Court. It's just because the Giant King's Court symbolizes the only door in the Land Abandoned by God, that's why we seem to have come directly here. .”

"We are actually still on the road owned by the Aurora Society. Even if we go out from here, we can't see the Afternoon Town and Silver City."

As he spoke, the world around him fluctuated.

The sky filled with orange light gradually dimmed, and the blurry scenes floating around gradually became real.

Having arrived at the Eastern Continent, Hermes ended his dream walk. They saw that the orange-red sky above their heads turned from dusk into late night in a few seconds. They walked from the dream to reality. The sky was an almost black deep blue, and lightning and thunder exploded at a relatively low frequency. Light up this endless wilderness. The temperature dropped sharply after nightfall, and the cold wind blew unknown plants on the ground to tilt and fall.

The illusory waves and beaches disappeared one after another. Medici blew a breath and the flames ignited, illuminating the surrounding environment.

The pure darkness here is no longer dangerous, but you still need to be wary of the lightless environment. That is the best moment for lurking monsters to launch attacks, and it is also where hidden "dreams" and "secrets" still exist.

The phantom of the Giant King's Court disappeared, and Klein looked around a few times in shock. Everything just now seemed to be just an illusion.

At the same time, the moment he set foot on this land, Klein felt that he had a deeper and more concrete understanding of the Eastern Continent and the Land Abandoned by the Gods. Sure enough, after all, scholars still have to personally explore, archaeologically and realistically. The ruins confirm what you have learned.

"When we go out, if we want to leave from the King's Court of Giants, we must visit the Silver City and pass through the afternoon town with them." Medici turned half a circle and pointed to the north, "By the way, we also have to kill that guy in the King's Court. It’s settled, otherwise none of us will be able to go out again.”

"Can't we go back the way we came?" Klein felt that the way he came was relatively safe.

"It would be best if you can return the same way, but you have to make multiple plans."

Medici's words are irrefutable: "Who knows what kind of changes will happen? And you have also seen that it is difficult for a saint to survive in the Lord's dream. He needs the protection of angels and even a big snake to lead the way. It’s impossible for all the survivors on the mainland to be mid-to-high-sequence Beyonders, right? Only by clearing the Giant King’s Court and opening the real door can the world inside and outside be unified and form a normal path.”

"Ordinary people can also leave this way. This is what your ceremony is about."

There are no roads in the normal sense in most of the "Land Abandoned by Gods", but it is not difficult to walk, because large areas here are desolate wilderness, and deep black is the main color of everything.

In the wilderness, you can occasionally see plants that grow tenaciously. They are weird and extremely twisted. Klein has no way of telling what the prototypes of these things are. The classics of Silver City and Moon City also use bloody lessons to remind future generations, Don't rush into this kind of stuff.

All around, where the firelight couldn't reach, the shadows seemed to have a life of their own.

The dream is floating in the sky, and the shadows in the corners are deep, seeming to be crawling silently, trying to swallow up everything they cover.

Of course, Klein didn't think there was anything wrong with Medici's idea. He took a hard-covered notebook from Hermes's hand. The cover didn't feel like cowhide. He didn't know what material it was made of. It has a very good protective effect in itself.

He took out a leather map made of the same material as the book cover. He glanced at the vague road outlined on it and the sixteen red crosses scattered like stars around the road. Then he picked it up from the ground. With a branch, they quickly used a simple "divination stick method" to divine their current approximate location, the distance between their location and the nearest town, and their location in the east, west, north, and south.

The Eastern Continent is basically isolated from the spiritual world, but divining directions does not require the help of the spiritual world.

During this process, Hermes observed the actions of this "ancient scholar" with great interest, while Medici took out a cigarette box from his pocket after a quick glance, and rolled a strong cigarette. He puffed away leisurely on the side.

"We are now in the southwest of the Eastern Continent..."

Klein's fingers wandered over the leather map for a while. His heart was pounding, and he felt excited about entering mythology and history.

This is not only because his "Ancient Scholar" potion is actively resonating with him, but also because Klein realizes that he has finally arrived here and finally has the opportunity to cash in the blank check he gave to the "Sun" a long time ago!

His current mood was more than joyful. Klein even wanted to stretch his body vigorously, stretch his body, and then smile.

The plain in front of them was deserted, but at the end of the field of vision there seemed to be something rising, like a wreckage or a hill. Lightning in the sky illuminates unnatural traces on the endless wasteland, all of which prove the existence of human beings and that people here have lived here.

"According to my divination results and the approximate directions reported by Moon City and Silver City before, Moon City is actually closer now."

Klein said to himself.

I have seen the huge gray mist seal near Moon City on the Origin Castle before. Now I have the opportunity to get in close contact with the fog and see what it has to do with the Origin Castle. Moon City is one of the largest towns I know in the Eastern Continent. After dawn, they will definitely actively look for other survivors under safe conditions. So as long as they can find survivors, they must have gathered in Moon City. Along the way, we should not encounter any other towns...

...I just don’t know if Baiyin City and Yue City have established any contact during this period of time.

Logically speaking, the leaders of the two towns are only Sequence 4 at the highest level. They have not obtained Sequence 3, have no honorary names, and cannot summon messengers. They are too far apart from each other. They originally only relied on the existence and help of "The Fool" to stabilize themselves first. They stopped, barely exchanged directions, and completed some maps of the God-Forsaken Land. So in the half month since I disappeared, their communication should have completely stopped.

Klein flipped through the notebook a few pages and found a blank, yellowed piece of paper.

He took out a pen from the historical projection, followed the route in his mind, drew a long curve, and then stopped.

"This location is almost where Yuecheng is. The error will not exceed two kilometers. It should be our first stop."

Klein looked around and saw that neither angel expressed any objection, so he continued:

"It's about two days' journey from here. If nothing else happens, we will stop here for a while, have a good rest, discuss with the High Priest of Nim in Moon City about leaving the Eastern Continent, and then go northeast. Go to the location of Silver City.”

"So if there is an unexpected situation, His Excellency the Angel of Time may have taken over the city instead of The Fool, expelled us, or even launched an attack on us?" Hermes thoughtfully completed the part that Klein did not say.

He is like a caring steward, always thinking of everything.

"Yuecheng... I haven't been there for almost two thousand years, and I don't know what it's like now."

Hermes looked into the distance and said slowly.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Klein, with light flashing in his eyes:

"You know more about the Land Abandoned by the Gods than I do. Are you from Silver City? Or from Moon City? Or are you a remnant of another city-state?"

"Pull him down."

Medici took a deep drag on the cigarette and smoked out one-third of the cigarette in one puff. The smoke and tiny flames floated out from the corner of his mouth. He pointed at Klein and said with a half-smile:

"He is not from Silver City or Moon City. He is not from here. He is..."

Medici smiled and blew out a puff of smoke towards Hermes. The smoke slowly dispersed in the air, seeming to form a blurry picture. War Angel gave it away, and it seemed that he himself didn’t know how to explain Klein, so he said vaguely:

"He is a fellow countryman of the Lord."

"I'm afraid he won't dare to say it, so I'll tell you - there are less than 30,000 people left in the Eastern Continent now."

The atmosphere between the three became heavy for a moment.

"...Compared to the Eastern Continent in our memories, the current Eastern Continent indeed has fewer people. No, it is already inaccessible."

Hermes didn't seem to be too affected by these words. He looked into the distance, which happened to be in the direction of Moon City, and explained: "I can see, it happens to be night now... I can see, the Eastern Continent There are only tens of thousands of dreams belonging to living people."

Klein explained in a timely manner.

"The people of the Eastern Continent have spent all their strength to survive. The situation in the two cities has improved. Coupled with finding food and getting sunshine, the population should increase slightly."

At any rate, he has been getting along with the people of the God-Forsaken Land for about a year, and he knows more about the things here than Medici and Hermes.

"Compared to hunting and aberrant death, the thing that hurt them the most was...the ancient sun god who no longer responded to them."

Klein said bravely, but fortunately, neither of the two angels are fanatical believers whose faith overrides their reason. They have seen and even experienced the "Great Catastrophe" and the "Feast of Betrayal" with their own eyes, and now they are embarking on this journey again. Land, they have more insights than Klein.

"Tell me something." Medici raised his chin, signaling for him to continue.

"okay."

Klein paused for a moment. He scribbled on the new map in his hand, then stood up and dusted it off.

He could feel it, and they all wanted to hear it.

Ourolius is not here, and Klein is the person who knows the God-Forsaken Land best. They all want to hear it and are willing to hear Klein's views and ideas. Maybe it wasn't what Klein said that moved them, but some of what he said coincided with their thoughts.

"This is also what I learned when communicating with people in the Eastern Continent."

Klein calmed down, and Medici walked forward. As they walked, they listened to Klein talk about some of his experiences:

"The Aurora Society believes that the Eastern Continent is a sanctuary, and the people inside were later guided there by the 'Angel of Destiny', so they are called the chosen ones. But in fact, the chosen people live in such an environment, and the polluted land cannot be planted. Food, growing plants and flowing water are also inedible. The living environment is already very difficult, but living without hope day after day will make them give up their faith."

"Actually, I think the people in Silver City and Moon City are very nice, very nice."

Klein followed Medici as he walked in the wilderness of the Eastern Continent.

As he entered the depths of the God-Forsaken Land step by step, Klein endured the gaze of pairs of eyes deep in the darkness. These eyes were afraid of the power of the angels and did not dare to approach, but they still hid from a distance and coveted Klein. He was like a ham carried by the angels.

As an "ancient scholar", Klein just glanced with the corner of his eye and saw one after another "spiritual body lines" extending out of the deep darkness around him. They were illusory, dense, and countless, indicating that in the darkness There are plenty of monsters lurking.

These monsters were extremely quiet, just watching Klein and watching them walking in the desolate wilderness.

Klein did not take those dangers to heart. He resonated with the "ancient scholar" potion wholeheartedly, watching himself gradually enter history and become a part of future history - this gave him a sense of A very strange realization.

"People can bring all their forces together to formulate the most efficient system and strive to keep everyone alive..."

"Faith has become their pillar, a symbol of their unity, but they do not blindly believe in God like the outside world... The simplest example is when the 'Fool' showed his friendliness and position, and gave two After the city brought tangible benefits, people quickly changed their beliefs, but at the same time they still retained awe and respect for the ancient sun god."

"Such a city, such a nation, and such concepts are unique to the Eastern Continent. They would never exist in the outside world."

Klein felt a sense of sadness as he spoke.

"Sometimes I can't help but think... is it only in extreme situations like this that people can abandon their stereotypes and unite together."

"And after these people leave here, will they be gradually corroded and assimilated by the outside world?"

"Just like friction between countries leads to war, just like Roen takes action against the allies for profit. I want to help them leave here and go to the outside world, but I am afraid that they will gradually change and become unrecognizable after they really go out."

Before he finished speaking, Medici suddenly pushed him hard.

"What do you want to do so much? Idle?"

War Angel looked confused, so he rubbed Klein's head vigorously:

"People have desires, and they should have desires. Do you think they would rather eat bread and monsters in this remote countryside, or go out to eat and drink well without fear? Also, you should not be hostile to war, war It’s the most direct way for humans to express their feelings!”

Klein was shaken from side to side by the rubbing, and it took Medici a long time to let go.

As if he had untied a knot in his heart, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and laughed out loud: "You are right, I should look at the bright side."

Hermes looked at them from the side, always with a gentle smile on his face, and the lightning in the sky flashed. He occasionally introduced the remains of the surrounding facilities to Klein, as well as the customs and customs of the Eastern Continent.

After about a dozen lightning flashes, Klein suddenly turned around and almost tripped over something.

He lowered his head and saw that it was a small protruding stone slab with obvious traces of artificial carving on it.

They continued to move forward, only to see a few half-buildings similar to the tops of spires scattered in the shadow of the hill less than a hundred meters away. A dozen giant stone pillars only as high as Klein's knees protruded from the surrounding ground, and a small amount of grass emerged from the ground. They grow out of the gaps, and their tips are as dark as blood.

"Has anyone ever lived here?" Klein rubbed his forehead again and asked.

"Perhaps so," said Hermes. When the Eastern Continent was at its peak, there were countless large and small cities, but he didn't fully remember them.

Even if you remember them all, the changes in topography and landforms over the past thousand years have made most of the memories inconsistent with reality.

"Perhaps this was originally a very large city-state. When the great catastrophe came, the earth split open, flames and thunder fell from the sky, and the entire city was swallowed up. There may have been survivors, but they gradually died out in the subsequent disasters. , which is all that remains to prove that it ever existed.”

The destruction of civilization... An idea suddenly appeared in Klein's mind. He quickened his pace and arrived at his destination in the strange grass.

After entering a half-collapsed building, Klein instinctively looked around and observed the place.

On the cracked gray-white stone wall, there are murals that have been washed away by thousands of years. They have long been blurred, and it can only be vaguely seen that the people of this city-state are proud of entering the kingdom of heaven after death.

On a piece of ruins, Klein grabbed a bouquet of Seville chrysanthemums from history and gently placed it in the center of the ruins.

This is the last tribute paid to the victims by the latecomers.

Then they moved on, into darkness and wasteland.

TBC

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"Give me a hand."

"climb."