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

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"His Royal Highness the Angel of Destiny."

Chief Colin Iliad, whose hair and beard had turned gray, found Uno walking alone in the corner of Silver City.

Uno stopped but didn't look up at him.

This solitary child has shown too many miracles and is a witness to the promise of the two gods. He can walk wherever he wants in Silver City. No one dares to stop him, and no one will take the initiative to look for him. .

Even his young mother gradually didn't know how to face the child she gave birth to.

The average height of minors in Silver City is about 1.8 meters, but this has nothing to do with Uno, who is only over one year old and looks like a three- or four-year-old. He is only 1.2 meters tall. Colin Iliad stood in front of Uno, making the angel look like a little cub completely shrouded in the shadow of the giant. The chief also felt that such a condescending gesture was a bit rude, so he knelt down on one knee, finally only two heads taller than Uno.

"Your Highness the Angel of Destiny."

Colin once again called the other party's honorific title, in a more pious tone: "I beg you, hoping to get your help."

Uno half-closed his eyes, motionless, staring at a crack in the ground.

The sounds of Silver City seemed far away from this alley. Colin and Uno faced each other quietly, as if the air had solidified.

Colin's lips tightened slightly. As time passed, he felt more and more intimidated by the silent "Angel of Destiny" in terms of momentum, but he still behaved calmly and calmly. He was still the one from Silver City. The people's most trustworthy chief.

He cannot be nervous or anxious, and must prepare for the best and worst at all times.

At the same time, he must fight for every available power, such as the "Angel of Destiny" in front of him.

A few months ago, an exploration team from Silver City discovered a hidden road, bypassing the mountain peak where the "Giant King's Court" is located, and arriving at the seaside. However, the sea was illusory and impossible to pass through by force. Going into the water will only cause the body to gradually disintegrate.

This failure cut off the people of Silver City's chance of success. They realized that if they wanted to open the door to the outside world, they had to pass through the "Giant King's Court".

The most essential thing to pass through the "Giant King's Court" is strength.

The "Silver Knight" of Sequence 3 has a crucial ritual requirement - to receive God's blessing during the ritual.

But this is only Sequence 3 after all, and does not necessarily require the blessing of Sequence 0.

Colin originally planned to wait and pray to the "Fool" and pay some price in exchange for the opportunity to be promoted. Everyone thought so, but the "Fool"'s behavior during this period was very abnormal, which made the chief, who had already been abandoned by his faith once, suspicious. At the same time, Colin saw Derrick who was trapped in the "loop" again, and saw the hint given to him by the "Angel of Destiny".

Colin didn't know what was going on, and why the two gods who had made an agreement with each other seemed to be hostile again. But he knew that this must be a crucial choice, and there was no chance for him to wait and see.

After some struggle and weighing, since Derrick, now the sole envoy of God, was unable to contact “The Fool” immediately, Colin chose to approach the “Angel of Destiny” first.

After a long time, seeing that Uno still didn't speak, but had no intention of leaving, Colin speculated on the thoughts of the mythical creature for a while, and tried to say calmly: "Thank you for giving Derrick Berg the hint. , reminding him that something bad is happening in Silver City. Unfortunately, he is not strong enough and has too little experience to understand your painstaking efforts."

He didn't get an answer or a look, but after the words were spoken, Colin continued talking.

Silver City can't afford to wait. As long as there is a slight friction between the gods, they will be wiped out.

"His Royal Highness the Angel of Destiny, thank you for taking care of Silver City all the time." The chief whispered, "During this period, Derrick Berg has been checking some of the records of the Lord in the library of Silver City. His demeanor every day , the actions and the content of the book are exactly the same. You may be hinting that besides you, there is another 'King of Angels' near Silver City, or has already come here, and he is..."

The moment he said these words, Colin's consciousness suddenly blurred for a moment.

——The corners of his mouth raised, and a cheerful smile appeared on his face that was incompatible with "Colin Iliad".

"It must feel bad to see them convert, but you still have to help him." He blinked his right eye, the ridicule and disgust in his tone almost overflowing, "Is this His order? Even this You listen to all kinds of words, you are really loyal to Him."

Helping Silver City was not His order, but it did have its own purpose. Ouroleus did not raise his head to look at the doppelgänger who was about to die. In front of the "loop" at the level of the King of Angels, unless Amon's true form arrived, he would have to kill Colin Iliad in front of him. dream. The next moment, his movements returned to the beginning like a video tape being played backwards, and the expression on his face also became dull.

I don’t know how long it took, or maybe it was just less than a second. Colin suddenly felt a strong sense of nausea and retched uncontrollably in front of the "Angel of Destiny". A small transparent worm with twelve links was coughed out of his throat and fell to the ground.

"This is……"

Seeing this little thing running out of his body, Colin's eyes dilated uncontrollably, and then he showed more respect.

"I will give you my blessing."

"I'll give you a promotion."

Just when Colin was confused, a child's voice suddenly reached his ears. There seemed to be a hand pressing on the top of his head, and a scaleless white giant snake suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. He saw a vague future in the other person's bright red eyes.

He immediately calmed down and bowed his head to accept the blessing of "fate".

For a moment, Colin felt as if his consciousness was suddenly pulled far away, and as if he had entered another world. He saw blurry shadows approaching the city frozen in the dusk. He saw towering buildings, saw mysterious forests, passed through ancient streets, and vaguely saw an extremely terrifying existence. He was sleeping, and just a phantom made him tremble from the bottom of his heart.

Finally, he saw a door behind the terrifying existence in a trance. Golden light shone from behind the door, tempting him to push it open.

His spirit hit the door and he woke up suddenly.

"But it's not time to go there yet."

Ourolius said calmly:

"You have to continue to wait... until he comes here."

"Him?" Colin blurted out.

Just like the "Secret Peeper" who needs to completely analyze a drop of the blood of a mythical creature to become a demigod, the "Silver Knight" will also have some bias due to different blessings. When he heard these words, Colin immediately felt the flow of something elusive - he originally didn't have any power in "destiny", but now, he seemed to see the wasteland outside Silver City. A figure holding a lamp slowly walked out, and the guidance of fate fell on the figure.

"...do your will."

Colin half-knelt on the ground and answered in a deep voice.

After Ourolius disappeared silently from this alley, Colin picked up the transparent bug on the ground and stood up.

This little bug seemed to be fixed in a strange state, neither alive nor dead, stuck in a cycle. He thought for a moment and carefully hid the Worm of Time on his body.

When he walked slowly out of the alley, he felt as if countless pairs of eyes looked over at him and then quickly moved away.

After receiving the blessing, this feeling was especially intense now, and even made his hair stand on end.

Colin has become accustomed to such "onlookers" and has even learned to pretend to know nothing. He originally thought that such "peeping" was a symbol that he had not been affected yet, but he did not expect that he had already been parasitized and was still acting self-righteous in the eyes of others.

He walked on the road in silence, enduring countless peeks and whispers, and began to think about promotion.

…

Moon City.

In the morning, the warm sunshine fell on the ground, and many humans walked out of the buildings that were mottled but extremely solid. Some of them are obviously deformed, and some have undergone certain alienation.

These humans glanced at each other, and they all noticed a certain amount of confusion on each other's faces:

The day of the "Rite of Prayer for Healing" has not come yet this week, so why does the high priest call everyone to the square?

Did something big happen? The residents of Moon City entered the only square from the streets with worries, tensions and confusion.

At this time, the high platform was empty, and the convener seemed not to have arrived yet.

The residents of Moon City gathered together in an orderly manner according to their respective areas, discussing in low voices, waiting for the arrival of the high priest.

Many of them wore crystal lenses of different styles on their faces—not so much monocles, but crystal pieces surrounded by a ring of animal bones or metal wires. From a distance, it sparkles in the sun, but from a closer look, it looks like Amon having a meeting. Some of them are real Amon, and some are ordinary Moon City residents affected by the trend. If Klein is here, the number of Amon will immediately increase exponentially. In this way, they can cause the greatest psychological harm to this ordinary person in the simplest way.

Not long after, Nim appeared directly on the high platform in the center of the square with the help of an illusory door.

All discussions subsided, and the residents of Moon City cast their doubtful and curious eyes on the high priest.

Nim looked around and said bluntly:

"Yuecheng has welcomed the second envoy of the 'Fool'."

The second divine envoy! The eyes of the Moon City residents suddenly opened wide, and they felt as if thunder from high in the sky had descended directly on the city.

The last divine envoy caused quite a stir when he came to Moon City as a guest. His heroic demeanor of punching the monsters that the expedition team feared to death, treating others gently, and purifying the monster's flesh was deeply engraved in Moon City. in the minds of every resident.

Nim took a silent breath and continued:

"Like the previous one, he removed the pollution and toxins accumulated in our bodies, and cured the abnormalities in our bodies. Moreover, he also caused obvious changes in the gray mist."

Many people in the crowd below touched the monocle on their right eyes at the same time, showing expressions of thinking.

More people showed smiles of joy from the bottom of their hearts. Although they have had a lot of "treatments" now, every selection is still worthy of joy, just like a fire appearing in the depths of darkness, and they can't see the future life. Hope suddenly appeared.

"God!"

"Praise the 'Fool'!"

Words of exclamation blurted out, and the emotions of surprise and joy were intertwined, like reality.

The team at the Moon City stronghold had not returned from their shift yet, so the high priest did not know that Klein and others had passed through the stronghold first. He raised his palm and pressed it down slightly. After everyone gradually calmed down, he said in a low and clear tone:

"I checked them, and also checked myself with the sealed artifact, and found nothing abnormal, just like every treatment."

"However, I will also let them continue to stay in the Black Tower and undergo observation for at least ten days."

After making the promise, Nim paused and said:

"The divine envoy named Gehrman Sparrow will practice penance near the gray mist for a period of time. He allows us to go there to feel the brilliance of the god he believes in and listen to the corresponding teachings. He will do so every day at noon. Do some cleansing and healing for us before.”

"Everyone can choose to go, but they must report in advance and follow the arrangements. They cannot act privately and affect the defense of the city-state. People who go there will be quarantined for ten days like other treated people after they return. "

"At the same time—the arrival of this divine messenger is to take us out of here and go to the outside world."

After saying these words, half of the residents of Moon City who had been enthusiastically preparing to sign up suddenly became quiet.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward. People looked at each other and couldn't make up their minds.

"High Priest, I am willing to go."

At this moment, someone in the crowd raised their hands, and a voice broke the complicated embarrassment.

Nim breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and looked at the young man wearing a monocle. He had obvious deformities and lesions on his body.

"Do not worry."

The high priest nodded to him. With this topic, he could tell another thing.

"I have one more thing to tell you. After listening, you can judge for yourself whether you should follow the envoy and leave."

Nim looked around, looking at the curious and ignorant faces of the people below, and felt his eyes burning again. He breathed softly, trying his best not to sound so sad in his tone:

"This matter is related to our faith for more than three thousand years, and to the Lord who created everything, the omniscient and omnipotent God..."

…

The sun gradually reached noon.

Klein originally planned to stay in Moon City, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it would be inappropriate to do nothing.

What's more, whether the high priest tells others the truth about the "Great Cataclysm", the people of Moon City change their minds and decide to follow him to leave the Eastern Continent, or even the Amons gather together, they all need enough buffer time.

And without Medici and Hermes around, Klein was like a living target in the Moon City, and Amon might come looking for him at any time.

So, after much deliberation, Klein left Moon City when the sun rose and wandered into the nearby wilderness to clean up nearby monsters.

After smoothly turning a monster that was waiting for an opportunity into a marionette and skillfully planting mushrooms that could absorb toxins on the opponent's body, Klein suddenly felt something in his heart and heard an extremely subtle footsteps.

It was like a very light person was moving forward on tiptoe, weeds being stepped down along the way. And through the interval between footsteps, a human figure emerged in Klein's mind, slowly approaching him.

Klein raised his head and looked in a certain direction ahead. Under the noon sun, he happened to see a person slowly walking out from behind a stone dozens of meters ahead. This man's body is covered in scars and his clothes are in tatters, with almost no visible raw materials. Although there are no deformities in his limbs and body, he can be seamlessly integrated into the daily attire of the people of Moon City.

It would be strange for such a person to be alone in the wild.

That person, or rather the humanoid creature, also noticed him, and the two just looked at each other from a distance of dozens of meters without saying a word.

After looking at each other for half a minute, Klein wavered: The ruthless adventurer Gehrman Sparrow would not take the initiative to ask questions... But I am now the envoy of "The Fool"... If this is a person from Moon City, Or survivors in other cities, should I ask?

So, he cleared his throat and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"

The humanoid creature heard Klein's question and looked at him with a surprised expression. Then, Klein seemed to hear something coming from the other party's throat, and then he heard a somewhat indescribable voice:

"and who are you?"

This voice was indescribably strange, and its gender could not be discerned. It seemed to be a synthesized voice from the old days.

After listening to it, I couldn't recall the specific details. Looking back carefully, Klein even felt that it sounded a bit like his own voice.

"...I am Gehrman Sparrow, a messenger of a great existence."

Klein felt something was wrong, but he still introduced himself according to the procedure: "Are you a survivor of a certain city-state here?"

The humanoid creature fell silent. After a few seconds, he suddenly became fluent in his speech as if he had suddenly obtained some information.

"Yes, God's Envoy, I am a survivor of the Eastern Continent."

"I come from Moon City and am a member of an exploration team. After encountering a terrifying wolf-shaped monster, I unfortunately got separated from the rest of the team. After a long period of escape, I finally returned to the vicinity of Moon City."

As he spoke, the humanoid creature got closer to Klein. Klein's words just now seemed to provide him with an identity and a possibility. As he got closer, his body gradually became more real as if it had been supplemented by something. When Klein could see clearly , he is already a man wearing Moon City-style animal skin clothes, but without deformities.

"Maybe my teammates have returned to the city first."

His face was filled with real sorrow and regret. Then, he looked at Klein and showed a curious and friendly smile:

"When the last divine envoy came to the city, I just missed him. I never thought I would have the chance to see him again."

"If it's inconvenient, you can call me..."

A group of strange syllables rolled around in his throat, and finally turned into a word:

"Leah."

TBC

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"Messenger of a great existence?"

The humanoid creature whispered:

"Mystery can really play himself and his waiter at the same time. Is this some kind of small game unique to Pillars?"

"I originally came here because I saw the wolf appearing nearby. I didn't expect that there would be an unexpected harvest..."