Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

Although she was a little curious about how it was done, Kato Megumi thought about it and realized that she didn't need this since she had storage space. Moreover, even if it could be hidden, the actual weight was still there, which was not suitable for combat or daily life, and it would not be of much use to her, so she felt relieved.

After greeting most people, the host of the banquet finally arrived.

"The city lord is here..."

"Greetings, Lord City Lord."

As the nobles around came forward to greet them, a slightly plump man entered the hall. Looking at the attitudes and addresses of the people around him, Kato Hui realized that he was the city lord, Wall.

Wall smiled and greeted the people around him. He was wearing a luxurious dress, with a kind face and a faint smile on his lips. He did not have the majesty that a city lord should have. Instead, he looked more like a kind uncle. He was not as bad as the rumors said.

It is said that the other party is a high-level warrior, but it is not known whether it is true or not. Seeing the circle of fat on the other party's body, which is not obvious but still a little plump, Kato Megumi feels that this rumor may not be true.

Of course, who knows whether it is true or false? Don't judge a book by its cover, and what you see may not be the truth.

"Good evening, everyone. I hope you will enjoy today's banquet and have a good time."

I smiled as I watched the people around me, and they responded with aristocratic courtesy.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Lord."

Of course, whether they are truly satisfied or not, only they themselves know.

After being polite with the people around him, Wall suddenly turned his head and looked at Kato Megumi. He was stunned at first, then an imperceptible light flashed in his eyes. Then he dealt with the people around him and walked towards Kato Megumi.

"Are you, Her Excellency the Saint? It's true that hearing about you is worse than meeting you in person. I didn't expect you to come to my banquet. This city lord is extremely excited."

Wall greeted with a smile.

"Since it is the invitation of the city lord, this saint girl naturally has to come. It's just that I just arrived before, and there are many things in the temple that need to be sorted out, so I was too busy and my visit was delayed. Now that the trivial matters have been almost done, I happened to have some free time today. I learned that you, the city lord, are holding a banquet today. As a late visit, I hope you won't blame me."

Kato Megumi answered gracefully with a smile, and Wall naturally would not give her face. He maintained his previous look of honor and smiled happily.

"Hahaha, Saint, you are too polite. This city lord didn't know that you had so many things to deal with before, so it was my fault for rashly sending the invitation. How can I blame you, Saint? It is an honor for everyone to have you at today's banquet. However, this city lord did not expect that the Saint was so beautiful, holy and beautiful, and people can't help but feel awe. You are worthy of being the Saint. I believe that with your ability, the reputation of the Earth Mother Temple will be stronger than before..."

Wall said as he asked the nobles around him.

"Don't you think so?"

The nobles who were listening attentively all spoke cheerfully.

"The city lord is right. The arrival of the young lady has indeed brought vitality and vigor to Luoha City. It is indeed our honor to meet you!"

"Yes! Since you came, various positive changes have occurred in the city that are visible to the naked eye. Now the most prestigious person in the city is you, the Saint."

"Don't you know that the common people now regard you as their faith? Some have even changed their faith and turned to believe in you."

"And the new things that have emerged because of the Saint are truly amazing. The Saint's ability is well deserved."

"Not to mention that you are so beautiful, and you have a bit of the charm of the Earth Mother Goddess around you. You are indeed worthy of being a person favored by God."

"Yeah yeah!"

The nobles who were watching praised her one after another. Whether they were trying to get close to her or they really believed it, at least there was no objection from their mouths, and they praised Kato Megumi herself to the utmost.

Kato Megumi could often hear voices of praise, but she did not feel complacent or arrogant about the words of praise from these nobles. Instead, she chuckled calmly, then looked around and said lightly.

"All of this is the blessing of the Earth Mother Goddess. As a saint, it is my duty to bless the people and help them live a better life. You are too kind."

Seeing that Kato Megumi remained calm, the nobles around her started to praise her again.

"As expected of a saint, you are truly worthy of our admiration."

"You are so modest."

However, as if they knew that too much is as bad as too little, the nobles did not praise too frequently. Instead, they maintained a certain degree and left the scene to Wall and Kato Megumi.

Wall narrowed his eyes and then spoke.

"In any case, the Saint's ability is obvious to all. Your arrival has brought new changes to the city of Luoha, and the tax revenue in the city has also increased a lot because of this."

Kato Megumi smiled and said nothing, and then saw Wall continue.

"I have also heard about the new products in the city. They have added fun and help to the civilians under my rule. As a result, the people have changed for the better. In particular, I heard that the potatoes and sweet potatoes you have researched can produce 10,000 kilograms per mu. It is conceivable that with these things given by you, the saint, no one will be hungry anymore, and the people will no longer suffer from hunger. For this, the city lord would like to express his gratitude to you on behalf of all the people."

Wall bowed deeply.

"You are too kind... All of this is for the glory of the Earth Mother and for the people."

Kato Megumi said politely.

"Then I wonder if you would be willing to let me contribute to this..."

Wall suddenly said.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 206 Chapter Wall's Request

"You must be aware that there are countless people outside of Luoha who are starving and freezing, and the temple alone is still a little short of manpower. If this city lord can join in, make this food a designated type of food distributed by the government, amend the law, and provide military assistance, it will surely help spread this food to the people more quickly. Don't you agree? Saint?"

"If the City Lord is willing to join, this Saint Girl will naturally welcome it. However, judging from your expression and tone, it seems that you have other requests, Lord City Lord?"

Kato Megumi suddenly asked.

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from you, Saint. Actually, I have a small request that I would like to ask of you. As long as you agree to help me, there will be no problem in revising the laws, popularizing grains, and supporting the garrison. I guarantee that the glory of the Earth Mother will spread throughout the entire city of Luoha."

Walwyn answered softly, with a faint smile on his face, not worried at all that Kato Megumi would refuse.

This is indeed the case. There is strength in numbers, and the information and capabilities held by those in power are no less than those of the temple. What's more, the other party made this request openly, and the nobles around him heard it clearly, so it is even more impossible to refuse.

A direct refusal would not only cause others to object to the temple, but would also give the city lord Wall a reason to target him, so no matter what the other party was thinking, Kato Megumi could not refuse.

This was not only an open conspiracy, but also an open threat. It seemed that the other party already knew that he was investigating him. But think about it, if someone had the guts to kill the archon and made it impossible for anyone to find evidence, how could he not have a set of rules for the management of the city? His investigation of the other party must have been exposed long ago!

After all, if they really wanted my help, why would they say it openly instead of asking for help secretly? Aren’t they afraid of offending the temple?

Looking at Wall with a gleam in his eyes, Kato Megumi smiled gently. Of course, it is also possible that the other party did not have any bad intentions and was just a little anxious?

Thinking of this, Kato Hui asked again.

"Then I wonder what I can do for you, City Lord? Although Hui is the Saint of the Temple of the Earth Mother, she has only been the Saint for less than half a year, and I cannot guarantee that I can help you to the best of my ability."

"You don't have to worry about this Saint. This favor you are asking for is something only you can do, so you don't have to worry about not being able to do it. Of course, as long as you help, our City Lord's Mansion will actively help with the measures of the Earth Mother Temple in the future. It's mutually beneficial. What do you think?"

Wall took a few steps forward, approached Kato Megumi, leaned forward with his upper body, suddenly curled the corners of his lips and spoke in a low voice.

"As for specific help, please go to the City Lord's Mansion to discuss in detail. It's not very convenient here with so many people." Having said this, Wall looked around, smiled gently, and then said to Kato Hui, "If you don't mind, you can leave the banquet with me now. Don't worry, this is just a small favor and it won't take you much time. It only takes a short while. What do you think, Saint?"

Enter the mansion? Just a small favor? How is that possible?

Seeing the city lord Wall's sincere request, Kato Hui looked normal, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart and didn't believe the other party's words at all. Thanks to the growth and qualitative change of her mental power, she is now more sensitive to the surroundings, that is, the so-called intuition and sixth sense have been developed, and she can get some unexpected "early perception"

After all, everything is derived from rules, just like mathematics, 1+1 equals 2. This is the foundation, and only with this foundation can everything continue.

Therefore, in this world, every move of people will involve countless causes and effects. These causes and effects are like countless 1+1, densely packed throughout the world, forming a huge world model, and then forming the long river of destiny of this world.

Therefore, those with great abilities can calculate what will happen in the future based on their own abilities.

Of course, these futures have not happened, they are just extrapolated based on existing information and are not the real future. After all, every move of the person making the extrapolation will have an impact on the future and change everything. When the changes are too great and the extrapolated future does not match reality, we can only recalculate it based on existing conditions.

Of course, the price paid will also increase according to the amount of information, so I won’t mention this.

The soul is born from the interweaving of the world's rules, so its perception of the surrounding rules must be quite keen. However, as it enters the body, the bound soul is like a seal, no longer pure, no longer ignorant, because of some mixed and bound knowledge and common sense, it forms a consciousness integrated under the bound knowledge.

Bound by human moral concepts, controlled by hormones in the body, and controlled by physical nerves, pain and comfort, all of this makes the soul obscured and less connected with the world, and finally it can only become an ordinary little creature.

And magicians exist precisely to get rid of this seal, step by step. In this process, they will first break through the constraints of their own mental power, and then transform their bodies and break through the limitations of the body. In this process, magicians will more or less be restricted and blocked by the rules of the world because of the reason for lifting the seal, but at the same time they will gradually develop some strange abilities.

The ability that Kato Megumi developed during this qualitative change in her mental power was her sixth sense. But it can’t be said to be a development, it just made her soul more sensitive and transparent, so that she could better receive information from the outside world.

Therefore, at certain moments, if something is about to happen, if it is important and related to herself, she will be able to sense it and make the necessary plans.

This is a manifestation of her soul power's unconscious use of information that cannot be perceived by the naked eye and five senses, an instinctive foresight.

This ability is useless, but very useful at certain critical moments. Although it is different from the abilities awakened by other genius magicians, similar to elemental control and photographic memory, it is also a good ability.

Looking at Wall in front of her, Kato Megumi did not detect any evil thoughts from the person in front of her, but at the same time she did not feel any good thoughts from the person in front of her; although Wall was always smiling and had a very good attitude towards her, and there was some awe and pleading in his eyes, Kato Megumi sensed that the smile of the person in front of her was only superficial, and those expressions and emotions were just a mask, a polite and courteous disguise, false, and not from the heart.

However, the faint alert derived from her sixth sense was not very strong. Kato Megumi's mind turned, and then she nodded slightly in agreement.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 207 Chapter Endless Darkness

"It would be great if you could agree to it. I would be honored."

Wall narrowed his eyes, a look of joy on his face.

"Well... it's only a moment, so it won't waste any time. Since the city lord wants me to help, let's do it quickly!"

Kato Hui tilted her head and then turned around to give some instructions to Alyssa and Klina, asking them to wait for a moment and saying that she would be back soon. Then, she left the banquet under the guidance of the city lord.

"Please... Saint Lady."

The lights outside the City Lord's Mansion were bright. Whether it was the courtyard, the flower garden, or the stone-paved path, the City Lord's Mansion was wealthy enough to hang magic lamps, illuminating the surroundings brightly and clearly.

But as Wall led the way, the light around them became less and less, and the place became more and more remote. It seemed as if there was a huge dark mouth ahead that swallowed up the light. The silent nothingness and unknown made Kato Megumi, who was walking, more and more uneasy, and the crisis warning in her heart became more and more obvious.

Kato Megumi frowned, looked at the plump figure leading the way in front of her, and couldn't help but ask.

"Lord City Lord, I see that your yard is almost entirely covered with magic lights, and you don't seem to be short of money. Why are there fewer and fewer lights as we walk along?"

The crisp sound echoed in the dim light, breaking the silence of the night. In response to Kato Megumi's question, Wall chuckled and did not look back.

"Lady Saint, this city lord does not have your ability. The wealth of the city lord's mansion is not much. It is already a luxury to be able to spread magic lights around the banquet. After all, this is necessary to let the visiting guests feel the light and avoid bumps and bumps. The reason why there are few lights here is naturally because this place is remote, so there is no need to spend unnecessary money to provide enough light..."

Wall said meaningfully.

"After all, I am not like Her Majesty the Saint who does not have such intelligence and talent. I have researched things that are popular with everyone and gained so much enviable wealth."

Hearing Wall's seemingly sarcastic words, Kato Megumi looked at him calmly and then said.

"Are you envious, Lord? Hmm?" Kato Megumi tilted her head. "It's not wrong to love money. I understand that it is true that with wealth, many things become easier and more convenient. Besides, I am not a selfish person. If you are willing to fully cooperate with the temple and work with the temple, it is actually very easy to gain wealth. Not only that, it can also serve the country, right?"

Hearing what Kato Megumi said, Wall twitched his lips, but still said nothing.

"Your Majesty, you are right, but this matter still needs to wait until you help me..."

After saying this, Wall stopped talking, and the surroundings gradually became quiet.

Da da da……

Occasionally weeds would grow out from the cracks in the bluestone floor, and the sound of shoes rubbing against the weeds seemed particularly long along with the sound of footsteps...

As the place became more remote, the lights changed from one every few steps to one every dozens of steps, and they were so dim that they were almost invisible. Instead, they became dim as the distance increased, like a lantern fish hunting in the deep sea, dark and creepy, with a flickering maliciousness.

Fortunately, the five senses of people with special abilities are much better than those of ordinary people. In this case, the improved night vision ability prevents them from walking in the dark and bumpy way.

Although she knew that this trip had bad intentions, Kato Megumi did not stop, but followed Wall in front of her and moved forward.

However, gradually, Kato Megumi felt that the atmosphere around her seemed to have changed a little. The red moon and the green moon became dim, and there was no more firelight. There was only a bluestone path leading straight to the deep darkness around her, and the dull sound of footsteps.

Late at night is the time when animals hide during the day and come out at night. At this time, there should be the chirping of insects, croaking of frogs, and various subtle rustling sounds.

Mosquitoes and insects will never disappear.

However, when her thoughts reached this point, Kato Megumi suddenly realized that all the sounds around her seemed to have disappeared at some point, leaving only silence.

It was as if she was the only one in the world emitting the sound that disturbed the peace.

The sound of one person's footsteps and one person's breathing fill the sound of this world, leaving no other sound.

Wait! One person?

Kato Megumi looked forward, and saw that Wall, who was leading the way, was still leading the way in front, with no change.

However, Kato Megumi did not feel any movement from the other party, neither sound nor breath.

"Lord City Lord? How long will it take to get there? I wonder what exactly does the Lord City Lord want me to do for you?"

Kato Megumi slowly stopped and asked tentatively.

However, her question seemed to break the existing calm. Wall stopped walking all of a sudden, and the surroundings became inexplicably quiet, leaving only her voice echoing in the darkness.

Kato Megumi paused, not knowing what she was thinking of. She leaned forward and suddenly took a few steps forward, trying to grab Wall's shoulders.

However, when he gently grabbed from top to bottom, he grabbed nothing. Kato Megumi opened her eyes and found that Wall had disappeared at some point, and she came to a dark area.

At this moment, an inexplicable wave suddenly descended, carrying some deep malice, causing Kato Megumi to tremble all over, his expression became serious, and he immediately became on guard.

What is that breath that makes one tremble all over!?

Kato Megumi felt a chill and wanted to leave here immediately.

However, the darkness all around made her stop subconsciously and not act rashly.

After all, she didn't know what the situation was around her. If she acted rashly, it might be even more dangerous. Moreover, that aura only appeared for a moment and then disappeared immediately.