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"Destined death."

"By then, neither the Shore Watchers nor Cecil will have enough time to be distracted in Paradise."

……

As the illusory emerald green light lit up, Last's vision began to spin.

The scene before his eyes also returned from the original fertile domain of Noah in the abyss to the unchanging scenery of the royal city.

Rast stood beside the iron throne, gazing at the city-state scenery in the distance.

And in his eyes, the greed and ambition that he had been carefully concealing but still couldn't help revealing now faded away silently, returning to pure nothingness.

This conversation with Noah was indeed quite rewarding.

Not only did he understand the full picture of the Holy Sacrifice Plan... but from the few words Noah uttered, Last even vaguely sensed the other party's true purpose hidden under disguise.

In addition, there are two other gains.

The first was when Noah said the word "Night Blade".

In the Sixth Age, the ability to materialize one's mental landscape should be called "superpowers."

That is to say-

As early as the Sixth Epoch, before the Night World appeared... Noah, or the gravekeeper behind him, may have had some interactions with the Night World and even mastered some of its secrets.

Going deeper into the association... the birth of the night world is likely related to the original gravekeeper.

The second thing was that in that fertile area, he vaguely glimpsed part of Noah's mind... the true origin of the gravekeeper and the original intention of creating the gravekeeper.

It was an organization created by a foolish human being in order to record the experiences of lost civilizations and to accumulate enough power to subvert the laws of nature.

This is the guardian of civilization, carrying the mission passed down from generation to generation...

That's how it should be.

But, to this day.

The gravekeepers have become the agents of Heaven's will, and in order to uphold Heaven's will, they even wield their butcher knives against the very humans they are supposed to be watching over.

“So, no matter how glorious the ideal is, no matter how brilliant the original intention is.”

"After a long period of weathering, it will eventually decay and deteriorate—"

"Until it rots away and its original appearance can no longer be seen..."

Rast's words disappeared in the evening breeze, and no one heard them.

After a moment, he came back from his trance.

Rast's mind moved slightly, and he called a waiter who had been waiting for a long time from the palace.

"Notify the entire paradise."

"In ten days, a national ceremony will be held."

"From the holy scriptures, I will grant eternal blessings and immortal life to all my people who come here."

"I will obey your command, Your Majesty."

The waiter responded respectfully and left.

Only Rast was left, sitting on the cold throne, gazing at the southeast sky.

That's the direction of the watchtower.

"Little Gray, it seems——"

"The time for you and me to say goodbye is coming soon."

Chapter 144 I will repay you for everything you have done for me (two in one)

Ten days later, paradise.

On the outskirts of the royal city, a carriage passed through a winding path and headed towards the royal city.

This stretch of mountain road that runs across the entire hilly area is a bit rugged, and the carriage is quite bumpy when driving on it.

But even so, it did not affect the high spirits of the passengers in the carriage at all.

"Today is the day that His Majesty Rast announced to the entire territory—the day when the Holy Scripture will begin, right?"

"That's right. As soon as I received the notice, I immediately set off with my family and headed for the royal city... I hurried as fast as I could to finally get here. I hope I can catch up."

"Don't worry. I've been to the Royal City once before, and this place isn't far away...it only takes less than an hour. And according to the announcement, the Sacred Ceremony will begin at 2:00 PM today, so we still have plenty of time."

"So, you all came here for that holy ceremony as well?"

Someone glanced at the fellow passengers in the carriage and asked.

"Of course... This is the first time in recent decades that Paradise has bestowed eternal blessings on such a large scale."

"As long as one can obtain eternal protection, one will be able to enjoy a long life and be free from the wars and disasters currently rampant on the continent, isolated from the invasions of evil cults, the Iron Cross, and the beast tide..."

"This is a ticket to eternal immortality. As long as I can obtain such a blessing, then no matter what the cost, it is absolutely worth it."

There was a hint of enthusiasm in one passenger's voice: "As expected of His Majesty Rast."

"It is said that during the reign of Helen, the previous queen of Paradise, no large-scale blessings had been bestowed upon the land for many years."

"I never expected that His Majesty Rast, who has only been on the throne for three years, would be willing to bestow blessings upon the entire paradise. A blessing of this magnitude would certainly be extremely consuming, even for His Majesty Rast."

"When I heard others talk about the new king's deeds before, I was a little skeptical..."

"But now it seems that His Majesty Rast is indeed worthy of being the wise king praised by the entire paradise."

As the passengers chatted, the atmosphere in the carriage gradually became lively.

Everyone on this carriage was looking forward to the upcoming holy ceremony.

This is what is bound to happen.

More than a hundred years have passed since the first year of the Cataclysm, when the Iron Cross Plague broke out in Deep Blue Harbor and swept across the entire continent.

As residents born after the catastrophe, these people have lived in great fear since they were born.

After all, no one knows—

In the next second, the place where he lives will be trampled by the giant feet of an ancient beast.

Perhaps a city that was prosperous the moment before will turn into a vast disaster area the next moment.

In these precarious days, ordinary people can only hide in their homes in fear, silently waiting for the unclear and dim future.

Originally, people had other options outside of the paradise.

Go to the Broken Coast, next to the watchtower, and the towns within the influence of the Coast Watchers organization. Relying on the protection of the Coast Watchers, they live and work in peace and contentment.

However, as time goes by.

There have been some rumors these days:

The Broken Coast's defenses are already strained and may no longer be able to hold.

Once the broken coastline is lost and the Coast Guard chooses to abandon the defense line in this area, the forbidden creatures in the ocean will no longer have any scruples and will wantonly sweep across everything along the coast.

At that time, the prosperous city around the Watchtower will be transformed into desolate ruins and disaster land in an instant.

However, this is just a rumor that cannot be confirmed.

However, combined with the recent observations of the hurried comings and goings of the shore guards and the tense atmosphere that can be seen with the naked eye... even the most ordinary people can clearly perceive that all this seems to be more than just groundless rumors.

Even the Shorewatch headquarters, where the Watchtower is located, is no longer safe—

Paradise naturally becomes the last pure land and safe haven.

Countless exiled disaster victims regard this place as their last hope, eager to rely on it to obtain blessings, become a member of paradise, and receive permanent shelter.

At this moment, countless refugees who had received news of the Holy Scripture were pouring into the Paradise Royal City from all directions of the continent.

The passengers on this carriage are just an insignificant part of the vast population.

……

"Little girl——"

"You came to the royal city for the Holy Scripture, too?"

Inside the carriage, an elegant-looking old lady spoke gently, "Are you alone?"

"Your parents didn't come with you?"

However, in the face of those kind words.

Across the carriage, the girl, who had shrouded her petite figure in a pitch-black cloak and hidden her face with the hood of her dress, simply nodded silently.

"My parents are dead."

"I'm not going to the Royal City this time to attend the Holy Scripture."

"But, to find someone."

Upon hearing that the girl's parents had passed away, the old lady's voice became a little softer and carried a hint of sympathy.

"Feel sorry."

"But since your parents are dead, are you coming to Paradise to seek refuge with your relatives?"

Looking at the petite girl in front of her with her face hidden by a hood, the old lady couldn't help but speak with a hint of pity.

I had already imagined the tragic background of this girl, that her parents had passed away, and that she had to come to the royal city of Paradise alone, looking for relatives to take refuge with.

"But your timing is not very good."

"The Holy Scripture is about to begin. During this time, a large number of Paradise citizens will flock to the Royal City. It will not be easy to find the relatives you want to seek refuge with."

"If you don't mind, you can stay at my house for a few days... After the Sacred Ceremony is over, it won't be too late to look for the person you're looking for."

The old lady who made the invitation was obviously of high status and had a good position and background in the royal city.

However, facing the old lady's invitation.

The girl who was wearing a hood the whole time just shook her head slightly.

"Thank you, but no need."

Her voice is pleasant, with a crispness that is unique to a young girl.

But if you listen carefully, you can hear a slight hoarseness and depression in the girl's voice, as if... she has experienced pain and suffering that she should not have to endure at her age.

"The person I'm looking for is not difficult to find in the royal city."

“In fact, it can be said that everyone knows it.”

"and……"

The girl's voice paused slightly.

For some reason, the originally clear and pleasant voice now had an inexplicable deep meaning.

"If you wait until the end of the Sacred Canon before going to find him."

"Then everything will be too late."

The person you are looking for is known to everyone?

The old lady with silver hair was stunned for a moment, unable to understand the meaning of the girl's words.

She was about to ask again.

But, the next moment.

The noisy and bustling conversation in the carriage suddenly quieted down.

The carriage followed the winding road and crossed a hill.

And in the northwest direction, at the end of the winding path——

The majestic and magnificent city bathed in the morning light is already in sight.

The originally noisy carriage was briefly silent.

Immediately afterwards, cheers suddenly broke out.

After many twists and turns on their journey, they finally arrived at the royal city of Paradise and were able to participate in the upcoming holy ceremony.