Walking out of the Governor's Palace, Todd looked up at the blinding sunlight above his head and was speechless for a long time.

Myris patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Go back." ”

Todd whispered to Myris, "Saladin's life has come to an end, do you know about it?"

Myris hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"His heart was beating fast and slow, and multiple organs in his body were starting to fail, which wasn't like being sick...... "Todd's voice was filled with a hint of anger," he said...... More like poisoning. ”

Myris knew the metaphor in the other party's words: "Saladin is indeed a chronic poison, a very rare mushroom extract, taken in small amounts can have a calming and relaxing effect, but if used for many years, it will cause a gradual collapse of the body." But...... This matter has nothing to do with me. ”

"Who did that?"

"Presbyterian, Eleanor. ”

Myris shook his head helplessly: "There was a covenant between the Empire and the Council of Elders. The Empire provides supplies and protection to the Council of Elders in exchange for the latter's intelligence and ability support. ”

"But the good times were short-lived, and as the empire grew larger, so did the ambitions of the Presbyterians. The latter extended its tentacles to Saladin's most sensitive area, religion, and Eleanor defied the Empire's ban and began to actively proselytize, recruit believers, and repeatedly expand the forces and equipment of the Mother Goddess. ”

Faced with this situation, Saladin, who was a devout believer, finally broke out in anger. He ordered the destruction of the altar of the Mother Goddess, the arrest of the cult's followers, and the recovery of the occupied land. The covenant between the Empire and the Presbyterian Church has officially ended, and the relationship between the two has taken a sharp turn for the worse. ”

Eleanor, as the Mother Goddess, clearly understood that as long as Saladin was alive for one day, she would never come out. In other words, a unified empire would be a disaster for her. Therefore, she used the most common and effective method of xenos - poisoning. ”

Todd closed his eyes and sighed lightly, "I've seen it with the clairvoyant ability, Saladin's body has reached the point where the oil is running out, and the country will soon usher in chaos. ”

Todd opened his eyes, looked at Myris and asked, "So, what's going on with the laryngeal bone?"

Myris's pale eyes trembled slightly, and the whole person trembled lightly as if he had heard bad news.

"Something I'm sure you already know, Throat Bone killed his adoptive father, Theodore. After this, he took all of the Society's experimental equipment and personnel with him. With Theodore's xenomorphic technology, he took refuge in Saladin and began to carry out his experiments under the protection of the Empire......"

Todd interrupted Myris, "Experiments?

The old man replied, "The ones you saw at the Overwatch and the North Rock Fortress...... Stuff. ”

Todd was stunned: "Necromantic Successor?"

"It's not just the Necrogenetic Heir, the Laryngeal is planning something bigger......" Myris's expression flashed with fear every time the name Laryngeal Bone was mentioned, "I'm sorry, Todd...... I can't say any more. ”

Todd stared at the old man and slowed down his speech: "Master Myris, you are my first master, I respect you, if the throat bone threatens you in any way, I will guarantee your safety at any cost." ”

Myris shook his head vigorously: "Todd, you don't understand, you don't understand! Marcos, my only son, his soul is imprisoned, if I don't do what the throat bone says...... Anyway, leave my business out of here, get out of here as soon as possible!"

Todd wanted to persuade Myris again, but the old man closed his mouth and chose to turn around and leave.

Stunned, Todd had no choice but to return to the xeno-guild's tavern first.

Seeing his return, the anxiously waiting Rachel hurriedly greeted him: "Why did it take so long to come back? I thought something had happened to you!"

Todd sat down in his chair with depression written all over his face.

Rachel sat down beside him, looked at his expression, and tentatively asked, "Why? You didn't see Myris?"

"No, I saw him, and besides him, I saw someone I didn't expect. ”

"Who?"

"Saladin. ”

Richer gasped, "How could he be in Anuda City?"

Todd shrugged and told Rachel about his conversation with Saladin and his own observations.

"You mean Saladin is going to die?" said Richer incredulously, "That Saladin, who is known as the agent of Allah and the immortal god of war, is terminally ill and has no cure?"

After thinking for a moment, Rachel said, "However, this sounds a lot like Eleanor's style of doing things, and people and things that cannot be mastered should be destroyed before they are left to their own devices." Moreover, once the empire collapses, it will give the Mother God Cult more opportunities to develop. ”

Finding that Todd was still in a bad mood, Rachel spoke, "Saladin's death has done more good than bad for Twilight City and Froststone City, and you should be happy." ”

"I understand......" Todd said with a solemn face, "but after talking with Saladin today, I don't know why, watching such a king slowly die, I always have an irrepressible anguish in my heart. ”

Richer said thoughtfully: "I can probably understand, maybe this is the sympathy between heroes......"

"About the laryngeal bone, Myris said something ......"

Todd repeated the old man's words, and Rachel frowned as she listened.

"After Theodore's death, all of his research materials and equipment, as well as the entire Relief Society technicians, disappeared. If the laryngeal bone takes all of this, then a lot of things can be explained. But the question is, what exactly is the laryngeal bone intended to do......"

Rachel held her chin in one hand and recalled, "Theodore and Eliad are partners in the Jade Alliance and comrades in the Xenomorph Society, and both of them are studying the techniques for resurrecting the dead. So, most of the research notes, as well as the lab equipment, they all shared together. Since the laryngeal bone has taken Theodore's things, this means ......"

Rachel began to count them one by one, "He should have a series of techniques and notes on hand, such as the resurrection of the dead, Sutherland bacteria, absolute will, and beacon towers. ”

Todd reminded Reicher with a wry smile, "You forgot something important......

"What?"

"The hands of the larynx bone may well have a tyrant. ”

Two days later, in the evening, on the boardwalk of Anuda Port.

Todd looked at Myris, who came to see him off, and was full of emotion for a while: "Master, please forgive me for my stubbornness, but I still want to persuade you to go with me again." When you get to Twilight, I can use all my power to help you get out of trouble. ”

A fierce sea breeze shook Myris's wide gray robe, and her stake-like body swayed gently in the wind.

The old man shook his head and said to Todd, "It is an easy thing to fall from heaven to hell, but it is an impossible dream to climb from hell to heaven. Todd, don't worry about me, an old man who is dying, take care of everything you hold dear, and always follow the light of God. ”

Myris made a cross on her chest, then took a book from her bosom and handed it to Todd.

"What is this?"

Myris told Todd: "Saladin and I have been discussing academic topics and philosophical ideas over the years. I know you're interested in statecraft, so overnight I've copied and compiled some of Saladin's sayings and ideas about the art of kingship. Take it back and take a look, and you might be able to find the answer to your question. ”

Todd looked at the old man in surprise and subconsciously took the book.

Myris patted Todd's arm, and his words were a little sentimental and a little gratifying: "Todd, you are the smartest and wisest of the students I have ever taught. I've always felt guilty for not being able to teach more, so I left you without saying goodbye. I'm not a competent teacher, but I want you to be a great monarch......"

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