Stepping on the soft desert, Rachel glanced back at the canyon behind him and breathed a sigh of relief.

Lifting the mask from his head, Todd stared at Reichel and said, "We have to talk." ”

Rachel looked around, "Are you sure this is a good place to talk?"

Todd frowned and looked around: "...... Damn, if it weren't for my wounds, I could have turned into a dragon and taken you back now. ”

"Was that the battle with Cú Chulainn? I heard you say, is the wound serious?"

"Because of that fight, I was in a coma for five months. ”

After thinking about it, Rachel proposed, "This is the territory of the Ayyubid Empire, and we can reach the port of Anuda by heading west, from where we can sail north to Dusk. ”

Todd glanced at Rachel, "You're not hiding anything, are you?"

The latter said rather "sadly": "Don't you trust me anymore?"

"That conversation in the soul space, coupled with your imprisonment for copying notes, has always kept me elusive. ”

Rachel walked forward and said softly, "Todd, every word and decision I made with you has never betrayed or hurt you. ”

Todd followed behind the woman and asked, "Then tell me, what are you risking your life to go back to the Presbyterian Church this time to copy those research books on the Beacon Tower and the Absolute Will?"

Rachel suddenly turned around, stared into Todd's eyes and said, "You're a candidate for the Chosen Election, right?"

Todd was stunned: "How do you know?"

Richer snorted coldly: "Speaking of trust, you also have secrets that you haven't confessed to me. ”

Todd smiled wryly, "I never thought it was anything worth talking about. It wasn't my goal to meet a bunch of harsh conditions and become the god of this world. ”

After a pause, Todd looked at Richel and said, "You should know, I don't even want to be a king, let alone a god?"

Rachel closed her eyes and said softly, "I understand, so that's why I didn't force you......"

Todd asked, "What did you discover about the Chosen War?"

Rachel glanced up at the scorching sun, and said faintly, "It's a long story, but five kilometers further northwest, there is a village where merchants rest. When you get there, I'll talk to you slowly. ”

The two of them braved the heat of the desert and marched forward in the long yellow sand, a series of footprints fell behind them, gradually covered by the wind and sand.

In the evening, Todd and Rachel finally arrived at the village built next to the oasis, and after buying two sets of imperial civilian clothing and having a brief meal, they found a shaded tree, lit a campfire, and set up a cloth tent.

As the night wore on, the merchants of the desert set up their tents in their villages, the smell of goat's milk wine and kebab steak wafted through the air, and the sound of people singing and laughing could be heard in their ears.

Todd added a piece of wood to the campfire and whispered, "I never thought you could speak the language of the Southern Empire. ”

"I grew up around here as a child, and it's not a strange thing to speak the language of the South. At that time, it was not part of the Abbasid Empire, but was just a small post station. ”

Rachel sat next to the campfire with her chin in her arms, looked at the raging flames and said calmly, "After that conversation in the soul space, I thought you would be angry and abandon me...... I didn't expect you to come here to me. ”

Todd took two steps closer to Richel: "Speaking of that conversation...... Don't believe in the so-called sanity and freedom, and seek a new refuge for the xenomorphs...... Tell me, what's going on with these words?"

"Todd, I know you want the people to run their own country and prevent the harm that a dictatorship might do to the kingdom. Rachel brushed the hair from her ears and said, "But have you thought about it?...... In a country, whoever gains power, the alien race will be the object of purge. ”

Todd frowned and asked, "Isn't it enough that I set up the Abilities Popularization Act, support xenomorph officials to join the cabinet, and set up a special management department for xenomorphs?"

"Eliad is right about one thing, the xenos have original sin in them, and that is their innate ability. These abilities can help them gain more power, but they also make them more oppressed. ”

Richer rested his chin on his arm and said helplessly: "The more powerful the xenomorph, the more powerful it is to influence the political situation. Their presence, for those in power in a country, is a potential destabilizing factor and a threat that cannot be ignored. ”

Todd shrugged his shoulders: "According to what you say, no matter whether the ruler of the country is the king or the people, in order to retain power, they will definitely not tolerate the existence of xenomorphs?"

That's right. Richel's expression was full of bitterness, "That's why Eliad turned down my offer to invite him to join Twilight." Because, in his opinion, even though Twilight City gave Xenos a lot of power, it still did not completely solve the fear and suspicion of the people in power towards the Xenomorphs. ”

Todd was silent for a long time, then asked, "So, what's the deal with seeking a new shelter?"

Rachel used a twig to draw the shape of a tall tower in the sand, "You already know everything about Absolute Consciousness and the Beacon Tower, including those parchment scrolls, right?"

Todd nodded.

"Thousands of years ago, someone entered the room of the beacon tower, and his soul was pulled out of his body and entered another world through the beacon tower. Judging from such records, the beacon tower has a function, that is, it acts as a bridge between different worlds. As long as you find the right way, you can let the soul achieve the purpose of traveling through the world. ”

Todd rubbed his temples with his index finger, "Even if the Beacon Tower can achieve the purpose of traveling through space, then what do you want to do with it?"

"Since there are many different worlds, there is always one world rich in resources and no struggle, right? I plan to migrate all the xenos to that world and keep them away from war and persecution......"

Rachel's words made Todd smile wryly: "Migrate all the xenos to a new world? Do you know what you're talking about?

"Isn't you sitting in front of me the best example?" said Rachel to Todd, "I've heard about you, don't you just prove the possibility of xenomigration from the original heavenly kingdom to this world?"

Faced with the example given by Reichel, Todd's eyes widened for a moment, and then he asked helplessly: "Assuming that this kind of crossing is really feasible, then how should it be done?"

Rachel smiled and said, "That's why I'm going back to the Presbyterian Church to transcribe those notes about the Absolute Will and the Beacon Tower, so that I can find a way to do it." ”

Todd shook his head vigorously: "Let's not talk about whether the notes you transcribed are useful, just looking at your actions, you are completely betting with your life! You know what? If things go for the worst, you're likely to lose your life!"

Rachel's expression became sad and sad: "Isn't that the best? I'm tired of being in the present state, and my soul is trapped in a corpse every day, facing all the hypocrisy and ugliness...... I have long lost any nostalgia for myself and the world. Death may be a relief for me, at least my soul can be truly free. ”

Todd let out a long sigh: "Richel, your death may be able to make you transcend everything, but aren't all your previous efforts meaningless?"

The corners of Richel's mouth curled slightly, and her trademark smile appeared on her face: "Who said my efforts were meaningless? Todd, do you know why I left Deirdre with you in the first place?"

"Deirdre, what does this have to do with her?"

"Because of her ability, the conjuring spirit, as long as she is there, my soul will never get lost. In addition to this, there are the Xenogeneous Society, Karin, Sabrina...... Before I came to the Presbyterian Church, I had all the back roads paved, and even if death came, I would be able to return to you. ”

Rachel rested her head on Todd's chest, "If the Beacon Tower can really travel through time and space, the most important thing I want to do is to return to your hometown with you." In that beautiful and peaceful kingdom of heaven, live a new life happily and happily. ”

Hearing the woman's words, Todd looked up with an indescribable expression.

"Do you know, Rachel, that my hometown may not be as perfect as you think, at least in the night sky there you can no longer see the stars and the stars above you. ”