Chapter 2: The Lost Man
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It's empty, and at a glance, it's all cold stone walls, as if there is no breath of life. Only the attentive can notice the tiny pores that exist in the wall.
Occasionally, someone let out a frantic shout, which was heartbreaking. After the scream, everything fell silent again.
On the ground, there were occasional fat rats or two swaying and debauchery. They became the most active traces of the Great Prison of Augustus.
"God said, 'If anyone will be first, he will be the last of all, the ...... of all.'" In the silence, suddenly the voice of the reading of "God Said" sounded.
"God said, 'You are all children of God, and God will save the pain of those who sacrifice yourselves and bear the pain of others.'" ”
"God said, 'The flame brings light but burns itself, and darkness does not see others and does not see itself.'" ’”
In a small, dark cell, a middle-aged man in a black prison uniform sat cross-legged with a serene expression chanting "God Says" aloud.
"And God said, ......"
"God says you should rest for a while. Another voice interrupted the chanting of "God Says." A man wearing a black magic hat and a black magic robe appeared in the cell at some point.
"Blake, you're here. The middle-aged man in prison uniform raised his head, "You don't go with the rules of the Celestial God Sect when you come in like this, do you?"
"Sorry to bother you to read "God Says". No, it's supposed to be a recitation of God's sayings. To be honest, in the entire Celestial God Cult, apart from the Pope, the person I admire the most is you, Bishop Ok. It's strange to me that you've been obsessed with theology for the last few years, and I don't see you practicing light magic anymore. But I always have a strange feeling that your magic has been growing rapidly, and I wonder how you do it. Black Blake understated and ignored the prisoner's questioning.
"Magic is based on the heart, and the study of theology can cultivate the mind, and the magic power will naturally increase rapidly. The prisoner didn't care about Blake's evasion of the question, and answered Blake's question directly, and then asked, "How is it, did you find Jakes?" and did he let him take the "God Said" out to play. ”
The black-clothed cardinal frowned, and said with a nonchalant face: "Originally, what was the fuss about the loss of "God Said", I lost it when I saw it. I really don't understand that you, especially that White, are always holding on to this. If you really don't want to buy it, you can scavenge White's sapphire-encrusted "God Says" over there, wouldn't that solve the problem?"
"It's not as simple as you think, Blake. The prisoner stood up and said very solemnly, "Originally, the "Divine Sayings" was a magic book written by successive popes with all their magic power before their deaths, and many secrets of the Celestial God Sect were hidden in it. After a pause, the prisoner seemed to fall into a memory, "I used to be in charge of that book, and when I came into contact with it, I was stunned by the magic it contained, and to tell you the truth, I have never seen such a strong magic, even several times stronger than the magic of the Pope now." ”
"Wow, a book has such a powerful magic, no wonder Bishop White and you take it so seriously. Once that kind of treasure book falls into the hands of the black magician, the consequences are simply unimaginable. Blake had an exaggerated expression.
"So you know the seriousness of this matter, right?" said Bishop Ok, looking solemnly at Blake, who had suddenly come to his senses.
"Okay, I know the seriousness of this matter, I'm going to get the book back right away. Blake shouted, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, as he had done when he came.
"Don't be in a hurry to leave, I haven't finished my sentence yet. "Bishop Ok wanted to stop Blake, but he didn't want this guy to run too fast and disappear in a blink of an eye.
"It's really an acute one. Bishop Ok shook his head and said helplessly.
Thousands of kilometers away, a very quiet town.
There are no imposing buildings here, and most of the people in the town make a living from hunting. There is a transport team dedicated to connecting the town with the outside world. There is also a small church that serves as a place for people to tell their hearts to the gods. Bizarrely, the church was built entirely spontaneously by the townspeople, and there were no Celestial magicians in it, not even any decent symbols, just a few rows of seats, and a very thick stump standing in front of the seats, on which the word "Tenjin" was written, and it looked like a secluded place.
By now, it was almost noon, and there was a long queue in front of the town's only pastry shop.
"Grandpa Tom, isn't my bread ready yet?" someone in the crowd asked the bearded old man who was using magic to make all kinds of pastries.
"Hahahaha, your bread will be ready soon, you wait a minute. The old man was open-minded by nature, and before he spoke, he burst out loud with laughter.
"Grandpa Tom, hurry up, Grimace Anne will be back in a moment, and will chase us again. A couple of little furry kids grimaced mischievously and burst out laughing.
"Oh, don't worry, with your Grandpa Tom here, that little girl won't dare to beat you. Grandpa Tom said in a thick but deliberately whispered voice to the children.
"We don't believe it, Grandpa Tom is old, every time you say that, Grimace Anne comes back, and you say you're too busy making cakes to care about us kids. ”
"Really? hahahahaha!" Grandpa Tom laughed out loud.
"Look, Grimace Anne is coming. A child shouted.
"Take the mud and throw her" Children are still children after all, and some children look for things from the ground, whether they are stones or mud, and they want to throw them when they pick them up.
"You bad boys. A spicy female voice sounded in the distance, and as she spoke, a figure approached, holding a big stick in her hand out of nowhere.
"Run, Grimace Anne is here. The little ones grimaced at Anne's eyes, and in fright they dropped the stones and mud, and ran away like a gust of wind.
The figure stood at the door of the cake shop, waving a wooden stick in a pretentious manner, but stopped the pursuit.
"Annie, you're back!" said Grandpa Tom, smiling as he looked at the girl who was chasing and beating the children.
"Grandpa, I'm back. Seeing that the children had run away, the little girl in the burlap dress turned her face to look at the cake shop and greeted Grandpa Tom. She looks with good facial features and delicate eyebrows. It's just that there is a red birthmark on the right side of his face with nearly half of his face.
"Annie", "Annie", the adults who bought pastries greeted Annie one after another.
"Hello everyone!" said Anne, smiling sweetly at the crowd, then turning to Grandpa Tom.
"Annie, have you found it?" asked Grandpa Tom, as he handed out the pastries to the crowd, carrying the freshly baked bread.
"Hmph, I'm sure I'll find it, but he hasn't come yet. Anne pursed her lips and said angrily.
"Alright, alright, good granddaughter. ”
After distributing the bread and freshly baked pastries to the crowd and sending them away, Grandpa Tom turned around and comforted Anne, "Isn't it not the end of the day, if you look around, maybe he is hiding somewhere." In addition, you are so ruthless that you are willing to leave your grandfather, and you want to marry in a hurry if you are so ruthless!"
Anne muttered a small mouth, with tears in her eyes, and then said: "But that's what the magic card says, saying that people's Prince Charming is coming today, if that's what God means, I can't help it!"
"Well, good, go out and look for it again, maybe he'll be hiding somewhere! Or he'll come in a carriage in a while, or he'll be here now!" comforting his granddaughter, Grandpa Tom picked up the freshly baked bread, handed it to Anne, and said, "Hurry up and eat, and when you're full, you have the strength to continue looking!"
Anne was stubborn, and her mouth pouted even more and said, "I don't, I can't find him, so I won't eat today." ”
Grandpa Tom smiled helplessly, not knowing what to say for a moment. Just then, a rock flew over and landed at the feet of Grimace Anne.
"You bad boys, see that I don't kill you. Anne shouted, jumped up from where she was standing, and flew out of the way, chasing the children who had reunited in the distance.
It was a thrilling pursuit, and the children shouted, "Grimace Anne is here!" and ran ahead laughing, and Anne brandished a big stick, and chased after them with a little anger and a little joy.
This group of people chattered from the west end of the town to the east end of the town, and from the east end of the town to the west end of the town.
After running for a long time, a group of people came to the church in the town, but they couldn't run anymore, and they all staggered at the door of the church.
The sound of sawing wood and rats eating wood came clearly from inside the church.
"Huh?!" heard the voice, his mind was full of questions, and a group of children looked at each other.
"Let's go in and have a look!" one of the children suggested. A group of children who don't know the height of the sky seem to have forgotten the grimace Anne who chased after them, and gathered together and walked into the church of the town.
Following the children, Anne, also full of doubts, also entered the church.
I saw that in the gloomy and dark church, a man with short hair, fair skin, and a slightly chubby figure was lying on the "god" of the church and "kissing" the god.
But then, the sound of "clicking" and the "gods" missing half of the wood clearly indicate something.
Oh my God, who is this man!