Chapter 9: "Stripping the City" Adra
"Can this really be called a 'city'?"
Standing in the moat, no, it was Grey in front of the moat, her eyes widened, and Shinji beside her also showed shock.
The "Stripping City" in front of you is too weird.
It's such a beautiful setting. As described in fairy tales, the secluded and deep jungle, the vast and quiet lake, the heavy suspension bridge that paves the lake, and the marble castle should all be so perfect that it is not inferior to any other famous city in existence.
And yet the style of the castle itself is so distorted, so grotesque, as if it were deliberately disturbing.
That's right, it was deliberate, excluding the strong visual image of the castle itself, and on closer inspection, it is not difficult to see that each stack of marble was carefully calculated.
The crooked minarets, half-collapsed gates, the crooked walls, and the mansions behind the walls are connected to the surrounding hills, making the castle look as if it was excavated from the mountain, rather than hollowed out of the belly of the mountain.
On this basis, if you look at it from a distance, you will make new discoveries.
The city resembles a giant, with a minaret like a backbone, a gate into a rib, a wall on the shoulder, and a dwelling at the heart β a horrific scene of turning inside and out, peeling skin and muscles off the skeleton.
"That's why it's called 'Stripping City'...... It's a bad taste! You can't help but want to blow it up. β
"Instructor, isn't this too ......?"
"This time I support this kid, this city gives me a very bad feeling, both hypocritical and sacred. β
Because before arriving at the castle, Yard deliberately kept his voice down.
"Hypocritical Divine ......," Grey muttered to herself, "why is this happening?"
"For giants are children of angels. "New visitors walk onto the drawbridge.
This is a typical Western aristocrat, about twenty-five years old, blonde hair and blue eyes, a pure white suit with a tie clip inlaid with precious gems, and his temperament is perfectly soft, making his whole person look calm and atmospheric.
The most impressive thing is the eyes, which are clear eyes that rarely appear in magicians, and from this point it can be judged that he is an outlier among magicians, just like Shinji.
"Angel child?" the girl in the white dress leaned out from behind the young man, probably half the age of Grey, almost 7 or 8 years old, and looked shy like a fledgling on her first flight.
In the Apocrypha of the Bible, it is recorded that angels and human children can reach up to three thousand cubits. β
"Ah, I know, it's 1,300 meters, right?"
"That's right, quick response, Rosalind. β
The young man touched the girl's head, and the doting in his eyes reminded Shinji of the time he had spent with Sakura.
"Instructor, is he telling the truth?" asked Grey in a whisper.
"It's true. It's from the book of Enoch, but I can't believe it when it comes out of his mouth. β
"Why?"
"Because he's the famous 'The Knight' Heine Istali. β
Heine Istali, from the famous family of alchemists. The family itself was inconspicuous in the famous clock tower, and Heine became famous because of his own experience. Obviously born in an orthodox magician family, he also has the best magician qualities, but he gave up magic and ran to the church to be a contemporary practitioner.
Later, for some reason, he returned to the clock tower and became the darling of many lords, so the relationship between the church and the clock tower was very stiff for a while. It is said that the Assassins were also sent privately to take Heine away, but in the end, the Assassins were all defeated by Heine, and the matter was settled.
Heine's inclusion in the church shows that he was a very devout believer. How can such a person not be surprised that he knows the Apocrypha, which the church does not recognize, and speaks to his sister so naturally.
While chatting, Heine also noticed the young girl in front of them, and naturally stepped forward.
"Good afternoon, I'm Heine Istali, and this is my sister Rosalind. β
"Good afternoon, Mr. Heine, and good afternoon, Miss Rosalind. I'm Shen Zhong, she's Grey, and we're members of the El Meloy Classroom. β
In order to facilitate Shinji's secret activities, Loreleia helped Shinji prepare several disguised identities, and Shinji's most common and favorite was Shen Zhong from China.
"So you're a student of Professor Velvett, didn't the professor come?"
"Unfortunately, the professor was originally going to come, but he received a cooperation project with the Chinese side at the last minute, so I temporarily sent my disciple Miss Grey and I to attend on his behalf. β
"It turned out to be Professor Velvett's inner disciple, and the professor was the best teacher in the clock tower. Being able to become his inner disciple is something that countless people dream of, and Miss Grey's future achievements are limitless. β
"It's over, it's over. Grey shrunk back, apparently unaccustomed to this kind of interaction.
Shinji hurriedly played a round: "I'm sorry, Mr. Heine, Miss Grey has only been in London for a long time, and she hasn't fully adapted yet. β
"I'm really sorry about that, it's disrespectful to stand at the door and chat, let's go in and talk again?"
"Pleaseβ"
As he spoke, two men walked ahead and walked into the castle with two women who were afraid of life.
Behind the gate is a simple and wide vestibule, and the owner of the castle does not seem to be very interested in this place, but has done a minimal amount of care, and may have planted some flowers, but he does not know the exact location of the flower bed, and can only smell a faint fragrance.
In front of the main castle, which was used as a residence, there was a butler in a suit who saw several people coming, saluted respectfully, and opened the gate.
Behind the door is an unusually spacious hall, which is filled with "angels".
Statues, murals, paintings, chandeliers, and a variety of artworks.
The postures, the materials are different, and the types of angels depicted are also different.
A young angel with a bow and arrow, an archangel with a sword, an angel of the Lord with a staff of authority......
Not only these classic angel images, but also many more grotesque angels that are unknown to the public.
For example, the four faces look like alien Angels, the Seraph looks like Seraphim, and of course, the oldest angel image - the Angel.
It was a "flaming wheel" suspended in the air, with countless eyeballs attached to its outboard, staring at everything on the ground.
That's right, this is the image of the angel that was first recorded, not in the form of a human being as people perceive it, but closer to the original duty of the angel - the vessel of divine power.
The so-called angel is to carry divine power with his own body, just like modern magicians use their own magic circuits to perform magic.
Another name for "Stripping City Adra" is none other than "City of Angels"!
PS: I don't know how many people watch "Overlord", but the angels in it are closer to the original angel image - although they are all goods that have been abused by Anzi's blood.