"The City of Faith, the City of Discipline, in the end, still can't escape the devouring of the dark side of human nature! The redemption of the Great Will? Hehe, I really don't know how the ordinary residents outside will feel when they learn the truth. Luke's tone was full of undisguised sarcasm.

Having fully understood how cruel the outside world was, he understood that even if the truth was revealed, most of the inhabitants who had been kept in the dark would still choose to turn a blind eye and continue to bury their heads in the sand, believing that the Great Consciousness would give them salvation.

It may sound stupid!

But that's the cold, real reality!

After all, the clergy and monks are distributing food and water for free, while also mobilizing forces to maintain order and defend against the ubiquitous raiders.

There is a price to be paid, but it is acceptable in the face of the brutal reality that borders on despair.

You must know that once you leave the protection of the church, more than 60% of the old and weak women and children in the Bone City will die, and the rest will be reduced to slavery for the rest of their lives.

But now, all they need to do is hypnotize themselves to convince themselves that the Great Will really exists, and then they will receive enough food and water to survive without worrying about the killing and destruction that will come at any time.

As for sacrifice, it may not be your turn anyway, and even if it is your turn, you can only blame your fate.

In short, in order to survive, most lives have no bottom line, no matter how humble, cowardly, and lowly, as long as they can live, it is enough.

......

There was no doubt that the truth at the bottom of the temple had completely destroyed Luke's last hope for the city, and the whole person melted into the darkness again.

This time, instead of going straight back to the inn's room, he went to the church leader's bedroom.

Standing at the head of the bed, Luke quietly stared at the old man lying on the white sheets, and after a full minute, he patted the other man's cheek vigorously and called softly, "Wake up, Bishop, I want you to answer me a few questions." ”

"Who?!Who are you!"

Suddenly, the old man who woke up from his deep sleep instantly pulled out a magic pendant that glowed green from under his pillow.

"Relax, I'm just a traveler and I'm not going to do anything to you. What's more, do you think this magic pendant with a death ray stored in it can really hurt me?"

As he spoke, Luke lifted his finger and tapped it lightly.

Moment!

The gem on the pendant that stored the magic suddenly appeared like a spider's web, and finally exploded with a snap.

The bishop's pupils contracted suddenly, and he hurriedly threw away the pendant in his hand, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and cautiously tentatively said, "What do you want to ask?"

"It's easy! Tell me, whose masterpiece is that sacrificial circle down there, don't tell me what ancient remnants it is, if I'm not mistaken, it's less than three hundred years old at most. Luke opened his mouth and went straight to the point.

Perhaps for many ordinary people with a short lifespan, three hundred years is enough time to forget many things, and even reproduce for more than ten generations.

But for the Kante tribes, who have preserved a relatively complete historical record, the true ancient times date back thousands of years before the arrival of the invaders.

If the temple in the Bone City was as old as described, there should never be a three-hundred-year-old sacrificial circle beneath it.

"That'...... Someone built it for us!" replied the bishop, his voice trembling.

"Who?"

Luke was obviously not very satisfied with this answer, and took the initiative to take a step forward.

"It's a bunch of mysterious people! Sorry, I don't know where they came from, only that the founder of the church made a deal with each other. As for the content, that's what you saw tonight. Every once in a while, we must sacrifice a batch of tortured corpses and souls. The bishop was visibly frightened, and without thinking he told the greatest secret about the city and the church.

"Mystery man?"

"Yes, mystery man. It is said that when they appeared, they were covered in black cloaks, and they were so tall that it was impossible to tell what race they were. And in the process of their construction, no one is allowed to enter. I'm so sorry, that's all I know, please don't kill me, if I die, the order of the city will be on the verge of collapse due to the fighting at the top of the church, and countless civilians will die for it. The bishop fell to his knees without restraint and begged for mercy.

No one wants to die!

Especially those who hold great wealth and power, and live a life of luxury that ordinary people simply cannot imagine.

"Don't worry, I said I wouldn't kill you, so I don't need to use the city's ordinary residents as bargaining chips. What's more, if I really plan to kill you, do you think I will care about the lives and deaths of those ordinary people outside? No, I don't care, I am even willing to send them to another world with my own hands to end this miserable and painful life. Well, that's all for today's conversation, and I'll come back to you if I have any other questions. Finally, good night, noble bishop, may the Great Will redeem your greedy, ugly and filthy soul when the end of the world comes. ”

With these meaningful words, Luke turned and disappeared around the corner of the hallway.

He was like a shadow that no one could see everywhere he passed.

It wasn't until he managed to leave the temple that the bishop who was sitting stiffly on the bed finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly opened the drawer and took out a silver mirror from the dark compartment inside, and activated the ruby set on it.

Next Second......

An image of a Darrant with a slender build, head and eyes disproportionate appears in the mirror.

I saw him glance at the room and make sure that no outsiders were present before asking, "What happened?" Didn't I warn you not to contact me unless you had to?"

"I'm sorry, great host, I do have something important. Just now, a guy who claimed to be a passer-by discovered the sacrificial circle you built three hundred years ago. The bishop knelt on the ground, and didn't dare to explain too much.

"And then, did he threaten you, or did he destroy the circle?" the Darrant asked, frowning.

The bishop hurriedly shook his head: "No, not at all. The strangest thing is here, he could have threatened me, even killed me, but for some reason he just left. ”

"Leave, interesting......" Darrant's face showed interest. "That's it, I'll send someone over to investigate in a while, and you shouldn't act rashly for the time being, because there is something big going on in Bone City. ”