"What? The messenger of the elves said that the gods symbolized the will of a lower realm that had descended into this world?

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"I'm very sorry, but at that time, in order to prevent you and Mr. Liu from being able to obstruct you based on your compatriots, the two high priests decided not to notify you for the time being...... But in the end, their capture failed. The Sword of Charity fled. ”

"This ......" Feng Yinqiu didn't know whether to be happy, sad or angry, and after thinking about it, he asked, "Can you really be sure of this?

"Dramatically. One might even say yes. Gawain's voice was as solemn as his expression. "In the history of the faith of the Euro Continent, all beliefs related to killing, fraud, and **, no matter what high-sounding name they were in the beginning, were ultimately proven to be the conspiracy of the devils of the lower realms. As this dangerous belief in false gods spreads and is hidden, the more serious and far-reaching the consequences will become...... Even now, there are still many people who secretly believe in this kind of cult. So we've always been very wary of such dangerous beliefs. As the high priest of the cult, he was originally the best carrier of the devil's will, and there were also many precedents for this. And according to you, this king is invincible, and the sword of benevolence behaves in a very strange way ...... before."

Feng Yinqiu was silent, from these reasons, even he was a little powerless to refute, at least the strange behavior of the Sword of Benevolence was unjustifiable. After thinking about it, he still tried his best to justify: "But I have felt the power of that elf goddess before, the great aura that goes straight to the root of the world, I don't think any evil soul can hide her perception, let alone resist that level of power......"

"According to the Elven Courier, the power of the Source of Life has been depleted for other reasons, and this soul has seized the last opportunity to come before the Source of Life dissipates, so the Source of Life only has time to show great hatred, and has not had time to intervene to stop it...... Now I'm here to inform Mr. Wind about this, and I'd like to hear an answer from Mr. Wind. Gawain looked at the wind and chanted. "What is Mr. Wind going to do if the Sword of Benevolence returns to seek Mr. Wind's help? Sending him to the Forest of Moonlight and Stars to have the Spirit Tree screen instead of purifying him immediately is our greatest concession. And we also remind Mr. Feng that if he has really been descended by the will of the Great Devil, then the change is essential, and it is meaningless whether the memories are kept or not, even if he still remembers everything before, it does not mean that he is still the same person before. All memories and feelings are just tools to be used......"

Feng Yinqiu didn't answer directly, thought about it, sighed, and asked, "Is this the only way to screen?"

"Before that, High Priest Xander had used the magic of distinguishing faction tendencies on him in the Temple of Daylight, and that was basically the most legal method we could master. At that time, he reflected the complete absence of any darkness and desire to kill, which was a very incredible performance as a cult high priest who had also presided over the sacrifice of living people before. At that time, the two high priests really thought that he had been baptized by the true God of the source of life, and that he had completely changed his appearance. But the Elven Messenger said that there was no such thing. Therefore, the two high priests judged that this was very likely to be the will of a top-level great devil who could conceal the Sunlight Divine Technique, which may also mean that we are facing an unprecedented evil, and this world is facing an unprecedented danger...... Of course, the methods that surpass the Sunlight Divine Technique and involve the deep laws are not absolutely absent except for the screening of the Holy Spirit Tree. For example, there are causal judgments involved in the Ten Rings of Arcane, but now in this post-imperial era when the arcane is withering, it is not known whether there are still such arcane scrolls. ”

Feng Yinqiu was silent for a moment before replying, "Okay." If he comes to me, I will inform you, or I will take him by my own hands and send him to what you call the Forest of Moonlight and Stars. ”

"Thank you very much, Mr. Feng, for your sanity and understanding of us. Gawain also breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked again. "So, can you please remind us how to communicate with your envoys and the Zhang family about this matter? We don't want this matter to cause estrangement and conflict between the envoys and the temple......

Feng Yinqiu thought for a while and said, "It's a private matter for me, so feelings and right and wrong come first. For the legations, it is a business matter, and reason and righteousness come first. As for the Zhang family... It should be interests. ”

"What about your ambassador, who seems to be a nobleman who attaches great importance to etiquette and dignity, what does this mean to him the most?"

"Yes......" Feng Yinqiu wanted to save face, but there was no such word in the Euro lingua franca, and similar expressions seemed difficult to be accurate. After thinking about it, he could only say: "... It should be said that what he cared about most was a false, dramatic dignity and glory. ”

"What are you talking about? The guys in the temple say that the Sword of Benevolence is really the devil of the lower realm?"

The female mage Motri seemed to have received the news from somewhere, and as soon as Gawain left, she rushed straight to Feng Yinqiu to inquire. And when she heard about the temple's judgment, she seemed a hundred times more surprised than Feng Yinqiu, her eyes widened, the expression on her face was completely dull, and she didn't know if the news itself was too shocking or because her previous judgment was overturned.

"It doesn't make sense, it's impossible, it's just a person with a mental disability, and it doesn't make sense that it will be a high-level devil. Something must have gone wrong with those temple guys. After a moment's pause, the mage resolutely returned to her logic, shaking her head to indicate that this was impossible.

At least emotionally, Feng Yinqiu still agreed with the female mage's assertion, and he asked with some hope, "They say that it is an oracle from the source of life. Do you know the elven moonlight and the starry forest, and is that a reliable metaphor from the perspective of an arcanist?"

It's a pity that the female mage's answer adheres to the rigor of the arcanist: "Uh... Well, from an arcane point of view, this oracle is very reliable. Source of Life...... It is the god of nature and life that the elves believe in. That level of high-dimensional existence is part of the root of the world, and any reaction that is perceived and made is a change in the nature of the world, and from this point of view, the reaction of the poor worms of those temples is good......"

Soon, though, she reaffirmed the Arcanist's inherent disdain for clerics, "But judging by the performance of the Sword of Benevolence, it's not at all, so I say they must have made a mistake. Lack of logic and assertiveness is a common problem of these poor creatures who only know how to prostrate themselves before the gods...... Is the metaphor of the gods correct, but is the understanding necessarily correct? At this time, I think we should listen to Ms. Mu, who is also a clergyman but has a different position...... By the way, what about Mu? Didn't she go to the swamp with that guy? Hasn't she come back yet?"

"Huh?" Feng Yinqiu was also stunned when he heard this. "I don't think there's really any news of her. ”

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Night. At the edge of the swamp, there was still a bonfire, and the Sword of Benevolence was still sitting quietly in front of it, looking intently at what was in his hand. This time, though, he was looking at a somewhat blackened and broken arcane book.

"I'm really getting more and more interested in you. "The woman is like a spirit born of the night, silently reappearing behind the sword of benevolence.

"Congratulations, that means your vision is getting better and higher. The Sword of Benevolence still looked at the arcane book in his hand, and didn't even look back.

“... I've been secretly observing you for more than three hours, and seeing that you have tried two failed spell casts, it turns out that you are really serious about the arcane arts..."

"Or do you think I'm looking at something so hard?"

"No, I mean, you're still in the mood to learn arcane art slowly. Don't you know that the news of the Elven Messenger will spread to all the temples on the continent, and the nobles of the empire will also be extremely wary of you, a dangerous person suspected of being possessed by the devil. Some archmages may be very interested in dissecting you or using you to create some other experiment. In short, you are now wanted by the entire continent and have become the target of all the powerful people in the entire continent. But you can still sit still and try to learn the arcane?"

"Or do you cry a lot? Or are you trembling with fright and incontinence? In the face of a truly strong spiritual will, such a thing as being an enemy of the world is simply commonplace and not worth mentioning...... Well, it seems so, that's right. The Sword of Benevolence closed the book, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then a faint burst of colorful light flashed on his body, and he got up and stood up, walked to the side of the campfire, and directly plunged his entire upper body into the fire.

It seemed like a mad act but it didn't have any consequences, the flames of the campfire licked the sword of benevolence's head and upper body, but not even his hair and half-charred clothes were burned, as if the blazing flames were just a phantom.

"Well, that's good. At least the normal flames didn't do any damage. The Sword of Benevolence straightened up again, looking more satisfied. "I just don't know what will happen to those old men of the Nikko Temple......"

"Block elemental damage? This is the four-ring arcane. It turns out that you can really learn arcane at an extraordinary speed......" The woman in the dark did not hide her amazement. "It seems that you are haunted by today's failure. However, the damage of divine magic has a certain regularity, and if you want to completely isolate it, it must also be a legal arcane. Moreover, if the target is an undead or an otherworldly being, the repellent law damage is much stronger than the fire elemental damage......"

"Looks like you're here today to talk to me about tactics. There is no need to worry at all in this regard, the fighting wisdom of the warriors of love and justice is endless. I will never continue to eat deflated under the same tactics, and the next time those old men of the Guardian Hand and the Temple of Sunlight appear in front of me again, the inability to take care of themselves is the inevitable fate of the rest of their lives. ”

"......" The woman in the dark was silent for a while, and then said leisurely, "So what are your plans next?"

"Stop talking nonsense. If you want to seek cooperation, just put forward your conditions. The Sword of Benevolence smiled, still full of confidence. "If you think I'm cornered, and that you can only survive if you eat something, you're wrong. With fewer companions in the way, I have a myriad of new tactics and tricks to experiment with. It was only a matter of time before she became the number one arcane master in this continent, crushed those gods into cakes one by one, killed the moonlit starry forest, and captured the elven high priest so that her body could experience the strong instincts of males. In the end, I gathered all the beauties of the elf race, the human race, and the beauties of all races, and let them give birth to a new race for me, which is also what everyone likes to see...... Hahahaha, in the future, you can call me the king, the enemy of the world, still invincible, the sword of benevolence. ”

“...... It really sounds like the mind of the devil of the lower realm. But I think it's funny. It's not that the idea is interesting, it's that you're still able to say the idea at this time. I'd love to see what lies beneath these words. The woman's voice in the darkness suddenly became high and lively. "Well, I can tell you. If you really want to gain power, achieve something on the arcane path, and cross the wall of law to become an archmage, it is not as easy as learning low-level arcane arts before, without enough resources and environment, it is absolutely impossible to rely on your talents brought by Western civilization alone. I can help you though, and we have the resources to definitely help you get to that point. Until then, you just need to help us...... Who?"

With the screams, a black curtain swept over the night like a tidal wave, completely enveloping a pond not far away. Something seemed to suddenly leap out of the pool, but it immediately fell into the darkness again, and the invisible blackness completely enveloped it like an unbreakable curtain, and it was useless to let the things inside struggle.

The darkness quickly closed, and finally the figure of the woman appeared, still in a tight leather coat, outlining the slender body full of temptation, but the face was still hidden in an impenetrable black curtain. At this moment, the woman in black was holding a person wrapped in black in her hand, and judging from the vaguely exposed half of her face, it was actually Mu Qinyi.

"I didn't expect it to be you, a Western beauty named Mu. The woman in black was a head taller than Mu Qinyi, and she lifted her in the air effortlessly, and said in a hoarse voice. "Your Excellency, the Sword of Benevolence, who is known as invincible, it seems that you are really a little careless. ”

"I really didn't find out. The sword of benevolence was also stunned. "Looks like she followed me all the way from the underground river. ”

"The clergyman who can already be elementalized is really difficult to find in the corresponding element, and it is difficult for you to lurk until this time. It's a pity that you met me, and it's hard to hide it from me in the dark. Although I'm very interested in how you can become a high-level elemental cleric so quickly, but you see something you shouldn't see, and I can't take you back to study it slowly, so I can only solve you here......"

"No, let her go. The sword of benevolence suddenly spoke.

"That's not going to work. She knew too much. Your existence is a huge problem, even for us. We can't let any news get out. The black in the woman's hand gradually tightened. Mu Qinyi's struggle in it became more and more intense, but the invisible black color was completely unbreakable, making her look like a poor little flying insect that had fallen into a spider's web and watched its fangs get closer and closer.

There was a muffled sound of a fist that was blasted in the air, and the sword of benevolence suddenly punched a remote attack, and the fist wind swept like an angry wave, tearing open a few gaps in the black that wrapped Mu Qinyi. Several streams of water rushed out of the black, gathered on the ground, and then returned into the shape of Mu Qinyi. But at this moment, Mu Qinyi looked out of breath, her face looked pale like a dead person in the firelight, and the restraint and struggle just now seemed to hurt her a lot.

The woman in black didn't make any more moves, but just stood in place, her body hazy as if she was about to disappear into the night, and she asked in a cold tone: "What is your reason for doing this? According to our information, you don't have the slightest friendship with this Western woman, right? You have captured her before, and she seems to be quite wary and hostile to you." And now this woman doesn't have the slightest use value for you....."

"Because generally I don't kill women. The Sword of Benevolence replied easily.

"I'm going to kill. I didn't tell you to kill it. The woman reminded coldly.

"It seems to me the same. The sword of benevolence replied as a matter of course. He glanced at Mu Qinyi on the ground. "Also, as a compatriot who also inherited the great culture of our West, it is a pity that he has not yet unleashed his potential to attract the attention of the world and shock passers-by, and it is really a pity that he died in this place without a trace. ”

"Are you serious? are these purely personal preferences?" the woman's voice grew colder. "Let me remind you once again that if the news of your contact and cooperation with us leaks out, it will be a great trouble for both of us. And we don't have the means to restrain her remotely. ”

"Interests, trade-offs, means, troubles... These words and concepts are just too obscene to be suitable for the weak. "The sword of benevolence clatters. "Let me tell you, there is only one reason why a truly strong person can do anything, and that is: I like it. ”

"But the mighty sword of benevolence, you were beaten half a day ago, and you had to dig a hole like a rat to escape. You're not going to like that, are you?" the woman's voice was distinctly mocking.

"A strategic retreat can also be said to be a temporary setback. In the end, it will only become a motivation and an opportunity for me to be stronger. And the real failure is to bow your head in the face of these setbacks, and rely on weighing interests and playing tricks to get around. In the face of this world, I didn't dare to face it with my chest straight, I just thought about bending over and walking over. This is the fundamental failure. ”

"What if the result of what you call these little setbacks is death?"

"Then go die. The Sword of Benevolence replied lightly, and rightfully so. "It's just the end of life, a matter of time. If you can't face the world in your own posture, if you can't arrange your life in your own way, tell me, girl, what's the point of your life?

The woman in the darkness fell into a long silence. The sword of benevolence also stands. For a while, only Mu Qinyi's wheezing sound and the occasional crackling sound from the bonfire remained.

"Enough. It's a bit out of my mind to discuss these issues with an evil will in the lower realms. I'll have to reconsider whether there's still a need for collaboration. Maybe it's better to join the hunt for you. ”

Angrily dropping this sentence, the woman completely disappeared in the darkness of the night.

"Hmph, are you intimidated by the true strength of the man? The Sword of Benevolence looked at the night and shook his head, turned to Mu Qinyi on the ground and said in Shenzhou dialect: "Miss Mu, I don't want you to promise you this kindness that saved your life." You just need to help me bring a message to Brother Feng and Daochang Liu. You tell them not to believe the words of those gods, they are all elm pimple heads, the same as those Rite Master who is stupid in reading. But they don't have to do much, just go with the flow and do what they have to do. Leave it to the time when the time is ripe for everyone to fight again and join forces to crush these European barbarians. ”