Chapter 288: Believe or Deceive
Shout!
A sword stabbed straight at Sauron.
While!
At the last moment, Sauron used his iron sword to block the attack, his body lost his balance and fell back to the soft grass, letting out a muffled snort of pain, the iron sword in his hand disintegrated into the elements and dissipated in the air, raised his head, and looked at the beautiful woman standing in front of him.
"I lost."
"Sauron, you've come a long way." Sivir held out his hand to him.
The other party stretched out his right hand, and Sauron was just about to raise his iron arm, but after thinking about it, he finally stretched out his left hand, shook it with Sivir in an awkward position, and was pulled up from the ground.
The remaining sweat in his hands, as well as the sweat of the other party when he shook hands with Xavier, mixed in the palms, sticky, the seven gods in front of him smiled and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked sideways at the rising sun, the sun shone on her beautiful face, infinitely beautiful.
"You're the most persevering person I've ever met." Sivir spoke suddenly.
The sudden compliment overwhelmed Sauron, he smiled shyly and shook his head: "No, I'm not a person with perseverance, it's just that I was pushed forward by a group of people, if I could, even if I died here now, I would like to, but I can't die yet, I have something very important to do." β
Hearing this, Sivir frowned slightly, his face displeased.
"Sauron, you've always been like this, saying terrible things, as if you didn't take your life seriously."
"Haha, I'm sorry if it makes you feel uncomfortable."
As he himself said, he is the one who is pushed forward by the spirits of the dead, and the power of his gifts is given to him by those who have died, so this power must also be used to save more weak and innocent people, and for this he must gain great strength.
Since the last harem group stormed the church, he realized his weakness, even if the Iron Gift restrained Odelia, he was still not an opponent, and could only be killed by the other party in seconds, if it wasn't for Xavier, this place would have fallen that time.
"Oh! Kitten! β
Sivir suddenly crouched down and picked up the kitten from nowhere, the cat was dirty and looked like a wild cat.
"Meow~~"
Sivir imitated a cat, making a soft cat meow, and the way she crouched on the ground and looked at the wild cat reminded Sauron of an innocent child, and the squinting of her eyes and rubbing the cat's face made it impossible to imagine that she was the true king of the seven gods.
The wildcat was not disgusted by Sivir's actions, and responded with a "meow~~".
"Looks like a wild cat, would you like to be my pet?"
She teased the cat with her fingertips, looking at her happy expression, even if the cat didn't want to, it was useless.
"Sauron, shall we raise it?"
"Huh?!" Sauron looked at Sivir staring at him blankly, and pointed at himself: "We? β
"yes, we found this cat together."
"This is what you simply want to raise, but you are afraid of Miss Yiyi to say, so you have to pull me."
"Take it as my reward for calling you swordsmanship...... Isn't it possible? Sivir gave a pitiful expression.
Suddenly Sauron's heart relented.
"Okay."
So, on the way back, Sauron had an orange wildcat on his head.
"Sauron, why do you keep putting on such a serious face?"
"Is there one?" Sauron smiled wryly.
"Well, your expression is sad, it always gives people the feeling that you are going to die at any moment, as if you have been pushing yourself." Sivir frowned, recalled, and continued, "Just like Elbert. β
Elbert?
It seems that a useful clue was heard, it was the Great Prince.
After the change of the royal city, the eldest prince became a puppet of the Holy See, and he, like himself, was burdened with very heavy things, and he had to be responsible for the people, but he had to be at the mercy of the Holy See, which was indeed pitiful to think about. But he is a royal family, will he know the secret history of the royal family?
After investigating for so long without any clues, it would be too impractical to ask the king and the prince directly, but maybe useful information could be found from Sivir.
Thinking of this, Sauron asked, "Sivir, are you talking to the Grand Prince?" β
"Well, although I should be about the same age as him, I only have memories of the last two years, so in terms of mental age, I am a child. He often told me things about what he had done, about the current state of the country, and about how he told me not to trust the Holy See. β
Elbert told Sivir not to trust the Holy See, which means that Elbert did not think that Sivir was a member of the Holy See, and in that case, he might have told him more important information, no matter what, to know more.
Sauron was about to continue asking, but Sivir kept talking.
"But if I don't believe in the Holy See, then who should I believe? I didn't go there at all. At this, Sivir looked sad.
"Sauron, I don't know what you're carrying, but I think I understand the feeling of being pushed forward. I don't know who I was, everyone around me says that I am the Holy Lady of the Holy See, the Seven Gods of the Empire, and I want to protect the safety of the people, punish the evil and promote the good, uphold justice, and proclaim the glory of the God of Light.
It's selfish to say that, I don't really want to do it at all, I just want to know who I used to be and what kind of person I was before I lost my memory.
But I have to do it, I am the Seven Gods of the King, a Holy Woman of the Holy See! The people respected me, loved me, and regarded me as their guardian, and I could not abandon everything to pursue the past, and I was exhausted just to do what was in front of me.
Probably...... That's what you call what it's like to be pushed. β
After saying that, Sivir also showed a wry smile to Sauron, that smile was very familiar to him, he had seen it countless times in the mirror, on his face, and now he understood that Sivir and he were the same kind of people.
For the first time, I knew that Sivir had no memories of the past, so it was no wonder that she could show such an innocent smile and show mercy to a wild cat like a child.
But he had also seen the way Sivir was anxious to deal with official business, and the seriousness of meeting with those officials to discuss territorial matters, which was completely different from her now, and she could manage territorial affairs so skillfully, and in two years, she had undergone quite a harsh study.
Wouldn't it be crazy to keep a child's heart, but to make a calm judgment that only adults can do?
"Won't you be unbearable?" Sauron couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, Sivir was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.
She was smiling happily.
I saw her straighten her back, restrain her smile, and suddenly said seriously: "Yiyi said that I bear the fate of all the people in the territory, so in some things, even if I pretend, I must pretend to be reliable. β
She paused, relaxed her serious expression, and stuck out her tongue mischievously.
"Well, my acting skills are not bad, but I am still far from the majesty and wisdom required by Yiyi."
Looking at Sivir in front of him, Sauron felt bitter in his heart.
Sivir when she was serious just now, and now they are two people, and she may be carrying ...... heavier than yourself.
Sauron forced a smile and changed the topic: "The acting skills are good, I can't do it without me, since you told me your story, then I'll tell you some of my stories." β
"Sauron's story? Seems like it's going to be fun! β
Sivir was intrigued.
"You won't like my story, so I won't tell it, but maybe you'll like the story of those people."
"Who?"
"It's the one who invaded the church last time. You may not believe it, but they are actually very good people, their head is called Felik, and he is like a big brother in my heart. β
Hearing this, Sivir's pupils contracted slightly, his expression changed suddenly, he reached out and grabbed Sauron's arms violently, staring at Sauron, his eyes rippling with excitement.
Grabbed Sauron, he felt a little pain in his left arm, which showed how hard Sivir was exerting his hand.
"That'...... The ironclad thing...... You know that too? β
"You mean Odelia? I know a little, but not much. β
"Please, Sauron! Did you hear that last time, she said that I took her body, that she should know something about me, and if she could, tell me everything you knew about that armored man? It's important to me! β
Ten minutes later, Sauron's story was over.
After listening to the story, Sivir was clearly disappointed.
"Judging by your sad face, it seems that this story is not interesting."
"No, the story is very touching, Felik is a respectable man who can protect the weak with his life, which not every strong man can do. It's just that I didn't know more about the ironclad man named Odelia, and I was a little disappointed. β
I see.
Sauron thought for a moment and spoke, "Since Sivir is so obsessed with the past, why don't you investigate?" Maybe you can know your past, I'm also investigating the secret history of the royal family, after the change in the royal city, all the royal objects were accepted by the Holy See, and you woke up as a Holy See saint, if the Holy See doesn't know anything about your past, it's too much to say.
It is likely that the Holy See is hiding something from you, and I will pay attention to the clues about you when I investigate the secret history of the royal family, and I may be able to find some clues. β
When he said this, Sauron felt his heart beat to a beat.
What he said casually just now was actually clear, and it was one of his adventures.
Sivir knew his purpose and might treat him as a suspicious person who had infiltrated the Holy See, but he could also be suspicious of the Holy See and help himself, and if he had the help of the Holy See, the investigation would be much easier.
"Really?!" Sivir was thrilled.
Sauron smiled and nodded vigorously, "Of course it's true. β
But then Sivir looked puzzled.
"But...... Sauron: Why do you want to investigate the secret history of the royal family? β
Here she comes, sure enough, she will care about her motives! Although the heart is naΓ―ve, but not stupid!
What exactly should I do? Make up a reason to fool around, or ......
A crazy thought crossed Sauron's mind, and he turned his head and stared earnestly into Sivir's eyes, the heavens and men in his heart, and the other party looked at him suspiciously, waiting for his answer.
It is a choice, to believe or not to believe, a simple choice, but it will completely change the relationship between the two parties, believing in Sivir, giving everything to the whole, may be betrayed, become suspicious in the eyes of the Holy See, and perhaps be excluded.
But if Sivir chooses to believe him, then she will help and the investigation will be greatly advanced.
And deceive the other party, and then you must make up for it with more lies, and if it is exposed, you will completely lose Sivir's trust.
Choose!
As if a voice exploded in his head, Sauron's brows furrowed tightly, his left fist clenched, the balance of determination swayed in his heart, hesitation and confusion tore at his thoughts, making his logic even more confused.
Deceive, as long as you deceive to the end and carefully look for reasons, then Sivir will never know the truth.
Sauron made a decision, and just as he was about to do so, a smile came to mind, a bitter and helpless smile that Sivir had shown to him when he had said that she was the same kind of person as himself, and a smile that comforted her and comforted herself.
"Sivir."
"Hmm!" Sivir responded forcefully, she seemed to sense that what the other party was going to say next was very important, but this was all she could do, and she responded vigorously, indicating that she was waiting patiently and listening carefully.
"I'm going to tell you what I'm here for, and I hope you'll trust me."
β¦β¦
"It's here, this is the Holy See's database in my territory."
Opening the heavy iron door that had been sealed, Sauron followed closely behind.
Neatly organized tall bookshelves, with all kinds of documents and simple symbols, only those who know their meaning know what they mean, there are dozens of such bookshelves at a glance, and the Holy See has accumulated so many materials here that it is terrifying.
"Why is the Holy See's repository here?"
"In order to hunt down heretics and save time for the transmission of information back and forth, the Holy See will put a copy of the information accumulated over the years in the branch, and I can count it here, so there are also." Sivir explained.
Sauron added, "But it's not the most important information, is it?" β
"Of course, the most important information is all in Sacham, it is unique, although the information here is important, but it is not top secret, it is mainly practical, including those heretical crimes and clues in recent years, and some history, if you are looking for the secret history of the royal family, you can take a look."
"Sivir, have you read the history of the Holy See?"
"Hmm." Sivir nodded, expressionless, "There are no clues about me." β
It seems that Sivir's presence is important to the Holy See, she is special, Sauron made a judgment in his heart.
"I'll take a look this time, maybe I can find clues in it, the same thing is received by different people, and the conclusions are different."
Later, Sauron discovered that the information of the Holy See was more complicated than he thought.
Although it does have some records about the history of the royal family, they are all well-known things, not even secret, and most of them are records of some crimes, such and such as a certain year, a certain month, and a certain day, a certain heretic committed a certain crime in a certain place, etc.
While the content is informative and doesn't make people doze off, there's little to no useful stuff.