110, Awakening (1)
The music ends, and the Truth Initiation Ceremony is completed.
Talos listened intently, and found that there was not a single sound, not even a bird call, not a single insect chirp, it was eerily quiet.
Naga suddenly realized that, if it hadn't happened, the intelligent beings of the entire city would have died after listening to the most artistic music, just like listening to two assassins who died strangely after playing the Bible for seven days.
Although Talos was curious about the secrets hidden in the first seven-day Bible from the moment he received it, he never imagined that he would see two other different seven-day Bibles in just two days.
Talos doesn't think he's a compassionate Heavenly Father, and his childhood education and the experience of being attacked by two mermaids on the battlefield made him automatically enter the battle mode the moment he saw the mermaid race, but when he realized that an entire city had died in less than five minutes, his heart was still shocked.
It has nothing to do with moral conscience, it is just the shock caused by the number of lives lost to a certain extent, like the moment of loss of consciousness at the sight of a magnificent view.
Talos remained in the basement very cautiously for nearly half an hour before cautiously swimming out to observe the situation.
Sure enough, like any previous city that has encountered the Truth Enlightenment Ritual, this city belonging to the territory of the Third Prince James has become a dead city, with corpses everywhere in the streets and buildings.
Strangely, these bodies were intact and unwounded, unlike the two Assassins who had died tragically.
What struck Talos the most was the expression on the faces of these corpses, no panic, no pain, no regret, only a smile, with a wonderful happiness, satisfaction and relief.
"I can't stay here anymore. Talos rubbed the hairs that stood on his arm.
This is a dead city that has just undergone the ritual of truth enlightenment, and he is the only survivor, and if he is seen by the clergy of the Church of Wealth or the Temple of Order and Knights, he may not be able to explain it even if he grows a hundred more mouths like the three-eyed octopus in the surface world.
Should he show the use of the watch world, or should he simply see himself as a survivor who has successfully passed the ritual of truth enlightenment?
With the Illuminati involved, and he unable to prove his innocence, I'm afraid that the best outcome for the Black Sea Lord to come forward in person is to be transferred from the Inquisition to the Holy Prison.
In this kind of fundamental and principled matter involving faith, about the rule of the gods, the Church of the Gods will become extremely powerful, free from any friendship, connections, and worldly influences.
As Leonhard had been taught, Talos walked along a relatively well-concealed path and soon came to the exit of the city.
Now, Talos has to return to the place where he was first attacked by the Gargoyles and the Iron Knight.
There, he needed to forge traces of the battle with the high-level constructs, to create the illusion that he had been pinned down by the Iron Knight, fighting the enemy, and had never been to Bolingham.
Only then is there anything to blame for the Church of Fortune, which knows a little about his itinerary β in the face of faith, from which Bill would not hide from the Church of Fortune that he was present near Birlingham β or the other Church of the Gods.
"Damn, go around and around, and actually go back to the starting point!"
When Talos saw the huge crater that had been blasted out by the blasting grenade not far away, the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became, and he couldn't help but curse secretly.
Talos thinks he is a Naga who can only calm down, but in the face of a series of strange things that happened today, he can't continue to be calm after all.
"Ha, I knew that there was nothing wrong with the magic props, and there was another person who survived the ritual without any problems, and it was still a Naga. β
As Talos was about to open his watch world to take out the Iron Knight's shattered body and forge the battlefield, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Talos hurriedly turned, and at the same time the scimitar was unsheathed, assuming a defensive posture, ready to enter the world at any moment.
Those who can approach him silently without being discovered must be professionals whose strength is above him.
Looking at the three people who suddenly appeared less than 70 yards away from him, Talos was stunned.
One of them was the bald mage he had seen in the teleportation hall before, and the other was a short, fat black-robed mage, and the one who followed them was the high-ranking bloodline knight who had just failed to escape from the teleportation hall, Norman Parker, Richard's uncle!
Being able to survive after listening to that music means that Norman has successfully passed the Truth Initiation Ritual and has been accepted by the bald mage as a member of the Illuminati!
"Thomas, how many years has it been since we had a Naga join the Illuminati?" asked Humpty Dumpty.
"The last Naga was the sword of war under the Chief Bishop of Truth, who died for the truth 126 years ago in the battle against the Church of the Goddess of Love. The bald mage said.
"Yes, a great six-armed swordmaster. As you can see, we are members of the Illuminati, and to introduce ourselves, Barty, Barty Conch, a mage who seeks the truth. This is my buddy Thomas, a master of Transfiguration. Looking at the defensive Talos, Humpty Dumpty Mage didn't seem to mind, "As for thisβ"
"We know. Norman took the initiative to say, "Just half an hour ago." β
"That's great. Humpty Dumpty clapped softly, "Come here, my friend, since you can successfully pass the Truth Enlightenment Ceremony, it means that you are born to be a member of our Illuminati, and there is no need for us to be so ...... Nervous. β
"I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about?" Talos said stiffly.
He is the son of the Lord of the Black Sea, and considering the Naga lifespan, there are at least 180 years to enjoy.
He didn't want to have anything to do with the Illuminati, the sworn enemy of the Church of the Gods, which would make him unable to gain a foothold in the main physical plane and become a lost dog hunted down by the Church.
An obvious choice.
The two archmages looked at each other, both a little puzzled, and the bald mage asked, "Don't you feel that there is anything different in this world after listening to the second movement of the Truth Sonata, Truth Enlightenment?" or ...... By what special means did you circumvent Truth Enlightenment?"
"Well, Thomas, you know it's impossible, even a deaf person can hear the Truth Sonata. Perhaps, you are a rare semi-awakened person. β
Barty stepped forward and made a harmless gesture, then took out a music box and explained to Talos, "This is the music box we have confirmed if we have awakened or not, and it is enough for one person." β
After speaking, two ticks sounded, and a melodious and pleasant sound echoed over the ruins.