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Leonard followed the team close to the neighborhood where Harvest Chapel was located.

In the distance, he saw lights still shining through the small windows of the church, and faintly heard the sounds of people talking.

Leonard's heart sank slowly.

He tightened his red gloves, and for the first time it felt like a shackle, barely making it impossible for him to lift his head and move forward.

……

“…… This month's turnover has dropped again......"

Outside the door of a large warehouse in the East End, Maria, with her hair tied up and neatly dressed, looked at the stack of reports in her hand, the cigarette in her mouth was not lit, but her expression was as ugly as the clouds in the sky.

Mr. Z, who was dressed in a black robe as usual, looked away from Maria's blue eyes and casually teased:

"Is there a 'lucky one' or does it fall?"

"Well, it's falling, the economy has been sluggish recently, and the relationship between Rune and other countries is tense, and it's not profitable to do anything." Maria put the report aside, and the cigarette in her mouth changed direction, "It shouldn't be said that 'there are lucky people who fall', it should be said that if it weren't for Ademisor, we would have gone bankrupt a long time ago." ”

Mr. Z frowned, and then nodded: "The Aurora Society has also been recently, and the calls in the stronghold for the withdrawal of Intis are very high, and everyone wants to go to live in the Lord's shining land, not to mention that the situation in the Northern Continent is changing too quickly, and it is dangerous to continue to stay in Rune." ”

"But now that you're like this, you can't even get out of the border. It just so happened that I just got a piece of information yesterday - a sage of our sect escaped the first wave of purges, but now he is blocked in the territory of Lenburg and cannot get out, it is said that there is a blockade at the level of a true god, and the leader has no way to go in to save people, so he can only continue to hide in Lenburg. Maria recalled the report and dropped a bombshell, "I guess Rune has it too, can you still use the seal to transfer like before?" What did the Dark Sage say? ”

"His Highness the Angel of Temperance can't enter Lemburg?" Mr. Z was a little shocked.

"Well, she said that the law that blockades Lemburg is like an 'arbiter' and that you must sincerely recognize yourself as a believer of some being......" said Maria, slowly, "she didn't tell me who she was going to be. ”

"Wind, no, the present Lord of Thunder, the God of Truth?"

"Perhaps...... From the time the real creator seized Intis, the world seemed to have changed. ”

Maria was in a low mood and wanted to light the cigarette to stimulate her senses a little. But now the wind is too strong, and it is estimated that it will be completely smoked by the wind before I light a cigarette. Considering that the tobacco was not cheap now, Maria gave up the idea of smoking a cigarette to ease her mood. She and Mr. Z stood under the sheltered shed outside the warehouse, each thinking about how to evacuate.

"Forget it, don't think about these things, maybe we can retreat to the Southern Continent or Intis soon? I've heard that it's doing well over there. The turnover of the Aurora Club is also not good, and Mr. Z is also very busy, so he took the initiative to change the topic, "Madam, it just so happens that I am on vacation today, do you have time to go to that Southern Continent style restaurant later?" I've heard that their curry is quite good. ”

Mary nodded, but her mind was not at all:

"What is the price of food?"

"Rye bread has gone up to 2 pence a pound, flour is now 8 pence a litre, and products like beer are going up, not to mention cream butter and meat. Grain imports have to be reduced, and some workers who cannot afford to buy food and want to go back to farming, but when they return, they find that their fields are deserted. Mr. Z smacked his lips, "That's a pretty staggering increase, and it looks like it's going to continue to rise until the situation stabilizes, and it will affect almost all walks of life, except for the top and people who can't afford food in the first place." ”

A price increase of about 1 penny can kill countless people.

"The Fetus Food Factory has also been affected, but it doesn't seem to have changed much."

"For some of the middle class and the wealthy, desserts from food factories are still their first choice for banquets, and it doesn't hurt them to lose some of the civilian market," Mr. Z said...... They're still hiring, and they seem to be always hiring. ”

Maria took a breath: if the turnover continues to fall like this, it will not be able to pay salaries, no, or this month's wages are already very poor, and if they do not recover in the next two months, they can only lay off employees or simply go bankrupt and auction. I heard from the leaders and the sages of the sect that the development of the Southern Continent is still slightly better now, and the land is full of work, so as long as you are diligent, you will not starve to death...... She wants to take everyone to the Southern Continent to earn a living, but she can't afford to buy a boat, can't pass customs, can't cross the five seas, and may not even be able to leave Rune's border.

"In this case, there must be someone who wants to smuggle into Fenerport, right?" Mary asked casually, "I've heard that the priests of Fenerport praise the harvest, and every autumn they harvest too much grain to eat. ”

"I don't know." Mr. Z shook his head.

Then Mr. Z stopped talking, and after a few seconds, when the wind was a little lighter, Maria took out a box of matches from her pocket and polished one.

Suddenly, the match strangely disconnected from the middle, and the flaming head landed right on her finger.

Then the match rolled all the way down, igniting the corner of her garment, burning the rare neat garment with an ugly black mark.

Maria frowned, with the good fortune that Ademisol had bestowed upon her, such an unfortunate thing would never have happened!

When something goes wrong, there must be a demon, she suddenly looked around with eyes containing extraordinary powers, only to see the world around her Mohu shook strangely, and then it seemed that an invisible glass cracked. She realized that she hadn't taken out the matchbox at all, and heard Mr. Z muttering in her ear, "...... Your Excellency the Dark Sage was still looking forward to using the seal to transfer at first, but now with your information, this plan is estimated to be invalid, and we may have to re-plan the plan, just hide it as before, break it into pieces, and wait for the opportunity, many nobles have already shown their intention to cooperate with us, such as ......"

"Wait." Maria interrupted him, "What question did I just ask you?" ”

Mr. Z was slightly stunned, and his slightly misty eyes returned to normal: "...... You asked me about the Aurora's next move. ”

Before the words fell, he reacted reluctantly, and the shadows around him suddenly moved like water waves, and in an instant, he found an uninvited guest who suddenly appeared around! At the same moment that the uninvited guest jumped out of the shadows with countless tentacles growing on them, Maria's gaze also locked on him, and she stretched out her palm to aim at the sturdy figure, and gripped it reluctantly:

"Twisted!"

The uninvited guest's long, cumbersome coat suddenly wrapped around his legs, and his arm carrying a long box curled up uncontrollably towards his chest, but just as he was about to lose his balance, a transparent spirit suddenly appeared at his feet, and the extraordinary power exerted by Maria was half shared after the appearance of this spirit.

The force that was enough to break the bones of a human made the spirit scream in pain, and its form kept changing, but soon, the uninvited guest landed steadily on the ground, his hand brushing the spirit's body, and the power of tranquility instantly canceled out the extraordinary power of Mary.

Maria takes a half-step forward and blocks Mr. Z in Sequence 6.

She noticed the blood-red gloves on the other side's hands, and the "Red Gloves", the Mobile Extraordinaire team of the Night Church, tend to be in groups and do not carry out missions alone...... It's likely that there are already other Night Church Extraordinaries hidden around, and it's dangerous!

Mr. Z's gaze swept over the figure of the uninvited guest with short blond hair, a towering collar, and red gloves, and his gaze suddenly stopped when he saw the long container in the other person's hand, which looked like a violin box, and whispered in disbelief:

"The Night Church's 'Sword of the Goddess!' ”

"He's Crestai Secima!"

The senior deacon of the Church of the Night, one of the powerhouses in charge of the holy relics?

Extraordinary people with the title of "goddess" are basically destined to become saints!

Mary suddenly realized a problem, or a failure-although after the birth of the true god of the demonic path, the status of the organization has become a little embarrassing, and the danger has also increased rapidly, but the Angel of Temperance has declared its sovereignty in time and arranged for the evacuation, and at present, the Touring Sect can barely be regarded as a secret organization with low danger, almost the same level as the Morse Ascetics, belonging to the level of "although it is a secret organization, it does not pose much harm to society, and there is no need to meet to live or die". There is even limited cooperation with the church in some gray areas.

But now that Mr. Z of the Aurora Society is by his side, for various reasons that everyone knows, the danger level of the Aurora Society is of course not to be said. If Rune doesn't intend to recognize the status of the Church of the Creator, then Rune is still the king of cults!

"I have admired the name for a long time, I really didn't expect that a person like me would have the opportunity to meet the legendary 'Goddess Sword'."

Maria glanced at Mr. Z, and although she knew that it was unlikely to be resolved peacefully today, she would have to delay a little longer, because they didn't have a powerful seal with them, so they had to struggle for their lives.

She looked into Sesima's turquoise eyes and said in a friendly tone as if she had met an acquaintance on the road:

“…… So, I remember that our Foundation's activities this year have been prepared with the Church, and so far there have been no illegal and criminal acts, what is the matter with Your Excellency the 'Sword of the Goddess' coming today? If you don't mind, I'd like to invite you to have a cup of tea. ”

Crestai Cessima's collar was towering, obscuring the lower half of his face, making it impossible for Maria to read his expression.

"Maria Stevenson."

He looked at Maria, and his voice was steady and deep: "Born in Ahowa County, Kingdom of Rune, raised in an orphanage in the west belonging to the Ernst Charitable Foundation, came to the eastern side of Beckland eleven years ago, is now 33 years old, one of the heads of the Pilgrimage Sect, middle order. ”

"You really know about the affairs of a little person like me, it seems that you are not here to be a guest today."

Maria met his gaze, and Crestai only glanced at her twice, then shifted his gaze to Mr. Z behind her.

"One of the 22 oracles of the Aurora Society, whose identity and age are unknown, but you are not Mr. A."

…… Why are you so speechless...... Don't people in the Orthodox Church need to communicate with others? Mr. Z almost rolled his eyes in anger.

This introduction is much more concise, because the believers of the true Creator are often from the middle and lower classes, and the oracles have basically abandoned their names and are referred to as code names that symbolize piety, and only those whose identities can bring benefits to the Aurora Society will be known by the higher-ups.

And the identities of these people are also absolutely secret, unless there are traitors at the top of the Aurora Society, and the whispers of the true creator prevent the appearance of traitors in the first place, so it is basically impossible for the major churches to identify the names and surnames of the oracles through normal search methods.

Mr. Z's fierce eyes stared at him through the brim of his hood.

"The two cult organizations have cooperated for a long time, and now that the Southern Continent and Intis are hostile to the Night Church and the Rune Kingdom, it is time to clean up."

Sesima didn't care about the two of them, it was nothing more than a battle of trapped beasts: "You don't have to try to call the Sage of your Aurora stronghold, we have already set up a blockade around it, and the next target of the Red Glove is him." ”

"Looks like we're going to have to fight you to the death today?"

Maria frowned, and suddenly asked: "Then Your Excellency the 'Sword of the Goddess', you should also know that our foundation has always been in a neutral position, and it does not belong to the side of the church of any country or any position, even if it is a child from a charity school, most of them will choose to believe in the Seven Gods instead of joining the secret organization, so how will the Night Church deal with the facilities and staff of our foundation?" ”

"We will do everything we can to take over and gradually wean them out of dangerous beliefs outside of the righteous gods."

Maria froze, then clenched her fists.

"Then I don't have anything else to say." She whispered, "Why are you always reluctant to give us a way to live?" ”

Mr. Z's body instantly disintegrated into shadows and flesh all over the ground, and the tentacles of flesh suddenly appeared at the feet of Crestai Sesima and several other members of the Red Glove who lurked in the dark shadows, and Maria rushed towards Sesima, the muscles of her arms and legs instantly covering her clothes.

Lawyers are equally good at persuading others with force!

"This is the East End, where we live!" Mary roared, her voice overshadowing the whispers of the red-gloved in a moment, and the roar of filial piety echoed beneath the cloudy sky, "There is no order, no mercy, no charity, no kindness!" ”

"Violence is justice! Status is right! ”

And the one who has violence and status is the de facto ruler of the East End!

The Red Glove Team suddenly felt that their connection with the outside world was rapidly weakened, and they did not belong to the Eastern District, so they were immediately lined up by the laws of the Eastern District, and involuntarily retreated backwards and lost their balance!

Bang!

Maria's fist collided with the violin box held up by Crestai Cessima, and the wooden box shattered into countless pieces, revealing a long sword that looked like it was made of bone.

"This is the holy thing?" Maria glanced at it, and the moment the two collided, she felt like her fist had hit a mountain, and it was numb. But she remained silent, the strength of her fist increased, and the unreasonable barbarian forcefully pressed the knee of the same Sequence 5 enemy down a few points with force, "It looks like a bone, whose bone is it?" Leg bones? ”

She laughed and said, "Perhaps, Your Excellency Secima's ribs can be turned into such a holy relic!" ”

……

"Help me control the Sea of Chaos." The true Creator said suddenly.

Yes? Edward took a closer look at the line, picked up his pen and wrote:

"Are you easing the atmosphere? I know you're nervous right now, but don't be nervous just yet. ”

"I'm not kidding you, I need you to help me with something, other than the agreed to help me now." The True Creator ignored the ridicule of the outer gods and said to himself, "As for the reward, you can make two requests to me, not for Crane's life. ”

“…… That's not interesting.,My attitude has always been that there can be a god but it's better not to have secrets.,Could it be that you who have her memories aren't interested in suppressing the future Tianzun? Edward shrugged, "Let's talk about your request first." ”

"Expanding my control over the Sea of Chaos, I know exactly where I am now. When I woke up from my dream and realized that I wasn't God, my control over the Sea of Chaos went downhill. "The real Creator is completely in a state of thought, even popping up some technical-sounding words, "Next, I will try to enter the state of 'God' again, and I will actively accept those memories, so I need your help to help me stabilize my perception as myself, emphasizing that this experience of my time on Earth is 'above' the world I see." ”

"Why did you suddenly start working hard, God didn't care about you for the time being, and you have confidence in yourself again?" Edward wrote in a brisk tone completely different from his own serious expression, "Taking the initiative to accommodate the identity of God, to put it simply, you don't want to live, do you?" ”

"Crane doesn't know what he's doing, but I do."

The real creator waved his hand, and the world in the dream was wiped away like a painting on a drawing, revealing the pure white background of the dream.

"His actions saved me, and now it's my turn to help him."

"I'll be her, and then do everything I can to get God's attention away."

The pure white dream was quickly dyed with color, and with black as the base, the stars were shining in the sky—it was not a landscape that could be seen on earth, it was a corner of the universe in God's memory.

The True Creator paused for a few seconds, took a deep breath, and stepped into the universe without looking back.

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