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The extraordinary ones of the "fate" path always bring some joy to themselves, they have the most special perspective, close to the symbols of the occult, and have a unique and special feeling for the same things.

Edward had no authority over fate, and was at best an observation. Although he first saw the true Creator, the King of Decay saw that He had only one future—to become God. This future is like a huge black shadow, like a human standing behind an ant, swallowing up all the possibilities that the real Creator can extend, making him appear like a secret puppet - but this does not prevent him from treating the real Creator as an independent individual, after all, the two of them have very different personalities. For example, as long as the caterpillar lacks metamorphosis, it will never be the same species as the butterfly.

But he was also curious about what the ancient sun god looked like in the eyes of Ulorius.

"Just back to the way it was at the beginning?"

Edward asked, seemingly unconcerned.

"Is it really acceptable? From the ancient sun god to the real creator to God, can you really feel that they are all the same? Didn't think about it or resent, but felt that they were like that? ”

After a few seconds, Ulorius answered him again:

"Fate can only have one result."

"I also had angry thoughts about Medici's dead future, but in trying to change, I realized that it was the same expectation of the Lord. The Lord looks forward to a cruel future, primarily sacrificing His angels, and there is nothing I can do. ”

The revival of the divinity of the ancient sun god in Adam naturally means that Adam inherited his fate, and in the eyes of Ulorius, although it is still a little worse than the real creator, it is also a weak claim. Before you can't see whether the final is human nature or divinity, before you come to a critical point in time, not blindly making a choice can be regarded as a unique way of fate to go with the flow.

Edward thought Ulorius's words were a little incredible, but he was not surprised to see so many strange people and strange things.

"Then why were you willing to join the Rose of Redemption in the first place?"

"Shouldn't you refuse to assassinate yourself to escape your fate when you will become God?"

The Angel of Destiny briefly fell into a memory, a past that seemed to remind him of the immutability of fate, and the betrayal and killing had stained the Serpent of Destiny's body with blood. And after that, instead of the perfect Adam, He chose the imperfect and crazy True Creator.

"Because...... That was also an attempt by me. ”

Ulorius calmly recalls the past, and does not deny it, as if it were already the reckless behavior of ignorant and childish, and it is not worth mentioning:

"The result of an attempt is failure, fate is so, fate."

The true Creator is mad, but the fate of becoming God still hangs over Him, and the shadow of that fate is never far away.

Even, this act gave birth to another puppet of God, whether true or not, the former "fantasy angel" died, leaving only Adam, who was full of divinity.

Fate has made so many sacrifices, and judging from the results, it is just a failure.

Later, the demon made a deal with his Lord, and Ulorius did not know the content of the deal, the only thing he could see was that God was never far away - and now, the little ant in front of the shadow was completely gone, and the shadow had a body and a face.

Fate has never changed.

After a long silence, Edward laughed:

"But after this one, you still tried to save Medici?"

Ulorius opened his eyes slightly, and the silver-gray-haired child standing in the corner raised his head and turned his back to him to look at the sky:

"Everything in the world has a price, and by paying Medici, Arista Tudor will be able to become a god. My attempt was to replace the Medici with something else, but nothing else could pay for it. ”

But he did it anyway, and watched Medici go to his destined death, like a wildfire suddenly extinguished by a torrential rain.

"But, according to your lord's will, Medici was meant to die utterly in that sacrifice."

"But he survived in an unimaginable way, and he could speak, and he could defend himself, and he could express his disgust."

Edward looked down at his feet, a small group of patrolling mid-to-low sequence warriors were passing under the city wall, and did not react to the demon that appeared above: "Medici should have died directly in Tudor's promotion ceremony. If He had died outright, there wouldn't have been so much to do. So do you think your Lord miscalculated, or do you think He was lucky, or do you think it was your Lord who spared His life? ”

Ulorius was silent.

He jumped off the walls and walked into the Silver City.

Looking around, there is still a clear style of the ancient giant's kingdom, and the walls of each house are strong and tall, like small fortresses. It seems that not only to give these tall half-giants a place to live, but also to prevent monsters from invading.

Many homes have shields, knives, axes, swords and other weapons on their walls, and household items are almost no wood, often bone. Candles made of grease can be lit and eaten in emergencies, and cups used for drinking water resemble hollowed-out bones or horns.

Strictly speaking, this was Edward's first glimpse of "a city-state that has survived in the Forsaken Lands to this day".

The church belonging to the Creator is still there, but the church of the "Fool" is also lively, as if one symbolizes the past and the other represents the future.

People have not forgotten Him, they have not forgotten their faith, but they are looking forward to a better future.

The aroma of mushrooms as they are cooked and the delicious smell of all kinds of meat float in the air, and everyone is consuming plenty of food to keep their bodies in tip-top shape. And the strength and bravery that exists in Silver City under its joy and delicious food is really in line with this vision. The only thing he is not used to is that the people here are too tall, and he usually uses his height to gain some unnecessary little pride outside, but here he has just calculated the average height of underage children, and his vision will be blocked wherever he goes.

"Huh."

Edward walked a few roads down Silver City for a while and noticed a small problem.

Ulorius closed his eyes and followed him without saying a word, and he stopped, and he stopped.

"What's that?"

The demon looked at a small bakery in the distance, where there were many people waiting in line to pick up food, just like any other food ration point. What really caught Edward's attention was the strange black bread given by the bakers, which contained spirituality and curses, and the dough they were kneading was also dark, not because of the dye, but because of the unusual ingredients.

Black flour grass bread, as the traditional staple food of Silver City for thousands of years, still occupies the position of staple food even when foreign cuisine is widely acclaimed. Until Silver City has normal soil that can be cultivated, nothing can shake the status of the Black-faced Grass.

After a brief pause, He walked quickly.

He walked up to the head of the line casually and took the black bread that was meant to be given to the first person in the line.

The first man stretched out his hand, took the air, and was just about to leave, when he suddenly scratched his head in confusion.

Edward looked at the black bread in his hand for a while, then broke a small piece and stuffed it into his mouth, which felt very delicate. Unlike brown bread, which is baked with low-quality semolina, it is finely ground and there are no debris such as wheat bran and wood dregs.

"What kind of special crop is this?"

Edward rubbed it piece by piece, ate half of the black straw bread in his hand, and then laughed:

"This crop is accompanied by a special curse, which seems to curse the eater and his own blood relatives? Is this a cannibalistic curse? ”

"It seems to be an extraordinary plant, well, yes, how could it survive in the environment of what was once a god's forsaken land......" Edward broke another piece of bread and put it in his mouth to chew, "How can this curse of lack of virtue grow?" ”

"Witch of Pain? Not like that. ”

If it is about growth, plants, and food, it should be the "cultivator" approach that is the best at it.

But growing a curse out of the ground is even more outrageous than growing flesh out of a plant. And this bread seems to be still a staple food, proving that this crop must have grown in large areas...... Growing on a large scale, the curse of family ruin? Does Silver City have so many people that can be consumed internally? The demon didn't think for a moment that the "cultivator" had been stimulated to leave such a particular curse.

He turned to the boy who was following him from afar, "You know what? Ulorius? ”

Ulorius did not answer.

Edward wasn't very curious about the answer.

……

The carriage drove into the Rose Grove and stopped outside the main entrance, passing by the fountain pool and small garden enclosed in the middle by the main house.

As soon as Klein stepped out of the carriage with Walter, the butler, he saw Richardson, the deacon of the manor, leading two rows of male and female servants, standing by the door, waiting for his employer.

There are more servants here than at 160 Berklund Street, all of whom are of the second class and below, but there are many beautiful maids.

Glancing at Richardson, who was dressed neatly and with a new look, and then at the maids who had been given normal work, shelter, and food, and who seemed to be in much better spirits than when they were first delivered, Klein smiled heartily and nodded:

"Well done."

Without waiting for Richardson to respond, he took off his hat and handed it to the valet Enyuni along with his cane, and asked directly:

"Is there a living room for the ladies to chat and play cards?"

"It's ready, poker, tarot and some board games are placed, and common instruments such as piano and violin are also moved in." Richardson replied fluently.

Klein walked through the gate and bowed his head slightly:

"Where's the men's smoking room?"

"Like the ladies, on the second floor of the main building, five rooms apart." Richardson didn't need to be reminded by the servants in the manor, and he didn't even think about it, he gave the answer.

- In order to ensure that the first hunt initiated by his employer was not mistaken, he took care of every little thing, and although he was physically exhausted, he was extremely energetic.

Klein asked about dinner and the room again, and made sure everything was in order.

Today is the day when the wealthy Dawn Dantès invites his friends to the manor for a banquet, this day has long been repeatedly mentioned by Dawn in social interactions, and the venue of the Rose Song Manor is also an old aristocratic property, so there will be no doubts.

Prior to today, Klein had met and had established a good relationship with the presumably "Fallen Count" of Chunas Korg, and his name was naturally on the invitation list for this banquet.

The main purpose of his active hunting activities was to hunt the deputy chief of MI9.

So, all sides take into account each other's preferences.

However, Klein was not in a hurry to make this hunt, because he still lacked enough understanding of Chunas Korg, a gentleman who hid the strength of a demigod, and he still had to grasp the other party's behavioral preferences, vigilance, and belongings in the party and hunt.

As a "magician", Klein doesn't put on an unprepared show!

……

Tingen, the new home of Blackthorn Security.

After a busy day in his new jurisdiction, Leonard finally stopped.

After the previous incident of cleaning up the cultists, Leonard finally made up his mind and made it clear that he wanted to give up continuing his mission in the Red Glove and instead become the captain of a local professional squad. Others expressed incomprehension of Leonard's choice, but Sost knew why, and he granted Leonard's request and, based on his experience and beliefs, arranged for him to return to Tingen.

Leonard stretched his waist and waved goodbye to the rest of the team, and on the way back to his residence, he had the opportunity to ask his doubts:

"Old man, what is 'Source Fort'?"

It was a noun that had been pronounced out of the blues by Paris Zoroasd last night.

The slightly old voice in his mind was silent for a few seconds, and he said "hey":

"The place where you meet every Monday is likely to be Fort Source."

"......" Leonard didn't expect to hear such an answer at all, his brain was a little blank for a while, both surprised, shocked, and mixed with complex emotions such as not having no origin, it turned out to be like this.

After a while, he asked in a slightly hurried whisper:

"And what exactly is the 'Source Fort'?"

Parles Zoroaster laughed as if he sighed and laughed at himself:

"Actually, I don't know too much, but I've heard some rumors."

"That's not the same creation myth you know, rumors say that the original creator left behind nine different things, some of them are kingdoms, some are cities, some are rivers, some are oceans, some are keys, and the 'Source Castle' is one of them."

"It may not actually be a castle, but something else, and you probably know better than I do what it looks like."

"I am sure it exists because when I ascended to the angel, I sensed it, but I couldn't glimpse it and connect with it."

"My great-grandfather made a guess that the nine things might be related to the 'essentia' recorded on the second 'profane tablet,' but unfortunately, for various reasons, he saw limited content and was unable to decipher the relevant parts of the 'essentia'."

Leonard calmed down a lot, leaned back on the sofa, and asked thoughtfully:

"Old man, do you suspect that Mr. 'Fool' is the embodiment of 'essentia'?"

Based on what he had seen and heard at the Tarot meeting and what the old man Parles occasionally said, he already had some understanding of some of the things about the divine rank.

Parles Zoroasd was silent for a long time before responding:

"Maybe ......"

If the Great Being "Fool" is an item, then it is understandable why Klein was able to appear on the Source Fort so soon after Mr. "Fool" responded to him, perhaps because of the right to use, or rather, part of the authority.

Leonard didn't know what "essentia" was, and the old man's failure to say it meant that he shouldn't be aware of it now. Therefore, Leonard felt that it was understandable to think of it as a unique activation first, or a seal activation. However, some of the behaviors exhibited by Mr. "Fool" do not seem to be "living characteristics", and this great being has all kinds of strange things, but it is surprisingly harmonious.

If it is really as he suspected, there must be some deeper relationship between Mr. "Fool" and his former colleague Klein Moretti, and it may not be the relationship between gods and dependents.

But what exactly is the relationship, Leonard does not dare to think about it at all.

Even if it is a "living characteristic" in a sense, it is something that has the power and personality of a god.

Like the "Hidden Sage", "True Creator", "Primordial Witch", they are evil gods, but they are also gods. People simply don't believe in Them, but that doesn't negate their power and personhood.

Do not speculate on God.

Leonard's mind went blank for a moment, and then, Pales, who had stolen some thoughts, snorted softly, expressing his approval of Leonard's idea of gradually becoming cautious.

"By the way, you don't seem to know yet."

There was a bit of teasing and joke mentality in Pales's voice, and there was a feeling that Leonard could also hear:

"There are no gods of steam and machinery anymore."

"From now on, only the Hidden Sage remains......"

Leonard, who had only heard that there had been a disaster in Intis, widened his eyes slightly: "Has the god of steam and machines also been robbed of his authority and fallen?" In this way, has the hidden sage become the new righteous god? ”

As incredible as it may be, Leonard quickly comes to terms with reality, as Intis has changed dizzily this year, with the Eternal Sun falling at the end of June, the True Creator claiming to be the new Sun of the Ancient Creator, and the dark tide raging in the nations. Unexpectedly, in less than two months, the other god of steam and machinery of Intis also fell, making the old hidden existence of the hidden sage a new god.

"Righteousness? Oh, at this rate of change, it will soon be time for your existing order and ideas to be changed. ”

Parles said as if casually teasing.

It seems that I guessed very much...... Although they are somewhat hostile neighbors, they are still human beings in the end, and Leonard recalls the rumors about the large tsunami in Intis in recent days, and thinks about the current situation of Intis with some sadness.

Immediately after, Leonard suddenly patted his head and thought of something else.

The "Hermit" lady in the Tarot Society seems to be the "Star General" of one of the pirate generals, and she belongs to the path of the "Voyeurs", and belongs to the "Morse Asceticism", an organization that worships hidden sages!

Now the Hidden Sage has become a righteous god, that is to say—

- The Morse Ascetic became a church? Now the "Hermit" lady is also a member of the Orthodox God Church?

TBC

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These two days are a bit busy, and if you don't ask for leave, it's a success.