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Crane took a deep breath and walked to the city gate without squinting.

No matter how bad the mood is, what should be done must be done, and it is still necessary to work hard to save people.

If Amon wanted to torture him rather than provoke him, he wouldn't parasitize the entire city, but at best engage in some half-truths to confuse his judgment, trying to get Crane to kill a few innocent people and destroy his faith.

Crane could think of the methods Amon used to torture him, and he could guess what would happen next...... But even though he was mentally prepared, he still felt that his shoulders had become heavy, and he could barely open his legs.

He also didn't know if he would be able to take on the lives of these dead people.

It's just that it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen.

Not to mention the people of Moon City and Silver City, even if I fold it here, there is no way to do it - what I can do now is probably to pray that the fate of "becoming a Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" will give some effect, so that I will die if I can't save anyone else.

"The High Priest is waiting for you in the city."

As he approached, the Moontown resident closest to Crane looked up with a friendly smile on his face. He seemed to have a movement that wanted to raise his hand to do something, but was immediately suppressed:

"Please come with me."

Klein quietly turned on his spiritual vision, only to see that the spirit lines of the people around him were naturally floating in the air, and the spirit lines that were layered like water plants inside Moon City did not have any traces of being controlled by others. It seems that although Amon has obtained some of the abilities of the "soothsayer" through the source fort, he has not assigned it to his other clones, or rather, it cannot be shared directly, and there must be corresponding means.

"If there was an angelic Amun here, he would have done it to me a long time ago and would not have tricked me into going to the city, unless he wanted to see my desperate expression...... Well, I'm not Amun, I can't guarantee that he is not so perverted, so it's better to be careful. ”

"Even if there is, as long as he doesn't do it, I can assume that Amon is the highest combat power in Moon City is Sequence 3, but there may be more than one."

Amon is completely caught in an urn, although he doesn't want to admit it, but no matter what kind of situation it is, it's tricky...... No, for me now, or for any ordinary "ancient scholar", it's actually ten deaths, right?

"Where is the High Priest?"

Klein's face didn't move, and he muttered in his heart.

He himself is a person who likes to complain in his heart, and now he needs to use the act of complaining to relieve some of the inner pressure.

The resident of Moon City, who was closest to him, hurriedly said:

"The High Priest is now in the tower of the city, and our sacrifice to the 'Fool' and the 'All-Knowing and Almighty' is being prepared. Your Excellency, if you are looking for a high priest, we will report it immediately. ”

Towers? Silver City also has a round tower, is this an architectural style since ancient times, or is it something else...... Klein's expertise in history flares up, and after a second of divergent thinking, he nodded expressionlessly:

"There is no need to inform the High Priest."

"Just take me straight into town."

Take a walk around the city, see the layout of the buildings in the city, and plan your escape route...... Having said that, I haven't seen the layout and facilities of Silver City with my own eyes, and this is all a secret. The two cities are not too big, although the little "sun" has drawn a rough layout for me, but I have almost forgotten about it now, well, if I can solve the matter of Moon City alive, then use the dream divination to think about it......

"Okay."

The resident of the Moon City said with some excitement, he took the initiative to turn sideways to lead the way for Gelman Sparrow, without any strange expressions, all reactions were very normal, and there was no sign of parasitism at all: "Please follow me." ”

The others who greeted the messenger also moved, but Crane didn't say anything, he slowed down, followed behind with the dim animal skin lantern in his hand, and slowly entered the ancient city that had stood in the darkness for thousands of years.

As he walked through the walls and fortifications several meters thick, Klein remembered what he had seen and heard along the way, and couldn't help but ask:

"In the original darkness, is there a high probability that the city will be attacked?"

The young resident who walked ahead of him immediately replied: "There have been several attacks in history, but I have not seen them. ”

A companion next to him immediately picked up the conversation and said with a smile: "It's a good thing that we haven't seen it, otherwise we might not be alive now!" The children born now are more blessed to be able to see the sun and eat safe mushrooms when they open their eyes......" He paused, turned his head, looked at Klein with a clear gaze, and answered his question just now, "Your Excellency, in fact, in the dark, the probability of the entire city being attacked is not very high. Lights and candles keep the sheer darkness of danger out of reach, but at the same time make the city a huge target that doesn't move......"

"In addition, although most of the exploration teams have the skills to hide the aura and eliminate the traces, there will still be accidents, and it is inevitable that some monsters with enough intelligence or tracking power will follow them close to the city...... Every time it's a disaster! ”

Monsters are not afraid of pure darkness, they live in darkness themselves, and only try to extinguish the lights.

And the extinguishing of the light is naturally a devastating blow to the city dwellers who were once immersed in darkness.

"I've heard that there have been cases in history where monsters have turned into humans and mixed in." Another person added, "It seems that a huge disaster has been caused, so we have added the introduction of related monsters to our current general education textbooks." ”

"And that giant wolf, it's terrifying." Someone had palpitations, "It's good that it didn't follow us back to Moon City!" ”

Monsters disguised as humans, sorcery monsters, human-skinned ghosts?

Klein didn't participate in their chat, just threw a few questions from time to time, and listened to their conversation as if they were listening to a story.

I don't know if it's his own psychological effect, Klein always feels that these people's conversations are too smooth, the former person finishes speaking, and the latter person will quickly pick up the conversation, as if they are a group of actors who have arranged the script, and they haven't even "interrupted others...... Klein gave up thinking, these small details could not deduce any conclusions at all, but Amon probably wanted to use these small details to consume his own spirit.

Chatting and chatting, they entered the city.

The sun had set, and torches were lit and lanterns hung from house to house, illuminating most of the city as bright as day.

The streets are very clean, and judging by the expressions of other people, it seems that such cleanliness is not an everyday phenomenon, but it is specially cleaned before the festival.

The main road is paved with stones of different sizes, whether it is a small road or a dirt road, and you can step on some unknown small weeds and stones when you walk on it, which is also a touch that Klein has not felt for a long time.

Brightly colored hides, teeth and polished bones of wild beasts hung between the old, heavy stone houses that surrounded them. They are illuminated by lanterns or torches, revealing a crude aesthetic unique to the mainland, and the atmosphere of antiquity comes to the face.

Crane admired the teeth and bones that had been polished into various shapes, and felt a sense of amazement and sadness.

If you can take them out, be sure to buy them some cloth and put them in normal clothes. He thought.

People were smiling on their faces, and the few children and teenagers were chatting and laughing in groups, full of anticipation for the upcoming festival - before the glory of the "Fool" arrived, the only festival in Moon City was the "Sun Festival" dedicated to the sun god, and the only joyous time of the year, and now, people have another "Fool's Festival" to live.

The people here live precariously and struggle with a long dark night with no future in sight. Thousands of years have passed, and they still live their lives tremblingly as ancient relics. The only thing that makes this backwater-like atmosphere slightly enliven is the ritual of worshiping the gods, and both adults and children are looking forward to this long-lost celebration and the happiness that will come.

Crane was infected by such emotions, and his cold expression softened slightly.

"Your Excellency, everyone is looking forward to the festival." One person turned his head and looked at Klein expectantly, but there was some sadness in his tone, "This is probably our last festival, and we're going to leave here soon, leaving our hometown, right?" ”

Crane had given up judging whether this was a hint or not, whether it was Amun, and said with a state of mind that a soldier would block the water and cover the earth:

"This is what the Lord and most people expect."

After speaking, he didn't give the others a chance to continue questioning, and said directly: "I want to see the city for myself, I don't need you to follow." ”

The others were stunned for a moment: "No problem." ”

Crane immediately turned around, left the group, and headed towards the rest of the city—after the initial surprise and appreciation, Crane quickly discovered what was wrong with Moon City. The city was so lacking in colour – there were no real streamers and paints, resulting in a lack of recognizability between houses, and even the ornamental locks and skins were almost the same. In addition, Moon City is also a fortress city, and there are many alleys extending in all directions. If you don't live here for a long time, you will definitely get lost quickly after coming here.

There were no flying insects or birds in the God's Forsaken Lands, and it was not convenient for Crane to secretly couple a few to help him observe the terrain, so he had to go on his own.

In fact, there is no point in finding an escape route, Amon can directly steal my idea of "escape" and freeze me in place...... Despite thinking so, Klein took a quick turn around Moon City and memorized the general route.

There were probably more than 10,000 people in the city, and almost all of them came out now, and it was indeed crowded, but it was not crowded.

After drawing a more detailed road map in his mind, Klein began to move towards the square in the center of the city, and as he passed through what appeared to be a health center, a middle-aged man happened to come out of the house, seemingly preparing to lock the door and leave.

He held a magnifying glass-like object in his hand, and Klein was almost startled when he looked like a monocle at first glance.

The middle-aged man turned around, and was also startled when he saw Klein, who was dressed completely differently from the people of Moon City, and then said:

"You, Your Excellency?"

After seeing Klein nodding, he looked left and right suspiciously: "This direction...... I'm going to the plaza now, if you're going to the festival too, can I come with you? ”

Is this thinking I'm lost? Klein wasn't sure if this was Amon's new trick, but he didn't care anymore, so he stepped aside and made a gesture of please.

"Thank you."

The middle-aged man thanked him politely, his mutation was relatively light, and his appearance was a little weird, but he was basically a normal person. After he and Klein had walked a few steps together, he looked like he was about to speak, and then he pressed it down again, and after repeating it a few times, he finally asked:

"Your Excellency, I would like to ask you something about the 'healing ritual', I wonder if it is okay?"

Klein began to look around almost immediately, but there was no one on the road they were walking, and no one was looking at him, but just as he was observing the surroundings, the middle-aged man could no longer hold back, and said in a low voice:

"Your Excellency, I'm very sorry."

"I'm a healer in Moon City, and I've had the privilege of doing physical examinations for the first batch of 'healed' hunters - I'll never forget that amazing healing technique, the great 'Fool' completely corrected the wrong parts of our bodies, purified all those tumors and defects, and even made their vitality vigorous, able to regenerate limbs, and even purify their souls!"

"Incredible, this is undoubtedly a divine grace!"

"But ......"

A strange look of confusion appeared on his face, and his tone of voice became more cautious:

“…… Was the subsequent treatment done by an angel or saint under the seat of the gods? ”

This...... Regardless of whether he is Amon or not, he actually took the initiative to bring up this topic, just to send information to himself! Send the solution!

Crane raised his eyebrows, and suddenly discovered a new continent, and found a new way to modify the point: "Go on." ”

After receiving the approval of the divine envoy, the middle-aged doctor relaxed a little: "I also examined the bodies of the people who participated in the healing ritual later, and found some surprises...... This is completely different from the first treatment. If the divine grace of the 'fool' turned us into normal people and cured us of the 'disease' at the root, then the subsequent treatment is like ...... The excision surgery healed the part of our lesion, and one of the agents removed part of the lesion - the simplest example is that I never saw the amputated limb regrow again. ”

Speaking of which, the middle-aged physician stole a glance at Klein:

“…… Before you come. ”

Well...... Amon doesn't have a "life staff" and can't heal in a way that focuses on life force, and he himself does this to take the direction of the "fool", and he doesn't really care about the life or death of these Moon City residents, this kind of treatment is expected by me......

Klein nodded lightly and said solemnly:

"Yes."

"The follow-up treatment is in charge of an angel under the seat of the 'Fool', who does not have the power to heal himself, and can only temporarily alleviate your illness in this specious way."

Although this was the first time that Amon had been choreographed, Crane could already say this without blushing and his heart beating.

The middle-aged doctor showed a puzzled expression, it was normal for a great being of the same level as the Lord to have angels to serve, and he was not surprised. But the angel's behavior was like a fraud, but he couldn't say it, so he could only smile reluctantly:

“…… Thank you to this Highness for alleviating people's suffering, indeed, helpful for follow-up treatment......"

Klein coughed and replied solemnly:

"That's why I'm here for one purpose, to help you truly get rid of your sickness, according to the will of the Lord."

"I will heal you in the name of God at the festival, a real healing, and remember that this is the salvation promised by the Lord."

The middle-aged doctor blinked, and his mind relaxed a lot. The oracle not only told him the truth without anger or anger, but also promised to do group healing for the people at the festival in a while, and he was so moved that he immediately thanked him:

"Praise be to the merciful 'fools'! Thank you as well, noble oracle. ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do."

As they spoke, they had stepped out of the path with few pedestrians and began to approach the square where the crowd gathered. Time was running out for the conversation, and Klein seized the opportunity to ask again, "Are you the only one who thinks this is weird?" ”

The middle-aged doctor did not hide any information: "I am the only 'doctor' in Moon City, and I haven't looked for an apprentice yet, so only I have found a difference in treatment a few times. I didn't know if I should tell the high priest about it, so I didn't report it...... Because this means is also really a cure...... However, the only thing that I find strange is that people who have been treated always have strange behaviors, such as a love for monocles, subtle changes in personality, and a high degree of consistency in their behavior......"

Klein's heart jumped, and he hurriedly said:

"Don't worry, it's under the spiritual influence of that angel."

"Hehe, because only that angel is in charge of this matter, everyone will behave similarly, and it will be fine after a while."

"I see."

The middle-aged physician did not doubt him, accepted this explanation, and put his mind at ease.

After approaching the crowd, they tacitly stopped chatting and did not mention any topics related to treatment, and the middle-aged doctor saw his friend in the crowd and quickly said goodbye to Klein and left.

Immediately afterward, Klein felt a lot of vague eyes fall on him, and he frowned at the right time, making a somewhat distressed look, giving some psychological satisfaction to the Amon clones who wanted to see his jokes.

At this moment, the figure of the high priest of Nimes suddenly appeared on the high platform in the distance, and the bustling crowd instantly fell silent.

"Fellow citizens."

The High Priest's voice is deep and deep, with its calming magic, and is a distinguishing feature of the "sleepless" pathway.

His gaze swept through the crowd, both to reassure the crowd and to find a target, and when he met Crane's eyes, the High Priest smiled distinctly and looked quite happy.

Crane nodded quietly at him.

"Fellow citizens, three months ago, our city was blessed by a new god."

"We believe in the millennial Lord and this deity that He will redeem us and save us in the Lord's place. As a result, we were helped by the Divine Messenger to obtain healthy food and water, and to be able to bask in the sun. ”

"From now on, we don't have to worry about the dangerous darkness, and we don't have to worry about eating monsters' meat to accumulate toxins and make our children mutate."

And the price of this is faith...... Such a thought arose in everyone's hearts at the same time.

It's a gift with a clear price tag, and it's not too expensive.

After saying this, the high priest of Nimes looked around and saw that no one had spoken to express his dissatisfaction, and his heart was much more settled—the preaching and propaganda of this time had been effective, and even the most devout believer had to sigh helplessly in the face of kindness.

He followed the predetermined process and said:

"So, let's ...... together"

"Please wait a minute."

The voice belonging to Gelman Sparrow abruptly interrupted the High Priest's speech, and also interrupted the silent prayer in the hearts of the people of Mooncity.

Almost the moment the voice fell, everyone's eyes suddenly looked in the direction of the occurrence, and even the high priest was stunned.

The grim-faced Gelman Sparrow did not change color nervously under the gaze of everyone, he calmly looked at the people in front of him, and under his momentum, the residents of Tsukijo standing in front of him involuntarily moved to the left and right, making way for him to the high platform.

Klein didn't dare to ask the whole city to pray to the "Fool" - what if Amon's main body was suddenly drawn to his gaze?

Everyone was watching him - Amon was watching him too, with a good show mentality. His heart was beating fast now, but he was calm. If it weren't for the control of the "Joker" potion, he believed that his heart was definitely beating like a drum, and his face was red.

Gelman Sparrow was expressionless, and walked step by step towards the high platform, his momentum as if asking guilt, which made the high priest a little nervous.

Fortunately, after he stood on the high platform, he did not ask for guilt, but calmly turned to the east, facing the people of Moon City, and grabbed a cross from the air, and a cane made like a log.

"My lord, the great 'fool', promises you salvation, not only to go to the outer worlds, but also to redeem yourselves."

Crane allowed himself to fully enter the role, and he knew that what he was doing was indeed important, and he raised the cross in his hand to the level of his head in a solemn and solemn manner, and spoke:

"Therefore it is the Lord who saves you."

He poured his spirit into it, and the golden cross in his hand suddenly shone brightly, as if the sun was once again rising over the eastern horizon.

In a split second, Klein captured dozens of people who were out of place with the people around him.

In the light, some people have solemn faces, some people have pious faces, and they are either surprised, or afraid, or show a look of remembrance.

TBC

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Amon looked at the light and forgot for a moment what he wanted to do.

Or maybe he just wanted to see the sun's light again.

(End of chapter)