Chapter 623: The Church of Dawn (The Great Chapter at the End of the Volume: Asking for a Monthly Pass!) )
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, half a year later.
August 4423 in the solar calendar.
The Old Spirit Realm.
The sun is shining brightly.
The gentle breeze blows, and you can vaguely see the towering golden sacred tree swaying gently on the heavenly plain.
On the branches, which are wider than the street, there are still buildings standing faintly.
The inhabitants of Wonderland are well aware that it is the abode of the gods.
Bang, bang......
Rhythmic loud noises come from far and near.
The shiny and blackened railtrain shuttles from the distant valley and over the dense forest, like a large black serpent, winding through the jungle...... With a loud whistle, smoke billowed from the chimney above the front of the car.
As soon as the train slowly entered the station, the black cat guards who were patrolling immediately stopped and made a prayer service to it.
There are black cats and white cats, as well as ordinary men and women, the latter are some strange mortal faces, and after seeing the train enter the station, they all show nervous expressions.
According to the monks of the Church, the train, called the "Homecoming", was created by the pen of the gods, and it did not need to burn coal or driver, and it could travel automatically to any area.
Snort –
In the smoke, the train's doors open automatically.
A man dressed in a gray priest's robe, a gray wide-brimmed hat, and a large Bible tome in his hand, strode down.
Behind him, there were two young men in gray monks' uniforms, one tall and one short, the tall blonde and blue-eyed, handsome but with a cynical smile, the short one wearing round-rimmed glasses, and a shy face.
"Finally back, I haven't seen you for a few days, and the 'City of Cats' is more prosperous and lively......"
Alex whistled and laughed.
Noah looked at the station and the crowd, nodded and agreed:
"Since His Majesty Floy took charge of the Old Spirit Realm, it has indeed grown rapidly, and Gatzt has expanded twice, which is much larger than the main city of the current Trisur Empire...... Thanks to the White Cat Monks of the 'Church of Dawn', they often travel back and forth to the present world, running around for Lord Jack, redeeming those hopeless in the war, and the number of residents of the fairy land is increasing. ”
"Noah, correct your mistake, now this place has been officially renamed, and it will be called 'Wonderland' in the future, as for the name of 'Old Spirit World', it has long become a historical ......"
Alex said, raising his chin.
"Ah, sorry, I'm used to it."
Noah looked apologetic.
Martinguz didn't participate in the exchange between the two young men, but just smiled and walked forward.
The three of them went all the way forward.
Along the way, the cat residents and the residents of the fairyland saluted one after another.
"Archbishop Martin, Father Noah, Father Alex."
"Praise the King of Cang."
"The cat god is above."
"The sun is eternal."
Warm and respectful voices came and went, and Martin took off his wide-brimmed hat, revealing his shiny bald head, and smiled kindly at the residents.
He looked back at the sun in the sky, and his eyes were full of smiles.
Although the sun has fallen, there is still a replica of it in the fairyland, which makes Martin's desperate heart light again.
At the same time, it was here that He found his true belonging.
The circus had long since been disbanded, and under the leadership of Pope Freuy, a new "Church of the Dawn" was formed, which was composed of multiple faiths, with the king of the cang, the sun and the three ladies of pain, the god of cats, the serpent of fate, the janitor and even the former visitors as the objects of worship.
The beliefs of the City of Cats are mainly focused on the King of the Firmament, the God of Cats and the Sun.
As for the Nameless City, which is now renamed the "City of Light", the main objects of worship are different.
Martin loves this land.
He was also willing to serve as an archbishop in the Church, often traveling through the fairyland on the "Homecoming", where he could be seen in the City of Cats, the City of Light, and some small tribes emerging in various regions.
Soon.
The three of them arrived in the City of Cats.
On the bustling streets, cat residents, fairyland dwellers and even some supernatural creatures with intelligence came and went, and when they saw the three of them, they stopped to salute.
Shops selling a variety of local products can be found everywhere, and even some industrial products from the present world can be found.
The currency used here is called "Spet".
It is made of Longli stone mine under the Haze Plains and the chalkite mine of the Crystal Mountains, and there are four denominations from small to large, namely square pieces, plum blossoms, red hearts and spades, and the corresponding coins are engraved with the heads of the four knights of destiny.
The ratio of exchange between each other is 10 to 1.
It is said that the design and minting of the currency was initially done by Pope Floy independently, and later handed over to the Black Cat Workshop.
Recently, there is a saying in the City of Cats that if you hold a Spetcoin in your hand, regardless of the denomination, and revoke the prayer of the King of Cang three times, you will have a high probability of good luck.
The inhabitants of Wonderland are convinced of this.
But when Noah and the other clergy heard about it, they smiled at each other and did not make any comments.
Because they know that although Master Jack has disappeared, he must still be silently watching the fairyland, maybe his power is working invisibly.
Go deep into the city of cats.
In the center, the white tower still stands.
It was the place where Master Carmen studied magic, and it was also a place where the White Cat Monks were trained, and the inhabitants could often be seen stopping at the foot of the White Tower, prostrating themselves and praying silently.
On one side of the White Tower, there is the newly built Dawning Cathedral.
Daye, the city lord of the City of Cats, specially arranged for the elite black cats to guard here.
The most striking thing is that there are two identical black cats, one old and one young, who are often guarded at the same time.
Many of the new residents thought they were grandchildren, and some said they were fathers and sons, but what puzzled them the most was that the names of the two black cats were Nada.
The three of them greeted the black cat Nada and walked straight into the outer courtyard of the Dawning Cathedral, where they were greeted by the nine statues of gods built around the main body of the cathedral.
Wearing a crown and holding a sword, King Cang sits on the white throne above the church, unable to see clearly, surrounded by snakes and cards.
The gate is flanked by a steel wing, a decapitating sword, and a cat god with antlers.
Further to the left and right, there are the statues of the Three Ladies of Pain, the Serpent of Fate, the Gatekeeper and the Former Guest, lifelike and solemn.
As soon as the three Martins entered the cathedral, they saw that the seats were full, all of them were new residents of Wonderland, and they were looking reverently at the bulletin stand, a white-cat missionary in a gray robe was talking about the rules and common sense of Wonderland.
"Congratulations, all hopeless and strangers, on your journey to the land of redemption and the beginning of a new and peaceful rebirth...... This is a fairyland, the kingdom of God of my lord Cangwang, and a shelter for everyone. ”
The white cat preacher said gently.
Then he led the crowd to chant the prayer of the king.
"You are the beginning of a great chapter, the beginning of a grand epic......
You are the end of the supreme drama, the end of all myths......
You are the Lord of Wonderland and the Spirit Realm, the Protector of the Outlanders, and the King of the Clothed Clothes of the Innocent Sin! ”
Inside the cathedral, jagged but pious prayers rang out.
Martin Gustus, Noah, and Alex also silently closed their eyes and made prayer gestures while gently singing along with the chant.
Not much.
End of prayer.
In the front seat, Daye, the short-handed, tigerby-brown city lord, wiped his tears with relief and emotion, and the old white cat on the side comforted him in a low voice.
In addition, there are four young people, two men and two women, who are taking deep breaths with excitement.
"Ahsoka, Felisiano, Raphael."
Connie whispered.
"Not long after you arrived, Miss Floy wants me to bring you over more to listen and study...... This is Mr. Jack's kingdom of God, and it is also a pure land, if you can, you may be able to live here in the future, and even participate in the management of the city of cats. ”
The three young men looked surprised.
Immediately, they were flattered and hurriedly waved their hands.
Little Ahsoka's face even turned red, and he was extremely ashamed.
Seeing this, the three Martins smiled and got up.
"Let's go, go and ask Pope Floi for advice, and report back to what we have seen and seen in the City of Light."
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Another "Homecoming" train crossed the endless desert and slowly drove into the ancient city of "City of Light" in the depths, stopping at a station near the west.
Two church members, a man and a woman, dressed in gray robes, got off the train.
Both were very young, with long, silky flaxen hair, a nun hat coiled up, and a palm-sized black box ornament hanging from her chest.
The man is extremely tall, more than two meters in sight, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, fair skin, black curly hair, and an extremely honest smile.
Before the two of them had gone far, three emaciated figures ran in front of them.
"Bishop Anton, Sister Maggie, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Golov's eyes were dark and dry, but those eyes were extremely bright, and seeing the two of them seemed to see the dawn of hope.
"Please come with me, the four queens, including Kaplan and Maureen, have already arranged a banquet......"
As he spoke, he patted the gray missionary robe on his body, the wind and sand in the City of Light were too strong, and he was often covered in dust when he walked around.
Anton just smiled happily, but Maggie looked at Golov, Barton, and Morey with interest, and joked:
"My medicine isn't working?"
"It works! It works great! ”
Golov hurriedly turned his head and squeezed out a flattering smile.
"Sister Magi, that's ...... Even the side effects are not small, cough, some time ago I lay in bed for two days and couldn't come up, and my legs were soft. ”
"I see, I'll go back and debug."
Maggie raised an eyebrow and said thoughtfully.
As soon as a few people left the platform and entered the City of Light, they felt the heat of the city, which seemed to be shrouded in sunlight and yellow sand, and the stone domed square buildings were hot in the sun, and they writhed in the air from a distance.
Ninety percent of the residents of the fairyland on the street are women, all of them are transcendents of the Black Sun Path, most of them are Sequence Nine and Sequence Eight, and occasionally you can see the strong ones of the middle sequence.
"Bishop Anton!"
"Look, it's Bishop Antonio here!"
I don't know who called, and the women of the City of Light called for friends and flocked to it.
Their skin was a little dark, but their eyes were extremely bright, full of surprise and anticipation.
"Anton, you're still so popular."
Maggie teased.
Anton, who was tall next to him, scratched the back of his head and smiled innocently.
"Anton is also distressed, they all want to find Anton to mate, but Anton is not interested in female humans...... And I heard Pope Freuy say that the high ones and mortals cannot be united, otherwise they will die. ”
Soon, Anton was surrounded by hundreds of women, chattering, and he did not dare to move, for fear that one of them would accidentally kill these mortals.
But there was always a woman with her hands up and down, and it tickled all over his body.
"Ahem!"
Seeing this, Golov coughed.
Immediately for Anton to clear the siege:
"Queen Kaplan has an order to invite Anton and Maggie to a banquet, please don't delay ......"
However, his words did not help.
The women just glanced at him, and then smiled and clung to Antonio.
Golov was a little distressed, but fortunately, Morey's brain on the side turned relatively quickly, and he immediately added:
"The main purpose of this banquet is to increase the number of selections in the 'City of Cats', and more excellent men will be sent here in the future!"
"Huh?!"
"Is it true?!"
"That's great!"
"Praise the King of Cang! Praise the Dawn! ”
The women were so excited that they quickly let go of Antonio.
Only then was the five of them able to leave the street and head to the palace in the center.
"Thank you."
Anton smiled and thanked Morey.
The latter hurriedly waved his hand.
The Golov trio have been painful and happy for most of the year, and they also hope that the City of Light will introduce more male residents, otherwise the whole city will be too "depressing" and "crazy......
The Church of the Dawn of the City of Light was built next to the royal palace.
It's bigger than the one in the City of Cats.
Maggie and Anton nodded in satisfaction when they saw it from afar.
Soon, the two were brought into the palace by the Golov trio, and they were warmly received by Kaplan and the other four queens.
At the banquet, while eating steak, Maggie asked:
"Queen Kaplan, how are the two hundred male residents of the city of cats who have been selected from the city of cats with excellent character and health live here?"
"Pretty good!"
Queen Kaplan wiped her mouth with a napkin and smiled all over her face.
"They're in demand here, but Maureen and I also have some policies in place where only the residents with the highest contributions are eligible to engage with those men...... Now the two hundred men are living and working here. ”
On the other side, Queen Maureen said solemnly:
"Sister Maggie, we implore the Church of Dawn to reconsider the suggestion made last time, and hope to lower the selection criteria and send more men over, the more the better......"
"Ahem, I can't call the shots."
Maggie furrowed an eyebrow.
"But I'll report back to Pope Floy."
"Thank you very much."
Queen Maureen let out a long sigh.
After eating, Anton and Maggie rested in the backyard of the palace, leaning against the wall, overlooking the entire City of Light.
At sunset, the stone building is as far as the eye can see, and it is magnificent.
"Anton misses Mr. Jack a little."
The tall young man faced the wind, his face sentimental.
This incarnation of Him was actually created according to the characteristics of Mr. Jack, with black hair and black eyes...... It can be seen from this that Antonio admired from the bottom of his heart the gentleman who gave him freedom and dignity.
"Don't worry, the boss will be back."
Maggie, who is not very good at comforting people, stood on tiptoe and patted Anton on the shoulder.
"Although there are quite a few people in the City of Light who worship the god of cats and the Bleak Lady because they can increase fertility...... But the most mainstream belief is still King Cang and the sun, there are so many believers, the boss will not lose his anchor, and it will be a matter of time before he comes back. ”
"That's good!"
Anton laughed happily again like a big boy.
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A woman in a carved black robe and a black crown on her head slowly walked on the heavens.
Beside him, there was a huge black wolf.
As is customary, Floy made a round around the Tengahara border, overlooking the changes in the fairyland below.
The breeze ruffled his long pale blonde hair, a smile appeared on his face, and a hint of relief flashed in his purple eyes.
"Lord Jack, the wonderland is getting more and more beautiful......"
He muttered.
"Did you see that?"
Half a day.
Floy came back to her senses from her stupor.
Sighing secretly, he was about to turn and leave.
At this time, when I raised my eyes, I saw in the distance, a long-haired man dressed in earthy yellow was standing on the border of the Tengahara, overlooking the vast sky, holding a stack of books in his hand, recording something with a quill.
As if sensing Floy's gaze, Hildmichel stopped his pen and turned his head slightly, and Floy was stunned at first, and then responded with a smile.
When the former guest withdrew his gaze and continued with the recording work at hand, Floy took a deep breath and left.
There are many angels living in the heavens.
Floy usually meets her, and she will greet her from afar.
And these big people did not despise him because he was just a sequence four saints, but respected him.
Floy knew in her heart that it was all because of Master Jack.
The angel does not respect himself, but the true master of Wonderland.
After a little more travel, Floy saw the gray-haired old mage Carmen, bowing her head like a child, in the green field, reprimanded by the janitor Fredtri.
And I heard from afar:
"Let you stay in the White Tower to study, and what are you doing up there?"
"Teacher, it's not like I haven't seen you for two months......"
"Is two months a long time? I can't come up again for ten years, and if I find out, you'll give me a training experience in this life! ”
"Got it, teacher......"
Floy chuckled and walked away quickly.
When I came to the golden sacred tree that covered the sky, it was already evening, and the yellow light of the sun shone on the thousands of branches and leaves, as if it were igniting, which was particularly amazing.
On the branches, there stood the Meteor Tower of Fredgreen, and three retro mansions of the same size, which were the residences of the Pain Three.
Floy glanced at the empty White Throne.
He looked up at the empty seat and lifted his skirt.
"Mistress Jack, Floy misses you so much......"
As she spoke, Floy's expression was lonely.
Slowly, in a low voice, He poured out:
"In this world, the war of the century has not stopped, the Trisur Empire has been divided, and only the Church of the Seven Gods is left with the Church of the Sun still serving the royal family, and under the leadership of Queen Anna Trasur, although the territory of the empire is tightened, it is also united......"
Floy ascended the white staircase step by step, followed by the giant wolf.
"The Moon Church no longer exists, Lord Jack, the pollution of the Martyr Father is getting worse and worse, and the original high-ranking members of the Church have all turned into monsters and become victims of the Sun God...... Grandma Margaret told me the truth, and it turned out that everything was false...... He has been very busy lately, saying that he wants to take matters into his own hands and slay down those 'monsters of the night' one by one. ”
He continued to walk upward.
"I can see that Grandma Margaret is sad, but I don't know how to comfort him...... There is no night in this world, only early morning, noon and evening, and so on, and the sky is always hanging with the sun gradually eroded by darkness, and I don't know when it will collapse. ”
Finally, Floy came to the White Throne, and he knelt down slowly, straightened his waist, put his hands on his knees, and stared at the empty seat.
"The Cult of the Stars has returned to the City of Shimmering Rites, and the Madman School has returned to the Kingdom of Byron...... The Council of Generosity has hidden in the darkness and has wantonly stirred up wars, and in addition to the Nature Sect, which is still hidden in the Great Forest, the Hailing Order and the Society for History and Ritual have also disappeared...... Rather, it is an organization called 'Earthly Esoteric Religion', which has recently arisen and has gathered many homeless believers. ”
Floy leaned lightly against the throne, as if feeling the warmth that had been left behind, and he closed his eyes.
"Floy has a lot more to say to you, but ......"
There was silence all around.
Half a day.
Floy straightened up again and turned her head to look at the firmament of the fairyland.
The sun was setting, and it was already night.
"We agreed to meet on the moon, but there is no moon in this world......"
Floy took out Les Misérables and struggled to write something on it.
"So I'm going to create a moon myself."
I saw the night, a bright but extremely incomplete moon hanging.
This is the moon that Floy has slowly built in the fairyland bit by bit for half a year, and although he doesn't know when it will be completely completed, he has never given up.
The night wind was howling, blowing the green grass of Amara.
Floy's subtle voice came out:
"This is the real moon, as you said, the moon of our hometown, it belongs to our home...... Floy will be waiting for you back on it. ”
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Chen Lun's consciousness was very vague.
Faintly, he felt a mutilated full moon appear in his sight, like a creation that a child has given up after pinching half of it.
'What's that......'
In the misty perception, he realized that more than half a year seemed to have passed in the outside world, but his own perception of time became more and more dull, as if it was just a blink of an eye.
He couldn't help but sigh, no wonder for the high-ranking people, time is nothing at all, because they are eternal beings, and these additional attributes of human beings are completely meaningless.
'The ceremony went well......
Chen Lun roughly felt the feedback, and the big stone that he had originally mentioned in his heart was finally put down.
At this time, he suddenly had a strange feeling again.
It was as if something was guiding him forward.
In this hazy, dream-like world, Chen Lun floated forward through the churning gray mist......
I don't know how long it has been.
He saw a figure sitting at the end of the world with his back to him, looking at the vastness of the universe.
"Sit."
The emaciated back did not look back, and said in an old but relieved voice.
Chen Lun had already guessed, but he didn't make a sound, just sat silently on the side of the figure.
"Well done, kid, really good ......"
The old voice said.
"Have you ever thought about what will happen after you become eternal?"
Chen Lun thought about it and nodded.
"Inherit your last wish and officially start hunting the Seven Gods."
However, the emaciated figure shook his head.
Chen Lun was puzzled.
The old man's voice was silent for a while, and then he said:
"That's not my last wish."
"You ......"
Chen Lun was extremely surprised.
The other party sighed.
"Oscar doesn't know the whole picture of the truth, the Seven Gods are just the biggest germs under the power of the old days, even if they are killed, it is only to stop the boiling, only by removing the source can we truly save everything."
"You mean, the old days of watching from outside the world must be driven out?"
Chen Lun said in a deep voice.
"The existence above the sequence is not only attracted by the world, but also attracted by the non-return, and only by relying on it to achieve the sequence can you truly achieve deterrence and expulsion...... Otherwise, sooner or later, you will be powerless to prevent the destruction of your family, friends, the world, and even yourself. ”
The old voice said.
"The gift I left you, the last Four Seasons bookmark, is especially crucial, when you gather them, you can be considered to be completely in charge of the non-return, to be qualified to become a god, and then to transcend the sequence...... The clue is on the outer continent, go ahead. ”
"Outer Continent ......"
Chen Lun couldn't help but be stunned.
At this moment, the emaciated figure turned its head and looked at him.
Suddenly, the other party revealed the appearance of his father Chen Feng, with a calm expression on his strange but familiar face and a slight smile.
"Aaron, always remember, stick to your heart...... You are my greatest hope, what I could not do back then, only you can do. ”
Chen Lun opened his mouth, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
When he came back to his senses, his father Chen Feng, or Huan Gong, disappeared.
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A few days later.
Earthly.
Far East Coast.
On the uninhabited sea, a red music box suddenly fell out of thin air.
It floated on the surface of the sea, the lid opening on its own, and the music of ding-dong sounded.
The sound seemed to be a guide, and after a while, a huge sea fish swam over, touched the music box lightly, and left after a while.
But the fish didn't notice that its fins were accidentally stained with a little glittering crystalline substance.
A few more weeks passed.
The fish unwittingly swam past the Misty Isles and headed outshore, and when it reached an invisible barrier, the authority from the Land of No Return came into play, and it passed through without hindrance.
Towards the vast unknown in the distance......
(End of chapter)