Chapter Forty-Nine, First Blood
High in the sky, the place of the gods, the gate of the moon, the holy white courtyard.
This is the kingdom of the gods, the realm of the gods.
In the realm and even in the entire crystal wall system, the gods are a higher dimensional existence than mortals, whether they are strong or weak, they all manage their corresponding concepts of existence, and operate all things in the universe with various blends and confrontations.
Each deity has at least one priesthood and is responsible for propagating the ideals of that priesthood.
However, it is never the priesthood that determines the way the gods act, and how the priesthood is to perform its duties depends on how the gods understand it.
For example, the former sun god Amanata's understanding of the sun is majesty, order, justice and law, and belongs to the camp of order neutrality, when the ancient sun god fell for various reasons, the lord of the morning light, Loshanda's understanding of the sun has become hope, growth, dreams, growth, prosperity and a better future, and the camp is classified as neutral and good.
At this moment, in the courtyard of two holy white trees, by the pond with the light of the moon, a visiting deity broke the silence that belonged to the Silver Lady.
The image created for himself by the visitor is that of a middle-aged man covered in scars, his body is covered with terrible wounds, his lean and short body is obscene, his arms are wrapped with red ropes, his legs are lame, and the half-naked visitor is only a few pieces of fabric around his waist, and the top of his head is slightly bald.
This image is special because most of the deities like to choose their own representative image or their own favorite image in their hearts.
The visitor did not come to gossip, and from the first moment of his arrival, a quarrel broke out.
"No, never, Yilmat, I don't care what you say, my answer is only - never." The goddess's angry bel canto expresses her extreme unwelcome to the visitor: "He is my child, my child!" β
"Silver Lady, I have always respected you, and I have always believed that you will be an important force on our side."
The visitor's voice was full of tiredness, and his words sounded less like a god, more like a middle-aged social animal in his forties, working hard to repay the loan to support his family.
"That's not why you're protecting that child, Our Lady of Silver." The middle-aged man's tone was indescribably serious: "In the Sage Havoc, we were born and died, fighting for the peace of the multiverse, and the Night Lady once almost ruined the alliance of order, and once almost hurt you. β
"I know." Suren turned his head, he refused to look at Ilmat, and the goddess in a moon-white apricot cream chiffon dress stepped on the ground of her god kingdom with her bare feet: "Let me interrupt you first, Ilmat, I know him, this examination has been going on since he was born, as far as I know, the sons of Manuel and Elizabeth have never been the sons of gods, nor are they the heirs of ancient evils, I trust my judgment." β
"Yes, we never question this, but the honorable Silver Lady, as you know, Bane has fallen, in the Sage Havoc, with Tom, and after the Holocaust, He recognized Thom's sacrifice and resurrected our most trusted companion." The middle-aged man saw that the goddess Suren was unwilling to look at him, so he limped and continued to approach: "The three gods of death have all fallen, but we are now facing an unprecedented enemy, Shirek, who is more dangerous, more crazy, and more disorderly than the three gods of death. β
"Ciric's problem is not between you and me, but between the gods, and don't forget, Yilmat, he is the chosen choice of the gods, and you and I have no right to question it." The Silver Holy Mother turned around suddenly, and the moon was raging in her eyes: "Gather ten powerful divine powers, you can go to the Polar Star Tent to impeach the Prince of the Dark Sun, instead of coming to me, this is your freedom, I will not interfere!" β
"But! I'll warn you, Yilmat, and Tyr and Thom! He's my child! I will not allow you to touch him! The Silver Madonna snapped, "This is my freedom!" If you want to fight the gods, come on! Don't talk nonsense here! β
"My child, I take care of !!"
Su Lun's categorical and tough attitude made the visitor's face ugly.
"I have a proposal, if we can find enough evidence that your child's existence threatens the safety of the kingdom, if that is the case, would you be willing to hand him over to us to be 'properly handled'?"
The visitor finally said.
"You have such freedom, I will not interfere with you, but I have a question for you." Su Lun's attitude was very indifferent: "If you make a wrong judgment, if you have wronged my child, then I will refuse to accept your confession!" β
ββ¦β¦ Hope your trust is worth it, Our Lady of Silver. β
In the face of Suren's extremely tough attitude, the visitor, who had no tangible evidence in his hands, finally flinched, and he shook his hand very tiredly, and the image dissipated.
As a good-natured deity, He could not have done as much as the Lady of Chaos and Goodness did with the Silver Lady.
He just wanted to "test" the child to make sure he was okay, but he didn't expect to be met with such a big opposition.
It seems that indisputable evidence is needed that convinces everyone.
The image of the visitor dissipated, and the goddess of holiness and purity continued to stand under the two holy white trees, her eyes closed.
You're not going to let me down, my kid, are you?
ββββI am the dividing line of order and goodnessββββ
"Wait!"
Aaron categorically stopped the female barbarian's plan to rush over as soon as she pulled her sleeve: "Asha, I said, listen to orders!" β
"With this pee, how can you assume that the other party is a robber who kills people and oversells goods?" Aaron said impatiently, "What if it's a passing caravan?" Traveller? β
"Tsk, I'll tell you, Aaron, when you encounter this situation in the wild, the other party is a robber nine times out of ten." Asha was also impatient: "What are you afraid of wronging a good person?" If you really make a mistake, won't you just let them go when the time comes? β
Aaron smiled: "Asha! Think about it, what would you do if someone came up and said that they would beat you up first, beat you with your things, and finally found out that they made a mistake and apologized to you? β
"What to do? This kind of thing, of course, is to make him taste a little bitter, at least to unload his arm and teach him a lesson! The female savage said naturally.
That's why people don't like teaming up with barbarians! Aaron covered his face.
Among the barbarians there is a well-known "barbarian economics".
"There's a great weapon in the blacksmith's shop, and the barbarians want to buy it!
But the barbarians have no money.
The barbarian borrowed money from the merchant to buy a huge weapon, and the great weapon is so useful!
Someone came to ask for a debt, and the barbarians had no money to pay it.
Afraid of what? Barbarians have huge weapons! β
ββββ the economics of the barbarians of the kingdom
After saying this, Asha herself realized that something was wrong, and her black face painted with oil paint was a little unnatural.
Barbarians are destined not to have a lawful camp, but barbarians can be good camps, and as a chaotic, kind, and neutral female barbarian, Asha knows more or less that she is wrong.
Wrong, a little bit wrong.
Just a little!
It's just that the female barbarian is unwilling to admit her mistake, she folds her arms and asks Aaron and Eleanor what to do next?
Aaron is actually a little tangled.
Judging from the fact that they came out to take risks to complete the mission, Aaron should actually avoid fighting as much as possible.
However, Aaron was eager to see how well the three of them worked together.
The so-called armed with sharp weapons, murderous intentions are everywhere.
"Let's take a look, Aaron, I feel a faint smell of blood in the air." Eleanor sensed something was wrong.
"Okay, let's go over and have a look." Aaron agreed, and he smiled brightly at Miss Priest, "After all, I can't refuse your request, Eleanor!" β
ββ¦β¦ What are you talking about, you guy! Miss Reverend patted Aaron lightly on the arm.
"Oh, it's disgusting, you two." Asha couldn't help the goosebumps on her body: "If you want to go, hurry up!" β
"Let's go!"
Walking through the woodland, following the footprints, the midsummer sun is shaded by dense trees, the smell of earth and humus is in the air, and the thick branches and dense roots of ancient trees speak of the oldness of this forest.
Cormier was once known as the "Forest Country", and there used to be one of the largest primeval forests in the country, but with the development of human beings, a large number of forests have been cut down, and the large forests that originally covered the entire land area have gradually been divided into several parts.
The shrinking forest area has also caused dissatisfaction among many people, especially the druids of the Church of the Father of Oaks, who have repeatedly publicly protested Cormier's poor protection of the forest, and have secretly stopped further deforestation by means of violence, including but not limited to violence, and support for bandits, bandits, beasts, and goblins.
In the woodland, in front of a large tree, in a small patch of shrub-covered air, lay two corpses, a man and a woman.
They looked young, with the woman's long blond hair stained with blood, and her face full of despair and disbelief.
The man's mouth was still open, and a sword stuck in his chest stained the bushes beneath him with blood.
A strong man in a green cloak and hood approached from the side with his pants packed, and he scolded and said to the two people guarding the corpse: "Damn, two poor people, they don't know how to bring a little more property out on a newlywed trip, what kind of marriage does this poor man marry?" It's better for the man to go to the dock to carry the bag, and the woman to go to the tavern to be a bitch, and make more money! β
"Fool with a bubble in his brain, so easy to trust others, he deserves to be robbed by us, and he would rather die than hand over something, damn, you forced me to do it, it's none of my business!"
"Hey, you two, did you find anything?"
"Nothing!" The two men guarding the corpse were also dressed in green cloaks and hoods, and one of them licked the blood on the dagger: "I found a few gold coins, oh, and a ruby ring, which sold for 30 gold coins the most." β
"You two bastards can't have swallowed something alone while I'm going to pee, right?" The leader grabbed a man by the collar.
"We don't dare, chief!"
"There's really nothing, boss!"
The two younger brothers hurriedly argued, and they shook their heads desperately.
"Really?" The robber drew his weapon and slapped the younger brother in the face with the blade of his knife.
"Not really, sir!"
"Then hurry up and pack up your things and go, damn it, it's another day with no gains."
After saying that, several people packed their things and prepared to leave.
Not far away, Asha stared at Aaron hiding behind a tree, triumphant.
You see, I guessed right, right?
"Well, you're right." The muscles in Aaron's face twitched a few times, and it seemed that he really didn't have enough adventure experience.
"Ready to do it, Eleanor, Asha." Aaron raised his hand, and the magic began to gather in his palm: "Remember what I said?" β
"Every one should be the last one, and then don't be afraid to lose!"
"Understood!" "Got it!"
Aaron and the others are not good at concealment, as they moved, the leader of the robber trio obviously sensed that something was wrong, he motioned for the two subordinates to put the body down, and took out a short knife from behind: "Who is it?" β
No one answered him, but something answered him!
A pink flame roared from the forest, ready to hit him in the blink of an eye.
The bandit leader's face changed dramatically, and he immediately turned to dodge, dodging the strange beam of flames.
The next scene shocked him.
The flame was dodged by him and turned into two things in the air that looked like forest fairies, and they turned around and grabbed his neck and thighs, and the burning pain stimulated his nerves, and the fire fairy opened its mouth, leaving two tooth marks on his body!
Warcry!
The barbarians are coming!
Asha's figure emerges from the forest.
Rampage! Reckless! Giant weapons!
Barbarian Dash!
The strong muscles were tense, the green tendons on the muscles of the barbarian in the rage bulged, and the blood gushed all over his body, and his figure, which was already more than one meter and eight, suddenly swelled another level.
She lunged forward like a giant bear, her halberd in both hands tore through the flesh, and the bandit leader was crushed with a single blow.
This was not the end, relying on the power of the rage, Asha followed up with a blow, breaking the arm of the bandit leader holding the knife.
"Ahhh Blood gushed out, and the bandit leader let out a bitter wail.
Immediately behind was Eleanor, Miss Priest raised the hand of the moon, and a bright light belonging to the Silver Madonna blinded one of the robbers, who then swung her hammer and slammed it down on the second one.
"In the name of the moon, be judged, murderer!"
However, the second robber's men were already on guard, and he rolled on the spot, dodged Miss Priest's hammer, and rose from the ground, about to flee: "Help! There are enemies! β
Oops! Both the barbarian and the priest's face changed slightly.
This guy is looking for reinforcements? And bandits nearby?
"Whew!"
Three multicolored cursors flew from the forest, struck the robbers' heads in a wonderful trajectory, and the heads exploded.
In the distance, Aaron lowered his hand shrouded in a colorful light.
It was the first blood he had ever taken since he woke up.
It doesn't feel bad!