The streets are now empty.

It's been three days since they came to the East Ancient City, even in the middle of the night, Babu and Monica have never seen such a depression in the city center, many merchants or customers are hiding in the shops, secretly spying on Babu and Monica who dare to walk on the street, and some even point at them in the room, like they see some monster.

Several soldiers in the street booths also saw Babu and Monica, and immediately pushed the door out, but Aurora, who was immediately behind, appeared in their field of vision, making them quickly dispel the idea of stopping them, and retracted into the booth and resolutely refused to come forward.

"Abby is annoyed, she's been asking me about last night." Aurora looked irritated and muttered, "I don't know any details, so I can only ask her directly." How serious is this? Why do I think there's something wrong with Abby, I've never seen her so serious. ”

"It's hard to say." Babu gave Monica a look, motioning for her to soothe the nervous Aurora, and then looked up at the sculpture not far away. In Babu's eyes, Ira's sculpture is still unusual, and according to his previous experience, it seems to mean that Ira's ontological will does not look directly at this world through the statue at this time.

Turning his gaze to the more conspicuous castle of the city lord not far from the statue, in fact, this morning, Babu had already seen it from a distance, and at this time he confirmed it again from a close distance. In conclusion, as in the morning, the patterns outside the castle, like those on the mud shells on the edges, had disappeared at some point, as if they had never appeared.

"What are you thinking?"

The sudden sound brought Babu back to his senses and found that he had unknowingly followed Aurora to Fist Storm.

Yes, not a temple, but a storm of fists, Aurora's own estate.

It was still morning, and the all-night tavern had just closed, and there were no waiters or guards, and the huge tavern was empty and pitch black, with only daylight shining through a few small windows, barely giving the tavern a glimmer of light.

Under the light of the faint light, a figure is hiding in the darkness, although it is not clear to see the appearance of the figure, but a look at the silhouette in the dark The concave and convex curve has clearly indicated the identity of the figure.

Abby, Ira's apostle.

"What did you see on the road? It makes you think so distractedly. In the darkness, Abby stared at Babu with big eyes and asked in a low voice, "Besides, this kid really can't say, so I can only invite you here, but the temple is too conspicuous, and I don't want to make it known now, so I asked her to invite you here." What happened last night, I listened to this kid recount, and it didn't feel right. ”

"It's not because you see anything, on the contrary, it's because you don't see anything, let's talk about this later." Babu pondered for a moment, then checked the entire tavern again, and after making sure that there was no one else, he said, "We bumped into a couple of soldiers last night, and it seems that we were directly at the behest of Matthew, and were assigned by the lord of the city to send a prisoner to the edge for the purpose of ...... Suspected blood sacrifice. Moreover, similar acts, which have been going on for at least a month, they mentioned the 'goods of tomorrow', that is, most likely, once a day, at least thirty times. ”

"So, are you sure it's a blood sacrifice?"

"We can only say that it is suspicious, and we can't be sure." Babu shook his head and sighed, "I want you to make sure, you should know more about blood sacrifices than we do, it's a special means of currying favor with the gods." ”

"Well, it's not dedicated, but it's not a big problem to understand it that way." Abby didn't explain much, "It is true that there are some beings who have been called gods who like to accept the blood sacrifice of believers, but 'she' doesn't like it, or 'she' hates that people sacrifice blood to her, especially if the blood sacrifice is also her believer." ”

Hearing Abby's words, Barbu and Monica finally breathed a sigh of relief, and their expressions finally relaxed.

"I know what you're worried about, but there's no need, it's like someone pouring raw meat into your favorite food, and she won't accept it. In fact, after Aurora told me about it in the morning, 'she' had already gone to check to see if someone was offering sacrifices to other gods to rob her of her territory. ”

"Huh?" Both Babu and Monica have a bad premonition.

"Oh, as you guessed, it didn't work out." Abby smiled wryly, "It is said that she deliberately checked carefully, but she didn't find anything. There are no traces of blood sacrifices, no traces of energy left by non-humans, nothing. ”

Babu didn't speak, but silently listened as Abby continued to explain.

"If you're telling the truth, then there's a big problem. Dozens of blood sacrifices are by no means a small amount. Abby affirmed, "Under normal circumstances, someone has carried out so many blood sacrifices in 'her' territory, no matter how dull 'she' is, she may not be aware of it at all, and the only possibility is that the people who performed the blood sacrifices, even the non-people who connected to the blood sacrifices, they deliberately concealed their actions and covered up their actions." In this case, the problem is more serious, than the blood sacrifice itself. The blood sacrifice can also be considered that it just reneged on its promise and loyalty to her, and instead threw itself into the arms of other gods, and concealed and concealed against 'her', which is similar to interfering with her perception, which is equivalent to directly attacking her, although I don't know what the purpose of that person is, but I can't stop her, and I don't want to stop her. ”

"Help me ask her." Babu said suddenly, "Has she been to check on the west, there was a war before, but now it should be over, I think she had better go and have a look." ”

Abby seemed to be in a daze for a few seconds, then her scattered gaze refocused, and she nodded: "She's gone, what, have you found anything?" ”

"Let's wait for her to come back and see what she finds." Babu smiled strangely and asked rhetorically, "In her absence, what was your previous agreement?" Don't just tell me the specific requirements, let us play freely, and then see if she can accept the final result? If she can't accept the result, will she simply destroy Donggu City? ”

"You don't really think that she's going to check the west and can't hear what you're saying." Abby couldn't maintain the smile on her face anymore, and said with a smile, "But the situation has changed, and it doesn't matter if you tell you now." That's right, you guessed it right in the first half, but she was not satisfied with the final result. However, the dissatisfaction is not as serious as you think, she will not destroy Donggu City, let alone send a punitive massacre warning. ”

"Then she ......"

"She's just going to give up on the East Valley City completely, and stop caring for and sheltering the city." Abby sighed and explained, "However, cities abandoned by the gods generally do not have any results worth looking forward to, but that is not 'she' herself, there is still an essential difference. ”

"Phew, it's okay, at least it shows that the gods are not all murderous beings." Monica finally smiled, "If you just leave, it should be considered very restrained, at least not to worry about the tragedy that Tanuki Town has experienced again, it is just a fantasy world master, and it almost directly destroyed a living world." ”

For some reason, Abby's expression became very subtle for a moment when she heard Monica's words, but the strange expression was quickly replaced by a charming smile that hung back on her face.

"It's milder than I thought, and it doesn't seem like she's devoid of human feelings." Babu subconsciously hugged Anna on his lap, feeling the trust and attachment that came from his body clinging to him, and asked with a smile, "Anyway, you have to wait for the result of 'her', why don't you take the opportunity to tell us what is going on with this family, especially the city lord?" We learned some inside information from His Royal Highness, and I feel that the situation of the city lord is a bit weird. ”

"Sophie? Yes, she had been remembering for a few years at that time, and she did know something. Abby's smile froze, her eyes fluttering, but finally she sighed and said, "Actually, it's because of this incident that 'she' has always been very tolerant of City Lord Wesley, otherwise there would be no result today." Wesley used to be a very conscientious leader and a good father. But that year he had a serious illness that was ready to die, because as an apostle of her, illness and old age had little effect on me, so he hoped to receive the gift of her, free from the threat of death. ”

"Although Donggu City is only one of 'her' territories, it is still more valued by her, and she did not embarrass Wesley, but agreed to Wesley's request. But...... There is no free harvest in the world, and what people want to get, they often have to pay a greater price, so big that people can't accept it. ”

"So he's crazy?" The Báb asked, "Is this his price?" ”

"It's just that taking the disease out of his body is not too difficult, and in fact, it is not a cost." Abby said it lightly, "But there is a premise for this, which is that Wesley needs to look directly at 'her' being. Heh, little sister your reaction is normal, obviously not knowing what that means, and you...... Babu, your expression is very interesting, even 'she' doesn't understand, when and how did you see her in essence? ”

"Ahem, who knows." Babu shrugged, "Maybe I saw it in a dream." ”

"Hee-hee, it doesn't matter, 'she' doesn't mind, it's just that you're not crazy, which makes me personally surprised. Even the first time I saw her, I inevitably fell into madness, but the recovery was relatively fast, and it was really sympathetic that you were able to stay normal all the time. Abby smiled and continued, "But whether you're normal or not, Wesley has been severely shocked anyway, his mind is completely distorted, and he can't recover. You think that's all there is to it? No, the consequences, or the real cost, are much more serious than that. ”

As if thinking of something, Babu stared thoughtfully at Aurora, staring at her creepy, baring his teeth and slamming his fist at Babu, until Monica held him down and rubbed his head, and then he was quiet.

"You guessed it, it's them." Abby put away her smile and said a little more apologetic in her voice, "No one thought that the consequences would be so serious and would appear in this way. Looking directly at the impact of 'her' ontology, not only did Wesley's own spirit be violently impacted into irreversible madness, but the impact followed the bloodline connection that only existed in the conceptual sense, and directly acted on the three children who had been born, the eldest was completely distorted like Wesley, the third ...... It took her more than a decade to barely understand the impact she had received at the beginning, and the one-time shock was spread over more than ten years, so she was completely fine. ”

"Roar, look at what." Aurora noticed that several people were staring at her, as if they were looking at monsters, and couldn't help but roar, "If you look at it again, I'll kill you all, roar." ”

"It's nothing, sometimes it's really not a bad thing to be brainless." Babu shook his head and sighed in a low voice, "I can still save my life." ”

"Of course." Aurora accepted it as a matter of course, and calmly lay aside in a daze, leaving Babu and Monica speechless.

"As for Sophie, she's actually the luckiest one." Abby also reached out and rubbed Aurora's short hair, until she shook her head like a cat in protest, and then continued, "Sophie returned to normal in less than two years, although she was still mentally fragile and a little deranged from being tortured by others, but at least overall it was normal, much luckier than her brother and her father, especially her father Wesley, who since then has been like a different person, acting very distorted and becoming more and more excessive, just because the whole thing is related to 'her', so she barely tolerates Wesley's madness." ”

"I can't tolerate it anymore this time?" Báb asked.

"Recently, Wesley's body has had problems again, last time he was only seriously ill, but this time he is getting older, and the functions of several organs in his body are rapidly degrading, unless he can become an apostle, even 'she' can't save him." Abby said regretfully, "But if you want to become an apostle, the first condition is to accept the gods and understand the gods, that is, to be able to return to normal after facing the gods, and he has no chance, so this time, 'she' directly rejected Wesley's request." ”

"Is this ......," asked the Báb with a smirk, "what happened more than a month ago?" ”

"Hmm." Abby lowered her gaze and said with a bit of regret, "After that, Wesley seems to be particularly concerned about some other gods, and 'she' has been completely disappointed in East Valley City and Wesley since then, and wants to abandon the city, you know?" ”

"I see." "So, he really can't hold on?" ”

"I can only say that if he can't get what he wants from other sources, he really won't be able to last a few days."

"What if you get it?"

Abby opened her mouth, just wanted to say something, suddenly smiled, at the same time, Babu saw the giant tree that covered the sky and the sun again, the sudden change made Babu instinctively hug Anna in his arms, but I don't know if it was the reason why she had been scared several times, Anna didn't tremble this time, but danced at Abby for a while, and then retracted into Babu's arms and ignored her.

"Your message is timely." Babu didn't know what Monica's eyes were like, maybe Abby was talking, but what he saw was a human face growing under the canopy of a giant tree speaking human language, "There is indeed an unusual information over there, but it dissipates quickly, and if it is a little later, it will not be noticed." ”

"So, he's really making blood sacrifices to other gods?"

"Yes." The voice is still the same female voice that I have heard a few times in my consciousness, and the voice seems to be full of endless allure, but the source is just a giant tree, "Actually, it's okay." ”

"Huh?"

"He might get what he wants most." The giant tree's voice also seemed to be relieved, "And there is no need for me and 'her' to continue to waste time in this world. ”

"You wait, or you wait." Babu rubbed his eyebrows, pondered for a while, and said, "Let me ask you a question, if you have been completely disappointed and decided to abandon this city, but before that, the city was threatened, and the city lord Wesley came forward and asked you to protect the city one more time, and then leave after dealing with the last threat, you ...... Will you help? ”

"This ...... It should be, that corpse mountain is not difficult to deal with. I don't know if it's Abby or Ira who answered, "What's wrong, what's the problem?" ”

"I know who I'm talking to, Ira." Babu sighed and said bluntly, "Since you brought us here to watch us perform, you might as well watch it for a while, don't rush to help, don't rush to make any decisions, maybe, you have a chance to see a more interesting performance?" Don't forget to pay us more, we don't do free work. ”

"No, no matter what you do, the advance payment I pay will be enough to satisfy you, only more, not enough."

"The one you said was the deposit?"

"Yes." I don't know if it's the giant tree or Abby, but the presence opposite Babu shook for a while.

"Well, I don't understand it yet, but I hope you didn't lie to us." Babu suddenly patted Aurora on the shoulder, "It is estimated that within a day or two, everything will be over, Third Highness, help us prepare something in a while, the sooner the better, otherwise, I'm afraid someone can't wait, hehe." ”

As he spoke, Barbu pulled Monica up, waved her hand and walked away, leaving only Abby and Aurora, who looked puzzled, looking at each other in the tavern surrounded by darkness, and after being stunned for a long time, Abby didn't know who she was saying to: "Okay, since you don't mind, then trust him for the time being, see what he can do, and see what else Wesley can do." ”