"We have lost the idol of the gods, and it is a great sin in any city, against any god, and it will surely bring the wrath of the gods and bring down unbearable punishment." Under the caravan, three guards were responsible for driving the vehicle all the way, looking at the direction, the target should be the Dulun Art Museum, and on the caravan, Matilda sat in the middle accompanied by the chief of the guard, Mondo, and told the story of Midnight City, "The sin has been forged, and the recovery of the idol is of course the highest priority, but even if the idol is recovered, it cannot cover up our sin of neglect, at most it is only mitigated." Moreover, at that time, in the eyes of the Presbyterian Church, the possibility of recovering the idol was almost ...... It doesn't exist."

"Huh?" Monica raised an eyebrow.

"It's very simple, the thing is gone, but the thief who stole it left the body there." Matilda gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "These bastards who steal things have betrayed the trust of our Midnight City, and they deserve this fate."

"Hmm...... That's right." Babu nodded approvingly, but his expression was a little subtle, and it wasn't until Monica couldn't help but smile and twist his arm that he stopped nodding.

"Therefore, if the thing is gone, it can only be taken away, the edge is so big, there is no return, and we dare not leave the entrance of the present world too far, we can only look near the entrance, but the person who picked up the thing may have long been far away, how can the thing be easily recovered. You must have had that same doubts last night."

"Indeed, that's why you didn't send so many people looking for idols?" The Báb asked, "Are you looking for a way to make amends?"

"Yes, we are to offer to the gods her favorite tribute, please her, ask her for forgiveness, and if Lord Jeru does not care, our sins will be atoned for."

Monica's face changed, and her first reaction was to think of the experience of Higashiya City: "Blood Sacrifice?"

"What's that?"

Seeing that Matilda's confused expression did not seem to be fake, Monica stared at her for a few seconds before slowly explaining, "Doesn't Jeru like to sacrifice flesh and blood to the gods, and sacrifice life and death to the gods?"

"Uh, that's disgusting." Matilda subconsciously showed a disgusted expression, "How could a god like such a bloody and disgusting thing, the god is obviously so beautiful and elegant, of course it is impossible to like blood sacrifices."

Monica didn't say anything right away, but turned her inquiring gaze to Babu, who watched the two discuss the blood sacrifice without saying a word, focusing mainly on Mondo, just like when he was in Thor. Seeing Monica's eyes at this time, he nodded without a trace, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I hope so." Having said that, Monica's hanging heart also relaxed, and she asked, "So, what do you think you can offer to the gods that you can please him and gain forgiveness?"

"Of course it's good things, and the gods love good things the most." Matilda showed a rather yearning expression and explained, "After the statue was stolen, the Council of Elders sent people to pursue it, and it turned out that the edge of the statue was extremely attractive, the buildings and streets were so beautiful, and even the city sculptures randomly placed on the streets were so beautiful, the Council of Elders estimated that there must be many treasures hidden in the city."

"Tsk, it's a work of art, a god who loves art?" Babu was stunned and asked suspiciously, "However, the art here does not belong to our world, can you really accept it if you offer it to Jeru?"

"Yes, those works of art may be art from another world, and they don't belong to us." Matilda's attitude became very serious, and there was even a little more holiness in her expression, "But the appreciation of art and beauty knows no world, as long as it is truly the beauty that Lord Jeru appreciates, then no matter which world the work is, it is the best gift for adults."

"I see......," Babu sighed, muttering to himself, "I seem to have accidentally introduced a bunch of rats into the rice bowl."

"Huh?"

"No, it's nothing, anyway, your elders would like to send out these teams to collect as much art as they can?"

"Yes, and then select some of them to be worthy of Jero, in exchange for your forgiveness." Matilda explained, "Originally, for some reason, it came out yesterday

, I didn't have time to search nearby, and when I was going back to the city in the evening, I thought I could only go back empty-handed. Unexpectedly, when Mondo and the others wanted to come over to check it out early this morning, they happened to find a building full of art next to the campsite. Ah, Mondo, this must be the place, it looks so beautiful."

The caravan stopped in the small square at the entrance of the Duron Art Museum, where the huge circular fountain once appeared repeatedly in Babu's memory fragments, but now it has become dilapidated, and even the more than 500-year-old bronze sculpture in the middle of the pool is only half of its body, and the broken gap is exposed, telling of endless desolation.

However, even if you don't look at it, this huge building with reliefs and painted in the color of masonry still looks beautiful in the early morning at the gradually lit edges, and the red mist that fills the building casts a layer of mystery over the beautiful building.

"Mondo, you're right." After a moment's pause, Matilda withdrew her gaze, "It's already this on the outside, and it's likely that there are good things hidden inside that haven't been discovered. Regardless of the harvest, the discovery of this place is the first credit of the four of you. When I go back, I will explain to my mother that in the future, your treatment will be at least three levels higher, and you will be permanently improved."

"Thank you for your generosity." Mondo stood up and bowed deeply, and said in a serious manner, "But we don't dare to be greedy, it was Mr. Babu the Traveler who brought us here that I could find this place." He couldn't have been able to lure us here at night by mistake, he must have surveyed first, so he must have discovered the people here first."

"I know, I know, you're still the same, and you care about these things so clearly." Matilda patted the middle-aged man's hand lightly and said softly, "I have other plans for a few travelers, so you don't have to worry. The treatment I said just now remains unchanged, don't object to it, just fight for the three of them, the three outside, knowing that you are eavesdropping, said that the third level is the third level, and it has been decided."

"Oh~" The cheers of the two men and one woman almost lifted the roof of the cockpit, and Matilda smiled with satisfaction, straightened her seat, and turned to the Babu.

"Travelers, I've confirmed with my own eyes that now, we should have a good deal."

Babu and Monica each make a casual gesture.

"First of all, I'll tell you the truth, finding tribute to make up for our sin of losing the idol is indeed a very important thing for Midnight City, but it's not like there is no other way to make amends, and you also promised me that I could exchange the idol back, so it would be easier to make amends, so for me personally, it's not that important." Matilda fell silent suddenly, hesitated for a moment before she said, "However, the act of finding tribute itself is very important to me, and it can even affect the rest of my life."

Babu and Monica looked at each other, and they could see the confusion in each other's eyes.

"I know, this is not the attitude that should be done when talking about business, how can I show my attitude first, but you have saved the lives of the five of us, and I don't plan to hide my purpose." Seeing the doubts between the two, Matilda explained simply, at this time she no longer hesitated, and said very calmly, "I hope you can help us explore this building together, we will send people, you will use your strength and experience, and strive to clean the building within a few days, and the loot found, those works of art that have no actual value belong to me, those items that can be sold in this world such as jewelry, gold, etc., we will agree to distribute them, and you have the right of first refusal, how about it?"

"Since this is so important to you, why don't you do it yourself?" Monica's question was straight to the point, "Such an important matter, if it were me, I would definitely have to carry it out myself to rest assured, why did you entrust it to me?"

"Because you are marginal travelers, and we are not." Matilda smiled bitterly, "This building is on the edge, what I can use is the family's guards, although they are all combatants, but they are not professional marginal people, compared to you, they have no experience and no strength, if we rely on ourselves, we may not be able to solve the problem." Therefore, it is precisely because this matter is so important that I must ask you professionals to help, and last night, I have proved my character with my actual performance, and I have fully demonstrated your strength in the square, and I think you deserve to deliver the most important thing

to you. Moreover, this is only the first step, and if possible, there may be room for further cooperation in the future."

Monica thought for a moment, then leaned into Bab's ear and said, "Do you mind this distribution?"

Babu was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically, "Mind? Why do you suddenly ask that?"

"When you found that painting before, you seemed to be very good at appraising, and you had taken things from here before, and I am afraid that you are like them, you are also interested in these things, and you are also interested in what she said, so there will be a fundamental conflict, and the basis for cooperation will be lost."

"Well, I do know a lot about them, and I know how to identify them, but I prefer them to this one rather than love them." As he spoke, Babu's muscles trembled, tugging at the purse on his waist and making a rattling sound, "As for them themselves, I don't have a hobby of collecting them, so I can just look at them once in a while, so don't worry about me at all."

"Then I think this distribution method is feasible and the reasons are acceptable. Besides, don't be ashamed, everyone is looking at you, don't make a fuss." Monica punched Babu in the arm before whispering, "However, I'm a little worried that the further cooperation she said will always feel like it will be a troublesome task."

"But the more troublesome the task, the more likely it is that we will get the results we want."

"That's right." Monica nodded, "Then I have no opinion, I will join forces with them to carve up the art museum, as for whether to continue to cooperate in the future, we will see the situation after the end."

With the decision settled, Babu and Monica nodded to Matilda, who looked out of the caravan as she pulled out a flat stack of papers from her luggage. Met Matilda's inquisitive gaze, Babu did not explain, but smiled mysteriously.

"Since you think we're professionals and willing to give us important tasks, we can't let you down." As she spoke, Babu grabbed a pen and paper and pulled Monica and Judy out of the car. As soon as they got out of the car, they saw Babu standing by the fountain without water, raising the pen in his hand to the dilapidated building, squinting one eye to measure something, measuring it for a while, bowing his head and drawing a few strokes on the paper, and soon, a three-dimensional realistic outline of the building appeared in Babu's pen.

"Seven hundred and thirty meters long, eighty-four meters wide, a total of 568 rooms in the whole building." The nib of the pen jumps flexibly on the paper, making the outline of the building more and more clear, and even the isolation walls between the rooms that cannot be seen from the outside are drawn on the paper one by one, the lines are dense, but each line is clear and clear, so that the picture is refreshing and refreshing, and there is no confusion at all.

"The highest is 7 floors, 31 meters, and the lowest is 3 basement floors, 9 meters. There are eleven entrances and exits, eight escape ladders, which are only distributed on the first five floors, with 1,074 windows and 340 intact windows."

"Brush brush brush", the pencil picked up in the edge quickly slid on the paper, and the architectural drawings of the Dulun Art Museum slowly emerged, and with the movement of the brush and the increase of lines, the location of the building depicted in the drawings became deeper and deeper.

"One hundred and twenty-one corridors, at least fifty secret passages, which can connect any two floors, and at least forty-five secret rooms, with entrances in different rooms. When we invade, we can enter from here, here, and here, and the security of these places...... I mean, these places are easier to break through, and even if there are mutants, they are not easy to disturb. However, in fact, the more suitable location for invasion is on the roof, and from there, we will not be easily attacked from front and back." The movements of his hands did not stop, and he slowly paced around the building, slowing down several blank pieces of paper in succession, before Babu's movements stopped, staring at the building from a distance. After staring at it for a moment, Babu turned abruptly and said, "Matilda, I need a measuring tape, a rangefinder, a protractor...... What is the situation with you?"

The Báb could not go any further, for he was startled as soon as he turned around, and a group of people were gathered behind him, carefully following him up and down, not daring to make any noise until he stopped drawing and turned around, and their expressions finally relaxed.

"Well, we didn't, didn't." Matilda asked cautiously, "You were drawing the structure just now?" How do you get to what is inside?"

"The interior of a building of this size is often quite comparable

Complicated, large and small rooms, bright or dark passages, hidden secret doors, if you break in recklessly, it is inevitable that you will be attacked by mutants who don't know where to burrow, and at least a small half of the rooms inside will be missed, and they are all relatively important rooms." The tone of Babu's explanation was affirmative, making people dare not doubt it at all, "Any action, you must be prepared in advance, if you want to start with a building of this scale, at least one set of architectural drawings is a must, without the drawings, the difficulty of exploration will increase exponentially." If you really don't have a drawing, you have to draw one out of thin air like I am now, and as for how to draw it, this is exactly what we rely on as professionals, and it is a trade secret. But it's not enough to just look at the shape, now I only draw a rough internal path, the deviation can be very large, I need a lot of tools, so I can estimate the internal structure from the outside. You should be able to provide these tools in Midnight City."

As she spoke, Babu handed over a list, and Matilda looked at the names that most of them didn't recognize, and finally understood for the first time what a real profession was. She barely looked through the list and sighed, "There should be, but I'm not sure, so let's go back to Midnight City first, and get all the things you want before we come back, you're right, such an important action must be fully prepared."

"Okay, let's go to Midnight City first."

Babu was stunned for a moment as he saw Monica's purse, and the two looked at each other as they remembered the great trouble in the riverbed.

"Cross the river and enter the city......" The expressions of the two were quite subtle.