Chapter 233: Lawson's Exclusive Spirit (1/3)
The interior of the white jade hall is very empty, but except for the strange material of the palace itself, which resembles mutton fat and white jade, the interior decoration is very simple.
There is basically no furniture to be seen, and there is no decoration to be seen, not to mention the Earl's Mochizuki Garden, even the golden manor of Bilgou is far inferior.
So it seemed empty, and when I walked past, I could hear the sound of footsteps.
To be precise, Rosen's footsteps are silent, but Alphroya does, which indirectly proves the correctness of what she said before.
This is a corner of the mortal world, and the other party also has a physical body.
Rosen's heart moved slightly, and he carefully recalled the previous two times, and found that it was the same before, the other party's footsteps were sound, but he was a light soul body.
A question came to mind: "And what part of the mortal world is this?"
Looking at the situation outside, it seems to be in the depths of a certain mountain range, but it cannot be ruled out that it is a magic illusion deliberately created by the other party to confuse perception.
I can't figure it out for a while, so I just don't want to.
Soon, the two reached the depths of the main hall and could see two passages.
One leads to an apse, and the door of the apse is hung with a lilac gauze tent, and some furniture is faintly visible, which seems to be a living space.
The other is a turning staircase.
Alfroya walked up the stairs, and Rosen followed him.
After walking a few steps, Rosen finally couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart: "Sage, such a big palace, are you the only one who lives alone?"
"Yes."
"Don't you feel lonely?"
"Not really, because I can easily hear all kinds of prayers from believers, all the time, so much that I can't sleep."
Rosen suddenly felt very strange: "Sage, believers should pray to your father, and you, as a daughter, can also hear the prayer?"
After saying that, he immediately felt inappropriate: "Holy one, I have trespassed."
Alfroya, however, did not seem shy about these questions.
"It's okay. Mage believers are not the same as ordinary believers. Ordinary believers are lost lambs, but mage-believers are among the shepherds who assist God the Father in administering the mortal world."
"As a shepherd, you are qualified to know the general rules of the workings of the kingdom of God, and naturally I will not hide it from you."
She walked to the corner of the stairs and paused to look back at Lawson.
"The Father's retreat from the Tower of Truth is so complete that even we, the children, cannot perceive His presence."
"In the same way, God the Father, in order to get rid of the world completely, has also surrendered his authority over believers. Each sibling was given a share of authority. My authority is the Yellow Waters."
Rosen understood a little, but more doubts welled up.
"Since you also live in the mortal world, where is the kingdom of God?"
It seems that in the mythology of the earth, the gods live in the kingdom of God.
Alfroya didn't answer.
She continued to walk towards the second floor.
When she walked, the corners of her skirt swayed, and because she was wearing a multi-piece skirt that was conducive to dancing, the side openings were quite high, so that at Rosen's angle, part of the thigh outline could be seen.
There is a combination of the flawless almost hazy glowing snow-white skin like Olekja, and the plump and rounded lines like his wife Thrandis.
It only flashed for a moment and disappeared, but it made Lawson jump uncontrollably.
Just a jump, she was noticed by Alfroya, she raised her hand to cover the corner of her skirt, and looked down at Lawson with a puzzled face.
"Master Lawson, I don't understand you. Why are you so obsessed with the former when you think that the pleasures of the flesh are far inferior to the pursuit of truth?"
Rosen coughed lightly and explained slightly awkwardly.
"Holy One, God says that all men have sin, and this is the sin that I cannot get rid of." Z.br>
As he spoke, he walked briskly to the corner of the stairs while looking down at the ground.
Alphroya commented, "Then you are really sinful, and when you have time, you will go to the temple and repent a lot."
"Respectfully
Follow the teachings of the saints." Rosen replied respectfully.
Only then did Alfroya let go of the hand that was pressing the corner of her skirt and continued to walk up to the second floor.
After reaching the second floor, there is a rotunda with obsidian doors painted with dark gold patterns on the surface of the hall.
Alfroya pushed open one of the doors and entered a large, slightly dimly lit room.
The room was unfurnished, except for a thick bearskin blanket on the floor, and there was no air currents in it, and it was filled with a strange warm current.
After entering the room, Lawson felt warm all over his body, and the cold left by the cold mountain wind was suddenly swept away.
"Puff~~"
Alfroya raised her hand to cover the corners of her skirt, sat down on the bearskin blanket with her legs curled, and pointed to the opposite side, "You can sit too, Master Lawson."
Rosen nodded and knelt across from him more than a meter away.
Alfroya's face was slightly solemn.
"You just asked where the kingdom of God is, and I can only tell you that the kingdom of God is in the hearts of all believers in the land of gold. But what it looks like will have to wait until you actually get there to fully understand it."
After saying this, without waiting for Rosen's answer, she began to get down to business.
"The unexpected awakening of the evil god Zainaro has caused huge losses to the highlands, at least 600 souls have been directly damaged by it, and at least 6,000 souls have become the delicacy of the Frost Emperor."
"There are only 980,000 people in the entire highlands, and this kind of loss can be described as extremely tragic, and it is the largest tragedy that has occurred in the entire golden land in the past 100 years."
The more Rosen listened, the more he felt that the matter was serious, and at the same time, he felt that Vivien was afraid that her life would not be guaranteed.
"So, after the Evil God Incident has subsided, it is my focus to thoroughly investigate the origin of the Evil God Incident. My brother, St. Gerdermaine, also urged me many times to find out what happened."
"I personally went to the bottom of the mine to investigate, found some key clues, and together with multiple verifications, I finally confirmed the true identity of the person who awakened the evil god."
Speaking of this, she looked at Rosen, "That is, Vivien, the twin sister of the current patriarch of the Morrow family. Ms. Morrow."
What else could Rosen say, he spread his hands and said that he was very sorry.
"I know your close relationship with Vivien, and I know how the Moreau family has helped Shapole. I know more about the fact that you know that Vivien is the real murderer, but you don't report it to me."
When it came to the last sentence, Alphroya's face had condensed like frost, and her dark golden eyes were condensed like ancient pupils that had traveled through time, revealing the ruthlessness of the vicissitudes of life.
It was scary, but Lawson didn't panic at all.
Because the other party really wants to mess with him, he has already done it directly, and there is no need to chirp and talk about it.
And the reason why she didn't do it, she just took out this thing to scare him, I was afraid that she was going to use this thing as some kind of bargaining chip.
So, he sighed softly.
"Vivien may have my baby in her belly, and she made an unintentional mistake in her quest for true knowledge, while the thousands of people in Moonlight are complete strangers to me."
"All kinds of factors made it really difficult for me to choose, and I finally chose to turn a blind eye."
Alphroa softened a little, "I can hear that this time it's true, so I'm not going to hold you accountable for your petty faults."
"Thank you for your forbearance, Sage."
Alfroya's tone was cold again.
"But for whatever reason, Vivien has committed a great sin, and according to the third golden rule, she will be tied to the divine punishment and suffer the divine punishment of three platinum light thunders."
Rosen spread his hands and sighed softly, "I'm sad, but people are always responsible for their mistakes,"
Alfroya was also secretly relieved to see that Rosen did not react as violently as an ordinary young man.
"It's a good thing she doesn't have a baby yet, so strictly speaking, you don't have anything to do with her. You don't have to feel guilty about it."
But Rosen was still a little reluctant after all.
It's not because of personal feelings, but I feel that it's a pity that a genius alchemist like Vivian is killed like this.
Just like the father of modern chemistry who was gagged in the head, a genius's head falls easily, but it may take hundreds of years to grow again.
Of course, there is also a major reason that there are no relatives and friends of Rosen among the affected people in Moonlight Town, and if there are, then he naturally does not hesitate to support Vivian.
So, he decided to try to ask for a few words of affection for Vivian, whether it was successful or not, and that he would fulfill his intentions and have a clear conscience in the future.
"Sage, what price do I have to pay to avoid Vivien's punishment?"
Alfroya's eyes twinkled, "Are you coveting the pleasure of her flesh?"
Rosen shook his head: "You must also know that I have no shortage of objects of physical pleasure in the mortal world, and it doesn't matter if there is more than her, and it doesn't matter if there is less of her."
"But an alchemist like Vivienne probably doesn't have many golden lands in the entire world."
"Perhaps, one of her future achievements will greatly advance the development of the world. No, just now, the clay potion she created is enough to change the world dramatically."
"And few people know the full truth of the evil god incident at present......
"You don't have to say it, I see what you mean."
Alfroya interrupted Rosen with a wave of his hand, and then fell into deep thought.
After about a quarter of an hour, she spoke, "I have summoned Vivien's soul and asked her to come here for questioning."
Not long after the words fell, there was a knock on the door, and Vivien's voice came in, timidly.
"Sage, I've arrived."
"Come in."
The door was pushed open, and Vivien walked in like a shrunken quail, and then she saw Lawson, and her dark blue eyes suddenly showed a deep sense of horror.
She lost her mind and shouted uncontrollably, "Rosen, you betrayed me?!"
Rosen didn't speak.
Alfroya smiled coldly, "Don't judge randomly, reckless alchemist, I would have found out about your little matter a long time ago."
"If he hadn't interceded for you, you would have been on the Divine Punishment Rack for three days at most."
Vivian's face was already white, but after hearing this, it was even more white and almost transparent, and as soon as her steps were soft, the whole person sat down on the ground.
"Sage, I didn't mean to, I just slashed hard at the root of the tree with my serkin, but it didn't move. I set fire to it again, and the roots came alive and almost killed me!
"I don't need to recount what I know."
When Alphroa said this, Vivien was speechless, though she wanted to speak, as if her mouth had been gagged by something.
The Holy Spirit then pronounced the final judgment.
"Vivien. Morrow, through your fault, Moonlight Town was ruined. But because of your special talents, I have decided to use my immunity to spare you from divine punishment."
As soon as Vivien heard that there was no need for divine punishment, she immediately regained her vitality, and her face improved at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"But a fault is a fault, and simply killing you will not make up for the loss of the past."
"So, for the rest of your life, you're going to give your full support to Crescent Town's reconstruction. Before you die, raise the population of Crescent to over 100,000."
Vivien nodded repeatedly, "I see, I will definitely support Crescent Town with all my might."
After a pause, he said, "Even if the Sage doesn't say it, I will support it, after all, it is my man's town."
Lawson glanced at her, "Please note, I'm not your man."
Vivien grinned, "It's okay if you don't admit it, I'll just admit it."
After speaking, he also threw a wink at Rosen.
Lawson was speechless, only to feel that extraordinary people really have extraordinary minds.
Obviously, one moment he was scared to death, but the next moment he was in the mood to flirt.
It's no wonder that after beating the evil god's idea, he can still sleep peacefully.
Alfroa was also impressed by Vivian's appearance, and reached out to pat the bearskin cushion, "Lady Vivien, watch your words!"
"Now, get out!"
As soon as she waved her hand, Vivien's soul gradually faded, and when she faded, she still didn't forget to throw another wink at Rosen.
Rosen felt a headache.
Alfroya squinted at him and smiled, "It's too late to regret it now."
Rosen sighed, "Sage, how can I regret it."
Alfroya was slightly stunned, and then asked, "You guessed it?"
Lawson nodded, "Yes." The Sage was actually ready to let Vivian go a long time ago, and the price of letting Vivian go should not be small, and it might even make your status drop."
"More accurately, to free you from many earthly trivialities. So you danced with joy and relieved yourself of many of your guards."
"Your words and deeds tell me that you're probably no longer the Guardian Spirit of the Highlands, and that you should now be demoted to the Guardian Spirit of Crescent Town, right?"
This time, Alfroya was stunned for a long time: "Am I acting so obvious?"
"Let's just say you're not good at disguise."
Rosen added, "I'm curious, why did you do that?"
Now that she had guessed it, Alfroya no longer hid it.
"Because it's much more interesting to observe the growth of a few geniuses than to listen to a whole bunch of mortals chattering about rats in the oil tank at home."
Rosen immediately understood.
So he asked, "Can I give me the knowledge of the soul?"
"I really can't give this."
"Then you specially asked me to come here to find me a good helper, and then tell me by the way that you have become my exclusive guardian spirit?"
Alphroya was stunned for a moment, and immediately corrected, "I am the guardian spirit of Crescent Town, not yours."
Lawson spread his hands, "It doesn't matter, because Crescent Town is mine."
"Not yet."
"Yes."
After saying this, Rosen immediately got rid of the pointless dispute: "What is the new guardian spirit of the heights?"
"My sister, the nine hundred and eighty-nine daughters of God the Father, the patron saint of Whitehorse, St. Glennana."
Rosen was very happy: "As soon as I heard the origin, I knew that this sister has a good relationship with you, and the relationship with me will definitely not be too bad."
Without thinking about it, Alfroya waved her hand: "Okay, okay, you know everything you need to know, go back."
Rosen felt that as soon as it was dark in front of him, he had returned to a warm and comfortable body.
As soon as Rosen left, the door was pushed open.
A woman wearing a black gauze dress, with a face almost identical to Alfroya's, but with a completely extreme temperament, appeared behind the door.
She leaned on the door frame and said with a smile, "Sister~~ Let's talk about it first, because of his extra World Force in Huangshui Heights, we are half of us."
"No, I'm seven and you're three."
"I'm not going to do it, I'd rather go back to that rotten place in Whitehorse. At least there weren't so many trivial things there, and there weren't any about the free gallery being opened to the Christians."
"Okay, I'll be six, you'll be four."
"Hee-hee~ Sister, I like this little guy too. Why don't you give him to me and let me run Crescent?"
"Get out!"
"It's so ruthless, sister~"