Chapter 22: The Afternoon of the Heavens

It was already afternoon at this time, and it was at its busiest in the city of Leberney. The streets full of restaurants are bubbling with earthly aromas, passing by the door of the flower shop will take away a burst of fragrance, and then passing by, magic treasure shops, furniture stores, and all kinds of entertainment venues are bustling with people. Guards patrol the streets of the city, motorcycles mostly at low speeds overhead, and mischievous children play in the crowd and run all the way across the bridge over the river.

This city exudes happiness and stability.

You can see that Lebany has managed this place very well.

And they came from the Duchy of Sramie across the river, and they found a lot of things here that they couldn't see in Slemy, so they were still very excited. Along the way, I not only looked at the banquet dresses, but also ate and played all kinds of food, just like three ordinary civilians.

Pera's taste is really ...... Like her personality, it's hard to put into words. They had already visited no less than ten clothing stores, all of which she had picked herself, but she couldn't bear to look at them.

In the witch's words, if others don't know, they think they bought it to open the altar and jump the god to wear.

And this time, they came to a dark and curious clothing store...... Pera had been taunted by them countless times before, so she disappeared as soon as she entered this time.

Ye Fan picked up the ornament on the table that looked like a sea urchin, and looked at the trademark like the blood spell array on the wall, but he still couldn't tell whether it was a weapon store or a clothing store.

There were still brawls and mournful wails from behind, and it seemed like some kind of heavy metal rock music was performing. He was a little worried, and the boss with a scar on his face was about two or three meters away from them, and he only dared to lean into the witch's ear and whisper, "!! This place is not normal......"

Witch: "I think so too...... Look at this dark style and sequins...... Armour. The dots above this are...... Blood??? Can this really be worn......"

Ye: "Why don't we leave her alone?" ”

"Hmm" the witch nodded, "If anyone reports this cult activity, don't say I've been here!" ”

So the two of them stepped on the wind and came out, and they didn't go far before they arrived at an old street with many entertainment items. When they passed by a soothsayer's shop, they looked at it for a while as they were also shamans.

They heard a somewhat familiar voice, one with extreme anxiety and a hint of crying.

The wizard mother-in-law in the store spoke in a tone of helplessness and anger: "How many times have you been here!" I said that the way to change is no! I'm not God! ”

"Master! Please! There must be a way to change the luck! TAT”

Ye Fan and the others finally saw the man's face clearly, it turned out to be the young officer they had seen in the Earl's Mansion before, it seemed to be called something...... Changan Sabuye?

The officer, whose real name is Chang'an Sabstiel, knelt directly in front of the wizard's mother-in-law, and burst into tears: "Why is it a 'big murderer' every time you calculate it??! This must be a sign of checkmate below! Please save me! ”

People came and went on the street, and they all saw such a noisy scene, and they were immediately very happy, and they all watched it as a sketch.

The wizard's mother-in-law felt embarrassed and wanted to send him away quickly, but her voice was fiercer: "Then what can I do?!" Destiny is hard to disobey! ”

Who knew that the two goods directly hugged her legs: "Master! I am old above, and I am ...... below Puppy Ah Huang, Parrot Ah Tu, Groundhog Ah Tu, Alpaca Ah Cao...... This home can't live without me, wow!! ”

She lifted her foot and kicked the person straight out of the gate. He fell there with his face to the ground and his ass turned into the air, shaking the dust on the ground for several meters......

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Ye Fan and the others were also stunned, and it took a while to come back to their senses. They could not be seen by the man outside the Earl's Court, so they scrambled to hide.

The crowd burst into laughter, but he petrified in that awkward posture, oblivious to the laughter around him.

I don't know how long it took for Changan Sabstiel to stand up stiffly, and the painting style on his body was so bleak that the people around him were several meters away when he left like a zombie.

Ye Fan and the others followed curiously, but found him sitting alone on the river dam, looking loveless.

He stared at the sunset, as if his emotions were also in harmony with the glow, and then used the orb to dial out the communication.

"Mom...... Well...... It's nothing...... I just want you to ......."

After that, Ye Fan and the witch would take it out and talk about it when they were eating.

Ye Fan remembered the question that had been repeating in his mind for the past two days, and asked her: "Witch, what is the soul of Wang Ma?" ”

The witch was feeding the cat's hand and stopped, looking at him unexpectedly: "Huh? Don't you know? ”

"I don't know."

The witch pointed to the sky: "Then you don't know what this is, do you?!" ”

Ye Fan looked up and saw that the huge magic symbol was even more conspicuous in the dim sunlight.

Of course he knew what it was: "The twelve Seiya gods of the Garden of the Gods? ”

Witch: "You don't seem to know it all...... At noon, it's the one over there...... I was there early. ”

He looked in the direction she was pointing, and his pupils reflected a large symbol in the sky.

"......" he asked cautiously for fear of being taken for a fool: "What is the afternoon of the sky?" ”

The witch still looked at him with a surprised face, probably because she thought that someone didn't know about this kind of common sense, so she was so surprised. She replied, "The noon of the sky corresponds to the title of the King of Horses, which is one of the twelve star gods you just mentioned. In addition, there are also the son of Fuyan, the ugliness of the strong demon, the day of breaking the sky, the failure to exorcise demons, and so on...... The noon of heaven appeared in the sky more than 200 years ago, and according to legend, the power it represents among the twelve gods is freedom. ”

The symbol is made up of a number of circles that form subtle shapes of antlers, heads, and wings, and according to legend, these circles also represent infinite space, as the power of the King of Horses can defy all barriers of space.

As she narrates, some plausible myths and legends are revealed.

"The world we live in now is a stable generation. However, this is not always the case. In the distant past, monsters ruled the world on an equal footing with other intelligent beings. No one can explain where such a huge number of monsters came from, and they appeared as if out of thin air, destroying civilization on the planet in the blink of an eye. Humans and other living beings, in such a dark age, can only be reduced to food for monsters......"

The atmosphere of the story is so good that she even uses video effects of magic beads and woolen dolls to tell these stories.

"Just when the monsters were about to slaughter all the living creatures and darkness was about to cover the earth, twelve 'wills' appeared." Witch: "The twelve gods have mercy on the tragic fate of the common beings and have decided to destroy the evil monsters. Under the overwhelming power of the great gods, the dark power of the monsters is vulnerable. In the end, more than 99% of the monsters were wiped out, and most of the remaining monsters fled to what is now known as the 'Exorcism Continent'. After this great victory, order and civilization in the world also began to be rebuilt. And the twelve gods did not leave there, but stayed in this world in the form of blessings. They are the Twelve Stars of the Garden of the Gods! ”

She continued, "Legend has it that every once in a while, these twelve divine powers will start a sacred battle in the world as inheritors, and the winner will be decided between the twelve inheritors. Only one of the twelve will be able to fight to the end, and will possess twelve divine powers at the same time, and with these powers, he will obtain the great miracle of the 'Birth of the Truth'! ”

Finally, the plush crown is placed on the cat's head, and the special effects of the story gradually dim, and the curtain slowly closes the stage. Ye Fan just sat opposite with a blank face, and his only movement was to stir and stir in the milk with a spoon.

Witch: "...... Big brother, how about you give me a reaction? ”

Ye was ruthless: "There are too many doubts in this story." I don't know where to start complaining. ”

β€œοΌŸοΌŸοΌŸβ€ Witch: "What's suspicious?" You just say. ”

Ye thought for a moment before he spoke: "Let's pick the two most problematic points, the first one is, if there are really twelve gods, why do the gods destroy monsters?" ”

β€œοΌŸοΌŸ What is the witch?" Witch: "It must be to save the people who were persecuted by monsters." ”

"I know." Ye: "But why save them? The gods and the creatures of the earth are obviously different races, right? On what basis would they stand together? Moreover, in this world, even the same race does not necessarily help each other, so why would the gods come to help? Whether the creatures in this world are extinct or not, it doesn't matter to them...... What benefit can they get from being so powerful? ”

"......" Witch: "Typical Sramian thinking, not bad...... I think the reason why the gods help the living beings is probably because they can't get used to the evil things that monsters do. After all, their divine and demonic evils are incompatible...... Moreover, is there a possibility that the gods look at us too cute and are reluctant to exterminate us~~"

Ye Fan still had a skeptical expression on his face. Then he threw out the second question: "Second, since the gods are on the same side, they are all for the purpose of destroying monsters." Then why did the infighting between the twelve forces start later? There can only be one winner? Doesn't that sound strange? Aren't they in a gang, why did they fight?? ”

The witch was also stunned for a moment, and he continued to mend the knife: "And the 'birth of truth' of the person who won in the end is also full of doubts, no, no, it is nonsense...... What's that? ”

"Why didn't you find out that you were so good before" The witch wiped her cold sweat: "I said it all, these are just legends!" Legend! Legend! Do you know what that means? ”

"Really...... Excuse me. Ye Fan: "I just want to figure out these things." ”

The witch looked at him, "Hey, I didn't expect you to be interested in this kind of thing...... But seriously, a lot of what I just said is just a copy of myths and legends, and its authenticity ...... I don't really know about it, but it's all about ancient times. ”

The reason why Ye Fan wanted to figure it out was also for his own reasons. He was a little hesitant to tell her about it, but that thought was dispelled by what she said next.

"But there are two things that can be said with certainty, it really happened" Witch: "One is the dark age when monsters ruled the world, this is a period of time that really existed, and there is a lot of historical evidence to confirm it to this day." Of course, it is also true that this era has been shattered and monsters have been sanitized in large numbers. Otherwise, how can there be such a good life as we have now~~~"

"As for whether the gods destroyed the monsters...... Alas, I'm not sure for myself after you said it," she continued, "but it is certain that the twelve gods are real, and that great divine power also exists, and that is the second point. You look at the things in the sky, that's the evidence. ”

Ye Fan looked at the huge symbols in the sky again, the blue sky, printed with several magic talismans with endless power, exuding a mysterious and powerful charm, unaffected by anything in this earthly world.

Witch: "And those divine powers are extremely powerful, and they can't be compared with the magic power in our bodies...... Their strength is measured in national strength. That beautiful hairpin...... The Holy Relic, who inherited the power of the king's horse, can't believe that we sent such a thing, no wonder it will be targeted by enemies like the 'Eight Evildoers'...... When the time comes, if the divine power of this hairpin is inherited by the heir it recognizes, then ......"

Ye: "What will happen then?" ”

"There are only 12 such forces in the world, don't you think?" Witch: "When the time comes, the Duchy of Lorraine ...... What will happen in this country...... It's hard to predict. ”

"As for the 'Birth of Truth', I don't really understand it, after all, it's just the content of legends. There is no basis for whether there is really infighting, you don't want to do it anymore," the witch: "But according to legend, the ancients said that it was the power to obtain some unconditional wishes...... Some people say that what they get after the struggle of the last 12 forces is the whole world. Although not literally get the whole world...... But it was an experience to see the world from the perspective of a savior. Moreover, people who get that perspective end up getting everything they want......"