Chapter 149: Meet
Led by Mr. Bethel "The Gate", Crane passed through the ethereal astral plane, and the surrounding scene was distorted in vain, forming an ethereal "starry sky". The stars twinkled, and Crane appeared everywhere in the world.
One door after another opened one after another throughout the territory of the Rune Empire. In the hidden monasteries of the Church of the Night, nearly 10,000 believers are coming to the prepared ships one by one through the Light Gate.
It's not that Mr. "Gate" can't use the "door" he has created to send these people directly into the forsaken land. But the true Creator cannot open the gates of the Godforsaken Lands, where there is still an evil spirit with a "Sasriel" who has been polluted by the Chaos Sea and a part of God's consciousness has awakened.
Moreover, once the door is opened, it will lead to the invasion of other gods.
Although none of the three paths belonging to the "Lord of Mystery" have given birth to true gods at the moment, the other true god-level beings that have emerged now also have the ability to seize loopholes and open doors.
For example, the "analysis" and "omniscience" of the "White Tower" pathway. Even if the Forsaken Land has the seal of the true Creator, once it is discovered by the unreasonable omniscience of the "White Tower", then the Forsaken Land will be breached over time.
In the midst of the pouring of the gods, it is impossible to be too careful.
Moreover, in the process of transferring believers undertaken by Crane, the goddess of the night also personally intervened to conceal these ships that transported believers. This is equivalent to performing a divine descent with a smaller range and less power. However, this is still not a small drain on the goddess of the night.
But it's all worth it.
If there are nearly 10,000 believers in the Godforsaken Lands, the Goddess of the Night, even if the anchor of the Rune Kingdom is completely destroyed, will have a chance to enter a deep sleep, so that the people in the Godforsaken Lands will turn their faith to the "Goddess of Death".
In order to prevent the failure of the plan against the "God of War", the Goddess of the Night can take advantage of the opportunity of Sleep to directly accommodate the uniqueness of the "Death" path.
Although this will cause the Night Goddess to directly enter a deep sleep of a few months or a few years, there are two ways, and the "River of Eternal Darkness" is in a state of being sealed by the "Source Castle". With such a state in place, even the fall of the Kingdom of Rune after waking up and the God of War will not pose much of a threat to Amanis.
But the consequence of this choice is that he will go straight to the second, or even the worst, option of promotion. Later, when the Night Goddess accommodates the "River of Eternal Darkness", it is likely that she will lose most of her will.
Even at best, the Goddess of the Night's personality and image will most likely be biased towards the "Grim Reaper", and the more evil and crazy parts of her current remnants of humanity will also be highlighted.
After completing the things arranged by the Church of the Night, Mr. "Door" Bethel stopped his movements, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said to Klein in a gentle, but unemotional tone:
"It's over here, isn't it?"
Klein nodded slightly, and his heart moved, "Yes, thank you, Mr. Bethel." β
Mr. Bethel, no one has called me that for a long time, and no one has dared to call me that for a long time...... A thought flashed through Bethel's mind, but it was soon overshadowed by his own divinity.
After he lost his identity as Mr. "Gate", he was naturally unable to get the anchors of the Abrahamic family again, but the high-dimensional look-down seems to have somehow transferred the anchors that originally belonged to "Mr. "The Gate" to Bethel through the contamination left on his original body by the high-dimensional look-down.
And Klein was also a little strange about his conversation with Bethel, and he and Bethel were talking in Chinese, which made Klein wonder if this was Gao Wei's Bethel teaching.
Unexpectedly, the "guard" next to Gao Wei was also an angel, and he hid a lot of secrets, well, a lot...... He was willing to teach the angel named Bethel even Chinese, and it seemed that they were also very good friends......
In the calm of the past few days, Klein also gradually recalled how he dealt with the confrontation with Gao Wei. The more he recalled, the more he felt his immaturity in dealing with things.
But Klein doesn't regret it, although all that Gao Wei did was probably based on the optimal solution given by divinity. However, this "optimal" is definitely not true. Crane didn't know what divinity was yet, and he thought that he might be able to pursue the "best" in everything after inheriting the divinity, so as to avoid the damage caused to him by the enemy.
But Klein wanted to warn himself not to become like this.
feelings, memories, personality; outlook on life, worldview, values. If he loses these, then is he really still Klein Moretti, and is he really still Zhou Mingrui from Earth?
People change gradually, but Klein feels serious discomfort when he thinks that he might become a cold person who is completely different from himself.
Klein believes that even when he is accepting the expectations of his fellow countrymen, and marching towards the apex of everything that is destined to be lost, he cannot forget his most precious emotions.
He will not forget that he is Zhou Mingrui from the earth; He will not forget his family who is still on Earth; will not forget the time spent with him for a short time, but under the influence of Klein's memories, Benson and Melissa, who already have a deep relationship with him; He will not forget his short career as a night watchman in Tingen.
He will also not forget the threat from the outside world, and he will not forget the two gods who have done everything to protect the humans of this world.
He didn't want to see the disaster happen again in front of him. In this world, both natural and man-made disasters are wars caused by gods, and in a god-like world, disasters seem to be equated with wars between gods for profit.
And even if the war is over, there will be no return to what has been lost; War has never only taken away the lives of the dead, but also the souls of the survivors. (Note)
Klein remembers his joy at seeing Benson and Melissa living well with his efforts, and remembers the joy of learning that Dunn and Lady Daly had been blessed by the Goddess.
These sincere emotions have always been the most precious gift he has received from this world.
Even if Klein does end up being a very different person from his current self, he wants to be determined by himself rather than maliciously shaped by others.
"Let's go." Bethel nodded and said to Klein.
"Okay." Klein replied.
It's beautiful, Bethel thought.
How long has it been since I saw it...... What about such a brilliant and precious "humanity"? Was it from the moment I left the earth and was polluted?
The familiar scene reappeared in front of Klein's eyes, seemingly long, but also seemingly instantaneous, and Klein reappeared in the familiar streets of Tingen.
Over here...... Klein couldn't help but feel a familiar feeling hidden in his heart come to him, he turned his head and glanced at Bethel with some hesitation, then took a deep breath and walked forward.
Bethel slowly turned his steps around and disappeared through the door.
Walking to the familiar door, Crane slowly pushed his door open. He looked at the familiar scene, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, revealing a somewhat strange smile.
He pressed his hand against his face, allowing himself to change back to Klein Moretti's appearance.
"Benson, Melissa......"
Crane's throat squirmed, and he called out probingly.
"You're back, Crane?" Melissa, who was sitting in the living room, said with some surprise: "We haven't seen each other for months. β
"yes." Klein replied subconsciously, but his voice was as cold and hard as that of Gelman Sparrow, and with the profoundness of a "fool". He looked at Melissa in front of him and was stunned, coughed, re-showed a smile, and said in a gentle tone:
"I'm back."
"You...... Looks like a lot has been going through. Melissa and Klein walked forward together, with a puzzled look on her face, "Klein, what is this dress you are wearing?" β
Klein was dressed in a formal suit with a pair of bright red gloves on his handsβthe kind of people she'd seen outside.
Klein said with a relaxed expression, "There is one thing I haven't told you, I'll tell you when I see Benson." β
"yes, okay." Melissa walked forward and said to Klein:
"Mr. Abraham brought us out of the Southern Continent and said you had something to discuss with us. Klein, did you know that there are often wars between Beckland and the Southern Continent? β
Melissa's face was a little more worried: "I'm still only a Sequence Eight, and Benson has always been a Sequence Nine, and I haven't found any more opportunities for promotion." Klein, there are times when I'm really worried that I can't protect myself and Benson - ah, Benson can rely on me to protect now. My sequence is higher than his. β
Really...... It seems that Gao Wei really did not give them any more dangerous potions and let them continue on the extraordinary path. This path is too dangerous, and even with the protection of the high dimensions, there is a good chance that they will lose control in the process of promotion - it is good to maintain the current form.
Moreover, it is possible that Gao Wei chose to let them go his way......
Crane thought to himself, and followed Melissa into the room with the same expression. Benson sat there, looking at Klein in front of him with gentle eyes.
He looked at his sister who was a little proud, and he couldn't help but have a touch of helplessness on his face.
"Melissa, I probably know what you said to Crane."
"After having the acting method, the 'opera singer' potion I drank before has already been digested, if it weren't for the fact that I haven't been able to find the potion materials that pass the next sequence, and I'm also worried about exposing my information in the Southern Continent, I would have become an extraordinary person in sequence eight long ago."
"That's right, Klein. How far are you in the sequence now? You are more talented than we are, and you should be promoted faster than we are. β
Benson was not prepared to leave his sister a chance to refute him, and said quickly. Melissa opened her mouth, but her cheeks bulged and she didn't continue to speak.
"I'm already a Sequence Five Extraordinaire now."
Klein chuckled, not hiding his secret between his brother and sister. He would then send Benson and Melissa to the Forsaken Lands, and he wouldn't worry if they would incur some misfortune by exposing the secret.
He was ready not to leave Benson and Melissa out there any longer.
"Sequence five...... Benson felt himself in a trance for a moment, and nodded slightly, "Heh, you are indeed the smartest among us." If I'm not mistaken, in the Extraordinary Pathway, you only need to reach Sequence Four to become a demigod, the ones who, well, the archbishops of every church? β
This is what Benson told him about the occult that he didn't know much, but he didn't have much occult knowledge, but it was very basic and solid for the extraordinary people below Sequence Seven.
"Actually, I'm already a deacon of the Church of the Night, and when I become a demigod, I can become a bishop in charge of a diocese." Klein decided to follow Benson and Melissa to confess what they had been hiding from before:
"Back in the day, I gave up interviewing professors because I joined the church and am now an associate member of the church."
"But in the end, by accident, I went to Miskatonic University to become a professor at the Church's arrangement...... My path was a good fit for hiding my identity, so I was using a different identity for my professorship. However, the identity of the "professor" who greeted Melissa before needs to be kept secret. β
Of course, not the same church...... Klein muttered silently in his heart.
"Very good...... He would be happy if he knew that you were now God's attendant. β
After a long silence, Benson suddenly let out a breath and sighed.
However, Crane couldn't respond, after all, his memories of the body's father were quite vague. And Zhou Mingrui, who had both parents before the crossing, naturally couldn't regard this vague shadow as his real father.
Compared to this, Benson, who lived with Klein, actually has a "brother like father" temperament, and he is the one who brought Klein and Melissa up, and uses the inheritance left by their father to provide for Klein to go to college.
Moretti's family had always believed in the goddess of the night, including his father. Klein Moretti is apparently the closest member of their family to God (referring to being an evil god himself) and the only clergy to enter the church.
Although Benson and Melissa are now extraordinary, they have the idea that joining the church is a great honor to be by God's side.
What would you think if I knew the Goddess of the Night, met Him, and was her friend and friend?
Crane pressed back the thought of appearing in front of his brother and sister, and for the sake of Benson and Melissa's mental health, he decided not to tell the news that was shocking to them.
He pulled a chair from the side, sat down next to Benson and Melissa, and asked solemnly to them:
"Benson, Melissa, I have come here with one more thing I want to discuss with you."
After seeing the two of them turn their gazes, Klein smiled:
"Will you leave here and go to the realm of the goddess?"
Note: Adapted from "The White Olive Tree"
Tomorrow's normal time update, save some manuscripts first~
ps: Sad news: I can't finish writing, and it is estimated that it will be updated in the afternoon
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