The rain was pouring down from the skies of Trier, and the soldiers standing at the gates of the city were watching every passer-by with vigour, an order from His Majesty the Emperor, to examine everyone who entered Trier. It is the highest honor to be able to carry out this command and go to the realm of the gods after death.

However, in the air moistened by the rain, two figures crept past the city gates, swaggering past the soldiers, but no one noticed that they had just passed.

"Mr. World, what exactly are you investigating?"

Audrey's small nose moved, and she smelled the stench of the rain. The senses of the demigods are beyond the ordinary, and this is not the smell of vomit and garbage mixed with ordinary drunks, but another unnatural smell.

Audrey looked at the scene with her emerald green eyes like bright gems, where laughter and tears converged, but in Audrey's eyes, the scene seemed out of place with Rune.

So she subconsciously looked up at Mr. "World" beside her, but saw that the brown eyes of "World" flashed with the same surprise.

What happened to Mr. "World"? Audrey vaguely sensed that something was wrong, and there was a faint golden glow in the depths of her pupils, and the emotions of the "world" couldn't help but overflow in Audrey's mind, which was suddenly deconstructed by extraordinary abilities.

Reminiscence, surprise, regret...... But in the midst of this complex emotion, there is no wonder that Mr. "World" has seen something new? It was as if Mr. "World" had known about the current situation in Trier, and his surprise was more like he felt that this view should not be here......

A little curiosity swelled in Audrey's heart: where did Mr. "World" come from, as one of Mr. "Fool's favorites"?

What is the relationship between Trier's vision and Mr. World's anomaly?

The surrounding street lamps have been replaced with new metal poles, and gas is no longer needed to power the lights. Clusters and patches of lights continued to unfold along Audrey's gaze into the distance, and next to these lights were cascading buildings.

Most of the buildings are tall and wide, like cuboids stacked in the city; The shape of the house is strange, like a tombstone. It was a long time before Audrey saw Mr. "World" come back to her senses and let out a long sigh.

“…… This is? ”

Audrey hesitated for a moment, but finally pointed to the lamp next to her that didn't need gas to light up.

"Electric light." Klein replied, in his eyes, there was thunder and lightning flowing from the wiring beneath the pedestals of these street lamps, and there should never be such technology in this day and age.

Thunder and wind are the authority of the Lord of Storms, and they are not powers that the God of Steam and Machines can control - even if the nature of the authority of the Perfectionist is civilization and technology, such a thing is completely impossible when the current God of Steam is in a particularly bad state.

So what does it look like...... Crane touched his slightly stubbed chin, and as he walked forward, he opened his mouth and explained to Audrey, who had a clear expression:

"It's a facility that uses the power of thunder and lightning to power ordinary people—the same as gas lamps, but the lightning used is the authority of the Lord of the Storm in the occult sense. This should not have happened, the Lord of the Storm would not allow humans to steal the authority of the gods. ”

Audrey's eyes widened, and she realized something: "Mr. 'World' means ......"

"That's right."

Crane replied affirmatively, "This is the work of the 'God of Truth' - He is working on the Lord of Storms and the God of Steam and Machines at the same time. ”

Gao Wei, this is your "moderate" means? Not fighting the God of Steam doesn't mean not letting the God of Steam fight with the Lord of Storms, right? Klein clenched his teeth slightly, and a slightly distorted look appeared in his heart, as if he had put on a mask of pain.

Audrey on the side noticed the slightly complicated look of Mr. "World" beside her, who had been silent for a moment just now, and said cautiously to "World":

"Do we now need to investigate what the 'God of Truth' is doing? He is, after all, an ally of Mr. Fool. ”

Crane turned his head, looked at the light that looked a little dim in the rain shining on Audrey's side face, and nodded slowly:

"An investigation is needed."

"I'm not sure what exactly this Mr. Fool' ally wants to do. At a time when Mr. Fool needs to do his best to confront Amun, we need to investigate anything that needs to be investigated. ”

Klein stared into Audrey's emerald eyes, not knowing whether he was admonishing Audrey or telling himself: "In the notion of mythical creatures, the cooperation between the two is always about profit rather than friendship. ”

……

"You've recently trusted that, the one who wants to go to the stars...... If you have to say it, it's a cult! ”

A young man in ordinary clothes said to his classmates on the side, with a look of nervousness, while his classmates shook their heads:

"The Lord doesn't care."

"I still believe in the 'God of Truth' – it's not a cult, is it? He is nothing but the embodiment of the God of truth. The questioned student said with a solemn expression:

"Or according to the definition of the church, what I believe in is nothing more than an idea, why is this a cult?"

"Although there is no official statement, the Steam Church defines this as a cult." He said with a strange face: "Ah, the steam is on it, what the hell is going on......"

"But I've always been after the truth, haven't I?" The classmate's voice was a little louder, and when he saw the people sitting on the side, he immediately calmed down: "Whew, I'm sorry, I'm a little excited." ”

The classmates who believed in steam on the other side also took a step back and did not continue to argue with their partners. Still, after a moment, he felt itching, but this time before he could take his eyes off the book, a young man in a white suit with a serious expression gently clasped the table with his middle and forefinger.

Although this voice was light, it made the two people who were arguing just now raise their heads at the same time and look at the young man.

The metal nameplate on the young man's chest flashed with a sharp light; The nameplate reads: "Librarian: Gorvi Cecil".

However, there were two reasons why the two of them did not dare to speak, one was the gilded badge on his chest, each badge represented the identity of the principal of this school.

The second is his name and appearance: this is the second emperor of Trier, the consul who replaces the "emperor" in all earthly power. At the same time, He is also a true angel on earth, a fellow countryman of the "Emperor" and a companion of truth.

"Please be quiet in the library - there is a discussion room next to it if you want to discuss it." Gao Wei pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on his eye sockets: "The soundproofing of the discussion room is very good, you can go there." ”

How could His Majesty the Emperor be here...... The student of Faith Steam opened his mouth and looked at his companion to the side, asking the headmaster with persistence and respect:

"Sir, I would like to ask you a question."

"Questions? Ling said. Gao Wei looked at the student just now: "Come on, according to the rules of the library - we can go to the discussion room next to it." ”

Two dull, a brisk footsteps sounded, and the figures of the three people walked farther and farther away. A few people closer to them raised their heads slightly, and one of them pushed the monocle on his face.

“…… Interesting, He chose to start corrupting the God of Steam from the believers and the anchor, let me guess, this is to prepare the God of Steam anchor to offset? ”

"Perhaps, I need to speed up my set-up, too. If Crane is going to wait until near the end of the day to fight me, my odds of victory will be as low as it is hard to describe; As the will of the Lord of Mysteries weakens, his grasp of the Source Castle will gradually increase, and eventually he will have an absolute personal suppression of me. ”

"But Klein shouldn't do that, humanity is his biggest weakness, and he will never give up on people on this planet to choose this way to be promoted. Oh, his humanity seems to be a little too much. ”

"It should be difficult for my father to choose between me and Klein right now, so it seems that it may be 'fate' who will fight first...... According to the randomness of 'fate', maybe the first old day is instead the 'key to light'. ”

Amon was slowly writing on the notebook paper on the table in front of him, and as he thought, he wrote lines and lines on the paper in front of him:

Fools who do not belong to this age; The Gate of Ten Thousand Gates; The door that does not belong to this era; The Yellow and Black King who rules good luck......

Scrambled, reassembled, and tested one by one.

Although Amon knew that Crane had most likely taken protective measures against divination and prayer, as long as he could seize the 1 in 10,000 chance, Amon would be able to find Crane's true body.

It's just another game of hide-and-seek, similar to the chase for Parles Zoroaster—Amon's doppelganger casually guesses the honorable name, the tip of the pen rustling against the paper.

In the discussion room on the side, Gao Wei pushed open the door and turned to sit on the chair. The two students sat in front of Gao Wei with serious expressions.

"Tell me what is wrong with you - rest assured, although I am the messenger of the truth, any faith is allowed here. Whether it is the 'Emperor', the 'God of Truth' or the 'God of Steam and Machinery' are the correct beliefs of our country. Of course, if you believe in the evil gods that are now recorded, I recommend that you turn yourself in. ”

He spoke gently, and looked rather kind; However, the two students didn't dare to say anything, and after a while, the young man who took the initiative to ask the question just now spoke:

"I had converted to the 'God of Truth' the other day, and although it was not a faith transmitted from His Church, these descriptions were also included in the first sentence of the name of the 'God of Truth.'"

"Tell me." Gao Weiping said casually, he let the invisible pressure around him dissipate a lot between his mouths, and the "comfort" of the first level of the sequence was quietly released by him, which reduced the psychological pressure of the two young people a lot.

"The number of all things, the God of Light; The Star of Judgment that leads civilization; The embodiment of truth and wisdom. This is the name of the "God of Truth" proclaimed outside.

"I was once a devout disciple of the 'God of Steam and Machines'. But a theory gradually spread among the Steaming Church. ”

The young man was silent for a moment:

"Everything counts—everything can be measured by numbers, whether it's the division of divine authority or the progress of civilization. The gods representing numbers will bring us the trend of the times as civilization progresses, and all this will happen in just a dozen years. ”

"The development of the third-generation difference machine, Rune's ironclad ship, and Fusak's airship all represent the coming of the times. We have conquered the land and the sea, and the next step is the sky. ”

The young man's eyes showed some hope: "Starry Sky - Human beings should conquer the sky and move towards the starry sky." The Academy of Sciences in Trier has proven that we live on a 'ball' and what is beyond our planet? ”

"The gods will bring us truth and knowledge and lead us to the stars—He is the god of the stars, but we have never known who this god is."

"Some of us think that the 'God of Stars' is the 'God of Steam and Machines', because the God of Steam has changed his name from 'God of Craftsmen' to 'God of Steam and Machines' in the last era."

"Another conjecture is the 'God of Truth,' which holds that the 'God of Stars' is the embodiment of the 'God of Truth,' because the 'God of Truth' suddenly stood on the earth and became the deity of Lemburg, a country that originally had a true God."

The young man straightened his chest:

"I agree with the second guess, though."

"The truth is always open to anyone, but the path of truth must be bloody." Gao Wei chuckled:

"But your guess may be wrong, because 'truth' is always for people to discover for themselves, and practice is the standard for testing truth, not gods. This is what is in the canon of the God of Truth, and it seems that you did not do a good job of investigating before conliving. ”

The young man's face flushed.

Seeing that the young man was about to say something, Gao Wei interrupted him: "But—this hypothesis of yours is very interesting, and this is not necessarily a test that the Lord has given to the world. I will confirm with the gods the origin of this matter. ”

He shrugged his shoulders, "You can wait, we will issue a new version of the note in three days at the most." ”

……

After listening to Klein's words, Audrey nodded slowly, "I understand, Mr. 'World'." ”

So, what do we need to do now? Do we investigate directly? ”

Klein looked at Audrey, who was a little eager between her tones, and nodded slightly: "Tell me what you think." ”

It's done! Good night!

(End of chapter)