“…… This apple is the seed of [Corrosion]? We have fallen between the tenth and ninth intensities, and his power can still penetrate it? ”

"Your Highness, [Corrosion] is the seventh [Apostle] created on the other side of the Void, but in terms of difficulty alone, he is second only to the first-ranked [Blasphemy], and the reason for this is because of his pervasive nature......"

"I see. Is it still manageable? ”

“…… Your Highness, we found out too late. ”

“……”

"Your Highness, please go back, and we'll take care of the rest."

"They are my people, and I can't save them, at least let me spend my last days with them."

“…… The subordinates understood. ”

At first, the distant, faint sounds grew closer and closer until they were clearly audible.

In a familiar feeling, Gu Jiancheng gradually opened his eyes.

A ray of light struggled through the deformed, twisted steel buildings above him and fell into his eyes.

At the same time, pain, struggle, hesitation, and determination, complex and intense emotions surged over him, impacting his mind.

He immediately experienced the girl's mood.

Blaze rose in front of them, smoke rose everywhere, and the crackling sound of burning grease was incessant.

The girl bowed her head, folded her hands and began to pray.

And the moment she lowered her head, Gu Jiancheng saw a terrifying scene - someone sprinkled a liquid similar to fire oil on the ground, and then ignited, and hundreds of human beings lay on the ground, not knowing life and death, but let the sea of fire swallow it.

Gu Jiancheng suppressed the horror in his heart and began to sort out what he heard earlier.

Apostles, Corruption, Blasphemy......

One key word after another popped up, and the "blasphemy" in it made him pay special attention.

He had heard the word Beyond the Void from Goras, the camp on the other side of the world, the enemy they had been fighting for more than seven thousand years.

He hadn't heard of the apostle, but the cold word "forge" was often associated with weapons in this context.

Is blasphemy related to blasphemy?

In other words, I don't think he thinks so, civil strife and traitors are two different things.

However, not long ago, Golas's discovery is suspected of driving the [Blasphemy Church] into the camp on the other side of the Void Realm.

He was very concerned about the discovery that night—blaspheming the believers of the Church and sending people to spread the Great Abyss, and in terms of the teachings of this group of madmen, it was naturally impossible for them to discover their conscience, or to be whitewashed in an alternative way......

The most zealous of these madmen, and the highest honor, is the blasphemy of the Great One and his dependents.

Combined, he had a bold speculation that could not be confirmed.

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

Behind them came a worried female voice.

Gu Jiancheng is still sharing the perspective of another person at the moment, and she, or rather, they are standing in a corner of the square at the moment.

It was the lower level of the huge city he had seen last time, and even the square, the sky above was mostly dominated by a cluster of twisted buildings.

The city is like an untrimmed grove of trees that grows out of shape in a limited space.

"I'm fine, they're the ones who have the problem." The girl whispered, "Flesh and blood creatures infected by the apostles will be deprived of their qualifications to fall into hell. Alice, inform the Shrine that I am praying to the Great Abyss for them. ”

The girl named Alice was worried, "Your Highness, the Venerable God has not responded to us for a long time......

"I know...... But I can't do nothing. ”

The girl's voice became very slight, but Gu Jiancheng could clearly feel her clenching hands, the pain of her nails embedded in the flesh, and the weakness in her heart.

Gu Jiancheng frowned secretly, he could almost guess what had just happened, but the girl's reaction made him a little unhappy.

People will encounter many things in this life that make us feel powerless, and staying where we are and secretly sad and moving ourselves is undoubtedly the most stupid move.

In particular, the identity of a girl is especially noble here.

A country that has fallen into the abyss needs by no means a royal heir who is still confused.

He should be as proud as the sun, radiating a radiance that bathes all the people of the empire who gaze upon him.

He should have the self-confidence to conquer the enemy, as well as the indomitable faith and determination to practice his own way.

He will never be muddy, he will never be indecisive, and he will always show the most perfect side in the eyes of the people of the empire......

——This is the ideal leader that Gu Jiancheng conceived against the background of the current world environment.

It may seem too idealistic, but at least it shouldn't be like a girl......

"Your Highness, you're right, you can't do nothing, but does it really make sense to go to the temple and do useless work? Can you really appease the souls of these victims? Or are you just soothing yourself? Are you a hypocrite? ”

The caustic words that were almost straightforward spoke Gu Jiancheng's heart, and also made the atmosphere in the audience suddenly condense.

After only a second of hesitation, Alice's vibrating rebuke came.

"Grand Duke Gawain, please pay attention to your ......"

The girl's raised hand stopped Alice's reprimand.

She turned slowly, her golden hair curled up at the back of her head, and she stared at the middle-aged knight, who was tall and broad, with an old-fashioned and solemn face.

There was silence for a long time.

Gu Jiancheng suddenly felt surprise in his heart, as if he had seen a monster.

"Uncle Gawain...... That's not true. ”

The girl said slowly.

Gu Jiancheng's heart was shocked.

There was another important reason why he didn't like the girl's reaction before - he didn't know much about the girl, and he couldn't recognize the girl's responsibility to the people that she showed at this time, or the great love.

To be honest, it's even a little scoffing.

The middle-aged scholar who told him about the structure of the Imperial Forest also talked to him about another interesting topic.

Is there really great love in this world?

He said that most of the "great love" in this world is actually just self-moving. They love not others, but their most perfect selves standing on the moral high ground.

And in order to always stand on the high ground and be the perfect version of themselves, they can sacrifice everything, including themselves.

This is also a great love, but it is a crippled great love, because they can never let themselves fall to the high ground in order to save the person they love.

The saddest thing is that such people will never perceive this "truth".

But in the short period of time just now, the girl calmly looked like an outsider, examining her thoughts from various angles, dissecting her heart, and asking herself whether she was moved by hypocritical self-interest, or whether she was really burdened with a responsibility to the people of the empire......

This was somewhat unexpected.

After all, it is always easier and easier for human beings to deny others than to deny themselves, and it is better to refute and ridicule each other than to puncture their own obscure and clear dark thoughts.

"I'm not a hypocrite, and at this moment, my hatred for my powerlessness to change it all overweighs everything." The girl said very seriously.

The middle-aged knight said flatly: "No one in the current empire can resist the power of [Corrosion], you don't need to be sad about this. ”

"But, Your Excellency Gawain, I am the eldest princess of the royal family." The girl's golden eyes stared at the man, and her voice was soft but contained an irrefutable tone, "I will be the tenth monarch of the Plantagenet Empire, and I should be able to do everything, not only to fight against [Corrosion], but also to take everyone home with me." ”

"That's what it is...... I should have done it. ”

She said word by word.

"That's what I have to do."

Everyone was silent, including Gu Jiancheng, although he couldn't speak.

He suddenly understood why the scholar said that the incomplete love is also the great love.

The middle-aged knight's eyes closed slightly, he was silent for a long time, and said slowly:

"It is an honor to witness your determination, and I will guide you on this 'must do' path."

"That day is destined to be a day that everyone is looking forward to."

"Please come with me, your rite of passage is today."