"Huh."

William shook his head and smiled, casually picked up a stone from the grass next to him, and gently rubbed it in his hand, "That's my uncle who I have regarded as a role model since I was a child, a retired honorary knight of the Holy See, in the eyes of everyone, he is radiant."

Growing up, I followed him as an example.

So I never thought that he had long been corrupted by power and money, and became the kind of person I hated and despised the most in my childhood.

Eventually, in a fit of rage, I slaughtered the entire den of bandits, stepped on the blood-stained snow, and put my sword on my uncle's neck.

I asked him, uncle, why did you do this? Why turn your back on glory?

My uncle just laughed and said, "Silly boy, the Holy See has never been glorious, and a hypocritical force built on lies can be glorious?" If the God of Light is real, then why is there still an endless stream of evils in the world, and why do blasphemers like him still survive in the world and enjoy power for most of their lives?

I was silent and didn't answer.

Eventually, I cut off my uncle's head with my own hands, carried his head, and returned to the Holy See.

Mission accomplished.

I was rewarded handsomely, given a gold-level potion, and became a gold-level knight.

But my uncle's last words always came to me every night in my dreams.

I began to think about the existence of the God of Light, and I began to think about the meaning of the existence of the Holy See.

As a result, I found that the God of Light had never blessed the world, and that the one I had believed in for many years might not really exist.

As for the Holy See?

Scold.

The Holy See would only scavenge the people, day after day, year after year, to build splendid churches and statues of gods, and then live in them, enjoying the services of their attendants, turning a blind eye to the slums and beggars around the towns...... I know why, because the eyes of those fat cat bishops have been squeezed into a slit by the fat meat, so they can't see the suffering of the people at the bottom clearly.

And the fat on their bodies, without exception, all comes from the heavy taxes of the people at the bottom.

For the Holy See, it seems far more important to use three years of tax revenue from a town to build a seemingly beautiful but useless statue of light than to use the money to alleviate poverty.

So I started thinking.

What is that statue for?

It doesn't seem to work.

What has the God of Light done for the world?

It seems that there is nothing.

Does that deity really exist?

I've never seen Him before.

Gradually, my faith began to dissipate.

I gradually put the creed of the Holy See behind me and acted according to my own principles.

As a result, I was completely reduced to a marginal figure in the Holy See, and even if I became the strongest knight of the kingdom of that generation in the kingdom tournament, the Holy See still refused to use me, refusing to give me platinum-level potions for various reasons.

Because the Holy See knows that I am not faithful to the Holy See.

And the Holy See was not worthy of my loyalty.

As for the later feigned death and escaped, avoiding the control of the Holy See, that is another matter. ”

When Old William said this, he tilted his head slightly, looked at Qi Lin who was sitting beside him, and smiled: "Boy, after listening to my story, how do you feel?" ”

"Huh?"

Qi Lin's expression was subtle, and he hesitated: "Eh, Teacher William, you don't mean me and the Wizards Association, right?" ”

"Boy, you're the one brought by the Wizarding Guild, but is the Wizarding Guild really worthy of your allegiance?" Old William said lightly, "Sometimes, don't listen to what others say, you have to see for yourself, think for yourself, maybe you will find that the existence you follow is actually nothing worthy of allegiance...... In the old man's opinion, the so-called Wizards' Association and the Holy See are not much different, they are just all the way. ”

"One yard to one yard."

Qi Lin shook his head and said with a smile: "At least so far, the Wizards Association has helped me a lot, and even saved my life, Vice President Rowling of the Wizards Association, sacrificed many members of the Association in order to save my life, so this great life-saving grace, I will repay it if it is reasonable, but the retribution here has nothing to do with 'allegiance', I am indeed a person brought by the Wizards Association, but I am not a member of the Wizards Association, these are two different things." ”

"That's good."

Old William smiled slightly, raised his hand and patted Qi Lin's shoulder, "In short, hold your sword tightly, live your own life, remember, your sword is in your own hands, and before fighting for others, you should fight for yourself first." ”

With that, the old man got up and left, and soon disappeared into the darkness of the night.

Qi Lin looked at his back as he left, and sat in place for a few more minutes before slowly getting up and walking in the direction of the wooden house.

……

……

Late at night.

Go to bed.

Qi Lin lay in the bed, holding Irena and Catherine in his arms, thinking back to what old William said before, and before he knew it, he slowly fell asleep.

Yes, Dreamland.

After he fell asleep tonight, he had a dream for the first time in a long time.

……

……

Qi Lin dreamed of his parents.

In the dream, he was still in the third grade of elementary school.

It was Wednesday, the day when classes were supposed to go to school.

However, after Xiao Qilin finished breakfast, he was just about to go out to school with his schoolbag on his back, when his mother in the kitchen received a notice from the school, saying that there was a red warning storm today and the school was closed.

When he got the news, he happily dropped his school bag, jumped back on the couch, and continued to watch TV.

The storm outside was too big, so my dad didn't go out to work, but stayed in the study, turned on the computer, put on headphones and played "Legend", and kept shouting something like "Brothers, cut him".

For lunch, Mom made a table of fragrant dishes, including sweet and sour pork ribs, small crispy pork, and even his favorite corn ribs and chestnut soup.

And when it was getting evening, he and his father stopped playing, and obediently came to the kitchen to help his mother who was making dumplings.

He plays with dough.

Daddy rolls out the dough.

Mom is making dumplings carefully.

A family of three in the kitchen, happy and happy.

"Doodoo ......"

Suddenly, the landline in the living room rang.

"Xiaolin, go answer the phone and see who it is."

Mom lowered her head and wrapped the dumplings and said softly.

"Okay!"

Xiao Qilin put down the dough in his hand, ran over happily, and picked up the phone.

"Hello? Who is it? ”

"Excuse me, is it Mr. Qi Lin?"

"Yes, it's me."

"This is Shuguang Hospital, and we are calling to inform you...... Unfortunately, your parents were in a car accident, and we did our best, so please come over as soon as possible. ”

"W-What?"

Xiao Qilin was stunned for a moment and looked back blankly.

"Boom!"

A large truck roared towards and smashed the kitchen wall, knocking the gentle middle-aged couple away in an instant, and blood splattered all over the wall!

Blinding scarlet, flooding the world.

……

"Dad! Mother?! ”

Qi Lin suddenly opened his eyes, his golden pupils contracted sharply, his breathing was short, and his chest continued to rise and fall violently!

It took a while for his mood to ease slightly.

"Uh, wait."

"That's not right."

"I don't have parents at all."

Qi Lin looked confused.

Dream.

Dreams, of course.

Whether it is on Earth or Blue Star, Qi Lin was an orphan in his past life and in this life, and he has never seen his parents at all.

So this nightmare of the tragic death of parents is simply inexplicable, strange and outrageous.

"What the hell is this mess, what the hell am I ...... Well? ”

Qi Lin suddenly realized one thing—he seemed to be standing.

Waking up from a nightmare, sitting up at most, how could it be standing?

"This?!"

Qi Lin hurriedly looked around, and his complexion suddenly changed.

Because now, instead of staying in the room, he appeared alone in a secluded forest lake surrounded by lush trees.

The lake is not big, but it is beautiful, because there are many glowing plants growing around the lake, emitting colorful points of light, floating above the lake like stars falling into the world.

Sleepwalking?

Qi Lin immediately came up with such an idea.

Is he sleepwalking?

From Old William's cottage to the rest of Mary's Mori?

But it didn't make sense, he had never sleepwalked before.

Besides, even if he suddenly sleepwalked, would Irena and Catherine, who were sleeping next to him, be unaware? No way, it's completely unreasonable!

"Hum—"

Suddenly, a large number of light spots above the lake flickered, and gradually transformed into a translucent spirit body floating in the air in Qi Lin's shocked gaze!

Ghost?

Phantom?!

This large number of light blue spirits, Qi Lin couldn't count them at all, at least by the order of thousands.

"Nice to meet you, kind."

Suddenly, a soft female voice sounded in the deepest part of tens of thousands of ghosts.

Let's follow the prestige.

The ghosts gradually parted, forming two rows, and each knelt on one knee, as if to welcome the king's arrival.

Under the surface of the water in the middle of the lake, a peerless beauty with a captivating appearance slowly emerged, wearing a luxurious black dress, standing barefoot, stepping on the surface of the lake, calmly accepting the submission and worship of tens of thousands of ghosts.

Unlike the translucent pale blue ghosts around her, this woman looked like a living person, and she was a beauty, with creamy skin and white powder.

But Qi Lin felt that the other party might really be a beauty, but he shouldn't be a living person.

"I am Meredith Auguste, the princess of the kingdom of Rhodia."

The woman in the black dress looked at Qi Lin and smiled, "Of course, the kingdom of Rhodia no longer exists, and my real name no longer has any meaning, so you can call me now...... Mary. ”

(End of chapter)