Chapter 13: Mercy
Adel struggled to his feet, and then he heard the man say in a hoarse voice, "You can call me Nether, Nether Riggs." ”
This is Adam's real name in this world, and with this name being spoken, Adam's momentum seems to have reached a higher level, making people instinctively feel that there is some great background behind this name.
With Adam's initiative to speak, it can be regarded as giving Adel a step, which has invisibly eased the atmosphere and allowed Adel to step into Adam's rhythm.
"Adel Lane, what do you have to tell Mr. Riggs to find me?" Adel stood up and met Adam's calm eyes, and involuntarily slumped to his feet, humbling his existence.
It's my own house, but at the moment, it's like it's Adam's home field.
"There are some things, but it seems that Mr. Lane does not welcome me very much. Adam didn't even look at Adel, but casually looked at some of the settings in the cabin.
Eventually, Adam's gaze rested on a copy of the Prophetic Word.
"Mr. Riggs, I'm just, I just mistook you for ......" Adel lowered his head slightly as he looked at the monk's robe.
"I used to be a church monk. Adam smiled and said, his fingers rubbing the monk's robe on his body, and the emotions in his words seemed very complicated, as if he had really been a monk.
This made Adel's head even lower, and the whole person stood bent in front of Adam, and his body couldn't help but tremble a little.
Almost all churches do not have the procedure of withdrawing from the church, and once you enter the church, you are born as a member of the church, and death is the soul of the church.
But there can be no harmony within the church forever, and there will always be people who are dissatisfied with the church and choose to quit, which is a defection.
Every monk who defects is considered blasphemous to God, and even the different species are accepted by the church, but no church will let go of a blasphemous monk.
The church will do whatever it takes to kill them, so almost everyone who defects to the church and is still alive is an extremely powerful existence, otherwise they will not be able to survive the pursuit of the church again and again.
Adam put on the monk's uniform to give himself such a background, and Adel went out and understood what it meant to be a defector.
At present, it seems that combined with the previous heart-attacking moves, the identity he put on has completely bluffed Adel.
Adam stood up, frightening Adel backing away.
"Look at you scared, don't worry, since I didn't choose to kill you, I still have something to do with you. Adam took the book in his hand and turned to the page exactly where he needed it.
"The wheat withered, the fruit was full of moths, the herds of sheep and cattle died, and the second son saw the misery, and he feared his father's whip. ”
"The panicked man can't hide his sin, and the ugly appearance that he was hiding jumped out and can no longer hide it. ”
"Second son, I have a way. The demon spirit that had been cowering in the darkness emerged from the shadows and whispered in the second son's ear. ”
"In the most prosperous place, there is a bay of water, and the rippling water of the lake will shine on you as you really are, and the ugliness will cover up. - "Divine Words: The Age of Divine Revelation"
Adel did not understand why Adam read this passage, and Adam sat back in his chair and said as if preaching: "Even the beasts that rebelled against God wept after their death. ”
"It is the mercy of God, and the legend is the salvation of the beasts. ”
"Under the infinite light, the beasts that are about to turn to ashes can be reborn if they catch their tears. ”
Adam didn't know whether to say in a sarcastic or appreciative tone: "It's a pity that at that time, the beasts were almost dead, and the few remnants also lost their bodies, and could only hide in the dark cave and dare not see the light." ”
"So what do you think is that demonic spirit, and what is the lake that he tricked his second son into finding?"
The God of the Prophet actually existed in this world, and although it is not clear whether he really created the world, many of his deeds are actually true.
Although the deeds in the prophecy have artistic processing or use a lot of references because of some scruples, many things can still be seen from them.
In Adam's view, the second son may not be referring to a single person, but to a group of people, who are the first alien species, and the father of the shepherd can be called a shepherd, which is generally recognized as the incarnation of God.
As a result, there was even a church, the Shepherd's Church, who believed in God who was incarnated as a shepherd.
"The Church of the Tears of God, whose doctrine is to redeem the xenomorphs, their church emblem is actually a lake. Adam slowly spoke up his own way of covering up the anomaly.
Adam was not lying about this, otherwise even if he was a semi-purebred, Adam would have been exposed when the monk's hand was on his head.
"Someone created the Tears ritual, which is not as redeemable as the real Tears of God, but allows you to show your 'true' self. ”
"The concealment of this ritual is much stronger than if you were to take potions. Adam's voice was full of temptation: "At that time, as long as you don't expose yourself, no one will find out that you are a different species." ”
"So, do you know what to do?" Adam stopped his temptation just right, not too hard, too hard would make Adel suspicious.
Adel also lived up to Adam's expectations, and soon knelt down in front of Adam, and said in a voice that could not suppress his emotions: "What does Mr. Riggs command, Adel is willing to do at the cost of his life." ”
Adam knew that Adel could not really give his life for his orders, but that was enough.
"It's not convenient for me to do some things in this city, and what I'm going to do next will require a lot of people, so I'm going to contact all the xenos you know. ”
"I need them to know that I exist and then accept my offer of employment at any time. Adam squinted and said, "Of course, the price is the Tears of God ritual. ”
"The ritual is divided into three phases, each of which provides a layer of concealment, and after three times, even if you stand in front of the monk, he will not be able to tell that you are a different species. ”
"Tomorrow night you will gather all the xenos you can find, and I will consider the first stage of the ritual for you, depending on the number of xenos you find. ”
"Come on, Adel Lane!" said Adam, and slowly left, leaving Adel on his knees and respectfully shouting goodbye to Mr. Riggs tomorrow night.
Having walked away, Adam quickly packed up his monk's uniform and mask, then turned into a werewolf and quickly left the slums, and went to the river once again to wash himself of the scent.
The icy water of the river submerged Adam's body, and the bright moonlight sprinkled on the surface of the river, but all this did not calm Adam.
The blood is restless, the joy of successfully recovering the blood slave, the worry of worrying about his exposure, all kinds of complex emotions and thoughts fill Adam's mind, making it difficult for him to calm down.
"There are still a lot of flaws in my statement, but Adel is already in the pit, so it's hard to jump out. ”
In Adam's previous life, the reason why some scams that can be called retarded were successful was because people's greed for something would make people lose their minds.
Even if he has sensed that everything is wrong, he will still instinctively selectively ignore it, and then convince himself, weave a lie for himself, and finally even if the scam is exposed, he still does not want to believe the truth, but believes the person who is full of flaws to deceive him.
Adel is the same now, except that most of Adam's lies are true, and only a few falsehoods are mixed into this truth.
The impression of himself as mysterious and powerful had been planted in Adel's mind, and would spread through him to other xenos.
When the time comes, Adam, who holds the Tears of God ritual in his hands, will become the king of these aliens.
Adam ran back to the attic and ended his transformation, intending to make a summary of what he had done today and then resting early, only to find himself struggling to do it.
Today, the development of blood in the body seems to have reached a critical moment, even if the transformation is lifted, there is still restlessness in the heart.
Many things from the past also began to come to his mind, making it difficult for him to calm down and think.