Chapter XVII
The dream projection of the "Goddess of the Night" replied with a little smile:
"If it's just to support a 'master of mysteries', then I should bet on Amun, at least he has a much higher chance of success than you. ”
Without waiting for Klein to ask again, he continued, in a light and dreamlike tone:
"The era buried in the old days is our common memory, and it is also a critical period for the birth, germination, and growth of our human nature. Even though I have had a long life, it is still my best memory.
"You have its imprint, so, I prefer to help you. ”
Love me, love my dog...... Klein summed it up mentally with an idiom.
At this moment, he remembered the words that Russell the Great wrote in his diary:
"Hometown".
In his emotional silence, the dream projection of the "Goddess of the Night" turned to say:
"When you're ready, you can always go to the main peak of the Hornachis Mountains.
"Of course, it is your freedom to choose how you want, no one will force you, and no one can force you. You can choose to stop at a certain stage, not become the old days, not let the 'Master of Mystery' awaken in your body, and then, when the end comes, take the people and things you want to protect, 'roam' to other galaxies and other planets, avoid the gaze of the outer gods, and build another civilization. ”
Klein had already thought about this for a long time, and after a moment of silence, he said:
"I don't know if Russell ever said that if you can hide for a while, you can't hide for a lifetime. ”
He spoke to the "Goddess of the Night" in the language of giants, a phrase that translates a little strangely:
Dodging is only a temporary tactic and cannot be used as a long-term program.
After a pause, Klein continued:
"Although the universe is vast and boundless, the outer gods are obviously more familiar with it than we are, and they are more powerful, directly representing a certain aspect of the entire universe, and it is very difficult to escape their search. Moreover, even if it succeeds, it can only be stable for a while, and the recreated civilization will be destroyed again after a thousand years, and when the time comes, there will be no chance to become the past, and it will never be able to redeem itself. ”
This is because if you want to successfully escape in the event of an invasion by the outer gods, you must give up all essentia, otherwise you will definitely become the focus of their attention, let alone roaming the starry sky, and even whether they will survive the initial blow is unknown.
The dream projection voice of the "Goddess of the Night" said softly:
"Except for the things that are directly torn from the outer gods, just taking away the uniqueness of the rest of the paths and the extraordinary characteristics of the high sequence, the outer gods may not care, and they will not spend too much energy searching for them. ”
"As you said, it's just 'not necessarily', the Outer Gods should still have a certain desire for the uniqueness and high-order extraordinary characteristics of similar realms, which can help them get closer to the pillars. Klein replied calmly, "We can't put our hope in their hearts, they have no mercy to speak of. ”
The dream projection of the "Goddess of the Night" nodded and said:
"In this respect, you are more sober than Russell, of course, because he knows too late the things of the old days, the outer gods. ”
He went on to say:
"You have another choice: use Pales's method to demote yourself and let Amon steal the 'Source Castle'. In this way, you will be able to live well as a Sequence 1 archangel without worrying about the 'Lord of Mysteries' awakening in your body all the time, and you don't have to be too tired. ”
In the religious texts of the Church of the Night, there is a division between angels and archangels, and Klein has been guessing that the latter refers to sequence 1, which has finally been confirmed today.
Of course, this is only the standard of one church, not anything else.
After listening to the words of the "Goddess of the Night", Klein was silent for a long time before he asked:
"Can Amon be trusted?"
The dream projection of the "Goddess of the Night" said calmly:
"I can't give you a definite answer. ”
Klein asked again:
"If the 'Master of Mystery' awakens in Amun's body, will He reclaim all the high-order extraordinary traits of the three paths of 'Fortune Teller', 'Thief', and 'Apprentice'?"
"I don't know. The dream projection of the "Goddess of the Night" replied in the same tone.
Klein was silent again, and after a while, he said:
"For me personally, I do not aspire to be the old days, but I cannot live up to and turn my back on those beings who have bet on me, who have helped me to a greater or lesser extent.
"Once Amon becomes the 'Lord of Mysteries', he will inevitably help the ancient sun gods reclaim their uniqueness and Sequence 1 extraordinary characteristics of the 'Lord of the Storm' and the 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom', leading to their fall.
"Moreover, Amun is a reckless god. ”
The dream projection of the "Goddess of the Night" gently bowed her head:
"Your humanity is well maintained. ”
After Klein made up his mind, he got rid of the low state just now, and smiled when he heard this:
"If humanity is not maintained well and the divinity gains its advantage, I will make a similar choice, because the instinct of divinity is a convergence of the self. ”
The dream projection of the "Goddess of the Night" chuckled softly:
"Go and prepare, and go to Antigonus as soon as possible. ”
Klein nodded, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked:
"Has Amon accommodated the uniqueness of the 'apprentice' path with the help of Mr. 'Gate''s ritual?"
The dream projection of the "Goddess of the Night" replied slowly:
"If it's something else, it's certainly not.
"But if it's Amun, there's half a chance.
"He's adventurous and thrill-seeker by nature. ”
Crane didn't say anything more, watching the projection of the "Goddess of the Night" disappear in front of him, and watched the dream collapse softly.
In his sight, the altar that had not yet had time to be cleaned up appeared.
As far as he is concerned, there is not much preparation to go to the main peak of the Honachis Mountains to face the ancestors of the Antigonus family, mainly relying on the "Source Fort" to get a clone out and steal the extraordinary characteristics of the "mysterious attendant" that he once belonged to Zarathu that he has not digested, so that the body is in a state that can accommodate uniqueness.
——With his own mental state stabilized, even without the remnants of Zarathu's spiritual imprint, Klein was able to rely on his humanity, consciousness, and anchor to barely suppress part of the will of the "Heavenly Venerable" to recover.
Before that, though, Crane's spiritual instincts told him that something more should be done.
After looking around, he packed up the altar and dragged out of the fog of history out of Daun Dantès's study.
Sitting down at the table, Klein spread out the paper and took up a pen to write to Mr. Azik.
Not long after he finished his previous letter, he only briefly mentioned the "River of Eternal Darkness" beneath Calderón and the death imprints that hovered on both sides of the tributaries, focusing on the number of Azk Eggers he had seen and his speculations about it.
After folding the letter, Crane took out the Azk copper whistle, brought it to his mouth, and blew it.
The Bone Courier appeared in the size of a normal human, kneeling on one knee and spreading his palms.
After Crane handed it the letter, he pulled out a gold coin from the "Source Castle":
"It's a thank you for the long trouble.
"If you can't take it unsolicited, give it to your master, and He will distribute it. ”
This gold coin is one of Klein's five gold coins that have been contaminated with the aura of "Source Castle" and have produced a certain mutation.
He had already used one of them to pay Miss Courier's messenger's bill, and when playing cards with Marić, he lost one.
The Bone Courier was stunned for nearly five seconds before he didn't dare to disobey Crane's words and closed his phalanges while holding the letter and the gold coin.
It then disintegrated, falling to the ground like a waterfall and burrowing into it.
Immediately afterward, Crane took out another gold coin and put it in his pocket.
At the same time, he gave the "Spirit Worms" on duty in the "Source Fort" a glance at a certain crimson star.
............
East Byrang, inside a church belonging to the goddess of the night.
As one of the first demigods to take part in the encirclement of the Rose School, Leonard Mitchell has used a seal to reach the Southern Continent.
However, he did not gain anything for the time being, because the demigods of the Rose School seemed to smell the danger in the air and invariably hid themselves.
This left Leonard to be patient, ready to accept the assignment at any time.
With nothing else to do, he wore red gloves and entered the church's large prayer hall, where he began his daily prayer religiously.
In the dark and peaceful environment, he seemed to be asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Leonard opened his eyes, stood up, and walked down the aisle to the door.
At this moment, he saw a familiar figure, it was Crane Moretti in a top hat and formal suit, with black hair and brown eyes.
Leonard's pupils dilated, his eyebrows slightly raised, and Crane, who was also praying, put down his hands, stood up, passed by him, and approached the altar step by step.
In the process, neither of them spoke, as if the other was just a stranger.
Arriving at the offering box near the altar, Crane pulled a gold coin out of his coat pocket and threw it into it with a serious expression.
He then changed direction and left the church through another door.
Leonard stood sideways in the main aisle, looking at the scene with some confusion and frowning slightly.
At this moment, in his mind, the slightly aged voice of Pales Zoroaster echoed:
"Look for an opportunity to get that gold coin in your hands. ”
............
Beckland, inside a house.
Will Unsetin held a silver spoon and dug intently into the pale green ice cream in front of him.
Suddenly, His left hand stretched out to the side of the food.
On the chair next to him, the figure of Dawn Dantès was instantly outlined.
"I seem to have missed your two birthdays. Klein laughed, "It's a late gift." ”
As he spoke, he took out a gold coin and pushed it to Will Unsetin:
"This is a lucky coin for you. ”
Will was stunned for two seconds, then muttered:
"The birth gift is a lucky amulet, the birthday gift is a lucky gold coin, you really don't have a creative idea. ”
As he spoke, he stretched out his chubby little hand and quickly took the gold coin back.
Crane smiled, stood up, and vanished.