Chapter 357 The Crimson Lady's Compassion (two chapters in one)
When humans think, the gods laugh.
This is not derogation or contempt, but it is difficult for mortal creatures to communicate with higher levels of existence thinking, unless they stay in other people's souls like some people do, in order to force them to His own level has been reduced to a level that mortals can understand.
Therefore, Lynch did not bother to figure out why the goddess of the night was looking for him. On the one hand, the analysis is based on normal logic and causal relationships. Analysis that cannot establish logical relationships is called blindness and a waste of time. On the other hand... …
That is the mother of my neighbor in the sense of mythological genealogy. Although it is different from the mother understood by humans, there is still a certain similarity from the perspective of the relationship between the gods.
The neighbor’s old lady asked people to go to her house for dinner in the evening. There were not many people who considered whether she was going to trick them into traveling to a small country, but not many, at least not Lynch.
‘Right, neighbor. ’
[You’d better not trust her too much, Lynch. 】
‘Huh? ’
Luna's gentle thoughts were a little more solemn:
[There may be shadows hidden under the light, the sun itself may have dark spots, and the moon in the night sky may also shine, but darkness... will never change into white. 】
‘So? ’
[I’m not referring to this matter, I’m referring to her herself. 】
‘Isn’t she a good god? ’
【There is no such thing as good or bad, we just have different purposes. But the effects of the purpose can be good or bad for mortals. 】
'Does that mean she might do bad things to us? '
[The night is always a haven for Shuangyue to rest. She will not be malicious to me, but... it may not be true for you, not necessarily this time, but don't let down your guard against her at any time. . 】
‘I understand. ’
Lin Qi sighed deeply and already had a rough guess. However, since the neighbor was willing to remind him of this matter, it meant that the problem was not big and it would not affect his mood. In fact, he was a little happy.
Bowing farewell to Archbishop Trinleth, Lynch left the dangerous backyard, where not only lions and tigers were rampant, but there were also people slashing at each other with swords, or shooting randomly with pistols and rifles. Using his own marksmanship to bring them in, Lynch felt that the guests at the back might not be dead enough, so he decided to stay far away from there, and it would be safer to go to the front yard.
There are more and more people. It is estimated that two to three hundred people have gathered. When I entered the door, I asked the butler who welcomed the guests. Thousands of guests may be coming today.
This is the best social venue, the favorite stage for gentlemen and ladies from the upper class. At this time, the young people are showing off themselves like peacocks, while the mature and steady elders are gentle and restrained, complimenting each other with smiles on their faces. , with different behaviors but the same purpose.
Social.
But this is like a nightmare for an otaku like Lynch. Wouldn’t it be nice if you have time to watch Detective Moriarty at home? Why do you come here? It’s so scary.
Especially now that he is no longer the transparent person he was when he first woke up. After nearly fifty days of hard work, his reputation has gradually become louder and louder. Those well-dressed gentlemen who pass by have to say hello and say a few words. Lin Qimao is shocked. Even if You must bother me. Wouldn't it be better to use a group of beautiful ladies instead? For example, that glamorous lady who looks a bit familiar. Hey, no, isn't that the cat girl Hathaway? Why are the cultists also invited? Forget it, you still Don't come here, slip away.
Just on the side of the castle, Lynch went directly into the small garden on one side. There were relatively few people here, and Lynch let out a sigh of relief.
It’s so scary. How did Diana survive the last time she pretended to be me?
Looking around, the garden is relatively small, only about the size of two or three football fields. It is divided like a maze by flowers and shrubs, and there are dozens of large stone sculptures two or three people high in the center.
It is said to be the work of Baron Willen, a master of art from the Fourth Age. It took him twenty years to create this set of sculptures of the Day of the Arrival of the Gods. It is flawless and represents the master’s lifelong efforts.
However, when he was doing the final processing on the last sculpture, The Sigh of the Night Goddess, and carving the end of the night scepter in the goddess's hand, perhaps the master was exhausted mentally and physically, so he shook his hand and smashed the end of the scepter off. A piece was removed, which made the entire statue group no longer perfect. The master vomited blood and died on the spot. The blood spurted out was the final decoration of the statue.
Lin Qi wasn't just hiding behind the bushes to listen to the people passing by. He found that this was really a good place for eavesdropping.
“Have you heard that Her Royal Highness’s hobbies are different from others? I don’t know, there is no man around her, but she has more maids than Prince William.”
You said this to me Now that I’m done, let’s talk about my hobbies in detail.
"The birthday celebration of the Queen Mother Friedman on the other side is about to begin. It is said that she is most satisfied with the gifts from our country, but she is even more satisfied with the recovered necklace. It is said that the Queen Mother will ask for it every time she takes it out and shows it. I excitedly tell others about its thrilling journey.”
It’s so thrilling, it’s fake, I spent five minutes making it up, you idiot.
“Big secret, former Mayor Howard died, it should be the secret hand of our great King. He was the leader of the local council, smeared him and pulled him out of office, and then secretly killed him and eliminated him No one dares to see any evidence, even the corpse. Hey, His Majesty has such a wonderful idea, but it’s a pity that others have brains.”
"I've also heard that Nolin's place has been very lively recently. The conflicts between the gentlemen in the House of Lords and the gentlemen in the House of Commons have almost intensified. Several conflicts have broken out, and it is said that there are even bloodshed."
"Hey, Princess Sophia was attacked a few days ago, and the king's old dog suspected that someone from the Rhine City Council hired someone to do it, just to avenge Howard's death."
"Is it really them?"
"Who knows, so what if it's true, I'll see how this ends."
Huh, it seems that there is really something behind this matter that is not simple.
Everyone who was talking had left, but Lynch was still sitting on the stone bench, lighting his pipe and lost in thought.
In these few contacts with the so-called king's old dog, Baron Bolvar, Lynch only told the other party his guesses and analysis. The other party did not share everything behind it with him, nor did he tell him how he would deal with it.
He thinks this is quite reasonable. He is just a layman, and it is good that the other party is willing to listen to his opinions. It is impossible to tell him everything, especially various safety measures.
For example, what happened today was that his suggestions of strengthening security, checking identities, and not allowing vehicles that easily conceal dangerous goods were accepted. However, he believed that the other party must have done a lot more that he didn't know about. The measures are just like adding an extra layer of substitute insurance the day before yesterday.
I hope I'm too sensitive and no one will cause trouble at the dance, and no one's insurance measures will be needed in the end.
Sighing deeply, Lynch was thinking about it when he suddenly felt a sharp stabbing pain in his brain, like being pierced by countless steel needles.
No, a strong person appears.
The last time Lynch felt this way, he was facing the cultist of the Ancient Flicker, the seventh-level Kelvin. Only a high-level soul-shifter could have such a big reaction to his inspiration.
He quickly rolled his eyes and peeked around. Before he could find his target, a sound of footsteps came from the bushes behind him. "The collections shown just now are actually not very valuable. The really valuable ones have been hidden by Wayne, but he can't hide the one in front of him, which is the most famous one, the blood-stained Night Goddess." An old man The voice walked and said, "I came here once when I was young. It is indeed an ancient artifact from the Quaternary Period and is of great research value. Since he dared to invite us temporarily today, we must take the opportunity to study them all. We cannot let go of such Good opportunity.”
Why are you still so cunning and want to gain knowledge for nothing? Have you been doing this for more than eighty years?
Lin Qi immediately heard the identity of the other party. Ole, the chairman of the Archaeological Association, was the top combat power in Rhine City and had an eighth level of power.
However, invited temporarily? Is this how Bolvar and Duke Wein responded?
It's just to prevent assassination, and it's just a guess. There's no need to put the nuclear warhead out to scare people. Or maybe I guessed it right, they really discovered some serious crisis.
For a moment, Lin Qi had an ominous premonition in his heart, but before he could think about it, a group of people had already come out of the bushes and happened to meet him head-on.
"Mr. Leviv, we meet again." Chairman Ole nodded proactively, his voice full of energy, "The exam question this time is about the Yark Dynasty of the Third Age, Asia. The nobles of the Erke dynasty all worship the Lake Dweller Glaki. They will carve the guardian on the door of the tomb, so the question is what is the image of the guardian."
Old guy, you're doing this again. If I couldn't beat you, I would go over and beat you now. Damn free prostitute, disrespectful and shameless.
Lin Qi gritted his teeth angrily, but still replied in a dumbfounded way: "A fat man with long arms and legs and a headless humanoid shape."
"Igoronak, it seems that he is right. Yes, the Yarks are indeed worshipers of Glaki. Many royal families have been made servants of Glaki.”
A group of professors looked at each other for a while, each of them beaming with joy, as if they had found a treasure. This made Lynch a little confused, is this really valuable knowledge? Not so happy.
However, as soon as his idea came to him, the words of the old chairman were like a bucket of cold water poured down on him.
“Second question, did you hide the Revelation of Glachi?”
? ? ?
“What, what is the Geraki Begging Road? Is it delicious?” Lynch experienced for the first time the subtle feeling of guilty conscience as a thief, and said with erratic eyes, “Can that be hidden?”
A group of old men sighed, and Lin Qi's former teacher said angrily: "What are you listening to in class? There will be records in the tomb of important funerary objects. If you want to pretend to be stupid, destroy the records first. And the most important thing is The funerary objects and display cabinets are protected and will not be lost if they collapse. They can only be taken away.”
Um? And this thing? Lin Qi blinked innocently, no, you must have missed it in class.
“Don’t look at me, I don’t have this kind of student.”
Seeing that the old professor was about to commit suicide in shame and anger, Lin Qi could only smile awkwardly: “Maybe it’s someone else. I have taken away the three... grave goods, and there may not necessarily be the Apocalypse of Glaaki in it, hahaha.”
"The forces that worship Glachi often have the custom of making copies of the Book of Revelation, which is very bloody. They will force illiterate slaves and prisoners of war to make copies, copying them letter by letter, and they will go crazy after copying a few words. The slave is executed and replaced with another consumable to continue copying. Therefore, a copy of a few hundred words may contain the souls of thousands or even tens of thousands of slaves. Of course, this is not the point. The point is the Book of Revelation itself. There is Yi Ge on the door. Ronak Guard, there is a 100% chance that there are copies of the Grachi Revelation buried inside.”
Chairman Ole personally explained:
“We are not discussing the issue of burial objects with you, child. , in fact, your contribution entitles you to take any grave goods, we have nothing to say about it, but only Revelation, it is really useless if you take it, unless you like to lose your mind. It is very dangerous. Once you read any page, Igoronak, the servant of Glaaki, will be lurking around you, waiting for an opportunity to kill you. With your current strength, it is difficult to escape, so you are doing it for yourself. A noose was attached.”
Really? I don't believe it. You're such a bad old man.
In fact, Lin Qi already believed it, but he was still a little hesitant.
Do you still want me to spit out the stuff in my mouth?
"We are not the kind of people who take your stuff for free."
No, you are, we got it for free last time.
“You give us the Book of Revelation, and we don’t ask for other burial objects. We will also give you a disaster-level rare item, the value of which is no less than the copy of the Apocalypse of Glachi. In addition, we can also promise that once you If you are strong enough, you can go to the association to read this transcript at any time, although I don't understand what benefit this behavior will have to you. In addition, if you find any transcripts of the Book of Revelation in the future, you can give it to the association and we will use it. Exchange of things.”
Lin Qi was really tempted.
He was worried about how to deal with this thing. At least leaving it to the Archaeological Association would not make Natalie worry about causing a disaster, and in this way, he would no longer have to bear the psychological burden of having committed tomb robbing. .
“What is a strange object?”
When Chairman Ole heard this, his beard trembled with laughter. He closed and opened his right hand, and there was a seemingly silver ring in his palm. "The Crimson Lament absorbs the wearer's own energy every day. When used, Shoots a beam of moonlight with single-target attack power at the target, once a day, but the power increases with the accumulation of wearing time. The minimum power is equal to the median destructive power of the second-level power, and the maximum power can be reached after one month of accumulation, which is equivalent to the sixth-level power. Median destructive power. In addition, as your strength increases, the time to accumulate maximum power will be shortened accordingly. After level 6, it can reach the minimum time of one day."
[Ms. Scarlet’s compassion, wish me. The compassion turns into moonlight, washing away all the sins in the world]
Hiss... Lin Qi's expression stiffened. He relies solely on recklessness to hit people now, and his attack power is seriously insufficient. This thing came at the right time, although The sixth-level ability can only be used once a month, but it is a big killer and cannot be used casually. After a few days of daily accumulation, the power of two or three levels is enough.
The most important thing is...
‘Neighbours. ’
[Well, this is not the memory of the red moon, but this is the world’s memory of the red moon, similar to the passion of a fiery lady. 】
So there was no need to hesitate. Lin Qi grabbed the ring and put it directly on his index finger.
‘You are so ugly, neighbor, people have a bad impression of you. ’
[You can sacrifice it to me, so that you won’t be ugly. 】
‘Don’t even think about it, I won’t take it off. '
Lin Qi stroked the ring, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said seriously: "Well, I'm not too interested, but we are all old friends, so just accept it reluctantly. Tomorrow I will Just send the transcript to the Archaeological Association.”
Bang bang bang, a group of old men started high-fiving each other, and they didn’t know who was suffering.
After admiring the ugly silver ring for a while, Lin Qi finally remembered the business: "This is not the first time that the Governor's Palace has held an event in recent years. Several gentlemen have not come for many years. Why are they interested in coming today?"
< br>"The Duke invited me temporarily today, saying that there may be a situation where it is necessary to rely on the chairman."
Lynch's teacher said something vaguely, and then surrounded Chairman Ole and rushed towards the statues. go.
really.
The good mood was cast a shadow, and the underlying uneasiness became stronger.
(End of this chapter)