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Dawn Dantes of West Balam (4k5)Chapter 277 Dwayne Dantes of West Balam (4k5)

Dwayne Dantes took a step forward and walked towards the bottom of the ship. He held his gold-inlaid cane in his hand and looked at the northernmost port of the southern continent in front of him.

This port is relatively prosperous in the southern continent, but now it is a bit more chaotic than the last time he came. He looked at the port covered in flames in front of him and couldn't help but frowned.

He turned around and looked at Xio, who was wearing a black robe beside him. After a slight pause, he said,

"What's going on?"

Looking at the captain whose tone, appearance, and even personality were so different from before, Xio suddenly felt a strong sense of disconnection in his heart.

The little face under the mask of Xio was slightly distorted. He pressed his hand slightly on the rifle specially made by the high-dimensional overlord in his arms. The front of the rifle had four sharp edges, which looked like it could be used for piercing in close combat.

Of course, it was for the convenience of hiding - this is what one of the creators of the "Lost Homeland" said to Xio, but Xio still felt that this alien piercing gun, which was more than one size smaller than a normal rifle, always contained some kind of malice.

Xio pressed her mask slightly and pulled the hood down. She quickly disappeared from Dwayne Dantes's side and went to "ask for information" from some gang members who were obviously aware of the situation in the local port.

Dwayne Dantès slightly pressed his hat, held his cane with his hands, and quietly waited for his servant to return. There were people around who were looking at Dwayne Dantès who seemed to be defenseless, and wanted to slaughter this fat sheep from the Northern Continent.

However, most of them decided not to get involved after seeing the miserable plight of the gang members who were rude to the gentleman's servant in the distance. However, one of the brave locals took the opportunity to come over and said to the middle-aged gentleman:

"Dear sir, are you a businessman from the Northern Continent?"

The thin man with soft features and dark brown complexion came close to Dwayne Dantès, but kept a distance of about one meter. After performing the inappropriate Northern Continent etiquette, he continued cautiously after seeing that the middle-aged gentleman in front of him did not show any disgusted reaction:

"Is there anything I can do to help you?"

He estimated that the person in front of him should be a Loen person - some Loen people who were at sea and failed to get the information here in time. Now the army of the Republic of Intis was fighting with the army of the Kingdom of Loen in the southern continent. Generally speaking, normal Loen merchants or Intis merchants would not come to the extremely chaotic West Balam at this time.

You know, here are not only the navy of Intis, but also those crazy people who indulge in desires of the Rose School and some "devil families" who have reappeared on the earth.

Xibailang is now a very dangerous place, and anyone from the Northern Continent who comes here will be extremely cautious.

"Your character is admirable." Dwayne Dantès pursed his lips and looked at the young man in front of him with a subtle smile. "Please tell me what is happening here now. I have a manor in the middle of West Balam, but the current situation, hehe, seems to be a little different from what I originally expected."

He fumbled in his pocket and took out a five-pound Looney note. Dwayne Dantès shrugged helplessly and looked at the station not far away, which looked a little dilapidated and was guarded by several people who did not hide their malicious intentions.

It is obvious that these stations can no longer be used for normal transportation - they now look like a monopoly.

This roundabout way of speaking is indeed that of a Loen noble... The young man from the southern continent thought so vaguely as he listened to the middle-aged gentleman in front of him saying a series of words that he didn't understand. However, he still extracted several key pieces of information from them and figured out what the middle-aged gentleman in front of him wanted to know most.

He swallowed his saliva, took the banknote from Dwayne Dantes with a slightly trembling hand, and said to him in a low voice:

"The railway transportation here is controlled by the Devil Family."

He admitted that he wanted to go against his conscience and accept this reward that was completely different from what he expected - this light piece of paper was enough to provide food for his family for three months or even longer. If he saved some, it would even be enough for him to take the risk of taking his family and use the pirate ship to move to the "reservation area" in the middle of Balam.

However, what he had paid was unlikely to be equal to what the other party had paid, which made the young man from the southern continent a little panicked for a moment - he even suspected that this was the precondition for the "ability" of some people with special abilities.

He knew how powerful the bodyguards of the gentleman in front of him were. Some gang members who were arrogant and domineering were like chickens that could be manipulated by anyone. Now the extraordinary had appeared in everyone's eyes, and "mortals" like them could only hide and obey.

"If we want to reach the center of West Balam directly by train, we can only travel inland via the tracks controlled by the Demon Family. However, only those who have joined the Demon Family can take these trains. These trains have been used in wars."

"My suggestion is, well, I suggest you find some less formal ships to go to the middle of West Balam from the sea. However, that place is now occupied by the Aurora Club, so it may not be that safe."

It was a "reservation" established by people who believed in the "primitive creator" - there was naturally no danger for the locals like them, it was just a matter of changing their beliefs.

However, the people there are extremely hostile to the believers of "Lord of Storms", "God of Wisdom" and "Eternal Sun", and some even contemptuously call "Eternal Sun" the "Sun of the Abyss" or "Black Sun".

"I see..." Dwayne Dantès said thoughtfully, a smile appeared on his face, and he patted the shoulder of the young man in front of him: "Well, thank you for the information."

The young man hesitated for a moment, but still said to the middle-aged gentleman in front of him:

"Sir, my information is not worth five pounds. You are giving me too much."

In fact, when the young man saw the greedy eyes of the people around him, he decided not to accept so much money.

There are no police here who will seek justice for him. Although the gang members here were beaten to a pulp by this gentleman's short servant, it does not mean that they really do not have the power to rule over the lower-class civilians in this area.

If he earned a few soli or even a pound, it would be considered a reasonable reward in the eyes of others for the risk of being driven away by the very capable servant or even for angering the gentleman who might have some "special abilities".

But if it was five pounds, they would become jealous and try to take what he had - or even kill him outright.

"Is that so?"

The corners of Dwayne Dantès' mouth slightly turned up, revealing a somewhat strange smile. He took the banknote from the young man, folded it again and put it in his wallet, then took out five 1-sol banknotes and placed them in his hand.

The young man subconsciously rubbed the texture of the banknote with his fingertips, but found that the feeling brought by the upper and lower banknotes was different. He looked at the middle-aged gentleman in front of him with a little surprise, but saw that the middle-aged gentleman showed a mysterious smile, put his index finger on the center of his lips, and said to him in a low voice:

"This is an appreciation of your good character."

This time, the young man from the Southern Continent did not refuse. When others thought he had only received five solu, he put the banknote of different texture into his arms.

After a brief mental struggle, he took a step back and saluted in poor Loenese etiquette.

I rejected the gift the first time, so there shouldn't be any problem this time, right? He thought with a sense of luck.

I wonder where this gentleman will go...

The young man from the Southern Continent looked at the middle-aged gentleman in front of him and whispered a few words to the servant who had rushed back, then he strode into the train station with his head held high and without any hesitation.

this...

The pupils of the young man from the Southern Continent shrank slightly when he saw that the demon sitting at the entrance of the train station did not stop the gentleman or tear him to pieces directly. Instead, he saluted him respectfully, then screamed and rushed into the alley.

The others also immediately fled to a safe place, fearing that they would be targeted if they stayed here for a while longer - they also felt gloating in their hearts, thinking that it was a good thing that they were not too greedy and did not provide help to this problematic gentleman.

The young man suddenly remembered the fate of those who made deals with the devil in many folk legends, and secretly thanked God that he did not succumb to temptation and accept the gold pounds that the devil gave him for the first time - if that was really a devil, then he would be dead!

But after thinking about the money that the devil gave him the second time, he felt that the gold pound might be the "life money" to buy his soul, which seemed as hot as a burning charcoal.

As he ran into the alley, he immediately threw it from his arms, wanting to get rid of this gift from the devil.

But after a little hesitation, he picked up the crumpled banknote from the ground, put it carefully into his arms and prepared to take it home.

Many people saw him making a deal with the devil, so at least no one would covet his gains. Even if he sold his soul in this deal, he would use the money to allow his family to live without worrying about food for a while.

…

"Sure enough, if you want to digest the potion, you still have to go in the direction of weirdness and horror."

Klein murmured in a low voice to the high-dimensional overlord beside him. The two of them sat in the train in the space widened by the high-dimensional overlord. Next to him, in the normal train compartment, was Dwayne Dantès, who had just completed a threat.

He set Dwayne Dantès as a "demon from the northern continent", a demon who believed in the "Goddess of Night" and received protection.

He is also a born demon. He is not as cruel as other demons, but he has the same malice as other demons and is keen on equal exchange and has a strict moral code.

Such a complex character setting brought more intense stimulation, and the feedback from digesting the potion was also stronger. In the end, Klein did not have the heart to directly replace a civilian with his own interpersonal relationships with an innocent person to play the role.

After the High-Dimensional Overlooker drove away the "Lost Homeland", he immediately turned back and came to Klein, who had been disguised as a passerby and controlled the secret puppet of Dwayne Dantès, and used the gift of "Splitter of the Veil" to disguise himself in space. (Note)

This is a clever way of digestion. Behind the curtain of the High-Dimensional Overlooker, Klein has achieved the role-playing code of "controlling the secret puppet behind the scenes and appearing in front of the scenes" in the sense of mysticism. This left a deeper impression on others, and the feedback from other frightened people could naturally be reflected in the potion.

The body that originally belonged to the "Undying King" Agaritu was a Sequence 5 "Apostle of Desire" of the "Abyss" Path. It was very easy for him to disguise himself as a demon - or perhaps it could be said that this body of his was originally a thorough "demon".

With the help of the "Trickster" ability pre-drawn from Sefirah Castle, although Klein was not above the gray fog, he was able to use the gray fog to strengthen his "Faceless Man" ability, so as to achieve the effect of changing the secret puppet potion.

If there is such an opportunity to play, perhaps I don't need to wait until the second Tarot meeting, I can digest it in these few days...

Klein turned his palm slightly. The extraordinary characteristics of the "Weird Mage" promised by the True Creator were already lying on the gray fog, and Klein was also ready to use the merits he had accumulated in the Church of Evernight to exchange for auxiliary materials for promotion to demigod.

In two weeks at most, Leonard, who had gone to the Church of Evernight to help obtain materials and advance to Sequence Five "Spiritual Wizard", would return from the Northern Continent. By then, Klein could try to hunt down Ince Zangwill or the demigod of the Rose School to complete his own advancement ceremony.

"Isn't this the best?" The High-Dimensional Overlooker raised his eyebrows, and his tone turned slightly serious:

"But now I feel that the situation in the southern continent is not optimistic. It is already showing a trend of transforming into the abyss."

"Abyss?" Klein's tone was a little more serious. On the way here, he also saw the "evil" emerging here. There was a certain amount of heavy desire and malice in the eyes of those ordinary people.

Klein guessed that this might be related to the "Mother Tree of Desire", but he didn't think of this level - "He wants to let his pollution spread to the earth, turning this place into a real "abyss on earth"?

Indeed, the colonized people here have unstoppable evil thoughts in their hearts - this is hatred for the colonizers and dissatisfaction with the current oppression. This is the best breeding ground for evil gods...

"Is there any way to prevent this transformation?"

"Yes, just kill the 'Mother Tree of Desire' - but you can't do it." The High-Dimensional Overlooker said leisurely:

"Unfortunately, this transformation is irreversible. Unless this place is cleansed again by another source of essence - there is currently no Old One on the earth, and even the 'True Creator' has no way to clear the pollution of the abyss belonging to the 'Demon King'."

The High Dimension Overlooker paused for a moment and said,

"This situation can only be prevented, but not completely eliminated. You can only hope that the Aurora Society can seize more land here faster and set up the corresponding ritual magic. Otherwise, the spread of the abyss will start from the north and erode towards the south little by little."

"After all, this is a war."

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"Yes, this is a war..."

Klein whispered to himself:

"I don't want to become a cold-blooded Beyonder, a divine creature like Ince Zangwill, who completely abandoned his beliefs and humanity in order to embark on the path of divinity, and ultimately became a slave to the potion."

"But can I change this?"

"You want me, a Sequence Five, to participate in a conspiracy between gods?"

　An hour late (@o@***)

　　I'm a bit stuck today, so I'm really sorry!

　　One question, because the previous "actor" has been changed to "opera singer" and the sequence of cassava to distinguish them, these two pathways cannot be named with the name of sequence nine, but I don't think the three words sequence 0 are very smooth, so I would like to ask for your opinions:

　　The first option: Use the names of Sequence 0, which are the "Splitter" and "Zero" paths.

　　The second option: Use the names of Sequence 1, which are the "Painter" and "End of Curtain" paths.

　　You can tell us your specific ideas hereReserved AreaChapter 278 Reserved Area

"Come in."

Ouroboros put down his teacup, looked expressionlessly at the Medici in front of him, and said "Come in" to himself while pushing the door open, as if he had been invited by Him.

He looked at the arrogant expression of this old friend and raised his head slightly:

"What do you want?"

"If nothing happens, can't I come to see you?" Medici, whose face still had traces of decay but had faded considerably, said to Ouroboros. He curled his lips, sat down on the somewhat crude table in front of Ouroboros, and put his right foot on his left leg.

"I do have something to ask you - what are you going to do with the priests and bishops who recently defected from the Church of the Sun? Most of them are low-sequence ordinary people or those without Beyonder traits. They won't cause any trouble for us."

Medici raised his eyebrows and changed his tone suddenly: "But are you going to keep them like this?"

On the side, the "Dark Saint Kosma" watched the two kings who served the Lord quarreling, and lowered his head hastily. He did not dare to get involved in the fight between the two, nor did he dare to eavesdrop. He could only bury his head in work and continue to deal with the documents in his hands.

Since Mr. Z was transferred to Backlund and now manages Backlund's Aurora Company and the local Aurora Church, the "Dark Saint" Kosma was brought out from there by the Red Angel and has now come to the Southern Continent as one of the archbishops who is mainly responsible for the local Aurora Church headquarters and the overall planning of the future Aurora Church.

The other archbishop who has taken office is the "Black Saint" Leo Master, who was rescued by Klein and the High-Dimensional Overlooker. As for the "Secret Saint" who does not want to reveal his name, he is still traveling around with the sealed object every day.

Kosma suddenly envied the "Black Saint" who went out to spread the Creator's faith. At least he didn't have to listen to the dispute between the two angel kings here - the words of angels were often not audible to mortals. In front of angels, even demigods were still just weak mortals.

"How many divine messengers of the Aurora Society are in place now?"

Ouroboros suddenly spoke to Medici who was chattering nonstop. Hearing Ouroboros' words, Medici was startled, and the two cracks on both sides of his cheeks that were sewn by black threads like shadows squirmed, as if he wanted to mock Medici's reaction.

Medici chuckled and hit the two mouths hard with his hands.

Xesma on the side lowered his head even more. He didn't know why the War Angel wanted to hit him.

After provoking Soran and Einhorn with his actions, Medici spoke and said to Ouroboros:

"Didn't you read the report prepared by Kosma and Leo Master? We are so short of manpower right now. Except for Mr. A who has been promoted and went to the Lord's Sanctuary, most of the remaining messengers are outside."

"——Right now we don't have a single divine messenger here. We only have some newly promoted bishops. The highest of them is only Sequence 6, and most of them are only Sequence 7 or 8! Some of them are traitors who don't belong to the Lord's Path."

Medici approached Ouroboros and said, "In addition to these, there are also a lot of extraordinary people in the Creator Savior Society on the southern continent who spontaneously believe in the Lord but have not received the Lord's teachings. They are now unable to continue to spread the Lord's faith here and strengthen the faith of the believers."

These people are studying the teachings of the true Creator very hard, but their understanding in a short period of time is bound to be not deep enough.

"To the north is the damn Rose School brought by the 'divine evil' and the demon family that we defeated long ago. To the south is the army led by the traitor Osekus and the 'Iron Cross' that has betrayed the Lord - they don't believe in the Lord at all, but believe in the infiltrated..."

"Ahem." Ouroboros raised his eyes and said to Kesma, who had already dealt with a thick stack of documents beside him,

"You go out first."

Xesma, who was feeling very uneasy, disappeared from the spot in an instant.

"City of Disaster." Ouroboros uttered this word quietly, causing the cracks on Medici's cheeks to wriggle again, as if he wanted to let out an angry roar.

Medici fell silent abruptly. He twitched his lips slightly and said, "Yes, the City of Disaster... Ha, at that time I was always on guard against Chike and Him, but I forgot about Tudor."

The City of Disasters has the remaining spirit of the "Destroyer of Natural Disasters" of that time. He perseveres in infiltrating his influence and appears in every place where there is disaster. He even invisibly polluted Medici and Arista Tudor.

The Red Angel was silent for a moment, and then said to Ouroboros in front of him:

"Mr. 'Gate' is cooperating with the guy in Loen Kingdom who wants to be promoted to 'Black Emperor' - I will just call him 'Gate' for now. Who knows if there is an Outer God who has corrupted him under that skin? But since the Lord is cooperating with him, I will first believe that he is indeed standing by the Lord's side."

"You are worried about the war." Ouroboros pointed out what the war angel was thinking: "George Augustus makes you feel like Alistair Tudor has been reborn."

Medici fell silent immediately. His tone paused for a long time, and then he showed a sinister smile: "Yes, I am worried about Him. I am worried about the 'Blood Emperor'. I am worried that this dead Alistair Tudor will jump out of His grave again and tell everyone in the craziest way that He is not dead yet."

"This is my shame. I was not able to follow the Lord when He needed help the most. I was not able to fight to the death for the Lord, but fell into the trap of a 'Prince of Order Killing' - I will remember this shame and lead the Lord's believers to completely conquer that traitorous country."

Medici did not blame the Lord's half body and the Lord's rebellious son for the reason that he fell into the trap. He just lacked strength.

There is no excuse for failure, He lost, so He died.

"That's why I'm worried about the lack of manpower here. The strength we can exert is limited. Even if an angel of the sun died inexplicably at that time, He is now entrenched in the sky - as long as the two of us dare to leave the Lord's protection and join the battle, He dares to burn this place to ashes."

A true god who will not be bound by his own kingdom is undoubtedly extremely terrifying. Now the "God of Steam and Machinery" is trying his best to hold back the Eternal Sun, so that He cannot leave his own kingdom and prevent the Eternal Sun from descending directly to Intis and destroying all the anchors of the "God of Steam and Machinery" in Intis.

However, even so, Medici believed that if he and Ouroboros appeared on the battlefield at the same time, there was a high probability that the "Eternal Sun" would directly overturn the table and send the remaining angels here and use the angels to descend.

Fortunately, the Eternal Sun seemed to know that if he threw himself into the arms of the Outer Gods like this, he would most likely be eaten alive by the "Mother Tree of Desire", so he adopted this restrained method to fight with other gods.

Medici knew that the Eternal Blazing Sun, who was already hostile to the other six gods and the Lord, was making his final struggle. He was the sun now, the light and heat that all living beings in this world needed.

As long as He extinguishes the sun in the sky in the mystical sense, the planet will immediately fall into endless darkness. Even if gods such as the Lord of Storms use their power to illuminate the earth, dark and filthy things will spread over the earth.

Unfortunately, the only ally that the Eternal Sun can rely on now is the "Mother Tree of Desire", an outer god that represents a part of the filthy realm and holds the power of desire.

The barrier left by the original Creator can still hold out for a while. Before that, if the Eternal Sun is pushed into a corner, He might really turn the table over.

If the Eternal Sun can hold out until all the anchors of the gods on Earth are destroyed, then He still has a chance to use the barrier left behind at the beginning to contain the "Chaos Sea" and retain a part of His own consciousness.

"…" Ouroboros was silent for a moment: "There will be a way."

"Is this the prophecy you made?" Medici snorted softly and looked at Ouroboros. But Ouroboros looked up and nodded softly:

"This is my destiny as I see it."

"Oh, fate..." Medici muttered to himself contemptuously: "What kind of fate do you see?"

You saw fate, why did the Lord die at that time? Big snake, why didn't you tell the Lord that they had rebelled long ago? Medici thought angrily. This old friend of his has always been like this, able to see fate but fearing it to the point of fear.

"Destiny comes from the north." Ouroboros said silently:

"He is coming."

…

"Dear sir, we have arrived at the reservation areas established by several organizations that are hostile to us on the southern continent."

A "devil" said to Dwayne Dantes in front of him in a flattering manner. He asked tentatively: "Have you received a mission from the great king?"

"…"

Dwayne Dantès remained silent, only glancing at the demon whose tone was somewhat tentative. His eyes suddenly turned dark, as if they contained the deepest malice, and the demon's heart suddenly felt as if someone was pinching it and trying to pull it out, and he felt a strong palpitation.

"Be aware of your identity." Dwayne Dantès said calmly to the demon in front of him. His tone was gentle, but he could not tolerate disobedience. "Drive. I need to get closer to the reservation."

"...yes."

The demon with two horns on his head licked his lips, reluctantly sat on the carriage, and continued to drive. His tall demonic body trembled slightly, but he did not dare to let the "Apostle of Desire" behind him have the slightest dissatisfaction.

From the moment he first saw the "Apostle of Desire", the demon had already felt his own malicious perception roaring - the railway ahead had long been blown up by an "arsonist" who believed in "real creation", and insidiously only blew up two places, one in front and one in the back, which were approximately one-fifth and one-third of the way.

In this way, the other side can come over by steam train at any time, but they cannot pass.

Therefore, after arriving at the gathering place of their group of demons by train, these demons, whose highest rank was only Sequence Six, could only respectfully send the apostle to the carriage. At the request of the apostle, this unfortunate demon had to drive the carriage himself, for which he was even laughed at by many of his companions.

He was not a powerful demon from one of the demon families, and that was why he could only bully others here. The population and resources he had plundered had to be handed over to the North family, which was currently the leader of the "Blood Worship Cult", so he had not yet completed the ceremony to advance to Sequence Five.

Under the influence of the "Mother Tree of Desire", the number of extraordinary people in the "Abyss" and "Prisoner" paths of the southern continent has increased significantly, and among them are some extraordinary people who have received blessings.

Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for them to kill people continuously because the population had long been firmly controlled by the local demon family, and committing large-scale massacres here would become a felony.

——After all, the "Mother Tree of Desire" needs the civilians here to continuously produce depravity and dark thoughts. They cannot all die at once, which will slow down the arrangement of the God's Descent Ceremony. Not to mention, both the "Prisoner" and "Abyss" paths require a large number of ordinary people as materials for various extraordinary abilities.

"We are almost at the reservation area, respected apostle..."

The demon felt a strong sense of malice coming from the front of him, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, making his tone seem much more difficult for a moment. However, Dwayne Dantès, who was sitting behind him, still calmly ordered:

"Keep going forward."

With a "boom", the demon's "emotions" seemed to explode.

This time the demons were not prepared to obey the orders of the apostles. Although the higher-level demons had extremely strong suppression over the lower-level demons, it was not as extreme as the "Death" and "Sun" paths.

He did not make any sound, but suddenly leaped to the side and hit the two horses that were pulling the high-speed carriage in front of him, turning them into broken flesh and blood.

He had already prepared to escape. After all, the "Apostle of Desire" in front of him did not look like a mentally normal demon - he looked silent and wanted to die, but he didn't want to.

He had already prepared to leave, and at the same time activated his own abilities, hoping to attract the attention of those who believed in the "True Creator" stationed in the reservation area!

However, Dwayne Dantès, who had also anticipated this, curled his lips slightly, causing the demon's body to suddenly stop. The Beyonder of the "Abyss" Path was already in a state of intense negative emotions, allowing evil desires to run rampant, and his entire mind was extremely unstable.

Under the extraordinary ability of the Apostle of Desire to "control desires", the demon was naturally bound by his own desires and stopped in the air for an instant.

——If his body had not become stronger under the effect of the potion, this "devil" would have been torn into pieces by his own desires!

There is still a chance... The demon, whose emotions and desires were about to explode, relied on his strong physical fitness to barely stand up and tried to escape into the distance in a panic.

With the corner of his eye, he had caught a glimpse of believers who believed in the "True Creator" who was as evil as the "Lord of the Abyss and the Dark Side of the Universe" and were surrounding this place because of the huge noise.

He guessed that the "Apostles of Desire" who were on the same path as him either valued their lives as much as he did, or were full of self-destructive emotions and would rush forward directly and would not pursue him relentlessly.

However, he saw invisible curtains around him being drawn open. A handsome man in a captain's uniform and hat walked out from behind the curtains, with a black glove on his left hand that was holding the hat.

A black glove with a scarlet eye on the back of one hand!

The demon's pupils suddenly shrank:

This is the "King of Aurora" Gehrman Sparrow!

The name that appeared in the oracle sent down by the great master of the abyss!

Afterwards, the demon began to feel his entire body becoming stiff, as if it was rusted, and his entire body gradually no longer belonged to him.

"Why..."

He turned his head to question the "Apostle of Desire", but found that the apostle had the same strange smile on his face as the pirate king in front of him.

The devil suddenly understood something, and his eyes suddenly fell into darkness.

　Steam Girl:

　　Why is it like this? The person I admire (Roselle) was suddenly brought back to life by the Outer Gods; the person on the adjacent path (the "Hermit") became a god; the person I was holding on to (the Eternal Sun) betrayed me; the capital of my country was bullied (the Mother Tree of Desire). Why is it like this...

　　As I write this, I suddenly realize that Steam Princess is really miserable. I definitely didn't write her like this on purpose, but after analyzing her, I can't hold it back…

　　Ha! (Think of something happyRequired SuppliesChapter 279 Required Supplies

Looking at the people who were surrounding him with some caution, Dwayne Dantes drew a cross on his chest and said to them gently:

"I am a believer in the Lord, and I had no choice but to capture a demon to lead the way for me."

"The Lord gave me an oracle, telling me..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw the crowd in front of him parted, and a figure over two meters tall walked out from among the guards in black uniforms. The "Black Saint" Leo Master strode forward with a smile on his face:

"You are finally here, sir."

He looked at Klein and the guards around him who had disappeared into the invisible curtain again in the distance, and said with a slight pause: "This is not the place to talk, please follow me."

…

"Long time no see, Your Excellency the 'Black Saint'."

Klein took off his captain's hat and stuffed his secret doll into the canvas created by the High-Dimensional Overlooker. He then got on the carriage and appeared only after the spirits were arranged around him.

He did not choose to make the demon into his own secret puppet for long-term use. He simply extracted his extraordinary characteristics and got on the carriage with the "Black Saint" Leo Master.

Compared to the "Apostle of Desire", the out-of-control demon of Sequence 6 is not strong enough and its target is too big - compared to his own secret doll "Dwayne Dantès", this demon is obviously not enough to occupy a precious secret doll position of Sequence 5.

"I'm glad to see you, too, Your Excellency the Favored One." Leo Master said to Klein, who had rescued him, with a slight smile on his face, "If Your Excellency the Angel of Destiny hadn't sent me the news, I wouldn't have known that you would come here."

"Did the Angel of Destiny ask you to come and greet me?" Klein whispered to himself and turned to look at the street outside the carriage.

The feeling he got from this place was very different from the port just now. The infrastructure here was still relatively simple, but the order was much better than the place where the demons were entrenched just now.

"Most people here are willing to believe in the omniscient and omnipotent God, the creator of everything."

As if he could see what Klein was thinking, Leo Master, the Black Saint, nodded and said to him with a smile, "Part of it comes from the 'abstract symbol of the Creator' that the people here believe in. And these beliefs have now been transferred to our Lord. After all, the Lord is the oldest human being and the first god of mankind."

"In a sense, the Lord is the original God of mankind and the Creator of mankind"

"Abstract symbol of the Creator?" Klein was slightly confused, and he always felt that this word was out of touch with this era. "Black Saint" Leo Master saw Klein's confusion and explained:

"This is the oracle passed down by the Lord. He tells us that everything has divinity. Whether we are extraordinary or ordinary people, no matter what our race is, we are all his children. That is why we accept their beliefs, even if the Creator they believe in is just a conceptual symbol."

"Even if they believe in other gods, it doesn't matter, because all these authorities are derived from the omniscient and omnipotent Lord. As for the Lord, He has awakened and will take back His authority. Therefore, the Lord will also protect those who do not believe. Unfortunately, some believers of gods are unwilling to accept the Lord's protection."

Is this something the real Creator himself proposed? Well, this is very much a time traveler. After waking up, He is nothing like the old-fashioned God in mythology that I remember... Klein also suppressed the urge to twitch his lips and nodded:

"What about the natives who originally believed in the 'God of Death' or the 'Bound God'?"

Klein didn't see any coffins or skulls of relatives hanging in the houses around him, which was common for people who believed in the god of death. This made Klein a little confused. "Black Saint" Leo Master paused for a moment, sighed, and said to Klein:

"As I said, some of them were moved by the Lord's mercy and gave up their original beliefs and turned to believe in the Lord, while the rest didn't want to stay here any longer, so they headed south to find their own beliefs."

"The reservation we built here is in the central and western part of Balam, and they are heading further south, where some members of the East Balam Restoration Society and the Eternal Life Society are there to receive these people. They also need manpower to fight against the invaders from Intis."

Leaving for faith? Yes, if I also have a faith, and everyone around me has abandoned this faith, I will not continue to stay here, but will find a community with the same faith to live in...

Fortunately, I don't have any real faith… Klein sighed slightly in his heart. He turned his head and looked at the "Black Saint" in front of him: "Sir Black Saint, where are we going now?"

"The Angel of Destiny wants to see you."

Leo Master opened the curtains, and before them appeared a building in the West Balam style. Klein was shocked to find that this was the manor he had bought before.

The Aurora Club is using it now? It seems that the Aurora Club is also short of money...

Klein suddenly felt a sense of sympathy.

However, when the war was at its peak, I wonder what happened to those people doing business in the southern continent... I remember that the second son of the Hall family, Miss Justice's brother, was also in the southern continent, right? Klein subconsciously thought of the merchant who had sold this manor to him before.

In the current situation where the entire northern part of the reservation has been occupied by the Rose School, these ordinary people are afraid that their fate will not be good.

He suddenly felt deeply the horror of the Outer Gods. Their pollution spread like a virus, turning all living beings into their followers. "Civilization is sublimated by the Lord's gift." At first glance, this sounds like a very beautiful thing, but those who do not change will become victims, slaves, and even extraordinary materials for the polluted.

Klein took a deep breath, controlled his secret puppet, and followed the tall figure of Leo Master forward. As he headed toward the core of the manor, Klein caught a glimpse of many people walking hurriedly. Most of them were wearing priest robes or simple robes, and looked not much different from the group of Aurora members who had gathered in Backlund before.

Klein even saw an acquaintance walking by in a hurry. It was the pious-looking Snowman monk. He had put on the bishop's attire and was sincerely explaining the Lord's teachings to others in a small room.

Fortunately, the True Creator is willing to protect these people... Klein watched Leo Master knock on the door, and only followed him in after receiving a rather arrogant "Come in". What caught their eyes was the "War Angel" Medici, who was sitting on the table with his leg crossed over the other leg.

Klein couldn't help but take a closer look at the black shadow-like threads on Medici's face, but he saw Medici's fiery red eyes turned towards him:

"Hey, is this the puppet you control? Not bad. You can use the power of a demigod in advance at Sequence 5. No wonder the Lord favors you."

I can't respond to your words. You don't know that I have the "Source Castle"... Klein's mouth muscles twitched, but he still used the "Joker" ability to control the spasm on his face. He turned his head to look at the "Angel of Destiny" Ouroboros, who was sitting quietly and silently. He guessed his tone and said to Him respectfully:

"Respected 'Angel of Destiny', may I ask what you want to ask the Black Saint to come to greet me?"

Ouroboros glanced at Medici beside him and said,

"I hope you can do us a favor."

"From what I can see in fate, you are the best person for this."

"What can I do for you?" Klein frowned slightly, but found that Ouroboros had kept silent. He turned his head slightly to look at Medici on the side. Seeing this, Klein also looked at the red angel on the other side with his own eyes, following Ouroboros.

Medici laughed contemptuously,

"Don't worry, I'm definitely not asking you to deal with the Rose School. We won't push the person the Lord has chosen into the fire pit right now, unless you want to betray the Lord like those traitors."

"I'll briefly tell you about our situation here—it's too profound for you to understand." The Red Angel mocked him even as he spoke. Klein's temples jumped involuntarily, and he suddenly understood why "He" wanted to sew his mouth shut.

This is already the case with Medici alone, the former "conqueror". If the evil spirits Sauron and Einhorn attached to him join in this verbal "war", the consequences may be disastrous.

Klein thought about the low-sequence "provocateur" he knew, and could only attribute the problem to Danitz's failure to play the role of "provocateur" well.

"In general, because the Kingdom of Loen is now, ah, now it is the Empire - declared war on Intis at the suggestion of the gods, and the southern continent where we are has also become a battlefield for the two countries. Pay attention here. By the way, you should be able to understand this map, right?"

Medici crossed his legs and pushed a map on Ouroboros's desk in front of Klein. This map was much clearer than the maps sold outside, with various symbols and lines drawn on it.

"I can understand it." Klein maintained his calm tone and said to Medici. Medici let out a long "tsk", seeming a little disappointed that he didn't see Klein's reaction as he expected.

"The demons in the north are not taking any action right now, but our friends in the south are different." Medici laughed loudly.

"Part of the army attacking us now is the army of Intis that is directly controlled by the 'Eternal Sun Church'. Most of them have close ties with the church. Among the spies I caught a few days ago, there were also members of the church."

"And the other part of the enemy is the 'Iron Cross' that betrayed the Lord."

Medici paused, and after slightly eliminating the information that might harm the weak Lord's followers in front of him, he spoke to Klein vaguely,

"They pretend to be believers in the Lord, but in fact they believe in something that you can understand as an ancient god that has not yet revived, or an item with great power and a portion of the remaining spirit of the original owner before it was made into a magical item."

"They have no way of getting an oracle from it, but they worship the power of that item and adhere to a creed that they think is perfect."

An item with powerful power and residual spirit, source substance? Klein's mind was moved, but he restrained himself from saying it. He caught a glimpse of Ouroboros looking at him from the corner of his eye, and he was immediately a little frightened.

He recalled the prophecy of Ouroboros that he would eventually become the "Lord of Mysteries", and the chill he felt at that time inexplicably surged into his heart again.

Huh... Don't let your imagination run wild. I'm still myself now... Klein turned his face towards Medici and listened attentively to what Medici said. Seeing that Klein seemed to have completely understood what he said, Medici nodded and said,

"I won't ask you to attack the Iron Cross army. If a Beyonder like you goes there, you'll die. Although their current leader, Tony Twain, is only at Sequence 3, he's not someone you can deal with."

"Only"… Klein nodded silently.

"What I hope is that you can use your identity in the Aurora Company to go to the Northern Continent to import a large amount of materials needed for the war and provide them to us. The Great Snake and I cannot appear on the front battlefield. If we directly participate in the war, the angels under the Eternal Blazing Sun will not be stingy with their strength."

"And I don't need you to build connections and acquire arms in the Northern Continent - that's not enough time. Don't you happen to have the reputation of that pirate admiral? You just need to do the escort work. Ordinary merchant ships will be watched by the Iron Cross at sea, but I believe yours will not be."

"Although, um, you may be attacked, but believe me, there will definitely not be any extraordinary people above the level of demigod among them."

Medici said with great certainty.

Running supplies and helping them fight the war... Klein hesitated for a moment, feeling that this went against the beliefs he had always upheld. Seeing that Klein seemed to be hesitant, the "War Angel" Medici snorted.

"The Lord really understands you. He told me about the things that made you hesitate. The Lord asked me to tell you something. If we win the war, the local people will only change their faith, and they will only gain a new country. They will not invade other countries anymore, and the Lord will only support them to recover the entire West Balam."

How naive... Medici said to himself. When has war ever been just or unjust? It's nothing but mutual oppression. The loser loses everything, and the winner, after losing everything, gets to eat the remains of the loser.

No one likes war except for insane lunatics and hunters who need war to digest potions. (Note)

Klein was silent for a while. Just as he was about to agree to the commission given by Medici and Ouroboros, he heard Ouroboros add lightly:

"Someone arranged something for Ince Zangwill, letting him know that the 'darkness' path can also be interchanged with the 'hunter' path."

"I can tell you the direction of your destiny at the right time."

"Your choices, your actions will determine the flow of this war."

　Note: This sentence is adapted from something Yuehu saw in a book, but he can't remember which book it was.

　　(It seems to be a mysterious fanfiction?)