Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 435 Journey

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The dream is full of weird and surreal elements.

The three of them didn't say much. They walked up along what looked like a giant snake or a spiral staircase, heading towards where the light was coming from.

They climbed the stairs higher and higher. At some point, Klein saw illusory clouds appear beside him, and then he gradually passed through them as he walked and landed below.

After walking up the stairs and reaching the top floor, they arrived above the sea of ​​clouds, as if they could touch the sky with their hands.

Medici stopped in front of a black wooden door covered with strange patterns that appeared out of nowhere.

There was not a single gap in the sea of ​​clouds below, but the clouds kept floating, and faint shadows of towns and numerous living creatures appeared.

Klein looked up. The sky in his dream was very strange. He knew it was the sky, but it looked like a huge glass ceiling. The brightest part was vaguely a golden sphere, but it was blurry and seemed to be far and near.

The sphere steadily contracts and expands, shedding warm, bright light.

"What is that?" He couldn't help but ask. He was a little dizzy after looking at the bright sphere for a long time. Klein lowered his head and miraculously felt the soreness in his eyes in his dream. "Is it the same as the astral world, corresponding to the symbol of the 'sun' and the Creator?"

"Oh, you've seen the symbol of the astral world?"

Hermes asked back curiously.

Klein nodded and decided to speak truthfully: "It was a very accidental opportunity. The symbols of the astral world seem to be very different from those of the spiritual world. There are not so many strong symbolic meanings. It is more like the celestial bodies and the starry sky itself."

"Strictly speaking, this is also true."

Medici joined the conversation. At the same time, He stretched out a hand and slowly grasped the door handle, saying in a lively tone: "After all, we are now walking in the dream of the great snake. This is the Lord in the eyes of fate. It is similar to the symbol of the astral world, which is also normal."

The shadow of the giant snake that had overlapped with the spiral staircase remained silent, as if acknowledging Medici's words.

Upon hearing this, Klein looked around and saw that those blurry walls seemed to be hung with equally blurry paintings and sculptures. The "Angel of Destiny" seemed to have a special liking for artistic creation. Klein saw many works from this angel. He seemed to particularly like using this method to record a certain moment in destiny, or to give revelations to believers and others.

However, it was still very scary to see the statues and murals suddenly come to life... Klein thought of the little "Sun" who had followed the Chief out for an exploration a long time ago and ended up trapped in a loop. The other party was frightened by the murals left by the Angel of Destiny.

"What's behind this door?"

Klein looked at the door in front of him and couldn't help asking. Just as described in the ancient books of the Aurora Society, the gods sealed the True Creator in the Eastern Continent, intending to bury this period of history forever. And on the way to the God-forsaken Land, the image of "door" did appear a bit too much, like layer after layer of seals, locking the True Creator and the people of this continent behind countless locks and gates.

He asked questions one after another, trying to get more ancient knowledge to help him digest the role better.

Medici and Hermes also acted very generously, twisting the ring and saying:
"You'll know soon."

Klein understood that this meant that he was asked to think independently. At this moment, he felt that his feet seemed to have become higher, as if the giant snake had raised its head and looked at Medici opening the black wooden door covered with strange patterns.

The door opened forward, and there was a vast sea inside.

The sea is inside the gate, above the sea of ​​clouds, and is directly illuminated by the dazzling sunlight. There seem to be large areas of rich golden color hidden in the waves.

Medici breathed a sigh of relief and closed his eyes.

A golden sea? No, it was something in the water that was emitting golden light... Klein observed Hermes and Medici. Seeing that neither of them seemed to be willing to explain the scene before him, he began to think hard.

This is the ruins of the God War, the dreamland of countless creatures. The ruins of the God War were the battlefield where the "Redemption Rose" besieged the Ancient Sun God, and it was also the source of the catastrophe... Klein felt that he had vaguely grasped some clues, and his thoughts were rushing. According to the information revealed by Hermes, the God War broke out on the sea, and the coast of the Eastern Continent was all reduced to ruins. The Ancient Sun God also fell in this battle, and his body and Beyonder characteristics were eaten by the three Angel Kings... eaten...

Klein had a preliminary idea:

That is the blood of the ancient sun god!

And the blood appeared in his dream, proving that he was affected by the power of "Night" before his death. He fell into a dream and dreamed that he was torn into pieces and the sea was stained with blood.

The same thing may be happening in reality.

As for this answer, after understanding the composition of "Redemption Rose" and comparing it with the various anomalies in the God War Ruins, he already had a corresponding guess. Now he is not too shocked. Instead, the "Ancient Scholar" potion has been digested to a certain extent.

The digestion progress of the potion has almost reached 80% or even 90%. The remaining part will probably be digested soon during his trip to the East Continent. After that, he only needs to bring the survivors of Moon City and Silver City to the outside world and find a small island on the sea to settle them, and then he can complete the ceremony.

Then, he burst into an indescribable sigh.

This was the closest he had ever been to the ancient sun god.

Bang!

Medici pushed the door open. As the black wooden door opened, an unimaginably strong aura seeped out, causing the entire dream world to shake noticeably, and the sea of ​​clouds was surging, as if there had been an earthquake that could destroy the world.

Amid the falling dust and collapsed bricks, Medici reached out and grabbed Klein, leading him into the dream of the golden ocean.

The Creator's dream before his death was even somewhat peaceful, but as soon as he entered this world full of golden light and divinity, Klein immediately felt his spirit melting and his spirit evaporating. In a few seconds, he would become the nourishment of this dream.

At this time, a giant silver-white snake instantly swam over from the other side of the door. Ouroboros surrounded the three of them, biting its tail to form a circle, causing Klein's state to quickly return to the state where he was still behind the door.

Then, the dream world suddenly shattered. Ouroboros seemed to have found a direction in the dream. His huge, scaleless body led Klein and the others to the end of the sea. Their figures became slightly transparent in mid-air, and then they appeared directly in the air above the golden ocean. Opposite them was the projection of the Giant King's Court frozen in the dusk.

The temperature here was higher than Klein had imagined, but it was not as dangerous as in his dream.

In other words, the ocean in the core area of ​​the Gods War Ruins has been divided into safe zones due to the conflicts between various divine powers. As long as you don't explore blindly, there won't be too many problems.

"Big snake, do you miss it?" Medici patted Ouroboros' back. He didn't know what answer he got. Medici smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I don't miss it either. Just lead us forward like this."

"You two princes, you don't want to recite? This is disrespectful to the Creator." Hermes looked around and finally chose to make a cross on his chest, closed his eyes and prayed solemnly, "Praise you, the Lord who created everything, the omniscient and almighty God!"

"You are one and you are ten thousand. You are the beginning and you are the end."

Medici sighed, somewhat reluctantly, but said nothing.

"You are the God of Gods, the ruler of the vast star world!"

After a pause, Hermes' voice lowered and he added a sentence that did not belong to the ancient sun god's honorable name:

"You are the God of mankind, the light of civilization, the sun that pierces the darkness."

"I beg you to open the gate of your kingdom and give us the opportunity to go to your holy place." "You don't need to add this sentence. We are all here. He will never turn us away. He loves pilgrims and also loves the devout believers who die on the pilgrimage."

Medici whispered, "Forget it, I like to listen to it, and the big snake likes to listen to it too."

Hermes smiled and whispered twice more. As the prayer fell, the sea of ​​clouds separating the two peaks instantly boiled and parted to the left and right, revealing a dark gap with no visible bottom.

"But that's the Creator." Hermes sighed, "This is a reverence for great beings and strong people. I also had a natural reverence for ancient things and a worship mentality for powerful things, just like the ancient totems of mankind, which were all powerful beasts. Of course, when I saw the ancient god fighting, illuminating the earth, and opening up the human world, my faith in powerful beasts suddenly shattered. I began to feel that I was stupid in the past. Why did I put my hope in beasts and look up to them? I should turn my attention to mankind itself."

"Humans are just like that, and so are beasts."

"You have special feelings for humans because you are human. I don't have a tribe, so I see everyone as the same."

Medici shook his head:
"I admire strength, but I won't follow anyone just because they are strong. Anyway, I haven't seen anyone better than the Lord yet."

Ouroboros said nothing.

Klein consciously did not intervene in the conversation between the two ancient angels. He observed the surrounding scenery and even felt a little overwhelmed - the scenery here was too stunning. If he did not come here with a purpose, it would be a perfect journey.

The sea of ​​clouds was floating, and the sea below still carried a soul-stirring spiritual power, while the projection of the "Giant King's Court" opposite suddenly absorbed all the dusk light, letting it rush forward and fill the deep gap directly in front.

Then, between the two peaks, in the misty sea of ​​clouds, an orange-red road of light appeared.

"It's time to go down."

As Medici said this, Ouroboros had already lowered his altitude and almost instantly reached the top of the road of light. Hermes jumped down, and Medici also grabbed Klein and jumped down. Klein was unable to resist, and his clothes rustled.

Then Ouroboros looked at them, bit his tail, turned into a giant snake, and disappeared from the dream.

Medici waved his hand in the air:

"See you in Silver City!"

Klein raised his hand reflexively, then slowly lowered it.

He suddenly became worried about one thing - was Ouroboros helping him, just like Will, because he saw something on the "menu of fate" and was prepared to pay some price in advance in order to gain something in the future?
If it was someone else, it would be fine, but if the one who had to pay was Will, then Klein would really feel like he was being forced into a sale again.

But if you think about it carefully, Will is not Klein's thing, nor is he a subordinate. Instead, Klein always has to find ways to curry favor with Will to earn some paper cranes and the "restart" talisman. The relationship between the two is a normal and reliable transaction relationship, and there is no "subordinate relationship that can be paid for".

The road formed by dusk seemed unable to bear anything, but after the three people landed on it, they did not continue to fall, and it was as stable as walking on the ground.

"Just enjoy this place. I don't know if I'll be able to walk this road again in the future."

Medici grabbed Klein by the collar and put him on the ground. He walked forward with him and said in a relaxed mood:
"In the Third Era, this place was ten thousand times more magnificent than it is now."

"At that time, the city-states built by half-giants, half-elves and humans were spread along the coastline, dominating the sky and the sea. Sailboats were always sailing on the vast sea, transporting seafood and supplies."

"The dragons that surrender will soar in the sky, and those that don't will have their legs chopped off and be shackled to fly forever until they die."

Now everything is different.

This time, Hermes didn't say anything else. They took Klein step by step closer to the magnificent projection of the "Giant King's Court", looking around from time to time to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

Klein felt his ancient scholar potion slowly digesting. Walking above the sea of ​​clouds, stepping on the dusk bridge, and looking at the mythical palace in the distance is a pleasant and relaxing experience.

Not long after, they arrived at the projection of the "Giant King's Court" and stood in front of the tallest building.

This building has a spire on one side and a round tower on the other. The main entrance is more than ten meters high. It is mainly gray-blue in color and covered with symmetrical symbols, logos and patterns. It is the residence of the Giant King and the place where the "Dark Angel" Sasriel sleeps.

Klein glanced at the dark hole on the left side of the door and was roughly sure that the door in his dream could be opened without a key, otherwise the previous believers of the "True Creator" would not have been able to pass through. After all, at that time, the correct key was in the collection room of "Vice Admiral Iceberg".

"As long as we push this door open, we can enter the 'Eastern Continent'. Otherwise, we will be seen by the guy behind the door."

Medici pulled out "Creeping Hunger" from his pocket and threw it to Klein: "We won't open the door, just go straight in."

Klein put on his gloves, and a dark blue, insubstantial illusory door appeared in the corner of the gray-blue door.

Then Medici took two steps and passed through the illusory door.

Well, there are no useless Beyonder abilities, only useless Beyonders... If I open the door directly, I will be watched... By whom? It might have been the "True Creator" originally, but who is it now? This is His sanctuary, His kingdom of God, who else would be here? ... Klein followed closely behind Medici and stepped into the slightly blurry blue door.

As soon as he passed through, he immediately felt dizzy and even his spirituality seemed to be torn apart.

When the anomaly disappeared and his condition returned to normal, Klein found himself on a beach illuminated by dusk light.

The gravel and stones here are all black. The deep blue waves surge in from afar, hitting the edge layer by layer, but without making the sound of the tide.

They are quiet, like a grand illusion show.

This sea is illusory... If you come in, you will appear here, but if you leave, it is probably not here... According to the principle of reciprocity, if you want to leave, you can only open the residence of the Giant King where the "Dark Angel" Sasriel is sleeping? Klein turned his head passively with realization and looked in another direction. There was a mountain bathed in dusk, with countless palaces, countless towers, and layers of majestic city walls solidified on it.

When Medici said "will be seen", did he mean being seen by the "Dark Angel"?
This is the "Giant King's Court" in mythology and legends.

"I really miss it."

Just as Klein was shocked by everything in front of him, Hermes whispered, "I never thought that I would be able to come back here one day."

"This is probably the last time."

Medici turned around, glanced sideways at the magnificent Giant King City, and pushed Klein and Hermes forward:
"When you go out, be quiet."

"Don't break these things - they are precious cultural relics!"

TBC
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good night!

(End of this chapter)