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

Chapter 458: A Ceremony for God
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Klein took a deep breath and walked to the city gate without looking around.

No matter how bad your mood is, you still have to do what you should do and try your best to save people.

If Amon wanted to torture him instead of anger him, he wouldn't have parasitized the entire city. At most, he would have carried out some half-true and half-false scams to confuse his judgment, trying to make Klein kill a few innocent people and destroy his beliefs.

Klein could imagine the methods Amon used to torture him, and he could roughly guess what would happen next... But even though he had prepared himself mentally, he still felt his shoulders becoming so heavy that he could hardly move his legs.

He also didn't know if he could take responsibility for the lives of those who died.

Never mind. Man proposes, God disposes.

Not to mention the people from Yuecheng and Baiyincheng, even if I died here myself, there would be nothing that could be done - all I could do now was probably to pray for the fate of "becoming Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" to help me so that I wouldn't die without being able to save anyone.

"The high priest is waiting for you in the city."

As he approached, the Moon City resident closest to Klein raised his head with a friendly smile on his face. He seemed to want to raise his hand to do something, but was immediately suppressed:

"Please follow me."

Klein quietly activated his spiritual vision and saw that the spiritual lines of the people around him were floating naturally in the air. The spiritual lines inside Moon City, which were stacked like water plants, did not show any signs of being controlled by others. It seemed that although Amon had obtained some of the "Fortune Teller" ability through Sefirah Castle, he did not share it with his other clones. In other words, he could not share it directly, and he had to have corresponding means to do so.

"If there was an angel-level Amon here, He would have attacked me long ago and would not have tricked me into the city, unless He wanted to see my desperate expression... Well, I'm not Amon, so I can't guarantee that He is not so perverted. I'd better be careful."

“Even if there is, as long as “He” doesn’t take action, I can assume that the Amon with the highest combat power in Moon City is Sequence 3, but there may be more than one.”

Amon is completely caught in a trap. Although he doesn't want to admit it, the situation is very tricky no matter what it is... No, for me now, or any ordinary "ancient scholar", it's actually a dead end, right?
"Where is the high priest?"

Klein remained calm, muttering to himself.

He is a person who likes to complain in his heart, and now he needs to use the behavior of complaining to relieve some of his inner pressure.

The Moon City resident closest to him quickly said:

"The high priest is now in the tower in the city, and we are preparing for the ceremony dedicated to the 'Fool' and the 'Almighty Lord'. Your Excellency, if you are looking for the high priest, we will go and inform him immediately."

A tall tower? Silver City also has a round tower. Is this an ancient architectural style, or is there some other reason... Klein's history expertise kicked in. After a second of distracting thoughts, he nodded expressionlessly:
"No need to inform the high priest."

"Just take me straight into the city."

Go walk around the city, look at the distribution map of the buildings in the city, and plan an escape route... I haven't seen the layout of Silver City with my own eyes, it's all confidential. Both cities are not too big. Although Little "Sun" drew a rough layout for me, I have almost forgotten it now. Well, if I can survive and solve the problem of Moon City, I will use dream divination to remember it...

"Ok."

The resident of Moon City said excitedly. He took the initiative to step aside to lead the way for Gehrman Sparrow. He did not have any strange expressions or movements. His reactions were very normal. There was no sign of being parasitized at all. "Please follow me."

The others who came to greet the envoy also started to move. Klein didn't say anything. He slowed down his pace, carrying the dim animal-skin lantern in his hand and followed at the end. He slowly entered this ancient city that had stood in the darkness for thousands of years.

As he passed through the several-meter-thick city walls and fortifications, Klein recalled what he had seen and heard along the way, and couldn't help but ask:

"In the original darkness, is there a high chance that the city will be attacked?"

The young resident walking in front of him immediately replied: "There have been several attacks in history, but I haven't seen any."

A companion next to him immediately took up the conversation and said with a smile, "It's a good thing that we haven't seen it, otherwise we might not be alive today! Children born now are more fortunate. They can see the sun as soon as they open their eyes and eat safe mushrooms..." He paused, turned his head, looked at Klein with clear eyes, and answered his previous question, "Your Excellency the Envoy of God, in fact, in the darkness, the probability of the entire city being attacked is not high. Lights and candlelight can prevent the dangerous pure darkness from approaching, but at the same time, it also makes the city a huge, immovable target..."

"In addition, although most exploration teams have the technology to hide their auras and eliminate traces, accidents still happen. It is inevitable that some monsters with sufficient intelligence or tracking power will follow them close to the city... Every time it is a disaster!"

Monsters have no fear of pure darkness. They live in darkness themselves and will only try to extinguish the lights.

The extinguishing of the light was naturally a devastating blow to the city residents who were once immersed in darkness.

"I heard that there have been cases in history where monsters disguised themselves as humans and infiltrated the country." Another person added, "It seems to have caused a huge disaster, so we now have introductions to related monsters in our general education textbooks."

"And that giant wolf, it's so scary." Someone was still frightened, "Fortunately it didn't follow us back to Moon City!"

Monsters disguised as humans, tricksters, ghosts in human skin?

Klein did not participate in their conversation. He just asked a few questions from time to time and listened to their conversation as if he was listening to a story.

He didn't know if it was his own psychological effect, but Klein always felt that the conversation between these people was too smooth. As soon as the previous person finished speaking, the next person would quickly pick up the conversation, as if they were a group of actors who had arranged a script. They didn't even "interrupt others' speeches"... Klein gave up thinking. These small details could not lead to any conclusions, but Amon probably wanted to use these small details to exhaust his energy.

As they chatted, they entered the city.

The sun had already set, and every household had lit torches and hung lanterns, illuminating most of the city as bright as day.

The streets were very clean. Judging from other people's expressions, it seemed that such cleanliness was not an everyday phenomenon, but was specially cleaned before the festival.

The main road was paved with stones of varying sizes, and there was no distinction between a small path and a dirt road. When walking on it, one could step on some unknown tiny weeds and stones. This feeling was something Klein had not experienced for a long time.

Brightly colored animal skins, beast teeth, and polished bones are hung between the old and heavy stone houses. They are illuminated by lanterns or torches, revealing a unique rough aesthetic of the East Continent, and an ancient atmosphere.

Klein admired the animal teeth and bones that had been polished into various shapes, and felt a little sad while being amazed.

If I could take them out, I would definitely buy them some cloth so they can wear normal clothes, he thought.

People passing by all had smiles on their faces, and the few children and teenagers were chatting and laughing in groups, full of anticipation for the upcoming festival. Before the glorious arrival of the "Fool", the only festival in Moon City was the "Sun Festival" to worship the sun god, which was also the only happy moment in a hard and stressful year. Now, people have another "Fool Festival" to celebrate.

The people here live a precarious life, struggling in the long dark night with no future in sight. Thousands of years have passed, and they still live every day as the remnants of ancient times. The only thing that makes this stagnant atmosphere slightly lively is the ceremony of worshiping the gods. Both adults and children are looking forward to this long-lost celebration and looking forward to the arrival of happiness.

Klein was infected by this emotion, and his cold expression softened slightly.

“Your Excellency, God’s Envoy, everyone is looking forward to the festival.” One person turned around and looked at Klein expectantly, but his tone was somewhat sad. “This is probably our last festival. We will be leaving here and our hometown soon, right?”

Klein had given up trying to determine whether this was a hint or Amon. He spoke with a mentality of "if the enemy comes, the general will stop him, if the water comes, the earth will cover it":
“This is what the Lord and most people expect.”

After that, he didn't give others a chance to continue asking questions, and said directly: "I want to see the city by myself, I don't need you to follow me."

The others were stunned for a moment: "No problem."

Klein immediately turned around, left the group, and walked towards other parts of the city. After his initial surprise and admiration, Klein soon discovered the problem with Moon City. The city lacked color. There were no real ribbons or paint, which made it difficult to distinguish between houses. Even the decorative pendants and animal skins were basically the same. In addition, Moon City was also a fortress city, with many alleys extending in all directions. If you were not a long-term resident here, you would definitely get lost quickly after arriving here.

There were few flying insects and birds in the God-Forsaken Land, and it was not convenient for Klein to create a few puppets to help him observe the terrain, so he had to go on his own.

Actually, there's no point in looking for an escape route. Amon can just steal my idea of ​​"escape" and freeze me in place... Even though he thought so, Klein still quickly circled around Moon City a few times and memorized the approximate route.

There are probably more than 10,000 people in this city, and now almost all of them have come out. It is indeed crowded, but not yet packed.

After drawing a more detailed route map in his mind, Klein began to move towards the square in the center of the city. When he passed through a place that seemed to be a clinic, a middle-aged man just walked out of the house, seemingly preparing to lock the door and leave.

He was holding a magnifying glass-like object in his hand. Klein took a quick glance and thought it was a monocle, and he was almost startled.

The middle-aged man turned around and was startled when he saw Klein, whose clothes and appearance were completely different from those of the people of Moon City. He then said:

"You are His Excellency the Envoy of God?"

After seeing Klein nod, he looked around in confusion: "This direction... I'm going to the square now. If you want to attend the festival too, can I go with you?"

Do you think I'm lost? Klein wasn't sure if this was Amon's new trick, but he didn't care. He stepped aside and made a gesture of letting him go.

"Thank you."

The middle-aged man thanked him politely. His mutation was relatively mild and his appearance was a little strange, but he was basically a normal person. After walking a few steps with Klein, he showed an expression that seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and then he suppressed his words. After repeating this several times, he finally asked:
"Your Excellency, I would like to ask you something about the 'healing ritual'. Is that possible?"

Klein almost immediately began to look around, but there were not many people on the road they were walking on, and no one was looking at him. But just as he was looking around, the middle-aged man could no longer hold back and whispered, "Your Excellency the Envoy of God, I'm very sorry."

"I am a healer in Moon City. I once had the honor of examining the first group of hunters who were 'treated'. I will never forget the miraculous healing technique. The great 'Fool' completely corrected the wrong parts of our bodies, cleansed all those tumors and defects, and even made their vitality vigorous, able to regenerate broken limbs, and even purified their souls!"

"Incredible, this is undoubtedly God's grace!"

"but……"

A strange look of doubt appeared on his face, and his tone became more cautious:

"...Will the subsequent treatment be provided by an angel or saint under the throne of God?"

This...regardless of whether he is Amon or not, he actually took the initiative to bring up this topic, just to give me information! Give me a solution!
Klein raised his eyebrows. He suddenly discovered a new world and a new way to modify the direction. "Go on."

After receiving the approval of the envoy of God, the middle-aged doctor relaxed a little. "I also examined the bodies of those who participated in the healing ceremony later, and made some surprising discoveries... This is completely different from the first treatment. If the grace of the Fool turned us into normal people and cured our 'disease' from the root, then the subsequent treatment is like... an excision surgery. God healed our diseased parts, and a certain existence on our behalf removed the diseased parts. The simplest example is that I have never seen a severed limb regenerate again."

Having said this, the middle-aged doctor secretly glanced at Klein:

"… before you came."

Well... Amon doesn't have a "Staff of Life" and can't treat illnesses by focusing on vitality. He did this to seize the direction of the "Fool" and doesn't really care about the lives of these Moon City residents. This treatment method is within my expectations...

Klein nodded gently and said solemnly:

"Yes."

"The subsequent treatment will be handled by an angel under the seat of The Fool. He himself does not have the power to heal, and can only use this specious method to temporarily alleviate your symptoms."

Although this was the first time he had arranged Amon, Klein was able to say this without blushing or getting nervous.

The middle-aged doctor showed a confused expression. It was normal for a great being on the same level as the Lord to have angels serving him. He was not surprised. But the angel's behavior seemed like a scam, but he couldn't say it out loud, so he could only force a smile and said:
"... Thank you, Your Highness, for alleviating people's pain. It will indeed help with follow-up treatment..."

Klein coughed and answered seriously:
"So I came here for a purpose, which is to help you truly get rid of your illness according to the Lord's will."

"I will heal you in the name of God at the ceremony. It is real healing. Remember, this is the salvation promised by the Lord."

The middle-aged doctor blinked his eyes and felt much more relaxed. Not only did the envoy tell him the truth without getting angry, he also promised to do group treatment for the people at the festival later. He was deeply moved and immediately thanked him:

"Praise the merciful 'Fool'! Thank you, too, honorable messenger of God."

"This is what I should do."

As they talked, they had already walked out of the less-traveled path and began to approach the crowded square. Time was running out for conversation, so Klein seized the opportunity to ask again, "Are you the only one who finds this strange?"

The middle-aged doctor did not hide any information: "I am the only 'doctor' in Moon City, and I haven't found an apprentice yet, so I am the only one who discovered the differences in the treatments. I didn't know whether I should tell the high priest about this, so I didn't report it... because this method is indeed a treatment... However, the only thing I find strange is that people who have been treated always have some strange behaviors, such as liking monocles, subtle changes in personality, and their behaviors are highly consistent..."

Klein's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said:

"Don't worry, this is the spiritual influence of that angel."

"Haha, because only that angel is responsible for this matter, everyone will have similar behavior. It will be fine after a while."

"So that's it."

The middle-aged doctor did not doubt it, accepted the explanation and felt relieved.

After approaching the crowd, they tacitly stopped chatting and did not bring up any topics related to treatment. The middle-aged doctor saw his friend in the crowd and quickly said goodbye to Klein and left.

Then, Klein felt many vague gazes falling on him. He frowned at the right time and pretended to be distressed, giving some psychological satisfaction to those Amon clones who wanted to laugh at him.

At this moment, the figure of High Priest Nim suddenly appeared on the platform in the distance, and the bustling crowd instantly quieted down.

"My fellow countrymen."

The high priest's voice is deep and deep, carrying a magical power that brings peace to people, which is a distinctive feature of the "Sleepless" path.

He swept his eyes through the crowd, both to appease them and to find his target. When his eyes met with Klein's, the high priest revealed an obvious smile and looked quite happy.

Klein nodded quietly at him.

"My fellow countrymen, three months ago, our city was blessed by a new god."

"We made a covenant with this god, the Lord we have believed in for thousands of years, that he would redeem us and save us on behalf of the Lord. Therefore, we received the help of the messenger of God, obtained healthy food and water, and were able to bathe in the sun."

"From now on, we no longer have to worry about the dangerous darkness, nor do we have to worry about the accumulation of toxins from eating monster meat and causing mutations in our children."

And the price of obtaining these is faith... This thought arose in everyone's mind at the same time.

This is a gift with a clear price tag, and it's not too expensive.

After saying this, High Priest Nim looked around and saw that no one spoke to express dissatisfaction, so he felt much more at ease - the preaching and propaganda during this period had been effective, and in the face of grace, even the most devout believers had to sigh helplessly.

He said according to the scheduled process:

"Then let us go together to ..."

"Please wait a moment."

The voice of Gehrman Sparrow abruptly interrupted the high priest's speech, and also interrupted the silent prayers of the people of Moon City.

Almost the moment the voice fell, everyone's eyes immediately looked in the direction of the incident, even the high priest was stunned.

The stern-faced Gehrman Sparrow did not get nervous or change color due to the gazes of the crowd. He looked calmly at the people in front of him. Under his aura, the residents of Moon City standing in front of him involuntarily moved to the left and right, leaving him a path to the platform.

Klein didn't dare to let the entire city pray to The Fool together - what if Amon's real body was suddenly attracted?
Everyone was looking at him—Amon was also looking at him, with a mentality of watching a good show. His heartbeat was accelerating, but he was still calm. If it weren't for the control of the "Joker" potion, he believed that his heart would definitely be beating like a drum and his face would be red.

Gehrman Sparrow walked towards the platform step by step with an expressionless face. His aura was as if he was accusing someone, which made the high priest a little nervous.

Fortunately, after he stood on the platform, he did not start a war to accuse anyone. Instead, he calmly turned to the east, facing the people of Moon City, and grabbed a cross and a cane that looked like it was made of a log from the air.

"My Lord, the Great Fool, the salvation I promise you is not only to go to the outside world, but also to redeem yourselves."

Klein completely immersed himself in the role, and he knew that what he was doing was indeed important. With a solemn and dignified attitude, he raised the cross in his hand to the level of his head and said:

“So it is the Lord who saves you.”

He infused it with spirituality, and the golden cross in his hand suddenly shone brightly, as if the sun was rising from the eastern horizon once again.

In just a moment, Klein captured dozens of people who were out of tune with the people around them.

In the light, some people looked solemn, some looked pious, and some were surprised, afraid, or reminiscing.

TBC
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Amon looked at the light and for a moment forgot what he wanted to do.

Or maybe he just wanted to see the sun's light again.

(End of this chapter)