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

Chapter 488 A Little Willfulness

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An open gray-blue gate, stone stairs leading down, and a railing made of a row of stone pillars.

Beyond the railing was a diffuse orange-red cloud, and beyond the cloud was a gently surging expanse of deep blue that seemed to have no end and made a rustling sound.

The sea.

The deep blue, gently surging, boundless sea that seemed to contain endless life appeared in the eyes of the members of the Silver City exploration team. It was no longer a record in ancient books or documents, nor was it a combination of words uttered by outsiders.

The sea with golden rays of light and the omnipresent light once again appeared in the eyes of Colin and Lovia.

It is no longer far away and is within reach.

As members of the previous exploration team, this was not the first time they had seen this scene, but their souls were still deeply shaken and they subconsciously held their breath.

Klein did not disturb the thoughts of the two demigods of Silver City. He just walked out of the door first, looked around, and began to look for the people of the two cities.

That's nearly 20,000 people. According to Klein's most intuitive impression, this is the total number of people in a middle school, including students and teachers. It would take at least a plastic playground with a 400-meter circular track to accommodate them.

The coordinates given by the Hidden Sage were also an area. Looking around, there was only a beach that seemed to have no end. Klein glanced for a while and then retracted his gaze. He decided to walk along the remaining outer wall of the "Giant King's Court" and search as he walked.

"I wonder what happened to the people of Silver City and Moon City during this period..."

If the Hidden Sage had brought along a memory, then there would be no need to worry. But if they felt that they had "suddenly" arrived outside the Giant King's Court and had no memories, then he would have to make up reasons from now on... Klein was thinking about whether he should tell the truth or make up some semi-factual lies that would make The Fool even more terrifying.

"Where will we place them after we get out?"

"More than 20,000 people is not a small number nowadays. It would be a small town anywhere... Should we find a small island in the sea, or an uninhabited area in the northern and southern continents? There must be a lot of undeveloped areas on the land, but to be adjacent to other gods... It is not difficult to settle 20,000 people. The difficult part is to provide these 20,000 people with a matching living area and houses specifically for these half-giants..."

"... Fortunately, everyone in Silver City and Moon City has strong survival ability, enough to build a temporary living area for themselves. Well, if the style is not too eye-catching, we can just find a way to move the two cities together... It's not impossible."

Although the people of Moon City and Silver City can certainly start from scratch, almost every resident has experience in camping for survival in the wild.

The two cities could definitely build a residential area for 20,000 people in a short period of time by working together - but they were his believers after all. Klein felt that he shouldn't be the kind of great being who would just pull people out and leave them alone, at least not now.

So he began to think about whether he could use his newly acquired authority to gain some convenience for the believers.

"Wish comes true..."

Simply put, a "miracle worker" must first collect and fulfill various wishes, and then it is possible to make the corresponding situation a reality by making a wish to himself during battle.

Moreover, at the beginning, the wishes that Klein could realize were very small. He had to accumulate step by step to create a "miracle" and could not just do whatever he wanted.

This also made him clearly realize a fact when he returned, that is, the strange light gate above the gray fog is the core of this place, the real "Source Castle", and the boundless void belongs to the space of "Source Castle".

As for the ancient palace, the long bronze table with twenty-two high-backed chairs, and the objects that the Tarot Club members usually materialized, Klein believed that they were a manifestation of the power of "wishes."

In other words, when he wanted a palace, a gathering place, Sefirah Castle satisfied his wish.

Since his wish did not have a specific description, "Source Castle" was a scene extracted from a similar wish in the past. Klein suspected that the ancient Greek palace and the ancient long table with exactly twenty-two high-backed chairs were both manifested by the existence suspected to be "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun".

"Well, if I want to transfer my location by making a wish like the Dark Wolf Kotar, then I must have fulfilled many similar wishes from others in advance, ranging from simple to difficult... There is a trick for this. I can use 'Creeping Hunger' and 'Teleportation' to fulfill the corresponding wishes without having to start from the simplest one..."

"Perhaps this is a good opportunity?"

"I can first let Colin and Derrick hint to them, suggesting that they make a wish to me, and then I can fulfill nearly 20,000 small wishes at once through teleportation, and turn the transfer location into a 'miracle' for my use."

It's obviously something that can be solved by just a wave of the god's hand, but they have to go through the trouble of pretending that the believers are actively petitioning.

However, the effect of using "Miracle" to move directly is definitely more convenient and faster than summoning a historical projection in battle and then using "Creeping Hunger" or "Teleport". Saving one step may save your life.

As the first person in history who has used up four resurrections before becoming a "miracle worker", Klein attaches great importance to life-saving methods.

He should do so both morally and logically.

Although it seemed like a win-win outcome, Klein always felt a little frustrated.

"Speaking of which, the 'Wish' ability is a bit like using an anchor, and belongs to the 'gathering a crowd' type."

"Since the believers' understanding of the gods can effectively influence the gods and become a kind of 'positioning' to help them fight against the original spiritual imprint within the Beyonder characteristics, then the similar wishes of different spiritual beings can indeed help me create 'miracles'."

"This may be related to the ocean of collective subconsciousness. It's not scientific enough, but it's mystical enough..." After figuring out the situation of the "wish" ability, Klein also had a preliminary idea of ​​how to play the role of a "miracle worker."

That is to walk in the real world, let different people witness the "miracle", and fulfill their wishes.

"No wonder the Dark Wolf's title is 'God of Wishes'... When this belief spreads, many people express their wishes through prayers, allowing the 'Miracle Master' to respond from a distance. The role-playing is indeed much simpler and can save a lot of time. But the problem is that the name of the potion is 'Miracle Master', not 'God of Wishes'. The person who needs to be played is not a god, and there is still a big deviation between the two..."

Klein let his imagination run wild for a while, imagining himself walking on the earth as a "miracle maker."

At that time, should you define yourself as "the messenger of fools" or "the incarnation of fools walking on the earth"?

As he was thinking, Klein caught a glimpse of Colin and Lovia walking through the door. After admiring the sea for a while on the balcony, they walked down the steps and approached his direction.

“Alas, this is also a luxury.”

"Now I am also a god with a fixed group of believers, and they are the conspicuous half-giant descendants. As a fool, I must first carefully investigate and take responsibility for them."

Thinking of everyone's height, Mr. Fool, who had just reached the average height of minors in Silver City, fell into deep thought.

Colin stopped two meters in front of Klein. Seeing that the messenger was in deep thought, he did not speak immediately.

After half a minute, Klein finished his thoughts, nodded to Colin and Lovia, and smiled:
"Let's go find them."

"I have always regretted not being able to say hello to Derrick in Silver City. Fortunately, we are all alive now."

Colin's heartbeat quickened slightly, and he could hardly suppress his excitement. He stared at the sea with golden spots for several seconds before saying:

"Ok."

Klein turned around and walked forward along the towering walls of the Giant King's Court not far away.

In this matter, he did not intend to use "divination" or "teleportation" to directly send himself and his group to the people of Silver City. Instead, he walked slowly and quietly with the two demigods of Silver City on foot, walking on this sunny beach, leaving long footprints here, remembering what the "dawn" that Silver City finally found after more than two thousand years of perseverance and sacrifice looked like.

Sand, sand, only the sound of sand being stepped on was left.

Colin and Lovia were a little uncomfortable with the feeling of one foot deep and one foot shallow at first, but they soon adapted to the soft sand.

Klein turned his head and looked at the outer wall of the Giant King's Court, which had become mostly ruins.

Thinking of the replica of the "Giant Palace of Dusk" in the capital of the Feysac Empire, and those giants who went out to sea generation after generation in search of their dream hometown, he was silent and sad for a moment.

Does the longing for hometown really run in our blood?
Or maybe, it wasn't just the giants who went to the northern continent who missed their homeland, but also the eldest son of the Giant King, the "God of War".

Let's go. He said to himself, it's time to go, and then looked away.

This is the home of giants, not my home.

……

Derrick woke up.

There was no special prefix, he just woke up, and opened his eyes suddenly as if he was awakened from a dream.

After opening his eyes, he felt confused at first, and then his body suddenly tensed up like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

The last thing he remembered was that almost everyone in the Silver City had put on a monocle. They had all become parasites of "Amon", appearing from every corner, and were still parasitizing those who had escaped. The Amons were not in a hurry to parasitize the entire Silver City, but rather enjoyed their panic and despair and anger when they had to attack their companions and relatives. Even though the Chief led the people who had not been parasitized to fight hard and capture as many alive as possible, they were still forced to the center of the city by the Amons and had to retreat to the chapel.

And in the beginning, these Amons appeared and preached in the name of "Fools"!

Derrick later found out that he was also parasitized, so he even helped Amon to confirm their claims and spread Monocle. Because in Silver City, the fact that Derrick was once parasitized by "Amon" was no longer a secret among the middle and high-level officials, and coupled with Derrick's various changes later, most people in Silver City who didn't know the inside story naturally regarded Amon as a messenger of "The Fool" or an incarnation.

It was this chief and the mistake he had never found the opportunity to publicly deny that nearly caused the destruction of Silver City!
At that time, Derrick was almost in despair.

He desperately wanted to pray to the Fool, but he was caught in a dilemma, remembering what Mr. Fool had said: "Don't pray."

He finally chose to believe The Fool and gritted his teeth, saying nothing in the face of Amon's deception and provocation. He was forced to watch his companions and familiar people being parasitized one after another and falling one after another in the internal strife.

Derrick clenched his fists, ready to shoot a beam of sunlight at a certain place at any time, but he nervously looked around - and then found that he was not in the Fool's Chapel, there was not even a ceiling here.

Not only that, there are no ceilings, no walls, no houses…

There is a huge and thick city wall in the distance, and the sparkling sea is beside it. From this angle, it seems to be the location of the Giant King's Court.

In the blink of an eye, he and everyone else appeared outside.

This extremely disconnected situation made Derrick confused. After pinching himself hard to make sure he was not dreaming, a glimmer of hope suddenly rose in Derrick's heart:

Did Mr. Fool come to save them?
Transferring everyone to another place in an instant, without even an Amon, this could only be the power of the gods!

Mr. Fool did not abandon them!
Derrick was so happy that he almost jumped up on the spot, and his eyes felt a little moist.

He wiped the corners of his eyes vigorously with the back of his hand, and after praising the gods he believed in several times in his heart, he rolled up his sleeves, unzipped his collar, and found that the wounds and bandages on his body were still there, which made him more determined in his decision.

He quickly looked back and found that almost all the residents of Silver City were here, including the elderly, children and the wounded, but those who Derrick had seen with his own eyes, who were dead or seriously injured and dying, were not here.

In addition, there were many unfamiliar faces that he had never seen before, and the animal skin clothes they wore looked very similar to the "Moon City Residents" mentioned by the Chief.

Everyone was standing at about the same distance from each other, with their eyes closed and their breathing steady, as if they had fallen asleep while standing. He was the only one who woke up for some unknown reason.

After a brief moment of loss, Derrick quickly cheered up.

Mr. Fool's willingness to help Silver City escape from danger is a divine favor, and I cannot ask Mr. Fool to do more.

After a while, Derrick, who was staring at the sea, suddenly heard footsteps in the distance. He turned his head sharply and saw three figures walking towards him from the end of his field of vision.

The two figures were very familiar, and Derrick recognized them at a glance—the Chief and Elder Lovia. When the attack happened, they were all in Silver City. How did they suddenly appear in the distance? Before he had time to figure it out, Derrick saw a figure in front of them who was about the same height as himself. It was a young man wearing strange clothes, with a stern face. The fabric of the clothes was unknown, and he also wore glasses, but they were double-lens.

The three of them had scars of varying degrees, as if they had just been through a tough battle.

Derrick stared at the figure, and suddenly a voice was about to come out of his throat.

"Mr. World!"

Unable to contain his excitement, he took a step forward, waved his hands vigorously at the figure, and shouted, "Mr. World! Is that you? Did Mr. Fool ask you to help us?"

Klein, who was walking quickly, raised his hand and responded to Derrick's call.

Seeing his familiar friend, his mood quickly improved a lot. He smiled and said in a tone like treating a child:

"Yes, I'm here to help you."

"This should be the first time we meet, little 'Sun', or Mr. Derrick Berg?"

Although it was no secret that he had been in contact with outsiders, Derrick couldn't help blushing in front of the chief (even though Colin and Lovia pretended not to hear anything at this time).

“Great, great.” He walked forward and said over and over again, “Mr. Fool has not abandoned us, He has not abandoned us, thank you for coming, thank you, Mr. World”…

As he spoke, a tear suddenly fell from the corner of Derrick's eye.

The tall young man blinked and smiled nonchalantly: "I, I'm so happy."

Klein rubbed his nose and whispered:

"Don't worry, He will not abandon you, and the Creator has not given up on you either."

"It is because of their efforts that I am here and have the opportunity to open the door and help you go to the outside world."

As he was talking, Klein looked at Derrick who was wiping his face fiercely, and suddenly thought of something:
"From here we are in the outside world. We may set off soon. Derrick, have you checked to see if all the people in Silver City are here?"

Derrick was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice with some embarrassment:

"The people killed by Amon are not here."

"We, we may have to go back again, because if the people in Silver City are not killed by their relatives, they will become evil spirits wandering in the city. Even if we leave, we can't leave so many evil spirits in the city to continue to destroy it, right?"

Klein was stunned: According to the Hidden Sage, everyone has been digitized, so there is no way any corpses exist.

"I'll take care of this matter." Klein changed the subject. "Are all the people who are parasitized by Amon here as well?"

Derrick was silent for a while, then said in a hoarse voice:

"Many people are not here, perhaps because I haven't checked carefully, because I saw people from Moon City are also here."

Klein pursed his lips.

If the Hidden Sage captured the information at that moment, or within 24 hours, then those who were deeply parasitized at that time and became Amon would definitely not be here. Only those who were shallowly parasitized and those who had not been seriously injured and died would be "resurrected".

After thinking for a while, Klein suddenly smiled:
"Derrick, let's pray to Mr. Fool. Do you hope that they will also appear here safely?"

“Of course I hope so!” Derrick nodded vigorously, then said embarrassedly, “…Isn’t this a bit bad? Mr. Fool has helped us a lot, and I can’t just take His kindness for granted.”

“It’s okay. Mr. Fool won’t mind. He has already allowed me to make any request when I came here.”

Klein turned his head and glanced at Colin and Lovia, and asked, "Do you hope so too?"

The two demigods nodded without surprise.

"So don't worry, Derrick."

He turned his head back, looked at the young man in front of him, and closed his eyes:
"Everyone is safe and sound, that's what I hope for."

Colin, Lovia, and Derrick followed his example, closed their eyes, and prayed to The Fool together.

Klein sighed softly and realized his wish.

Suddenly, many figures appeared in the crowd. Their appearances were distorted, like lumps of flesh and blood being shaped. Soon, they became nearly a hundred human figures, all of whom were the people in Derrick's memory who had been deeply parasitized.

In addition, there are people from Moon City, and the high priest Nim is among them.

At the same time, Klein moved his fingers slightly, manipulating the spiritual threads of these "people", replicating their appearances according to the data that came with the potion, simulating their personalities, and waiting to be "awakened" together with the others.

Is this a miracle?
Klein thought.

Perhaps it was true for them, even though it was just a lie and a momentary joy, but Klein was willing to deceive himself in this way.

TBC
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After a moment, Derrick opened his eyes and saw that the serious-looking Mr. World in front of him suddenly smiled, as if he was relieved of something.

"Just think of this as the willfulness of my human nature."

Klein said to himself, "This is good... This is enough."

(End of this chapter)