Secret: The Witch's House Traitor

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In a more remote area of ​​the city of Peso, there is a church built of stones with a rough appearance that needs to be polished.

The ascetic Snowman was sitting in the front row, facing the statue, with his head buried, eyes closed, and praying intently.

At this time, two men and one woman came in from the door of the church. Both men were wearing black windbreakers and the same trousers, which were completely different from the surrounding environment, but one was wearing thinner and simpler clothes, while the other was wrapped very thickly.

The lady was wearing a white long skirt with a waist and a snow-white cloak, giving people a feeling of beauty and nobility as she moved.

People were coming and going in the church, but no one noticed the three people coming in, as if they didn't exist.

Lin Nuo raised his hand and grabbed the arm of "The World". Audrey followed behind him, and the three of them entered Snowman's dream together through the extraordinary ability of entering dreams.

This is also a church, an extremely majestic church.

Classical stone pillars support the towering dome, but do not divide the hall into pieces, making it still extravagantly wide.

The door of this church was too high and too wide even for a giant, and on either side were candles in silver cups that emitted a warm glow.

The altar in the front is magnificent, with a gray-white cross and a statue carrying the cross on top.

Snowman also sat in the first row, facing the altar, with his head bowed and eyes closed, concentrating on praying.

"This place is very similar to the abandoned church in Afternoon Town that Little Sun showed me. It should be a building from the same era." Justice Audrey glanced at the brick and stone arches and said in a low voice.

You mean the little "Sun" who is over 1.8 meters tall and strong? Klein complained subconsciously.

Lin Nuo did not wait for the two men. He walked straight to the front of the altar and raised his head to look at the statue whose face could not be seen clearly, giving people a strange feeling of pity for the world.

He took out three incense sticks, inserted them in front of the altar, and lit them gently. Curls of smoke rose with a scent of sandalwood.

The first time you came to this ascetic's dream was to visit the grave of the ancient sun god?

Klein covered his face. He felt speechless. The Elf King really loved the ancient sun god deeply.

"Is this some ancient occult ritual?"

Beside him, Audrey looked at the knowledgeable Mr. World with curiosity in her eyes.

"This is an ancient sacrificial ritual that has long been lost."

Klein's face was tense. He didn't know how he finished saying this sentence.

"Amazing!"

Audrey's eyes lit up. She saw that the mysterious ritual seemed to exert a power that she could not understand.

Invisible waves occurred, and the altar in front of the church suddenly became blurred.

This magnificent object, along with the cross and the statue on it, became blurred and distorted at the same time, and then suddenly expanded, bursting out with not very strong light and shadow.

At the top of the mountain stood a huge cross that was taller than the mountain, and in front of it sat a majestic figure covered in layers of glory.

Angels with two wings, four wings, and six wings, some holding trumpets, some playing harps, and some blowing flutes, circled and danced around the majestic figure, sometimes praising and sometimes singing.

Eight blurry human figures with twelve pairs of wings on their backs gathered around the majestic deity. Some sat down at His feet, leaning against Him in a dependent manner, while others floated on both sides, waiting for orders.

Klein had seen such a scene before. He knew that the deity was the ancient sun god, and that the figures with twelve pairs of wings on their backs were the angel kings.

At this time, the ascetic Snowman opened his eyes, looked at Audrey "Justice", and said in a low and solemn voice as if he was teaching his own student:

“Only the Holy Spirit can truly serve the Lord, and this is the goal I pursue throughout my life…

"I saw the Lord standing above billions of radiances, His mercy filling the heavens and the earth, and eight 'kings' standing beside Him."

"The angel of fantasy is the Lord's eldest son. The Lord said that in the distant future, you will become the savior of souls.

"The angel of time is the second son of the Lord, who says, 'You are a god of deceit, a god of mischief, and a light for the coming of the end of time;'"

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"Only a few are born as gods. Most are born as angels. The three great angel kings, White, Wind, and Destiny, also grew up following the Ancient Sun God from Sequence 4."

Lin Nuo sighed softly. 3+1 will gather together spontaneously. Sometimes, it is difficult not to become a god.

Are you speaking human language? What do you mean by most people are born angels?

Klein's face twitched beneath the mask. He felt that he had brought shame to the remnants of the old times.

Are all the fellow humans on Earth so ferocious?

The history of the Second Era is all about time travelers fighting against time travelers?

The ancient sun god should have destroyed more than just the 'Elf King', right?

Audrey looked a little unnatural when she heard Lin Nuo's words.

Snowman seemed not to have heard it. After reciting a few relevant scriptures, he suddenly spoke seriously:

“There are cultists who believe in the Dark Night hiding in our parish!

"This is a decree from the kings."

Cultists who believe in the darkness...Klein and Audrey were more or less embarrassed when they heard Snowman's words.

Lin Nuo did not empathize with them. Instead, he stared at the next scene in a trance:

It was a ceremony.

"You voluntarily choose the path of asceticism, give up love, stay away from enjoyment, do not hold power, polish your body, temper your spirit, step by step into the kingdom of heaven, and get closer to my Lord."

A blurry figure spoke to Snowman.

"I voluntarily choose the path of asceticism, give up love, stay away from enjoyment, not hold power, polish my body, temper my spirit, and serve my Lord. From today on, I will never change."

Snowman kissed the ground devoutly and followed.

The Sun Path in the Third Age and the Sun Path now are worlds apart. The Sequence Three Righteous Mentors were truly noble and great mentors in the Third Age, guides for ascetics, and responders to the Kingdom of God.

"You can probably imagine in your mind what kind of ancient sun god this group of ascetics believes in, and why the beginning of the Third Era was called the Glorious Era."

Lin Nuo tried to reveal to Klein a little bit about the greatness of the ancient sun god.

He also wanted to restore the true history, or at least let Klein understand the past history.

"Mr. Lover, isn't the Third Age called the Dark Age?"

Audrey understood some of what Lin Nuo meant, but she was still confused. She didn't quite understand why the Dark Age was so dark.

"Before the fall of the Ancient Sun God, the Third Age was a glorious age. After the fall of the Ancient Sun God due to the darkness of human nature, the Third Age became a dark age. It's that simple."

Lin Nuo answered Miss Justice's question.

He saw Klein looking at him with some complexity, as if to say, why are you praising the ancient sun god who took away your authority so much?

Lin Nuo patted him on the shoulder. This actually came to the question of whether De was worthy of the position.

A god who has been polluted and has no room for maneuver. Rather than losing himself and becoming a puppet, he would rather be killed to preserve his dignity...

How can one compare with a god who, even when he is in good condition and has not reached a desperate situation, is still willing to commit suicide and become a martyr?

The former is not bad, it's just that the latter is better.

If I had to describe him, Grisha is the kind of guy who would yell 'Follow me' instead of 'Charge me'.

He may not be perfect, but he did his job.

"Let's go to the next place and learn about the nobles of the Fourth Age."

Lin Nuo took Klein and Audrey to a tavern where Mobet was drinking.

Mobet was stunned when he saw Lin Nuo. Lin Nuo asked for a beer, leaned on the counter and smiled:

"I didn't eat your ancestors."

"He is still living in the Night Church."

"It won't be long before you become an angel again."

Mobet sensed the unique aura of the 'Time Worm' and smiled in sudden realization:

"That's good, thank you. As long as the old man is alive, it doesn't matter whether he becomes an angel again."

"According to current rumors, the nobles of the Solomon Empire seem to be very cruel and evil. What do you, a descendant of the Zoroaster family, think?"

Lin Nuo raised his glass and clinked it with Mobet's. He gestured to Klein and Audrey behind him.

Mobet glanced at the two of them and understood what Lin Nuo meant. He said with a puzzled tone:

"It's not that cruel and evil..."

He immediately picked up the wine glass and took a sip:

"You should know that the higher the sequence, the more cruel and crazy one becomes, right? If there is no angel in the family of a noble in the Solomon Empire, they will definitely be different from normal people."

Which of the noble families in Solomon's empire did not have an angel in their home?

Klein and Audrey listened to Mr. Mobet's natural words, and they probably understood a little bit.

It turns out that in the eyes of the nobles of the Fourth Era, this was not considered showing off, but just a simple statement of facts?

"As for the degree of evil and cruelty, it is related to the chosen anchor and the characteristics of one's own extraordinary path. In this regard, I don't know what my great-grandfather was like. I only know that he was very kind to us and his words and actions were relatively casual."

"In addition, the rules set by His Majesty the Emperor all have one key point, and that is inconsistency. If all the nobles have the same style, they will definitely not be satisfied."

Mobet went on to add.

I've thought of the first reason, but the second one is a little unexpected and inexplicably funny... Did the "Black Emperor" of the Solomon Empire give himself obsessive-compulsive disorder? It must be incongruous... Klein didn't wear a very thick mask, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

"You don't understand. In the eyes of crazy people, order is crazy, and madness is normal."

"I hope you will never see the day when you can appreciate Fourth Age art."

"I can remain friendly to you, but that's only because I am now a clone, and my madness is manifested in my original body."

"Sequence 3 is recognized as the most cost-effective stage in the Extraordinary Realm. This is not an empty statement. Even though angels have a long life... Do you know how painful it is for ordinary people who really suffer from severe depression, insomnia, mental disorder, mania, and anxiety... Oh, you don't know."

Lin Nuo stopped the topic.

He could understand Solomon's aesthetics, but it was too early for Klein or Audrey. Why wasn't Roselle as abstract and twisted as Solomon? Even if Roselle was the Black Emperor who was transformed, he was only half crazy? Not that twisted?

Roselle was only the emperor of Intis, but Solomon was the emperor of the entire northern continent. A large number of homogenized [Anchors] would also become a burden. Solomon was distorted... and abstracted like that, which shows how powerful he was at that time.

Audrey looked at Lin Nuo who suddenly stopped talking, as if he had lost common language with everyone in the room. She felt that her expectations for the extraordinary road had shrunk a lot. She had sufficient confidence and enthusiasm in the past not only because of her yearning, but also because of the example set by Lin Nuo.

She also gradually understood the embarrassment of the Beyonder fabric, but every time she saw the 'lover', she would think that maybe it was not that big of a deal, and that it could be overcome with familiarity with the role-playing method and a strong will. But now, Lin Nuo clearly told Audrey that high-sequence people were all psychopaths and could not be overcome at all.

Klein was also stunned. He could tell that Lin Nuo was trying to persuade him to only advance to Sequence 3 and not try to advance to an angel.

But is this a form of discrimination?

When you face Miss Justice, you only ask for Sequence 3? When you face me, you ask me to become a god with you?

Klein looked at Lin Nuo and found that Lin Nuo was also looking at him. His gray eyes seemed to be full of mist, and it was unclear what emotions were hidden in them. At this moment, Klein felt that Lin Nuo seemed to be persuading him...

But...you are advising me to become a god, while at the same time advising me not to continue to advance?

Isn't this contradictory?

Chapter 505: What belongs to Abraham, no one else can touch

Lin Nuo did not explain to Klein. To him, Klein was both important and unimportant. How far he could grow in the future would also depend on his own ideas.

However, if Klein gave up at the critical moment, Lin Nuo would be distressed.

But it's just a little bit of distress.

"Angels or gods are indeed cold and cruel. This is not controlled by their instinctive will. The higher you go in the path of potions, the higher the Beyonder sequence, the more serious this problem becomes. But from what I understand, at least my old man will not lose his temper with ordinary people casually."

"The old man behaves like an ordinary old man at home. He is a bit nagging, likes to criticize his offspring, and likes to enjoy life. If you didn't know it in advance, no one would have thought that he was a Sequence 1 angel. His aesthetic taste is a bit different from that of His Majesty the Emperor. He is obsessed with classification and emphasizes cleanliness... When facing an enemy, he is good at deception and likes to deal with him in a way that makes the target collapse..."

"Angels have two different faces when facing friends and enemies. At least my old man is like that. Although they are dangerous, no one will suddenly go crazy and indiscriminately kill ordinary people. His Majesty the Emperor will not allow it. High-Sequence people who can't control themselves and go crazy from time to time are not liked by people."

Mobet recalled the old man's past and took another sip of distilled liquor.

He is relatively experienced, and he is not an enemy angel. He is usually not that difficult to get along with. As long as you do not offend them, they will usually ignore you. The exceptions are those high-sequence angels from special pathways.

Even so... that era of coexistence with many high-sequences is still terrifying, right?

Just the outline seen through the mist is enough to make people tremble with fear. It seems that one can imagine an extraordinary and prosperous era, an era where blood and weirdness danced together, and terror and distortion sang together.

Klein and Audrey both had similar feelings. Angels were nice to their own descendants, but what about outsiders? Who knew how cold they would be?

"Who were the great nobles of the empire in your time?"

Klein asked, recalling the historical knowledge in his mind.