Inside the hall, Salmeron's body, illuminated by the green light, had turned into a strange green color. His body was gradually fading, and had begun to become translucent. Tiny crystal particles flew from his body toward the green gemstone in the God City.
There was no sound at the scene, but Queen Laura felt that she could hear a scream from the soul. Salmeron's last eyes met hers, and those eyes were full of pain. Laura knew what a strong person her teacher was. She had never expected to see such a look in his eyes. A canvas called torture was painted with despair, resentment and fear, which made Laura feel a chill running up her spine to her forehead.
Tears welled up in her eyes and finally flowed down.
A pair of hands embraced her shoulders. It was her husband Sherlock. "There is no need to be sad, dear Laura. Soon, Salmeron's body will become part of the bodies of many saints. Not only did he not disappear, but he took a step towards eternity."
Laura's chest heaved violently because of the pent-up resentment. She tried to hold back from speaking at first, but Sherlock's increasingly frivolous tone made it impossible for her to suppress her urge to speak: "If this is such a glorious mission, why don't you do it yourself!"
Sherlock squeezed her shoulder and said, "Because I can't live without you. Besides, the God of Nature has set rules for all things in the world, just like tigers eat rabbits, rabbits eat grass, and grass absorbs nutrients from the soil. I am obviously a tiger, why should I become a rabbit to be eaten?"
"But have you ever thought that rabbits don't want to be eaten?" Queen Laura argued.
"Laura, you forgot a very important point. Rabbits have no right to decide whether they will be eaten." Sherlock chuckled and said, "Just like Salmeron here can't decide whether he will become nutrients for the city of gods. Because he is weak, he has no choice. Because you are weak, you also have no way to decide your own destiny."
Princess Laura is obviously a strong warrior, but in front of Sherlock, she looks like a helpless little girl.
In the short time that the two of them were talking, Salmeron's body had turned into nothingness, but the light on the green gem was much brighter than before.
"Ancestors of the City of God, the bridge to reality has been built, and the bricks and tiles to construct your bodies are also ready. Please come to this world. The glory of the God of Nature needs you to defend it." Fahs stood in front of the sphere of the City of God and said these words in a tone that was almost like a prayer.
He said it three times in a row, and finally there was a response from the City of God.
"We have heard your prayers. The way to our coming has been opened. Be prepared to welcome us."
The green gem suddenly became brighter, and the countless souls walking underneath suddenly became more vivid. One of the souls broke through the defense of the green gem, passed through the sphere, and came to the real world.
A vague figure appeared in front of them: "I feel the world again, this feeling is really good."
"You are the Golden Branch Priest of this era, right? You have done a good job and contributed a powerful master. You have made a good start for the first step of our descent. Now we can finally hear the shouts from outside. But my companions are looking forward to the subsequent nutrients you prepare, so that we can break away from the emerald and have a real body in this world."
"Sir, what should I call you?" asked Fahs.
"My name is Dominic," the voice replied.
"So it's the Lord Commander of the City of God who has arrived. It is said that after Alderon disappeared, you were given the responsibility of commanding the City of God."
"Well, that's me. I didn't expect that thousands of years later, time is still singing my name." Dominic's voice was very arrogant. But he did have the capital to be arrogant. It can be said that he was the saint who led the saints and the current ruler of the City of God. According to records, if the God of Nature had not fallen into a deep sleep due to the battle soon after Alderon disappeared, Dominic should have obtained the glory of being granted divinity. In that case, his power would have changed dramatically and he would have become a demigod. Of course, in terms of his own strength, he should also be at the forefront among the saints.
"Lord Dominic, may I ask how many saints will be born into the world this time? I have prepared two thousand slaves. Is that enough?"
"Two thousand?" Dominic was silent.
Fahs was a little surprised. He asked, "My Lord, is there any problem? If it is not enough, I will ask the secular kingdom to prepare more sacrifices."
Dominic's voice deepened as he asked, "Don't you know how many saints are left in the City of God after the last God-killing War?"
Fahs said: "We know that there were about a hundred saints who returned to the Holy City after the war. But to be on the safe side, we prepared some more slaves."
"Only forty-eight left," Dominic said.
"How could it be!" Fahs asked in surprise.
Dominic said, "The reason why we said there were more than a hundred people was to stabilize the morale of the army. After all, God had fallen asleep again. Once God's power weakened, it would be difficult to keep the City of God open. It was you people from the Temple of Nature who were fighting the Seven Towers in the world. We must give you some confidence... In fact, many saints were severely injured by the heretics in the Seven Towers. Even if they returned to the City of God, they could not return to the eternal state. At that time, there were more than eighty saints left."
"Then what happens now..." Fahs asked puzzled.
"Later, some changes occurred in the City of God. That is not your concern. You just need to know that these are the only saints left."
"Yes. Lord Dominic. Then can we begin now? Although we have prepared a lot more sacrifices. But this should provide more materials for you to form your bodies, right?"
"Yeah. That's fine. We can extract the most essential part of the victim's body. We won't waste a single person." Dominic said nonchalantly, "Don't leave the ten-meter radius around the City of God. This is the safest area. We control the City of God to bypass you. Any further away, I can't control it."
Fahs said, "Wait a moment, my lord. A hundred meters is beyond the walls of this fortress, and we still have a large number of priests and warriors on those walls."
Dominic said: "They were originally sacrifices. Do you think some young and strong slaves can become the source of our power?"
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