Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 379: sense of ceremony

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Shang Jianyao was divided into nine parts, and with the help of the "Fate Pearl", he quickly browsed through the various memories of the true "priest".

Although the focus is on recent events, he still has a general grasp of the life of the true "priest".

When he exited the spiritual world of "Father", Shang Jianyao discovered that this "anti-intellectualist" awakener named Alex had entered the stage of returning to light.

"Father" Alex didn't speak, quietly looked at Shang Jianyao above, trying his best to maintain a contemptuous attitude.

Suddenly, he saw some pity in Shang Jianyao's eyes.

Shang Jianyao asked:

"Do you remember where you came from?"

What is there to remember? "Father" Alex sneered in his heart, waiting patiently for the grand movement when death came.

His mother, a descendant of the nobles of the "First City", and his father, an excellent Ashland warrior, combined and gave birth to him.

As a result, because he had shown higher IQ and prudence than those around him since he was a child, he was favored by the "pastor" Bouillon, who was kidnapped and trained as the backbone of the "anti-intellectual religion" in the future.

And he did not live up to the expectations of "Pastor" Bouillon. He successfully awakened at the ceremony, and achieved the final victory in the subsequent battle for the title of "Priest", turning many awakened people in the same batch into his own. puppet.

After becoming a "priest", he planned and implemented many plans, most of which were successful and became famous.

Not caring that the real "priest" didn't answer, Shang Jianyao kindly said:

"Your childhood memory should have been distorted by 'Shepherd' Bouillon, you are not descended from nobles, nor are you of Red River blood, you are the descendant of two gray people slaves in the city.

"I guess, 'Pastor' Bouillon changed this part of the memory to make you arrogant and conceited, leaving obvious weaknesses for him to control.

"In this regard, he has done some 'hypnosis'. In a sense, you are actually a puppet of him, a puppet with greater autonomy."

"Father" Alex's eyes froze instantly.

Based on his experience in the field of memory, when Shang Jianyao said this, he immediately noticed some problems that were ignored in the past:

He hardly ever takes the initiative to think back to his childhood life!

I'm just a puppet... I have no noble blood... My parents are slaves... "Father" Alex kept repeating these words in his heart, and his mental state was close to collapse.

He had a feeling that his faith was about to collapse.

Surpassing the last mundane is the proudest thing in his life.

Shang Jianyao put away the "Fate Pearl" and added two sentences:

"Don't you think it's strange that you haven't been able to accommodate yourself and enter the 'Spiritual Corridor'

"When you competed for the title of 'priest', you actually almost lost, but the 'pastor' Bouillon may feel that you have better control and quietly helped you..."

Me, I didn't even surpass other fake "priests" in IQ? "Father" Alexton felt that the world collapsed in front of him.

His heart was full of pain, and his vision began to wander.

He is in a state of incarceration.

Shang Jian Yao said truthfully:

"Actually, your IQ is okay, but you are too conceited, and you don't have a truly trusted helper."

After speaking, he bent down and bowed, sincerely wishing:

"I hope you can study hard in your next life."

After he finished speaking, he added:

"Hey, I originally wanted to hang you up and beat you, but seeing you like this, let it go."

"Father" Alex made a hoarse voice in his throat, as if he wanted to respond, and wanted to say that you should hang me up and beat me, don't have mercy on me, this will make me feel insulted.

But in the end, he didn't say anything, opened his eyes wide, and took his last breath.

The muscular exaggerated city defense major Dukas and his colleague Cassirer led a group of soldiers to a street near Hearst's apartment.

"Really, isn't it a kidnapping case, why let us come here? Are all the people in the Hand of Order dead?" Cassirer looked around and complained.

The "Hand of Order" is equivalent to the police department of the "First City". The highest officer is also called the "Hand of Order". Under it are the city law enforcement officers, the district order officers, the street magistrates and a large number of security officers.

Dukas glanced at his colleague and said coldly:

"It's not like you don't know the current situation. The slightest movement in the Golden Apple District can easily make the elders uneasy. Compared with the 'Hand of Order', our city defense army has significantly stronger personnel and equipment."

As he spoke, drones were looking around for clues.

Before long, a soldier brought over several witnesses.

"What happened?" Dukas asked.

An eyewitness in his twenties quickly replied:

"Report sir, a robot kidnapped a man in the street and dragged him down the alley."

"Robot?" Cassirer blurted out in surprise.

What can a team with robots do to make money, and have to kidnap or rob

"Yes, such a tall robot!" Several other witnesses responded affirmatively.

Dukas nodded lightly and said:

"It seems that things are really not easy..."

Nearby area, within another street.

Near the postbox of a cafe, a man with brown hair and blue eyes with a sculptural outline, put his hands in his pockets, watching his subordinates busy.

He is Constance, the assistant of the order officer of the Golden Apple District. He is 1.87 meters tall and nearly fifty years old. His temples are already a little gray, but his figure is very good. He looks handsome in the past and has a lot of years. Precipitate, appear more flavorful.

This made him popular among the ladies of the upper class.

"Sir, it is true that someone kidnapped in the street, and the attitude is very arrogant." A security officer reported to Constance.

Constance, who was wearing a thin black trench coat, nodded and said:

"Did you draw a portrait of the suspect?"

"Yes." The security guard handed out the paper in his hand.

Constance took a look and found that the kidnapper was a man wearing sunglasses with a beard on his face, looking rough and reckless, but he couldn't tell whether it was a Red River man, a gray man, or a half-blood.

"Dare to kidnap in the Golden Apple District..." Constance whispered silently.

This is the area with the most surveillance cameras.

Although it is not as good as the legendary "mechanical paradise", it is enough.

It didn't take long for Constance to receive the reward, and he blurted out in shock and anger:

"What? The cameras in this area broke down at the same time?"

When going to the alley mentioned by the reporter, Theodore, another assistant of the Golden Apple District Order Officer, saw the person he didn't want to see.

Sheriff Wall like a wall.

They had conflicts in the first year of joining "Hand of Order", and then because of their backgrounds and abilities, no one could do anything about the other.

Originally, Theodore was finally promoted and became the assistant of the order officer, and he could overwhelm Wall. As a result, this guy actually married the youngest daughter of the newly promoted elder Gaius.

"Why are you here?" Theodore snorted.

Wall, like a wall, said with a smile:

"Outside that alley is my jurisdiction, I can't help but come."

He looked at Theodore's immobile eyes like wooden sculptures, and shook his head inwardly.

Theodore was of medium stature, of ordinary appearance, with black hair and brown eyes, and there was only one more obvious feature.

As the deputy of the order officer, he no longer needs to wear a gray-blue uniform all the time, and can choose his favorite clothes.

Today, he is wearing a shirt, trousers and a black vest.

Surrounded by a security guard, Theodore and Wall passed through an apartment and entered an alley with high walls on both sides.

Of course, they could also choose to walk in from both sides of the apartment, but that would be a waste of time.

After walking along the alley for a distance, a figure appeared in front of Theodore and Wall at the same time.

The figure was wearing very ordinary clothes, covered in blood, and lay quietly against the wall, no longer breathing.

His face had completely lost its luster, but the dark circles under his eyes were still obvious, and his eyes were wide open unwillingly.

There was a wide bloodstain on the road in front of him, as if someone had dragged him to his current position.

There was also a piece of white paper pasted on his chest, and on the white paper were two sentences of Honghe language printed out:

"I am a 'priest'.

"I'm guilty."

"Father"... The pupils of Wall and Theodore dilated at the same time.