With the dual effects of sending money and letters, Frede Cui's favorability towards Chen Lun reached a close level. For Chen Lun, this was equivalent to having another way out and connection.
Under Fredi's gaze, Chen Lun showed a humble look and bowed slightly.
But I thought in my heart:
'This letter delivery trip was quite rewarding. In addition to meeting this great man, I also got a bunch of extraordinary cigarettes that restored my sanity, and an A-level mission to find Carmen.'
This put him in a good mood.
Fredetri smoked a cigarette and suddenly said:
"Okay Jack, I'm going to start my daily research for today. If you don't have anything else to do, please leave first."
Chen Lun raised his eyebrows, feeling as if he had been used and then casually abandoned, but he only complained in his heart and remained respectful on the surface.
"Yes, Ms. Frederic."
He answered softly.
The other party nodded and ignored Chen Lun. Instead, he stood up and walked to the bookcase and took out a large book. Seeing this, Chen Lun knew that it was not appropriate to stay any longer, so he turned around and walked down the stairs and left the Meteor Tower.
Saint Lutina and Noah Anton were still waiting on the obsidian in the crater.
Chen Lun flew over in the air.
In mid-air, he turned around and took one last look at the Meteor Tower. It still stood under the crater, like a watcher that had been silent in front of an ancient abyss for countless years.
"Is it done?"
Rutina asked softly.
Chen Lun nodded.
"It's done, let's go."
"Okay, then we won't go back to the sacred tree. After leaving Coleridge Forest, we will head directly to the royal city, Tourmaline Closter."
Rutina put one hand on her waist and fiddled with the tilted-brimmed cowboy hat on her head with the other.
Chen Lun did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
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Everyone returned to Olivares, a small town built on the edge of Coleridge Forest.
Inside the White Gull Travel Agency, the girl with the golden twin ponytails was still busy behind the counter, introducing the mystery and splendor of Coleridge Forest to a new group of travelers, and seemed to be preparing for the next trip.
Apparently the couple and five students had left safely.
"She looks a lot like me, doesn't she?"
Under a big tree outside the White Owl Travel Agency, Lutina looked at the girl and said to Chen Lun and the others. She smiled and explained:
“This is what I looked like when I was young.”
Chen Lun secretly guessed the Saint's intention and echoed:
“Very cute and very beautiful.”
"Thanks."
Rutina glanced at him and smiled.
"Actually, this is a life that I accidentally created when I was promoted to the Nature Faction Sequence Three - Creator... She has her own personality and thoughts, and her own life. I treat her like my own daughter and don't want her to know too much, so as not to cause unnecessary troubles, so I almost never disturb her life."
She shook her head with a little emotion.
"But since she lives near the forest, she inevitably knows something about the mysterious realm and the natural sect... Let's go. It will be enough to come out and see her in person."
After the saint said this, she took the lead and left the place.
Chen Lun followed silently with Noah Anton.
After everyone left, "Lutina", who was explaining travel precautions, suddenly turned her head and looked outside the door with a puzzled look on her face. She seemed to have felt a hint of friendly gaze just now, but it was gone in a flash.
Shaking her head, she thought it might be her hallucination and stopped worrying about it.
He put a smile on his face again and started selling some cheap souvenirs in the store to tourists.
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"You seem to be in a bad mood?"
Chen Lun walked behind Lutina and asked.
The saint turned her head, glanced at him, and shook her head.
“It’s just some feelings… After we, the extraordinary people, are promoted to high positions, we will obtain all kinds of powers that are almost miraculous. However, under the constraints of the extraordinary laws, human nature will gradually undergo unknown changes and move towards divinity.”
She patiently said to Chen Lun and her student Noah:
"It sounds good, right? But divinity is actually the product of losing too much rationality and abandoning emotions... I have discussed this with some old friends. If one loses the bottom line of being a human being in order to gain supreme power, then does such power still have its value?"
After hearing the words of the saint, Chen Lun couldn't help but think deeply.
If only one without humanity can be called a God, then what is the meaning of such a God
"So in order to maintain their own sanity, those in high positions will try their best to avoid taking action with their true bodies, and only rely on their incarnations to walk in the world... At the same time, they will develop their own followers and forces to gain enough sanity and share the pollution?"
Chen Lun asked.
Rutina looked at him with some surprise, then nodded.
"Yes, this is the most common method used by those in high positions... Of course, there are also some high-ranking people who don't care about humanity. They are determined and the most devout martyrs. In order to go further, they don't care about reason and pollution... But the results are mostly not very good."
She gave Chen Lun another typical example:
"The true god of conspiracy, Bankrotf, also known as the 'Buried Bones Old Man' or the 'God of Death', belongs to this category... It is rumored that she was born in the Fourth Era, and after becoming a god, she has been active in the form of a mythical creature, and frequently used her own power, eventually completely losing her humanity. Outside the cracks of the spirit world and the dream world, she weaves spider webs all day long, driven by instinct to connect all worlds together, trying to create a complete big world."
Rutina was silent for a few seconds.
"Perhaps this was actually the ultimate goal she was pursuing, but she affected the fundamental interests of other true gods and ultimately fell."
Chen Lun was a little surprised.
It turns out that this is the truth behind the death of the old man buried in the bones...
Want to connect all the different worlds such as the real world, the spirit world, and the dream world with a spider web? Why on earth would she do this
And which true God killed her in the first place
Gods cannot fall easily, Chen Lun knows this truth very well, so is it possible that several true gods have joined forces
"In fact, you know too much now, which is not helpful to you."
Lutina looked at Chen Lun thoughtfully and spoke.
"But I can tell you that the secret truth of this lost era is actually recorded in a few mythical items... The 'Monument of Destiny' in your hand is one of them. Once you collect it, you will naturally know the answer."
"I see. Thank you for your answer, Ms. Rutina."
Chen Lun nodded.
He was not surprised that the other party knew that he had the "Monument of Destiny" in his hand. After all, this was probably the reason why Mrs. Elk gave him the fragments of the main part.
They are not ordinary high-ranking people, so it is normal for them to have means of obtaining information that they are not aware of.
As they walked, Rutina's appearance suddenly changed.
From the original heroic image of a hunter in a windbreaker, he gradually changed into a petite girl of only about 1.6 meters tall, and the cowboy hat on his head was replaced with a beret.
The long golden hair was braided into two ponytails, and she looked exactly like the girl from the White Owl Travel Agency.
"Change your image and start."
Rutina's facial features immediately became childish and cute. She smiled lively and strode forward.
Chen Lun was a little surprised, but didn't say anything.
Perhaps this is Lutina's true character, quite eccentric, but it may also be a way for her to resist divinity and maintain her humanity.
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Maple Leaf City, where the small town of Olivares is located, is not far from the Royal City.
However, the group did not use any extraordinary means to speed up their journey. This was what Lutina requested, because she wanted to take this opportunity to guide Noah to paint the scenery along the way.
So Chen Lun went out in person and rented a carriage from a carriage shop. Three people and an ox rode in the carriage on the main road.
A week passed like this.
On March 1st, the carriage drove into a small town called Guangming Town.
This is the nearest town outside the royal city of Tourmaline Closter, less than a hundred kilometers away. At the same time, Guangming Town is also the place where Chen Lun and the circus members agreed to meet.
Everyone got off the carriage, and Chen Lun asked the coachman to go back on his own.
Rutina had just finished borrowing Noah's latest oil painting. After making a few simple comments, she came to Chen Lun.
"Jack, I plan to take Noah to travel around the area first, and then go to the royal city after a while..."
Chen Lun glanced at Noah, who looked expectant.
"In that case, Noah will be handed over to you, Miss Rutina."
He smiled and said, then turned to Noah:
"I will meet up with the rest of the team later. We'll meet again after you return to the Royal City..."
"Yes, Mr. Jack."
Noah nodded seriously.
Rutina said nothing more and took Noah and parted with Chen Lun.
At first glance, the two of them looked like two young boys and girls on a trip, not a teacher and a student. Chen Lun shook his head and sighed, patted Anton on the forehead, and strode forward along the street.
Perhaps because it was close to the royal city, this town had a large population and was as prosperous as an ordinary city. The shops along the street were decorated ornately, with colorful signs and the latest flashing signboards.
There were carriages and pedestrians coming and going, making the scene very lively.
Chen Lun was carrying a dairy cow, which was quite eye-catching. Fortunately, after he had walked a few steps, three men in suits and ties came trotting over and saluted him respectfully with their hands on their chests.
"Captain!"
Golov greeted in a cheerful tone.
The circus members all have the "Pale Seal" planted by Chen Lun on their bodies. As long as Chen Lun is willing, both parties can sense each other's position.
When they were approaching Guangming Town, Chen Lun used the "Pale Seal" to inform them in advance that Golov and the other two were obviously here to pick them up.
"How long have you been here?"
Chen Lun asked with a smile and nodded.
"We arrived the day before yesterday. Miss Floin and others are waiting for you at the hotel. Please follow me."
Golov said.