Compared with Jenkins, who was determined and extremely resistant to illusions, the handsome young man who lived in the small town of Black in the long past was charmed by the "Girl of the Lake" without any resistance.
Jenkins found his home easily because he had asked for his address in advance. When he turned in through the window, the young man was sharpening a kitchen knife with a whetstone in the kitchen, with a look of anticipation on his face when chocolate knew what tonight's dinner was about.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, he immediately turned around with a knife in his hand, because Jenkins kept his face, so he didn't recognize that this was the strange person he met in the forest just now.
"Aren't you repenting yet?"
Jenkins asked.
"What do I need to repent of? No, who are you? How did you break into my house?"
"Poor man, God bless you, do you really know what you're doing?"
Jenkins took a step closer, and the young man stepped back subconsciously, before noticing the clothes Jenkins put on on purpose. It was a pure black velvet robe, with a cross woven with silver silk thread on the chest, and the white stiff belt (priest collar) around the neck could be seen through the neckline.
"Are you a priest?"
"I'm here to rescue you."
Jenkins stepped forward again, then suddenly grabbed the young man's right hand, and slowly took the kitchen knife out of his hand.
"Do you remember what happened at the lake just now?"
"That elf girl..."
The young man said with a confused face.
Jenkins stretched out his right index finger and tapped it between his eyebrows, just like the last time he tried to open the door in Acorn's story, he was still blocked this time. But this time the root of the strange thing is not here, and compared to the acorn, the "Girl in the Lake" is obviously weaker, this finger easily breaks the charm.
"Oh my God, what am I doing?"
The young man who understood everything fell to the ground with great fear. He wanted to grab Jenkins' trousers, but Jenkins dodged subconsciously.
"What shall I do, oh Father, what shall I do?"
"The only one who can save you is yourself."
Jenkins said as calmly as possible.
"How can I save myself?"
"It's easy, and I'll give you the hints you need."
Jenkins had a calm smile on his face. Although he had never served as a priest, the appropriate clothes and temperament made him seem like a priest at this moment.
"I'm going to fix what you saw in the lake, just tonight. But my help is not free, you need to do one thing for me, yes, it's simple, but it's long, long enough to take Your family has always…”
That night, Jenkins reappeared by the lake with a water bladder. The water bag contained tomato juice, which cost him a lot of money, after all, the town itself does not produce tomatoes. But considering that the money is not his, it is not a loss in essence.
When Jenkins stepped on the grass again, a string of bubbles appeared in the middle of the dark lake. Then the elf girl came out of the lake, and when she came to the shore, she was standing on the water, instead of sinking in the water like in the afternoon.
"My love, have you brought me the antidote I need?"
"Yes, the blood is here."
He shook the tomato juice in his hand:
"Come here and get it. I'm a little afraid of water. I can't swim like my pets."
As he spoke, he moved closer to the lake, but there was still a distance from the lake. The girl in the lake still had a gentle smile on her face, and her body had a faint white light in the night forest, illuminating the surroundings.
She stepped on the grass with her naked feet, and Jenkins nodded:
"Yes, come and get it, it's here."
He could already imagine that the moment the girl approached, he drew his sword and chopped off the girl's head.
A sudden gust of wind blew by, and Jenkins' eyes caught a leaf falling over the lake behind the girl. But the falling leaves were still in the air for a moment when the wind passed by. Jenkins looked around and everything was still.
He's had this happen to him in the past, and it's clearly someone who paused time. But unlike in the anticlimactic doomsday world, the master of the other world directly stopped him. Although he also felt stagnant in body and thinking this time, it was not very serious.
Squinting his eyes and turning around to look behind him, a man in a black suit, a black top hat, a pair of black leather shoes, and a black suitcase was standing there.
His face was impossible to see because the entire face was emitting white light, and even Jenkins could not see through the white light behind the monocle. This is not human, not even any ordinary race, and Jenkins saw it for the first time, as if behind it, he saw the long river of time connecting the past and the future.
"It's a great honor to meet you, the future God of Lies. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am the [Time Paradox] to which my Lord [Closed Circle] belongs. In terms of the number at the correct time point where you are, I am It's B-12-1-9999." (Chapter 1199)
The strange man took off his hat and bowed deeply to Jenkins.
Jenkins had read about this kind of strange species in Nolan's church. They are one of the few races that can jump in the long river of time at will, and it is their responsibility to maintain the closure and stability of the timeline. Although the attack is rough and unscrupulous, the Orthodox Church generally believes that these creatures are beneficial to the world, and when they appear, church members must provide help as much as possible.
"Maintain time stability... I should have thought of it... So what are you here for? To punish me?"
"Don't be joking, it is your freedom for the gods to travel through time. I just want to tell you that it is best not to destroy this thing now... Of course, this is just a suggestion."
As the time paradoxist spoke, he pointed to the still "Girl in the Lake". She kept stepping forward and stood still there, her left foot not even put down.
"Why? I think there must be some reason. Could it be that if I solve it now, it will cause distortion of the timeline?"
"Not really, but history still needs it, although even if it disappears now, the stability of time will find another alternative, but it's better not to do it. Not to insult you, but... you are not out of matter yet The complete gods of the world, the time you interfere will affect the time you are in to a certain extent. Although only a few important key events will affect it, your two time interferences just now will not cause ripples in the river at all , but the ripples from killing it could be a little bigger."
Said the creature calling itself the Time Paradox.
PS: Someone asked me to recommend a book: "Elegy of the Nightingale", author: almost fainted.
In the rolling tide of steam machinery, science and mystery coexist, faith and oath are intertwined, and the light of reason shines on the wandering soul.
Pursue the truth, thirst for blood, evolution is the ultimate destiny.
The wreckage of the past rots to ashes, the soil of despair is born, the stars shine, and the night is coming.
It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.