Alexia pursed her lips with a serious expression:
"So, are you really going to use this method?"
"What better way? And the difficulty now is not whether I can defeat the difference engine, but whether I can climb the ninth floor tower... Alexia, I know you are worried, but these things we Wasn't it already expected?"
He forced a smile, and reached out to touch the cat on his shoulder. Chocolate stretched out its small paws and grabbed Jenkins' hand, which surprised Jenkins. He turned his head to look at Chocolate, and Chocolate's big amber eyes were also looking at him. In the cat's eyes, Jenkins actually saw a kind of "reluctance" emotion.
"Oh, my empathy is finally able to read chocolate's mind?"
he said.
"Don't digress. Have you planned how to use all your abilities rationally without the help of those numerous numbered items? Have you prepared the ritual items to be brought into the tower? Have you thought about , How do you deal with the power of those calamity beasts? Is it just a trick?"
"That's the only way to go. We don't know the content of the delusion, and we don't know what the beasts of disaster are... All of them, I can prepare only when I see it... Sorry, Alexia, I know you're worried, but there's really no other good idea in this situation."
Unable to refute this point of view, Alexia lowered her head slowly. Jenkins wanted to hug her, but she pushed her away gently:
"What is the number of abilities you have now? How many blank bubbles are there?"
"If the chain ability [Stage of Destiny] is considered as one ability, then I now have a total of 31 abilities, leaving one blank bubble. The remaining blank bubbles, I am waiting for the final fate. I don't believe that before the final battle, the qualification of fate will not appear."
Alexia doesn't comment on the idea:
"Since you don't have any better way to change the numbered items, you can make a fuss about the ability. You should know that the church has a way for the bestower to add blank bubbles, and even directly learn the ability..."
"But there's a big price to pay."
"Jenkins, as long as you are fine, you can pay whatever price you want."
Alexia's tone and expression when she said this was extremely terrifying.
The Evergreen Forest has no value to stay for the time being. After asking about the gear robot after it came to the forest, Jenkins and the team returned to the Church of the Sages in the city again.
It's just that the two fortune tellers stayed in the forest. They seemed to be preparing a ceremony, but they kept Jenkins from knowing it. Besides, the number of people coming back to the city was much larger than that of coming, and the importance of the Evergreen Forest, at least until Jenkins entered the tower, was much lower than that of the Church of the Sages.
The treehouse would cause trouble in front of the tower, and at that time human protection was needed to protect Jenkins from entering the nine-story metal tower.
On the way back to town, Jenkins thought of many things. For example, in addition to the various items on his body, during the period from a month ago to a year ago, he also came into contact with a lot of items belonging to others.
Among them, in terms of gifts, Miss Magic once lent her pendant to Jenkins for use, and the book that Miss Bevanna carried was also touched by Jenkins. Not to mention all kinds of special items that he and Dad bought back while working in the old man's antique shop, these items fully meet the requirements of bringing them into the tower. There is also Sigrid, and when Sigrid and Sigrid were in the Blossoms, they gained a lot.
Thinking about it this way, Jenkins can actually carry a lot of items.
So, after returning to the church, he first went home and packed up, and then he went around the church to gather these items. Among them, except that Miss Audrey stayed in the forest so she couldn't borrow her belongings, and Miss Bevanna's big book is only valid if she owns it, the church and others are very happy to lend Jenkins their belongings.
Only Miss Magic and Miss Silver Flute were not at the church, Britney said they left after Jenkins went out in the carriage. Miss Magic left a letter, apologizing for leaving without saying goodbye to herself and Miss Silver Flute—
[We have very important things to do, if successful, you will thank us in the future. Don't worry about us, we'll join up with the Hood trio soon to do something big.
I leave you my six-pointed star pendant, hoping that it can play a greater role in your hands.
Note: This is temporarily lent to you, not given to you, remember to return it to me after use.]
The departure of the two made Jenkins very disappointed, not because he couldn't get the [Heart of the Ocean] from Miss Magic, but because he didn't have the opportunity to say goodbye to the two friends.
Before he could feel lost for too long, he was called to a meeting by his father. It was already ten o'clock at night, and there were still two hours before midnight. The church is in full swing preparing for the battle around the metal tower. Documents from all over the world are being collected here, allowing the priests to sort out information about the beast of disaster.
All had work to do, and Jenkins, the heart of it all, had to hold one last meeting before entering the Tower.
The meeting did not use the Vientiane Gate to start the negotiation venue, and the negotiations there are still going on, but Jenkins didn't pay attention. The meeting used a very ordinary meeting room in the church. In addition to the Church of the Sages, three people from each of the Twelve Righteous Gods and Righteous Gods Churches participated.
Although the number is smaller, these people are the people who can really make decisions in each church. It can be said that the leaders of the twelve churches are now brought together.
Jenkins sat on the head chair, tilting his head and looking at the dark world outside the window. It took a long time to hear the sound of closing the door, and knowing that everyone was here, I sat upright, removed the chocolate lying on the document, and motioned for my father to speak.
"I won't introduce myself. It's 10:13 tonight, less than two hours before midnight. Except for the defense meeting around the Civic Square that is being held next door to us, the meeting here is the last one tonight. An important meeting. Everyone has obtained the documents, and the current situation is very clear. The new information about the tower has been compiled, do you have anything to add?"
The people gathered together wanted to provide Jenkins with the last help. But Jenkins thinks that this is of little significance, but the later content about how to escort him into the metal tower is more important.
The chances of difference do everything possible to weaken Jenkins before he ascends the ninth floor of the tower, so not only is there a trap in the tower, but there must also be traps outside the tower. In addition to the means of the tree house, the army of mechanical corpses is already a certain thing.
In addition to the defense of the church's bestowers, the church has to decide how many demigods can appear at that time, and fight against unknown existences without fear of death.
Although Jenkins' trip determines the fate of the world, no matter whether he wins or loses, the world needs the Orthodox Church to maintain a certain fighting capacity to protect more people in the coming disaster or doomsday.
Every combat power affects the future, but it would be foolish to sacrifice the present for the sake of the future. The balance needs to be carefully grasped, which is the second reason for this meeting.
The Church of the Sages did not hesitate to sacrifice everyone, but also allowed Jenkins to enter the tower intact. But the thinking of other churches is definitely not like this, so it is necessary to discuss the most reasonable plan.
After the meeting lasted less than an hour, Jenkins had another talk with Dad. Dad has made up his mind to send Jenkins into the tower himself, and he will use the power of that key to protect Jenkins as much as possible. After Jenkins arrived at the tower, he handed him the key so that his apprentice could pass on the cursed power.
Jenkins actually wanted to talk to Alexia, but Alexia didn't know where to go. Finally, Hathaway persuaded Jenkins to go to bed before midnight, and it was very useful to relax his spirit in the last hour.
His original idea was to go deep into the secret library and finally try his luck, but he couldn't stand Hathaway's persuasion, so he went to rest. Although I wasn't sleepy at all, I fell asleep before I knew it.
Hathaway sat on the edge of the bed in the dark room, looking at Jenkins' face, without speaking for a long time.
She left the room on tiptoe, closed the door carefully, and saw Julia and Britney in the corridor waiting for her.
"Is he asleep?"
Blaine asked quietly.
"Asleep. We will wake her up at eleven forty."
A group of three walked towards the kitchen together, trying to get some late-night snacks for Jenkins and chocolate. Although the ingredients in the church kitchen were abundant, none of them had any appetite, because thinking of what Jenkins would face would make their stomachs feel uncomfortable. And once they think that this may be the last time they get along with Jenkins, panic will even make the body have a stomachache and even the desire to vomit.
This is a physiological reaction caused by panic. Even if you tell yourself that nothing will happen, the body's reaction cannot be suppressed by reason.
Now Alexia is making the final preparations, Dolores is with Thrash II, Jessica is presenting a speech on behalf of Jenkins at the negotiating venue, and Sigrid is helping the church read the part about the Beast of Calamity Security literature that can be viewed by lesser benefactors.
There are eight people in the family, and everyone has their own things to do. But except for the sleeping Jenkins, the time now is a torment for everyone.