"Can this really be called a 'city'?"
Gray, who was standing in front of the moat, no, the moat lake, widened her eyes, and Shinji beside her also looked astonished.
The "Stripping City" in front of me is really too weird.
It was such a beautiful environment. Just like what is described in fairy tales, the quiet and deep jungle, the vast and tranquil lake, the heavy suspension bridge that spreads over the lake, and the marble castle, everything should be so perfect, not inferior to any famous city in existence.
However, the style of the castle itself is so twisted and weird, as if it was designed to cause people to feel uneasy.
Yes, it was intentional. Excluding the strong visual image brought by the castle itself, it is not difficult to find out through careful observation that the stacking of each piece of marble is carefully calculated.
The crooked spire, the half-collapsed city gate, the continuous and crooked city walls and the mansions behind the city walls are connected to the surrounding mountains as a whole, making the entire castle look like it was dug out of the mountain instead of being built by hollowing out the mountain.
On this basis, if we observe from a longer distance again, we will make new discoveries.
The city is like a giant, with spires as spine, gates as ribs, walls as shoulders, and houses as heart - presenting a horrific scene of being turned inside out, with skin and muscles peeled off from the skeleton.
"That's why it's called 'Strip City';... What a bad taste! It makes me want to blow it up."
"Instructor, isn't this too..."
"I support this guy this time. This city gives me a bad feeling. It's both hypocritical and sacred."
Because before arriving at the castle, Yad deliberately lowered his voice.
"False holiness..." Gray muttered to herself, "Why is this happening?"
"Because giants are children of angels." The new visitor walked onto the suspension bridge.
This is a typical Western aristocrat, about 25 years old, with blond hair and blue eyes. He wears a pure white suit and a tie clip inlaid with precious gems, which perfectly matches his temperament and makes him look calm and majestic.
What impressed people most was his eyes, a clear look that was rarely seen in magicians. From this point, it can be judged that he, like Shinji, is an outlier among magicians.
"An angel's child?" A girl in a white dress leaned out from behind the young man. She was probably half the age of Grey, about 7 or 8 years old, and looked shy like a fledgling taking its first flight.
"It is recorded in the apocryphal books of the Bible that the children of angels and men could be up to three thousand cubits."
"Oh, I know. It's 1,300 meters, right?"
"Yes, very quick, Rosalind."
The young man touched the girl's head, and the fondness in his eyes reminded Shinji of the time when he was with Sakura.
"Instructor, is what he said true?" Gray asked in a low voice.
"It's true. It comes from the Book of Enoch, but it's hard for me to believe such words coming from his mouth."
"Why?"
"Because he is the famous 'The Knight'; Heine Istari."
Heine Istari was born into the famous Istari family of alchemists. The family itself was not very prominent in the Clock Tower headquarters, which was full of famous families. Heine became famous because of his own experience. He was born into an orthodox magician family and had the best magician qualities, but he gave up magic and went to the church to become a practitioner.
Later, for some reason, he returned to the Clock Tower and became a favorite of many lords. As a result, the relationship between the Church and the Clock Tower became strained. It is said that assassins were sent secretly to take Heine away, but in the end, the assassins were all defeated by Heine, and the matter was left unresolved.
Heine's joining the church shows that he is a very devout believer. How can it not be surprising that such a person is familiar with the apocryphal scriptures that the church does not recognize and tells them to his sister so naturally.
While chatting, Heine also noticed the boy and girl in front of them and walked over to them naturally.
"Good afternoon, everyone. I am Heine Istari and this is my sister Rosalind."
"Good afternoon Mr. Heine, good afternoon Miss Rosalind. I am Shen Zhong, she is Gray, we are members of the El Melloi classroom."
In order to facilitate Shinji's covert activities, Lorelei prepared several disguise identities for Shinji. The one Shinji used most and liked most was Shen Zhong from China.
"So you are Professor Velvet's students. Didn't the professor come?"
"Unfortunately, the professor was originally going to come, but he suddenly received a cooperation project with China, so he temporarily sent his inner disciple Miss Grey and me to represent him."
"So she is Professor Velvet's inner disciple. The professor is the best teacher in the Clock Tower. Being his inner disciple is something that countless people dream of. Miss Grey's future achievements are limitless."
"Thank you, you're so kind." Gray shrank back, obviously not used to this kind of socializing.
Shinji quickly tried to smooth things over: "I'm sorry, Mr. Heine, Miss Grey has only been in London for a short time and hasn't fully adapted yet."
"I'm so sorry, but standing at the door and chatting is disrespectful to the host. Can we go inside and talk?"
"please-"
As they spoke, two men walked in front and led the two shy ladies into the castle.
Behind the city gate is a simple and spacious vestibule. The castle owner does not seem to have much interest in this place. He has only taken minimal care of it and may have planted some flowers, but the specific location of the flower beds is unknown. Only a faint fragrance can be smelled.
In front of the main castle that served as a mansion, a butler in a suit stood. Upon seeing the people coming, he bowed respectfully and opened the door.
Behind the door is an extremely spacious hall, which is filled with "angels".
Statues, murals, paintings, chandeliers, and all kinds of works of art.
The poses and materials vary, as do the types of angels depicted.
The little angel holding a bow and arrow, the archangel holding a sword bravely, the main angel holding a staff of authority...
There are not only these classic angel images, but also many more unknown and bizarre angels.
For example, there are the cherubim with four faces that look like aliens, the seraph that look like six-winged snakes, and of course the oldest angel image - the throne.
It was a "burning wheel" suspended in the air, with countless eyeballs attached to its outside, staring at everything on the ground.
That’s right, this is the first recorded image of an angel. It is not the human form that people know, but is closer to the original duty of an angel—a container of divine power.
The so-called angels are those who carry divine power through their own bodies, just like modern magicians use their own magic circuits to perform magic.
Another name for "Strip City Adela" is "City of Angels"!
PS: I don’t know how many people have watched “Overlord”. The angels in that movie are closer to the original image of angels—although they were all brutally beaten by Anzi.