Charles, lying on the bed wrapped like a mummy, stared at the snow-white ceiling.
He looked like he was in a daze, but at this moment he was thinking about the simple sentences that the mantises used to communicate.
Although those things only said two sentences, the content they contained was very large.
They said that some kind of disaster had happened to humans, and judging from the situation of this thing, this disaster had also affected them.
The second is that, judging from the second sentence, there was a group of humans who had negotiated with them before and signed some kind of contract with them. The most likely possibility of this group of humans is the Foundation.
What puzzled Charles the most was the first question. If it was a very serious disaster, why was there no record of it in Earthsea’s history
When he first came down, in order to find an exit, he had already checked the history of the Earth Sea. Before the steam turbine was invented, the records were all about sinkings or changes in island sovereignty, and there were no particularly unusual disaster records.
Could it be some kind of major disaster on the surface? But how could a disaster on the surface affect the mantis monster living in Earthsea
Just when Charles was feeling puzzled, the door was pushed open. In addition to the stern-faced doctor, there came in was an excited-looking Hu En.
"Governor Charles, you are finally awake. We thought you would never wake up again."
Charles glanced at the doctor beside him. Hadn't he woken up a long time ago
"Tell me quickly, what exactly are those creatures living on the top of the cave that you mentioned before? Have you seen what the Land of Light looks like?"
Twisting the itchy bandage on his left arm, Charles sat up and told him what had happened before.
"There are a lot of bugs. I saw at least several hundred of them. The rift leading to the Land of Light seems to be their nest. If we want to go to the Land of Light, we must drive them all away. How many ships like the Rising War do you have now?"
"There are still two on the Rebirth, but the gel suits that can resist divine light have been used up. They were originally used for launching, and there are not many prepared."
Charles shook his head. "It doesn't matter if we have clothes. The two ships are of no use at all. They are very powerful. We need much more combat power than these."
"Hmm..." Hu En pondered for a long time, then raised his head. "Please wait a moment, I can't make the decision on this matter, I need to consult the Pope."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked out. The excitement on his face was gone and his eyebrows were twisted together.
If there were hundreds of six-meter-long monsters on the ground, the people on the island could easily deal with them, but they were stuck on the top covered with deadly divine light, making it difficult to deal with them.
As for the disaster that Mantis mentioned, Charles did not mention it to Hu En. His purpose in asking the Light God to come here was to ask them to help him get up. Suddenly, he told him other things because Charles was afraid that they would be distracted.
Charles did things one by one, always making sure that his current goal was to return to the surface. Only after returning to the surface could he consider the next plan.
"I feel like I'm almost well again. Can I get out of bed now?" Charles, who was wrapped in gauze, asked the doctor.
"Hmph, you have severe burns. You want to get out of bed in such a short time? Try it if you have the guts." The doctor leaned against the wall and watched the show, holding an iron wine jug.
As his body moved, Charles felt a tingling sensation all over his body.
After looking at the doctor next to him, Charles began to remove the bandages on his body.
When he finally removed the gauze, he found that the gauze inside and the blood scab underneath were completely stuck together.
"Swish!" Charles pulled the bandage violently. A piercing pain made his whole body tremble. He clenched his teeth and tore off the bloody bandage with trembling hands.
"Hold on to your black blade relic that can improve your recovery ability. Don't remove the bandages for five days. After five days, you will be able to walk a few steps on the ground."
Just as Charles's open arm was wrapped, Huon opened the door again and walked in. "Governor Charles, the Pope wants to see you."
"Now? How do we meet?"
The bed on which Charles was lying was carried onto a wooden boat by several strong men and quickly slid towards the huge golden ship next to it.
Soon, Charles saw the so-called "Pope" in a gorgeously decorated room. It was a three-meter-tall sculpture of an old man.
"It" has its hands open upwards with nothing in them, and the only piece of clothing on its body is a stone skirt tied around its waist.
As debris fell from the sculpture, the sculpture turned its body and looked at Charles on the bed with its pupil-less eyes. Its voice was hollow and hazy, as if it came from far away.
"Hello, young man. I have heard about you. Everything you have done for the God of Light will be rewarded accordingly."
"What's the matter with you? I've already told Hu En everything that needs to be said."
"Hehe, please, Governor of Hope Island, repeat it to me again."
Charles looked at the sculpture in front of him with a strange look in his eyes. What on earth were the people of the Church of Light doing
Although a little confused, Charles quickly told it the above situation.
The sculpture paused for a while, then said, "Well, although I don't know what you concealed, you did not lie about the above situation."
Charles' heart suddenly tightened. This thing can test lies? No! Not only can it test lies, but it can also detect that he has concealed what the mantis said!
As if seeing the doubt in Charles' heart, the sculpture laughed and said, "I hope you can forgive me. After all, this is a very important matter concerning our religion. We have to be cautious."
Charles's face looked a little ugly. He felt bad for having his inner thoughts being spied on.
"Now that I've confirmed that what I said is true, what do you, the Church of Light, plan to do? I think those creatures live in groups. If we don't take action, it's hard to guarantee that they won't become more and more numerous."
"Young man, what did I just say? Don't scare me with fake news. I can recognize lies. Don't worry, Hu En is only bringing the front fleet. I will soon mobilize all the forces of the church in the North Sea to go to Hope Island. In order to return to the Land of Light as quickly as possible."
Watching Charles being carried out, Hu En placed his forehead with a white triangle engraved on it on the ground and prostrated himself there respectfully.
"Hmm... Hu En, I saw a lot of wonderful things in him. He doesn't seem to be from here."
Hu En raised his head and looked at the sculpture. "Then, Your Holiness, our plan—"
"To proceed, we must go to the kingdom of God. As the mortal agent of the Sun God, I sense that our God is in great pain. We need to help our God."
"As you wish, Your Holiness."
(End of this chapter)