Just as Gawain had guessed before, the "Saint with the Lamp", the spiritual lady who was in charge of protecting the entire exploration team seven hundred years ago, had more information than the ordinary members of that team at that time.
Gao Wen frowned, and asked seriously, "What did he tell you?"
He wasn't worried whether the other party would refuse to answer him. Since Selena had already brought up these topics on her own initiative, it meant that these contents could be said, and she was even scheduled to tell him this "outsider wanderer" a long time ago!
Sure enough, Selena nodded quickly: "He told me that he came into contact with the ancient knowledge inheritance on a tower that was always shrouded in starlight, and knew the weaknesses and truth of the gods.
"He couldn't speak that knowledge directly in the mortal world, because that would cause the gods to notice immediately.
"He said that he will die in his prime, and his soul will be taken away as part of the deal, but he will still wake up, and at that time, a powerful existence will come to this world with the help of his body.
"That's all he told me."
"No wonder..." Gawain finally came to his senses and let out a soft sigh, "No wonder you didn't follow Gawain Cecil into the depths of the mainland and found the giant tower, but you still knew the details of that 'transaction', knowing that I would Appear."
Immediately afterwards, he couldn't help but looked at Selena with some doubts: "Then since you already knew that I would occupy this body and come to the world, and you already knew my true 'identity', why did you choose to remain silent until now? That is not to you My compatriots disclosed the situation and did not come to contact me... "
"I don't trust you," Selina said very directly, "or to be precise, I am full of doubts and fears about an existence that comes from beyond the boundaries of civilization and cannot be understood by mortals, especially after seeing those who are related to you. After the screen fragments, I had to spend a longer time observing your actions to judge whether you are harmful or not."
Gawain was a little dumb, and shook his head helplessly after a while: "Even if my arrival was initiated by Gawain Cecil, even if I'm probably here to help your world?"
"That's right." Selena looked at Gawain calmly, with a gentle and calm expression on her face, but those eyes were so deep that they seemed to have no bottom. In a trance, Gawain felt this calm and profound expression. The eyes were somewhat familiar, and after a while he recalled that Veronica's eyes had given him a similar feeling.
He understood.
Selina Gerfen is no longer the pure white saint with a lantern seven hundred years ago.
If it was Selena seven hundred years ago, even in her soul state after death, she would have extremely high trust in Gawain Cecil, full of hope and expectation for humanity and the future, even if there is a "wandering outside the territory" "The Rabbit" suddenly descended into the world, as long as she had the guarantee of Gawain Cecil, she would maintain the minimum goodwill and trust. When the body was resurrected, seven hundred years had passed.
At this time, Selena had no longer been blindly optimistic about the future, nor had she lost the slightest expectation of the kindness of strangers. She grew up with the dark sect and fought against the powerful forces above mortals. She is full of vigilance and doubts about the existence of the unknown, indescribable, and sudden arrival. She doubts the "Wanderer outside the Territory", and even Gawain Cecil who has made a deal with the Wanderer outside the Territory.
She was able to maintain careful observation for several years in this situation, which is already the result of the combined effect of reason and human affection.
In the final analysis, she maintained a dark sect for seven hundred years as the archbishop, and it was impossible to rely on gentleness, courtesy and thrift.
"I understand your concerns." Gao Wen breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't have the slightest grievance in his heart. "Then it seems that I, a 'rogue outside the territory', have passed your 'inspection'."
"The word 'investigation' seems arrogant, I can only say that your actions now at least prove that you have no malice towards mortals, which reassures me a lot, but the current situation leaves me with no choice but to believe. "
Gao Wen didn't bother with the details of these words anymore, he just smiled indifferently, turned his head, and looked at the already brightly lit city night view through the large floor-to-ceiling windows.
Selena also became quiet, and also turned her head, looking at this unique "Magic City" in the current era.
"What do you think of this city?" Gao Wen said suddenly. ,
"I was once uneasy about your coming, especially when you built a large army in a short period of time, set off swords and soldiers throughout the southern border, destroyed the rule of the nobles everywhere, and completely turned the original order upside down. I even doubted you The purpose is to bring war to this land and end civilization with chaos," Selina said softly, with a little self-mockery in her tone, "this city may be the best mockery of my naive views...
"What you have ended is the old order, and a new order has been built on the ruins, but it is difficult for people with old eyes to understand for a while.
"As for my opinion of the city itself..."
Selena stopped suddenly when she said this, as if she was sorting out her thoughts and organizing her words. After a few seconds, she said slowly: "If we knew that such a city could be built in reality, why should we look for something perfect in the dream? Zhibang…”
"I'm afraid the old aristocrats who were defeated by me will not agree with this sentence," Gawain couldn't help joking, "In their minds, there should be nothing more chaotic, depraved, and oppressive than this city of Cecil. the city."
Selena thought for a while, then nodded in agreement: "That's true."
Gawain turned his head and glanced at her, and said casually: "Since many things have been explained, you don't need to be too nervous and guarded when you are with me, and even if you want, you can treat me as Gawain Cecil I, after all, have inherited his memory, and I'm happy to take on him as part of the deal during this journey."
Selina looked deeply at Gao Wen for a moment, and then slowly said: "I'm not Bertila, I don't have a heart like her.
"In my eyes, you are just an outsider who has taken up the body of my friend, and no matter how much you have inherited from this body, you are an 'extraterrestrial wanderer'.
"But this is Gawain Cecil's active choice, and it is not anyone's fault, so I will still try my best to regard you as a reliable ally, and I will also regard you as a reliable monarch in the future. Of course, when in front of outsiders , I will also take you as Gawain Cecil, and will not reveal anything that should not be revealed.
"It's just other things, please forgive me for being difficult to do."
"That's right... that's fine," Gawain listened carefully to the other party's words, and suddenly smiled a little while thinking, "It's been a long time since I've been 'Gaowen Cecil', and you occasionally remind me of my true self... maybe it's also true. Not a bad thing."
Selena looked at her somewhat unexpectedly, and said softly: "You are more 'human' than I imagined..."
Gao Wen smiled, noncommittal, and after a few seconds of silence, he brought the topic back on track:
"When do you plan to take action against the No. 1 sandbox? When do you plan to formally contact me and announce to more members of the religious order the news of your cooperation with the rogues outside the territory?"
So far, only the Archbishop and Pope Megaul III know about the appearance of the "Wanderer" on the Psychic Network, and there has been no leak. This has effectively avoided more panic within the Order of the Eternal Sleepers, but it will come soon When taking action on the No. 1 sandbox, there will be many people involved. There will be many bishop-level managers or high-level technical priests directly involved in more core affairs. Cooperation cannot be completely hidden, at least it will spread among the core personnel.
And as Gao Wen began to "incorporate" and "transform" the entire Church of the Eternal Sleepers, soon even the lowest-level members of the Church would know this part of the news.
In view of the effective thinking and internal publicity of the "Wanderers outside the Territory" by the Eternal Sleepers, Gawain believes that after the news is made public, it will definitely cause a wonderful chaos in the Eternal Sleepers Cult. It's a pity that he has limited leisure time recently, otherwise I will definitely soak in the spiritual network and appreciate it for two days.
Selina could only see the calmness on Gao Wen's face, but couldn't guess what was in his heart. She answered seriously: "In two days, we will hold the Supreme Bishops' Conference again, and I hope you can participate. At the same time, according to the plan, We will release the news in an orderly manner before then, keeping the chaos to a minimum.
"As for the official action on the No. 1 sandbox, we hope that the sooner the better, we have completed the transfer and preparation of personnel, and we can start at any time after the meeting, but I don't know if you need to prepare anything, and if you still need our cooperation, understand Condition… "
"I have nothing to prepare. I have already done what I need to do," Gao Wen said casually. "If you can take action after the meeting, then I can directly participate. As for understanding the situation...you don't have to worry about it, I I've always known your situation well."
Hearing Gao Wen's last casual sentence, Selena's expression suddenly became a little stiff, but soon returned to normal.
Gao Wen didn't care about this detail, but continued on his own: "In addition, you should also think about the future. After the crisis of the No. 1 sandbox is resolved, some troubles have just begun. .”
"what do you mean… "
"The identity of the extraterrestrial wanderer in the real world is 'Gavin Cecil', and Gawain Cecil is the ruler of the Cecil Empire; the headquarters of the Order of the Eternal Sleepers is located in Typhon, and among the middle-level priests there are Some of them are transformed and converted God of War priests and even Typhon nobles," Gao Wen said, "I believe these members are loyal to the Eternal Sleeper, but do they still retain some proper... patriotism and loyalty to the king?"
Seeing that Selena didn't answer for a while, Gao Wen continued:
"I believe that the original members of the sect, including you and Megal III, and a considerable number of high-level priests insist on the road for ideals, but you should also know that, as an ancient and dark sect, there are not only idealists among you...
"The cooperation with wanderers outside the territory will sooner or later spread to the ears of middle and lower class believers. These middle and lower class believers may become eternal sleepers only for money, power, and even a little knowledge. Such people, Don't think they have joined a cult, but if an 'evil god' really emerges from this cult, they may run faster than anyone else.
"At that time, do you think these people will go to Rosetta Augustus to report that there is really an 'evil god' in the cult they joined?"
Selena was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly.
"We have also considered this point," she said, "The church has developed so far, and its members are no longer as pure as they were at the beginning. The cooperation between 'outsiders' and the church will definitely attract a large number of middle- and lower-level believers and priests. It caused turmoil in the middle, and it is not ruled out that there are members who are not firm and too panicked to take refuge in Typhon's official forces.
"Aiming at the hidden dangers in this area, we have already made preparations, and we do not rule out abandoning some strongholds, transferring the church headquarters, and conducting internal..."
"You don't need to tell me the specific measures," Gao Wen raised a hand and interrupted Selena, "you can handle it yourself, I just want the result."
Selena nodded: "... I will relay your words to His Majesty the Pope."
Then she bowed slightly and took half a step back, "If you have nothing else..."
Before she finished speaking, Gao Wen suddenly stopped her: "Don't leave in a hurry, I have something to ask you by the way."
Selena looked at Gao Wen suspiciously, blinked her eyes: "Excuse me."
Under the interplay of starlight and lights, Gawain looked at Selina Gerfen's calm eyes, and slowly, those eyes overlapped with another pair of big eyes in his mind.
"What is the relationship between you and Patty?"
(happy New Year to all)