"Are you Saint Alisa?"
The religious man looked at Alyssa with interest and couldn't help but marvel that it was such a disabled woman who made the bishops of the Victorian Church helpless.
On the way, the religious man learned from Felix the reasons why the Church of Light had grown and developed in the past few months. Felix was indeed not humble before, and most of the credit was due to Alyssa.
As a religious figure and former priest, he couldn't help but look up to the Saint. Even if she had no other identities, the religious figure was willing to have a long talk with Alyssa about some issues concerning religious classics.
But right now, there are more important things to talk about.
"There are many rare sounds of birds and fragrance of flowers along the Thames River in early spring. I wonder if Your Highness would like to go and enjoy them. I can accompany you."
The religious man's invitation was impeccable, and he was particularly polite to Alyssa, who might be recommended by him as a new colleague.
"With great pleasure. Let's go, Father."
Alyssa smiled and nodded slightly, and Felix consciously went over and pushed the wheelchair.
The priest and the nun were walking along the Thames, with another priest pushing a wheelchair beside them. It was a very eye-catching scene, but passers-by seemed not to see it.
To Luo Ling's surprise, the religious scholar did not get straight to the point, but instead discussed some questions about religious classics with Alyssa. The profound discussion between the two left Luo Ling confused.
Even liberal arts students could only understand every word in their sentences. Although most of them were obscure nouns and concepts, at least Luo Ling still had control over his memory.
But once combined...
I just can't understand it at all.
Just having memory is not omnipotent. Luo Ling also uses memory to cook and put on makeup, but the results are not even satisfactory.
After the three of them walked along the Thames for a while, the religious man suddenly stopped. At the same time, the vision of all Luo Ling's spores was completely annihilated, and all the perception left was the one that Alyssa herself possessed.
In the darkness, she heard the religious man say in a very respectful tone, almost servilely, "Hello, sir. I brought her here."
The next moment, a young and somewhat experienced voice sounded, with just one word.
"good."
Yes... educator!
Alarm bells suddenly rang in Luo Ling's heart. She seemed to see a young boy dressed as an old scholar standing in front of Alyssa, looking at her with a meaningful look.
The spores scattered around fell into complete silence, as if educators or religious figures had used some means to ban the surrounding abilities.
However, Luo Ling tried it and found that her consciousness could still be separated at any time. This method could not sever the connection between the God's Favored One and Luo Ling herself, but if she could not break through this limitation, it would be difficult to use her ability.
"Father, who is this?"
With some doubts, Alyssa asked the religious people around her.
The religious man did not answer her question. Without spore perception, Luo Ling did not know what the religious man was doing.
This was the first time Luo Ling encountered such a situation and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but she quickly calmed down.
There was a long silence, the educator seemed to be trying to confirm something, until an unknown amount of time passed before a voice finally rang out.
"Your Highness, you can call me an educator, but I am just a half-buried scholar."
The educator spoke slowly. Although his voice was undoubtedly that of a child, the vicissitudes and old age in his tone could not be revealed through disguise.
Hearing this, Luo Ling breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Alyssa had passed the educator's initial review. Puppet Rumor's ability was indeed strong enough that no clues were discovered in this situation.
"The Educator is my teacher." The religious man finally spoke up, and he said slowly, "I have no choice but to invite Her Highness the Saint out in this way..."
"Let me tell you." The educator interrupted the religious man and said calmly, "Your Highness, do you want to heal your legs and eyes?"
Alisa hesitated for a moment, but still nodded, "Of course I do, but..."
"As long as you have this idea, Your Highness." The educator said, "Let's make an exchange, for your legs and eyes, and... for this world.
"We would like to invite you to join us, to join the ranks of saving this world, to become the "pioneer" leading mankind, to save the existence and continuation of civilization before the chaos and collapse of the entire world become completely irreversible."
As the educator was speaking, Luo Ling suddenly saw the existence of something.
This is not a scene that is transmitted directly into the mind through vision. It is somewhat similar to the method used by the first person before. Both are ways of utilizing illusions.
Through Alyssa's perspective, Luo Ling witnessed countless destructions caused by chaos and collapse, as well as the desperate future the world was heading towards, accompanied by an indescribable excitement.
"This is... "
Luo Ling focused his attention a little, and Alyssa's expression also changed slightly.
"A recruitment advertisement for "Pioneer"?"
For Luo Ling, who has truly experienced the collapse of boundaries, the annihilation of boundaries, and even witnessed the moment of boundary transformation, this promotional video is too rough and many scenes look fake.
Luo Ling doesn't believe that the "pioneers" only understand the boundaries to this extent. The more important reason should be... The new recruits may not be able to understand these mysterious concepts. This easy-to-understand disaster may be more intuitive.
"Is this all true?" Alyssa's voice trembled with fear and uneasiness. "Our world..."
... It seems that the clergy are really good at acting. Luo Ling sensed Alyssa's dull emotions deep in her heart and her nearly collapsed expression on the surface, and was silent for a while.
"This is... the real world."
The educator said quietly, and then let out a long sigh.
Luo Ling really wanted to complain about this immature old man's acting skills, but inexplicably she heard some deep and heartfelt helplessness in his sigh.
But soon, this helplessness dissipated like an illusion, and the educator's next voice returned to its previous indifference.
"Your Highness, along with these images, I have given you a power that can awaken you. You can feel it carefully and see if you can find a feeling of being summoned by a mysterious existence."
Luo Ling quickly thought of another stimulating force that had just appeared along with the picture. After checking it out, Luo Ling's mood became a little depressed.
"This is a breath of "power"..."
Although it is unknown to which being this power belongs, it would be too much of an exaggeration to force it on ordinary people. No wonder the pioneers, even those as weak as the Performers, can recognize the existence of boundaries.
It turns out that when awakening, one directly uses "power"!
If one cannot withstand the power of authority, the consequence would probably be an immediate explosion and death, without leaving even a trace.
However, thinking back on the extremely twisted ideas of the "Pioneers", it seems quite reasonable.
If you can't even bear the power of "authority", how can you be a pioneer in leading a new world
Pioneers don't need "waste".
Luo Ling calmed herself down and used her consciousness to slightly touch the power of this authority. The next moment, this "power" was "swallowed" by her.
"... ..."
This is embarrassing.
Luo Ling had no subjective intention to "swallow" it. With just this little bit of strength to fill the gap between her teeth, she would be too lazy to move even if she saw it on a normal day, let alone at this critical moment when she was walking on the edge of a knife.
At this moment, Alyssa's keen hearing quickly picked up a lot of noises. The educator seemed to have sensed the dissipation of the power of authority. Luo Ling could imagine the stunned expression on his face.
"This..." The educator hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Highness, did you experience the feeling I described?"
Just asking directly, did you find anything wrong
Luo Ling's thoughts quickly became active. Could it be that... being consumed is normal, but it is abnormal to consume it all in one breath
"No." Alyssa shook her head, and after a moment's hesitation, she asked, "Mr. Educator, is it because I don't have the qualifications to join you..."
"No, no, no..." The religious man could not hide his shock, "How could there be no one? Even if it was an adult back then—"
"Quiet."
The educator is worthy of being a pioneer leader. Faced with this sudden situation, he quickly calmed down.
"Yes, sir."
The religious man knew that he could no longer speak at this time, so he stepped back respectfully.
He was secretly nervous, for he had known that the Saint's talent might be very strong, but he had never imagined... that she could be so incredibly strong.
If they didn't know her past, they would have suspected that she was some high-level awakener who had come into contact with "power" and came to tease them.
However, even for a high-level awakener, it is impossible for him to remain unresponsive when exposed to "power"...
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I underestimated you." The educator's tone became more serious, and he said, "Please try again."
As soon as she finished speaking, another "power" force that was even more powerful than before came into contact with Alisa.
Luo Ling did not rashly use her consciousness to contact it this time. The result would definitely be that she would be "swallowed" by her anyway. Alyssa soon began to feel this power.
As the power was gradually consumed, when it was more than half, the condition of Alyssa's body began to change.
All of Alyssa's previous strength was given by Luo Ling. Her body was merely transformed to be more capable of carrying Puppet Song, but it was not truly awakened.
Perhaps it was for this reason that when the educator conducted a preliminary examination, he concluded that Alyssa was an ordinary person.
It was not until she came into contact with this power that could awaken her that Alyssa finally became an awakener in the true sense.
Luo Ling estimated that the power Alyssa consumed was about 80% of the first one. If she didn't use her consciousness to contact it, it should be... enough.
"Huh..."
For some reason, Luo Ling seemed to hear educators and religious figures heaving a sigh of relief at the same time.
At least this consumption can barely be considered normal. If it's a little more... we'd have to suspect whether it's some weird incarnation.
"I seem to feel some... warm power."
Alyssa stretched out her hand, and a life force wrapped around her wrist. A certain existence in the dark cast a gaze at her and led her onto the path.
— "All Spirits".
It is rare to find a genuine awakener of the "All Spirits" path, although his real identity is a strange agent.
"Congratulations, Saint, you and I are on the same path, both are travelers on the path of "All Souls." The educator clapped his hands, "You are also welcome to join us, please remember-"
At this point, the educator's voice became more serious and solemn.
"Nothing is real, everything is allowed... To this broken "world". "
"We... are the pioneers who will correct the root of the disorder."
A sense of sadness came from nowhere and filled the air. Alyssa couldn't help but shed tears.
"Yes... Mr. Educator, we can definitely save the world..."
The educator nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time cast an approving look at the religious man, and then said, "Of course I believe in you, Your Highness. With your qualifications, you may soon become our fourth leader... er, fifth."
Alyssa shook her head and said calmly, "I am only doing this for all living beings and the world. Leader... it doesn't matter."
One or two of them, all of them are talented actors.
Luo Ling couldn't help but sigh.
"Inside the Pioneers, each Pioneer has a corresponding responsibility to lead the advancement of civilization when the new world is born. I am amazed by your achievements in theology. How about... you serve as the "Theologian"? "
The educator said gently that compared to the religious people, he was like a completely different person when he talked to Alyssa, which stunned the religious people next to him.
Especially the fourth leader's slip of the tongue almost made the religious figure think that he had lost his position, which was given to a newcomer who was pushed in by him for no reason.
"As you wish, Mr. Educator."
Alyssa said softly, her gentle and fragile appearance easily made people like her, and she was also a sickly woman with a blind eye and a broken leg, and her fragmented appearance made her look even more pitiful.
"From now on, all matters concerning the Church of Light will be left to you to arrange."
The educator said, thinking for a moment, and then took out another thing and handed it to Alyssa, "By the way, next I would like to trouble you to worship this being. His real name is - "White Witch"."
"... again?"
Luo Ling couldn't help being shocked, but his face soon darkened.
Unlike the last small-scale attempt, this time the pioneers intended to steal the power of the "White Witch" with all their strength, without even caring about being discovered by the original body.
etc...
Maybe it’s not that they can’t take care of it, but that they are not afraid of being discovered.
"No problem, Mr. Educator."
Alyssa's fingers gently touched the object. Through the perception of contact, Luo Ling realized that this object might be very unusual and was completely different from the simple offerings before.
"Is the Pioneer's new move coming soon..."
After a few greetings, the educator left quickly. With his departure, Luo Ling's previously suppressed spore vision finally returned.
She saw the indescribable expression on the religious man's face, which made him look like a woman in the boudoir, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The educator didn't say a few words to the religious person from beginning to end, and even before leaving, he only said goodbye to Alyssa.