Shadow of the Beautiful World

2. Brotherhood of Shadows

At midnight, Gotham City, not Merlin's Gotham City.

It's another Gotham City.

On the second floor of the Black Cat and Gun bar in the dock area, in an elegantly decorated and quiet box, several men were playing cards, with empty wine bottles and some refreshing side dishes in hand.

It was cooked by Saibo himself. This reckless man has a rare good cooking skill, and the three friends who rushed to the game tonight were very satisfied.

Huh?

Sable, who was sitting next to Merlin, sniffled, like a hound that had found a bone, with a wicked smile on his face.

He reached out and dropped a card, and said to the others in a strange tone:

Our Lord Raven has a special fragrance on his body.

Although it has almost dissipated, I can still smell it. I guess it belongs to a beautiful girl, like a seductive cat in the dark.

Haha, it looks like a wild kitten has made a nest on the raven's bed.

The figure wrapped in the light smiled brightly, and he said:

It's really a happy life. It's like being illuminated by the holy light. A soldier with warmth in his heart will never lose...

Snapped

A card was thrown on the table, Saibo turned his head to look at the light, and said indifferently:

Soldier with a warm heart, you lose.

Also, we don't like your holy light theory very much, Dick. So, don't take this opportunity to preach, wouldn't it be fun for everyone to talk about other things?

Seconded.

Tyrion Dawnblade, who was wearing a blindfold, threw the cards in his hand on the table, and began to shuffle the cards steadily.

He said:

The Dark Blade Legion's pioneering in the Raven Universe went smoothly, and the first batch of reincarnation seeds have also taken root. I have to thank you, Merlin, I feel ashamed of your generosity.

It's all in the past, let's not talk about it.

Merlin looked indifferent.

He picked up the wine glass, and Saber filled it up for him. There was a weird smile on the face of this reckless man, he coughed lightly, and looked at Tyrion with a steady face.

He said in a strange tone:

A few days ago, when my people were fighting in multiverse 19874, they accidentally met a girl who radiated moonlight...

Hearing this, Tyrion's expression changed slightly.

Seber continued, speaking to the other two fellow villagers in a storytelling tone:

That girl claims to be Moonlight Titan, she has a nice name.

Her name is Elune.

The Overlord glanced again at Tyrion, whose expression was still steady, but his fingers were already trembling.

Hey, she asked us about the whereabouts of a heartbroken man. My subordinate told me about it. As for me... I am such a righteous person, so naturally I can't watch a cute girl being bullied, so I just ...

Shut up!

Tyrion reached out and clasped Sable's shoulder. He looked at the Overlord with a murderous look, and he said:

You leaked my whereabouts?

No no.

Saibo was not afraid, he said with a playful smile:

I just told her that Tyrion Dawnblade appeared in the Raven Universe... As for your whereabouts, I swear, I didn't disclose it.

Well, I revealed it.

Merlin put down his wine glass. He looked at the indifferent Tyrion who had drawn his weapon. He shrugged and said:

And I am willing to help others, how can I turn a blind eye to the lost girl?

I invited her to my house as an elder, treated the poor, dusty child to a meal, and then I brought her into this world.

Little Elune is outside the bar now, she is waiting for you.

Merlin glanced at Tyrion, and he said playfully:

Although she insists on claiming to be your daughter, no matter how I look at it, she looks like your... little lover.

Terrion, something happened to you, a heartless man, and the girl came to the door, why are you still staring at us? Why don't you hurry to comfort her.

Wow

Dick, one of the Shadow Four, a believer in the Holy Light who listened carefully to the story, let out an exclamation. He said:

It's a terrible sin. It's so wild to play, Tyrion, you big-eyed guy, and... the Holy Light will definitely punish you, king of the dead.

You...you group of bad friends!

Tyrion stood up, and he cursed fiercely, but he opened the door and rushed out. Behind him, the three guys smiled obscenely and happily.

What I ordered from you...

The three had another round of drinking, and while eavesdropping on Tyrion and Elune's conversation, Seb said to Merlin:

Has it be done?

Well, a magical object that can locate, track, ingest, store, and withstand cosmic storms and void erosion.

Merlin took out two pure white jade objects from his pocket. Their shapes were different, but they looked very beautiful and mysterious.

Under the illumination of the lights in this box, a blurred light shone.

Saibo picked up one of them, put it in front of his eyes, and said in an admiring tone:

Yes, great creations, it is right to hand them over to you to make them.

But he didn't take all of them, but took one piece and left the other one in Merlin's hands.

The Overlord stood by the window and secretly looked at the edge of the street below. Tyrion, who was talking to a girl, said to Merlin:

I think you must be curious about what I asked you to make these things for. And Dick, you must also be curious about why I suddenly insisted on pulling you into this small circle.

Saibo breathed a sigh of relief, he turned his head, looked at the two fellow villagers in front of him, the bracelet decorated with infinite gemstones on his wrist lit up with a halo, and sealed off the room.

His expression became serious, and he said:

You should have heard that I have entered the wall of origin and returned to my world...

yes.

Merlin nodded, and he responded:

Although I have only just entered the multiverse, I have also heard about it. To this day, Overlord's experience outside the wall of origin is still a hot topic of discussion in the multiverse.

Some say you saw the Creator there?

Dick also suppressed the holy light around his body, and then Merlin could see clearly that this guy was a tall, warrior-like guy.

But compared to Saibo, who is like a reckless man, he has a little more gentleness and kindness from the soul level.

People can't help but want to get close.

The Lightwalker, playing with his glass, said to Seber:

But I'm more inclined, you should have passed through the wall of origin and went to the world we were born in.

Yes! Our hometown.

Saber nodded and said:

The issue of the wall of origin is very complicated, and I am inconvenient to explain more.

What I want to tell you is that I did go to our hometown, me, Dick, Tyrion, and you, Merlin, the hometown shared by the four of us.

That is the world of the observers, and we were all members of the observers. Our race is very strange. After the death of the body, the soul will not dissipate, but will embark on a new journey.

Overlord said calmly:

The life cycle of most observers will be completed in their world, but there will always be some lucky, or unlucky guys, who will break away from the established life cycle due to various accidents.

Just like us, we are lucky. Before being swallowed by the void, we entered other worlds and continued to complete the cycle of souls, but more observers are not so lucky.

Having said that, Seber looked at Merlin, and said:

You are one of them, Merlin. When I found you, your soul was almost swallowed by the void. It was a terrible experience.

Indeed, I've been curious about this question too.

Merlin looked at Saber, he said:

Why did you save me in the first place? Just because we came from the same place? You shouldn't be so kind?

I'm very kind, you don't have to doubt that.

Saibo boasted, he pondered for a moment, and said:

Well, it is true that the purpose of saving you was not so pure.

I entered the wall of origin and was trapped in my hometown. I asked the observers to send me back. They helped, but they also made a request...or a request is more appropriate.

Saber pointed to the sky, and he said:

The watchers don't want to see their people suffer in the void, and they ask me to find a way to save more souls like you.

Merlin, rescue those souls swallowed by the void and send them into a new world.

Although it is impossible to return to your hometown, the observers still hope that our compatriots can continue their soul journey in another world. This is why I saved you.

I'm trying to fulfill their request. After all, the observers have helped me a lot, and they've helped you a lot too.

Saibo put his hands on the table, and he said to his two fellow countrymen:

This job is difficult. I can't do it alone. I found Tyrion, but as you can see, he also has his own troubles. We need more people to participate together.

Oneiroi is the spokesperson of the observers in the multiverse. That guy is also trying his best to help me. We are a group. Today, I also ask you to participate in it.

Save more folks from the tragedy of the multiverse.

etc!

Merlin reached out and interrupted Seber's speech, he said:

Save the souls of the villagers, and then use them as pawns in the game of fate like you did to me? If that's the case, I won't help you.

No, no, your experience was just an accident.

Overlord said with a straight face:

I can guarantee that in the future, I will not interfere in the life of any fellow countryman, and neither will you. What we have to do is to bring those lost souls out of the void and send them into any In the multiverse.

Their development in the future has nothing to do with us. Strong people can make a career wherever they are, and weak people can live their lives honestly.

With his arms akimbo, Saibo said very frankly:

We are just rescuers, we are not nannies.

Of course, in order to ensure that they can adapt to the new world, we need to prepare more things for them.

Overlord took out the strange object made by Merlin, turned it up and down in his hand, and said to Merlin:

This thing, observers call it 'Goldfinger'.

A very appropriate name, throw this thing into the void, and it will take the initiative to find lost observer souls, and then mark them.

We bring them out according to the mark, and then throw the strange object together with their souls into any world. This thing can protect their souls from the erosion of cosmic storms.

I also commissioned Merlin to add some small functions to prevent them from dying in the dangerous different world at the beginning.

If you can make good use of it, the strong will naturally be able to climb to a higher place, and maybe one day they will be able to rely on themselves to complete the detachment and find us through these things.

Saibo squeezed the jade in his hand, he added:

Even the weak who are not outstanding can rely on it to live well.

He said to the silent Merlin and Dick:

The wall of origin is not something that everyone can pass through. I almost died when I entered it.

We are all lonely ghosts from the same world. We can no longer go back to our hometown, just like a group of long-distance travelers drifting on the sea. Naturally, we have to watch and help each other in this strange and wide world.

This is a big 'Fellow Township Mutual Aid Association'.

Seber straightened up and said:

It is not involved in any conspiracy to compete for the stars, nor is it related to any conspiracy.

We are all lucky, and now we want to distribute our luck to those unfortunate compatriots.

If you are willing to join this cause, then you can start now. This group of stars is too big, relying on the four of us, even adding Oneiroi is not enough.

It's going to be very difficult, tedious and unpaid.

I won't force you to join, but...

I join!

Merlin took a deep breath, looked at the cold jade in his hand, and said:

Dream God suggested to me before that I should find a long-term hobby to survive the endless time in the future. Recently, I have also been thinking about whether there is any suitable hobby for me.

Now it seems that I have found it.

Raven looked at Sable, and said:

I also want this opportunity to take a look at the scenery of the multiverse. I have enough manpower on hand. The first batch of strange objects will be produced soon, and I will throw them into the void as quickly as possible.

Okay, then the early stage of the test will be handed over to you.

Saibo nodded readily, and said:

After this system is perfected by you, Tyrion and I will join it.

Dick, what about you? Are you coming or not? Your power of holy light has a miraculous effect on healing souls infected by the void.

why not?

The Holy Light Walker chuckled, he stretched out his hand and popped out a ray of golden fire, he said:

It sounds very interesting, and maybe more talents can be discovered.

I have a hunch, Cyber, and Merlin, our Hometown Club will definitely become a formidable force in the multiverse in the future.

That's for later.

Merlin stood up, raised his glass, and said to the other two:

Have a drink, for our common cause!

etc.

Saber went to the window and shouted at the top of his voice:

Hey, Tyrion, and that whimpering chick, come on up! Everyone's going to drink.

A moment later, Tyrion with a stinky face walked into the room with a young girl in a veiled hood. He looked at the people in front of him and said to the girl behind him:

Merlin, you have already met, this is Cyber Hawk, and this is Dick Tang.

Hey, where did the little girl come from, she is so beautiful.

Saibo squinted his eyes and bumped Merlin's shoulder. Raven snorted and said in a low voice:

Be serious, don't scare this girl.

Come, Tyrion, let us drink from this cup!

Merlin raised his glass again, and Dick beside him suddenly said:

I think we should give ourselves a famous name, why not call us Holy Light Apostle?

Tch, what is the Holy Light?

Yes, Holy Light is not good, it's too religious.

We are cultivators hiding in the shadows of the stars, paving the way for our compatriots! Let them be born in the shadows and grow in the sun.

Merlin rubbed his chin, he said:

So, Four Shadows?