The magician from the time of peace

The central temple does not have a central posture. It is built of simple bluestone bricks, and unknown green plants are crawling on the walls that penetrate into the cracks of the wall. Compared with the capital's temple, it is dozens of feet shorter. The roof is even flat, more like a large private house than a temple.

However, it is such a building with no bright spots, and there is a whole street of people waiting to pray at the main entrance.

Agnes dodged the crowds familiarly, and groped into its back door.

The back door of the temple is even more ordinary. The door panel seems to be glued to the wall. The aisle is narrow enough for three people to pass side by side. The only thing that is unusual is the faint smell of metal in the air.

"It's really broken. Poor Nell, you have to receive prayers in this kind of place." Lamb touched the peeled wall, imagining wildly: "The temple of Goddess Vera must be luxurious. There are many, all of which are made of the best marble, the pillars are as thick as three people hugging each other, and there are four gates, which can accept worship from people from all over the country, no, people from all over the continent, and the walls are painted with gold powder—”

"You're thinking too much." Agnes interrupted impatiently, "Lord Vera's temple is almost exactly like this."

"What, what?!" Lamb was shocked.

"You look very pious, but you haven't even been to the central shrine?" Agnes raised her eyebrows.

Lamb whispered: "Isn't this... busy... I will definitely go after this battle is over..."

"Oh, by the way, haven't you heard the rumor about Lord Vera?" Agnes asked casually.

Lamb was dissatisfied: "Although I don't have time to travel far, I still have time to pray in the nearby temple. There is nothing I don't know about the goddess."

"Really!" Agnes laughed maliciously: "This is a rumor that has been circulating in Gerald for a long time. It is said that Lord Nell and Lord Vera are a pair of sisters."

Lamb suddenly exploded: "Impossible! The goddess Vera is pure and elegant, how could she have anything to do with such a humble character like Nell!"

"Lam." Merris said.

"What's the matter?" Lamb's tone was still a little aggressive. He felt that his faith had been deeply insulted. If he still had a little bit of chivalry, he would have beaten up that brazen woman severely. .

Merris pointed behind him: "That... do you know whose temple you are in now?"

Lamb: "..."

He turned his head stiffly, and as expected, he saw four or five people in white robes, holding pokers, shovels, chairs and other convenient weapons, glaring at him angrily.

Lamb turned his head back in an instant: "Help me!"

Everyone said that the cheap mouth is irresistible.

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After Lamb was beaten up by a group of strong priests, Agnes said belatedly: "Just teach him a lesson, Uncle Bud."

A white-robed man at the head put away the shovel and told the others to disperse, and Lamb found a chance to escape. This shows that even the Sons of Dawn, who are skilled in swordsmanship, cannot defeat a group of angry believers.

"Alice, why are you back! It's been a long time since you've grown up! How are you doing recently, do you miss Uncle?" The middle-aged man named Bud opened his arms to Agnes in surprise, wanting to give her a long-lost reunion. Embrace.

"My name is Agnes, you want me to say it a few times." Agnes ruthlessly ignored his movements: "I have something to do when I come back, please help me."

Bud withdrew his arm awkwardly, touched his nose: "Got it... what are you going to do?"

Agnes said bluntly: "I want to know where Lord Nell is."

"Even if you say that, I can't help it." Bard scratched his head in embarrassment. "You know, even we don't know the exact location of the goddess. He came out to see us on his own initiative."

He let out a long sigh: "Even so, He hasn't appeared for 80 years. I really want to witness His true face once in my lifetime."

"If I see her, I will help you draw a picture of the goddess and stick it on your bedside for you to worship at any time. How about it, do you want to help?" Agnes said: "And you only need to help me open the 'room The door will do."

"Okay, okay... Anyway, I can't do anything with you, come with me." Bud grabbed his hair and started to lead the way. After walking a few steps, he turned back: "Xiao Ai, why did you bring so many people with you?" come over?"

Agnes said nonsense: "They are all helping to find the goddess."

"Oh." Bud nodded, wondering: "Then why is there a fool who believes in Vera?"

Lamb: "..."

Agnes: "..."

She turned around, grabbed Lamb by the collar, gritted her teeth and threatened in a low voice: "Quickly say you believe in Nell!"

Lamb stuck his neck: "No! I want to be faithful to my belief!!"

The two stared at each other for a few seconds. Agnes was defeated, let go of her hand, trotted two steps and took Bud, her tone and demeanor were full of the charm of a little girl: "Uncle Bud, priests are not allowed to swear. Lah, besides, as long as people can use it, don’t worry about it so much, just take me to that room!”

Foster, who was following behind, was about to throw up. He and Agnes had fought for so many years, and he never knew that she had such a side.

But Bud seems to like this, his old face is full of smiles: "Okay, Xiao Ai, I listen to you, ouch, I just can't do anything with you."

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The temple looked dilapidated on the outside, but the internal structure was very complicated. If someone hadn't guided the way, people like them who came in through the back door would probably get lost in the path of the temple.

After making several turns, they came to an empty corridor. Bud frowned and looked around a few times, before stopping in front of an ordinary bust of a goddess.

"I haven't been here for a long time, and I almost can't remember the way." Bud complained casually, took out a handkerchief and wiped the dust-covered statue. The fine drops of water quickly rolled over the surface of the stone statue like a local hurricane, and then dispersed into invisible steam and dissipated in the air.

The statue of the Goddess is spotless at this time, probably even cleaner than when it was just completed—the cleaning technique of the water magician thousands of years ago is really extraordinary.

Felix: "Hurry up."

He looked impatient, as though the long walk since noon had worn out all his patience.

Bud frowned, but it wasn't because of Felix's self-assessed magic and rude attitude. He looked at Agnes with disapproval in his tone: "Xiao Ai, why are you with the magician and the believers of Vera? ? I won't open the 'room if you don't give me a reasonable explanation."

Agnes was momentarily at a loss for words: "Uh..."

What can she say, is it possible to say that among the five of them, except for her, they are either pagans or magicians, or should they say that she was actually held hostage by one of the magicians in the first place.

No matter what, the end will be miserable... Although Uncle Bud is very talkative, he is still a priest after all.Agnes wrapped her fingers around the ends of her hair, racking her brains.

"I'm sorry, you seem to have misunderstood us." When Agnes was thinking "Just knock him out and open the door by himself", a clear and pleasant voice sounded.

She didn't even need to turn her head to look, she knew it was Meris who spoke, and she immediately felt at ease—for some reason, this magician had a reliable aura, and his face looked like a wealthy man master.

Merris smiled gently and explained: "He is not a magician, but an alchemist, not only him, but all five of us. We met by chance and became companions because we admired each other's skills. I will come here, hoping to find the traces of Lord Nell, and I also hope to improve my ability and do my best for the alchemy of the mainland. I am deeply sorry for the trouble this has caused you."

Bud stared into Merris' eyes, the latter didn't hide, his blue eyes were full of sincerity - if she hadn't seen him use magic with her own eyes, Agnes would have believed it - and finally he clicked his tongue , said: "Well, I believe the person Xiaoai brought."

Before Agnes could breathe a sigh of relief, Bud pointed at Felix and said, "But I don't believe you, you are definitely a magician."

Felix's face was indifferent, his eyes looked around, and finally landed on the goddess statue, smiled as if thinking of something, grabbed Meris, and pointed: "Look, she looks a little like you picture."

Merris: "?"

When the others heard the words, they also looked at her, and Lamb suddenly exclaimed: "My God! She looks like the goddess Vera!"

He felt like the sky was falling apart: "No way! Impossible! I've never heard of such a statement! How could the noble and holy goddess Vera be with Nell—"

Agnes kicked him hard, stopping him before he could get into trouble with a profanity.

Foster was also shaky: "What... no way... How could Goddess Nell and Vera... be sisters... I thought it must be a false legend..."

Facing this group of ignorant believers, Agnes was speechless for a moment.

What was even more speechless was Bud, his beard was so angry: "Damn magician! Get out of my temple!"

Felix glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and said calmly, "I'm an alchemist."

"Alchemists don't know how to use magic. Goddesses hate magicians the most!" Bard said angrily, "You call yourself an alchemist, so do you know how hard steel is made!"

Felix: "One-third of pure iron, one-third of copper and iron, two-ninth of saltpeter and one-ninth of silver are hammered under a flame of 3 degrees for one hour, and placed in boiling water for [-] After a few minutes, pour it over with an ice-water mixture."

Bud: "..."

Bud: "You know—"

"Uncle Bud! He's really an alchemist!" Agnes forcibly cut off the topic—Felix's alchemy knowledge comes from yesterday's book, and she has no practical experience at all. She is too afraid of being exposed: " He has a weird temper, let's not argue with him!"

Being accused of having a weird temper in public, Felix did nothing to prove his temper. He only tilted his head slightly and continued to look at the statue of the goddess.

"Do you really look like me?" Merris leaned her head over and asked with a chuckle.

"A little bit, the corner of the mouth." Felix said solemnly: "You look better."

Bud: "Get out of the way, boys! I'm opening the door!"