God's family

"Actually, the favored of the gods are not so much the people favored by the gods, but rather a group of people hired by the gods." Riding on the horse, Edgar's first words made Roger's expression tremble.At this time, Roger, who still couldn't ride a horse, was nestling in front of Lacente, keeping pace with Edgar.

"Employment...you really dare to say it." Roger smiled wryly, "Is this the conclusion of that Isabella?"

"No, it's my conclusion." Edgar blinked mockingly, "Most of the gods are a group of fanatical believers, no matter what their nature is, they all know that the gods can bless them and punish them And firmly believe that in their eyes, the gods are everywhere, watching their every move all the time."

Following Edgar's words, Roger felt more and more creepy, and he couldn't help shivering, as if he felt a pair of invisible eyes staring at him. ——Is this the feeling of being possessed by a spirit behind you?

"However, you don't seem to care much!" Edgar raised his eyebrows curiously.

"...Those who don't know are fearless. I didn't know anything before, so naturally I didn't care, but now hearing you say this...I suddenly feel very bad, okay..." Roger was crying, thinking that he had half-jokingly said " Blasphemy" several times before the gods, he felt that the guillotine on top of his head was a bit crumbling.

"It seems that you kid has done a lot of bad things!" Edgar laughed. The extremely cheerful and energetic laughter made Roger's gloomy mood a little relieved, but he felt extremely helpless—— When one's own future is in jeopardy, seeing others are so happy, one must not be happy.

"Actually, this is just your speculation, isn't it?" Roger said cautiously, trying to prove that the situation is not that bad.

"That's right, I figured it out, from that girl and the guys I met before who might be divinely favored, so you don't have to be so nervous." Edgar waved his hand, finally letting Roger loose He breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't help but recall the other favored person he had seen before—Lord Ain, and then had to admit that Edgar's speculation was not unreasonable.

Although ambition is the most obvious manifestation in Ain's body, even though he seems to be trying his best to restrain himself in every gesture, he still shows awe of the superior gods.At first, Roger just thought it was due to the commonality of people under the protection of the gods, but now he has met one or even several people like himself who don't seem to respect the gods very much. Let Roger have to reflect on what he thought before.

Moreover, even if it was Lesant and Leon who had been traveling with him for a period of time—well, Lesant, the outlier, aside, just from the perspective of Leon, this person who came from an orthodox knight family and was equally respected The young swordsman who revered the gods was not as careful as Ain when it came to the topic of gods, as if he was afraid of saying a word wrong.Compared with Leon, Ain's demeanor is indeed a bit special.

...Could it be that Edgar's speculation is not wrong?Are the favored ones convinced that the gods are watching them all the time?What kind of punishment will you receive if you are afraid that you will take half a step wrong?But, then again, Roger knows very well that since he was put on the bracelet, he has basically never stayed on the right path of the gods.Whether he has never completed the task given by the gods or does not intend to complete the tasks given by the gods, or ridicules the gods in his heart and mouth from time to time, basically he has been so crooked that he cannot be crooked anymore, but the gods have never given him the slightest favor. No response or warning, not even reprimanding him in a dream, which is obviously inconsistent with Edgar's speculation.

As all kinds of miscellaneous thoughts filled his mind, Roger's expression became more and more solemn, and his body gradually tensed up.Just when he was about to fall into a deadlock, he suddenly felt an arm encircling his waist from behind. With a little force, he could not help but lean back, leaning straight against Lacente's hard but warm body. chest.

Looking back, he glanced at the worried black-haired young man. Roger forced a comforting smile, then raised his hand and rubbed his face. He always felt that he probably had no hope in his life to make everything clear. it's...

"Forget it, let's put the speculation aside, let's talk about the confirmed news first." Roger cheered up, maybe it was Lycent's wordless support for him, which made him irritated A little calm, maybe the jar has been broken, and the head is stretched out, and the head is retracted.

"Hmm...Although that girl said a lot, but I think you, as a divinely favored person, probably know something—how about this, you ask questions, and if I know something, I will answer it. If I don't know, I will answer it How about just saying that you don’t know?” Edgar didn’t seem to see Roger’s abnormality just now—or even if he saw it, he wouldn’t ask beyond the limit—still suggested in a brisk tone.

"Yes." Roger nodded, and then quickly asked his first question, "What exactly is the ability of the Bracelet of the Blessed One?"

"Really, did you ask such a complicated question right from the start?" Edgar stroked his unshaven chin, raised his head slightly and thought about the answer, "It stands to reason that the bracelet has two functions, one is to keep in touch with God, Or it is a monitor that facilitates God to control the wearer's information at any time; the other is to allow the wearer to share a small part of God's power so that they can fulfill the responsibilities assigned by God, and the so-called divine power is not a single It is said that each person’s soul has different characteristics, and God, through some means, selects the most outstanding objects among different characteristics, and endows them with the qualifications of the favored ones, and the favored ones share The power of the gods will be transformed into different powers according to the different characteristics of the gods. For example, some people are born ambitious and they like to control everything, so that divine power becomes manipulation, while others are Faithful believers, the divine power they share may evolve into a miraculous descending, constructing a clone of the god with the power that originally belonged to the god."

After all, Edgar looked at Roger curiously, "What are your qualities?"

"...How do I know..." Roger silently looked at the bracelet on his wrist, with a knot between his brows.

Edgar laughed, and seemed to like to see Roger being so entangled, but he didn't ask any more questions, but whistled as if he was in a good mood.

"Choose people with different qualities... What is the purpose of the gods? If it's just to search for fragments, shouldn't it be more worry-free to use believers who are more loyal to themselves...?" Roger intends to think about his own characteristics Leave that question for a while, and turn your attention to the purpose of the deity in doing so.

"I don't know about that." Edgar shrugged his shoulders and said half-jokingly, "However, if the rulers of human beings are searching for talents for their own use, they just want to take a step forward in power. Isn't it?"

"You mean—?!" Roger's eyes widened.

"Hey, kid! I was just joking! How can we humans guess what God wants to do?" Edgar hurriedly said, with a somewhat uncomfortable expression on his face.Although he doesn't seem to care about anything, he still knows that there are some things that cannot be said.

Roger lowered his brows and lowered his head. Then he suddenly became startled, and changed the subject in a timely manner, "Then did Isabella say, what exactly are the fragments collected by the God-Fated Ones?"

"It is said that it is a fragment of an artifact. Because it is an artifact, even if it is a fragment, it is not appropriate to leave it in the lower realm. It may bring danger, so it must be recycled." Seeing that Roger changed the subject, Edgar was also relieved. .

Roger nodded, and suddenly felt that Lacent's arm around him was a little tight, so he couldn't help turning his head to look at him again, only to find that Lacent was lowering his eyes, seemingly thoughtful.Unpredictable emotions flowed in the black eyes, and there was no expression on his handsome face. Lacente looked indifferent and cold, which made Roger suddenly feel that he seemed thousands of miles away.

Gathering his mind, Roger withdrew his gaze and looked at Edgar, who was also quietly sizing up Nexant. The two looked at each other, tacitly did not say anything, and continued their topic as if they hadn't noticed anything.

"Also, did Isabella tell you what kind of punishment you will receive if you fail to complete the task given by the gods?" The person who asked this question was very helpless, and Roger was very helpless. Ain felt at ease there for a whole day, but he had to continue worrying about this issue.

"That's not true, but since you know that the employer is watching all the time, who else would dare to steal and play tricks?" Edgar shrugged and comforted, "Don't worry too much, no Do you say that God is merciful? As long as you work hard, even if you don’t succeed, I think the old man probably won’t mind.”

"If it was because of hard work but failed, then I wouldn't be so worried..." Roger sighed, "I belong to the kind of boss who lost his mind when he released the task, but he left after arranging the task. The kind that don’t know what to do. I’m getting paid but not working, I’m really—” Halfway through the speech, he suddenly found that his tone didn’t seem very respectful, and Roger was so annoyed that he wanted to slap himself , and looked at Edgar with a dry smile, with an expression of "you know, I won't continue."

Edgar laughed again, and scared away several wild birds that were resting in the bushes not far away.

Roger was going to complain about Edgar's schadenfreude, but he didn't expect that he suddenly reined in the horse and pulled out the giant sword behind his back.At the same time, the mercenaries who were walking and chatting in a loose manner also quickly approached them, surrounding Roger, Leon and others in the center.

"Hey! Don't think of me as an old and weak woman and child who needs protection, I can fight!" Leon complained dissatisfiedly, got off his horse, drew his long sword and strode into the ranks of the mercenaries, and Laycent also took Luo Jie hugged him off the horse, and glanced at Theodore who walked to Roger as a request, and followed Leon after receiving the nod from the elf.

Soon, the mercenaries were ready to fight. On the outside were swordsmen, axemen and other melee occupations, on the inside were pharmacists, mages, and archers, and the orcs were symbolically chained to the side. On a tree, although no one thought it would be of any use in stopping the orcs' actions, everyone had no time to distract themselves from it at this time.

Like most mercenary groups, most of the Silver Wolf mercenary group is mainly fighters. Mage and pharmacist are rare professions. Among the more than 20 people on the mission this time, only Alan is the pharmacist. Apart from Jie, a guy from various departments, there are only intermediate water mage Lola and a junior fire mage Falim.The lack of mages means that the tactics of mercenaries are basically head-to-head resistance, while mages are more inclined to assist rather than output damage.

"You brat who can heal! The lives of my brothers are in your hands! In case one is missing, see how I deal with you!" Basically understand Roger's nature, except to ensure that he will not get hurt Besides, Edgar, who basically regarded him as a companion, assigned him a job without hesitation.

"There are more than 20 people in total, how can I take care of them?!" Roger complained helplessly, but he also knew that now is not the time to shirk, "I can only take care of the most dangerous people as much as possible, other injured people can withdraw Those who come, try to withdraw as much as possible, and then go to the pharmacist, I have given Alan some medicines to restore physical strength quickly, and they should be able to be used."

"Don't worry, Falim and I will cover the wounded and retreat." The female mage Lola said softly, with a calm expression, obviously used to dealing with such scenes, which made Roger feel at ease.

A long howl of monsters kicked off the battle. The elf's hand holding the bow and arrow suddenly tightened, and the blue eyes shot out hatred, obviously recalling the scene when the monsters rushed into the elf village.

The sharp arrow that left the string turned the roar of the monster into a scream of pain and anger. The elf seemed to regard the leading monster as Ain, who was controlling everything from a distance, and vented without any scruples. own anger.

"Good archery!" Edgar laughed, swung his giant sword and rushed towards the group of monsters first, followed by Leon and Lyonte.Roger raised his staff together with the other two mages, and put the auxiliary water curtain and fire ring on the three of them.

The battle begins.