The edge of pure land

On the huge projection screen, Archbishop Chamberlain smiled and gestured to the entire city: "The Holy Cult of Akasha attaches great importance to this disaster in Linhai City. We pursue the will of the Kabbalah Tree of Life and are willing to sacrifice everything to maintain world peace. . With the special approval of the Pope and the Vicar General, we reinstate the former acting Archbishop Longque."

He opened a certified document: "The general of the Federal Military Department, Yuan Rong, issued a transfer order, specifically approving the resumption of the post of special general, the Dean of Modern Polytechnic University, Longque, and carrying the Sealed Gate No. 003 sacred object to the Land of Rebirth for suppression. Changes in the Holy Mountain.”

This scene also appeared on the evening news around the world and was relayed by major media and reporters. The existence of Site 5 is no secret in the minds of many people. Therefore, the situation in the Linhai District has always been highly concerned by the outside world. After all, it is related to World peace.

In just a moment, forums all over the world started discussing it.

In Linhai City, there were people who had served in the military and explained to their families the concept of a Grand Priest and what a special general was.

Under the gorgeous fireworks and colorful balloons, everyone seemed to have been given a shot in the arm. The beautifully dressed girls jumped up happily and threw themselves into the arms of their boyfriends. The children held their parents' hands and faced the waves with excitement. He jumped up and shouted that he would also become a general in the future.

"The Urban Safety Committee of Linhai City launched rescue funds. Ms. Chen Jing of the Chen Group provided a donation of 500 million. Seven Star Pharmaceuticals and the Moore Group also contributed a share of 600 million to compensate the refugees for their property losses. They are responsible for Post-disaster reconstruction efforts.”

Archbishop Chamberlain continued: "The Russell family will also take full responsibility for the disaster area and personally work to help the citizens return to normal life as soon as possible."

After saying that, he performed a religious ceremony, turned around and left.

Next is the statement of the City Safety Committee.

At the press conference, reporters frantically took photos at the podium.

The flash lights repeatedly.

But some reporters also raised very pointed questions: "Ms. Chen Jing, do you have any explanation for the flood that broke out in the underground neighborhood? According to the investigation, your ancestors were responsible for the site selection of the water plant. Now something like this has happened." Question, are you responsible?”

"Back then, heretics kidnapped your father. Is the current outbreak of underground floods related to the case back then? You were kidnapped recently. What happened?"

"Miss Chen Jing, may I ask about the underground flood outbreak..."

Chen Jing sat on the lecture table with her chin in her hands. Her eyes under her red hair were very deep and quiet, but her overlapping legs were shaking slightly. She was obviously impatient.

Even though Raul and Aaron tried their best to reconcile, the target was still pointed at her.

In the end, it was Arthur who stepped forward and blocked these reporters back.

By the end of the press conference, they all felt exhausted, mentally and physically exhausted, as if they had fought a vicious battle on the front line.

"Although I know that you, the child, still have opinions against us. But as your uncle, I still have to protect you as much as possible. During this period, you should not show your face again. After all, the Chen Group has a big business. Big, many business competitors will point the finger at you and package you as the source of this disaster."

Arthur sighed: "I will let someone protect you."

Chen Jing raised her eyes and glanced at him, with a hint of coldness in the corners of her eyes and brows: "It's as if I haven't been kidnapped before, so I won't bother you."

After saying that, she turned around and left, being arrogant and unreasonable.

Raul and Aaron couldn't help but sigh. The four of them had been family friends since their ancestors, and it was not until this generation that the relationship was completely broken.

Arthur shook his head and walked out of the press conference.

At the end of the corridor is a figure in a suit and leather shoes.

Arthur walked over and bowed slightly: "Archbishop Chamberlain."

Archbishop Chamberlain did not turn around, but said calmly: "I know what you are asking. The Vice-Pope will not see you because he wants to avoid suspicion. What the previous monarchs have done has had a huge and far-reaching impact on this world. No matter what your heart is, Accept it or not, but your family has suffered too much from him. You were once his most loyal dogs."

He paused: "Unless the problem of the Holy Mountain can be solved, you will stay in Linhai City forever. And, with your family's current strength, what will happen if you return to St. Petersburg? Those ancient Holy Family, I can crush you to death with just one hand."

This is indeed a very real question.

Arthur fell into silence, a look of pain on his face.

"I know that you have worked hard for half your life to revitalize your family. But life is like this. Nine times out of ten things will go wrong, so how can everything go as planned? Your Russell family should not have been canonized. Now you are just eating what you were doing back then. It's just spit out."

Archbishop Chamberlain smiled and said: "Rejoice, Linhai City has such a big problem, and you haven't been dismissed yet. This is already a gift from the Vice-Pope. Linhai City is so close to Site 5, and it should have needed a strong one." The family is responsible for extraordinary matters.”

Arthur breathed a sigh of relief.

"I see."

He paused: "Longque...are you still willing to go to the Holy Mountain?"

Archbishop Chamberlain shook his head: "This matter can only be persuaded by the Vice-Pope. They were once the relationship between Bole and Chollima, and they still have friendship with each other. Subjectively, the Vice-Pope is not willing to let Long Long Que takes the risk, but since he is sitting in that position, he must do so. However, even if Long Que takes action personally, it may not be able to solve the problem."

"If Longque can't solve it, we can only place our hopes on Lord Metanzo. After all, he is by no means such a trouble-prone person. I hope he can leave some backup."

He looked out the window at the night, waved his hand and said, "Let's adjourn the meeting."

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Perhaps the citizens who gathered on Donghai Road for the New Year's Eve could never have imagined that Long Que, who was about to go to the Holy Mountain to save the world, was actually sitting on the rocks on the coast, smoking.

He sat in the shadow of a tree, far away from the hustle and bustle of people.

He is clearly among the crowd, but also seems to be far away from the world.

He has been living such a lonely life for many years. I don’t know when he started. He embarked on this road of no return for the obsession in his heart. From then on, he said goodbye to happiness and happiness, turned around to embrace swords and artillery fire, and waited until he returned. When he came to his senses, he was already covered in blood.

He became the person closest to the divine monarch.

I have fought against the most powerful gods in the world, seen the most beautiful scenery in the world, and have been above the supernatural and the secular, but my heart has always been empty and full of dust.

For a person like him, the life experience should be a legend and an epic.

But when he looked back, all he could remember was the pain.

He doesn't know what he wants either.

It was a hazy, ethereal thing.

It will always be out of reach.

It wasn't until today that he realized that he didn't want anything. He just wanted to escape from that sad past. He was like a person who was about to drown in the water. He swam up desperately, touching the water with his hands countless times, but failed. There is never any escape.

Because memories always drag him into the abyss.

It's not that he doesn't have desires.

It's not like he doesn't have people he likes.

It’s not like he didn’t have dreams he wanted to pursue.

But whenever I recall the past of the Holy Mountain, pain will destroy it all.

Like some people say.

Some people die at the age of eighteen and are not buried until they are seventy.

But he was buried earlier, at the age of twenty-six.

"Longque, I have arrived in Linhai, please take some time to meet me. You know my purpose of coming, and I don't want to say more. If you want to go, then come and see me. If you don't want to, I will help you with everything. Push them all back. Even if the news has been made public, it doesn't matter."

On the phone was a message from the vice-pope.

The old man who was kind to him often said: "Does a person sink when he holds a glass of water, or does he sink when he holds a bottle of water? In fact, neither sinks, but the longer you hold it, the heavier it becomes. If you never let go, no matter how small you are, One incident is enough to crush you. What the evolver can only strengthen is the level of life, but it cannot strengthen your heart. If your heart is weak, then you will never escape the prison of memories."

Longque didn’t deny it either.

He knew that he was actually quite a coward.

He has gained great fame over the years. In fact, he has always been the ordinary boy he was five hundred years ago. He dreams of becoming the best musician in the world in the future. He also wants to go to Madrid Island to visit the hometown of his idol, or to see it with his own eyes. A game where the Portuguese superstar played.

He had always dreamed of that kind of life.

Just like when they lived in Linhai, on New Year's Eve the year before everything collapsed, his parents took his sister and him to the beach to fly a hot air balloon and eat a KFC meal...

He looked at the noisy crowd on the beach.

Somehow, I'm a little envious.

It’s also a bit lonely.

Snapped.

A packaged KFC was placed next to him.

There are also several Sichuan dishes packed in lunch boxes.

"I didn't expect that today, five hundred years later, there would be Crazy Thursday. I'm really convinced. If my brother hadn't been a major now and someone was willing to let me jump in line, I probably wouldn't have been able to wait for you for the first seven days." Shika Fuji sat down next to him.

It’s still the damn tone and hellish rhetoric.

But it seemed to bring Longque back to reality.

"How did you come?"

Long Que frowned and turned his head silently.

Snow Lotus leaned under the tree, silently watching the cherry blossoms blooming in the night sky.

"Come to celebrate the New Year with you."

Lu Fuji said casually: "It's interesting, I was going home with my wife at night. But I postponed the date and came here specifically to see you."

Longque frowned: "Damon and Qiangwei are talking too much again."

Lu Fuji curled his lips: "Even if they don't tell me, I can still find you. Now that I have the rank of major, I have a lot of authority at my disposal."

"I know you have been promoted to major, there is no need to stress it a third time."

Longque glanced at him and said calmly: "By the way, I have now resumed the rank of special general, and my position as archbishop has also been restored."

Lu Fuji was silent for a second.

With Sushi's military rank, he is only a special general.

Now he has a super general, which is really outrageous.

Further up, there is the general.

"You really have Schrödinger's military rank and position. I will lift you up when I want to use you, and put you down when I don't want to use you. Can you bear it?"

Lu Fuji raised his eyebrows: "I wouldn't be able to bear it if it were me."

Longque smoked silently and laughed silently: "I don't care, as long as those people can help me enter the Holy Mountain, it doesn't matter what position they give me."

Lu Fuji was stunned.

"Are you really ready?"

He couldn't help but confirm.

"yes."

Dragon Que replied, "You know I've always wanted to go."

"That place can be dangerous."

"I know."

"Medanzo didn't even come back."

"I know too."

"Your sister didn't die back then, so don't take it to heart."

"But she's no different than dead."

"Is there anything we can actually talk about..."

Before he finished speaking, Long Que suddenly interrupted him.

The white-haired man turned around in the sea breeze, his eyes were so deep that no one could understand, and he said seriously: "Don't you want me to go to the Holy Mountain?"

Lu Fuji was silent for a moment and said calmly: "Yes."

Long Que silently took off his cigarette butt, unpacked the KFC package, picked up a piece of fried chicken and put it in his mouth, opened the lid of the Coke, and said vaguely: "I am a dying person, and I don't have much time. The Holy Mountain is You should bless me on my last journey."

Lu Fuji looked at the turbulent sea level. There were faint lights on the sea, and it seemed that a ship was sailing into the distance: "If you say this to me seventy years later, I will not persuade you at all, but will deal with it." The luggage goes with you. White Walkers, gods, aliens, Godzilla, Groudon, Gatanje, Super Saiyan, Gray Wolf... No matter what is ahead, we will kill it together. But you Now that you are twenty-six years old and you still have a great time, I can’t bless you.”

He raised his right hand: "Today's technology is so advanced, we still have extraordinary power, and we can treat any disease. If you need it, I can become a test subject in clinical experiments. I have an immortal body, and my The power might be able to save you.”

Longque shook his head: "It's difficult. My injury is on the spine, Burning Sky Bone. It's caused by a double collapse of the numerology system and body functions, and it's very difficult to cure."

Lu Fuji retorted: "But it doesn't mean it can't be cured. I also suffered from a terminal illness when I was a child, and the doctor also said it was difficult to treat. But I don't want to die, I don't want to lose to my disease, I want to live."

Long Que said calmly: "That's because you are still young and you have never experienced many things. Of course you don't want to die. But I am different. I am already...very tired."

Lu Fuji was stunned.

"For me, death is not a punishment, but a relief. It is like a cool summer night that allows me to sleep peacefully. My soul will sink into the night and no one will wake me up again. I have been homeless for half my life, and this will be the best ending."

Long Que said seriously: "But people like me will never die of old age on an island, nor will they lie on the bed and wait for death. In this regard, I am very similar to you. I will use my best The warmest way to meet my death is to drag my enemies with me."

He paused: "The Tower of Babel is my enemy. I have been looking for them for eight years. They have destroyed my life, and I must take revenge on them."

"Survive and you can take revenge."

"I can not wait anymore."

"Fine."

"Are you agreeing so happily?"

"Um."

"Don't try to steal my medicine, I don't have it with me."

Lu Fuji's right hand was frozen in the air, and he didn't know what to do.

He silently looked at the sea, facing the refreshing sea breeze. Perhaps knowing that he could not change other people's minds, he turned to say: "The secrets in the Holy Mountain are not as simple as imagined. Metanzo's disappearance that year was There are people behind this who are fueling the flames. What I mean is...there are beasts in the Federation and the Church who are not worthy of your trust."

Long Que glanced at him, and then realized where the murderous look in his eyes came from: "Listening to your tone, you seem to know who it is?"

Lu Fuji was silent for a moment: "The person behind Aoki is Chamberlain."

As soon as these words came out, Xuelian frowned.

"Is there any evidence?"

"No, just intuition."

"Have you ever thought about what you would do if you killed the wrong person?"

"I can check it myself."

Longque shook his head: "Those people are not so easy to investigate. I advise you to stay calm and don't care about things that have nothing to do with you. After I go to the Holy Mountain, I will naturally let those people surface. On the water surface. You just need to practice with peace of mind and kill them after I die."

He paused: "Now I entrust you with something. Don't interrupt with bad words. This is closely related to your future. First of all...it's your parents."