Chapter 692 – Circle of Man

　　Misty.

　　The coast of Japan.

　　Gusty winds swept the waves, rolling and whistling under the dead sky, and in the midst of the chaotic mist, a bit of bright light emerged vaguely.

　　That is a ship, the hull is not large, in the waves of the violent rocking, in the bow, a wearing dark blue robe, carrying a slender black box silhouette quietly stood there, let the waves beat on the deck, but also like a rock as immovable.

　　Seawater along the deck backflow back into the sea, the girl body not half wet, even she did not even look at these seawater a glance, she just stared at the mist in front of her, at the end of the mist, the vague outline of the land is hidden.

　　Wu Xiangnan stood in the cabin, controlling the ship while dropping his gaze on the young girl standing in the bow, his expression somewhat helpless.

　　”This girl …… is really don’t want to die.”

　　He glanced at the chart on the side, now they had almost crossed this sea and entered the range of the Japanese land, and the rendezvous point of the Upper Evil Society that was mentioned with Zuo Qing should also be in this neighborhood ……

　　Just as Wu Xiangnan was scrutinizing his surroundings, a red dot suddenly lit up from the screen, and from the distance, it approached the ship at an astonishing speed!

　　Its speed was too fast, completely exceeding the speed of any sea carrier, much less a human, Wu Xiangnan turned his head to look at the direction the red dot flew from, only to see a white arrow-like shadow approaching rapidly amidst the rolling waves!

　　The bow of the ship.

　　Caran, who was looking into the distance, seemed to have sensed something, and with a frown, the slender black box in her hand suddenly opened, and a golden lance popped out of it!

　　She gripped this lance, her figure swayed, and in an instant, she rushed to the other side of the deck, rushing in the direction of that white shadow flying and suddenly stabbing out, the thick golden column of light shot out, piercing through the deep sea surface!

　　Boom–!!!

　　A huge column of water exploded, and the waves lifted the ship directly up, and after a brief lag, it landed heavily on top of the sea surface.

　　Amidst the violent shaking, Caran still clutched the golden lance in her hand, her eyes staring deathly at the surface of the sea there.

　　In the two years that she had been drifting alone in the mists, she had basically encountered this kind of “mysterious” attack from the bottom of the sea every day, and now, dealing with this kind of sudden crisis had already become an instinct engraved in her bones.

　　At the same time, a white figure emerged from the waves, standing in the air on the sea level, his slightly curly blonde hair swaying gently in the wind, holding a western knight sword in his hand, he was confronting Caran who was standing on the bow of the ship.

　　Caran saw the person’s appearance, eyes flashed a flash of doubt.

　　Not “mysterious”? It was a person?

　　White skin, blonde curly hair, blue pupils, high nose …… This does not look like a person from Da Xia?

　　Westerners?

　　Just as Jia Lan was puzzled, the man was the first to speak, his tone seeming very dissatisfied:

　　”Hey, what the hell are you up to? I almost got stabbed by that shot of yours!”

　　When this blonde white man opened his mouth, it was in standard Chinese, even mixed with a bit of northeastern accent, which sounded a bit unorthodox.

　　Calan froze in place.

　　”You are the Vigilantes from Daxia, aren’t you?” The man glanced at Wu Xiangnan, who had stepped out of the cabin, and continued, “I’m the sixth envoy of the Upper Evil Society, codenamed [Knight], serving as the ‘sentinel’ for this ‘Circle of Man’ destruction operation in Japan’s High Heavenly Plains. ”

　　Own people ah ……

　　Caran silently lowered the golden lance in her hand and spoke somewhat apologetically, “I’m sorry …… I …… am used to it.”

　　She paused, “I am a member of the fifth special squad of the Great Summer Vigilantes, Jia Lan.”

　　”Great Summer Vigilant, Wu Xiangnan.”

　　Wu Xiangnan walked to the bow of the ship and extended her hand with an apologetic face, “Sorry, we thought you were the attacking ‘Mystery’ because you were so fast.”

　　The knight shrugged and extended his hand to shake with him, speaking somewhat helplessly, “Forget it, it’s good that we rendezvoused safely.”

　　”Come on, let’s go talk in the cabin.”

　　The three of them walked into the cabin and sat down at the round table, the knight somewhat curiously surveyed the surroundings, seemingly very curious about the furnishings inside the ship, “You guys, did you drive the ship over directly from Da Xia?”

　　”Right.”

　　”Da Xia ah ……,” his eyes emerged a color of yearning, “this world’s only piece of free land, I have long wanted to go to see.”

　　”You’re not from Daxia, are you?”

　　”No, in the past I was a captive slave in the ‘human circle’ over in London, then the president led people to blow up the ‘human circle’, I only regained my freedom, after that I joined the Upper Evil Society, and began to work for the president. ”

　　”Then your Chinese is so good?”

　　”Before entering the Upper Evil Society, everyone had to be trained in Chinese, and that’s when I learned it.” The knight smiled.

　　Hearing this, Calan couldn’t help but ask in confusion, “‘Circle of Man’, what exactly is that?”

　　The knight glanced at him, put down the glass of water in his hand, and asked a question in return, “Do you know, what is the Kingdom of God?”

　　”It is the abode of the gods.”

　　”Exactly.” The knight nodded and explained earnestly, “The divine Kingdom serves as the abode of the gods, and is also the main source of divine power for the gods, and what supports the existence of the divine Kingdom is faith.

　　Faith, on the other hand, comes from humans and from the myths and legends that have been passed down in the world.

　　After the mists descended, most of the many god kingdoms in the world sacrificed their lands and people in order to protect themselves, but they would also deliberately keep a portion of humans, and use a special place to keep them in captivity, because once all of their nationals were dead, the bloodlines and the myths and legends that had been passed down for thousands of years would also be lost, and the power of faith that they could utilize would also drop drastically.

　　The ‘Circle of Man’, is the place they use to keep humans in captivity, spread divine radiance, collect faith, and allow them to mate and reproduce.”

　　Calan pondered for a moment, “Similar to the farms that …… herd humans?”

　　”It can be understood that way.” The knight nodded, “Different divine kingdoms have different containers used to house the ‘human circle’.

　　There are those that open up a separate territory in the divine kingdom to serve as a place to keep humans in captivity, but this way is more low-end because the humans that can be carried would then be very limited, and there is also a limit to the scope of the territory, and it would cause resentment from the other gods …… in the same way that you wouldn’t want to have your bed next to a pigsty.

　　While some goddoms use some kind of artifact as a carrier, putting all the surviving humans in this artifact, like a fishbowl, letting them form their own kind of circulating world, this way not only can accommodate a large number of people, but also allows them to function on their own, without needing a god to manage them.

　　The saddest point about this second type of ‘human circle’ is that the humans living in this container may not even realize that they have become a captive party, and when they are alive, they may not notice anything ……

　　But once they die, what awaits them will be eternal torture.”