Part 3 The Traveler Chapter 69 The Ten Commandments

　　”Second Commandment: thou shalt not take my name in vain.”

　　”Third Commandment: you shall have no other gods.”

　　”Fourth Commandment: love thy father and mother, husband, wife, and children, as thou hast loved me.”

　　”Fifth Commandment: Thou shalt not commit adultery.”

　　”Sixth Commandment: Thou shalt not kill the innocent.”

　　”Seventh Commandment: you shall not make false accusations or break a covenant.”

　　”Eighth Commandment: Serve Me with your heart, not as a sacrifice.”

　　”Ninth Commandment: He that doeth a little evil shall first make atonement for his sins, and then be forgiven.”

　　”Tenth Commandment: to help one’s fellow man, one’s companion, is to praise My Name.”

　　A holy covenant echoed in the ears of the bald rebel Karat, causing him to prostrate himself completely, burying his head in the ground and trembling uncontrollably and slightly, in respect and awe and excitement.

　　As a mid-sequence extraordinary, a former rebel educated in the Vrsak Empire, he had enough knowledge to understand that the worship of “Neptune” was based more on fear – the fear of great power, the fear of the natural risks that human beings could not resist. Many of the rituals are still primitive and bloody, backward beliefs that are inhumane and uncivilized, and will be eliminated sooner or later.

　　But the beliefs that he had developed since childhood made him not dare to go against the oracle, so he could only bury the idea of revamping the process of the ceremony deep in his heart, and avoid as much as possible the links that conflicted with his own ideas.

　　Now, the sudden change of “Poseidon” made him extremely happy, as if he saw the primitive totem of an outsider’s mouth evolving into a proper god.

　　Blessed are we, blessed are the Resistance, blessed are the true believers …… Karat lifted his head slightly with blurred vision, and sincerely spread his hands and put them to his mouth:

　　”And shall follow Thy ways, as Thy name be praised.”

　　The blurred figure before him disappeared, the grand voice in his ears faded, and the scene inside the cave returned to its original form.

　　But Karat knew that all was no longer the same as it had been in the past.

　　With a flurry of elbows, he quickly climbed back to the wheelchair, resumed it, and turned to the other side of the cave.

　　Karat soon encountered Edmonton, the rebel with the green and blue sea serpent tattoo standing in front of the grotesquely bleeding idol, his forehead crimson and ebony mingled, and dirty, and hideous.

　　Edmonton’s expression, however, was one of joy, exhilaration, and contentment, and he looked over at Karat and asked offhandedly:

　　”Have you obtained the oracle?”

　　”Well, it’s the breath of God, just like before.” Karat nodded excitedly, “Not only has God returned to the earth, but he has recast k’s covenant.”

　　Edmonton breathed a sigh of relief:

　　”I suspected I was hallucinating just now.

　　”It seems that all it takes is for an outsider to touch the Holy Sword for God to reappear on the earth without having to fully lift it.”

　　Karat echoed:

　　”Indeed, the current statue of the god is broken and bleeding because the god has changed its image and we must build a new one! Just follow the image we just saw!”

　　”The god also displayed the holy emblem of k, with a scepter shaped like a lightning bolt stuck on top of the symbol of the waves of the sea, surrounded by a raging wind.” Edmonton said as he recalled.

　　Karat instantly slapped the arm of his wheelchair:

　　”We will go to the High Priest now, he should have obtained the oracle as well.

　　”We will usher in a new world!”

　　……

　　Above the gray mist, Klein put down the Scepter of Poseidon and rubbed his forehead tiredly.

　　He had just noticed a problem, “Neptune’s Scepter” could respond to ritual magic, that is, it could provide a certain amount of power to help the prayers complete the rituals and achieve their goals, but this could only be focused on its own domain and could not exceed the upper limit, so what it could do was quite limited.

　　For example, the Goddess of the Night can influence the destiny of the believers to naturally get the money they need to pay off their bills, while the “Scepter of Poseidon” can at best fake the white paper on the altar into cash, and after a short period of time, it will be invalidated, and returned to its true form.

　　”This is the difference between a false god and a true god. ……

　　”Moreover, outside of the gray mist, as long as it conforms to the process and the words of the ritual, the ‘Scepter of Neptune’ is able to respond to ritual magic on its own, unless it must mobilize more than half of its power at once …… This may be the reason why the steps of ritual magic are so very important ……

　　”On top of the gray mist, the prayer is shielded and reduced to a point of light, the ‘Neptune’s Scepter’ can no longer respond on its own, and must be handled manually by me, which is quite troublesome, and it is impossible for me to stay here all the time, but of course, there is an advantage to this, and that is, as long as the prayer is correct, and accurately pointed to the ‘Neptune’s Scepter’, no matter how perfunctory the ritual steps are, it may be answered, with only one precondition, I’m in a good mood ……

　　”I’ll have to think of a way to make the ‘Neptune’s Scepter’ an auto-responder even when it’s above the gray mist …… Squeeze a paper angel? It doesn’t work, there’s no soul injected …… Being a dull mechanical puppet to deal with repetitive and tedious ritual magic response issues? Hmmm …… I wonder if ‘secret puppet masters’ have the ability to do that, at least Rosago has only shown the property of manipulating people like puppets …… ”

　　Klein’s thoughts gradually settled and his gaze moved to the iron cigarette case.

　　After studying it, he found that this cigarette case with a heavily corroded exterior had really produced a certain mutation, a little bit stronger and sturdier and more resistant to corrosion, but it was still within the range of what a normal human could understand and accept.

　　It doesn’t have any special properties,……, but if it’s left here for a few years, decades, or for a long period of time with extraordinary properties and magical items, maybe one day it can really evolve into a “sealed box” whose effects will gradually fade away… …The corner of Klein’s mouth twitched slightly, and he looked sideways at the miscellaneous items piled up in the corner.

　　They were covered in gray mist, almost blending in with the surroundings.

　　Oh …… Klein laughed dryly twice and withdrew his sight.

　　He played with the deflated gold goblet again to make sure nothing was wrong with it.

　　After doing so, he entered the real world, summoned himself again, and brought the “sun brooch” and other items back to the hotel room.

　　At this moment, the clouds in the sky cleared up, the scarlet peacefully waved, and the whole “generous city” of Byam was still sleeping in a dream.

　　……

　　Nine o’clock in the morning, the Church of the Waves.

　　Alger was summoned, once again in the name of confession, to see the diocesan bishop Jogoli.

　　”Seek this man.” Chogori handed over the portrait in his hand.

　　Another mission …… What’s going on lately …… Alger muttered twice in his heart and casually unfolded the paper.

　　When he looked clearly at the content of the portrait, he almost couldn’t control his mouth and laughed out loud.

　　This drawing was simply impossible to tell if it was a man or a woman, what did it look like, and how could he find it? In a flash, his thoughts turned and without bothering to hide the change in his emotions, he deliberately blurted out:

　　”Who is this?”

　　The portrait was of an unusually vague and mysterious person, not possessing any features that could help in the search.

　　Yesterday there was no such task …… This morning the hunt was suddenly requested …… What happened last night? Well, Kavituva completely fell …… so that the church and the military would inevitably go looking for what was left of it …… Simeon Island is the clue? This person grabbed the most important item before them? Who is this person? Alger’s mind shook for a moment, almost not daring to meet Jogoli’s eyes.

　　Jogori nodded:

　　”A dirty, vile thief! He is probably from Intis or Vrsak, and probably belongs to the Church of the Sun or the Church of the God of War.”

　　A man of Intis or Forsak, of the Church of the Sun or the Church of the God of War? Why such speculation and judgment? His Excellency Yarn Kautman could only obtain very little information at the scene and was unable to clarify the target? In this case, it is indeed possible to make a preliminary judgment that this person is from Intis or Forsak, because it is mainly these two countries that support the Resistance and support Kavituva, huh, there is a reason to believe that they might have gotten hold of Kavituva’s hideout long ago …… It matches with the guess I just made… …Of course, it could be something else …… Alger gathered his emotions and opened his mouth to ask:

　　”What did he do?”

　　”You don’t need to know, just keep an eye out for anything out of the ordinary with the Intis or Forsaks in Byam, well, include locals who have become Extraordinary, and also, look for the people who posted the bulletin to the front door of the church earlier, they might know something, which will soon have further information for you.” Jogori commanded in a hushed voice.

　　This is indeed a direction …… Isn’t this the same as telling me that this person and the bulletin have something to do with the fall of Kavituva …… I wonder who’s hands the extraordinary traits left behind by Kavituva have fallen into… …who …… By the way, the “world” is in Bayam, and he has not been here long before something happened to Kavituva! Is this what Mr. Fool is up to? Is this what Mr. Fool is up to? Will this help K to reveal more of the seal and regain his power? Algernon’s pupils suddenly shrunk, remembering what he had suspected some time ago.

　　……

　　Wake up, last night’s harvest of Kline is full of energy, the mood is quite good.

　　He decided to treat himself today, and made sure that breakfast, lunch and dinner were both hearty and delicious.

　　Pushing through the door into the living room, he saw that Danitz was already up in bed, removing the straps and splints from his arm.

　　Healing that fast? Klein froze slightly.

　　Seeing Germaine Sparrow looking over, Daniz laughed:

　　”My recovery ability is still good, my Sequence 9 is called ‘Hunter’, and all aspects of my body have gotten significantly strengthened, surpassing that of a normal human, and the parts related to fighting have improved even more, and I’m now Sequence 7.”

　　Sequence 9 “Hunter”? I’ve killed one, and I know the corresponding Sequence 6 is called “The Conspirator.” …… Klein instantly recalled the first enemy he encountered when he first arrived in Berkland, which sent him into an immense spiral that was nearly too much to handle.

　　”Sequence 8, ‘Provocateur’?” Klein asked casually.

　　He had guessed the other party’s extraordinary path from the fact that Daniz was good at using fire, and that was the “Red Priest” path that Rossel called the “Iron-blooded True Man” path, and Sequence 7 was called “Arsonist”. It is the “Red Priest” path, which is called “Arsonist” in Sequence 7, or “Pyromancer” in ancient times.

　　Daniz was stunned for a second, thinking Germaine Sparrow was doubting himself, and unconsciously raised his voice:

　　”Do you think I’m not good at provocation?

　　”No, I’m an expert at it!”