13 Mink Street

The next day, everyone did not go out for activities, but stayed in the training base to familiarize themselves with their war equipment.

Karen stayed in his room all day, leaning back on the sofa, closing his eyes, putting his hands in his pockets, recalling the contents of Mr. Hofen's notes in his mind, and silently deducing the "Key to the Rubik's Cube" .

Basically, this sitting lasts a whole morning, and after lunch, another sitting lasts a whole afternoon.

This made Ventura, who came back home at night, mistakenly believe that the captain's "condition" had not been relieved, and he still insisted on laying the floor in front of the captain's bedroom that night.

After nightfall, Karen basically doesn't study anymore, but reads some novels to interrupt her study state.

After enough time, Karen will fall asleep.

On the third day, it was still the same process, studying alone in the morning.

But in the afternoon, the doorbell rang and Karen went to open the door. Standing at the door was Muri.

"We're leaving tomorrow. My grandpa called me home for a meal. I want to invite you to go back with me."

Murry explained his purpose.

"I don't want to go." Karen refused.

Visiting someone else's home is a very depressing thing in itself, not to mention that he knew Murry's family status in advance.

With your eyes closed, you can imagine that after going to his house, you and Mu Li would sit on the sofa, facing the scrutiny of the elders. It would definitely not be a warm visit.

"Okay." Mu Li showed a wry smile, "I didn't expect you to refuse so simply."

"Wish you a happy family dinner."

"Well, see you tomorrow."

"Ok, see you tomorrow."

After sending Muri away, Karen sat back on the sofa, planning to continue spending the afternoon "studying".

But just then, there was a slight cracking sound, and Karen opened her eyes.

He arranged a small formation in the living room area. It was an extremely simple formation. The difficulty lay in how to make it simpler.

The real purpose of this formation is not defense and isolation, but early warning.

Because it cracked at the slightest touch.

"What are you doing?"

Pirlo appeared in the living room.

It is not surprising that he came in. He started the first substitute class and left the training base with 12 people. The defensive formations in the base did not respond at all.

Karen stood up and replied respectfully: "I'm studying."

"What are you studying?"

"Formation."

"Hahaha." Piro smiled happily, "Well, formation is the real right path. What formation are you learning? Where is the book?"

“I’ve memorized some of them in my mind, and now I’m thinking about them.”

"Well, it's a good way to learn. Come on, take this over."

Pirro raised his hand. He was holding a box.

Karen stepped forward to take the box and opened it. There were notebooks inside.

"These are part of my formation experience." Piro said as he sat on the sofa, anticipating the excitement that was about to appear on Karen's face.

Karen said excitedly: "Thank you, mentor."

Piro blinked, looking very excited, but he still felt that something was missing.

What he didn't know was that Karen already had a full set of formation experience.

"Do you have any questions for me?" Piro took out his pipe, "I just have some time now."

Karen hesitated and named a formation.

Pillow explained to Karen while smoking a cigarette.

After explaining the formation, Piro said with a smile: "I think it's a little early for you to study this level of formation. The formation is different from the magic. The levels of the magic are very clear. The formation Don’t pay attention to these things, you have to thoroughly understand the basics again, and you can avoid a lot of detours when you climb up in the future.”

"Yes, mentor, I remember."

"Okay, it's time for me to leave. You will leave for Samsara Valley tomorrow. Pay attention to your safety. Well, there is no need to send you off."

After saying that, Piro disappeared.

Karen carefully put away these notes and the box. Although he would not use this thing, he still could not hide its preciousness.

After Ventura came back in the evening, Karen asked him to send these things to the magic circle express. The disadvantage was that it cost some coupons, but the advantage was that it could be delivered home quickly.

At seven o'clock the next morning, everyone packed up their belongings and gathered in the lobby on the first floor of the base.

There were two teams of people, with two captains standing in front. Everyone was wearing divine robes, and all ordinary luggage was carried by ordinary personnel. Everyone only needed to carry what they needed.

Karen carries the Sword of Areus on his back.

Ashley gently leaned on Bart, who was standing beside her, with her shoulder, and joked: "The captain's sword is bigger than yours."

Bart rolled his eyes at Ashley. His weapon was also a sword, but it was not a big sword. But no matter what, it was difficult for a man to remain indifferent to issues big and small.

"Except for Instructor Liwen's class last time, I have never seen the captain fight with a big sword. I'm really looking forward to it."

"What's there to look forward to?" Bart asked.

"Hey, it's definitely not worth looking forward to when you fight with a big sword, but when the captain uses it, it gives me a special feeling."

"Contrast?"

"Yeah, contrastingly handsome."

Several bishops, relevant persons in charge, and reporters came over and started taking photos, group photos, speeches, and blessings.

Generally speaking, the more meaningless a form is, the longer it lasts.

When all relevant leaders finished their performances, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, everyone arrived at the Academic Affairs Area after arrangements. At the entrance of the teleportation building, there was another team of people responsible for receiving them. The leader was a middle-aged man with a scar on his face.

"My name is Groven, and I am the person in charge of this trip to the Valley of Samsara. You can call me by my name directly, or you can call me leader."

The leader here has nothing to do with the Knights, but more like the leader of a tourist group.

Groven handed a document and a letter of appointment to Murry and motioned for him to circulate it.

After reading it, Murry handed it to Karen. There was no need to read the appointment letter, it must be genuine, and the content of the document instructs the members of the two teams to follow the arrangements of Captain Groven, who will represent the will of the Holy See here.

So, does the captain have any special orders that need to be issued after arriving at the Valley of Samsara?

Otherwise, there is no reason to provide this additional document.

After Karen read it, he passed on the document and appointment letter, turned to look at Mu Li who was standing beside him, and asked:

"What's wrong? I feel like you are very worried today?"

When Mu Li heard this, he smiled and said, "I felt the kind care from grandpa last night."

"What happened?"

"No." Murry shook his head.

After everyone looked at the documents and appointment letters, Groven said, "When we arrive at the Valley of Reincarnation, all your actions will be subject to my command. Do you understand?"

"Yes, leader!"

"Yes, leader!"

The two teams on Karen's side had a total of 12 people, and Groven's team had more than 30 people. They also took over the luggage of Karen and others.

Unfortunately, because there was a slight technical problem with the teleportation circle in front, the teleportation circle on the next level was delayed.

Everyone could only wait in the waiting area. It was said to be a waiting area, but in fact there wasn't even a chair. Everyone was sitting on the floor, with their weapons beside them. This made Karen feel like he was late on a plane in his previous life.

After waiting for nearly two hours, the announcement came over the radio.

Everyone walked into the teleportation array, and after a flash of white light and a tremor of about ten minutes, Karen and others appeared on a small island.

Ahead is the pier, where boats are moored.

There is also a group of knights patrolling around the teleportation circle.

After coming out, everyone had to move their bodies. This was the worst teleportation circle that Karen had ever ridden, and their bodies almost fell apart.

The reason is very simple. The teleportation circle at the connection point is a simple and temporary one. The Samsara God Cult is not like Dark Moon Island. Even if they lose the battle, it is impossible for the God of Order to set up a complete teleportation point in their Samsara Valley.

After arriving here, the next step is to take a boat to Samsara Valley. It won't take too long. It's almost noon now, so we will probably arrive tomorrow morning.

It's just that everyone originally thought that a teleportation circle would reach the destination, but they really didn't expect that a transit would be needed.

On the pier, Karen also saw many Samsara Priests. This island should be temporarily co-managed by the two major religious sects, or the Cult of Kosmos must be under the supervision of the Samsara Divine Cult before it can be used.

However, no one on the Order side feels the humiliation of being monitored. This is equivalent to setting up a teleportation point at the door of the Holy See, so people should be nervous.

After all...the Cult of Kosmos relied on the teleportation array to defeat the Reincarnation Cult.

The space inside the passenger ship is very spacious. Each member of the team has a single room. There is a very simple bathroom inside. Karen took a shower, changed out of the divine robe and changed into casual clothes and lay on the bed.

He has a habit he developed in the hunting dog team, which is to seize all the time before the mission starts and get as much sleep as he can, because eating and drinking can be solved quickly, but sleeping takes time.

After squinting for an hour, there was a knock on the door, and the voices of Ventura and Murry came from the door.

Immediately, Muri opened the door and walked in, holding two meals in his hands.

Karen sat up, took the plate, and said, "Thank you."

Muri sat on the chair, Karen sat on the bed, and the two of them ate.

After finishing eating, Muri took the dinner plate to leave.

Karen asked doubtfully: "Don't you have something to say?"

Muri shook his head, sighed, and walked out of the room.

After eating, Karen went for a walk on the deck. The sea surface here was very strange. There were no waves, but the fog was getting heavier and heavier visible to the naked eye. It was just a light fog when we first boarded the ship, but now the visibility is very low.

"Captain Cullen?"

Karen turned around and saw Groven approaching.

"Hello, Captain."

Groven nodded, pointed to the heavy fog in the distance, and said: "After midnight tonight, if you are still interested in coming here for a walk, you can borrow the searchlight above to shine down. You can see There are many ghost boats floating on the sea.”

"Ghost boat?"

"They are not real existences. They are just some form of spiritual imprint recorded by this fog. The closer you get to the Valley of Reincarnation, the more active the soul will be. It can also be understood as a change in some rules."

"So that's it. Leader, have you been here many times before?"

"The priests stationed abroad have been replaced many times, but I have been the deputy military attache beside the priests stationed abroad for three consecutive terms."

Karen knew that the priests stationed abroad here were equivalent to diplomats between countries.

"I quite like this place." Groven leaned his back on the railing. "Here, it is always easy to make people quiet. Sometimes I will go to the junction of Samsara Valley and look into the distance. Walking corpses marching in line.”

Groven waved his hand slightly and continued: "Life and death have lost the sense of boundaries in the traditional sense there, forming a special sense of beauty."

Karen nodded and said, "You can imagine this feeling."

"But this kind of beauty will not make you nostalgic. Instead, you will always want to destroy it. It is like a new book. It has a corner. You know this is wrong, and you also want to smooth it out, but you always want to destroy it. Neither can be done.”

Karen didn't know why the leader wanted to talk to him so much.

"Okay, I have something to discuss with you. Come to my room."

"Yes, Captain."

Karen followed Groven to his room. To Karen's surprise, Ventura was already standing there, reading a letter in his hand.

"Whose letter?" Karen asked.

"Captain, it's a letter from my grandparents."

"Can't you make a phone call?" Karen asked.

This letter must have been sent by express delivery, otherwise it would not have been delivered here so quickly. Ventura would not have been willing to spend such a large amount of coupons to send and receive letters. The most important thing is that the hotel phone Long distance calls are free, but the transfer time is a bit longer.

So the purpose of this letter is to impress Ventura at this time, or is it a threat?

Karen's cautious character makes him accustomed to thinking about the bad side of the things in front of him first, and the scene in front of him is indeed unreasonable.

Groven took out a letter and opened the envelope. Inside was a new document. He handed it to Ventura first.

Ventura's eyes widened after reading it.

Karen reached out and took it. There was an order on the document, ordering Ventura to use his body as a carrier to carry the soul of Feniteus back.

It was stamped and signed by several people.

"What does this mean?" Karen asked.

Groven bit into a cigarette, lit it, blew out a smoke ring, and said, "Can't you understand, Captain Cullen?"

"I mean, can it be kept safe?"

Groven smiled and said: "If safety can be guaranteed, there is no need to issue a separate order. After landing on the island, we will give you the token belonging to Fenites among the two tokens, and Ventura will keep it. The formation pattern has been laid out based on the characteristics of his soul, making it easier to summon and carry the soul back through tokens."

"If I guess correctly, the formation must have the effect of suppressing the user's soul, right?"

"Of course, otherwise how can we better inherit the soul?"

"This is risking Ventura's life."

This is equivalent to giving his own soul a blow first, and then bringing in another soul to squeeze out his own soul and occupy his body.

This is not a soul contract, it is a direct replacement of occupation!

"Yes, that's right. Therefore, God's Church will reward him. Regardless of success or failure, his family will also be honored by God's Church."

"I can't accept it," Karen said.

"I understand your feelings, Captain Cullen, but this is his duty. We are all loyal to the Religion and to the God of Order. It is the obligation of each of us to give everything for the Religion."

"You are misinterpreting the concept. If you die in a church war and die on the battlefield, or die in these circumstances to save your companions during a mission, it is indeed a sacrifice.

However, just to bring back two souls that even you yourself don't know what their current situation is, you need to be prepared to sacrifice in advance, which I cannot accept.

Ventura is still very young and he is still very talented. Do you know how much effort and hardship he has put in to get to where he is today?

Our belief in order should not be trampled on like this. "

"Captain Cullen, I can understand your feelings, but I'm sorry, this is a decision that has been made by the above, and Ventura is one of the most suitable candidates."

"What about the other guy?"

"It's Captain Murry. He already knows his responsibility and he agreed."

"We don't agree here."

"Someone has to make sacrifices. This is an established order. If you disobey the order, the entire team will be punished! Besides, Captain Cullen, if I choose you instead of Ventura, are you willing?"

"I do!"

Karen said without hesitation.

He wanted to see if Funites' soul could occupy his body. This was something even Ranedal couldn't do.

Karen agreed so simply that Groven didn't know how to answer it.

"If this cannot be changed, OK, I request that the target be changed to me, and I will take Ventura's place."

"Ventura is the best fit and confirmed."

"You can increase the formation effect on the token. In fact, the difference won't be big, but it's just used as a carrier."

"Haha, the list that has been determined cannot be..."

"Captain, either change it to me, or, in the name of captain, I will lead my team to refuse to enter the Gate of Reincarnation. This is my bottom line."

"No, I'll do it, captain, I'll do it anyway, I'm the most suitable..."

"boom!"

Ventura was kicked to the ground by Karen.

Immediately afterwards,

Karen stared at Groven and said seriously: "Captain, please make your choice. I know you have the right to make changes."

"Are you serious?" Groven also looked at Karen.

"Yes, if I want to be loyal to order, I don't want to give this opportunity to others to praise the great... God of Order!"

"Haha." Groven smiled, "I admire you very much, Captain Cullen."

"You agreed?"

"Yes, I agreed. The token binding ceremony will be held tonight. Please come on time to participate."

"I will."

Karen walked out of Groven's room and happened to see Murry standing with his back leaning against the aisle with his arms folded. He looked at Karen and showed a smile.

At this time, Ventura caught up and said: "Captain, I can't let you replace me, I will..."

"boom!"

Karen kicked Ventura again. Ventura fell to the ground and rolled, and the back of his head hit the iron door with a "clang" sound.

Murray looked a little surprised and said to Karen: "You replaced your team member?"

"Yes."

"I admire you."

"Thanks."

"I did it because of my grandfather's 'love', what about you?"

Karen looked at Ventura who was getting up again and planning to continue to come over and get kicked.

He said in his heart:

"It's also because of my grandfather's kindness."