Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 "Please wait a minute."

　　 The woman stopped him again, and then pointed to the hammer he was holding tightly:

"This one......"

　　 "This is my trophy."

　　 Jenkins said, the woman still wants to say something, but embarrassed, she can only look at her companion. None of the other four demigods belonged to the mechanical church, so they did not intend to participate in this matter and pretended not to understand.

　　 Jenkins, of course, knew that this hammer had a special meaning to the mechanical church, and that the hammer’s tricky characteristics had always existed, so he wouldn’t feel relieved to use it himself. Said it was his own trophy, but wanted to try it, and be able to ask clearly who the so-called "Thunder God" was.

　　 But the old man is still waiting for him to save him, and he has no time to talk to others here, so according to the plan he had made long ago, he raised the hammer:

　　 "I understand what you mean, but this thing can't be returned to you for nothing. After all, I risked my life to **** it from the craftsman's society."

　　 "You are right, we won't let you hand it over directly, so what do you want?"

　　 the woman asked.

　　 "You just want to trade, but I don't have time now. I don't think this trade can be carried out today."

　　 Before the demigod of the Mechanical Church could say anything, he quietly threw a spiritual magnet under his feet, then shook his arm to make a throwing motion, and suddenly threw the hammer towards the distant ruins.

　　 At the moment when the hammer was released, Jenkins first used [Real Phantom] to return to the position where the shadow and magnet were left, and then quickly used the magnet to project back to the demigod of the Orthodox Church. Then again left the phantom in front of the demigods, canceled the projection of the real body and returned to the position in the ruins.

　　 In this way, under the battlefield just now, there are only the spiritual magnet and the phantom, and Jenkins's real body has come to the ruins.

　　 Although this process is complicated to say, it took less than a second in total. Because of the heavy fog, and out of cautious consideration, the five members of the Orthodox Church were not standing together with face-to-face and lies. In addition, everyone’s eyes are following the thrown away [Thor’s Fury], so no one noticed that the body of the lie believer flashed twice as fast as distortion, and no one noticed the lie believer’s shoulder. The orange cat jumped to the ground and got into the ruins and disappeared.

　　 took back the black robe from the ruins and changed back to his original appearance, almost without stopping, suddenly stretched out his hand from behind the remaining wall, and caught the flying hammer.

　　In the eyes of several members of the Orthodox Church, they just saw the hammer fly out, and when it fell, they were very accurately caught by the outstretched hand from nowhere, as if someone had rehearsed in advance.

I thought it was another believer who lied, such as Miss Fabry or others, but they did not expect that they saw Jenkins frowning from behind the half-collapsed wall, looking suspiciously at " Believers of lies".

　　 "When did you find me?"

"When these five appeared, I wanted to find out if there were anyone else nearby, but I found you by accident. If I didn’t read it wrong, you’re William, right? I heard that you are just one of the bestowers. In a few years, the level of hiding is really good, but I don’t know how much power really belongs to me."

　　 The lie believer's voice seemed to be coming from a long distance, and the demigods looked back and found that the man who was not far away from them had retreated several hundred feet away with the unicorn.

　　 This is of course Jenkins using the spiritual magnet to project back to the original position, the real phantom pulled back to the real body, and then projected back to the position next to the hammer, where the projection was dropped. I put the hammer on the ground just now because the Phantom can simulate the appearance of a hammer, but it will definitely cause the real hammer to fall to the ground, and two [Thor's Wrath] will appear, so I simply put it down at the beginning.

　　 After leaving the phantom of Jenkins, he canceled the projection and returned to the demigods, and then quickly retreated to the distance. After all, he has taken off his black robe and disguise. Even if he wears a hood, he is very likely to be found and not alone. Therefore, it is more appropriate to step back and hide with the help of smoke.

　　 "William, I have heard your name a long time ago, and I look forward to seeing you again in our negotiations with the Orthodox Church."

　　 The man next to the unicorn said, and then with the complicated but very fast operation just now, he once again left the phantom in place, and his real body appeared in the position of Williams.

　　 "What do you mean by throwing this to me?"

　　 Jenkins asked, pointing at the weapon at his feet.

　　 came back to the unicorn again:

"I don't have time to negotiate with you now. I don't think these people will trust me and let me take this weapon away. Then it's better for you to keep it temporarily. I know some of your things, and I believe you are a one. Honest gentleman. And the church believes in you."

　　 went back to the hammer again, questioning:

　　 "Are you sure I will keep it?"

　　 back to the unicorn:

　　 "Yes, I will make my terms as soon as possible, but before that, this hammer must be in your hands, or at least in the hands of the Church of the Sage. You should have no opinion on this arrangement, right?"

　　The last question is for the demigod of the Mechanic Church, who nodded without even thinking:

　　 "This arrangement is of course very suitable. We will pay enough to redeem the items belonging to the church from you."

　　[Thor's Fury] It’s definitely better in the hands of Jenkins Williams than in the hands of lie believers, after all, the saints of the Church of the Sage will definitely not be greedy for ink.

　　 "That's good, I look forward to seeing you next time."

　　 said, he stepped onto the low-bending unicorn and flew high into the sky. Everyone in the church watched the "twin demons" leave, and only then heaved a sigh of relief.

　　 Jenkins also returned from the air at this time, and came over with a hammer that was still faintly firing an electric arc. His breathing was very unstable, and he didn't even pick up the cat that was constantly scratching his trousers under his feet.

　　 The demigods thought that he was affected by the scheming [Thor's Wrath]. Of course, they couldn't think of how much Jenkins did in just three minutes.

　　 "Sage son of the sage, how much did you see what happened just now?"

　　 "Probably when the monster appeared, I just rushed to the neighborhood. This incident, I will write a report later and hand it in...Are you alone?"

　　 Jenkins bent down and solemnly placed the hammer on the ground before asking.

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　　 I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day!

Chapter 1821 Chapter 1792 The Baby's Anchor

　　 "Others are setting up defenses around here to prevent cultists or monsters from escaping. It was originally intended that the five of us would take the initiative and lead the enemy to the encirclement before defeating it. I didn't expect the lie believers to move so fast."

　　 In response to Jenkins' question, the demigod of the Mechanical Church replied.

"The believer of the lie may have planned to do something against the gear craftsmen's stronghold today. When the first explosion occurred, I was still in the urban area and did not enter the mining area. Counting the time, I should have just heard that the wrench was stolen. At that time, believers of lies have already started."

　　 Jenkins nodded and said, the others didn't hear what was wrong with his words. After taking a break, Jenkins asked about the old antique shop again, but the five demigods set out from the Evergreen Forest. They were responsible for finding the wrench, while the old antique shop was in charge of the church in the city.

　　 "Well, I can't rest yet, now I want to go back. As for this..."

　　He put the hammer in his hand:

　　 "I'll use this first, maybe there will be a battle later."

"No problem, I'll take you back and save some time. Now there is only finishing work left here, searching the battlefield and preserving valuable wreckage, and preventing the enemy from coming back. I will send you to the Church of the Sage and come back. It shouldn't be delayed for a long time."

　　 said, the demigod of the mechanical church stretched out his hand. Jenkins also did not refuse, bent down and picked up the cat first, and then flew to the sky with her.

　　Because he didn't know what was going on in the city now, Jenkins didn't go to the old antique shop, but went directly to the Church of the Sage. When she arrived at the church, Miss Bevanna had already gone to the old antique shop. Miss Strace, the demigod stationed in the church, didn't know much about this matter. She came temporarily from the Evergreen Forest.

So Jenkins found her mother-in-law Henry Terry, who is on duty today, on her advice. This secret keeper is not common. Jenkins has been a scribe for nearly a year and has met her less than ten times in church. Times.

"Smith and Bevana are going to the antique shop together, St. William, you don't have to worry about this, wait at ease, they will come back soon. The church made Father Oliver stay in Nolan, naturally because of Nolan The church has a way of suppressing that key... I think you should know what the key I am talking about is. Little Stewart should have mentioned it to you."

　　 Granny Henry Terry is definitely older than any secret guard Jenkins has ever met, but she still calls her father "daddy", so it's hard to imagine what age her father is this year.

　　 "Can you tell me, what is the method of suppression by the church? And now in the antique shop is not only the power of the key, there is also a terrible trick."

　　 Jenkins inquired.

"It doesn't matter. The trick that Smith took away can suppress all numbered items with [Evolution and Degeneration] as the power. It is the most dangerous trick contained in the Nolan Parish, and it cannot be moved out of the Nolan area, because Can restrain Oliver's key, so Oliver has lived in Nolan for so long."

　　Each region has its own history and story. Although Nolan City is not like Blacktown, it has been a gathering place for humans since ancient times, but this area also has many stories and legends. According to valid historical records, Nolan has been recorded for the first time. With geological changes, from city to wilderness, from wilderness to ocean, from ocean to forest, countless cycles, including the one named by Jenkins as a differential engine Including the omnic, more secrets are buried in the depths of this land.

The trick mentioned by the secret guard was in the early eighteenth century, even before the establishment of the unified ancient Xicali Empire. During the renovation of the Nolan Church, when the underground building area was re-excavated, It was found in a box made of pure gold hidden in the mud on the wall, less than ten feet away from the original underground room.

　　 No one knows what age it is, and put the gold box containing the tricks here, and it is not even clear whether Nolan's church is old or the box is old.

　　In the box is the fossil of a snake-man baby's corpse. The curled up baby looks like it hasn't been awakened from the mother's womb, but has been permanently frozen there.

　　 A-09-1-4865 [Baby's Anchor], only the pure gold box can contain the baby's fossils. Any other equipment, any location, even the Gate of Vientiane cannot restrict the characteristics of the crooked object.

　　 The crooks contained in the golden box don't have any power. It doesn't matter if you open the box and reach out to touch it. Once the fossil of the snake-man baby is taken out, the fossil will automatically make a sound similar to crying. At the same time, the growth cycle of everyone in the range affected by the cry was completely stagnated.

　　 This does not mean immortality. People affected will still die when they should die, but they will continue to grow as they heard the cry until death.

　　 This is somewhat similar to the effect of A-01-2-3000 [Bu Lao Quan], but [Baby's Anchor] is a fixed growth cycle, [Bu Lao Quan] just looks not old but the internal body will still change with age.

　　 is only used as a trick, and the hazard level of [Baby Anchor] is rated as 1, and there is a corresponding reason. The intelligent creatures affected by the effect of [Baby's Anchor] actually fall into a state of "evolutionary stagnation". In other words, any "evolutionary" related things and forces related to the affected person are impossible Do it again.

　　 This even includes the artistic creation and scientific creation of the affected individuals, as well as the "evolution" of human reproduction. The offspring of the affected life will definitely not show better genetic characteristics than their parents, and will certainly acquire the characteristics of "evolutionary stagnation" through inheritance, but the growth cycle will stagnate until the age of the parents.

In other words, as humans affected by the effect of [Baby Anchor] multiply from generation to generation, "evolutionary stagnation" will continue to spread among the masses of humans, leading to the emergence of more humans fixed by the effect of "evolutionary stagnation" until the entire population is complete. Enter a state of "evolutionary stagnation".

　　 is not only "evolution" in the biological sense, science, art, culture, etc., all have stagnated. Jenkins doesn't know what the consequences will be, because when the gold box was discovered, the box was completely in the form of profanity, elemental oscillatory waves, and simple strokes, with the effect of burning the box and baby fossils.

　　 Also, the map icon of the box clarifies the area where the [Baby Anchor] cannot leave, which is now Nolan and surrounding villages and towns. Once left, the containment effect of the Golden Box will immediately become invalid.

　　 After being verified at a huge cost by the church, the records on the box were very accurate and correct, so this item was permanently contained in Nolan. As for its origin, the church believes that this is most likely the only trace and warning left by the extinct races who lived in the vicinity of the original era.

　　 Jenkins hadn't even heard of Nolan having such an item before, but he didn't even have to hear about it. The data reading permissions of such items will not be opened up layer by layer because of their identity. The less people know about this kind of items, the better, and it's best if only three people in each generation know about it, and the secret will be passed on forever.

　　 Daddy’s key was out of control 53 years ago and 26 years ago, when it was temporarily suppressed by the [Baby Anchor]. The church believes that it is the same this time. As for the cyan goblin [Disaster Evolver], there is a high probability that it will also be suppressed by the effect of [Baby Anchor], so the secret guards let Jenkins not worry.

　　 Just like that, Jenkins waited in the church for an hour, during which time he inquired about the rise of the third floor of the black tower. The height and cross-sectional area of ​​the third time are higher and larger than those of the upper two floors, and the material is completely different from the front sides.

　　 is different from the first floor with nothing on the periphery, and the second floor with changing markings. On the third floor of the tower from the top to the bottom, there are clear runes that can be read.

The general meaning of 　　 is "the town under the moon" and "the blood of madness", but the church cannot understand the meaning of these runes.

　　The investigation on the metal black tower has also been conducted for half a month, and there is still not much gain to this day. After the joint meeting is over, the church intends to communicate with the believers who lie to resolve the issue of the tower together. At present, destroying the black tower rashly is not a wise choice, and there is currently no way to destroy it.

The tired Miss Bevanna came back at 11:30 noon. Mr. Smith went to the black tower again. Old Jack and Daddy also came back with them. Behind them is a temporary team of more than 30 scribes. Escort 【Baby's Anchor】.

　　 "How are you daddy?"

　　 Jenkins greeted him at the door of the church. Daddy looked the same as before, unaffected. It's the old Jack's complexion that is a bit bad, but Jenkins thinks it has something to do with his involvement in the incident before breakfast after a long trip.

　　 "I'm fine, Jenkins, come with me."

　　 said the old man, Jenkins nodded hesitantly, and looked at Miss Bevana, and Miss Bevana asked him to follow, without thinking too much.

　　 Randomly found an empty room in the church, and Dad asked Jenkins to sit down and talk with a serious expression.

　　 This is the bedroom usually used to arrange temporary accommodation. Jenkins sat on the chair in front of the desk, and the old man sat directly on the neat sheets:

　　 "How much have you heard Lena say about me?"

　　 Jenkins was stunned for a moment, only to realize that this was Miss Stillwell's name.

　　 "I know something about the key, about the curse."

　　 He said as he touched the cat on his lap, chocolate gurgling from his throat, and he didn’t know what emotion he was trying to express.

Chapter 1822 The first thousand seven hundred and ninety-three

　　 "I asked you to go to the antique shop a few days ago just to tell you about me. I didn't expect Tuckwen to die suddenly."

　　 The old man sighed, holding the bed with one hand and sitting on the edge of the bed. His right hand was always in his pocket, and his fist was clenched from the posture, it should be a small object.

"I have lived for too long, and I am used to seeing people around me leave. I just didn't expect to have a peculiar apprentice like you. This may be the pity of fate for me. Because of the curse, some things can only be done by myself. I know. But now I'm a little bit unable to suppress it. Before I lose control completely, I should find someone who can know about this matter and can handle it."

　　 He did not give Jenkins a chance to refute:

"Everyone will die. You should know this better than me. Death is a process of life. Without this process, you are an incomplete person. I have lived for a long time, and you should be able to understand my thoughts. If death is imminent, I will face it calmly. But I can’t make trouble for those of you who are still alive, that’s definitely not.”

　　 He asked Jenkins to fetch him paper and pen from the desk, and then drew a small flat key. Except that the key tooth is flat, this is no different from an ordinary key.

"Fate has mercy on me, so I can have you as an apprentice. Jenkins, I need you to do one thing, and this thing only you can do. If one day, this period will start from now until a hundred years later, if there is One day I died unexpectedly, and you need to retrieve this key from my body as soon as possible."

　　 Dad pointed to the abstract painting he drew and said:

"Don’t tell anyone about this, or even the church. You must make sure that you are the first to get this key, and you must not let your skin touch it, otherwise you will be caught by it. Selected."

　　 Daddy emphasized, seeing Jenkins being silent, he explained:

"While that key has a strong curse, it also has a very strong power. If I use the key without caring about the consequences, Jenkins, Nolan, no one is my opponent, even you and the other saints. You don’t understand [ Evolution] What does it mean. This indestructible power must be controlled by someone with control. I have controlled it for hundreds of years, but I don't want my apprentice to be entangled by the curse of the key.

　　 So, if I have an accident one day, you have to recover it without touching it, hide it in a location that only you know, and use your life to protect it. Don't be tempted by it, tempt people to use it, it is also one of the characteristics..."

　　 Daddy’s left nostril was bleeding, but he didn’t realize it until the blood touched Daddy’s chapped lips:

"I can't say more, but your most important task is to prevent anyone who is attracted to the key from touching it. You also have your own mission. Until you face your destined test, then take this responsibility Pass it on to others, don’t bury it, or someone will be attracted to dig it out.

　　 I noticed that you have a very good relationship with the church choir girl Fini Faithful, and I have investigated her. You can consider her as a candidate. People who are favored by God are very resistant to such temptations. "

　　 This topic is a bit too heavy, and Jenkins doesn't know how to answer it.

　　 Dad knew that he gave Jenkins a heavy responsibility, so he also gave Jenkins enough time to think.

　　 "The key..."

　　 Jenkins was interrupted just as soon as he spoke.

　　 "Don't ask for any information about the key."

　　 Dad shook his head and said.

　　 "I just want to know its real usage."