The Master of the Strange Realm

Secret Keeper Granny Los said that this was one of the few good news.

Chapter 1706 Chapter 1679 Inside the Black Tower

Secret keepers usually do not participate in the management of the church, so they don't know much about the joint meeting of the Twelve Orthodox Churches. Jenkins can only ask Miss Bevana or someone else, but now he is most concerned about this tower. He must confirm that there will be no new changes in this tower at least in the near future.

Jenkins is not needed here tonight. The church will arrange for the selection of guards. In fact, Nolan has recently brought many Orthodox Church benefactors, just to find something for them to do.

After saying goodbye to the secret keeper and Professor Burns, Jenkins took the cat home first, confirmed that the girls and Julia had rested, and then put the cat down, gently comforted it for a while and persuaded it to stay at home, and then went out again.

He put on a black robe in the alley near St. George Street to disguise his identity, and then called the unicorn, rode it openly into the sky, and landed in the Civic Square.

The believers of the true gods had spotted him in the night sky long ago. The unicorn, a unique mount, also let them know that the one flying over was a believer of lies. Because the two sides will cooperate to a certain extent, the believers of lies are not considered enemies now. Although the church is unhappy about the uninvited arrival of the unicorn knight, at least it did not drive him away.

The gifters of the true gods walked over with a vigilant look and did not surround Jenkins.

"Believer of lies? What are you doing here?"

There are four demigods on duty here tonight, and the leader is Miss Bennett, an acquaintance of Sigrid. This lady, who looks not very old, stood three feet away from Jenkins and refused to move forward.

"Come and take a look at this tower. It's very conspicuous, isn't it?"

He answered concisely, rolled off the back of the unicorn, and gently stroked its back. The little beast then reluctantly broke through the space barrier and left.

"This tower?"

Miss Bennett pointed to the black tower behind her:

"But we have already investigated it, it is not..."

"No, I am not saying I want to get closer to see it, I am saying I want to go in and see it."

Perhaps because she thought the believers of lies did not know about the accident that had happened in this tower, Miss Bennett briefly talked about the unsuccessful expedition organized by the Orthodox Church tonight, trying to persuade the believers of lies to give up the dangerous action.

But Jenkins already knew about this. He directly used the Eye of Truth to see the tower at that time. The gears that started from the heart were exactly the same as the five victims who went deep into the tower in the evening.

So Jenkins thought he could hold on, and he had prepared [True Phantom], and he would retreat immediately if there was any problem.

"I just want to see what it looks like inside, maybe I can come out in a few seconds."

He promised, in fact, to prevent [True Phantom] from not working, he would withdraw immediately after opening the door.

But no matter what he said, letting the believers of lies enter the tower was not something that the four demigods present could decide. Seeing that she could not persuade the stubborn man in front of her, Miss Bennett asked him to wait for a while, and wait for them to pass the matter to the church, and the church would make a decision.

"But I can't wait that long, it's late now, and I have to go home to sleep."

Then he ran to the door under the tower. Jenkins landed not far from the tower, but even so, before he approached the door, he was stopped by the gift of the Orthodox Church.

"Believer of lies, we are now in a cooperative relationship, please don't make any dangerous moves."

Miss Bennett warned, but at this time, behind the man surrounded by the crowd, a black roaring shadow appeared close to his back.

"This is a twin demon. Once it explodes, I don't think anyone nearby can escape."

Jenkins said, and there was a strange sound of beeping in the background.

"I'll count to three."

He looked directly into the eyes of the beautiful lady in front of him, and the latter looked at him fearlessly.

"One..."

"Okay, then you go in."

Miss Bennett made way for someone nearby who objected, but she stopped them:

"He is determined to go in. Even if I can stop him, he will find a way to go in sooner or later. But it's good this way. If the believers of lies can really get information from it, isn't it a good thing?"

If the [Twin Demons] die in there, it will be a good thing. This is voluntary, which is equivalent to one less contender for the savior.

"It's great that you think so."

Jenkins smiled and walked forward to hold the door handle.

"But you have to remember, if you can't prove that you are still flesh and blood when you walk out, then please don't blame us for attacking you."

The woman behind him warned, Jenkins didn't speak, just raised his hand and waved with his back to her, and then opened the door of the metal black tower.

It was pitch black behind the door, and no details of the tower could be seen clearly. Jenkins stood there and hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and walked in.

The door closed automatically behind him.

The moment I entered the door, it was as if I had passed through a strange world, but in fact the space had not changed. When I came to my senses, the rumbling sound of the machinery in my ears almost broke my eardrums.

There was light everywhere, endless light, which stung Jenkins so much that he could hardly open his eyes. At the same time, the heart began to gear up, but this degree of change was much milder than when looking directly at it with the Eye of Truth outside in the afternoon.

The spirit of life poured into the heart to fight against the process of mutation, and even the gray spiritual energy that symbolized death rushed into the heart to fight against the process of gear transformation.

Although this was a bit burdensome for Jenkins, he estimated that he should be fine within half an hour, so he finally felt relieved.

I suddenly tried to use [Real Phantom], but this ability did not work in the space inside the tower. Jenkins frowned slightly, turned around and covered his eyes with his hands, looking for the door to enter in the dazzling white light. After groping for a while, he touched the familiar door handle.

"So......"

He knew he shouldn't stay in this weird place for too long, so he grabbed the doorknob and didn't let go.

Turning around to protect his eyes, he squinted to look at the white light in the tower through his fingers. Then he screamed, and the blood from his eyes spilled directly from his fingers.

He opened the door suddenly and jumped out. Nolan's warm evening breeze and the familiar burnt smell in the wind let him know that he had left the tower. Because of the stimulation just now, even without the light, his eyes were temporarily blind and unable to use. The stinging sensation spread from the eyeballs to the entire head, as if there were insects along the optic nerve, ready to bite his brain.

Chapter 1707 Chapter 1680 The Broken Tower Agreement

Nolan's night wind blew against Jenkins' skin, his vision was temporarily disabled, and his ears heard footsteps approaching. He put down the hand covering his eyes and shook his head to regain consciousness. At the same time, he did not forget to steam the blood with fire to prevent it from dripping to the ground.

"I'm fine."

He said, suddenly thinking that although his vision was temporarily damaged, he could not only rely on vision to distinguish. As soon as his mind moved, the Eye of Truth opened immediately. This was the first time that he used the Eye of Truth when his normal vision completely failed.

In the past, the auras and abnormalities seen with this special vision were superimposed on the normal scenery. But this time, in the dark world, only the aura was flickering.

In fact, all physical and non-physical objects in this world have spirits. After all, the so-called spirit is not just a kind of energy. According to Dad, "spirit" is energy, rules, information, history, and destiny. , is the sum of all concepts that humans can understand.

In the past, due to the interference of normal vision, only those lights with stronger aura could be seen. But this time when I opened my eyes, I saw the entire world of fluctuations and cycles. My eyes were filled with various auras, and these lights together formed a somewhat distorted painting.

The light was flickering, undulating, and flowing, but the overall bound shape still pointed out to Jenkins everything in front of him.

He looked at the "painting" in front of him and suddenly felt that he understood something. Except for the different styles and colors, everything in front of him was the same as the objects in normal vision. However, the subtle flow of light and the distorted details pointed out some inexplicable feelings to Jenkins.

He was stunned, and the people surrounding him were also stunned.

This time, everyone saw the purest purple brilliance flowing in the bloody eyes of the lie believers. The mysterious light was not strong, but in this small square covered by smoke, it was as dazzling as the only candlelight in the darkness.

"Destiny? Reality?"

The demigod of the Church of Destiny and Law suddenly said, turning around suddenly to look at the sky behind him. But under the cover of dark clouds and haze, the purple star of destiny next to the twin moons could not be seen at all.

"I'm still alive, at least for now."

After coming back to his senses, Jenkins said, the moisture in the condensed air gathered on the nails, attached a thin ice blade to the end of the nails, and then used the nails to lightly draw on the wrist:

"Look, red blood. The blood that came out of my eyes just now was also red blood, not oil."

He emphasized that it feels like natural light is gradually appearing in the field of vision, which means that the eyes are healing themselves.

"What did you see inside..."

Miss Bennett's voice said this, and Jenkins immediately turned her head to look at the location of her spiritual light. Being stared at by those eyes with purple light, Miss Bennett subconsciously took a small step back, not understanding the moment just now. Where does the inner panic come from?

Jenkins couldn't observe the details of the other party's face, but reached into his chest, pulled out two pieces of paper and threw them forward:

"This is what I just saw inside, all painted."

After saying that, regardless of everyone's reaction, he whistled to summon the unicorn, then quickly got on his horse:

"As for our negotiations, I will naturally come to you when the time comes. Also, this tower is very dangerous. If the Zhengshen Church can find a way to destroy it, the believers of lies will be grateful. Finally, when entering the tower, the gear The transformation starts from the heart and then spreads to the whole body. Maybe the church can come up with some ways to deal with it based on this. Oh, and one more thing, the light inside is very dazzling, and I was hurt. "

He pointed at his eyes and said, then gently patted Dujiao's neck. The unicorn flapped its wings, took two steps forward, and then suddenly flew its master into the dim sky. The followers of Zhengshen did not stop him, and most of them were still trapped in the inexplicable panic caused by being stared at by those eyes just now.

After confirming that the believers of lies had completely disappeared, the demigods walked to Miss Bennett. The demigods of the Natural Church unfolded the papers thrown by the believers of lies, and the demigods stretched their heads to look at them together.

"This..."

No one spoke for a long time, until someone finally spoke later. On the paper shown by Miss Bennett was a pencil sketch. The effect of light and shadow fully showed the light in the tower, but also just right to show the scene behind the dazzling light.

It was not the evil thing imagined by everyone, nor was it an alien space completely different from the material world. What was presented on the paper was a conference room that was about the same size as the observation space outside the tower. The conference room was very empty, and the top seemed to lead directly to the top of the tower. There was only a round table in the center of the space, and three bronze-colored metal statues were sitting next to the round table. The brushstrokes of the believers of lies were very vivid, and the metal statues of Salhi II, Queen Isabella and Tarquin the Proud were vividly expressed.

"But... why them?"

This is also something Jenkins didn't understand. Before entering the tower, he guessed countless possible situations, but he didn't expect that there would be statues of three kings inside.

When he returned home that night, the injury to his eyes had almost healed. But when he looked at himself in the mirror, he could find a very light purple mark in his eyes. This is a detail that can only be noticed by close observation, so he is not afraid of being easily discovered.

But Jenkins couldn't figure out the reason for this strange change, but only guessed that it was related to observing the world with the real eye just now. He also couldn't figure out the situation in the tower. Even after thinking hard for a night, he still couldn't figure out what was going on there.

Fortunately, Britney appeared in Jenkins' bedroom in the second half of the night, which made this night much more interesting.

The church had no new discoveries for the time being, so Jenkins didn't go to church on Wednesday, nor did he continue to attend boring meetings. He found Alexia and told her what happened last night, but the short lady also couldn't explain what was going on with the tower, but she also guessed that it was related to the differential engine.

When she was in Loen, she did get some gains in the library of the tower, which could be used to speculate the function of the underground differential machine. However, those ancient texts were obscure and difficult to understand, and Alexia had not yet completed the analysis of all the contents.

At present, the only clues about the tower are the three statues inside. Jenkins had no intention of entering the Metal Black Tower again in the short term, so the next step of the investigation should start with the three kings.

These three people themselves have doubts. Salshi II is now using unknown means and exists in two places at the same time; Queen Isabella is cooperating with the tree house, and it is unknown what conspiracy she is planning; the proud man of the South Country, who has not been involved in the extraordinary, was cursed and hurt some time ago, and is deeply trapped in the vortex of politics and conspiracy. It is difficult to say whether he has done something unexpected in private.

The direction of the church's investigation is the same as Jenkins thought. When he came to the church in the evening, he learned from Captain Binsi that the church is ready to break through the constraints of the tower agreement and directly investigate the royal family and royal family members.

Needless to say, the actions in private are of course very important. On the surface, they are preparing to hold a joint meeting of the twelve churches next week. The first topic at that time is to abolish the "Tower Agreement" that has lasted for the entire 18th century, and then officially start monitoring and investigating the royal families of various countries.

This matter is even more serious than whether the war between the two countries will continue. Jenkins knows that the church is forced to make a decision. But now is a special period, and all this can be understood, at least he can understand it.

The appearance of the metal black tower broke most people's plans for the future. It is also like a stone thrown into a pond. Although it is small, the aftermath is enough to implicate the entire material world.

Perhaps it was because he noticed that the Orthodox Church intended to investigate the royal family. On this slightly peaceful Wednesday night, Jenkins once again received an invitation from Dolores's father, the king of the Kingdom of Hampavo, to meet him in his mansion in the city.

Yesterday, I saw this middle-aged man in the small conference room of the city hall. Although he was still wearing a cotton coat that was not suitable for the season, at least his complexion was normal and he looked in good spirits.

It was only a day later, and when he saw him again, the king of the North seemed to have aged ten years. He huddled in a chair with a red velvet back in the reception room, looking pale and sleepy. When he saw Jenkins coming, he just nodded to him, and didn't even have the energy to say some polite words, such as talking about today's weather.

"I'm dying."

After Jenkins sat down, Salshi II said. Jenkins stroked the cat on his lap, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"This is earlier than I thought. I thought I could at least hold on until the end of summer."

The king, wearing a red blanket, said, looking at Jenkins with tired eyes. Under the light and shadow of the reception room, the king who was always known for his tough tactics seemed so fragile. He looked more like an old man with only his last breath on the bed than the king.

Jenkins knew he was not lying. Salshi II's life spirit showed that his life span was insufficient. But he didn't understand how this happened. He hadn't become like this at the meeting yesterday.

"What did you... encounter?"

"The True God Church intends to abandon the Tower Agreement."

Salshi II closed his eyes and said, his voice extremely hoarse. His face is old, and although there are not many wrinkles, they are as obvious as ravines on the plain.

"So you're worried about the church discovering your secret?"

Jenkins also made no secret of knowing something.

"Not only that, after I received the news today, I planned to find some items left by my ancestors in Loen's royal treasury, hoping to temporarily hide what I had done. But I was wrong, I I was really wrong. My ancestors gave me guidance. That fate is really ridiculous..."

Chapter 1708 Chapter 1681 Crown Showdown

The fireplace was lit unseasonably in the living room, and Salhi II's voice became weaker and weaker as the fire swayed, making Jenkins a little worried that he would reach the end of his life at this moment. But fortunately, the weak voice is only due to my mood, not my body.

Jenkins leaned forward to try to hear more, indicating his interest in Salshi II's story.

"I found a very strange thing. It was in a warehouse and it had been there for years. I still remember seeing it when I was younger but never having any interest in it. Today I finally put my finger on it. Touched that mirror, touched the relics left to us by our ancestors.”

The ancestor of the Stuart family is a very famous person with extraordinary abilities to manipulate ice and snow. That was many years ago, but in recent generations, the Stuart royal family didn't even have a Giver other than Dolores. However, the artifacts left behind by the powerful ancestors were carefully preserved by the family, including numbered items such as [Vampire Nemesis].

"So what exactly did you encounter?"

"The ancestors left us an inspiration, an opportunity, and the last choice."

He looked at Jenkins, who didn't know why:

"So...this has something to do with me?"