The sun is high

Compared with the last Black Sun Association rally that Shuge participated in, the grandeur of this association rally in Watch City has been upgraded by an unknown number of levels.

The rally will be held in the Government Banquet Hall in Watch City. In the past, this was an important place used by the St. Steele Kingdom to hold major meetings during the war, or to present awards and honors to war heroes.

But now, the furnishings around this banquet hall have changed.

Despite the complete destruction of the dark dome that should have shrouded the place, the Black Sun Society has not given up on the idea of ​​exerting influence over the local residents.

Remove the monuments and sculptures used to commemorate the "false gods", re-erect the mysteries and statues symbolizing the lost gods, and then cover them with various rituals that can function all the time. This will make the entire watch The atmosphere in the city has become mysterious and weird.

Under the influence of this overall atmosphere, the residents of Watch City are leaning towards the direction of the Black Sun Society at an alarming rate.

Just like other people who chose to join the Black Sun Society and accept the so-called new beliefs, they initially made such a choice just to protect themselves. However, when they came into contact with those powers personally, their thinking and will began to move in an unstoppable direction. Fall.

When Shuge walked on the street as a rally participant, he was able to meet many residents who wore the Black Sun Society logo and saluted him. Shuge could confirm that the actions of these residents did not originate from them. Instead of fear and panic, there is a strange sense of respect and recognition.

This is what worries Shuge most about the current situation.

The surrender caused by coercion and inducement is often only temporary, but those invisible forces can have an extremely long-lasting and profound impact on people's thinking. They are like carving knives falling on stones, cutting off the dark sun. The loyalty of the association and the belief in the ancient gods remained in the hearts of the people for a long time.

The rate at which these impacts are growing is extremely alarming.

By sneaking into the Ernst family rat pack inside Watch City, Shuge successfully searched for some miners who had succumbed to the beliefs of the Black Sun Society inside the Rock Lake Mine. Then Shuge had no choice but to discover that these miners and their families , and now most of them have become followers of an ancient god.

It must be said that the Black Sun Society has done this aspect of work very carefully.

They also seem to understand very well the special power of this folk belief, so these ordinary residents who have begun to follow a certain god have received their "special" care. For these people, the Black Sun Society provides them with Lots of real life help.

Under such actions, even if the families of these people are still wary of those ancient beliefs, they must admit that in today's chaotic environment, their material lives have indeed been improved and upgraded to a considerable extent.

Then the hostility began to dissipate.

Immediately afterwards, it was replaced by understanding, and as the level of understanding continued to deepen, the roots of the Black Sun Society were able to penetrate more firmly into the folk of St. Steele.

At this stage, the work they have to do becomes simple.

Give identity and followers more rights, use a series of ancient rituals, let them personally contact and even control the extraordinary powers that have been monopolized by mages for thousands of years. Correspondingly, those opponents should be suppressed and Completely expelled and eliminated.

In these matters, the association does not even need to do it themselves. They can completely hand over similar work to those new followers. This will not only give them the opportunity to "practice", but also achieve the most thorough implementation among the people. differentiation, everything is spontaneous, and everything is resolved by itself without external interference.

As for some bloody conflicts and accidents that may arise, they can boldly leave them to a small number of professional association members and the ancient creations they summoned to deal with them.

Even if there are a lot of opponents, there is absolutely no way they can compete with a professional army. It is not difficult at all to clear them out.

"Baron Ferlando! Is that you, Baron Ferlando?"

A figure wearing the association's standard robe, shrouded in the light of black magic, raised his hand towards Shuge. His shout sounded like the afterglow wafting from the black sun. Just listening to it, It has given people a feeling of coldness.

"It's me, I'm here."

Shuge responded: "I'm not late, am I? Looking at the time, the meeting shouldn't have started yet."

As he spoke, Shuge had already walked in front of the caller, and when the association member who called his name raised his head, the huge disk in Shuge's spiritual world immediately trembled slightly, flowing through the gaps in the gears. The magic power inside also accelerated instantly.

Not only that, the palace hound and the messenger in the mirror also reacted at this moment.

The messenger in the mirror put down the "book" that was also dark in his hand. He stood up from behind the desk, his eyes piercing the reality from the spiritual world, while the palace hound stood up and looked at it carefully. The dark red pupils on both sides of this Black Sun Society member's head dimmed again.

Although the existence in front of him seems to be closely related to his "hometown", he is obviously not enough to become a prey or target that is taken seriously. At best, he is just a side creation that is better than the descendants of An Yuan.

However, in the eyes of Shuge and other residents of Watch City, the appearance of this association member was really "unsightly".

He was obviously a participant and beneficiary of the previous series of Dark Abyss rituals. While the power of the black sun covered those towns with huge domes, the remnants of some of its power also completely changed the physical forms of the participants in these rituals. .

The guy in front of Xiuge is very typical.

Most of his face has completely turned into a mass of flowing shadow, but inside this shadow, there are still many human facial features, including eyes, nose, most of his mouth, and those that seem to be Many fine lines representing flesh and blood...

When such a person "speaks," those chaotic black shadows are reorganized into countless complex patterns under the influence of his will. Later, they are transformed into words and sentences, and are carried out outwards using sound as a carrier. transfer.

Xiuge can be sure that the guy in front of him is no longer one of those normal races in the Fanen world. His body has undergone an extremely complete transformation under the baptism of the power of the dark abyss. Now he has long become a kind of something between A new creation between physical beings and the servants of the dark abyss.

A message from the distant Yanhu Mine entered Xiuge's mind.

That's Giustina.

As an obedient and extremely intelligent special creature, Justina was very interested in the existence her father encountered, especially the dark abyss power emerging from the body of this association member, which gave Justina a kind of Very very strong...

sense of hunger.

"You can't eat this, Justina...at least not now."

Xiuge comforted him in the spiritual world: "But if there is a chance later, I will try it... Just sleep well first, okay?"

So that slender and weak consciousness quickly faded away. She was an obedient child who always obeyed 100% of the orders given by her father.

Xiuge suppressed his disgust and displeasure with the face in front of him in his heart, and showed some hidden envy at the right time.

This performance obviously made the other party very satisfied, so the high-status member of the association smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, Baron Fei Orlando... Many of us have heard about what happened at the Rock Lake Mine. Although there are currently some people in the association, Some people are dissatisfied with this, but no one thinks you have betrayed the association."

As he spoke, the member raised his palm, which had also turned into black chaos, and gently opened his collar. Then Shuge saw a hidden emblem. Inside this emblem, There is a black sun that has been shrunk slightly, and outside it is an alchemical magnifying glass as an "outer frame".

Shuge quickly searched around in the memory of Baron Ferlando, and then he immediately confirmed that this was the logo of an "old acquaintance" of his.

As a result, he became more vigilant, but there was a bit of panic on his face: "So... Mr. Kezlov asked you to come to me?"

"Mr. Kzlov asked me to tell you, don't be nervous about the rally... You are a colleague we can trust and a loyal member of the association, so what awaits you will not be a punishment, but an important job." honor."

As he said that, a twisted smile appeared on the chaotic shadow face: "Go, enter our venue, there will be someone to take you to change clothes... You look too decadent now, you even have... Damn the smell of beer, this is not what a man of honor should look like!”

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Night had completely fallen, and the black night sky was mixed with the deep shadows remaining above the Watch City.

The cold wind from the northern sea struggled to cross the mountains north of Watch City. It carried a large amount of water vapor and headed straight towards the city that was about to become the focus of Van En.

In the grand banquet hall located in the center of Watch City, an important gathering belonging to the Black Sun Society began.

The vast majority of those attending the rally were Saint Steele officers who were active around Watch City and important core members of the Black Sun Society. The highest-ranking among them was none other than the second prince Orski, who represented the Saint Steele royal family. And the "guide" Kezlov, who has a very high reputation and real power within the association.

After the previous heir of the royal family, Orsky's brother, died due to the assassination, Orsky naturally became the new heir, and now, he is not only the prince of St. Steele , is also a formal member of the Black Sun Society, and a Black Sun scholar who is following Kezlov for in-depth study.

His appearance symbolizes the complete integration of the St. Steele royal family and the Black Sun Society. The two are intimate and will forever be one. This also sends an important signal to officials loyal to the royal family that they are against the Black Sun. Association would be tantamount to betraying the royal family.

On the contrary, anyone who wants to continue to be loyal to the royal family should actively join the cause of the Black Sun Society.

After changing his clothes and being caught in the front seat, Shuge watched the "performance" quietly.

As he, Weilin and others had guessed, this Black Sun Society rally was actually a mobilization meeting for the upcoming war. In this rally, as the host of the meeting, Kezlov used The secret ceremony showed everyone the defense layout on the border of the Kingdom of St. Steele.

"Unfortunately, in the original plan of the association, this place, like other cities, should have received the powerful blessing from the black sun and received due protection. But it is a pity that, as you can see, the false god is here in Brahma. Although En’s foundation has been shaken, she and her minions still exist.”

As he spoke, Kezlov raised a hand and pointed in the direction of the sky: "However, the strength of those betrayers is far less than before. The false god Mel is dying and declining. Her followers They will also lose their own power because of this... Look, their power is limited to this, and they have no other choice but to destroy the protection of Watch City."

"I am certain that the attacker who tried to take away the favor of the Dark Abyss can only stop now - the eternal black sun cannot let him continue to act. No matter what his identity is, he will surely perish in the endless Dark Abyss. In pursuit.”

"And we will also follow the brilliance of the black sun, eliminate all hidden dangers that have penetrated into our midst, and make it the fertilizer that nourishes our cause, and let their corpses turn into the grave soil that completely buries false gods and those fools. !”

Unlike other people who are proficient in speeches, when Kezlov said these words, his tone did not change much, as if he was simply reciting a manuscript, but Shuge noticed that The magic that enveloped Kezlov was continuing to resonate subtly with the secret ritual inside the entire venue.

Along with his speech, this resonance continued to spread outward along the precise circuits arranged in advance, first to the venue, then to the people around the venue, and then spread further and further away...

It seems that the officials and soldiers of St. Steele and the Black Sun Society are not the only ones that Kezlov really wants to mobilize.

"Kezlov, do you want to turn all the civilians around you into your soldiers?"

Xiuge was thinking silently in his heart, but before he could come to any further conclusion, he suddenly heard someone calling his current name on the stage.

"Fei Orlando! Fei Orlando! Come on, come up!"

Shuge looked up in surprise, only to see Olsky, the second prince of the St. Steele royal family, looking at him with a smile, with a kind expression on his face that made Shuge feel sick to his stomach.

It seems that the second prince is planning to stage a disgusting family drama in front of everyone.