Trafford’s Trading Club

The guards of the palace have obviously become more strict - this is completely different from when Claudia first disguised herself as Princess Yamalana and sneaked into the palace.

It's probably entirely because of what happened at the banquet that the palace has now strengthened its defenses.

But Mr. Otto and Claudia's escape has gone smoothly so far... except that Claudia has no information about her new classmates along the way. This is probably the only thing she is worried about at the moment.

It may be a relationship where everyone has a common sense of not belonging to this place and coming from the modern world.

"That Iben, don't we need to worry about it?" Claudia suddenly remembered Iben who was hiding after being knocked unconscious by Otto.

Otto said directly: "He is Ibn, and the one I know is Aria. He is still outside the Oasis Temple."

Claudia was dull for a moment, and then said quietly: "Mr. Otto, can you really tell the difference clearly? There are worlds on both sides that are the same as mine, there are ones that are the same as Aria, and there are even..."

"What else is there?" Otto turned back directly.

Claudia opened her mouth, intending to say that there was even a high priest like her father, but when the words came to her lips, she ended up saying, "Maybe there is someone like you."

"That's why we should leave this place." Otto said expressionlessly: "If you keep immersing yourself in falsehood, one day even you will be assimilated by falsehood."

Being falsely assimilated... Claudia was startled, vaguely seeming to grasp something.

She was about to say something, but was interrupted by Otto, who was leading the way, suddenly stopping. At this time, seeing Mr. Otto standing in front of her like this, Claudia frowned subconsciously, "What happened?"

"Hide yourself later." Mr. Otto said abruptly.

"What do you mean..." Claudia was startled. At the same time, a sharp arrow suddenly shot in front of her... Looking at the arrow shaft that was still trembling when it was inserted into the ground, she suddenly fell over. Take a breath of cool air!

It's the white-robed guards - on the way ahead, five white-robed guards suddenly appeared! Even one of the white-robed guards was holding a strange flute!

He was playing the flute, apparently to gather more people.

"Your Highness the Princess, the high priest asks you to go back." The white-robed guard who played the flute said solemnly, "In addition, this guy who intends to kidnap the Princess... will be executed!"

Claudia immediately asked in a low voice: "You...can you deal with these guys?"

She thought of Otto quietly knocking out two white-robed guards. Although she was nervous, she was not too panicked.

Otto returned Claudia's eyes with an indescribable look... Then he said nothing, but his body suddenly moved. Instead of pushing Claudia away at the first moment, he reached out and pulled her to him. In front of her, he pinched her neck at the same time: "Push away, otherwise I will be rude to this princess."

Claudia reacted immediately and said sharply: "Don't come over! This guy is really going to kill me... Don't come over! Don't come over, he is really going to kill me... Ah, Ah—ah!”

"You...can you stop talking?" Mr. Otto whispered in her ear.

"Why? I think I have completely expressed the emotion of fear?" Claudia moved her lips.

"I really hope you haven't joined your school's drama group or something." Mr. Otto couldn't help but sigh.

At the same time, a group of white-robed guards who had no intention of cooperating in the performance took action one after another under the leader's order.

"The women are captured alive...the men are shot to death!"

At the same time, faced with the siege of several white-robed guards, Mr. Otto obviously did not dare to be too careless. He had to push Claudia away - he noticed the words used by these white-robed guards.

female!

Obviously, in their eyes, they did not regard Claudia as Her Royal Highness the Princess at all... Even if the real Princess Yamanlana was here, their attitude would not change much.

This group of white-robed guards with astonishing force are only loyal to the high priests of the temple.

Claudia was pushed aside, and Otto was alone and surrounded by five white-robed guards... This was the first time she saw Otto's skills in person. She didn't expect that he was so good. One person could fight against five people. The famous white-robed guard actually seemed to be able to do it with ease.

But Mr. Otto could not hold on for long - in just a moment, more white-robed guards were summoned by the sound of the flute. Facing the number of white-robed guards that multiplied, no matter how powerful Mr. Otto was, In the end, it was still difficult for two fists to defeat four hands.

The white-robed guards obviously had a skillful way of fighting the enemy, and they finally suppressed Mr. Otto.

At this time, Otto's hands were grabbed by two white-robed guards respectively, and his legs were kicked and he had to kneel on the ground.

"He is still just a mortal..." Seeing that he could not move, Mr. Otto couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

He turned his head and glanced, and saw that Claudia was also grabbed by the arm by two white-robed guards, unable to escape... Seeing this, Otto could only sigh secretly.

At this time, the white-robed guards on the periphery suddenly stepped aside, and the high priest of the temple was slowly walking towards him... The high priest now changed into a set of black robes.

He didn't wear any accessories on his head, his hair was naturally scattered, and his face that looked like a Chinese character had a strange soft color.

The high priest walked up to the captured Otto. Otto looked up and frowned deeply - obviously, he also recognized the appearance of the high priest.

"Xie Jiatu?" Mr. Otto said subconsciously.

"How dare you! How dare you call the high priest by his name!" A white-robed guard behind him slapped Mr. Otto hard in the face. After the slap, blood suddenly flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing that the white-robed guard wanted to continue beating him, the high priest suddenly waved his hand, and the white-robed guard took two steps back respectfully.

The high priest then looked around - although Otto was captured, in order to capture him, seven white-robed guards were already lying around!

Although these white-robed guards were not dead, they were obviously seriously injured and could not recover in a short time.

"These white-robed guards are all elites of the temple. They have extraordinary skills. Surrounded by so many white-robed guards, you can not only persevere, but you can even hit seven of them..." The high priest looked down. Otto, "I didn't expect your skills to be so good. It seems a pity to kill you like this."

"Why, respected high priest, are you interested in recruiting me, a criminal who plans to kidnap the princess?" Mr. Otto said calmly.

"You will know soon." The high priest smiled slightly and then waved his hand.

At this time, a white-robed guard came forward with a wooden stick and knocked it hard on the back of Otto's neck... He failed to knock Otto out, so he hit it hard again. At this time, Otto He slowly fell down and was dragged away by the white-robed guards.

…

When the high priest came to Claudia, she wanted to appear calm, but her body was much more honest than she imagined.

The high priest looked at her without saying a word...Claudia gradually panicked, "I...I...I actually, I..."

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is frightened." The high priest said softly: "Tonight, Your Royal Highness the Princess showed you that you will be attacked by giant beasts, and now someone is planning to kidnap you... It seems that the guards of the palace are too lax."

"Yes...yes." Claudia found that she didn't dare to look at him...especially when she analyzed that this high priest was probably the giant beast who wanted to destroy the City of the Sun. The fear in my heart has long been firmly shrouded in fear about the guy!

"Come here, escort Her Highness the Princess back. This time we must not allow the thief to get close to Her Highness!" The high priest said in a deep voice at this time: "Once again, just go into the punishment room and accept the punishment. .”

These white-robed guards, who had always been expressionless, for some reason, showed panic when they heard the punishment... These guys who looked like machines to Claudia, turned out to be... Something to be afraid of?

But she still let these white-robed guards take her away. On the way back to the palace... Claudia subconsciously turned around, only to see that the high priest did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood there, silently looking at her in the distance. Go back.

Xie Jiatu...the name of the high priest, also called Xie Jiatu?

Is this a coincidence, or... Claudia couldn't grasp the moment, but she had a vague feeling of a very special feeling - it felt like the high priest Xie Jiatu, who was silently watching her at this moment, and her father, Professor Xie Jiatu, seemed to suddenly overlapped.

She was suddenly startled and recalled what Mr. Otto had said - if you keep being in falsehood, one day even you will be assimilated by falsehood.

false……

…

The fire illuminated the dungeon, and a white-robed guard took a pot of water and poured it directly on Mr. Otto - but the pot of water did not wake Mr. Otto up.

Just when the white-robed guard was about to get another pot of water, the high priest waved his hand and ordered: "You all can go out."

"High Priest, I'm afraid this person is powerless!" The white-robed guards were slightly startled.

But the high priest shook his head and waved his hand again... These white-robed guards did not dare to disobey and could only silently exit the dungeon. Only then did the high priest walk in front of Mr. Otto, who was trapped in chains, and looked down at him.

"No need to pretend, open your eyes." The high priest suddenly said: "I have something to ask you."

Mr. Otto didn't react at all, still lowering his head. The high priest waited for a moment before he said calmly: "Do you know where this place is? This is the place leading to the Chamber of Punishment... right here for you That door behind you is the penalty room."

Mr. Otto still had no reaction.

The high priest didn't care and said to himself: "The so-called punishment room is a place where the true God punishes sinners. Inside, you will not encounter any physical torture... It is just a simple room or something. It’s just a room that doesn’t have anything, it’s just a little bit out of place.”

Mr. Otto still had no reaction.

The high priest said calmly: "Except for one thing...if you stay in the punishment period for a long time, you will see the most painful and regretful things in your life...whether you pierced your own eyes or stabbed them Your own ears, these painful and regretful things will play out in your mind again and again, never stopping."

Finally, Mr. Otto's breathing seemed to be a little faster, and there was an imperceptible wrinkle on his brow... But the high priest smiled lightly and said: "After those disobedient white-robed guards entered the punishment room, I have only seen the most. Those who can persist for three days, most of the others will commit suicide in less than one day... Of course, you can also think that I am just deceiving you. What does it matter? Anyway, I plan to send you in and let you experience it for yourself For a moment...actually, maybe I really lied to you."

Mr. Otto opened his eyes without warning, slowly raised his head, and said with a smile: "So the high priest of the temple also has such a wicked side... As a priest, I didn't expect to like torturing others so much. .”

The high priest said calmly: "Torture? No, we just think that usually only when a person is in a state of regret will he be ashamed of the mistakes he has made in the past... Only through mental torture can people realize that they are right and wrong. The dividing line between wrong and wrong.”

Mr. Otto shrugged and said calmly: "I don't know if Your Excellency the High Priest has ever had any regrets or pain."

The high priest said calmly: "Punishment has no effect on me, because I am the spokesperson of the true God."

Mr. Otto was not angry, but showed a rather interesting look, "You are the high priest of the kingdom, and you have powerful white-robed guards under you. In the eyes of the people of the City of the Sun, your status is even higher than the pharaoh here. You are still the spokesperson of the true God... I am very surprised why you still allow this pharaoh to exist. You can completely control this country by yourself."

"The country needs a manager, and the temple needs an agent." The high priest shook his head and said: "There will not necessarily be a conflict between the two."

Mr. Otto raised his eyebrows and said, "Haven't the high priest heard of the divine right of kings?"

"It seems..." The high priest looked at Mr. Otto thoughtfully, smiled and said: "You seem to be a loyal believer in theocracy."

Mr. Otto said bluntly: "After all, mortals cannot rival gods... Since mortals cannot rival gods, why not support gods to gain power beyond mortals."

"You want to get otherworldly power?" The high priest asked curiously: "Why."

Mr. Otto said slowly: "Probably, because I have lived for a long time, I want to try everything."

The high priest frowned. He looked at Mr. Otto seriously for a while, and then said slowly: "In fact, you have already told me this answer once."

"What did you say?" Mr. Otto couldn't help but frown... At the same time, a vague unknown fear suddenly surged into his heart.

"It doesn't matter what I say." The high priest shook his head, "What matters is that it's time for you to leave here... Otto."

Mr. Otto's eyes suddenly widened, and he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and blurted out: "Are you...Professor Xie Jiatu?!"