Mission.
Gu Tu was a worker that no one knew about. Even his sudden death did not cause any waves. People like him were everywhere. The world did not need him, nor did it have any expectations of him. But now, there was another world that inexplicably summoned him and inexplicably gave him a mission.
So, what is my mission?
The people continued to torture the leader of the Blasphemers. It let out a scream, but perhaps it felt that screaming was too embarrassing, so it immediately let out a furious roar, trying to use this roar to cover up the fact that it could no longer endure the torture. There was no intact skin left on its body. A villager stabbed a pitchfork into its body, hitting its vital point. It was so painful that it finally cried. After crying, it lowered its head and no matter how they beat it, it did not react. It was free.
"Regina, why do they hate us so much?”asked Goodwin.
"I don't know. Probably because they were pure evil.”Regina said indifferently.
"The town is still being attacked by them. I'm going back." he said to Regina.
"Yes." Regina replied blankly.
He returned to the town to chase away the Blasphemer, who attacked the nearby villages. Goodwin ran to the village to chase after the Blasphemers, but they turned around and harassed the town. It wasn't until the Imperium's army finally arrived at the town and divided their forces to guard the nearby villages that the Blasphemers truly retreated. At this moment, Goodwin had lost count of how many times he had run back and forth.
By then, Regina's magic power had long been exhausted, and she was not by Goodwin's side. However, Goodwin did not disappear and his combat ability was not affected, but he was hungry.
Could a summoned creature be hungry? He seemed to have become a permanent creature of this world. Regina arranged for him to live in this world. There were still two weeks before the war started. They thought that it would be a free two weeks, but Goodwin had been busy.
As a summoned creature that could last indefinitely and did not require magic power, he had aroused the interest of the Church's researchers. After obtaining his consent, they carried out meticulous personal research on him, but no results were produced. In the end, they could only come to the conclusion that " everything is the will of God." However, his research was not in vain. They paid him a bottle of Saint Devil's Elixir as a reward. Unfortunately, this medicine was incompatible with his fate and could not be used at all.
He was also received by Emperor Rüstan and the Executor of Divine Overwatch. Both of them were heads of state. He was a little nervous when he saw them, but then he thought about it. Apostles could be considered as the personal secretary of God, while the God Overwatch agent was just a messenger of God. In terms of rank, he was even higher. As for the Emperor, he was just a mortal, not worth mentioning. Therefore, when he met the Emperor, he did not kneel to the Emperor, and the Emperor did not address him with honorifics. They were considered even.
The Executor of Divine Overwatch, Greengrass, was a scholar. Goodwin had always thought that people with this style were not good at politics and could not become high officials. He did not expect that Greengrass would become the leader of the Empire. Although Greengrass was born into a noble family, the oldest of his ancestors had only been a viscount. His family did not have much relationship with the Church, and he had only been able to reach this position through his personal efforts and the course of history. Greengrass was a once-in-a-century genius. He had passed all the major exams after entering the church with full marks. He had dabbled in all kinds of magic and was known as the " Doctor of Magic." After he became the Executor of Divine Overwatch, his title became " King of Magic."
"From a magic perspective, why is the Rushan Empire floating in the sky?”When they met, Goodwin asked Greengrass this question.
"Because this is a land blessed by the gods.”said Greengrass. His voice was as calm as water. It was neither high nor low, nor was it filled with emotion.
"As the executor of Divine Overwatch, this is a good answer. But as a Doctor of Magic, this answer didn't seem to be meaningful enough.”Goodwin commented rather disrespectfully.
A sharp light shot out from Greengrass 'eyes. But soon, he returned to his calm expression. "You've been in the high heavens for a long time, so you should know that the gods don't like such questions.”
Goodwin wanted to ask again, but Gringles didn't give him the chance. After all, the executor of Divine Overwatch City was very busy, and their meeting was more symbolic than just a casual chat.
He must know something. Goodwin thought.
Goodwin wanted to do some investigation himself, but he couldn't find out anything about the Executor of Divine Overwatch City before the battle. He was unfamiliar with this place, and the two spells he knew were useless. Moreover, his glowing body was not suitable for secret operations.
He went to the Imperial Library in the capital. The Rustan Empire had mastered the technology of making paper, but they had not invented movable type printing, so the books here were all handwritten copies. The content of the books was mainly about history and theology. There were no magic books, and most of the historical records were mixed with theology. After all, the library was run by the church and only clergymen were allowed to use it, so this setting was reasonable.
While flipping through the books, he accidentally found a corner with a shelf full of novels. Goodwin had been busy all afternoon but had not gained anything, so he decided to read a novel to reward himself. Of course, he didn't have high expectations for the interesting novels of this era. Most of the titles were like " The Epic of Rüstan,"" The Princess 'Restoration," or " The Thirty-two Sages," which made people not have much desire to " read " them.
Suddenly, he had a strange feeling. He felt the imprint on his soul stir.
" Seal of the Soul." He had used magic, though he did not know why.
Then, he smelled the scent of " souls " in the air. He followed the scent and found a novel called Rebellion.
"This card does have a name. It's called Rebel." At that moment, he remembered what Cheng Wuji had said to him.
He opened the book. There was a small soul in the book-or, strictly speaking, the remains of a soul. A complete soul would not be so small.
Regina had told him that souls were indestructible. Even if a person died, his soul would not be worn down even if it ascended to the heavens or fell into hell. There was nothing in this world that could tear a soul apart. Then, where did this soul fragment come from?
He reached out and touched the soul. However, the soul was an invisible thing, so it was naturally not something he could touch. However, he discovered that he could use the Seal of the Soul to connect his soul to the soul fragment.
The moment the connection was completed, the soul fragment withered. It trembled and shriveled. A hole appeared in the middle, and a drop of white liquid flowed out.
Saint Devil's medicine?
The Holy Magic Potion dripped onto Goodwin's palm. And the soul also returned to nothingness.
"This Saint Devil medicine is compatible with my soul.”Goodwin knew this very well.
That small soul had been sleeping in this corner for countless years. It was waiting for someone with the Seal of the Soul to wake it up and activate it.
It had been waiting for him.
The ribbonfish in Goodwin's body smelled the Holy Magic Medicine and came out happily. Without waiting for Goodwin to take the medicine, the hairtail swallowed it. However, this mouthful of medicine made it indigestion, and it vomited the medicine again.
Hey, don't waste food. This medicine was very expensive.
The medicine was white when swallowed, but it turned black when it was vomited out. The shiny black liquid did not flow on the ground. Instead, it condensed into a jelly-like sphere. Goodwin gently twirled the sphere.
"What did you spit out?”He questioned Ribbonfish. The ribbonfish didn't speak. It just shook its body excitedly like a dog wagging its tail.
He didn't want to waste the Saint Devil's medicine that he had obtained with great difficulty. So he stuffed the black jelly into the ribbonfish's mouth, but the ribbonfish turned its face away, revealing a disgusted expression. It was clearly a fish, but it was quite picky.
"Lord Goodwin!" A clear girl came from behind him. "Lord Oracle is looking for you!"
"Regina?" He turned around and saw the beautiful girl with blonde hair and a white robe. "How did you know I was here?"
"I can sense your soul.……Eh? What's that in your hand?"
"I picked it up from the ground. Do you know what this is?" He handed the black jelly to Regina.
Regina didn't take it with her hand. She looked solemn. "This is…black Saint Devil medicine?”
"You know about this thing?"
"I read about it in a book... Throw it away, Lord Goodwin!”
"What's wrong with this thing?" Goodwin played with it on his fingertips.
"Quickly throw it away! This is a cursed medicine. Don't let it flow into your body!”Regina took a step back.
It's okay, it won't flow in. My ribbonfish won't eat it at all.
"If I let it flow into my body, what will happen to me?”Goodwin asked calmly.
"…You will fall into the abyss and become the enemy of the gods!”Regina said in horror. "It is a fallen medicine condensed from the world's most evil and frenzied beast. A holy body like you should not touch it at all!”
"Wouldn't it be harmful to others if we casually throw it away?”Goodwin squeezed it into his palm. "I am an apostle blessed by the gods. It cannot corrupt me.……Don't worry, I'll get rid of it.”
"How…do you want to deal with it?" Regina was still worried.
"I'll hand it over to the Lord God directly. Lord God will handle it properly."
Regina looked at Goodwin doubtfully. She had never seen him pray to a god, and she could not even remember the name of the god. However, since the apostle had spoken, as a nun, she was not in a position to criticize.
Goodwin stuffed the black medicine into his clothes and followed Regina to see Oracle Tyrone. The war was imminent, and Goodwin had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so Tyrone had specifically told him about the tactical arrangements and the battle strategy of the vanguard troops. Although it was said to be the vanguard, it was actually Goodwin alone. In any case, Goodwin and the others would not be able to cooperate, and the others would only be a burden to him.
After bidding farewell to Tyrone and Regina, Goodwin returned to his room and locked the door. He took out the black pill again.
Rebel.
The medicine of corruption.
No matter how he thought about it, this medicine was not anything good.
However, it came from the guidance of fate.
He thought of Cheng Wuji, that mysterious woman.
"There are some questions that others can't tell you. You have to solve them yourself. And the process of solving this mystery is called 'life'.”
What she said was crazy. But for some reason, they seemed to foresee his fate.
"My values are so upright. I shouldn't have fallen, right?”He asked himself.
He felt that he should not reject this fate, even though he did not know where it would lead him.
He swallowed the black medicine and raised his head to swallow.
The ribbonfish came out from the top of his head. He thought it was protesting, but it just looked at him with sad eyes and nodded solemnly. It was the first time he had seen a fish with such a depressed expression. After all, fish didn't have eyelids.
Then, the ribbonfish's eyes fell off. Yes, it fell off. Even the eyeball fell out, leaving only a black hole. The black medicinal liquid flowed into the black hole. Then, a bright red pattern appeared where the fish eyes were. There was a red star in his left eye. In his right eye was a drop of red tear.
"This is the Death Chasing Seal.”
This was the imprint that controlled Death.
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