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Su Yun was once kidnapped when he was very young.
His captors had no concept of taking care of their hostages; they just roughly injected the young man with a drug that would make him "quiet and obedient."
Su Yun still remembers how he felt at that time. It was very strange. Maybe it was because of the medicine. He didn't feel pain or fear at that time. He just felt very cold.
It was a cold feeling, as if the blood in the blood vessels had been replaced by ice water. I couldn't feel anything, and numbness replaced everything.
The new form of the drug did make Su Yun "calm", so he remained calm until today, calm until the scene happened again.
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The hatch opened.
Although there was a high possibility that he would not get an answer, Su Yun...he still opened his mouth, and he heard that his voice was extremely hoarse.
"Where is this place, who are you, and what do you want?"
Su Yun's voice of confirmation was clear enough, but the man who opened the hatch did not give any answer. He then closed the hatch. First, there was a switch sound, followed by the whirring sound of the exhaust fan, and finally footsteps were heard - the man walked to his side.
Then, several crisp sounds, probably of metal collision, came from above Su Yun's head, and a great force was applied to his wrist. Su Yun's limbs were weak and he had no way to resist. In just a few breaths, he was tied up with his hands behind his back, still unable to move.
The man didn't remove his blindfold, he just lifted him up and opened the hatch again.
Until this time, Su Yun finally heard the clear sound of waves. The slightly salty sea breeze blew on his face, and the sweet scent of roses at the tip of his nose finally disappeared. Su Yun caught too many noisy sounds. There seemed to be quite a few people around, and they were all gasping for breath, but no one spoke.
Su Yun was in a very bad condition, especially now that he was upside down and felt dizzy. It seemed like something was about to jump out of his chest. Su Yun held his breath, otherwise he suspected he would vomit.
The person who was carrying him was probably a tall man who walked very fast. About half a minute later, he put him on a wheelchair. Before Su Yun could react, the man had already tied him up again, this time even tighter. Probably the restraints in a mental hospital were no more than that.
Then the wheelchair was pushed, and Su Yun could feel him being pushed up the slope.
, followed by a smooth road, and then the sounds of waves and sea breeze stopped abruptly, and he was pushed into an enclosed space.
The sound of mechanical detection sounded dully. People came and went around but no one spoke. Their footsteps were very light, so light that Su Yun seemed to hear their breathing and heartbeats. He was still being pushed forward. After an unknown amount of time, the person pushing him finally stopped.
After a muffled sound, the gate fell, as if isolating all the noise. The enclosed space was dead silent. At this moment, a pair of hands gently placed behind Su Yun's head and took off his blindfold.
At this moment, even the softest light was quite dazzling to Su Yun. He squinted his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, he could finally see the person in front of him clearly.
The dream diluted Su Yun's memory, and he almost couldn't remember who the person in front of him was. When he finally sorted out his thoughts, this handsome man who looked slightly familiar was already half-kneeling in front of him.
The man stared at his eyes intently, and Su Yun saw his own reflection in his light blue eyes. He suddenly realized that the disguise in his eyes had probably been removed.
"Edelman Stuttgart" Su Yun accurately said the man's name, "What are you going to do."
The man seemed not to hear him. He just murmured: "Neither Edelman nor Stuttgart is my name. Here I am 'Osman'."
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Maybe there really are people chosen by God in this world.
Edelman looked at the man in front of him who was bound to a wheelchair, and he stared into his silver eyes absentmindedly.
Edelman has a bad past. He is indeed a member of the Stuttgart family, but that doesn't mean anything. He truly escaped his own fate and took control of his future after he received God's gift.
Edelman used to be an atheist until he saw the true power, which was an indescribable fear and horror. Those who were not chosen would die madly just by looking at it for one more moment.
Edelman joined the church. The ancient ruins on the edge of the desert were the predecessor of their church. They offered human lives as sacrifices to the gods and finally received some gifts from God.
The class division of the church is extremely strict. The high priest is the most powerful person. Each high priest has a life far beyond that of ordinary people. They have lived for hundreds of years, watching the changes in the world with cold eyes. It is said that a high priest obtained eternal life, but in the end she sacrificed herself to the gods and entered the garden of God.
Next came the priests, the divine servants, and the followers. The followers were all ordinary people, but the gods
The servants have to go through rigorous tests, and only the servants of God are qualified to know more secrets and become candidates for priests.
The method of selecting the servants of the gods is harsh yet simple. It is simple because it only requires the examinee to drink a sweet drink, which is said to be made from roses from the garden of the gods. The successful ones survive, and the unsuccessful ones...
Edman is only a servant of God now, but he has witnessed hundreds of people dying miserably under the rose water. Rose water is extremely poisonous, just like the legendary dragon's blood. Indeed, many people in their sect call rose water "dragon's blood".
The church believes that one day the gods will awaken, and then all humans will die. That will be the great destruction and rebirth, the end of everything.
They look forward to and long for the awakening of the gods, and for this purpose they select and offer sacrifices year after year.
Edelman and Su Yun's meeting was completely accidental, but when he saw this handsome young man at the banquet, a tingling and excitement flowed through his body like an electric current, and Edelman almost immediately confirmed one thing - this man named Su Yun had that "characteristic".
So Adelman used gas mixed with a large amount of rose water to test it. Ordinary people would either go crazy or suffer organ failure after being exposed to this powerful toxin. Even Adelman himself would be poisoned.
But Su Yun was indeed different. He did not have any discomfort and his mental and physical health remained healthy.
Originally he had been transferred away from Su Yun's country due to the exposure of the ruins, but by some unexpected turns of events, he met Su Yun again in an archaeological team near the ruins.
That's right! This is God's will, and nothing can go wrong. As long as this sacrifice is offered, perhaps "Oldman's" contribution will be enough for him to be promoted from a servant of God to a priest!
But no one would have thought that Su Yun could adapt so well.
No need for isolation potions, no need for adaptation time, no matter how much dragon blood is injected into his body, no matter how much gas is emitted into the space that encloses him, he still sleeps peacefully like this, without any mutation!
No...Su Yun's body had mutated a long time ago. Perhaps this was the sequelae of his first attempt. Su Yun's eyes turned silver.
Edelman looked at the silver eyes that passed by him with fascination. There seemed to be a power in those eyes that could drive people crazy, and they were also like a vortex that sucked people's rationality.
It’s so beautiful…
At this moment, Edelman suddenly felt a little regretful. He was unwilling to sacrifice Su Yun to God. He wanted this person to stay with him.
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This person is probably crazy.
Su Yun looked at the crazy man in front of him indifferently, frowned slightly, and asked tentatively: "Can you let me go?"
Su Yun's request was soon met. Edelman seemed very sure that he could not escape from here. He loosened Su Yun's restraints, but Su Yun could not stand up for a while.
No one knew what the formula of the anesthesia was, but he was still weak in his limbs. Su Yun asked again, "What day is it today?"
"You've been in a coma for five days." Edelman's voice was very gentle. He looked at Su Yun like the most infatuated person looking at his partner. "Are you hungry?"
Su Yun didn't feel hungry. He guessed that he had been injected with nutrients while he was unconscious, so he said casually, "Yeah."
Edelman immediately looked apologetic: "This is my negligence. I will prepare dinner for you right away."
Dinner? Is it evening already?
Su Yun turned his head away. He no longer looked at Adelman, but only observed the furnishings around the space.
The surroundings were very simple with tables, chairs, beds and quilts. The walls glowed with a unique cold metallic light. There were very bright lights hanging on the ceiling. The huge hatch was like another wall, and directly behind Su Yun was a whole wall of single-sided glass - this could only remind Su Yun of the observation window of the laboratory.
This is a room without any privacy.
Su Yun's clothes had also been changed into a pure white robe, very similar to Adelman's clothes, but his robe was black.
Although Edelman had said that he would prepare food for him, he did not leave the enclosed space. He was still half-kneeling in front of Su Yun's wheelchair, looking at his face as if he would never get tired of it.
About five minutes later, a green light suddenly came on in a small window on the wall. Edelman reluctantly got up, took out a box from the window, set up a small table in front of the wheelchair, and put the tableware in place.
The tall man now looked polite, just like the best waiter in the restaurant serving dinner to the guests: "Sorry to have kept you waiting - the main course is made of camel meat and chickpeas. I'm sorry that wine is not allowed here, but our rabbit meat and mallow soup may make up for it. There is cardamom in the dessert today. I hope you like it."
Su Yun didn't want to answer him. The food in front of him exuded an alluring aroma, but no matter how attractive the meat pie or soup was, he only caught a scent in his nose.
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It was the fragrance of roses, and that familiar smell.
The author has something to say: The code name Ottoman was chosen randomly, but it does come from Ottoman Turkey. Because I checked the information and recently finished watching Crusades, I am watching Ottoman.
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By the way, the new work "Golden Birdcage" by Mr. Shinohara, the author of "The Sky is Red River Bank", was updated in April and has been serialized so far. If you follow the series, please note that it is about the Ottoman harem. It is really fun to read it when it is connected with historical facts. It made me laugh to death.
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The prototype of this church is the Ksitigarbha mythology, so the gods in it are all described by human terms such as "he" or "it", rather than the "Him" with a strong Christian or Shinto flavor.
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Muah!
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