Chapter 169 Test
That night.
Lu Yi was sleeping soundly when the ringing of 857 woke him up.
He opened his eyes dazedly and asked: […What happened?]
[Something's going on at Rand! Kaka is here! Lu Yi, do you want to switch your username right now?] 857 replied quickly.
Lu Yi came to his senses after hearing this and immediately changed the view.
Ever since Lant received the iris letter, Lu Yi has instructed 857 to always keep an eye on the vest and inform him of any situation in a timely manner.
He couldn't always grasp another perspective, but this was not difficult for 857, a higher life form of the system.
Lu Yi opened his light amber eyes and woke up in Lant's body.
Callisto stood in front of his bed, her long platinum hair reflecting the moonlight.
His expression was indifferent, without any obvious emotion fluctuations, and he stood silently in front of the dim bed like a demon that sucked the blood of humans.
Even though Lu Yi was mentally prepared, his heart still skipped a beat when he suddenly opened his eyes and saw such a scene.
He quickly came to his senses and asked doubtfully, "...Your Holiness?"
When Lant's voice fell, Callisto seemed to be injected with soul again. He smiled faintly and his expression became lively.
"It's me, Rand," he said.
[What a psycho!] 857 was also startled by Callisto at first, and immediately complained, [What kind of good Pope would stand at someone's bedside in the middle of the night!]
[“Maybe Callisto thinks this will make it more mysterious…”] Lu Yi also echoed casually.
Apart from the fact that he was frightened by Callisto at the beginning, now that Lu Yi had calmed down and looked again, Callisto indeed looked elegant and mysterious in the moonlight.
The loneliness and sense of alienation that are unique to powerful people who have been in a high position for a long time blend perfectly with the moonlight, even making Callisto's light purple eyes seem pure and untainted by dust.
Lu Yi lifted the quilt, sat up, and looked at Callisto rather stiffly and nervously, playing the role of a panicked traitor vividly.
"I wonder what purpose Your Majesty has for coming here so late at night?" Lu Yi asked cautiously.
Callisto's smile grew even wider, and he asked, "Have you seen the letter I gave you?"
Lu Yi looked up and met his gaze, and was met with a deep gaze.
He couldn't determine Callisto's position, nor could he understand the emotions hidden in his eyes, so he lowered his eyes in panic, his raven-black eyelashes fluttering, and nodded very slightly.
Then Lu Yi heard Callisto's laughter.
There were two short but joyful laughs, which gave off an indescribable sexiness in the silent night.
The dim moonlight was as cool as water, and the merciful and loving Pope Callisto seemed to have taken off a mask, revealing a few gray areas that the world could not see in the sound of their lighter breathing.
But you still don't know whether there is another deeper black beneath this gray area.
"Good boy." Callisto said with a smile, "You gave me a big surprise."
Lu Yi also laughed.
But he just smiled and didn't say anything. He seemed to be at a loss, but in fact he was just watching the situation.
Callisto didn't seem to mind his silence and said with interest, "Holy Son."
"Holy Son Rant." He added Rant's name, but deliberately omitted the prefix before the Holy Son.
Lant seemed to have no idea how to face him. He changed his words again and again, and his mouth shape changed again and again. Finally, his face turned red and he stammered, "Your Majesty, if you have any instructions, just tell me directly."
"I'm a very stupid person, but no matter what you say, I will do my best."
"Stupid man?" Callisto raised his eyebrows slightly. "I think Lanter is clearly the smartest one among all the candidates."
"In some ways, maybe you're smarter than me."
Lu Yi smiled shyly, with a blush on his face that spread all the way to his ears.
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. Everyone in the entire Isaiah continent knows that you are the smartest and most powerful human being."
Callisto, the light of humanity, the perfect Pope praised by everyone.
No one knew that he was secretly connected with the dark gods.
The smile on Callisto's face faded a little, and he skipped over his words and went back to the previous sentence and said, "You just said that no matter what I want you to do, you will do your best, right?"
"Of course." Lu Yi said solemnly, "God of Light, Your Majesty has always been my idol. Whatever Your Majesty wants me to do, I will do it."
He was talking nonsense in a serious manner, but his light amber eyes were incredibly sincere, without any trace of falsehood.
Callisto did not comment. It seemed that the honorific greeting to the God of Light reminded him of something. He tilted his head slightly and repeated, "God of Light?"
"Your Highness, I am wrong."
Lu Yi's breathing stagnated. The huge pressure from Callisto was only temporary, but the oppression at that moment also made his heart beat faster.
"...Lord Iris." He said slowly, "Forgive me for still not understanding what you mean."
"No, of course you understand," said Callisto.
"You know what I want you to do, so you don't have to hide your incompetence in front of me."
"What's the meaning?"
Lu Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, and his light amber eyes, which were always warm and bright, reflected a dangerous and aggressive light.
Callisto stretched out his hand and pressed it on his shoulder, and the warm magic power flowed through his palm into Lu Yi's body.
"Don't be nervous, I come here with good intentions."
Lu Yi pursed his lips and said softly: "...but I didn't feel your kindness from the beginning."
"I'm just, a little scared."
He is doing this openly and aboveboard, why is he hiding anything?
"I'm sorry. It's my fault." Callisto quickly admitted his mistake and followed his words, "But I did come to talk to you with full sincerity and goodwill. Perhaps our experiences and pasts are different, which leads to different thinking and caused the current misunderstanding and difference in feelings."
Callisto's attitude was so good that Lu Yi followed suit and said repeatedly: "Actually, that's not what I meant."
He said sincerely again: "I'm just a little scared..."
What this means is that you, Callisto, are too fierce and not considerate enough!
"But I still say what I said just now. Whether it is His Holiness the Pope or Lady Iris, Callisto is Lant's idol. No matter what you want me to do, I will definitely do it." Lu Yi emphasized again.
Lu Yi said it three times to express his true feelings, vowing to maintain his position as Callisto's number one fanboy.
And Callisto didn't know whether he believed it or not, but at least after a long discussion, he finally got to the point.
"I came here just to confirm one thing." said Callisto.
Lu Yi was relieved and came!
"You say."
"Many years ago, before I became pope, I also encountered an outbreak of the Black Death, which was even more serious than the current situation."
Callisto said slowly, his eyes looking into the distance outside the window, as if he was lost in a long-lost memory.
"I have read that history in a book before." Lu Yi said, "It was you, Your Majesty, who brought the fallen city-state back to light."
Callisto shook his head and said in an almost indifferent voice: "Some deaths could have been avoided, but I was not strong enough at that time."
Lu Yi was shocked and immediately linked the Black Death that happened decades ago with the current Black Death.
When he first learned that the Black Death was caused by Mios, he put the two things together and made some speculations.
Lu Yi was unwilling to admit it, but deep down he really didn't want to see that this matter was related to Callisto.
A gentleman judges by deeds, not by heart.
Even when he knew that Callisto was "Iris", he never questioned the identity of His Holiness Pope Callisto.
The reason is simple. Since taking office, Pope Callisto has been making contributions to the Holy See and even other human beings on the continent of Isaiah.
From coordinating some of the empire's excessive taxation to providing porridge and preaching when the harvest was poor, his achievements are undeniable and cannot be easily erased.
At this time, when Lu Yi heard Callisto admit in person that his previous guess had come true, he felt extremely complicated.
Of all people, he was the least in a position to blame Callisto.
Because he did something similar.
Even if Lu Yi had not known about it before, even if the evil gods had arranged all the plots for him, even if he tried his best to remedy the situation in time after knowing the truth...
But in the final analysis, everything started because of him.
——It was even dubbed a “gift from the gods.”
"...You tried your best at the beginning." Lu Yi whispered, "You shouldn't be blamed for this."
"Thank you for your comfort, Rand."
"I thought I had gotten over it a long time ago," said Callisto, "but when history repeated itself, I realized that I could never forget those things from beginning to end."
Callisto spoke extremely calmly about his inability to let go. He looked at Lant, and it seemed as if he was looking at his former self.
"You're doing much better than I did back then."
"...But as you said, some deaths could have been avoided." Lu Yi whispered.
"No, I know, Rand." Callisto said softly, "You took action in advance, didn't you? You have saved many people. I know the pressure you are under."
Because he had had the same past, he could empathize with all the pressure and struggle that Lu Yi could not express.
"You have done a great job. You stopped the spread of the Black Death in time, bravely stepped forward and saved more victims. You deserve all the praises. You don't need to feel guilty or stressed or uncomfortable about it."
"Your Majesty..."
There was a gleam of crystal light in Lant's light amber eyes. He raised his head and looked deeply at Callisto.
At this moment, all his grievances burst out like a flood, as if he had found someone worthy of reliance and a fellow traveler. He no longer had to walk the road alone, and the softness inside him was carefully revealed like the white meat of a pearl oyster.
There was a feeling of joy and pain in Callisto's violet eyes.
[Lu Yi...] 857 said worriedly. [Are you okay?]
[“Don’t make any noise. I’m brewing something.”]
857 instantly said indifferently: [Oh.]
Callisto took two steps closer, stood in front of him, reached out his hand and gently stroked Lant's head.
Lu Yi followed his movements and leaned his head into his arms, his tears running down his cheeks and wetting Callisto's clothes.
"It's okay." Callisto whispered, "This will all pass."
"Everything will be alright, I promise you."
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The next day.
Bai was very excited to take them to see the cocoa trees early in the morning.
"Hurry up! If we move quickly enough, we can pick the fruits in the morning and enjoy delicious freshly baked cocoa desserts in the evening!"
Saman stood beside him quite enthusiastically, while Lu Yi followed behind them rather listlessly.
Seeing that Lu Yi didn't catch up in time, Bai slowed down and asked with concern: "Lu Yi, what's wrong with you? You don't look very energetic. Didn't you get enough rest last night?"
His face looked rosy, but he didn't look very energetic at all. It was really strange. Could this be a human disease? Bai thought in confusion.
Lu Yi shook his head and responded casually: "It's okay, maybe it's my first time in the elf tribe, and I was too excited last night..."
His body was well rested, but his mind was exhausted.
I was called up by 857 to work overtime in the middle of last night. I argued with Callisto for most of the night, but in the end, this guy didn't tell me any key information.
I don't know whether to say that Callisto is too cautious or too timid.
Since Callisto didn't say anything on his own initiative, he didn't want to ask him any more. He could only look on with a bitter face and almost broke his teeth.
Lu Yi thought, if he also had a malice value or a favorability value, then Calixto's values must have been on a roller coaster last night.
It's not even worth a bleed for disturbing his sleep, but Callisto gets all the benefits for himself.
He cooperated with the performance in vain.
"Is that so? Haha! I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't told me! It turns out that Lu Yi, you were so excited that you couldn't sleep well..." Bai didn't think much about it and just laughed along with his words.
On the other side, Saman raised his eyebrows and mouthed to Lu Yi: Just talk nonsense.
If Lu Yi can't sleep well because of this kind of thing, Katelila's sun will rise from the west!
Everyone in Braceside knows that the first-grade leader Lu Yi Klein is a recognized player with a big heart.
Nervous? Joke.
For Lu Yi Klein, being nervous is absolutely impossible. He will only become stronger when facing stronger opponents.
Such nonsense can only fool the little white elf who doesn't know Lu Yi well enough.
Lu Yi simply ignored Saman's teasing and said to Bai, "Let's go, let's go. How long will it take to get to the cocoa tree?"
Bai looked ahead and replied, "Soon, ten minutes at most!"
The three of them soon arrived at an area in Baikou that was planted with cocoa trees.
Most of the various types of cocoa trees on the Isaiah continent were between four and seven meters tall, but the cocoa trees in front of them seemed to have been cast with magic to grow larger. They were more than ten meters tall, and one could not see the top when looking up.
Saman walked around the nearest cocoa tree, looking at it and making "tsk tsk tsk" sounds of admiration.
Even Lu Yi, who was originally not interested in this, couldn't help but become interested.
"How do I pick this? Can I use magic?" asked Saman.
Bai replied, "No, the trees in the Elf Forest are alive. If you want to get the flowers and fruits they bear, you must get their permission in advance, otherwise you can't pick the fruits at all. Sometimes you may only be able to pick enough fruits for one pocket in a whole day, so I called you out so early."
"I see." Hearing this, Saman's interest grew. "These trees are really interesting. Can I try to pick the fruit? How do I do it?"
"It's very simple. Just put one hand on the trunk of the tree and say what you want to say to the tree, and the tree will give you fruit."
"Of course, you won't necessarily get the fruit if you ask for it," Bai explained.
"It's okay, I'll try." Saman said indifferently.
"Lu Yi, do you want to try it too?" Bai asked.
"Let Saman try it first, I'm not in a hurry." Lu Yi replied.
"Well, let me demonstrate it to you first!" Bai Dao said.
"Just like me..."
He slowly walked to an arm's length away from the cocoa tree, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and stretched out his hand and placed it on the trunk of the cocoa tree.
Bai's lips did not move, but he was chanting frantically in his heart: Please, my tree god, you are my god, my only tree god, Lu Yi is watching you, and seeing how well I take care of you, I will prepare the freshest feed and the top dew for you. Please give me some cocoa nuts, more.
Feeling the expectant gazes of the two, Bai withdrew his hand and opened his eyes pretending to be calm.
The next second, a plump cocoa fruit fell from right above Bai and hit him on the head. After making Bai scream in pain, the fruit rolled alone to the ground.
Bai stared at the pitiful cocoa fruit with a dull expression.
Oh, that's not right.
The one who is pitiful is not the cocoa fruit, but him!
The author has something to say:
Note that Kaka deliberately beautified himself! He was not wronged at all by the Black Death
I have been on IV drip for the past two or three days, so the update is a little late at night. I'll just post my love for my little baby. Sorry for the long wait.
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