"But yesterday..."
"What happened yesterday? We slept soundly. Did you complain that we were taking you to stay in a hotel like this? Oh dear, neither our Holy Son nor the Elders said anything," Eli said sarcastically.
Valcke Dodd gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with fury, but he didn't know how to speak, as it would seem as if he were the fool to believe it.
Last night, he went to the square, and with a skeptical attitude, he and a group of people with fan bands wrapped around their wrists waited for the moment when the gods would descend at dawn. But instead of the gods, a group of men and women wearing semi-transparent pink gauze dresses appeared. They were all favored by the god of fertility, and most of them were at the blessing level.
These attendants began to exert their divine power, and pink mist swirled around the crowd. He witnessed an attendant of the god of fertility kissing a woman, and then her belly swelled up. She then knelt down to thank the god for his blessing.
What wish fulfillment! His face was ashen, as if he had swallowed a fly. The people wearing pink ribbons were clearly asking the god of fertility for offspring. The god of fertility would not descend easily, so the Fertility Festival became a day for His favored ones to use their divine power to carry out His will.
Those who pray for offspring will wait here with pink ribbons.
Realizing this, he angrily burned the pink ribbon to ashes and quickly left the square.
But he still can't forget the disgusted looks from those who had given birth, and the curious and inquisitive eyes of the people looking at him!
"I misunderstood Your Highness, I apologize."
Thinking that he still needed the help of the Cult of Dawn, Valk Dodd suppressed his anger and said, word by word.
He thought that when he became the Pope of Destiny, he would definitely not support this Holy Son; he would make another Holy Son of Dawn become Pope!
"The Knight Commander must be too worried about the Church of Destiny, right? Don't worry, we will definitely eradicate the traitors!" Phil Gray smiled slightly and said decisively.
Valcke Dodd forced a smile, but for some reason felt a jolt of surprise.
"Good morning! Distinguished guests of Dawn, this is roast meat and bread that I made myself. I dare say no one in this town is a better cook than me." The bearded old man appeared at the right time, breaking the strange atmosphere at the table.
The breakfast he served was just bread and roast meat, but it was incredibly tempting. The golden bread had a crispy crust and a soft interior filled with salad dressing. The roast meat had a subtle smoky aroma and was tender and juicy. Paired with a rich, malty beer, it was a feast that everyone, who were used to indulging in delicacies at dawn, raved about.
After breakfast, they set off into the morning light.
Soaring through the sky once again, Phil Gray felt an unparalleled sense of ease and freedom.
Each flap of Pegasus's wings traces a dazzling trail in the air, as if weaving a golden dream.
As they flew across the vast ocean, the shimmering surface resembled a giant sapphire, reflecting the newly risen morning light. The waves gently surged, occasionally a few whales leaped out, their splashes falling like pearls. Now and then, flocks of seagulls flew past them, joining them through the thin, golden clouds...
Surrounded by such beautiful scenery, Phil Gray felt increasingly sleepy. He gently closed his eyes, as if enveloped in warm sunlight. Just then, he heard a majestic and aged voice: "Light the beacon of dawn, and restore the miracle of light!"
He jolted awake.
Did the Prophet of the Day just issue a quest?
Didn't he just finish his last mission not long ago? Other members of the Familiar Rest for a year or six months, so why does he have to complete missions every now and then? This time he even has a mission of destiny. It looks like he'll have to work two jobs again!
He sighed. That's the downside of having three bosses!
Moreover, this proverb is so vague and ambiguous, where will he light the beacon?
"What's wrong?" Elder Ge Lan asked softly. His Highness the Holy Son had seemed a little off just now.
Eli and Ernest looked over when they heard this.
“It’s alright, don’t worry, I just heard some divine advice,” Phil Gray said with a smile.
Elder Glen nodded approvingly, while Eli had an expression that said, "I knew it."
Ernest hesitated, wanting to ask which god's words were the proverb, but this was clearly inappropriate for the occasion.
If they heard the answer from the god of fate or the god of death, the Knight Commander of Fate in the back seat and the Elder of Dawn in the front should have turned green with rage.
Just then, they suddenly heard a rumble of thunder, and the clear sky suddenly became overcast.
"Your Highness, it looks like... it's going to rain?" Martin asked, puzzled.
No sooner had he finished speaking than another gust of wind swept in, causing the carriage to shake violently.
The thunder continued, accompanied by howling winds, which sounded extremely terrifying.
"The sun outside has suddenly been obscured by dark clouds, Your Highness, Elder, we must land temporarily," Martin shouted.
"Let's land and see if there's any land to land on." Elder Ge Lan frowned, wondering why this trip was going so badly.
Phil Gray's heart pounded. This had happened so soon after he heard the proverb, and it gave him a bad feeling.
"There seems to be a large, black island down there; that's the only place we can land," Martin shouted, his voice barely audible amidst the deafening thunder.
"Alright, let's land quickly," Elder Gelan said.
The Pegasus rushed toward the black island and landed on the ground in an instant.
"My God, it seems like I've suddenly gone blind?"
"Me too!"
"Something's wrong, there's no light on this island!"
A commotion erupted from the knights' ranks.
Phil Gray sensed something was wrong the moment he landed. Elder Glenn reacted quickly, using the power of dawn to condense the shape of a lamp and dispel the darkness before him.
“The sky here is completely covered,” Elder Gelan said, looking up at the sky.
“There’s absolutely no light.” Martin said, frowning. As chosen ones of the dawn, they felt extremely uncomfortable in this situation. “If we use our divine power, we should be able to propel the Sun Horse a short distance. Or should we leave this island first?”
"good."
The power of dawn poured into the Pegasus's body, and they spread their wings and flew into the sky, the blazing golden light seemingly tearing a hole in the blackness.
But to their despair, they found that no matter how they flew, they were always shrouded in thick blackness, as if the sky were a bottomless abyss from which they could not fly out. Yet, it did not take them long to land.
Pegasus collapsed onto the ground, exhausted, after everyone's divine power was completely depleted. They were still on the island.
"Are we going to be stuck here forever?" Valk Dodd asked anxiously. They were on their way back to the Church of Destiny, but who would have thought they'd be trapped on this island? "Elder, you are a deposed god, do you know how to resolve this?"
Elder Gelan shook his head. Just now, when he was in the black sky, he had tested it with his divine power. The power of dawn was like water dripping into a sponge, completely absorbed by the sky, and had no effect at all. He had never experienced such a situation before and did not know what to do.
Phil Gray remained calm, convinced that the current situation was definitely related to the prophecy given by the Prophet of the Day, and that he might be able to fulfill the prophecy here.
All I can do is silently pray to the god of fate, "I'll help that old man complete his task first, and then I'll help you!"
Seeing that even the elders were helpless, the group was quite disappointed.
However, they were not too panicked. After all, they had an elder of god-level power by their side, and most of them were battle-hardened knights. They were unlikely to perish on the island. They just had to be extremely vigilant about the dangers that might lurk in the darkness.
Martin led the knight squad ahead, intending to explore the island first and see what caused such a dark and inescapable sky.
Like a moving light source, they traveled across the dark island. Phil Gray discovered that no plants grew on the ground, but there were some wriggling white caterpillars in the sandy soil.
"Your Highness, footprints have been found here!" a knight exclaimed excitedly.
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