"Great Four Pillar Gods, please listen to my orders!"
When Ash said this, Mercury Trojan's face, which looked like it was made of cement, froze for a moment.
Harvey's expression was calm, and he didn't notice anything wrong. After all, for a terrorist like him, he would use the same social language to deal with different objects, such as raped objects, corpses, and ordinary people, such as "You've become so stiff", "I will be gentle with you", "You reacted so strongly", etc. So he felt that Ash's words were very natural. Since the magician can command corpses, he can certainly command the four pillars.
Tamashi turned around and gave Ash a thumbs up.
Only Igula had very complicated feelings.
Although he often called Ash a fool, it was impossible for Ash to not know what the situation was, and yet he could still make such a mistake - it wasn't his first time to come into contact with the Four Pillars. This was like throwing food at a demon when you were delivering it to him, and it happened three times in a row. There was no other way except on purpose.
Why did he do that? Hearing such a boring question, the kid who was hiding in the darkest room of the fraudster's heart and had to sleep in the closet sneered and answered: "He wanted to deceive you."
"As long as he speaks rudely during prayer, he will earn the displeasure of the Four Pillars Gods, and then he will lose the qualification to become a sense of touch. He is different from you and Harvey. He is a flawless Sanctuary magician. He can become a legendary magician in the future, and even have the hope of becoming a demigod angel. Becoming the sense of touch of the Four Pillars Gods is a burden, a nuisance, and a curse to him."
"Do you think he doesn't know that he's the first choice? Mercury Trojan has been eyeing him since he arrived, so there's no way he can refuse. His high-sounding words of sacrifice are just to win your favor and gratitude. And now he's deliberately messing up, so you're the only candidate left, right?"
"For his own benefit, the Mercury Trojan will certainly do his best to help you become a touch. He can also escape all disasters without losing his interests, making you the price."
"He will definitely play dumb later and give a perfect excuse to say that he just made a mistake accidentally."
"He speaks selflessly, but is selfish in his heart. He lets others die, but takes the benefits for himself. He takes advantage of the situation and diverts the disaster..."
“Isn’t this the mask we’ve been wearing?”
A deep undercurrent flowed quietly in his heart, and the familiar atmosphere returned. Perhaps he had never escaped from the blood moon. For people like him, the blood moon was everywhere.
Igula looked at Ash, and Ash turned to look at them, his face full of confusion.
"I didn't mean to say that," the cult leader said blankly, "Although I do not obey the Four Pillar Gods in my heart, but... am I so righteous that I can't even lie?"
What a poor excuse, only a fool would believe it.
Igula held his forehead, sighed helplessly and shook his head.
"Fool."
Ash was also in a state of distress. He clearly didn't want to say that. Did he really slip up?
Mercury Trojan suddenly said: "...I see, that Sense of Touch has long been on guard against you competing for favor."
"ah?"
"The Eternal Calamity you met before left a little 'surprise' in the mark he left on you." Mercury Trojan said, "The moment you try to pray to the Four Pillars God, your luck will drop to the extreme. In other words, you will not be able to complete a faithful prayer. You will be distracted, feel nauseous, have random thoughts, feel sleepy... your praise will turn into insults due to various accidents."
"Although she can't see the truth like me, she also knows your value, so she wants to use this method to prevent you from being favored."
"It's a very childish method, so childish that it seems like a child's idea, but I have to say it's very practical."
Ash was shocked. "Just because I'm a little more arrogant, the Four Pillar Gods will ignore me? Aren't the Four Pillar Gods supposed to be broad-minded, not fussy about trivial matters, and not care about the disrespect of mortals, and be able to laugh off any insult?"
Isn’t this attitude a little arrogant? And you just said in the cell that the Four Pillar Gods are four lingering pyramid scheme villains... Igula and others thought.
"The Four Pillars Gods really don't care about the disrespect of mortals, but the problem is that you are not competing for a mortal position." Mercury Trojan said: "Can you allow your eyeballs to speak rudely to you? And you are not the only eyeball."
"Moreover, the Lords of Millions of Light, the Lords of Wind, Rain and Snow, and the Soul of Dreams and Freedom among the Four Pillars of God all hate this condescending tone the most. Although the Eternal Burning Heart doesn't care, it is impossible for them to respond to you because of this. If they respond to you, wouldn't they be sacrificing their dignity to satisfy you?"
"Are the Four Pillar Gods so stingy?"
"The Four Pillars are all very stingy," Mercury Trojan said. "In their teachings, there is no 'altruistic qualities' such as kindness, mercy, and forgiveness. There are only 'selfish qualities' such as courage, wisdom, and joy. In the Four Pillars, stinginess is an excellent quality. One of the teachings encourages us not to sacrifice our own feelings to fulfill the experience of others."
"What should I do?" Ash was a little anxious: "Is there any way to get more favors from the Four Pillar Gods... and their attention? Do you need me to show off my talent?"
Mercury Trojan shook his head: "There is no way. If you speak so rudely, the Four Pillars God will definitely not respond to you, unless..."
call!
The flames of the bonfire suddenly rose, and the light seemed to break free from its reins and march forward recklessly. The night retreated step by step, spitting out the street lamps, fire pans and all lighting equipment that it had just occupied.
In an instant, the camp became bright again, and the four pillar statues on the outermost perimeter glowed slightly.
“…They really dote on you.”
Ash could no longer hear Mercury's comments. Sound, light, color, airflow... everything he sensed was breaking down and reorganizing, as if what he had previously experienced was only the surface, and now he had finally wiped the dust off the glass and peeked into the truth hidden within the surface.
Puff, with an inaudible sound of falling into the water, Ash felt himself falling into the deep sea. The cold sea water irritated his skin and penetrated into his nostrils. The sour feeling spread to his eyeballs and melted his eardrums.
Bubbles. He seemed to have become a bubble.
In a trance, he saw eight.
They were arguing, fighting, and entangled. Finally, the first one died, and his body lay in a pool of blood. Then, the second one died, and his body lay on top of the first one. It didn't bleed, but a small white soul emerged from the wound under the body, and the white soul lifted up the second body...
puff.
With the sound of inaudible bubbles bursting, Ash suddenly sat up from the ground. He saw the people around him and asked, "What happened?"
"Don't ask the questions we need to ask first." Igula said, "You suddenly fell down just now, and now you suddenly woke up. You were unconscious for about ten seconds. What happened?"
"I seemed to dream that I turned into a bubble." Ash said uncertainly: "And I saw some very strange things..."
“When you become the sense of touch, not only can the Four Pillars use you to contact the world, but you can also contact the Four Pillars.” Mercury Trojan said, “But for us mortals, the Four Pillars are like giant dragons in a dark room. No matter how we try, we can only touch their insignificant side, so you will receive some incomprehensible information.”
"Yes, touch!" Ash looked at his hands: "Do I have the sense of touch now? Then what is my tactile ability? Are there any guidelines for beginners--"
Bang!
In a flash, Tamashi pressed the Mercury Horse to the ground! The ferocious Black Crow rode on the female gunner, nailed her other intact hand with a dagger, and chopped her neck with a hand axe. If he pressed down, he would see a fountain of blood!
Ash and the others wanted to say something, but when they saw the expression on Mercury Trojan's face, they immediately became serious.
Because the Mercury Horse is laughing.
This was the first smile from the heart since she appeared. It was so pure and innocent, and it made people's hair stand on end.
"Tell me," Tamashi's distorted voice was filled with hatred, "What tragedy are you planning?"
"Tamahi, you really wronged me this time." She said cheerfully, "How can the Four Pillars be chess pieces that I can manipulate? I just didn't expect that the best and most beautiful situation in my ideal would actually happen... Praise the Four Pillars."
She paused, looked at Ash and said, "The Four Pillar Gods really do love you. Even though you are so disrespectful, they are still willing to forgive you."
"But now, you are only half tactile."