Chapter 143: Do We Want to Kill Our God?
Oliver sat by the window, watching the sun slowly climb up the sky of the city, gradually waking up the silent Lyra.
The door behind him was pushed open, and Hogni walked in and saluted Oliver.
"Your Excellency the Bishop," Hogen said respectfully, "Everything is ready, and the representatives of the staff are beginning to enter."
Oliver's gaze slowly shifted from the sun in the sky to the Lyra in front of him.
He could see that countless people were rushing towards the Tower of Babel.
Attracted by the national assembly, they were like blood rushing into the heart, or like ants returning to the queen, so spectacular and yet so orderly.
"How beautiful," said Oliver, chuckling, "Isn't it, Hogni?"
"Of course, Your Excellency," Hogen said, "and it will be even more beautiful after today."
Oliver smiled again and then slowly stood up.
"Yeah, it's about time."
Upon seeing this, Hogni immediately stepped forward and put on Oliver the robe that had been prepared long ago, which symbolized the noble status of the Bishop of Babel. Oliver did not move at all, but just stood there quietly.
After changing clothes, Hogni took two steps back and then saluted Oliver in a more respectful and humble manner.
"Please open up the future of Lyra with your own hands, Your Holiness."
There are still two hours until the National Assembly begins.
…
"You know what? My father is an excellent worker. He can go to the Tower to have a meeting with Bishop Oliver today!"
"So what? My dad can do it too!"
"I can do it, too!"
On the cog train, Ju lowered the brim of his hat, as if that way he would be able to stop hearing the chattering of the children.
But this was of no use, because everyone in the gear car was talking about the upcoming national conference.
The children were comparing whether their adults were qualified to directly participate in the National Assembly, while the adults were more concerned about the content of the National Assembly.
"When was the last general assembly?"
"It was about a hundred years ago. I think it was about a cog train."
"I see. What about this time? A new cog train?"
"Bishop Oliver is talking about a new future."
"A new future?"
"Yeah... I hope nothing goes wrong. I heard that the wanted criminal hasn't been caught yet."
“Tsk.”
As Ju listened, he wrapped the clothes tightly around him calmly.
If anyone had noticed her, they would have noticed that the clothes on this malnourished little girl were a little too big, so that she had to hold the collar tightly to prevent people from seeing her entire body directly through her collar.
And if you get closer to her, you will definitely hear the crisp sound of metal collision, which is completely different from the noise of the gear train.
But no one noticed her.
Rather than a malnourished little girl, people are more concerned about the once-in-a-century national convention.
Ju raised her head, and the huge tower that seemed to connect the sky and the earth was gradually enlarging in her small pupils.
There is still one hour and thirty minutes left until the National Assembly.
…
Standing in front of the branch tower in the third district, Ina took a deep breath and gradually relaxed her slightly nervous mood.
"How's it going, is everyone in place?"
Ina asked the Devil Knight beside her.
"Yes, deputy captain, everyone is in place." The Devil Knight saluted Ina, and then said hesitantly, "But, do we really have to do this, deputy captain?"
Ina glanced at the devil knight and said, "Have you forgotten what the order is?"
"No, of course not!" The Devil Knight replied solemnly, "After receiving the order, they immediately controlled the various towers and the skeleton troops under them, and then followed the next order... But, is this really not rebellion?"
"We received an order from Bishop Oliver, and you got a warrant from me and Yuri." Ina tried to keep her tone as calm as possible. "If there is a problem, it is Captain Yuri and I's fault. What are you worried about?"
"That's not my problem, it's just... no, I don't have a problem anymore." The Devil Knight replied, "We will follow your orders completely."
Ina nodded slightly, and then turned her gaze to the third district tower not far away.
She knew that this was an extremely risky gamble.
She and Yuri forged the order from above, forcing the devil troops not to leave the fifth district to leave the district, and prepared to control the nodes of each sub-tower as soon as the National Assembly started to prevent accidents.
If she fails, both she and Yuri will be branded as rebels and suffer the same fate as Eve.
...same as the Evening Star back then?
I don’t know why, but when I thought of this, Ina’s originally uneasy mood suddenly calmed down.
"Brother..." she murmured softly.
"What did you say?" The Devil Knight on the side didn't hear clearly.
"What I'm saying is..." Ina restrained her emotions, then turned around and looked at the more than ten fully armed devil knights behind her, "Pay attention to the time."
"Yes, deputy captain!" The devil knight answered while looking at his pocket watch, "There is still... one hour."
…
"Where are Fred and the others?" Chalmers frowned. "Where are Desi and Mooney? Where did they go?"
At the gate of the Tower of Babel, Chalmers, who was in charge of the Tenth Squad of the Skeleton Corps, looked at the incomplete Tenth Squad and couldn't help but ask questions.
After Kud's death, he naturally took over the position of captain.
Although he really didn't want to become the captain in this way, but... there was no other way.
After becoming the team leader, he only carried out two missions, one was to hunt down Jellal, and the other was now.
After being injured by Gerard that day, it took Chalmers a long time to cheer himself up, and he finally made up his mind to protect the team no matter what.
But what he didn't expect was that after returning from his injury, he found that the team had become even more incomplete, and several people were missing.
"What's going on?" Chalmers asked.
"It seems that the three of them were transferred away by their superiors." The subordinate replied.
"Transferred? When did it happen?" Chalmers frowned even deeper. "Why didn't I receive any orders?"
"It was just two days ago. It seems that it was a direct warrant from Bishop Oliver. Because the three of them were the least injured, they were chosen."
"Transferred away by Bishop Oliver's direct warrant?"
For some reason, this answer made Chalmers feel vaguely uneasy. He wanted to go to Minister Finley and ask for clarification right away.
However, the National Assembly was about to begin, and those representatives with authority had already begun to enter the venue one after another. Outside was full of people waiting for the results. The security staff was already insufficient, and it was even more impossible for him to leave at this time. So he could only hold his temper and planned to ask for clarification after it was over.
At this time, a subordinate came to report: "Captain, someone is looking for you."
"At this time?" Chalmers frowned, "Who?"
"Captain Cooder's father."
Chalmers' body stiffened, and then he slowly turned his head and looked at the other person: "Who are you talking about?"
"Captain Kud's father is over there." The subordinate pointed to the back and then said hesitantly, "He doesn't seem to know about Captain Kud's affairs yet. What do you think..."
Chalmers was silent for a while, then looked at the pocket watch in his hand.
There is still half an hour until the start of the National Assembly.
"Give me five minutes."
…
Yuri, with a team of fully armed devil soldiers, pushed open the door of a warehouse under the Tower of Babel, and then saw several people lying in a pool of blood at a glance, and his pupils condensed slightly.
Because these skeleton knights all look exactly like the two "monsters" that were killed last night.
The only person standing in this warehouse was Gerard.
Behind Jellal was the Purification Source Crystal that was lost last night and was currently emitting a faint glow.
When they saw Jellal, the Devil Knights behind Yuri were slightly agitated. Although Yuri had already given them a heads-up, the scene still made them feel uneasy.
Yuri ignored him and walked quickly forward to stand in front of Jellal.
"Sure enough, they stole it." Yuri asked as he looked around, "But how did you find this place?"
Gerard didn't say it clearly, but just shook his head: "I naturally have my own way."
Yuri looked closely at Jellal's face and said, "You look bad."
Gerard did not answer immediately. Instead, he slowly bent down and turned over the corpse closest to him, allowing Yuri to see the blood-stained armband under him - "Fred of the 10th Skeleton Squad".
Yuri understood: "Are these Skeleton Knights?"
Gerard said, "Hmm," "It seems that those from last night were also true."
"Why is this happening?"
"The methods of the new god," Gerard said softly, "His way of intervening in reality has become increasingly radical."
While Jellal was speaking, Yuri's eyes also glanced at Jellal's shoulder. He was also still wearing the Skeleton Corps uniform, and the armband on it was also - "Skeleton Squad 10 Jellal".
Yuri understood everything. He patted Gerald on the shoulder and said, "Everything will end today."
Gerard didn't say much, just asked: "Did you bring the things?"
Yuri nodded and gestured to the Devil Knights behind him, and the Devil Knights lifted up a machine that looked like a giant loudspeaker.
"This is the latest model of radiator." Yuri said, "As long as it is connected to the purification source crystal, it will be able to purify the entire conference hall and even the entire Babel Tower. At that time, everything will be over."
"Really?" Gerard nodded slightly, "Thank you."
"I'm not doing this for you, you know." Yuri responded indifferently.
Then he paused, looked at Jellal's bloodshot eyes, and knowing that the other party had not rested for a long time, he whispered.
"How about just let me go and you wait for me here?"
Gerard shook his head and said firmly, "No, I must go there myself."
Yuri didn't refuse, he just nodded: "Okay."
"time."
Yuri glanced at his pocket watch and said, "Ten minutes left."
…
The large conference hall was already full of people.
Although the people here tried hard to lower their voices when speaking, the large number of people still made the entire conference hall as noisy as a gear train.
Those who can come here to attend the meeting are undoubtedly the best in various industries in Tianqin, or employees with authority.
If Tianqin is likened to a machine, then they are the important components at each node.
And now, their attention was focused on the empty seat at the top of the conference room.
Although the person has not arrived yet, they all know who the seat belongs to.
Of course, some people are curious as to why only Bishop Oliver presided over the meeting. Logically, shouldn’t the general assembly be held by five bishops?
It seems like it was like that a hundred years ago.
Of course, this question did not bother everyone for too long, because they were more concerned about the content of the meeting.
The installation of the gear train a hundred years ago can be said to have changed the entire ecology of Tianqin, and expanded the city size of Tianqin several times.
So what about today?
What is this “new future” that Bishop Oliver is talking about?
Will it bring about new changes?
This makes countless people look forward to it.
"I have inside information. I heard that new technology will be used in this conference."
"New technology? What technology? Tell us about it!"
People kept discussing it.
Then, a dull and loud bell rang, suppressing the countless noises in an instant.
The time is coming.
This was the only thought left in people's minds. They all quieted down and looked in the same direction at the same time.
Oliver showed up.
He wore the most luxurious robe and walked across the red carpet like the Pope. He walked to the only seat amid the solemn and dignified bells, and then glanced at the hundreds of people in the conference hall.
The moment the bell stopped, the entire conference hall fell silent.
Oliver looked at everyone with a smile, then slowly raised a finger and opened his lips slightly.
"At this National Assembly, I will use a new technology." He spoke slowly, "That is..."
The next second, his voice rang out in every corner of Tianqin.
"Let everyone hear my voice."
In the conference hall, outside the Tower of Babel, in the major divisions, and in the carriages of the cog train, everyone heard Oliver's solemn voice.
After a brief silence, all of Tianqin burst into enthusiastic cheers, as if to set the city on fire.
As Lyrans, who have always been at the forefront of technological innovation, people know very well what this means.
Is this the future Bishop Oliver promised?!
Excited people have begun to think about how this technology is achieved and where it can be used in the future.
But soon, Oliver's voice sounded again: "I know everyone is happy. A brand new future is just around the corner... but it has not yet arrived completely. We are still facing a small obstacle. This is the purpose of holding this meeting."
Everyone fell silent.
Ju, who had just got off the train, looked towards the Tower of Babel.
Ina woke up the Devil Knights who were also in shock and asked them to prepare for action.
Chalmers, who had just seen off Kud's father, looked solemnly at the figures running towards the conference room and immediately shouted, "Who is it?!"
Yuri ignited the flaming sword first, and said to Jellal as he moved forward, "I'll cover you, you go straight in."
Gerard quickened his pace.
Bai Wei looked at it indifferently, his eyes passed through the Devil Knight, through the Skeleton Army, through the door, and fell on Oliver's gradually opening mouth.
“We are going to have a referendum.”
Oliver said.
"The referendum is about whether to execute the Lyra God who is hindering our development."
(End of this chapter)
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