Chapter 298 Helvinia's Decision
"Sister Nia, you are here again."
The red-haired, black-eyed girl withdrew her gaze from the majestic Sword of Order and turned to look at the little girl who was skipping towards her.
"Good afternoon, Orange." Hevinia greeted seriously.
"Hey, no need to be so formal." Ju waved her hand. The little girl who was once a little autistic has been reborn like the city under her feet. Her eyes that were once lifeless are now full of agility and vitality. "I knew you were here. You are obviously not a Lyran, but you care so much about the Sword of Order. Can you tell me why?"
Helvinia hesitated.
Indeed, after her injuries were almost healed, she often went to the Sword of Order and stayed there for a long time. But she didn't have any special thoughts, she just felt weird and curious.
She could feel that the current Sword of Order was the former God of Lyra, and the body of the God stood on this land in the form of a sword. This was unimaginable for Helvinia. After all, when she was in Holy Sound, she was willing to risk her life to drive the Lord of Holy Sound away from that land.
In her opinion, gods and mortals cannot coexist and are enemies to the death.
But in today's Tianqin, under the Sword of Order that symbolizes theocracy, the scene is completely different from what she imagined.
During the time she was recovering from her injuries, she saw with her own eyes how the Lyrans rebuilt the shattered city step by step from the ruins. Although it was far from the mechanical city that was once famous in the world, the vitality and hope of the Lyrans were something Hevinia had never felt in Holy Sound.
All of this was accomplished under the Sword of Order, but in Hevinia's cognition, "vitality" and "hope" are inherently contrary to the gods.
That's why Hevinia kept coming under the Sword of Order, observing "Him" carefully, wanting to see how the current Lyra was different from the Holy Sound.
After all, apart from Visas, she is probably the only one in this world who has had close contact with both the God of Lyra and the Lord of Holy Sound, so no one is more suitable to make an evaluation than her.
It's just that the current condition of the God of Lyra is not good. Most of the time, He gives Hevinia the feeling that He is sleeping. Only very rarely will He open his eyes and observe this land. And only in that brief moment can Hevinia catch His breath.
However, this aura was not like that of the former Lord of Holy Sound, who was powerful, majestic, and suffocating. Instead, it was like that of an old father who was both serious and kind. His gaze, which was directed towards the world, was filled with severity and kindness.
But do gods really love the world?
Hevinia didn't know if it was her illusion, so she kept coming here and observing.
But it was not easy for her to tell Ju about these things. After all, Shengyin was still chasing her, and it was not a good thing for a child to know too much about her.
"Hey, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me." Ju saw Hevinia's hesitation and waved his hand sympathetically, "I was just asking casually. Sister Ina asked me to come to you. It seems like there is something important."
"Miss Ina?" Hevinia perked up a little, "Okay, I'll go back right away."
Ina is Tachibana's guardian and one of Lyra's high-ranking officials, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to shelter her from Shengyin's pursuit, and she has been taking care of Hevinia during this time.
Although Hevinia knew that Bai Wei had handed her over to Ina, Ina did not know Bai Wei's existence. After spending some time together, Hevinia also learned that Ina had a great father, a hero who died in the war of gods - Gerard.
Based on Ina's story, Hevinia roughly guessed that Gerard was Bai Wei's partner before her.
So in a way, Jellal is her predecessor.
It’s a pity that she no longer has a way to say hello to this special senior.
Helvinia sighed inwardly.
The Sword of Order behind her was like a silent old man, quietly watching the two girls walk further and further away.
Although there was something important, Ju, who was leading the way, still walked leisurely and was not in a hurry. At the same time, he asked Hevinia about the Holy Sound with great interest. For Ju, who grew up in the Mechanical City, the magic of musical notes was so tempting that she felt that the seven musical notes on Hevinia's body were like works of art and she would reach out to touch them from time to time.
As long as the information was not too dangerous, Hevinia was willing to tell Tachibana any information she wanted, so she answered Tachibana's questions while observing both sides of the road.
Two months have passed since the divine disaster that shocked the world. The Lyrans are still rebuilding their city, which is not easy because they used to be half human and half machine. After the divine disaster, most of the machines could not be used, making them disabled instantly. So they had to dig out the machines that could still be used from the ruins, and for those that could not be used, they could only use some very primitive technology. So you can often see those complex machines driven by sticks and stones, which is primitive and fashionable, and very interesting to watch.
Soon, they finally returned to the house and Ina was already waiting for them.
Because she had not overused her mechanical prostheses in the past, Ina was now one of the few healthy people in Lyra. This kept her busy most of the time, and Hevinia hadn't seen her for quite a few days.
"Ms. Nia." Ina's eyes were still a little tired, as if she had just finished work not long ago. "How is your health?"
"It's no longer a problem."
Although it took a long time, with the dual blessing of bones and seven notes, Hevinia's body was almost recovered. From now on, as long as she didn't use the power of the seven notes at the same time, there would be no major problems with her body.
"Is that so?" Ina was also very relieved. After all, when she was first brought back, Hevinia had already half of her body in hell, and all of Tianqin's healing methods were ineffective. She could only hope that she would heal herself. Fortunately, she recovered. "It's great that she can recover."
"If it weren't for you, I would be dead now." Hevinia thanked them very sincerely.
"Haha, there's no need to be polite." Ina waved her hand and said, "I came to you today to ask about your future plans."
"What are your plans for the future?"
"Yes." Ina nodded. "I didn't ask you when you were recovering from your injuries, but now that you've recovered, I should formally ask you if you are willing to stay in Tianqin?"
Hevinia blinked, but before she could say anything, Ju started yelling, "Of course, where else would Sister Nia go if she doesn't stay in Lyra?"
"Okay, okay, be quiet first." Ina pinched Ju's face, then smiled and said to Hevinia, "I'm not rushing you to make a decision. I just think it's nice to have a formal identity. If you are willing to treat this place as your second home, I will help you get an identity certificate tomorrow. By then, you will be a real Lyran. As long as you cover up the musical notes, the Shengyin people won't be able to find you, and you can start a new life here."
A new life?
Hevinia was naturally moved.
During the half month of recuperation, she had no way to do much in the city, such as work, because she had no identity card. So before, she was not so much living in Tianqin as watching the lives of the Tianqin people as a bystander.
And now Ina is going to give her an identity certificate and let her become a Lyran, so that she can truly live with Ina and Ju and start a new life.
Hevinia didn't hate this city full of vitality and vigor. She was even looking forward to it.
but……
Somehow, Helvinia always felt that Ina had something else to say.
So she looked at Ina, and Ina seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, but did not answer immediately. Instead, she pinched Ju's face and said, "Okay, you go out first. Miss Nia and I have something to talk about."
"Is there something you have to hide from me?"
Ju was a little dissatisfied, but he also knew the importance of the matter, so he said to Hevinia, "You must stay," and then left the room.
When only herself and Hevinia were left in the room, Ina gently rubbed her temples and said with a little emotion: "Your premonition is really strong, Miss Hevinia."
"What's the matter?" Helvinia asked. "What's the matter with me?"
"I don't know if it has anything to do with you... Don't worry, it's not someone from Shengyin who came here." Ina said softly, "It's someone from another church. I don't know if you have heard of the wildfire."
"That secret cult?"
"Yes." Ina nodded, "There was a wildfire incident."
"What is it?"
"Their god is dead."
Helvinia's mouth dropped open.
Then Ina told Hevinia about what happened with Wildfire. Although Lyra was still in a difficult period of reconstruction, the intelligence department had already been rebuilt. After all, they had to guard against other churches having bad intentions during this special period. So although they got the intelligence about Wildfire later than Rhine, it was at least comprehensive.
After hearing the news about Wildfire, Hevinia's first reaction was that it was Bai Wei who killed Wildfire.
After all, apart from Visas, no one else in this world can do such a thing.
Although Ina didn't know about Bai Wei's existence, she knew that there must be a force driving this, just like Shengyin and Tianqin, so she told Hevinia about this.
"There is another thing that happened at the same time." Ina said, "There is news from the Land of Contract that the Rhine Religion has sent an invitation to all churches."
"Contract Land?" Hevinia was a little confused. "What is this place?"
Ina said softly, "This is a mysterious organization that exists outside the system of the eight major churches. I have only just learned of its existence. They are supported by the eight major churches - yes, even the secret religion is no exception. However, they never set foot in the secular world and are even strictly prohibited from entering the world."
"Then what is the meaning of their existence?" The moment Hevinia asked this question, she had the answer in her heart.
"Visas." Ina answered briefly.
……really.
Helvinia pursed her lips tightly.
And Hevinia's expression also made Ina realize that Hevinia was indeed related to Visas.
Of course, the most she could think of was that Hevinia was related to someone who held Visas' body parts, but she would never have thought that she was related to Visas himself.
"Then what is the specific purpose of Rhine's invitation?" Hevinia asked.
"I don't know yet." Ina shook her head. "You won't know until you go there, and you have to go. Because the 'contract' of the Land of Contract was not signed by mortals, but by gods, so the gods' believers must abide by the gods' contract. So whether it is Tianqin, which is being rebuilt, or Shengyin, which is still in turmoil, they need to send representatives, not to mention the secret sects. Except for Wildfire, whose god has clearly died, all seven major churches need to participate. This is the rule, but it is also the only time in a thousand years."
The only gathering in a thousand years...
Apart from Bai Wei, Hevinia couldn't think of anyone else who could be treated like this by the major churches.
Has his whereabouts been discovered? Or has he fallen into Rhine's hands?
If it was Bai Wei, no one should be able to do anything to him, right? Hevinia couldn't imagine that anyone could defeat Bai Wei.
but……
Helvinia looked down at her hands.
The seven notes and the bones, these two weapons that should have been in Bai Wei's hands, are now in her hands, just to save her life.
Thinking of this, Hevinia knew what she had to choose, so she looked up at Ina and said softly, "I'm sorry, Miss Ina, I'm afraid I can't stay here."
Ina didn't seem surprised by Helvinia's choice, but she still asked, "Can you tell me what you are going to do?"
"I..." Helvinia bit her lower lip.
"Hmm...it seems that we can't tell." Ina said softly, "Just like him at that time."
"he?"
"Well, my father." Ina said, "I always knew he had a secret. He promised me that he would tell me everything after everything was over, but unfortunately I didn't know what the secret was until the end."
Looking at Ina's eyes full of loneliness, Hevinia felt even more guilty: "I'm sorry, Miss Ina, but I..."
"I know, you don't have to say it." Ina smiled and stopped Hevinia from apologizing, "You just need to know what you are doing."
"I know. Miss Ina, I am very grateful to you and Ju. You are like family to me, and I really want to live with you." Hevinia said seriously, word by word, "But I owe a life to someone. He may be in danger now, or he may not be. But no matter what, I can't pretend that nothing happened and live with this life with a clear conscience."
Hevinia's words made Ina's pupils narrow slightly, and then she couldn't help but say softly: "If I had the same determination as you at that time, I wouldn't have missed seeing my father for the last time."
"…Ms. Ina?"
"Ah, nothing." Ina rubbed her slightly red eyes, and then said with a smile, "Go ahead, Ju and I will support you, and we will also wait for you to come back."
Hevinia bowed solemnly to Ina, and then she belatedly realized something: "Speaking of which, isn't the contracted land a secret? Is it really okay to tell me directly like this?"
"Of course not."
Ina raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and her eyes passed through Hevinia and fell on the sword standing on the Lyra Earth.
"Because this is the guidance of the Sword of Order."
Some people asked why I still use this name even though Hevinia has changed back. It's because I spent a lot of time thinking about this name, so I wanted to use it more often.
(End of this chapter)
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