Chapter 73 Your Friend?
Lyra.
It is the name of God, a synonym for the church, and the most magnificent city in the world, bar none.
The Tower of Babel that seems to be able to connect heaven and earth is the best proof. It does not seem like a product that can be made by human power in this era... Of course, it is indeed not man-made. It was made by Lyra, or in other words, the entire Lyra City is a symbol of the power of that god.
The carriage slowly stopped at the edge of the city, and the members of the "Skeleton" troop, the city guards who had been waiting there, greeted them with smiles after seeing Kud and Chalmers on the carriage.
"Hey, Kud, you're finally back."
"Chalmers, how does the carriage feel?"
Kud responded with a smile, while Chalmers grumbled, "Don't mention it. I've been riding in a carriage for more than a month, and my gears are almost falling off. Why are there such backward tools in this world? When will we be able to lay tracks for gear cars all over the world?"
"Then there can only be one city, Lyra, in this world." The knight shrugged and said with a smile.
Since horse-drawn carriages were not allowed to enter the city, the "Skeleton" troops sent people in advance to pick up the horses and take them to a special breeding place outside the city.
It was obvious that they had a good relationship, so much so that they started chatting enthusiastically as soon as they met, laughing and joking with each other.
Until someone asked, "Kud, how did you complete your mission?"
Before Kud could answer, a creaking sound of metal friction came from behind him, as if it was an ancient machine that had long been out of date and covered with rust, but was still running.
The originally lively team suddenly became quiet.
They turned their heads at the same time and stared blankly at the thick and familiar figure walking from the back of the team.
It was Gerard.
He was still carrying the huge chainsaw sword on his back, with no expression on his face. As he walked, his half mechanical leg kept making the "creaking" sound mentioned earlier.
He stopped a few meters away from Kude, glanced at Kude, and asked, "Can we disband now?"
Coode nodded.
So Gerard continued to move forward and walked straight into the city without saying a word to the other members of the "Skeleton" troops.
After Gerard's figure completely disappeared from everyone's sight, Kud turned to look at the knight who had just asked him whether the mission was successful, and said, "If it was a mission to the Rhine, then it was indeed successful."
The knight was slightly stunned, then shrugged: "Haha, you have a sense of humor."
The two captains broke the silence, and the originally quiet team immediately became noisy again, but the topic turned to Gerard.
"Is he that difficult?"
“It’s really difficult.”
"Tsk, so why doesn't he just die?" A knight whispered, "Why would he want to live after doing something like that?"
"Does he think he is still the Knight of Evening Star he once was?"
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"It seems that you don't have a very good reputation among your colleagues." Bai Wei's teasing voice rang in Gerald's mind, "They don't want you to resign, they want you to die."
Gerard said nothing, but walked silently on the streets of Lyra.
Bai Wei didn't care. After a few days of rest, he had fully recovered and was looking at his favorite city in the game with great interest.
If the Rhine is still the most traditional sword and magic, the style of Lyra is more medieval, and it is a steampunk version of the Middle Ages. There are gear cars throughout the city, mechanical props that complement magic, and even most of the residents have prosthetic limbs. Their prosthetic limbs look brand new and exquisite, which are more advanced than the mechanical leg on Gerard's leg, which needs to be oiled after walking for a long time, otherwise it will make a constant "squeaking" sound.
After entering the city, Gerard did not wander around, but walked to the nearest gear train station, bought a ticket, and got on the gear train.
Then he found a seat in the corner and sat down.
This is the initial platform closest to the edge of the city. Since the residents of Tianqin seldom leave the city, there are few people at the initial platform. But as the gear car started and gradually went deeper into this special metal city, more and more people got on the car.
Tianqin is the largest and most populous city in the world.
Because the entire Lyra Church only has this one city, and all the Lyra believers live in this city.
The people on the gear car were chatting enthusiastically.
"Wow, is this your new prosthetic hand? That's pretty impressive."
"Yeah, the latest one came out last month."
"That's great. I want to get a new one too."
"Didn't you change that half a year ago?"
"Isn't that just an old thing?"
The people who were chatting hardly noticed Gerard in the corner. Occasionally, those who noticed him couldn't help but frown when they found the rusty metal parts on Gerard's body, as if they saw something disgusting, and they all kept a certain distance from him.
Bai Wei was very satisfied with this, because it allowed him to better see the Tower of Babel outside the gear car.
There are countless energy ropes connected to the Tower of Babel. These energy ropes spread to every corner of the city like spider webs, providing special energy for the city.
This is also the most direct reason why Tianqin seems so developed, but can only maintain its power in this city.
Everything they do revolves around that tower.
That is the heart of this city and also the faith of this city.
Bai Wei stared at the tall tower, his star-like pupils moving slightly, and a picture different from reality came into his eyes.
He saw the tower burning under the dim sky, and the fire seemed to set the world on fire.
"interesting."
Bai Wei said with a chuckle.
"bite".
Three hours later, the gear train stopped at the terminal. At this moment, there were no other passengers in the carriage except Gerard.
Gerald stood up and got out of the car.
He came to the edge of the city again.
The scenery here is completely different. There are no dazzling array of mechanical equipment, no residents talking loudly about prosthetics, but only a muddy path that seems to lead to the end of the world.
This huge contrast is like changing the map.
But Bai Wei knew that this was also a part of Tianqin.
Gerard stepped onto the path and walked for about twenty minutes before standing in front of a simple house.
There is only one house here, and it is also his home.
Gerard took out his key and opened the door.
The key stopped halfway through turning.
For water splashed on the hands, and water came up from the house.
Gerard raised his head and looked at the humanoid monster lying on the eaves, which looked like it was made of mud.
It had no eyes or nose, only a mouth. At this moment, it was opening its huge mud mouth towards Gerard, and liquid, whether blood or water, was dripping from its mouth.
Bai Wei asked, "Your friend?"
Jellal drew the chainsword behind him.
(End of this chapter)
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