Chapter 86 From now on, you have to be transparent to me
"Sir Gerard, this is an urgent mission. Please lead your Eve Star to the polluted area as soon as possible."
Clerk No. 44 handed over a piece of letter with a smile.
"This is important, please hurry up."
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"Captain, isn't the location of this mission too deep?"
A well-dressed middle-aged knight pointed at the map seriously.
"This is far beyond the prescribed exploration range. It will be completely unknown there... What are we going to find there?"
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"Captain, what on earth is this thing?"
A knight covered in wounds sat there, looking over with a tired but extremely serious expression.
"Once we take it away, all the pollutants in the entire contaminated area will rush towards us like crazy. If this continues, all of us will die here... I'm not afraid of sacrifice, but I want to know what we are risking our lives for."
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"Father, it seems that this is all I can do..."
The knight, who was too young, showed a pale smile with a weak breath.
"You must take it out. This is... our last hope. And Ina, please help me tell her... I'm sorry."
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"I found the Evening Star. I found the Evening Star!"
At the edge of the contaminated area, countless fully armed knights rushed up, and the leader had a ferocious look on his face.
"Jellal! Why did you betray Lyra?! Where did you take your team?! Answer me!"
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"You said you lost your memory? You don't know what you are looking for in the contaminated land?"
A man wearing glasses shook his head.
"That's a lame excuse, Gerard, because you also said that it was Clerk No. 44 who gave you the mission... Did you know that there are only 43 clerks in total, not No. 44? Gerard, you should pay for your crime."
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What followed was a series of chaos and noise.
The light and shadow of ten years ago flashed by.
The darkness turned into a sunset glow and hit the mechanic who was bending slightly.
"Sir Gerard, please leave Lyra."
Then, the sunset glow burned, turned into fire, and turned into blood.
The fire burned, the blood spread on the wall, the mechanic fell in the mixture of blood and fire, and on his pierced chest was the broken family portrait.
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In the end, everything was condensed into a small carriage.
The pile of rotten meat in the carriage raised its head, and its star-like eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.
"Jellal."
This voice roared deep in my heart.
"Want to make a...deal?"
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Bang!
In the darkness, Gerard suddenly woke up.
He suddenly sat up, and the metal body on his body made a series of crisp noises due to the changes in movements, which made the narrow room a little lively for a moment.
But silence soon returned, and darkness and loneliness immediately enveloped him, as if telling him that everything that had just happened was just an illusory dream.
Until, the same voice as in the dream sounded in his mind: "It seems that you didn't sleep well."
Hearing Bai Wei's voice, Gerald did not answer immediately. Instead, he sat for a long time before slowly speaking: "You finally spoke. I thought you were dead."
During the time since returning from the Skeleton Corps’ base, Bai Wei has not spoken a word, as if he had disappeared from his body.
But Gerard knew that Bai Wei would never leave easily.
"I just have some things of my own to do." Bai Wei answered in the same lazy voice.
"What is it?"
"It's a private matter." Bai Wei said with a smile, "But it's not completely private. But are you sure you want to know?"
Gerard did not answer, because he knew the second half of Bai Wei's unspoken words - "It will cost a price."
No matter what he wanted from Bai Wei, it seemed that it would come at a price.
He felt dry mouth, then he got out of bed, walked to the window and poured himself a glass of water.
The cool water soaked into his dry throat, slightly dispelling the pain brought by the nightmare and making him feel particularly relaxed.
Then he felt that it was not just the glass of water that made him feel relaxed, but also his body.
It was not the first time that Gerard had woken up from a nightmare, nor was it the first time that he had to get up to drink water after waking up. But every time he felt bad, not only mentally, but also physically. This old metal body would become particularly jerky when it was suddenly started after being left alone for a period of time. The rusty parts and gears would always make an unbearable "creaking" sound, as if reminding him all the time that he should be eliminated.
But today, these parts did not make any sound. They stayed quietly deep in the body, helping him complete every movement very smoothly.
Because they received maintenance today, the only maintenance in ten years, which gave them new life.
But the person who maintains them...
Jellal looked down at the steel plate on his chest, and the scene from his nightmare reappeared in his mind.
He closed his eyes gently and recalled his previous judgment of Bai Wei.
"Whatever he wants from Bai Wei, it seems to come at a price."
And those things that don't require any price often make him pay something heavier than the price itself.
Gerard opened his eyes, as if he had made some kind of decision: "Visas, we need to talk."
"Oh?" Bai Wei asked with interest, "What are you talking about?"
"If something like what happened during the day happens again," Gerard said, "you should tell me."
"What kind of thing?"
"You know," Gerald said calmly, "there's no need to play dumb about this."
"Haha, this is different from what you said at the beginning, that you can only see with my eyes." Bai Wei said with a smile, "You want me to tell you more, but even if I tell you, will you believe it?"
Gerard replied, "I will judge for myself."
……interesting.
Bai Wei quietly looked at Gerard, the knight who had died in the original trajectory, and at the same time thought more in his heart.
Previously, he had found the purpose of this trip through [Gaze].
The Tongue of Visas that seals the rules of Domination.
In the game plot, this is an extremely special piece of corpse that has never fallen into the hands of players.
Moreover, when it appeared, it was in the most dangerous place. With Bai Wei's current strength, it would be difficult for him to follow the original plot and snatch the body.
So, if you want to get it, it’s best to intercept it before it falls to the “final place”.
But in the original plot, there was no mention of where it was before arriving at the "Final Land". Some players only speculated that it should be in the polluted land and was related to the Evening Star incident ten years ago. Therefore, Bai Wei chose Gerald, a character who had died in the original orbit, as the new host.
And it turns out that this choice was not wrong.
It only took him one day to find the whereabouts of the tongue through Gerard.
He is worthy of being the person involved in Tianqin’s past and present.
Then what Bai Wei has to do next is very simple - use Gerard and find ways to intercept and recover the tongue before it falls into the "final place" to make himself more complete.
But it is easy to say, but not necessarily to do.
Because Jellal is different from Ulu, he is more righteous and vigilant than Ulu.
The initial impression of Bai Wei in Ulu's mind should be "an ancient being who can help him obtain supreme power. Although there is a certain degree of danger, the risk is worth taking." That's why Bai Wei could easily command Ulu in the early stage and quickly get a part of Ulu's body.
But Gerard is different. In Gerard's mind, Bai Wei is always "an existence that is very likely to bring great harm to Tianqin." He regards Bai Wei as a larger and more dangerous pollutant, so he is absolutely vigilant and cautious towards Bai Wei, and even until now he has not used Bai Wei's fingers.
But, does this mean that Jellal has no weaknesses?
No, his weaknesses are obvious.
Bai Wei looked at Gerald.
In some ways, his weaknesses are more obvious than Uru's.
"It seems that you want more from me." Bai Wei said calmly, "But it's not power, right?"
"Yes." Jellal did not deny it, "Your eye is very powerful, but I can't use that eye all the time, so I need your help... more help."
"Heh, you say you won't use my power, but you're still craving for my eyes. You're such a contradictory guy." Bai Wei said, "Why, my eyes don't count as my power?"
Gerard did not argue with Bai Wei, but just waited for Bai Wei's response in silence.
"You do have your persistence." Bai Wei was not in a hurry to achieve success. He spoke slowly, "But as I have said countless times, if you want something, you have to pay something. Now, if you want more help from me, are you ready to pay something?"
"I have stated my request," Gerald said, "Now it's your turn."
"I see. It seems that you are indeed formally proposing a new deal." Bai Wei chuckled and said, "If that's the case, then I should also state my demands."
He paused.
"Since all you want is for me to use this eye to give you some reminders more often, rather than asking for higher conditions, I can't ask for too high a price. After all, it will affect our future transactions. In that case, I'll just ask for a low price."
Gerald waited quietly.
"Let's put it this way." Bai Wei looked at Gerard and said slowly, "You want to get more help from me, and I also want to know more about you, so..."
"From now on, whatever I ask, you have to answer."
"No matter what the problem is, as long as it's from me, you are not allowed to hide anything."
"Simply put, at the level of consciousness, you have to be transparent to me in one direction."
"That's what I want." Bai Wei asked with a smile, "How is it?"
Jellal closed his eyes.
At first glance, Bai Wei's condition doesn't sound anything special, and it doesn't require him to pay anything specific, which seems quite "conscientious" and meets the standard of "just opening it casually".
But he knew what Bai Wei wanted.
This is a completely unequal transaction.
He subconsciously wanted to refuse.
But he also knew that he no longer had the capital to refuse.
After a long silence, he opened his eyes and made a decision.
"good."
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"Lord Yongxin." The old man pushed open the door of the office and bowed to the shadow in the corner. "It has been done."
It was the darkest time of the day, but there were no lights on in the office. A young man called "Yongxin" was sitting in the corner, looking like an indescribable black shadow.
"Where is Ocott's body?" the young man asked slowly, his voice so hoarse that it sounded completely different from the daytime. "Where was it thrown?"
"It sank to the bottom of the lake." The old man replied, "We have no way to bring it back and destroy it. Being able to drive that size of pollutant away from the contaminated area and drag the body to the bottom of the lake is already the limit of what we can do."
The young man was silent for a while, then chuckled and said, "Yes, it's because the [Domination] we have is only incomplete."
The old man did not dare to express his opinion on this topic, and the young man asked again after a short silence.
"So how much does Gerard know?"
"Not much," the old man said, "but he knows Okot's identity."
"There's nothing we can do about it." The young man said calmly, "After all, Okot's identity is no secret in the tower. As long as he dies, it will be revealed."
"But Gerard has already informed the Skeleton Corps of everything, including the illegal transformation and plant pollution." The old man said, "He also wants to open a case for investigation, using the Skeleton Corps' identity as law enforcers. He also used this identity to temporarily clear himself of the suspicion pushed on him by Okot."
Hearing the old man say this, the young man said "Oh" softly, and then laughed: "To be honest, this surprised me. I remember that he hasn't used his official identity for a long time. After returning from the Rhine, he has really changed a lot."
The old man asked: "Should we make some preparations in advance?"
"Prepare?"
"Yes, I heard that the Skeleton has already opened a case." The old man said, "They will definitely come to investigate Okot."
"Let them investigate." The young man said calmly, "On the surface, there is nothing wrong with Okot. As long as the people from 'Skeleton' can't find his body, then all investigations will be useless."
"What about Gerard?" the old man asked. "He must be targeting Bishop Holman now, right? Does this matter?"
"It doesn't matter for now. He can't see the bishop." The young man said, "Whatever Gerard wants to do, it's too late. In the final analysis, he is already ten years late."
The young man paused, then chuckled.
"He has been trapped in the same place for ten years, but in these ten years we have never reached the place he has been to. Aren't we also trapped by him for ten years?"
"Let the 'devil' troops speed up the progress."
"We need to bring back what Eve Star failed to bring back ten years ago, completely and completely."
I have a spinal disease and can hardly lift my head. I will try to buy 4,000 yuan today. I would also like to recommend this book, which is quite interesting. If you are interested, you can go and have a look.
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A cup of tea, a pack of cigarettes, and a stick of civilization for the day.
While people all over the world are trying to figure out how to survive in countless dream worlds, Leon has already begun building his first super city.
When people finally realized that the world was full of magic and spells and began to adventure in the Black Forest and the city, Leon's aerospace battleship had already started the war for dominance in the sky on Sky Island.
Finally, when the players began to build their own Adventurer's Guild, Leon's warships had already started endless wars in the galaxy.
"I don't care about the casualties, I just want a spectacle!"
(End of this chapter)
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