Chapter 24: day of ascension
After saying this, Michelle signaled that Igna could walk out of the mortuary hall.
Stone pillars were erected on the streets of the City of Silver, lanterns were hung on the stone pillars, and there were unburned candles in the lanterns.
This was the first time Igna saw the sky of the City of Silver.
The sky here has no sun, no moon, no stars, just constant darkness and lightning that rips it all apart.
Relying on the light of lightning, Igna and Michelle walked on the road. And the people of the City of Silver traveled on dark roads under lightning.
"This is what the City of Silver looked like before it was redeemed by Mr. Fool." Michelle introduced Igna, "Before Mr. Fool's gospel came, the City of Silver had never seen the sun, only the eternal lightning. We use the days when there are many and frequent lightning strikes as the day, and when the lightning slows down as the night. A cycle is a day, and the four seasons exist only in books. Only the chief can confirm the specific number of days.” (Note 1)
"It's daytime now."
"Usually only a few hours a day when the lightning subsides is considered 'night', when candles are needed to light up the city, dispel the darkness, and guard against monsters. (Note 2
"And in the night when the frequency of lightning is very low, it is necessary to keep the flame burning and the light shining, otherwise once it falls into darkness, it may cause disappearance. This is the experience accumulated by the City of Silver for thousands of years, because in the dark No one can tell exactly what kind of terrifying things will happen. (Note 3
"...Well." Igna nodded. He looked at the residents of Silver City who looked hurried and alert, and once again deeply felt the suffering that the city had suffered.
Fortunately, Bayam is now a sunny city, and there is a beautiful and peaceful red moon at night.
Igna's eyes closely followed Derrick Berg.
This young elder is the main character of this dream. It is said that he brought the gospel of Mr. Fool to the City of Silver. And now, at this point in time, he also designated Michelle to show Igna the "record" content.
Derrick Berg walked through the street with his eyes straight, seemingly aimless, but it seemed that his body had a mechanical memory.
When he got home, he took out the key, unlocked the padlock, and pushed the door, all in one go.
He was stunned for a long time at the door of his house, and then the class clenched his teeth and went back to his room to rummage in the cabinet.
That is a crystal ball.
Ignatius is very familiar with the crystal ball used in astrology.
Derrick Berg knelt in front of the cabinet and prayed painfully in front of the crystal ball.
There was pain in his voice, as if full of despair. However, it doesn't stop.
"Great god, please turn your attention to this abandoned place again."
"Great god, please let us people of darkness get rid of the curse of fate."
...
again and again.
The young and naive elder in the dream was unaware of the two people standing behind him. He faced the crystal ball and prayed over and over again.
304 times.
Michelle and Igna stood behind him, making no sound or making any move.
Ignat counted the number of times Derrick Berg devoutly prayed in his heart.
On the 304th time, Derrick Berg, who was in pain and despair, was suddenly a little stunned.
He inadvertently paused in his expression of tears. The only thing that seemed to be peaceful in the room was the sound of Derrick Berg's breathing and the never-ending lightning outside the window.
After 28 lightning strikes.
Click!
Suddenly, Igna heard the sound of something shattering.
He took a closer look and found that the crystal ball in front of Derrick Berg was shattered from the inside to the outside, or turned into pieces of illusory light, flying into the surrounding void or crashing to the ground, all dots Crystal clear.
Derrick Berg's face was scratched by the fragments of the crystal ball, and blood stains were scattered.
Derrick was stunned for the time it took for more than a dozen lightning bolts to illuminate the sky, and finally woke up from the confusion like a dream.
He stared at the crystal ball fragments on the ground in silence, his eyes gradually deepening.
There was no joy in his eyes, but there was still sadness and pain in his eyes.
But he was no longer at a loss. (Note 4)
Igna stood in front of Derrick and looked up at him, but Derrick couldn't see him.
Because this is a dream.
However, Igna knew.
"From this moment, the city of silver ushered in the rising sun."
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In the following time, Igna and Michelle followed the young and determined elder to "perform missions" around the City of Silver.
Derrick Berg is a little taciturn, but he is loved by his companions because of his sturdy character. Together they patrolled outside the City of Silver.
They are not far from the City of Silver, and they are doing cleaning work to ensure the safety of the City of Silver.
"If it is an ordinary person, a team of nine people is responsible for the security work around the City of Silver. Beyonders are a team of six people, responsible for security and exploration." Michelle explained to Igna.
"I told you before that the population of Silver City has recovered to a certain extent because of the discovery of black-faced grass."
"After going through the initial difficulties, the City of Silver has been notified by the 'Six-member Council'. Here, the elder at the highest position is honored as the 'chief'. The remaining five are irrelevant." Michelle said, "Before the 'Age of Light', the last council of six consisted of three witchers, two guardians, and a shepherd."
"The chief is Colin Iliad, and the other five are Lovia..." Michelle drew a prayer gesture of the Church of the Fool on her chest, "In the future 'journey', you will see them often Please also record their glory truthfully, they are all true light chasers."
Igna nodded.
This is one of the terms and conditions in the commission of the City of Silver.
While recording the Gospel brought by the Fool to the City of Silver, it also records the monument that every resident of the City of Silver was born in pursuit of the light.
"After the population recovered to a certain level, the number of Beyonders also increased. The 'Six-Person Council' began to organize an elite group to explore the darkness until recently. By this dream, we have basically completed the exploration of the original country and the surrounding areas. Villages. Towards the darker depths of thicker and more terrifying, and on the fringes of which we find peculiar but ruined cities." (Note 5)
"In our history, there have been prophecies."
"The farther we explore, the more bizarre ruins we find, and the more dangerous things we harvest, it means that disaster is approaching." (Note 6)
The two of them followed Derrick to explore, and Michelle explained to Igna.
Igna looked at Derrick, but the picture suddenly changed.
bang!
The sound of the iron door closing and locking shocked Igna.
In an instant, a clear stream flashed through his mind, soothing his somewhat fluctuating mood.
Apparently it was the appeasement used by Michelle Watkins.
Seeing Igna's calm mood, Michelle Watkins explained, "This is the second dream that Elder Derrick Berg asked me to show you that can be 'recorded'."
"This is an experience of being contained and rescued by Elder Derrick Berg because of his diligent practice of extraordinary abilities before a mission to explore the temple, when he was inadvertently showing signs of losing control." Michelle Watkins said.
"It's hard not to say that this is due to the authority of Mister Fool's beacon of destiny." Michele paused and added, "In this accident, the angel under the lord rang the bell of hope for us. "
Igna nodded, indicating that he understood.
Then he turned his attention to Derrick Berg and this temporary room belonging to Derrick Berg.
There was only a flickering candle in the dim yellow light, a low bed, a chair, and a square table. There is nothing else, but the surrounding walls, including the door, are engraved with complex and mysterious symbols and signs, and they seem to form a complete seal. (Note 7)
Derrick Berg sat down without any curiosity and lay on the bed.
I don't know how long it took, Igna suddenly heard a violent knock on the door. This does not originate from outside the room, but from next door.
Derrick rolled over and sat up, and Igna couldn't help but listen carefully.
In the collision, Igna heard thin, sharp, mournful weeping. Igna's hair suddenly stood up, and he assumed a defensive posture subconsciously, even though he knew it was a dream.
And Derrick Berg, who was sitting originally, also stood up at the same time, assuming a very defensive posture.
At this moment, more sounds spread to the metal wall separating the two rooms, smashing out one after another slowly deflated bulges.
Then, Igna's eyes suddenly lit up, and the space they were in seemed to have tripped over the outside world, and it happened to be lightning.
The sound of hitting the wall next door disappeared, and the bottom of the round tower returned to silence.
This is not absolute silence, but the quietness that the slight footsteps can sway for a long time and echo for a long time.
Igna was wondering if something happened to the Beyonder next door, but someone knocked on the metal wall on the other side.
Tuk Tuk Tuk!
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Ha, 0304, old birthday. 0628, the day of the old sunset.
Praise the fool.
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Note 1: Volume 2 The Faceless Man, Chapter 129 Old Fritters" Alger.
Note 2: The Joker, Volume 1, Chapter 137, City of Silver.
Note 3: The Faceless Man in Volume 2, The Unchanged Gathering in Chapter 3.
Note 4: The Joker, Volume 1, Chapter 139, Study "3-0782"
Note 5: Joker, Volume 1, Chapter 138, "Giant" Path.
Note 6: The Joker, Volume 1, Chapter 151, The Church of Tranquility
Note 7: The Faceless Man in Volume II, Chapter 142, The Outsider
The content of this section of Silver City, the keywords searched when writing are "lightning" and "chief" (sigh)
These days, it's all about the City of Silver Cinema.
After all, this is Igna's task, and it is also the only way to make the plot more logical. Skipping makes me feel like a whole volume isn't complete enough. It's free anyway, and it doesn't charge any money. Just look at "No Water", "Derrick Berger's Protagonist Line" and "The History of the City of Silver Redemption".
Before sorting out, the loyal loyalists of the whole family were bound together with Abraham in my place.
After sorting it out, I feel that every resident of the City of Silver is also a hero.
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