Selena stared at Gwen for a long time as if she wanted to see through this' extraterritorial wanderer 'from the unknown.
But she could not see through anything.
Because she was just a visual illusion projected by Gwen when he voluntarily let go of part of his surface consciousness. She could only see what Gwen wanted her to see and hear what Gwen wanted her to hear, just like the dilemma of the Eternal Sleep Congregation at the moment.
They had no choice and were under the control of others. Even if they were to talk about 'conditions,' they were just showing their attitude at best.
The extraterritorial wanderer now promised that he would not embark on the path of God in the future. If he broke his promise one day, the covenant would be void. But Selena knew that no one could bear witness to this verbal promise, not even God.
The only thing she and her compatriots could believe was the credibility of the extraterritorial wanderer.
Gwen did not know what Selena was thinking, but he could roughly guess. After a moment of silence, he shook his head and said, "You don't have to be so wary of me. You are all too nervous. I may come from a place you don't understand, from a race you don't understand, but in this journey, I'm just an ordinary traveler.
"I want to establish cooperation with you because I think the upper narrators are a threat, and the Eternal Sleep Congregation … is more or less worth a helping hand.
"So, relax. Treat this as a cooperation between people, and you will be much less nervous."
Speaking of this, he deliberately paused for a moment, and then said casually, "Besides, you came to see me in person today. In addition to this message, there should be something else you want to tell me, right?"
Selena's expression seemed to be unchanged, but the way she looked at Gwen suddenly became deeper. After a brief consideration, she nodded and said, "I have some questions, and I hope to get answers from you."
"Ask away, if I know."
"You said you came to this world to fulfill a promise," Selena asked very seriously. "This promise … is it related to Gwen Cecil 700 years ago?"
"Yes." Gwen nodded frankly.
"This promise … is to help Gwen Cecil save the country he built? Is it to help people get rid of the shackles of God? Is it to lead the mortals through the Demonic Tide? "
Gwen looked at Selena's scrutinizing eyes. He pondered and finally shook his head and said, "I'm not sure."
Selena's eyes suddenly widened. "You're not sure?"
"I'm not sure." On this question, in front of Selena, Gwen did not make up a lie that would be difficult to make up in the future. Instead, he chose to tell the truth and lead the conversation. "I seem to have forgotten some key memories. Maybe it's some kind of protective measure … But I know that I made a deal with Gwen Cecil. He used his soul in exchange for me to come to this world, so I'm here.
"After I woke up, I saw that the world was in chaos. The ancient land was sinking in the chaos. People were under threat from both inside and outside the borders of civilization. The kingdom was terminally ill, and all of this was very detrimental to my peaceful life. So I did what I wanted to do. What I did was exactly what you said.
"I'm not sure if these things were the contents of the deal back then, but recently, I've been getting a feeling that … what I'm doing should be what I promised back then. Or rather … it's what Gawain Cecil believed I would do when he made the deal."
Selena fixed her eyes on Gwen. There was surprise in her eyes, but also an inexplicable sense of relief. Finally, she blinked and said, "You're more … straightforward and frank than I thought."
"Otherwise? What do you think a wanderer should be like? "Gwen smiled." With some kind of divinity? Hard and cold like steel and stone, lacking in sensibility? "
"Something like that." Selena seemed to have a smile on her face. "So, you've forgotten the details of the 'deal' with Gwen Cecil, and don't remember why he made that deal with you?"
"I don't remember most of it, but recently some vague fragments have emerged," Gwen said, his eyes falling on Selena. "For example … I know you're related to it."
Selena's eyes were calm as she calmly met Gwen's gaze.
"You should be able to see that I inherited Gwen Cecil's memories. I inherited a lot of them, and in one of them, he went out to sea in the Fjord of Dragon Summoning. In that special memory, I sensed your power.
"So I'm sure that you've been involved in that matter. You know about that deal, so you should have known about my existence long ago. And today's conversation between us has made me more and more certain of this.
"You said that you have some questions and hope to get answers from me. Now, I also have some questions. Can you answer them?"
Gwen showed a gentle smile and asked gently like an old friend.
He had shown the majesty of an "extraterritorial wanderer" in the last meeting, but it was mainly shown to the unaware followers of Eternal Sleep. Selena Geerfen in front of him was half an insider. In front of her, Gwen decided to show his "human side" a little to weaken the vigilance of this "insider" and avoid unexpected troubles.
Outside the window, the starlight and the lights intertwined, and the magic crystal lamp behind them emitted a warm and bright light. Selena stood beside Gwen, bathed in the intertwining light, and seemed to be lost in thought. After a long time, she broke the silence.
"Everything changed at the Ancestor's Peak. That was the beginning of everything. It was the beginning of the three churches falling into darkness, and it was also the beginning of that long voyage …"
"Ancestor's Peak?" Gwen heard a word that surprised him. "You mean, Gwen Cecil's voyage back then had something to do with the Ancestor's Peak?"
Selena nodded slightly. "Since you have inherited his memory, you must be very clear about the ceremony that the Church of Dream, the Church of Storm, and the Holy Spirit Druil held on the Ancestor's Peak, right?"
"I know. It was the attempt to communicate with the gods that led to the three churches being contaminated by the gods, and then the three dark churches were born. This conclusion is partly from the memory I inherited, and partly from the results of a long investigation since I woke up."
Selena nodded again. She did not dwell on the history that the two of them already knew. Instead, she continued, "That incident destroyed the faith of three orthodox gods, and also caused a huge impact to the other churches and the human kingdoms that had yet to gain a foothold at that time.
"At that time, the three churches that were contaminated fell apart. The witnesses on the Ancestor's Peak either fell into madness or died on the spot. Those who were lucky enough to survive were the clerics of other churches who were at a loss and did not establish a connection with their beliefs, as well as the people who were outside the Ancestor's Peak and did not directly participate in the ceremony. No one could tell the outside world what happened at that time. No one knew what caused the terrible contamination and collective madness.
"After that, in order to calm the people, and also to explain the phenomenon of the lost and recovered divine power, the other churches announced the so-called 'oracle' to the public, claiming that the gods had once again favored the mortals and had given a new sacred law. The three churches, including the Church of Dream, were exiled and fell into darkness because they refused the oracle. But after all, this was just a way to calm the people. It could not convince everyone, and it could not fool those who were more familiar with the higher-ups of the churches and the operations of the churches …
"Many people were curious about what happened on the Ancestor's Peak. They carried out one investigation after another, including Gwen Cecil."
At this point, Selena turned her head and looked quietly into Gwen's eyes. The latter was lost in his memories. After retrieving some key memories, Gwen said thoughtfully, "I remember that not long after that incident, 'I' went there, but 'I' only saw the abandoned ceremonial field. The frenzied clerics destroyed everything there, leaving no clues behind …"
He had habitually equated 'Gwen Cecil' with himself, and from time to time, he would refer to himself as the latter. Selena obviously noticed this, but she did not say anything about it. She just asked, "Did you really not find anything? Did you really only see the abandoned ceremonial field there? "
"I remember …" Gwen flipped through the inherited memories in his mind, recalling the process of Gwen Cecil going to the Ancestor's Peak 700 years ago to investigate the truth. Slowly, he frowned. "No, I'm not sure. Some of the images are not continuous."
It was not until this moment that Gwen realized that he still had memory loss that he had not noticed!
He subconsciously looked at Selena. "Did you tamper with this memory?"
"… Yes." Selena hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. "I helped Gwen Cecil erase a lot of his memories according to his instructions, but I don't know the content of these memories. He said that those memories are very dangerous. If one more person knows about them, the whole world will be pushed further into the abyss of no return. In the end, they must be erased, so it's better not to pry into them from the beginning."
"… I believe you," Gwen said slowly. "Then let's continue. Gwen Cecil went to the Ancestor's Peak to investigate the truth. He may have found something, and then what? What happened after he returned from the Ancestor's Peak? "
"He found us," Selena said.
"He found you?" Gwen was a little surprised. "How did he find you? Especially you, how did he find you? After all, you were already seven hundred years ago … "
"It seems that you've fully grasped my 'situation,' including the fact that I've become a soul seven hundred years ago." Selena smiled. "To be honest, I still don't understand … After returning from Ancestor's Peak, Gawain Cecil's condition was very strange. He seemed to have suddenly gained some kind of 'insight,' or should I say, some kind of 'revelation.' Not only did he set up a defense line in advance in a way that was close to foresight and repelled several attacks from the aberrations, but he also easily found several secret hideouts built by the survivors of the Church of Storms and the Church of Dreams. Even though these hideouts were in the wilderness, even though Gawain Cecil did not send any spies, and even though the humans at that time did not know of the existence of these hideouts, he could still find them.
"He first found the storm priests who were still sane and asked them to prepare a big ship for him to go out to sea. Then he found the priests of the Church of Dreams who were hiding, hoping that they would protect his mind and that we could help him clear some of his memories …
"As you know, I was already … dead at that time, but my soul survived in a special way. I was attracted by Gwen Cecil's plan, and driven by curiosity, I had a conversation with him in the dream …"
"I don't know," Gwen said. "It seems that I still have a lot of missing memories. What did you talk about? "
"He said that he wanted to take a risk and seek an opportunity," Selena said slowly. "He said that he knew what we had experienced and what terrible things we had seen on the Ancestor's Peak. He said that he had a way — not necessarily a success, but at least it would bring a glimmer of hope."
Gwen frowned. "What about the details? Didn't he explain it to you more clearly? "
"That's all," Selena said. "He couldn't say it too clearly, because some things … the moment they are said, it means that it will attract the attention of some beings. I'm sure you're well aware of this. "
"… Well, I understand your concerns in this regard." Gwen sighed. "So because of these vague words, you and the Storm Children decided to take the risk to help Gwen Cecil complete the voyage?"
"Yes." Selena nodded slowly and said frankly.
Gwen could not help but be curious. "Why?"
Selena looked into Gwen's eyes for a long time before she whispered, "Extraterritorial wanderer, do you know how it feels to be cornered?"
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