Just as Gawain had guessed, the 'Saintess of the Lamp' in front of him, who was in charge of protecting the entire exploration team seven hundred years ago, had more information than the ordinary members of the team back then.
Gwen frowned and asked seriously, "What did he tell you?"
He was not worried that she would refuse to answer him. Since Selena had taken the initiative to bring up this topic, it meant that she could tell him the content. She had even planned to tell him, the 'extraterrestrial wanderer'!
Sure enough, Selena quickly nodded. "He told me that he came into contact with ancient knowledge in a tower that was always shrouded in starlight. He knew the weaknesses and the truth of the gods.
"He could not tell the knowledge directly in the mortal world because it would be immediately noticed by the gods.
"He said that he would die in the prime of his life, and his soul would be taken away as part of the deal. But he would wake up again. By then, a powerful existence would come to this world in his body.
"That was all he told me."
"No wonder …" Gawain finally understood and sighed softly. "No wonder you knew the details of the 'deal' and knew that I would show up even though you did not follow Gawain Cecil into the depths of the continent and find the giant tower."
Then he could not help but look at Selena with some doubts. "Since you already knew that I would come to this world in this body and my true identity, why did you choose to remain silent until now? You did not reveal the situation to your compatriots, and you did not come to contact me … "
"I don't trust you," Selena said very directly. "Or to be precise, I am full of suspicion and fear of an existence that is beyond the boundary of civilization and incomprehensible to mortals. Especially after seeing the fragments of the images related to you, I had to spend more time observing your actions to determine whether you are harmful or not."
Gwen was a little speechless. After a moment, he shook his head helplessly. "Even if my arrival was facilitated by Gwen Cecil, even if I am likely to come to your world to help?"
"Yes." Selena looked at Gwen calmly with a gentle and calm expression on her face, but her eyes were so deep that they seemed bottomless. In a trance, Gwen felt that the calm and deep eyes were somewhat familiar. After a moment of recollection, he remembered that Veronica's eyes had given him a similar feeling.
He understood now.
Selena Geerfen was no longer the pure saintess of the lamp 700 years ago.
If it were the Selena 700 years ago, even in the state of her soul after death, she would still have high trust in Gwen Cecil and was full of hope and expectation for humanity and the future. Even if an 'extraterritorial wanderer' suddenly came to the world, as long as Gwen Cecil guaranteed, she would maintain the minimum of kindness and trust. But there was no 'if' in the world. When Gwen came to this world and resurrected with Gwen Cecil's body, 700 years had passed.
At this time, Selena was no longer blindly optimistic about the future and had lost the slightest expectation of kindness. She grew up with the dark sect and fought against the powerful forces above the mortals. She was vigilant and suspicious of those unknown existences that wandered outside the world and suddenly came to the world. She suspected the 'extraterritorial wanderers' and even suspected Gwen Cecil who had made a deal with the extraterritorial wanderers.
The fact that she could maintain a cautious observation under such circumstances for several years was the result of a combination of rationality and human nature.
After all, she had maintained a dark sect for 700 years as an archbishop, and it was impossible for her to rely on kindness, respect, and frugality.
"I understand your concerns." Gwen breathed a sigh of relief. He did not have the slightest grudge in his heart. "So now it seems that I, as an 'extraterritorial wanderer,' have passed your 'inspection.'"
"The word 'inspection' seems arrogant. I can only say that your current actions at least prove that you have no malice toward mortals. This makes me feel a lot more at ease. And the current situation leaves me with no choice but to choose to believe."
Gwen did not dwell on the details of these words. He just smiled faintly, turned his head, and looked at the night view of the city through the wide floor-to-ceiling window.
Selena also quieted down. She also turned her head and looked at the unique 'City of Magic' in the current era.
"Look at this city. What do you think?" Gwen suddenly said. …
"I was once uneasy about your arrival, especially when you built an army in a short period of time, raised swords and soldiers in the entire Southern Territory, destroyed the rule of the nobles everywhere, and completely turned the original order upside down. I even suspected that your purpose was to bring war to this land and use chaos to end civilization," Selina said softly with a hint of self-mockery in her voice. "This city may be the best ridicule for my naive view …" she said softly with a hint of self-mockery in her voice.
"You have only ended the old order, and a new order has been built on the ruins. It's just that the old-fashioned people can't understand it for a while.
"As for my view of the city itself …"
Selena suddenly paused as if she was sorting out her thoughts and organizing her words. After a few seconds, she slowly said, "If we had known that we could build such a city in reality, why would we look for a perfect place in the dream …"
"I'm afraid those old nobles who were defeated by me don't agree with you," Gwen could not help but joke. "In their minds, there should be no city more chaotic, more depraved, and more depressing than Cecil City."
Selena thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. "You're right."
Gwen turned his head slightly to look at her and said casually, "Since many things have been explained, you don't have to be too nervous and vigilant with me. If you want, you can even treat me as Gwen Cecil himself. After all, I have inherited his memory, and during this journey, as part of the deal, I'm willing to bear everything he has."
Selena looked deeply at Gwen for a moment before slowly saying, "I'm not Bertilla. I don't have her breadth of mind.
"In my eyes, you're just an outsider who has occupied my friend's body. No matter how much you inherit from this body, you're still an 'extraterrestrial wanderer.'
"But this is Gwen Cecil's choice, and it's not anyone's fault. So, I will still try to treat you as a reliable ally and a reliable monarch in the future. Of course, in front of outsiders, I will also treat you as Gwen Cecil and will not reveal anything that should not be revealed.
"But other than that, please forgive me for not being able to do it."
"Is that so … That's good." Gwen listened to her carefully and suddenly smiled. "After being 'Gwen Cecil' for a long time, it might not be a bad thing to have you occasionally remind me of my true self."
Selena looked at him with some surprise and said softly, "You're more … human than I thought."
Gwen smiled and did not comment. After a few seconds of silence, he pulled the topic back on track.
"When do you plan to take action on Sandbox No. 1? When do you plan to officially contact me and announce the cooperation with the extraterrestrial wanderers to more members of the church? "
So far, only the archbishop and Pope Meghul III knew about the appearance of the extraterrestrial wanderers in the mental network. This effectively prevented more panic within the Eternal Sleep Congregation. But when it came to taking action on Sandbox No. 1, many people would be involved. There would be many bishops or high-ranking priests directly involved in the core affairs. By then, the cooperation between the church and the extraterrestrial wanderers would be impossible to be kept a secret. At the very least, it would be spread among the core members.
With Gwen's "incorporation" and "transformation" of the Eternal Sleep Congregation, soon, even the lowest members of the church would know this part of the news.
Given the effective imagination and internal propaganda of the Eternal Sleepers about the extraterrestrial wanderers, Gwen believed that after the news was made public, it would definitely cause a wonderful chaos in the Eternal Sleep Congregation. It was a pity that he had limited time recently. Otherwise, he would have soaked in the mental network and enjoyed it for a few days.
Selena could only see the steadiness on Gwen's face, but she could not guess what he was thinking. She answered very seriously, "In two days, we will hold another meeting of the highest bishops. I hope you can also attend. At the same time, according to the plan, we will disclose the news in an orderly manner before that to minimize the chaos.
"As for the official action on Sandbox No. 1, we hope to do it as soon as possible. We have completed the personnel mobilization and preparation. We can start at any time after the meeting. I just don't know if you still need to prepare anything, if you still need our cooperation, to understand the situation …"
"I have nothing to prepare. I have done what I need to do," Gwen said casually. "If you can take action after the meeting, then I can participate directly. As for understanding the situation … you don't have to worry about that. I have always known your situation very well. "
Hearing Gwen's last sentence, Selena's face suddenly looked a little stiff, but soon returned to normal.
Gawain, on the other hand, didn't care about this detail. He just continued, "Apart from that, you should also make some considerations for your future. After the crisis of Sandbox No. 1 is resolved, some troubles have just begun. "
"What you mean is …"
"The identity of the extraterritorial wanderers in the real world is' Gwen Cecil, 'and Gwen Cecil is the ruler of the Cecil Empire. The headquarters of the Eternal Sleep Congregation is in Typhon. Some of the middle-ranking clerics are converted war priests and even nobles of Typhon," Gwen said. "I believe that these members are loyal to the Eternal Sleepers, but do they still retain some just right … patriotism and loyalty?"
Seeing that Selena did not answer, Gwen continued.
"I believe that the original members of the congregation, including you and Meghul III, and a considerable number of high-ranking clerics adhere to the path for the sake of ideals. But you should also know that as an ancient and dark sect, there are not only idealists among you …"
"Sooner or later, the cooperation with the extraterritorial wanderers will spread to the ears of the middle-ranking and lower-ranking believers. These middle-ranking and lower-ranking believers are likely to become the Eternal Sleepers just for money, power, and even a little bit of knowledge. For such people, even if they have joined a cult, if an 'evil god' really appears in this cult, I'm afraid they will run faster than anyone else.
"At that time, do you think these people will go to Rosetta Augustus and report that there is an 'evil god' in the cult they joined?"
Selena was silent for a moment before slowly nodding.
"We have also considered this point," she said. "Now that the congregation has developed, the members are no longer as pure as they were in the beginning. The cooperation between the extraterritorial wanderers and the congregation will definitely cause unrest among the middle-ranking and lower-ranking believers and clerics. We can't rule out the possibility that some members with weak will and excessive panic will seek refuge with the official forces of Typhon.
"To deal with this hidden danger, we have already made preparations. We can't rule out giving up some of our strongholds, moving the headquarters of the church, and internally …"
"You don't have to tell me the specific measures." Gwen raised a hand and interrupted Selena. "You can deal with it yourselves. I just want the results."
Selena nodded. "… I will pass on your words to His Holiness the Pope."
Then she bowed slightly and took half a step back. "If you don't have anything else …"
Before she finished, Gwen suddenly stopped her. "Don't be in a hurry to leave. I have something to ask you now."
Selena looked at Gwen in confusion and blinked. "Please go ahead."
In the intertwining starlight and lights, Gwen looked at Selena Gehrfen's calm eyes. Slowly, those eyes overlapped with another pair of big eyes in his mind.
"What is the relationship between you and Patty?"
(Happy New Year, everyone ~ ~)
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