She picked up the oil lamp. From casual to careful, it gave her a strange feeling. It was as if someone was telling her to bring this oil lamp with her because it might bring her good luck.
The princess shook her head and thought that it was a ridiculous idea. She put down the oil lamp, turned around, and walked toward the door.
But just as she was about to leave the dormitory, the princess suddenly turned back and hung the oil lamp on her belt as if it was an accessory.
The oil lamp wasn't big, and it even had a small feel to it … Hanging on her waist, although it looked a little out of the ordinary, it wasn't too eye-catching, not to mention that the princess had covered the existence of the oil lamp with her cloak.
"Your Highness?" The little maid did not understand the princess's action.
"It's nothing." The princess said indifferently, "Let's go. I'll go see Pharaoh first."
She actually wanted to call her father. Then, she became Pharaoh.
…
Ibben felt that the so-called 'eye' that the Night Watcher shot down might be very valuable, so he did not care about the Night Watcher's disdainful gaze. He put the 'eye' called 'drone' into his pocket and planned to use it to fool others after leaving the palace.
There were many collectors in the city. No one had seen this kind of thing before. It would definitely sell for a high price.
Ibben could not help but laugh when he thought of this. It was as if he saw a bunch of rich people standing in front of him.
"By the way, you said that this is the eye of the high priest?" Ibben thought of what the Night Watcher said and asked curiously, "How did you know?"
The Night Watcher ignored Ibben and gradually sped up. Ibben could not help but be stunned by how familiar he was with the palace. Along the way, he did not see any palace guards, and he did not even see any places with lights.
It felt like he had walked for a long time, but it also felt like he had just walked for a while. A towering object appeared in front of Ibben.
It was a trapezoidal pyramid-like building.
"Temple … Temple?" As a resident of the City of the Sun, Ibben naturally recognized the origin of this building. Every resident of the City of the Sun was eligible to enter the temple several times in their life.
When they were born, on the day they came of age, and after they died — when the residents died, they would be sent to the temple to be cremated. They would be cremated in the place closest to the True God, allowing their souls to be attached to the True God's side, and they would be able to rest in peace.
This was an ancient tradition of the City of the Sun. In Ibben's memory, he was already an adult, so his impression of the temple was so clear … The Night Watcher wanted to kill the high priest, and the high priest was naturally in the temple, so it was not a problem to come to the temple now.
However, the reverence hidden in his heart made Ibben, who was blinded by wealth, hesitate.
"Brother, why don't we discuss it again?" Iben grabbed the Night Watcher's arm and said, "This place is not like the palace. Each of the white-robed guards is a warrior who can fight against 10 warriors … Do you think the two of us are afraid?"
"You're right." The Night Watcher nodded. "This is the high priest's nest. It's unrealistic to sneak in."
"I knew it!" Ibben was overjoyed. "Let's go back and think about it!"
He happily turned around. He still remembered the way he came, so he did not panic at all. At this time, the Night Watcher took out a fist-sized thing and threw it directly at the wall that was blocking the way … Boom!!
A sudden sound came from behind Ibben, and a gust of wind hit Ibben's back, causing his clothes to flutter.
He hurriedly turned around and saw a sea of fire in front of him. The wall that separated the temple from the palace had a large hole.
The Night Watcher stood in front of Ibben and said, "Anyway, it's more troublesome to sneak in, so we might as well fight our way in."
"Fight … fight our way in?!" Ibben's eyes turned black, and he almost fainted on the ground. He cursed, "You … you lunatic!!"
"Only lunatics have the right to live … Remember what I said." The Night Watcher grabbed Ibben's collar and dragged him into the broken wall. "You're also a lunatic."
…
…
If God wants to destroy someone, he must first make him crazy.
This was the saying of a writer that the high priest liked … He was now in the bedroom of the temple — a room where darkness and light coexisted.
It was dark all around, but there were two lights. One was shining on him, and the other was shining on a stone bed. Yes, only these two places were bright, and the rest were dark … The light didn't disperse as if it was bound by something. Therefore, even though there was light, the place that should be dark was still dark.
There seemed to be something lying on the stone bed … a person, a woman.
She was a woman with a body that was slightly different from that of a normal woman. There were still many scales on her body, but they were not dense. The scales seemed to be degrading, going from hard to soft, and then they began to shrink. The color gradually became transparent.
Her face also began to recover from its ferocious state … The tail behind her was also shrinking little by little.
The proportion of the smooth and white skin became more and more … She looked more and more like a normal person — This was Princess Yamalana who turned into a monster in front of everyone at the banquet.
After an unknown amount of time, she gradually reacted on the stone bed.
Her fluttering eyelashes indicated that she was about to wake up … She opened her eyes, and her body was in a strange state.
"You woke up earlier than I thought … Yamanlana."
The high priest was still sitting, looking down at the book in his hand. He didn't look up at the woman who was slowly getting up from the stone bed … She looked down at her own body, her own hands, and touched the scales that hadn't completely disappeared on her arms.
Suddenly, she grasped her arms tightly, and even pulled out the scales that were about to degenerate and disappear from her arms. Her hands were dripping with blood because of this.
"They will completely degenerate soon … And, even if you pull them out now, new ones will grow out." The high priest said expressionlessly, "So, this kind of behavior, except for making you feel pain, has no substantial effect … Yamalana, have you forgotten what I taught you?"
"Why?" She … She … Princess Yamalana suddenly raised her head and glared at the high priest who was under another light source, "Why did you let me … let me do it in front of everyone?!"
The high priest thought for a while and said, "Everyone needs to face some … unexpected and unimaginable pain in the process of growth. Pain is the food for growth. Do you know why the cactus fruit in the desert is so sweet? Because in the harsh conditions of the desert, the value of life can be more reflected. "
"Even so … even so —!!" Yamalana walked down from the stone bed and staggered toward the high priest who was under another light source, "But you …"
"Betrayal, despair … are all what you need." The high priest closed the book in his hand and said slowly, "And the anger now … even hatred. You need these, Yamalana. Without these, you're only half of what you are. "
She clenched her fists and her nails dug deep into her palms. She said with a hoarse voice, "I still feel the sadness now … So, in the end, I'm just an experiment in your hands? Just like … just like my mother?! "
"You can't say that." The high priest shook his head, "Your mother, strictly speaking, is also my daughter … She was actually perfect, but unfortunately, she learned to love at an early stage. Don't get me wrong, I didn't want to stop her from having the most beautiful feelings in the world. Even when she was born from your mother, I was quite happy to see it — This proved that your mother grew up very fast, beyond my expectations. I was actually very happy, otherwise, I wouldn't allow her to marry your father … and have you. "
Yamalana lowered her head and said in a sad voice, "Didn't she die in the end … She became a monster and sand in front of our eyes."
"It's your mother's choice, Yamalana." The high priest stood up, "I never restricted her. Even if she chose to fight against me in this way, I didn't stop her … All my love and expectations for her have been given to her. Just as I have given these to you … Yamalana, you yearn for the outside world, right? You've always yearned for the outside world. Now, your chance is here again. "
Yamalana's body suddenly trembled.
The high priestess smiled and clapped her hands … The surroundings suddenly brightened up. The room that was no longer dark finally revealed everything about it.
Metal walls, metal floor — Everything here was made of metal, which looked like the crystallization of human technological civilization.
"Here …" Yamalana looked at everything around in amazement — This was a place that even she had never been to.
In front of her, there were huge multi-screen screens and consoles, and all kinds of things called equipment — All of these were much more advanced than the things hidden behind the wall in the Realm of Gods.
"What's wrong? Aren't these the things you dream of?"
"You … When did you build this place?" Yamalana frowned, and her voice was terrifyingly deep.
"She has been building this place since a long, long time ago." The High Priest slowly said, "Long before you, long before your mother."
"So you've been …" Yamalana gritted her teeth and couldn't help but say angrily, "You've been mastering so many outside technologies, why … Why did you only give me the most ordinary things! They can't cause much damage to the giant beasts outside … You, you have such technology, you can attack the giant beasts more effectively … Why? Why do you watch the residents of the City of the Sun usher in the longest night every year … Why do you let so many people die! So many lives —! "
"It's not important, Yamalana." The high priest shook his head, "Human life will end no matter what. Dying of old age is also the end. Dying in a disaster is also the end. The process is different, but for me … the result is the same. But you're different, Yamalana, you're special, you're different from all the humans here. I've said that I've given all my love and expectations to you … Now, it's time for you to leave here. "
"What?"
The high priest waved his hand, and the screen behind him suddenly flashed — Many sets of split screens finally combined into a complete image … In the corridor of the palace, the princess was walking toward the Pharaoh's bedroom with her little maid.
"This is …" Yamalana was shocked and stepped back subconsciously, "She … she is …"
"I've prepared a real identity for you." The high priest smiled and waved his hand again. The metal floor beside Yamalana suddenly opened, and a cylindrical table slowly rose up. There were some clothes on the table … some modern clothes.
Yamalana stared at the clothes on the table in a daze.
"From now on, this identity officially belongs to you," the high priest said softly. "You don't need to take off these clothes anymore … After leaving here, you'll be the real Claudia. As I said, this is what you've been dreaming of. "
Princess Yamalana subconsciously reached for the clothes on the table … the shoes. Her eyes showed that she was struggling, but she didn't say anything.
At this time, a vibration came — In this metal room, this vibration wasn't obvious, but it was enough to attract the attention of the two people, especially the high priest.
He turned around and looked at the screen … The image changed, and they arrived at the outside of the temple.
The surroundings of the temple at night were filled with murderous intent. A figure draped in gray animal skin killed his way in. The gun in his hand spat out sparks, causing flesh and blood to fall one by one — even though these flesh and blood belonged to the temple's white-robed guards, who were selected from hundreds of people.
"This is …" Yamalana's expression changed slightly.
The high priest thought, "Well … this rat finally decided to show up … It's been hiding for so long, and it seems that it can't wait any longer."
As he spoke, the high priest shook his head. He opened the exit of the metal room and walked out.
Before leaving, he looked at Princess Yamalana and said, "I hope that when I come back, you've already put on your clothes … I'll open the door for you to leave."
The door of the metal room was closed quietly, leaving Princess Yamalana standing in front of the cylindrical platform, silently lowering her head … Her arms were still covered with blood.
…
…
Palace, where Pharaoh was.
The owner of the palace slowly stood up from the stairs and walked down step by step … to the young guard in front of him who had listened to him talk about many things.
"You seem to have made a decision," Boss Luo said calmly.
Pharaoh of the palace said, "Yes."
"Let's start … you'll get what you want." Boss Luo waved his hand, and a sheepskin scroll appeared in front of Pharaoh of the palace.
Pharaoh of the palace stared deeply at the floating sheepskin scroll in front of him, "This time, I won't …"
His murmurs gradually faded away … At this moment, Sphynx cat had actually stabbed his finger into his left eye and gouged it out!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
