When Sandora sensed a spatial fluctuation outside, we immediately ran out excitedly. Even Liliana, who had been acting cute for half an hour, who called herself a walking Cutie, no longer bothered about her "size problem". When we arrived at the door, we discovered that the entire village had already gathered outside. Just like every time Melroy's "God" appeared, the villagers "spontaneously" gathered together, waiting to admire the glory of the God. Their expressions were numb at the moment, but when the "God" appeared, they would definitely reveal a feverish expression based on conditioned reflex and hormone control. The square was completely silent, but it was easy to imagine that when the time came, these brainwashed villagers would let out the most devout cheers and prayers. When we pushed open the door and walked out, the gazes of all the villagers immediately focused on us. It wasn't a comfortable feeling to be stared at by hundreds of numb gazes. Liliana couldn't help but stick out her tongue and hugged my arm. "Boss, we're being watched."
I silently glanced at this Elf girl who had already "grown up". I pinched her face and threw her to the side. "Pay attention, you're no longer 1.09 meters. If you continue to rub against me, I'm going to beat you up."
"I'm doing it on purpose." Liliana didn't have the slightest hint of a reserved young lady on her face. She purposely moved closer and rubbed her chest against my arm. "After being a loli for two lifetimes, you won't allow me to occasionally release my girlish heart!!"
Feeling the soft and warm sensation on my arm, I rolled my eyes to the sky and silently memorized the 9 by 9 multiplication table. At the same time, I placed Sandora's Shallow Shallow and Lin Xue's heads on the screen and played them in my mind. My heart instantly became as calm as still water. After this sly girl's height increased by 60 centimeters, her combat power skyrocketed. She used to be a demon, but now she's about to become a demon. I don't know if I should remind her that there's still 20,000 years left to grow, and she's about to explode — — but before I could say anything, a pillar of light descended from the sky and interrupted us.
Accompanied by a deep, music-like sound, a pale golden light poured down from the clouds, dispersing the cloudy weather over the village. The cloudy weather was probably set up by those guys in advance for the 'arrival', similar to a stage set. The villagers on the open ground looked up at the sky like marionettes and began to kneel and pray devoutly. In the dazzling glow of the golden light pillar, three figures vaguely appeared in the sky and slowly descended.
This scene seemed sacred and solemn to the villagers, but we could see more, so we only felt that it was hilarious. The beam of light was created by a spotlight high in the sky. When the light was turned on, the three "Gods" were still sweating profusely as they adjusted themselves in the sky for a long time. That was because Shallow Shallow, out of mischievousness, had used a probe to break the spotlight's focusing prism. When they slowly descended, they relied on the anti-gravity equipment on their bodies. In order to suppress the urge to break these equipment, the two troublemakers, Liliana and Shallow Shallow, were about to suffer internal injuries. And the sound effect when they descended … was because there were two balanced resonance devices hanging on the landing gear of the spaceship behind the clouds. Originally, Shallow Shallow wanted to change the song "Above the Moon" for the two devices, but I remonstrated against her. It was better to save money at such a critical juncture. Although I felt that when the three Mellois "Gods" were slowly descending, a sudden loud and clear "Do you want to check it out?" from the sky seemed pretty cool …
From this, it could be seen that Mellois's technology was incomplete. Perhaps they had partial control over the equipment of the Old Empire and some methods to strengthen and modify the human body, but they were ultimately unable to grasp the most advanced technology and mysterious essence. They did not know how to use a mortal's mind to understand those abstract truths, and they did not know how to flexibly adapt stolen knowledge to suit them. So, they could only be like this. In essence, they were just mortals who had coincidentally grasped the weapons of the Gods. If I had to describe it, they had advanced from primitive people who only knew how to press the switch to beginner users who knew how to adjust the power after pressing the switch.
After the three beginner users arrived in front of us, Liliana and I began to size them up curiously. There were three Mellois who came from the "Holy Kingdom" to receive them. One of them was someone we had met before: the man who appeared in front of Anuza's house yesterday. Just like the last time, his entire body was shrouded in a dazzling light, and he looked solemn and dignified. The other two Mellois were also wearing similar white robes, and their entire bodies were shrouded in the same blurry light, except that the light on their bodies was slightly dimmer. These two followed behind the man in the lead, and they seemed to be his followers.
Sandora and the others stood at the side, watching them. However, they were invisible, so the three Mellois in front of us were completely unaware of this. Liliana and I stood in front of them — they were similarly unaware. In their eyes, they were just two primitive people who had occasionally broken free from their control. Thus, they smiled in a way that suited their "actors" and said solemnly and kindly, "Two children who are blessed by God, I am here to bring you to the Holy Kingdom to enjoy eternal happiness."
I thought for a moment, trying to figure out how I should react at this moment. After all, Sandora would not be following us anymore, and we could not count on Her Majesty the Queen's mental interference to continue protecting us. All we could rely on was this illusion disguise on our bodies. First of all, in the eyes of the Mellois, Anuza and Anulili should be the kind of "primitive people" who had broken free from the brainwashing control for unknown reasons. Thus, their level of worship towards "God" would definitely be lower than the others, and their actions would also not be as precise as that of a clockwork machine. Secondly, the Anuza siblings should not be knowledgeable in the eyes of the Mellois. Thus, even if their worship towards God was not that pious, they should not be doing things that were more insightful, such as questioning authority and challenging divine authority. Thus, the three Mellois in front of us would think that our reactions were roughly similar to those fringe believers who also believed in God, but were not pious enough and had many small flaws. As long as we locked onto this course of action, before we reached the Holy Kingdom, Liliana and I should not be exposed. After thinking through all this, I cleared my throat and revealed a solemn expression that I thought was almost reasonable …
"Is the Holy Kingdom far? Are there any stops along the way? Is there anything to eat along the way? Are we going to fly there? "
Liliana suddenly jumped out and chattered a bunch of questions, and I was instantly thrown into disarray … My own plan … My own considerations … My farsighted and well-thought-out strategy … Everything was f * cked up by this idiot in an instant …
“？” The three Mellois stared at Liliana, dumbfounded. The solemn expression on their faces instantly collapsed. They had probably never seen such a lively native in their entire lives, but unexpectedly, they did not show any signs of anger. They only showed disdainful smiles — even though this smile disappeared in an instant. The Mellois leader put on that kind expression again and said gently, "Don't worry, the journey to the Holy Kingdom will not be boring. Soon, you will all be living in bliss forever. Come, step onto this beam of light with me. Let the glory of God bring you to that holy land, children. "
Liliana chattered away with me as she pulled my arm and followed behind the three Mellois into the beam of light. When we rose into the sky under the effect of the anti-gravity force field, uniform cheers sounded from all directions, as though those numb villagers really felt sincere joy. I looked down and saw Sandora and the two 1.2m tall girls waving goodbye to me with all their might. Visca was even waving two brightly colored furballs in her hands. She had most likely learned this from watching television. Shallow Shallow and Miss Lin were making faces at me. In the end, I read the latter's lips and said, "Have a safe journey."
The numb and joyous crowd around me, the people closest to me who were bidding farewell to me, and the God's Star whose future was uncertain … Thinking about this, I could not help but sigh. Why was this scene so inauspicious?
"Boss, look." Liliana touched my arm lightly and said through the mental link, "Actually, you don't have to worry about saying something wrong and arousing suspicion from the other party. Actually, as long as you don't say anything too out of line, they won't think too much about it. I've seen a lot of these pseudo-god pagans with inflated minds and no substance. Their minds are only filled with arrogance and conceit that they are 'God', and they don't even bother to seriously think about things related to their own people. They look powerful, but in fact, as long as you grasp this weakness, they are easy to deceive. "
I often ridiculed Liliana, but at this moment, I had to admit that in certain aspects, the 1.2m tall girl beside me … Yep, this Elf girl was indeed a genius. Everything related to God, regardless of whether it was a true God or a false God, she understood everything clearly.
Just like that, we ascended to the clouds in this annoying light beam and anti-gravity environment. Liliana and I only had to obediently stay by the side. The three Merovans didn't even bother to look at us. Finally, one of them turned his head around with a kind smile on his face. "Next, we will be sent to the Holy Ark by God's power. You don't have to be nervous."
Just as I nodded, I felt the space around me distort. After a short moment of dizziness, I and Liliana had been transferred to an unfamiliar place.
I quickly scanned my surroundings. What I saw was a rather familiar high-tech design: a cabin made of alloy, a flickering blue indicator light, and a strange cabin equipment. These things had a unique style, but I could still vaguely make out the structure of the Schilling equipment. This should be one of the results of the Merovans' own technology under the influence of the Empire for a long time. Obviously, we had been transferred to a Merovan spaceship, and Liliana and I were in a passenger cabin that wasn't very spacious. The Merovans didn't seem to intend to provide a comfortable environment for the slave race that they had captured. Or perhaps they thought that such an environment was enough to shock and amaze the 'crude' slave race. Well, from a certain point of view, this wasn't too bad.
I could hear the faint buzzing of equipment and the 'beep' of some kind of automatic device. I couldn't be more familiar with this kind of environment. However, due to the need to disguise myself, I couldn't appear too calm and composed. So, I tried my best to activate my acting skills, intending to play the role of a surprised caveman. However, before I could move, Liliana's eyes rolled back and she fell to the ground with a thud. Before she fell, I saw her quickly throwing two calcium tablets into her mouth …
I: "…" I overreacted, idiot!!
"What's wrong with her?!" Even the leader of the Merovans was stunned. What he saw today was definitely the weirdest duo he had ever come into contact with since he took office. It was very pitiful. I shrugged and pretended to be panicking. I bent down and pulled Liliana up. "Maybe it's dizziness … I really felt dizzy just now …"
"Not used to teleportation?" The Merovan 'Saint' returned to his kind expression that was as precise as a mask. "You will have such a reaction when you are summoned by the power of God for the first time. Then, you two can rest here for a while. Soon, we will arrive at the Holy Kingdom. Child, this will be a very pleasant journey. "
After saying that, as if he didn't want to stay by our side any longer, he quickly led his two attendants out of the cabin. He didn't even add a few more solemn scenes for the sake of acting. I have to say that the man in front of me was a little too hasty at the end of this scene. After the cabin door closed, Liliana straightened her body and licked the calcium powder at the corner of her mouth. She snorted in disdain. "Looks like the act ends here. From here onwards, the slaves who were captured will leave the stage of the 'Divine Rule' that was built. The next time they show up, these three will definitely have a different expression. Damn it, you are so unprofessional. I, the Pope, have never been so hasty when I preach … "
I silently glanced at Liliana. When she was in her loli form, she gave off the feeling of a mischievous girl trying to act cute and coquettish. But now that she was in her young girl form, she gave me the feeling that she was a mischievous girl who had gone astray since she was six years old …
Melroy's starship should be using the same level of propulsion as the Empire's. Stepless vector propulsion in combination with similar coordinate drive. Therefore, this kind of starship wouldn't generate any acceleration or inertia when moving. We also couldn't sense if the starship had already set off. So, I released the detection device that I had prepared beforehand. This thing was given to me by Sandora when we set off. It was about the size of a thumb and looked like an ordinary probe. But it was best at stealth and intelligence gathering. This silver-white, shuttle-shaped gadget flew out and lay on the wall of the cabin. Then, it quickly merged with the wall and 'seeped' in like water seeping into a sponge. After a while, the general situation of the entire starship was exposed in front of us. This was a small to medium-sized warship with a relatively low level of vigilance. Moreover, its central system didn't have the ability to detect external infiltration.
The starship had now left the star system and was quickly heading towards the capital planet of the Melroy people: the place that they proudly named the Holy Kingdom. It seemed that the only mission of this starship was to bring back the two slaves who were out of control. The Melroy people's caution and thoroughness in this aspect had almost reached the late stage of obsessive-compulsive disorder. They were afraid that one of their slaves would not listen to them. I had to say that this was the most common psychological problem that traitors had. They themselves were born of betrayal, so they were more afraid of betrayal than anyone else. Traitors wouldn't trust any race under their command because they were afraid that one day, they would suffer the same fate as their old masters.
I monitored the communication of the starship's command hall. There were many Melroy soldiers controlling the starship. The three 'saints' had already changed back into ordinary uniforms and were chatting at the officers' seats. The one who was speaking was the man who was leading the group. "No matter how many times I look at them, the expressions on the faces of those primitive people are always so interesting. They are very devout to the gods."
"Of course, who asked us to be gods?" Another person spoke up. "So those mortals who are not devout must be found and punished. Speaking of which, it is said that the rate of failure in the selection process is higher for the natives who are not devout than the devout ones? "
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. This is confidential."
"Oh, oh, I'm just saying it casually. Speaking of which, those two natives are really disgusting. They are as ignorant as bugs, and yet they were so careless in front of the gods and talked so much to us. Do they really think that they have the right to talk to us? "
"Don't mention it. I'm so disgusted. That female native was so relaxed when talking to the commander … Hmph. But speaking of which, she is quite beautiful, which is rare among the natives. "
"… Be careful, the natives are lowly creatures, they are animals. They just happen to look like humans, understand?"
"I know, I know about the taboo. But speaking of which, have you heard the rumor? The great God Emperor has mastered even greater power. It is said that the next step, all the lower gods will also be promoted! "
"Praise the true god Barrian! I have also heard about it. Maybe I should build a temple for myself and raise hundreds of thousands of mortals. We are all worthy of such a standard! "
What followed after was some worthless conversation. These Merovans began to fantasize about the days of their gods and discussed enthusiastically about "raising" more mortals. They also exchanged their experiences on how to carry out "divine punishment" on the mortals under their command. It was all some disgusting remarks. The more I understood Sister Bing and the other true gods, the more I felt nauseous when I heard these people's words. They treated gods as a means to enjoy themselves, and regarded mortals as an inferior race that could not be mentioned in the same breath as themselves. They had never thought about the so-called connection between power, responsibility, and obligation. I was annoyed listening to them, and I felt that there was no more valuable information. So, I let the probes move freely while I waited quietly with Liliana for the spaceship to arrive.
At the same time, I began to think about two points. They were the only valuable conversation I had heard just now.
Something extracted from the natives, and Barrian's mastery of greater power.
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