The window was closed, and Neo and Karun leaned against the window on either side.

Neo spoke, "He actually killed the gods step by step for a woman he had never obtained..."

Different from the captain's sigh, Karun's mind echoed with the curse before the fall of the Sea God.

Once proud and dismissive of the curse of the gods, Karun wondered how he felt when he was sealed inside the dog by his grandfather Dis and Mr. Hough.

For a long time, Karun had been wary of Kevin.

Just as Mr. Hough wrote in his notes on how to lift the seal, "Are you crazy!"

The evil god was still an evil god, even if the judgment of "evil" was unfair... But even if you turn an ordinary person into a dog, that person will fight you to the death, let alone an evil god.

But after pushing open these three windows today, Karun had a deeper understanding of Kevin.

He would definitely remain cautious, and Karun would never truly let his guard down against the big golden retriever at home.

But on this basis, it seemed that there could be more topics for communication.

Anyway, judging from the results, it seemed that the curse of the Sea God had come true.

Neo continued, "I really can't imagine this feeling. How did he do it? I even feel that the Goddess Mills may not have known his name before becoming a god."

"Because Goddess Mills is the moon, although the evil god has never owned the moon, her light once shone on the evil god."

"I really didn't expect that one-sided pitiful love could be described so appropriately by you."

"Captain, this is indeed a kind of beauty. After all, everyone has a different definition of beauty. And some things don't need resonance or empathy, they just need to move oneself."

"Ah, I really didn't expect that the evil god would have this side. I feel a bit regretful. It's a pity that outsiders can't come in here. Otherwise, if it could be replicated in reality and opened as a famous person's former residence, there would definitely be a lot of people coming to visit."

"In that case, the evil god would be furious."

"Hehe."

Neo looked around again. The simple furnishings in the room couldn't hide anything valuable, and most importantly, even if there was something valuable, it couldn't be taken out.

Oh, there was an incredibly precious existence in the large area between the two doors, but that was wisdom. Even the Order of the Gods dared not dissect it, let alone the two of them.

The two came out of the cabinet and passed through the starry brilliance, arriving at the red door where they started. Neo reached out and pulled the door, but it was tightly closed.

Then, Neo held Karun's hand and walked out of this red door.

After coming out, Neo turned around again and tried to pull the door, but it wouldn't open.

Karun said, "Since there is a door outside that no outsider can enter, there is no need to lock the door inside. After all, if you forcefully break the door, everything inside will be destroyed."

Neo nodded and said, "Actually, you don't need to explain."

"Okay, Captain, so, are we going back now?"

In this castle, the two had already seen the real secret, but it seemed that this secret had no value to be realized.

So, there was not much meaning in staying here any longer.

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Neo didn't answer Karun's question right away, but asked, "By the way, what was the state of the newcomer when you came in?"

"Mr. Eisen was also sleeping."

"So, he also came in, but I didn't see him here."

"Yes, I thought you and Mr. Eisen came in together."

"We came in hand in hand?"

"Um..."

"I left you a hint before I went to sleep."

"In fact, Mr. Eisen did the same."

"He knew you also had a mask? Oh, right, you helped him find a mask made by Lemar. But here's the problem. When normal people's thoughts enter this conscious world again, their first thought must be to come and see this castle. But he didn't come here."

This means that in this conscious world, there are other places worth paying attention to besides this castle. If this castle is compared to the central hub, there must be a place that is the control center.

"Do you think Mr. Eisen went there?"

"The Guman family's status is higher than you think. Those families with real skills and heritage cannot be measured by the position of a priest."

At first, I realized that the environment I am in now is not real, but he seemed to have known it a long time ago. He saw through this deception, and his understanding of this place is deeper than mine.

"So... should we go find him now?"

"Of course, after all, after reading the secret diary deep in the memory of this evil god, we still have a lot of time. Should we really go back to sleep?

Besides, a team member suddenly disappeared. As the captain, I must find him and bring him back safely. Not abandoning is the creed of our Hound Team, right?"

"Captain, you're right."

"Now the question is, besides the castle, where else is suitable to be the control center?"

"Captain, I think we can change our thinking. The place we are standing now is the Ales Castle, but the real Ales Castle in reality probably doesn't look like this, and there won't be this red door.

So, it may be difficult to speculate on the control center based on specific locations."

"What you mean is to start from the traces?"

"Yes."

"Oh, I understand. You're right. In this place, it is indeed your expertise. So, have you found it?"

"I found it. Smoke. It was the false guidance you gave us, but I don't know if it still exists now, and whether we can find it in time."

"Smoke?"Neo walked to the east side of the castle and opened the window. This was a high point, and there were several scattered members of the Order Whip Squad "swimming" around the castle.

Further down the road, five people gathered together, surrounded by smoke.

"It's a coincidence, there really is."

Karun also walked over and looked at the white mist. "This smoke is actually the most effective but also the most traceable way of suggestion. I think it should be used when dealing with 'stubborn elements', so that he and the people he brings along can get lost in the rift of time again."

"Meaning, the layout inside the castle was planned long ago, but outside, they didn't plan much. This smoke is also an external supplementary method."

"Yes, Captain. In the smoke, people are easily lost and easily influenced. I think someone in the central control is using their consciousness to influence the target."

"That should be it. Your guess is correct. Do you remember the secret room where we slept? It's the place with the Order Whip sculpture carved on the ceiling."

"I remember. Fanny said it should be the Order Whip's interrogation room."

"Yes, the interrogation room. The environment inside the interrogation room can change. This is the function of the Judgment Wall. Each major area has one, dispersed into various departments that need to use it."

"Judgment Wall?"

"It's not the name of the same spell, but an artifact. In the previous era, there was a god of judgment who wanted to become the mediator and judge of the various forces among the gods, and wanted to end the endless war between the gods in this way.

But when he was mediating the war initiated by the God of Light, our Order God took action and suppressed the god of judgment. His artifact, the Judgment Wall, also fell into the hands of our Order God. Of course, not only this artifact, but his entire inheritance was absorbed by our Order God, forming the final form of the Judge sequence. Maybe there are also his contributions and sacrifices."

"Captain, how do you know all this?"

"That night, I suddenly found that I was lacking knowledge in this area, because I didn't like reading books before, let alone memorizing them. And sometimes, when you read the records in the book, you know clearly that it's not true.

But the problem is here. If you don't complete this knowledge, it will be awkward when you need to use it, especially after exchanging secrets with you. This sense of embarrassment becomes more obvious.

So recently, I specifically looked up the relevant memories of another him in my soul, and the effect was exceptionally good. I can even recite 'The Era of Light' backwards now, and it's the unabridged version of 'The Era of Light'."

"Captain..."

"Are you worried that he is using this method to preach to me?"

"Yes."

"If he can help me skip the process of memorization, I'm willing. After all, any convenience and shortcut comes at a price.

Alright, let's go down and trace the reverse trace of the smoke while it's still lingering."

Karun and Neo left the castle and came outside. The dense area of smoke and the guiding area were not their targets. They were concerned about the direction the smoke came from, which was very subtle and imperceptible, but it still existed.

Neo was in front, and Karun was behind. The two of them ran all the way and finally discovered that the smoke was coming from under a road sign.

The sign read "Ales Castle".

Neo crossed his arms and said, "Now the problem is how to get in."

Karun tried to touch the sign with his hand, but there was no response.

Neo shook the sign, but there was no response either.

Just then, a blue smoke spread out from inside the sign, and Neo and Karun instantly went on high alert.

A man's figure condensed in the blue smoke, with a silver mask on his face. He saw the two in front of him, reached out, took off the mask, and revealed Mr. Eisen's original face.

"Mr. Eisen." Karun was somewhat surprised.

Mr. Eisen nodded at Karun and then looked at Neo, asking, "Captain, do you want to go in?"

"Yes, did you just go in?" Neo asked.

"Yes, I was about to come out and go back to the secret room to sleep."

"What's inside?" Neo asked.

"Inside, it's boring, like a group of fireflies having a meeting."

Neo frowned slightly. "Fireflies having a meeting?"

Karun said to Neo, "Captain, Mr. Eisen's words don't need to be deeply understood. He likes to state things directly."

Neo looked at Karun and asked, "But can you imagine a scene of fireflies having a meeting in your mind?"

"Um..." Karun shook his head.

"So, how do we get in?" Neo asked Mr. Eisen.

"Do you want me to take you in and have a look?" Mr. Eisen asked.

"What else?" Neo asked back.

"Then next time, Captain, you can just say that directly."

"Okay, I remember. Now I order you, my team member Memphis, to take me, your captain, and your teammate Karun inside."

"Okay, Captain."

Mr. Eisen bent down and drew a simple formation on the ground.

"What formation is this?" Neo asked.

"A very simple formation."

"Can you be more specific?"

"It's like a door key. Some secret places of the church use it as a key. However, the people in those departments are usually lazy and rarely change the key. I tried several keys that I knew in the past, and the second one worked."

"Okay, talking to you is really tiring."

A slight arc appeared at the corner of Mr. Eisen's mouth. "But I really like the atmosphere of your team. This mission has been very rewarding for me, and I have learned more about my son."

"That's a good thing."

"Yes, it is. A good thing." Mr. Eisen nodded.

The simple formation was completed, and Mr. Eisen stood up straight and said, "Okay, I'm going to activate this formation now, and then I will go in with you three, because I still need to bring you out.""Actually, there's no need, because I've already learned this simple array from you. You can go back to your secret chamber and get some real sleep," Neo said.

"Alright." Mr. Aisen stepped out of the array, "Then I'll help you activate the array."

"Hold on!"

Neo suddenly raised his hand, as if he had thought of something, and asked:

"So, a gathering of fireflies, does that mean it's a pure consciousness order space?"

"Yes."

"Is it a primitive state that emerges from the balance of various factors such as faith, consciousness, spirit, realm, and aura?"

"Yes, you're right. This is a confidentiality measure used during special department meetings. Because some members of the special department can't reveal their identities to each other, they can only communicate and meet in this way."

"In that space, everyone is a ball of light, right? That's why you said it's like a gathering of fireflies?"

"Yes."

"What are the different colors?"

"From gray to black and then gradually red, with a red-black tone as the main color. Also, the sizes are not consistent. The closer the color is to red, the larger it generally is, and the higher the status in there.

When I just entered, some people even greeted me."

Mr. Aisen is a judge, and the grade of the light ball he presents is definitely not low. Once inside, they don't know each other's real identities in the church, but the hierarchy is clear at a glance.

"Then I can't go in, haha."

Neo stepped out of the array.

"Alright, captain." Aisen nodded, not asking why the captain couldn't go in.

Mr. Aisen had no interest in prying into the captain's secrets. He was basically not interested in things outside his duties.

However, Karun knew why the captain suddenly changed his mind. The captain was worried that after he entered, everyone else would be red and black light balls, but he would be pure white.

Because the power the captain is using now is all of the light system. Even when he fights, he first transforms the power of light into the order system.

Bersa did not mistake the captain for a strong man of the light system. In fact, the captain is a strong man of the light system, genuine from the inside out.

Mr. Aisen looked at Karun, stepped back into the array, and said:

"Then I'll take Karun in for a look."

"Um, okay." Neo nodded, "Take Karun to see the world."

"Stand still." Mr. Aisen said, "Don't be nervous when you get in. There are many powerful beings inside, and even more ordinary ones. Your level won't be low in there."

"Alright, I understand."

Mr. Aisen activated the array, and the blue light enveloped Karun and him. Then, their figures twisted and disappeared into the sign in front of them.

......

Karun opened his eyes and found that this was a space constructed by chains. Each grid formed by the chains had a picture being displayed, monitoring every person, or rather, every marked person in real-time. Unmarked people would not appear here, because in the world of consciousness, being unmarked meant nonexistence.

This was also why Karun was not discovered when the "swimming" member of the Order Whip team "swam" past him.

Similarly, it was because he "did not exist" that the captain was able to take him around the entire Ares Castle.

In this space, there were hundreds of light balls of different sizes and colors.

In the central position, like a command center, there were a dozen large red light balls. The outer layer was medium-sized dark red light balls, and the outermost layer was deep black light balls. The outermost layer was small light balls with a hint of gray, and they were the most numerous.

But what surprised Karun was that when he came in, all the light balls seemed to stop their work instantly, no longer whispering, and all their gazes were focused on him.

Although they were all light balls, this "gaze", or "attention", was even clearer and more obvious. Because in this state in this space, they could get rid of the constraints of the body, making all communication more concise.

Sneaking in, but being the center of attention as soon as he entered, Karun immediately became nervous. He started looking for Uncle Aisen's figure. Didn't he say that everything would be normal and wouldn't attract attention when he came in?

Huh,

Where is Uncle Aisen, no, where is his light ball?

Karun started looking, and finally, at a very low position, Karun saw a black light ball very close to him.

Why is Uncle Aisen's light ball so small?

No,

That's not right!

Karun finally realized that it wasn't because Uncle Aisen's light ball was small, but because he was too big now!

He forgot that he was wearing the mask left by his grandfather Dis!

Karun began to "observe" himself, and he finally realized how huge he was. All the other light balls in this space, even the group of red light balls in the center, seemed small compared to him.

Moreover, his light ball was not only red but also gilded with gold, making it look extremely ancient and majestic.

The next moment,

After a series of psychological twists and turns such as shock, disbelief, incomprehension, and facing the facts, all the light balls projected sincere thoughts towards Karun, as if they were saluting and worshiping,

They all called out:

"Greetings to the elder of the temple!"

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There will only be one update today, I want to take a break, hug everyone!

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