The main tone of the large hall is black, but it does not appear gloomy and dark at all. Instead, it presents a peculiar shine and brightness.
The hall has twelve entrances, and each entrance has a black stone brick path that converges towards the center of the hall. Each path is divided into two lanes, left and right, and each path is three kilometers long.
If we calculate it by walking, three kilometers is not a short distance, but on the path, there are circular dark spots that exist. When you step on them, you don't have to move, they can carry you towards the central area.
At this moment, many people are moving towards the center position on the twelve paths, and many people are leaving.
Each person is holding either a file, a report, or nothing at all, just coming to report or obey the summons.
It is quiet here, but at the same time, it is very busy.
The center area of the twelve paths is a desk.
Sitting behind the desk is Norton, the current high priest of the Order God Sect.
He quickly reviews the documents, gives instructions, makes judgments, listens to reports, and assigns tasks. Everything is done quickly and in an orderly manner, and there is no congestion on the twelve paths.
Cardinal Krede walked up the steps.
"Greetings, Cardinal Krede."
The surrounding guards all placed their right hand on their chest.
The captain of the guard is an old man, wearing an ancient and vicissitudes of life armor, with a round shield hanging from his left arm and a short knife hanging from his waist. He stands there like a towering mountain, standing in front of the hall.
He is the captain of the high priest's guard, Mobiten Benda, who has served as the security guard for four high priests.
"Sir, please allow me to report first."
"No need, I will go in and see the high priest directly. There is no need to close the hall for me alone. After all, everyone is here for work."
"Alright, sir."
Mobiten turned around, and a light radiated from the shield on his left arm, creating a new path in front of him. However, the tiles on this path were golden.
During the high priest's handling of official business, meetings above a certain level can open a separate path.
"Mobiten, if I remember correctly, your grandson is also in the Gate of Reincarnation."
"Yes, Cardinal Krede."
"He should be an excellent child."
"Yes, he was chosen as the vessel for Lord Gaetan's return."
Upon hearing this, Krede's gaze slightly condensed and he said, "Are you willing?"
"Every child belongs to a family."
Krede nodded, and the path appeared completely. He took a step and walked in.
Looking at the people coming and going on the other twelve paths, and then looking at the high priest sitting behind the desk, handling all matters in an orderly manner, Krede couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"The work of the high priest is really not something an ordinary person can do."
"Oh, is that so?"
Krede heard a voice, turned his head, and found a separate small bar outside the path where he was standing. The bar was a sunken circle, with ripples of water around it.
High Priest Norton was sitting inside, with a cup of tea on his left hand and a lit cigarette on his right hand, emitting white smoke.
And on the high priest's leg, there was an open book.
Krede looked at the high priest who was still working behind the desk in the distance, and then turned his gaze to here. His face immediately showed a shocked expression.
"Krede, you're right, this is indeed something that an ordinary person can't do. That's why High Priest Rasma quit early, hehe, have a seat."
Krede took a step forward, and a layer of patterns spread out, penetrating the barrier. When he really entered inside, he found a bright spring scene in front of him. He was now in a small river, with lush vegetation on both sides, and there were flying birds and white rabbits.
High Priest Norton closed the book on his knee, and the cover read "Loneliness of Dawn".
"Krede, do you usually like to read?"
"Sir, I prefer ancient books."
Norton pointed his finger lightly at his temple and said, "Reading ancient books all the time can make your mind rusty. I like to read contemporary works. Of course, in your opinion, contemporary works may lack the sedimentation and time selection, but I like to find a kind of brightness in them.
The Order God Sect cannot avoid the characteristic of becoming more and more decayed the longer it exists, so I need to find these fresh thoughts and feelings to counteract the stale smell on myself."
"Sir, I understand. You can rest assured that I will personally go and deliver it."
"Hehe." Norton smiled, "It's really embarrassing to let our Cardinal go and do this kind of thing."
"The work of the Cardinal is to assist the high priest. Your needs are my job responsibilities."
"Alright, alright, don't be so formal. What about the results of the meeting over there?"
"I have rejected the request of the Reincarnation Sect to form a joint team to solve the awakening incident of Rierelsa. Other sects are also following the footsteps of our Order God Sect and will not provide assistance to the Reincarnation Sect."
"It is only natural for them to follow our footsteps. Instead of paying the price to help the Reincarnation Sect, normal people prefer to watch the performance on the stage from the sidelines.""Sir, do we need to awaken a sleeper from the First Knight Order now? My suggestion is to be prepared and choose a commander who has experienced the God War period to awaken at the appropriate time and carry out the action plan for the Rierelsa incident."
"No need."
"No need?"
"I believe that the Reincarnation Sect can solve the Rierelsa incident on their own, but it will come at a great cost. However, this is what we hope to see, especially since we have finally occupied the moral high ground and can refrain from intervening in this matter.
Of course, I understand and acknowledge your caution and prudence. But for my sect, the commander of the God War era is an extremely valuable asset. I think it would be a huge waste to awaken him in the current situation, and it would also be a lack of respect for them."
"Sir, but if there are any problems with Rierelsa's existence..."
"It seems that the appearance of the gods has indeed brought great pressure to our Cardinal Archbishop."
"Sir, I can't understand. If even the appearance of the gods cannot bring you pressure, then what kind of situation can bring you pressure?"
"There is actually one thing. I just received feedback from an investigation. In a small country below the Sostland region, several pollution incidents caused by the rebellious Bloodthirsty Demon organization have recently occurred. The region has distributed materials to produce serum to remove the pollution, which should have been made into serum by the local court and used to remove the pollution for the residents. However, three judges secretly sold the materials on the black market."
"This matter..."
Norton glanced at Kreed and said, "Do you think, why would such a thing appear on my desk? Or do you think it is too exaggerated for a High Priest to be concerned about two or three judges' dereliction of duty?"
"That's not what I meant, sir."
"Kreed, you are responsible for the war aspect as the Cardinal Archbishop. No one in the entire sect knows better than you how powerful our Order of Order is."
"Yes, sir. In my opinion, there is no single sect in this world that can match our Order of Order in terms of military strength."
"What about the gods?"
"The gods... are unpredictable."
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"Do you want to know my opinion?"
"Please enlighten me."
"What can destroy our Order of Order will never be the lofty gods; it will be these three ordinary local judges who can sever the roots of our sect!"
...
"What would you like to drink?"
"Do you have any other options here?"
"After all, this place used to be where my original body rested. It stored a lot of delicious food and drinks. What would you like to drink? There are all kinds of wines here. He wouldn't settle for less."
"Ice water."
"Hehe, you know, when I recommended many delicious drinks to you, and you answered with just ice water, it really feels like you deserve a beating."
"Sorry."
So Kevin always had this mindset whenever he saw me drinking water?
"Well, ice water."
Lord Darl picked up a cup and tapped a piece of dark ice in front of him. The ice fell into the cup, and he swayed slightly. Half of the ice melted, leaving a mixture of ice water.
"Here."
"Thank you."
Karun took the cup and took a sip.
When it entered his mouth, he didn't feel anything, but after swallowing it, a bone-chilling cold instantly struck, making Karun couldn't help but shiver. This ice cube was really different from ordinary ice.
"Your body is a bit strange," Lord Darl said, "It looks very weak and indeed very weak, but it also possesses unexpected toughness. How did you achieve this?"
"My elders in the family helped me temper my body."
"Oh, I see. It must have come at a great cost."
Talking about the body was dangerous because although Karun currently didn't emit any Larnedar's aura, as long as Lord Darl reached out to touch Karun and infiltrated his consciousness to check, he would discover the truth.
Even if the brand changed, it was still the same style.
Karun took the initiative to say, "If you want, you can take a look at my body structure, so you can confirm it in your own body."
"Forget it, forget it. I don't like weak bodies. I'll just copy your face, hehe."
Lord Darl poured himself a drink that looked like milk wine, then raised his palm, and two large ice blocks rose, forming two chairs. After he sat down, he gestured for Karun to sit down as well.
"I don't know much about the current world outside. What is the status of the Order of Order out there?"
"It is the largest sect."
"Oh, I see. Hm?" Lord Darl leaned forward curiously. In the front view, Rierelsa was already standing on the island and forcibly manifested the Gate of Reincarnation through painting.
"It seems that the Reincarnation Sect inside the gate did not make any obstruction. This is beyond my expectations. Rierelsa was not stopped, so the Reincarnation Valley outside should not have had enough time to make all the preparations, hehe."
"Do you think the Reincarnation Sect outside can stop Rierelsa?"
"Kid, I know less about the outside world than you do. You're really putting me in a difficult position by asking me this question."
"Holding a drink in hand, watching the live broadcast, always wanting some commentary."
"It's hard to guess. These sects have undergone significant changes compared to before, including both inside and outside the gate.
In the early days, the souls in the world inside the gate did have high ambitions, and thanks to the first batch of souls sent here, there were quite a few strong individuals.
So, if we consider the current situation as a point in time, the early days of the Gate of Reincarnation were indeed lively. Elite strong individuals from various sects, as well as existences you can and cannot imagine, were all here.
They were not satisfied with being trapped in this world inside the gate and wanted to get out, and they really made plans for it."The surname Simonsen was one of the organizers of this plan. Later, they actually succeeded. Many families within the gate developed and expanded through the so-called trialists. The Simonsen family even became the royal family of the Reincarnation Church outside.
But after they left, their stance changed. Before, they were pigs in a pigsty, but once they jumped over the fence, they wouldn't open the fence to let other pigs out, because they wanted to eat meat themselves.
After the first wave of elite overflow succeeded, as time passed, the world within the gate gradually calmed down. No one could withstand the erosion of time, and it gradually evolved into its current state.
This situation now reminds me of the feeling I had when I was watching the drama back then. However, it's no longer the natives within the gate wanting to overflow, but the Reincarnation Church within the gate clearly wants to take this opportunity to ban the Reincarnation Church outside, aiming to merge the two major forces, with themselves as the dominant one."
"I didn't expect you to analyze so much."
"As long as you live long enough, you will find that everything happening and about to happen in this world is just constantly applying the molds of the past. There's nothing unusual about it.
Look, she's about to leave. Next, she will be in great pain. Even if she is a god, after a long sleep here, her body will inevitably be affected by the environment within the gate. When she wants to leave, she will inevitably shed a layer of skin."
"Was it the same for you back then?"
"You should say this, my true self stayed here with so many puppets of the Voss family because he didn't want to encounter such a thing, and that's why I was born.
Don't underestimate the Gate of Reincarnation, and don't underestimate those main gods.
Back then, the God of Reincarnation had a conflict with the God of Order, but have you ever seen in any mythological narrative where the God of Order suppressed the God of Reincarnation?"
"No."
"That's right, in the last era, the fact that the God of Reincarnation had a conflict with the God of Order and was not suppressed by the God of Order is enough to illustrate the strength of reincarnation."
"I'm a bit vague about the division of power levels of gods..."
"That's normal. Ordinary people look up at the stars at night and find it hard to tell which one is the biggest, don't they?"
"I have another question..."
"Ask."
"Do all gods become very weak when they return?"
"Didn't you ask my true self this question?"
"I feel that in terms of receiving and understanding certain information, you have surpassed him."
Although Lord Dar has been sleeping here, he is not incapable of sensing external information. Otherwise, how to explain that he was startled awake as soon as Rilirsa woke up?
Compared to Kevin being suppressed by the God of Order and immediately turning into a dog after coming out, Lord Dar's information is more of a normal thing.
"Hehe, hahaha..."
Lord Dar laughed again. He enjoyed this feeling very much, but as he laughed, his face became serious again, and his voice became much lower:
"If you were a hunter, what would you do when you learned that the desperate winter was coming?"
"Hunt more prey and store enough meat."
Lord Dar smiled and pointed to the scene unfolding in front of him, saying:
"That is one of the three divine beasts of the Reincarnation Church - the Falcon Amisido, once a powerful assistant to the God of Reincarnation in capturing the souls of the strong."
"Is it still alive?"
"This is its descendant."
...
Rilirsa turned her body, her hand had already reached out of the Gate of Reincarnation first.
But at this moment, that hand began to melt, the flesh began to fall off, the blood began to evaporate, and only a skeleton was left in the pool on the palm of her hand. Below, pools of pus had accumulated.
In the pus, unknown creatures were rolling around, as if they were being bred.
Then, Rilirsa's arm and shoulder also reached out, but just as her head was about to move out, a huge depression appeared in the northwest sea area of the Valley of Reincarnation, and a giant falcon with colorful feathers flew out from under the sea.
Its speed surpassed common sense, and in almost an instant, it flew over the Gate of Reincarnation. Just as Rilirsa's head was just poking out, the falcon dived down like a colorful lightning.
"Boom!"
When the terrifying shock and fireworks dissipated, the falcon's neck was held by Rilirsa's skeletal hand, then brought to her mouth, opened, and began to tear and bite.
The screams of the divine beast echoed throughout the Valley of Reincarnation. Its blood was splashed on Rilirsa.
At this moment, a group of priests holding magic wands and wearing the robes of the Reincarnation Church began to chant.
The blood flowing from the falcon turned into blazing flames, and began to burn wildly on Rilirsa.
Rilirsa didn't care at all. She continued to gnaw at the prey in her hand while scanning the front with her eyes. At this moment, all living beings in the Valley of Reincarnation, regardless of race, felt a sense of fear.
This place is her predetermined... hunting ground!
(End of the chapter)