Cookawa City is located in West Bayam in the Southern Continent, not far from Liberation Port, the largest port in the north. It was originally a colony of Intis and was indirectly controlled by local armed forces to reduce colonial costs. After the armies and colonial governments of various countries were expelled, it has been recovered by "Pale Empress" Sia Palenque Eggers, who is of the original Balam royal family and claims to be a descendant of Death.
Of course, it is now also part of the unified government formed by the Southern Continent liberation movement. Strolling on the streets composed of low buildings, Christina sees street scenes and pedestrians that are the same as Liberation Port.
"So, that strange 'kidnapping' ended like this?" Tina muttered in his mind as he headed towards the center of the city.
Genie, who regained his energy after leaving the basement, said "hmm" and replied:
"On the one hand, your wish actually worked, allowing you and your sister to escape from danger without further harm. On the other hand, as the 'Knight of Misfortune' said, Error's ceremony and Error's sacrifice will not attract the attention of Outer Deity, and you will not actually encounter danger."
Knight of Misfortune...Tina noticed the special information in Genie's answer, and then thought about the knowledge that was forcefully instilled into his brain today and never had the chance to truly digest it for his own use, and exclaimed:
"Arianna is Archangel of Sequence 1?"
She originally thought that the other party was just "Saint", which was the kind of Sequence 4 or Sequence 3.
Archangel is the most powerful Beyonder next to God. According to Genie, each Pathway only has one or two at most. Not only are they extremely rare, but they all hold high positions. They are either the pope of the church, the leader of a certain force, or the elder of a certain family. They are unlikely to appear in the outside world.
And just today, Tina has already met two Archangel!
"She, no, He also said that she is not 'Nighthawks'..."
In shock, Tina whispered.
"Of course not. All Nighthawks will call Him His Highness when they see him. Among the 'Church of the Eternal Darkness', apart from the Pope who is also Sequence 1'Hand of God', Arianna's identity is the most noble, but he is indeed not within the scope of the church's Beyonder armed 'Nighthawks'. This is caused by your sister's questioning method Error.
"Just like if you ask a Great Existence if it is Beyonder, the answer is naturally 'no'."
Genie explained in a brisk tone.
This is equivalent to the prince of the Loen Kingdom, or the prime minister of Intis Republic, condescending to come to the basement of the cult priest to rescue us... Tina quickly converted Arianna's religious identity into a secular role that she could better understand. She couldn't help but feel a little elated, and naturally ignored Genie's subsequent ridicule.
But she quickly woke up from her fantasy and asked doubtfully:
"But why would Archangel, Beyonder who is closest to God, take action to save us personally? Is it just because of the wish I made?"
According to the situation at that time, I am afraid that a few policemen with guns will be able to clear out the cult believers who failed in the ceremony and fled in fear. Do you need Church of the Eternal Darkness to send Arianna... Tina muttered, trying to recall the Black-haired Barefoot lady who gave people a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere, but suddenly found that she could not remember the appearance of the other party.
"If it is just an ordinary kidnapping case, Nighthawks may only dispatch ordinary members. It would be good to have a Sequence 7'Nightmare' to lead the team. Pulling the key people into Dream Invasion can prevent them from causing further damage," Genie He explained patiently, "But this time Sacrifice Ritual involves the 'Outer Deity' in the starry sky, which is the highest level of alert for any church. Until there is no existence of the same personality to protect this planet, only Angel can safely handle the corresponding dangers without being contaminated."
Outer Deity... pollution... New information entered Tina's head from her ears one after another, making her a little dizzy and she couldn't help but ask:
"The 'Uncertain Mist' and 'Monarch of Decay' they sacrificed belong to the Outer Deity you mentioned?"
"Most are like this, but some have already fallen. Reciting Honorific Name will cause a mysterious phenomenon of nearby response, attracting the attention of some Great Existence on the earth. Some have lost their brains, leaving only their stupid bodies to react instinctively... In the that belongs to the earth Under the protection of Great Existence, they generally will not respond to the prayers of believers... But even so, these Honorific Name themselves and the knowledge they contain are still very dangerous, so Arianna, who has the 'secret' authority, will personally take action to nip all possible leaks in the cradle."
Dorothy, who had been quietly listening to Genie's explanation next to Tina, couldn't help but nod:
"No wonder I feel that my memory of the incident just now, especially the Honorific Name recited by the person who presided over the sacrifice, is very vague. I can't even remember the part of Ancient Hermes that I can't understand. Is this also a 'secret' power?"
Genie chuckled lightly and replied:
"That's right, I didn't translate that part to you, and that's exactly why."
But Genie just translated all Outer Deity's Honorific Name to me, and I didn't forget this part of the information... Tina opened his mouth and was about to refute, but glanced at Dorothy and swallowed the words back in his stomach.
She didn't want Dorothy to suspect that she was being treated specially and cause a rift in the relationship between the two.
During the conversation, the two of them had gone deep into the interior of Kukova, a small city, walking among pedestrians with different skin colors and clothes, and approached the square in the center of the city.
That's the location of the fourth "seal" prompted by Genie. Once here, Tina's mission today is half completed.
I don't know if we can return to Tingen in the evening. It's already afternoon... Fortunately, coincidences have allowed us to speed up our journey one after another. For example, the kidnapping just now allowed us to skip the process of buying tickets and waiting for the steam train. He was sent directly here... Tina looked at Sun tilting to the west in the sky, and estimated the remaining time between himself and Dorothy. He suddenly realized something and asked in his mind:
"Are there too many 'coincidences' we encountered today?"
As soon as I arrived at Backlund, I was robbed of "Magic Wishing Lamp" and taken away by the police, which led to the appearance of Benson. Only then did I visit Melissa's laboratory after lunch and was sent to Bayam by "Random Door"; And the chance encounter with "Fire Flame" Denise caused Tina and Dorothy to board "Queen Anne's Revenge". In a very short time, the Ghost Ship sent Southern Continent to the next destination...
Not to mention the kidnapping incident.
These coincidences one after another gave Tina the feeling of being like a choreographed drama in which she, as the protagonist, was immersed in it and kept performing according to the script.
How could such a terrifying thing happen... At this moment, Tina had the illusion that there was an invisible person standing next to him who he couldn't see, but could observe his every move. There seemed to be a pair of eyes of the same color Blink in the blue sky above his head, and he was watching from the update. Looking at herself from a high dimension, there is a certain existence that has been paying attention to her in the glass window next to her, in Spirit World that overlaps with the real space but does not interfere with each other, and even in Astral World that Genie described but she cannot enter at all.
She seemed to be wearing a costume, standing on the stage, the focus of countless Spectator eyes, and every move was judged and used as performance material.
Of course, Tina knew that all this was an illusion. Countless pedestrians were reflected in the glass windows of the buildings around him, but those peeping at him were not included. The sky was still blue, and there were no eyes overlooking the ground...
"Coincidence? This is a very interesting statement..." Genie suddenly laughed, with a teasing tone, "There are many Pathways who can do these things. For example, the high-ranking 'Spectator' likes to hide in the corner and watch the events he leads. A certain Outer Deity Pathway, where is located, can also make fantasy scripts play out in reality. Demoness likes to hide in the mirror and peek at reality. Seer, who controls Marionette, can also use its own resources to create a drama."
"But don't worry, even Sequence 0's True God can't play these tricks in front of me."
He said firmly.
Is this the self-confidence of Grade 0 Sealed Artifact... Tina felt that his state of being overwhelmed just now had eased. He reached into his bag and rubbed "Magic Wishing Lamp", and continued walking with Dorothy toward the square in the center of the city.
This time, she did not encounter a robber who took away her satchel, nor was she pulled into a carriage and thrown into the basement as a sacrifice. She arrived at the place called "Resurrection Square" smoothly.
There are huge fountains, vendors setting up stalls, pedestrians coming and going, and streets leading to various urban areas in Kukova like the spokes of a wheel. Of course, there is also a rare huge church with a white base and a golden vault in the North Continent.
The church of "Sun God".
"Fortunately, there is no need to put 'Magic Wishing Lamp' on the altar of the church this time..."
Tina said quietly to Dorothy beside him.
According to Genie's prompts, she just had to place the magic lamp in her bag next to the huge fountain in the center of Resurrection Square. As far as her eyes could see, she noticed many people throwing coins into the pond of the fountain, praying for Luck's favor. She went over and threw a Golden Lamp, which would not attract much attention in the crowded square.
But why are the seven positions of the seal Genie so strange? Tingen City North Borough's Street Park, Backlund East Borough's church, Bayam The luxurious suite of the hotel near the pier is now a fountain square in the Southern Continent... As Tina walked towards the fountain, he was thinking secretly, trying to find commonalities between the four places.
At this moment, a Priest with blond hair, a simple linen robe, and a gold cross around his neck walked out of the huge Sun God church. His eyes leisurely swept across the square in front of the church, and suddenly locked on Tina.
At this moment, Tina noticed that different expressions such as surprise, fear, and relief appeared on Priest's face at the same time, and finally stayed on the forced smile, and slowly walked towards this side holding the cross on his chest.
"Good afternoon, the two Miss who came here by a coincidence of fate, do you need any help?"
He nodded four times on his chest to make a cross, and greeted in a warm and restrained tone.
Coincidence... Tina was reminded of bad memories again, and an unknown fire burst out from the bottom of his heart. He couldn't help but want to curse, or take out "Magic Wishing Lamp" and smash the head of the Priest in front of him.
Fortunately, she still had basic self-cultivation and quickly suppressed her anger, but her tone also became less natural:
"No, thank you."
After blurting out these words, Tina noticed his abnormal behavior.
Why does this person make people want to beat him up as soon as he opens his mouth? It feels like the naughty kid you met on the train from Tingen to Backlund has grown up... Wait, he is not also a "Hunter"... Tina had an epiphany, and looked at the blond Priest with a hint of scrutiny.
Dorothy beside her didn't seem to notice this. Instead, he opened his eyes wide and asked in a curious tone:
"Are you... Mr. Anderson, the author of "Illustrated Fifth Epoch"? I have seen your photo in the newspaper!"
Reminded by her words, Tina also thought of the author of the picture book he had spent a lot of pocket money to buy, and recalled his experience of being shut down by his mother Imprisonment for taking away his cousin Zanney's picture book.
It turns out that he is still Priest from the church. Is publishing picture books just a side job? She looked carefully at the blond Priest in front of her, but she saw a hint of impatience on his face.
"Alas, many people have already admitted their mistake. That Anderson Hood just has the same name as me and happens to look the same." Priest Anderson sighed and explained, "There were even parents of some children who wanted me to sign the book, but after I signed it, I said it was different from the one in the picture book. I was perfunctory with them."
"I tell you, the mute Anderson lives on a small island deep in the Berserk Sea, in a city called Yanan. You can go there to find him."
Pointing in a certain direction to the north, Anderson dressed in Priest lowered his voice and continued to mutter:
"If I didn't need to guard this church, I would have called Danitz, and we would have gone to that island and city together to burn down the home of this guy who has the same name as me and even looks the same, so that he will never be able to paint another painting in his life."
Danitz? Tina immediately noticed the "former name" of Beyonder, whom she had recently separated from, and raised her eyebrows.
Her little movement was noticed by Anderson, who let out a sigh and asked tentatively:
"Do you know, or have you seen, Danitz?"
Tina nodded honestly.
"We met this 'Fire Flame' at Bayam not long ago." She did not say that we only saw her today, lest the other party would wonder how she got from Bayam to the Southern Continent that day, "But he is now, well, already 'she'."
This euphemistic statement made Anderson stunned for a moment, and then he reacted, and the forced smile on his face became more vivid.
"Haha, you mean that guy Danitz turned into a woman?"
Without waiting for Tina to answer, he laughed so hard that he covered his stomach with laughter. He laughed so hard that the Passerby around him couldn't help but look sideways.
"Haha, hahaha, he finally gave up on Promotion Ritual that he couldn't do at all, changed his mind, and jumped to other Pathway? No, no, I must go see him and laugh at this guy face to face...
"Isn't he going to pursue his captain? Now that I have become a woman, how can I still pursue it? Wait, the Potion material he was promoted to was not bought for him by other crew members on the 'Golden Dream', right? Ha ha!
"With that guy's talent, there should be no hope of jumping back to 'Hunter' Pathway in this life. Will he be able to be a woman and marry other men? I heard that many Demoness were originally men. Could it be that they are all... haha..."
Tina and Dorothy looked dumbfounded at Priest Anderson who laughed in public without caring about his own image.
Suddenly, Anderson, who was laughing so hard that he could barely stand, stepped on the edge of a loose paving stone. He leaned back, his feet were dangling in the air, and his head hit the stone fence of the fountain heavily.
Boom——
The dull sound startled Tina, almost thinking that Priest in front of him was laughing himself to death.
Fortunately, Anderson seemed to be a Sequence with a good Hunter, and his physical fitness was different from ordinary people. He covered his head and stood up slowly, glanced at the dented stone, then looked up at the sky, as if he understood something, his expression became serious, and his eyes became clearer.
"I shouldn't laugh at misfortune, no, the brave Danitz, he Switching Pathways must have his own difficulties and last resort," the Priest said with firm eyes and a serious tone, not as if he was stating his inner thoughts, but as if he was swearing to God, "As for those Demoness, I wish them happiness."
After that, he crossed himself on his chest again, his expression softened, he looked at Tina again, and said in a kind tone:
"You really don't need any help?"
It would be the greatest help for you to leave and not die in front of us... Looking at Anderson who suddenly became serious, Tina cursed.
Immediately, she realized that this was a good opportunity to ask a question, so she pointed to the fountain beside her and asked:
"Is there anything special about this Resurrection Square and the fountain? I mean, does it have any unknown history?"
Based on previous experiences, Tina believes that different "sealed" locations should have certain special characteristics that can be linked to each other. As the church built here, Priest and Anderson may know something.
Sure enough, the blond Priest showed a clear look, bent slightly and lowered his voice and said:
"Of course, this square has existed since Cookawa City was established until it was destroyed and rebuilt in a battle eighteen years ago.
"At that time, more than one God witnessed a revenge and a marriage proposal."
Propose?
Tina didn't know how to deal with it. This was completely different from the secret she had imagined.
Seeing that she was unmoved, Anderson curled his lips and chuckled.
"You will be surprised if you reveal the identities of the proposers." His voice became lower and lower, as if he didn't want to be heard by a certain being, "The man is Mad Adventurer Gehrman Sparrow who was already famous at that time, and the woman is Angelica Zaki who was at the peak of her debut and became the new Pirate King!"
"And they are you..."
Before he finished speaking, the bricks under Anderson's feet tilted up again, overturning him who had already become "Iron-Blooded Knight", enough to stand among Storm, and his head hit the fountain's fence hard.