In the spacious hall, many rectangular wooden tables of the same shape and size are arranged in an orderly manner.
There are several chairs with backrests next to each square table. Many believers sit on them and communicate with others. Of course, there are also people who pray to the holy emblem with pious faces.
The people in the church were all dressed decently, some in suits and some accompanied by servants. It was obvious that most of them were people of a certain status.
The ceiling is very high, with a very small arch. The four walls are open, with large square sliding windows, which allow the hall to have good lighting, even without lights.
The believers talked to others without any hesitation, as if this church had no rules such as "keeping silence" and "fearing the gods".
Compared to sacred, luxurious, splendid and solemn religious places, the interior and exterior of the Deep Blue Church are closer to more practical social places such as clubs and pubs.
As soon as he entered the door, the first thing Qi Ji saw was a huge holy emblem of "Ark of Enterprise". It was painted in rich colors on the wall opposite the door. It was three or four meters high and very conspicuous. The believers also prayed facing it.
Looking around, Qi Ji did not find the figure of the priest, but his inspiration easily detected a spiritual fluctuation of quite high intensity.
"Elucidator... Is this the standard realm for a church pastor?"
The pastor of the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce was not in the hall, but deeper in the church.
Like the Holy Grace Church, the key areas of the Deep Blue Church are also protected by some kind of strange "anti-reconnaissance force field".
Because of the obstruction, Qi Ji's perception could hardly penetrate into the depths of the church, so he could only confirm the existence of a priest at the "Elucidator" level, but could not discover more information.
Of course, if Qi Ji were to use force, she would be completely defenseless against such a strong restriction, but she had no grudges against the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, so there was no need to destroy their place.
So Qi Ji found a corner with fewer people, crossed his arms over his chest, lowered his head, and slightly closed his eyes, reducing his presence to a minimum. Just like he had done before in the Holy Grace Church, he used a gentle way to analyze the force field that protected the Deep Blue Church.
Four days have passed since he left Holy Grace Church that day. During this period, Qi Ji not only initially awakened some of his sealed secret memories, but also gained a lot of knowledge.
By recalling things or phenomena she had encountered before, she was able to have more insights and make more unique and effective analysis.
For example, she already knew what the so-called "anti-reconnaissance force field" that was standard in every church was.
"Divinity".
Qi Ji also began to think about what exactly this thing called "divinity" is.
First of all, all the extraordinary powers exerted by the clergy contain a hint of divinity.
This is true whether it is Rosago's "Judgment of Sunfire", the exorcism ritual performed by Pastor Canyang for Daisy, or the "anti-reconnaissance force field" set up in the church.
However, the divinity content of these is extremely low, and the vast majority of their components are spirituality or "spiritual influence". Compared with this, the amount of divinity... is basically like throwing a grain of salt into a bucket of water.
And so far, among all the things Qi Ji has come into contact with, the one with the highest divinity content... is the "Ashes of Connection".
Based on the fragmented and complex unsealed memories in her mind, combined with her own personal experiences, she could roughly infer what the concept of "Ashes of Connection" was.
Simply put, it is the "extension of divine power" and a bridge connecting the kingdom of God and the mortal world.
The black fog that once shrouded the sky above Stio and revealed a crimson glow should be the medium through which the evil god who called himself the "First Creator" attempted to descend to the sky. It was his "Ashes of Connection".
If Qi Ji had not destroyed the incarnation of the will of the "First Creator" that possessed Baron Lionsmith, thereby disrupting His divine descent ceremony, it would have been a short time before the evil god would have broken through the black fog with the bloody red light and descended to the world in his true form.
By then, what consequences will be caused...no one can foresee.
The connected gray that Qi Ji understood, apart from the "red light and black fog", was her own "aggregate of light balls behind the stars".
The magnificent galaxy scene that instantly covered an area of more than ten miles was now sealed in the palm of her hand.
As long as she wants, she can recreate the original spectacle at any time.
And over the past few days, she would call upon a small portion of its power from time to time.
For example, when she was teaching Daisy last night, she used the power of the "Star Map" to simulate the "Third Authority: Wandering Mist", which is the yellow mist that represents decay, laziness, and depravity.
The origin of the "Third Authority: Lingering Mist" is that Daisy came into contact with a trace of the divinity of Amon, the "God of Dusk and Decay", through the exorcism ritual of Pastor Canyang, and thus copied the power of this authority.
As for the authority corresponding to the "Star Map"... a few words were mentioned in her unsealed memory, and it was called the "Ninth Authority: Panacea."
As it stands, Qi Ji’s “authority” seems to be able to replicate the effects of other authorities?
So what exactly is authority, and what is its relationship to the divine nature?
There seems to be some kind of invisible yet intricate mysterious connection between "divinity" and "authority". The two cannot be confused, yet they closely influence each other.
These are questions that Qiji cannot answer at present.
If each main god holds a certain authority, and her authority "panacea" can copy it, then what will happen if the authority of all nine main gods is "copied"?
This might... help her further awaken her sealed memories.
And this was exactly her main purpose of coming to the Deep Blue Church.
She wants to "crack" the "anti-reconnaissance force field" in the church, use her own perception to scan the entire church, find people, things or things that possess the divinity of Tika, the "God of the Ocean and Love", and then find a way to grab them!
Let’s see if we can reproduce the phenomenon similar to when Daisy mastered the “Third Authority: Wandering Mist” and also get the authority of “Sea God” Deka!
At this moment, an extremely familiar breath rushed into her perception, interrupting her thinking and attempts.
Qi Ji suddenly opened his eyes.
A figure that was eerily familiar came into view.
Chapter 149 Trick
The family waited outside for a few minutes before they saw a short figure wearing a cloak and a hood walk out of the dark blue church door.
Gary exhaled: "Miss Yaoliuliu, has your problem been solved?"
The pair of eyes covered by the hood glanced at him, and then she said to the four people: "Let's go... Next, do you plan to leave Loen City directly?"
"Well, before we go to the travel agency to issue the voucher, I think we should go to the Super Management Bureau again and report to them what happened last night." Gary smiled apologetically.
"Someone being assassinated in the city... surely it will attract attention, right?"
Gary saw Miss Yaoliuliu nodded imperceptibly, and said in a low voice with some coldness: "Then let's go."
Daisy looked at the mage sister in confusion. She always felt that she seemed to have some subtle changes, but she couldn't tell what was different.
Under her gaze, the sorcerer sister walked past the four people and led them in one direction. Her steps were a little quick, as if she was in a hurry about something.
Daisy wanted to ask something, but Qi Ji's pace was too fast. In order not to be left behind, she could only shut her mouth and walk quickly behind her parents.
She watched as the sorcerer sister first walked along the main road away from the area densely populated with churches, then suddenly turned into an alley and walked towards the other end of the city.
"Miss Yaoliuliu, what are we doing here?"
Looking at the increasingly deserted environment, Mrs. Gary showed a puzzled look on her face, but out of trust in Qi Ji, she just asked casually.
"It's closer to the Super Management Bureau if you take this road, and the sun is smaller, so it's not as hot." Qi Ji answered quickly without slowing down his pace at all.
Mrs. Gary nodded after hearing this. She was also very unfamiliar with the roads in Loen City, and was definitely not familiar with shortcuts like this one.
Her husband Gary frowned imperceptibly because he felt that the environment he was in was becoming more and more strange.
The ground and the walls on both sides became increasingly dirty, and the noises from people's lives and work became sparse. The tall but dilapidated walls were sandwiched on the left and right, leaving only a narrow strip of sky, which let in a little light and barely illuminated the field of vision.
He had an illusion that he and his family seemed to have entered a tunnel forgotten by the city, moving step by step towards the darkness filled with weirdness and mystery.
The air gradually became humid, and rotten water that had been deposited for who knows how long formed puddles on the muddy ground, flowing with disgusting colors under the dim sunlight.
The pungent smell of decay spread, irritating Gary's mind. In order not to inhale too much of this unpleasant smell, he couldn't help but control his breathing.
"...Mage Sister," Daisy suddenly stopped at this moment, "This direction does not lead to the Super Management Bureau."
As soon as these words were spoken, Qi Ji, who was walking in front, also stopped. He turned his head slightly, and looked at the people behind him with his face covered by haze. It was unknown what expression he had.
"Eh?" After hearing their daughter's words, Gary and his wife seemed to have thought of something. They stood still, their brows gradually becoming solemn.
The numbing silence lasted for several seconds before Gary said slowly and nervously:
"Yes, yes, the Super Management Bureau is in the east, but this direction is clearly towards the south..."
Mrs. Gary also noticed something was wrong. She cautiously took a half step back, swallowed her saliva and asked Qi Ji:
"Miss Yaoliuliu, where are you taking us?"
It's not that she doesn't want to trust Qi Ji, doesn't want to trust this mysterious wizard who had only met him for one day but was willing to take huge risks to save her family's lives from danger, but her current actions are indeed a bit strange, and it's hard not to arouse other people's vigilance.
"Besides, you shouldn't say things like that," Daisy said calmly, with a faint glow on the palm of her right hand, "--'and the sun is smaller, so it's not that hot' or something like that..."
"Oh?" Qi Ji, who had his back to the four people, turned around leisurely and slowly when he heard this, and his tone was tinged with disturbing interest, "What do you mean? How does this sentence not conform to my setting?"
"Because..." Daisy pointed at herself, "Before you left the hotel, you cast a spell on us to shield us from the sun and heat, so... there is no need for us to avoid the sun, and you don't have to consider this aspect at all."
"So that's how it is." Qi Ji nodded in realization. His blurry eyes scanned the four people in front of him carefully, and soon discovered something, and uttered an "Oh":
"Sure enough, you all have a very strange spiritual aura... You hid it so well, I didn't even notice it before. This was my mistake."
"you……"
Gary felt an ominous premonition in his heart and his face began to turn ugly. He was sweating and stepped back, shielding his children and wife behind him.
"Good observation." Qi Ji stood in front of her without moving, with his hands behind his waist. An unknown look was cast from under his hood and fell on Daisy's tense little face. "So, what is your conclusion, little girl?"
"Sister Mage, you... no," Daisy clenched her right hand with the "Star Map" on it and said word by word, "You are not Sister Mage at all."
"Pretty!"
The "sister wizard" in front of her suddenly burst into loud laughter without any warning, but her voice was completely different from Qi Ji's clear, clean and childish voice.
On the contrary... it was extremely low, mature, and had a bit of steady magnetism. It was clearly the laughter of an adult male!
"what!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Mr. and Mrs. Gary's faces changed drastically, because they saw... "Miss Yaoliuliu", who was standing a few meters away in front of them with her hands behind her back, had undergone an extremely strange change!
The outline of her body quickly twisted, becoming taller and stronger.
At the same time, her loose, dark long cloak also changed its shape and color. From its original wide shape, it quickly fitted her body lines, and the hem quickly converged. Even the color changed from grayish black to bright and lively red.
In a short while, the slender and petite "Miss Yaoliuliu" turned into a man in his fifties, with soft facial lines, deep eyes, sparsely distributed wrinkles, and a gentle and elegant temperament.
Daisy stared at the man with a straight back and bright eyes. Her eyes fell on his red uniform and noticed the stylish and slightly funny mustache on his upper lip. Her pupils contracted sharply.
She has an impression of this person!
"You're... the elevator operator!"
Daisy instantly found the corresponding image in her memory and blurted it out.
Chapter 150 Deacon Rice
When they were led to the secretary's office by the staff of the Berkeley Building yesterday, they took the mechanical elevator in the building for a while.
And in the elevator, there was a middle-aged man wearing a red uniform and a funny moustache!
There was nothing memorable about this man's facial features; he was a common face on the street. In addition, the only time he appeared before was as an elevator operator, so no one paid attention to his existence.
Therefore, Gary and his wife had no impression of him at all, and after seeing the man's true form, they did not feel any familiarity at all.
But Daisy remembered!
After obtaining a drop of blood from her sister the sorcerer, she not only gained the ability to copy the authority of the "Star Map", but her mental agility as well as her long- and short-term memory were also greatly enhanced.
Many things that she had not paid attention to, as long as she thought about it for a while, she could quickly find the corresponding memories in her mind!
So, the moment she saw this middle-aged man wearing a red uniform with a slightly comedian's temperament and with soft and gentle facial lines, she immediately revealed his identity.
"Wow, you still remember me," the man in red raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard Daisy reveal his last disguise, and his deep eyes revealed a bit of surprise, "I thought you didn't pay attention to me, an ordinary elevator operator."
"Who are you?" Gary found out that the "Miss Yaoliuliu" who had brought him along was not him. He felt something was wrong. A strong fear surged up in his body, making his body stiff. However, he still opened his arms to protect his family behind him:
"Don't mess around. This is the city center. If you do something bad, you can't get away!"
He raised his voice to the highest volume, his face slightly flushed with blood, and he wanted to show fearlessness and drive away the man in red who was obviously up to no good.
But the other party saw through his timidity at a glance, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"Mr. Gary, there is a saying in the Empire, 'No matter how prosperous a city is, there are places where the sun doesn't shine.' Even in the Empire's largest and most prosperous capital, 'Twilight City', there are slums where public order is chaotic and crime is rampant."
"what do you want to say in the end!"
Gary's face looked terribly ugly. He actually didn't care about what the man said at all. He just wanted to delay time through meaningless conversation.
"I've said before, 'No matter how prosperous a city is, there are always places where the sun doesn't shine.'" The man smiled faintly and took a step forward slowly. "Unfortunately, the alley we are in now..."
As he spoke, he pointed his finger at the dirty and dark surroundings. After Gary's shouting just now, no one nearby was attracted by the sound:
"This is the 'place where the sun never shines' in Loen City. In a place like this, it's normal for one or two people to go missing every day. Even if someone nearby hears the noise you make, they won't respond.
"…Otherwise, why would I bring you here?"
"Uh……"
