Skeleton King

Shabbat.

Ace was completely immersed in the runes and had no interest in Sabbath, so Jude only mentioned it once, and he flatly rejected it.

Nou also didn't go.Nuo Ou always liked to stay in the Dormition Hall, and since Ace came, he was even more reluctant to move.Jude can naturally control the runes on the Sword of Judgment, but with the recovery of Nou's strength, it becomes more and more difficult to do so, and Jude has no reason to take Nou there.

When Jude went to the altar, most of the warriors in the village had left.

Ace sat in the outer hall of the Dormition Hall, surrounded by paper with runes drawn on it. He looked at the direction Jude left for a while, then lowered his head and continued to draw the runes in silence.He memorized while copying, and his efficiency was extremely high.

It's not that Ace never thought about taking Nou away while the village's defenses were weak. Not to mention that the altar was not far from the village, it wouldn't take long for Jude and the others to rush back. Even if he persuaded Nou to cooperate all the way, he was not sure.What's more, they left Hongyan Village, not to mention that it was far away from completing the mission they came here, even if they wanted to reunite with Norn and Jacob, it would be as difficult as heaven.

Ace is not in a hurry now, he is determined to settle down here temporarily, get to know the small plane slowly, and then find other things.

……

"Is the priest here?"

Only half a day later, someone broke the calm.Ace put down his pen and looked out of the hall. It was a middle-aged man with an anxious expression, holding a trembling boy in his arms.

The middle-aged man hurried to the Rest Hall and asked in great fear.

Ace reminded him calmly, "Today is Sabbath."

There are a total of three days for Sabbath, and unless something major happens in Hongyan Village, Jude will stay at the altar and never leave.

The middle-aged man also quickly realized this, he slumped and half leaned against the door of the Dormition Hall, his expression panicked, and he muttered to himself, "I don't know what to do with my life." In great pain, the boy's entire body curled up and rolled from the middle-aged man's arms to the ground.

Ace stood up in surprise and asked, "Little John?"

Of course Ace recognizes Little John, except that Little John is the grandson of the village chief Johannes, and it is also because Little John is the only boy in Hongyan Village—the appearance of astrological puppets will always stay at the moment they are transformed.

Ace helped the middle-aged man help Little John to the ground.

"Yes, Master Ace." The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, and he replied: "The village chief is busy with the Sabbath these days, so he entrusted Little John to my care. Little John passed away two days ago. Something is wrong, I wanted to send him to the Resting Hall, but he insisted on refusing, saying that he wanted to persevere, but he really couldn't make it through today..."

The voice of the middle-aged man was full of remorse. If he had known this before, no matter how little John opposed it, he would send him to the Dormition Hall.Sabbath is the most important day in the village, and the priest will never stop blessing for Little John, and when the blessing is over, it would be nice for Little John to breathe.

Ace looked at him impatiently, "Does he often do this?"

The middle-aged man also looked unhappy, "From time to time. If he has the blessing of the priest, he will feel better."

Ace also has some understanding of Little John's situation.

Although the presence of priests avoids the risk of the souls of the astrological puppets shattering, the more times they sleep, the weaker the souls will be.After that, they will sleep and wake up again and again, and the time they wake up will become shorter and shorter, and the time they need to sleep will become longer and longer.

In this way, the population of the small plane should be continuously decreasing.

The reason why the total population of the small plane has not changed much in the past thousand years is because there are still a large number of defective products stored in this plane.

Not to mention the chaotic millennium before the founding of the Pansy Empire, after the founding of the Pansy Empire, another continent also fought for more than 200 years before the Finger Empire was officially established.

How many failed astrological puppets have been accumulated in such a small plane for more than 1000 years, even the people who started it-Magic Island and the two empires can't tell.

Priests, in a sense, are also a branch of astrologers.

They hate astrologers, but they have to learn about astrologers.

Ace heard from Jude that apprentice priests and priests have a higher title—high priests.

Jude was unclear, but Ace still deduced that the person who received the title of High Priest could make new astrological puppets.

Ordinary priests, like Jude, can also try to repair some astrological puppets with less serious flaws.Little John is such a flawed product, he was awakened by Jude.He has outstanding talent, and Jude and old Johannes have high hopes for him.

It's a pity that maybe Jude hasn't reached that level yet and can't completely restore Little John, or it may be that Little John's physical condition is too complicated, even though Little John's soul fire is extremely bright, he will always appear All kinds of questions.

Ace fetched a blanket for Little John so that he could lie down more comfortably, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"

Little John's lips were white, and he bit his lower lip tightly with his teeth to prevent himself from moaning. He smiled weakly when he heard Ace's words, and said inarticulately: "Master Ace...can you give me Tell me about the outside world? I have never been anywhere except... Hongyan Village."

Since pain cannot be avoided, there must always be something to divert his attention.

The middle-aged man who came with Little John sat tiredly outside the Dormition Hall. At this time, the sky was already a little dark, and there were extremely faint and invisible starlight shining on him. Little John didn't sleep for two days and two nights. Why is he not.

Ace sat next to Little John and asked him, "What do you want to hear?"

Little John said: "Anything is fine."

Ace talked about the scenery he saw along the way from the space node into the small plane, and talked about the thrills when they passed through the space crack. Little John's spirit was indeed transferred there.Ace said: "This world is very vast. When you grow up, you can go and see it."

Ace said something, only to realize that he had made a slip of the tongue. For Little John, he will always look like this, so how can he grow up?

Little John didn't notice anything unusual, he felt that becoming stronger meant growing up, not to mention that he was already a little delirious because of the pain.

He even said a lot of things that he would not normally say to other people, "Master Ace, do you know how long my grandpa has lived? He is the longest-lived person in this village, and he is over 800 years old. It is said that grandpa used to He is a level 8 swordsman, so he can last that long..."

"...Grandpa always said that he was old and confused, and couldn't remember the past." Little John continued intermittently: "In order to keep his memory longer, he gave up all his strength. But that's it, after 800 years I The first time I woke up, he recognized me, and he never forgot me. I can no longer imagine that there is someone who can treat me like my grandfather. But after I woke up, the priest persuaded my grandfather several times, Persuading grandpa to participate in the Sabbath, I didn’t understand at first, doesn’t grandpa participate in the Sabbath every year?”

Ace was silent.

Little John continued: "I only gradually realized this year that grandpa is about to fall asleep, and he has persisted for too long. If he doesn't participate in the Sabbath, he will never have another chance. But he is worried about me , don't worry about the village... He always said that the outside world is too chaotic, I am too weak, and the village is too weak... This is the place with the strongest star power in this area, and the nearby villages are all concerned about our peace. The palace is about to move... If it weren't for the help many of them received from grandpa back then, and the priest was extremely tough, the villagers of this family might not be able to hold on..."

Ace said softly: "Then you should become stronger early, so that he can rest assured."

Little John turned sideways with some difficulty, and he grabbed Ace's clothes corner. He had been fighting for a long time, and at this moment, he became extremely determined, "Master Ace, I heard that grandpa and the priest said , You turned out to be a very powerful priest, do you have a way to transform my body so that I can practice? I am not afraid of pain, I am not afraid of deep sleep. Even if it is impossible to wake up after death, I am not afraid."

It was already late at night, and the stars were shining brightly. The middle-aged villagers entrusted by the village chief Johannes to take care of Little John also walked into the outer hall.At the same time, he also heard what Little John said.He subconsciously wanted to reach out his hand to prevent Little John from disturbing Master Ace, but in the end, he still didn't say the words to stop.

Ace said calmly, "It's not impossible."

There was a faint light in Little John's hazel eyes.

"Have you thought it through?" Ace said: "The process of transforming the body must be very difficult, and I don't guarantee that you will survive. If you die, what will your grandfather do?"

"That's great." Little John had a happy smile on his face, "If something happens to me, grandpa can put down all his burdens and participate in the Sabbath. That's great, when grandpa wakes up next time, he won't Remember me, and you don’t have to endure such longing.”

Ace looked at the middle-aged villager standing next to them.

The middle-aged villager bowed to Ace, "Since this is Little John's will, please ask Master Ace to fulfill him."

Ace picked up the pen he used to practice drawing runes before, and said, "I need some herbs." He remembered the runes he had drawn for himself and Nou before, and he had some ideas, but these ideas were still like castles in the air, and he had never seen them before. implemented.

Ace reported the name of the bunch of herbs based on what he knew about the plants in the small plane these days.

After listening to the middle-aged villagers, they quickly left to prepare.

Only Ace sat there quietly, his eyes swept over the runes on Little John's body, and slowly sketched them in his mind.