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"That's really good news." Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief. He hasn't relaxed these days, but after hearing that the information will be handed over to the headquarters, Charlotte understands that what happened in this city is beyond his ability. There must be a special person dispatched to deal with the matter. "And the bad news?"

"The branch president named Vesemir asked me to tell you." Edmund smiled wryly, "Because a group of newcomers joined the industry at the headquarters recently, and a group of veterans are either studying for further study or facing retirement, there will be no free time for a while. The manpower will come immediately."

"Is this a joke?"

"No, it is said to be true."

It's such a coincidence in timing.

Charlotte rubbed her forehead and thought.

"But there is another piece of good news." Edmund said, "Because of the bombing in the police station, the city has been in turmoil recently. Some migrants can no longer bear it and choose to leave... under pressure , those bastards who blocked the traffic out of the city had to choose to give in."

"Huh?" Charlotte was taken aback for a moment. "That is to say, you can leave here?"

"Yes." Edmond nodded, "I have entrusted a friend to handle your train ticket, and the departure time is three days later."

"It's good news for me, but what about you?"

"I don't need to leave." Edmund shook his head. "Although I don't know who it is, those guys will definitely not openly attack me. This will affect the unspoken rules in this city." Immediately, Edmond's painting The wind suddenly turned. "However, to be on the safe side, I also helped Heidi order a ticket to the next city. Could you please escort her once?"

"Are you worried?"

"Yes, there is nothing wrong." Edmund said with empty eyes, "I don't know what kind of storm this city will face, and I have nothing to do with it, but Heidi is still too young. Get involved in this."

"If the city is a stage play, I'd rather Heidi be an audience member on the sidelines than one of the actors on stage, and then disappear behind the red curtain with the city when the show ends. .”

I don't know if it was an illusion, Charlotte felt that Edmond seemed to have something to say, but he didn't think too much, and nodded in agreement.

"Ok."

"Thank you, Charlotte." Edmund seemed to let go of some burden, heaved a sigh of relief, and leaned back on the chair. "You are a very good friend, I hope next time you come over, I will have the opportunity to buy you a drink."

"Please, I'm not leaving yet."

"Hahaha, you always have to leave, you are still very young, and the road ahead is much longer than that of a middle-aged man like me."

Chapter 36 Demigods

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The sound of running water awakened Charlotte who was sleeping.

When she realized that she was not lying on the soft and familiar bed in the manor room at this moment, but lying on a hard floor with slight shaking around, Charlotte woke up completely in an instant.

He was lying on the deck of a ship.

For some reason, in the memory of the previous moment, Charlotte clearly remembered that he returned to the room to rest shortly after talking with Edmond.However, without any warning, he came to a ship, and he didn't have the slightest impression of what happened on the way.

someone.

At this time, Charlotte sensed a breath, it was a person, and there was a person standing not far from him, watching him with interested eyes.And the previous he didn't notice it at all. If this person hadn't exposed himself, he would have just ignored the existence of this person when he just woke up.

Without the slightest hesitation, Charlotte subconsciously probed with her right hand, and the metal stick body fell into her hand, and then Charlotte suddenly rose from the spot, and did not choose to activate the mechanism on the stick to transform into a chain whip or a long sword, but Holding the cane directly, he suddenly stabbed in the direction of the ray of breath.

The brave wins when we meet on a narrow road.

If you don't know whether the other party has good intentions, Charlotte's first reaction is to take the lead in ensuring her own safety, so she doesn't hold back anything.

A straight stab, with the determination to move forward, without any retreat or hesitation, and a move [Xinxiong-Jian Meng], directed at the unknown person.

"Drink?" Then, Charlotte heard an unexpected voice, "Interesting."

In the blink of an eye, there seemed to be a white shadow flashing away from the front, making Charlotte's phantom, which had only pierced through a white phantom, fall into the air.

At this moment, Charlotte hesitated for a moment, but soon, the voice just now sounded again. "When you hold a sword, you don't need to hesitate, and you don't need to think too much about swordsmanship. Without the determination to move forward and unwavering belief, the sword in your hand will become dull... So, follow you Use your intuition to draw the sword."

Charlotte took a deep breath, did not stop the movement in her hand, quickly pressed the handle of the cane and pulled it, activated the mechanism to turn the cane into a sword blade, then turned around and swept over.

"That's right."

The voice exclaimed, but Charlotte still swung it in the air, and the blade still didn't hit anyone, but only cut a white phantom.

"continue."

Letting go of perception, Charlotte suppressed the emotions in her heart, her eyes became cold and empty, and her mind reflected everything within a three-meter radius around her like a mirror.

The flow of breath, the template of the terrain, the trajectory and direction of the opponent's possible dodge... A lot of "information" flooded into Charlotte's consciousness so naturally, it seemed that the area within a three-meter radius became an extension of Charlotte himself. part of going out.

"Xinqing-Sword Spirit? No, that's not right." The owner of that voice seemed to have noticed the change in Charlotte, and there was a touch of surprise in his tone. "This is already completely your 'swordsmanship', and it is no longer a heart sword."

However, at this time, Charlotte didn't intend to stop. When the voice sounded, Charlotte locked his position for the first time since waking up, and she was sure that the next sword attack would never fail.

The blade of the sword bloomed with brilliance, and with Charlotte's swing, countless sword shadows were swayed instantly, up and down, left and right, covering the position of that person.

Possible directions to dodge, possible trajectories to resist, possible choices to make...Countless "information" is running in Charlotte's consciousness, and countless possibilities are naturally calculated based on these "information". In an instant, the calculation is completed , Charlotte subconsciously confirmed that her sword edge would completely block any of his dodging and parrying.

just.

The sword shadow falling from the sky suddenly trembled, and then shattered and dissipated into the air like a dream.

And the blade could no longer move forward an inch, no matter how hard Charlotte exerted, the sword could never shake the standing still person in front of him, and only one finger was blocking the advancement of the blade.

An index finger touched the tip of the sword. The sharp blade could not hurt the flesh and blood, and the feeling from the sword made Charlotte feel that it was not flesh and blood that was touching the blade of his own. , but an adamantine golem.

"Long time no see, little guy, your swordsmanship is improving very quickly!"

The person who put a finger on the tip of the sword and made Charlotte unable to move an inch forward was a middle-aged and old man with a vicissitudes of life.He has short pale hair, and there are signs of aging on his face. Although he seems to be only in his 50s at first glance, no matter who sees this expression of disillusionment, he will think that he is an old man. A lonely seven or eighty-year-old man.

"Although I haven't been able to concentrate on swordsmanship, the sword intent is not as pure as other swordsmanship masters, but I have found another way. Based on mastering and calculating all variables, it is another way of the road." He was complicated and surprised His tone seemed to be very surprised to see Charlotte's existence, but there was also an inner sense of relief, and his emotions were extremely complicated. "Just in this state, you don't seem to be able to last..."

As soon as the words fell, Charlotte let go of the hilt and let the long sword fall to the deck with a bang.

The indifference and emptiness in the eyes receded, and Charlotte clutched her forehead, feeling the pain, which was far more severe than the mental pain caused by the previous load-casting, and let out a gasp.

"...and the sequelae are still serious." The white-haired middle-aged man shook his head slightly as he saw Charlotte's painful expression.Then he stretched out his hand, and some golden flowing water flowed out from the sleeves of his clothes, and condensed together in mid-air to form a strange golden long ruler.

"Forging Soldiers in Breathing Soil - Imitation Shennong Ruler."

Opening his hand, the golden long ruler fell into the hands of the white-haired middle-aged man. He pressed the long ruler in front of Charlotte, and in an instant, an emerald green aura lit up on the golden long ruler.

In this aura, Charlotte's painful expression gradually dissipated, and the severe pain in her head disappeared instantly.

After all this was done, the white-haired middle-aged man lifted up the golden long ruler. The golden long ruler that healed Charlotte's pain instantly melted and shattered, turning back into the original golden flowing water and flowing back into his sleeves.

"Huh." After the pain disappeared, Charlotte lifted his spirits, then picked up the fallen sword blade, cupped his fists at the person in front of him very respectfully, and performed a courtesy similar to that of a monk when saluting. "Long time no see, and thank you just now, Your Majesty Nangong."

Your Majesty is a title of respect for top clergy, and the person in front of Charlotte, who is clearly not a clergyman, is definitely more honorable than the former pope.

If you insist on using a respectful title, you should call him Your Highness.

It's just... "How many times have I said it, you can just ask me to ask the sky for Nangong, at worst, add a senior, this kind of honorific like going to a temple to worship a dead thing is completely unnecessary." Nangong Wentian shook his head and said, "I'm just a mortal."

Chapter 37 Demigods

Charlotte knew that she had entered a dream again, and definitely entered the dream of an existence in another plane.

This ability formed by superimposing the talents of Dream Chrysalis and Pale Hunter cannot be controlled by him at all, unless he has not slept all the time, otherwise once he sleeps, there will be a chance to hit the timing of the ability's activation.

But this time, luckily, he didn't encounter Maria's dream and avoided another round of bloody conflict.

Although there is nothing wrong with the young lady being beautiful, Charlotte doesn't think that when a beautiful young lady slashes at you with a double-edged knife and stabs you to death with a smile, she is gentle in your ears Telling how I miss you, I hope that when you continue to come and be hacked to death by her next time, you can still have leisure time to appreciate their appearance.

And I don't know if it's an illusion, Charlotte always feels that the women she knows are basically violent.

The good-looking gentlemen and the good-looking ladies are all gone. Instead, each one is more capable of fighting than the other, and each is more violent than the other. When they meet each other, they all want to fight with themselves.

Sure enough, women are the most troublesome.

Fortunately, this time the sleepwalking encounter was a lawful and good being, and he was a good person he knew before.

A demigod of the lawful camp, a mentor who taught him legendary swordsmanship, an undead demigod who has clearly surpassed ordinary people and lived for hundreds of thousands of years, but is keen to live as a mortal. , and more accustomed to ordinary communication with people.

Although Charlotte has read records of the era when gods and demons coexisted in some books and materials, in the records I have seen, no matter which god is basically either high above, or mysterious, or simply never there. Show yourself in front of mortals and use some prophecies to fool people into working hard.

How is it like this close friend in front of you?

If in the past era, Charlotte believed, he would definitely choose to become a follower of the demigod in front of him, and would not care about the so-called God of Justice, God of Guardian, God of Tyranny, Goddess of the Night and so on.

Faith is a kind of sustenance and persistence in the heart, rather than looking for a high-ranking uncle to offer up and serve as a slave without complaint.

……

"You are still as unassuming as ever!" Listening to the demigod's words, Charlotte said helplessly, "This would be impossible to see in my world when gods and demons coexisted."

"I've always thought of myself as an ordinary person." Nangong Wentian sat down cross-legged without any airs. "I like it, one is blacksmithing, the other is cooking, and the third is martial arts."

"...a demigod who said that his favorite things are cooking and blacksmithing. That's true." Charlotte shook his head. He didn't sit down casually like the demigod in front of him, but stood obediently on the spot .

"What's so strange about this? People must have goals and interests in life. If one day you lose your goals and interests, then your heart will die." Nangong Wentian said in a bleak tone, "And if your heart dies, even if you have With invincible strength and immortality, what awaits you is the torture called eternal life."

"Well, sorry, I still don't get it."

"Hahaha, forget it, I'm telling you that at your age, you probably won't be able to understand it." Nangong Wentian laughed. "Compared to an old antique like me, you are younger and more energetic, don't learn from me!"

This demigod from another plane is indeed a very kind person, without any pretensions. Even when Charlotte first met him, she thought he was just an ordinary middle-aged and elderly person.

"What are you doing standing there? Sit down."

"This..." Charlotte struggled.

Therefore, sometimes a demigod has no airs, which is really embarrassing.

In the final analysis, it is still the cultural and intellectual differences between the two sides.

In the knowledge that Charlotte has learned, although there is no mention of the attitude towards the gods, but in various books and works, everything related to this is relatively vague, as if to avoid something, and there is no kind of etiquette. How to face this existence.

And demigods, demigods, are also gods.

Out of the most basic respect, Charlotte still felt that as a mortal, she was a little terrified in front of a demigod who had no pretensions.

"So what are you struggling with?" Seeing Charlotte's troubled appearance, the demigod shook his head. "Sit down, just sit down, don't be a mother-in-law." As he said that, Charlotte felt a soft force enveloped him, and crossed his knees involuntarily.

"This..." Charlotte said dumbfounded, "Your Majesty Nangong, you are really different!"

"What's the difference? As I said, I'm not a dead statue in a temple, at most I'm a cook." Nangong Wentian smiled, "Okay, I'm very surprised that you can come here..." He said meaningfully, "But I don't want to explore too much, just like you came to see me before, let's talk about what happened in your world."

Perhaps because he has lived for a long time, this demigod prefers to pass the time by listening to what Charlotte sees and hears.And in exchange, to guide Charlotte's swordsmanship, like the last time I came to see him, Charlotte took out the Gwent card, explained the rules and played several games with this demigod, in exchange for a legend The teaching of swordsmanship is a huge profit for Charlotte.

So Charlotte told the whole story without any reservations.

Including receiving a mission to go to Novigrad, what I saw and encountered in this city, including using the legendary swordsmanship taught by a demigod to kill the enemy, being involved in a very bad thing, being encountered when I went to the police station After returning from the bomb attack, he was sniped and almost suffered disaster, and so on.

"Eating people? I didn't expect that no matter which world, there would be such evil people and sorcery!" The demigod sighed, "Long Changsheng, a long life, how many kings are fascinated by it, how many powerful people are crazy about it , but is longevity really a good thing?"

"This... For you, longevity is a normal situation, but for ordinary people who have mastered power and wealth, longevity is their last pursuit in life."

"...Yes! How many people seek immortality but fail. I am blessed by God to be able to live for thousands of years, so I have no right to criticize others." Afterwards, the demigod's words changed, "But, Charlotte, you really It’s too easy to trust people, and it’s easy to suffer.”

"Ok?"

"I won't say much, but remember, don't let subjectivity affect your judgment. You don't have the ability to deal with a city, so there is nothing wrong with choosing someone who is capable to take over this book, but——" Half God He took a deep look at Charlotte.

"——Sometimes, if you give up and leave, it is tantamount to ignoring many people who have nothing to do with you. The choice of this is all up to you, but no matter what, you must not regret it when you make a decision."

"Otherwise your heart will destroy yourself."

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PS: This Nangong is not from the eve of the invasion of the demon army, but from the period of the emperor's reign, and the protagonist's sleepwalking can't achieve the level of dream chrysalis transformation from real to virtual, and he can't bring back the real thing through the dream, so take it back Breathing the soil to cast soldiers is incapable.

Of course, the protagonist's weapon will be changed, and it will only be changed when the story ends with the story of going to the sky. Currently, it is tentatively designated as the Holy Judgment of Skyfire.

Chapter 38

Charlotte tilted her head, and looked at the demigod in front of her with a cute look.

Was this demigod just talking about some philosophical truth or was he prophesying?Although Charlotte can understand every word, but after adding it together, Charlotte has a sense of seeing chicken soup for the soul.

"You are..." A demigod, no matter how you say it is a demigod. According to the materials and books I have read that record the past era, generally speaking, a deity will express it in somewhat vague words, And this kind of speech is also called oracle.So, Charlotte lowered her voice and asked cautiously, "Are you giving an oracle?"

"Ah? Sigh." The demigod named Nangong Wentian was taken aback when he heard the words. He looked at Charlotte with a serious expression on his face helplessly, and sighed. "You! Forget it, just take it as an elder's warning to younger generations."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Charlotte straightened up. "I will remember your teachings."

Nangong Wentian shook his head, and said to himself, "I'm obviously just a cook, yet I'm treated like a statue in a temple fair... This is really true, I don't even know what to say."

"That's all. After all, it is what happened in the world you are in. I have neither the right to interfere nor the ability to choose. Everything depends on your own choice."

After all, the demigod stood up from the ground. "According to the way you came here before, you will return soon, so I will teach you a few tricks during this time, and take it as the reward for the story you told!"

"Really, I'm sorry to trouble you, Your Majesty Nangong." Charlotte's eyes lit up, and she immediately stood up from the ground.If a demigod's advice is placed in his world, a lot of people will die of envy.After all, in his world, all the myths have disappeared, and it is not known if there are still demigods, and the only way to get the teaching of a demigod is here.