Moonlight blinked: Yes, why do you do this?
Why should the people in Xiacheng District become children forever and lose the ability to pursue their ideals?
Sean shook his head: "I can only speculate on this issue now."
"Tell me about it."
The New Testament reporter clarified his thoughts and said: "Just like the name of 'Stay Ceremony',
"Those who no longer pursue their ideals will 'stay'."
"Stay?" Moonlight frowned, obviously not understanding what Sean meant.
The wheel seemed to hit a stone, causing the carriage to shake. Max, who was leaning against the wall of the carriage, bounced slightly, still with his eyes closed and breathing evenly.
After the bump, Sean continued: “Yeah, they’re going to stay.
"These inner 'children' who never grow up form the basis of the spiritual existence of 'Midnight Paradise'.
"If we compare it to a religion, Midnight Paradise is like a holy land. Peter Pan is the only true god in the holy land, and these addicts are his 'basic believers'."
“Gods exist because of faith.
"With these basic believers, Peter Pan can always maintain the existence and strength of this spiritual world."
There is no doubt that Peter Pan is still carefully expanding his independent kingdom.
"The weird thing is..." The moonlight opened the curtains of the carriage and looked at the castle, whose presence was now extremely obvious. "There is a big shot protecting this spiritual world."
Whether it’s Arthur Merlin’s hint or the warning outside the paradise by the powerful “Returning Dorothy” who represents the association, one thing is clear——
With the strength of the Divine Court and the Explorers Association, as long as they are determined, they can eliminate the culprits of Midnight Paradise and this place overnight.
However, not only has it existed for ten years, but no one has intervened in this matter yet.
Sean became more and more convinced of a conjecture: Peter Pan might be a subordinate of someone at the top.
The person at the top allowed Peter Pan to transform the brains and thoughts of the new generation of downtown people, allowing them to stay in this seemingly beautiful but extremely evil place forever.
"So, the whole story is this..." Father Taylor also looked out the window at the castle, "Peter Pan used his ability to firmly control the next generation of Lower Town - he made the future of Lower Town become He made sacrifices and sacrificed them to this spirit world, consolidating his independent kingdom to support this evil 'god'..."
Sean nodded slightly.
"Here..." As if to suppress the surging anger, Father Taylor held the rosary and the "Holy Book" tightly and closed his eyes, "There is indeed evil that must be eradicated."
Everyone was speechless, and Sean opened the black book again.
The carriage finally finished the climb, and an open flat road extended straight to the entrance of the castle.
A remnant fire ignited—a dark red flame burned on Max's mask "Remnants of the Destroyed Legion".
"Where...am I?" Max moved his neck, and his cervical vertebrae made a terrifying bone fricative sound.
"Almost to the castle."
Turning his head, he saw Sean pressing the black book on the table with his hand.
"This is Foley's."
The remaining fire burned quietly: "So, he didn't come out either."
There was silence.
Max raised his hand and rubbed the back of his neck, silent for a while.
Sean and others suddenly felt that the depleted spiritual energy in the remnant's body surged like an underground spring.
"No, depressed..." Max's hoarse voice was still steady, "Holly and Foley..."
In his hands, chains of residual fire made of spiritual matter were burning...
The dark red flame seemed more powerful than before.
"They...are still there."
The carriage slowed down and was about to arrive. After rubbing the contents of the black book into the "Archives", he solemnly handed Foley's belongings back to Max.
Max still hasn't told the story of their past.
Sean still didn't plan to ask. On the one hand, it was out of respect for his allies.
On the other hand, he knew that the answer he wanted was in that black book.
Next, as long as he takes the time to read Fowler's diary, he will know the cause and effect.
The carriage stopped right in front of the castle gate, and several puppets in black formal clothes walked over awkwardly and opened the door.
After getting off the carriage, Sean looked up and realized that the carriage door seemed to be parked squarely on the central axis of the castle.
A wide marble staircase extends upward, facing the fountain illuminated by lights, surrounded by carefully maintained shrubbery gardens...
From the perspective of the person getting out of the car, everything is almost perfectly symmetrical.
There is an external clock on the highest tower of the castle directly opposite the central axis.
The clock is pointing at 11:52 at the moment.
Dozens of puppets stand on both levels of the stairs, all wearing black formal suits or skirts that are completely different from the surrounding staff.
They clapped their hands with dull faces, and the sounds of trumpets kept coming and going:
"Welcome! Welcome to the Castle District!"
The moonlight tapped Sean's shoulder with spiritual essence. The New Testament reporter turned his head and saw three carriages stopping in front of the departing carriage——
They were not the first two to arrive at the castle area. Including the "Guards of the Kingdom of God" team, there were two other teams that had also arrived here.
Just as they walked up the stairs with serious faces and without saying a word, towards the fountain and the castle, the sound of carriage bells came from behind again.
Sean and others stopped temporarily and turned around to see——
The two explorers got off the carriage that had just arrived.
A man who looked a little older, wearing a mask that looked like the face of an old tree.
Another young man with nimble movements supported the elder very carefully. On the mask he wore, a picture of the "Tower City" symbolizing knowledge appeared.
"Deadwood Sage" and "Tacheng Apprentice".
It seems to be a master-disciple combination of Queen and Jack.
They are the fifth team to arrive here.
When the duo saw Sean and others who had arrived first, they stopped and cautiously made a face-to-face salute.
After Sean and Moonlight returned the courtesy, they continued to walk up the steps.
Walking onto the platform and approaching the fountain, Moonlight suddenly saw that there seemed to be a family standing in front of the fountain——
A middle-aged couple with three children stood with their backs to the flashing fountain. The family of five had happy smiles on their faces.
A Bernese mountain dog wearing a maid's hat sat obediently next to them.
Moonlight shook her head, and when she opened her eyes, she realized that the sight just now seemed to be just an illusion.
There were only three children standing in front of the fountain.
The girl in the middle is taller than both brothers. She has long blond curly hair, wears a black dress, and has a pigeon's blood ruby embedded in the bow on her head.
Standing on her left is her second brother. The second brother wears a pair of round-rimmed glasses. He is a bit thin and has freckles on his face. A top hat wrapped with a red silk scarf seems to be used to increase his height, making him look even thinner.
The child held by the girl's right hand was probably only five or six years old. Half of his body was hidden behind his sister, sucking his thumb warily. What was cute was that he was wearing a small tuxedo that was cut to fit, like a shy child. little gentleman...
After experiencing the weird experience in the addict's home, Moonlight felt more or less comfortable when he saw the three normal-looking children. However, when he turned his head and saw the expression of Father Taylor next to him, he couldn't help but become nervous. ——
The old priest, who had always been calm and resolute, looked at the three children standing in front of him, his eyes widening to an exaggerated degree.
His clenched fists were shaking slightly, and his breathing became uncontrollably heavy.
This is……?
Moonlight looked at Sean, who was also surprised, and suddenly had an answer in his heart. His eyes suddenly turned to the three children waiting in front of them——
they are……
Are they the three Dorins siblings who have been missing for ten years?
