It had just entered the night, and on the street not far from the back door of the hotel, the dim light coming out of the window was only enough for people to see shadows.
The bodies of young men wearing wide-sleeved burqas were almost huddled together. The sound of liquid flowing and the sound of bubbles popping could be faintly heard in the silent night.
When Agnes said the last words, the girl retreated reflexively, almost leaving the street. There was a rare hint of nervousness in her calm brows.
The eyesight enhanced by the potion allowed her to see clearly in the dim light from a distance the bones of the hands covering the face, as well as the yellowish pus stained on them. She could easily imagine how the skin covered by those clothes would break out everywhere, showing a horrific appearance.
From the moment they embark on the extraordinary path, extraordinary people will always be accompanied by madness until death.
How reliable her former companions were, and how dangerous and hateful they would be if they lost control or betrayed them. This was the only deep enough realization she had in her experience that could not be called rich.
This is a prosperous place in Port Behrens, and the church of Mother Earth Church is not far away.
Only by living can you have power and help your teacher. This is something she understood a long time ago.
Even though the Orthodox Church in the Northern Continent often had an ambiguous attitude, she had no choice. This was her only chance to survive.
"I haven't lost control yet."
A dry and hoarse voice that sounded like a sigh came into her ears not far behind her.
The next second, an irresistible force grabbed her shoulders and carried her across the block at high speed, stopping in an empty square.
She was gently placed under a coconut tree, and the man who looked crazy just now stood in front of her with a calm expression.
The skin, still stained with yellowing pus, was smooth again, but the puddles of dirt on the otherwise clean clothes were an honest record of what had happened.
The girl's expression did not change, but she took a step back and leaned her back against the thick branches of the coconut tree.
"Sorry." Agnes' voice was still slightly hoarse, and then she fell silent.
"I couldn't control my explosion for a moment, but He would not allow me to be controlled by my pain," Agnes thought for a moment and said, "Even if the rushing water was higher than the rim of the cup for a moment, it was higher than the rim of the cup. The rim of the cup will eventually overflow, and then everything will calm down.”
This is the control of the gods.
Listening to Agnes's words, the girl's hands and feet felt uncontrollably cold for a moment. She gritted her teeth and said nothing.
"Your teacher gave you a mission," Agnes said softly, not paying attention to the girl's silence, "Where do you need to go?"
"Star Plateau, Kangbo Town."
The girl, who had been in Agnes's sight for a long time, finally spoke softly.
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"I'd rather wake up in pain than fall asleep in a state of confusion."
Xiao Milo put down the black tea in his hand, with a strange light in his eyes.
“Sobriety is a sin and I will fall from it, but He will accept me.”
The withered man looked at Xiao Milo and opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.
"He told me that if I am in darkness, I should light a lamp for myself," little Milo's words gradually brought a little gentleness, "to listen, to see, to feel those who love me and what I love, and to find what I love." Desire, and work hard to gain the power to achieve your goals.”
"This is the fundamental reason why I chose Him."
Little Milo's words sounded completely calm, but those eyes that were staring at the withered man so tightly made the withered man want to avoid them.
His eyes glanced at the young man sitting at the wooden table in the far corner. The young man with a heavy woolen coat with lapels on his shoulders felt his gaze and turned to him and nodded politely.
"Is that gentleman the one who takes care of you?" the haggard man asked little Milo stiffly.
"No, Mr. Dreiser is a companion." Little Milo also tilted his head to look at the young man and replied seriously.
"Comrade..."
The haggard man stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup on the table, but the hand holding the teacup was trembling uncontrollably.
The teacup clinked on the saucer, so crisply that it seemed like it would break at any moment. A few drops of the slightly full water overflowed along the edge of the tea cup, and quickly slid down the cup body.
The haggard man tried several times, but finally put the teacup in his hand on the table and stopped touching it.
"Sorry." The haggard man's eyes finally no longer avoided Xiao Milo. The white hair under his ragged sleeves almost covered his entire arm. Only his dirty palms looked as usual, "Thank you. That Lady Boethea can give me a chance to say goodbye to you."
"Ding-dang——"
The teaspoon in Xiao Milo's hand fell into the teacup with a crisp sound.
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"The Intis and the rebels fought in Compo Town half a month ago."
The girl stared at the rolling green ahead and the gloomy sky above her head, and said softly.
Were it not for the trees, which looked almost dark green against the gloomy sky, the hills and valleys would have looked like deep-set holes.
Of course, it's not much better even now. The originally low hills next to it look like insurmountable peaks under such a terrain difference.
"The New Year has just passed," Agnes almost muttered.
"We have fought several times. The dry season here is very short. In more than two months, it will be the rainy season again," the girl said calmly. "During the rainy season, there will be serious flash floods here, and most of the roads will be flooded." They will all be blocked, making it very inconvenient to fight.”
Agnes didn't know what to say for a moment, so she just nodded.
"The school can't contact the rebels over there, and the people sent to contact them have also lost their news," the girl whispered, "the teacher said there are some problems in Kangbo Town."
"So I need you to take me with you to investigate?" Agnes said with a little teasing.
"No, I'm asking for your help," the girl said seriously. "The teacher said this will help you understand our situation."
"It seems that things in Compo Town are quite tricky," Agnes's face became a little more serious, she raised her hand to smooth her messy black hair, and raised her head to look at the undulating hills covered with vegetation in the distance, as well as the two A mountain wall that looked like it had been split between hills asked, "How far do we have to go?"
"It's in the hilly valley ahead," the girl replied. "You can only enter through the road between the mountain walls."
"I thought the terrain was not suitable for building a city?" Agnes raised her eyebrows, "Especially in such a rainy place."
"Yes." The girl nodded without refuting Agnes' words.
"It was indeed an accident that I originally chose to come here."
