"Kelsey, I have a question."
In the underground passage below the control tower, Noah and Kelsey, who had solved the energy core problem, walked side by side towards the exit.
The road when they came in was full of dangers. It seemed that every step they took, a dark guy would pop out to kill them, followed by Mon3tr's roar and explosion. But at this time, the surrounding environment was extremely quiet. No living thing could be seen in Noah's field of vision. Even Mon3tr had returned to Kelsey's spine. Apart from the footsteps of the two people, there was only a faint sound of wind.
The atmosphere was depressing, and Noah couldn't help but want to say something to dilute the mountain-like silence.
"What?"
Kelsey, who was walking beside him, simply replied with two words, but it sounded warmer than what she had just said.
The name Precious seemed to remind Kelsey of something. Although she did not answer Noah's question directly, her attitude was much better than at the beginning, and her face was no longer so cold - but only for a moment.
But at this time, Noah could also hear the emotion in the old lynx's words. It was more like talking to a friend than giving orders to a tool man.
Could it be that Kelsey is Precious?
Or is it her reincarnation?
The chains that imprisoned the door of memories were broken open, and the past events in Noah's mind gradually became clearer. Even though they were still a little blurry, he was able to extract the information he wanted to know from those fragments.
After thinking briefly and quickly, he rejected the idea.
Precious, and he indeed has the ability to change his appearance at will, but the Kelsey in front of him is really a "Terran", and he can't find the same person in her soul as Precious. The similarity between them, which means that she is just a lynx and has no connection with the woman in his memory.
In other words, the connection between them is just a "friend" or "colleague" relationship.
"Why did you let three newcomers participate in this mission?"
Putting aside the question of who was more in line with his XP system, Kelsey or Precious, Noah expressed the question that had been pent up in his heart for a long time. He saw the names of the Valentine trio when he first got the action list, but Kelsey was still at Longmen at that time and no one answered his question.
Now that the two of them are alone, the atmosphere is a bit awkward. It would be good to raise this question to ease the atmosphere.
But as soon as these words came out, Noah obviously felt that the temperature around him dropped. Kelsey stopped and turned her head to meet the doctor's confused eyes, her tone as cold as usual.
"You seem to care about them."
"As a doctor from Rhode Island, I think it's normal to care about your subordinates."
Noah has long been used to this sudden cooling of words and expressions. At this moment, he doesn't feel scared at all, but feels a little strange.
Why did Kelsey have such a big reaction to this question? Aren’t they just three newcomers?
But now that I think about it carefully, those three newcomers are also very special. Raphael is a saint from Lateran City, and for some reason he entered Rhode Island and became a medical operator; Valentine has extremely powerful medical spells, and he had already seen the lightning in his hand during the battle just now. The power of; Xing Yihuang...
Well.
Xing Yihuang should be the most normal among the three of them.
"Isn't that what you said when we were at Longmen," Noah spread his hands: "Stand together with the operators and become one with them, so that you can become worthy of their following."
Noah didn't remember much of what Kelsey said at that time, but the meaning he wanted to express was still deeply engraved in his heart. It seems that he is the only one in Rhode Island who can't speak well. The words exchanged by others have a strong academic atmosphere. You can understand what the other person wants to express, but it just sounds a bit confusing.
Could this be Kelsey's way of trying to use her brain more to quickly recall the past?
I am thinking every moment, even when I speak in daily life, thinking and thinking...
The brain is ready.
tasty!
"But the only thing you care about is Operator Valentine, right?"
It's clean and sharp, and it's bloody.
Kelsey's words were only a dozen words, but they formed an extremely sharp knife and cut open Noah's body, showing the bloody thoughts in his heart in front of the two of them.
The doctor who was seen through just smiled, and a smiling face appeared on the mask in his arms.
:D
In the past, Noah's harassment of Raphael was just a pure pursuit of beauty, and the angel with a gentle smile was just one of his many targets of harassment. But when she saw Valentine for the first time, the expression of this idiot who felt good about herself suddenly became serious, as if she had discovered some secret.
That short Vaifan boy reminded him of the pink-furred bunny sister he once encountered in the ruins of Kiri Castle: Yae Sakura.
A Carters named Yae Sakura once told her story in the ruins, including her "ex-boyfriend" Valentine. But it was not because of this incident that Noah noticed him, but because of the soul inside the operator Valentine.
Body, spirit, and soul, each independent but closely connected, are the three basic elements that make up a person. Although Noah's ability at this time was much weaker than before he lost his amnesia, and only "war luck" was left, he was still roughly accurate in terms of "seeing souls".
In Noah's opinion, Valentine's soul is exactly the same as Yae Sakura's soul, with no difference at all.
At first, when he saw Valentine, Noah thought he was feeling wrong, but then he looked more and more like him, and finally he went out of his way to care about him after the battle with the Patriots. It was during that short exchange that Noah confirmed that he had read it correctly.
Then this is interesting.
Same soul, different body, there is only one existence in Noah's memory that can do this. Although there is still a thin veil covering his memory at this moment, he can also roughly know the true identity of this ordinary operator Valentine.
But why does he appear in this world? Why do you pretend so much on the surface but don’t hide your soul at all? What's his plan for coming to Rhode Island?
and……
Is he really that kind of existence?
There is a spirit but no form, and the important thing is that it doesn't look like he is pretending. This makes Noah feel confused from the bottom of his heart.
"I know what you're suspecting. I've thought that too."
After a brief period of silence, the dull sound of footsteps echoed in the underground passage again. Kelsey chatted with Noah next to her about the magical operator Valentine, which sounded like the two bosses of the company discussing which of their employees was the mole.
"Then you still let him participate in this battle?"
Aren't you afraid of accidents?
Noah didn't say this. Kelsey is a very smart person, and Noah can't see through what she is thinking. Such a person will never make the low-end mistake of "arranging moles into the beheading team".
An accident is simply impossible, there must be her reason for it.
"You should know what missions Operator Valentine participated in in the first two months."
The squeaking sound of twisted steel bones came from above the two people's heads, getting into Noah's ears and giving him a headache. Noah responded after putting the mask and hood back on his face.
"An undercover mission in Longmen?"
After all, he is a doctor who is in charge of many operators in the Rhode Island Operations Department. He has read some mission reports, including the mission description of the dispatched operator Valentine. Although overall he was not so indispensable in the Dragon Gate trip to Rhode Island, he also showed the level of an ordinary operator.
But in the end, judging from the mission summary submitted by Valentine himself, he is quite competent as a police officer of the Longmen Guards Bureau.
Does this count as turning the elbow outward?
"Yes."
Following the roar of Mon3tr, majestic air waves blew up Kelsey's forehead. A large amount of dust instantly expanded and filled the entire space, and the visibility instantly dropped to less than two meters.
But soon the wind blowing from the other side of the cave drove away the choking dust in the air, allowing Noah to see the road ahead clearly. Kelsey wore a gas mask and walked through the smashed hole, turned around and stretched out her hand towards Noah.
"I sent SWEEP to monitor Valentine, and within two months he behaved like an ordinary operator."
"So...uh."
Noah tugged on his coat to prevent it from getting caught on the raised steel bars at the edge of the hole.
"Do you think we are overthinking it?"
It's impossible to overthink it.
There must be some kind of secret hidden in Valentine. Kelsey's intuition will not be wrong, and her eyes will not be deceived.
"On the contrary, I have never given up my doubts about him, even if he is really just a 'Terran'."
Kelsey's eyes were cold, and Noah saw the undisguised sharp knife inside, which was still shining with a biting light even in the dim underground environment.
"He just hasn't woken up yet."
After finishing speaking, those light green eyes looked deeply at Noah, and there seemed to be other meanings hidden in them. Noah swallowed, released his hand holding Kelsey's wrist, and followed her slowly.
Kelsey's eyes just now seemed to want to see through Noah. The knife of his soul pierced deeply into his heart, trying to cut through the disguise that wrapped the truth, but found nothing.
Really, aren't we talking about Valentine? Why are you scaring me...
At least I'm pretty harmless so far, right?
A door to the past opened, and one of the chains binding memories was broken. But most of the images are still blurry, making it hard to see clearly. Noah didn't know why he had to block the past, but judging from the memory of Precious, it was definitely not for any good reason.
"Then how did you make sure he was still asleep and not already awake?"
He started talking.
"Doctor, how much do you know about Rutland?" Kelsey asked rhetorically instead of answering his question directly.
"Um...the only **** country?"
Compared with other countries in the world of Terra, Rutland has always given people a very mysterious impression, largely because of their religious beliefs. Because the entire country is controlled by the church, atheists who want to enter this country need to spend a lot of effort to prepare a series of procedures and are likely to be rejected. Therefore, there are not many foreigners in the Lateran city-state. Most of them are diplomats from other countries and personnel from foreign companies.
However, the Lateran Church and underground ruins are very popular in the world of Terra as tourist attractions. Even though the procedures are so troublesome and the failure rate is so high, many people throughout the world of Terra still submit applications to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lateran every year. Please go to those buildings that are called miracles and feast your eyes on them.
Franca's travel plan also includes a section about Rutland, and the proportion is not small.
"Not the only one, there is also a religious country called Kjerag."
Kelsey's words made Noah thoughtful, and he seemed to think of a tall and handsome young man.
"But in fact, religion has gradually loosened its influence on Kjerag's political circles a long time ago, and recently there was another coup in the snow-capped mountain country. Religion exists in name only, and it is not a **** country. .”
"Your conclusion just now is not wrong."
Then you can just answer "yes", aren't you thirsty after talking so much?
Hearing this, Noah couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
"So, Dr. Noah."
Kelsey, who was walking in front, stopped and turned around to stare at the display screen on Noah's face. She seemed to see through the thick mask his face, which was dripping with cold sweat.
"How much do you know about the 'Lateran Saint'?"
The wind in the underground passage is a bit cold, as if they haven't blown into spring yet.
"Lateran Saint?"
Three question marks appeared on the display.
"I only know that there are four of them. They are all women. They have a distinguished status in Lateran and are equivalent to uncrowned popes."
there is always a solution to a problem.
Noah didn't panic about Kelsey's test, and it was useless for him to panic.
After all, he was really still in a state of amnesia, and the appearance of Precious didn't remind him too much.
But in that memory, Precious seemed to have mentioned "angel"...
Isn't that the Sakota of Rutland?
"Very basic facts."
After receiving the response, Kelsey turned her head and took steps forward, her movements and expressions so natural that she didn't look like she had just had a psychological confrontation.
"Then it's time for Dr. Kelsey to popularize science?"
After hearing Kelsey's response, the expression on Noah's face changed to XD, and his steps gradually became brisker.
The temptation is over, he is still the amnesiac doctor of Rhode Island, and Kelsey is still the Queen of Rhode Island who hates herself but desperately protects her.
"Latland is one of the few countries on the continent of Terra whose history is as long as human history. Although there was still civilization a thousand years ago, we are unable to determine any information about it, so the real history can only be traced back to a thousand years ago. Start before."
I understand, I understand, it is best to bury history that may subvert current human understanding and not expose it at all.
Compared to Kelsey's voice that was about to freeze into a popsicle echoing in the passage, Noah's inner voice was much more joyful.
"And the history of the Lateran saints is as long as this country, and even predates the emergence of Lateran."
"They can be called 'immortal' existences to a certain extent."
"Hey, is Raphael a young-looking grandma-like figure?"
Noah captured the magical essence of Kelsey’s words very accurately.
"Can Valentine bear this?"
He believed that if the Vaifan boy heard these words, the expression on his face would be as wonderful as his heart at the moment. If he drew it, he would be directly put into a museum for exhibition. He had already thought about introducing Noah.
It's called "a masterpiece of abstract art, unprecedented and unprecedented"
"No."
Kelsey glared at this stupid woman who couldn't figure out which drainage ditch in Qiu Ming Mountain she drove into, and continued to tell the history of the Saint of Rutland.
"What I mean by 'immortality' is the soul, the soul that can be passed on."
Noah lost his memory, but Kelsey still remembered the past. If she were asked to choose a country she was most familiar with, Kazdaele would be the first, and Rutland would be the second.
Angels bathed in holy light appeared in her mind, and the story of these four girls seemed to have happened yesterday. Kelsey didn't feel sacred or surprised, she just felt...
It's a shame.
"The Four Saints of Lateran are named 'Michael', 'Gabriel', 'Uriel' and 'Raphael'. If you understand the sacred scriptures of the Lateran religion, you will find that In that thick book, these four names all belong to the servants closest to God.”
"The Sakota people call themselves the 'people of God', so the Sakota people with these four titles are naturally surrounded by an endless halo from birth."
Yes, yes, the little wings on Raphael's back are really bright, especially after seeing me hung on the bridge by you, I can see the light from her from such a distance.
This passage reminded Noah of his unbearable past.
"They have been respected since birth, and their own specialness and talent deserve the respect of an entire country for these four girls."
"Since the first generation of Lateran saints appeared until now, they have never left Lateran and responded to the country's respect for themselves in their own way."
"Michael will inevitably become the military ceiling of the Sakota people, and she will also inevitably become the core figure of the Papal Knights and the Cardinal Church. You can see her tall and beautiful figure in many film and television works produced by Rutland. Shadow, even the Sakaz who hate Sakota the most will be impressed by her heroic appearance.”
"Gabriel is Rutland's intellectual ceiling. She has compiled the history books of many countries, and is also the most famous researcher of Originium technology in the world of Terra. People who can reach the wisdom of the first generation Gabriel have been recognized throughout the history of Terra. There are only a handful of people in Xanadu, and most of them are successors to the name "Gabriel"."
"Uriel has the most rigorous attitude and thinking in all of Terra. She is the soul of the Lateran Justice Institute. In the square outside the headquarters of the Lateran Justice Institute, you can see the statue carved for her by the Sakotans. The huge statue, with its sword and scales in its hands, represents the severity and justice of Lateran law.”
"And Raphael," Kelsey paused and looked at Noah: "You should understand what her abilities are."
"Medical spells and guns?"
After a brief thought, a light bulb appeared on the display screen on Noah's face.
"That's right."
"You should know that there are some magical medical magicians who can treat illnesses and save people with the magic staff in their hands without learning any medical knowledge."
"I know, Valentine is one."
Good classmate Noah raised his hand and received an approving nod from Teacher Kelsey.
"Every Sakota who inherits the name of 'Raphael' has this ability, and their source stone skills must also be medical spells."
"Precision, efficiency, and power are synonymous with her medical magic, and they are also the best adjectives for her use of guns. The scalpel is the gun, and the gun is the scalpel. She saves people with the knife, and kills with the gun."
"In the eyes of good people, Raphael is gentle and kind; but in the eyes of evil people, the gun in her hand is the last memory before being swallowed by darkness."
The brief introduction of the Four Saints of Lateran was over, and Noah listened with great interest, as if what Kelsey was talking about was not a boring science popularization, but an introduction to the characters of a popular novel.
The abilities of these four saints are indeed quite magical. If a name can be passed down, the inheritor will inevitably become the strongest in a certain field, become the top powerhouse in Rutland City, and continue to let his name shine in the world of Terra and never die...
"The lifespan of the Lateran saints is about two hundred years. When they die, their souls will not return to the earth like other people, but will exist in the world in an unknown form."
"What does it mean that no one knows..."
Noah was about to ask a question when he was glared at by Kelsey. The sharp look in the big cat's eyes made him swallow the words he had not yet spoken, neatly and neatly.
He even heard the "gurgling" sound of the next few words falling into his stomach.
"One year after the death of the Lateran saint, a couple somewhere in the Lateran city-state will give birth to a new saint. When she was born, she was wrapped in the holy light that was so thick that it became substantial, protecting the new born saint. No harm will come to the saint.”
"After receiving the news, the Lateran Holy See will send out the papal knights to take the saint away from the couple and let her grow up in the Cathedral of Atenai until she reaches adulthood."
"It sounds a little inhumane..." Noah clicked his tongue, and his impression of Rutland dropped a lot in an instant.
It sounds cruel to snatch a baby away from a new pair of parents.
"But actually the couple who gave birth to a saint would not feel pain, but would be very happy."
Kelsey used facts to impress the values that had long been formed in Noah's mind.
"Giving birth to a saint will allow them to live a lifetime of food and clothing, at the cost of never being able to recognize their children. Moreover, every couple who gives birth to a saint will have another child in the second year, ending their marriage. danger."
"...This Lateran god is quite humane."
Noah's mouth twitched.
If believers are inhumane, they can only let gods be humane for them. This group of angels and gods are really weird.
"Remember, it's a religious country."
Kelsey emphasized the word "religion", which also made Noah understand why the nonsense just happened in Rutland.
"As long as the Sakota people are not exterminated, the Saints of Lateran will definitely be born. Now do you know why I said that their souls will exist in this world in an unknown form after death?"
Noah nodded, indicating that he understood. He could only complain silently in his heart about this magical nation.
It's really yours, Sakota!
"But what does this have to do with the Valentine we were talking about in the first place?"
He scratched his head, wondering what Kelsi wanted to express by going so far. Kelsey stared at Noah's face quietly, and then spoke calmly after a few seconds: "I just want to give you some knowledge about the history of Rutland. Maybe you can remember something in the process."
"But now it seems you still look like that."
? ? ?
…
:)
It’s really yours, Kelsey!
Noah had a smile on his face and MMP in his heart.
"So far, the saints of Lateran have existed for thousands of years. Michael and Uriel have been passed down to the sixth generation. Gabriel is special. The one who lives in the city-state of Lateran is the fifth generation, and Raphael It has been passed down to the seventh generation.”
"The first generation of Raphael died early for some reason, but each generation of Gabriel always lived a long time, so that this situation has formed now."
"This is the seventh-generation Raphael who took a completely different life path from all other saints in history."
The temperature in the passage gradually warmed up, and it seemed that it was approaching the exit. Although it was still dark not far away, Noah had already heard the noisy footsteps and shouts on the surface.
There seems to be a group of people fighting.
The world between him and Kelsey is about to end.
"After I became an adult, I left Terran to travel around the world of Terra. I met Valentin in Chernobog and fell in love with him... Do you think this is normal?"
The wind blew Kelsey's forehead, and she took off the gas mask on her face and summoned Mon3tr. The huge Origin Stone monster appeared in the underground passage, making a deep roar and alerting the surrounding environment.
"Huh? That's quite normal, right?"
Noah felt a lot safer as soon as Mon3tr came out, and his voice became louder.
Young people, what's weird about falling in love?
“The Lateran saints never left their homeland, the seventh generation of Raphael being the first.”
"The most important thing is that in this thousand-year history, dozens of Lateran saints have never fallen in love with anyone, not even a false love, and they have never had a lover or an heir."
"They are God's servants, God's messengers in the world, beings who devote their lives to God. They are superior to others since birth, and even their death is different."
"In their eyes, there are only two kinds of people in the world. One is a believer in God, the other is an atheist. There are probably only three other saints who can be called friends."
A series of words hit Noah on the chest like a heavy hammer, making him freeze in place, staring blankly at Kelsey's solemn face, his eyes gradually widening.
In Noah's mind, another chain of memory began to tremble, and cracks appeared.
"Then why did Raphael have true feelings for Valentin? Even Xing Yihuang beside him fell into it?"
"Who is he?"
"people?"
"Still a god?!"
