While Valentin was sinking in the pain of sin, a considerable number of people on the continent of Terra were enjoying their happy lives.
The joys and sorrows of people are not connected with each other, which should be one of the reasons why the world is so troubled. I can't feel your pain, as long as I am happy, why bother with so many things? It’s not like you’re full after eating.
If people could feel how other people feel, maybe Terran civilization wouldn't be like this.
But the bad civilization of Terra does not mean that every country on this land is bad. Some countries are still better, although it is only relative.
Stand tall among the short ones.
The virtual reality experience that Jiao Zhengyu gave Valentin not only allowed him to see the pain on this land, but also deepened his impression of each country.
Sargon is barbaric, Ursus is violent; Yan Kingdom is high-handed, and Eastern Kingdom is a stickman. Kazder is in chaos, Letania is sick; Bolivar is lagging behind, and Iberia is crazy. Victoria is the elegant slave owner, Columbia is the intelligent psychopath…
And Rutland…
Paranoid, beautiful.
This is no joke.
As a religious country, Lateran is normal for bigotry. As the angels of the Terra continent, almost everyone in the Sakota people has a strong belief in God and cannot change it throughout their lives.
If placed in other worlds, such a religious country would naturally be the opposite of the protagonist, and might even be the base camp of the villain.
But in that short video, the only part about Rutland that made Valentine feel less painful.
Lateran is very small, consisting of only three mobile city-states. It has stayed on the great plains of southern Syracuse and northern Iberia for many years, protecting the ancient ruins they discovered and firmly holding the secrets buried inside. In your own hands.
The ruins and his own talents allowed Sakota to point out a technology tree that other Terrans could not copy at all-firearms. In the past millennium, the firearms of the Laterans have gone through several technological iterations, and are now able to stabilize the pressure of bows and crossbows, and have even become more sophisticated, extending into multiple branches of firearms.
Of course, the "stabilized crossbow" mentioned here refers to the performance of the weapon in the hands of soldiers, not the weapon itself.
If we compare weapons alone...the crossbow probably has the only advantage of cost.
Thanks to the development of weapons and divine teachings, Rutland has rarely had conflicts with other countries for thousands of years, and even Kazdaele has not had large-scale wars.
They stood guard next to the ruins, holding the "Oracle" in their left hand and praying to God with guns in their right hand. They paid no attention to the chaos outside and had no turmoil themselves. They were like strong and old-fashioned tomb keepers.
If you don't mess with him, he won't mess with you. If you dare to provoke, just wait to be shot.
Ursus was honored to have been shot once. That small-scale conflict gave the giant snow bear a hard time and made it remember the other side of the angel.
Rutland was the only "beauty" that Valentin encountered in his sinful fantasy. After being rescued and venting his anger on the world, the utopia he imagined in his mind was based on the city of Rutland.
When the boy who was reborn from the blood engraved the words "Rutland" in his mind, some people in the distant angel kingdom also noticed the small changes that had occurred on the border of Yanwu.
The pendant shining with azure light reflected in her eyes, as if heralding the opening of a new era.
————————A few minutes ago————————
Lateran, City of Lateran, Great Library of Lateran.
Unlike Core City, which is still cold and dark, Rutland City, which is located in the south of Terra Continent, has already ushered in its spring. The warm current from the southern ocean blows through the white dome and cross, carrying warm water vapor and continuing northward.
Today is the twenty-third sunny day since the beginning of spring in Rutland City. The angels have already taken off their thick winter clothes and put on light and neat spring clothes. The whole city-state is filled with the vitality of the resurrection of all things.
Swish——
The crisp sound of the blinds opening echoed in the room, waking up the girl who was lying in bed taking a nap. Feeling the sunshine coming from the window, she frowned and subconsciously tried to close the curtains, but did not get any feedback.
"Nap time is over, Gabriel-senpai."
A female voice as cheerful as a bird reached the girl's ears, which also made her sober up. Gabriel rubbed his eyes, sat up on the bed and yawned, raised his arms and stretched, looking like a kitten that had just woken up.
"What are the... plans for the afternoon?"
It seemed that half of his soul was still trapped in the quilt and unwilling to move. At this time, Gabriel's voice sounded a little lazy. The originally messy golden hair slid over her shoulders and hung down her back, but suddenly it became extremely smooth and soft as if it had been taken care of.
"Compile and annotate the contents of the second volume of the fourth volume of "History of Gulatlan", and also go to the sand spur shooting range for shooting training."
The girl loosened the drawstring of the curtain and handed a white robe to the girl who was still sitting on the bed.
As one of the Four Saints of Lateran, Gabriel's status is very noble, but the price of his dignity is more rules and regulations. This loose white robe looked beautiful on her, but Gabriel didn't like it, but she had to wear it.
After all, she was the honorary director and chief scholar of the Lateran Library at the moment, so it would be hard for her not to dress more formally.
Annotating and revising books is Gabriel's daily job, and she has been doing it for a long time. But every once in a while a new insight comes to the saint, and so the work is not over yet.
As for going to the shooting range for shooting training later, it is not part of her job, but her way of decompressing after high-intensity work.
It not only relaxes the mind but also exercises shooting skills, killing two birds with one stone.
"Oh, right."
Just as the girl was about to leave, she remembered something again. She stopped and looked at Gabriel who had already arranged his clothes and said:
"Mr. Heckler and Mr. Magnum just arrived. They hope you can test their new product tomorrow."
If the Sakotans were born to be good with guns, then the Four Saints of Lateran were good in good hands. They have an understanding of firearms that is beyond the reach of ordinary people and are natural designers, testers and shooters.
Since the first improvement of firearms, the Lateran Saints have become the official testers of firearms manufacturers. Each firearm will be tested by multiple Lateran Saints before it is put on the market. Only products that pass the test can be It was successfully put on the market for sale, which is why the two top leaders of the firearms company came to find Gabriel in person.
As for why the time is noon...
Because they didn't want to disturb Gabriel who was working.
This scholar was something even Michael was afraid of when he was angry.
"Tomorrow? Two companies?"
Gabriel glanced at the girl in front of him and gently raised his finger to point at his hair.
As she moved, a hair rope floated up from the table, tying up Gabriel's long golden hair hanging behind her back as if alive. Finally, she thoughtfully turned the ponytail over her shoulders and hung it in front of her. .
"Recently, Magnum has changed its strategy and has also begun the business of 'small charge' bullets and firearms."
The girl raised her hand and made a "double quotation mark" gesture.
"Its new product positioning coincides with Heckler & Koch's new product positioning, and the two companies that were originally partners suddenly became competitors."
“I guess I’m trying to get you to judge the pros and cons of these two products by squeezing them on the same day.”
Gabriel's mood did not change at all.
There are four saints in Lateran. Raphael left Lateran a few years ago and has not returned yet. Only three of them can do the test.
But Michael, who belongs to the Papal Knights, is busy training and practicing military theory every day. Uriel, as the most potential presiding judge of the notary office, is even busier every day. Only Gabriel can find time to do this. Official tester now.
The Left Hand of God, the Honorary Director of the Lateran Great Library, the President of the Lateran Warlock Association, a member of the College of Cardinals, the chief scholar of the Lateran Think Tank, and the official firearms tester...
Gabriel felt that his entire name could fill an A4 paper.
If you include the names that other countries have invited her to participate in various associations and alliances, she can probably fill two pages.
"I know, thank you, little Ellie."
The girl nodded slightly and left the bedroom towards the study. Alison looked at the petite figure and silently prayed for the two gun companies.
As Gabriel's youngest student and currently the closest to her, Alison is very aware of her mentor's habits.
Although her expression did not change when she just left, her eyes revealed four words:
I'm very annoyed.
"It seems that the launch of these two products will be delayed..."
The girl chuckled lightly and closed the door for her mentor.
But this is also a good thing. Rigorous testing brings high-quality products. After Gabriel's testing, these two new products will definitely become this year's star guns.
"I just don't know what kind of gun it is... a hand gun or an assault gun?"
Alison returned to her daily study place and opened the books on the table, still thinking about the words of the two gunsmith company bosses in her mind.
"Handguns are easy to handle. You should be able to buy one. If you bite the bullet, you can buy one if you bite the bullet. If it's a sniper gun..."
The girl scratched her head, not understanding any of the knowledge in the book.
"Then the money on hand is definitely not enough... maybe we can borrow some from our seniors?"
"But what should I do with the matching parts?"
This is probably a trouble unique to the Laterans. In the outside world, any firearm, even a handgun, is extremely expensive. Only a small number of wealthy businessmen and nobles can own it. Many firearms in the hands of employees of security companies are only distributed by the company and not purchased.
But in Rutland, guns are "dangerous toys" that everyone can afford. Although each Sakota can only own one guardian gun, this does not mean that they cannot buy a few more guns to play with.
Who doesn’t have a gun display cabinet yet?
Probably because of this reason, coupled with the strictness of the notary office and the religious teachings on personal safety and property, the crime rate in Lateran is the lowest in the entire Terran world, and has remained unchanged for a thousand years.
Just when Alison was about to pack her mind and study hard, Gabriel's call came from the distance.
"Alison!"
Different from the past, there was a hint of anxiety in this call, which made Alison a little at a loss, but she quickly responded.
"I am here!"
“Call the Pope’s secretary, I’ll visit in half an hour!”
This sentence surprised Alison even more.
There are many benefits to being Gabriel's personal servant. In addition to receiving her careful guidance, another great benefit is being able to access the peak of Rutland's power.
This position is equivalent to the Pope's secretary, and some important information must be conveyed through the hands of the Servant.
Alison is already familiar with taking care of the saint's daily life, and she also does a good job in dealing with invitations and other information from the outside.
but……
This was her first time talking to the Pope's secretary on the phone.
But even so, she still suppressed the nervousness in her heart and dialed the phone number that she had already remembered in her heart.
"Hello, this is the Lateran Palace."
"Hello, this is the library of the Lateran Library..."
Alison's voice reached Gabriel's ears, mixed with the breathing of books and the sound of sunlight passing through the bookshelves. Countless small sounds echoed in her ears, but Gabriel did not react in any way, nor did she think about isolating these sounds. She just stood among a pile of bookshelves, looking at the pendant glowing with blue light in her hand.
This is her work, which resonates with a large prehistoric technological artifact in the ruins. When the technological creation is affected by the outside world and starts to operate, the pendant will emit blue light like it does now.
This means that something has awakened.
Gabriel had many titles, but apart from saint, only one title was passed down from generation to generation from the first Gabriel.
warder.
Watch the ruins and wait for God to come.
