Chapter 448: Overt and covert fighting

Author: Tianxu Aurora

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"It's a lovely day, Letty, don't you think?"

Seeing that Audrey still didn't seem to react, Richard waved his hand, causing a stack of papers placed on a shelf not far away to fly over automatically and fall neatly into his hands like cards in a magician's hand.

before.

"It's a good time to do some good things in this nice weather."

"For example, empty the magazines, decorate our streets, clear the property for decoration, and use their money to build schools and factories for the children."

Audrey's expression was slightly dull, as if she hadn't reacted until now. The corpse still hanging on the bulge on the wall outside made her feel inexplicably afraid - she was afraid of dead people, which was normal, she was a still person.

A girl who is less than 19 years old has never really seen the dead before. But the death scenes of the three people hanging on the wall are not scary, they can only be regarded as horrifying. Audrey wanted to take another look, but held back.

.

She couldn't explain what the sudden fear in her heart was.

But as a psychiatrist, she also guessed the reason.

"I really want to do the same in the Northern Continent."

While Richard skillfully looked through the files and documents in his hand, he skillfully stamped or crossed out, with a gentle and warm smile on his face as always, and what he was doing, what he had done and what he was about to do.

It formed a huge contrast. It was as if the two sides of the devil and the righteous were completely integrated into the same person's body. She had never thought that someone could be so kind and pure, and yet so cruel and crazy - just like that day.

, once again made Audrey deeply aware of the degree of mental abnormality of high-sequence people in the "Prisoner" pathway.

Corpses... corpses that appeared directly on the street were somewhat beyond Audrey's understanding.

And people who should theoretically be fearful or even silent were now singing and laughing loudly in a language she didn't understand.

In this incredible and fanatical atmosphere, Audrey felt a vague temperature that burned her back.

She tightened her apron and found her voice.

"……What?"

"Oh, of course, I'm not saying anything else here. If you lose, you lose. Our national strength and cohesion back then were indeed like rubbish... There seems to be a proverb in the Northern Continent, 'If you fall behind, you will be beaten.' But I

I feel this sentence is slightly biased.”

Richard sentenced the two families to death again, speaking with heavy words, but the expression on his face was still light and smiling:

"This sentence is not the truth. It seems like the sorrow of the weak and the condescension of the strong. In essence, it shows the hostility between human beings. Suppose there is a child who is born weak and disabled. He just exists there.

But he was bullied, beaten, and even killed in the end. Is it the child's fault? No matter how you think about it - it's only the person who did it who had bad morals."

Audrey blinked, regained some courage, and asked as calmly as possible:

"Your Highness Richard, then you asked me to come here and see all this to make me realize the mistakes of the war?"

"If this is the case, I already knew it. When I learned about the outbreak of war in the Amanda Mountains and when I personally experienced the horrific bombing, I already hated this matter."

Or, do you want me to see the outcome of the nobles in the highlands, so as to give me a blow as a noble of the northern continent?

"neither."

Richard shook his head: "No one in this world likes war. Except for those extraordinary people who need war, all the others who advocate war are idiots... Actually, I don't know why I am telling you this. Maybe I just want to find someone to talk to."

Just talking."

"Huh?" Audrey was a little surprised now.

"Hang them up makes me feel good. Audrey, let me tell you a little story."

"Before our god, the Bound God, was defeated by the Northern Continent, we also had an official church. The right to interpret beliefs, doctrines, and the qualifications to inherit extraordinary power were all in the hands of the church, with relatively strict rules.

The master-apprentice system is used to pass on the inheritance.”

Richard held up his chin with one hand, showing a very rare expression of reminiscence.

"I am a highlander from more than two hundred years ago, so of course my master is a member of the Church of the Bound God, as is my master's master. However, my master's qualifications are relatively mediocre, and he was accepted purely because of his family and bloodline.

Apprentice. His master was able to become the manager of the Museum of Ritual Artifacts and Theology, guarding an ancient cursed item, but he was a Sequence 6 until his death. Haha, Audrey, a Sequence 6 in his forties is better than you.

It’s not even close.”

Audrey heard the Temperance Angel talk about her past for the first time.

As an angel who has lived for a long time, although he is relatively young among the angels at over 200 years old, when talking about his life, Richard still showed some memories unique to an old man.

"My master's master... that old man is a demigod. He has a close personal relationship with my master's father, so he supports him. The old man never liked me when he was alive, because I am not a descendant of a noble. My ancestors are all commoners, and I am still a human being."

The colonists were of mixed blood. But at that time, talents were withering, and my master was just a down-and-out little nobleman. His family fell into ruin during the war, and he was even almost drawn to join the army, but he had no choice."

"Seeing that I drank magic potion at the age of ten and became a Sequence 8 at the age of eleven, he reluctantly looked at me seriously and began to consider using his connections to link my identity to a mid-level nobleman and treat me as an illegitimate child.

Then slowly climb up and sneak into a museum as an apprentice..."

"My master also breathed a sigh of relief. He even asked me to be his godson. Then the old man scolded me again, saying that your family's glory has been ruined by you and your brother. Don't come out again and embarrass yourself.

My master was sad for several days."

Richard tried hard to think back for a while and found that he had almost forgotten the old man's face. He could only vaguely remember that the old man liked to wear white robes, traditional highland costumes. He never wore accessories and abided by the rules. His skin looked brighter against the white robes.

Darker than others. And on the serious face with deep wrinkles in my memory, the light-colored eyes shone with sharp light, as if they wanted to see through other people's souls.

The face of the master, who was less than fifty years old when he died, was also very blurry. It was obvious that he was once a handsome middle-aged man.

At the end of the memory, the only clear thing left was the body that had been disemboweled, had its limbs broken, and had its internal organs removed. His golden-brown hair and brown eyes were the color of coagulated blood.

Destroy the corpse, remove the internal organs, and expose the body to the wilderness.

In the culture of the highlands, people who die in this way cannot meet the gods and have the next life.

"...But during the war, there was not so much 'slowness'."

The Temperance Angel sighed.

Immediately afterwards, He licked his fingernails:

"My master was mediocre and timid. After resisting for two years, he fled to the Northern Continent. The old man is a demigod and a servant of God who has dedicated his life to God and asceticism. He wants to take his own glory and his identity as a priest with him.

Protect those things until the end.”

"But facing the army of the Northern Continent, did they defend for a total of five days or ten days? Then the soldiers of the Northern Continent who invaded the temple and museum smashed our stone tablets and sculptures, and melted the handicrafts into gold and silver nuggets.

Our ancient books and cultural relics were used to light the fire... After the old man died, he was hung by his legs in front of the temple door, and his dead head was placed directly below him. This is what Master told me."

The Angel of Temperance narrated part of his life.

He must have a good eloquence, otherwise he would not be able to attract funding based on his ability. And when it comes to pathways related to emotions and desires, even a psychiatrist would find it difficult to maintain his emotions smoothly all the time, even if Richard can't spend money at all.

Use your mind to guide a small sequence 5.

As a misfit from the Northern Continent, Audrey felt that she had no confidence in what she said: "The intruder at that time was..."

"It's from Fusac."

Richard nodded: "Our small place is not as wealthy as Balam, but there are many small countries with some assets. First, Fusac's army took advantage of the opening of the new route and came over. When Balam's gold made the northern continent crazy,

, they enslaved us. Then the Fusac people were driven away in exchange for the rule of Intis, and Roen also took a share of it... Do you think it is necessary for me to divide you in detail?

"

Audrey fell silent again.

She felt that she could understand Richard Ernst's thoughts - nonsense, if a witness or victim of the war tells the story in front of you, but you can't feel the other person's emotions and thoughts, you, a psychiatrist, should not take it for granted.

Yes! - To be honest, Audrey is a little surprised by her calm attitude now. The corpse hanging outside makes her feel uneasy and instinctively afraid, but at the same time, thinking about it from another perspective, she seems to have accepted "I

If my ancestors are resented, I will also be implicated." Because Tawfik had demonstrated it to her.

"If they are still alive, they will definitely drive me out of the school."

Richard joked to himself, with a narrow smile on his face: "If these two guys, who have been keeping the precepts for a lifetime, see their apprentice Sun Hun become the leader of the indulgent faction, they will probably be angry on the spot.

God."

Audrey was silent, not knowing what expression to use to face this sentence.

The study was quiet for a while. Audrey lowered her eyes and asked softly:

"I see."

"After I came here, I was more able to feel the blood debt and sorrow, as well as greed and the scars left by the war. I understand what you want me to see and think, but there is only so much I can do

Duo, Your Highness, if you kill me..."

Richard interrupted Audrey's words with a surprised look:

"What are you talking about? Although I really want your Northern Continent to explode on the spot, do you think I will hurt the employees if I have nothing to do?"

Ah. The words she mustered up the courage to speak were stuck in her throat. Audrey was a little embarrassed. Richard waved his hand and urged her to go back to work quickly:

"Okay, you have been talking to me for so long. The patients in the hospital should be waiting for you. I will deduct your salary for delaying working hours? You have so many things to do, don't think about whether these are available.

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To be continued...