Returning from the abyss

Chapter 600 The Supreme Apostle

No matter how suspicious they were, everyone still had doubts in their hearts. After all, only Alex had seen Edmond. Since he returned to the wasteland, there was a chance to find him again.

In the afternoon, Jean led the people to an unmanned ticket office nearby, where they bought tickets to the ruins.The nobles themselves are encouraging the exploration of the ruins, and the discounted privileges enjoyed by Heike itself are also available here, allowing them to get a set of group bus tickets at an extremely low price, and Dacapo’s operating speed is indeed as advertised So fast, just ten seconds after using the ticket, a green double-decker bus stopped beside it.

"Let's go." Yan Rong was the first to get into the car.There was no one in the car, not even a driver - technology like automatic driving was nothing to the nobles, and because this car led to the ruins, no one would normally sit in it, and it was normal for it to be empty.

The seats in the car looked a bit old, but they were all clean. Lu Ning could smell some wood and leather that had soaked through the years. She walked to the second floor, which was no different from the first floor, but the perspective was higher. some.After everyone was seated and fastened their seat belts, the bus started immediately. Lu Ning did not feel the effect of inertia, but the scenery outside the window became blurred in an instant, and the vehicle rushed past in a way that completely ignored all obstacles. Everything, this speed is even faster than the previous carriage - it seems that the bus is faster than the carriage?
Lu Ning couldn't see what was passing outside the window at all, the fuzzy blocks of color twisted by the building seemed to have turned into a distorted projection, and she didn't even think that the car would stop for a while...

Immediately, the car stopped.

Everything outside the window became clear again. The car was parked in front of a deserted park. The two iron gates were firmly locked together by several large locks. Through the fence of the iron gates, one could see that the park was desolate and full of weeds. The roots of some trees even broke through the paved masonry ground. The humus accumulated over the years covered the area that should have been a lawn. Occasionally, some small animals could be seen flashing by.

The people who got out of the car came to the closed iron gate, and there was an iron sign beside the gate, like an instruction to enter the park.

[The glorious, far-sighted, and wise king built a park here to commemorate his research achievements in religion.

Please look here with reverence for the knowledge that the king left us.

General Discussion Garden: [-] steps to the right.

Natural Theology Garden: Eighty-two steps to the left.

Religious classics garden: middle seven or six steps.

Religious Theory Garden: Step [-], [-], and [-].

Faith Garden: Seventy-nine steps from the right.

Church Ministry Garden: Steps one, two, four and eight from the right.

Secular Theology Garden: Middle [-] steps.

Religious History Garden: Five, nine, and nine steps to the left.

Branch sect garden: [-] steps from the left.

Pan-Religious Garden: Surrounding the Taiduan Square.

You should be prepared to be thirsty for knowledge, and pay a certain price, including your life, for those proud wisdom. 】

"Well, it looks like this old man... no, the king, is he highly respected?" Yuan Jie said helplessly after looking at the iron plate, "Even if such a park is left behind, it will be treated like this."

"You have to admit that if the book in school before was just one of his many achievements in life, then he is indeed very good." Zhu Qinyuan put his hands in his pockets, looked up at the iron gate, "here is the ruins... ...there is really no danger from the outside."

It is normal to not be able to see it from the outside. The relics of the king are always different. Those that can be seen at a glance are very dangerous, but there are only a few. After all, the original purpose of the king is to leave some things to his own people.

"According to the intelligence, the central part has been searched the most times, and few people go to the two sides. The two gardens of religious classics and religious theories have basically been searched. If it is me, I suggest starting from the two sides. Choose a park."

"What is natural theology?" Yan Rong asked.

"About God, the concept of God, its nature, the relationship between God and man, including some connections between science and religion... and so on." Lu Ning said, "I don't like going to that kind of place, I always feel that I will come into contact with some exciting things. unpleasant things."

"You seem to know these things quite well..." Lian Bisheng gave Lu Ning a sideways glance, "Then if you have any recommendations, let's hear them."

"Secular theology." Lu Ning said decisively, "Religious things are always associated with a lot of weird things, only secular theology is better, involving things like religious festivals, architecture, decoration, public worship, Sermons and things like that are all about people. I'd rather deal with a hundred people than with one possible god."

"I don't think it's that exaggerated... But since you think so, let's go to the Secular Theology Academy." Of course, Yan Rong supported Lu Ning's decision.

The rest of the people also agreed. After all, not everyone has a deep research on this part, and Lu Ning doesn't know much, but compared to others, at least she knows what these things are.

You can only climb over the wall to enter the park. This is not a big problem. After everyone fell into the park, Lu Ning immediately felt that her feet were soft. Even the stone pavement was covered with a lot of humus. arrive.

"No matter how you look at it, this place doesn't look like someone often comes here." Zhu Qinyuan looked around.

"The religions in the outer city are almost all cults. It is normal for people who grew up in this environment not to dare to come to this kind of place. The floor is not completely muddy, even if it is evidence that someone will come." Lian Bisheng used a weapon Poked the ground.

When walking inside, there will be some scattered signs indicating the direction. The submerged road does not belong to any park. From the wildly overgrown bushes, we can barely distinguish all the previous plans. It can be seen that this park Still carefully designed.

But after walking about 50 meters, the bones began to be seen.

Some of the fair ones had obviously not been dead for too long, and some had turned yellow and had holes hollowed out.On the way, Yuan Jie stabbed a huge mouse with a flying knife. Its eyes were all bright red, showing its fierceness.

"Probably have eaten human flesh." Yuan Jie trampled the mouse to death, "Ordinary animals are not so unafraid of people."

"This is already close to the first park. Someone must have died here. There are many kinds of treasures, and no one knows what kind of danger they will encounter." Zhu Qinyuan looked ahead, and there was a moss-covered The high stone platform with some sculptures and the like on it.

"Go around, the secular theology is at the end." Lu Ning didn't look at it at all, and she knew what was included in the religious classics. From the comparison of the cleanliness, it can be seen that this place must be the most frequented.

The supreme apostle... This naming was probably decided by the nobles, and in this case, there must be some meaning in it.

Continuing to walk along the faintly visible gravel road, passing through a lush boulevard, and passing the Religious Theory Garden, everyone finally saw their destination not far away.

"Does it take so long to walk more than 100 steps?" Yuan Jie turned his head and looked behind him suspiciously, "I feel like it's been almost half an hour."

"The number of steps has long been more than that. I guess it's not the stride measurement, or the stride length is abnormal." Lian Bisheng said slowly, "But it's a good thing to be able to see the target."

There are many miniature architectural models in this place. Since they are all made of stone, most of their appearance is still preserved. Stepping into the mini streets is like walking into an exhibition of religious buildings.There are some stone tablets behind each building, and the incomplete text on it describes the origin of the building, religious connotation, related religious activities and some clothing decorations of the preachers.

"It looks like a deserted landscape park... I thought the ruins were a weirder place."

Lu Ning bypassed a building model. Although it is a model, after all, religious buildings are always grand and tall. After being scaled down, they are not too small. The height is close to three meters, and many details are restored very well. exquisite.

The breeze blew past, and the rustling in my ears disappeared.

She glanced at the stone tablet next to the building, and slowly put her hand on the handle of the knife. The situation was not very clear, but it was still expected.After getting ready, Lu Ning quickly turned her head. There was no one behind her. She turned around and walked a few steps. The companions who were supposed to be looking at the building from behind had disappeared.

Taking another step, as if crossing a dividing line, the wildly growing and withered weeds suddenly became much more vivid, the sky became azure blue, the refreshing wind blew across the face, and the stone road was restored to order orderly.

Lu Ning suddenly turned her head and saw pedestrians and tourists. She was in a lively atmosphere. People chatted loudly, shuttling between the landscapes, discussing the origin, legends and related great figures of each building.Their costumes and accents vary, but everyone looks enthusiastic and energetic, young and old.

"Past? Memories?" Several possibilities quickly turned in Lu Ning's mind. At this moment, someone walked towards her. It was a young man wearing a blue aristocratic dress with complicated patterns but not Not messy.There was a warm smile on the young man's face, which made people feel quite good.

"Ma'am, may I ask... are you looking for something?"

Being able to communicate with the people here, maybe something has to be added to the guesswork.

Lu Ning is doing two things at once, thinking about the current situation and communicating with the young people to try to get more information.

"Sorry, I just can't see it."

"Are you a tourist from afar? Indeed, your clothes are not what people in the capital are used to wearing." The young man said politely, "If you have any obvious preferences, then maybe I can temporarily guide you for a while." Fan?"

"Are people in the capital so enthusiastic?" Lu Ning smiled, "That's troublesome, I really want to know about the current mainstream religion in the capital."

The young man nodded immediately: "No problem! I can lead the way for you now! Let me introduce myself, my name is Leslie, how about you?"

Lu Ning held his outstretched hand: "Lu Ning."

Leslie is an excellent guide and knows almost everything about the place.He quoted classics, involving theology, religion, and spirituality, all of which can tell a lot of historical allusions.Even if Lu Ning is not interested in the religious development here, she has enjoyed this journey.

The sky was getting darker, but Lu Ning didn't notice any other abnormal changes, so she wanted Leslie to say that she should leave, and Leslie immediately said goodbye to her politely.

"He should be the main character here, but what kind of treasure is this?" Lu Ning began to walk towards the gate of the park. At this time, there were still many tourists stopping in all the parks, and some people even prayed on the high platform. Some religious figures It also loudly promotes its own teachings here, which doesn't sound like a cult.

"If this is the past, then why are you showing me this?"

Lu Ning walked out of the iron gate, and after standing still, she turned her head again.

The scenery changed again—the sky was dyed red by brilliant red clouds, but since there were no celestial bodies here, it was difficult to judge whether it was dawn or dusk.Leslie stood at the door. He had obviously grown up a bit. He even grew a short beard, and his clothes had more patterns and badges. When he saw Lu Ning, his depressed mood rose again.

"Lu Ning? I really didn't expect to see you after so many years. You...haven't changed much."

"Yeah, it's been so long, I don't remember how many years. How are you doing, Leslie? You don't look very happy."

"I can't say I'm unhappy, I just feel... a little tired. There haven't been many people managing here since I took up other duties-no, I'm not saying that being appreciated by the king is a bad thing, After all, it is my honor to serve His Majesty the King. However, this park is also an important place for the King, and I cannot let it go..."

"You can entrust someone else to manage this place. If one person can't do it, then find a few more." Lu Ning gave him an idea.

"Of course I tried, but it didn't work. You can tell by looking at the current situation. There are fewer and fewer tourists, and those church people are not willing to come here. , I haven't figured out the problem yet." Leslie was a little depressed, "But it's always nice to see a friend again."

"Leslie, you know so much about theology, but you don't seem to have the habit of a priest in your speech?" Lu Ning asked him.

"Of course, I'm a non-religious person. I'm obsessed with theology, and I've done in-depth research. But you know, if you have faith, you can't conduct objective and fair research. This is not the way I should go. , I'm cautiously avoiding."

Lu Ning followed Leslie into the park again. There was not much change here. The changes in trees and vegetation can only be said to be negligible. Maybe the collection is more abundant, but - this is a park after all, not a collection of books or exhibition halls. How can someone keep coming to such a place?
The gray color gradually devoured the red clouds in the sky, and the scenery returned to a withered state again. Leslie's body gradually became a little stooped, and her hair gradually turned gray. The clothes on her body gradually changed their color from bright blue to blue Turning into deep blue, he turned his head, his wrinkled face showed an apologetic smile at Lu Ning, and then disappeared into the air.

(End of this chapter)