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"What did you say?" I was stunned and asked suspiciously.I didn't expect that our conversation would go in a direction I never imagined from the beginning, and I couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

"Hehehe," Carter smiled, shook his head lightly and said, "The envoy from the holy clan, although I am not young, old man, I am not too old and confused. In this world, I can still master the 'Holy Words' There are not many people in the world, and it is an exaggeration to say that they are rare. This little girl will not come into contact with these things for no reason. There must be people related to the saints around her, which can be easily judged. What's more, I have some understanding of your identity."

"Oh? What do you mean by understanding?" I raised my eyebrows.

"Is this a test?" Carter lowered his face, looking a little unhappy.He didn't say any more, just waved to Kanaguri.

Kanaguli nodded upon seeing this, and said, "Dear Saint Inspector, I know you have 'stigmata' on your body. I heard you and Miss Xiaoqian say it yourself. I'm sorry, I'm not I wanted to eavesdrop on purpose. However, my ears are much more sensitive than ordinary people, and even though your words were spoken outside the cave at that time, and the voice was very low, I could still hear them very clearly."

Stigmata?Is that my tattoo?

I wrinkled and didn't make a sound, but I was thinking rapidly in my head how to deal with this situation.Seeing that I didn't speak, Kanaguli opened his mouth and wanted to continue to prove himself, but Carter waved to her, motioning her to stop talking, and said:

"Since the envoys of the Holy Race have come to us, they will not be ignorant of us. Little Kaka (referring to Kanaguli), you are still too young, you think those conversations are really just what you just happened to hear Is that just what the messenger of the Holy Clan let you hear on purpose, hehehe."

There was a slight pause.He shifted his gaze to me, and said again: "It's been too long, indeed too long! The saints have disappeared from our sight for too long, perhaps thousands of years? The bond between us may not be Clear, but please don't doubt our loyalty."

Carter reached out and picked up a copper disc on the table, and gently placed it in front of me.Then he said: "It's just a little bit of disrespect! I have the right to think that you are testing me, so I have proved it privately, please see the answer!" He pointed to the copper plate.

I lowered my head in doubt and looked carefully at the copper plate on the table.This copper plate is slightly larger than a palm, with a diameter of about 25 centimeters, a perfect circle, and the whole body is made of copper, which looks quite heavy.The edge of the copper plate is slightly upturned, engraved with this circle of incomprehensible runes.very complicated.Its central part has three rings arranged in the shape of "pin", the center of the ring sinks slightly, and an arrow-shaped pointer floats on each.The three pointers were pointing in different directions at the moment. I turned my head and looked, and found that the two below were pointing in the direction of Ruan Yu and Xiaoqian respectively, while the pointer in the ring above was pointing straight to I.

"Chief Carter, what does this mean?" I shook my head, not knowing why.

Carter frowned fiercely upon hearing this.He said very displeasedly: "Messenger of the Holy Clan! What do you mean? Do you have to pretend that you don't understand the obvious detection results of the 'breathing needle'? Are we so unworthy of your trust? You know, thousands of years Come. Our family has never forgotten the responsibility entrusted to us by the Holy Race. We endure loneliness and live in seclusion in the depths of the desert. We are always vigilant and stick to our posts every moment. Generation after generation, how many clan members have paid for their responsibilities I lost my youth and life, and what I got in exchange at this moment is distrust that I don't even want to admit my identity!"

Carter narrowed his eyes slightly.The sagging eyelids struggled to hide the anger hidden in the pupils.He slowly put his trembling hands under the table, pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.I think, if it wasn't for his absolute respect for the "Holy Clan Messenger" in his bones, this robust old man would definitely want to stand up now and punch me hard to the ground.From his words and expressions, it is not difficult to see that he is trying his best to endure the humiliation of "being treated like a child".

Regrettably.I couldn't contain his anger.I didn't lie to him, but I really didn't know anything.

I shook my head with a wry smile, slowly unbuttoned my clothes, pulled open the placket to reveal the tattoo on my chest, and said sincerely: "Chief Carter, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to deceive you, let alone What will test you, I really don't know anything about it. Excuse me, do you mean this tattoo by the 'stigmata'?"

Carter was taken aback by my behavior.He stared at me carefully for a while, then looked at my tattoo carefully, and nodded slightly.After thinking silently for a while, he raised his head and said in confusion, "You really don't know your identity? You don't know the meaning of 'breathing needle'?"

I nodded silently, with a sincere and firm expression.Carter looked at me again for a long time, and then sighed: "Okay, I believe you, I see sincerity in your eyes. But, what's going on?"

"Please don't call me honorifics, it sounds awkward, after all, you are the elder." I smiled, eased the awkward atmosphere, and said, "I also want to find out What's going on, I dream about it! Unfortunately, this problem has been entangled with me for many years, but I still haven't been able to figure out the ins and outs of all this. Please tell me what is going on with this 'breathing needle' Son!"

Cat nodded, and said: "This 'breathing needle' is actually a detection device, specially used to detect the blood of the Holy Race. It is one of the ancient defense facilities, and its purpose is to prevent people from pretending to be members of the Holy Race to deceive Us, use our power."

"Like forgery detection?" I asked.

"Yes, but it is aimed at people." Carter pointed to the three pointers in the copper plate and said, "Look, the two pointers below are pointing to these two girls, which means that they have The aura of the blood of the saint race is not strong, and it may be a descendant of mixed blood. The above pointer will only respond to the pure blood saint race. If you want to get our help or order us, you must first let this pointer Just move. And now, it's pointing at you."

Carter picked up the copper plate and placed it on the table several times in different positions, but the three pointers were always pointing straight at the three of us without any change, just like magnetic needles attracted by a strong magnet. Stablize.

"You see, the result is very stable." Carter put down the copper plate, and said again: "Ever since Kaka reported to me that he found a person who could understand the 'Holy Word', I couldn't stop guessing in my heart. Did the saint clan who disappeared for a long time reappear? I asked her all the details and repeated many times. I became more and more convinced that the "Mr. Mu" in the small card is most likely a member of the saint clan , You know, except for the pure blood of the saints, no one can have the stigmata of 'Yesado'. Even within the saints, this kind of stigmata is not available to everyone. It must be of extraordinary status. So, I took out the 'breathing needle', intending to verify whether my guess is true. After all, we have not seen people from the Holy Race for too long, so we have to be careful. And in the end, you have already seen .”

"Excuse me, what do these 'stigmata' on my body mean?" I asked eagerly, trying to control my body not to tremble too much.It's a pity that the over-excited emotions are obviously extremely difficult to control, and even I can hear the sentence I just asked shaking like I'm sitting on a crazy horse.

"Sorry, I don't know." Carter shook his head and sighed: "We are just servants of the Holy Race, and it is impossible to know all the great secrets. What's more, we have basically lost the ability to interpret the 'Holy Words' , I can identify no more than twenty 'Holy Words' runes, probably not as many as this little girl knows, which is why I am eager to meet you."

After a pause, he continued: "However, I know that the 'stigmata' of the saints are different from our tattoos. The 'stigmata' are not tattooed by special techniques, but are born, just like birthmarks. , It grows naturally on the skin. I just looked at it, and your 'stigmata' is real, without any traces of tattoos."

I sighed in disappointment, lowered my head and thought for a while, then I raised my head and said to Carter, "Could you please help me identify other patterns? It doesn't matter if I can't identify them, I just want to know more."

Carter nodded.Seeing this, I hurriedly took off my shirt so that he could see the full picture of the tattoo clearly.Carter pushed his glasses, walked around the table to my side, and looked at it carefully, paying attention to almost every detail.

After a while, he sighed, sat back on the chair, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm not capable enough, I can only recognize the rune on the upper right behind your back. It's 'Dukmaha', which means 'wisdom', 'origin of creation'."

"What about this one? After all, this one is relatively common, isn't it easier to identify?" I pointed to the cross pattern on my left chest.

"That's right, this symbol is indeed quite common. But in the 'Holy Words', the meaning it represents must be very complicated, and it is different from the meanings we can usually know." Carter pushed his glasses, and said: "You know, "Sacred Language" is a very complex language, or a science. Each character of it not only has the pronunciation and meaning of normal text, but can be used to record or express thoughts. At the same time, each rune is quite Based on a formula, or an equation, they record various mysteries of the universe. According to different arrangements, these runes can become an energy carrier for energy transmission. Just like... electronic components on a circuit board In that way, electric current can be transmitted, and many complicated functions can be achieved.”

After a pause, Carter stared at me and asked: "Mr. Mu, I have a presumptuous request, can you tell me something that happened to you? I believe that everything has a cause and effect. Maybe that’s why it’s all there.”

I nodded and decided to be honest with him. (To be continued..)