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The bishop of the Ambrosio Monastery emphasized the word peace very seriously, but avoided talking about his pagan identity that Outcast deliberately mentioned. It was obvious that he did not want to cause any conflicts or troubles. Or maybe he doesn't care at all?

outcast suddenly felt that my visit here was a little hasty, but now that I have come to this step, I will take it one step at a time.Following the Bishop into the monastery, proceeding upward from the lower deck of the mobile module, the Bishop led her through the ascending stairs.According to normal configuration, even if it was a mobile city 60 years ago, there should be linked elevators between the deck where people go up and down to the mobile module city area.

This place is no exception. The elevator is right next to the stairs, but the door of the elevator is rusty and covered with wooden boards. It's obvious that it has been abandoned for a long time.

These indoor corridors and stairs are all dark, and the lamps on the walls only have a base left, and the only light source is the small candle in the bishop's hand.Seeing the old man walking tremblingly in front of him, Outcast couldn't bear it, so he took the flashlight from his equipment and lit the way for him.

"Thank you, kind lady. I'm sorry that the monastery left you with such an impression of poverty. We have a very short supply of supplies here, and these places can only save."

Outcast nodded silently. It cannot be repaired. There is no energy to start the elevator and the corridor lighting has been removed. However, it can be seen that someone has been cleaning and maintaining the ground in these passages. There is no pile of debris and there are often people walking around.

Passing through the underground structure of the mobile modules, we came to the ground of the monastery. As seen from a distance, the clean and tidy streets, consistent with the style of the monastery, were replaced by contiguous shacks and board houses. Under the simple residence, you can occasionally see people with yellow faces and thin muscles.Indeed, as Alpha said, they were from different races. After walking only a short distance, the old lady saw Rutlan, Agor, Liboli, Sakaz, Minos, Elafia... …

Although these people are hungry, there is no pain on their faces. Most of them maintain a peaceful look. When they see the visitor following the bishop, they will be curious and friendly at the same time. smile, as if ethnicity is no barrier here.

Outcast was silent along the way. She could feel Alpha's glance shining through her eyes in this monastery, and that gaze also shared the information she saw with her, helping her to pass through the affairs. appearance and get a glimpse of the reality.

Fortunately, at least from a physical and biological level, Alpha did not find anything manipulating these civilians. Their nervous systems were intact and relatively healthy, with no signs of outside interference.This at least proves that this peaceful scene should be formed spontaneously by these groups of people.

"Madam, I would like to ask you, why did you pass by this monastery, which is far away from trade routes and cities, anchored in the deserted wilderness?" After reaching the ground floor, the previous guard asked Sakaz, who was on the wall, walked up. His expression was serious and polite as much as possible, and he asked about Outcast's purpose.

"Ah, I forgot to introduce you...cough cough." Seeing that Outcast did not show wariness towards the strong man Sakaz, the bishop smiled happily and said, "This is Gerald, he is bringing his tribe He has lived here for more than ten years, and he has always regarded it as his responsibility to protect this monastery. We all trust him, so please don't worry."

"There are many Sakaz in the place where I work, and I no longer have such secular and stereotyped prejudices."

"Besides this monastery, is there such a place in this world?" Gerald was a little surprised when he heard Outcast's narration, and for a moment he ignored the content of his cross-examination.

"Rhodes Island is a pretty good place. As for my reason for coming... More than ten years ago, when I was still holding a public office in Rutland, I handled a document about this monastery. The information in that report The content has always been of great concern to me, and I recently went to Iberia for business and had some free time, so I looked for it."

Hearing her words, Gerald became alert. Outcast even noticed that his hand had moved near the handle of the knife, ready to draw the knife and attack at any time, "Are you from the Holy See?"

"Of course not. Have you ever seen an apostate without a halo still serving in the Holy See?" Outcast answered generously. Since the other party has doubts about his identity, it is better to just throw out a more important one. news and see their reactions.Anyway, my racial characteristics are already outrageous, not to mention the speculations of outsiders.

"Apostate..." The bishop and Gerald muttered this word at the same time. They were obviously trying to understand the meaning of "outcast".

"Your Excellency, six villains with blood on their hands are standing in front of you, and your companions are being hunted by their accomplices. You will use a pagan gun, shoot the sixth bullet, and then go out alive. Save them?"

When the old bishop heard this, his frown relaxed a little, and he let out a noncommittal laugh, "Hahaha, I will respect your choice."

Gerald on the side, without a moment's hesitation, clapped his hands and said, "Well done." Outcast could see that he still had something to say. The words that stopped on his lips could not escape the belief and law of Lateran. Fa's complaints.

Along the way, while passing through the shanty towns, Outcast caught a glimpse of a scene that was almost impossible to see on this land. A Sakaz woman, with two Liboli children beside her, looked at her Her expression and movements are very much like a mother's.

The Sakaz woman was very thin. Judging from her face, she had been lacking nutrition for a long time, but the two children beside her had innocent smiles on their faces, even though their clothes were full of patches. , but the white and chubby face looks very pleasant.The woman took good care of those two children.

When the three of them stood in front of the monastery's cathedral, Outcast stopped and said, "You two, I have roughly seen your situation. The situation is not optimistic, and it is winter now."

Yes, the winter in Iberia, which is located in the south, is not cold. Even at the coldest night, the temperature can hardly fall below zero. But even so, for a monastery that lacks fuel, food, and clothing and quilts to keep out the cold, Said, this kind of mild winter is still difficult to bear.

51.Visitors in the wilderness part.5

"To be honest, since the Abbey of Ambrosio broke down in this wilderness, we have been lacking everything, but we have been helping each other and trying to maintain the most basic survival." The bishop looked at the outcast. The look in her eyes seemed to indicate that for her who had made such a decision, there was no need to hold back on such a thing.

The monastery takes in many people, most of whom were believers who lived in the monastery when the Great Silence occurred, but there are also many people who came here one after another after that, and they stayed for various reasons. , and then integrated into this group.

In order to maintain the operation of the monastery, people voluntarily cultivated food, organized hunting and mining voluntarily, and despite the lack of technical tools, they still supported the monastery and advanced in the wilderness for a long time.Until a natural disaster, the aftermath of which spread to the monastery, damaging some of the equipment of the mobile module and causing the monastery to consume the energy it originally planned to use to travel to the next abandoned mine.

The monastery was anchored in the deserted wilderness for hundreds of miles, but even so, these people were still united, or at least living together superficially.The monastery continues to be maintained.

Perhaps, compared to this land that eats people without spitting out their bones and is full of hatred and discrimination, this poor monastery can be regarded as a paradise in a sense.

Gerald and the bishop gave Outcast a general description of the current situation and previous history of the monastery. They spoke very vaguely, perhaps because in the decades of history of this monastery, there are only many difficulties worth mentioning. Book.

"Perhaps Rhode Island can provide you with some help to help you out."

"We are unable to repay any debts." Gerald refused firmly, seeming to be disgusted with this kind of "charity" gift.

Outcast was not surprised to receive this answer. Although they lived in a paradise, they were not ignorant of the world. The time span of this monastery was not enough to take away the first generation here and let the new generation who had no contact with the outside world Take over everything.As for the old guys, the most basic trust in themselves naturally does not include trust in the forces behind them.

"You are free to choose how you choose. But it won't be long before the barren land, depleted mineral veins, and harassing bandits will force you to make choices you don't want. For example..."

"Like what?"

"Return to Rutland."

This is an answer that is placed in the most obvious place, but the bishop and Gerald are obviously deliberately avoiding this topic, or are unwilling to think about and face this topic.

Outcast doesn't know what kind of attitude Rutland will take towards this monastery, but even under the best assumptions and the most tolerant conditions, Rutland cannot tolerate a group of Sakaz returning with the monastery.

Not to mention, this Gerald, Outcast realized, he also knew. His name once appeared on the wanted bounty in Rutland. It is said that multiple Rutland action teams had died at the hands of his mercenaries. .

From the day when Lateran was founded, Rutland and Sakaz have been at odds with each other. Not to mention, Sakaz's international image on the mainland has now deteriorated to a certain level. As long as Rutland still looks like Maintaining their system of messengers from all nations makes it impossible to compromise with any Sakaz group.

This is a dead end, a dead end that counts down from the day the mobile module breaks down.

"I really want to help you, so I brought this matter up. I hope you can seriously consider it."

The bishop stared into her eyes, as if he wanted to see something from them, "Is this a revelation given to you by your god?"

"It is."

"Gerald, I'm a little tired. You take the guest to find a place to stay. Don't treat her badly. Give me some time to think about it."

"Okay, please come with me."

Gerald took Outcast around the promenade next to the church. This promenade was more messy than the deck at the landing port, with wooden planks and large and small stacks of firewood stacked up.

"Sorry, ma'am, there are only available rooms in the monastery. Please follow me over there."

Outcast didn't say much, just followed his footsteps, but with her keen sense, she felt something strange. There were obviously more people moving around, too many to be normal. Now was not the time for worship. Those who were originally in other places in the city The civilians have no reason to be here.Unless they want to do something irrational.

"Please don't worry, Mr. Gerald. I am not opposed to the monastery, and I will not be adversely affected. But I think I need to report the current situation to my superior."

"The Abbey of Ambrosio is located in a remote location and the signal cannot be transmitted. You may not be able to send messages here."

"No, I have brought the latest communication technology equipment, and a signal relay station has been set up in the place where I settled before." Outcast took off the high-power portable signal repeater hanging on her equipment. She is now here The signal is good enough to make video calls with Rhodes' friends on the ship, and there is no chance of being unable to communicate.

Hearing this, Gerald nodded knowingly, and then he made some small movements in a place where Outcast seemed to be invisible. Then the crowd surrounded by faint movements gradually dispersed and returned to their original positions. .

But Outcast also noticed that the expression on Sakaz's face was much colder than before.

The Ambrosio Monastery is really a very important place for them, a place where their souls and beliefs are placed, not disturbed by the world, a paradise. The people living here are maintaining it spontaneously, even if it is dilapidated. , embarrassed, and they are unwilling to abandon this place.Or is it just that the bishop is unwilling to abandon this place?

On the way to the guest room, the two passed by the atrium of the monastery. In this barren field and barren land, the atrium was actually blooming with flowers. Those flowers were so gentle and peaceful, as if they symbolized the simple friendship and mutual love in the monastery. Help people.

An Elafia gardener was taking care of the flowers, and the two children he had seen before were playing behind him.If this wasn't the Abbey of Ambrosio, this embarrassment that was about to come to an end, this would be a heartwarming scene, right?

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52. Visitor in the Wilderness part.6-A Kindness

The bishop said that he needed a night to think about it, but Outcast did not have full confidence in whether he was willing to accept help from his side. The reason was simple. After all, this was a monastery that believed in Lateran religion, and the offer of an olive branch was He is essentially a deviant.

However, during the tour, she could see that the residents living here have been working hard and doing their best to make the lives of themselves and those around them better.Therefore, Outcast still holds plenty of hope. She believes that these people will be willing to accept some substantive humanitarian help and assistance.

Gerald took her to a room arranged for her. This was originally the attic of a monastery. The floor was covered with straw for sleepers. The conditions looked very simple, but Outcast did not dislike it. It was sheltered by the thick walls of the monastery. Despite the wind and rain, the environment here is actually much better than the many shacks I saw along the way.

"Please rest here for one night. His Excellency the Catholic Church will give you a formal answer. I will have your dinner delivered. I hope you will not dislike the harsh environment of this monastery." Gerald looked businesslike. He told her the next arrangements in a nonchalant manner.

"It doesn't matter. Compared with what I have experienced before, the conditions here are already very good. I will take a rest for a while and you can go and do your work." After speaking, Outcast took off his bow and smiled, telling Gerald that there was no need to feel sorry.

The tall Sakaz man nodded and turned away, leaving Outcast alone in the room. Taking this opportunity, she checked her weapons, reloaded the revolver, and assembled the automatic rifle. Put it aside in place and take out the personal terminal from your backpack.

Soon, she successfully connected to the off-road vehicle's central control program. The vehicle can fly a small drone at any time to detect the surrounding conditions, and she can also obtain the off-road vehicle's omnidirectional multi-spectral vision.

After making all the preparations, she sat on the straw bed with confidence and began to compile an inspection report about the Ambrosio Monastery.

Combined with the image data left by her mission recorder, these will become important evidence and textual basis, allowing Rhode Island and Alpha to make better judgments.

Time passed very quickly. Seeing that it was almost noon, there was a polite knock on the door. Outcast opened the door. A teenage Rutland girl stood in front of the room holding a simple dinner plate. She saw When she was alone, she was still a little jerky and at a loss.

"Hello, this is lunch for you."

Outcast was not polite and took the plate. On the plate was a bowl of chowder, a piece of roughly processed fermented dough bread, and a piece of dried meat.The chowder in the soup plate is still steaming, simple but fresh, but the content may be thin, consisting of some beans and vegetable leaves.

"Thank you, little girl, what is your name?"

"Fortuna..." The Rutlan girl with a square halo answered timidly.

Outcast smiled kindly and wanted to touch her forehead, but before raising her hand, she stopped her movements. She was worried that her pair of steel wings would have some bad effect on her. "You are a good polite boy, thank you for being willing to share a piece of food with me."

After that, she took out a pack of biscuits from the storage bag of the equipment, "I remember that on the way here, I saw two Liboli children. Miss Fortuna, do you know them?"

Fortuna looked at Outcast and the snacks in her hand. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded, "I know."

"You don't have enough supplies here, so you have to spare some for me as a passer-by. As a thank you, please help me bring this biscuit to the two children. Come back to me after you deliver it, and I will leave it for you. Got a piece."

Fortuna nodded, then picked up the cookies and quickly left her sight.

"Alpha, I want to use your eyes again."

"Okay." A familiar echo came from somewhere. With permission, Outcast closed her eyes and reopened them after a moment. She could now ignore the obstacles she didn't want to see and observe the situation she needed.

She could see that Fortuna quickly left the main building of the monastery with the cookies, walked through the surrounding residential areas, quickly found the two children, and handed the cookies to them one by one. Outcast saw that on the way, she drooled more than once while looking at the biscuits in her hands. After all, for them, for whom a full meal is a luxury, things like chocolate biscuits are so sweet that it is irresistible.

The two children were very happy. They had never eaten such special food, but even though they wanted to eat a few more pieces, they still held back their saliva and kept the remaining cookies. They wanted their mother to taste them too. Once I taste it, I want to eat it for a few more days.

After delivering the biscuits, Fortuna turned around without any hesitation and turned back. It was obvious that Outcast's suggestion of leaving one for her was really tempting, and of course she did leave a pack of biscuits for her.

But in the process of scanning, Outcast also saw some not-so-good things. Among the people living here, there was another person. His clothes and behavior were full of strangeness. Even if he only glanced at him from a distance, outcast also realized his anomaly.And when she said that the vision borrowed from Alpha focused on that man, she immediately knew the source of this abnormal feeling.

That person is no longer a complete human being in the strict sense. A considerable part of the cells in his body are heir cells.

"Tsk... Deep Sea Bishop Aulus, how could he be here at this time?" Realizing that something was wrong, Outcast quickly took a second look, and then indeed found a silence deep in the underground structure of the mobile module. The biomass in the Haihe nest that has not yet been active is sleeping, and time has left traces on them, but they undoubtedly belong to the Haihe.

"Perhaps, this Aulus has used this monastery as his hiding place for a long time. Fortunately, most people have not been affected by blindness."

Seeing Fortuna carefully holding half of the biscuit in her mouth, chewing and tasting it carefully, Outcast decided that no matter what the old bishop's attitude was, he must deal with the deep-sea bishop and protect them.

53.Visitors in the wilderness part.7

Accidents always come as they come. When outcast was preparing to wait for the sky to get dark and start activities at night, there suddenly became noisy outside the monastery. Looking from the room where she was, it seemed that something was on fire.

To be on the safe side, she connected to the off-road vehicle's central control unit and launched a remote-controlled drone to investigate the situation in that direction.

Not long after the drone took off, the scene at the source of the anomaly came into view.It was a melee. Gerald led his Sakaz and fought with a group of guys dressed as bandits. It must have been a gang operating in the wilderness that discovered this monastery and was preparing to settle in this place. Place, get a wave of oil and water.

The skills of Gerald and his colleagues were definitely not simple. With simple weapons and relatively inferior manpower, they were able to fight back and forth with the gangsters, and even vaguely suppressed them.

Seeing this scene, Outcast was not going to sit idly by. She picked up the rifle, climbed out of the house through the small attic window, and quickly ran on the roof of the monastery building, shuttled through the shanty town, and soon found a suitable shooting position.

The sound of gunfire processed by the muzzle suppressor was inconspicuous on the battlefield where the shouts of killing were loud. However, as a senior mercenary, Gerald noticed the sound of gunfire almost immediately, and several men threatened himself and his comrades. The biggest enemy fell to the ground immediately with the sound of gunfire.Gerald was somewhat surprised. Most of Rutland's firearms could hardly have such accuracy and lethality at such a distance.There are few users he has seen who have such exquisite marksmanship and grasp of the battlefield.It must be the handiwork of that old lady. She is even more complicated than she looks.

With outcast's long-range cover, the battle against the gangsters quickly ended successfully. Only one of Gerald's Sarkars was seriously injured and several others were slightly injured. The extremely vicious gangsters were left behind. Several corpses.