Ark's Journey to the Demon God

Click——

The prison door closed and everything fell silent again.

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Chapter 26 Shivaash won’t give up

The Shivaash family home.

Olafur hurriedly walked into the study. On the sofa in the study: Elizabeth, Cilic Edwys, and Chester had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Olafur!" Seeing her husband return, Elizabeth stood up quickly, took her husband's coat, and asked with concern: "A lot of things happened at the ceremony today? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, hey, what can I do..." Mr. Olafur covered his face with his hands, trying to get rid of a little fatigue. He had encountered too many unimaginable things today.

"I'm going to get you some tea. Madam, you come with me." Chester bowed and took Elizabeth out of the room, leaving only Cilic and Olafur behind.

"Olafur? What happened at today's ceremony? My subordinates told me that the saint was killed?" Cilic was a little anxious.

"Yes, Lady Saint, she has returned to the arms of Yeragund. It is absolutely true. Patriarch Brantao checked her body, and it is indeed true that she is dead..."

"This..." Cilic was at a loss for words for a moment. He thought for a while, carefully weighed his words and said, "Did Agaritu do it?"

Olafur glanced at his best friend. He felt dizzy at the moment, so he could only answer vaguely: "If there is no second person who confesses and commits suicide, Agaritu is the murderer."

Where is this going?!

Cilic was confused. Why did he feel that Olafur's words were so slow?Why is it so ambiguous?

Olafur rubbed his brows, and then told Cilic everything he saw in the parliament——

"Agaritu is innocent!" Cilic slammed the table and stood up.

"Don't get excited, my God... Cilic, don't get excited, sit down, do you think I think Agaritu is the murderer?!"

Mr. Olafur waved his hand and motioned for Cilic to sit down.

"Cilic, to tell you the truth, when Agaritu took the initiative to plead guilty, I had already figured out that this was a show, a show played for the Sherag people!"

"play?"

"That's right, a play, a play for Kjerag and the three major families." Olafur nodded. He had gradually calmed down and could analyze rationally: "Our cooperation with Agaritu, We were so anxious that we forgot one very important thing, which is Manzhuyuan’s attitude.”

"For a long time, the reason why Xierag has been able to maintain his independence from the world is [-]% because of Manzhuyuan and the great elder. From the perspective of the great elder, he

They will not be willing or allow Kjerag to open up any trade routes.But look, how much have we done in these seven years?Which one is not breaking ground on the top of Manzhuyuan?They didn't react at all?I originally thought that Manzhuyuan compromised under the general trend, but now I discovered that Manzhuyuan never gave in. Once they took action, it was an unstoppable kill! "

"What does this have to do with the murder of the saint and Agaritu's confession?"

"Think about it, Cilic, think about it, those words of the great elder, those orders of search and seizure, which one is not directed at our cooperation with Agaritu? The great elder just wants to use the topic, and he is I want to use the death of the Holy Lady to block the entrances and exits of Xierag and turn Kjerag back into that backward, closed, ignorant, small country! I even have reason to suspect that Manzhuyuan is also involved in the death of the Holy Lady!"

"This..." Cilic was stunned. He was surprised that Manzhuyuan had such unnatural ideas and methods, and he found that Manzhuyuan's purpose seemed to be successful.

"Why did Agaritu plead guilty? Oh, don't you think I see it, Cilic? Agaritu is saving, he is saving his own achievements, saving Kjerag's industries, saving what he has worked so hard to develop That trade route! Kjerag can no longer be closed, so he would rather admit a crime that is not his own, just to preserve Kjerag’s transformation results.”

"This...is it really worthy of being called Agaritu?" Cilic smiled bitterly and slumped on the sofa. He smiled helplessly, and his voice gradually trembled: "In order to preserve the results of Kjerag's transformation, even the death penalty Can you carry it all? What is Agaritu doing?"

Olafur remained silent. He could not imagine that someone could do this for an unrelated country.

"Olafur, I take back what I said before about doubting Agaritu. Really, I was wrong, and it was a big mistake. I really can't think of anyone in this land who can do so much for others. This is what Is he the great idealist mentioned in the book? It’s really eye-opening.”

"It's useless to talk about this. What we have to consider now is what happens next." Olafur shook his head and said slowly: "He admitted the crime of murdering the saint. According to the wishes of the great elder, he wanted to Let Agaritu follow the tradition of the Snow Land and [apologise] to Yeragond.”

Plead guilty?

Cilic's heart skipped a beat, and he asked tremblingly: "Excuse me? Is that..."

"Yes, that's the one, kowtow 1 heads, and then sprinkle blood on the Holy Mountain."

"This won't work, this absolutely won't work. How much of a debt of gratitude did Kjerag owe him? If he died in this way, let alone others, I wouldn't be able to sleep well!"

Cilic felt all the feathers on his body stand on end.

"Of course I know that Agaritu's ending must not be like this, but on the side of the great elder... Cilic!"

Mr. Olafur's voice suddenly became strong. He took Cilic's hand and said: "Gather all the technologies, machinery, foreign goods... in short, everything related to Agaritu that we have, count the quantities, and then Scatter them into our abandoned mines and preserve them!"

"What is this for?" Cilic was confused.

"The purpose of the Great Elder's attack is to attack Agaritu, so Agaritu's techniques, tools, and machinery are also within the attack range of Manzhuyuan. If I predict correctly, after dealing with Agaritu himself, , the great elder has to deal with those things. We can't let the things that Agaritu protects with all his life be wasted. We must hide them as much as possible first and spend this period of time. When the time is right, we can take them out. …This is the result of Kjerag’s transformation, we can’t give up!”

"You're right, I'll do it now. It should be completed before dawn..." Cilic stood up, and then he asked: "What about Agaritu? Can't we really give him a better ending? ?”

Olafur said dejectedly: "I will try my best to help him fight for it, but the hope is not high. In short, I will try my best to give him a decent ending, even if it harms the interests of the Shivaash family..."

Mr. Olafur looked around. At this time, his study had been renovated. Everything was so brand new. Without Agaritu, these would not have been possible.

"Mr. Agaritu, Shivaash will never give up, neither you nor Sherag..."

Chapter 27 Kjerag won’t give up

"Where's Grandpa? I want to see him!" Rata Toss shouted to the servant in the Brown Towers' house.

"The master of the house is in the back room, miss...the master of the house has ordered that you cannot see him now..."

"What's the point?! Can't I see my grandfather in my own home?" Ratato didn't give in at all, and she began to force the servant in front of her.

boom!

In the back room, a tea cup was smashed to pieces, and then the old Brantao patriarch was heard scolding:

"Take the young lady back to her room. She is not allowed to come out again without my order!"

"Grandpa?! I don't understand why!" Rata Toss cried. She struggled hard to break free from the servant's arms: "They said that Sir harmed the Holy Lady. Is this true? ?Grandpa, talk to me!"

boom!The door is closed.

The Branteau family fell into silence.

In the dim back room, the elder of the Brontao tribe burst into tears. He held a photo frame in his hand.

There was a yellowed old photo on it. In the photo, there was an old lady with gray hair and a kind face.

"Ata, Ata." The old squirrel called his late wife's name, his voice trembling, "Have you seen our daughter? You should have seen it...Don't blame me, don't blame me, I know, it's me It's my fault that we didn't protect our daughter, everything is my fault... I should have stopped her when she was going to choose a saint. She was going to hunt for a saint today, and I should have stopped her too. Everything is my fault..."

Wiping away his tears, Old Brantao continued: "Ata, in the parliament, Agaritu confessed his crime. He said that he accidentally killed our daughter...Huh, him? I lent him a courage and forgive him. I don't dare to do this! He is very young, but he is definitely not a fool - if he really did this, he would not be able to deny it and then admit it in the council. And the great elder is still shameless Has the coffin been sealed?"

Old Brown Tao said angrily: "Great Elder, hey, he thinks it's Shelagh's destiny that he becomes the Great Elder? I grew up naked with him! What is he thinking and I don't know? He It’s just that he can’t see Kjerag opening up trade routes, and he can’t see Kjerag introducing new technologies and people! He just clings to the statue of Yeragond and won’t stop until Kjerag’s future is completely ruined!”

Old Bronta was so angry that his eyes shed tears again: "Vera, my daughter, I know that Agaritu is not the murderer who hurt you. There is someone else who is the real murderer... He may even be hiding now." In Manzhuyuan, hide behind the great elder!"

Old Bronta's voice trembled, and his back molars were clenched tightly: "Does this old guy think I don't know his plan? Does he think I can't see through his tricks? Ridiculous! Haha, he took Agarita into his mind. Forced to a dead end, he ruined all his achievements, ruined the [Guest in the Snow Land], and ruined Kjerag! Sooner or later he will destroy everything! I won't let him succeed! He thinks that squirrels can only play tricks. Machiavellian and striving for interests? Squirrels can bite people too!"

Old Bronta put the picture frame on the table, opened the drawer, and found a small bottle inside.

A bottle of poison that seals the throat with blood.

"Wait, old man, don't let me find a chance. I will take my daughter's revenge and teach you a lesson. You don't have to pay any tuition fees. You can go to Jeragond and repent on your own!" Old Bronta gritted his teeth and kept the bottle of poison on himself.

"As for you, Agaritu, don't worry, the Brantao family will not forget you. You shouldered this responsibility for us, and we will not forget it. I will fight with Manzhuyuan to absolve you of your crime as much as possible, so that your The ending will be better...the Brantao family will keep your achievements and your efforts will not be in vain."

Standing at the window, Old Branto looked at the bright starry sky——

"Bronta won't give up, Agaritu..."

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The Perrochi family home.

Aktos was imprisoned. He already knew everything because he was at the scene at the time. When Shen Muke confessed, he had the intention to stop the Holy Mountain Army, but he could not do it because Gu Luo stopped him. His hand prevented him from interrupting.

In the main hall of the Perrochi family house, the old Patriarch Perroche was praying to Jeragonde.

However, this devout believer was not as calm as usual at this time. Instead, he was eagerly reciting prayer scriptures, as if he wanted to pray for something to Yeragonde.

After reciting the sutra three times, Old Perrochi did not stand up, but continued to recite:

"Your Excellency Jeragonde, your devout believer Perrochi begs for your answer. Is Agaritu the murderer of the Saint?"

He waited for a while, but there was no response.

Oh, I think so. My family has believed in Yeragund for generations and prayed every day, but there has been no response, right?Yeragond is not the koi in the wishing pond, how can he get the answer like this?

He knelt down on the futon and fell into deep thought.

[Agaritu killed the saint by mistake]

Judging from the results, this conclusion can no longer be changed. The evidence from Manzhuyuan almost points to him, and he is indeed suspected of this. Therefore, the leader of Perrochi feels that there is a high probability that Agaritu's archery skills are poor and he injured the saint. life.

However, the great elder wanted him to plead guilty to Yeragund. When he heard the news, even the devout Perroche couldn't help but murmur.

This is a very serious thing. You must know that Perroche has always followed Yelagund. According to common sense, when the saint is murdered, they should take the lead in enforcing Yelagund's laws and let the murderer disappear.

But now, when Patriarch Perroche knew that Agaritu was the murderer, he hesitated.

Do you really want to do this to Agaritu?

Old Perrochi instinctively felt that Agaritu would not do this. Even if Agaritu had confessed, Old Perrochi did not dare to make a conclusion. Did Agaritu really do this?Is he really the murderer?

Because of hesitation and doubts, Patriarch Perrochi really couldn't calm down and think about Agaritu.

He looked out the window. There were still troops patrolling Kjerag at night.

That was the Holy Mountain Army, the elite trained by the instructors invited by Agaritu. All of their weapons and equipment relied on Agaritu's machinery and craftsmen to build them.

Old Perrochi suddenly discovered the reason for his hesitation. The Perrochi family had suffered too much from Agaritu.

In other words, Kjerag received too many favors from Agaritu.

Counting the time, it has been seven years since Agaritu came to Kjerag, right?In the past seven years, Kjerag has had more food, fish, vegetables, and fruits than he can eat, and he has hunted more furs in the mountains than he can wear. The Kjerag people have never been so wealthy.Even the army has become more elite because of Agaritu; even his own unworthy son has become excellent because of Agaritu.

Agaritu is Kjelag's benefactor, and now, the benefactor has committed a crime and is about to be executed.

Old Perrochi really couldn't understand how things turned out like this, but now he had no other choice, because the great elder had already stood in the square to announce Agaritu's crime, and Agaritu could not escape. One death!

Kneeling on the futon, old Perrochi was thinking. He suddenly felt a flash of inspiration, and then a very terrifying thought came to his mind.

Gollum—

Old Perrochi swallowed. He was a little frightened at this time. He actually had such a terrifying thought. Just thinking about it, he felt that he had committed a major sin of blasphemy!

He carefully took out a book of Hieragond's scriptures and prayed to Hieragond: "Honored Hieragond, your devout believer Perroche prays for an answer. This answer will be given by this book." I don’t know how many pages of scripture to give, but if the number of pages in this scripture is an even number, then our family will, as always, be loyal to Yelagund and be your most devout warrior.”

Old Perrochi's voice gradually trembled. His heart was in a mess at this time. He didn't even know what nonsense he was saying:

"If it's an odd number... If it's an odd number, our clan will bear the guilt of blasphemy and do something with an uncertain future..."

He began to turn over the scriptures page by page, counting the pages at the same time——

One, two, three...52, 53...one hundred and four, one hundred and five...340 four, 340 five...

He counted bit by bit, it took a long time, he counted very slowly...

One thousand and thirty-two, one thousand and thirty-three!

After counting, there are 1033 pages in total, which is an odd number!

Old Perrochi breathed a long sigh of relief, and he got the answer. All this was arranged by Jeragond, and this scripture was an odd number.

"Praise you, Yeragond. The Perroche family will always believe in you. Your will is the will of our family."

In the hall, old Perrochi knelt down in the direction of the Holy Mountain and could not get up for a long time.

Chapter 28 This is how we live, this is how we die.

The sky in the snowy realm was illuminated once again, and Kjerag woke up again.

However, Kjerag, who used to be calm in the past, was a little restless at this time, and people were in a state of mental struggle. ()

During the holy hunting ceremony yesterday, the saint was killed.The murderer, according to Manzhuyuan, was the beloved Agaritu.

Because of the special nature of the two, there were serious differences in the thinking of the Kjerag people——

Some people believe that the Holy Lady is a descendant of Yelagund and the spiritual symbol of the Kjerag people. Although Agaritu has done a lot for Kjelag, he should be allowed to follow Yelagund after killing the Saint. Gond pleads guilty and absolves himself of his sins.

Some people also believe that although Agaritu cannot escape his guilt, he accidentally killed the Holy Lady without intention. In this case, there is no need to use such a horrific punishment. It is better to give him a decent ending. Everyone is good.

Others believe that Agaritu is an outsider after all, and the punishment in the Snow Realm is not suitable for him. In addition to his past achievements, he should be spared his life and expelled from the Snow Realm.

No one among the several factions could convince anyone. The streets were filled with all kinds of gossip and endless arguments. Some people even got into fights because of this, and some people took the opportunity to spread rumors and cause a lot of chaos.

But these are not important. What is important is today's meeting of the three tribes. In this meeting, the outcome of Agaritu will be decided.

Is it life or death?

Should you go or stay?

It’s all in today’s parliament!