Chapter 525
Yale Liga felt somewhat inappropriate after clarifying her situation.

At the beginning of the matter, she had a good chance of getting out.But she didn't want to become the person who was rejected by the gate city, even though she could still use other methods to get in, which would have an unpredictable impact on the deal she was negotiating.She's not willing to give up halfway, let alone because of a bizarre crime she hasn't committed.

She wasn't worried that she would suffer injustice, but she didn't expect to be brought to see the rumored image of the verdict.She recognized the giant, eyeless face, and knew it to be a god created by an ancient civilization that had died out—Kushin Thayer, or Kusintewarye, of justice and law, woven into mythology as a A foreign object that can recognize the appearance of the mind, and the most trusted soul judge of the goddess of magic Migunawaye.Because he can see reality, he will never be fascinated by illusions of the material world.His eyes shriveled with uselessness, and had no need to smell and hear.

Allerica remains skeptical about the veracity of these myths.She knew there were still myths related to it, or very close to it, in some places, and all history became connected to each other in the churning of the tide.However, that is not necessarily related to authenticity. Not all myths have real characters, and they may still be common imaginations of people, or convenient tools used to rule the lower world.In her memory, there are some real behemoths lurking in the depths of the tide, but she has never found a counterpart to the "Goddess of Magic Migunawaye".The emptiness of the legend made her suspect that the god never existed, that it was some mythical powerful mage, or some kind of power personified.

These things passed through her mind, and seemed to testify to her some impressions about Gate City.But all this information can't help her escape from the predicament in front of her.She had to weigh the cost of maintaining the lie when the Guardian asked her name.

"Yale Liga." She replied calmly.Obviously it is contrary to the pseudonym she has been using and signing in Gate City.This time the ground under her feet did not move, and the Golden Guardian made no comment.She heard the goblin and night-gaunt respond equally carefully, even using their usually secret elf names.Because the language is close to wind and shadow, not only can Yale Liga not imitate, she can't even distinguish the syllables in it.

The Guardian of Gold then asked them to tell them why they were sent here, and everything they knew about it.Her accusers all answered fairly well.Even though the emotional little fairy complained to her, the height between them did not change at all.She guessed this was because the Judgment Image didn't tell the truth, but just judged the truth of words.

Allerica listened more intently as the Dire unfolded its statement.From the eerie voice of the doll's belly, she learned many more truths about this strange case of abandonment.When the first few babies were delivered, the incident had not received much attention.The infinite doors in the city bring infinite opportunities, and naturally there are countless abandonments.Despite the striking resemblance of the children, the nursing home has seen nine-uplets.They even hatched more than 30 eggs from the same mother.

These babies with degenerated eyesight and well-developed ears, because of their highly similar appearance, were naturally identified as the children of their compatriots, and were cared for by the night-gaunts according to the prescribed procedures.That doesn't mean they'll grow up in Gate City, since night-gaunts will only care for the babies for a short time.When a child's sleep-fears and nightmares fade, they can no longer draw nourishment from those in their care.At that time, they will choose suitable new parents in the dreams of countless worlds.And since the babies had hardly been tortured, they were all quickly given away.Everything seemed to be calm, and then one day, the director of the nursing home opened the door and found twenty babies neatly arranged there.Eight more came the next day.The third day was seventeen.

On the fourth day, Dean Bendis sat quietly in a tree near the gate of the yard which was the home of his friendly, trembling neighbor.It waited for two whole days and nights with preparations to welcome guests, but no one showed up.At the same time, its subordinates were busy picking and choosing among the bizarre dreams, trying to find a total of 45 suitable families or societies to house these babies of unknown origin.After they spent a full ten days and nights completing this exhausting work, in the next morning, there was another knock on the door of the nursing home...

All attempts to catch the Forsaken ended in failure.There seem to be many reasons for that, and the scope of this abandonment is growing over time.Although they will eventually be brought together in the nursing home, Bendis took off his daily work clothes, visited the White Tower and several other main baby deliverers with a true face and a polite attitude, and parted ways through friendly negotiation. An administration fee is charged.Babies kept being brought in that quickly outstripped the night-gaunts, and they could hardly find a suitable adopter, and had to make room for children of other races.In the end, Dean Bendis visited the Lord of the Gate City through its secret channel, and delivered all the undisposed babies to the mysterious master.Since then, they still frequently receive abandoned babies and find that all the babies look almost identical.The night-gaunts had to take care of them as much as possible according to the dean's instructions, and then handed them over to Bendis for a period of time.

These twists and turns of information are all Yareriga can piece together from the night-gaunt's confessions.She still has many unanswered questions, but she has no chance to ask them right now.Soon, Dire's statement came to a point where she experienced it herself.It tells the truth about the appearance of Allerica, and also points out her obvious suspicions.Although Yareriga was well aware of what she had done, she found that the ground under her feet was still unmoved, and her guess about the function of the Colossus was once again verified.

When it was her turn to interrogate, she had already figured out how to deal with it.

"I didn't abandon them," she said first.

The road under her feet did not move.That was undoubtedly a victory, so the two witnesses on the other side looked at her in surprise and doubt.

"I saw a strange ship in the outer harbour."

If she stayed here, she might be able to easily remove the suspicion and get away from this trouble that flew in.But she wants more than that.Then she went on: "While I was walking in the Outer Harbor, I saw a strange ship and followed it to your place. The child was once in the ship."

"Where did that ship go?" Dire asked.

"Disappeared," said Yareriga.

It wasn't a lie, it just didn't say all that was on her mind.But at this moment, the ground under her feet shook again, sinking slightly.That naturally attracted suspicious eyes, but this reaction was also expected by Yale Liga.She repeated that she was not an abandoner and had never even known about the baby abandonment case before.Naturally, the statue remained faithful and motionless, and her suspicions were completely cleared.And before Dire asked about the whereabouts of the spaceship, she took the initiative to talk about what she saw in the Outer Harbor.

"I saw a man waiting for the boat," she said. "He looked like the boat would show up. When I asked him about the cargo in that boat, he suggested that I go and see for myself. That's why I will appear at their door."

She then described the other party's dress and appearance, as well as his unusual speech and behavior.Throughout the process she tries to articulate every element of her suspicions as clearly as possible, but avoids making any identity judgments.She even took care not to use any words that induced others to guess, lest the giant figure think she had malicious intentions again.

Still, things were going in the direction she expected.This little adventure of hers aroused everyone's common guess.They asked her to be more precise about the time and place, and then the Golden Guardian asked her to stay where she was and wait quietly and obediently.Yareriga knew that there was a secret bond between these golems, allowing them to pass messages to each other when they were close enough.And when the one behind her falls silent, it may mean that other Guardians have set off to find anyone who fits her description.

She had no doubts that the Guardians would be up to the task, and given their close connection to the Gate City, it seemed easy to find any of them.Naturally, she couldn't let the young wizard out of the matter so easily.But there is also a regrettable part in this matter - she followed without resistance, hoping to find the person she was looking for through the guardian, not only the mage, but she even mentioned Qiaoqiao cryptically. Sky Wing, or whoever she had heard was in Gate City, asked the Guardian to bring him to confront her.She could easily meet anyone she was curious about, and then just have to say she had made a mistake and get away with it.

This plan is now clearly ineffective.Because she never thought that she would be taken to such a place where only felons would come.She was somewhat surprised to think about the sentencing standard of Mencheng.The darkness below her was, in many ways, not a mere geographical cliff. It might be a chaotic chasm between space and time, or a one-way door to another dimension.One way or another, it had to make sure that those who fell couldn't return—but since when was abandonment a standard for death or banishment?Or was it because of the astonishing number that the Lord of the Gate City imposed a heavier sentence?That goes against her understanding of Gate City and the set of legal standards that Gate City usually uses, which means that there may be a part of the matter that she has not yet understood.

She would be happy to talk to that night-gaunt, or gossip with that goblin, but since she is standing on such a dangerous balance, it seems likely that someone will ask a question if she says a word, and then Risk of being forced to lie.She had to pretend that she was fascinated by the gorgeous and intricate geometric golden dome, while thinking about the follow-up arrangements in her mind.She thought of Jing Huang waiting in the hotel.If she's gone too long, maybe he'll come out and look for it.But that may not be a very good idea, since Jing Juan obviously lacks some knowledge that people are accustomed to, he may cause some unexpected riots, and even face exile.In order not to miss the operation with a high deposit, she had to remind herself not to get too caught up in the mystery of the baby abandonment case, but to get away as soon as possible and go back to take care of her young and eccentric traveling companion.

While she was considering how to deal with this strange event, there was a heavy, harsh metallic grinding sound from the end of the stairs leading to the scales.That's the base of the Golden Guardian moving over rough ground.Allerica also heard a brisk, tapping-tapping sound of footsteps.When the sound was still far away, she took it for some kind of hard-soled boots, but soon she realized that things were out of her control-the footsteps were coming towards the stairs, although Belonging to the same creature, but denser than a bipedal species.The visitor was not the blue-eyed young mage she had imagined, but a four-legged, hoofed creature of similar size.

She stared intently at the darkness at the end of the stairs until all the visitors appeared in front of her eyes, and her astonishment and alertness immediately made her stand up straighter.At the forefront of her line of sight, in front of the golden guardian who was in charge of guarding, descending the stairs was a snow-white cloven-hoofed creature with a long, narrow and straight face, and huge plump wings gathered on both sides of its back. , with a single horn growing on the top of his forehead, and the hair all over his body is fine and soft, as if fluttering in the wind at any time.The beautiful and majestic image of this creature immediately reminded Yale Liga of a certain country in the dream world, but its size was far taller than she had imagined—but that was not the main reason for her consternation.

Before the arrival of the visitors, she had heard only two creatures, and believed that the only ones coming down the stairs were the escort and the new suspect.But at this moment, there is still a person standing beside the beautiful four-hoofed winged animal.That was not the mage she was waiting for, but the thorn she had parted with in the hotel.

Yale Liga didn't act immediately, she was thinking quickly, trying to figure out what went wrong.Jing Huang, who was standing on the stairs, looked at her in confusion, as if she had no clear grasp of the situation.Before she had time to give him any hint, the four-footed animal opened its mouth, and a gentle and majestic female voice echoed in the space.

"I am Skywing," the creature declared, "and this is the person the suspect met not long ago. I was in disguise, tracking a suspicious foundling ship. I can attest that she is not a foundling— However, that does not mean that she is innocent. I hereby accuse her and this child beside me of several robberies and thefts. The image of the verdict can bear witness to this."

(End of this chapter)

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