Mystery: Those years when I was a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 459

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In the evening, Backlund.

When Audrey returned home, she happened to see her mother, Mrs. Caitlin, talking to her personal maid, Annie.

"Yes, Miss has been reading and resting in her room all afternoon."

Anne saluted the countess, and was about to knock on the door to let "Miss Audrey" come out.

Thinking that it was actually Susie who occasionally said a word or asked for some snacks in that room, Audrey couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She lifted her skirt, applied psychological invisibility to herself, and walked around her mother and others lightly. Annie pushed the door open a person's width, and slipped in.

As soon as she closed the door, Annie knocked lightly on the door twice, calling: "Miss, Madam, please come over."

"Okay, I'll change my clothes and go."

Susie, who was lying on the ground flipping through a book, raised her head, and moved the book in front of her with difficulty to Audrey's desk with her front paws, a trace of human anxiety appeared on her face.

Seeing Susie's appearance, Audrey couldn't help but smile.She came back in time this time, and she really wanted to see if Susie would use the contingency plan—it wasn't that they hadn't discussed the situation when their parents suddenly found themselves, or when a friend suddenly came to talk to her without an appointment— But now that Audrey has returned, there is no need for Susie to use emergency methods to hypnotize everyone.

She lifted her psychological invisibility, as if suddenly growing out of the ground.

Susie's front paw flicked.It was only relieved after seeing the person coming. It glanced at Audrey complainingly, and straightened the book: "I was scared to death, Audrey. Fortunately, you are back. The Countess is looking for you."

"Yes, I hear that, thank you Suzy."

Audrey took off the cloak that was covering her body, hid in her secret cubicle, then quickly changed into home clothes, changed out her shoes, and covered her breath with perfume, pretending that she had never left .

Immediately afterwards, she gently opened the door of her room with her usual dignified posture, showing a surprised expression to her mother standing outside the door:

"Mother?"

"Oh, Audrey." Mrs. Caitlin handed the feather fan to Annie, and she gently embraced her little daughter's shoulders, her eyes loving, "Why have you read so long? It's time for dinner. My dear, your father and brother are already waiting for us in the restaurant."

Audrey blinked her eyes, and she could see clearly from the front than from the side. Although her mother’s makeup was still perfect and her appearance was still beautiful, Audrey was keenly aware of the small abnormalities in her body language and emotions——Mother Have you ever cried? ——Thinking of this, Audrey seemed to be aware of it, and a chill ran down her back involuntarily, and a small piece of goose bumps appeared.

But she also pretended to be ignorant of what was coming and her mother's crying, smiled, took her mother's arms, and walked forward: "Then let's go quickly, Mom, there will be a baby tonight." Is it my favorite cake?"

Mrs. Caitlin seemed to be infected by her daughter's simplicity and liveliness, and the corners of her mouth rose again: "Dear Audrey, if you want to eat that cake, you can ask the chef to make it for tomorrow's afternoon tea. We have to control the amount of food for dinner. Maintain your weight."

"Well... of course, I know!"

"So for dessert after dinner I'd like a muffin with some whipped cream and strawberries, would that be all right, Mom?"

Audrey tried her best to make her smile look full of vigor and vitality. Although her own mood was gradually sinking into the bottom, like an outsider, she still had to work hard to play the "Miss Hall" in the eyes of her family and give them Some jovial power.

"My baby, when did you get so greedy?"

Mrs. Caitlin finally smiled and patted her daughter's hair lightly: "Of course, I will tell the chef."

Audrey showed the surprise smile that a young girl should have at the right time, took her mother's hand affectionately, and walked downstairs to the restaurant.

When they entered the dining room, Hibbert and Earl Hall were already waiting at their seats. Audrey greeted her father and brother with a smile. Seeing the subtle changes in their faces, Audrey's heart gradually sank.

Can't go wrong.

She sat down with a smile, but her thinking was calmer than ever before, like an outsider watching coldly, waiting for Earl Hall's sentence.

But the father was far calmer than the young psychiatrist, and the servants served appetizers, soup, and aperitifs. It was not until the family began to eat the staple food that Earl Hall made a gesture to let the servants who had finished serving the dishes temporarily withdraw , Enter the link of the family meeting.

"Audrey." The count called softly.

Audrey, who had been waiting for this moment since entering the restaurant, still seemed unaware. She raised her head with a smile and looked at her father: "What's the matter, Dad?"

"How is your work and life recently?" Earl Hall expressed his love and concern for his daughter from the bottom of his heart, "Since the situation has become turbulent, you have rarely had tea parties or salons with your friends. Stay home alone."

If I don’t stay at home alone, how can I go to work in the Southern Continent on time every afternoon? In the past two days, I have asked for leave specifically for food... Audrey sighed in her heart, the charity fund and the daily life of the Southern Continent gradually She began to revise her view of aristocratic money. She still missed her friends very much and wanted to be with them, but it was hard to ignore the large amount of money that was wasted between talking and laughing.

"The foundation still has a lot of things to do, and there are still a lot of people who need help..." Audrey responded standardly, coping with her father's question, "As a director, I deal with many things every day, read materials, and arrange lists , I think this is very good."

Seeing the innocent and kind-hearted appearance of his sister\daughter, Hibbert hesitated to speak, and Mrs. Caitlin sighed quietly, while Earl Hall did not show any change in expression, and still said in the same gentle tone as usual:

"Audrey, I have something that I need to discuss with you."

"What's the matter, Dad?"

"Perhaps you still remember that I once said this to you and Hibbert."

Earl Hall put down the tableware in his hands, and everyone involuntarily straightened their waists: "Everyone has different weights in their hearts, and in my heart, the Hall family is more important than me and your mother. , and surpass yours."

At this moment, Audrey showed an expression of "seeming to have noticed something", and her eyelashes trembled slightly.

Seeing that his daughter didn't speak, Earl Hall continued: "I tried to get Hibbert to go away and go to Intis to become a viscount and keep part of the family's property. But the current political situation has already happened. Change, the believers of the God of Thunder are not friendly enough to us believers of the goddess, Hibbert can't leave Ruen at all..."

He didn't go on talking, looking at his daughter, he believed that she, who was simple but not stupid, must have been able to guess what he was thinking.

At the same time, Earl Hall felt uneasy about the enthusiasm in the reply letter from the distant relative——Intis nobleman’s language style is relatively straightforward and not restrained enough, so the letter can be regarded as "enthusiasm". Knowing why the other party suddenly changed his previous indifferent and even arrogant attitude, he almost wrote in the letter "We welcome Miss Audrey Hall to visit the Marquis of Montemar".

The only reason he could think of was that the eldest son of the marquis had seen a photo or portrait of his daughter.

In this way, the behavior of the other party is in line with his impression of the nobles of Intis.

What's more, the other party's enthusiastic attitude made Earl Hall feel uncomfortable. He has welcomed Miss Audrey like this, so is it appropriate to send his eldest son there?If the other party gets angry at that time, I'm afraid things will be even more troublesome.

Things have already been decided, but do you still have to act like asking about my attitude... Yes, after that, I never seem to have refused my father's proposal, because I know that refusing will not cause any harm. The effect, I can't say it...

Audrey's eyes lowered slightly, this time she withdrew from the "audience" state, and said calmly and slowly:
"I see, Dad."

After a pause, she looked up into her father's eyes.

"In my heart, father, mother and brother are also more important than myself and my work..."

"Thank you for your understanding, dear Audrey."

Earl Hall closed his eyes, and opened them again after a few seconds, his eyes were slightly red: "I put all the real estate and shares of about 15 pounds that have been transferred to Intis into your name, ours A distant relative has a daughter who is a few years older than you, and your mother has been writing to her... Don't worry too much, Audrey, she will welcome you, and someone will come to greet you."

...that Ms. D from the Aurora Order?Audrey's original sad mood suddenly became complicated, and she even wanted to smile bitterly.

She thought for a while and asked softly:
"Father, I'm an adult, and I went to Intis alone again. May I ask who is my marriage partner in Intis?"

As a Loen lady, her question was quite bold.

But no one stopped at the dinner table, because everyone knew that this was an exchange of interests, a sacrifice to preserve the family property.

Earl Hall's expression was even uglier:
"There is no engagement, Audrey, our relatives invited you, that lady wants to add a friend to herself."

He himself didn't believe this - he didn't expect to be engaged to the eldest son of the marquis, but if the eldest son of the marquis clearly set a marriage contract for Audrey, even if it was random enough to tear it up at any time, Earl Hall would not be like So worried now.And "the noble lady who has just grown up", "going abroad alone", and "beautiful" are superimposed with "Intis", and the answer is ready to come out.

It just created a deep unease for the father, a unease that no amount of transfers can erase.

Hibbert's expression became angry for a moment, but he suppressed it, and Mrs. Caitlin had already begun to quietly wipe away tears.

No engagement?

Audrey herself was also stunned, after all, a marriage contract is one of the safety guarantees for a lady who goes abroad alone in the current era, but she didn't... This, the lady or gentleman who invited her over was too frivolous!

But then, she suddenly reacted.

"Ms. D of the Aurora Society is the daughter of the noble family of Intis. I have corresponded with her several times. She knows that I am a mid-sequence of the 'spectator' pathway. Based on her hints, I can basically guess that I am already a sequence five."

"The Aurora Society now believes in the Sun God, the Creator, and in the Creator's church, there are five paths..."

"One of them is 'audience'!"

Ms. D, Ms. Irena is showing favor to me, she is inviting me over... She may provide me with a shelter, and the price may be that I will join the Church of the Creator, or serve her family ?This, the former I can pretend, it's not unacceptable...

In the eerily quiet atmosphere, Audrey quickly calmed down.

"I see, Dad, please don't worry too much about me." She said, "I will protect myself, I am also a Extraordinary."

Audrey's smile seemed rather forced to others, so they also smiled reluctantly.

……

The worst thing Klein expected - Amon parasitized everyone within two days and attacked him all at once, but it didn't happen.

This made him slightly relieved.

He quickly remembered the dozens of people who had abnormal expressions when the light appeared.For a person who is used to seeing humans without abnormalities, almost everyone in Moon City has a special appearance, not to mention the addition of "faceless people" in terms of recognition.

"Taking out the cross is also a bad idea...According to that one, God is here, and He can notice my actions. I use God to deter Amon here, and there is a danger of putting myself in it together."

"However, compared to being parasitized by Amon, believing in God has become a good choice."

But it still doesn’t feel right no matter how you think about it, it’s as if people in the Eastern Continent have never had their own right to choose, or in other words, their right to choose is nothing more than “which god to believe in”, and even this right to choose has to be coerced by kindness or fear, forced to make changes.The current people either choose to take the initiative to convert with gratitude and anticipation, or they can't let go of the ancient Sun God, but they still choose to look forward.

When the real creator stuffed them to me, did he experience more complicated emotions than I do now?

At that time, there should have been no believers in "The Fool" in the Land Abandoned by God, and they were all devout believers of the Creator, but He insisted on letting the people in the Land Abandoned by God be my anchor in the future... Sigh, I am not taking advantage of this Instead, it’s an exchange of equal value—“The Fool” gives them help, and they pay me for my beliefs. This should be a win-win thing, why do I always feel weird in my heart?Sure enough, it was because no one asked them if they wanted to convert at the very beginning, so they just did so...

Although he was very clear in his heart, when Klein thought it over, he still felt helpless and powerless.

He was unwilling to accept this fate, and now he accepts it; he was unwilling to do anything other than help, and now he has come here.

Fate seems to be like this, changing tricks to let you move forward.

No matter how much you resist, you will eventually find a reason to move forward.

It is this feeling that annoys, irritable, even angry, while the angels of fate are either silent, or pretend to be naive and elusive.Every time Klein thinks about these things, he always has the same feeling as when he realized the true meaning of the "Joker" potion when he couldn't help himself.

"Sigh...fortunately, I still feel that this matter is not done well. Is this me or my reflection...sigh..."

Klein sighed in his heart, and sighed again:

"It's really unimaginable. If I have to use this method to confirm myself, I guess I will start to lose myself in a few years. The gods have maintained this state for thousands of years. How did this happen? "

"Or, after they live forever, the concept of time disappears?"

It is difficult for him to describe this feeling of "I am still me", as if there is a cube placed in his heart. When he encounters or does something that goes against his heart, the cube starts to rotate, and the edges and corners scratch in his heart Some sharp pains.But with the passage of time, the edges and corners will be smoothed by his own flesh and blood, and he will not feel anything at that time-he can only play himself with his own impression.

——Although he is already a saint of Sequence 3, he is too young in the mysterious world. Not only is he younger than any one in the same sequence, he is even considered a baby when he entered the mysterious world.

This also made him unable to imagine the influence of the "anchor" on himself, and it was difficult to accept the existence of divinity.

Klein considers himself a benevolent and great existence, at least not to the point of beating out heretics or even executing them like the outside world. Therefore, people in Land Abandoned by God still have the freedom to believe in the ancient sun god, but such people will be more and more come less and less.

He put aside these messy thoughts and focused on what was in front of him.

The warm purifying power fell on the people of the City of Silver, purifying the toxins in their bodies.

In the sunrise-like light, people saw illusory black energy rising from themselves and those around them, and then dissipated in the light.At the same time, they also feel that their physical condition is improving rapidly, better than ever before.

"Praise my Lord, praise 'The Fool'."

Looking around, Klein felt that he was gradually immersing himself in the identity of a "missionary". When the believers below responded, this young man who was both a "fool" and an "angel of God" was solemn but enough to make everyone laugh. The voice heard said:

"I came here following God's guidance and was invited to participate in your celebration."

"It is said that this was originally a sun ceremony dedicated to the sun god, but my lord will also respond, because this is what the gods hope."

The crowd fell silent.

"They have never forgotten you, they have never forgotten everyone who survived in the dark, they have never forgotten every brave warrior, and they have never forgotten the suffering and sorrow you have experienced."

Gehrman Sparrow's words echoed in the mid-air of the square, and were carried to every corner of the city by the wind. The residents of Moon City who participated in this festival were moved, sad, warm, and lost.

On the high platform, Klein felt a deep sense of illusory guilt, and the squares in his heart turned slightly, because he knew that [-]% of what he said was false.The true Creator is crazy, not to mention protecting his own believers, he can't even screen his own believers. The "Fool" was born again. He just learned that there are a group of suffering people here a year ago, and he just made up his mind to come here a month ago.

Are lies and falsehoods the basis for the development of faith?thought the young god.

The gods who personally preached, the people who were quiet and expecting, he didn't know that all these coincided with the scene countless years ago.

It was also in this darkness that a certain person and God lifted up a sun, illuminating the dark sky where there was always only a red moon.

Since then, there has been nothing new under the sun.

What you have must be lost at the same time. If you want to move towards a new future, you must abandon the old things.

The missionary's voice is steady and contains real emotion:
"At the same time, they promised that all this will end, that happiness and peace will come, just as the sun must rise again."

TBC
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"The sun will rise again..." Someone in the crowd whispered in a faint voice, and then he lowered his head and looked at his toes.

"If every sun that rises afterward is not the one I want to see;"

"What does all the suns after that, including the whole world illuminated by the sun, have to do with me?"

"Sure enough, I still can't figure it out. My father wanted to teach me these things, but he never thought that I was willing to learn because of him. Or, he knew, but never thought that there would be a day when he would fail. "

"It doesn't make sense at all..."

"The so-called human beings, the world, love, courage and sacrifice... these things, I may never, never understand."

(End of this chapter)