With a soft creaking sound, the old and decaying wooden door was pushed open by Dr. Zanbai who gave off a red light.
Delphinium followed Russell and the old man and walked in cautiously.
She rarely comes to Cyber Church...or, in fact, Delphinium has only come to church once before this.
That time it was because a former colleague of hers from the Special Execution Department died in the line of duty, and that colleague no longer had any relatives...
At that time, Delphinium had just become the head of the Special Execution Department. In the end, the only person who could attend the funeral was Delphinium, who was less than twenty years old at the time.
——Only one person.
She personally watched the priest conduct the funeral ceremony, talk to the deceased, and say goodbye.
Then she watched with her own eyes as the colleague was torn into pieces by the demon and put back together again. The sewn body was poured with oil and burned to ashes. Then she was handed over to hold the urn for burial...
During the entire funeral process, there was only one person.
There was no mourning for relatives, and no mourning music was played.
Only the bad guy appeared faintly outside the church, and silently lit a cigarette for himself in the drizzle. The bad guy was only in his early twenties, and he was just a teenager who had been rebellious for a long time.
That's all.
The delphinium didn't cry either.
Because she is actually not familiar with this colleague.
And this sense of alienation made her feel embarrassed... She only felt as if she was wrapped in a kind of smoke-like, light black cloud of sadness, leaving her speechless and unable to use her strength.
That incident deeply shocked Delphinium and had a great impact on her subsequent management methods. In a sense, it even affected her personality - because her blue shift and red shift are indeed
I got a level up because of this experience.
At the same time, Delphinium has also cast a considerable psychological shadow on the Cyber Church.
Every time she saw a church building on the street, she would think of that day - think of the weight of the urn in her arms, which was not too heavy, remember the shape of the urn that was still a little broken, and the edges and corners of the urn.
There are tiny wooden thorns that have not been completely smoothed away. There is also the thin drizzle that day, and the unspeakable sadness.
This time she entered the Cyber Church on another empty island again, and she smelled the same smell in the church hall again.
Delphinium frowned, sniffed, and sniffed the air carefully.
She was able to confirm that it should be a slightly acidic smell that is reminiscent of lemon peel or light white vinegar... It is not a flattering thing like perfume, but a slightly sour taste that can refresh people. Carefully
If you want to distinguish it, there is a smell that cannot be detected by ordinary people's sense of smell, which is close to the smell of new furniture that has just been decorated and the formaldehyde has not been completely dissipated; at the same time, it is mixed with a slightly bitter smell that reminds delphiniums.
The smell of pine trees after the rain has left pine needles all over the ground.
It was exactly the same as the smell she smelled on Happy Island!
Only then did Delphinium realize that...it was not the spices used in funeral ceremonies or cremation sites, but a special incense used uniformly in the church.
And melodious and soft singing also came from the church.
It was just like the hymn they heard at the airport - except that when they first got off the airship, the hymn they heard seemed to be thousands of choruses, overlapping together in a very clever way, creating a
It was a kind of sacred resonance. But the hymn she heard now only had the voices of three people... After the mix weakened, the outline of the human voice became particularly clear.
…
Looking along the sound, Delphinium saw the three nuns.
Wearing black, loose nuns' robes, they knelt at the front of the hall, with their fingers clasped in front of their chests, and sang hymns with their backs to the crowd.
Unlike the streets outside, there are no statues of gods or symbols in this church. There is only a giant network center like a honeycomb above.
It has thousands of mung bean-sized indicator lights, which are flashing golden-green light at different frequencies. Only less than one-tenth of the indicator lights are off and not flashing; there are two lights that are always on.
A dangerous red glow.
The three nuns all wear black eyeglasses on their heads
The mask is like the VR glasses Russell uses when playing games.
And it did seem to be some kind of VR equipment, but Delphinium didn't know what they saw.
Delphinium just discovered that each eye mask was connected to several transparent data cables, all the way to the ceiling above. The sides of the eye masks had the same style of indicator lights, which were flashing gold as the chants were chanted.
Green light.
And in these transparent data lines, golden-green streams of light are constantly emerging, and the frequency is the same as the indicator lights on their eye masks.
These streams of light are like weak fireflies, constantly flowing out of these VR glasses, then flowing to the network center above, and gathering together.
Although Delphinium had no idea what it was used for, this did not prevent her from feeling a sense of shock mixed with mystery and technology.
Curious?
Looking at Delphinium who was staring blankly at the nuns, Russell put his hand on Delphinium's shoulder.
Want to try it?
...Eh?
Delphinium turned around and was stunned for a moment.
It took her a while to capture the relaxation that only she could realize from Russell's kind smile that seemed to have never changed.
Isn't this a joke or a joke?
Can I...can I do that too?
Delphinium was a little cautious for a moment, but also felt a little expectant.
Since arriving at Sogo Island, Delphinium has seen so many new things that she has never seen before.
The past few years of experience in the Special Execution Department have made her character very calm. Delphinium is always the most reliable person in the Special Execution Department, able to be trusted by her colleagues under any circumstances, and she will never
She will fall off the chain. There are very few things that can make her look like a girl of her age again.
Of course, this is not limited to nuns. In fact, this is also one of the contents of helping in the church. And if I have to say it, it is quite healing... When I felt tired in the past, I would come here to pray.
Do you also sing hymns?
Yes. It's not difficult, because you will be able to sing by yourself...and your body will move on its own. You don't have to worry too much about being out of tune, because it's calibrated.
Russell scratched his head in distress: Of course, I have learned it because I have sung too much. Without plugging in the line, I can still sing along...but if you let me sing by myself, it may be out of tune.
Or I forgot the words.
Let’s not mention those…
Russell turned around and looked at the two old men who had already sat on the chairs, looking at the nuns, and asked Delphinium to sit over.
…
This is the kind of long seat that is common in churches. Facing the nuns, you can rest and pray with your eyes closed. Each seat can accommodate two people, which is just enough for Russell and Delphinium to sit down.
And except for the two Dr. Zanbei and the three nuns... After the family walked in, they discovered that there was no one else in the church, which was not actually a small one.
The old woman named Naodao said to Russell in a warm voice: The reason for inviting you here this time is because we have encountered some... problems that are not easy to deal with.
Is it Sogo Group or Sogo Island?
It's Sogo Island.
The old man gently added that the God of Beauty asked me to explain to you that it was not the instructions of the Three Sages that we came to find. It was the suggestion of Director Sally Ruth.
...Teacher.
Russell looked bitter, knowing that this matter would definitely be troublesome again. After all, if the matter was a little smaller, it would definitely not be Sally Ruth's turn to come to him.
But at the same time, Russell felt relieved.
Because in this way, he doesn't have to think carefully to decide his position. After all, his mentor is kind to him... Since he has something to ask for, Russell will definitely not shirk it without endangering the personal safety of himself and Delphinium.
of.
What is it? Let’s talk about it.
Russell sighed.
I originally asked for leave to travel here.
You Moyu’s excuse for a business trip unexpectedly turned out to be true...
The old lady directly said something that puzzled Russell:
