One hundred and forty-two. The identity of the gardener
Asammonth is a key figure in the illusion of Midnight City.
But until the end, the real dean never showed up, even at the end of the fantasy.
Lu Li did not reveal his identity as the gardener for the time being, and did not tell her about the incident until he returned to the manor with Claire.
"...The dean is a gardener?" Claire was shocked and puzzled.
It is undoubtedly good news that the dean of the Giant Tree Academy has a soul, but it should have the same status as the viscount, rather than becoming the subordinate of Vice Dean Claire, unless the souls of Midnight City are not ranked by strength, or this Asamon
Dean Si is only an honorary dean, and his abilities are still limited to the human realm.
"How well do you know the dean?"
Lu Li, who had not yet escaped from the influence of low humanity, asked, and realized that Claire didn't know more either.
The merchant followed the summons and came, but it was still not Anthony. Lu Li asked him to bring the information about Dean Asammons. Remember to investigate in secret.
Because the Weiner Underground City was once known as the only human city along with Midnight City, there is a lot of information related to Midnight City. Some of it is kept in the library being built in the underground city, and more is left on the surface without time to bring it down.
The actions of the Twisted Cultists did not alarm Mateusz or the local citizens. They only knew that these heretics began to behave abnormally, but they did not know that the content was still a secret.
Still, Matthäus guessed something and decided to go along with it: do nothing.
Because there is not much information in the underground city library, the Twisted Cultists moved their information collection to the surface.
It can be expected that the books left on the surface to survive the cold winter and the rainy season are about to usher in will not be in very good condition. The worst situation is that weird things will build their nests there and wipe their butts with the pages recording human history.
Fortunately, weirdos are not interested in the collection of books in libraries. The reason why they build nests in urban ruins is usually because these complex and solid structures can shelter them and their prey. And the relatively light-transmitting, vast
The library is not suitable as a lair.
The only books that were lost were unknown survivors who burned many books to keep themselves warm from the cold and darkness, and books on the bookshelves near the broken windows that were torn to pieces by the wind and snow.
During this period, Mateusz, who learned about the movements of the twisted cultists, realized a certain possibility. His suppressed shouts rang out in the office that day. Then the next day, he continued to be red-eyed and haggard while radically asking the citizens to fight for humanity and exorcise demons.
People take revenge.
The information Lu Li requested was not limited to Asammonth, but also included many forces including Midnight City, covering all forces in the March Contest.
As the compiled clues came in one by one, Lu Li gradually completed the information like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle of Dean Asammonth's portrait.
Dean Asammonth is not human, at least not entirely.
Like Claire, he communicates and masters strange powers; like Chris, his soul essence has changed.
In addition to being the dean of Giant Tree Academy, Dean Asamons is also the bishop of the Midnight Church. In other words, it is precisely because of this that he became the dean of Giant Tree Academy.
As a bishop who believes in the Midnight Lady, his power is self-evident. According to several records, this dean is not like a teacher who teaches knowledge at all. He is better at destroying enemies with overwhelming force.
He was not absent from the three expeditions of the Midnight Church, and he also led the destruction of the Evil Bite.
However, what Dean Asammons was doing before the fall of Midnight City and what happened are still shrouded in thick fog. At this time, the only thing that appeared in front of Lu Li and Claire was the result: Dean Asammons failed to escape Midnight City
fall, become
"But the souls we see are human souls." Claire can still remember the gardener's soul.
"Perhaps Dean has found a way to recover."
"Then who is the mother our dean is talking about?"
Lu Li had some guesses: "Maybe it's the same as 'Little Leimi'."
Mother does not really exist, just like little Remi does not exist, it is just a brand, a carrier, and a hope.
The feeling of weightlessness suddenly appeared, and Lu Li was forced to stretch his cat paws forward, and was picked up from behind by Claire. His cheek rubbed the hair on his back: "Little Leimei is real."
In any case, after the good news, a new situation looms before us: how to restore Asammonth's memory.
There is a paradox between searching for the mother and recovering memory: it is necessary to recover Asammonth's memory in order to know who the mother is, and to know who the mother is, one needs to recover Asammonth's memory first.
"I'm going to let Asamonsi experience the illusion of Midnight City first."
Lu Li said that showing Asammonsi the collected clues might inspire him to recover his memories including "Mother".
"What if this dean, whom none of us have ever met, has trouble controlling himself?"
"We should repay the trust of the principal of Jushu Academy."
Maybe it would be dangerous to tell the truth rashly, but if it succeeds, the rewards will be terrifying, just like Dean Asammons, the thief who set his sights on the bank, must have a way to restore the soul's memory.
Claire, Chris, the undead, One and Two, and countless souls waiting for relief in Midnight City.
But additional trouble lies ahead
The bat guards are like the tide on the coast, wandering around the viscount territory day and night, monitoring every inch of land and every lord.
To a certain extent, this trouble was caused by Lu Li and Claire themselves. They made the Viscount suspicious. But they had to protect the Viscount's forces who were still enemies at this time.
"The guards won't find me, but you might if you leave."
"Your humanity?"
"Enough to hold on until you can escape."
Moreover, the dead forest will protect Lu Li.
Amid Claire's reluctance and worry, Lu Li nimbly jumped onto the balcony guardrail, jumping between the window sill and the wall, his dark silhouette disappearing into the darkness.
The forest is Lu Li's territory.
The message of the cursed title can always be trusted.
Even though the woods belonged to the Viscount, and even though the bat guards were hanging upside down on the treetops, they still spared no effort to help Lu Li hide his figure.
After successfully crossing the dry forest and arriving at the cemetery, Lu Li broke into the large tomb, and then asked the gardener to give up resistance in the name of "looking for his mother", waiting for it to fall asleep and let it experience everything Lu Li had experienced.
When the gardener woke up from his long but short dream, he fell into some kind of disordered babble.
"Mother...is life...is fire...is radiance..."
The gardener trembled, his skin cracked, and blood splattered.
"Let us be born...grow...reproduce..."
The gardener's bloated, deformed trunk is cracked, like the hard outer shell of a fruit falling off.
“Kill Midnight…build a warm…safe lair….”
The scarlet eyes that revealed the look of a beast revealed a wise look.
"...Then, the mother brought the end of mankind."
The gardener, or rather Asammons, lowered his head and became equal to the black cat: "Exorcist, Lu Li."
