It was another lively night, with significantly more tourists than on the first day.
A group of four from the monastery.
Huggins followed the mysterious figure on the first day and disappeared without a trace first.
Then there was Edgar, who chose to watch a water show called "Sunset Mermaid" halfway through the tour.
The monk with little Jerry kept his promise and was invited to the Black Sheep stage.
When the performance started, Todd was amazed by the scene that combined alien abilities and acrobatic skills. It was really hard for him to imagine this graceful figure dancing in the sky and the girl with black hair and black eyes in the laboratory this afternoon.
will be the same person.
Just when he was silent and immersed in his senses, an inappropriate voice sounded in his ears.
"Mr. Todd, do you have time?"
Todd followed the sound and saw a black shadow. The man who claimed to be the circus leader last night was standing in a dark corner of the tent, looking at him with a smile.
After thinking for a while, with some reluctance, he finally stood up and followed the man out of the tent. Seeing this, little Jerry quickly followed him out.
Todd didn't see the girl who was paying attention to him from time to time. She stopped performing on the high platform in the air and looked at his retreating figure with a worried look on her face.
The three of them walked half a circle around the tent and arrived at the preparation room backstage.
The leader of the circus opened the wooden window of the room, and the clear moonlight flowed into the room along the window sill. He took a deep breath and made a pleasant sound in his nose.
"I have wine, mead and pomegranate juice here. Mr. Todd, would you like anything?"
Touching the bridge of his nose with his finger, Todd shook his head and rejected the other party's proposal.
The man shrugged, opened the seal of the leather tube without any care, and took a sip of the liquid inside.
"What was your impression of the downtown circus?"
After pondering for a moment, Todd carefully chose his words: "It's lively, interesting, and makes people forget to leave."
Looking at the other person's face, the circus leader nodded with some regret: "Although your words are so polite, your expression tells me that you are someone who has seen bigger scenes."
Todd smiled noncommittally.
"So... do you know about the 'Sutherland Relic'?"
The sudden question made Todd stunned for a moment. Just when he was about to answer, he saw the other person stood up, waved to him, turned around and walked towards the depths of the room.
As the recessed mechanism on the wall was pressed, the secret room hidden behind the wall was gradually revealed. A simple wooden table and four simple chairs appeared in front of everyone, with a "Crown of Thorns" pattern on the wall.
Hanging in the middle, there is a line of small words written in Latin below.
"Relief Society".
The circus ringmaster sat down on the chair facing the door and motioned for Todd to sit opposite him. Little Jerry, because of his large stature, could only sit on the ground with his knees in his arms.
The man adjusted his collar: "You can call me Throat Bone, I am a member of the Relief Society."
Seeing that the face of the person opposite was full of doubts, he asked in surprise: "Did no one mention the name of the Relief Society to you when you joined?"
After a moment, he sighed and said: "Only ignorant and narrow-minded people can imagine that aliens can still be accepted by the world."
Todd asked tentatively: "What is the relief you are talking about?"
"Speaking of the Relief Society, we must first talk about the origins of our alien species." The man took out a stack of cardboard cards from his arms and spread them out on the table.
Todd looked at it carefully. Each card had a different pattern drawn, and different words were marked in Latin on the corners, such as "Emperor", "Magician", "Sun", "Death", etc., a total of 22 cards.
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He thought to himself that this seemed to be a common tarot card in his previous life, usually used for divination and fortune.
"This is a card made by the palace alchemists of the ancient Tyro Empire. It is used to divide and classify the talents and abilities of alien species." Throatbone shuffled the Tarot cards and pulled out the top "Moon"
, placed on the table: "More than a thousand years ago, alien species were found in Thailand.
It has a pivotal position in the Luo Empire. However, as time goes by, the scarcity and variability of bloodlines have caused the number of this ethnic group to become increasingly smaller. In the Supreme Council of Taylor, those who hold hatred and fear of alien species,
Gradually gaining the upper hand..."
Turning over the second card, the image of "Tower" appeared in front of Todd. Throatbone continued: "A revolution was first initiated by religious forces and then swept across the entire empire. The original freedom of belief was abolished.
, "Unitarianism" became the state religion. Foreign ethnic groups were arrested and killed, and any books and documents recording them were burned."
The third card "Wheel of Fortune" is placed on the far right.
"In such a chaotic and violent era, an alchemist named 'Sutherland' stood up and led the survivors of the ethnic group to migrate to the east of the continent. In the subsequent war, the sage Sutherland fought for
To protect the only remaining bloodline, we chose to face the army. After one man was cut off and died of exhaustion, his body was burned by the enemy with fire for seven days and seven nights. No body was left behind, and the embers were scattered everywhere."
Collecting the cards again and placing them in the palm of his hand, Throatbone took off the leather wallet from his waist and took another sip: "After that, the aliens were hunted like mice, hiding all day long.
Tibet is in constant panic. Therefore, for the sake of survival and revenge, the Relief Society was established."
Looking at the cross on the monk's chest, the man lowered his voice: "Why don't you think about it and join us?"
Todd frowned.
Throatbone stood up from the chair, stretched his head forward, and said with a gloomy face: "Mr. Todd, haven't you ever thought about it? You have "Sutherland's legacy" in your body. Once the church discovers it or...
If you are accused, the only thing waiting for you is the trial stand and the burning rack..."
Before he finished speaking, a pebble fell on the table.
The next moment, Black Sheep stood between the two of them, with his face facing his throat and his back to Todd, his voice sounded more serious than ever before.
"Mr. Todd, please go back today."
Todd stood up, feeling the tense atmosphere in the air between the two of them, and said hesitantly: "But you...?"
The girl's voice became louder: "I have something important to say to the leader! Please get out of here!"
Todd glanced at the pale throat and realized that Black Sheep really wanted him to leave this place, so he took Little Jerry out of the darkroom.
Throatbone sat back on the chair, took out the silver file from his arms, sharpened his nails while shaking his head helplessly, and said, "You still haven't changed your mind?"
Black Sheep sat opposite him: "I said, today is my last performance."
The other party's resolute attitude made the man feel deeply frustrated: "Marcus Bourne, who grew up with you, hopes that you will give up traveling and stay in the monastery. I have been begging for so many years, but you have not agreed. Mr. Todd
I've only been with you for less than a day, and you offered to stay?"
The hand in her pocket secretly squeezed the translucent glass crystal. The girl nodded and said: "Beside him, I can see a brand new world, a world that is different from everyone else. So,
I beg you, please don’t disturb him again..."
Throat Bone took the Tarot cards on the table in his hand, pulled out one at random, looked at the pattern on it and laughed: "Don't bother him? When he understood the true meaning behind "Sutherland Legacy",
It's his turn to disturb the world..."
On the card that was turned over, a man was hung upside down from a T-shaped tree trunk with his hands tied behind his back.
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At noon the next day, when Todd, filled with worries, came to the door of the underground laboratory, a familiar figure had been waiting there for a long time.
The black sheep, who was wearing women's light clothing and had washed off the luster, sat on a large suitcase and said to him with a smile: "Mr. Todd, I was kicked out of my family. Can you please take me in? Oh, yes.
Yes! Please don’t call me ‘Miss Black Sheep’ in the future. My name is Karin Forman.”