Standing in the center of the institute's conference room, looking at the huge 3D projection in front of her, Meredith covered her mouth and let out a small exclamation.
"Todd, I know you have a secret, but I never thought it was such a secret..."
Todd, who transformed into a human form in the soul space, took out two cans of beer from the freezer, threw one to Meredith, and opened his own can.
Meredith followed the same pattern and opened the beer tab. She looked at the foam that was constantly coming out of the beer. She was stunned for a long time and finally said, "This way, many things will be explained."
Todd sat on the office chair and asked, "What can be explained?"
"How could a little man with no roots build a powerful kingdom in just five years? How could he create an epoch-making instrument like a microscope? And..."
Todd stretched out his hand and interrupted Meredith: "Let's get to the point. I want to ask about Jingsu."
Meredith carefully sat on the swivel chair, twisted her body, then kicked off her feet, turning her body 360 degrees on the chair, and said with a smile: "As someone from another more advanced world,
Don’t you think you should know more about Jingsu than I do?”
"I disappoint you. I don't know more about Jingsu than you do."
"By the way! Tell me, what is your world like?"
"Just like what is described in the scroll, giant birds made of steel, tall buildings made of stone, fast-moving iron carts, etc."
Meredith paused, turned her gaze to Todd, and asked tentatively: "Do you think the world that the Muayyed patriarch arrived in is actually your world?"
Todd pursed his lips: "Maybe, maybe not. What I really care about is, what is the working principle and control method of the black tower?"
Meredith ignored Todd's question and instead followed the topic of another world and asked: "I have one thing that I am very curious about. If the black tower really allows people to go to your world, will you fight forever to go back?"
Leave here?"
Todd was silent for a while and said expressionlessly: "There is no use discussing these now. I need to know the details of those scrolls."
Meredith took a sip of beer, frowned and put it down again, without further questioning: "Those scrolls were hidden underground in the Presbyterian Church, and they should be under the care of Elder Eliade now. I just
I read it a few times a long time ago, but I can’t recount all the details.”
Seeing Todd's eyes widening in annoyance, Meredith smiled and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet. Although I can't write down all the specific contents, I once excerpted the symbols displayed on the crystal screen.
And memorize some fragments so that I can write them to you."
Todd pointed at the 3D projection in front of him: "In the soul space, you can project any memory to the center in the form of pictures and text."
Meredith did as she was told, and a small piece of broken parchment immediately appeared on the 3D projection in the center of the conference room, with some strange and incomplete symbols appearing on the paper.
The first character has a horizontal line at the top, a circle in the middle, and another horizontal line at the bottom.
The second character has a circle at the top and two horizontal lines at the bottom.
The third character has two circles at the top and a horizontal line at the bottom.
Todd looked at these strange symbols and suddenly felt dizzy: "You mean, these symbols have all appeared in the rooms of the black tower?"
"That's right, those are the symbols that appeared on the crystal screen. Because the structure of these symbols is relatively simple, I can't remember them wrong."
While Todd was carefully examining the symbols, Meredith was also observing his expression. Later, the woman smiled bitterly and said, "It seems like you don't know the meaning of these symbols either."
Todd frowned, looked at the picture for a long time, and finally said helplessly: "Although these symbols have a simple structure, none of the characters I know match them."
Meredith fiddled with the crow feathers on her body and sounded a little disappointed: "Originally, I thought you could decipher these symbols, but it seems that it is not possible... In fact, if you want to understand those scrolls, you may have a
A better candidate."
Meredith's words stunned Todd, who asked: "A better candidate? Who are you referring to?"
Meredith's expression was smiling, but there was no warmth in her words: "Who else could it be, of course it's Rachel."
"Meredith, I know what you want to say... Rachel, she is indeed from the Presbyterian Church, and she is indeed a member of the Legion of Discord." Todd stared into Meredith's eyes and said decisively.
: "But, you could have abandoned me if you had the chance,
She betrayed me and took control of the kingdom, but she didn't do that. Even during the time in the Kingdom of Shadows, she stayed with me resolutely, regardless of the danger to her life. Therefore, there was no need for her to lie.
Test my bottom line."
Meredith ignored the anger hidden in Todd's words and said softly: "Todd, women...especially beautiful and smart women, have always been creatures that hold grudges. They will bury their hatred deep in their hearts.
Use every opportunity to accomplish your goal of revenge."
Todd's hands gripped the edge of the table tightly, and he almost squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "Do you have any evidence against Rachel's accusation?"
Meredith pulled her fingers out of the black crow feathers, placed them in the center of her eyebrows, and said calmly: "There is an ability in the soul link's power that can forcibly read other people's memories and thoughts. You only need to tell Rachel
If you use this ability, you will naturally know the truth of the matter."
Todd lowered his face and said solemnly: "You should understand that there is no way I can do that."
"If that's the case, then please bury this matter deep in your heart." Meredith shook her head helplessly: "No wonder there is a saying in my hometown that no matter how loving a couple is, they still have feelings for each other.
Some shady little secrets.”
After saying this, she stood up and walked towards the door of the conference room, when Todd's call suddenly came from behind.
"stop!"
Meredith slowly turned her head, and the pair of lake-blue eyes under the crow mask looked at the man in front of her, with some emotions that were difficult to describe in words.
Todd stared into the woman's eyes and said in a deep voice: "You are a Gutero and a mutant, and you are so familiar with the affairs of the Presbyterian Church... Tell me! Who are you?!"
Meredith sighed softly: "Who am I...who am I? My name and identity have long been meaningless. I am just a ghost who has lived for a thousand years but still can't get rid of the nightmare..."
Before she finished speaking, Meredith's figure disappeared from the door and left the soul space.
Looking at the empty door, the absent-minded Todd sat back on his chair and fell into deep thought.