Chapter 628 624 We Are the Same Kind

Chapter 628 624. We are the same kind

The streets were crowded with people, and there were shops on both sides of the road, selling a variety of things. In the distance, towers stood densely like a forest. This was the scene that Meiqiu saw not long after entering the barrier.

The shouts of hawkers came one after another. Before the vendors carrying bamboo baskets shuttled through the crowd and came to the front of the qualifiers, everyone smelled the rich aroma from the bamboo baskets.

The sharp vendor immediately stopped, smiled and opened the bamboo basket, took out the wine jar that was not completely sealed, and gently fanned it with his hands, letting the charming wine aroma spread again.

"Dear guests, come a little, today is a festival, how can we not drink heartily?"

The surprised qualifiers were surrounded by vendors selling various goods before they came to their senses. Some were pulled to sell exquisite silk fabrics, and some showed their desire for the delicacies brought out by the merchants.

Facing the surging crowd, Meiqiu retreated a little. The sudden collision made him say "sorry" subconsciously.

Holding the child riding on his neck, the middle-aged man who was touched taught him unhappily: "Watch the road carefully."

Herola refused the child who pulled her hand and begged her to buy flowers to generate income, and squeezed through the crowd to come to Lu Yu.

"Teacher, what is going on? Isn't there only the Supreme Being in the Doll City? What's wrong with these people?"

Although the answer is obvious, Lu Yu couldn't answer this question immediately. Sera took control of the body. She reached out and touched the flower girls in the name of buying flowers, and fell into deep thought.

There was a magician performing in the middle of the crowded street. The magician's clumsy tricks of turning fruit with bare hands and making living things out of gloves were very popular here. When a magician ignited his companion's body with the flames on his fingertips and let his companion "reborn" intact in the flames, the screams and cheers on the scene reached a climax. Every audience member clapped enthusiastically and shouted words such as miracle and incredible.

The qualifiers who gradually came to their senses and tried to find the guide stared at this scene dully, and a sense of absurdity spread in everyone's heart.

Even the most ignorant people should not be so enthusiastic about such tricks. Since the emergence of magic, the mystery of tricks has been diluted. In the eyes of magicians, it is just a combination of hand speed and sleight of hand. In the eyes of the people, it is just "the daily life of magicians", which is nothing special.

Papa found something strange: "There doesn't seem to be a transformer here."

"Not only that, look at the shops." Chongwu reminded, "There's no puppet shop here either."

Gail hurriedly said, "There's also a potion shop."

The upgraders who noticed something strange one after another stopped passers-by to ask, and the answers they got were very consistent: "Magic? What is that?"

The people here have no idea about the concept of magic.

"Lu Yu."

"Have you found anything?"

"The puppet circuits here are basically very similar to the skills mentioned in Vanessa's notes."

As soon as the voice fell, the bustling crowd and the grand celebration seemed to have been paused, and all the pedestrians suddenly stopped.

The city-state fell into silence at this moment, and the sound of gears in the distance swept in like waves. In the rolling sound waves, the puppets that were originally alive and kicking turned their bodies and looked at the upgraders.

The airtight human wall retreated to both sides, revealing a passable road, and the puppets bowed and saluted the upgraders in unison.

"The streamers, the qualifiers, the white doves in the sky will guide you."

The intermittent voice came from nowhere, as if it was everywhere.

In the quiet city-state, a group of white doves that had been frozen suddenly resumed their movements. They flapped their wings and circled above the heads of the qualifiers.

Many people looked back again after walking out of the crowd, looking at the puppets that turned their bodies a little bit as they moved, and their sights always followed them. A strong sense of unreality arose spontaneously.

For a moment, even if they knew that these were all puppets, they were a little unconfident.

The qualifiers went away, and the statues in the central square of the city-state turned slightly. The sound of gear meshing sounded all around. The puppets seemed to be able to draw strength from it and quickly resumed as before. They seemed not to realize that they had paused before, and faced the empty area that suddenly appeared in the middle of the road with a blank look on their faces.

As the songs and drums of the celebration sounded again, this blankness was quickly replaced by joy. The crowds that came in healed the "wounds" and continued to celebrate their festival.

After passing through several city-states and receiving worship from different types of puppets, the white doves in the sky landed one after another and bowed their heads to the buildings that appeared in sight.

The outer wall of the giant temple-style building guarded by white castles in the center was covered with complex bas-reliefs and high reliefs. As the sight moved, the wall under the sunlight, people and objects moved vaguely.

"It's hard to imagine that a city-state with only puppets would have such a careful design of its buildings." Lulu shook her body and marveled at the reliefs that showed different movements with the perspective, "Even if there are no audiences and no one appreciates it, it must be rigorous and meticulous to the end?"

Sera was curious about the white castles built around the temple. The gates of these castles were closed, and behind the stained glass windows were thick gauze curtains, dull and quiet.

Compared with the magnificent and detailed outer wall patterns of the temple, these castles can be called simple, even worse than the idle manors rented out by the Mera nobles.

Not only that, their location is so abrupt, tightly and airtightly blocking the sight of people standing under the temple in all directions, creating a suffocating feeling like a mountain collapsing, which is obviously inconsistent with the overall sacred and magnificent tone of the temple.

And Lu Yu also found that the placement of rockery and fountains here is also very subtle, with a piece here and a piece there, with no rules at all, just like a game that has opened the custom home function, but the rewards given are extremely useless, so players randomly pile up various ornaments together in order to make up the task value.

Perhaps only the person who designed the temple and the other buildings are not the same person can explain the strange situation in front of him.

The other candidates who have advanced obviously don't care about these. The Trial of Flowing Light is held every five years, and may be changed to every seven to eight years in the future. They stand out from hundreds of thousands of people and have the opportunity to meet the strongest person in Selcarlo. What they are about to get is a future full of hope and light. Power, strength, and wealth are behind this heavy metal door. Their sight has been attracted, and everyone is breathing rapidly.

The mechanism turns, and the roar of the door opening makes the eager eyes that are eager to know the secrets be restrained by the inner reason for a short time. The candidates all retract their sights that may blaspheme the Supreme Puppet Master, and humbly press their chests, bowing and saluting to the temples that light up one by one.

Lu Yu is no exception, he still abides by the rules.

The mottled light and shadow cast by the stained glass windows fell in the depths of the temple without statues. There, sixteen human figures with their body outlines outlined by the faint light stood still. A heavy feeling like a mountain pressed on everyone's heart. The indescribable majesty seemed to penetrate everyone's mind through the air, and they couldn't help but worship.

"The seventh time, the trial of flowing light, twenty-three people advanced."

"The Supreme Iron Law is the witness. Your results are verified and valid."

Like the entire trial of flowing light, the introduction is clear and the process is straightforward and clear. The whole Saierkalo seems to be too lazy to say polite words.

A marble round table suddenly rose on the floor in front of Lu Yu and others. A total of twenty-three golden badges were neatly stacked on the red velvet. It was a certificate of the trial of flowing light composed of two crossed puppet arms, and it was also the highest honor that countless people in the whole Saierkalo dreamed of.

With it, the Saierkalo Association has opened its doors to them, and the secret meeting will focus on training.

However, this is not the most exciting reward of this trial.

Although everything inside the Puppet City is forbidden to be discussed with the outside world, and those who violate it will be punished by the Supreme Iron Law, the "wish list" is not a secret that is forbidden to be discussed.

The Supreme Puppet Master will provide everyone with a wish list to choose from, and the content of the wish is different. No one knows what basis the Supreme Puppet Master uses to set the wishes for the promoted. This has always been a mystery.

"Cato area, Shelvey, come forward."

The promoted who was named trembled all over, and walked with a limp. With a pilgrimage mentality, he tried to adjust his breathing and let his somewhat weak feet obey his command.

Following the beam of light in front of him, Shelvey came to the stage less than five meters away from the sixteen Supremes.

The Supremes were still between light and shadow, and his somewhat mechanical, but particularly loud and majestic voice echoed throughout the temple.

"Wish 1: Complete your failed transformation through secret meeting."

"Wish 2: Become the law enforcer of the association."

"Make your choice."

Shelvey clenched his fists and trembled: "I... I choose one!"

The Supreme was silent for a few seconds: "Your wish has been recorded. The Supreme Iron Law will give you guidance."

"Next...Gleny, Kalemint..."

Sera wanted to see through the Supreme Puppet Master, but the surging magic power was eventually suppressed by reason. She agreed with Lu Yu's point of view-rules should have a beginning and an end.

"It's just like a wish machine. No wonder not only Selcarlo, but also people in neighboring countries are so crazy about getting this opportunity." Lulu sighed.

Some people got the coveted rights from the Supreme Puppet Master. From being oppressed poor people at the bottom, they turned over and became one of the law enforcers in the region, cheering to defeat those guys who once oppressed them for their parents and brothers.

Some people got enough money to live a life of luxury. Although gold coins were worthless in the Supreme's rewards, relying on this wealth protected by the Supreme Iron Law, he was already qualified to try to build his own business empire and become a member of the "capital" of the emerging forces of Selcarlo.

Others got a demon fox puppet made by the Supreme, and the subsequent maintenance of the puppet will be provided free of charge by the secret meeting. Seeing the young man's blushing face when he took it, Sera couldn't help but say: "Should I say it or not, the Supreme really understands people's hearts."

Lucky boy Papa got the opportunity to heal his parents' bodies.

Little mouse Chongwu won tax exemption clauses for the tribe in Selcarlo.

Gail hesitated for a long time and chose to deeply transform his body to become a more perfect transformer.

When it was Herora's turn, she was a little dazed. What she had never dared to imagine became a reality. She should have been extremely happy... But for some reason, she was very calm, even though the option given by the Supreme did have the wealth she most desired.

"I choose... ten precious high-level materials." Heroula made her decision.

Only Lu Yu was left.

He walked forward step by step. For some reason, the beam of light in front of him was closer to Zhigao than others.

"Before making a wish, I want to ask for the answer you haven't given me yet."

Under the suffocating pressure of Zhigao, Lu Yu was the only one who interrupted.

"You should not have forgotten that someone once poisoned the Gegelan Field."

Papa and others were worried about Lu Yu. In fact, they didn't care who was the black hand in the first place. Their rising status meant that everyone would look up to them.

But since Lu Yu insisted so much... they exchanged glances with each other and decided to stand on his side even if they were implicated.

"Is it important?"

"It's important to me without them." Lu Yu said, "This is a game. If someone doesn't follow the rules, he will have to pay the price, otherwise the monster will eat people."

"Your words... are not easy to understand, but I agree with your statement about the rules." The Supreme said, "The secret meeting has arrested all the participants, and they will face the trial of the Supreme Iron Law."

"If you are interested, you can watch the trial process."

"Now, the perch player, make a choice."

"Wish one: The Supreme will personally transform you."

"Wish two: The knowledge of the City of Dolls is open to you."

The two wishes made all the qualifiers scalp numb.

In history, the Supreme has only transformed two people by himself, and both of them became members of the secret meeting red clothes immediately after leaving the City of Dolls. As long as they endure for a period of time, they can reach the top of the black clothes.

And the second wish has never appeared.

The jealous and envious eyes are focused on Lu Yu alone.

Lu Yu, who had been planning to choose nothing to see how the Supreme would react, suddenly became interested. He made a choice easily: "I choose knowledge. How do I pay?"

The Supreme said loudly: "All trial participants, follow the guidance of the white dove and go to the puppet city, the city-state, and rest for a while."

The secret that is not passed on in person, this is definitely a secret that is not passed on in person!

Every promoted person was shouting in his heart at this moment. They didn't understand that Lu Yu, who was also a promoted person, would get such an outrageous wish list.

The heavy door closed heavily, and the temple returned to peace again.

"Only us are left." Lu Yu said, "The trial is over, so there should be no rules to be followed, right?"

As he said, he floated up and came to the high platform where the Supreme was.

"You should respond, Supreme, keep in mind, awe."

All the Supreme puppet masters said in unison, their voices like waves, rolling in the temple, shocking people.

"I am different from them. I am not from Selkalo, nor from this land. Although you are strong, you still cannot make me in awe." Lu Yu said, "I am curious about how you are going to fulfill my wish. How will you give me all the knowledge of this puppet city?"

"Will you open the library for me to roam, or will you teach me in person until I understand everything about you?"

"Neither."

The motionless Supremes took a step forward in unison.

"It can be simpler to fulfill wishes."

"For example?"

The tilted mirror of the dome refracted the light of the colored glass. When the gorgeous light spots shone, the metallic glow pierced Lu Yu's eyes.

"You are qualified to become us."

"You will be the seventeenth Supreme."

Sixteen humanoids with metallic skin stared at Lu Yu coldly with indifferent eyes. Under their feet, the magic circle rotated, and the whole temple was full of light.

"You have completely transformed yourself."

This strange path that was despised by the puppeteers of Huanmei Continent was actually taken to the extreme by another group of puppeteers in Selkalo.

Sera stared blankly at these Supremes who no longer had the breath of life. She couldn't tell whether the Supremes were now people or puppets, or whether they had successfully reached a new path that no one had ever reached, and needed a new name to name it?

"We have observed it."

"You are excellent."

"Strong enough."

"Elaborate."

"Sharp."

"Amazing."

"Welcome to you."

Lu Yu said: "I am not interested in continuing in your form."

"We are not inviting."

"We are informing."

"It's very domineering, but I still refuse." Lu Yu sneered, "I told you that story, do you really not understand it?"

"What story?" the Supremes asked.

"You are quite human in asking questions when you know the answer." Lu Yu was too lazy to repeat the story of the monster and the town, but said indifferently, "You don't think I am really telling a story?"

"You are, saying, strange things again, but it doesn't matter." The Supreme said in a shocking voice, "Serkalo, no one can, no one can, disobey my will!"

The voices of the sixteen Supremes overlapped, and the echoes lingered in the temple.

"Welcome, your transformation."

The four walls of the temple revealed dark holes, and pairs of puppet arms stretched out towards Lu Yu's position.

Sera, who was quick and swift, spun at high speed and cut off all the arms with tentacles, but under their feet, a pair of giant claws made of forbidden magic stone suddenly rose up, crushing Coal Ball's clothes and completely exposing his dark body.

"Strange, shape."

"It doesn't matter, the appearance can be rebuilt."

The giant magic-forbidden stone claws that could strangle a flying dragon were cracked by the struggle of the coal ball tentacles. Lu Yu pulled out the magic-forbidden stone core viciously and lowered his voice angrily: "It seems that you don't understand human words."

"Give up resistance, it's stupid, the whole temple is full of puppets, you have nowhere to escape."

As if in response to the Supreme Puppet Master, the temple trembled, and the colored glass on the dome fell like raindrops.

"Not only the temple, all the castles are just a part of the puppets."

"You are already in our belly."

"Welcome your destiny."

The magic-forbidden array engraved in the temple took effect at the same time, and the powerful magic restrictions pressed from different directions, making Lu Yu instantly feel the taste of returning to the mortal world.

"Do you think I don't have the confidence to dare to come here?"

Lu Yu sang loudly, and the extraordinary spiritual power of the trinity merged instantly.

They are spiritually united!

The summoning ritual vibrated rapidly, and the power from the source of summoning gathered above the temple. The sky was covered with dark clouds.

In the summoning temple, the summoning book projected by Lu Yu flipped wildly, and just before it was about to freeze...

"Shu~~~~~~"

"Click."

"Click."

The loud sound of the gears stuck was resounding.

The temple wrapped in the forbidden magic power suddenly fell into silence, and the flashing magic array patterns went out one after another, like a short-circuited circuit, and the breath of magic quickly faded.

A breeze blew into the dull air, pressing the pause button on the collision that was about to break out.

The Supreme, who was approaching with a magic array under their feet, was completely frozen in a weird and twisted posture.

The white castle that had moved to the vicinity of the temple and was deforming returned to the ground.

Lu Yu, who had already selected the summoning target, looked around in astonishment, not knowing what had happened. The reaction of the Supreme in front of him seemed to be...frozen?

Are their current postures still driven by some kind of energy? It just happened to run out of power before the game with me?

"What's that sound?" Lulu asked vigilantly.

A light footstep like leather boots stepping on the carpet suddenly sounded, and behind the wall where the Supreme was originally standing, a small wooden door was gently pushed open, and with a creak, a human youth appeared there.

Strictly speaking, Lu Yu could not judge its gender based on its appearance alone, it had a very neutral appearance.

It had a pair of dull, empty eyes with black short hair, reflecting the colorful temple.

The young man, wearing a neat white short shirt and slightly straight gray trousers, stepped on the broken glass on the ground, bypassed the motionless Supreme puppet masters, and came to Lu Yu.

He did not release a trace of hostility, but at the same time, Coal Ball could not feel the breath of a living person on his body.

What's even more weird is that standing next to him, Coal Ball and the other two vaguely felt "attracted".

None of the three could accurately describe this wonderful feeling, as if there was a voice in the dark urging and persuading Coal Ball to get closer to him, closer... to possess him, to own him!

"What are you..." Lu Yu hesitated, and finally said, "Human?"

The young man spoke calmly: "Nixier."

"Nixier?"

"I don't have a name that humans have. This is the first word I have seen in a book."

In Nixier's empty eyes, there was only the figure of Coal Ball.

"I like the story you told very much. It makes me feel satisfied." Nixier's mouth twitched, and a smile appeared on his face.

Lu Yu was stunned: "The doll that night was not them, but you?"

"Yes, you have the same smell as me." Nixier approached Lu Yu and sniffed, "We are the same kind."