Chapter 369: Angels From Paradise Church

"A large safe buried underground... This world has a lot of surprises." Elodie muttered, "It's not easy to cut it open on Earth, right?"

"Yeah. It's hard, so you need a special drill. Or change the method, use high temperature to cut, gas cutting or arc cutting... I just don't know what the melting point of this metal lump is."

"You can't make these things again!"

"There are records of gas cutting, and you can also ignite it with a lighter, but it makes too much noise, so I have to get everyone here away before I can try." Chaoyang touched the wall and whispered, "What I'm really curious about is who left this large creation?"

This reminded him of the temple under the Gray Hill Mine.

The area is larger and the scale is more magnificent, but it is still a stone building, and it does not exceed the common sense of the times.

But the metal "wall" in front of him is a completely different matter.

Even if it is not cast into any building, it is not something that one or two lords can do to collect so much metal materials.

Could it be that it is also a creation of a certain god, as assistant Shocker said? Is the evil god entrenched in the Acropolis related to it?

"I want to know too, but there is no rush. As long as we can find the entrance, this question will be answered sooner or later." Elodie asked again, "By the way, have you seen the reason why Barif is unpopular from this guy's memory?"

"You are right, he is more than unpopular... He is simply full of evil." Chaoyang sighed, "I will share this memory with you, you can see for yourself."

The Phlogiston Company not only has money and people, but also ships... After they entered the Acropolis in the name of development, they soon became the actual controller of the city. This is also related to the history of the Acropolis - it started as a fishing village and gradually developed to the point where it is today. It is nominally the territory of the kingdom, but in fact it is jointly controlled by local fishermen, gangs and smugglers, and there is no royal lord. Therefore, when a giant company entered the scene, the balance of power among the three parties was quickly broken.

In order to dig the cave as efficiently as possible, the company directly targeted the locals. Because of the lack of noble lords, they acted recklessly. At first, they only used money to recruit people, but later they simply resorted to forced conscription, requiring every household to send at least one adult to participate in the excavation project. If anyone dared to refuse, they would be beaten at the least, or even chopped off their hands and feet as a warning.

Not only that, the company's schedule was also extremely demanding, causing people to work at least ten hours a day, and to do heavy physical labor at the bottom of the damp and dim cave. Because the cave is below sea level, backflow incidents occur from time to time, and each time they take dozens of lives. But the company ignored it at all and did not pay any pensions. The upper management would rather make deals with the gangs and hire them as thugs than improve the treatment of the workers.

Even at this moment, there are more than 200 people digging in the narrow eastern section of the cave, but the middle is separated by accumulated water, which makes Chaoyang and Elodie have the illusion that the cave is very quiet.

And the one who led all this was none other than Governor Qiu Ya and project leader Barif.

The hundreds of people hanging on the beach were all local people who were resisting. The more frequent the resistance, the bloodier the suppression. Barif even came up with a collective responsibility system. If one person in a group rioted, the other nine people would be held responsible. Not only would the rioter be executed, but his family would also be subjected to corporal punishment.

"The entire Acropolis now revolves around the Phlogiston Company. No wonder there are abandoned fishing boats on the southern beach." Chaoyang sighed, "Once they achieve their goal and withdraw from this place, the city will probably be ruined."

When he flipped through Xiao Xiaokel's memories, he seemed to be watching a familiar world history.

For example, the banana forests in South America, and the rubber plantations in Africa...

The Gray Mine in the Splendid Castle was not much better before the collapse of the High Sky Company.

"...It's a pity that we are powerless to stop this from happening." Elodie's voice sounded a little sad, "What are you going to do next? The people in the whole city probably recognize your face. It seems unlikely to sign a contract with them and replenish your willpower..."

"That's not necessarily the case."

"Are you going to create an extra body? Isn't the risk too great?"

The risk here does not refer to the willpower consumption of the clone. He has lost the kingdom of God now. Creating an ordinary clone only costs 160 points of willpower, and the daily maintenance consumption is about 40 points. This cost is acceptable. The real risk is that when he separates his consciousness and acts, his main body has no perception ability. In the past, he was either protected by angels or placed in his own base camp, but now neither of these two conditions is met. Elodie's power has fallen to a low point, and Barif's bedroom is not safe. If someone breaks in, it will be a complete loss.

"The clone still needs to be created, but not now. What I mean is, I can let you try." Chaoyang said.

"What? Me!?" Elodie was stunned.

"They know me, but they don't know a little maid who doesn't know anyone. The contract can be prepared in advance, and it doesn't matter who helps them." He paused, "You should have thought about it more than once, the power of the angel is exchanged with the power of the devil, and you are responsible for fulfilling the wishes of the victims and helping them get rid of their pain, instead of holding a sword to hunt the devil. Now the opportunity has come... How about it, do you want to immerse yourself in the experience of the feeling of superpowers helping people?"

...

As night fell, the Acropolis fell into silence as the sun set. Especially in the city outside the rich area, few people could be seen walking on the street.

Elodie, wearing a cloak, walked through dark alleys and finally stopped in front of a dilapidated bungalow.

She knocked on the door and waited with her hand.

After a while, the door creaked open a little. An eye appeared behind the door, looking at her vigilantly, "Who are you looking for?"

"I heard the prayer. Now you can tell the supplicant... God has come to answer his prayer."

Elodie's voice seemed to have a magical power, which made the man a little dazed. He blinked and opened the door completely, "Oh my God, are you... God's messenger?"

"No, I am God's servant, please take me to him." The angel said softly.

Soon, she saw the supplicant - the other party was the boy who wanted to die with Chaoyang before. He stood in front of a dilapidated wooden bed, holding the hand of the person on the bed tightly. A few hours passed, and the girl's condition did not improve at all. Her eyes were closed and her cheeks were as red as overripe grapes.

"Sweet potato, get out of the way, someone is here to save my sister!"

The boy was startled and looked back, "Brother, this person is..."

"You are the one praying... right? Poor child." Elodie comforted the other party in a calm tone, "Maybe I can help her or relieve her pain."

"Did you hear my prayer?" The boy widened his eyes in disbelief, "Are you the messenger of the goddess of abundance? Or... the priest of the Eternal Sect?"

Elodie reached out to lift the hood of the cloak - to be honest, she is a little worried now, after all, the child had seen Bai Li's true face in the afternoon. The disguise Chaoyang gave her was nothing more than a wig, double eyelid stickers, false eyelashes and a black mask with X pattern. As for why he chose such an alternative mask, Chaoyang explained that this style of mask is rebellious in modern times, not to mention wearing it here. It can effectively attract the attention of bystanders and reduce their attention to Bai Li's face.

As she lowered her hood, she replied softly, "No, I belong to the Paradise Cult, and I am a rescuer sent by the Lord of Paradise."