Chapter 273 The Ancient Man and the God of the First Moon

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 In a spacious but simple room.

Matthew stared thoughtfully at the red-robed priest in front of him. On the way here, Rhaegar had already introduced her origins.

What he didn’t expect was that this recluse from Watcher’s Heights actually had an amazing background, and even triggered some of Matthew’s memories!

 According to Rega.

Carmela’s true identity is the “Ancient One”—

 Yes, she is not a creature of this era, but comes from the ancient dark ages, or even more ancient times!

Due to some special reasons, Carmela began to sleep from her own era until she unexpectedly woke up on this continent decades ago.

In other words, she is a strange person who slept from ancient times to today.

 Hence they are called the ancient people.

Carmela’s identity as an ancient being was not made up by herself, and was also recognized by the Seven Saints Alliance.

 This is like Matthew’s visitors from heaven.

 After the alliance's assessment, this ancient man will not cause too much damage to the current world, and Carmela has not shown any aggressiveness or related potential.

 Hence, she is regarded by the alliance as a partner that can be won over.

 Just after being registered, Carmela’s freedom of movement will no longer be restricted.

 Carmela herself calls herself a believer in the "God of the First Moon".

This title is confusing.

At first, most people who came into contact with Carmela believed that the God of the First Moon was a deity of the Moon Goddess.

  But quickly.

 After checking history, the mages found that no matter which book about the Dark Ages, they could not find any record of the God of the First Moon.

The moonlight goddess has no related gods or angels who are given the title of the first moon.

This phenomenon is puzzling.

 But at the same time, Carmela did show extremely strong strength.

In this era when the belief in the gods is almost collapsing, very few people can perform divine magic on this continent. Even the most devout priests find it difficult to do this.

 But Carmela is different.

She once performed magic spells at will in front of the mages.

These magical arts are not the lowest level of magic.

But in terms of power, it is as powerful as a high-level mage!

 This result shocked and confused the mages.

 No one can find the anchor point of the God of the First Moon.

He seems to be a **** in the void. He cares about no one and pays no attention to anyone except Carmela himself.

The God of the First Moon only transmits divine power to Carmela alone, and only performs miracles through her hands.

 Otherwise, there was no other movement from him.

Carmela herself has shown no desire to preach.

 This is obviously extremely abnormal.

However, the mages' trials and experiments repeatedly ran into obstacles despite Carmela's incomparable cooperation.

 In the end, they did not find any trace of the God of the First Moon’s existence in history or in the present world.

 Carmela has therefore become an extremely unique existence.

 She wandered alone on this continent, living in seclusion.

 For her, there seems to be nothing more than searching for the traces left by the God of the First Moon in this world.

She is withdrawn, has a weird temper, and doesn't like to interact with others, but she is by no means a treacherous person.

on the contrary.

Rhaegar told Matthew that Carmela was actually a very kind-hearted priest.

She has been secretly rescuing helpless ordinary people. In this regard, even the druids of the Earth Society dare not vouch for saying that they do better than Carmela.

 Confronting Rhaegar's narrative.

 Matthew was only slightly surprised on the surface.

 But the emotional ups and downs deep inside are much greater.

 Because he knows the existence of the God of the First Moon!

The God of the First Moon is by no means a **** of the Moonlight Goddess. He is the creator and guardian **** of an extremely powerful magical country!

 Early month.

 Evening star.

 The rising sun.

 When these three long-lost nouns appeared in Matthew's mind.

His heart was filled with the feeling of great changes.

These are the names of the three magical kingdoms in the starry sky world.

 The three are united.

It is the super force of the justice camp in the game he played before crossing over—

 Ether Covenant!

 In the previous game, players could choose one of the three kingdoms in the Star Alliance as their origin, thereby gaining different backgrounds and talents.

 The evil force that the Ether Star Alliance fought against was naturally the Antu Empire that once also inspired Matthew's memories!

 In Matthew’s impression.

 Choose the Kingdom of the First Moon as your background, which can greatly reduce the difficulty in the early stages of the game.

 This is because most of the priests of the First Moon God are very enthusiastic.

 At the novice stage.

You can even apply for a Chuyue Priest who is several levels higher than you for free to help with the dungeon.

 As the leader of these pastors.

 The image of the God of the First Moon is also very good.

 He is the patron saint of the Kingdom of the First Moon, the controller of the cycle of life and death, and the keeper of the Guiyi Temple.

 In the background story of the Ethereal Alliance's fight against the Antu Empire.

  The God of the First Moon appears entirely in a positive image.

Even someone like Matthew who doesn’t know much about the plot is extremely impressed by the God of the First Moon and the red-robed priest under his command!

“So, the priests of the God of the First Moon are judged to be ancient people, and are the things I experienced in the game also ancient?”

Matthew had mixed feelings.

 Precisely because he knew something about the God of the First Moon, Matthew was not surprised when Carmela refused.

 He just cleared his throat, and then whispered with some emotion:

 “No fighting, no grabbing, no greed, no love, the world is changing, but I remain the same.”

As soon as this statement came out.

Rhaegar certainly looked at Matthew with an incomprehensible look.

 But Carmela suddenly jumped up from the ground!

The shackles she was wearing were clanging, making a huge noise in the empty room!

 “This is the warning from the God of the First Moon!”

"How did you know?"

 Carmela looked very excited.

Matthew thought:

“I also know that the reason why you wear red robes is because red is a color that praises life in the teachings of the God of the First Moon.”

“I even remember that you shaved off your hair and eyebrows in order to look directly at your true self. This is also part of the unique self-purification ritual of the God of the First Moon..."

 But he didn’t intend to divulge that much.

 He just looked at Carmela calmly:

 “Are you an ascetic from the Magic Mountain?”

 Carmela showed an even more surprised look on her face:

 “You even know about the Magic Mountain?”

 “I can’t even remember it clearly!”

"who are you?"

Matthew introduced himself calmly and said:

“I am a registered mage of the Seven Saints Alliance and a spell consultant in Rolling Stone Town. Rega just introduced me. My name is Matthew.”

 “As for why I know some information about you…”

As he spoke, he paused and began to quickly add:

“I once visited a magical country in the starry sky in a dream. That country has a highly developed magical civilization, and its guardian is the God of the First Moon.”

“I stayed in that dreamland for a long time, but unfortunately I can’t remember much of it. If it weren’t for seeing you and feeling the familiar atmosphere, I would have almost forgotten that country.”

“Looking back now, it was also a very beautiful world…”

Matthew said with a pun.

 “Dream?”

“Is it a spell like Lansha Yimeng?”

Carmela obviously also has a deep understanding of the magic system in the world of Irondor.

  The spell Lansha Yimeng can make the mage travel to another world. It is indeed very similar to Matthew's description.

Matthew said vaguely:

 “It’s almost a similar spell.”

 Carmela asked excitedly:

 “Then you must know something about me or my identity, right?”

“To be honest, after waking up from that long sleep, my understanding of my identity has been very vague. I only have a few specific words in my mind, such as magic mountain and ascetic.

"But I still don't understand why I wear these shackles, and I don't know where my eyebrows and hair have gone. They haven't continued to grow since I woke up..."

 She looked confused by the anomalies in her body.

Matthew muttered:

“In my memory, in order to express your firm belief in serving the God of the First Moon all your life, you ascetics often hold a self-purification ceremony.”

“The content of the ritual is to permanently abandon certain parts of the body to prove one’s piety.”

“Ascetics are actually divided into many groups. Some groups are more gentle when performing this ceremony, shaving their hair, trimming their nails, and at most cutting off their eyebrows;

 Some other groups are more extreme. They will even abandon important parts such as limbs and put shackles on themselves to express their firm idea that they will always be slaves of the God of the First Moon. "

 Hear this.

Rhaegar couldn’t help frowning and interjected:

“It’s quite exaggerated to say that the God of the First Moon is exaggerated. Fortunately, Carmela didn’t lose her hands or legs, which shows that the group she belongs to is not particularly extreme..."

Matthew didn’t speak, just looked at Carmela quietly.

 The latter was also silent for a long time.

  But quickly.

 Her face showed a fanatical expression, and then she pulled down her robe hard!

  Crash.

The priest's robe fell to the ground.

 Carmela's thin body was completely exposed in the air.

Matthew’s eyelids twitched slightly.

Rhaegar even showed a shocked expression.

　　But Carmela’s chest was extremely flat, and there were two very obvious gouges!

 It was as if someone had cut off her pair of white rabbits with a sharp weapon!

 “I remembered, I did it myself!”

 Carmela’s voice was full of joy:

"Among the one hundred and thirty-eight ascetics present, I am the only one allowed by the true God to do this. Even if others want to imitate, they cannot get permission, because I am the one with the strongest favor from God!"

“I am an ascetic from the Kingdom of the First Moon, the Magic Mountain Temple! I am the favored one of the God of the First Moon, and the representative of the True God in the starry sky on land!”

 “Thank you, stranger, I found out a lot about my identity!”

 Matthew gave a subtle smile.

 He is actually quite curious about Carmela’s current situation and origins.

The Antu Empire has been destroyed for thousands of years.

Is the Ether Covenant still going on?

Carmela woke up from this continent, and the time when she fell asleep happened to be when the God of the First Moon was still active. Does this mean that the continent of Irondor and the Starry Sky Kingdom are not two completely separated spaces?

 Is my own time travel related to the changes in it?

That moment.

 Matthew thought a lot.

 When he came back to his senses, he found that Carmela's eyes became very gentle when she looked at him:

“After I woke up, everyone told me that the **** I believed in did not exist, but I can really feel his temperature, can you?”

 While speaking.

 She held Matthew's hand with both hands, and then, a soft light lit up Carmela's hands.

 Huge divine power suddenly erupted like a tsunami!

that moment.

Matthew felt like a small sailing ship sailing in the wind and waves!

 He may be overthrown at any time by the divine power pouring out of Carmella's hands!

Matthew felt trembling and uneasy all over his body.

  But quickly.

 He realized that this divine power had no ill intentions towards him.

 A stream of warm currents fell on Matthew's skin like a bath.

 He can feel that the world in front of him has become clearer!

 On the data column.

 …

 Hint: You have received the blessing of "Clear Eyes" from the God of the First Moon

 Clear Eyes: Your eyes are as bright as gems and as clear as spring water.

 You will have a certain probability of seeing through legendary level illusions!

 When you use Clear Eyes to make eye contact with a unit for a long time, the latter will likely have a lot of favorable impressions of you.

 You gain clairvoyance three times per day.

 Perspective: Can see through anything within the field of vision, and can see through obstacles up to five meters thick! "

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next moment.

 Carmela let go of her hand in excitement:

 “I knew you could do it too!”

"They can only receive passive treatment. Only you can receive the blessing of the God of the First Moon. You and I have lived under that starry sky, so it must be like this!"

“Perhaps the dream in your memory is real, and the world we live in now is a dream!”

 I saw that Carmela was going a little crazy.

Matthew quickly stopped and said:

“What you said makes some sense, but it doesn’t rule out the possibility that both worlds are real.”

“Since the God of the First Moon brought you to this world and this era, he must also have secretly given you a mission.”

“Did you know that although the Antu Empire has disappeared, its shadow is still threatening this continent?”

 Carmela nodded:

“I know, Stuluk Industries, those haunting Necrons are still poisoning all living beings!”

“It’s a pity that I’m still in the process of searching for memory and strength, otherwise I would have joined the battle with the Antu Empire like I did then…”

 Seeing that the other party really still holds the hatred for the Antu Empire.

 Matthew felt a little relieved.

“Then do you know where the name Stuluk Industries came from? I have an orc friend named Claire. Stuluk is actually the hometown of these orcs...”

At the moment, he truthfully told Carmela the tragedy that happened in Stuluk.

 Carmela was even more furious after hearing this.

 It took a long detour. Matthew finally struck a chord while the iron was hot:

“Stuluk Industries is very powerful in this world, both because of their own terrifying power and because they have many evil allies.”

“One of their allies is the evil **** from another world. Her name is Babasha…”

 Hence before Matthew had finished speaking.

 Carmela then aimed at Matthew’s belly:

“Is she the mother of the child in your belly?”

Matthew corrected him seriously:

 “To be precise, I was contaminated by her.”

"This embryo is a big hidden danger to me. I must extract it and completely erase the evil queen's mark!"

“You can cure the mutations that occurred in Asma and Dulin, and you will definitely be able to help me.”

 Carmela nodded confidently:

 “I can help you get the embryos out without hurting anyone.”

But in an instant she showed a troubled expression:

“But I cannot send this embryo to a dead person. Since you know the teachings of the God of the First Moon, you should understand that it is very taboo for us to make the dead pregnant. This is a very serious blasphemy..."

Matthew’s Xin Dao fanatics are really difficult to deal with.

 He tried to be docile:

“But since the embryo is separated, it must have a place to go.”

“You should be able to feel that this embryo is like a huge tumor. It will absorb a lot of nutrients and elements from the mother during the delivery process, which is simply unbearable for ordinary people.”

 “You can’t just throw it to an animal, right?”

Carmela also showed a look of embarrassment when she heard this.

 “What you said makes some sense.”

Matthew saw that detours were effective, so he just wanted to take it one step further.

　Who knows at this time.

 Carmela suddenly puffed up her chest:

 “Otherwise, let me live in the next life!”

 “I’ll give birth to this embryo, and I’ll provide all the nutrients it needs!”

ah?

 Matthew was a little confused.

 But soon he complained secretly.

If Carmela was responsible for the birth, it would not change the nature of heterogeneous reproduction, and Margaret's soul would also be damaged.

At the moment he had no choice but to compromise:

“Otherwise, you are only responsible for helping me separate the embryos, and I can handle the rest myself, okay?”

 Carmela looked at Matthew with a strange expression:

 “This is deceiving one’s ears and stealing the bell.”

 “The God of the First Moon will blame me.”

 Matthew sighed deeply.

have to.

 It doesn’t make any sense.

 There was nothing he could do.

“Fanatical believers are all people who can’t turn their heads. I should have given up trying..."

 Matthew smiled bitterly in his heart.

 But at this time.

 Carmela suddenly changed the subject:

"But if you can do one thing for me, I'm willing to help you isolate the embryos. Of course, I can only do this."

 Matthew looked at Carmela in great surprise.

Shouldn’t the priests of the God of the First Moon all be warm-hearted people with thick eyebrows and big eyes?

This woman actually has such little thoughts?

 “Something’s wrong!”

"She herself said that this was deception, so this move must be against the teachings of the God of the First Moon. Using a transaction to destroy such a principled thing is even more serious than ordinary blasphemy!"

 “Carmela is definitely not an ordinary fanatic!”

 Matthew became more interested in Carmela's identity.

 He even suspected that Carmela was a clone of the God of the First Moon!

But no matter what.

It is the best thing for you if the other party can change his attitude.

 “What do you need me to do for you?”

Matthew asked.

 Carmela raised her eyelids:

“My power is lost in the forgotten history. In order to find it, I need to go deep into the earth and find the ancient breath and memory.”

“Only in this way can I fully recover myself.”

 Matthew looked at Carmela deeply.

Rhaegar asked confused:

"What is she saying?"

“What is the breath and memory of ancient times?”

Matthew replied succinctly and concisely:

 “Tomb robbing.”

 Carmela said cheerfully:

“You are right, in the next long period of time, I plan to carry out a series of tomb robbing operations to obtain items from ancient times.”

“But I can sense that there are extremely far-reaching dangers under the ground of this continent. I’m afraid I can’t handle it alone, so I need some help, such as a real tomb robbing expert.”

“When I just blessed you, the God of the First Moon told me that the necromancer in front of me is the best person to cooperate with.”

"Let me tell you in advance that I don't want anything from the tomb robbery. I really just want to get the breath of ancient times."

 Matthew did not hesitate.

 He decisively chose to agree!

There is no other way, who made him have this intention?

The reason why we were hesitant to excavate the tomb in the Helen Mountains was because we were afraid of the terrible power under the earth.

 Now we have a powerful partner.

Matthew had no reason not to agree.

"very good!"

 Carmela showed a knowing smile on her face:

 “Then we will be partners from now on!”

 And that's when Matthew agreed.

New information also appears on the data column.

 …

 Hint: You have obtained a new side quest "Unexpected Intersection"

 Unexpected intersections: The unexpected intersections between ancient people and aliens will slowly breed in the earth.

 In the process of cooperation with Carmela, the Ancient One.

 You get three copies of the breath from the ancient times.

 You will get a chance to strengthen your soul!

 Until Carmela completely regains her strength and memory! "

 …

 Strengthen the soul?

 And it’s your own?

After seeing it, Matthew wanted to take Carmela to rob the tomb immediately!

 It’s just that there are some urgent things that need to be done.

 After reaching a preliminary agreement with Carmela.

Matthew then hurriedly continued to prepare Margaret’s reincarnation plan.

 Although Carmela is responsible for the separation of the embryo.

But Matthew still continued to attune to the Crown of the Earth every day.

What if one day I take control of the earth in advance?

 This can also increase the success rate of reincarnation plans.

at the same time.

 He is also paying close attention to Suriel's current situation.

 Through world events Matthew learns.

This divine mage has already made a killing in Purgatory.

 Except for the island of infinity.

 There were also two or three nearby branch planes that were beaten to death by Suriel.

Morgan, the Lord of the Nine Hells, had his head cut off by Suriel.

 This is already an incredible achievement!

You know, Morgan only has two heads.

 The decisive battle between Suriel and him also took place under the watch of wolves in the outer plane.

　　Her impulsive act was nothing short of brave.

And within the alliance, a lot of morale has been restored due to the frequent good news coming from Purgatory.

 At least the haze caused by Margaret's death has dissipated a lot.

  Matthew estimate.

　　It’s almost time for Suriel to come back.

 He actually understood the meaning behind the battle between Suriel and Morgan.

 This is not just revenge.

 At the same time, it is also restoring the morale and luck of the alliance.

　　Margaret’s feeling of purgatory is certainly a challenge to herself and the pursuit of limits, but it also represents an external action of the alliance.

 Margaret marches on in purgatory.

 The alliance will naturally benefit from this.

Purgatory knows this very well, and Morgan's willingness to personally assassinate a junior shows Purgatory's determination to defeat the alliance.

in this case.

Someone from the Alliance has to respond.

 Suriel, who is Margaret's mentor, is the best candidate.

Although her move may also lead to an ambush or stimulate the nerves of more people.

 But overall it is the best choice.

 Since it is not simply revenge and anger.

Then the battle between Suriel and Morgan will definitely come to an end.

 This does not mean that Suriel has no blood.

 Just the opposite.

 As one of the strongest combat forces in the alliance.

 Her most important mission is to ensure that she does not get hurt.

"What's more, she has to rush back to resurrect Margaret..."

 The afternoon of the fifth day.

Matthew just finished talking about this.

A torn space-time rift appeared in the cemetery.

He hurried out to greet him.

But I saw Suriel walking out of purgatory with a heartbroken face.

She has a lot of devil's blood on her body.

This is also the first time Matthew has seen Suriel so ungraceful.

 “Where’s Mary?”

Suriel asked with a face covered with anger.

Matthew obediently presented the little blue bottle.

 “Teacher, I don’t really want to be resurrected…”

Margaret's faint voice came from it.

Unexpectedly, Suriel roared like a lioness whose tail was stepped on:

 “Mary, you better make it alive!”

“This time, in order to help you vent your anger, I consumed twenty-seven gold mines on the first and half plane!”

 “This account must be recorded on you!”

 “You don’t want to die until you pay it off!”

Margaret said sadly:

“Teacher, if you say that, I would like to die even more.”

Suriel sneered:

 “I will help you resurrect right away.”

“If you stay in the bottle for one more second, you will be wasting the time you spent working to pay off your debts!”

Matthew was amazed when he heard this.

 He thought he had gone far enough.

 But Suriel is indeed a perfect disciple of Fei Capital.

in this regard.

 There is still more to learn!

Suriel is about to take Margaret back to the alliance for resurrection.

Matthew quickly stopped the former and dragged out his plan.

 “In this way, Margaret’s soul will be preserved to the maximum extent.”

“And she will also have extremely outstanding talents and can work better for you, what do you think?”

Matthew asked respectfully.

Suriel thought deeply for a while, his eyes filled with excitement:

“The plan you mentioned, except for being a little abnormal, seems to be really feasible.”

“As expected of the Necromancer who is favored by Isabel, you always have some fantastic ideas that are quite practical.”

 Matthew smiled modestly.

Suriel said:

"I can erase the evil queen's mark on the embryo, but during this process, Babasha will definitely resist, because once your ritual is successful, you may seize part of her authority and territory in the world."

 “She may start a domain war because of this!”

“If this is the case, it will be difficult for people like me who have not been involved in related fields to intervene. You have to prepare yourself!”

Matthew nodded slightly:

"I happen to have some friends who are quite proficient in this field. If Babasha dares to start a field war, we will definitely not be the ones who suffer."

“The question now is, is Mary willing to be reincarnated in this way?”

 There is silence in the bottle.

　　It has been a long time.

There was a reluctant voice from inside:

 “Dad...Dad?!”

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 (End of this chapter)