Throne Steps

Chapter 122 The End and Beginning of Day 7

On the seventh day of Sunshine Grace, the shadows of treasures are scattered, and hymns are played, circling the beam endlessly.

After four o'clock in the afternoon, the grace of brushing light was finally coming to an end.

In the front hall, the choir members wore white robes and gold-rimmed shawls and sang for a day in rotation.When the believers passed by here, they all stopped and bowed to pay tribute.When the last group of believers straightened up and turned to go out, the members of the choir walked off the platform one by one, followed by holding candles, singing endlessly.

More and more members came out in harmony from other corridors, surrounding people, and the ethereal notes seemed to be on the heels of the believers.The complex and intertwined sound lines flow like a spring, mellow like wine, and beautiful like light, as if warm and huge hands embraced from behind.

At the entrance of the temple, the choir lined up on both sides, and finally everyone stood in front of the pious way and delivered the last song of grace.

The believers stood still and listened quietly, unwilling to leave for a long time.The choir left the hall where empty and dynamic voices could be echoed. The singing seemed to fall from the sky, falling beside everyone from an unreachable high place.It turns into peaceful flowers on both sides of the pious way, blending into the gentle mountain wind and swaying gently.

At the end of the song, the believers bowed to the choir again, and the choir nodded in return.

As usual, the guards followed the last believer down the mountain one by one.The sun is slanting westward, and the evening is coming. People follow the distant bells from the temple and walk slowly down the plank road.

The five-year grace ceremony has finally come to an end.

That night, Saenz, Li Chen, and Wiggins had dinner at the same table again after seven days.

Except for Noah's absence, the people are still the same, but the situation is very different from seven days ago.At that time, Wiggins didn't know the "gift" of the black swan, and Li Chen hadn't guessed the future chosen by Wiggins; the same table at that time was like two heads of the temple competing for the attention of the pure white color Let's see who has more tricks.

However, seven days later, Wiggins re-acquainted with the black swan's violent and surly feelings, and Li Chen also heard about the "bright plan" of the temple director. Thousands of miles away, His Royal Highness Fujalal announced the marriage news.Although everyone here is silent on the surface, the undercurrent is no longer simply coming and going, but there is a trend of "the wind and rain are about to come" hidden in the surge.

Perhaps the current Wiggins is not enough for Li Chen to handle, but with insufficient intelligence and talent, Wiggins is definitely not someone who hides his face and runs away at this moment.What's more, these two people are aware of each other's plan to varying degrees. Unfortunately, these two plans are very different, and there will be a day when they will confront each other.

And Saenz seemed to think that the chaos was not enough, instead of separating and calming the two "representatives of power" who were ready to go, he also brought them together.

The original words are like this - "Make arrangements, leave the post at the end of July, and go with me to do something."

Although Wiggins and Saenz traveled together a lot, the temple director had never heard Saenz use this sentence pattern to give instructions on travel.Wiggins felt a little weird, but couldn't say it for a while, so he asked: "What preparations do I need to make?"

He didn't dare to directly ask "Why are you going?", so he made indirect remarks about what to prepare for this matter.Basically, as soon as the preparation list is out, you can guess the purpose of the trip pretty well.

Saenz didn't respond to Wiggins immediately, but just glanced at Li Chen who was watching the show, raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you know what I'm going to take you to do?"

"I don't know." Li Chen said obediently, "Isn't this waiting for you to clarify?"

Saenz deliberately made things difficult for him: "Guess."

Li Chen smiled obsequiously, "I'm stupid, so I can't guess."

That's what he said, but Li Chen still dared to figure it out.Combining the two points of "requiring Wiggins" and "the setting of the black swan", it is possible to take Wiggins and himself with him at the same time, and both sides need to be out of work... I am afraid that Saenz will use his Thrall's mercenary. As a soldier, do some more secretive tasks.

But in the past, in order not to hold back, Lichen and Saenz didn't have many missions, let alone the chief director of the temple, who was so insignificant in his talent.Now that Wiggins is called up, Li Chen can only think of one thing - Saenz is going to use Wiggins' "natural skills".

To put it bluntly, Saenz wants to take Wiggins to "see" something.

The first half of the "story" unfolded smoothly, but in the second half, Li Chen didn't know how to weave himself into it.

Fortunately, Saenz didn't really want Li Chen to guess. He explained to Wiggins more: "You should make your own preparations for the mercenary mission. Keep everything simple and keep everything secret."

Wiggins didn't register as a mercenary, so he just helped out when he went there.Li Chen took a sip of his Xiaoshi tea, thinking silently: I seem to be more of a mess than him, I feel like I'm just going to play with him.

Both of them have doubts.But Wiggins didn't dare to ask in detail, what about Li Chen? After the dinner party, he turned a corner and turned into Saenz's corridor.

Wiggins gritted his teeth when he returned to his place: "When did he come up, why don't I know!"

Noah actually didn't know how Li Chen came up, but it didn't prevent him from "disturbing his sight" and said: "There are so many people going up and down the mountain these days, if he comes up as a believer, we may not be able to see him in time. "

Wiggins is still seriously doubting his "send away" behavior, and doesn't really want to know how the swan flew back.After a short pause, Wiggins began to talk about the business: "His Royal Highness wants to take me on a mercenary mission. I don't have enough experience, and I need your help to prepare."

Noah's eyes lit up: "Your Highness wants to let you know his other identity! It seems that you are one step closer to His Highness's confidant power."

Wiggins was secretly complacent for a while, and then muttered a little irritably: "Your Highness wants to let the black swan know..."

How did he know that the black swan not only knew this identity long ago, but also used it to "entertain" in front of Saenz once.At that time, Saenz announced his status as a mercenary to Li Chen. Compared with what he blurted out to Wiggins today, he did not know how much more ingenious.

"Your Highness, Li Chen is here."

The housekeeper knew that Saenz was waiting for the child, so he didn't need to wait for Saenz's reply, he knocked on the door to remind him, and opened the door to let Li Chen into the room.

"Good evening, Your Highness." Li Chen had already washed up and changed into home clothes casually, but the first greeting upon entering the door was still standard.

"Stop playing." Saenz wrote a few words on the document in front of him, "I'm leaving early tomorrow morning, and I don't have time to waste now."

"You must ensure your rest time." Li Chen walked towards the desk while smiling, "To make a long story short, where are we going? What do I need to prepare?"

"'Prepare what'?" Saenz continued to annotate on the document without looking up, "I have already answered this question."

Is the sentence at the dinner table considered an answer?Li Chen just made a "sneer" with his lips calmly, and then said: "Hey...or you can just show it directly? Where are you going to take Wiggins, and what are you going to see?"

After writing the last word, Saenz put the pen aside: "As expected, you guessed it."

Li Chen handed him a hand towel to wipe his hands: "How can such a small skill come into your eyes."

Saenz wiped the front and back of his hands, and said in a casual tone, "Go to the Western Forest."

Li Chen was picking up the towel that Saenz had used up, and was taken aback when he heard this: "The West? Samuel?"

He actually realized that Saenz's so-called "Western Forest" was not Samuel, but besides Samuel, he really couldn't think of any further west.Samuel is the westernmost mark on the official map produced by the Federation of Raetia.

Saenz replied: "More West."

Li Chen raised his eyebrows: "Crossing the Samuel Mountains?"

"Yes." Saenz seemed to have just remembered, "Oh...it seems that you have to prepare the equipment for climbing."

If you don't ask you, don't you say it?Li Chen said helplessly: "Then what are you going to take Wiggins to see over the mountain?"

The official map will not mark on the map that there is a group of things on the other side of the mountain and on the other side of the sea. Saenz is so careless with a drag (x2), which shows that even if he doesn’t know the destination very well, he still knows the destination. Travel with confidence.

Saenz didn't seem to be hiding, but he also didn't answer the question directly: "It's not clear what it is to look at."

Li Chen was not discouraged, and changed the question: "Then what will we meet in the Western Forest? People? Things? Scenes?"

"Guess." Saenz casually pointed to a chair next to him, "Guess slowly."

It's you who don't waste time, and you who want to go around in circles... Li Chen silently slandered, just like going to move the chair three days ago.In just a few seconds, his thoughts had already taken a big turn.

People see the future, things see the past.Wiggins and Lichen happen to be one who can see the future and the other who can reproduce time.Li Chen's "reappearance of time" is still in the stage of strict secrecy, and Saenz does not deny that the purpose of taking Wiggins out is to "see" something, so the trip to the Western Forest is probably to meet someone.

This "person" does not belong to the Raetia Federation, but he can make one of the pure white successor candidates cross the mountains and rivers to find him. It seems that he must not be underestimated.And Saenz not only went by himself, but also brought Wiggins for this person.Wiggins has no experience in mercenary missions, and he has to go over mountains and mountains as soon as he comes up, so it must be difficult to take care of.Saenz is willing to spend this effort for others. It seems that the opponent is not only good in his own strength, but also of great benefit to Saenz.

Of course, for the time being, Li Chen will not think that Saenz is in love with someone.In his eyes, if Saenz really fell in love with someone, it would be better to spend some effort to get the person back from the other side of the mountain than to take the trouble to meet him.

Saenz "shows off his appearance" and is cold, his personality is grim and stern, and he was also a little bit surly because of "Song of the Siren".Li Chen really couldn't believe that this pure white color would play the trick of "memory is worse than seeing each other" with the one he loves.

Although Saenz holds Li Chen's contract, it is absolutely impossible for him to notice that Li Chen has already begun to arrange his view of love.He just saw Li Chen moving a chair slowly, raised his eyebrows and said: "I'm so preoccupied with thinking, did I guess?"

Li Chen sat down beside him, and said leisurely: "Is there someone I want to meet."

After completing so many settings in his mind, the final answer is still an ambiguous answer. This is Li Chen's style.He is good at guessing, and even better at inducing, guessing and inducing, and finally he can come up with an accurate answer like a magic stick.

Saenz is not easy to be fooled: "Continue."

Li Chen thought for a while: "...foreign race?"

Saenz nodded slightly, followed his words and replied: "Elf."

Li Chen's eyes widened: "Elf!"