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Then, the waiter felt his eyes flashing. When he came to his senses, the man in black robe and the herbal tea had all disappeared.
"..., someone is coming——, someone is drinking Bawang tea——"
……
"Gulu!"
In the distance, Amfortas appeared. He drank the herbal tea in his hand, threw it casually, and threw the "borrowed" cup back onto the plate he was holding from an unknown distance away.
His arms were exposed from the black robe due to his movements. Amfortas looked at his pink palms, and the idea of "pinch" flashed in his mind. It took a while before his fingers could move.
"The body that was forcibly created will not work as expected." Amfortas rubbed his sore and tearful right eye, shook his head and sighed.
Ever since they learned that the Abyss Cult had a method that could purify the curse, they, who had never cared much about the body, also began to create tough bodies.
Their huge will and strong spirit were what they relied on to snatch the Abyss from the Abyss Cult.
It is a pity that in less than a month, the strongest body they could create could not bear everyone's consciousness.
The result is obvious. The strongest body has been destroyed by himself, and Amfortas can only control this body made of scraps to carry out actions.
"The remnants of the Chiyue Dynasty...it's time to put the search for them on the agenda."
Pulling the blindfold from his left eye to his right eye, he muttered to himself. The sun in Xumi was too dazzling. After being exposed to the sun for just a short time, the right eye of this body could not stand it.
The shortcomings of physical weakness are so obvious at this moment. Their lineage belongs to the Black Sun Dynasty and is good at machinery, but when it comes to creating bodies, it is obvious that the Kanria people of the Scarlet Moon Dynasty are more professional.
The Camrya dynasty that worshiped the underground red moon was extremely accomplished in alchemy. If they could get help from their remnants, Yuanshang would have fallen into their hands by now.
But soon, Amfortas touched his forehead mockingly: "Haha, I come out once in a while, it seems I think too much."
"Chiyue? I'm afraid everyone is dead."
Shaking the unrealistic thoughts out of his head, he continued walking around Xumi City.
Chapter 691 Dreaming
2024-05-26
"Hey! Over there!"
On the streets where people were coming and going, the guards' calls suddenly rang out.
Amfortas wandered aimlessly among the crowd, paying no attention to the guards' words.
Seeing that the guy in the crowd, covered in a cloak, didn't stop, the guards immediately ran towards him.
[Maybe you don’t know who you are calling? 】The guard thought this in his mind while squeezing through the crowd.
He was getting closer and closer to that strange guy. Just as he was about to speak again, he suddenly saw the man in black robes running in front of him.
Whether intentionally or not, the man in black robe collided with the approaching guards.
"Boom!"
"Ouch!"
The two of them staggered back a few steps. Amfortas looked at the guard who collapsed on the ground in front of him and secretly spat:
"Damn it, who is responsible for this body? Why does it look like Alzheimer's?!"
[Marshal Amfortas, please forgive me for reminding you that you cultivated this body yourself. 】
"I know! If you don't speak, no one will treat you as mute!"
Amfortas felt that he was losing face, so he directly shut up the chattering citizens in his mind.
It is true that he alone cultivated this body. Don't others have the slightest responsibility?
Even though he is the marshal of Kanria, he wants to squeeze out his body and walk around, but no one can help him!
In fact, Amfortas is very satisfied with this body, because it looks like a normal person and does not need to be covered with black robes at all - yes, they like to use black robes to cover their bodies when walking outside. It is purely a body under a black robe. They generally look more anthropomorphic.
As for why Amfortas was still wearing a black robe when there was no need for black robes to cover him up... That was because they had no suitable clothes at all and could only wear black robes.
Since integrating everyone's consciousness into one, they no longer care about anything external, not to mention clothes, not even underwear.
According to the plan, now is not the time for them to act. Many things are not ready yet, so we have to make do.
And this temporarily created body shows the characteristics of "make do" everywhere.
It has many advantages, but it also has many disadvantages. For example...this body has delays everywhere, making Amfortas more like suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
This was the case just now. From the time the guard's shout fell into Amfortas's ears to when he started running, the gap was enough for the guard to get close to him.
His mind finally calmed down, and he was able to have the energy to deal with what was happening in front of him. It's a small matter to lose face, but it's a big deal when Xumi sees the clues.
Amfortas took a deep breath, so he was ready to run away with this extremely high latency body.
But before he could take action, a large group of green guards quickly surrounded him.
"..."
Amfortas glanced at the guard who stood up, and silently clenched his fists. Could it be that he didn't even finish walking through a street in Xumi City before he started fighting with the guards here?
"Foreigner?" the guard looked at Amfortas' face and asked.
The air fell into silence. After a long time, Amfortas nodded: "Just arrived."
"Do you have this?"
"No."
Looking at the leaf-shaped device in the guard's hand, Amfortas slowly shook his head.
"Put it on your ears, and then activate it according to the command inside." The guard handed the void terminal to Amfortas, then turned around with a murmur.
"It's really strange. Why does it seem to me that this guy is always a little slower than others?"
"Looking at the big robe he's wearing, he might be a patient with magic scale disease!"
"Don't tell me, it really looks like it. Let's stay away quickly!"
……
The guards surrounding him seemed to be avoiding something and moved away from Amfortas. The latter waited until everyone had left before he realized what the guards had said.
"Is it a disease...a major trouble for the body? Unfortunately, it is destined to have no chance with me."
Smiling lowly and putting the Void Terminal in his hand to his ear, Amfortas' smile quickly disappeared - because he saw the message in the Void Terminal.
[Activation password: May I be able to listen to the voice of wisdom from the gods. 】
"Gods? Their wisdom... is not even one ten-thousandth of that of mortals."
Anfortas exhaled a breath of foul air, then took a step forward and continued to move forward. In silence, the black cloak suddenly flashed green light, and without any command, the void terminal was completely opened for him.
Quietly observing everything in Sumeru, this was his second time coming to Sumeru. As the marshal of Camrea, Amfortus once led the White Falcon Knights here to resist the dark beast tide, and then hurried back to Camrea due to the attack of the gods.
Now that he saw the familiar city again, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Everything has changed, but it seems like it hasn't.
Soon, familiar voices brought Amfortas back from his memories.
"Put it on! Put it on! The void terminals on your ears are crooked!"
"Huh? I found someone who is not wearing a void terminal! Bring it to me quickly!"
"What? No! Now I have it, bring it to me quickly!"
The guards in the distance were tirelessly checking who was not wearing a void terminal. Once they found someone without one, they would throw a brand new one over.
"Are there so few guards in Xumi?" Amfortas couldn't help but complain when he saw a few familiar figures among them.
Aren't those people the same guys who just gave him the Void Terminal? I didn't expect them to be quite busy.
He just glanced at the ongoing "Void Terminal Broadcast" event and stopped paying attention.
The sky gradually darkened, and without the scorching sun, there were many more people on the street without realizing it.
Therefore, even with the dull hearing of this body, Amfortas still heard a lot of news that interested him.
"Recently, the Teaching Council has hired people to deliver void terminals to remote areas. Do you want to do that?"
"Hey, hey, hey! Have you heard? Many scholars from the Order Academy have disappeared recently! Is there a ghost?"
"I heard that there will be a rehearsal for the Flower Goddess Festival at the Grand Bazaar. Should we go and have a look?"
"It's really lively." Amfortas listened and sighed from time to time.
Although there was a lot of excitement in his mind, it was all on a conscious level, far less than what he saw with his own eyes.
"drop!"
"Huh? Tinnitus?" A crisp sound suddenly sounded next to his ears, causing Amfortas to pick his ears.
"Why didn't I notice that this body has tinnitus before..."
He spoke softer and quieter, and Amfortas's eyes gradually narrowed.
“Fresh Pati Saran is the best for garnishing!!!”
"Have you finished your graduation thesis? The graduation season of the Order Academy is about to begin!"
"No! My instructor has gone somewhere. He has been missing all day!"
People were coming and going, chatting and laughing. This was a very ordinary evening in Xumi.
"Phew!" Amfortas blew the finger that was picking his ear, and then flicked it again. A series of complex actions were completed without any delay.
"Maybe I am a genius?" Amfortas boasted and smiled as he looked at his smart palms.
"Or...is there something wrong with that 'Beep!' sound just now?" After boasting, the smile on his face faded.
Closing his eyes, countless noisy voices emerged from Amfortas' quiet mind.
"Newly created body! Newly created body! Is anyone willing to go out, first come, first served, first come first served!"
"Katona, don't tell me it's another scarecrow? Last time I came back from your scarecrow, it took me half a month to correct my subconscious!"
"By the way, when are we going to specialize in alchemy? I always think I'm a robot when I'm always using a mechanical body."
Countless spots of light, countless arguments. In the vast white space, there are countless people.
"Quiet, come to life."
Amfortas's figure appeared in it, and his voice instantly resounded to every corner of this space.