The sun is high - #177 - Chapter 176 What is a human being?

When Herbert Galton introduced his “academic team”, Shuge saw four members of the Black Sun Society sitting near the front stand up, two men and two women, all wearing full attire. The mage’s robe looks like the clothing given to its members by the Delan Academy of Magic. However, in order to show their membership in the Black Sun Society, they all wear special Black Sun magic badges.

Without exception, they were all spell casters above the stream level. With his keen perception, Xiuge noticed that the appearance of the two young female mages was almost the same, and they also wore special earrings at the same time. The jewelry looked like It looks as colorful as a peacock’s tail feathers.

“They are the earrings of the Gesell family of the Kingdom of Delan. Haha, their taste is still so bad. They might as well put bird feathers directly on their ears or heads!”

Countess Alexandra was also proficient in women’s jewelry. She could tell the origins of the two female mages through these earrings at a glance. After routinely mocking the aesthetics of the plain nobles, she said: ” Please note that these two sisters are qualified to wear the ‘bird feathers’ of the Gesell family, which means that they have become candidates for the family’s heirs.”

“In other words, the Gesell family is now completely under the control of the Black Sun Society?”

“It can be understood this way.”

In Alexandra’s explanation, these members of the Black Sun Society who were affiliated with the “Earth Society” put their palms on their chests and saluted Shuge at the same time, but Shuge clearly noticed that The twin sisters from the Gesell family looked a little serious, and they looked at me with scrutiny and resistance.

“It seems like they are a little dissatisfied with me.”

Alexandra laughed: “After all, you destroyed the secret ritual underground in our family manor… Heh, it seems that the secret ritual is still somewhat important, at least not as the person on the podium said. It’s so insignificant.”

Xiuge, who secretly came to the conclusion, twitched his lips. He did not stand up to return the greeting, but remained seated and nodded to the four association members in response with a smile on his face.

The other members of the Black Sun Society didn’t think there was anything wrong, but the four members of the Earth Society were obviously hurt, especially the two twins whose faces turned dark instantly, but due to the scene, they He couldn’t say anything, he just sat down quietly.

As the host of the Earth Society, Herbert on the podium had no objection to this. He continued his introduction according to the previous rhythm and tone.

“Members of the Dark Abyss History Society are committed to exploring and finding the road to the Dark Abyss, and restoring the connection between Van En and the Dark Abyss… They are also the organizers of the Salem event!”

The moment the words fell, several members sitting together stood up at the same time and saluted Xiuge, including the “lecturer” who brought Xiuge here.

Xiuge noticed that the members of the so-called “Dark Abyss History Society” seemed to be particularly respectful to him, and two of them were even extremely fanatical. If the occasion had not allowed them, they would have pounced on him immediately.

“Dark Abyss Historical Society, Dark Abyss Children… So it turns out that the source of the changes in Salem City is this group of people?”

Xiuge recited two sentences silently in his heart. He also nodded and kept a stiff smile on his face. He had no desire to communicate with these madmen who planned the tragedy in Salem City. He just wanted to Let the hound give their heads a few mouthfuls so that they can experience the “love” of the Dark Abyss Palace for themselves.

I follow Mother Earth, I am a descendant of the Moon Eagle, and a believer in the mighty hills…Praise to the Lord of Fire and Scales…

“Followers of the Lord of Ten Thousand Scales, they believe that the illusion of this hypocritical era will eventually be burned away by the fire of reality.”

Two more people stood up, and Xiuge saw that they were all wearing the same red pendant. The pendant seemed to be a strange molten dragon. It seemed that the appearance of those big guys outside the Black Forest Castle was closely related to these two people. association.

“The Poseidon Society believes in the true Lord of the Ocean, Charron, and exploring the true origin of magic is their goal!”

This time, two women and one man stood up. Their clothes all had the distinctive characteristics of coastal residents. The clothes of the two female nobles were a bit hot, and the greedy eyes that contained special desires before were also It was these three who cast it.

Yes, the man dressed as a priest seemed to have some indescribable thoughts.

This made Shuge feel very uncomfortable.

Immediately afterwards, several terms that Shuge heard when he interrogated the officer in Bolden also appeared, but those who regard “Eagle of the Moon”, “Monstrous Hill” and “Messenger of Ten Thousand Faces” as their beliefs The number of members of the Black Sun Society is obviously smaller.

Among them, only one person followed the “Messenger of Ten Thousand Faces”. He was a man with a gloomy face and curly hair. He seemed to have Eastern ancestry from across the ocean. In Herbert’s introduction, he was called a “prophet.”

The introduction quickly came to an end, and at Hulbert’s words, the last person stood up.

“The director of the Truth Digging Society and the excavator of many sacred relics, Mr. Peter Kozlov.”

Kezlov is a man with a thick beard. He should be over sixty years old. He has a very typical appearance of a St. Steele man. After he stood up, he did not rush to salute. Or sit down, but stare directly at Shuge.

Kezlov’s expression was as gloomy as a vulture, and Shuge noticed that the other party’s status among the members of the Black Sun Society seemed to be very special. The other members of the surrounding society maintained a certain degree of respect for Kezlov. of respect.

Shuge even felt that in this banquet hall, Kezlov’s status could be said to be second only to Herbert, the second person in charge of the association on the podium, and from the vocabulary used by Herbert to introduce him It seems that the leader of the “Truth Excavation Society” should be leading the Black Sun Society’s archaeological work on the ruins of the lost gods.

In other words, this Mr. Kezlov is most likely one of the people in the Black Sun Society who has been exposed to the most “miracles”.

At this moment, Kezlov suddenly spoke. He looked at Shuge and asked in a hoarse voice: “Mr. Shuge Ernst, I heard that one of my students seems to have had an affair with you recently… …Have we made friends?”

“student?”

Shuge narrowed his eyes: “Is that what Mr. Kezlov said?”

“Frei Meyer…the student I valued most when I was teaching at St. Steele’s College of Alchemical Physicians.”

When he said the name “Frei Meyer”, Kezlov’s face showed unabashed disgust and hatred. He twitched the corners of his mouth and put on a serious expression. A vicious smile: “Unfortunately, he did not come with you, otherwise I would have taken this opportunity to have a good chat with him.”

“It seems that Meyer has caused a lot of trouble for Mr. Kezlov and the association?”

“Troubled?”

Hearing what Shuge said, Kezlov shook his head instead: “He alone can only cause me some trouble, and it is not enough to interfere with the association’s decision-making and plans… After all, this student of mine also He is nothing more than a fool who has abandoned the truth of association and turned to meaningless and humble topics.”

Having said this, Kezlov sighed: “As his former teacher, I am very sorry… He could have joined the cause of the association, but for some ridiculous reasons he stepped into the opposite direction of us. I hope he Your nonsense will not have any impact on Mr. Shuge.”

Hearing Kezlov say this, Shuge actually laughed: “That’s not the case. I have my own judgment, and I can’t be easily persuaded by one person.”

“That’s good.”

Kezlov lost his smile and then sat back in his chair.

At this point, all the members of the Black Sun Society in the banquet hall have been introduced, so Herbert, as the host of this gathering, gently clapped his hands twice. He smiled and said: “I’m sorry, Mr. Sugar, This was supposed to be the first official meeting between the association and you… In the original plan, all important members of the association were supposed to come here to meet you, but the situation today is so changing, even if we have the power of prophecy To provide guidance, more manpower must be allocated to handle many matters.”

“Of course I can feel the enthusiasm of everyone present, but I am really curious, why is this gathering of the association held?”

Hearing Shuge’s question, Herbert’s eyes immediately turned around: “The relationship between us and Mr. Shuge has been established since the beginning of Salem City, but Mr. Shuge has never had the opportunity to truly contact. Understanding associations is an important gap in our plans, and this gap may cause more misunderstandings and bring many unnecessary conflicts and losses.”

“Therefore, the association hopes to have a formal meeting with Mr. Sugar, and use this opportunity to help us better understand each other’s ideas and goals.”

At this point, Herbert’s tone paused slightly, and then the second person in charge of the Black Sun Society lowered his head: “Of course, we hope even more that Mr. Sugar can officially become the Become a member of the association and move forward for our common cause and goals.”

The moment Hulbert issued the formal invitation, the atmosphere in the entire banquet hall became heated. All the members of the association who had been introduced before looked at Shuge seriously and began to wait for him quietly. response.

However, Shuge’s expression remained calm. He rolled his eyes slightly, and his eyes collided with these various members of the Black Sun Society. In the end, he looked directly at Herbert: “I want to know, why?”

“What is Mr. Sugar referring to?”

This time, Xiuge did not feel nervous or embarrassed because of the gazes from all directions. While feeling the uniform rotation of the metal disk, he continued to extract the majestic magic power from the “Walking Forest” and exerted it on himself. The invisible pressure on my body was completely eliminated.

He stood up from his chair and said to everyone present: “Before this, I have witnessed the influence of the association in Van En many times. I must admit that those events and plans are indeed amazing. This is enough. It gave me a different perspective on the power of association.”

“However, the amount of influence and power can only be used as a reference after all. Since Herbert just mentioned ‘goal’ and ‘career’, then presumably this is what makes you stay in the association and work for it. The real reason for struggle.”

Shuge raised his head slightly: “So, I hope Mr. Herbert and everyone present can answer me, why did you invite me, and what is the true philosophy and goal of the association?”

The moment Shuge’s words fell, Herbert on the podium clapped softly, and the two twin sisters from the Gessel family of the Kingdom of Delan, who were affiliated with the Earth Society, also restrained themselves. Shuge’s wariness and hostility.

They wholeheartedly agreed with the rigorous attitude shown by Shuge just now. According to the long-standing experience of the Black Sun Society, those who do not hesitate to join when faced with the invitation of the society often find it difficult to become important members of the society, and also Unable to make real contributions to the association, they often only pursue some illusions and miracles, and are fascinated by them for a long time.

Only those who dare to question and have their own ideas can truly bring more energy and change to the association.

“Although my personal views do not represent all members of the association, our ideas, theories, and goals all have similar origins. Therefore, I will answer Mr. Sugar’s question… Do you have any opinions?”

Hulbert smiled and asked everyone present, so everyone in the banquet hall nodded in agreement.

However, Shuge guessed that there was probably no one present who had the courage to contradict Herbert.

So Herbert walked off the podium, came to Shuge, and asked: “Since Mr. Shuge asked about the ideas and goals of the association, we need to discuss a fundamental issue here – human beings.” What is it?”

Shuge did not answer him, so Herbert asked himself and answered: “In the eyes of most people, human beings are the masters of Van En today, the rulers and decision-makers of Van En, and they should be superior to other people.” Intelligent races and life exist, but in our opinion, this is not the case.”

Hulbert raised his voice and said to everyone in the hall: “In the view of the association, humans, elves, dwarves, ogres, and the residents living in swamps, canyons, and oceans They are all the same, there is no difference between us and other beings in Van En.”

“We are the lucky ones, despicable speculators and survivors, and despicable existences who bear countless sins and live under the stolen power.”

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I’m going to the hospital and will need to look through the information book when I get back later, so there should be only one update today.