13 Mingke Street

Chapter 89 Water

"Allen's... son-in-law?"Count Rekard pushed the queen off his lap and stood up, facing Karen who was standing below.As he looked at you, it was as if you were standing by the sea, marveling at its vastness, while the sea silently mocked your insignificance."The sea told me that you were not lying."Karen tried to remain calm and nodded.

He did not lie, but it turns out that selectively telling the truth can have completely different effects.He is a domineering presence, his personality seems to be hanging on a main branch called arrogance, with some other things as decoration.He deliberately avoided the ancestor and his tombstone before, but he ended up being pulled in by himself.Even the corpses in the tomb seem to have an arrogant instinct after death!"This year is..."Leicar suddenly stumbled when he said this, his eyebrows furrowed as if he had entered a state of contemplation."Hiss..."At the same time, Karen's forehead began to ache as if someone was pulling on her brain."I just recently annihilated the pirate coalition in the Prose Sea, and sacrificed three eighth-level beliefs of the Morowen family into the sea. Now, I should have just returned to port;The queen received my letter three days ago and has already washed herself clean at the port, put on her most precious dress and the crown symbolizing the power of the Vayne kingdom, waiting for my favor!

I also gave her the purple soul crystal of the Montblanc family as a gift, and asked her to have it set in her crown when she returns.This is a tradition among us pirates, we never owe money to prostitutes.Because they are our biggest belief in staying brave and coming back alive in the face of storms and enemies.But...It doesn't seem right,Why do I feel like this scene didn't just happen, but has already happened?Oh right,I remember now,After that,It seems like I also experienced the Battle of Masir Island, and the encounter battle in the Diknon Strait...

"No,I even saw further...""Hiss..."As Count Lecar recalled, Karen felt her head throbbing more and more, as if there was a tube inserted into her brain, sucking out her brain fluid."...In the third battle of the Changqin Sea, I defeated the Westland Alliance and personally killed their commander. But my own brother, Bowen, and my most trusted five subordinates all died in battle.I myself was also seriously injured.I seemed to have grown tired of the life of a pirate, so I went ashore and returned to the Allen Manor.I lay in bed,looking at the autumn outside the window.Suddenly, I understood,

"I am not tired of the sea, because I have given the best years and memories of my life to the sea." Rekar's gaze hardened, saying: "I am already dead!!!" "Ah..." Karen was already kneeling on the ground, holding her head in her hands. The feeling of pain had changed from being hit with a pipe to having an axe splitting her forehead. In the next moment, all the sailors who were playing on the ship disappeared, and Queen Gloria III, who had been pushed aside earlier, also disappeared. On the entire ship, only Rekar standing and Karen kneeling on the ground remained.

Karen breathed a sigh of relief as the throbbing pain in her head subsided, signaling the end of the escalating process. She tried to stand up, propping herself up with her right hand on the deck, but found herself unable to maintain her balance. After several failed attempts, she felt someone grab her shoulders and lift her up. It was Count Lecar, standing in front of her. "I'm already dead," he said. Karen nodded in response. "Since you can still see me even though I'm dead, you must be a member of the Order of the Gods, right?" "Yes," Karen replied. "Only the Order of the Gods has the ability to 'revive' the dead, not by controlling their bodies, but by 'reviving' them. No, that's not right..."

Not right...I was a level eight in my family's faith during my lifetime, and I briefly broke through to level nine.As for the members of the Order of the Gods, I know they do have the ability to 'awaken' corpses, but for those with spirituality, the cost of 'awakening' is extremely high.And for corpses with a belief system during their lifetime, the difficulty and cost of 'awakening' is even greater.I once joked with the Chief Bishop of York City from the Order of the Gods, asking him if he could 'awaken' me after I die;He said that even if he paid the price of his life, he would not be able to 'awaken' me because my belief system was too high.To 'awaken' me, perhaps only the Grand Bishop of the Wayne District has this ability, and it is only possible at a great cost."Above the level of Judge is the Arbiter; above the Arbiter is the Magistrate; above the Magistrate is the District Bishop.In a small country like Ruland, there is only one district, called the Ruland District, and the first person in charge of the Ruland District is the Chief Bishop;The level of the Wayne Empire cannot be compared to Ruland, after all, Ruland is just a vassal state of Wayne.

Therefore, the level of York City, the capital of Wayne, is directly equivalent to the Rulan region. The Archbishop of York City is also equivalent to the Archbishop of Rulan in the internal hierarchy of the Order of the Gods, and even the former is vaguely half a level higher than the latter; The Archbishop of Wayne, on the other hand, completely surpasses the Rulan region in terms of level. This level of Archbishop is then promoted to the Archbishop, entering the top decision-making circle of the Order of the Gods. Everyone sits around a large round table and can make suggestions and plans for the development of the Order of the Gods; As the High Priest, Lasma is the moderator of this round table meeting. In addition, the High Priest is just a position, and the actual level is equal to that of the Archbishop. In other words, when the Archbishop of York City predicted that the Archbishop of Wayne, who had the qualifications to "awaken" him, only needed to be promoted to the next level, the next step was actually the same as Lasma, to strive for the qualification to enter the Temple of Order. "Hahahahahaha..." Suddenly, Rekall burst into laughter, He let go of Karen's hand, And even suddenly became somewhat respectful.

"Originally, after my death, has my Allen family grown to the point where we can form an alliance with the Archbishop?" "..." Karen. Count Lecarre appeared very excited, even starting to dance with joy, completely different from his previous cold and disdainful attitude when he was holding the queen on the ship; At this moment, he was as happy as a child. Watching this scene, Karen suddenly understood something. That is the "family", the spiritual bond formed by this era and cultural background for people. Even though I am already dead, but when I "learn" that my family is still growing and prospering, I still feel genuine joy. Because "family" is their honor, survival, totem, and an inseparable part of their existence, it is the carrier of their life and existence. This is something that Karen has never truly understood, and his previous understanding was only superficial and formal.

Because of the environment he lived in his previous life, the original "family" atmosphere and soil had long since dissolved. He himself had never lived in a similar family culture atmosphere, and even if some places still retained it, the core had long been diluted, leaving only the form.And in this life, when he just woke up, the Inmoleis family was actually very similar to Karen's "small family" in the previous life, not a family.Karen's perception of the beauty of the Inmoleis family can be perfectly continued from the perspective of the previous life.So, even though Pu'er has been a cat for so many years, he still misses his family. On that day, holding Pu'er on top of Aserlos's head, Pu'er's weakness was not simply homesickness, but a "family plot", as it returned to the other half of its life.This is a profound sentiment that you can never truly understand unless you have experienced and entered it.People like Pu'er and Rekall, in fact, have a weak concept of "ethnicity" and "country". In this case, the concept of "family" actually contains some emotional ties belonging to "ethnicity" and "country".Karen understood why the black cat, after returning home, became so involved and excited, and even made her feel like it was overdoing it, like it was installed with a small electric motor and was busy all day long.Because of the difference in "cultural circles" between the two sides, in her view, Pu'er was busy for the interests of his family, but that black cat riding on a golden retriever, it was actually "saving the country and preserving the nation".

Karen felt like her mind was empty, and the boundary between reality and virtuality became very clear.But at the same time, he could also feel that Count Rekard had the ability to "imprison" himself here.Just like before, when "he" actively pulled himself in, he should now be in the spiritual world preserved in Count Rekard's body.Mandira's reminder was correct.The biggest difference between the "awakening" of the Order of the Gods and the manipulation of the body by the bewitching demons is that the "awakening" really allows the dead to retain their memories and wake up, and the dead naturally have greater freedom. Although the cost of this "freedom" is that after a period of time, the spirituality will evaporate completely and become pure flesh;In addition, his abilities are indeed special, but his strength is not strong enough. In terms of "awakening" the body, he can cross many levels to complete it, but he does not have the ability to resist risks.Count Rekard can easily strangle his soul here, as long as he is willing.So, the idea of ​​previously looking for the body of the boss and digging it up to summon it, as imagined by Alfred, was very beautiful, but it was indeed a real act of death.Fortunately... he is the son-in-law of the Allen family."I am not completely awake..." Count Rekard seemed to have calmed down from his excitement, and looked at Karen calmly, "Can I fully awaken now? I think I can try."

"No... no need." Karen immediately spoke up to stop him.The Count Raycal's previous awakening and memory recall had already made him feel like he wanted to die. Karen couldn't imagine what would happen if he tried to fully awaken, he might be instantly drained of his spiritual energy.However, there was another possibility. When his spiritual consciousness awakened, he might be able to spontaneously revive the "corpse".But Karen didn't want to take the risk. After all, it wasn't the time to gamble.The reason he secretly came to the Allen family cemetery to experiment was to quickly find external support for the now struggling Allen family. At the very least, he wanted to give them the ability to protect themselves, so they wouldn't wake up to find their entire family facing a disastrous fate.Keeping it a secret from the Anderson family was for two reasons. First, because Karen was just trying it out, and if it failed, it wouldn't matter if they didn't know. Second, if it succeeded, it would be his special trump card. He didn't want to reveal it too early, especially when he was still weak.Although Karen also knew that if he told the Anderson family about his abilities, they would probably be the first ones to come with shovels to help him dig up their ancestors. They could pick whichever ancestor they wanted, there were so many of them.Because once the Allen family was completely ruined, not only would the living members suffer, but the bodies of their ancestors buried on the estate would also not be preserved. Spiritual corpses were valuable materials.For the survival of the Allen family, the Anderson family was willing to give the position of clan leader to an outsider like Karen, let alone the bodies of their ancestors."No need... so should I go back to sleep? I can feel that my spiritual energy is slowly draining as I talk to you." Count Raycal said, "Why did you wake me up? What do you want from me?"

As the certified "son-in-law" of the sea, Count Rekar has no ill intentions towards Karen. In addition, his "fantasies" about Karen have led him to use honorifics when speaking."In the near future, there may be a major event in the Allen family. Due to my affiliation with the Order of the Gods, I am unable to intervene, but I can awaken you to bear witness."Karen was unsure if the "sea" still had the ability to detect lies, but he carefully spoke the truth."That must be a great event for the Allen family. I sincerely thank you for giving a chance to a dead man like me, a chance to rise and see the strength of the family once again!"Karen forced a smile.The strong family... does that refer to the family with only three third-level members, one of whom is disabled?Karen even worried that one day, if Count Rekar were to awaken and see the state of the Allen family, would his pride lead him to kill off the descendants of this embarrassing family to protect the family's reputation? And as an outsider sitting in the position of clan leader, he would likely be the first target to be killed."I'll leave now..." Karen said.Count Rekar showed great respect and said, "Please go ahead."

"Thank you for coming."The last restriction or "detention" was released;Karen's body rose up,The pirate ship was getting smaller and smaller beneath her feet.Suddenly, Karen had a thought: if after death, she could only live in her own dreams, then death might not be a bad destination after all?But how many people could have the strength of Rikar, who could still maintain their spiritual body after death?Finally,Karen opened her eyes."Young master?""Young master!"

Alfred and Borg's voices came from Karen's ears. She found herself kneeling in front of the pirate ship tombstone, with blood flowing from her eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, making her face sticky. On the ground, there was a puddle that kept dripping. In her mind, she heard a sentence she had read in the book "Light of Order": The God of Order had awakened twelve strong warriors to become the twelve Order Knights guarding him. Then, Karen completely fainted. ... Lady Lisa, Mike's wife, put Karen's hand back under the covers and said to her family standing beside her, "Young Master Karen must have exhausted his mental energy and fainted due to severe overuse. He should be fine after resting, but..." "But what, Lisa?" Old Anderson asked.

"His daughter-in-law's family also has a belief system, but it is a very small family and their belief system is the medical profession."Although Master Karen is still young and can handle both his physical and mental health, he cannot overexert himself too often, otherwise it will leave irreversible damage.""Oh, I see."Old Anderson let out a sigh of relief and looked at Borg, asking, "What caused Master Karen's mental exhaustion?"Borg shook his head and said, "Without Master's permission, I will not reveal his personal matters to anyone."Old Anderson clenched his teeth in frustration, but didn't get angry. Instead, he reached out and patted Borg's head."Very good, you did well, that's how it should be."Everyone, please leave and let Master rest. After a good night's sleep, he will wake up."..."What did Karen do, why is he like this?" Puer looked at Alfred and asked, "What did you guys do behind my back?"

Alfred looked at Puer and replied, "The young master has been practicing the formations in Mr. Hofen's notes.""He's crazy! He hasn't been purified yet, how can he withstand the consumption of the formations? This could drain him completely!""Isn't it because a certain cat has been pressuring him non-stop these days?""..." Puer.Alfred turned and left;Puer silently walked into the study, jumped onto the windowsill, and slowly lay down, looking at Karen lying on the bed.This posture lasted for a long time, until the sky was completely dark.At this moment, Golden Retriever Kevin walked into the bedroom. It was stunned because it saw two Puer on the windowsill.One Puer was wearing a top hat and a pearl necklace around its neck, sitting on the windowsill with elegance and pride;The other Puer seemed extremely lazy, as if it was lying on the windowsill, sleeping and basking in the "moonlight". The cool moonlight fell on it, giving it a softer hue.

Golden fur lowered its head and rubbed its dog eyes with its paws. When it looked up, it found that there was only a slowly standing Pu'er on the windowsill. At this moment, Karen had also woken up. "Woof!" Excitedly, the golden fur barked and approached, licking Karen's hand. Pu'er then came from the windowsill to the bed, lightly stepping on Karen's blanket and finally standing on Karen's chest, looking at Karen's face. "How long have I been asleep..." Karen asked. Pu'er didn't answer, but silently crawled to Karen's chest. "How long have I been asleep?" Pu'er still didn't speak. Karen reached out and rubbed Pu'er's head, and Pu'er stretched out its paws and gently pushed it away.

"What's wrong with you?" Karen asked."Karen...""Hmm?""Leave the estate, Karen. It's best if you take Eunice with you, she would be willing to go with you; the radio fairy will be by your side to take care of you; oh, and bring this stupid dog too.""What about you?""I...I don't know." Puer lay down on his side, his tail standing up, holding himself with his paws. "Every time I go into that study and see those portraits, I can't help it.""I understand. After all, this is your home.""But 13 Mingke Street is also my home. I've lived there for even longer than here."

Pu'er lay on Karen's chest, with his paws spread out:"Let's go, living easily and happily is the most important, isn't it?This is also what Dis means, he hopes you can always live freely and happily." Karen reached out and gently rubbed Pu'er's belly."Itchy, meow..."Pu'er hugged Karen's hand with his paws, curling up his whole body, looking like a fluffy ball hanging from Karen's arm."But Dis also said something to me.""What did he say?""He told me to take good care of you."

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