Author: Shenyou Buzhou Mountain

Su Ranqing never knew that being a nanny could be such a happy thing.

Cooking, cleaning up, washing clothes, and pasting beautiful paper-cut flowers on the window lattice. On this island, the girl who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth is busy doing trivial and boring things.

However, she enjoyed it very much.

Because the man she devoted her whole body and soul to serving was not only the leader of an extraordinary organization with great power, but also the benefactor who saved her twice.

On this day, Su Ranqing docked the yacht on the pier, and as usual, humming a song while carrying the ingredients, skipped towards the depths of the island.

Today's food is bluefin tuna sashimi. The little girl specially chose the "big belly" part. This part has the most beautiful fat distribution, is juicy in the mouth, and has a long aftertaste.

"I hope God will like it..."

However, when Su Ranqing came to the small villa, she found that Lu Yuan did not stay in the house as usual, but sat in a wheelchair and came to the quaint courtyard.

"...Sir? Do you want to go see the sea?"

It seemed that Su Ranqing's voice had awakened the man from his thoughts. Lu Yuan raised his head and waved to her:

"Miss Su, put the food in the kitchen first, and get ready before you come out... Today is a big day for you."

Su Ranqing's hands shook violently, and she became uncontrollably ecstatic.

"Yeah, okay!"

She entered the house in two or three steps, stuffed the tuna into the refrigerator, pressed her hand on her chest, and took a few deep breaths.

No, my heart is still beating so fast and my legs are shaking!

She couldn't calm down, so she poured cold water down her throat, walked out of the room, and stood in front of Lu Yuan like a primary school student in training.

The man in the wheelchair didn't look at her, he just looked at the sea in the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

This silence lasted for ten minutes. Suddenly, Lu Yuan spoke suddenly, his voice was calm, but Su Ranqing felt that it contained complicated meanings that she could not understand.

"A long time ago, when humans were building their own civilization, the [Temple] existed."

"At that time, the sun was smaller than it is now, there was no land in the world, and humans had a third eye."

"Human beings can run when they are born, and a lion's claws cannot scratch a baby's skin... It was the best of times, and human beings deserved to be at the top."

"The strongest among them founded the [Temple], and its eternal purpose is to protect mankind and protect life!"

Su Ranqing felt an electric current explode from his spine and coccyx, all the way to his brain, and turned into a big copper bell that was beating randomly in his brain.

What Kami-sama is describing... is "humanity" before the era of Homo sapiens?

Before us...there were epochs?

Lu Yuan was still narrating calmly:

"At that time, many people believed that the establishment of the temple was unnecessary. After all, human beings are naturally powerful and can conquer the sea and the sky. Why do they need protection?"

"Ha, I didn't know where I read a sentence a few days ago: Weakness is not an obstacle to survival, arrogance is."

"That's a very good thing to say."

"One day in that era, everything changed. The sea dried up in an instant, and the cities built in the trenches were exposed to the scorching sun. The intelligence of animals increased rapidly, and they established their own demon civilization as if with divine help. Basically

Particles will collapse at any time, and huge sea beasts will turn into powder in an instant... Everything in this world is falling towards the abyss."

"In a tragic time when everything was about to be exterminated, the temple stood up."

"The temple leads the people to form the final resistance force and charge towards the source of this destruction."

"Bloody battles are happening every second. One moment, comrades-in-arms are still joking, and the next moment, they will be separated forever."

"In the end, the temple and humanity won, but the world was left in ruins."

"Further on, new humans built a kingdom from the ruins, and they worshiped the temple as their god."

"But...the fate of the world is a snake with our tail."

"Destruction and rise, over and over again, without interruption."

"New human beings build a new civilization. Very few lives survived in the previous era. People don't know that beneath their cities are buried the bones of civilizations from who knows how many years ago."

"Only the temple has been severely damaged in the battles of every era, and it has absorbed a large amount of new blood in every era."

"We, the people, preserve the memory of the destruction of the world, inherit the extraordinary power, and while cultivating the next generation of extraordinary beings, we are always ready to face the war that destroys the world."

"Only we know this sad fate, so we must shoulder this responsibility."

"Because pictures will fade, words will be lost, and the meaning of symbols will be distorted, but the will will not."

"Will flows in this world, endlessly."

Lu Yuan stretched out his hand that had been hanging by his side and spread his fingers.

A small silver ring lay on his palm.

"Su Ranqing, accept the ring, sign the sacred contract, and become a member of the temple. You will bear the tragic secret, be ready to face the fate of bloody battle to the death, and become the tombkeeper of the old era and the founder of the new era.

"

"Are you willing?"

Su Ranqing had already cried.

She once imagined that one day she would achieve extraordinary things and soar into the sky with thunder in her hand, free and easy, happy and free.

But until now, she felt that she was too superficial and too utilitarian.

Wearing the ring and carrying the secret and the fate of the world is a unique and legendary life, and it is also a heavy and huge mission!

The little girl took a deep breath and stretched out her right hand:

"Sir, I do!"

"For the seniors who died fighting for the temple, for the innocent lives of the old era, and for the happy and contented mankind today, I am willing!"

Lu Yuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, gently held the girl's hand, and put the ring on her index finger.

In an instant, Su Ranqing felt like she was drowning.

This was not a psychological effect, but the moment she put on the ring, she seemed to suddenly "disappear" and find herself in the endless ocean, with seawater all around her.

"Calm down. In the process of wearing the ring, you are no longer an ordinary person. You will be in the ocean of spiritual power. Don't be afraid of her. It is the source of extraordinary things."

Lu Yuan took the girl's hand and motioned her to look forward:

"What did you see?"

"A... tower built on the bottom of the sea. There are many patterns and words on it that I can't understand... It's too high and I can't see the end."

"Even in the temple, few people can clearly see how high the [Holy Pillar] is." Lu Yuan smiled and let go of his hand:

"Go ahead and engrave your ring on the sacred pillar."

Su Ranqing floated over in confusion, stretched out her right hand, and put her ring on the outer wall of the giant pillar.

Suddenly, she knew that she was connected to the giant pillar in front of her. Wearing the ring, she could vaguely sense the real existence of this great creation.

In the girl's ears, Lu Yuan's slightly pleased whisper came:

"According to the usual practice, newcomers who join the temple during this period will sign a sacred contract with the [Holy Pillar·Four Symbols]."

"In the temple, wearing a ring is not limited to which finger."

"But remember, taking off the ring is equivalent to giving up the vow."

"It is worth mentioning that the rings of each level will be different... For example, you should be able to see my ring now."

Lu Yuan stretched out his left hand.

Su Ranqing was surprised to find that the man's left index finger was wearing a gold, silver, and black ring.

Lu Yuan gently pressed the hand with the ring on his chest and said in a low but pleasant voice:

"Newcomers, may our will be with the ring."

With her heart pounding and suppressing her excitement, Su Ranqing made the same move:

"May our will be with the ring."
Chapter completed!