The sun shines through the window, and there are faint birdsong in the distance.

Instinctively, he turned his body and his arms fell on the soft cotton fabric. Then his consciousness gradually became clear and he opened his eyes.

After waking up, Alien found himself in a strange room.

Recalling what happened, I checked the wounds on my body. The wounds were all bandaged, and there was a slight itching sensation - only the abdomen seemed to still hurt.

The clothes on his body have been changed, and his pocket bag and gun are on the table beside him.

So Alien sat on the bed, waiting for a service staff who looked like a maid to push in the door, help him bathe and change clothes, and meet the boss of the house - after waiting for a long time, no one came in.

Alion felt quite regretful, so he could only put on his clothes, push open the door, and found that he was in a villa, with one side of the room facing the entrance and exit of the courtyard.

Walking into the courtyard, bathing in the sunshine, it is early morning, and there is still a hint of coolness in the air.

"Cough, cough, cough, you're awake."

Turning around, I saw a middle-aged man in the courtyard with a broom sweeping fallen leaves. The man had thin cheeks and wore a brown loose coat with a gray lining. He had droopy slippers on his feet and his brown hair was combed.

It was quite tidy, with a few stray strands of hair hanging down on my forehead, and an approachable smile on my face.

Then cough hard.

"Where is this?" Alien asked.

"Edge Guild, I'm sorry that Nina brought you here in a somewhat rude way. I am the vice-president of the guild, Albert." Albert approached Alien and extended his hand as if to shake hands, "But finally we meet.

It's your turn, cough."

Alien shook his hand hesitantly.

"Not feeling well?"

"It's okay, it's just a little problem. It's been there for many years." Albert smiled, with a little blood still coughed up in his hand, "It's just consumption."

Alion's outstretched hand trembled slightly, and he thought about whether it would be impolite to disinfect his hands with gunpowder in front of others.

"Don't worry, this disease is not contagious." Albert seemed to notice the other party's embarrassment and waved his hand to relax, then took out a letter and handed it to Alien, "Olive asked me to pass it on to you."
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After taking the letter, there was a seal on the envelope. When Alien tore up the seal, a small ball of light floated out and disappeared in an instant.

"What is this?"

"Olive has set up a small measure. If you don't open it yourself, the ether in the seal will burn the letter. If you are familiar with her ether fluctuations, you can tell that she left it for you."
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Alien was noncommittal and buried his head in reading Olive's message.

[I know what that thing in your body is. You can ask Albert for details. If you trust me, then you can also try to trust him. I have urgent matters to deal with recently and I am not in Xinhongmu. If you find out

There is a change in your body, don’t panic, it’s most likely not a bad thing. Also, I heard from Sasha that you are addicted to Wanxiang cards recently? Haha, that’s good.]

What kind of state of mind is this? Alien asked himself.

Just playing cards, what's wrong?

Why do I feel so ashamed of being caught? It’s like when I was studying in the evening in my senior year of high school. I was caught by my deskmate watching a short video while others were busy writing, and stared at me speechlessly.

It’s not my fault that I was admitted early!

"You should ask me something. Do you want tea? Let's go in and chat."

"Haha, that's good."

However, Alien's attitude softened when he saw the tea, mainly because of his abdominal pain. As soon as he crossed his legs while sitting on the sofa, he saw an expressionless maid holding tea and placing it politely in front of him.

.

At that moment, he recalled the pain of being knocked down by a punch.

But this time Nina didn't pay much attention to Alien. After pouring tea for the two of them, she picked up a pile of account books and information and slapped them on Albert's desk.

"This is last month's expenditures and approvals, materials list, accidental damage compensation, additional expenditures for Liuli's food expenses, and follow-up details for the guild's entrustment."

"Oh, oh, I understand, thank you." Albert responded awkwardly.

Nina took out another pile and put it down.

"This is the list from last month. Some of it needs to be checked again. There are several accounts of the transfer remuneration issued by the guild that have not been accounted for clearly. There are also bills and checks sent by our president."

"I'll watch it in a while, I'll watch it in a while! There are guests here now."

There was another stack, which fell down with a sound.

"Last month."

Nina took the tea tray and turned to leave with an expressionless face.

Alien took a sneak peek, but Nina seemed to feel her eyes turning to look at Alien, so Alien immediately sat upright and drank tea.

"Terrible." After Nina left the room, Alion said softly while drinking tea.

After a while, Albert breathed out leisurely, "Yes."

The two looked at each other and reached empathy at a certain moment.

"Olive said in the letter that I can trust you. Anyway, I don't have the skills to judge the authenticity of the letter, so I just choose to believe it. Has Olive told you about my situation?"

Albert arranged the documents on the table and made a small space so that he could have a place to hold the tea cup without blocking the view of the conversation.

"Are you asking about the identity of the person from another world? Or are you talking about the thing in your body?"

I’ve told you all this, haven’t I? Alien muttered in his mind.

So at least it shows that Olive thinks he is trustworthy and told the person in front of her this secret that only she knows. On the other hand, she is also convinced that he can help her.

Of course, another interpretation is that Olive sold herself to someone else - but until there is no clear news of betrayal, such vigilance does not mean much.

"First of all, I want to know what is that thing in my body?" Alien asked.

Albert coughed for a while, then raised his head, his eyes as sharp as swords.

He was swinging his sword, even though he was sitting firmly in his chair without moving.

Then, something disappeared, and Alien felt inexplicably creepy, and premonitions were running wildly in his body, but no picture appeared - he didn't know whether it was because he could understand rationally that the other party was not hostile, or whether it was because no matter what he did,

To no avail.

"What did you do?" His body instinctively dared not breathe. Alion wanted to drink some tea to calm down, but he couldn't do it. Fear is the instinct of the body, and his will is difficult to control - at least he can't do it yet.
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"Oh? Your senses are really sharp, but sometimes it may not be a good thing." Albert stood up and put his hand on Alien's shoulder, "Are you feeling better now?"

It’s as if the mountain pressing on you has disappeared.

"What did you do?"

"I thought you might not want others to hear it, so I took some confidentiality measures and temporarily cut off the space so that it would not be easy for outsiders to interfere. Ahem, some people in our guild are curious about you. Last time Sasha was

Take Shiloh with you..."

"What space?"

"Ah? Cutting...what's wrong?"

Listen to what you said, are we talking about cutting tofu? Can you explain it to me relatively scientifically?

Hey, in another world, you already have cat ears, so what does cutting out the space mean?

Forget it, I'm still young, only over 18, and common sense can be molded even if it's shattered into pieces.

"Forget it, I'm the one who made the fuss. Maybe this is normal for you. I'm from a different world. I have more hair and less knowledge." Alien waved his hand, not wanting to pursue it further.

"Ahem... It's not normal to say it's normal. It's just that I'm not good at explaining it. Just think that I use my tactics to temporarily distort and shape the world around me like a superpower."

I really understand how to use unfamiliar concepts to introduce unfamiliar phenomena.

"Anyway, it's safe to chat now. Please tell me directly, what is the thing in my body and beating in my chest?"

Alien looked directly at Albert, waiting for his answer.

Albert was silent for a while and took a sip of tea, as if thinking about how to explain. After swallowing the tea for a few moments, he slowly spoke.

"I have met another person who has the same power as you. She told me that it is called a fragment of divine power."

God.

A term that sounds cool and different from the world.

Alien remembered that he and Olive had talked about topics related to gods. She vaguely mentioned it at the time, and then the focus of the conversation was on the power system, so Alien forgot to ask again.

During his time living in Xinhongmu, he also learned a little about the beliefs of this world.

Sure enough, belief in gods and idol worship are always indispensable in the development of civilization. If he could go back to the original world, he would consider writing a related paper. There are also religious beliefs in other worlds.

For example, the Thirteen Federations believe in thirteen gods, and the Wangxing Territory also has beliefs about the gods of the sky and the earth. If we study it strictly, these gods also have gods, positions, genders, and images. In other words, they are the rules of nature.

Anthropomorphic worship.

After all, apart from myths and stories, we have never seen these so-called "gods" appear or perform miracles - the kind of miracles that greatly exceed the power of magic.
To be continued...