Duncan quickly withdrew his gaze at the golden mask, letting himself lower his eyes slightly like ordinary believers around him, and prepare to listen carefully to the teachings.

He hasn't heard anything useful yet and can't attract the attention of this cult group too early.

And just as he lowered his head, the feeling of being swept by someone's eyes came over again.

Duncan frowned slightly. Looking at the feeling, it was the girl in a black dress with a strange bell on her neck who was secretly observing herself - and when her eyes turned, she turned her head without any hesitation.

This made Duncan particularly puzzled.

He was sure that he didn't know the other person, and in the memory of the original owner of this body, there was no residual information about the girl - why did a follower of the sun god who had first met frequently pay attention to him?

Could it be that the doves on my shoulders are really unique?

He thought for a while and heard the voice of the believer leader suddenly coming from the front. After wearing the golden mask, the leader had become the embodiment of some kind of divine power, and even his voice seemed low and majestic. I don’t know if it was because he deliberately controlled the voice, or if the mask really mixed another consciousness into his voice:

"The prayer is over, and the Lord has witnessed our piety and awe - grace has shined on our souls. Brothers and sisters, be grateful. We have persisted for one more day in this difficult and dark world, and we are closer to the scorching sun and the day when order is recast."

The "priest" wearing a golden mask opened his hands and spoke in a very deceptive tone. Then his gaze suddenly fell into the corner of the believers, and his tone was calm and close.

"But before today's rally, we must first welcome two compatriots - they were trapped in darkness in the difficult situation, but thanks to the winner's guidance, they were able to return to the group... and introduce themselves, it's simple."

Two compatriots?

Duncan suddenly remembered that the boss seemed to have told him that there were more than one strange face in the rally venue, and then he looked in the direction the boss was staring - he saw the girl in a black dress.

For some reason, he was not surprised.

"You can call me Shirley," the girl naturally took a step forward and spoke generously. "My parents are both believers, but four years ago, unfortunately were killed by the minions of the Deep Sea Church. I have been hiding in the crossbows and have never contacted other brothers and feet... Fortunately, you are here."

Her voice was not loud, and she sounded quiet and well-behaved. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would be hard to associate such a child with bloody cultists.

"Welcome back to the middle of us, young sisters," the leader nodded, then looked at the church's followers, "Sherley's parents were killed by the Great Purge four years ago. We found her parents' names on the list of that year - next to another fellow countryman."

The leader's eyes finally fell on Duncan.

"Duncan, live in the lower city," Duncan had already prepared and took a step forward calmly. "A few days ago, the Deep Sea Church destroyed a sacrifice ceremony in the sewer. I am a survivor."

He said it very briefly, but his attitude was sincere and calm enough. Moreover, the news that the Deep Sea Church raided the sewer cult stronghold was well known, occupying the front pages of several newspapers. Therefore, after he finished speaking, several believers immediately started to talk in a low voice. The leader in the center of the assembly nodded, adding to the situation: "This is also a tried and tested compatriot. After experiencing the hyenas of the Deep Sea Church, he was still trying his best to return to the Lord's arms - he had the blessing logo as a token, which was credible."

After the leader finished speaking, the believers who didn't understand the situation immediately cast their eyes on Duncan. Some nodded and some sighed. Duncan continued to cover most of his face and memorized the multiplication table upside down...

"The brief introduction is over," at this time, the leader finally spoke up about the part that Duncan was interested in, "Next to announce the latest situation."

Duncan's ears immediately stood up.

“…At present, there are still a large number of compatriots gathered in this city-state, including both ordinary believers with firm beliefs, as well as powerful messengers and priests. Our power in this city-state is gradually increasing, and the day of reshaping order is approaching…

"But it is undeniable that the minions of the Deep Sea Church have also reacted. In recent times, the city-state authorities have investigated foreign populations more and more severely. We have several gathering points that have been destroyed by the authorities. Therefore, brothers and sisters who are active in the city must be careful. The collection of sacrifices can slow down. The Lord's descendants have given the order. The power we have collected recently has exceeded half, and there are still vacant areas. The Lord's descendants will solve it themselves..."

The believers around him seemed to be greatly moved and began to praise the love and greatness of the Sun God. Duncan immediately remembered the sacrifice ceremony he had seen in the sewer before. These cultists were indeed using that kind of ritual to collect power, and it sounded like... the group of behind-the-scenes manipulators, who were called "Sun Descendants", actually participated in it personally this time?

At present, the power collected by these cultists seems to be insufficient, because the town hall and church in Plander have noticed their activities, but if the descendants also take part in the battle themselves... the plans of these cultists may still continue to advance!

At this moment, he heard the leader continue and said: "...Our main task at present is to determine the specific location of the sun fragments. Remember, our goal is always to let the real sun god reappear in the world, and retrieving the lost sun fragments is the most important link!"

Duncan's heart moved - fragments of the sun? What's that?

Can a pile of sun fragments make Aden's spear bigger?

He felt the dove on his shoulder suddenly become restless, and Ay shook his body hard while making a deep cooing sound from his throat.

Through the contact from the spirit fire, he could vaguely feel what the pigeon wanted to do.

It wants to thrust, want to thrust loudly, want Duncan to take a solar-powered battle axe, and then summon a new wave of troops.

But it can't open its mouth - it's just a pigeon here.

This makes it so depressing.

"Quiet." Duncan could only murmur in a low voice, rubbing the back of his hand against the dove's head to comfort him. At the same time, a believer who was closer to the leader asked: "Can we determine the approximate location of the sun fragment now? Is there any way to... detect it?"

"The sun fragment is currently in a state of sleep and cannot be detected by any means," the leader shook his head, "but the Lord has given his guidance, and the fragment should be hidden near the lower city of Plander. In addition, considering that new compatriots have joined today, I will explain the situation again:

"According to the information we have already grasped, the fragments first appeared in the world eleven years ago, and are very likely to have triggered some large-scale extraordinary phenomenon - a large fire, an abnormal high fever in the entire neighborhood, or a collective spontaneous combustion of the human body and a group illusion. This is exactly the direction of our current investigation.

"The city-state authorities have detailed information about extraordinary phenomena over the years. The great gods are already trying to find these records. Among the ordinary people living in the Lower City, some may still remember the "strange things" that happened here eleven years ago. Our task is to collect clues in this area to infer the location of the sun fragments.

"But be careful, all inquiry behaviors must be taken care of. Although the authorities have always been loose in the management of the Lower City, the hyenas in the Deep Sea Church are sometimes particularly sensitive... They are already alert."

The leader explained the current situation to the church members around him, and Duncan's mind was also turning rapidly. He paid special attention to the time point "eleven years ago" - according to the leader, eleven years ago was the day when some extraordinary thing called "Sun Fragments" appeared in the world, but Duncan noticed this time point because of something else.

Eleven years ago, Nina, who was only six years old, lost her parents.

It seems to be because of a fire.

Is it just a coincidence? Is there such a coincidence?

Duncan tried hard to sort out the messy and broken memories in his mind, but most of these memories had disappeared with the death of the original owner of his body. He tried hard to recall, but could only remember one or two vague fragments: the original owner of his body rushed out of the fire, holding his dying niece in his arms, a building that could not be seen clearly burned and collapsed behind him, and in the distance, there were twisted and dark city streets like phantoms, countless frantic crowds ran wildly on the streets...
Chapter completed!