This is a basement located in the suburbs, surrounded by darkness and silence. Only in the innermost part of the basement, there is a faint yellow fire burning.
It was a simple altar covered with candlesticks.
The candle burned quietly, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of inferior candles.
In front of the altar, a middle-aged woman wearing a plain headscarf knelt on the ground and prayed silently.
Right in front of her, in the center of the altar, there was a round stone with a carving. She whispered softly to the carving.
Most of the words contained prayers for miracles and murmurs of faith.
After she finished reciting, she leaned down, her forehead resting deeply on the floor, and her hands slowly stretched forward, as if crawling. Then she stood up suddenly, knelt on the ground, raised her head and shouted
Weird tone.
When these words were spoken, a breeze blew inexplicably from the closed basement, causing the flame on the candlestick to sway.
After standing still in the breeze for a few seconds, the middle-aged woman sat on the ground and sighed softly: "Unfortunately, after the bishop went to the Kingdom of God, the following sacrificial words lost their meaning. Otherwise, how could it be possible to just
Get this little breeze.”
"I remember the bishop said that only the power of death can irrigate the bursting of sprouts. Now there is no complete sacrifice. Maybe only when I am dying will the god of sprouts notice me, a humble believer."
The woman stood up with emotion: "Well, if it weren't for the fulfillment of the Bishop's wishes, I would have left this world long ago."
The woman shook her head, stood up unsteadily, and walked into the darkness step by step.
After a while, the sound of opening and closing the door was heard in the darkness, and the woman's steps were getting farther and farther. It was obvious that she had left the basement.
Not long after she left, the candlelight on the altar suddenly flickered again.
A young man wearing a black gentleman's uniform slowly appeared in the flickering sparks.
The young man looked in the direction of the basement door and whispered to himself: "God of Germination, do you think it is a real god?"
Sarcasm flashed in the young man's eyes, and then he turned to look at the statue on the altar. It was a round stone, with a sprout that broke out of the ground carved on the stone.
When looking at this bud pattern, the young man's eyes flashed with seriousness: "It is indeed it."
A gust of wind blew out the candles on the altar. As darkness invaded, the young man's figure slowly disappeared.
Paradoba, entrance to the deserted town.
There is a river between the deserted city and the new city. The middle-aged woman who had been praying in the basement, wearing a mask, walked through the smog-shrouded new city and came to the river.
Because the construction of the new city requires a large amount of metal materials, all the wastewater after metal treatment was poured into the river. The originally clear river water has now changed its appearance, with various colors gathering, unknown garbage dumped, and thick foam floating on the river surface.
The stench is overwhelming.
When the middle-aged woman walked across the bridge, she looked at the disgusting color in the river, and anger flashed in her eyes.
"God of Germination, quickly bring your devout believers to the kingdom of God. This world has been polluted by steel monsters, and there is no place for believers to survive anymore."
She shouted bitterly at the bridge. There were not many people around, and the only few people were just homeless people. Listening to the woman's roar, they didn't even raise their heads.
This drama has been going on for five years. Every time she passed the bridge, she would come to this drama. She was tired of watching and hearing it, and she didn't even want to give her a look.
This is a lunatic who believes in a cult.
The middle-aged woman's eyesight improved a little after crossing the bridge, but she still couldn't help but shake her head when looking at the abandoned buildings. How beautiful these buildings once were, they were all memories of her childhood, exquisite and prosperous under the blue sky and white clouds. But now, they are all
It's overgrown with weeds and full of holes. These holes are all stones removed by homeless people and secretly sold for money.
The beauty has disappeared. Perhaps only the arrival of the God of Germination can save this dirty world, right?
She slowly came to the parish with a sad mood.
The parish is the most dilapidated place in the deserted city, because the king of Yirong Kingdom is very dissatisfied with religion, and the most destroyed place in each city is the religious place.
Before the deserted city was abandoned, the parish had already suffered a disaster. Although there were many holes in the houses outside, at least a few complete buildings could be seen, but it was different here, almost all the buildings were incomplete.
Either the roof is missing or half of it has collapsed.
Only a remote small church can maintain its approximate original appearance. This is because this small church was only established seven years ago; however, a major case occurred there five years ago, and more than 20 believers disappeared.
As a result, the small church was also abandoned.
The middle-aged woman staggered forward among the ruins, her goal was the chapel.
Pushing open the church door, with a creaking sound, dim light entered the interior, and you could see that it was empty.
After she entered the church, she naturally went to the courtyard at the side entrance of the church, fetched a bucket of water from the well in the courtyard, came to the church, dipped a pure white cloth in the water, and slowly wiped the main platform of the church.
round stone.
This stone is the same as the stone she held as a memorial in the basement, with the pattern of "germination" carved on it.
She wiped it very carefully, covering every part.
As the water submerges, charming patterns slowly appear on the stones.
She looked at the lines on the stone, satisfaction flashing in her eyes.
This is a piece of rainstone. The characteristic of rainstone is that it will show colorful lines after touching water. Rainstone is not a precious stone, but it is very popular among children.
When the bishop chose to carve the pattern of the God of Germination on the rain pattern stone, she objected because the rain pattern stone was too cheap. But the bishop said that this rain pattern stone was a gift from the God of Germination, and she didn't believe it at all at the time.
But after actually carving, she realized that maybe the bishop was right. After being soaked in water, these lines matched the sprouting carvings on them, and they not only fit but were perfect.
The bishop was summoned by the God of Germination five years ago. Before going to the kingdom of God, he also told her to clean this rain-patterned stone frequently.
It was precisely because of the bishop's instructions that she stayed and did not go to the Kingdom of God.
Thinking about it now, I still feel a little regretful.
After she finished wiping the stone, she rubbed her slightly sore waist. Today's task was completed. Judging from the cleanliness, she would just clean it a second time in a week.
Thinking of this, she prayed to the God of Germination one last time and prepared to turn around and leave.
But when she turned around, she found that there was an extra person not far behind her.
It was a young man dressed like a nobleman.
He was wearing a black gentleman's uniform and a hat. Because his back was facing the direction of the door and the light was backlit, his appearance could not be clearly seen for a while, and only a pair of blue eyes like the sea could be vaguely seen.
The middle-aged woman was startled, covering her chest and said: "You...who are you? When did you come in?"
The young man took off his hat, revealing short golden hair. His hair was a little soft, swaying slightly with the tilt of the hat and the breeze.
The young man put his hat on his chest and introduced himself: "My name is Angel. With all due respect, may I ask the lady something?"