This is the oath that every Watcher will make when they truly decide to join the Watch.
It can be said that the first group of watchmen were almost all pure idealists.
They swore to protect mankind, be loyal to the world, and finally be loyal to themselves.
Such an oath may not guarantee that every watchman will strictly implement it, but it will remind them of such bottom lines and constraints at critical moments.
In the past few hundred years, some people have always said that the Watch Society is slowly deteriorating, and is slowly developing towards the appearance it once hated.
This may be true. There is no permanent organization in the world.
Even organizations born from the noblest ideals of mankind will inevitably undergo slight changes under the influence of time.
But it is undeniable that no matter how subtle changes are made, the true core of the Watch Society will not change.
They are the guardians of peace and dreamers who pursue their ideals.
Goo.
Augustus still lowered his head, but began to become nervous involuntarily.
Even if he is a legendary mage, even with his current strength and status, not many people in this world can threaten him.
But at this moment, Augustus still felt uncomfortable.
Not because he was afraid of exposing what he had done, but simply because of the existence of this person in front of him.
【Stargazer】
An ancient, powerful, and even great legendary watcher in terms of achievements.
The face is not deliberately hidden, but it is difficult to see clearly. Except for the light-colored eyes, everything about the stargazer seems to be unobservable.
This title that has been circulated in the Watcher's Secret Book for nearly a thousand years is not passed down from generation to generation, but is exclusive to her.
A long time passed, and even her name disappeared into the river, and no one knew it.
A legend who dedicated everything to the Watch, even giving up his own existence.
From the moment everyone forgot her name, the only one left in the Sky City was a stargazer who always stared at the sea of clouds.
Although he is called a stargazer, he never looks up at the stars. Instead, he looks down at the sea of clouds at his feet.
What is she looking at? What does she hope to see?
No one knows.
Even Augustus, who was already considered a high-ranking member of the Watch Club, would not have had the chance to meet this mysterious being if he had not been assigned to preside over the Observed Project.
With lightning flashing in his mind, Augustus kept analyzing the scene in front of him. Since entering the legend, he has not thought so quickly for a long time.
What does she mean?
Why ask this question?
Was she doubting my loyalty to the Watch?
Or……
Isn't she suspicious?
His heart became heavy, and when he thought about the situation clearly, Augustus calmed down.
No matter what the other party sees, he has a clear conscience.
"…………"
The sea of clouds billows outside the window, and silence spreads in the lonely and uninhabited space, finally condensing towards the depth.
Just when Augustus was a little shaken, the stargazer silently withdrew his gaze.
He turned around and walked to the seat next to the huge round table. Instead of taking the biggest seat, he sat down next to it.
Looking at the tall old man who was still there with his head lowered, the stargazer spoke softly:
"What do you think the Observed Plan means?"
What does it mean?
This problem has actually troubled Augustus for a long time.
In the more than twenty years since he took over this project, he has been thinking about the implications of this project.
What do these observed people mean?
It can only be determined that the stargazer is looking for someone, a very special person.
Gender, age, occupation, strength, camp... none of these are known, and all kinds of people have been included.
But they all have something special.
Either an amazing talent, incredible luck, or amazing talent...
But why did you not interfere when you clearly targeted their range, but silently observed, allowed them to develop, and even... ignored their death?
He thought about many explanations for this question, but in the end there was no definite answer.
There was no answer, Augustus knew that the other party would give him an explanation.
Sure enough, the stargazer continued:
"We are...looking for a hope."
"As prophesied."
Hope? Prophecy?
Augustus was confused. He did not expect to hear such unrealistic words from this adult.
To be honest, he found it all a bit ridiculous.
When did the Watchmen rely on such ethereal prophecies?
After giving him a deep look, Stargazer noticed the other person's dissatisfaction, but did not explain it.
She just sighed silently, leaned her body slowly towards the back of the chair, and said softly:
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand it now, maybe you will understand it later."
"Don't interfere too much and don't push them on the opposite path to us."
"Let's go, I already know what happened this time, and I won't do it again."
Frowning his brows, Augustus raised his head and wanted to refute.
"but……"
But before he could say anything, he saw the dazzling scarlet color dripping from the hood of the stargazer and falling onto his robe.
The light-colored deep gaze did not change at all, and the stargazer slowly repeated:
"Let's go."
suck!
Taking a deep breath, Augustus' expression returned to its original state, he straightened up, turning a blind eye to the blood at the corner of her mouth, and immediately turned around and left without the slightest hesitation.
Bang.
After leaving the gate, Augustus was silent for a moment, bowed slightly to the gate, then turned and left.
Walking slowly, without the gaze of stargazers, Augustus' mentality quickly returned to normal.
He is also a legend who has been famous for hundreds of years, so he naturally has a corresponding bearing and will not lose his composure just because of this level of embarrassment and confusion.
So what is this? A warning, or a slap in the face?
"Hope? Do you want to place your hope on an illusory prophecy?"
absurd.
Returning to the stairs again, Augustus paused, then walked down slowly.
"Be loyal to humanity, be loyal to the world, be true to yourself..."
Muttering to himself, he looked back at the portraits of the first few leaders that he chose to hang on the wall of the hall.
Looking up and staring at the masked figure among them, Augustus murmured to himself:
"But why? I never said I would pledge my loyalty to the Watch..."
As he spoke, his figure entered the corridor.
Disappear.
…
Bang.
"well……"
Shaking his head at the closed door, the stargazer slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and chuckled:
"False prophecies?"
"You will laugh when you hear this. After all... that's what you want to hear most."
The stargazer closed his eyes and thought about the scene he just saw, the intertwined figures of angels and demons.