In short, for safety's sake, it's better to go abroad. In other countries, even if the intelligence network of the Grace Holy Church can reach them, it will inevitably be somewhat loose.
The third point, which was also quite important in her considerations...
She stretched out her hand, placed the back of her hand on the table, and laid it flat and natural.
On her white and delicate palm, there was a faint pattern of "an aggregate of light balls behind the stars". The light emitted was deliberately suppressed by her, and it appeared very dim and inconspicuous. Except for herself, no one could see it clearly.
Back then in Stio, when she was enveloped in thick black fog and came face to face with the weird and terrifying "evil god", the "lock" in her mind that sealed some important memories... was touched, and therefore loosened to a certain extent.
The very little information that had leaked out had benefited her greatly.
This also made her clear about the primary purpose of her actions for a long time to come.
That is to find a way to completely release the solid "lock", restore all memories, and understand one's own life experience and origin!
This is about the truth of her time travel and the origin of this body.
In order to achieve all this, the key is to find something that can also trigger the "lock".
In this case, we can’t just stay in one small place, we must travel around and explore every corner of the world!
Only in this way can you increase the chance of encountering "opportunity"!
"...divinity...spirituality...ash of connection...holy emblem..."
Her pink and delicate lips moved slightly as she reviewed the valuable information, which was only a small part of the total but still incredibly complex.
Staring blankly at the mysterious pattern quietly floating in the palm of her hand, her thoughts gradually drifted back to a few days ago, back to the hazy crimson mist...
"...Since you are not Augustus, what is the name of this evil god?"
"Evil God? Hehe..." The alien figure that was looming in the crimson spoke a little more fluently, but his voice was still explosive, "Human... No, you can't be... a human..."
"Let me correct you," Qi Ji interrupted it, "I don't know if I am human, but I am definitely a human."
"Sure, 'human'," the 'god' didn't seem angry at being interrupted so rudely, as if he didn't care at all, "You are very special. I have never seen a life that can completely ignore the influence of 'Ashes of Connection'."
"so?"
"You are very special, so you are qualified to know my name," the harsh and harsh voice floated over, "Therefore, I will announce my name, you listen carefully, you remember, 'human'...
"I was born from nothingness, I wander through eternity;
"I created all things countless ages ago, and I designed resurrection at the beginning of creation;
"I am the Lord of all existence, I am the original being that sleeps in the void.
"You should call me...
"The First Creator."
Chapter 105 Gary Family
"...little sister?"
A gentle call made Qi Ji's consciousness leave his memories.
She naturally clenched her hands on the table and turned them over with her palms facing down. The whole process was very smooth and did not seem deliberate at all.
The mysterious pattern that was floating and glowing faintly in the palm of the hand also extinguished and disappeared completely.
Slowly raised his head and looked towards the direction of the sound.
Several people of different ages and clothes appeared in front of me. The first one was a middle-aged man of medium build, wearing straight trousers, a white shirt, and a vest, with a bookish temperament.
Next to him, there was a slightly younger lady, about thirty years old, leaning against him. Her figure and face were well maintained, and she was dressed decently and elegantly, wearing a simple long dress that was steady yet fashionable.
The two obviously have a close relationship and are probably a couple traveling together.
Behind the two men and women, there were two small figures huddled there, looking a little reserved.
It was still a boy and a girl. The boy looked less than ten years old, with fair skin and a few light freckles on his cheeks. He kept his mouth shut and stared at the floor. He seemed to be introverted and was wearing a small children's suit.
The woman was a little older, about eleven or twelve years old, and had a delicate and cute appearance. She wore a white long-sleeved shirt with a small and elegant bow at the collar; she wore a dark-colored suspender skirt with the hem reaching to her knees.
The two children looked somewhat similar to the couple and were obviously their children.
"What's the matter?"
Qi Ji raised his chin slightly and said to the lady in a steady voice that it was she who had just spoken to him.
The moment he saw the appearance of this group of people clearly, Qi Ji basically guessed their purpose, but he still chose to speak out to confirm.
"Little sister, we are tourists from Sunset Harbor," the lady said with a warm smile on her clean face, "All other tables are occupied. Do you mind if we share a table with you?"
After hearing this, Qi Ji looked around and found that all the other tables in the cafe were basically full. Only her table was relatively empty, and she was the only one occupying it.
"No problem at all."
She said "hmm" indifferently, then put her hands down on the table, leaned on the bench, and moved her butt to the corner to make room for the family.
"Thank you."
The lady smiled and nodded, then took her husband's arm and sat on the bench opposite Qi Ji.
The brother and sister, at the husband's signal, came to the chair where Qi Ji was sitting, blinked at Qi Ji who was huddled in the corner, and seemed to be hesitating whether to sit in.
"Youer, Daisy, come and thank your sister." The middle-aged man with a bookish temperament said to his children with a smile.
The little boy's eyes were still looking at the floor, his lips moved slightly, but I couldn't hear what he was saying. This was a typical symptom of social phobia.
Sister Daisy seemed to be a little more cheerful. She looked at the face obscured by the haze cast by the cloak and whispered timidly, "Thank you, sister..."
"These two kids are shy," the well-proportioned husband said with a helpless smile, "Especially Youer. It took us a lot of effort to convince him to go out with us."
Qi Ji didn't care at all. Instead, he thought it was good that the two children were quiet and not aggressive. The corners of his mouth curved slightly, and he exhaled lightly from his nose, smiling silently:
"Children often have a lot of energy, but a quiet childhood can also be a unique memory."
"Little sister, are you a local?"
The still charming lady blinked twice and looked curiously at Qi Ji, whose entire body was hidden in the cloak.
In her opinion, this little girl's voice and tone were very childish, but her tone was quite mature, which was quite strange.
And judging from her delicate arms and childish voice, this little girl is not much older than his own child and must be very cute.
This aroused her maternal love, and she couldn't help but want to communicate with him.
"No," Qi Ji said half honestly and half inquiringly, "I'm an adventurer from another place, just passing through this town."
"Adventurer?!"
The couple opposite exclaimed in unison, leaned back subconsciously, and stared with disbelief and astonishment in their eyes.
The couple's reaction did not surprise Qi Ji.
Judging from the way they are dressed, they must be middle-class people with stable incomes and respectable jobs. They lead fairly stable and peaceful lives and probably rarely witness, let alone encounter, extreme survival crises.
In the eyes of such people, adventurers who explore secret places, accept various commissions, and walk on the edge of a knife all day long are a group of violent, barbaric, and vulgar guys.
In short, they absolutely could not associate that kind of person's image with Qi Ji, who looked slender, petite, tender and weak.
The lady looked Qi Ji up and down suspiciously: "Are you a transcendent?"
Qi Ji nodded silently to express his affirmation, which made the horror in the other party's eyes even more intense.
Her guess was pretty much right, and in fact it was basically true.
The husband of this well-dressed lady is named Gary. He is a teacher at the compulsory school affiliated with the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and teaches Chinese to lower grade students in the school.
The position is not high, but it is stable and decent, with a salary of 3 to 5 aires per week, and paid leave if there is a good reason.
It's not too affluent, but it's enough for the family to live a comfortable life.
The University of Science and Technology is located in Sunset Harbor, which is also where the family was born and raised.
Sunset Harbor is one of the most economically developed cities in the empire, with good public security and prosperous business. As long as one has sufficient income, there is no need to worry about any security issues, and there is no market in need of adventurers.
This makes their impression of adventurers only remain in the conversations with colleagues and neighbors. As residents of stable areas, they usually don't have many positive descriptions of people who wander in the gray area all day long.
The two's views on adventurers were basically the same as Qi Ji had expected.
"Girl, where are your family?" Gary, a middle-sized school teacher, obviously didn't believe it. He pinched the collar of his shirt and said, "It's dangerous to wander around outside alone."
Qi Ji didn't care whether the other party believed it or not, and shrugged: "I am a traveler who decided to travel around the world. I have no family."
This was completely sincere. Her current goal was indeed to travel around in search of an opportunity to restore her memory; she also really had no family, whether in her past life on Earth or in the present.
"Um, little sister, are you really an adventurer? Are you a mage or a warrior?"
Although Mrs. Gary had a preconceived bad impression of adventurers, this was her first time to come into such close contact with a real adventurer. She could not hold back her curiosity and wanted to learn more about him.
Seeing the interest on Mrs. Gary's pretty face, Qi Ji couldn't help but chuckle:
"Yeah. I think I should be considered a mage."
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Chapter 106 Acquaintance
"Master..."
Mrs. Gary nodded slightly up and down with her mouth half open, her eyes a little dazed, as if she was thinking of something familiar to her.
"Sister, sister, are you really a wizard?" A childish voice came from the side. It was the little girl named Daisy. "Are you as powerful as those magic instructors in Dad's school?"
Her father, Gary, worked for the "Imperial Academy of Sciences Affiliated Compulsory School", which catered to children of the middle class and ordinary citizens who were not too wealthy.
These families simply do not have the financial and material resources to send their children to study magic-related courses. After all, the study of spells is not like the practice of martial arts. The latter has a lower entry threshold, and civilians also have the opportunity to enter... Of course, there is no guarantee of future success.
It is different for a magician. Whether it is entry, promotion, or even daily recuperation, spiritual materials are needed, which is quite expensive and is definitely not something an ordinary family can afford.
Therefore, there are actually no so-called magic instructors in what Daisy calls "Dad's school". Those who are capable of teaching spells are all in the "Imperial Academy of Sciences".
The two languages are similar in name, but they are essentially different. The relationship between them is basically equivalent to that between Java and JavaScript - almost nothing.
But Daisy is so young, so it's normal for her to confuse the two concepts.
After saying that, Daisy looked at Qi Ji with her watery brown eyes, her small pink lips pursed, her hands pressed on the seat were clenched into fists, and she looked very nervous.
It seemed as if the conversation just now had exhausted all her courage.
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Qi Ji was also aroused with an impulse similar to seeing a cute little animal, and couldn't help but stretch out a hand to touch her head:
"I know a thing or two about magic."
Seeing Qi Ji's hand reaching out, Daisy panickedly narrowed her eyes and shrank her neck into her shoulders.
But after that soft and delicate little hand gently covered her head and stroked it slowly, her body gradually relaxed, she lowered her head and remained silent, and her ears turned slightly red.
"Oh, since you are a wizard," Mrs. Gary's eyes lit up like a child seeing something new, "Well... can you demonstrate it? Sorry, this may be presumptuous, but I have never seen a real spell..."
Although she is over thirty, her demeanor is quite energetic and full of pure innocence.
This lady is quite childish...
"Of course, this is not difficult."
Qi Ji was also idle, with a slight smile on his lips, and one hand continued to stroke Daisy's little head. Her hair was as clear as the sea, dark blue, with slightly curled ends, and just long enough to cover the back of her neck.
The other hand reached into the cloak and pulled out a small, shiny object.
"This is……?"
Mrs. Gary tilted her head in confusion and stared at what Qi Ji was holding. Her eyes were the same clear brown as Daisy's, and full of life.
What Qi Ji took out from his cloak was an exquisite glass product, which was very similar in shape to the "apple" he had given to Lina, but it was smaller in size, only half the size of a fist.
And it's just a glass handicraft. Apart from the subtle carving details, there is nothing special about it.
There is neither a pure black background nor a bright, flowing glimmer.
I took this thing from Lunxi's bedroom some time ago. It's just an ordinary ornament. I thought it looked nice, so I asked Lunxi for a few of them.
One of them was given to Lina after being "processed" by her.
Ordinary ornaments will no longer be ordinary in Qi Ji's hands...
"Look carefully." She held the glass apple to eye level.
Mrs. Gary and Daisy were completely attracted. Their younger brother Youer, who was sitting farther away, also tried hard to stick his head out. Even Gary, who had always been skeptical about Qi Ji's words, turned his gaze over curiously.
