Chapter 32

The wind drove the heat away . Roland’s robe was blowing in the wind, but Falken’s green-edged robe was not affected at all .

It seemed that Falken was already beyond the physical realm .

After a brief silence, Roland asked, “You’re asking me to leave Red Mountain Town sooner?”

It was not a random thought, it was what he was reading between the lines .

Falken smiled and said, “You’re truly smart . I do hope that you can leave Red Mountain Town as soon as possible . ”

“Why do you want me gone?” Roland asked curiously .

“It’s not about you, but them . ” Falken’s soul looked down at the town gently and said, “You’ve disrupted the balance in this town . I do not blame you . You did a good thing, but it’s not necessarily a good thing for the town . ”

Roland stood next to Falken and asked with even more interest, “I haven’t noticed it yet . In what way did we influence the town?”

“You’re different . ” Falken looked at Roland and said, “You and the Golden Son who just came are different from us . You are neither humble nor arrogant, and you treat everything equally . It’s a good quality, but not a good thing for the children of our town . ”

Roland was puzzled . “Why?”

“Because they do not have strength,” said Falken helplessly . “They do not have a notable familial background . They can’t even read . Yet, they’re learning how you deal with things . What do you think will happen to them when they face nobles or other strong professionals with pride but absolutely no strength?”

His words were direct, if not blunt . For Roland, it was rather shocking . The chirps of insects and birds seemed a lot louder .

Subconsciously, he cleared his throat and said, “Is this world so horrible that one cannot defend their pride?”

“They can if they are strong, but they are not,” said Falken . “Is the world of the Golden Sons one where everybody has lived in peace without any discrimination since the very beginning?”

1Of course not! Briefly stunned, Roland smiled bitterly . “Got it . ”

Then, he looked at Falken, finding it odd . “Why do I feel that your mind is a lot more active now that you’re a soul?”

Falken replied matter-of-factly, “Old age will certainly affect your abilities . My current appearance is from when I was strongest in my life . ”

Roland sighed . He too felt that Betta and he had stayed here for too long and somewhat influenced the town . He looked at the lake, where Betta was still playing swords with the kids . “When did you realize that it’s inappropriate?”

“Half a minute before my death, I thought through many things . ” Falken shook his head helplessly . “In fact, our town is too small and the population is too little, so you can easily influence us . Large cities are different . One million people live in Delpon . If you go there, it will be like a bottle of ink being thrown into an ocean . Nothing will be changed . ”

“All right, got it . ” Knowing that Falken was not really dead, he made fun of him . “I’ll leave after I put a few flowers before your tombstone . ”

Falken was briefly stunned . Then he smiled and said, “It does feel strange if you put it that way… There’s a Guild of Mages in Delpon . You can try to join it . You’ll be able to learn a lot of basic knowledge there . However, you should be careful . Mages believe in survival of the fittest . You have to be prudent, or other Mages might easily kill you . After all, all the Mages seem pretty smart to me . ”

“The Guild of Mages, got it!” Roland thought for a moment and said, “I’ll keep you company until you go to paradise . ”

“That’s unnecessary . The goddess’s envoys are here . ” Falken pointed at the sky .

A gold ring had appeared in the sky at some point . It grew large and eventually turned into an enormous gold mirror that occupied half of the sky .

Green plants, lakes, and opaque spots that seemed to be living humans could be vaguely seen on the mirror .

Was it… the entrance to the Paradise of Life? Roland subconsciously turned on his recorder .

For Roland, it was only an interesting phenomenon, but for Falken, it was his lifelong dream .

“Paradise!” Falken looked at the sky and opened his arms zealously, as if he were trying to embrace something .

A green pillar of light enshrouded him .

The strange power in the pillar of light made Roland uncomfortable . He subconsciously stepped back .

Exotic music vaguely echoed in the sky . Countless bright feathers floated down and covered the whole town . A female angel about 1 . 75 meters tall slowly descended from the sky and landed before Falken .

Falken fell on one knee and said piously, “Beautiful and sacred Guiding Angel, I’m grateful for your arrival . ”

The female angel was impeccable in terms of appearance and body figure . She said with a smile, “Falken, in light of your devotion and your contributions, you are permitted to join paradise as a holy spirit . You will live forever without any pain or disease . ”

“It’s my honor!” Falken trembled in extreme happiness .

The angel nodded in satisfaction . Then, she stared at Roland with her azure eyes . “A human Mage? You have a special soul . ”

Roland frowned and stepped back again . The angel was indeed the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, but she was also dangerous .

“Special how?” Roland asked back and stepped further back .

1As if she noticed the wariness in Roland’s eyes, the angel chuckled and moved her eyes from him to Falken .

“Let’s go, Falken . You are no longer related to this world . ” The angel’s voice couldn’t have been more pleasant .

“Okay!” Falken stood up .

The angel flapped her wings and slowly ascended . Falken also rose to the sky along with the pillar of light . He waved a goodbye at Roland, getting smaller and smaller .

A minute later, he completely disappeared in the gold mirror .

Roland waved at the sky and put his arm down .

The mirror was gone, and so was the vague sound of music .

The sky was back to normal . The villagers who were paying tribute to Falken were still in the backyard .

It seemed that they did not notice any of the strange phenomenon just now .

Roland felt cold when the wind blew by even though it was a hot summer .

He suddenly realized that the game was much more complicated than he’d imagined .

Did deities… really exist?

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