Chapter 1073: Lottery Segment
Chi Feichei looked around and could only conclude, "Feichi is quite special."
Feichi was the only one who, even without meeting him, could have a good end, living a lifetime of eating, drinking, and playing, growing old contentedly, and passing away full.
As expected of Feichi, who occupies two attributes, two original sins, and is possibly the key to the transformation.
Moreover, the first pet he raised here was Feichi, and he also got into the habit of taking Feichi everywhere, taking him out and sleeping with him.
Feichi is also particularly easy to like, just like being born with the 'Charm' attribute checked. The Junior Detective League often misses him, Haibara Ai often pets him, Kazuha Toyama will ask if Feichi isn't around when she comes, Suzuki Sonoko sends some supplies every once in a while, Kuroba Kaito, despite being bitten repeatedly, developed a strong bond with him, Gin will leave a crack in the car window when Feichi is in the car, and by the way, there's that one who likes to give guidance to Feichi playing kendama...
Seemingly, no matter if people like snakes or not, they won't end up disliking Feichi.
For Feichi, he could only think of two words to describe him—
Naturally gifted... and living idly.
Around them, the scene played repeatedly. The projection screen 'bang bang bang' successively exploded into fragments, gradually dissipating into the air.
The outer circle and inner circle platforms spun clockwise and counterclockwise respectively. As the speed increased, the ground beneath their feet was black for a while, then white, and the starry sky above flickered between bright and dim.
"How..." Koizumi Akako had just started speaking when she disappeared into the space.
Chi Feichei stood still, his mentality very stable.
The sin and punishment matched up. He must have answered correctly, so there was no need to be afraid.
Moreover, even if he answered incorrectly, there might not be punishment.
After the spin speed gradually became slow, the space became stable again.
Above was still the dark sky and bright white stars. The flashing white beneath their feet subsided, turning back to black. The runes representing 'Pride', 'Gluttony', 'Greed', 'Sloth', 'Anger', and 'Envy' around them disappeared, leaving only the white light rune symbolizing 'Unchastity'.
What Chi Feichei could think of was the 'Lottery Segment'.
In the dimness, the white rune grew larger and larger. The body shapes of Joshua and the others, originally miniature versions on the rune, also grew larger and larger.
The miniature Joshua lay flat in the void, while the others sat around Joshua, guarding him motionless.
Chi Feichei tried to reach out, but found his hand passed through Joshua's body, so he simply gave up the action and stood aside to look.
Until the crowd became as tall as normal people, Joshua's countenance began to change. His hair, which had lost its beautiful luster, gradually turned back to brown. The wrinkles on his face gradually disappeared. Time seemed to flow backward for Joshua, from old age, to middle age, and then to youth.
Around them, the other runes reappeared, their radiance so dim they were almost invisible.
The shadows of Feichi, Feimo, Tuanzi and Jubei, Fei Li, and Nameless also appeared above the runes.
This time they were separate individuals, not accompanied by animal groups. Feichi's shadow had two, both in a posture of standing up with half their body supported.
A purple light lit up on the left chest of the illusion of Joshua. The scattered purple streamer flew in other directions, entering the bodies of the other animals...
...
The next second, Chi Feichei opened his eyes.
Outside the window, the sky was bright. The curtain blocked most of the light, making the room dim.
Feichi leaned out of the glass tank on the bedside table, his head almost reaching Chi Feichei's eyes. Seeing Chi Feichei open his eyes, he happily flicked his snake tongue, "Master, I actually shed my skin while sleeping last night! Also, I now have that little eye pattern that was on Joshua! Just now my body was a little warm, and I looked for a long time before I found it!"
Chi Feichei sat up, picked up Feichi and placed him on the quilt, flipping him over to inspect.
At Feichi's seven-inch mark, there was indeed a small black point, hidden beneath a similarly black scale, like a hidden pattern carved under the black scale.
In fact, that pattern was even smaller than a sesame seed, and it was difficult to see clearly even when looking closely.
Chi Feichei pulled back the quilt and got out of bed, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find a magnifying glass, then pulled Feichi back over.
Under the magnifying glass, he could make out the eye outline border and the Holy Spirit Gate symbol in the middle of the eyeball...
Feichi lay still obediently, "Master, is that the mark?"
"Yes..."
Chi Feichei put the magnifying glass aside and looked at the box on the bedside table.
Inside was a complete snake skin, with almost no breaks, even more complete than the one Feichi shed himself.
"Wait a moment."
Chi Feichei tried to outline the pattern on his left eye.
This time, the connection was no longer to Joshua's side, but to the space in the dreamscape where the original sin runes were carved.
The seven runes were dim and blurry. Above them stood the projections of Joshua, Feichi, Feimo, Fei Li, Tuanzi, Nameless, and Jubei. The projections were quite solid, with their own light source, making the entire space seem less dark.
After Chi Feichei stared at Feichi's projection and tried to select it with his consciousness, a purple eye pattern formed by purple light floated in front of Feichi.
In Chi Feichei's left eye, he saw himself wearing pajamas and most of the room. In his right eye, it was Feichi in front of him. That feeling of space being dislocated in his brain appeared again, which also proved that his eyes had undergone a transformation—
The unnamed long-distance communicator, which could only contact Joshua, had now become the unnamed long-distance communicator that could contact Joshua, Feichi, Feimo, Fei Li, Tuanzi, Nameless, and Jubei.
...
Ten Minutes Ago...
London, England, 10 PM.
Thick curtains were drawn in a Western-style house in the suburbs.
Inside a room on the first floor, the electric light was not turned on. There was no furniture in the room. A white flag was hung on one wall, and on the flag was a purple eye pattern.
In the dimness, an old man wearing a white robe lay flat on a blanket. A circle of people sat quietly around him, their shadows cast around them, just like they were performing some strange religious ritual.
Grace Aihara woke up abruptly from her daze. Seeing the dimness around her, she quickly went to the room door, stood on tiptoe, and turned on the light switch. She turned her head to look at Joshua lying on the blanket, and after confirming that nothing was wrong with Joshua, she felt relieved.
"Hmm?"
Aside, Charles raised his head, with a dazed look, and looked around, "I seem to have fallen asleep again..."
"I seem to have too..."
"I just woke up too..."
Whispers came from around them.
Grace Aihara looked back around and found that everyone else looked like they had just been startled awake. "What time did you fall asleep?"
Three days ago in the morning, after Joshua had eaten breakfast, he suddenly collapsed on the table. She was startled and quickly called an ambulance. She also called Charles, who had already returned to America.
But after she finished the phone call, she fell asleep. Even when the hospital ambulance arrived, they couldn't find their specific location.
In the dreamscape, she seemed to see Joshua and his other godchildren, all people who strongly believed in Joshua. She couldn't remember clearly what exactly was in the dreamscape, nor did she remember whether she saw The Boss that Joshua mentioned.
It wasn't until past 5 PM that Joshua woke up, and she woke up almost simultaneously.
Charles also couldn't make it. Not long after they woke up, Charles called to say that he had also strangely fallen asleep.
Joshua told them: "I dreamed of The Boss, this is The Boss's revelation."
Afterwards, Joshua took a call and summoned the people who appeared in the dreamscape to gather here.
People in various countries and different places, actually falling asleep at the same time, without exception, even she had to believe that this was a miracle!
Because they were in different places and different environments, not everyone was in an enclosed space where it was easy to inhale anesthetic. Who had such great ability to pull this off?
Joshua told them that The Boss said falling asleep was not the end, and they had better gather in one place and not do dangerous things, lest they encounter danger after falling asleep.
Yesterday morning, not long after Joshua fell asleep, they collectively fell asleep again. She clearly wanted to get a blanket for Joshua, but actually fell asleep in a daze in front of the room door.
When she woke up in the afternoon, she immediately spread a blanket for Joshua in the room.
And that time, she found that the two crows that had been following Joshua seemed to have also fallen asleep just like them.
These past two nights, they didn't dare to wander off either. Besides attending to their basic needs, they stayed in this room, listening to Joshua preach the doctrine.
This morning, Joshua fell asleep again. They sat around, and similarly, fell asleep inexplicably again.
"Let me think, I seem to have lost consciousness not long after getting to the room..."
"It's still the same as the past few days, seem to have dreamed of everyone, but I can't remember clearly."
"I'm the same..."
The others were talking over each other.
Charles looked at Joshua. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly widened his eyes, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Charl..." Grace Aihara looked at the center of the room doubtfully, and was also stunned.
The wrinkles on Joshua's face, who was lying on the ground, dissipated, and his hair slowly became lustrous. In just one minute, Joshua transformed from an old man into a middle-aged man and then into a youth.
When the transformation stopped, Joshua still had his eyes tightly closed, lying there wearing a white robe with a peaceful expression. His drooping brown hair was smooth and lustrous, and his countenance was so young it had the vigor of a young man. Under the lamplight, his fair and firm skin was covered with a layer of white light, appearing incredibly sacred.
The room was silent. Grace Aihara plopped down onto the ground, ignoring the pain from her legs, and stared blankly at the unfamiliar appearance of Joshua.
If not for seeing it with her own eyes, she wouldn't believe that a person could change their appearance so drastically within just one minute.
"My Lord..."
Someone was startled awake by the movement and exclaimed in a lowered tone.
Under everyone's direct gaze, Joshua opened his eyes. His azure pupils were peaceful and deep. After slowly sitting up, he lowered his head and looked at the hand he had stretched out, then looked at the dumbfounded Charles in front of him, his gaze as gentle as before, "Charles, my child, you are also a famous figure in the American Brotherhood. No matter what you face, you should not lose your composure. Go get me a mirror."
His tone was unhurried as before, but his voice was also very young, with a gentle magnetic quality that made it feel unfamiliar.
Charles was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, my father... Oh, damn it... No, forgive me, my legs are numb!"
Legs numb, couldn't stand up.
Seeing Charles slumped down, rubbing his legs with an annoyed expression, the others finally regained some sense of reality and laughed.
"I'll go get it!" Grace Aihara, who was at the entrance, stood up, ran to the living room, got a mirror, came back, and sat down in front of Joshua. After handing the mirror to Joshua, she examined Joshua's face, "Father, you..."
"I already felt it in the dreamscape..." Joshua stared directly at his young countenance in the mirror, "Powerful strength entered my body, making my limbs no longer heavy, making my heartbeat strong, and allowing me to regain my youthful vitality."
Initially, he thought God had bestowed upon him 'Health', but unexpectedly it was the even more incredible 'Youth'!
The eye pattern was projected in front of Joshua, emitting a purple light.
Seeing Joshua's expression turn serious, the others quickly lowered their heads.
The sound seemed to come from the pattern. It was a man's voice, very young, but compared to Joshua's gentle voice, that voice's tone was too calm, appearing somewhat indifferent, "Joshua, have them go out first."
"Yes, my Lord."
Joshua raised his eyes to look at the others. The others immediately stood up, helping each other to go out. Charles wanted to crawl, but was pulled out by the others helping him... Legs numb.
(End of Chapter)