SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 533 - 533 428 Trading Life for the Continuation of

Chapter 533: Chapter 428: Trading Life for the Continuation of Civilization_2 Chapter 533: Chapter 428: Trading Life for the Continuation of Civilization_2 ‘I don’t know why this would happen, but this does confirm what we already knew: the Church moves with the power of faith, but that doesn’t mean they are truly of one mind…’ Colin nodded to himself in the dark.

At that moment, he suddenly felt that the Saintess glanced at him. Was it an illusion? Even though the light was too dim to see any details, he felt like she had smiled a bit?

“According to some information left inside ancient Holy Relics in the secrets of the great cathedrals, when you fought alongside the ‘Holy Light Court,’ there were those from your side who took part as well…”

“Ah, I see.” Colin suddenly understood why the Saintess seemed relatively friendly.

Then, when he noticed the word “Holy Relic,” his expression became a bit odd: “Your Holy Relics… are they all made from some sort of body tissue?”

“Hm? This…” The Saintess paused, as she hadn’t really paid attention to this before, but now that she thought about it…

It seemed they mostly were…

“‘Holy Thorn,’ ‘Finger Ring,’ Skull Holy Grail…”

She murmured to herself, then nodded and asked with curiosity, “How do you know about this?”

“I… feel it’s a bit difficult to explain.”

Colin’s expression was subtle – having a connection with a “Flame Bearer,” so the “Light” Church used parts of their own bodies as artifacts, which resulted in a “transmission from person to person” phenomenon, huh?

Truly comrades who could fight shoulder to shoulder.

And there were still many relics left; why did it feel like the fates of the Saints from generation to generation weren’t so great?

Otherwise, why were there so many skeletal “Holy Relics”…

‘Speaking of which, the ‘Holy Relics’ here all seem to be skeletal, while the relics left by ‘Flame Bearers’ from outside this world are mostly various hearts… So, did my colleague, the confused ‘Flame Bearer’ Rosen, conform to local customs and leave a skull instead of a heart?’

Colin couldn’t help but think of a hellish joke.

He shook his head inwardly, and then, looking at the light and shadow before him, he asked curiously, “Do the records mention where those people went?”

“No, there aren’t any. They didn’t stay here for too long. After finishing their business, they just vanished all of a sudden. I’ve searched before but found no records. However, I did meet you, and it seems you’re also looking for them?” the Saintess said.

It seemed likely that they had headed to “World Code” 321 and never returned… While thinking this, Colin replied, “Yes, I roughly know that they went to some dangerous places, but I don’t know where.”

‘But I do know that one’s head for some reason came back… and it seems to be continuously sending distress signals to the ‘Bonfire Company’… resulting in a special ‘Descent Project’…’

Colin added silently to himself.

He felt that many things in this world were interconnected, like the “Human Patchwork Monster” definitely didn’t target Earth for no reason – it was most likely related to what the company employees left behind…

Unfortunately, it didn’t seem that these related things were easy to find.

After chatting for a while longer, Little Red entered with a cup of water steeped in concentrated nutrients, first greeting the glowing figure, then handing a cup to her big brother, in anticipation of his praise…

“Did you finish the exercises?” Colin affectionately touched the overly emotional girl whose eyes would turn red.

“I finished them.” Little Red blinked and looked expectantly at Colin, hoping he would go out and play with her.

However…

“Alright alright, I’ve brought you another new gift. Are you excited?”

“Excited.”

Then, amidst the little girl’s anticipation, Colin took out a new, one-inch-thick “One Lesson Three Practices.”

Little Red’s face visibly deflated with joy…

But still, she didn’t reject her big brother and slowly left with her new textbook.

“Mr. Colin, are you teaching them how to read?” Shana inquired.

She found it quite miraculous that among these refugees… about five percent had actually begun to grasp the basics of writing during this period. Of course, this script was not the script of this world, but from another world.

The two groups didn’t share a language, but strangely, they had started using the same script, and the meanings of the words appeared to be more or less unchanged.

Which meant that, one day, if people from Colin’s world came over, even without some power to translate, they could still communicate using different languages with similar script—…

If it weren’t for the “Flame Bearer,” she might call the “Tribunal of Judgment” over.

After all, if the other party was an invader… that… would not be good at all.

Colin didn’t think too much about it and nodded: “Only by learning to read can they accomplish some tasks better.”

There was an important reason for being able to replace local text with Earth’s language without any loss…

Those refugees, the vast majority, had no previous knowledge of script.

Since they were a blank slate, teaching them was naturally much easier than one would imagine.

Of course, a lot of official knowledge aid was working in the background, setting up plenty of things for him.

Beyond that, the refugees needed to use all kinds of mystical tools to help their brains to learn the language.

Otherwise, they might not be able to understand…

At the very least, they wouldn’t be able to grasp the meaning of written words quickly, especially not a group of people who struggled to speak clearly.

Shana gazed directly at him and nodded lightly: “I see…”

After exchanging a few more words, the training resumed.

…

At the same time, batches of employees were returning from the outside. After a day and half of time, they had finally brought back the entire group of twenty-one people.