Chapter 2 Chapter 1 The Hall of the Wise - Grinsha's Tea Party

If I recall the glorious afternoon, What will be the image in your mind? is my smile, Or is it that smile you can never touch? The sacred light shines on the Tianjie, which is the pure land protected by the majesty of the gods. The majesty of God comes from the Great Sept - where the "Supreme Being" of the visible world resides. The light comes from the inside out, round and full, and radiates outward through the Great Church to illuminate the world. The place where the sacred light reaches is as beautiful as poetry and painting, the light permeates the entire heaven, conveys eternity and beauty in the garden, in the blue waves of the spring...

The colorful colors hidden in the white light show different changes depending on the angle of the viewer. Colorful clouds and mist pieces are often surrounded by groups of beautiful creatures—angels. Sometimes they fly gracefully in the sky, sometimes chat leisurely among the flowers, or gather together to sing and sing poems. I heard that the reciting angel Seraphim (Seraphim) has three pairs of beautiful wings, and they do not sing unless they are in front of God, so some people say that they were created to sing praises to God. But in fact, they also sing on weekdays, but in front of God, each of their three pairs of wings is used to fly, to cover their faces and feet, to show their surrender and reverence.

Even if the seraphim is a creature with no function and power, it is enough to envy other ordinary angels, because seraph can go to the cathedral to meet the highest being in the world! Not many angels have seen God, because not all angels have seen the Creator— God's unsurpassed, powerful light is enough to dissolve all existence, even the things he created. And the voice of God is equal to his light. The melody from ethereal and energy can shatter all parades. Intangible things, even fragments, cannot exist in that compelling beautiful melody. Therefore, except for the great Besides the angels, there are only some hierarchical angels who can see the greatness of the infinite existence.

Archangels are powerful creatures under the gods, powerful and beautiful. Some people call them Archangels, which are synonymous with strength and beauty. The four monarch-level archangels headed by them are the objects of admiration for all celestial beings. Among these few angels who can share God's voice and God's light, seraphim are powerless and useless, they can only sing and recite hymns to praise God's angels, although they are beautiful and super gorgeous-expand to cover The sky and the earth occupy the six wings of the visual space, but the angels' evaluation of them is polarized.

"A group of angels who are useless!" "That's right! A big vase! It's really unfair to be able to follow God even though you can only sing!" "It would be great if it were us!" "...But we can't get close to the Great Cathedral! We can't listen to the words of God, and we can't meet the light of God..." Of course, although there are many aggrieved angels, all the accusations will never be directed at their beloved God. Angels will only hide these negative emotions, or find other spiritual windows to vent them out, and let those spiritual garbage become Positive things for the world——

Or turn into a cloud, or weave into a night of starry sky. However, there are more angels who like to cling to beautiful archangels. The status of the archangels in the heavens is second only to God in power, and their appearance is heard to be similar to God. Because of this, the admiration of the angels for God is naturally transferred to several archangels for balance. The archangels all have their own palaces, and each palace has a different style due to their individual preferences and aesthetics. When did this begin to exist? Not to mention those angels who were born much later than the Archangel, even the Archangel himself may not be able to remember it.

At any given time, there are many angels flocking before the palace of the Archangel. Some archangels who are lively by nature or like to be lively don't mind being crowded with others, but there are also a few who are used to being lonely and rarely interact with other people, leaving a group of admirers to linger outside the door. Known as the wise man among the archangels-Raphael, he is a very lovable figure among the four monarch-level angels. Needless to say his beauty, angels are beautiful, especially the archangels, they inherit all the best of God, but Raphael's beauty is different from others, he is calm and wise, his eyes are like the reflection of ancient stars With his wisdom...

Some people say that he is unfathomable, like the deep pool under the diamond valley on the border of heaven. Friends agree that this description is very close to him. There is another main reason for his popularity: he has a pleasant personality and a witty eloquence. Even when talking to the lowest-ranked angels, he still treats them equally and will never show a trace of contempt. This kind of equality and gentleness from the heart makes him the most popular person. On this point, many archangels have used it to train Mikael, whose personality is almost completely opposite, asking him to reflect on himself and learn from other people's attitudes.

However, Mikael didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him, he said directly: "I just have this face, this expression, this character, can't I?" "……as long as you are happy!" The others had no choice but to answer. Most of the angels, apart from admiring the flowers and singing, just hang around, gather and chat, and most of them are not productive. The Archangel has many hobbies of his own, and has done many things that can be called "creation". Among them, Raphael, who is called the "Academic Angel", is the one who is most enthusiastic about this way among the angels.

Angels recall: Once, everyone gathered in the sanctuary Glensha - "The Hall of the Wise Men", and Raphael set out a table full of utensils that the angels had never seen before - what Raphael later called "tea sets". These things are painted with beautiful patterns of flowers and plants, or regular totems, some in one color, some in color, and they seem to form a set of each... "what is this?" Almost all angels ask. "Things for making tea." Raphael smiled, and Gabriel, who was helping out, was also smiling.It seems to be saying: Look!No one knows what the hell you're up to—

"Make tea? What's that?" the angels asked again. "Well... I'll explain slowly. Let's choose and see which group you like to use first." After several discussions - because each set is beautiful and it is difficult to choose, the angels finally chose a set of tea sets with elegant roses. This is of course Raphael's masterpiece! Raphael first sat down gracefully - he has always been so elegant, and he always wears a large dress. The heavy and complicated layered design will make it very inconvenient for the person wearing it to move, but it is also because of this It is impossible to make exaggerated movements and become elegant.Raphael is not only elegant, but he still looks smooth and flexible when he puts on a big dress. After he sat down, he threw all kinds of flowers and plants he collected in the garden—which seemed to have dried up—into a container, and then filled it with smoking water. In just a short while, the room was filled with all kinds of floral scents, which were faint but clear, and all the angels were pleasantly surprised. "I spent a long time researching which flowers can be soaked together so that the fragrance can be integrated: which flowers can be matched with which grass leaves to create different sweetness..." When Raphael said this, many angels had already leaned their noses around the teapot. Gabriel laughed and said: "Stop talking! Rafael, I think everyone's saliva is about to drip." "Yes, yes, now—we can begin our tea." Academic Angel said with a smile. Since then, drinking tea and chatting has become the most popular activity among angels, and many angels are lucky enough to get the exquisite tea sets presented by Raphael. Another time - when a group of angels were drinking tea and chatting, everyone noticed that Gabriel did not join the angels' chat and discussion with Raphael. These two knowledgeable Archangels love to discuss things, they have a charming appearance, a beautiful and intoxicating voice, and the content of the discussion is lively and interesting. Even though the angels can’t hear them sometimes, they still like to stick to the side and listen to it—it’s a great happiness to enjoy it as if two beautiful people are performing and singing. On this day, Gabriel sat by himself not far from the tea table, looking down at a heavy object in his hand. "What are you watching, Gabriel? So fascinated?" The angels were all curious because they had never seen that kind of thing. "Yes! Just ignore us..." "That's a book, a handmade book I made." Raphael said while drinking tea. Although the angels all have internal key programs, which are enough to be rich in knowledge, but due to different levels, the depth and breadth of knowledge also show different levels. Whenever Raphael has time, he forms the knowledge he knows into Guangyuan and shapes it into a book. Each book has his hobbies on it - some appliqués, brocade, or ribbons, even wood carvings, leather carvings... and other decorations. "Knowledge? Why do you want to make a book?" Kamel asked: "If you have any questions, you can flash hundreds of possibilities in the blink of an eye. And pick the closest answer from them. Why do you want to do it? into a book?" Sounds like you're making fun of him for not doing it? Raphael smiled and said: "Books—beautiful and beautiful, easy to review, and convenient to borrow. You can't deny that my head can't be borrowed randomly, right? But it's much more convenient to have books. Anyone who wants to borrow can borrow them at any time." What he said sounded very reasonable, Kamel smiled chicly, and said nothing more. However, everyone was curious at the moment, what was Gabriel so fascinated by? You can't be looking at the flower guide, right?To suck all his attention away from the discussion of a group of angels. "What he has is a story I wrote." Raphael explained. "Story? Do you mean something that happened in the past?" The angels all asked in amazement, and even wanted to borrow it and read it, but no one dared to disturb their Gabriel to sit down and read the book. "... To put it simply, it is something that never happened, it is a fiction. But in the story, you can see some facts that you know or have seen... It is a kind of pretense, extension, and then packaged as if it once It happened, and such things are stories!" Raphael very briefly explained. At that time, many angels would enjoy reading books in the courtyard. Some angels liked to read illustrated books, and some were fascinated by the "stories" Raphael said. Of course, these books were borrowed from Raphael. There was even a time when it was fashionable among the angels to weave stories, and several archangels tried it, and the most popular works were probably those of Raphael and Gabriel—the two of whom the angels agreed were the best writers.In addition, Chad Sil's book is also very likable, because it is light-hearted and interesting, making people laugh out loud. However, Mikael's work has been criticized as "a work of anger" or a work of "venting hatred". When you are in a bad mood, take a look at it to vent your mood. Then, again—anyway, the beginning of the story is the same— A group of angels gathered again in Glensha, the "Hall of the Wise Men". Raphael brought out many small, about the length of the palm, angel-like sculptures, and one made of marble with nets engraved on it. Grid pedestal. Small figures are carved all over the pedestal, and they are carved into two groups of granite and black marble. The carvings are exquisite and lifelike. When all the angels admired it curiously, Raphael placed it in the position he set, and said: "Bored people can use this to pass the time. As for the gameplay, I have studied it with Gabriel for a while. Alas! Gabriel is so good, he can beat me seven times after playing ten times! He doesn't give me any face! " "I didn't say anything..." Gabriel also laughed and said: "I'm still skeptical - Raphael is actually just testing various gameplays, and he doesn't really compare this with me... right?" Raphael smiled, his long eyelashes covered his blue eyes, noncommittal. "What is this? How to play?" The angels all opened their eyes wide, their eyes full of brilliance, full of anticipation. "I call this 'Andor'." Andor is what humans later called chess. While explaining, Raphael asked Gabriel to play against him to explain and demonstrate. There are several ways to play, and all kinds of rules are recorded. Playing a round can take a lot of time, and the players are trapped in it and cannot extricate themselves. The most interesting thing is that this chess can move! Every little angel statue can obey the player's execution order. They will have actions and powers belonging to their class, and because of the internal key rules, there will be no violations. If you make a wrong move, you are wrong. It is impossible to accept sophistry ! "The library in my palace contains the rules for playing chess. If you are interested, you can borrow it." Raphael said with a smile. The reason why the rules are called rules is - "It's not fun if you don't follow the rules". However, although this set of game chess was very popular, none of the angels had the opportunity to play it again except for that day, because this set of angel game chess was snatched by Mikael that day, and it became a dream for him and Lucy. One of the main reasons why Hua fights and fights every day. "I said——I played this chess game like this, and Lucifer played that and that... Raphael, tell me! It's right for me to win, isn't it?" The settings that cannot be violated are entered, because they are afraid that someone will steal and cheat or refuse to admit defeat, so no one understands why these two people can still quarrel when they play such a chess game. That day, when Mikael shook Raphael and asked about winning or losing, Raphael sighed and spread his hands, making the above statement. Thereafter— Carving, kneading clay, even making perfume, toys... all kinds of tricks you can think of are exposed to all the angels at the beginning of almost the same story. Everyone will never be able to figure out where Raphael has the time to invent so many novel and eccentric things, but they are unconsciously looking forward to the new surprises that Raphael will bring them. However, this academic angel Raphael, who is known as a wise man, has profound wisdom and has nothing he can't handle, still has cases that are difficult to deal with. Not everyone will kick the iron plate because of their ability or ingenuity, but the "iron plate" that can walk in the heaven often troubles many people—— Including Raphael the Wise. Speaking of this incident, it is another joke in the heavenly realm. Of course, the person involved will only frown upon hearing it, and will never laugh... However, this is indeed an out-and-out joke that has been passed down through the ages. The thing is like this: I don’t know when it started, Raphael erected an elegant jade carved notice tablet in front of the gate of his own sanctuary Grinsha, also known as the “Wise Man’s Hall”. Engraved with beautiful words, the content is: "Whoever fights, or may fight under unknown circumstances, do not enter." Obviously, the construction of this stele took a few days, right? ——Seeing this insanely extra stone tablet, the angels all showed a look of astonishment! The style of the stele does not feel incompatible with this temple at all. It can even be said to complement each other and has a great decorative effect. This is one of Raphael's many talents. His sense of beauty and design are the best among angels! But that inscription... "...The content of such a notice is still decorated with such a beautiful stone tablet? And what's the matter with the carving next to it?" Standing in front of the stele, classified by Raphael and the others as a "walking iron plate" - the beautiful and majestic Angel Army commander Mikael, with his hands on his hips, shook his head and commented on the stele, and he said: "That's why I said... that guy Raphael has a brain problem!" Mikael has a beautiful face like a god, just like his name "god-like", it is recognized that they resemble their gods in the most places. Even so, Mikael certainly has his own instantly recognizable features. His head of bright orange-red hair is scattered straight on his body, as smooth as silk but shining with biological light, and the thin eyebrows of the same color as the hair are raised proudly, placed in the most appropriate place on that face, the same as The bright orange-red eyelashes are long and curled, and the light blue eyes are sparkling, and the whole face is extremely harmonious and contrasting. Needless to say, his status is very lofty. If the status of an archangel (archangel) is only lower than that of God, then the four archangels (major kings) are the highest among them! And Mikael is under the god and above the archangel. Not only that, but his power is so powerful that almost no one in the heaven can match it. The most sublime existence under the gods now pouts and criticizes dissatisfiedly: "Why does Raphael spend his energy on such boring things? Isn't he busy enough to manage the chores entrusted by the little angels, make his handmade books, knead his clay, and make his teacups?" ?” The commander of the Angel Army propped his chin and said inexplicably. "You still have the nerve to say that?" Mikael's twin angel, Lucifer with silver and gold hair, came to his side, looked at the words on the stone tablet, shook his head and said in a helpless tone. Judging by the aesthetic standards among friends, Lucifer's appearance is the most god-like. That beautiful, charming face, the proportion of the facial features is almost exactly the same as that of a god, his hair is straight and long, as soft as silk, the same as Gabriel's twin angel Shakalimanyel, a combination of gold and silver, but Lucifer is more silvery, which is very different from God. Logically speaking, Lucifer should be a very popular figure among the archangels. However, all the angels worship him but dare not approach him. The reason is not only that his eyes are cold blue, but there is also a dark shadow in the depths of his eyes. Cold, looking into his eyes, unable to probe into what he was thinking at all. And before that, he would make the hairs on that haughty face stand upside down in anger. But speaking of it, the person who can't stand his coldness the most is his twin angel Mikael. At this moment, Lucifer was scratching at the commander of the Angel Army with his usual cold and arrogant expression, and said: "Mikael! I think you have a head. Do you still have a head in your head? Don't you know... this notice monument is set up entirely for you?" When Mikael heard this, he turned his head and stared at Lucifer unconvinced, and asked: "Why do you say it was made for me?" "Obviously, isn't it?" Lucifer stared back at his twin angel and said: "Since you broke Raphael's beloved teapot at the last tea party, do you think people will still welcome you? Huh?" Mikael's embarrassing things were revealed mercilessly, his beautiful face wrinkled into bark.He turned his face to Lucifer and said: "Thank you cock for reminding! You forgot all about what you did yourself? Selective frustration? Didn't you break the sugar bowl of Raphael's other tea set? How dare you say me? I see This stele is clearly set up for you!" After finishing speaking, the commander of the Angel Army bent his arms, and elbowed Lucifer, who was beside him with his arms crossed, hard to the side. Lucifer's chest and abdomen must have suffered pain from the force, and his head was bruised. He bent his arms and pushed Mikael back in the same way, and the two gorgeous archangels were pushing back and forth there. "Go away! Don't look at things in front of me!" "You just get out! Don't even think about who caused us to be turned away." Lucifer gritted his teeth. "Yes! What about the sugar bowl?" "Would I have hit the sugar bowl if you hadn't hit me?" "I don't even recognize what you said!" "It's noisy! Go away! It's like ten of you!" Mikael said. "You just walked away! It's like ten of you here!" Lucifer said. As the two pushed back and forth, Gabriel and Mikael walked past them.The two angels stopped right beside them, and Gabriel said: "Mikael, Lucifer, they're already here, why don't you go in first? Is the afternoon tea starting soon? What are you arguing about here?" Kamel looked at the two of them, and glanced at the eye-catching stone tablet at the door—— It doesn’t matter if it’s not eye-catching, and I don’t know how Raphael designed it. It seems that there is a colorful light shining directly on the stone tablet from the sky, making the beautiful words shine with dreamy brilliance, which can make people who walk far Attracted to wait and see. If not, it would be difficult for the rampant Mikael to notice these inscriptions, right? Gabriel and Kamel turned their heads to look at them again, with "I understand" expressions on their faces, nodded and shook their heads, and then Kamel said with a smile: "It's a pity, you two! It seems that we can't have afternoon tea together today." After finishing speaking, Kamel blinked his left eye at Mikael, a provocative smile flashed in the corner of his eye, and he stepped into the gate of the Hall of the Wise without hesitation— He was still resenting the fact that Mikael caught fish in troubled waters and lifted his chin in the chaos when he tried to persuade the fight last time! Gabriel looked at the two angels Mikael and Lucifer, tilted his head and smiled, and said nothing. Just as he was about to enter the gate, Mikael suddenly stopped Gabriel and said: "Wait a minute! Gabriel!" "Ok?" Gabriel stopped, turned his head slightly, and stared at what Mikael was going to say next, but Lucifer rushed forward, pushed Mikael away with his elbow, and quickly said with a magnetic voice Say: "Gabriel...you are so beautiful today!" Gabriel smiled, saluted him back, and didn't speak. "—It's okay! Go in quickly! It's not good to keep other people waiting for too long." Lucifer said again. Gabriel smiled again, turned and walked into the Hall of the Wise Men. When the back hem of his long robe disappeared at the door, Lucifer felt a scorching anger coming from behind him, Mikael was furious, and gritted his teeth and said: "Lu Xihua! What do you mean? You actually took what I wanted to say..." "You yourself are unresponsive, and you blame others?" Naturally, the twins scuffled at the gates of this hall of the wise. In the atrium of the Hall of the Wise, the other archangels slowly took their seats. Raphael listed his preferences—a table full of exquisite tea sets, and asked Gabriel for help. "I think...they have learned the lesson. It's a pity to let the two of them stay outside to fight fakes." Gabriel said to Raphael that he meant to intercede for Mikael Lucifer. Raphael smiled, shook his head and said: "Are you sure, Gabriel?" "...Well...Okay. Maybe it's inevitable...The twins have another quarrel, but we can help you control them." Gabriel said relaxedly while holding the tea set. "Last time Kamel and Ulier were both there, and they couldn't stop the two chariots. This time Kamel might not be willing to help persuade the fight (he was kicked last time, and he still holds grudges to this day), and You, Gabriel..." Raphael turned and smiled at him, then blinked and said: "To put it bluntly, don't be angry, I don't think you are useful for persuading a fight!" "..." Gabriel smiled helplessly and said nothing. Raphael comforted him—for very legitimate reasons: "It's much better to fight outside than in my house. There is a lot of space outside and it's easy to stretch out. One of the two is the commander of the Angel Army, and the other is the deputy commander of the Angel Army—both have long arms and legs." With a chuckle, Gabriel shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything more, because it was indeed very lively outside the door, and there were childish quarrels between the two from time to time, and all the angels couldn't help but turn their heads to look around. "They have such a good relationship!" someone said. "That's right!" Someone echoed. "But their relationship is a bit strange..." Is it very strange? "That's what it looks like..." Amidst the discussion among the angels, Raphael walked to the tea table, and many tableware floated over with his movement, saying: "Let's talk about nutritious topics, everyone!" After standing still, he put the tea utensils on the table one by one, and started a bunch of tea making rules he invented. During the process, because his movements are always elegant and calm, none of the angels found the tedious process so tedious. . "The human world has already been created, do you know?" "Human world?" Many angels repeated this meaningless term to them, looking at each other in blank dismay. After Raphael sat down, he said softly: "Don't you all know? Not long ago, our God descended from the Great Ascension Hall to create a little chaos, with the creation of life factors, and descended to a certain place in this material world... the world that is about to give birth to new life species , is called the human realm.” Gabriel nodded slightly, took a sip of tea, and said: "Well, so, we have a new companion born - an angel who was born with the human world." "Really? We don't even know..." "That's right, so what if you know? So what if you don't know?" "Is there any difference?" The angels chattered. The angels are almost all genial, but also aloof, and they seem to care little about other worlds and anything that happens to them. The place where the angels live is the world where God's majesty shines and protects. No angel knows for sure whether there are other dangers in this world. At least there are still many angels who live in some active areas of the heavens, and they haven't even been to the Diamond Valley on the border. "Well, that's a phenomenal angel." Gabriel said with a smile. "Before they were born, I saw them in the Great Cathedral! Each of them is crystal clear, very beautiful, so cute!" "Is it?" "An angel born with the human world... what will it look like?" "Have they formed?" The questioning in twos and threes is a bit out of bounds, because a few days are indifferent to this topic, just because the people who are speaking are Gabriel and Raphael, and the worshipers are next to them, it is not known whether they listen carefully. Kamel, who has been silent all this time, was originally sitting on the stone railing under the corridor, but he suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "That's great, everyone. Perhaps the happiest person is the happiest with less perception and feeling, and turning a deaf ear to many things that are in front of us. We can't deny this. But..." Looking at a group of angels who cast doubtful eyes on him, he said again: "Because of the birth of the human world, I will leave the heavenly world." The angels present were startled and looked at Kamel in surprise, including Gabriel and Raphael. Kamel smiled and blinked his left eye, looked at his friends and said: "I just received an order, and I'm going to guard the border of the dark world." "Order?" "God's order?" "..." There was a silence, for very few angels could hear God's commands.God's orders are almost exclusively given to a few angels. "Dark world?" Gabriel asked. "The Sealed Realm—that's a place where monsters swarm. It overlaps with the world abandoned by our god. The god is worried that the monsters entrenched there will harass the nascent human world, so I will lead the army there." Gabriel stood up, but Kamel walked up to him first, and said to him with a smile: "Gabriel, it's a pity that I can no longer hear your beautiful voice and see your graceful figure. However, if it is possible, you are welcome to come and see me—you will know where I am, the perception of our archangels No matter where it is sensed, it will not be affected.” Raphael walked over wordlessly, and narrowed his eyes at Kamel. "Goodbye, my friend," Raphael said. "Goodbye. My title 'God of War' is only now in use." Kamal patted Raphael on the shoulder. After a while, Kemail smiled at the people present, and then his figure turned into a green light and disappeared from the Hall of the Wise Men. Almost immediately, when the angels were still in shock and did not respond, Mikael rushed in and shouted: "What's going on? Kamel left the heaven?" Seeing that everyone was silent, Mikael said again: "Is there no one who can answer me? I just suddenly felt that he left!" Raphael knew that Mikael's perception was almost only under that of God in the heavenly realm, and was tied to everything in the material world, so it could feel this change in the first place. "yes." Raphael walked up to him with a smile, extended an invitation gesture to him and Lucifer who came in behind him, and said: "If the commander-in-chief of the Angel Army can show his face and not fight in this humble Glensha Palace, then the two of you are very welcome to sit together and chat about the birth of a new small world, but..." After both of them were seated, Raphael used his unique way of speaking to transfer everyone's shock from just now to a leisurely chat: "Before then, maybe we can take a look at my new invention." He demonstrates his and Gabriel's new invention: a stereoscopic video theater on a table.