Ronald immediately stepped forward, ready to touch the metal box on the altar.
He crossed the hall in front of him in two steps, walked to the altar, and reached out to grab the target in front of him.
Snapped--
"It's that simple?"
It's easy, without any danger or obstruction.
Ronald stretched out his right hand, as if picking up a water glass on the table at home, and easily grabbed the box.
Then he just gave it a gentle tug.
This metal box floating on the altar was brought to Ronald.
"ha?"
Ronald looked around subconsciously.
After the metal box was taken away, no magic reaction was activated. The quiet chamber was silent, and the altar under his feet did not change.
Everything is business as usual.
Except for the metal box that came into his hands.
"..."
Ronald walked away from the altar looking a little dazed.
Based on common sense and his own experience, he always feels that something should happen now. Even if there is no deadly and dangerous magic attack, just perfunctory, there should be some traps such as poisonous arrows and falling rocks!
Unfortunately, reality did not develop like this.
Is this the standard of precaution that should be taken against man-made gods?
It’s impossible for the church to spend so much time and effort to hide it with such means, isn’t it the artificial godhead?
Thinking of this, Ronald immediately exerted force on his hands.
Click——
The metal box itself only has a simple mechanical buckle to close it, and it can be opened easily.
boom!
The light suddenly appeared and caught my eyes.
Infinite words seemed to appear in front of Ronald, telling him some kind of truth; countless people knelt in front of him and prayed, presenting all the suffering, happiness, frustration, and growth in their lives; with such power appearing, nearly
It's close at hand and at your fingertips.
This encounter came so suddenly.
The information poured into my mind is so vast and boundless.
So much so that Ronald stood still, immersed in all the things that came to his mind, and it was difficult to tell whether it was his own memory or the narration of others.
【Danger】--
Just when Ronald's eyes were dull and he was sinking deeper and deeper.
He suddenly became excited, his eyes instantly regained clarity, and he quickly closed the iron box in his hand.
"The Origin of Species" helped Ronald get out of trouble.
The [Instinct] spell provides alertness in times of crisis and pours cold water on his chaotic thinking.
Ronald seized this opportunity.
This prevented me from continuing to sink into the endless divine machine I just saw.
"Artificial Godhead..."
Ronald held the iron box in front of him.
He carefully touched the buckle on it and made sure that he had locked it firmly, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Now, all previous doubts are no longer needed.
What is placed in the box is an artificial godhead, otherwise Ronald's previous experience cannot be explained.
The moment you open the box and see the glowing thing inside.
What he felt was endless information and the power that came with it.
Ronald even had a premonition.
Without the reminder of the [Instinct] spell, he did not resist the temptation to easily grab power and continued along the process.
I'm afraid this artificial godhead will really be his.
But the price that comes with it...
Judging from the fact that the [Instinct] spell rarely sends out reminders, I'm afraid it won't be such a wonderful experience.
Again.
If only it were really that easy to fuse this artificial godhead.
Why didn’t the church that created him in the past send someone to use it and use this extremely powerful power to change the situation in the past?
"Both past and present,
All the gold under the moon and sky,
All these tired souls will not be able to find peace."
Ronald warned himself about the sin of greed in the Divine Comedy.
The magical spell calmed down the intense emotions, Ronald's mentality calmed down, and he regained his proper ability to act.
"There is no doubt that artificial godheads are dangerous."
"When faced with unknown dangers, collecting information and confirming the situation is always the first priority."
Ronald looked around.
In addition to the altar located in the center, there are various platform tables scattered around the hall, and a large number of dossier records are piled up.
Not jokingly.
The entire Holy City, and even the entire world.
I'm afraid I can't find any place more suitable than here to explore the truth about the artificial godhead.
The goal is clear.
Ronald immediately took action.
He placed the iron box containing the artificial godhead close to his body, and searched for relevant written records in this secret hall.
The action soon paid off.
In other words, everything related to research in the entire hall actually points to the artificial godhead in Ronald's hand.
The purpose of establishing the secret hall is too old to be verified.
But when the church faced difficulties in the past, the only role here was to create this artificial godhead based on the technology at hand.
Ronald searched the halls for paperwork.
From the time the priests initiated the plan, to the priests Fran carried out the first phase... until the final completion of the artificial godhead.
Everything about the artificial godhead can be found in clear written records here.
Even the crisis that Ronald encountered just now was explained from these written records.
——People long for God’s blessing, and God also longs for people’s faith.
Artificial gods without physical support also possess this innate characteristic.
In order to possess an entity, the artificial godhead will actively integrate with people who meet the conditions and help them embark on the road to becoming a god. Then they will collect faith and move towards the end.
But the price to be paid is the change in the fusion person's own personality.
What it is like to be born divine - people don't know.
But this artificial godhead was actually transformed from the original canon. Its essence is the same as the original canon, which is a collection of infinite will and information.
After actively integrating with this thing, the personality and will will be disturbed by this information and move closer to the inhuman realm.
Position, concept, character...
The source of all self-awareness will be very different from what it once was.
So after gaining power, is the self whose mind has been changed still the same self?
"Are you kidding me?"
There is no way Ronald would accept such a result.
But think about the fanaticism of people on the mystical side about spells and scriptures...
If you tell them that there is an easy way to become a god, there may be many people who hesitate; but in the end, the majority of people will accept it happily!
The reason why no one in the old church integrated this artificial godhead.
It's also because they understand the consequences of such a choice.
In the situation of being abandoned by a god and then facing the crisis of destruction, they have no reason to cause themselves another trouble of the same level.
The church's magicians needed to find a way.
A way to integrate this artificial godhead without affecting the thinking consciousness.
Did they succeed?
Thinking of this, Ronald looked around.
The empty and quiet hall, and the silent holy city above that no one has set foot in for millions of years, all tell the same answer.