——I’ll go back to Alto tomorrow and ask for a monthly ticket~
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Lucien stared blankly at the sky like a real ghoul, wondering to himself: "Is he a cardinal from the Northern Church or from the Southern Church? Why does he appear in the world of the dead? Hunt him down.
Nikonov?”
The main reason for the split between the Northern Church and the Southern Church was the understanding of some doctrines and prayers, especially the questioning of the Pope's "identity as the Earthly Spokesperson of the God of Truth". Therefore, after the split, they changed the Pope to the Pope and no longer enjoyed the
The lofty status of the "Spokesperson of God" only serves as the presiding officer and convener of the College of Cardinals, and then leads the church in the name of the entire College of Cardinals.
It is precisely because of these differences that the two churches in the north and south are highly similar, regardless of the clergy system such as "cardinals-cardinals-bishops-priests" or clothing styles, titles, cross shapes, etc. Lucien cannot rely on
Distinguish the characteristics of clothing - they all follow the previous rules to prove their orthodox status.
As soon as doubts arose in his heart, Lucien laughed at himself: "After being shocked, did your head become confused? He came in through the gap at the bottom of the mine. He must be a cardinal from the Northern Church! And nearby like this
There is only one person in the world, the seventh-level Cardinal Nevsky..."
Even if a cardinal from the Southern Church really sneaked into the vicinity of the Ural City, it would be impossible for him to act so ostentatiously in a cardinal robe. Heretics are more hateful than heretics!
"Did the cardinal follow Nikonov to discover the gap in the world of the dead, or did he know about it? If it is the former, there is no problem, but if it is the latter, the relationship between him and Nikonov is
It’s intriguing. The existence of the undead world is not just a street cabbage, so many people know about it. By the way, does the high-level undead creature that flew over before have anything to do with them? What kind of undead creature is it? "
The secrets of the world of the dead are the same as its appearance. It seems to be forever shrouded in a gray mist. It is impossible to see or understand clearly, which makes Lucien full of confusion.
In view of the appearance of the cardinal, Lucien decided to wait before going out, because he would definitely not stay here for a long time and would return at any time, and he was likely to have clever traps set up outside to determine whether anyone had been attacked.
Following, if you rashly leave through the gap now, it will be very easy to expose your existence. In addition, if there are high-level experts coming in from behind, wouldn't you be bumped into it?
Patience is a good quality most of the time.
Waving his arms randomly, Lucien wandered the black and white gray wilderness with a confused expression like other ghouls, trying to "find" every possible corpse while patiently waiting for the cardinal's return.
At the same time, Lucien was looking through the books he had collected on church history in the Soul Library, focusing on things before and after the split between the North and South churches.
In this regard, both the Southern Church and the Northern Church are doing their best to discredit each other, promote themselves, and destroy all historical records that are not conducive to them. They look at each other and are really full of joy. For example, the records of the Southern Church
The then pope, Gregory I, was a man of holiness, kindness, mercy and piety. He accused the first Pope Ivan, the first of several cardinals who split the church, to be greedy and corrupt, corrupted both physically and mentally, and deceived the world.
The Northern Church records that St. Ivan, the pope at the time, dedicated himself wholeheartedly to the truth and to the Lord. In order to prevent the world from being deceived, he stepped forward and exposed the hypocrisy of the pope. At the same time, they accused the general of
Gregory I, who had reached the peak of the development of the Cult of Truth, was a false believer who was stealing the glory of the Lord and was the blasphemer who most deserved to be purified.
Although the Magic Council, a "blasphemous organization", took great pleasure in collecting and preserving copies of most of the historical records that were destroyed at that time, and recorded the entire process with its own understanding in a "neutral" attitude, these materials were plain and ordinary, except for Lucy.
Except for knowing the scandals of some church figures, En could not decipher anything valuable from them.
"...On that day, the true God's eyes were fixed on the Holy City, the four saints Ivan, Alexei, Uriel, and Felix and the seven Holy Spirit priests including Soter, Anlest, and Silicius.
He stood up under the golden light and accused Gregory of being the incarnation of the Lord of Hell..."
"Saint" is an honorary title within the Cult of Truth, second only to "God's spokesperson on earth". It is considered to be a high-ranking angel who serves the true God who has come to the world, along with the Grand Arcanist of the Magic Council and the "chosen" titles of other churches.
Similar. It also does not directly represent strength but is often closely related to strength. Priests such as the Holy Spirit and Holy Light who have the title of saint can be promoted faster and easier in the legendary field than others. They are basically the strongest ones under the Pope.
A clergyman.
Reading the "Pomp and Circumstances" of the Supreme Theological Conference recorded by the Northern Church, Lucien frowned and thought: "Didn't Mr. Rhine say that by comparing the histories of these churches, we can find some interesting things from them? Why didn't I find any?"
There is no clue, no problem can be seen...Does it count as revealing each other's personal dark histories? Although they are indeed interesting and funny, they are completely different from the meaning of 'interesting' in Mr. Rhine's context..."
Although he couldn't find any clues from historical documents, Lucien, who had nothing to do and didn't dare to meditate or analyze magic, still passed the time and read on.
After a while, the figure wearing a cardinal's robe flew back from the sky. He passed straight by without trying to purify the numerous undead creatures in the wasteland, and quickly left through the cracks in the mine. And Nikonov and the senior officer
The level of undead did not appear, as if they had completely disappeared into the boundless, desolate and cold world of the dead, and everything returned to eternal silence.
"After discussing the matter, should we kill Nikonov? ... If he follows Nikonov and finds this place, I have to leave as soon as possible."
Lucien, who was reading the "Life of St. Ivan" produced by the Northern Church, witnessed this scene and quickly analyzed various possibilities in his mind. If the cardinal did not know the world of the dead in advance and did not understand the hugeness it represented,
meaning, then his next move is easier to guess: he will definitely report it to the Cardinals of the Northern Church and blockade the mine in order to explore the world of the dead. Therefore, Lucien, who cannot take risks, must leave before he sends people to block it.
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However, this matter cannot be too urgent. We have to wait until the cardinal leaves the mine. The time difference must be grasped well.
"The gaps in the Necronomicon must be discovered and entered using specific techniques, otherwise only at special times can anyone pass through them. Therefore, the cardinal knew about the Necronomical World before and had a close relationship with Nikonov.
The shallower one is probably the biggest, but I can't ignore the other possibility and continue to stay here carelessly..." Lucien counted the time silently, closed the "Biography of Saint Ivan", and prepared to leave.
At the moment when "The Life of Saint Ivan" was closed in the Soul Library, Lucien suddenly caught sight of a sentence: "...So Saint Ivan accepted the order and took several cardinals to Wilfrid Territory.
Prepare to purify this extremely evil and terrifying magician..."
These words were like a bolt of lightning that flashed through Lucien's mind, illuminating the darkness and giving him a strange idea.
"Wilfred, isn't he the legendary necromancer 'The Pale Lord' who collaborated with Maskelyne and others in experiments?"
This is what Lucien learned from the notes of Necromancer Hunter after passing through the original Wilfrid territory. At the same time, Lucien, who had read many historical documents and books, did not know much about Wilfrid.
No stranger to him, he had not disappeared like Maskelyne, Viken and other five legendary magicians, but fell under the encirclement and suppression of several cardinals of the church.
"Perhaps Wilfrid was unable to join the team organized by Maskelyne to explore the secrets deep in the realm of the dead due to other reasons..." Lucien thought as he quickly searched for information about the encirclement and suppression of Wilfrid.
church records.
What made Lucien feel both excited and a little scared was that most of the search results that appeared were records from the Northern Church and the Magic Council. The Southern Church only recorded such an incident in general, without specifically mentioning the saint who led the matter.
Ivan.
"...Six cardinals, Ivan, Alexei, Nikon, Uriel, Gono, and Felix, raided Wilfrid's demiplane magic tower. After a fierce battle, they killed and destroyed it.
He found the phylactery he had hidden... Among them, Nikon was killed by Wilfrid..."
"Ivan, Alexei, Nikon, Uriel, Gono, Felix..." Lucien kept repeating these names in his mind, feeling that he had vaguely touched a terrifying secret, "Nikon
He was killed by Wilfrid, what about Gono?"
Quickly flipping through the documents, Lucien saw the last record about the cardinal:
"When Cardinal Gono was besieging the evil magician Wilfrid, he was attacked by him on his deathbed. The energy of death and the entanglement of his soul were inseparable, and he died in the holy city of Reims seven years later..."
The documents in the Soul Library were spread out quietly, and Lucien was in a daze...
After a while, Lucien came back to his senses, forced himself to calm down, and then quietly left the ghoul team and sneaked towards the gap leading to the bottom of the mine.
After carefully sensing around with the Crown of the Sun, Lucien passed through the thick cold "curtain" and returned to the main material world. He quickly left the mine and hid in other hidden places in the mountains.
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A week later, near a waterhole deep in the Ural Mountains.
Leo walked carefully through the dense forest and used various means to check whether he was being followed.
There were some strange symbols painted on a hidden place near the waterhole. According to the agreed meaning, Leo was asked to meet somewhere else.
Leo did as he was told without complaint. After changing the meeting place several times, he suddenly heard a gentle voice: "Leo, are the Northern Church and Shahran Empire still searching for us severely?"
Leo quickly turned around and saw a calm and quiet Lucien standing on a giant dark green coniferous tree. He was holding a two-handed giant sword and asked with a smile.
"Replying to the master, they are still searching strictly. We may have to endure some hardships and walk through the mountains to the Principality of Violet." Leo said the news he had learned in the past few days. Suddenly, his body trembled, He asked with a trembling tone, "Master, this sword in your hand?" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)