The Great Cathedral of Dawn City is not the oldest church of St. Leon Church, but it is definitely the largest and most gorgeous. Perhaps on the surface, the splendid palace of the Oren Empire looks more eye-catching, but as long as you stand in person in person,
At the foot of the church, looking at the exquisite and majestic white building covered with various reliefs, you will feel the warmth of the sun entering your heart and spleen, allowing travelers to relieve their fatigue and at the same time feel a sense of sacred admiration for it.
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In the courses Elena studied in the church, she mentioned that Leonos, the "Lord of Light", had personally protected this church. She had never seen that lofty god, but those who walked with her were even more beautiful.
Those friends who had joined the "Linono Group" early on had all personally gone to the palace of the "Lord of Light" - not to mention the Celestial Clan named Ariel.
She heard some different stories from those friends - the so-called "gods" are not as perfect and sacred as the church claims. They are people who have accepted the mission of "gods" and have human emotions.
...perhaps there are also human weaknesses. Although this sounds a bit deviant, the image of the "Lord of Light" actually becomes more complete in the girl's heart.
"If so, would the generous and gentle Lord Leonos... be willing to see his followers... conquer this continent in his name?"
The girl's soliloquy obviously had no answer. She greeted the guards of the cathedral and walked into the building as usual. The guards were already familiar with this young nun who brought the 'oracle'
, did not show any doubts or vigilance.
The Great Cathedral two hundred years ago was smaller than the one where Elena had lived for several years - the number of priests in Dawn City was slightly less than that of her time, and the number of travelers who came to worship was less than half.
The chapel, school and the bell tower she was familiar with had not yet been built. As for the parts she already owned, the structure was almost the same as what she remembered, except for the oil paintings and decorations on the walls.
The cathedral was built in the autumn of the 190th year of Saint Leon's calendar, which was only more than fifty years ago. The smooth floor tiles and pure white walls lacked the heaviness that belonged to her memory and was deposited by time; but
Walking along the corridors, Elena's sense of history continued to grow.
"Gray war, is it..." the traveling nun murmured.
In terms of results alone, the Theocracy of St. Leon can be considered to have made a lot of profits in that "war". The entire territory of the Bedin Kingdom of the Fritz people, and even part of the territory of the Oren Empire, made this history only more than 200 years old.
The country in 1988 became the strongest force in the entire continent. Some historians even believe that if Pope Rector at that time had been more radical and completely annexed the ancient country in the west, the name of the Oron Empire would have disappeared...
It's not impossible either.
"If this kind of thing really happens, the "hero" who leads the people who pursue freedom and establishes the Theocracy may be sad." Elena said to herself.
The girl turned right at the second intersection of the corridor. When no one was paying attention, she pushed open a simple wooden door, got into the seemingly dark room, and quickly closed the door behind her back. Then she prayed softly,
I lit a ball of light in my palm, carefully stepped over the boxes and sacks piled everywhere, and walked to the other side of the room.
This is one of the many storage rooms in the cathedral. The special thing is that there is a secret passage connecting it with the prayer room at the core of the cathedral. It is said that every year on the eve of the Winter Curtain, the Pope
His Majesty will pray alone there for eleven days and listen to the words from the gods. The meals and water will be delivered through the passage by the monks in charge.
Winter is still far away now. It is said that because of the request of the 'angel', she was arranged in the place 'closest to the gods'. In addition, Elena also found out that because the 'angel' wanted a
She was left alone, and the monks responsible for guarding her safety were placed a short distance away from the prayer room.
When inquiring about these things, Elena used some 'soothing' magical techniques to avoid arousing any suspicion. It has to be said that the 'Silver Witch' caused a lot of trouble for her in terms of the application regulations of magical arts.
Small impact.
By the way, it was the same nun from "The Brigade" who told Elena about the existence of the secret passage - it is said that she was a close friend of the current Pope Oswald, and would even sneak into the prayer room.
Chat with him.
Because only a few people knew about it, and because it was confident in the protection and monitoring of the Great Cathedral itself, the church did not waste manpower on guarding this passage. Elena followed her memory through the secret passage and unlocked the secret lock before the exit.
, then he saw the Celestial Clan member sitting in the room like a statue.
She looked at the other person, and Ariel turned her head and met her eyes as if she had a tacit understanding.
"good afternoon."
"Why do you seem to have known this for a long time?" the girl muttered, walking forward lightly and sitting down next to the Celestial Clan, "Don't you feel bored staying here all the time?"
Ariel shook her head and looked towards one end of the room. She followed the other person's gaze and noticed a pure white scepter placed on a wooden stand - in many statues or paintings, Saint Leonos held it in his hand.
Objects held.
"That is the gift that the 'Lord of Light' left to his followers when he took over as the envoy and left this world." Ariel explained softly, "This is the place closest to the 'Lord of Light'. I stay here,
In order to make it easier to talk to him." She smiled and said, "Master Leonos just told me what you came to see me about."
"Is that so?" Elena held her chin thoughtfully, "Regarding the current situation in the Theocracy, Lord Leonos...will he do anything about it?"
Ariel shook her head slightly.
"'Father' abides by a certain agreement that I don't know clearly, so he cannot step into the world in person." Lan's Celestial Clan said seriously, "He has advised his followers, but the humans on this continent have been affected.
'Curse', so that may not work."
The girl's eyes widened, "What curse?"
"It came from the previous era, the curse of the dragon king." Ariel repeated it sternly. "It was a "wishing machine" full of resentment. Only the wish of destruction can be fulfilled by it. That's what my father said.
Yes, as for what it specifically refers to, I think you should know."
"The oil lamp of Fimmel Stark..." Elena murmured. For some reason, she preferred the original name of the lich. "What about you, Ariel?"
"Of course." Angel Caleb replied almost without hesitation, "I will go to Lord Stark and fight for him in this chaos."