In response to the two people's muttering behind them, the church priest's face did not waver at all, and he still calmly led the way, and soon arrived at the room where the bishop in charge of St. John's Cathedral was.
The bishop, to be precise, the cardinal, is the administrator of St. John's Cathedral. In fact, he is also the administrator of the Christian forces in this area, and his status is second only to the pope.
Jiang Xin didn't know whether the pope was a mascot-like existence or a terrifying old monster, but this did not affect the status of the current cardinal named Timothy Michael Duran.
Of course, to be honest, Jiang Xin didn't actually know which sect of Christianity the cardinal in front of him belonged to. It's hard to say that there was no such thing as a pope in the sect he belonged to. As a result, the status of the cardinal in front of him was only
High or low.
Coupled with the degree of convergence of this Qi Ji in the eyes, according to domestic calculations, he should be at least the level of Shilao-head. Sure enough, whether at home or abroad, they all follow the same principle, the older they get, the stronger they are.
!
"Hello, Mr. Ojomo from Exorcist Manor and...Jiang Xin?" He raised his head and took a closer look at Jiang Xin's appearance. Bishop Dulan seemed to have thought of something, and a hint of understanding suddenly appeared in his eyes.
Then, he got to the point: "I already know your purpose of coming. There are many gargoyles in the church, but all of them are precious treasures..."
"So we brought you this thing." Philip took a step forward and placed the [Jealousy] dagger seized from Finney in front of him: "One of the seven deadly sins, the church must have been looking for this weapon for a long time.
Already."
Reaching out to brush this ordinary-looking dagger, Duran had a hint of color in his eyes and raised his head to look at Phillip: "What do you all know?"
"It should be the whole thing." Philip smiled: "I happened to meet someone from the Hell Organization, so I took the seven deadly sins in their hands. If you are not interested in this dagger, we can take it back."
"No need, just stay here." Bishop Duran rejected Philip's proposal, reached out to pick up [Jealousy], and carefully stored it in a weapon case, and then looked at the two of them: "Since the manor has made
In exchange for this renunciation, the Church is also happy to exchange some gifts.”
After thinking for a while, he took out a piece of white paper with a few lines of small words written on it from the drawer of the wooden table and put it on the table: "This is your return gift."
Philip took the white paper and looked at it, with a smile on his face. Then he bowed slightly to Bishop Duran: "In this case, we will not disturb you any more."
After saying goodbye, the two walked out of the room and were led by a priest to an extremely remote room. In the center of the room, there were already several ferocious-looking gargoyles.
It wasn't until the priest in robes closed the door and left completely that Jiang Xin looked at Philip: "I remember you told me before that the church was knocked down by the manor..."
"Yes." Philip nodded: "Their status in the alien world has been replaced by our manor, but their status in the ordinary world is higher. Let's not talk about influence. The annual income of the church is the manor.
Dozens or hundreds of times. And in this country, money means strength."
“The federal government doesn’t care?”
"I used to take care of it, but not now." Philip shrugged: "The church suffered heavy losses in that battle. The pope and many bishops died, and its status plummeted."
"In order to make up for the losses, they introduced a large number of ordinary people to hold important positions in the church, while foreigners shrunk the management of important assets. This actually promoted the development of the church. The federal government had the right to prevent the expansion of the church, but they did not fully prevent ordinary people from becoming a priest.
People, it’s about faith.”
"In this way, the Federation can only attack the church, but even if a large amount of wealth and power are restricted, their status among ordinary people will not weaken. In terms of the wealth and resources they absorb, they live better than any other sect.
If you want to feel comfortable as a foreigner, the only thing you have to do is to put down your previous airs and become a priest who concentrates on 'serving' God."
Hearing this, Jiang Xin thought of the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain, but the church was much more restrictive than the Tianshi Mansion. The cathedrals scattered across the country were their unshakable private property, plus their lofty status and
The huge wealth is enough to become the envy of most strangers.
"Speaking of which, Bishop Duran should really thank our manor. We helped him kill the Catholic Pope and a large number of cardinals and bishops from the three religions. Otherwise, he might not be able to become as high-status as he is now.
.”
"Now I have sent him the Seven Deadly Sins of [Jealousy], tsk tsk, this bishop is really lucky."
"..."
Regarding Philip's emotion, Jiang Xin had nothing to say. She could only study the gargoyles in front of her in silence. She didn't know which year they were produced. As for Philip, he found some alchemy books from somewhere and studied them.
stand up.
Gargoyle is an alchemical technique that is now rare. The original intention of the person who created this technique is unknown, but from the moment it was born, it has been an advanced technique that combines the dual realms of life and matter.
The various gargoyles produced by it are widely used in residential guards.
Compared with the clay sculpture method Jiang Xin mastered, the technique used by the gargoyle is another form.
The core is a charged crystal made from alchemy, and the body is made of various stone metals. If you carve it into a unique alchemical pattern, you can get a gargoyle of varying strengths.
As mentioned before, Jiang Xin himself was not very accomplished in alchemy. Once he fully understood the working mechanism of the gargoyle, Philip came in handy. He could act as a mediator so that Jiang Xin could accurately follow the process.
Find what you need in the gargoyle.
Jiang Xin still remembers why he came to see the gargoyle - to perfect the clay figure.
The clay figurine skills acquired in China seemed extremely subtle at first sight, but after so long, Jiang Xin has understood why these clay sculptures have such special methods.
Just like those innate aliens in Strangers, the difference between innate Qi and Qi running in the meridians causes them to have different abilities. When it comes to clay sculptures, the principle is actually the same.
The soil and fibers of different materials are different flesh and blood and meridians, and the exercises practiced by the Yang family allow their Qi to remain in its most original state. Although it has no special characteristics, it can be transformed into an innate smell clay sculpture to give life.
And thus evolved different abilities.
The combination of the clay body and the delicate meridians gave rise to the existence of clay sculptures. But after seeing Andrew's body, Jiang Xin discovered some brand-new ideas.
Qi practitioners focus on meridians to move Qi, so the existence of clay sculptures is mainly based on meridians. But now, even people can use their flesh and blood to contain abilities, so why can't clay sculptures?
Perhaps this method will put great pressure on the clay sculptures and greatly reduce their existence time, but judging from the existence time of those clay sculptures, even if their life span is reduced by half, they can still live longer than humans, at least sending Jiang away.
There should be nothing wrong with my heart.
The Yang family's clay sculptures can make the clay sculptures that should be lifeless become like flesh and blood creatures; the artificial human technology can seal the abilities that should rely on the meridians into the body; the gargoyles can enhance the body with stronger materials, and at the same time can
Slowly repairs itself while in stone status.
The three merged into one, and Jiang Xin could already imagine what the final thing would be.
Do you think it is a clay figure? Its body is harder than a sword, it has more abilities than you, it lives longer than you, and even if it is injured, it can continue to repair over time. Even if it is compared to Ma Xianhong's black and white puppets,
Not bad either.
The only flaw may be that the requirements for materials are relatively high, and it is an ability that requires krypton gold mines. But Jiang Xin's father should not be short of money...right?
As time passed, Jiang Xin and the two men meticulously dismantled the gargoyles that had been 'eliminated' by the church, absorbing useful knowledge from them and constantly making up for the defects of the clay sculptures. Outside, Bishop Dulan was also staring at the two of them motionlessly.
Although the manor helped him a lot, there is still a huge difference between the two ideologies. The two are not a cooperative relationship, but a simple exchange of interests. Although the church has no idea of revenge for the manor, it
Never let down my guard.
Now that he has a rare opportunity to see the spies coming out of the manor, Dulan will naturally not give up this opportunity, and beside him are several other bishops.
"What are they doing?" Seeing the two men completely dismantling the valuable gargoyles into a pile of stone and metal, a bishop frowned tightly: "This is a valuable gargoyle! They just
Dismantled like this!?”
"Perhaps he is studying the internal structure of gargoyles and wants to recreate this alchemical formula." Another bishop pondered for a moment: "When it comes to gargoyle technology, the gargoyles in our church should be the best.
A group of people, since they want to learn, they naturally want to find the best teaching materials."
"Fifty gargoyles are no match for a master-level alchemy product. They must have other purposes."
"What does this have to do with us? The exchange of interests has been completed. Even if they can reproduce the gargoyle, we will not suffer any losses. The circulation of gargoyles is prohibited."
"..."
For several days, several bishops watched in silence as Jiang Xin completely dismantled one gargoyle after another in the room. Until they finally left the church, they did not figure out what exactly they got from the gargoyles.
...
"How was the harvest this time?" Jiang Yuan looked at Jiang Xin.
"Not bad." Jiang Xin nodded, and then frowned: "But I always feel that something is missing."
"what?"
"Five Elements Technique." Jiang Xin's eyes lit up: "I have successfully integrated the clay sculpture, stone statue and human-making technology initially, and I named it 'statue'. Although it has not been completely completed yet, the direction and program are already there
, the rest just takes time.”
"But compared to the method of carving with hands, I also need the Five Elements Technique: Earth, which allows me to use the 'statue' faster. Carving with telekinesis is feasible, but it is too slow.
Already."
Just for a moment, Jiang Yuan heard Jiang Xin's plan: "You are going to turn that 'metamorphosis' into an instant combat method, but does this violate its original intention of being 'exquisite'?"
"One person for one use." Jiang Xin smiled: "It is good to carve one or more artifacts over several years and months, but creating many statues with different abilities in an instant is also a way to defeat the enemy.
"
"It's not the time for me to live in seclusion now. Naturally, I will deal with enemies as I feel comfortable. When I am invincible, I will find a place to live in seclusion. At that time, I can slowly carve statues."
"It's a good idea..." Jiang Yuan was silent for a moment, and then suddenly laughed: "But you have to be disappointed, I don't have the Five Elements spell here."
"No???" Jiang Xin was full of doubts: "Last time you used a few bullets to drag me into the interior, who were you bluffing?"
"That's Taiyi Divine Number, a type of numerology." Jiang Yuan explained: "This numerology is mainly related to the calculation of heavenly secrets, and may also be related to the use of spells, but with Qimen Dunjia's
Under such circumstances, this method has not been passed down."
"What about Qimen Dunjia?"
"I haven't learned it." Jiang Yuan spread his hands: "Your grandfather is amazing at Qimen Dunjia, but that doesn't mean I can do it. On the contrary, I have very poor talent in it. Even if I barely learn it, I can't master it. So I just just
The sect of Taiyi has been passed down."
"As for Qimen Dunjia, there are many warlocks in the country. You can learn it by yourself when you go back. Or stay here. This place pays attention to the four elements of earth, fire, water and wind. Although the earth element is not a magic spell, it can still achieve what you want.
..."
"I remembered." Jiang Yuan suddenly stopped: "Your nominal mother should have the skills in this regard. She seems to be a professor in a college in Europe. You can go find her."
"In name?"
"You don't have to worry about it." Jiang Yuan waved his hand: "If you want to go, I will send you there. Otherwise, you can continue to practice here for a while. After reaching my standards, I can safely send you back to the country.
Already."
"What standard?"
Jiang Yuan smiled: "I can survive Michael's attack for half an hour without being touched even once."
Jiang Xin thought of the previous scene where Michael cut Carmon into a puddle of flesh, and her face twitched slightly: "I thought about it and felt that Europe is more suitable for me."
"That's good." Jiang Yuan was also very satisfied with the answer given by Jiang Xin, but he added at the end: "Don't think about changing the route back to China halfway. I have a private jet."
"As for the airport, I will contact Mrs. Lin in advance to pick you up at the airport."
"My mother's surname is Lin?"
"Otherwise?" Jiang Yuan chuckled: "But when you meet her, it's better to call her Mrs. Lin."
"Why?"
"Believe it or not." Jiang Yuan obviously had no intention of explaining it to him in detail.