As soon as John Wick got home, he had just finished dressing up. After leaving him at the airport, Hennessy came to the door, pulled him and walked out of the villa.
"Sir Strauss wants to see you," Hennessy explained while pulling the confused John, "after I reported to you on the phone,
Everyone wants to see with their own eyes whether you can really get His Majesty's favor when you call His Majesty's name."
Upon hearing this, John Wick immediately understood what these ascetics who had not received any response from heaven for many years were thinking in their hearts.
It is clear that he has magic-slaying skills in his hand, but he is like a gun without bullets and can only bluff people. This is something that no one can accept.
Now I suddenly heard that the newly recognized leader not only has plenty of bullets in his hands, but is also willing to distribute them to the people below. Of course everyone has to ask him, this person who just tried it, what happened and how to get ammunition from the leader.
Already.
As long as they have extraordinary skills, those of them who have been practicing hard for many years can, to put it nicely, prevent the invasion of demons and aliens and maintain the stability of the human world.
To put it bluntly, from now on everyone is a superior type of person.
It's hard to talk about money directly, or there are people who really don't care about profit and power, but if you become famous, be remembered by future generations, and have your story passed down to future generations, there should be few people who can refuse it.
If you really don't care about fame, fortune, or power, then you are either a scumbag or a true saint.
But why do ascetics practice hard?
If you really let go, you won't hold on to it for years, and the goal of going to heaven is actually a kind of desire.
After getting into Hennessy's car, the two of them entered the Holy See State, but they only walked about a hundred meters before they had to get out of the car and walk. There were too many people today.
Looking at the crowded Peter Square, John Wick, who had no faith in his heart, felt a surge of restlessness in his heart.
"John, this way".
After showing his ID to a dozen Vatican guards, Hennessy looked back at the dazed John Wick and couldn't help shouting.
John Wick came back to his senses and quickly stepped forward to follow Hennessy into the passage reserved for internal personnel.
After a while, I arrived at a splendid palace and saw Seaman wearing an all-black priest's uniform with red edges.
Seeing the two people far away, Seaman opened his hands and strode up to John Wick. He hugged John excitedly and said, "Thank you for bringing us the news, John."
"I have to thank Hennessy for reminding me," John Wick said, slightly breaking away from Seaman's embrace, "Where is Mr. Strauss?"
Seaman said to a huge double door, "Sir Strauss is praying inside, let's wait for a moment."
Strauss was indeed praying at this time, but the object of his prayers was William.
After learning that John Wick borrowed the Holy Light directly from William, he had been hesitant before he really planned to get closer to William.
William, who was far away on the English Channel, had just woken up after sleeping for five or six hours when he heard another prayer in his heart.
If you close your eyes and listen carefully for a moment, you will understand that the person praying to you is Strauss.
Listening to Strauss's flattering words, William smiled. After thinking for a long time, he responded in a low voice.
This made Strauss's face instantly show an expression of joy, and he suppressed his excitement and waited silently.
William asked Sunday to inform Thor and Wilson on the ship that he was leaving for a while, and then teleported to the Elf Forest, where he met Alice who was noisy after waking up, clamoring to see him.
Alice, who had already recovered when she saw William, was playing in the elf forest with bells and gold glitter, and was looking for a suitable place to build a light elf temple according to William's wishes.
Seeing William, Alice first screamed with joy, then snorted and hid.
William didn't understand that Alice was waiting for him to coax her. He spent some time making the little guy laugh, and then Alice kept nagging and complaining around William for several minutes.
Then he showed his childish nature and took him to see the place he had chosen to build the temple as if he wanted to take credit.
William actually didn't care much about where to build the temple.
As long as Alice likes this forest and doesn't regret it after the temple is built.
But when William saw the place Alice picked out for the first time, he looked at the bell in surprise.
There is no need to think that this valley full of flowers, just like the Magic Planet, must have been created by them.
It seems that Alice, Christine and other light elves are all the same. They are all races that like flowers and plants and are instinctively close to nature.
After flying up to the sky and taking a look, he asked Alice, who was flashing around and playing around him, "Are you sure you want to build your temple here?"
"Of course, of course, the owner is very verbose and Alice likes it here."
William covered his ears, "Sunday, have you prepared all the materials over there?"
"Yes, sir, the materials required for the main hall of the temple are not only ready to be completed, but also built into templates according to specifications, which can be assembled at any time."
"Very well, let's get started."
After lowering the height, as soon as the portal opened, a large number of engineering robots and special transport vehicles drove out of the portal one after another, and began to assemble a temple made entirely of metal at the place designated by Alice.
In just ten minutes, a mini temple only three or four meters high appeared in front of everyone.
William looked at the small building with a smile and said to Alice, "Go and see if you like it, little one."
The building, which was three to four meters high and more than 100 square meters, was too small for William, but for Alice at this time, it was very big and even seemed empty.
If it weren't for the house elves Bell and Glitter to enter the temple to accompany Alice, William wouldn't have needed to build more than 100 square meters.
However, this metal building was only a temporary one. During the time when Alice grew up to be as old as the light elf Christine, the engineering robots had enough time to build a magnificent temple made entirely of marble in this valley.
Alice wandered around the metal temple for several minutes. After releasing the flash and looking at all the places, a flash appeared in front of William, curling her lips and flying around and said,
"It's all cold metal. Alice doesn't like it. When she hears there's no owner, Alice doesn't want to live here."
Damn it, knowing that the child was the source of trouble, William's head hurt from the noise, and in a flash of his mind, he teleported Strauss, who was still in Rome.
Seeing the stranger appear, Alice instantly appeared on William's head, grabbed his hair and hid inside.
"Your Majesty?"
After seeing William, Strauss bowed and saluted, suppressing his excitement and waiting for William to speak. He had a premonition that he was really about to step into the extraordinary ranks.
"Alice, don't be afraid, Strauss is an ascetic of the Holy Light system." William gently wrapped Alice with his spiritual power and suspended it on his shoulders.
He said softly, "You are a light elf. To Strauss and others, you are a living miracle. It is impossible to hurt you before it is too late to protect you."
"Crown, crown", looking at Alice who looked like a ball of light, Strauss stammered, "This, is this a little angel?"
"No, no," William opened his eyes and lied, regardless of whether he was right or not, "Alice is a light elf, and they are more favored by the Holy Light than angels.
Angels can bless you, and she can also bless you, and as long as you have a bright heart, you don't have as many rules as angels."
After talking to Strauss, William smiled and said to Alice, who was lying on his shoulder and looking at Strauss curiously,
"Little guy, this white-haired old man doubts your ability. Should you give him a blessing of Holy Light and let him know that little Alice is the incarnation of Holy Light?"
"I don't want it," Alice pouted and muttered, "Master can do it by himself, why should Alice lose her own Holy Light energy?"
"Then you don't want to do anything for me besides playing?"
Looking at Alice who was thinking with her head down, William said seductively, "And if you do well in what you have been asked to do, how about we go find a unicorn as a mount?"
When Alice heard about unicorns, she thought for a moment and finally knew what a unicorn was in her inherited memory.
He instantly flew to William's ear, grabbed his earlobe and said in surprise, "Quickly find a pony for Alice. Alice should not fly by herself. She must ride the pony and let the pony fly with Alice."
"No problem, little guy." William pointed at Strauss, who had been bowing. "You release the blessing of the Holy Light to him, and I will take you to find the pony."
Alice immediately made a condition and said, "Then I want to take a holy light bath."
"No problem." If William hadn't wanted to rely on faith to increase his strength, he really wouldn't have spent so many words with the little guy.
He would rather give these powers of faith to Celia, the Tree of Life, than let Heaven take them. Moreover, by taking away the faith of these Holy Light extraordinary beings, he could be avenging Heaven's plot against him.
And after those beliefs are absorbed by Alice, this little guy may grow up faster, and his strength will also increase quickly.
Alice, who had won William's promise, imitated William's pout and looked at Strauss with disgust, saying, "He is about to die, no wonder he wants the blessing of the Holy Light."
Strauss, who had always been respectful, excited but calm, heard this, his legs softened and he knelt on the ground, looking at Alice in horror.
Then he looked at William with eyes full of prayer.
Does the little guy still have this ability?
William, who was in a daze, came back to his senses, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly felt that it was because Strauss was about to die that he was more likely to be grateful.
"It is precisely because he is about to die that you should pity him even more, lest you have to work hard all your life and barely cultivate a little bit of Holy Light, but you will die without knowing that Holy Light is just Holy Light. There is no need to put your hope in other things in life.
Dimensional angels.
And saving people is considered a good thing, right?"
Although she felt that William was deceiving her, Alice, who was only a few days old, was still frightened by Strauss who was kneeling on the ground.
"But if his heart is evil, he will be purified."
"Don't worry, Mr. Strauss will definitely be willing to accept this test." William glared at Alice who was dawdling.
Alice curled her lips, flew to Strauss's head, raised her small hand as thin as a match, and chanted Elvish in her mouth, a holy light appeared above her head, and as she finished the last spell,
It fell straight on the head of Strauss, turning into a stream of clear water to nourish the dry and decayed body.
Ten seconds later, with his eyes closed, Strauss felt the strength and vitality rejuvenate in his body, and his affinity for the Holy Light was also higher. He lay on the ground respectfully, knelt down to Alice and said,
"Sincerely thank you for your favor, the great Alice, your servant Strauss will always obey you and His Majesty Devonshire."
William smiled and nodded, but he knew in his heart whether this was true or not would have to be seen later.
"From now on, you ascetics can pray directly to Alice. As for who can get Alice's favor, it depends on your own performance."
Strauss nodded. With his personal example, others would not be able to deny it even if they wanted to.
As for why William didn't do it himself and let Alice play the role of replacing someone, the mature Strauss quickly remembered William's original promise not to compete with that person for the faith of ordinary people.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have hesitated these days. In fact, judging from the meaning of William's words, heaven does exist, but there must have been a huge situation. Although William was scrupulous, he was not afraid at all.
What's more, the existence of those stone-winged beasts also indirectly explains all this, but even the stone-winged beasts cannot sense any information feedback. Heaven may have begun to decline like other myths.
William thought about it and felt that it was too general to say so. Moreover, Alice was still a child at heart, and those ascetics who had never been in contact with her did not know how to please her at all.
"Alice is a light elf. She likes all righteous behaviors and qualities, so I want to gain her favor. I don't need to mention these great aspects of human beings, such as slaying demons, doing good deeds, courage, and sacrifice."
"Only by following your instructions, my Majesty, and turning your heart towards the light can you gain the recognition of the light."
"Very good", William himself is generally considered a just person, but he can do bad things, but he doesn't want to have villains under him. This is probably what all leaders want.
"If everything's okay, I'll take you back." He waved his hand and opened a portal behind Strauss.
Then he glanced at Alice, who was lying on his shoulder, and said with a smile, "The Light Elf Temple has just been built, and Alice should be in a good mood, so if I were you, I would summon the ascetic monks when I go back."
Strauss glanced at the yawning and slightly confused Alice, nodded respectfully, and retreated silently to his room.
.......
John Wick waited for more than ten minutes before he heard the door click open, and then saw Strass wearing a priest's robe and walking out with a smile.
When John, Seaman, and Hennessy outside the door saw Strass, they felt inexplicably different in their hearts.
Although he still looks like the old man with white hair and wrinkles on his face, the three of them can easily feel that Strauss has a steady pace and does not look like an old man in his 70s at all.
This made the three of them secretly wonder what happened to Strauss.
Immediately, Seaman and Hennessy thought that when they first met William and William poured the Holy Light into their bodies, Strauss, who had been very old before, was just like today, and his physical condition suddenly improved a lot.
Could it be that Strauss has also received William's favor?