Elaine, who was sitting opposite Pope Eugene IV, now had tears in her eyes and looked deeply moved.
Of course, Eugene IV didn't know what Elaine experienced in [Paradise]. He thought that Elaine shed such tears because she was purely moved by the magnificent scenery in [Paradise]. Who knew what really made Elaine shed tears?
What made Ryan burst into tears was not the beauty of the Garden of Eden at all.
"How's it going? Did the paradise you saw make you intoxicated?"
"Well, well..." Elaine replied hesitantly.
He knew that the Pope would then make conditions for him, asking him to do certain things in the hope that he would fall in line with the Church.
Even if she is unwilling, Elaine must agree without conscience, because this is the key to sneaking into the church and gaining the trust of the Pope. Only by gaining the trust of the Pope can she think of a way to save Joan of Arc from within the church.
"Listen." Elaine recalled a brief conversation between King Arthur and him a few days ago.
"I know you are not good at lying. If you use your poor lying skills to deal with people in the church, you will definitely get betrayed immediately." The King of Knights said: "So I now grant you the [ultimate lying skills], too."
A technique only you can use."
"Um, oh..." Elaine swallowed and listened carefully.
"The way to make the lies you tell 100% sound like the truth is actually very simple." The King of Knights continued: "Just follow your [intentions]."
"Oh." Elaine nodded first, then was stunned: "Um...what?"
If you speak [according to your heart], wouldn't it be the truth? Where is the lie?
"Listen to what I have to say first." Arthur continued: "I asked you to follow your heart, but I didn't ask you to say what you want to say. Simply put, no matter what the other party wants you to do, you must follow your heart.
Just answer and say the exact opposite of what you originally wanted to say. If the other party asks you to do something and you don't want to do it, then agree to do it without hesitation. That's all.
It’s just a simple logical conversion."
"this......"
"Listen, Elaine." The King of Knights said with a smile: "All the liars in this world, the reason why their lies are discovered is not because their lying skills are too poor, their acting skills are not good, or anything like that."
.The reason why the lies they told were seen through was because the other party saw the hesitation in their expressions and knew that the liar was [thinking about it before speaking]. Then if it was the opposite, [speaking without thinking]
]? The other party will think that it is the truth, and will think that what you say is worthy of belief. The more stupid and the more despised the character, the greater the effect of doing this. For example, you."
"Your Majesty..." Although the King of Knights was right, Elaine was always a little unhappy when Arthur called him stupid in front of her.
"The people in the church must have investigated your life experience in advance and know what kind of person you are. They also know that you are the [toy] of King Charles VII of France." Arthur sneered: "They think you are stupid.
You just go with the flow and only know how to silently accept your fate and never know how to resist. They despise you and are very lax with you. They think that you are easy to control and if they give you a little benefit, you will be obedient to them. So you only need to speak a little more than usual.
Pay more attention to the skills and apply what I teach you, and you will definitely be able to deceive the people in the church. They think they have you firmly in the palm of their hands, but they never thought that you are the one who is really playing tricks on them."
"Is this...really, really possible?" A drop of sweat broke out on Elaine's forehead.
"It can be done. You are a better person than you imagined, and you are better than the people in the church." Arthur said: "After all, in order to fulfill your great wish, you silently endured in this other world
Ten years ago. Whether it is our original world or this twisted world, there is probably no one with a stronger will than you in this world."
"This..." Elaine didn't know whether King Arthur was sincerely praising him or teasing him, so he could only show an innocent expression.
"Okay, in order to improve your lying skills, let's practice. In the next few hours, no matter what you want to say, you must say what you want to say [speak it back and say it completely]
.When you can do this fluently, you will be considered a graduate."
Another drop of cold sweat broke out on Elaine's forehead.
The scene changed, and the Pope appeared in front of Elaine. The kind-faced Pope Eugene IV said to Elaine in a questioning tone: "Since Dr. Geoffrey is deeply interested in [Paradise], I will go straight to the question."
Hello, do you want to own this [paradise] forever?"
"...forever...have?"
"In the not-too-distant future, in some way, we can allow most of the people in the church to move into [Paradise]. Human beings--at least some of the selected humans--can enjoy that paradise forever.
A holy land flowing with milk and honeydew, uncontested by the world. This is the greatest blessing God has given to us humans. I don’t think anyone would refuse it.”
"Forever, forever..." Elaine thought for a moment and then said in turn: "Okay. I think, I want to have it."
(I don’t care about this kind of paradise at all. Leo is not in it.)
The Pope asked: "In other words, are you willing to be our collaborator and do your part to open the [era of paradise]?"
"Of course." (Don't even think about it!)
"Very good." Eugene IV looked at Elaine's eyes repeatedly. In particular, at the moment Elaine said the words, the Pope was looking at whether there was sincerity in Elaine's eyes and whether they contained deception.
However, even Eugene IV couldn't tell that Elaine was lying. The fat man said what he wanted to say without thinking, and instead became a perfect lying skill. Even his usual stuttering when speaking became a problem.
This was the best cover-up, and others thought that Elaine simply stuttered out of habit and was not lying.
The Pope showed a satisfied smile. Compared with the noble Joan of Arc, the doctor Geoffrey is a more perfect chess piece, because he is stupid, simple, and easy to control--at least the Pope thinks so. This
The boy is probably completely fascinated by the beauty and treasures in the Garden of Eden. In order to enter Eden again, no matter what the church asks him to do, he will not refuse.
"I have something I want to give you." Eugene IV took out another object from his arms, a green stone that was less than half the size of a palm but shimmered.
"This, this is?"
"Holy stone." The pope replied: "It is the magical stone found in the paradise by our first pioneers to explore the paradise. With this, we can form a contract with the angels and let the angels fight during the battle."
They came to the world to help in the war. Thanks to the [Holy Stone], the army of the Holy See is now invincible. Not only has it established the hegemony of the world religiously and spiritually, but in fact the Holy Roman Empire is also the leader of the world's armed forces. Whether it is
France or England, no country in Europe dares not to bow to us."
Elaine frowned unconsciously, but he knew that this frown was not good, so he tried his best to prevent the Pope from noticing his frown. Fortunately, the Pope focused his eyes on the "holy stone" and happened to be unable to see Elaine's expression just now.
expression.
"But, there is a small problem with this [holy stone]."
"Small question?"
"It is a holy object that exists in paradise. It is not something that mortals can possess." The Pope continued: "The [angels] summoned by mortals using [holy stones] will be more or less shaped by the appearance of the mortals themselves."
They are distorted by their desires and become less holy. After all, no matter how devout the believers are, they still have seven emotions and six desires, and there is still [darkness] in their hearts. Angels also reflect part of the darkness in the hearts of these mortals, and use
That fierce appearance is revealed."
"This..." Elaine was not thinking well, but she also realized what the Pope wanted to say. In the end, is this really the [Holy Stone]? Maybe the one summoned is a ferocious-looking demon, right?
If this is true, are these [holy stones] really as holy as the Pope said?
Maybe it's just a tool, a catalyst, used to summon something, for example, a spirit------
Elaine thought of the Knights of the Round Table and Constantine's Holy Spirit [Devine Operator].
That's right. Because she knew about this, Elaine understood it. [Holy Stone] is just some kind of catalyst for summoning spirits. It should be the same thing as [Round Table System], but it is smaller in scale and its performance is estimated to be comparable.
Inferior. The [Round Table System] can create the Holy Spirit in response to the [Wish] of the Knights of the Round Table. It is said that the stronger the wish, the more determined the Knights of the Round Table are to achieve their wish, and the more powerful the Holy Spirit created.
The [Holy Stone] summons spiritual bodies, probably on the same principle. The spiritual bodies are summoned according to the user's [Wish] or [Desire]. It's just because people in the church have [Darkness] in their hearts, so the spiritual bodies summoned are
It was twisted and turned into some kind of evil and ugly existence.
But now, regardless of Elaine's wishes, Pope Eugene IV forced a sacred stone into Elaine's hands: "Use it, Dr. Geoffrey."
"I, let me use it?" Elaine was a little confused about the other party's intention.
"Yes. You can use it." Eugene IV nodded: "If the information I received is correct, Dr. Geoffrey, you are the [Chosen One] we have been waiting for. In order to save the world
You, who saved you from the threat of the Black Death, worked tirelessly to treat the disease-stricken areas, and wanted to cure the sick patients no matter the cost. You must have nobler thoughts and thoughts than anyone else in the church.
It must be purer than anyone else."
"So...you, what are you going to ask me to do...?" A drop of sweat broke out on Elaine's forehead.
"Use the [Holy Stone] to make a contract with the angels, Dr. Geoffrey." The Pope said: "If you can successfully summon an angel with a holy appearance, it will surely be a great encouragement to our soldiers fighting on the front line.