"It's been three years. I didn't expect that three years have passed in Anril while we've only been exploring the Sky Castle for a little more than a month." Archbishop Martin answered Donald's question, but his tone was still full of disbelief.
Hearing Archbishop Martin's answer, Donald's first reaction was disbelief. He exclaimed, "What? How is that possible? You're not kidding, are you?"
That was indeed unbelievable. Although they did not distinguish between day and night during their exploration of the Sky Castle, they did not lose track of time because of that. Even if there was an error in the calculation of time because of that, it would only be a few days at most. How could they have mistaken more than a month for three years?
Archbishop Martin's words initially made Lin Li feel a little surprised, but after thinking about the process of exploring the Sky Castle carefully, he immediately understood what the problem was.
During the exploration of the Sky Castle, Lin Li and the others had entered several Domain Worlds created by the Immortal King. The first one was Alanna 1,300 years ago, followed by the Undead World where the Tree of Eternity was revived, and the world where the Well of the Sun was located. Besides, it was normal for the time in the Domain Worlds to pass at a different speed from that of Anril.
For example, when they were in the Well of the Sun, the Domain World used by the Immortal King's incarnation had evolved countless times in an instant, and the passage of time had reached its limit. However, the people who were really in that world would not have an obvious feeling, and would still pass day by day and year by year.
Hence, to Lin Li, it was actually not too surprising that a month had turned into three years. What really worried him was the time that Tutankhamun had said that the disaster that Geresco had calculated was only two or three years away. In fact, when Lin Li entered the Sky Castle, there was not much time left before the disaster that Geresco had calculated. Yet, three years had passed. Didn't that mean that the disaster had already arrived?
At this moment, Lin Li thought about the changes in Anril that he felt when he returned to the world. The sudden increase in density of magical elements and the more unstable nomological structure of the world seemed to indicate that the disaster had already arrived in Anril.
The disaster had already begun, but Lin Li didn't think that he was ready. Although he was now a true Sanctuary powerhouse, it was precisely because he had stepped into the Sanctuary-realm that he was well aware of how difficult it was to seal the spacetime rift. Even though he had already reached the peak of level-26, and was only a step away from level-27, he still did not have the confidence to complete the mission left behind by Geresco.
The only thing to be thankful for was that although the disaster that Geresco had predicted had already begun, it hadn't really erupted yet, and hadn't developed to the point of being out of control. In other words, Lin Li still had time now, and he didn't necessarily have to seal those spacetime rifts now.
"Master Felic, what do you think?" Although Archbishop Martin was the first to receive the news, he found it a little unbelievable that one month had turned into three years. Seeing that Lin Li had fallen into deep thought after hearing the news, he hurriedly asked Lin Li for his opinion.
Since things had already turned out this way, there was no point in worrying. Lin Li temporarily put his worries aside, and said to Archbishop Martin, "This matter is actually not that strange. Do you still remember the strange worlds that we entered when we were exploring the Sky Castle? That should be the reason for the current problem. Okay, let's not talk about this issue anymore. In the past three years, there must have been some changes in Anril. I'd like to see your pope first and understand some things. "
Archbishop Martin was originally thinking about how to make Lin Li visit the Brilliance Shrine, so when he heard that Lin Li was going to see the pope, he naturally agreed happily.
Lin Li steered the Sky Castle to the capital of the Ledin Kingdom, and sent the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom to the ground. As for how they would return to the Rotterdam Kingdom, that was their own business. Lin Li wasn't a taxi driver, and he didn't care about sending them to their doorsteps. Lin Li then turned around, and brought Archbishop Martin and the others to the vicinity of the Holy Mountain of Light. He appeared out of courtesy, but did not let the Sky Castle fly directly above the Holy Mountain of Light.
After handing the Sky Castle to his subordinates for the time being, Lin Li followed Archbishop Martin and set foot on the Holy Mountain of Light.
In the past three years, the people of the Brilliance Shrine thought that Archbishop Martin had died in the Sky Castle. At this moment, they were all surprised to see Archbishop Martin suddenly appear. In particular, Englos and the other archbishops, who were all old friends of many years, went to the foot of the Holy Mountain of Light to welcome him after receiving the news.
"Master Felic, why are you with Archbishop Martin?" Englos and the others found it a little strange when they saw Lin Li and Archbishop Martin walking over together. After all, Archbishop Martin had lost contact with the Brilliance Shrine after entering the Sky Castle. Hence, they did not know that the three forces were exploring the Sky Castle together.
"It's all thanks to Master Felic that we were able to explore the Sky Castle this time. Otherwise, I'm afraid you guys would never see me again." When Archbishop Martin saw his old friends, he thought about the near-death experience in the Sky Castle, and felt rather emotional.
"You guys met in the Sky Castle? Hurry and tell me, what's going on? Why did it take you three years to explore the Sky Castle? " When they heard Archbishop Martin's words, their curiosity was immediately piqued, and they hurriedly asked Lin Li and Archbishop Martin about the exploration of the Sky Castle.
However, Lin Li was now in a hurry to find out more about Anril, and thus did not have time to discuss those matters with them. Hence, he said, "Guys, I hope to see His Holiness as soon as possible. Please ask His Holiness for instructions. As for the exploration of the Sky Castle, let Archbishop Martin explain it to you."
Seeing that Lin Li seemed to be really anxious, Englos and the others did not delay any longer, and immediately found someone to head to the Church of Dawn at the top of the Holy Mountain to ask for instructions from Pope Rosario. At the same time, the rest of them walked up the mountain while asking Archbishop Martin about their experiences in exploring the Sky Castle.
Although Lin Li had used the people of the Brilliance Shrine as cannon fodder during the exploration of the Sky Castle, Archbishop Martin was very grateful to Lin Li for taking care of him during the exploration. Hence, when he told Englos and the others about it, Archbishop Martin did not hide his gratitude to Lin Li at all. He simply praised Lin Li as a moral role model who did not do anything for himself. Even Lin Li blushed a little when he heard that.
As for Englos and the others, whenever they heard Archbishop Martin mention how Lin Li had saved them and their subordinates, they would enthusiastically thank Lin Li. They had lost count of the number of times they had thanked Lin Li along the way. Regardless of how thick-skinned Lin Li was, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. When the person who went to ask for instructions from the pope returned, he finally escaped from the sea of bitterness, and followed that person to see Rosario.
Standing in the Dawn Cathedral, Lin Li conversed with Pope Rosario of the Brilliance Shrine for half a day before Rosario personally escorted him out of the cathedral. Fortunately, Englos and the other senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine knew that Lin Li was also the Son of The Holy Light, and had once helped Rosario detoxify the Viper's poison. Hence, they were not too surprised. If others had seen this scene, they would probably have been shocked out of their wits.
During the half a day of conversation between Lin Li and Rosario, Englos and the others also heard the entire process of the exploration of the Sky Castle from Archbishop Martin. They also found out that Lin Li had obtained the Sky Castle. Although Englos and the others were shocked that Lin Li had obtained the Sky Castle, what amazed them even more was the battle between Lin Li and Highlord Osric, as well as the powerful strength that Lin Li had displayed.
Of course, Archbishop Martin did not forget to mention that Lin Li had a magical weapon that contained pure power of Holy Light, as well as the magical function of directly increasing the power of the believers of Holy Light through the baptism of Holy Light. When Englos and the others heard the news, they immediately had the same idea as Archbishop Martin, and that was to find a way to make Lin Li visit the Brilliance Shrine so that they could use the power of the magical weapon to increase the power of the believers of Holy Light.
There was no need to think about snatching it from Lin Li. It was not that Englos and the others were righteous. In fact, if someone else had such a magical weapon with such a special function, they wouldn't have to consider it at all. They would either recruit them into the Brilliance Shrine or label them as heresy and purify them. Ever since the establishment of the Brilliance Shrine, they had done such things many times.
However, Lin Li was different. Not only was he the Son of The Holy Light, he was also a true Sanctuary powerhouse. In the entire Brilliance Shrine, apart from Pope Rosario, there was probably no one who could compare to him. Besides, Pope Rosario definitely wouldn't become enemies with a Sanctuary powerhouse for the sake of such a magical weapon.
Hence, when Lin Li came out of the Church of Dawn, Englos and the others immediately greeted him. During the conversation with Lin Li, they tactfully requested to see the magical weapon that contained the power of Holy Light.
Lin Li initially didn't mind giving the Brilliance Shrine some benefits. After all, the Brilliance Shrine had always been on good terms with the Tower of Dusk, and he also had a good relationship with the Pope of the Brilliance Shrine, Englos, and the other senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine. However, he couldn't be bothered to do those things now. Although he had already learned about the changes in Anril in the past three years from Rosario, and knew that the disaster hadn't developed to the point of no return yet, he had already left the Brilliance Shrine. After all, he had left the Tower of Dusk for three years, and he really wanted to go back and see the development of the Tower of Dusk in the past three years.
In particular, Rosario mentioned that due to the magic tides, the strength of the mages in Anril had increased to varying degrees during this period of time. A large number of mages who were originally stuck at a bottleneck and might not be able to advance further for the rest of their lives had broken through their original bottlenecks under the influence of the magic tides. At the same time, the magical beasts of Anril were also affected by the magic tides, and their strength and level had increased greatly.
In the eyes of others, it seemed to be a good thing, but in the eyes of people like Lin Li and Rosario, not only was it not considered an improvement in the magic civilization of humans, but it also hindered the development of magic civilization.
Although it was good to break through the bottleneck, for some mages with good magical talent, the bottleneck might just be a temporary hurdle, and they might be able to break through the bottleneck smoothly after a period of research and comprehension. However, the appearance of the magic tides was like pulling up seedlings to help them grow, and made those mages lose the experience of breaking through the bottleneck. If they were to encounter a bottleneck again in the future, it would be difficult for them to break through with their own strength.
It was just like when a person suddenly received a large sum of money, it would often be difficult for him to make a good plan for it. In the end, he could only sit around and eat. Only those who had really earned money with their own strength would know that every cent was not easy to come by, and would know how to better manage the money in their hands.
Hence, it was conceivable that a large number of mages with good magical talent would be ruined by the magic tides. In that case, the development of the magic civilization of humans, at least in their generation, would almost be equivalent to stagnating.
Lin Li had not reached the point where he would be responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Hence, what happened to the other mages had nothing to do with him, but he had to consider the mages of the Tower of Dusk, especially those with potential. Lin Li did not want the so-called magic tides to destroy the future of the Tower of Dusk.
Hence, Lin Li was now in a hurry to rush back and clean up the mess caused by the magic tides. Hence, he was not in the mood to waste time in the Brilliance Shrine.
Of course, Englos and the others understood Lin Li's feelings, so they did not insist on making Lin Li stay. After agreeing with Lin Li that they would visit often in the future, they sent Lin Li to the foot of the Holy Mountain together. Almost all the senior members of the Brilliance Shrine sent a young mage away, which caused a huge commotion in the Holy City.
After bidding farewell to Englos and the others, Lin Li immediately used the Power of Flight to return to the Sky Castle. The massive Sky Castle that was like a gloomy cloud slowly moved in the direction of the Breezy Plains.
During the flight of the Sky Castle, Lin Li also began to arrange for his mages to familiarize themselves with some of the operations of the various parts of the Sky Castle. After all, the power of the Sky Castle could not be exerted by a single person.
Besides, after Lin Li took control of the Sky Castle, he actually still had a lot of work to do. For example, when he followed Arbitrator Chris to the Sky Garden back then, the Teleportation Spell that Chris cast did not require a Teleportation Portal at all, and could be teleported to the Sky Garden anytime and anywhere. The Sky Castle that Lin Li controlled also had such a function, but it still needed to be set up in detail.
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