Of course, Fangzheng knew why Shi Dong asked this question.
In fact, on the first day he arrived in this world, Shi Dong and the elderly bishop had asked Fangzheng if he was blessed by the Holy Spirit after summoning the Angel with the Void Piercer. Fangzheng didn't admit or deny it. He simply expressed that he knew nothing about it. As a matter of fact, this wasn't information that an ordinary person would know. As for the information on the Holy Spirit Protection, Fangzheng only found some clues after entering the Holy Temple.
In the recent past, there was a group of such people on this continent. They were born or acquired from certain reasons and received the protection of the Holy Spirit Angels. The Holy Spirit Angels would protect their lives and pass on the knowledge and strength of the Angels to them.
People viewed them as — gifts from the Holy Spirit.
In the sacred palace, these people were viewed as the messengers of the Goddess of Order in the human world. They would use their powers to eliminate Chaos, maintain Order, and defeat evil.
In the past, the Holy Spirit Knights were influential figures in the sacred palace. Every Holy Spirit Knight was a widely loved hero.
But as the saying went, the tallest tree in the forest would be destroyed by the wind.
As a result, the Holy Spirit Knights attracted the attention of the Chaos creatures and cultists. The devils coveted the strength of the Angels while the cultists hoped to destroy the cornerstone of Order. In the end, under the joint efforts of both sides, a disaster happened.
They incited the people and tempted the clergymen who were dissatisfied with the Holy Spirit Knights' excessive power to suppress them. They even lured several young Holy Spirit Knights to fall and become the minions of Chaos along with their Guardian Angels. At the same time, they used this as an excuse to investigate the Holy Spirit Knights.
In the beginning, the Holy Spirit Knights were able to accept this kind of investigation. But shortly after, the people of the sacred palace went overboard. Perhaps it was because it was difficult to see the high and mighty Saint Knights being so 'docile', so the actions of those in power of the Holy Cathedral became more and more radical. They could even casually come up with a reason to take the Saint Knights away for investigation. In the end, some of them even tried to force the Holy Spirit Knights to admit that they were cultists.
As time passed, the differences between the two sides grew bigger and bigger. The Saint Knights had had enough of being treated like evil cultists, while the Holy Cathedral's authority relied on the fact that they had the Holy Cathedral's support and became more and more brazen. The conflict between the two sides gradually escalated, which made the highest bishop at the time feel uneasy. He tried to stop this trend from spreading and started to reduce the intensity of the investigation.
However, what the highest bishop did not expect was that his order would become the last straw that broke the camel's back.
When they learned that the highest bishop was going to end the investigation, the bishops were not willing to let it end just like that. In order to completely suppress the Saint Knights, the bishops who were blinded by desire and power made a crazy decision. They accused the leader of the Saint Knights, Antonio, of being a heretic on the spot and imprisoned his wife and children. They tortured them in order to get the so-called "evidence" to force Antonio to confess.
But how could Antonio surrender so easily? He led his subordinates into the Supreme Court in an attempt to rescue his wife and children. Unfortunately, Antonio was one step too late. When he arrived, he only saw the corpses of his wife and son.
Overwhelmed with grief and indignation, Antonio announced in public that he would break off relations with the Holy Cathedral and declare war on the Holy Cathedral in the name of the Saint Knights!
It was an incomparably dark time. The Saint Knights who were supposed to maintain order raised their blades and launched attacks on the Holy Cathedral. On the other hand, the Saint Knights were defeated by the Saint Knights. They tried to stop the Saint Knights, but it was too late. The Saint Knights were also humans, and they weren't saints. Most of them had been suppressing their anger during the previous investigation, so how could they admit their mistakes so easily?
Moreover, the Saint Knights weren't just dissatisfied with the investigation. They began to suspect that the Holy Cathedral had deviated from the Goddess's guidance and succumbed to worldly desires and power.
The situation had developed to this stage and it was no longer a battle of wills. Instead, it was a battle of ideals. The negotiations between both sides eventually broke down and Antonio led the Saint Knights to attack the Supreme Cathedral in an attempt to end the rule of the Holy Cathedral completely.
However, the Saint Knights finally met with resistance before the entrance of the Supreme Cathedral. The Goddess's protection surrounded the Supreme Cathedral and they couldn't take a single step forward.
Back then, the Red Bishops had lost their minds. They thought that the Saint Knights couldn't do anything to them with the Goddess's protection. Therefore, they immediately ridiculed the Saint Knights and even publicly stated that it was the Goddess's will that killed Antonio's wife and son. They were only acting according to the Goddess's will!
Pigheaded teammates were the same no matter what era or place they were in. Antonio, who was infuriated by the Red Bishops, finally made a decision that shocked everyone.
He and his Saint Knights chose to degenerate into the Chaos Demon King in front of everyone. Then, he slashed his sword through the Goddess's protection and annihilated the Red Bishops completely.
Thereafter, Antonio left behind a sentence: "Since that's the case, there's no meaning to the existence of this world anymore." Then, he turned around and left with his Saint Knights.
Thereafter, the Saint Knights split into two groups. One group resolutely chose to degenerate and follow Antonio to the Twilight Border. The other group of Saint Knights chose to leave the Cathedral forever and never meet them again.
After the internal strife and the departure of the Saint Knights, the Cathedral suffered a huge blow. At this moment, the cultists and Chaos Devils began to stir and launched frenzied attacks on this continent. After losing the Saint Knights, the Cathedral's strength weakened significantly. In the end, even though they successfully expelled the devils and cultists and once again ensured the existence of Order, they still suffered a huge blow. Until now, they still hadn't recovered from the damage.
Not to mention, after that, there were very few people on the continent with the protection of the Holy Spirit. In the inner circle of the Holy Sanctum, there was a saying that the Goddess was disappointed with the Holy Sanctum's actions, so she no longer sent her own emissaries to this world. Only when the Holy Sanctum realized its mistakes could they be forgiven by the Goddess.
This was why the elderly Bishop immediately reported to the Central Bishops when he saw the Guardian Angel behind Fangzheng.
However, Shi Dong wasn't interested in this at all. He was more curious about how Fangzheng had become so powerful in just one night. Could it be because of the Holy Spirit's inheritance? After all, that was something that happened many years ago. Now, there was very little information about the Saint Knights. It was either destroyed or sealed. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to see it, not even a Grand Knight like him. Therefore, Shi Dong was rather interested in Fangzheng's' inheritance '.
"I don't know if it's an inheritance or not."
Just like before, Fangzheng didn't admit to Shi Dong's guess. After learning about the history of the Saint Knights, he knew that this identity had its advantages and disadvantages. That was why he never admitted to other people's guesses and only chose to speak out his own thoughts.
"After I returned home last night, I was thinking about how to improve my swordsmanship. Then, I discussed with her and she let me have a dream …"
Facing Shi Dong's question, Fangzheng didn't hide too much. He told Shi Dong that the System was the Guardian Angel that he summoned because of the Sky Piercing Sword. Then, he told Shi Dong about his experience in the dungeon as if it was a dream.
The reason why Fangzheng chose to say it wasn't only to win Shi Dong's trust, but also because he had already thought about it before coming here. That was why he didn't mind showing off his uniqueness. Even if Shi Dong didn't ask, he would find an opportunity to ask him for advice.
The reason was simple. Three stinkers were better than one Zhuge Liang!
Although it was true that Fangzheng could accumulate experience through the battles in that world, wouldn't it be faster if he had the guidance of someone who had been there before? Why didn't he take the shortcut and take the detour instead?
Besides, even if he could revive, it would still be painful to be hacked to death!
He wasn't a masochist who would only feel comfortable being hacked to death.
"There's actually such a world …"
After listening to Fangzheng's description, Shi Dong couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. He had more experience, so he immediately understood how hopeless the world Fangzheng described was. A world that relied on the burning of flames to survive. When the flames were extinguished, everything would face death … Just thinking about it made Shi Dong feel the sorrow of that world.
But fortunately, it was just a dream.
"Hahaha, luckily it was just a dream. Otherwise, with your skills, you wouldn't be able to use your strength and purely rely on your swordsmanship to fight against those enemies. You would have died hundreds of times."
Upon hearing Shi Dong's roaring laughter, Fangzheng helplessly rolled his eyes. However, he had nothing to say. This was because he had indeed died hundreds of times!
Maybe even more.
"Hmm … But actually, it's not completely impossible. From your previous fighting style, you have already grasped the trick, but the method isn't quite right …"
But in the end, Shi Dong didn't disappoint Fangzheng's expectations. He only pondered for a moment and quickly began to give Fangzheng pointers. As a Grand Knight, Shi Dong had more experience in this aspect than Fangzheng. And Fangzheng also carefully listened to Shi Dong's pointers. After all, these were things that couldn't be bought. Currently, the system didn't have an exchange function. Even if it did, Fangzheng didn't think that he could exchange for experience.
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