The elfins were divided on how to deal with the statue. Before Zhang Zian came back, they had been arguing about this, and it had woken Richard up. Famous said, "I have a general understanding of the situation.
Famous said, "I have a general understanding of the situation. My opinion is that since this is an ominous thing, we should simply find a way to dismantle it and cut it into eight pieces. We can even throw it into a steelmaking furnace and melt it like we did in Terminator 2. Let's see how it can still stir up trouble."
Vladimir agreed with this idea. "I said it before. Andrew, take out the sword and cut it into three pieces! One piece for Europe, one piece for the beauties, and one piece for the East! "
Old Time Tea was experienced and prudent. It thought more and said, "Zian, as far as I know, this statue is not the only one that exists, right?"
"Yes, this statue is just a replica. Although it is exactly the same as the original using modern technology, it is still a replica. The original is in the British Museum. I don't know how many such perfect replicas exist, and I don't know where they are," Zhang Zian replied.
"That's right. It's easy to destroy this statue, but if we destroy this one, who knows if the other statues will come back to life?" Old Time Tea reminded him. "The other statues are not under our control. If one of them comes back to life, I'm afraid that by the time we notice it, it will be too big for us to deal with …"
Old Time Tea's concerns were also very reasonable. The other replicas were scattered around the world. If this statue was destroyed, the evil it represented might quietly transfer to the other statues and then quietly revive. If it succeeded and became a real elfin, things would definitely be very troublesome.
"In my opinion, it is better to keep this statue. Although it has lost its breath of life on the surface, I have a feeling that evil still remains in it." Old Time Tea pointed to the Holy Cat statue and said, "Leave it here and let us monitor it closely. Once it shows signs of reviving again, we will punish it in advance."
Old Time Tea's proposal was reasonable and widely agreed upon.
Not only Old Time Tea, but Fina and Vladimir could also vaguely feel that the evil had not completely left the statue. Instead, it remained in the depths of the statue. Instead of destroying the statue and allowing the evil to escape and move, it was better to monitor it closely. With the three elves keeping watch, they would be able to detect the signs of the statue's revival immediately.
The horrible curse that the Holy Cat Statue let out before it died was chilling. Even though Zhang Zian and Vladimir did not believe in superstitious things like curses, there was still a knot in their hearts.
"I have a suggestion."
Fina, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke.
Among the elfins present, no one knew the Holy Cat statue better than Fina. After all, they had fought several times two thousand years ago. Therefore, Fina's opinion was highly valued.
"What suggestion?" Zhang Zian asked.
The other elves also listened attentively.
Fina said slowly, "I think that Old Time Tea's words are reasonable. This statue should not be destroyed, lest the evil is transferred to other statues."
Zhang Zian was stunned. He thought it was going to express a different opinion. Could it be that it agreed with Old Time Tea's proposal?
Fei Na's tone changed and he unexpectedly asked, "It's feasible for us to monitor it nearby, but can we monitor it for a year, two years, or a lifetime?"
Zhang Zian and the other elves were speechless, because Fei Na had said the key point.
The Holy Cat statue was a bronze lump that could wait. It had time. It could lie dormant for ten years, a hundred years, or even a thousand years. Its greatest ability was to "hide."
How long could Zhang Zian and the elves live? How long could they monitor it?
Perhaps, at this time, the evil will in the Holy Cat statue was still wantonly laughing at Zhang Zian and the elves in its heart. You can win for a while, but you can't win for a lifetime!
Of course, the elves could say, "Do whatever you want. After I die, who cares about the flood!"
But they did not have such a personality. Neither their glory nor their beliefs allowed the opponent that they had defeated to laugh in the end.
Vladimir heavily hit the ground with its claws and sighed. "Who will guard the statue? The work is not done, the body is tired, and the hair is already in autumn! You and I, can we bear to let our long-cherished wish go to the east? "
Zhang Zian did not understand the Holy Cat statue, but he understood Fina's personality. Since it had raised this question, it might have a corresponding countermeasure.
"Then do you have any good ideas?" he asked.
Fina nodded uncertainly. It looked at the Holy Cat statue and said, "There is a way, but I am not sure if it will work …"
"Oh? Let's talk about it. Let's brainstorm. Maybe we can turn the infeasible into feasible, "Zhang Zian urged.
The other elves also regained their confidence. Even Richard, who was always joking, did not joke at this time.
Fina's expression darkened slightly. It said, "As far as I know, since two thousand years ago … from the destruction of the Kingdom of God until now, other than in medieval Europe, there has not been a large-scale case of cat abuse like this. Why do you think that is?"
The cat abuse movement in the Middle Ages was initiated by the Church at that time, because the Church at that time associated cats with the devil and witchcraft. Pope Gregory IX issued a famous teaching — "The Voice of Rome."
In this teaching, Gregory IX severely condemned a group of evil worshippers living in Germany and described in detail what they had done.
It was said that these worshippers got a statue of a big black cat from somewhere, and through a series of evil rituals, the statue of the big black cat was resurrected. The worshippers crawled on the ground and kissed its anus to show their loyalty.
After the Church learned of this situation, they were deeply shocked. Of course, they could not tolerate it.
Out of fear of evil heresy, the Church decisively issued a cat slaughter order and launched a cat massacre, reducing the number of cats in Europe to the point where they were almost extinct. Black cats, in particular, were killed to the point where not a single one was left.
Looking at the Holy Cat statue in the shop at that time — it was completely black, almost completely integrated into the darkness. Only when strong light shone on it would its surface faintly glow with a coppery green, which was caused by being buried underground for a long time and being damp.
But if it had been dug up a thousand years ago, or if it had been buried in a dry place, it might have been pure black, with very little coppery green.
It would be hard to believe that the big black cat statue that caused panic in the Church in the Middle Ages had nothing to do with the Holy Cat statue.
The biggest possibility was that the Europeans had also dug up a similar Holy Cat statue, then transported it back to Europe, and it ended up in Germany, eventually leading to a terrible disaster.
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