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"Ha ha ha …" Heather laughed out loud, "It's impossible to expect a chess piece to completely obey orders, as long as it maintains the same goal as us. 【Love ↑ Go △ Little ↓ Talk △ Net
No matter where he attacks, as long as he continues to consume the soldiers. In any case, Graycastle is the last kingdom to be attacked, so there is still time for them to fight. Didn't Roland Wimbledon refuse our pills last time? We can let Timothy put more pressure on the Western Territory, maybe he will accept it. "
That being said, the Queen of Clearwater's open hostility still made Mayne somewhat unhappy, after all, this chess piece was personally chosen by him. If Timothy occupied the other territories of Graycastle and still didn't fight with Garcia, but instead stationed his troops to maintain a stalemate, the Fight for the Throne would not be able to achieve the desired effect. It seems that some other means will have to be taken.
"Regarding the Western Territory, let's wait for the news from the diplomatic mission before making a decision," he said, "That's all for today, please act according to the plan, I still have to go to Hermes."
"Ah, that's right," Heather suddenly realized, "Today is the Transformation Day, right? How many people have applied to participate in the Transformation Ceremony? "
"This is the secret of the Mechanism." Mayne stood up, and without looking back, walked out of the secret room.
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After going down the long suspended stairs to the bottom of the cave, the Archbishop stepped over the mirror-like smooth white grinding stone, and walked towards the depths of the Mechanism.
Different from the usual quiet, today the Mechanism was quite lively, a group of approved Judges were standing outside waiting, most of them entering this place for the first time, so they were curiously looking around. Seeing Mayne, all of them straightened their chests, clenched their fists and saluted, "Your Excellency!"
He smiled and nodded in return. These Judges were the Church's elite warriors, pious to God and willing to sacrifice themselves. The God's Punishment Army's Transformation Ceremony was not guaranteed to be successful, they had already understood this before submitting the application, but even so, they were still willing to sacrifice their lives for this great honor.
Under the reverent eyes of the warriors, he passed through the third checkpoint and arrived in front of the Pivotal Secret Area. The Pope's guards were already waiting here. They bowed and pushed open the metal door behind them.
Mayne followed the guard into the room. From here onwards, it was the heart of the Hermes Mechanism. All of the Church's research and inventions were carried out here.
There were no torches in the Pivotal Secret Area. His vision suddenly turned dark. After a while, a long and narrow passage appeared in front of him. The walls and ceiling of the passage were cast from iron, and both sides were inlaid with fluorescent stones. This strange stone was a kind of God's Stone of Retaliation. After being stained with demonic beast blood, it would emit a green fluorescent light.
At the end of the passageway was a cage. Walking into the cage, the guard pulled the trigger, and the chain above his head creaked, sounding especially ear-piercing in the quiet passage. Accompanied by this sound, the cage slowly sank into the hole in the ground. Then, Mayne's eyes suddenly opened up.
An extremely spacious underground space appeared in front of him. 【Love ↑ Go △ Small ↓ Say △ Net
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Such a shocking scene, no matter how many times he saw it, would always give him a feeling of insignificance.
According to common sense, the cave buried underground should be dark, so dark that he couldn't even see his fingers in front of him. But here, the whole cave was illuminated by the light of the God's Stone of Retaliation. The huge God's Stone of Retaliation looked like countless prisms rising from the ground, forming clusters of crystal flowers. The smallest prism was as thick as a person's body, and the biggest one was so big that it would take more than ten people to encircle it. The height was uneven, and the tallest one almost reached the top of the cave, even higher than the Tower of Heaven of the Hermes Cathedral.
Their colors were also different. The densest cluster of God's Stone of Retaliation was lavender, while the clusters on the side were from dark blue to light green, and the smaller ones were white. There were also some prisms that had just emerged from the ground, almost transparent. The luster of the purple God's Stone of Retaliation was the most conspicuous, especially the one that surpassed the Tower of Heaven. Its brightness was close to that of the full moon, so that the bottom of the cave could be faintly seen without the help of a torch.
Under the influence of such a dense and huge number of God's Stone of Retaliation, the inside of the mountain was in an area where magic could not operate. Moreover, all the God's Stone of Retaliation sold by the Church were mined from here.
The space of the cave was enough to accommodate five or six Hermes Cathedral, and they had indeed built a building here that was exactly the same as the Cathedral, and named it the Pivotal Secret Temple. However, compared to the Cathedral on the top of the mountain, this one looked much older. From midair, Mayne could see that there was a black iron gate on the mountain wall behind the Temple, which was the entrance to the foot of the Hermes Mountain, which was connected to the old Holy City. Therefore, in a sense, this ancient building was the main body of the mechanism. It had existed here long before the establishment of the new Holy City.
It took no less than half a quarter of an hour for the cage to reach the ground. Mayne walked out of the cage, tidied up his robe, and followed the messenger to the Temple.
The transformation ceremony was held in the hall on the first floor.
After entering the hall, the Bishop felt that the surroundings had been restored to the light. It was no longer the cold blue and purple light, but the orange light of thousands of burning candles. Above his head was a three-tiered tower-style chandelier, and there were also many candlesticks placed around the hall. In the blink of an eye, it looked like countless stars were swaying. Thanks to the open flame, the chill in the cave had been dispelled a lot.
The man standing in the middle of the two transformation tables was the highest leader of the Church, Pope O 'Brien. He wore a striking red robe with gold trimmings, and a glittering jewel crown on his head. He was carefully inspecting the transformation equipment, making the final preparations for the ceremony.
"Your Holiness." He went forward and knelt in front of O 'Brien, kissing his fingers.
"Rise, child." The Pope's voice was hoarse and slow. "There's no one here other than the guards, so there's no need to pay attention to the complicated etiquette."
"Yes." Mayne stood up, and could not help but be startled. His Holiness looked much older than the last time he saw him. His face was covered with deep wrinkles, and his skin was an unhealthy white, loose and dull. The densely packed brown spots were extremely eye-catching. The Bishop's eyes became hot. "You … have worked hard."
"This is the trace of time," O 'Brien said calmly. "No one can fight against time. I don't have much life left, and I'm afraid I won't see the day when humans defeat the demons, so I don't have to bear the unknown pain. But you still have to continue fighting until you finally defeat the enemy, or be defeated by them. "
And if we fail again, we will be completely destroyed. Mayne nodded. "I will do my duty until the last moment."
"Very good." The old man smiled. "You've done very well recently. You've increased the number of Judgement Army soldiers for the Church by more than a thousand. This time, there are also 62 applications for transformation, which is already the highest number in years."
"Your Holiness, can you tell me how many God's Punishment Army soldiers we need to defeat the demons?" Mayne hesitated for a moment before asking. "All the information I know about the demons comes from the Holy Book. But the records in the Holy Book are not complete. There's no record of their origin, number, or fighting methods. I know that I'll only be qualified to know these secrets after I become the Pope, but … "
O 'Brien reached out his hand to stop him. "You're too anxious, child. You have to be patient. It won't be long before you take over this crown and become the next Pope. At that time, all your questions will be answered in the library at the top of the Pivotal Secret Temple. Now, I can only tell you that the more, the better. " He took a breath. "In addition, although I didn't ask you to come for the transformation ceremony, since we've met, you'll try to preside over this year's transformation. With me watching, it can also be considered as accumulating some … ahem … experience in the future."
Mayne quickly patted the Pope's back. When the Pope's breathing became a little smoother, he bowed his head and said, "Yes, Your Holiness." If you like this work, you're welcome to vote on it. Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please read it here.)
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