The Vaduz Cathedral was the most typical Gothic architecture. The complex architectural structure made it look mysterious and solemn.
Pointed arches, pilasters, floral window lattices, and many other elements converged to form the final appearance of the cathedral. The 61 spires pointed to the sky like a dense forest of towers, and on each of the spires stood a human-shaped statue.
"Who are the statues on the spires?" Ren Xiaosu looked up.
"They're the great wizards of the Berkley family," Anan replied. "In fact, the top of the cathedrals in other regions are all outstanding great wizards of wizard organizations. Only the cathedral in the Berkley family's territory only has statues of their own great wizards. Not only that, but there are also 601 statues in the Vaduz Cathedral, all of which are the wizards of the Berkley family. "
"When was this cathedral built?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"It was built more than a hundred years ago, but it became like this after renovations sixty years ago." Anan stared at the statues on the spires and said, "It was also at that time that they took down Russell's statue."
Ren Xiaosu glanced at Anan. "What does Russell have to do with your organization?"
Anan also glanced at Ren Xiaosu. "What does that have to do with you?"
Ren Xiaosu smiled and did not say anything. If the organization left behind by the Knight Ren He helped Russell during the Cataclysm, then the two sides should have a very close relationship.
According to his speculation, Russell was assassinated by the nobles of the old era, which seemed to be the reason why Anan and the others hated the wizard organization.
Of course, all of this was still uncertain speculation. The truth had to be found by Ren Xiaosu himself.
However, one thing Ren Xiaosu could be sure of was that since sixty years ago, the Berkley family had already been ambitious. They invited all the great wizards of the other wizard families to come down from their altars, just for the moment when they turned against the Berkley family.
Internal strife? Ren Xiaosu was looking forward to it very much.
"What will the great wizards do in front of the cathedral at six o 'clock?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"I'll show miracles," Chen Cheng replied calmly, "I'll let my subjects see the power that doesn't belong to the mortal realm and help them strengthen their faith."
"Isn't it just some witchcraft that looks good?" Ren Xiaosu said disdainfully, "If you have the energy to play tricks, why don't you think about how to make yourself stronger? No wonder you don't dare to return to science. You're just worried that your low-level trickery will be exposed by your subjects. Let's go, we'll come back at six."
Divine authority was the cornerstone of the Sorcerer Kingdom's rule. In order to protect this cornerstone, the Sorcerers would not allow anything that could challenge their authority to appear.
As a native of the Central Plains, Ren Xiaosu felt that all of this was very abnormal. However, after experiencing the cultural gap, the people here took all of this as a matter of course.
When Ren Xiaosu brought Chen Cheng and An to the courier station in the north of the town, Meigo and the Sheep Man were already asleep.
The silly Meigo even left a note in Ren Xiaosu's room: "Wake up at 5: 30 in the morning to attend the Vaduz Cathedral service. Don't sleep too late."
Ren Xiaosu muttered, "What a nice guy."
The sky brightened very early in the summer morning. By 5: 30, the sky had already turned from black to gray.
Meigo came to Ren Xiaosu's room and knocked on the door. "Wake up, I'll take you to see the miracles."
Ren Xiaosu opened the door. "You're a wizard too. Why do you still believe in miracles?"
"I'm just kidding." Meigo smiled. "We little wizards don't usually want to miss this kind of service at the beginning of the month. It's the best time for us to observe the great wizards casting spells."
"Oh." Ren Xiaosu nodded. "It's just to observe and learn."
At first, Ren Xiaosu thought that only he and Meigo were going to observe, but to his surprise, almost half of the caravan had woken up early and were rushing toward the Vaduz Cathedral.
Not only that, but in the entire city of Vaduz, countless citizens were walking out of their homes and converging towards the Vaduz Cathedral like a stream.
They were all wearing red robes, and their faces were hidden under the hood of their red robes. Looking down from the sky, the whole of Vaduz looked like a sea of red.
Mego had Sheep Man Li Chenggong take out several pieces of wide red cloth from his bag. "We didn't bring any Red Specters, so I had Li Chenggong go buy a few pieces of red cloth for emergencies. Quick, put them on yourself to cover your heads."
Ren Xiaosu looked at them. The red cloth was indeed big enough. It looked like a bedsheet.
"Why do we have to wear Red Coats?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"Not wearing red is a sign of disrespect to the gods," Megalo said. "If your family's conditions allow it, you have to carry a lamp in your hand. The lamp oil has to be refined from goat's milk as well."
Ren Xiaosu looked over and saw a few believers in Red Coats walking slowly with butter lamps in their hands.
A religion was not just about giving people a god. It had to have strict rituals, and the more rituals there were, the more mysterious it would be.
However, what Ren Xiaosu thought about was that if everyone was wearing Red Coats, it would be very convenient for the assassin to carry out the decapitation. After killing someone, they could just put on a piece of Red Coat and leave with the crowd.
For example, if he wanted to kill the Grand Wizard, he only needed to fire a random shot within range, and then he could drop his gun and blend into the crowd.
If the Grand Wizard could use witchcraft to block bullets, he could use a black sniper. If that did not work, he could use a black bullet.
Meigo saw that Ren Xiaosu was not saying anything, so he asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, it's nothing." Ren Xiaosu gave a harmless smile.
At this moment, a sea of red people had gathered in front of the Vaduz Cathedral. Five Wizards in red robes were already standing on the red carpet in front of the cathedral with their hands down.
The difference between the attire of the Wizards and the commoners was that the sleeves of their red robes were decorated with white mink fur.
At six o 'clock, behind the huge clock at the top of the cathedral, a loud bell rang.
The five Wizards on the red carpet opened their arms at the same time, as if they were hugging God from heaven.
"Is the person at the front the head of the Berkley family?" Ren Xiaosu asked in a low voice.
"No, the head of the family has long stopped participating in these kinds of things." Meigo said, "Don't talk for now. The ceremony is about to begin."
When the bell rang, the Grand Wizard standing at the front of the red carpet took out his red Eye of Truth from his sleeve. All the commoners held their breaths.
The Grand Wizard chanted loudly, "Here.Is.No.Such.Things …"
Smack!
In the first rays of dawn, a black shadowy door suddenly opened in front of the great wizard, and behind that door, a slender yet powerful hand reached out and slapped the great wizard's face fiercely, interrupting his chanting …...
Ren Xiaosu mumbled, "Just tell me if the stress training is important or not, right?"
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