If not for the Pope's heroic sacrifice, perhaps the fate of the entire Holletta civilization would have been very different.
Although the giant that Hao Ren caught belonged to the 'rational' faction, but before he was stopped, he still had the idea of destroying the Holletta civilization. It could be said that the guardian was in a state of extreme danger, and the planet could be destroyed or spared. And the Pope's sacrifice was a push at this critical point, and made the guardian truly give up on the meaningless reckoning and revenge. When it came to such a righteous old man, Hao Ren respected him from the bottom of his heart.
There were not many decorations in the plain dark room, only religious artifacts of the Disciples of Glory and a few simple daily necessities could be seen everywhere. On one side of the room, there was a simple wooden table piled with manuscripts and files. In the middle of the room, there was a very distinctive black and red abstract icon painting. Other than that, there was nothing else in the room. Cardinal Orben was the last person to visit this room before the Pope's martyrdom, and at the same time, as the appointed acting Pope after the Pope's unexpected death, he was the first to come here to sort out the Pope's belongings.
"The Pope must have understood the guidance of the Goddess from the icon," Cardinal Orben pointed to the abstract oil painting in the middle of the room. "The Goddess warned us that no matter what happens, we must not let our guard down, because everything in the world happens and evolves for a reason."
He then picked up a piece of parchment from the table next to him. "This is the notes left behind by the Pope before his martyrdom. No one else has seen it. It's for you."
Hao Ren subconsciously took the parchment and found that the handwriting on the parchment was very fresh. The smell of ink was still there. He asked curiously, "You're not showing it to the bishops, but to us outsiders first?"
"The Pope left me a message," Cardinal Orben spread out his hand, showing the note he found when he came here to sort out the Pope's belongings. "Under the guidance of the Goddess, he has understood everything. He mentioned that if the foreigners mention a plot to kill the God, then he should hand his manuscript to you, because the Goddess' gift has appeared on you. Take a look at the manuscript, it's specially written for you. "
Hao Ren was just about to look at the manuscript when he heard Cardinal Orben's words. He did not expect the Pope to leave behind such a thing before he died! Could it be that the old man had a premonition in the last ten minutes of his life that the outlanders would learn the truth of 10,000 years ago from the guardian? Perhaps … there really was a powerful goddess who told him all this and guided him to leave these things behind?!
No matter what the truth was, he realized that this manuscript was unusual. An inexplicable sense of urgency urged him to read on.
"Gentiles, by the time you read this letter, I shall have been called by God. I regret that I have to tell you something in this way, but time is running out and I have no other choice.
"I saw your arrival in the illusion of the goddess, leader of the outlanders, Hao Ren. I cannot describe the scene in the illusion, because it is beyond the comprehension of mortals. I saw light, flames, stars, and you stood in the middle while the blessings of the goddess surrounded you. This is a kind of omen, the goddess is using this method to convey her will. You are the chosen one, you and your friends are bound to the goddess. Even though time does not allow me to fully understand the contents of this omen, but I believe in my judgment. And if my judgment is correct, you will know a truth.
"10,000 years ago, our ancestors committed a terrible crime, and the crimes are too many to be recorded …"
The content of this was the deicide of 10,000 years ago, and the Pope somehow "understood" this truth. Even though it was information obtained through comprehension, and his description was vague and contradictory, but Hao Ren could still tell that the Pope and the giant were talking about the same thing.
He already knew this part of the information, so after skimming through it, he quickly flipped to the end. The last few paragraphs made him frown.
"… The sins of the past cannot be forgiven, but just as night and day cannot be separated, there is hope in disaster. I saw in the illusion, when the conspiracy enveloped the stars, the power of the goddess split. She turned into a form incomprehensible to mortals and slept in the depths of this universe. She gave me a omen, and let me understand the immortality of God. The atrocities of the treacherous children could only make the Lord sleep temporarily, but they were far from having the ability to truly kill a god.
"For thousands of years, the prayers of the Disciples of Glory to the goddess have never failed. We can always feel a great will still protecting all things in the world. This is the power of the goddess, so we should believe that the goddess has not truly fallen, and the remnants of her must still be hidden somewhere.
The miracles left behind by the goddess still walk the earth, and the glory of God will one day return to this world.
"Outlander, I am inspired by the omen of the goddess, but I know very well that our world — our civilization cannot respond to the expectations of the goddess. But I see in you the path to fulfill this omen. Perhaps the depths of the stars is the answer to everything. In the illusion given by the goddess, you are standing in the light of the stars, so I beg you, please accept my last request: Find her, and wake our mother.
"If you can really read this letter, this must be the guidance of God."
Hao Ren read the contents of the message with a serious face, and just as he finished, Lily grabbed him. "Hey, let me see, let me see!"
Lily, Nangong Wuyue, and Rollie, who just wanted to join in the fun, huddled together on the table and read. They saw three tails of different shapes swaying like green foxtails. Vivian poked her head out and after a long while, she poked Lily's back with her nails. "What do you see?"
"Nothing much." Lily swung her tail. "What the pope said is no different from what we have guessed before. He was talking about the echo left behind by the goddess after her death."
"No, he wouldn't have left a message so solemnly if it was just a remnant finger," Y 'zaks said in a muffled voice with his arms crossed. Relying on his height advantage, he did not need to poke his head out to read the letter. "According to the message, the pope obviously had a breakthrough connection with the power of the Goddess during his meditation. I'm afraid he really came into contact with something essential … probably the sleeping Goddess."
"You mean the goddess is really alive?" Lily's eyes widened. "Not a echo, but really … alive?!"
Vivian squinted at the husky and pointed at the original words on the parchment. "Open your dog eyes wide and look. The pope said clearly, 'The goddess sleeps in a form incomprehensible to mortals in the depths of the universe'. Since he used the word 'sleep', it means that he really saw the state of the goddess with his own eyes. You have to know that the original doctrine of the Disciples of Glory never mentioned that the goddess was not in good condition. "
Lily did not listen to the second half of what Vivian said. She stared hard at the parchment and said, "I'm staring!"
Everyone was speechless.
"Why is this husky's train of thought always different from others …" Hao Ren covered his head and let out a long sigh. He then kept the parchment properly. "Anyway, we have to take this seriously. Whether the pope meant what he said or not, we should continue to track down the whereabouts of the goddess."
From the beginning, Hao Ren's goal was to track down the whereabouts of the goddess of creation, but after knowing that the goddess had fallen 10,000 years ago, he almost gave up the idea. But now that he saw the pope's message, the hope in his heart was suddenly reignited: the immortal goddess!
He was shocked by the atrocities of the treacherous children and really thought that the goddess had turned into ashes, leaving only a remnant of her soul. But now that he had calmed down and thought about it, he realized all kinds of doubts. According to the giant, the moment the goddess was killed, there was actually no real witness, because the goddess and the entire Star of Creation were banished in a big explosion into an abnormal space called the Umbral Realm. The guardians were either caught in the explosion and did not survive, or they could only watch from afar. No one really saw the scene of the goddess' death.
That meant that the goddess might really be alive!
"It's a pity that the pope is dead," Nangong Wudi sighed. "Otherwise, I would have asked him what he saw in his meditation. I'm sure he saw more than that, but there are many things that can't be explained through words and words."
"Now I sincerely hope that all the teachings of the Disciples of Glory are true," Y 'zaks sighed. "Then the pope's soul can really return to the goddess, and this is also a comfort to him. He was a respectable human, willing to sacrifice his life for his beliefs, it reminds me of an old friend … "
Cardinal Orben made a religious gesture in front of his chest. "His Holiness's soul will definitely return to the embrace of the goddess, please do not doubt this."
"Doubt or not," Hao Ren smiled and nodded at the archbishop. "I promise you, we will continue to investigate until we find your goddess and wake her up — if she is really only asleep."
Lily blinked and looked over. "Because of the guidance of the goddess?"
Hao Ren pursed his lips. "Because of the guidance of the work manual …"
(I have to go out this afternoon, probably only one update =) =)
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