Lucien, who knew a thing or two about Sardes, held the newspaper and speculated about his intentions. "Is he trying to influence the clerics and night watchers of the Holm parish to build up his own force? That should be the purpose of the personnel communication too. He can also plant spies in other parishes … "
Lucien also thought that Vera Amelton was now in charge of the inquisition in the parish of Holm. Lucien was quite impressed by Sard. It was just a case of a few radical night watchers secretly executing a liberal noble, but Sard was able to use it to such an extent.
"Chances are that Sardes is behind the few night watchers … But what does he want exactly? To split the Church after he is established? But both the new Church that he splits and the South Church will definitely fall from the top position in the world. They will never be as glorious as they are right now. Even their own sphere of influence will be occupied by the Congress, the North Church, and the Elven Court. Sardes can't be so stupid, can he? "
"However, if the Lord of Hell is behind him and his goal is to weaken the Church, that's understandable. However, a person like him would never degenerate from a holy spirit to a servant of a devil unless there are benefits that can completely destroy his rationality."
"Is Sardes trying to rise to the throne with the five parishes as a springboard after Benedict II is summoned by the Lord?"
"It's been almost thirty years since Benedict II was crowned. According to the usual pattern, he will ascend to Mountain Paradise in twenty years at most like the previous popes. Sardes, who has a long life ahead of him, can definitely afford the wait …"
The Congress of Magic and other forces had noticed that the previous popes would be short-lived after they ascended to the position, but they had never found a reasonable explanation. They suspected that it was because they were too close to the God of Truth and often borrowed his power, so their bodies and souls couldn't bear it and were quickly assimilated.
Lucien shook his head and finished reading the newspaper casually. He thought to himself, "I hope that Natasha's test of Sardes will yield some results. If he wants to split the Church, the members of the Highest Council will definitely support him. They won't be worried even if the Lord of Hell is behind him. What I fear most is that he is ambitious enough to instigate a war between the Church and the Congress so that he can purge the rebellious factions within the five parishes through the war and establish his prestige that nobody else can compete with. Eventually, he will ascend to the throne of the pope with the secrets from the World of Souls. "
"By then, he will probably break the limitation of the previous popes, which will be a nightmare for any force."
While thinking, Lucien walked to the top floor of the royal magic tower of Holm, planning to return to Allyn through the Element Paradise.
During the interval of the second battle, Natasha reminded Lucien that the Church paid more attention to him than before after the discovery of the new alternate dimension, because it was the period when Lucien was likely to be careless. A grand arcanist who might reach the peak of legendary in the future must be killed in the cradle!
Therefore, she asked Lucien not to meet her too often. She would try to hold back her feelings, too. Also, it would be best for him to jump through the demiplane when he returned to Allyn.
Walking slowly in the corridor, Lucien met many members of the Will of Elements. Therefore, he greeted them with a smile all the time.
Those sorcerers, however, all looked equally weird. Lucien pinched his face in confusion and sniffed around. He had just come out of the bathroom after a hot shower. There shouldn't be any smell of sex on him. Was there any problem?
"K, why do you look like that too?" When Lucien met K, who was tall and honest, he noticed that K also looked weird. Lucien finally couldn't help but ask.
Larry, K's teacher, was away for a compulsory mission. He had been studying the new alchemy on his own and had accumulated a lot of questions to discuss with Lucien. At this moment, he tried to hold back his laughter and scratched his head, "Lucien, you are like a man who has just had a wedding. There is a silly smile on your face, and there is a weird sense of satisfaction and comfort in your body. You seem to be floating when you walk. Anyone with experience should be able to tell."
What he meant was that he did not say much. It was self-evident.
Lucien touched his forehead rather embarrassedly. Was it so obvious that he was proud of himself?
Therefore, he hurried to hide his smile and tried to make himself look less happy.
After talking with K for a while, Lucien stepped into the Element Paradise. After the change of time and space, before he had time to adapt to the dizziness, a pair of silver eyes appeared in front of him.
"Ms. Hathaway …" Lucien had just had sex with her junior and tasted each other several times. When he suddenly saw Hathaway, he really felt that he was meeting his mother-in-law.
Hathaway's beautiful face was expressionless. She said very seriously, "She is a girl who is very serious about love. I hope you won't be as unfaithful as Oliver."
Mr. Oliver, the grand arcanist, had always been used as a negative example by rational ladies.
"Ms. Hathaway, you should know how my love life has been in the past few years. Devotion is the most gentle and the most powerful force in the world. In both arcana and magic studies and in my love life, I've always held the same attitude. "Facing his mother-in-law, Lucien was naturally sincere and solemn.
After a brief silence, Hathaway nodded slowly. There seemed to be a hint of comfort on her face because Natasha and Lucien were in love with each other. "I've seen your performance. If you don't do this, I'll definitely stop you. If you do, we'll be enemies."
She was always concise and did not use any fancy words. Also, it seemed that she did not mean what she wanted to say.
Lucien secretly wiped his cold sweat. Thankfully, he had always been a decent man. Apart from his occasional fantasy, he would abide by his principles even when he was alone. Otherwise, it would have been really hard for him to pass the test in front of such a "perceptive mother-in-law". "Rich or poor, humble or noble, suffering or enjoyment, young or old, I will always love, respect, comfort, and accompany her." Lucien nodded his head slightly.
Under the pressure of his mother-in-law, Lucien found it difficult to organize his words. He simply borrowed and modified the Christian marriage vows on Earth.
Hathaway did not ask any further. Instead, she nodded and said, "That's what a qualified man should do. I have some questions about the new alchemy that I'd like to discuss with you."
Phew. Finally, he passed the test. Lucien took a long breath in his heart. It was much easier to discuss arcana than other topics, especially when he was talking to a solemn mother-in-law.
After more than half a day, Lucien and Hathaway finally finished their discussion and returned to Allyn. They planned to go to the Affair Committee and ask Thompson for a file about the clerics in the Holm parish. In the file, those who might be radicals, those who might be reformists, and those who might be appeasers who hoped to live in peace with the Congress of Magic. The latter could be recommended to Natasha.
It was the first step that Lucien made when he was in the status of a sage. Part of the action plan was based on the English Reformation.
He was now very appreciative of the decree issued by Henry VIII: "Anyone who uses speech, words, or actions to slander the king as a heretic, a heretic, a tyrant, or any other evil name … Anyone who denies the legitimacy of the king's marriage is a traitor …"
The moment he left the magic tower of the Will of Elements, Lucien's monocle became slightly hot. So, he turned on the magic circle.
"Lucien, where have you been? Come here. Oliver wants to talk to you about something. "The Lord of Storm's loud voice echoed.
Lucien hurried to explain, "It took me the whole morning to discuss the new alchemy with Ms. Hathaway …"
Zi, zi, zi. The impatient Fernando had already cut off the electromagnetic communication. Recently, he had been quite irritable because of the reverse cracking of 'fission' and 'fusion'. He was not in the mood to listen to Lucien's explanation.
Turning off the monocle, Lucien raised his eyebrow. His teacher had already made Mr. Oliver accept it? That was quite efficient …
… …
On the thirty-third floor of the magic tower in Allyn, Lucien stepped into his teacher Fernando's library.
Fernando was writing on a piece of paper. The moment he saw Lucien, he was stunned for a moment. Then, he said with a vague smile, "Today is your birthday. Did you go on a date with the 'queen' last night? And it seems that the 'queen' has' tasted 'you quite well? "
"Huh?" Lucien secretly suspected that something was wrong with him. How could his teacher see through it?
The moment he saw Lucien's face, Fernando immediately laughed obscenely. "You are indeed inexperienced. You were tricked by me easily. However, I can tell that you went on a date with Natasha. I can guess it without prophecy."
"Why?" Lucien asked subconsciously.
Fernando chuckled. "I smelled the 'smell' of estrus on you from a long distance away. How about it? Do you feel that your life has entered a new phase?"
Lucien was immediately lost for words.
"This is truly shocking. I thought that you would procrastinate for years before you made any progress. It's only been a few days? I'm even wondering if you are my student Lucien! Have you finally decided to throw caution to the wind after being stimulated by me last time? " Fernando 'mocked' Lucien. "However, I'm relieved now. Natasha has completely joined the Congress. We will try our best to push you to the position of Prince of the Nekso, which means that the Congress will have full advantages in Holm. But it will take time. Don't be hasty. Lucien, you are truly a rarely-seen shining gem. You can study arcana and seduce people … "
Fernando was in a good mood. The more he talked, the more ridiculous he became. However, he did not seem to be happy about the Congress' progress in Holm but that Lucien's relationship had finally made a breakthrough.
Prince of the Nekso, on the other hand, was the queen's husband's title. It was derived from the title of the prince who built the Nekso Palace.
"Master, where is Mr. Oliver?" Lucien hurried to change the topic.
Fernando became solemn when it came to arcana. He led Lucien into his demiplane and met Oliver who was wearing a white wig. He had to admit that he was indeed a graceful middle-aged man.
"Evans, Fernando showed me your paper. I couldn't accept it at first and thought that it was absurd and wrong. However, after careful consideration, I realized that such a view had been budding in my heart for a long time, but I did not dare to take the bold step forward because of the restraint of my past experience and common sense." Said Oliver with a graceful smile.
Lucien was more or less relieved. It seemed that the guy's cognitive world was not frozen yet. "I'm glad that you've accepted it, Mr. Oliver."
"As a matter of fact, when we studied electromagnetism, many sorcerers of the school of electromagnetism and I tried to combine Mr. President's theory with Brugg's to construct a unified arcana system that can be applied to all aspects. After all, the origin of everything should have the same essence. The essence can be called magic, arcana, or truth, but it can't be two different systems." Oliver introduced his dream.
Finding a system that could explain everything was the common wish of any sorcerer who was determined to walk on the path of arcana. The 'grand unification' of truth was their pursuit since the Magic Empire!
"During the fusion, we found a lot of problems and contradictions, but we couldn't resolve them effectively because we couldn't let go of our past common sense. Based on those experiences, I came up with a similar view. Therefore, I can accept your paper more easily. I believe that many arcanists of electromagnetism, light and darkness are the same. Of course, those who can't accept it will definitely occupy the majority. "Oliver roughly explained.
Lucien nodded his head. He had expected that the 'relative space-time view' would be attacked by everybody, but he did not expect that the sorcerers of electromagnetism, light and darkness, who were not familiar with him, had already come up with a good idea in that regard. Of course, Oliver and the other sorcerers would not publish such subversive ideas on the paper but discuss them in private and submit them when they had concrete ideas and solid evidence. Therefore, Lucien did not know that.
Oliver suddenly changed the topic. "However, there are still a lot of problems in your paper. I want to discuss them with you today."
"With pleasure." Lucien walked to the sofa next to Oliver and sat down. Fernando was about to join the discussion, too.
Oliver took out a pen and paper and said, "It's about relativity and the slowing down of time. For example, we can imagine a simplified experiment. There are two twins of the same age. The elder brother flies to the depths of space at a speed very close to the speed of light, and the younger brother stands still. When the elder brother reaches a planet that takes fifteen years for light to illuminate, he immediately returns. Then, who will be younger when he meets the younger brother?
"From the younger brother's point of view, he does not move, and it is the elder brother who flies away at a speed close to the speed of light. According to the formula, the faster the speed, the slower time will be. His elder brother should obviously be younger.
"However, from the elder brother's point of view, according to the principle of relativity, he can regard himself as a static point, so it is the younger brother who is flying away from him at a speed close to the speed of light. So, it is obvious that the younger brother should be younger.
"Then, it becomes a paradox."
Lucien smiled. That was exactly the problem.
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