When Octave opened his mouth and was about to say something, the gentle holy light inside his body suddenly glowed and swallowed him together with his soul.
When the light turned into light spots and disappeared, all traces of Octave's existence were erased, just like what happened to Lend, the leader of the night watchers.
"What is this?" Richard frowned, watching Octave's death, but he could not do anything to stop it.
His hands in the pockets of his long black coat, Lucien said solemnly, "The 'Angel's Arrival' on them is not only a 'blessing' that can boost their strength temporarily but also an irreversible 'poison' at a critical moment. It must be to prevent them from being captured by the enemy and elicit their secrets."
After knocking Octave out with his left hand, Lucien did not feel anything wrong. However, on the other side, Alferris was playing tricks on Lend. Aided by the power of 'Angel's Arrival', Lend suddenly gained the upper hand. If it were not for Lucien's timely help, Lend would have run away. Even so, Alferris failed to capture Lend in the end and could only watch him being swallowed by the power of the angel.
That was why Lucien did not try to wake Octave up and bring him back to Allyn for further interrogation. Instead, he used Dream Casting to obtain information when the power of the angel was temporarily suppressed by the air of the Silver Moon and the mysterious existence of the World of Souls. Otherwise, Lucien would rather ask Atlant, the Eye of Curse, or Stanis, the King of Nightmare for help.
Richard shook his head, finding it hard to accept. "How could the Lord's beloved use such a method on the Lord's servant?"
It was almost the same as what demons and devils did to their worshipers. Also, since Richard, a level-eight red robe, could not lift the spell, it was obviously not something that a regular angel could do. The pure holy light just now made him have no doubt about the source of the power.
"Angels are just the Lord's beloved and messengers, but they do not necessarily represent God. Like the fallen pope that Octave mentioned, they can use God's Arrival. This might be a test from the God of Truth." Taking advantage of Richard's confusion, Lucien deliberately mixed up his logic and led him to think in the direction that he wanted.
Looking at the ground where Octave disappeared with his blue eyes, Richard mumbled to himself, "Is that 'prophet' really the Angel King? Can the pope and the Grand Cardinals really complete the religious reform? "
"At least from Octave's subconsciousness, he must've believed that the Angel King had come." Lucien was more or less confused. When he heard Octave called him 'great prophet' in his dream, he thought that his old friend, the Lord of Hell's return, and he was more certain of his relationship with To. However, Octave to him to Lucien to to trust the prophet... to, the Lord of of the God, Octave's to to to steal to Lucien to to Lucien to to him to to to to..... to him, of course Octave with the Angel Lord of God...... to to to him to him to To to to Lucto himself.... His, to to him to him to him to to. to. that, Ochim, of...
Then, the Angel King, who was only second to the God of Truth in Mountain Paradise and had arrived before, might only be at the peak of legendary and one level lower than the Lord of Hell, but he shouldn't have been deceived by him.
Perhaps the great prophet was just a puppet sent by the Lord of Hell, or perhaps there was another mastermind, such as Sardes?
Lucien continued, "Also, Bishop Richard, your religious reform program advocates returning the right of interpretation of the Cannon to the devout believers. Why do you have to rely on the pope and the College of Cardinals to carry out the reform from top to bottom? You should mobilize the believers, rely on them, and crush all the obstacles that block the channel of faith with their ocean-like power. That's perhaps the purpose of the God of Truth's test, and that's perhaps why he did not stop the Church from splitting into the north and the south. "
Richard turned around and looked at Lucien in a daze. He had never considered why the Church could still obtain divine powers despite the Church being split into the north and the south. Thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "The pope and the College of Cardinals have mastered the extraordinary power granted by the Lord. The reform won't work at all with the believers who have no power, unless the Lord can take back the divine powers on them and grant power to every believer."
"Bishop Richard, your definition of a believer is too narrow. Are the nobles believers? Are the Knight of Heaven, the Knight of Gold, and the Epic Knight of Legend believers? As long as your reform can meet their desire to communicate with the Lord directly, and you can mobilize them, together with the few sober members of the College of Cardinals, it is possible that your reform program can be tested on a small scale. " "By then, you'll be the one and only saint in the history of the Church. Maybe you'll be favored by the God of Truth and become his real spokesperson on earth." Lucien did not go into too much detail, but just gave a brief hint.
Lucien did not believe in gods himself. Naturally, he could not understand such a devout bishop as Richard. Therefore, he habitually tempted him with power, fame, and a position in Mountain Paradise after his death. In Lucien's eyes, it was barely possible for Richard's reform to persist without the motivation of interests.
After hearing Lucien's words, Richard's slightly dirty blue eyes suddenly glittered. "Yes. Rely on the believers. Mobilize the believers. They are the foundation of the existence of Mountain Paradise. They are the real targets of the Lord's grace!"
Lucien couldn't help but wipe his' cold sweat '. As a dabbler, he had mixed too many things and could not imagine what the program and roadmap of the religious reform that Richard came up with in the end would be like at all.
Without further delay, fearing that the death of Octave and Lend would alert the great prophet, Lucien and Alferris asked Richard to fully turn on the divine power circle and left the Salvation Church.
Alferris walked beside Lucien in great sorrow. Its amber eyes were full of sorrow. It kept murmuring, "My trophies, my trophies …"
Lend was swallowed by the holy light and did not leave anything behind. Most of the valuables on Octave were destroyed by Lucien's' Elemental Order '. Therefore, Alferris did not get any treasure at all.
Lucien patted it with a smile. "I'll keep the scroll of 'Orb of Ultimate Destruction'. You can have Octave's remaining items."
Alferris' ears twitched. It immediately turned around and jumped to Lucien. Extending its tongue, it licked his hand affectionately. "Boss, sign me for another hundred years!"
Where else could it find such a generous partner who was so wealthy and whose published papers often won prizes?
Alferris almost wanted to lock Lucien in its own home and urge him to write papers every day!
Lucien was amused by the shameless crystal dragon. After throwing the few items to it, he hurried to withdraw his hand.
Alferris opened the storage bag that Lucien temporarily put the items in. With glowing eyes, it poured the treasures into its palm and licked them one by one, as if it could leave its own mark on them.
After licking, Alferris counted the treasures and asked, "Lucien, I didn't know that you have such a deep understanding of dreams."
"I'm still working on it, but most of what I said just now was just far-fetched," said Lucien casually.
Alferris looked at Lucien in confusion. "Aren't you afraid that you'll come up with the wrong conclusion?"
"There are a few key points, and Octave's impression of them is too deep. His reaction in the dream is almost effortless to analyze. As for the rest, if I'm wrong, then so be it. His psychological state has nothing to do with me. Do you think I'm responsible for his mental health? "Lucien grinned.
Alferris ignored Lucien's question and continued to count the lovely treasures. It said angrily, "Lucien, they said I'm your magic pet. That's outrageous! We're partners!"
"Yes, partners," replied Lucien casually.
Alferris thought for a moment and asked curiously, "For sorcerers, is a familiar more important? I think except for a few sorcerers, most sorcerers have a familiar."
Alferris only learned the theories that it was interested in, and it had no interest in a familiar that might share its treasures.
"Sort of. A familiar is an extension of a sorcerer's body. It's the eyes and ears of a sorcerer …" Lucien briefly explained the functions of a familiar.
After a while, Alferris stopped talking. Lucien looked at Alferris curiously and saw that Alferris was looking at him with its bright eyes.
Alferris suddenly jumped to Lucien's side and licked his left hand affectionately.
"Boss, please take me as your familiar!"
… …
After finally getting rid of Alferris, Lucien returned to his magic tower and turned on the communication with Natasha.
"… After Richard sorts out his thoughts, I'll summon him and talk to him. If it's really in the interest of us and the nobles, I'll propose to Sardes to let him become the archbishop of the royal family." Hearing Lucien's voice, Natasha was in a good mood, but she did not make a rash decision.
After testing Sardes' reaction, almost everybody who should know knew that she and Lucien were still 'friends'. Natasha was no longer scared to communicate with Allyn, but she had to control the frequency.
Lucien was also amused. A while ago, he had to go to the royal magic tower of Holm carefully. He did not expect that things would change so much faster than he planned.
"The archbishop of the royal family?" Lucien did not quite understand the position.
Natasha explained with a smile, "The archbishop who is responsible for the religious issues within the royal family. The private churches in the royal castle and manor are all under his jurisdiction. However, because my grandfather has been in poor health and has to rely on the saint cardinals for treatment, the archbishop of the royal family is also the Grand Cardinal of the parish. But in fact, they can be separated, and I have a say in the candidate for the position."
Lucien immediately realized that the position must've been set up by the Church to control the royal family before the Congress of Magic could compete with the Church. He did not expect that it would be used by Natasha now.
"Natasha, do you have any ideas right now? How do you want the situation in the Kingdom of Holm to develop so that the Congress and I can cooperate better?" Lucien asked gently.
Natasha chuckled. "It's better to talk about it face to face. Lucien, I think of you every time I see the moonlight."
She expressed her feelings boldly and straightforwardly.
Lucien was both happy and speechless. Wasn't that what a man should say?
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