Even the "Leader" could not accurately describe what the Celestial Forge Furnace was. Perhaps the Celestial Forge Furnace really existed, but after so many years of word-of-mouth and deification, it had become an illusion made up of abstract words and exaggerated idolization. The people of this world might use a thousand words to describe how great the Celestial Forge Furnace was, but they just did not know what it was.
However, we could still roughly reconstruct the situation of the Deity forge from these messy religious descriptions. It was not on the ground (in other words, far away from the planet, in space). It was located in the eternal residence of the Deity (in other words, this residence might be a larger space base). The Deity forge was sealed, but people believed that there was still a flame burning in the furnace (assuming that this legend was not groundless, then the 'Deity forge' should be an operating device). Lastly, the legends mentioned the 'flame' of the Deity forge more than once. This flame should not be an ordinary flame … Then it could be a fusion reactor, or even more insane, something similar to a psionic reactor?
"In any case, if that thing is still operating, there will definitely be an energy reaction. The people of this planet believe that the flame of the Deity forge protects this world, so I guess it should be an energy device that provides energy for some kind of protective barrier …" I voiced my opinion. "Right, Sandora, do you think this protective barrier is the 'interference' of this universe? Is the Deity forge actually the energy source of the interference transmitter, or is it the interference transmitter itself? "
Sandora's ball floated up and down in agreement. Then, she muttered unhappily, "In any case, the religious legends of this world are very messy, and it might be to hide some secrets. Some parts have obviously been blurred … Sigh, we should contact the higher-ups of this world. Maybe Celine can be a breakthrough. She is at least a combat nun. "
At this moment, Alaya had transferred all the people in the underground hideout to the prisoner camp of the Admiral of the Empire. After the prisoners woke up, they should be able to provide more or less information. Sandora and I "tossed around" the underground hideout with the help of a bunch of autonomous robots. We took away some seemingly important information and equipment, leaving behind a scene that seemed to have been hastily evacuated. This way, we could explain where the people had gone. After finishing all these things, we left the underground hideout.
At this moment … it was already the next morning. It had been a long night.
I faced the morning sun in the forest and stretched my arms with all my might. Even though my body didn't feel tired so easily, after a busy day and night, there was always a psychological effect. Sandora seemed to be influenced by me. Even though she was a ball of light, she let out a long yawn. "Yawn! I'm so tired. Ah Jun, help me stretch. "
I was dumbfounded. "What? What should we do?! "
Sandora bumped her balls against my forehead. "Just stretch me a little longer. Isn't stretching the same as stretching yourself?"
Me: "... Your Majesty, please don't be like this. Your image has been crumbling for the past few days. You should at least restrain yourself a little …"
Sandora's ball immediately grew anxious. She hit my head and shouted, "You're an old married couple, why are you still being so wishy-washy? What did I say when I massaged your back and shoulders? Also … why do you always say strange things after I become like this? When did my actions lose my dignity? It's normal! "
Alright, alright, Ball Shadora's worldview was different from that of an ordinary person. She was able to easily accept the various attributes of a ball and didn't feel that she was trying to act cute. I felt that it was impossible for me to bicker with such a psychopathic worldview as well as an evil God's soul, so I could only endure the cramps on my face as I hugged Ball Shadora in my arms. After squeezing her a few times, I began to pull her to the sides as she instructed. This … what should I do now that I've found the feeling down there!?
Sandora purposely let out a light cry as if she was breaking the rules. "Ah — — So comfortable … This is the feeling. Ah Jun, you're great …"
I almost couldn't calm down after hearing that sound. If only Sandora wasn't a ball right now.
Once I was excited, I couldn't control the strength in my hands. Thus, after a while, Sandora's exclamation scared countless birds and beasts in the forest, "Ah — — Ah Jun, be gentle, it's breaking … I'm going to break …"
All in all, I almost got two Sandora balls, but in the end, it was more daunting than dangerous. On the way back to the town, I couldn't help but talk about her, "Sandora, you can still feel your body in this state? Do you really need to stretch your body when you have Soul Sparks? "
"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can try curling up yourself."
I was speechless, "…" Where am I supposed to wipe it off! Do you think others are like you as long as they curl up into a ball and emit light?
We followed the black-cloaked man for a day and a night. We were already far away from the ancient ruins. Although we didn't lose our way, we were still quite a distance away from Celine and the others. Sandora and I didn't purposely quicken our pace (although we were still much faster than ordinary people). Thus, when we returned to the edge of the forest and saw smoke coming from the town, it was already a few hours later.
The probe detected that Celine had already led most of the adventurers out of the ruins. Thus, Sandora and I didn't go to the ancient tower but directly returned to the town.
In the past few hours, Sandora and I had a lot of fun discussing the three views of the world. Both of us were a little exhausted. However, we didn't delay the main task at hand. Under a remote command, the Empire Commander created a large number of deep-space probes (because the spaceship had gone through 'rebirth', these spaceships basically had to be recreated). This time, the deep-space probes were specially designed to strengthen their ability to sense energy and abnormal spatial phenomena. We planned to use these things to find the Deity forge, or at least something similar.
Coupled with the low-speed, high-precision probes that were launched two days ago and distributed throughout the entire galaxy, as long as the Deity forge really existed and its location wasn't too far from my guess, we would definitely be able to find it.
"Phew, we're back. It looks like the town hasn't changed much. Hmm, at least it hasn't been damaged."
Standing at the entrance of the town with Sandora in my arms, my first concern was whether the town had been damaged by the microwave radiation yesterday. Although Celine had activated the protective device in time, I was still a little worried that the half-baked electromagnetic shield created by the Church of the Lost Gods wouldn't be able to withstand the power of the ancient broadcast tower. Now, it seemed that the situation wasn't too bad. Everything in the town was as usual. The civilians were still living their leisurely and ordinary lives. If there was anything that had changed, it would be that most of the people looked a little shocked. Some of the buildings seemed to have been slightly damaged by the high temperature or the magnetic storm. Compared to the entire town being turned into a microwave oven, this couldn't be any better.
"Ah! It's Mr. Scholar! Mr. Scholar is back! " While I was observing the state of the town, the energetic voice of a little girl suddenly came from the side. I turned my head and saw that it was indeed Aoi. Not only that, there was also an adventurer with a helpless expression on his face. Did this little girl find another "business"? She still believed in the things she saw in the knight stories.
"Aoi is going to bring Mr. Scholar to find mother," the little girl turned her head and said to the adventurer beside her. "Then this time, just treat it as a free service. You're taking advantage of 20 copper coins ~ ~"
The adventurer instantly had an expression of gratitude on his face. After shooting me a look that said 'please bear with me', he immediately ran away. That speed and that skill were simply … I wonder if he was this energetic during the operation yesterday. Is Aoi really that annoying?
The little girl skipped to my side and didn't forget to raise her hand to greet Sandora. "Hello, Sister Egg! Mother said that you guys went missing in the ruins. That gave Aoi a fright. She was just about to gather the adventurers to continue searching for you in the forest. Aoi will bring you to find her. "
Celine wasn't at home at this time. Due to a 'special situation', she had to stay at the church. Under Aoi's lead, we quickly arrived at the church. Celine was still dressed as a combat nun with a black robe and a rifle. Moreover, it seemed that because of the events of the past two days, she seemed to be a little more tired than before. When I appeared in front of her with Sandora in my arms, her eyes finally lit up a little. "You're back? Are you hurt? "
"Ah, we encountered some trouble. It just so happens that we have something to report to you …" As soon as I opened my mouth, I was interrupted by Celine. The latter said in a hurried tone, "Let's not talk about other things first. Later, I brought some people to investigate the situation underground and found some suspicious mines. It's possible that the heretics are developing their forces here. Now the town and the surrounding areas have entered a state of emergency. Except for adventurers who have teamed up with the clergy, no one else is allowed to go to the wild. It's best that you don't go out either. By the way … You said you have a situation to report? "
"That's what we wanted to talk about." I nodded. "Yesterday, when we were looking for the missing adventurer in the underground tunnel, we encountered a suspicious guy. Sandora and I followed him and found a secret stronghold. It should be the heretics that you mentioned. They call themselves the Technological Revival Organization. At that time, the situation was special. I didn't have time to contact you before I directly followed them. I only came back after midnight. "
"Oh, God of Science and Technology," Celine frowned and loosened her collar. It seemed that the existence of the heretics was quite troublesome for this experienced former adventurer and current combat nun. "It really is those heretics. They have actually infiltrated this place … Well, don't worry. You've done very well. You can't do any better. Leave the rest to me. I'll first inform the other parishes to block the roads. At the same time, I'll bring some people to the stronghold that you mentioned. By the way, I'll need your help to lead the way."
At the end of her words, Celine could not help but show an apologetic look. "I'm sorry. I didn't expect things to become so troublesome. It was originally just a remote ruin that was approved for development, but it suddenly escalated to the level of a 'heretic incident'. You should have been my guests."
"Don't say that." I quickly chuckled and waved my hand. "Actually, I'm quite surprised that a hotel owner turned out to be the person in charge of the Church in this area. It seems that Aylu's dream of 'reopening the family hotel' will have to be delayed. The more adventurers there are, the more you can't stay idle."
"It's normal for the clergy to engage in various professions. I just happened to open a hotel with my husband." Celine smiled. "Those civilians who don't have much contact with the clergy might occasionally think that we're mysterious or unreachable. But in fact, the Church has never allowed the clergy to occupy too many social privileges. The meaning of our existence in life is to manage the knowledge of the world for the God of Science and Technology and the God of Magic, so that the world can develop at the right pace. Other than that, we can't have too many improper thoughts. At the very least, we have to find a way to solve our living problems. This is also why there are so few clergy. Most of them can't accept such a stressful life. "
Celine seemed to have touched on a topic that she was interested in. Or perhaps it was because she couldn't find someone to talk to normally, Celine suddenly became a little more talkative. Sandora and I also gained a better understanding of the operation of the Lost Church. We finally confirmed the core of the Lost Church: The founder of the Lost Church, as well as the current core of the Church, were the Tree Elves.
Of course, the natives of this world didn't have the term 'Tree Elves'. They referred to the Tree Elves and the other two White Elves who might have come from other civilizations as' Elves'. The latter didn't seem to have any interest in correcting this term.
After confirming that the Lost Church was founded by the Tree Elves, the 'simple' and 'austere style' of the Church became much easier to understand. Even though their actions seemed a little inappropriate to Sandora and me, they had a clear goal and were only acting to preserve knowledge. They didn't seek personal benefits (at least, most of the clergy didn't seek personal benefits). This was in line with the characteristics of the Tree Elves.
Next, I brought Celine to the base.
Of course, we had already moved all the people there. Firstly, the current conflict between the Lost Church and the Technological Revivalist Party was a 'Conflict of Ignorance' (a term used by a certain discipline in the Empire to refer to those conflicts that arise from the ignorance of a civilization or a limited level of knowledge. It was also a conflict that could be resolved within a short period of time). Secondly, the members of the Technological Revivalist Party were still useful. Sandora and I were still hoping to obtain more information from them. Naturally, we couldn't just hand them over to Celine's Church.
That was why Celine only saw one person heading to an empty underground base.
"It seems that we were a step too late. They must have been keeping an eye on the movements around the ancient tower. They ran away the moment the adventurers arrived." Celine led a group of adventurers from the underground palace back to the surface. Her face was filled with unconcealable disappointment. "If that's the case, we will have to raise the alert level again. The heretics who escaped might scatter to the surrounding towns, making it even more difficult to catch them."
I hugged Sandora and maintained a forced smile the entire time. I wished that I could write the words' I don't know anything 'on my face. At this moment, I was a little envious of Sandora. She definitely didn't have to worry about her expression revealing her true colors …
"What should we do after that? After such a huge incident, are you still going to carry on with the matters at the ruins? " I asked casually, trying to divert Celine's attention while trying to change the topic to the higher-ups of the Church. "How do you deal with this kind of heresy?"
"A small town like this can't even be considered a 'parish'. I'm the only combat nun who has an official holy outfit, so I can't deal with this level of heresy. Right now, I can only ask the adventurers to strengthen the security and strictly interrogate every stranger who comes to the town … The town is small and remote, but it seems that this is a good thing. Strangers who aren't adventurers will be very conspicuous here." Celine smiled a little tiredly. Then, she frowned. "Based on the scale of this underground base, I'm afraid that there were a lot of heretics who originally occupied this place. Moreover, they have a certain amount of research and development capabilities. This may alarm the Cardinal Bishops … No, it may even alarm His Holiness the Pope. If that's the case, I'll have to make a trip to the Technology Holy Capital to meet the Pope. By the way, if the Pope really gets involved in this matter personally, I'm afraid that you, as the main person involved, will also be summoned. Don't be nervous, this is an opportunity. I'm afraid that only the Pope can solve the 'Egg Transformation Curse' that Miss Sandora is suffering from. "
Sandora's Ball was instantly annoyed. "Don't mention the egg transformation again!"
Celine smiled faintly, treating Sandora's annoyance as a normal reaction of embarrassment. Then, she lowered her head and muttered to herself, "I really can't imagine that I would actually have the opportunity to meet the Pope in my life, but because of this kind of incident …"
"This time, we've saved ourselves a lot of trouble," Sandora's Ball swayed in my arms and said through the spiritual connection. "Previously, I was still thinking of finding a chance to meet the leader of the Church of the Fallen Gods. After planning for half a day whether to directly barge into the Holy Capital or secretly sneak in, the opportunity came knocking on my door."
The following days seemed to be temporarily peaceful, and nothing happened for the next few days.
The adventurers in the town still regularly went to the ruins of the ancient tower to explore. Every day, someone would bring back some relics or rubbings of ancient characters and submit them to the church. As the only qualified clergyman in the town, Celine was responsible for roughly classifying and recording these relics. After the exploration of the ruins here was over, the adventurers who had contributed to the exploration would receive a monetary reward from the higher church based on the total number of relics they had submitted. This was the cooperation between the Church of the Fallen Gods and the adventurers.
During this period, Sandora and I also went to the ancient tower to take a look out of curiosity. In the end, we found that there was nothing to see in the place: it was just an outdated communication facility, and it was not built by the tree elves, so there was no value in exploring it.
On the other hand, Celine had already passed on the information about the 'heretics' to the archdiocese through the special communication channel of the clergymen. All the archdioceses had sealed off the main roads in an attempt to capture the heretics, but it was destined that they would not be able to catch them. It was said that they would receive direct instructions from the highest church in at most four days. Now, it seemed that there was an eighty to ninety percent chance that they would really have to meet the Pope, so Celine was rather nervous.
Because Celine was busy with work, there was no one to take care of Alou. Since then, the little girl had almost become a disaster in the town — so for the past few days, I had been helping to take care of the child.
Wait … wait, why was I helping the widow take care of the child!?
The widow, the battle nun, the naughty child, the lost civilization, who could help me recall how these four things were linked together!?
In short, time passed slowly. Just when I thought that there was nothing else to do, I would go and find the Pope to talk about life, suddenly, a signal came from the distant space.
A certain deep space probe had discovered what seemed to be the 'Heavenly Forge'.
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