Shaman from Afar

"who are we?"

When the little priest lectures for Loren, the voice of aging, exhaustion, and indomitable persistence will always echo in his mind.

That's ... Archbishop Innocent's voice.

"Loren, this is a question that every church member will be asked by the Archbishop when he comes into contact with the Old Classics. The vast majority of answers cannot satisfy Master Innocent." Weber whispered, groaned. The general voice and slightly empty eyes even made the dark-haired wizard think he was talking to himself:

"People? Creatures? Missionaries? Leaders? Shepherds? Humble servants, church members? Status nobles? Noble people ... For so many years, Archbishop Innocent has never heard an answer that pleased him. . "

"Well, then one day, a young man stood up and said the answer he wanted when he was most disappointed."

Isaac shook his head aside, turning his index finger to the priest: "And the young man is you, right ... the standard opening of genius, like me."

Faced with the ridicule of friends, the little priest just smiled humbly.

"No, it's not me." Scratching his head embarrassedly, Weber whispered: "Because as his personal deacon, I have been serving him all the time ... he knows well that I know his thoughts, so he will never ask me this problem."

"In the mind of Archbishop Innocent, we are the performer. The Holy Cross Church is a prop, and we are an integral part of this prop, letting it perform its due effects and functions, and execute each Holy Cross in the" Old Classics " "The proverbs left behind make the proverbs a 'prophecy' that will become reality."

"Prophecy?" The black-haired wizard raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, prophecy ... In fact, this is basically most of what is recorded in the Old Scriptures. Since the thirteenth generation, the church has been trying to do this, although there are still discrepancies." Weber nodded:

"For example, there are records in the" Old Classics "about the fall of the evil god, and there are also records about the establishment of similar empire. It has been mentioned that the church will kill the evil **** and expel the demon to become the pillar of the empire ’s faith, and mentioned that it will encounter rebels. , Will fight back against the evil spirit ... "

"But in the end the Holy Cross will save the world and make everyone ’s sincere and humble prayers a reality. The truth is that the content of the Old Scripture is a bit like a prophecy ... no, it ’s more like a plan or a plan Things, it details the plan to save the world. "

"And the Archbishop believes that the church is the executor of this" plan "and has the obligation to carry out this plan?" The dark-haired wizard asked thoughtfully:

"Well ... this is slightly different from the church I remember."

"It's true ... In fact, I don't agree with the archbishop's opinion very much." The little priest nodded resolutely: "Although I have also said to the believers that as long as they are pious enough, the Holy Cross will bless us. ... "

"The rescued should save themselves first; relying on the gods who descended from the sky to change the world into another form or to force everyone to not hesitate to accept the faith of the Holy Cross without a trace of doubt ... I do n’t think that counts saved."

"Propagating doctrines, attracting people to the good, helping people around them as much as possible while improving their own thoughts, so that they can be free from disease and hunger, greed and delusion is what a follower of the Holy Cross should do ; If not, I will also ... "

After a slight pause, the little priest stopped talking.

But Loren had already guessed what he wanted to say ... if not, he would not betray the archbishop who was kind to him, and promote what he believed to be the right doctrine in Byrne.

Isaac, who also remained silent, winked at the black-haired wizard, saying that he had also guessed the genius "educated" by Lena de Salion, and the progress in empathy was obvious.

Of course, it must be measured by the average level of Isaac, not this world.

"All in all, as Isaac said, we must understand the contents of the" Old Classic "with your understanding of Loren. It is like an official document or a plan book, which lists very detailed 'save the world'. Plan, and so far the Holy Cross Church has been implementing this plan. "

"The thirteenth generation, and even the years before the ancient Sakran kingdom. It is true." Looking at Loren solemnly, the little priest's expression pondered: "As for the Holy Cross ... that is the Holy Cross."

"There is no metaphor, no description is not omniscience and almighty, not the creator, not another existence, not higher than us or lower than us, not a conspirator who observes the world in secret, not an evangelist who saves the world, ... is the Holy Cross."

"I know that many believers regard the Holy Cross as an almighty god, and even many priests think so, but ..." Puckering his lips tightly, Weber shook his head: "No, there is even a special one in the seventy-six letters. The words used to represent the Holy Cross are enough to explain everything. "

"It is a holy cross, and it is only a holy cross, and besides, there are no nouns and adjectives that can express the existence."

"So before you start to master the Old Scripture, you must understand this point, Loren, it is very important; in addition ... I know that many wizards have a certain prejudice against the Holy Cross, so if there is any doubt, keep each other Opinions are good; rest assured, I will not ask you to change your opinion in order to convince you. "

The little priest with a long-term focus was completely unaware of the embarrassed expression of the dark-haired wizard and Isaac.

They already knew what a holy cross was ... long ago.

"... It is brand new, able to contain the other evil spirits in itself, and achieve the point of" omniscience and omnipotence "through continuous compatibility with the remaining" existence "..."

"... It is both" order "and" chaos ". It doesn't need an image, and the nameless Wang reigns over the non-existent kingdom and overrides all living beings ..."

"... No matter how it changes, obedience and awe are always lurking in the soul of the wise life; what was done from the beginning was born in the depths of the soul and will always occupy its heart at any time, through such a 'Supreme and Holy' Awaken it's image ... "

"... In the deductions again and again, we finally found the most suitable way and gradually completed this study. According to our deduction, only through systematic and systematic dissemination can the" civilian class "completely give up their resistance, It can even rule the world on this basis ... "

"... The final code for this study is called" Holy Cross "..."

Really, it's been a long time.

Looked at the two of them, very "tacitly" shifted their eyes to other directions.

"In the days of marching in the next few days, I will teach you the proverbs about the" Old Classic "that I know. As for the meaning of each letter and the spelling of the words and sentences, Isaac will hand it over Be responsible for."

While picking up what was written on the parchment and the water pipe pen, the little priest said very seriously: "And the first thing we want to learn is the opening chapter in the" Old Classics ", which is also one of the most important chapters. "Sword's fragment."

Almost just a second, Weber's expression suddenly became very solemn, like a noisy camp outside the tent, and instantly sighed:

"Holy Cross

My sword is your scripture, my blood is your praise

Please listen to my prayer

To blasphemy

Lower the discipline ... "

…………………………

A few days after, Loren, who was "learning" while marching, kept learning about the "Old Classic" from Isaac and the young priest Weber, but the more he studied, the more confused he became.

Because, as Isaac described, the text of the Old Classics does not involve any concept of strength at all, it is more like a completely different language; as for the content of the Old Classics ... it is indeed just "Proverbs" only. Although Weber constantly emphasizes that these words of wisdom and discipline contain "power", this power is definitely not the power of the void.

But ... there is nothing wrong with the study of Dean Peter. Logan wearing the hat did open the second valve and then compiled the ancient runes with the help of the Old Classics.

There can be no connection, but I haven't found it.

Considering that the Holy Cross is actually an "artificial god", according to the information now available, Loren has a rough guess.

First of all, as Isaac said, there is no power in the "Old Classic" itself. It is like an official document or code. Enter the "code" according to some method or ritual and send the message to the Holy Cross. It is up to the Holy Cross to decide whether or not to execute.

In view of the power of this thing in the material world so far, it is mainly reflected in "words" and "knights of oath", so Loren can only infer that its mode of operation may be only this kind of decentralization according to the degree of demand. "Privilege" is given to believers in the material world, and then the believer handles the tasks he has undertaken.

As for the task ... It is written in "Old Classics".

This can explain why there are fewer Oath Knights than in the past because the Holy Cross Church in the past expansion stage has to face a large number of monsters and fallen evil gods, and it must allow the church in the material world to have enough power.

But with the expansion of the church ’s power and the weakening of the Evil God ’s power, they began to seek stability. At this stage, the church has already had enough influence and no longer needs to show much power; so the Holy Cross gradually withdrew the "pledge", only retaining the pole A small part.

The emergence of the "sword of oath" proves that the Holy Cross once again encountered the enemy that must be eliminated, and the church aware of the intention of the Holy Cross, even handed the sword of the "sage" Brandon I to the oath knight.

Of course, these are just speculations, and I want to prove that I am afraid that I have to wait until the oath knight comes to the door ...

While the dark-haired wizard was cranky, the female elf who was right next to him slammed him twice with his elbow: "Hey, what do you want?"

"Ah ... no, nothing."

The dark-haired wizard who turned back looked up and met Liya ’s apparently unfriendly look: “I ’m just thinking about the Holy Cross and the scriptures, it ’s no big deal.”

The voice fell, and the female elf's gaze became more unfriendly.

"I don't want to say a lie to lie ... You really haven't changed at all, big liar!"

Sneered, the female elf turned her head sullenly.

The inexplicable face of the black-haired wizard who was wronged did not know what to explain, and after explaining 80%, the other party would not believe it.

"Something?"

Loren tentatively asked.

"It's okay, I just want to know how far it is from the front line of Ebden."

"How far ... I remember you have been to Ebden once before, together with Ayn?"

"That was something that was a few years ago, and I have only been here once, who would have thought of going to this ghost place again?"

The unhappy female elf glanced around with a sulky look: "The last time I came, I could see the woods, grass, and streams, and I could roughly know the location and direction ... Now, except the wilderness is the wilderness, who still remembers where he is? ? "

"Really? I think that the roads here have become more recognizable after missing the things that block the sight ... Uh, I'm extremely sorry!" Before the other party wanted to hit someone, the black-haired wizard first apologized and then took I know what I know:

"Remember the street sign we just passed ... It was n’t the original one, but it was later replenished by the Sackland Legion. The presence of the sign indicates that there must be a Sackland Legion within five kilometers, and there is Sackland in Ebden right now. The place of the legion must be ... "

Not waiting for Loren to finish, the entire marching team stopped suddenly.

"... front line."

Following the direction pointed by the dark-haired wizard ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ The female elf gazed at it and looked at a dark shadow on the far horizon.

It ’s not a dark shadow, it ’s the military base of the Sacran Army… it ’s densely stretched on the ground, composed of earth walls, sentry towers, curtain walls, trenches, stubborn horses, camps, campfires… Of the company.

The Wimpal fortress in Sikortus, the deep forest fort built by Lotel ... It is not worth mentioning in front of this camp, like a country farm next to a certain town.

"Here……"

Looking at the land that was once familiar but unfamiliar, the female elf's eyes had more complex emotions: "Is it Ebden?"

"Boom !!!"

A thunder interrupted her emotions, and a dark shadow passing over her head made the female elf instinctively look up, and ...

She was stunned.

Soaring in the air, a huge figure ... not one, not two ... but three, but in the cheers of thousands of soldiers, the female elf felt only a slight shudder.

The monster that can easily destroy a city ... Imperial people ... how much do they have? !

"The black wings are covered, there is no sun;

Summer thunder, deafening ... "

Chanting an old-fashioned poem softly, Grand Duke Elleman of the Ellemans slowly approached the two, and the silver-gray eyes swept toward the female elf:

"They are welcoming us, Baroness Lotel."