I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

At this time, there were more than a hundred monsters of various shapes and sizes gathered in a building that looked like a banquet hall.

This is the area that is closest to a museum in terms of space. Every mural, every ornament, every carpet, and even every candlestick inside are rare treasures worthy of being placed in a museum or put on auction. However, putting them here seems like a completely unnecessary waste.

It is hard to imagine how much financial resources are needed to be so extravagant.

Rather than being a banquet hall, it looked more like a special treasure house.

However, there are all kinds of demons and monsters active in it...

Their degree of anthropomorphism is very low. It is a rare decency for them to still maintain a human appearance in front of others. Most of them can only rely on clothing to show their identity, which is basically a perfect interpretation of the phrase "a monkey in a human costume".

This made them look nothing like the masters of this place, but more like criminals who had killed the master and rushed into the treasure house...

Among the more than one hundred monsters, there are actually only about thirty doing something serious. The vast majority of the rest are kneeling in a fan shape in front of the most bizarre, indescribable, and least anthropomorphic monster in the middle.

It looked like a mass of flesh stitched together from various human organs, limbs, and flesh, but every organ seemed to be able to function. Its pair of bloodshot eyes were coldly gazing at the monster that had just brought the bad news.

It is one of the priests in charge of the temple, also known as the second priest, and is the first person under the highest priest.

When the god is born, it will be ranked second, receiving the supreme grace and baptism.

And when that day comes, this treasure-house-like banquet hall will be the first place to welcome the birth of the gods, and a celebratory banquet lasting for several months will be held here.

Therefore, it must keep a sufficient number of slaves around it, ready to greet that moment at any time.

Almost all monsters believe that day will be in the near future.

However, today, the perfect and smooth plan encountered a little setback and the temple was invaded.

This made the second priest feel very bad, and his tone became more and more anxious:

"Useless trash! All useless trash! Change people! Change people!! Change people!!! If the temple goes wrong in the slightest, you will all pay the price for it. You must sacrifice your steadfast faith!"

Hearing these words, all the monsters present couldn't help but shudder slightly.

Obviously, the phrase "offering faith" is not just a literal meaning...

"I'm very sorry, Master Priest. A scholar will take over soon."

"Hmph~ Don't waste my time or test my patience. I just want to hear good news."

The second priest said coldly, his fat and curious body trembled slightly, and hundreds of slaves crawling around him rushed forward, struggling to lift the sedan chair that carried his ugly body, and then staggered towards the exit.

As it moved away, the remaining monsters that were actually responsible for guarding the temple couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, including the two that first discovered the enemy attack.

The strange birdman among them asked his leader in a low voice:

"Sir, what should we do?"

"There is no other way. We can only go and find more outstanding scholars."

Their leader replied in a low voice.

The cockroach guy on the side looked embarrassed and whispered:

"But... the five best scholars among the common people have all tried it. If we want to continue, do we have to look for those noble scholars?"

"Then go find them. This is a great opportunity for them to prove their faith."

"But……"

"It's nothing. Take my family emblem and the temple's token with you."

After hearing this, the two monsters who first took over the matter breathed a sigh of relief.

It's still difficult, still a chore, but at least it's not completely hopeless...

In this large tribe, faith is important, strength and wealth are important, and human relationships are also important.

Not all scholars are willing, or dare to solve the spatial puzzle left by the offspring of an evil god.

But just before leaving, the cockroach man seemed to have thought of something, and boldly suggested:

"Chief, I have an idea... maybe we can try to contact those most humble untouchables? Grant them a chance to come to the emperor?"

Its partner, the strange birdman, also quickly echoed:

"Yes! This is indeed a good idea. As far as I know, those untouchables are also trying to get their hands on the profound space. If we can pick out the smartest ones among them, even if they can't solve this puzzle, they can help us eliminate a few wrong options, which may save the precious lives of several scholars."

This bold suggestion made the leader fall into silence, and he moved his curious body, which was covered by his robe as much as possible, back and forth, as if he was pacing left and right.

Unfortunately, he shook his head in the end.

"Although it is feasible to a certain extent, it is still too presumptuous. How can we allow those lowly people to set foot in the temple? If the priests knew about it, they would never let us go."

"Besides, how can you guarantee that those untouchables are willing to listen to you? Do you expect them to realize how great and noble our cause is and to be willing to sacrifice themselves for it?"

"Well... your concerns are also what I am considering. But as you can see, if we can't solve the puzzle as soon as possible, the second priest will not let us go..."

"Yes... and I suggest that we can select some of the less lowly among those untouchables, such as those in Mizkatok. I believe you all remember this place, right?"

"Of course, the man who claims to be the smartest person in the world made the stupidest mistake at the most critical moment. He actually chose to hang out with those untouchables outside and ignored our cordial invitation. This is simply... stupid!"

"So if it was them, I don't think the Second Priest would blame them, right? After all, he had agreed to let Mizzikatok join us, accept this supreme honor, and grant them civilian status."

"Hmm... that does make sense. Let's do this. Send a messenger to send a letter over there and ask them to send the smartest untouchables over here as quickly as possible. If everything goes well, I am willing to come forward and beg the Second Priest to forgive their stupidity and offense in refusing to join us."

"You are so kind and merciful. You are truly a role model and example for our nobility!"

"You will always be our goal and role model!"

In this atmosphere of unison, something extremely stupid was brewing.

........................

At this time, Lloyd had not expected such a development at all. He was still wondering why the space loop had not been solved yet.

Even the noises in front of them disappeared, as if they had given up completely.

I really don't understand what these monsters are up to... Forget it, why should I bother trying to figure out the brain circuits of these inhuman creatures? It's just a waste of time.

In the end, Lloyd chose to give up, and he controlled the school district and returned to the academy, then gathered the space storm to form a solid cage to imprison the art monster.

"First, go back to your Distortion Department's tower and select a clean and empty floor to store that part of my body."

The former dean at the side spoke up to remind him.

Lloyd nodded and asked:

"Okay, so do we choose a high floor or a low floor?"

"Something low, preferably underground. After all, the dead should be buried in the ground."

I have to admit that Lloyd really can't learn the former dean's open-mindedness towards "death".

Next, the two went to the third underground floor, the deepest part of the Twisted Tower.

Lloyd spent 'high credits' to renovate this place into a clean, tidy, spacious and bright underground warehouse. It is currently empty and has nothing in it. It was originally planned to be used to store supplies when there are more people in the Distortion Department in the future, but it happened to be used in the current situation.

The former dean did not even wait for Lloyd to rest, and immediately began on-site teaching, guiding Lloyd step by step, starting with the preparatory work such as raw material selection and secondary processing, and gradually going deeper into the subject.

In the end, it took the two of them nearly a whole day to deploy this very complex and profound ritual array, which marked the end of the class.

Even though Lloyd's [Ritual Mastery] was already level 10, and his level of cognition and awareness far exceeded that of his peers, he still found this class very strenuous.

Fortunately, the former dean might be unreliable, but he was very patient. He taught Lloyd all kinds of theoretical knowledge and answered various questions tirelessly, allowing him to directly obtain a number of skill fragments and push [Ritual Control] to level 11.

As the skills were upgraded, it could not be said that this ritual array called [Forbidden Zone] was fully understood, but it could be said that it was swallowed whole.

"Although... I still feel that this ritual array is a bit beyond my current level?"

After Lloyd deployed the ritual array, he asked while fiddling with the former dean's body inside it.

As a result, the other party admitted it openly:

"Indeed. I am actually surprised that you have mastered it to this extent. I originally thought that you could not learn it at all. It seems that you are indeed easier to teach than that dull fellow Hazlade."

"Okay... then can you tell me at what stage you mastered this ritual array?"

"Huh? You actually want to compete with me on this? Well, I have to discourage you, lest you become too proud. To tell you the truth, I mastered this ritual when I was 237 years old. This is an achievement you can never reach."

Lloyd: (O_o)

He paused for a moment, then asked:

"So how old do you think I am?"

Unexpectedly, the former dean asked back in a strange tone:

"This... do you really want to know?"

Lloyd opened his mouth, hesitating to speak...

Finally, he shook his head and said:

"Forget it, it's better not to know."

The former dean then said with a slight smile:

"That's right. Okay, the [Forbidden Zone] has been prepared. If there are other things that are inconvenient to carry, you can put them in together. Then use your best spatial ability to build a spatial channel... As for how to use it next, you don't need me to teach you, right?"

Lloyd nodded, indicating that he had already figured out how to use this complex and powerful ritual array.

To put it simply, the function of this ritual array is to combine suppression, isolation, purification, and even attack, imprisonment, purification, temperature control, and other functions together, and they are all of extremely high levels.

If compared with the array that originally held Ai Luo Luo, it is many times stronger. Once the [Forbidden Zone] is officially activated, there will be absolutely no room for any living creatures...

The shaky array like Tower No. 6, which was holding a dangerous giant cicada, was incomparable. If that giant cicada was thrown into this [restricted area], it would be crushed into a two-dimensional cicada in just a few seconds.

Needless to say, the isolation and protection aspects are beyond words; even the aura and spirituality of the former dean's body can be blocked and covered up.

And you can also set a password in a very humane way. Unless Lloyd himself comes and uses his own inspiration and spiritual power to "open the door", the effect of the [forbidden zone] can be temporarily unlocked. Otherwise, any creature that dares to trespass will be attacked by the [distorted realm].

In short, all imaginable security and isolation measures are in place. It is undoubtedly the strongest among rituals of the same type, and is the result of Mizkatok's many years of hard work in the field of rituals.

If it is assisted by means of space channels, it is not troublesome to use. It can strike a good balance between comfort and ease of use. It can be used as an oversized and super safe storage bag.

Anyway, putting things in here is definitely safer than carrying them with you. If you add in the super complex space loops that Lloyd casually deployed outside the underground warehouse, it would be hard to find a safer place in the world than here.

It can't compare to the treasure house of any saint.

So Lloyd stored the [Blood of the Most High] and [Tears of the Stars] here on the spot, and only kept a small part on his body in case of emergency.

Another amazing or shocking thing is that such a complex and powerful ritual is so "miniature" that it can be accommodated in the space of an underground warehouse.

To Lloyd, this was as incredible as using an abacus to play a pay-to-win mobile game, and it was also the "culprit" that made it difficult for him to understand and grasp it.

I believe that by the time I have thoroughly mastered this set of rituals, my [mastery of the rituals] will be far beyond the current level.