Restarting the myth

Wayne took the ancient book back to the library in a suitcase. He called the housekeeper and told him that he was busy with official business and would not go back in the next few days.

At the same time, he also reported to Xifei that he was safe and captured a black magician. Just in case, he would stay in Jianhe County for a few more days.

The Natural Church has reached an agreement with the Heavenly Father Church. The entomologist and the evil god statue will be handed over to the Heavenly Father Church. The Natural Church will definitely make money from this deal. Wayne will also make a lot of money after the credit is divided.

Wayne is not interested in the promotion of civil servants, but he is very interested in earning merits. Watching the numbers gradually increase, he feels a sense of upgrade.

He is now a first-level priest. It is not a problem to get promoted to the third level with a few more votes. By then, if he does another big vote, he can get a big office when he is promoted to a priest.

Unlike now, he is said to be a leader, but in fact he shares an office with other civil servants.

It was tea time again. The civil servants fled the office like get out of class. Wayne chose a seat by the window, put on white gloves, and took out an ancient book to read.

These books are treasures of the cathedral, and some are very likely to be unique. Out of respect for history, Wayne was very careful when reading.

In the office, except for Wayne who didn't like afternoon tea, there was only the literary girl Otilia, who was very quiet holding a book.

Wayne didn't chat with her. He and this cabbage had no common topics. He fell in love at first sight and wanted to stay for a few more hours, but she would definitely ignore him. Instead of forcing awkward conversation, it is better to read more books and fill your stomach with ink so that you can go back and make up new stories for Veronica.

It's too difficult to update the diary every day!

Veronica's excessive demands have almost drained him dry. In order to prevent the diary from losing its charming effect of capturing the dragon blood girl, he must recharge himself.

The arrangement and combination of letters in the ancient book are slightly different from the current common version. Wayne is very strenuous to chew, and frowns and takes a breath from time to time.

He found that in the early sixteenth century, there were a lot of blanks in the records of ancient books, and many historical events were glossed over.

"If I remember correctly, it happened to be the time when Noah III was in power. Is there something fishy here?" Wayne muttered to himself.

"The Church of Nature's records of this period are also very vague..." Otilia said.

Wayne was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked to the side. His sight was blocked by obstacles, and he felt that the office was much smaller.

Otilia smelled the scent of precious books and her eyes stayed on the pages. Wayne tried it. Whenever he moved the ancient book, Otilia's eyes would follow.

This is not an ancient book, it is clearly a literary girl capture device!

If it were other men, they would lend another ancient book to Otilia to read, so as to win her favor.

Wayne would not.

Pointing to the chair next to him: "If you are interested, sit down and read together."

Otilia did not refuse, and sat next to Wayne quietly, very close, and a faint floral fragrance spread, allowing Wayne to successfully mark a new smell.

"Otilia, do you know what happened in the early sixteenth century?"

"I know a little, but I read it in books. There are very few historical materials related to this era, and there is a clear gap between the past and the present." Otilia was as if she had found a treasure. When she answered, she still looked at the ancient book without blinking.

Wayne moved the book towards him, and Otilia subconsciously leaned towards him and continued: "In addition to our Natural Church, I have also borrowed books from the two major church bases of the Sun and Moonlight. The records of the entire sixteenth century are very rare."

"According to clear and reliable documents, the Heavenly Father Church ushered in a decline in the sixteenth century, while the Life Alliance was just the opposite. The doctrine and faith blossomed everywhere and ushered in a revival."

"For this reason, the Heavenly Father Church launched a war of faith, which ended hastily, and has been worse than the day since then..."

"It's strange that the Heavenly Father Church, as a loser, covered up this period of time, but the Life Alliance, as a winner, did not write about it. This is not in line with common sense."

Girl, your views are too objective, and fairness and justice are not subjective enough.

We are believers of the goddess of nature. If we are not loyal, we are absolutely disloyal. Your idea is very dangerous!

Wayne clenched his fist and coughed twice, interrupting Otilia's trance. The latter realized that she had said something wrong and whispered to defend herself.

"I just repeated the researcher's speculation..."

"No need to explain, my ears are not deaf, I didn't hear anything just now, but it may not be the case next time. Be careful, don't catch me, otherwise you will be miserable."

Wayne snorted twice and asked Otilia to continue telling the history. There were no outsiders, so he spoke boldly.

Otilia looked at Wayne in surprise, as if she had found a kindred spirit, and immediately became interested in talking. She described in detail the faith changes in the 16th century, the rise of the Life Alliance, the decline of the Heavenly Father Church, and a series of subsequent religious and political events.

For example, Windsor's suppression of the Heavenly Father Church occurred in the middle and late 16th century, and he almost succeeded in splitting the Heavenly Father Church.

Due to various complicated reasons, the Heavenly Father Church was retained, but its prestige further declined, and it could only watch the Life Alliance in Windsor take root and grow stronger.

However, although the situation was good, the Life Alliance did not grasp it, and was harassed by darkness and death, and its development was tepid.

"The royal family should have relied on the power of the Life Alliance. This was an exchange. The royal family allowed the Life Alliance to spread its doctrine and used the Life Alliance to check and balance the Heavenly Father Church. They were also afraid that the Life Alliance would become the next superpower, so they retained the Heavenly Father Church..."

"As for darkness and death, maybe it was also deliberately done by the royal family, everything is for balance."

Otilia said: "Perhaps it is because of these disgraceful political factors that have affected the image of the goddess as omnipotent in the minds of believers, so there are very few records of this era in the Life Alliance, and the Heavenly Father Church has rarely recorded this era because of repeated failures."

Girl, have you heard of the Free Mage Alliance?

Wayne felt that this offline line could be developed, but then he thought that everyone was not so familiar with each other, so there was no need to expose the family.

Let's talk about it first, and talk about it later.

Time came to three o'clock, and afternoon tea time was over.

Otilia stopped talking endlessly. She was very satisfied with Wayne as a listener, and whispered to continue tomorrow. With Wayne's tacit consent, she returned to her seat with two ancient books.

Because the ancient books were very precious, Wayne himself borrowed them, and he asked Otilia not to take them out of the office and to wear gloves when reading.

Otilia readily agreed that as long as there were books to read, these were not a problem.

"So this is the literary girl. It doesn't seem that difficult to conquer. Well, I'll put a few ancient books in the bedroom someday." Wayne started to talk in a low voice.

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Seminary, big classroom.

Students and theological researchers came in one after another. They were invited by Dean Julian. The dean did not explain the reason. At this moment, they were talking to each other.

Perhaps the devil's minions can be driven by curiosity and seduce the scholars of the seminary without anyone noticing, but as long as there is action, there will inevitably be traces and clues.

Julian put the scholars who had behaved abnormally recently on the list, sent invitations one by one, and found Bishop Keith to teach in person.

The subject is not important, what is important is holy water.

Keith brought two boxes of holy water from the cathedral, which is enough for everyone.

It is a very simple test. The devil's believers will only laugh when they see it. No matter how much holy water is, they will not refuse it. But it is easy to fool the guilty scholars.

Bishop Keith had a solemn face. Today's class was about the devil in hell. During the class, the Thousand Eyes Demon was mentioned repeatedly. After the preparations were completed, he smiled and said, "The followers of the Thousand Eyes Demon are no different from ordinary people in appearance. Even the clergy cannot distinguish them. They can enter and exit the church freely and walk freely under the sun."

"Then don't we have no way?"

"On the contrary, we have a way."

Keith pointed to the water tank beside him: "I brought holy water from the cathedral and applied a unique golden rule. This is related to an angel who defeated the Thousand Eyes Demon. For the specific situation, you can ask Dean Julian after class."

"A cup of holy water will be distributed to each person. The followers of the Thousand Eyes Demon will show their true form after drinking the holy water, but ordinary people will not. We will feel the glory of the Father..."

Keith picked up a cup of holy water and drank it, and tasted it: "It's a little sweet."

Half true and half false, it aroused the curiosity of many scholars, and they all wanted to try it.

Keith and Julian observed carefully and did not find any cowardly scholars. The former left the podium and quietly came to the door of the classroom, while the latter began to distribute holy water and asked the scholars to come forward one by one to receive it.

The scholars were active and enthusiastic, and there was no problem even when more than half of the students came, until a male student stood in front of the podium, holding the holy water with a stiff face, and refused to drink it.

"Ryder, what are you hesitating about?" Julian asked curiously.

"My throat is a little dry..."

Ryder swallowed his saliva, suddenly splashed the holy water on Dean Julian's face, and then rushed to the window, stepped over with a strong step, and ran straight to the woods not far away.

Found you!

Bishop Keith quickly followed, with a steady pace, faster and faster than the young man.

This scene caused an uproar in the classroom, and the scholars talked loudly and their expressions were very excited.

Julian calmed the scholars' emotions and asked everyone to calm down. The test just now was just to catch a thief. If you don't believe it, you can go to the cathedral to question Bishop Keith.

I don't believe you, you old man, you only say half of what you say every time!

In the lively classroom, a female student drank the holy water, said she was not feeling well, and hurriedly left through the back door.

"Pes, are you?"

Looking at the back of the student leaving, Julian felt extremely regretful. Soon he regained his spirits and fooled the scholars below, trying to trick everyone to go to the cathedral.

The seminary only teaches theology, but if students take the initiative to go to the cathedral to further their faith, it is none of his business.

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Pes quickly left the teaching building, went into the long path in the garden, opened her mouth and spit out the holy water. She wiped the water stains from her mouth, and a look of panic appeared on her face.

She thought of the mysterious man who revealed the truth of the world, trotted out of the seminary, rode a women's bicycle through the university town, and after a few turns, parked the bicycle at the entrance of an alley.

The alley entrance was extremely narrow, with high walls on both sides blocking the sunlight, and the alley was very dark.

At the end of the alley is a cafe with art as its theme. It is very secretive and has received great praise from students.

Pei Si and several friends once met a mysterious man who approached them in the cafe. Ryder, who escaped first, was also there at the time. The mysterious man was dressed in a neat suit. When he learned that they were from the seminary, he took the initiative to pay the bill to show his friendship.

The mysterious man was elegant and knowledgeable, liked poetry, and exuded a romantic atmosphere from his bones. This romance was based on a mature and stable temperament, and was by no means childish and whining.

Pei Si was obsessed with the other party's talent and was invited to watch the musical.

She did not reject the pursuit of the mysterious man. That night, she was intoxicated by his romantic atmosphere. She was romantic and carefree.

After that, Peiss kept meeting the mysterious man in the cafe. Almost every time she went there, he was there.

Today was no exception. The door pushed the wind chime. Peiss saw the mysterious man who had been haunting her. She quickly stepped forward to ask for help: "Something happened. I drank holy water. Although I vomited it, I feel very uncomfortable now."

"It doesn't matter. I will be fine after a good sleep."

The mysterious man invited Peiss to sit down. His fingertips gently brushed across her face. The latter's eyelids fought and she soon fell on the table.

The sound of the wind chime rang again.

Bishop Keith strode into the cafe, looked at the interior decoration, frowned and said: "I thought you would turn this place into a magic fortress, but I didn't expect you to do anything."

And you didn't even run away!

"It will only attract unnecessary attention. My master and I do not like to be high-profile."

The mysterious man smiled and looked at Keith, suggesting: "My Lord Bishop, this should be our first meeting, at least it is your first time to see me. The atmosphere is unexpectedly good. How about a cup of coffee?"

This is a man, a standard social elite, but his face seems a little blurry. Keith saw several looks. He was clearly in front of him, but he could not see the other person's true face.

Keith embraced the Bible, his eyes shining, trying to break through the illusion and get to the truth.

He saw more faces, men and women, old and young, each of which was true to the man's face.

"Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am. In the eyes of the bishop, I am just a cultist, an ignorant person who has fallen into depravity and believes in the devil. The key is who you are, bishop..."

The man's mouth curled up: "You may be yourself, but if you change your name, you can be anyone, or even me!"

The devilish sound lingered in his ears, and Keith snorted coldly to dispel it: "Boring tricks, you can't seduce a clergyman to fall. Tell me, why did you stay in Jianhe County for so long?"

"I like it here, the literary atmosphere intoxicates me."

The man stood up, without taking Peis as a hostage, and walked slowly towards Keith.

Keith waved his hand to spread the holy light, and the white cage imprisoned the man in place.

The situation went unexpectedly smoothly. Keith felt uneasy and suspected that he had fallen into the devil's trap. He spoke faster and said, "You and your master like darkness, why do you want to expose yourself?"

"Your Excellency the Bishop can ask yourself this question..."

In the cage, several faces appeared on the man's face, suddenly drilled out, and all sank into Bishop Keith's body.

The change came too fast, and even though Keith was fully alert, he couldn't block this sudden attack.

He dispersed the cage in a daze, and faces appeared on his face. Several voices sounded simultaneously: "Holy Shroud, only the blood of the most pious saints can break the seal of hell, and my master will also come with it."

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