[Notre Dame de Paris] Papal Way

Chapter 79

Louis XI left the two cardinals alone for three full days before he went to see them calmly.How he threatened the two cardinals, and what agreement he reached with them, Ace didn't care.In short, after he returned from the place where the two cardinals were under house arrest, Ace received a wooden box carved with intricate and beautiful patterns.After opening the complicated mechanism with a delicate key, a box full of bright and beautiful emeralds was revealed inside.

Ace was very pleased with the gift.The bottom one is covered with unpolished rough stones, and the top ones are all kinds of finely crafted ornaments, which are very dazzling when the light shines on them.Their texture is very pure, with almost no visible blemishes, some of which are opals.With these gems, he could consider making a body for Tutankhamun.

Ever since he accidentally understood the law of "existence" on the gallows, Ace has not stopped his research for a day.The power of the law is said to be controlled only by gods, and he was able to comprehend this law thanks to being in a world without gods.After repeated experiments, he initially came to a conclusion, which is the only power he can use now: [existence] itself is controllable, affirmation is negation, and negation is affirmation.First of all, [Definition] can be drawn before [Conclusion].

If we take an apple as an example, we can draw two possibilities: the color of the apple is red, and the color of the apple is not red.However, what kind of concept is [red] itself?If Ace defines green as red, then a green apple is a red apple, and the color of a red apple is not actually red.Because he [defined], he was able to draw such a conclusion.And if he [admits] that the apple is red, then even if the original color is green, it will be red in everyone's eyes.

This can also be said to be a kind of deception, which is similar to the hypnosis of spiritual power.After mastering this ability, Ace withdrew the spiritual suggestion to Jeanna, and instead used the law that would never change to deceive her vision.

He also recreated several bodies, and found that he could only [admit] inanimate things now.According to Tutankhamun, there are conditions for seizing the house. You must choose a living body with a healthy beating heart and breathing. The earth is old and decayed.

Ace's ambition is far from simple.Tutankhamun came from the era when theocracy was still prosperous and the magic was brilliant. If he could be given a body capable of exerting his own strength, he would definitely be able to become Ace's powerful arm.He yearns for immortality, and Ace will give him immortality; even if he longs for a god position, Ace can take him back to the continent of Maris, and use the Eye of Horus to let him condense the godhead.Moreover, Tutankhamun had reached a contract with him, and he made this body himself. With just one thought, Tutankhamun's body and soul would disappear completely.

Even without that, though, Ace never worried about Tutankhamun's betrayal.If he had such an idea, Ace didn't mind letting him taste the price of betraying the glory of water.

...Ah, it may be renamed Glory of Light in the future.

Ace thought a little bitterly, sitting in the carriage with his eyes closed, his fingers tapping his knees with the shaking of the carriage.

The man sitting across from him was Bashir.I haven't seen him for a long time, Bashir is thinner than before, and he is more taciturn.There was a calm and introverted temperament on him, even if the bridge of the nose was twisted, the whole person seemed to exude a unique charm.

The girls among the wanderers were disappointed for a while when they knew that they could not get married if they became apostles.Although Bashir is not as attractive as Ace, he is still a handsome, marriageable young man with a bright future.If he doesn't become an apostle, he is likely to inherit the position of the Grand Duke of Egypt in the future, and it will surprise many people that he will insist on reaching this point.

Ace's trip was invited by the bishop of Verdun, Alangier, to attend his return banquet.Verdun is located in the northeast of France. It is a small city, but it is very famous in history.It was here that the descendants of Charlemagne signed the "Treaty of Verdun", which divided the Carolingian Empire into three, gradually forming today's France, Germany and Italy.

He will probably stay in Verdun for about a week, and then return to Paris to officially conduct the ceremony of the Duke of Orleans.

And Claude is not in Paris right now.After that night, on the surface, he followed Prince Charles back to the small castle of Clu as a teacher, but in fact he disappeared.Ace sensed his position and could only roughly confirm that he was in the south, but he didn't know how far he ran.

But... soon, he will be going very far south.

The carriage had already entered the city, and soon arrived at the residence of the Bishop of Verdun, and stopped in front of the gate.Although no one lived here for more than ten years, it was tidied up in just a few days, and the glory that a bishop's residence should have was restored.

Alang Gil greeted him personally at the door.With Ace as a guarantee and his "sincerity", Louis XI readily agreed to release him and left the cage for others to use.He soon returned to Verdun to prepare for the search for the Rod of Moses.Inviting Ace to come over now is also because there are corresponding clues.

Before Labalue found Alangier, he really didn't know where the rod of Moses was.He had never even seen this famous sacred scepter, only heard of the name occasionally.However, after being kidnapped once, he suddenly remembered that Labalue had given him a tapestry before he was arrested. The pattern was very exquisite, but it was very old-fashioned, so he didn't hang it up.After his arrest, the tapestry should have fallen into the hands of the magistrate of Roussillon, so as long as the magistrate is found and the tapestry is returned, it should not be difficult to know the whereabouts of the scepter.

Alangier respectfully welcomed Ace into the prayer room, and Bashir also walked in.Alangier looked at Ace questioningly, and Ace introduced, "This is my apostle, Bashir."

Alangier hesitated: "It doesn't sound like a religious name?"

"My apostles were selected from the exiled Egyptian nobles." Ace said indifferently, "They are all Arabs, with princely backgrounds, but they were driven out of their homes as soon as they were born."

Alangier was relieved, there was no problem with his identity. Some Arabs also believed in God, but it was not the same as Catholicism.It's just that he immediately had another doubt: "Your Majesty, why did you choose an Egyptian as your apostle?"

Ace shook his head: "I was born on the bed of a prostitute and was abandoned in the wilderness. The Egyptians raised me up, and of course I should be grateful for their kindness."

Alangier was a little puzzled, but also a little stunned: "Could it be that you are the holy son who was resurrected from the gallows?"

Ace glanced at him.Alangier immediately explained: "When I returned to Verdun, I heard people talking about a holy miracle in Paris. An Egyptian was hanged after being accused of murder, and his body was hung again after three days. Resurrected, I didn’t expect it to be Your Majesty.”

... The thing didn't spread in Paris, but it spread in Verdun?Ace was quite surprised, and then thought that things like rumors have always been more and more blocked.Due to the majesty of the cardinal, they did not dare to discuss it publicly in Paris, so they publicized it elsewhere.It may not be long before all France knows of his deeds.

It's just that whether to let the rumor spread by itself or guide the direction of the rumor's spread is worth trying to figure out... Ace twirled his fingers and ordered Alangier to guide this matter.

Alangier nodded respectfully. In fact, he had such a plan in the first place.After recovering from the fear of being imprisoned, he regained his stratagem as a bishop and contacted his old ministry. Coupled with his high prestige in Verdun, these things were easy to do.

After this incident, Alangier brought up the staff of Moses again: "After getting your order, I went to track down the clues back then, and found that La Baru had given me a tapestry before we were arrested. The clues are very Probably in that tapestry."

He opened a drawer under the shrine, stooped and took out a rather large tapestry.After unfolding, it can be seen that it is a picture of Neptune's Cave Mansion. The embroidery is very exquisite, but it has been worn a lot due to long-term hanging, and the style is a bit old-fashioned.

The mental power pounced on the tapestry like a net, and analyzed its structure in the blink of an eye.Ace's fingers moved down, and the zero-level magic blade technique was released instantly. The thin sharp blade cut through the hem of Poseidon's clothes along the fingertips, revealing a crack from the inside.

The sharp blade dissipated between his fingers, and Ace curled his fingers to poke in, and quickly pulled out a thin piece of parchment, but there was nothing on it.Another small flame ignited at the fingertips, baked on the parchment for a while, and black writing appeared on it: Naples, Monte Cristo Island, the depth of the second cave of No. 20 rock on the right hand side of Dongxiaogang.

Ace frowned again.Both Egypt and Naples happened to be to the south, and the shaping of Tutankhamun's body and obtaining the rod of Moses happened to go together.

Alang Gil also saw the content of the note, and asked inquiringly, "How do you plan to get there, Your Majesty? Do you want me to send someone to help you get it?"

Ace shook his head, with a smile on his lips: "No need. Who knows the exact | location of Monte Cristo Island, draw me a map."

The purpose of him taking Bashir to Egypt was for the treasures buried by the nobles of the Mamluk dynasty before they fled. If these treasures were recovered, the Egyptians would have hope of returning to their country; and in exchange for the body, Tutankhamun The funerary objects in the tomb were handed over to Ace for disposal, and Ace planned to hand over these things to Bashir as well.As for the treasures in the priest's hands that were only passed down from generation to generation in the temple, Ace accepted it bluntly.

Tutankhamun had a lot of resentment about this, but after thousands of years, his desire for resurrection had already transcended everything, even if he had to sell the funerary objects of his ancestors for resurrection, he didn't mind.It's just that there are special curses in the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, and even he dare not trespass. He also specially warned Ace that if he doesn't have the strength of the gods, he should never challenge the spell cast by the high priests himself.

He thought about it too much.Ace lacks interest in treasures and the like, and he wouldn't even collect emeralds if it wasn't for the improvement of his magic power.After all, he was born in the beautiful and rich Maris Continent, and grew up in a pile of magic cores. How could Ace value the so-called treasures on this barren continent?

After resting for a day, the next night, the banquet held by Alangier to announce his return began.There are not many big people in the city of Verdun, and he, the bishop, is the biggest one.Priests, nobles, businessmen... people with a little face all came to this banquet, and Ace also made a symbolic appearance.

After evacuating from the banquet, Ace got the detailed sea chart he needed, and took Bashir to the destination of his trip.

Space teleportation needs azimuth guidance, and even if there is coordinate traction, the distance will also shift.If the distance is too long, it will consume a lot of mana.

So on the Maris road, directional teleportation scrolls or teleportation magic circles are often used for long-distance teleportation. Unfortunately, drawing them requires advanced magic cores, and Ace does not have these things at hand now.So he could only take a slanted sword and let Tutankhamun consume his soul source to perceive the position of his mummy, and then connect the spiritual power of the two parties.

After confirming the location, Ace grabbed Bashir's hand and started teleporting, without noticing the trembling of Bashir's body and the sudden burst of light in his eyes.

The magic power was consumed rapidly during the teleportation, and the gemstone held in Ace's other hand also quickly turned into powder.Crossing space is a long process, and long-distance teleportation cannot be called "teleportation", because it actually takes more than an instant; however, in human consciousness, no matter how much time passes between them, it can only be Feel that moment.

There are even many magicians on the Marris road who get lost in the mysteries of space and time, trying in vain to obtain eternal life, but naturally they are annihilated in the gap between the two.Not only the human race, but even many long-lived races, and even the gods are pursuing the mystery of eternal life.The law of immortality belongs only to the God of Creation, but few people can understand this.

Ace breathed a sigh of relief when his feet finally hit the ground.The gems he brought were sufficient, which effectively compensated for the loss.After crossing such a long distance, the magic power is still full, and it seems that it will not be a problem even if it is done again.

He was looking up at the current sky and environment, but Bashir seemed unable to adapt to the dizziness caused by the long-distance teleportation, so he shook and nearly fell.Ace stretched out his hand subconsciously, and Bashir snorted and slammed into his arms.

"It's a good thing you're not a girl, otherwise you'd be throwing yourself into your arms." Ace joked and let go of her hand.Bashir took a step back in embarrassment, blushing on his brown face: "...you really like joking more and more, Your Highness."

Ace is indeed a prince now, the son of the King of France, what is it if he is not a prince?However, there seems to be something wrong with Bashir's appearance...

Ace raised the corners of his lips, turned around and walked in one direction, and said slowly, "Bashir, there is one thing that I've wanted to tell you for a long time..."

Bashir couldn't help but startled.At this time, the sun was rising, and the desert was covered with light. Ace's cheeks were reflected in the soft sunlight, as if they were shining themselves, so dazzling that people couldn't take their eyes off them.

"Say... say what?" He couldn't help but stammered and asked, his heart beating rapidly.

The toe of the boot kicked up a piece of white sand, Ace stopped and turned around, and said very seriously: "Actually, your distorted nose is really ugly. Ferenna has been scared and cried by you several times, and Halimu and the others discussed that you should Choose you to be the Madman Pope at next year's Madman's Day...Hello, Bashir?"

Bashir fell on his back: "..."

Ace simply turned around and left.Tutankhamun couldn't help complaining: "Anyone who likes you must have been unlucky in his previous life."

Ace sighed, and stroked his cheek with regret: "So every day I see people all over the world being unlucky, I can't help feeling a little guilty."

Tutankhamun: "..."

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Tutankhamun: "...Actually, I'm curious about how you died in your previous life."

Ace smiled and turned his wrist: "Tell me, how do you want to die now?"

"..."