[Notre Dame de Paris] Papal Way

As a former water magician, who is regarded as the "Glory of Water" who will surely become the Goddess of Water within a thousand years, Ace's use of water magic is superb.Even though he has now changed into a body with excellent light talent, the previous affinity and control over water and water are still there.After entering the realm of the "Holy Son" and gaining the boost from the Staff of Moses, his spiritual power has been greatly improved, and in a place like the sea where water elements are abundant, it is easy to use water magic.Even those magisters who can't use other types of magic beyond the elementary limit are turned into smoke because of his familiarity with the water element.

The moment it fell into the water, the high-level magic "Water Dragon Art" was chanted.The word spirit in the spell successfully affected the power of the law, and a water dragon roared, wrapping Ace around his waist|belly in an instant.In just a short while, this water dragon is like an undercurrent swimming in the sea, swimming towards the sunken ship flexibly by taking advantage of the direction of the sea water.

Ace has not enjoyed this feeling of being inseparable from the water element for a long time, and he can't help but miss it very much.Except for places like the Forbidden Sea that don't have any magical elements, as long as it is a lake or ocean, it is a paradise for water magicians.The water element can't hurt him, but gently decomposes the air for him to breathe.The water dragon stopped above the sunken ship, Ace landed on the fallen mast, and his mental power swept down.

It was a small ship, and there were 23 people on it, all of whom died due to falling from a high altitude without exception.The tattered flags on the masts identified them as a band of pirates blatantly plundering between Italy and France.However, when the mental power accidentally swept across one place, Ace realized something was wrong, and his brows gradually frowned—among those corpses that fell into human shapes, there was a corpse wearing a priest's black clothes...

The island of Monte Cristo falls under the jurisdiction of Naples, very close to Italy.Looking at the direction the ship was sailing, it was obvious that it was also coming from Italy.The identity of the priest is not difficult to guess... But a priest, what does he do with pirates?

The stick of Moses is very easy to use. Not only does it use the light magic to increase it enormously, but it is engraved with the inherent forbidden curse. The pure gold refined by the ancient Egyptians is also very effective in conducting magic.Ace waved the newly acquired staff, and the water element gathered into a human shape on the bottom of the sea, submerged into the collapsed ship plank very nimbly, and began to search the stone ladder.From the pile of broken corpses, the water element | man quickly found an open letter, and handed the letter to Ace.

The ink stains on the parchment had become cloudy due to exposure to sea water.But with the Eye of Horus, everything is not a problem.Ace easily retraces its previous appearance and reads its contents.

And that content... is undoubtedly somewhat unexpected.

Ace curled his lips with a half-smile.Probably thinking that this operation could not fail, the person who wrote the letter did not hide the beautiful calligraphy, and even left his name at the end of the letter.Giovanni Battista Cibo, a cardinal who is very popular in the Holy See today, one of the most important objects of the Pope's vigilance, and a person who colludes with Cardinal Bourbon and Cardinal La Barru .Most importantly, he is also very likely to be Claude's hidden line.If he guessed correctly, he was the stepping stone that Claude prepared for himself to ascend the throne of the Pope.

It is certainly not accidental that such a person will send someone to appear here at this time.His purpose is the same as Ace's, just for the rod of Moses.Although the letter was short, the cause and effect were not difficult to guess.Cardinal La Barru was imprisoned by Louis XI for 11 years and had already lost most of his prestige and power in the diocese.In order to gain more power in his limited life, he chose to cooperate with Cardinal Bourbon and surrendered to Cardinal Sebo with the whereabouts of the Staff of Moses.

I'm afraid he doesn't know where the staff of Moses is buried, and it should be done by his cronies.And when the cronies handed over the tapestry containing the clues to the hands of Cardinal Labalue, for the sake of the confidentiality of the matter, and also for the sake of not revealing it in his dreams, Labalue did not check the clues, but directly sent the tapestry It was handed over to the best friend Arangier.Unexpectedly, Louis XI knew that the two of them had a close relationship, so he simply imprisoned Alangier.He didn't know where the tapestry was hidden, so he had to try to get the answer from Alangier.

However, what he didn't expect was that this gift was not in Alangier's hands at all, but was passed on to someone else by him.What he believed in was the deep friendship that his best friend had towards him, but he did not expect that this time the two of them could not have a tacit understanding.He determined that the clue was in the hands of Alangier, and it was impossible to have other doubts. Cardinal Xibo would know the clue, either because Alangier was noticed when he inquired about Monte Cristo Island, or it was Claude...

The possibility of the former is too small. There is obviously a long distance from Verdun to Rome. It is not easy to respond within a few days... and if it is the latter, Claude is How did you know the clue?

The only possibility is that he realized the possibility of failure before the Cardinal acted, and quietly inquired about what happened that year from another channel.With his ability, it is not difficult to find the last gift that La Barru gave to Alangier, and then track down the whereabouts of that gift... No, there is no need to trace the whereabouts, just trace its source and know how it fell into the hands of La Barru, If people who died suddenly during that period were excluded, the clues would be easily identified.Claude took advantage of Prince Charlie's influence to quietly leave France and go to Italy, probably for this reason.

After doing the math, the timing is completely right... Ace chuckled, and the desire to possess and conquer that had faded due to the pursuit of power became stronger again.Claude...

After thinking about it, Ace lifted the corpses that were judged as "enemies" suppressed on the bottom of the sea due to the effect of the forbidden spell to the surface of the sea, and the broken ship boards also floated up.On the only intact piece of skin on the priest's body, he did not forget to use magic to engrave a line of Latin words: Whoever is an enemy of the Son will be wrathed by the Father!

After finishing writing, he found a few clothes that were still in good condition from the box, and put them on.Then the mental power sensed the previous position again, the magic power fluctuated, and the figure disappeared instantly.

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How long it will take Cardinal Sibo to find the body is unknown, but the current situation is clearly in favor of Ace.The stick of Moses is also very easy to use. With the precise positioning, the deviation of this teleportation was actually controlled within a few meters.Ace returned to his room in a good mood, took a comfortable bath first, and then meditated.After he had fully replenished his spiritual and magical powers, he changed into an aristocratic costume, and walked out the door calmly.

Alangier is waiting anxiously.Today is already the sixth day, and in one more day, the car of the "Duke of Orleans" will leave.Although he trusted this "God's Messenger" very much because of hypnosis, he couldn't help but start worrying about something unexpected.

While anxious, the servant brought good news.When he heard that Ace was in the prayer room, Alangier hurried to the prayer room without caring about continuing to eat his own breakfast.As soon as he stepped into the modestly decorated small room, he noticed the difference in the atmosphere—there seemed to be a sacred and pure atmosphere in the prayer room, and this atmosphere... came from standing with his hands behind his back. Ace there!

Aware of Alangier's entry, Ace turned his head and nodded slightly to him.

Alangier keenly noticed that the Egyptian apostle that Ace had brought before had disappeared.He did not ask the question, but asked speculatively: "Have you obtained the rod of Moses, Your Majesty?"

"God gives me glory." Ace smiled, stretched his arms, and the light danced in his hands, and a golden scepter appeared in an instant.The exotic serpentine sculpture looked like a real snake, Xinzi half-spoken, showing a threatening appearance.

The sacred aura on the holy object cannot be faked. Alangier took a closer look and quickly confirmed that it was the real staff of Moses.But he immediately raised a question: "Moses was shepherding sheep in the wilderness when he met the messenger of God. Logically speaking, this should be a cane used by a shepherd..."

"But this is what the staff of Moses really looks like." Ace stared at the staff, and suddenly let go and threw it to the ground.The scepter immediately turned into a golden snake, swimming on the ground like a living creature.Alangier took a step back subconsciously, and saw the snake swim up Ace's leg, and he pinched its tail again.In an instant, the snake turned into a scepter again, staring at Alangier coldly.

This is indeed the supernatural power described in the Bible. Alangier was dazzled by it, and all uncertainties and worries turned into unreserved trust: "But, Your Majesty, how do you explain what is in the Bible?" What about the description?"

"Does the Bible clearly state what kind of stick Moses used?" Ace asked rhetorically, "In front of Pharaoh, Aaron and Moses fought with the Egyptian warlocks. The snake that became the rod swallowed the snake that the magician's staff became. If anyone does not believe that it is the rod of Moses, let him find another Egyptian magician to fight."

This was obviously a harmless joke, and Arangier couldn't help laughing.This is an era when even the power of God is being doubted, and the existence of the Staff of Moses has been disregarded, not to mention the Egyptian magicians who disappeared thousands of years ago?

However, due to the impression in most people's minds, it is still necessary to disguise a little bit.Ace tapped the cane, and the surface of the snake staff was immediately covered with a layer of gray bark, which looked like an ordinary dead branch.After looking at the appearance, it seemed that there was nothing unusual, and Ace put away the staff of Moses again.

The battle between Jehovah’s residual consciousness and the divine power of the patron saint of kingship, Melissage, is cheaper than Ace, and a large amount of gold is turned into powder and poured into Ace’s body, greatly strengthening him with the divine power of Melissage His physique, and the breath of the "Holy Son" from the same source as the "Holy Father" made Yahweh's consciousness accept Ace. This scepter has been completely owned by Ace and can be hidden in the body at will.

And Alangier witnessed this scene, and couldn't help being more respectful to Ace.The miracles shown by Ace are not something ordinary people can do, let alone witchcraft.Who else could do that except Metatron, the most recent being of the gods?

The matter has been done, and there is no need for Ace to stay in Verdun any longer.Those nobles' tentative visits were all rejected by Alangier one by one, and there was no need for him to flirt with these little rural nobles.Others might speculate on what the Duke of Orleans has been up to these days, but soon, Ace won't need to pay attention to these speculations.

If he had known in advance that there was such a near-divine magic weapon as the Rod of Moses in this world, would Ace have played the resurrection of the saint on a whim or two?But without the accumulation of this period of time, without the epiphany on the gallows and the further progress in Tutankhamun's tomb, whether it would be wiped out in the struggle between the two forces of the stick of Moses is another matter.Things have come to this situation step by step. Apart from fate, there seems to be no other explanation...

And how did fate arrange him and Claude?Ace stroked his chin, looking playful.When he was having fun in Claude's laboratory, there seemed to be a few Greek letters on the wall, which happened to mean "fate"... I don't know if Claude had anticipated something in advance, but Ace Will he be stuffed and stuffed again, or did he expect that he will be stuffed and stuffed by Ace...

The carriage was still rumbling forward, and Ace sat alone in it, and began to use the simulation space of the Eye of Horus to simulate the power of the stick of Moses.By the time the carriage returned to Paris and drove into the royal palace, he had already basically determined the approximate scope of application of the stick of Moses—except for the records in "Exodus", although there were no other words inscribed on the stick of Moses. It is inherently forbidden, but it can use all the words in the Bible.In other words, all the languages ​​spoken by Jehovah in the Bible, as well as all the miracles performed by his believers, are traces of the priesthood and laws he has mastered.As long as one can master the laws of the spirit of speech, it is not difficult to create suitable spells of the light system.

Choosing the "Bible" as a breakthrough was indeed the correct behavior.Ace got out of the carriage in a good mood. The pearls brought back from the island of Monte Cristo had already been packed into exquisite boxes, and they were going to be given to several women in the royal family as gifts.

The timing of his return coincided with Louis XI sitting with his family in the small living room, discussing when to move back to Umbritz.Louis XI's illness has been cured by Ace, and now he feels younger than ever, and can't wait to ride back and run around the castle.

When the attendants had finished announcing and invited Ace to enter, only the queen had a look of uneasiness on the face of the family of four.Ace bumped into the pain in her heart, and guessed the matter so completely, even if she knew Ace's "Holy Son" status, she still couldn't face it with the attitude she had before. Ace.

Louis XI asked him to come over and sit down very affectionately: "...We are talking about living in Umbritzburg, do you want to stay together for two days?"

Ace had already sent the presents to the rooms of the three royal women. Hearing this, he shook his head: "I have other things to do, probably going to Rome..."

Before the words fell, there was a faint movement outside the door, as if someone was talking anxiously with the attendant.Soon, the door was pushed open, and Mr. Olivier trotted in, his shiny forehead covered with sweat.He said hastily: "Your Majesty, something has happened... Bordeaux has discovered the plague, and the epidemic is gradually spreading!"

Louis XI stood up abruptly.