The Origin of Arcane

I came here by the oracle of the true God, believer, are you going to disobey the order of the god? St. George raised his head and looked at the two Holy See knights.

I saw that the left side of his face was covered with potholes and scars, and even his lip was missing a piece, exposing the roots of the teeth inside. Against the background of the normal right face, it looked particularly frightening.

But this half-angel, half-demon face was nothing compared to his gaze.

St. George's eyes radiated holy rays of light, and the two Holy See knights who were shrouded in it felt countless holy music ringing in their ears, and a magnificent figure that could not be described in words appeared behind each other.

The two Holy See knights involuntarily knelt down in front of St. George.

Very well, my children, you are all the most devout believers. St. George praised lightly, crossing two Holy See knights and standing in front of the gate of the oracle hall.

The door covered with mysterious basic runes felt the arrival of St. George, and released a soft light, illuminating his figure without hiding, as if to reflect his true inner thoughts.

The eyes of the true god?! St. George's face finally showed an expression, but it has nothing to do with respect, and even has a bit of disdain and coldness. It is divine power, open it!

St. George gave a low snort, and a more holy light surged around him, rushing towards the thick door of the oracle hall.

boom!

The thick door of the oracle hall opened with a loud bang as if it had been bombarded by a huge tangible force.

Pope Delt, who was dealing with educational affairs in front of the desk, was obviously taken aback.

However, the old man who had been in a high position for many years reacted by holding the scepter beside him and sitting up straight.

Compared with the last time we met, Pope Delt looked older, his hair was thinner, and the age spots on his face were more intense. Due to the sagging skin, his cheeks began to droop, making him look a bit puffy.

In the past two years alone, what has been shown in him is twenty years.

This is the inherent characteristic of champion knights and control warlocks after they have entered the aging period. The time stagnant in them has been recovered in a very short period of time.

Saint George, what do you want to do? A trace of displeasure flashed across Pope Delt's eyebrows. No matter how good-tempered a person is, he would get angry if someone rushed in rashly, let alone the Pope, who has been in a high position for many years. In my mind, such a bad thing has never happened before.

Of course I will meet you, my dear His Excellency the Pope. If I don't come to see you, you won't take the initiative to summon me again until you die. Although St. George used respectful words from beginning to end, but in his There was no sense of respect in the words.

Protect Your Majesty!

Bishop St. George, what do you want to do? How dare you trespass into the oracle hall.

Come here, let me take down this lunatic who dared to trespass into His Majesty's room.

Before Pope Delt could reply, a group of Holy See knights came over after hearing the news, all of them were shocked and angry.

Even if Pope Delt did not suffer any harm, it would still be a dereliction of duty for them.

Let's all go down, I believe that Bishop St. George will not do anything out of line. Pope Delt waved his hand and drove the Holy See knights out.

Your Majesty... the leading knight of the Holy See couldn't help shouting.

Stand back! Pope Delt's voice raised several decibels, and the anger inside became more obvious.

Obey! The Holy See knight waved his hands reluctantly, and retreated with his subordinates, but they didn't go far, and they all guarded outside the oracle hall. If there is any change inside, they will immediately Rush in and take St George down on the spot.

boom!

Driven by an invisible force, the door of the oracle hall closed again.

Pope Delt was silent for a few seconds, and he took the initiative to say: I know that I owe you something for the decisions I have made recently, but all my decisions have no selfish desires, and they are all for the future of the Holy See. The Pope is not just the Holy See. The person in power is also the face of the Holy See...

What a face of the Holy See. St. George laughed and interrupted Pope Delt's defense, and suddenly tore off his ascetic uniform, revealing even more terrifying burning scars on his body, You want to take care of yourself? The face of the Holy See, before this, you don’t want to think about how my body injury came about? You promised me that you would support me to take over the Pope’s position after the black powder is researched, and now I will help you make the black powder. Just because of the so-called face, you want to obliterate all my achievements, the pain from the flames is far less painful than the knife you stabbed in my heart.

Research on explosives such as black powder has always been a high-risk industry.

Obviously, the Holy See of Saint Ether paid a heavy price for this kind of research. I believe this is not the end, but just the beginning.

No one can obliterate the bishop's contribution to the Holy See. You are just not suitable to go to the front of the stage now, so I suggest adding the seat of Archbishop, and you will be in charge of the Sword of Saint Ether and a part of the Knights of the Holy See...

Enough! Enough! I've had enough of your hypocrisy. St. George interrupted Pope Delt impatiently again, and said with a sneer, You think I came here today like a down-and-out Is it like a wild dog begging for a bone to eat? I have a better choice now, I don’t regret what I have done before, everything I have experienced, because death gave me the opportunity to listen to the oracle of the true God, the true God oracle.

The real oracle? Not only did Pope Delt not show any excitement and joy, but he frowned even more tightly, I'm afraid what you heard was not some oracle, but a kind of your own imagination! Don't impose your subjective consciousness on the true God, this is a kind of blasphemy, if you dare to make similar remarks again, I will lock you into the penance room forever and reflect on your sins.

Haha, as the Pope of the Holy See, the person who once promulgated the oracle of food and Taoism actually doubts the existence of the real oracle? St. George laughed louder, You said that the oracle I heard was a personal speculation, How can you prove that the oracle you promulgated is not under the guise of the name of the true god, exercising the power that belongs to the true god?

You are so bold, do you know what you are doing? Pope Delt, who was still able to control his emotions even after being forced into his residence by St. George, could no longer restrain his anger this time and stood up suddenly Standing up, he slammed the scepter in his hand, and shouted angrily, Your Excellency, Bishop St. George, is your faith shaken? Are you starting to question the real existence of the God of Truth? Or are you questioning my authority? Are you going to shake the Holy See? basis of rule?

The moment Pope Delt stood up, a sea-like aura surged over him.

Especially the scepter in his hand exuded a milky white holy light, covering his entire figure.

Time flowed back on him at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a dozen seconds, Pope Delt transformed from an old man who was about to start construction into a middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s. Just staring at St. George, he had an aura of calmness and prestige .

If Pope Delter showed this skill in front of ordinary believers in the Holy See, I am afraid that everyone would kneel on the ground and shout miracles.

Can make a person rejuvenate, who has this ability except the true god.

But this move is obviously not easy to use in front of St. George.

To be more precise, St. George seems to have known that Pope Delt has this hand, and he didn't show much surprise, only when his eyes swept over the scepter in Pope Delt's hand, there was a trace of it that he couldn't hide. of greed.

Oracle scepter.

The God of Truth bestows on him the gift of the most devout believer in the world.

It is said that this scepter has been blessed by the God of Truth. It has the precious power of the true God and can do many amazing things. It is just a trivial thing to make a person rejuvenate.

This kind of rejuvenation is probably temporary, otherwise, Pope Delt would have used it on himself long ago to allow himself to rule the Holy See forever, so why bother planning a change of power in the Holy See.

Could it be that he has really lived enough and is ready to return to the embrace of the true God?

St. George didn't believe it anyway, especially after nearly dying once.

He would rather struggle, crawl out of the explosion and sea of ​​flames, endure the pain of extensive burns and ulcers on his skin, and live on his last breath, than accept the call of the true God. His faith was shaken, and he doubted whether he would really be favored by the God of Truth after his death, be guided by the messengers of the True God to the Kingdom of God, witness the face of the True God, and listen to the teachings of the True God.

After all, this kind of thing only exists in word of mouth, and no one has really confirmed it.

This shaking only lasted until he really heard the voice of the true god and felt the power of the true god.

At that moment, apart from the ecstasy, there was also endless self-blame, blaming myself for shaking everything I believed in.

It's a pity that that kind of communication was too short. St. George tried all the methods afterwards, but he couldn't hear the voice of the true God again, even if he put himself on the verge of death again.

If it weren't for the power bestowed by the true God rolling in his body, he might have doubted that he had auditory hallucinations when he was on the verge of death, as Pope Delt said.

As time went by, he felt the uniqueness of the power bestowed by the true God. Not only did St. George no longer question this, but he became more determined about what he heard and felt, and he looked forward to communicating with the true God again.

If you can hold the oracle scepter, you will be able to obtain the complete oracle of the God of Truth.

Because the oracle scepter has another function, that is, the person who holds it can more easily listen to the teachings of the God of Truth, and even take the initiative to communicate with the God of Truth.

Answer my question. Pope Delt paused the oracle scepter again, and the anger revealed in his expression became more intense.

St. George's various abnormal behaviors made him feel uneasy.

As the core of the ruling cardinal, once the faith is shaken, it is definitely a big event for the Holy See of Ether, and it can even have a severe impact and shock on their rule and structure.

Pope Delter, who ruled the Holy See of the Holy Ether for a full century, knew very well that the greatest enemy of faith does not come from outside.

External pressure and enemies will only make them more united and stronger.

The worst enemy of beliefs is always themselves, from within.

Once their beliefs are shaken, they will deny everything they believed in in the past, and many people even go to the other extreme.

Such people are not uncommon for Pope Delt, and these people are another main target of the Sword of Saint Ether.

It's just that in the past, this kind of situation mainly appeared among low-level believers, and the influence and impact it could cause were quite limited.

The most serious situation that Pope Delt has experienced is the wavering of faith in Darnell, the former head of the Sword of Saint Ether.

Because of his wavering faith, the members of the Sword of Saint Ether that he brought out with his own hands could not be trusted, but they were the backbone of the Sword of Saint Ether.

In recent decades, the Witch Secret Society has become extremely active, and even countered the Sword of Saint Ether in some places, which is the reason.

But Darnell's wavering of faith was only aimed at the justice of the secret war with the Witches' Secret Society, and he questioned the current behavior of the Holy See of Ether, which aimed at the Holy See itself and had nothing to do with the belief in serving the God of Truth.

The vacillation of faith shown by St. George is a sign of directly denying the God of Truth, and further denying the necessity of the existence of the Holy See of Saint Ether.

The harm caused by this wavering of belief is far greater than that of Darnell, especially during this critical period of power change.

St. George's influence in the Holy See is not low, otherwise he wouldn't be a strong contender for the next Pope, right?

If the other party is really in this situation, for the sake of the long-term stability of the Holy See, even if he owes St. George in his heart, he must adopt harsh measures.

Doubt the God of Truth? St. George sneered and shook his head, No, I don't doubt the God of Truth, I doubt you, Your Majesty, I doubt whether you really heard the voice of the True God, whether I believe in the existence of the true god. In you, I only see a person who uses the name of the gods to exercise human rights, and does not really put the needs of the true god first. If it comes to blasphemy, your majesty is far ahead of me. above, because you have desecrated a whole hundred years.

Bastard! The anger in Pope Delt's heart was about to burst out, How dare you have such a rebellious idea? The previous popes are the people who are closest to the true god. All oracles come from the true god. Every god The edicts are all for the long-term stability of the Holy See, for the development and growth of the Holy See, this is a fact that cannot be denied, and no one can question it.

For the long-term stability of the Holy See? For the development and growth of the Holy See? Is this the true God's will in your understanding? The mockery on St. George's face became more intense, In the final analysis, you are just a layman and cannot understand the greatness of the True God. The true thoughts of existence, no wonder you can’t get the true favor of the true God, it’s time to set things right, respectful majesty, for the sake of your serving the true god for so many years, I will give you another chance to choose, as long as you follow our The original agreement, transfer the oracle scepter to my hands, I allow you to die...

What? Are you still thinking about forcibly snatching it from me? Pope Delt's face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water. Rejuvenation gave him not only a strong body, but also hardness. He said in an extremely cold voice, Saint George, I haven't seen you for a few days, you are really talented, just based on what you said just now, you will never be able to sit on the Pope's seat in this life, I'm not dead yet!

Whether I can sit on the Pope's seat is not up to you, never has been, but depends on the will of the true God. St. George is also sure of winning.

Come on, arrest this blasphemer. Pope Delt ordered loudly.

Having said that, there is no need for him to continue to save face for St. George.

The knights of the Holy See who were waiting outside the door and would rush in as long as Pope Delt gave an order did not show up for a long time.