Act 11
If the most famous part of Ramirez's Basilica is probably the hall that is truly known as the Great Basilica.
Located in the heart of the Floating Island, home to the tallest pagoda on the continent, the Cathedral is a place that many worshippers want to visit throughout their lives.
And Rosen stepped into the holy land of this temple without any emotion at this time, completely unaware that he, a sworn enemy of the temple, had so easily stepped into a place that many devout priests had not had the opportunity to enter.
Therefore, of course, a person's destiny depends on personal struggle, but it must also take into account the historical itinerary.
The hall is flanked by stained-glass windows that allow sunlight to shine in a dreamy color.
The wooden benches were empty and somewhat lonely, and continued until the end of the hall was a statue of a goddess.
The statue is snow-white, outlining the perfect figure of a woman, but it does not look silver, only gives people a good feeling, looking upward, to the face of the goddess, where it is covered by a hood, and the face is not visible, leaving people with a bit of regret.
"The faces of the gods are unspeakable, they cannot be described, they can be any person or no one, so all the goddess statues do not have faces. ”
A magnetic voice came from the man standing beneath the statue of the goddess.
Prior to this, Rosen had many imaginations of the bishop of the high Templar, such as an old man with white hair and a wrinkled face, or a tall man with hard lines, and even guessed that the bishop was actually a girl with blond hair and two ponytails that was no more than his chest.
But when he actually saw the other party, Rosen forgot how to describe the person in front of him who might be the most powerful person on the mainland.
If you had to cite one word to describe the other party, Rosen thought it should be "ordinary".
Yes, the bishop of the Templar in front of him was dressed in a red robe and had many religious decorations, but no matter how he looked at it, he looked like an ordinary mortal.
It seems that after seeing it once, it will forget the face, and the body exudes an aura of harmony and unity with the surroundings, if it is thrown into the crowd, it may be buried in the blink of an eye, not young, not old, neither tall nor short man.
That's how it exists.
But Rosen soon came to his senses.
As the bishop just said, the gods can be anybody or nobody, and he may be in that state right now.
The laws of oneself have been integrated with the laws of the world, one person is a world, and a single word can change the color of heaven and earth, and the mountains and rivers change, which is the authority of the gods.
It was only in this way that Rosen was able to confirm that the man in front of him was indeed the archbishop of the Templar.
Eldridge Saariva.
As the strongest man on the continent with a clear record of striking out, Eldridge last showed his power to the people a hundred years ago, when a single blow directly caused the fall of five high-ranking mages, and even the current head of the Rainbow Tower, Arcane Master Isaac Livingston, was injured in that battle and spent decades recuperating to recover.
It is rumored that Bishop Eldridge has broken through the barriers of the Golden Order and reached the realm of legends, and some even say that he has become a sage-like being.
However, Rosen quickly realized that the Bishop of Eldridge did not seem to have broken through the shackles of gold, and although he was very close to that barrier, it was still different.
"Are you Rosen? ”
Bishop Eldridge asked as he walked slowly.
His voice was as flat as water, but it was impressive.
"Yes. ”
Rosen replied, and Erandall, who was beside him, bowed slightly, and was about to retreat.
"Wait, Irandall, you don't have to leave. ”
Bishop Eldridge said, causing Elandall to freeze in place.
"What I am about to say to Mr. Rosen is not a secret and does not need to be evaded. ”
"Yes. ”
As if in awe of the other party, Irandall took a step back and waited.
"Presumably the Bishop knows what I'm here for. ”
Rosen was not deterred by Bishop Eldridge's posture, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Now that the people of Chaos are about to break through the crystal wall, we need to unite all the forces that can unite to fight this catastrophe together, and I am here to seek the cooperation of the Templar. ”
"I know that Ramirez has a wide field of vision and can see what is happening across the continent, and I am naturally aware of the accident in Greenwich and the fact that the former Sage, Ereda Brunhill, has fallen. ”
Bishop Eldridge said that this statement was not only an indication of the strength of his intelligence sources, but also a demonstration of the true power of the Templar in a sense.
"If I could, of course I would like to renew the ancient covenant and continue the ancient alliance, but the Holy Church is not my own Holy Church, but the Holy Temple of all devout believers, and I alone cannot represent the power of the Holy Church. ”
"What do you mean, Lord Bishop?"
Hearing Bishop Eldridge's words, Rosen felt a little strange.
"Isn't the Templar still under your jurisdiction?"
"I've been here for too long, and the Sanctuary isn't the same one it was at the beginning. ”
Bishop Eldridge said slowly, as if sighing.
"Now that the forces within the Templar are divided, there are many people with their own agendas, and it is difficult for me to convince these forces alone. ”
"There are divisions within the Templar as well?"
Rosen had heard Erandall's explanation before, but it was only after hearing it from Bishop Eldridge that he sensed the seriousness of the problem.
"Of course, not to mention that the three courts are fighting their own battles and balancing each other, Ramirez also has many differences with the churches of various dioceses, just like the roots of the vast World Tree, which are intertwined. ”
Bishop Eldridge shook his head slightly, and continued.
"Lord of Ashes, I sincerely apologize to you for the Templar's foolishness thousands of years ago, and now, I want you to do me a favor. ”
"Let the past pass, as long as the tragedy is not repeated in the future. ”
Rosen thought to himself that the bishop was at least superficially quite human, so he asked.
"I don't know what the Bishop is asking for?"
Hearing Rosen's words, Bishop Eldridge smiled slightly, and then said.
"This matter, if done by those inside the Templars, would be stained with interests anyway, and the people from the outside are unconvincing, and only the ashes, those who were expelled from this world thousands of years ago because of the mistakes of the Templars, are qualified to do this. ”
Bishop Eldridge looked at Rosen and spoke slowly.
"I want to borrow your sword to remove the divisive opinions in the Templar. ”