The Cardinals, the Inquisition, the Pope's Chamber, the Holy Punishment Hall and the three major Knights constitute the framework of the power of the Holy Church, and at the top of the pyramid of power are undoubtedly the Papal Hall and the Cardinal Order, which can determine the direction of the holy church, the golden chariot that brings together the faith of hundreds of millions of believers.

The former represents the Pope, the supreme spiritual pillar of the Holy Church, and the latter is the reserve team that produces the Pope.

Although the Inquisition and the Three Knights do not have much faith support, in many cases, strong force is the foundation of everything.

And the rest of the Holy Punishment Hall, in the eyes of most people, is just a collection of some pious asceticism, they have never been involved in religious disputes, power dumping, just the last piece of pure land that has guarded the faith for thousands of years.

This can be seen from his location.

Unlike the other two halls and two regiments, which cover an area of 10,000 acres with hundreds of towers, the Hall of Punishment is only built on the top of a tall mountain near the city of St. Caesar, and the only way to the top of the mountain is a steep path that can only be walked up the hill by one person, and after several prayers of climbing, you can enjoy her full view.

A dozen rudimentary monasteries, all made of boulders, are scattered, and in the middle of them is a ten-story tower of books, the tallest and most imposing building in the entire Punishment Hall.

Os, who had just finished his midday prayer, stretched his stiff body from sitting cross-legged for a long time, and walked out of his dwelling.

On the edge of a cliff far from the monastery, you can see the city of St. Caesar, the symbol of the supreme power of the empire.

On the edge of the cliff, there were already two children about his age. These two were the only companions Oss could communicate with at will in the Hall of Punishment.

One of the boys was named Colin and was from the Pompey family, one of the Empire's Golden Twelve Families. The famous House of Pompeii was not known for its prowess, cunning, insidious, and politically judicious schemers, although she had given birth to paladins capable of slaying dragons and goddesses of magic who could take the crown of Nobel magic.

The other is a girl, Doris. Egnes, in the lingua franca of the epic continent, Agnes represents purity, elegance, chastity, Colin once quietly told Oss that although Dorith did not have any aristocratic background, it was rumored that her grandmother was the impersonal old witch in the Holy Punishment Hall, and no one dared to provoke.

"Os, what is your greatest ideal?" asked Colin, a fat boy with freckles on his face.

"I don't have any big ideals. I just want to try to be a butterfly that stirs up its wings a little and doesn't cause a hurricane on the epic continent. Oss smiled and replied.

In fact, Oss has always thought of a question, he was brought to this Holy Punishment Hall by Qing Er Ye without being disturbed, which may be the greatest luck he has encountered since he came to this world. There is no doubt that after the events of Gothic City, Oss has always wished that he could have pure power, but before a towering tree grows, it will go through a seedling period that is prone to premature death.

"Really, your ideal is not small. The great Howard sages said in their old age that any small event could cause the collapse of an epic continent, but it only requires a premise that you can eliminate all the existence that contradicts this small event, and these beings may be a dragon, an empire, or even more likely an entire world. ”

The sweet-looking little girl Doriss smiled gently, but her words were full of ridicule of Oss's so-called little ideals.

Oss didn't want to discuss his affairs too much, so he changed the subject without a trace.

"What about you?"

"I want to be a great knight who gallops across the Savage Continent. Colin said reverently, and the faith in his words was not at all like that of a fifteen-year-old child.

"I just want to be a little lady who has someone to love. Toris said a little sadly.

The conversation between the three of them ended quickly, as they were greeted by a rather heavy transcription.

In the Hall of Punishment, there is a very different rule from other holy institutions, and members who have performed the rite of passage are required to work two prayer hours a day in order to obtain their daily necessities, and those who have not yet reached adulthood are replaced by copying various texts.

At first, Oss was very uncomfortable with this boring way of life, but after getting used to it, he felt that he had obtained incomparable peace, all the hustle and bustle was far away, and the impetuousness in his heart slowly precipitated, as if the heart of Buddhism was like a water stop.

When he had finished transcribing it, he dragged his tired body into the library.

The tower has ten floors, and the higher up it goes, the smaller the space becomes, and the number of books it contains decreases, but as is the general rule in all other fields, the rarer the things always have a higher value.

For no reason, Oss remembered a sentence that the reason why the god was worshipped by thousands of people was precisely because she never showed people. Are there really gods in this world?

With Os's current clearance, he can only enter the first layer. Arriving at the bookshelf in the second row of the thirteenth row, Oss raised his hand to pick up the tenth book on the fifth floor of the shelf, only to find that he hadn't finished reading it yesterday, and the bookmark made of a Querry red maple tree leaf was missing.

"Are you looking for this book?"

Following the sound, Oss saw that in the imperceptible corner formed by the two bookshelves, there was an old man who described the withered tree, and the old man was holding the "Magic Circle Speed Running and Training Manual" in his hand, and among the open books, a red red maple leaf like a flame was standing stubbornly between the two pages.

"Why is there such a strong interest in the magic circle, is it the fear and excitement after seeing the immensity of the power displayed by a powerful technique?" the old man asked suspiciously.

Oss was puzzled by the old man's question, but after thinking about it, he replied, "I want to find a balance between ideals and reality. ”

"Ideal, the ideal of that little butterfly? Very interesting idea. Hehe, please forgive an old man's curiosity, I just accidentally passed by and heard your conversation. ”

Oss was not angry, but he still said honestly: "It's nothing, it's just a boring conjecture between us children." ”

"The balance between ideals and reality, your ideals need strong strength to support, can I think so, you have some small differences in cultivation, and it is related to the magic circle. The old man closed the book and continued the conversation. Obviously, he was far less interested in the book than the boy in front of him, Little Os.

Osmo nodded silently, although the old man in front of him was poorly dressed, but the aura that had been precipitated by endless years made Oss not have any thoughts of hiding it in front of him.

"Well, as compensation for overhearing your conversation just now, I can give you a little hint, there is the answer you want on the eighth bookshelf on the ninth floor of the library tower, and if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask Xiaoqing who brought you back, or Paimo and the old witch. I forgot to introduce, next time you can call me Old Terry, little Oss. Xiaoqing has already told me, thank you for helping William relay his last words. ”

After saying this, the old man closed the book and handed it to the stunned Oss, along with the book returned a bunch of keys, nine in all, each covered with rust.

Turning to leave, the figure slowly swallowed by the darkness The old man muttered to himself in a tone that only he could hear: "Resurrection, holy light, forbidden seal, interesting, interesting." ”

Over the next half month, although Oss was able to easily enter and exit the ninth floor of the tower with the help of Old Terry's set of keys, he found many ancient books that would help him solve the most difficult problems at the moment.

"The Reverse Deduction of the Circle", "The Source of the Sealing Power", "The Ten Forbidden Circles", and even he saw a book that can be called a heretical book, "The Forbidden Zone of the Gods - On the Limits of the Sealing Circle".

However, Oss could not understand the many technical terms and complex dots and lines involved in the book. When he found Qing Erye, who was sleeping soundly, with the doubts in his heart, Qing Erye's first sentence completely threw the self-confidence he thought had swelled under the special favor of Old Terry into the pit.

"This is the Sealing Circle, yo, and the forbidden symbol known as the Devil's Rest. It's not an easy job, let's say, what do you want to trade it for? ”

If you want to have something, you have to give something, and this is an immutable truth no matter what world you are in. Looking at the scoundrel face of Second Master Qing, Oss secretly scolded in his heart, shit compensation.

"Second Master Qing, I don't know if you've heard of investment. Oss said quietly.

"Investment?"

"Well, that is, what you invest now can pay off in the future. Aroused the interest of Qing Erye, Oss continued.

The corners of Qing Erye's mouth were raised, and his face was playful.

"Boy, you mean you don't have anything to exchange for now? Don't talk to me, Lao Tzu will know that the meat in your mouth can be full. ”

Unable to talk to this short-sighted man any longer, Oss was suddenly deflated, thinking that at least he had contact with him, and that he would get along better than the old witch and Paimo who had never met before.

"Hehe" Second Master Qing said to Oss rather obscenely, "Little guy, you actually have something to exchange." ”

Damn, Lao Tzu is not a duck. Oss was seen by Qing Erye's hair, this obscene thing can't be a pedophile who likes to walk on dry roads.

"Touch" Oss ate a chestnut from Qing Erye.

"What nonsense, I just want you to take me into a dinner party, it's simple. ”

"Second Master Qing, is there a place where you can't enter?" Oss touched the place where he was knocked, and he was really ruthless.

"You don't care, but you're really the only one who can take me in that dinner. From the moment you are adjudicated as a Divine Servant, you are automatically a candidate for this year's Saints of Light, and this time the Papal Chamber is hosting a dinner to announce the final list of candidates, and you must be one of the invitees, so in exchange for this. Qing Er Ye explained.

Although Qing Erye's embarrassed expression flashed, he was still seen by Os. Before he had time to guess what Qing Er Ye had done that caused public outrage, he would be so embarrassed that he couldn't enter the dinner party, so Oss was attracted by the "Bright Saint" thing thrown by Qing Er Ye.

"Am I a candidate for the Saints of Light?" Oss was amazed that the Pope was able to have supreme divine authority precisely because he was God's spokesman on earth, and the Saints of Light were disciples of the God of Light.

"Of course, otherwise how could old Terry be so kind as to waive my grounding and let me go on a trip to Gothic City. ”