Chapter 22: The Gift of the Holy Ghost
Of course, Fang Zheng knew why Stone had such a question.
In fact, on the first day he came here, after summoning an angel due to the effect of breaking the void, Stone and the old bishop had asked Fang Zheng if he had been blessed by the Holy Spirit. Fang Zheng did not admit or deny this, he just appropriately showed that he knew nothing about it——— and in fact, this is indeed not information that ordinary people can know. Regarding the information about the Holy Spirit's body, Fang Zheng also found some clues in the information after entering the temple.
In the not-so-distant past, there was such a group of people on this continent. They are all born or acquired for some reason to be protected by the Holy Spirit Angels, who will guard the lives of these people and pass on the knowledge and power that belong to the angels for them.
People see it as ——— gift from the Holy Spirit.
In the Temple, these people are seen as the messengers of the goddess of order on earth, and they will use this power to destroy chaos, maintain order, and fight evil.
Once upon a time, the Holy Knights were the most prominent figures in the Temple, and every Holy Spirit Knights was a beloved hero.
But the so-called wood show in the forest wind will destroy it.
As a result, the Holy Spirit Knights have attracted the attention of Chaos Monsters and cultists, who covet the power of angels, and cultists who hope to undermine the cornerstone of order. Eventually, with the combined efforts of both sides, disaster struck.
They incited the populace and tempted the clergy who were dissatisfied with the excessive power of the Holy Spirit Knights in the temple to suppress the Holy Spirit Knights. He has even lured several young Spirit Knights into depravity, along with their guardian angels, into minions of Chaos. At the same time, use this as an excuse to censor the Holy Spirit Knights.
At first, the Holy Spirit Knights were able to accept this scrutiny, but soon, the people of the Templars became more and more intimidating. Perhaps it is difficult to see the Holy Spirit Knights who have always been high up in such a "docile" manner, and the actions of those who are in power in the temple are becoming more and more radical, and they can even make up a random reason to take the Holy Spirit Knights away for review. Even in the end, some of them tried to bend the Holy Spirit Knights into a trick to force them to admit that they were cultists.
As time passed, the differences between the two sides grew, with the Holy Spirit Knights fed up with being treated as cultists, and the Templars' powerhouses becoming more and more unscrupulous, relying on the support of the Templars behind them. The escalating conflict between the two sides also made the archbishop uneasy, and he tried to order to stop the spread of the trend and began to reduce censorship.
But what the archbishop did not expect was that his order became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Upon learning that the Supreme Bishop intended to end the review, the Bishops below were unwilling to end there, and in order to be able to completely suppress the Holy Spirit Knights, the Bishops, who had been carried away by lust and power, made a crazy decision to accuse Antonio of being a cultist on the spot, and imprisoned his wife and children, and tortured him in order to obtain so-called "evidence" to force Antonio to confess.
But where could Antonio surrender so easily, he led his men directly to the Supreme Court to try to rescue his wife and children. Unfortunately, Antonio was a step late, and when he arrived, all he saw was the bodies of his wife and children.
Enraged, Antonio publicly announced his break with the Templars and went to war against the entire Templars in the name of the Knights of the Holy Spirit!
It was a time of great darkness, and the Holy Spirit Knights, who were supposed to maintain order, raised their blades and attacked the Temple. And the temple was defeated under the attack of the Holy Spirit Knight, they tried to stop all this, but the general trend has gone, the Holy Spirit Knight is also a human being, not a virgin, in the previous review, most of them have already held back the fire in their stomachs, how can they just nod their heads and admit their mistakes so simply.
Not to mention, the Knights of the Holy Spirit are no longer just dissatisfied with censorship, they have begun to suspect that the Temple has deviated from the guidance of the Goddess and succumbed to worldly desires and power.
At this point, it was not just a battle of will, but a battle of ideas, and the negotiations between the two sides finally broke down, and Antonio also led the Holy Spirit Knight to attack the Supreme Temple, trying to end the rule of the Temple once and for all.
However, in front of the gates of the Most High Temple, the Holy Spirit Knights finally encountered obstacles——— the guardian of the goddess surrounded this Supreme Temple, and they could not take a step forward.
And the cardinal order at that time was also out of their minds, they felt that with the protection of the goddess, these Holy Spirit knights had no way to do anything to themselves, so they immediately ridiculed, and even bluntly said in public that the killing of Antonio's wife and children was the will of the goddess, and they were just acting according to the will of the goddess!
Pig teammates have the same role in any era and place. Antonio, provoked by the Cardinals, finally made a decision that shocked everyone.
He and his Holy Spirit chose to degenerate into the Chaos Demon Lord in full view, and then slashed through the goddess's guardianship with a single sword, completely obliterating the Cardinal.
After this, Antonio only left a sentence of "Since this is the case, then there is no point in the existence of this world", and he turned away with the Holy Spirit, who had fallen with him.
After that, the Holy Spirit Knights split into two groups, some of which resolutely chose to fall and followed in Antonio's footsteps to the Twilight Frontier. Other Knights of the Holy Spirit chose to leave the Temple forever and never see them again.
After infighting and the detachment of the Holy Spirit Knight, the Templar was suddenly devastated. And at this moment, the cultists and chaos demons also began to move, launching a crazy attack on this continent. Without the Holy Spirit Knights, the power of the Templars weakened considerably, but in the end, although they still succeeded in banishing the demons and cultists, once again ensuring the existence of order. But it is also a big injury, and it has not been relieved until now.
Not to mention, after that, there were very few people on the continent who protected the Holy Spirit, and within the temple, there was also a faint saying that the goddess was disappointed in the temple's practices, so she no longer sent her messengers to this world, and only when the temple realized her mistake could she be forgiven by the goddess.
That's why when the old bishop saw the guardian angel behind Fangzheng, he immediately wanted to report it to the Central Bishops' Conference.
However, Stone was obviously not interested in this, he was even more curious that Fang Zheng had become so powerful after not seeing him for one night, could it be that this was also the reason for the inheritance of the Holy Spirit? After all, that was many years ago, and now the information about the Holy Spirit Knight is very rare, either destroyed or blocked, and ordinary people can't see it at all, even if he is a great knight. Therefore, for Founder's "inheritance", Stone is quite interested.
"I don't know if it's a legacy."
As before, Fang Zheng did not admit Stone's speculation, after learning the history of the Holy Spirit Knight, he knew that this identity had advantages, but also many disadvantages. So he never admits other people's speculation, but only chooses to say what he thinks.
"When I went back last night, I was thinking about how I could improve my sword skills, and then I discussed it with her, and then she made me have a dream.........
In the face of Stone's inquiry, Fang Zheng didn't hide anything too much, but he said that the system was the guardian angel who was summoned by himself because of the Sky Breaking Sword, and then told Stone about the experience in the copy as a dream.
The reason why Fang Zheng chose to speak out was not only to win Shi Stone's trust, but also because he had thought about it before he came here, so he didn't care about showing his peculiarities, even if Shi Stone didn't ask, he would find an opportunity to ask Shi Stone for advice.
The reason is very simple, three stinkers top one Zhuge Liang!
Although it is true that Fang Zheng can accumulate experience by fighting in that world, wouldn't it be faster if he could have the guidance of someone who has come before? Why don't you take a shortcut, but take a detour?
And even if you can be resurrected, it hurts to be hacked to death!
He's not a masochist, he has to be hacked to death to be comfortable.
"There is still such a world.........
After listening to Fangzheng's description, Stone couldn't help but be amazed. He had more experience, so he immediately understood how desperate the world Fang Zheng depicted. A world that survives by burning flames, and when the flames are extinguished, everything will face death......... Just thinking about it, Stone could feel the sadness of that world.
But luckily, it was just a dream.
"Hahaha, it's a dream, otherwise you would have died a hundred and eighty times if you didn't use your strength and relied solely on your sword skills to fight those enemies."
Hearing Stone's laughing answer, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly, but he had nothing to say, because he had indeed died one hundred and eighty times!
There could be more.
"Hmm......... But it's not completely impossible, judging from the way you fought before, you have already mastered the trick, but the way is not quite right........."
However, Stone finally lived up to Fang Zheng's expectations, he only thought for a moment, and then quickly began to give Fang Zheng guidance. As a great knight, Stone has much more experience in this area than Fang Zheng, and Fang Zheng is also listening carefully to the other party's guidance, after all, these are things that can't be bought. There is currently no exchange function in the system, and even if there is, Founder does not think that it can exchange such a thing as experience.
And now......... Isn't it just for learning if you have such a mentor?