It wasn't until the two high-ranking church officials sat down and talked in detail that they finally figured out what had happened before the reinforcements were in a hurry, and many people didn't know what was going on, and the same was true for the horses, who were hurriedly sent out to inquire about the news, and when they walked all the way to the Templar Fortress, they were warmly welcomed by the crusader brother who guarded the gate, and took them to meet the leadership of the fortress.

But a few grassroots soldiers who didn't know anything about it couldn't say why they saw the high-level soldiers, they only knew that the fortress was attacked, and then the great knight Roland brought reinforcements over, and the fortress felt that something was wrong, so they asked the horses to bring an old bishop who had received a false position to negotiate, the old bishop was old, and he couldn't go too fast on horseback, so it took so long.

"We did get attacked, but it's just a relatively ordinary attack, and we can handle it completely, but the demon side seems to have some new tricks that can block communication magic, and it's not as easy to contact as before." The old bishop said gracefully.

"Then what are you lighting the emergency wolf smoke for?" The Grand Knight Captain asked a little frantically.

"It was a new recruit who made a mistake, because the communication magic was cut off, and it was customary to light the black wolf smoke to indicate that we were fighting, but the kid mistook the black dot for red." The old bishop explained, "But didn't we send a messenger to explain it?" Why did you bring so many people here? ”

The chief knight suddenly felt that he was about to go crazy, and hurriedly spoke: "But the news that the Holy City has received is that a large-scale plague has broken out in the fortress, and at the same time, it has been attacked on a large scale, and it is in danger!" ”

"How is this possible? Who dares to spread the plague on our territory? ”

Speaking of this, the faces of the two of them froze at the same time, knowing that things are not so simple.

"Somebody wants to deliberately move us away." The chief of the great knight said in a deep voice, and his face became extremely solemn, "The news is fake, the messenger is also fake, I'm afraid that wolf smoke is also deliberate." ”

"But why is that?" The old bishop then asked, "Is there a plot against the Holy City?" ”

"Impossible." The Grand Knight Leader shook his head, "Although I have brought a large number of Holy City forces this time, the Holy City still has several strong people in charge, and coupled with the worldly defense power, no one can do anything to the Holy City." ”

"Is that a prank?" The old bishop asked, "Could it be?" and he thought of the worst-case scenario.

Not every ruler has taken the church, and the church has had many conflicts with secular powers in history, and even wars, but the fools who dared to do so have long since been annihilated in the long river of history, and the church is still standing.

"No, no, no, it's not possible." The Grand Knight Captain knew what he wanted to say, and hurriedly explained: "The Vosa royal family has a good relationship with us, in fact, they can only sit on the throne with our support, and they will not do such stupid things. ”

In the end, the two of them couldn't think of a reason, so they could only report the matter, completely unaware that the core of the problem had been quietly transferred to the mage tower where Bai Yi was.

At this time, the Judgment Knights had already put a whole load of eight-linked twin crystals into a magic workshop on the 13th floor of the highest level of the mage tower, and several of the academy's own teachers were busy feeding these eight-linked twin crystals into a magic furnace one by one, charging the furnace, everyone's face had this feeling of pain, and they couldn't bear to let this top-level energy crystal be wasted in an antique-level furnace like this.

This is the only forbidden area of this mage tower mentioned by the apprentice, but it is not accurate to say that it is a forbidden area, by the generation of Dean Runes, this has become a warehouse dedicated to stacking waste items, and it seems that the current dean also has the habit of piling up rags on the roof.

At this time, however, the workshop did not look like a former warehouse, but was completely renovated, and was even decorated in the style of a church, with all the windows replaced with enamel stained glass, the walls were painted to a single layer of immaculate, and all kinds of religious frescoes hung around it, all of which recorded the deeds of those who had been sublimated in the past.

The original garbage has been emptied and replaced with two rows of standard church-style benches, with a bright red carpet in the middle of the benches, which would not look like a standard church if it weren't for the magic furnace at the end of the carpet.

In a small lounge next to the workshop, Archbishop Nicholas was putting his final clothes on his clothes, much simpler than he had been on the day of the group blessing, except for a simple priest's robe, with no extra ornaments other than a canonical necklace, not even the episcopal crown.

The archbishop caressed his right chest, feeling the still majestic and powerful heartbeat there, and closed his eyes as he prayed for something, when his proud disciple, Grand Inquisitor Rodhart, knocked lightly on the door, interrupting his prayer.

After receiving the answer, the Grand Inquisitor entered the small room, which was also furnished with great holiness, bowed slightly to his mentor, and whispered, "Dear Mentor, the furnace is ready, and the choir has gathered at the bottom of the tower, and they cannot come up for safety, I hope you will forgive me." ”

"It's okay." The archbishop shook his head generously, then opened his eyes and looked at Rodhart, and asked kindly, "My child, why do you have sadness on your face?" As the only witness to my ascension, you should be happier. ”

The "mentor" archjudge bowed his head, no longer hiding the sad look on his face, it should be a matter of pride and joy to witness the glorious moment of an archbishop's ascension, but for Rodhart, who had no parents, Nicholas, who had raised him since childhood, was not as simple as a teacher

"Don't be sad, my child, this is the path I have pursued." The archbishop walked up to the presiding judge, reached out and stroked the top of his head as before, and his face showed a trace of unbearability, "I'm just worried, after I leave, you will only be left alone, maybe you should have listened to me earlier and found a girl." ”

In fact, Rodhart is also in his early 50s, and as a high-ranking powerhouse, he should at least look very young, but his appearance is not much smaller than Nicholas, I think this should be influenced by the work of the court, and it is for this reason that he is not married and has been alone.

If Bai Yi knew about this, he would definitely complain loudly about this super-old single dog, right?

But at this time, hearing Nicholas's last words, as if his father was giving his last words, Rodhart nodded vigorously and replied, "I know." ”

"Also, thank you Dean Runes, if it weren't for him, we wouldn't have found such a good furnace." The archbishop concluded.

As soon as he finished speaking, a melodious chant wafted from the window, and the choir of knightly cadets and alternate saints below had already begun to sing.

"It's time, let's go." Archbishop Nicholas whispered, and immediately stepped onto the red carpet that led to the magic furnace of antiques.

By this time all the idlers had been purged, except for Nicholas and Rodhart, who were strolling through the workshop that had been set up as a church, and the elderly archbishop was slowly walking towards the magic furnace, and while he was whispering the prayer of the canon for the last time, when he had finished praying, he reached out and pressed it against the magic furnace, and the mouth of the magic furnace slowly unfolded.

If it's just an ordinary large furnace, the muzzle is at most a small section open, enough to put the material, but the designer who designed this magic furnace has too much heart, and it is estimated that he wants to stuff a dragon into it, so when the muzzle is fully expanded, revealing the polished bore wall inside, it is actually wide enough for an adult to pass through.

However, this stupid design made the archbishop's face smile with satisfaction, and in a few moments, the furnace would be ignited, and it would be filled with a flood of heat and magic that ordinary people could not resist, which was exactly what he wanted, and it was the path of ascension he chose.

The whole process and the plan were perfect, although there was a little accident in the south, but it did not affect him, and the only flaw was probably that the choir stayed at the bottom of the tower, and the sound of the chants was too quiet; Then there was his only witness, Rodhart, who had been raised by him as his own son, followed him in silence, and did not go to sit obediently on the bench.

But these were trivial matters, and the archbishop did not care too much, for he knew that his student and child could not bear to himself, so he said kindly: "My child, according to the ritual, you should go and sit next to you."

He spat out the last word with great difficulty, and a hand had penetrated his right chest, pulling out a beating heart from it, and as soon as he looked down, he could see the purple-black heart covered with bulging blood vessels like small snakes, and the evil energy that kept emanating.

"It's not you who walk the path of sublimation, it's me! Dear Mentor. Rodhart said coldly behind the archbishop who was like his father, then pulled his hand out with all his might, and lifted the placket of his chest again, revealing a mark with a demon's head painted on it.

"It's not your way to sublimate, though." With an incomparably hideous smile on his face, Rodhart pressed the heart hard against his chest, and the heart suddenly seemed to melt, turning into a disgusting purple-black slime that merged into the imprint on his chest.

Then Rodhart walked into the magic furnace himself, slammed the door shut, and a moment later, the furnace burst into flames.