Chapter 948: The Ancient Church
The strange thing that Sharan discovers is located in a rather Gothic building.
Although much larger than the usual houses, it is not very majestic compared to the tall towers in the city, but the murals and strange runes carved into the eaves of the buildings make the building significantly different from the surrounding houses, and more mystical.
"This building should function like a church in this civilization," Saran explained, leading Frey and Theo into the strange building, "because my bat found the idol inside...... Well, it's probably a god...... And something like a confessional. ”
As soon as you enter the building, the first thing that comes to mind is a walkway about 100 meters long, flanked by dark red stone pillars that are large enough for three people to hug each other, and the stone pillars are carved with statues similar to those on the eaves, but inside they have parts that can be used as lamps.
It's just that there are no oil lamps or candles on it anymore.
"The hall is right behind this hallway," the little vampire said, gesturing to the rusty double-open door at the end of the hallway, to a frowning frea, "the thing I'm talking about is right there." ”
"I don't know if this building is a church or not, but at least this corridor is not simple."
Frey narrowed her eyes at the statues and runes on the stone pillars around her, and said in a deep voice, "This may be an incomplete ritual, the ritual process is to have people walk from the door to the entrance of the hall. With each step, the ritual exerts a psychological cue on the person performing the ritual, i.e., the person walking in the corridor, causing them to feel a considerable sense of awe for 'something'. Walking through the entire corridor, the recipient is afraid that he or she will unconsciously retain a considerable amount of awe and even belief in 'something'. ”
"Really? But I didn't feel anything wrong when I came in before......"
Sharan was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief.
"Because the ritual requires the form of 'walking' and your bat is flying in. Naturally, it will not be affected...... And this psychological suggestion is applied in such a clever way that even I would not have been able to detect it if I had not been affiliated with the White Church, and had the purest faith in the Light, and would have found it as soon as my faith wavered. ”
The expression on Frey's face became stern: "If you use this way to deceive believers, put it in the Eastern Plains." He can already be regarded as a cultist registered in the heretical inquisition. ”
"So what now? We flew over? ”
Sharan didn't understand Frey's words very well, so she decided to change the subject: "My words are fine, and Theo should be fine, but Frey, you can't fly?" ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Theo raised her wand and chanted softly, and Frey floated like a dandelion.
Obviously, as a person favored by the wind element, it is no problem for Theo to fly with one or two people when he has a god costume.
With the help of Theo. The three of them walked down the guò corridor to the hall.
The layout of the hall is very similar to that of the churches of the Eastern Plains, first with three rows of pews (though now almost decayed), then a high choir platform with a small wooden and tin room next to it, similar to the confessional room in the church, and finally the pulpit and statues.
The idol of the pure white church is either a cross or simply a silver ball.
But the idols here are different. It is a strange silver statue about two meters tall and wearing a cloak.
The silver statue has four hands. In each hand is a hardcover book, a flaming sword, a sundial-like thing, and a funnel.
It had long curved horns on the top of its head, and most of its face was obscured by a cloak, but it was still visible that it had four eyes, each set with four different gemstones. Even after an unknown amount of time, the gem still shines brightly, giving the girls the illusion that the statue is looking at them.
Its body is twisted, not at all human-like, though its hands and feet look similar in shape. But apparently this creature is not human.
"This civilized religion is really a bad taste, and it actually treats this kind of thing as a god."
Although she had seen it in her bat form, she still couldn't help but sigh now.
This was also the first time that Frey agreed with Shalan's words from the bottom of her heart today.
How distorted does the aesthetic have to be to think of such a thing as a god......
"Is that the weird thing you're talking about?"
Retracting her gaze from the idol, Frey asked Sharan.
Although it looks strange, Frey can't find anything wrong from it after looking at it for a long time, it seems to be just an ordinary silver statue.
"Of course not," Sharan blinked innocently, "This is just an ordinary statue, right?" ”
“……”
Please tell me this kind of thing at the beginning.
Desperately choking the spit in her throat, and finally turning into a long sigh, Frey asked a little exhausted, "So what do you mean by strange things?" ”
She had made up her mind that if Sharan was still so unreliable, she would give Sharan a good beating even if it caused a gap between the Pure White Church and the Night Nobles - anyway, at this close distance, ordinary magicians would definitely not be able to match her. Even if it's Sivi, as long as she unexpectedly turns on the Winged Angel mode, she can get two punches to have a good time, although it may not be useful......
"That seal on the lectern," Sharan said honestly, as if sensing Frey's hidden anger, "my bat didn't make sense, it seems to be attached to the table, which is very unreasonable, so I think it might be a mechanism." ”
"You mean, there's a secret passage here?"
Frey's eyes lit up, she originally thought that the reason for coming here was just that Saran was stupid, but she didn't expect that there would really be a clue.
Since you can't find anything on the surface, can you find a little clue in the hidden side of this city?
Thinking of this, Frey no longer hesitated, carefully grasped the seal, first lifted it, found that it really couldn't be lifted, and then tried to turn it clockwise.
But nothing happened.
"Am I wrong?" Sharan gave an embarrassed expression.
"No, you guessed it."
Frey raised her chin at Sharan.
Sharan looked in the direction indicated by Frey, only to see Theo open the door of the confessional room, the floor of the room, which was not much larger than the telephone booth, had mysteriously disappeared at the moment, and only a dark hole was displayed in front of them, like the huge mouth of a monster, which made people feel inexplicably frightened. (To be continued......) R1292