The warm afternoon sun shone on the Holy City, a city that was famous even on the entire continent and still retains the appearance of a millennium ago, with hard bluestone spreading on the ground and forming tall houses that shelter its inhabitants from the weather.

After putting away the scorching flame of the green horse in the hidden place outside the city, Chu Lie followed the flow of people and slowly entered this ancient city that was of great significance to the entire Holy See.

As with the previous architectural styles, the city is divided into two parts, the inner city and the outer city, but unlike other cities, the outer city is not inhabited by civilians.

Pedal Pedal Pedal ~

In the quiet footsteps, a young man wearing silver armor wiped the long sword in his hand, passed in front of Chu Lie, and headed towards the center of the inner city.

Knights Templar.

Yes, the knights dwelt in the outermost part of the city, protecting the commoners, while the devout worshippers guarded the churches in the center of the city, and this pattern has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

While! While! While~

The melodious bell rang, and in the sound of the winged fan, a large number of white doves flew above Chu Lie, who stopped, and a piece of white feathers fell gently, which was gently picked up by Chu Lie in the palm of his hand, and then blown away by the breeze brought by the children running by.

“…… Holy City, five years, no change at all......"

Chu Lie gently put down his left hand, and on the back of his hand, one black and one white were entangled, turning into the appearance of a yin and yang taiji diagram, a light shimmered, and then dimmed-

Since he woke up, he found the yin and yang pattern on the back of his hand, as well as a line of large golden characters on the system task board.

'Special Locking Mission: Heavenly Gate Lock, Mystery of Ghosts and Gods, in progress. ’

'Current progress - 0'

With his eyes closed, restraining his immature pupil technique, Chu Lie relied on his perception to discern the direction, and then walked in the direction of the church - there was no need for a map, that familiar place, in his perception, the clear and vast light was almost like a torch, indicating his existence.

Holy See.

…………………………

A moment later.

In the Great Hall of the Holy See, the knight who led the way according to the regulations stopped, and gently stroked his chest towards Chu Lie, who followed behind him, with a solemn face.

"Your Excellency, the Great Hall is here."

"If there are no other problems, then I will be on duty."

"Hmm."

There was no difference in the treatment of the other party because he was just an ordinary knight, and Chu Lie also gently stroked his chest and saluted back.

"Thank you."

The knight saluted again and left, Chu Lie turned to face the pure and vast brilliance in this perception, his eyes slowly opened, and the sharp sword aura flashed in his eyes, implicit but not revealed, looking at this tall building that was obviously old and vicissitudes but every place was wiped extremely clean.

Holy City – Great Hall of the Holy See.

The door was tightly locked, but Chu Lie walked around to the side with great skill, pushed open a small hidden door, and slowly stepped in, and after passing through a narrow passage, there was the hall of the auditorium.

In the empty hall, there were not many people at this time, under the statue of the god with his arms outstretched, only an old man in sackcloth gently wiped the decoration in his hand that was originally placed under the statue of the god, the old hand held a gray rag, and his movements were meticulous-

It's as if it wasn't a cheap wooden ornament, but a creed he believed in.

Step ~ Step ~ Step ~

The sound of quiet footsteps sounded behind him, and the frequency of wiping in the old man's hand did not change in the slightest, and he said slowly:

"Sorry, it's not open to the public today, so please come back......"

“…… Teacher. ”

The same quiet, almost ordinary voice came from behind him, and the old man's hand wiped for a moment, and the old man's palm shook slightly, but he still turned his back to Chu Lie.

After a moment of silence, the voice still sounded unhurriedly:

“…… There is a rag inside the barrel next to it. ”

"Together."

"Yes."

Answering in a deep voice, Chu Lie leaned over and took out a gray rag from the barrel, his palm obviously sank in an instant, but it regained its original composure in an instant, and then his right hand picked up a wooden decoration from next to the old man, and wiped it gently with the rag in his hand.

In the empty auditorium, silence was restored again, looking from the side, an old man and a young man, the movements of the two were almost carved out of a mold, their expressions were equally calm, their movements were meticulous, and they gently wiped the ornaments in their hands with the rags in their hands.

This picture is reflected in a smooth white mirror that stands by the window, and the Gothic painted window is pushed open, and the white doves flying freely in the sky can be seen.

"Tut-tut......"

With his right hand caressing the snow-white short beard on his chin, an old man looked at the picture in the mirror and chuckled, "A hundred and seventy-eight pounds of rags, I want to wipe the wood carvings that will break when I touch them......"

"It's really your style to greet your beloved apprentice in this way, but I don't know if Chu Lie crumples the wood carving again, will you deduct tonight's dinner for him again?! Haha~"

In the picture, the old man and Chu Lie's movements paused at the same time, but Chu Lie only paused and continued to move, while the solemn old man glanced back.

The gaze is as sharp as a blade!

Click......

In the top floor, a continuous explosion suddenly appeared, and on the smooth mirror, sharp cracks appeared, and then under the stiff gaze of the old man on the top floor, they continued to spread to every corner of the mirror.

Bang!

The next moment, with a light sound, this mirror that exuded not weak magic fluctuations directly disintegrated into debris in front of the old man.

"No!!! My baby!! ”

"You bastard! Old stubborn~!! ”

Auditorium.

"That ...... just now"

Chu Lie gently put down the wood carving that had been wiped in his hand, picked up another wood carving, put the heavy rag on it gently, and wiped it carefully.

"His Majesty the Pope?"

Click~

The old man's palm slammed, and the wood carving in his hand broke in response, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly with a scar.

“…… A voyeur who deserves hell. ”

……………………

And at the same time, under the church.

"I'm finally back, I've been away from home for so long, and nothing has changed at home~"

Stretching her waist slightly, the girl held a moon-white long stick in one hand, and blocked her forehead with the other, looking at the church that emitted a faint white light in the sun, the corners of her mouth were gently raised, but her delicate face was like a church under the sun, which seemed to be haunted by fluorescence, beautiful and clean.

"Hahaha~"

The middle-aged knight on duty laughed, and there was a rare hint of pampering on his solemn face:

"Welcome back! Beatrice! In addition...... "The knight's solemn face had a hint of mockery—

"You've only been gone for about ten days, not for ......long."

"Huh??"

The girl was stunned for a moment, then her face turned red, and she waved her hands helplessly in the knight's hearty laughter—

"Sorry, sorry......"

"Ahh......h

Fluttering ridge~

In the sound of wings fluttering, a large number of white doves flew over the sky, making the afternoon of this holy city more and more peaceful~