Chapter 16: The Schemes of Religion

The next day, Douglas met with Morris, the director of the Bureau of Religious Affairs, in his office.

"Maurice, will there be any movement between the Helios Cult and the Oneness of All Things?" Douglas asked. Morris is a double agent, and many religious and parliamentary secrets and intentions were leaked by him, and both sides even know about it, so Morris has been able to live safely until now.

"The Helios Cult isn't very clear, and it should still be contacting the Sun God Orbis. I'm mainly on the side of the One Things, and they should have some contact with the Grim Reaper Samodir by now. However, the exact content has yet to be verified. Probably because of the Breath of Destruction, these two major religious organizations have been active lately. But there hasn't been much progress. The Sun God Cult is still making a fuss with the Golden Sutra of the Sun, and the Society of All Things is in contact with Samodil through some of the Samodil Seal Fragments you provided earlier. At the same time, they unify to have you and Samodir have a conversation after three days. But they don't provide a means of communication, only a part of the power of faith. A middle-aged man standing at Douglas's desk replied.

Morris often covered himself in a black trench coat, and he was obsessed with studying the gods, and he didn't care about anything else.

"It's nothing, the Empire's study of the gods is not inferior to that of the pastors of those churches. But I think the Helios Cult should be coming to fruition soon, and I know Andrelil's old thing very well. Looks like I'm going to have to find a time to visit him in person. Douglas said, "So Morris, have you made any progress in your own research on the gods?" What do you think of Breath of Perdition? ”

"Actually, it's not a lot of progress, it's still the same when it comes to the power of faith. Can cast magic spells, but cannot parse or optimize. I think I can put more effort into extracting and transforming the power of faith. It's a pity that there aren't many Holy Spirit pastors now, and the only ones are still shrunken turtles, and the key is that I can't win yet. I said, Speaker, when are we going to destroy the Helios Cult? I've been annoyed with Andrelle's old thing. Morris pursed his lips and said, "Regarding the Breath of Perdition, I agree with the opinion of the Council Research Institute, they are indeed a bit similar to the Abyss Demon Qi. But the Breath of Perdition was more like a condensed sediment of some kind of evil aura. It's like mud that has been lying at the bottom of a mud pond for a lifetime, and it doesn't even smell so bad anymore. ”

"I think the solution to the Breath of Sinking should be found in the Breath of Sinking itself, rather than relying on some kind of hedging or annihilation to simply consume it. According to the latest information from the Eye of the World, it is not known who consumed whom. Morris said.

"Okay, I got it. So, thank you for the information, and by the way, I would like to greet Andreil and Patrick on my behalf. Douglas said, looking up.

"By the way, Patrick said that he wanted to buy us a batch of space curing scrolls, and they said that they had recently contacted Samodil and almost used up their previous inventory." Morris turned and walked halfway to suddenly look back and said.

"Then you can discuss it with the Strategic Material Reserve Department of the Government Council, and remember to let them have more blood." Douglas was not surprised and said: "It's about the same as we estimated, and Andrel is probably about to use it." ”

"Okay, no problem." With that, Morris left the office.

The next morning, a Helios church in Gardes. The sun god Orbis used to hold the [Light] priesthood, but unfortunately he was defeated by the Arcanists, and he could only keep his own [Sun] priesthood. The Helios Church, known as the 'Wish of Light', is the core church of the Shui On Capital Region and is a large temple-sized religious complex. Although it is very magnificent, Orbis is not here in Ryan's main temple.

"Andrel, how did you get here, you old thing, didn't you usually stay in Celeria?" It was Douglas's voice.

"Didn't I hear that something happened to Ryan, so I went to Gardes to inquire about it. Anyway, what are you coming to me for, aren't you very disgusted with us gods and old school? Andrelill, who was standing across from Douglas, said.

"I don't like you gods, but now I'm going to ask Orbis something, so I'm here." Douglas said statistically.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect there to be a problem that 'hard Douglas' can't solve." Andrel laughed when he heard this: "Is it the breath of destruction, our Light God Sect has a little research experience on this, do you want it?" Take things in exchange. ”

Douglas was not surprised, took out a pendant and said, "When I finish talking to Orbis, I'll give this to you." You're holding your breath, but I know you haven't really made any contact with Orbis yet, and you've only received some broken messages. ”

It's no surprise that the Helios always refers to themselves as the Cult of Light within the Cult, and Douglas doesn't even want to say anything more.

Andrel looked at the pendant in Douglas's hand and was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "It turns out that the remains of my lord are with you." With this, we will indeed be able to meet our Lord. But we don't have much faith left, so you can save some money. ”

Andrel stared at the pendant for a few moments before turning around and leading the way. The pendant was made from fragments that the Arcanists had stripped of Orbis when he inflicted heavy damage on him. All the magic techniques of the Sun God Sect can be easily cast through this pendant, and the power will also be raised to the level of divine envoys.

It didn't take long for Andrel to bring Douglas to the central temple, where the statue of Orbis sat majestically on his throne, and the whole statue was solemn and sacred, and the powerful aura in it could be felt from afar. However, a discerning person can see that this idol has not been possessed by a god, and in a sense it is just an empty shell covered by a cover.

"Douglas, I think you have a way of meeting my lord. The Arcane Empire always has an endless arsenal of means, doesn't it. Andrel said sarcastically.

"Of course, whether it's magic or arcane law, it's the same for arcanists. You should really have a good discussion with Morris. There should be a lot of people in your Helios Cult who are studying the arcane arts now, do you have any gains? Douglas said unconcernedly.

"Arcane is a thing that naturally wants to trample everything under its feet. Most of our Illuminati Sect are Arcanists of the Third and Fourth Rings, and if they can go to the Fifth Ring, they can be called excellent. I'm no more than the Seven Rings, not as good as you Grand Arcanists. Andreil said no more, he knew that although Douglas hated religion, he had always wanted to incorporate magic into the arcane system, and the priests would never equate the gods they served with the lowly things that were often mentioned in the arcane system.

"Then Andrel, I'm going to start contacting Orbis now. You can take a look on the side to see what the Arcanists have achieved in the arts. Douglas walked up to the idol and said.