Chapter 20: "The King of Angels" (Part 1)

Octave opened his mouth and was about to speak, when a soft light suddenly lit up in his body, devouring his entire body along with his soul.

When the light turned into specks of light and vanished, all traces of Octave's previous presence here were erased, just like the previous captain of the Night's Watch, Lund.

"What the hell is this?" Richard frowned, watching Octave's death powerless to stop it.

Lucien put his hands in the pockets of his long black trench coat and said solemnly: "The 'Angel Descending' on their bodies is not only a 'gift' to increase their strength in a short period of time, but also a 'poison' that cannot be reversed at a critical moment, which should be to prevent them from being captured by the enemy and tortured to reveal the secret." ”

After knocking out Octave with a punch with his left hand, Lucien didn't feel anything, but on the other side, the battle of Afrith teasing Lund suddenly changed, and Lund got the blessing of the power of "Angel Descending", and instantly gained the upper hand, if it wasn't for Lucien's side to end quickly and help in time, I'm afraid Lund would have escaped, but even so, the last one failed to catch Lund, and watched him be swallowed by the "Angel's power".

Therefore, Lucien did not try to move and wake up Octave and bring him back to Alinge for slow interrogation, but directly took advantage of the opportunity of the "Angelic Power" being temporarily suppressed by the Silvermoon and the breath of the mysterious existence of the Necromantic Realm to obtain information through Dream Casting Magic, otherwise Lucien would prefer to ask the "Cursed Eye" Atlante or the "Nightmare King" Stennis for help in this kind of matter.

Richard shook his head a little unacceptably: "How can the Lord's favorites use such a method on the Lord's servants?"

This is almost the same as what the devils and demons do to their worshippers, and it can make even the eighth-level cardinal unable to lift it. Obviously not an ordinary angel could do itβ€”the sheer light of the light had left him with no doubt about the source of his power.

"Angels are only God's favorites and messengers, but they are not necessarily representative of God, just like the fallen pope in Octave's mouth, they can use divine descent, which may be a test for the God of truth. Lucien took advantage of Richard's confusion to deliberately confuse the logic and continue to guide him to think in the direction he wanted.

Richard's blue eyes, which were common in the Kingdom of Holm, looked at Octave's vanishing ground and muttered, "Is that 'prophet' really the 'King of Angels' coming, and can the Reformation really be accomplished through the Pope and the College of Cardinals?"

"At least from Octave's subconscious, he believed through something that it was indeed the 'King of Angels' who had descended. Lucien was a little puzzled by this, and when he first heard Octave say the title "Great Prophet" in his dream, he thought that his old friend "Lord of Hell" had reappeared. His relationship with Salder was more certain in his heart. But Octave's unsuspecting attitude towards the Prophet confuses Lucien, at least the Lord of Hell himself cannot steal the power of the God of Truth, but must pass through the higher ranks of the faithful.

Then the "King of Angels", the legendary Heaven Mountain, is second only to the God of Truth and has a record of adventuring, although it may only have the strength of the legendary peak. One level worse than the Lord of Hell. But they will not be directly deceived by Him.

Maybe. Is the Great Prophet just a puppet of the Lord of Hell, or is there something else planned, such as Salder?

Lucien pondered these things. "And, Bishop Richard, your Reformation program advocates the return of the right to interpret the Holy Scriptures to the devout faithful, so why must you rely on the reform of the pope and the cardinal from above? ”

Richard turned his head to look at Lucien in a daze, he had never thought about the reason why the north and south of the church were divided but they could obtain divine magic from this perspective, after thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "The pope and the cardinal body have mastered the extraordinary power given by the Lord, and the believers who have no strength alone, and the middle and lower clergy alone, reform is useless, unless the Lord can take back the divine magic on their bodies and give every believer strength." ”

"Bishop Richard, your definition of the faithful is too narrow, are the nobles believers? Are the Heavenly Knights, the Golden Knights, and the Epic Knights believers? As long as your reforms meet their desire to communicate directly with the Lord's heart, and can mobilize them, plus the small number of sober members of the Cardinals' Order, it may not be impossible to experiment with your reform program on a small scale. Lucien didn't say too much, and nodded slightly, "When the time comes, you will be a unique saint and a glorious person in the history of the church, and you may be favored by the God of truth and become His true earthly spokesman." ”

Lucien himself has no belief in the gods, so naturally he cannot understand Richard, a pious bishop, so he habitually tempts with power, fame, and his position on Heavenly Mountain after death.

Richard listened to Lucian's words, and his slightly cloudy blue eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, rely on the believers, mobilize the believers, they are the foundation of the existence of Heavenly Mountain, and they are the objects of the Lord's true favor!"

Lucien wiped a cold sweat, his own half-was mixed with too many other things, and he couldn't imagine what Richard's last Reformation program and roadmap would look like.

Without further delay, fearing that the fall of Octave and Lund would alert the "Great Prophet" and allow Richard to fully activate the Divine Circle, Lucien and Afrith left the "Church of Redemption".

Afrith walked beside Lucien in grief, his translucent amber eyes filled with sadness, and his mouth kept muttering, "My booty, my booty......"

Lund was devoured by the Holy Light, leaving nothing behind, and most of Octave's valuable things were destroyed under Lucian's "Elemental Order", so Afrith didn't get any treasure at all.

Lucien patted it with a smile, "I'll keep the scroll of the 'Ultimate Destruction Orb', and the remnants of Octave will be yours." ”

Afrith's ears moved. Immediately turned around and threw himself to Lucian's side, his tongue sticking out, and licking Lucian's hand affectionately: "Boss, sign me for another hundred years!"

Where can I find such a good partner who is rich in wealth and often wins awards for published papers?

Afrith almost wanted to lock Lucien in his own house and urge him to write his essay every day!

Lucien was so embarrassed by the shameless crystal dragon that he quickly withdrew his hand after throwing the items to it.

Afrith opened the bag that Lucien had temporarily brought to hold the items. With his eyes shining, he poured the treasure into his palms. Licking them one by one with your tongue, it seems that in this way you can leave your own imprint.

After licking, Afrith counted the treasures with sparkling eyes and asked flatteringly, "Lucien." I didn't think you knew so much about dreams?"

"In research. But before a large part was casually far-fetched. Lucien didn't care.

Afrith gave Lucian a strange look, "You're not afraid of drawing the wrong conclusion?"

"There is no problem with a few key points. Octave was so impressed with this that he could parse it in a dream with little skill, as for the rest. If it's wrong, it's wrong, what's the matter with me? Am I still responsible for his mental health?" Lucien laughed.

Afrith didn't pay any more attention to the question, continued to count the lovely treasures, and said angrily: "Lucian, they actually said that I am your pet, it is too much, we are obviously partners!"

"Yes, mate. Lucien replied casually.

Afrith asked curiously, "For magicians, is the magic pet more important, I think except for a few mages, there are magic pets." ”

It only learns theories that it is "interested in", and has no idea about the "magic pets" who may share its treasures.

"Sort of, the magic pet is an extension of the magician's body, the eyes and ears of the magician......" Lucien roughly talked about the role of the magic pet.

As he spoke, Afrith stopped talking, and Lucien looked at it strangely, and saw that it was looking at him with bright eyes.

Afrith pounced on Lucien and licked his left hand affectionately:

"Boss, take me as a magic pet!"

............

Having managed to get rid of Averies, Lucien returned to his magic tower and activated the communication with Natasha.

β€œ...... When Richard has clarified his thoughts, I will summon him and talk to him, and if it is really in our interest and that of the nobles, I will propose to Salder that he become the Archbishop of the Crown. Hearing Lucian's voice, Natasha was in a good mood, but she didn't make a decision rashly.

After testing Salde's reaction, almost everyone who should know the way knows that she and Lucien are still "friends", and Natasha is not afraid to communicate with Alinge, but only to control the frequency.

Lucien was also amused by this, some time ago he had to go to the Royal Magic Tower of Holm carefully, and he didn't expect the change to be faster than Ji Lu's stroke.

"Archbishop of the Royal Family?" Lucien didn't understand the position too well.

Natasha explained with a smile: "The archbishop, who is responsible for guiding religious issues within the royal family, the royal castle and the church inside the manor are under his jurisdiction, but all along, my grandfather is not in good health and relies on the Holy Spirit priest for treatment, and the royal archbishop is concurrently held by the cardinal of the diocese, and in fact, they can be separated, and I have a certain say in the selection of people in this position." ”

Lucien immediately understood that this should be the position set by the church to control the royal family before the Magic Council could compete with the church, but now it was used by Natasha.

"Natasha, do you have any idea of what direction you want the situation in the Kingdom of Holm to go, so that I can cooperate with the council. Lucien asked in a soft voice.

Natasha heaved: "It's better to talk to you in person, Lucien, I will think of you when I see the moonlight these days." ”

She expresses her feelings boldly and directly.

Lucien was speechless with joy and sweetness, isn't that what a man should say......?

PS: Change first, then change