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Lucien looked blankly at the sky like a real ghoul, and said to himself in confusion: "Is it the cardinal of the Northern Church, or the Southern Church? Why did he appear in the Necromantic Realm? Hunt down Nikonov?"

The main reason for the split between the Northern Church and the Southern Church was the understanding of some doctrines and prayers, especially the Pope's "identity as the earthly spokesman of the God of truth", so after the split, they changed the Pope to the Pope, no longer enjoying the lofty status of "God's spokesman", but only as the presiding officer and convener of the Cardinal Conference, and then leading the Church in the name of the entire Cardinal Conference.

It is precisely because of these differences that the two churches in the North and South are highly similar, whether it is the clergy system such as "cardinal-cardinal-bishop-priest", or in the style of dress, salutation, the shape of the cross, etc., that Lucien cannot distinguish by the characteristics of their clothing—they all follow the old rules in order to prove their orthodox status.

As soon as the question arose in his heart, Lucien laughed at himself: "After being frightened, his head is confused? He came in through the crack at the bottom of the mine, he must be the cardinal of the Northern Church! And there is only one such figure nearby, Cardinal Nevsky of the seventh rank......"

Even if a cardinal of the Southern Church sneaked into the vicinity of the Urals, he would not have acted in such a swaggering manner. Heretics are more hateful than heretics!

"Did the cardinal follow Nikonov to discover the crack in the necromantic realm, or did he know that this was the case? If it is the former, then there is no problem, and if it is the latter, the relationship between him and Nikonov is intriguing, and the existence of the necromantic world is not a cabbage on the street, so many people will know about it. That's right. Does that high-level undead creature fly over before have anything to do with them? What kind of undead is it?"

The secrets of the necromantic realm, like its own appearance, seem to be forever shrouded in a layer of gray mist, which cannot be seen clearly. Makes Lucien full of confusion.

In view of the cardinal's presence, Lucien decided to wait until he left the city, as he would certainly not stay here for long and would return at any time. And it is likely that he had set up a clever trap outside to determine if he was being followed, and now he hastily left through the gap. It is very easy to expose one's existence. In addition, if there is a high-level powerhouse coming in from behind, wouldn't he be bumping into it.

Patience is a good quality most of the time.

Waving his arms wildly, Lucien wandered the black, white, and gray wilderness with a confused expression on the other ghouls, trying to "find" every possible corpse while patiently waiting for the cardinal's return.

Meanwhile, Lucien was looking through his collection of books on the history of the Church in the Soul Library. Focus on what happened before and after the split between the North and the South.

In this regard, both the Southern Church and the Northern Church are doing everything in their power to discredit each other and elevate themselves. And destroy all historical records that are not in their favor. They are really joyful when they are seen against each other, for example, the Southern Church records that the then Pope Gregory I is holy, benevolent, merciful and pious, and accuses Ivan, the head of several cardinals and first popes who split the Church, of being greedy and depraved, corrupting physically and mentally, and deceiving the world.

In order not to be deceived by the world, he stepped forward and exposed the hypocrisy of the pope, and at the same time, they accused Gregory I, who had developed the Truth Cult to its peak, a false believer, stealing the glory of the Lord, and a blasphemous person who should be purified.

Although the "blasphemous organization" of the Council of Magic gloated over the collection and preservation of most of the historical records that had been destroyed at the time, and recorded the entire process with its own understanding in a "neutral" manner, the information was ordinary and could not decipher anything of value other than to let Lucien know about the scandals of some of the church's biggest figures.

“...... On that very day, the eyes of the true God were fixed on the Holy City, and the four saints Ivan, Alexei, Uliel, and Felix, and the seven priests of the Holy Spirit, including Soth, Anreist, and Siritius, stood up in the light of the golden light and accused Gregory of being the incarnation of the Lord of Hell......"

"Saint" is an honorary title within the Cult of Truth, second only to "God's earthly spokesman", and is considered to be a high-ranking angel who serves the true God descended into the world, similar to the title of the Grand Arcanist of the Council of Magic, and the title of "chosen people" of other churches. It also does not directly represent strength but is often closely related to strength, and priests such as the Holy Spirit and the Holy Light with the title of saint are promoted faster and easier than others in the legendary field, and they are basically the strongest clergy under the Pope.

Reading the "pomp" of the highest theological conference recorded by the Northern Church, Lucien frowned and thought, "Didn't Mr. Rhein say that he could find something interesting in the history of these churches......? Although they are indeed funny and funny, they are completely different from the meaning of 'funny' in the context of Mr. Rhine......

Although he couldn't find any clues from the historical documents, Lucian, who had nothing to do and didn't dare to meditate and analyze magic, still passed the time and watched it.

After a while, the figure in the cardinal's robe flew back from the sky, and he swept straight by, without attempting to purify the numerous undead in the wasteland, and quickly left through the cracks in the mine. Nikonov and the high-level undead did not appear, as if they had completely disappeared into the boundless, barren and cold necromantic realm, and everything returned to eternal silence.

"After discussing things, it's better to kill Nikonov?...... If he had tracked down Nikonov and found out here, I would have to get out of here. ”

Lucian, who was reading the biography of St. Ivan from the Northern Church, witnessed this scene, and quickly analyzed all kinds of possibilities in his mind, if the cardinal did not know about the Necromantic Realm in advance and did not understand the great significance of its representation, then it was easier to guess what he would do next: he would definitely report to the Cardinal Order of the Northern Church and seal off the mines in order to explore the Necromantic Realm. Therefore, Lucian, who could not take the risk, had to leave before he sent someone to blockade him.

But the matter should not be too urgent. We had to wait until the cardinal left the mine, and the time difference had to be taken right.

"The cracks in the necromantic realm must be discovered and entered by a specific technique, otherwise anyone can only pass through them at a special time. So it's most likely that the cardinal knew that the Necronomicon had a lot to do with Nikonov, but I can't ignore the other possibilities and carelessly continue to stay here......" Lucien silently counted the time and closed the Biography of St. Ivan. Prepare to leave.

At the moment when the "Biography of St. Ivan" in the soul library was closed, Lucien suddenly saw a sentence: "...... So St. Ivan accepted the order and went to Wilfrid with several cardinals. Prepare to purify this extremely evil and terrifying magician......"

This sentence was like a lightning bolt across Lucian's mind, illuminating a darkness and causing him to have a strange thought.

"Wilfrid, isn't that the legendary necromancer 'Pale Lord' who collaborated with Maskilin and the others in experiments?"

This is what Lucien learned from the notes of the necromancer Hunter after passing through the former Wilfried territory. At the same time, Lucien, who has read a lot of historical documents and books, is no stranger to Wilfrid. He did not disappear like the five legendary magicians such as Maskerin and Viken, but fell under the siege of several cardinals of the Church.

"Maybe Wilfried wasn't able to join the Maskelin's expedition to explore the depths of the Necrogen...... "Lucien thought as he quickly searched for church records about the siege of Wilfrid.

Lucien was both excited and slightly frightened by the fact that most of the search results that appeared were from the Northern Church and the Magical Council, and the Southern Church only gave a rough account of such an event. There is no specific mention of Saint Ivan, who led the matter.

“...... The six cardinals, Ivan, Alexei, Nikon, Uriel, Gono, and Felix, raided Wilfrid's half-dimensional magic tower, killed him after a fierce battle, and destroyed the life box he was hiding...... Among them, Nikon was killed by Wilfrid ......"

"Ivan, Alexei, Nikon, Uril, Gono, Felix......" Lucien repeated these names in his heart, feeling that he had vaguely touched a terrible secret, "Nikon was killed by Wilfried, what about Gono?"

Quickly turning to the literature, Lucien saw the most obscure account of the cardinal:

"Cardinal Gono was besieged by the evil magician Wilfrid when he was on his deathbed, and the energy of death was inseparable from the entanglement of the soul, and seven years later he fell in the holy city of Reims......"

The literature in the Soul Library was quietly spread out, and Lucien was stunned......

After a while, Lucien came to his senses, forced himself to calm down, and quietly broke away from the ghoul and dived towards the gap that led to the bottom of the mine.

After carefully sensing it with the Corona of the Sun, Lucien passed through the thick cold "curtain" and returned to the main material realm, and quickly left the mine to hide in other hidden places in the mountains.

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

A week later, near a waterhole deep in the Ural Mountains.

Leo cautiously walked out of the dense forest, checking for followers by all means.

There are strange symbols painted in the hidden places near the waterhole, and according to the agreed meaning, Leo is to meet somewhere else.

Leo did so without complaint, and after several changes in the location of the meeting, he suddenly heard a gentle voice sound: "Leo, are the Northern Church and the Shahran Empire still harshly hunting us down?"

Leo quickly turned around and saw a calm and quiet Lucien standing on top of a dark green coniferous tree, holding a two-handed greatsword and asking with a smile.

"Back to my lord, they are still strictly searching. We may have to endure a little hardship, and we will have to travel through the mountains to the Duchy of Vaorit. Leo said what he had heard in the past few days. Suddenly, his body trembled, and he asked in a trembling tone, "Master, this sword in your hand?" )