Chapter 32 Be prepared for danger in times of peace
Finding the cause of the problem is a good start, but there are more troubles to deal with.
The most restrictive lockdown was lifted, replaced by a relatively mild martial law, and the various temples cooperated to calm the emotions of the faithful, and the paralyzed city finally returned to the most basic order.
However, this has nothing to do with the Dark Moon Temple, and there are no followers of the Moonless Moon in the Lion City, nor is it the focus of Shuer's plan in the short term, Shull doesn't want to get involved at all, with so many experienced high-ranking priests present, even if Shull wants to come forward to appease people's hearts, he can't snatch those peers who are used to doing this kind of thing.
What's more, in the Lion City, there is no need to do such a soothing thing thing to fight for faith, and before long, the light of the Dark Moon Goddess will surely glorify the entire Emerald Empire.
Because the biggest trouble in the back has to be dealt with by Xiuer himself.
If you want to keep the city, you have to destroy the culprit who caused all this, that is, the mechanical fragments that flew out of the sky, and the process itself is actually very easy, and any soldier can do it, it is nothing more than a difference in effort.
The problem is that the location of the fragments is not within the scope of the Heart of the City, and if you want to destroy it, you must leave the protective shield of the Heart of the City. To do this, not to mention leaving the city, but also exposing to the deadly environment of the outside world, even the legendary mage almost died outside, and he couldn't come back if he ran slowly, and other legendary powerhouses were not much different, at most, it was just a nuance of the length of time, not to mention those other warriors who were weaker.
Therefore, this is almost an unsolvable paradox, if you want to solve the problem, you have to leave the protection, but if you go out, you will die quickly, and even if you fight to the death, you can't solve the problem, except to see the city shield being worn away little by little, there is no feasible way at all.
In fact, there are still solutions.
Asking the gods for help is, of course, one of the options.
For the priesthood, asking the gods to directly descend the divine power into their bodies can indeed quickly increase the energy intensity, and if they do not take care of the cost, they can even rely on the divine power to descend, so that a legendary-level priesthood can directly surpass all creatures and directly possess the power of demigods, and the energy resistance will also be increased accordingly, even if it is exposed to the outside environment, it will not damage the body.
Of course, the price is also very terrible, the mortal body is essentially unable to carry the power of the Holy Spirit, even if there is the power of faith as a relief, once the divine power enters the mortal body, it will cause serious consequences. If the divine power enters less, it will only lead to a period of weakness ranging from a few months to several years, but at least it will not affect life, and once the divine power comes too much, beyond the ability of the mortal body to bear, the mortal body will soon collapse, and the most serious thing is not only death, but even existence will be erased.
Therefore, unless they are really desperate, no clergyman would dare to ask the Holy Spirit to come down to God easily, which would solve the problem, but the essence is no different from suicide.
And, even if they don't have such concerns, turning to the gods for help is often the lowest priority option for the clergy.
The priesthood is the minister of the gods, the auxiliary, but not the controller.
The gods favor the priests, and the priests serve the gods wholeheartedly, and the relationship between the two sides is indeed a delicate reciprocity. But this reciprocity presupposes the higher status of the gods, and the priesthood is in a subordinate position, and if you want to ask the gods for help in everything, it will be too incompetent, and what use do the gods want from you?
Therefore, the more high the person who attains the priesthood, the more cautiously he will consider asking the gods for help, and the problems that he can solve on his own will never rely on the gods.
But this time there was really no way, it turned out that even the apex of mortals could not fight against the deadly threat from the outside world, and the priests had no other means than to ask for help from their respective gods. Activists like Ferrus and Camille have even begun to prepare rituals to ask for the arrival of divine power, although they will be weak for a long, long time, but they can save the lives of the whole city, and they can make those foreign priests who cannot return to the temple of gods directly from the Lion City owe a favor to their own church, which is a rare opportunity for them who want to be united, not to mention weak, even if they sacrifice for it, as long as they can achieve their goals, it is also worth it.
However, all attempts were interrupted by a word from Shuer.
"If there is a way to solve it yourself, why waste the Lord's precious time?"
Nonsense, who doesn't know this truth, you don't need to say it at all, if there is really a way, who will make the worst choice, you said lightly, but really come up with a feasible way.
And then Shure really took it out.
He pulled the shy Saph and muttered a few mysterious words, and the female swordsman rushed out like the wind, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye. A few minutes later, when she returned, everyone found that she had two strange clothes in her hand, and they had not picked them up from nowhere.
The white clothes, the fabric is smooth and hard, the material seems to have never been seen before, and there are no gaps in the whole body, but the proportions of the limbs of the clothes are extremely incongruous, the hands are short and the legs are long, and there is a closed mask attached to the head, the mask is only transparent colored glass at the eyes, and the other parts are made of metal, and together with the clothes, the body is tightly sealed.
"What is this?" Fellers poked at the strange clothes with some curiosity, "I've never seen it." ”
"Clothes, how poor are you, you haven't even seen clothes?"
"Be careful, since you said that those cowardly women are also working hard, and we are not in a hurry to hold the ceremony for the time being, then there is no need to win you over, believe it or not, I will burn you to death. ”
"Unbelieved, praise the Lord of Water, the Temple of the Dark Moon and the Temple of Water have formed a firm alliance, and the great Lord Wendy and Lord Orana will never sit idly by while you attack their allies, and your sinister intentions will never succeed. Shul turned his head and rubbed his hands together with flattery, "Yes, Lord Orana, Lord Minnie." ”
"Hehe, hehe. "I think your staunch ally needs to explain what you told him about the fact that we're working on it too." ”
"Uh, haha, haha, it's a long story, I'll tell you when I have a chance. "Now is never a good time to tell a story, well, every second counts." ”
Who told the story of the history of the Emerald Empire just now? The other colleagues didn't bother to evaluate, the loss of shame by the priesthood is not the saddest thing, the real saddest thing is that there is no such thing as shame at all.
"Is this the loot you brought back from the projection world?" "Archbishop Minnie of Anika circled Saf a few times with the curiosity characteristic of the forest spirits, "I heard Mauria show off, and she said that this is the group of ...... Belch...... By the way, the clothes of the frogmen, right. ”
"Well, this is what they used to wear it specifically to deal with cursed metal, and it works really well, it doesn't hurt at all. Shul took the clothes, "I thought it was funny, so I discussed with Saf to bring back two sets as souvenirs." I thought that I would be able to use it in the future if I had the opportunity to contact the cursed metal, but I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to use it now. ”
"Are you sure it works?" Orlana hadn't planned to delve into the fact that Shure and Fellers were also connected, which was a matter of course, so she came over with the other clerics and carefully observed the two strange clothes, "Although the situation outside is very similar to the effect of cursed metal, after all, it is not really cursed metal, if it has no effect or the effect is not complete, you will not be able to come back when you wear it." ”
"Sure, I asked her to confirm when I communicated with my lord just now, and the external environment is essentially a ...... Well, damage caused by something like light, and this kind of clothing, which has excellent protection against similar injuries, is just right here. ”
"That's lucky. Minnie said with a smirk, "How many did you bring back?"
"Four, and a lot of materials have been thrown away for this. ”
"Well, one for each of the three of you, and one for Lisa. Minnie smiled and said, "You're quite thoughtful, you brought it back for fear of a threat like cursed metal, are you so well prepared?"
"Hmm. Hmmm, I don't understand what you're saying. ”
"It's okay, we just need to understand. Orlana glanced at Shul meaningfully, "But if there are four, why did you bring only two?"
"The other two are in the Rose Capital, and if you can go back and get them, you won't need to wear them. Shul shrugged, "These two pieces are in Saf's place to get them back so quickly." ”
"Well, that is, only two people can go. "I thought about who would be better with me." ”
"Well, Lord Orana, I understand what you think. Shuer sighed, "As an inviter to the celebration, you feel that you have an unshirkable responsibility to your colleagues who are trapped, so you always want to be on the front line and bear the danger in your place. Your mind is in everyone's eyes, and I'm sure that even Lord Ferrers is very touched by your attitude (hmph, who cares about this group of heretics with soaked brains), but unfortunately, I can't let you go this time. ”
"You could have used the Gate of Faith in the main hall to transfer all the high-ranking clergy of the Water Church to the Temple of the Gods for refuge, so that no matter what happened in the Lion City, the Temple of Water would not suffer too much damage, but you didn't, even yourself, always stand with us and share the danger, and that alone doesn't allow you to take any greater risks. ”
"And, your age ......"
"I didn't hear what you said. ”
"Ahem, in short, it's impossible for you to go, the most important reason, do you know where it is? Do you know what you're looking for? You can't just see a metal machine and destroy it. Shure pointed to his nose, "So, only I can go." ”