Ronald immediately stepped forward, ready to touch the metal box on the altar.

He stepped across the hall in front of him in two steps, walked to the altar, and reached for his target in front of him.

Smack-

"That's it...... It's that simple? ”

It's easy, without any danger or obstruction.

Ronald stretched out his right hand, as if he had picked up a glass of water on the table at home, and easily grasped the box.

Then he just tugged at it.

The metal box, which floated on the altar, was taken in front of Ronald.

"Huh?"

Ronald subconsciously looked left and right.

After the metal box was taken, it did not activate any spell reactions. The quiet chamber was silent, and the altar beneath his feet remained unchanged.

It's business as usual.

Except for the metal box that came to his hands.

“……”

Ronald left the altar with a dazed expression.

Based on common sense and his own experience, he always felt that something should happen now, even if there was no deadly and sinister spell attack, perfunctory, he should have some traps such as poisonous arrows falling stones!

But the reality is not that way.

Is this a standard of precaution against an artificial godhead?

It's impossible for the church to go to such lengths to come up with such a means to hide, isn't it the artificial Godhead?

Thinking of this, Ronald immediately exerted force in his hand.

Click-

The metal box itself is easily opened with a simple mechanical snap.

Rumble!

The light flashes into the eye.

There seemed to be an infinite number of words in front of Ronald, telling him some truth; Countless people knelt before him and prayed, showing all the suffering, happiness, frustration, and growth in their lives; The power is so manifest that it is so close at hand.

It came so suddenly.

The information poured into my mind is so vast.

So much so that Ronald froze still, immersed in what was coming to his mind, and it was difficult to tell whether it was his own memory or the narration of others.

[Danger]——

Just when Ronald's eyes were blank and he fell deeper and deeper.

He suddenly had a spirit, and his eyes instantly returned to clarity, and he hurriedly closed the iron box in his hand.

"The Origin of Species" helped Ronald out of his predicament.

The Instinct spell provides alertness in times of crisis, pouring cold water on his chaotic mind.

Ronald seized the opportunity.

That's why I didn't let myself continue to sink into the endless magic machine I just saw.

"Artificial Godhead......

Ronald held the iron box in front of him.

He carefully touched the buckle on it and made sure that he had locked it securely, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, all the previous suspicions are gone.

What is in the box is the artificial godhead, otherwise what happened to Ronald before would not be explained.

The moment I opened the box and saw the glowing thing inside.

What he felt was an endless amount of information, and the power that came with it.

Ronald even had a hunch.

Without the reminder of the [Instinct] spell, he did not resist the temptation to easily grab power, and continued with the flow.

I'm afraid this man-made godhead will really be his own.

But the price that comes with it ......

Judging from the rare reminders of the [Instinct] spells, I am afraid that it will not be such a wonderful experience.

Besides.

If it were really that easy to fuse this artificial godhead.

Why didn't the church that created him in the past send someone to use it and then use it with this immense power to change the situation in the past?

"Then and now,

All the gold under the moon,

It will make none of these tired souls at peace. ”

Ronald admonished himself with the poem on the sin of greed in the Divine Comedy.

The spell with magic calmed the intense emotions, and Ronald returned to his composure and regained his ability to act.

"There is no doubt that artificial godheads are dangerous."

"In the face of unknown dangers, gathering information and confirming the situation is always the first priority."

Ronald looked around.

In addition to the altar in the center, the hall is surrounded by a variety of platform tabletops with a large number of dossiers.

No kidding.

The whole holy capital, and even the whole world.

I'm afraid I can't find a better place to explore the truth of the artificial godhead.

The goal is clear.

Ronald immediately went into action.

He kept the tin box containing the man-made godhead in his close-fitting place, and he searched the secret hall for the relevant transcripts.

This action quickly paid off.

Or in the whole hall, everything related to research actually points to the artificial godhead in Ronald's hand.

The purpose for which the Hidden Hall was established is too old to verify.

But when the church was facing a difficult situation in the past, the only role here was to create this artificial godhead based on the technology at hand.

Ronald scoured the hall for paperwork.

From the initiation of this project by the priest to the execution of the first phase by the priests...... Until the completion of the man-made Godhead.

Everything about the man-made Godhead can be clearly documented here.

Even the crisis that Ronald had just encountered was explained by these written accounts.

Man longs for God's protection, and God desires man's faith.

Artificial godheads, who have no physical sustenance, also possess this innate characteristic.

In order to possess the entity, the artificial godhead will take the initiative to merge with the person who meets the conditions and help the other person on the path to godhood. Then gather faith and move towards the end.

But the price to be paid is the change in the personality of the merger itself.

What is the situation of the inherently divine - people do not know.

But this artificial godhead is actually transformed from the original text, and its essence is the same as the original text, which is the convergence of infinite will and information.

After actively merging with this thing, the personality and will will be disturbed by these information and move closer to the inhuman realm.

Position, Perception, Personality......

The source of all self-consciousness will be very different from what it once was.

So after gaining power, is it still yourself that has been changed in your mind?

"What are you kidding?"

It is simply impossible for Ronald to accept such an outcome.

But think of the occult side of the people's fanaticism for spells and the original texts......

If they were told that there was an easy way to become God, there might be many hesitant people. But in the end, those who gladly accepted it definitely accounted for the vast majority!

And the reason why no one in the church in the past fused this artificial godhead?

It is also because they understand the consequences of such a choice.

Abandoned by a god and then in danger of annihilation, they have no reason to add another level of trouble to themselves.

The casters of the church need to find a way.

A way to fuse this artificial godhead without affecting the mental consciousness.

Did they succeed?

Thinking of this, Ronald looked around.

The empty and secluded hall, and the silent holy capital above that has not been set foot in for thousands of years, all tell the same answer.

- Failure.

(End of chapter)