86. Ghosts
Archpriest Reed sat in the carriage, his face full of self-reproach, and said to Priest Theodore:
"Half a month ago, the elven patrol of the guard sent four bronze mirrors to the temple, and I knew that there would be trouble."
"Those bronze mirrors are supposed to be the belongings of a certain necromancer, mainly used to detain the souls of the dead, and each mirror has a dimensional space door on it, but fortunately, the necromancer placed seals on these mirrors, and I checked these seals and made sure that the souls trapped in the mirrors could not escape, so I decided to store these bronze mirrors in the warehouse for the time being."
"After all, these are extraordinary times, and it takes a lot of Holy Light to purify these revenants, and I want to delay it a little longer."
"In order to be able to suppress the souls in the mirror, I also lit a candle with the breath of holy light in the warehouse to weaken their power."
"I know that he occasionally goes to the warehouse and has not interfered with him, I think as long as he is given some time, he can come out of the blind corner of his thinking, in fact, for such a long time, there is no news from the high priest's side, in fact, it is equivalent to making us wait silently."
"I didn't expect Addison to find those dead souls...... Otherwise, with his character, it would not have been possible to do such an impulsive act under any circumstances. ”
The stone road is actually not so flat, and the carriage is slightly bumpy along the cliff avenue.
Priest Theodore has been getting a little bad lately, sitting in a bumpy carriage and feeling the flesh trembling all over his body......
He only learned of Officer Addison's death last night, probably because he hadn't slept well last night, and now he looks a little sluggish.
"I'll just say...... How could Priest Addison be so impulsive this time? It is estimated that most of them were bewitched by the ghosts! ”
Priest Theodore leaned back on the couch, slapped the armrest of the sofa hard, and then leaned up again and whispered to Archpriest Reed:
"Has Inspector Anderson's death report been handed in?"
Grand Priest Reed nodded and said, "I took the time to write it last night, and I only sent it out this morning......"
Priest Theodore reached out and unbuttoned the collar of his shirt under the robe, moved the collar, licked his fat lips and continued to ask, "Will the upper authorities send an inquisitor over this time?" ”
"They will definitely come, this time they will not only need to verify the cause of Officer Addison's death, but they will also bring back the four bronze mirrors in the warehouse to deal with ......"
Grand Priest Reed responded.
Priest Theodore's fat face trembled slightly, and he quickly rubbed his somewhat numb face with his hands, and his eyes drifted out of the window.
After a while, Priest Theodore said faintly: "Archpriest Reed, I was negligent in this matter, I should have known that there were still such things in this warehouse, and I would have purified them if I said anything." ”
Priest Theodore saw Abt and Jasper both looking at him, and his face was hot.
Then he boldly said: "I heard that many of the priests in some southern regions of the Silver Moon Kingdom are evacuating one after another, and now that a large number of priests are gathering in Golfito, I don't think we will be here for long." ”
When Grand Priest Reed heard Priest Theodore's words, his face was still calm, obviously he knew about it.
But for Roy, Jasper and Abt in the carriage, they weren't prepared for anything......
"Archpriest Reed, are we going to get out of here?" Jasper had not yet recovered from his grief when he heard the bad news again, and immediately asked Archpriest Reed in a lost voice.
Grand Priest Reed patted him on the shoulder and said, "I haven't received such a notice yet. ”
"The Liberty Temples of other elven cities are being dismantled?" Jasper followed suit.
Grand Priest Reed nodded slowly and said, "That's true. ”
Jasper said with some confusion:
"God, I don't know where else are we going if the Statue of Liberty in Castletown is gone? Do you want to go to Golfito too? ”
Grand Priest Reed hurriedly comforted Jasper:
"Until the above notice is delivered, we just need to live here in peace."
Roy and Abt, who were sitting next to him, glanced at each other, in fact, this news also had a big impact on the two of them.
Especially Roy.
He had just joined the Temple, and at this time, he had heard that the temples in various parts of the Silvermoon Kingdom were gradually being dismantled......
A trainee priest like him, who was studying at the Elven Academy and working part-time at the temple at the same time, really didn't need to leave his hometown and follow the priests to strange places.
It is likely that after the Statue of Liberty in Castletown was abolished, he had to find a new part-time job.
When Roy looked at Abt, it was clear that he was not so willing to leave Castletown as well.
It is estimated that Jasper will definitely not want to go either, he has been dating Miss Tiffany, a Naga mermaid recently, how could he run to that kind of place where there is no sea?
Jasper thought of Priest Addison, and his mood became very depressed again, and he whispered:
"The teacher has always been haunted by the loss of the Holy Grail, and thinks that the decrease in the assembly in the temple is caused by the loss of the Holy Grail of Wisdom."
Archpriest Reed explained to the three midshippers:
"If the Holy Light can still shine here, that lost Holy Grail of Wisdom can't really be a great thing."
"Its only value is to witness the descent rituals of several high priests of the Castletown Temple of Liberty, and it is these descent ceremonies that make the chalice retain a faint trace of mutilated divinity, which is why it can make the holy water condense in the holy pool."
"An imitation of the Holy Grail of Wisdom like this, almost every temple has one."
The carriage stopped outside the gate of the temple, and Grand Priest Reed stepped out of the carriage a little tired.
Priest Theodore followed, constantly wiping the sweat from his face with the silk handkerchief in his hand.
Roy, Jasper, and Abt walked at the back, whispering about the removal of the Temple of Liberty......
……
The death of Archpriest Andison was a big blow to Archpriest Reed.
Although he still looks like he is the same, he will always patiently explain those elementary magic techniques to Roy and a few others......
But Roy found that he would occasionally stand by the well and look at the mouth of the well in a daze, or sit alone by the pool and stare at the statue of Liberty.
The four bronze mirrors are still locked in the warehouse, presumably waiting for the inquisitors sent by the temple's higher-ups to arrive before opening them......
Priest Theodore has become much more honest in the past few days, and will stay in the temple almost every day without going out, but unfortunately this only lasted for three days, and Priest Theodore returned to his original appearance again, frequently riding carriages to the upper city.
Priest Theodore went out almost every day at noon and returned late, occasionally spending the night outside.
The temple is now deserted more than ever......
……
It's been a busy time for Roy.
Although he has gradually adapted to the pace of learning in the Elven Academy, Grand Priest Reed is much stricter than before, and he has to keep in mind a large number of divine patterns that he is stuffed with every day, and he can't wait for Roy to read the whole book in half a day.
Grand Priest Reed will explain to Roy how to draw and pronounce these divine patterns, which are the root of all divine arts.
Every day Roy learns a lot of new knowledge, and the temple has almost become another place to absorb knowledge.
Roy, Jasper, and Abt possessed a pocket of magic cores, and the polished magic crystals all allowed the three of them to devote themselves to the transformation plan of the Black Pearl.
Of course, during this time, the Roy and the three have also been taking time to clean up the souls on the Black Pearl.
For now, only the ghosts in the torture chamber have not been disposed of, and the Black Pearl has been completely cleaned of the mud in the bilge, and even some of the rotten wooden walls have been replaced with new planks.
The only thing that hasn't been repaired is the round hole in the bottom of the boat.
Because at present, everyone is used to taking this road when they get on the boat......
After all the souls in the oars room on the left and right sides were purified, the three of them were cleaning the cabins on the next floor.
However, the ship was so big that they were busy every day, but they had only cleaned up the six separate cabins behind the lower deck.
"Roy, now the only thing left on the ship is the ghost in the torture chamber, or we need to find a way to purify it?" Jasper said, sitting on a chair in the cabin.
It's a bit stuffy here, and if you move casually, you'll be covered in sweat.
Roy put away the cloth in his hand, looked at the floor in the corridor that was about to wear off the paint, and was also a little tired of the endless cleaning work, and said:
"I just have time now, why don't you do it now!"
Abt, who was cleaning up the old seat in the paddle room, also poked his head out and responded, "Good! ”
The three of them put down the cleaning tools in their hands and walked towards the torture chamber.
Roy took the opportunity to perform the 'Shimmer Illumination Technique', and then manipulated the light cluster to float to the front, and the three of them came to the door of the torture chamber.
This ghost trapped in the torture chamber has become very irritable in the last few days, and whenever he notices movement at the door of the torture chamber, he will rush out regardless of it......
Roy, who hadn't yet learned the art of purification, stood at the front and let the divine glimmer drift into the torture chamber.
The ghost that was wandering around in the torture chamber immediately manifested itself in the holy light, and the aura emitted by the divine glimmer also had some burning sensation on the ghost......
It was a ghost with only an upper body, and its bones were hidden under a tattered black cloak, and almost the moment it raised its bone claws, the divine glimmer that floated into the torture chamber exploded with a 'bang'.
When the ghost rushed towards the door, its body quickly became invisible......
It's just that Jasper, who was following Roy, was already ready, he was already chanting prayers when he saw the ghost, and when the ghost was about to disappear, the divine pattern of the purification technique had already been drawn, the divine pattern dissipated, and a beam of holy light instantly enveloped the ghost into the pillar of light.
Roy hurriedly rushed into the chamber with a wooden hammer infused with holy light, ready to smash several blows on the head of the ghost trapped in the beam.
When he raised the hammer, Roy found that the ghost in the pillar of light actually lit up with a light blue mana vortex, and the pillar of holy light that trapped its body was in the blue mana vortex, and it was extinguished extremely quickly......
There's something going on today, there may only be one chapter left in the evening, and it may be later
(End of chapter)