Throne of Magical Arcana

——Go back to Alto tomorrow and ask for a monthly pass~

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

The main reason for the split between the northern church and the southern church is the understanding of some doctrines and prayers, especially the question of the pope's "identity as the spokesperson of the God of truth on earth", so after they split, they changed the pope to the pope and no longer enjoy The lofty status of "God's spokesperson" is only as the host and convener of the College of Cardinals, and then leads the church in the name of the entire College of Cardinals.

Because of the differences in these places, no matter the clergy system such as "Cardinal College-Cardinal-Bishop-Priest", or clothing styles, titles, cross shapes, etc., the two churches in the north and the south are highly similar, and Lucien cannot rely on The characteristics of clothing are distinguished - they all follow the previous rules to prove their orthodox status.

As soon as the question arose in his heart, Lucien laughed at himself: "Did you get confused after being shocked? He came in through the crack at the bottom of the mine, he must be the cardinal of the Northern Church! And nearby There is only one person, the seventh-level cardinal Nevsky..."

Even if a certain cardinal from the Southern Church sneaked near the Ural city, it would be impossible to act so ostentatiously in the cardinal's robe. Heretics are more hateful than heretics!

"Did the cardinal discover the gap in the Necromancer World after following Nikonov, or did he know about it? If it's the former, then there's no problem, but if it's the latter, the relationship between him and Nikonov will be serious." It’s intriguing, the existence of the Necromancer World is not a cabbage on the street, so many people will know about it. By the way, does the high-level undead creature that flew past have anything to do with them? What kind of undead creature is it?”

The secrets of the Necromancer world, like its own appearance, seemed to be forever shrouded in a layer of gray mist, which could not be clearly seen or understood, which made Lucien full of confusion.

In view of the appearance of this cardinal, Lucien decided to wait before going out, because he would definitely not stay here for a long time and would return at any time, and he probably set up clever traps outside to judge whether someone was killed or not. Stalking, now rashly leaving through the gap, it is very easy to expose your own existence. In addition, if there are high-ranking powerhouses coming in from behind, wouldn't he bump into him.

Patience is a good quality most of the time.

Waving his arms wildly, Lucien, like other ghouls, was wandering in the black, white and gray wilderness with a dazed expression, trying to "find" every possible corpse, and patiently waiting for the return of the cardinal.

At the same time, Lucien flipped through the books he had collected on church history in the soul library, focusing on the events before and after the split between the North and South Churches.

In this regard, whether it is the Southern Church or the Northern Church, they are doing their best to discredit each other, exalt themselves, and destroy all historical records that are not conducive to themselves. They are compared with each other, which is really full of joy. For example, the Southern Church recorded that Pope Gregory I was holy, kind, compassionate and pious, and accused the head of several cardinals who split the church, the first Pope Ivan. Greed corrupts, corrupts body and mind, and deceives the world.

However, the Northern Church recorded that St. Ivan, who was the pope at the time, dedicated himself to the truth and to the Lord. In order not to let the world be deceived, he stepped forward and exposed the hypocrisy of the Pope. At the same time, they accused the Gregory I, who had reached the peak of the Truth Religion, was a false believer, stealing the glory of the Lord, and the most deserving blasphemer.

Although the "blasphemous organization" of the Magic Council gleefully collected and preserved copies of most of the destroyed historical records at that time, and recorded the whole process with its own understanding in a "neutral" attitude, these materials are plain and ordinary, except for Lucy En learned about the scandals of some big figures in the church, but couldn't decipher anything valuable from it.

"...On that day, the eyes of the true God gazed at the Holy City. The four saints, Ivan, Alexei, Uriel, and Felix, and the seven priests of the Holy Spirit, including Soter, Anlest, and Siresius, Standing up under the shining golden light, accusing Gregory of being the incarnation of the Lord of Hell..."

"Saint" is an honorary title in the Church of Truth, second only to "God's spokesperson on earth", and is considered to be a high-ranking angel serving the true God who came to the world, and the title of "chosen people" of the Grand Arcanist of the Magic Council and other churches similar. It also does not directly represent strength but is often closely related to strength. Priests such as Holy Spirit and Holy Light who have the title of Saint are promoted faster and easier than others in the legendary field. They are basically the most powerful priests under the Pope. personnel.

Reading the "grand occasion" of the highest theological conference recorded by the northern church, Lucien frowned and thought, "Didn't Mr. Rhine say that he could find some interesting things from the history of these churches? I have no clue, I can’t see any problems... Is it true that the personal black history of exposing each other counts? Although they are indeed interesting and funny, they are completely different from the meaning of "interesting" in the context of Mr. Rhine..."

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

After a while, the figure in the cardinal's robe flew back from the sky, and he flew past without trying to purify the numerous undead creatures in the wasteland, and quickly left through the gap in the mine. However, Nikonov and the high-level undead creature did not appear, as if they had completely disappeared in the boundless, desolate and cold world of the dead, and everything returned to eternal silence.

"After discussing the matter, should we kill Nikonov? ... If he followed Nikonov and found this place, I have to hurry up and leave."

After witnessing this scene, Lucien, who was reading the "Biography of Saint Ivan" produced by the Northern Church, quickly analyzed various possibilities in his mind. Therefore, his next move is easier to guess: he will definitely report to the Cardinals of the Northern Church and seal off the mine in order to explore the Necromancer World. Therefore, Lucien, who couldn't take risks, had to leave before he sent someone to block it.

But this matter can't be too urgent, we have to wait until the cardinal leaves the mine, and the time difference must be grasped.

"The gap in the Necromancer world must be discovered and entered with specific techniques, otherwise anyone can pass through it only at a special time, so this cardinal knew the Necromancer world before and had a great relationship with Nikonov. The shallow one is the biggest possibility, but I can't ignore the other possibility and stay here carelessly..." Lucien counted the time silently, closed "The Biography of Saint Ivan", and prepared to leave.

At the moment when the "Biography of St. Ivan" in the Soul Library was closed, Lucien suddenly caught sight of a sentence: "...So St. Ivan accepted the order and took several cardinals to Wilfried, Prepare to purify this extremely evil and terrifying magician..."

These words flashed across Lucien's mind like a bolt of lightning, illuminating the darkness and giving him a strange idea.

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

This is what Lucien learned from the necromancer Hunter's notes after passing through the former Wilfried territory. At the same time, Lucien, who has read many historical documents and books, is no stranger to Wilfried. He never disappeared like the five legendary magicians including Maskelyne and Viken, but fell into the church. Under the siege of several cardinals.

"Perhaps Wilfried was unable to join the team organized by Maskelyne to explore the secrets deep in the Necromancer World due to other reasons..." Lucien was thinking, while quickly searching for information on the siege of Wilfried. church records.

What made Lucien feel both excited and a little scared was that most of the search results appeared were the records of the Northern Church and the Magic Council, while the Southern Church only roughly recorded such a thing, and did not specifically mention the saint who led the matter ivan.

"...The six cardinals, Ivan, Alexei, Nikon, Uriel, Gono, and Felix, raided Wilfrid's half-plane magic tower, killed it after a fierce battle, and destroyed it. the phylactery he hid...in which Nikon was killed by Wilfried..."

"Ivan, Alexei, Nikon, Uriel, Gono, Felix..." Lucien repeated these names in his heart, feeling that he had vaguely touched a terrifying secret, "Nikon Killed by Wilfried, what about Geno?"

Quickly flipping through the documents, Lucien saw the last record about the cardinal:

"When Cardinal Geno was besieging and besieging the evil magician Wilfrid, he was counterattacked by his death. The energy of death and the entanglement of his soul were inseparable. Seven years later, he fell in the holy city of Lance..."

The documents in the soul library were quietly spread out, and Lucien was in a daze...

After a while, Lucien came back to his senses, forced himself to calm down, and then quietly left the team of ghouls, sneaking towards the gap leading to the bottom of the mine.

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

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

Leo walked through the dense forest cautiously, and used various methods to check whether he was being followed.

There are some strange symbols drawn in the hidden place near the water pool. According to the meaning of the agreement, it is to let Leo meet in another place.

Leo did so without complaint. After changing the meeting place several times, he suddenly heard a gentle voice: "Leo, are the Northern Church and the Shahran Empire still severely hunting us down?"

Leo turned around quickly, and saw a calm and quiet Lucien standing on top of a giant dark green coniferous tree. He held a two-handed giant sword and asked with a smile on his face.

"Reporting to the master, they are still strictly searching. We may have to suffer a little bit, and traveled from the deep mountains to the Principality of Violet." Leo said the news he had inquired in the past few days. Suddenly, his body trembled, and he asked in a trembling tone, "Master, is this sword in your hand?"