"The administrative building of the Order of the Gods.
At the deepest room on the fifth floor, it should have been the office of the chief bishop of the Order of the Gods, Wein. However, at this moment, the chief bishop, Lord Sarko, was respectfully waiting outside the office, showing his respect and obedience.
The Order of the Gods regards Wein as their base for development and operation. Although they do not reject other churches from establishing institutions and preaching in Wein, the entire church circle is clear about who Wein belongs to. The presence of the Third Knight Order stationed in Wein is the best proof.
On the other hand, the Reincarnation Church is unfamiliar with Wein. Firstly, because the territory has long been occupied by the Order of the Gods, the Reincarnation Church is more like a guest. Secondly, the people of Markle's cultural system are not very interested in the doctrine proclaimed by the Reincarnation Church.
Especially the people of Wein, since the era of great navigation, their ancestors have taken pride in being pirates. This stamp of gene in their bones makes them more willing to enjoy the excitement of the present, and they are too lazy to care about what will happen in the afterlife.
Although in recent years, due to the continuous influx of immigrants and the development of industry and finance, the bankrupt and confused groups in rural and urban areas have gradually increased, which has to some extent expanded the followers of the Reincarnation Church. However, the overall direction has not been able to become a climate.
Therefore, although Sarko is the chief bishop of Wein, his position in the church is not high. If it were high, he would not have been "exiled" here to open up new territory.
The overall sense of antiquity inside and outside the administrative building is different from the luxury inside the office. Not only does it have an office study, but there is also a two-bedroom living area.
At this moment, two women were lying on the bed, one of whom Karun knew, Bertha, who had been a secretary at Piajay's psychological clinic.
Bertha was lying next to the woman, with her slender legs slightly bent, but they were not shorter than Bertha's even if they were slightly bent. It should be noted that Bertha's figure is very tall.
The woman's name is Tarina, a member of the Westmorson family. The Westmorson family has produced several "gatekeepers" of the Reincarnation Church in history, equivalent to the bishop.
Therefore, although the current gatekeeper of the Reincarnation Church is not from the Westmorson family, the influence of the Westmorson family in the Reincarnation Church still ranks in the top three and is known as the "royal bloodline" of the Reincarnation Church.
It was because she came that Bishop Sarko outside the room willingly gave up his office and stood outside showing his affection. He really wanted to be transferred from Wein. He felt that he was not too old and still had room for advancement in the church, so he did not give up any opportunity he could seize.
"Bertha, do you like this appearance?" Tarina turned her head and asked the woman in her arms.
"Um."
"Is it because you are looking for that person?"
"I don't know."
"Have you found any clues about him?"
"I can't find any trace of him at all. It's like he disappeared completely."
"Do you need me to help you find someone?"
"No need. I am satisfied and grateful that you are willing to see me.""Fool, why are you saying these things? In the eyes of others, you are a remnant of light, but in my eyes, you are just a lovely angel of light."
"What about you? Why did you come to Wein?"
"I'm looking for my brother. We received news that he's in Wein, but I don't know if he's in York City specifically."
"Unfortunately, my people have already withdrawn from York City. Otherwise, I could have helped you look for him."
"Don't be silly. My brother likes to hide with a woman who looks like his first love and live an ordinary life. He's a complete pervert and doesn't want to be found."
"Has your brother not gotten over the shadow of losing his first love?"
"Not only has he not, but he's getting deeper and deeper. Father told him that the woman had already entered the cycle of reincarnation, and he dared to defy father. If it weren't for mother stopping them in time, the father and son would have fought that day. But who knows, he actually imprinted the memory of his first love, using the secret method of reincarnation inheritance to seal the consciousness of other women and replace it with the memory of his first love. He has been living like this ever since. However, under this method, the lifespan of ordinary women will be greatly shortened and they usually don't live past six months. So he must constantly search for new women who resemble his first love to live with."
"I can dress up as his first love and become a model in the newspaper to attract him out."
"What, one of me is not enough for you? Do you also want to get into bed with my brother?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? You are the only one in my heart."
"Hmph, I don't believe it. It's said that men's mouths are the most deceiving, but in fact, women's ability to deceive is not inferior to men's."
"I just hope to meet your brother and find a chance to purify him."
Basha sat up from the bed and began to dress.
"Are you leaving now?"
"I can't stay long in York City. The Order of the Divine Religion is still searching for remnants of light in Wein, and I don't want to involve you."
"Don't worry, the Order of the Divine Religion will soon have other things to worry about."
"Is it because of what happened with the Palmyra Sect?"
"Yes."
"I heard that the Order of the Divine Religion lost a knight order."
"Yes, you should know how terrible the consequences are when a space suddenly collapses. The latest news is that in the broken space flow, many shattered armor pieces of the Order of the Divine Religion were found."
In fact, Talina knew more, such as the person who used the Palmyra Sect artifact to destroy the prison space was a sleeper agent planted by their Reincarnation Religion in the Palmyra Sect. But these things were not suitable to be told to Basha. They were just bedmates, belonging to two different camps. They could sleep on the same bed in secret, but they were not even allowed to stand together in public.
"Then isn't the Palmyra Sect finished?"
"Yes, even though the Order of the Divine Religion lost a knight order, it's still easy to destroy a Palmyra Sect. But after this incident, the loose alliance will become more clear and three-dimensional.""It's like when many orthodox churches dealt with..."
Tarina stopped.
Bersha took the initiative to continue the conversation, "It's like when many orthodox churches united to deal with the Bright Church?"
Tarina smiled.
"Okay, since you don't need my help to find your brother, I'll leave first."
Tarina stood up and hugged Bersha. "Can't you stay with me a little longer?"
"I also plan to leave Vienna soon. There are still many things that I need to take care of."
"Okay."
Tarina symbolically tried to keep Bersha for a while before starting to dress.
At this moment, the entire building suddenly shook.
"What's going on?" Bersha asked in surprise.
Tarina, who had finished dressing, immediately drew the knife hanging on the bedside and walked towards the window.
"Crash!"
The window suddenly shattered, and glass fragments flew everywhere.
Tarina swung her knife, sweeping away all the flying glass fragments and the airflow that swept in from outside. But with the last violent shock, Tarina found that the walls around her bedroom began to gradually merge into blackness.
"Bang!"
The bedroom door was kicked open, and Tarina's personal guards rushed in and protected her in the middle.
The captain of the guards reported, "Miss, a terrifying array suddenly appeared outside the academic building and blocked it."
"What about the defense array of the building?"
"It was directly shattered and couldn't resist."
"What's going on!"
"Miss, Miss." Sarko ran in, "Miss, it's the Order Throne that blocked our academic building!"
Upon hearing this, Tarina immediately showed a panicked expression because she was guilty.
Sarko's position was not qualified to know the "truth" of this matter, so he tried to comfort Tarina, "Miss, please wait here. I will send someone out to communicate and see if there is any misunderstanding."
The captain of the guards immediately said, "It's not a misunderstanding. The Order Throne is equivalent to a forbidden-level array. Since the Order Church used it to block here, it must be more than just a simple misunderstanding."
Tarina immediately made a decision, "Rodin, prepare to use the [Reincarnation Crystal]. We will break through."
The captain of the guards exclaimed, "Use the Reincarnation Crystal? Okay... okay, Miss."
The Reincarnation Crystal is a very precious material. Its greatest feature is absorption and annihilation. If a piece of power is compared to a complete puzzle, then it can temporarily extract a piece of the puzzle in a short time.
This Reincarnation Crystal was not always carried by Tarina's guards, but was a precious gift that Tarina brought to Vienna to transfer to another church's high-level personnel. Now there is no time to give the gift, so it must be used now.
The captain of the guards turned around to arrange things but suddenly stopped and turned to Tarina, "Miss, because the Order Throne array outside is very powerful, even if we use the Reincarnation Crystal to open a gap, the time that the gap will last will probably only be enough for less than ten people to pass through."
Calculating, it was only enough for Tarina and her guards to pass through."Sarko said, 'Captain, please escort Miss out of here and make sure to protect her safety.'
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Immediately, Sarko also bowed to Tarina and said, 'Miss, please rest assured that no matter what misunderstanding there may be, I will negotiate with my men and defend this building and those who uphold order.'
Tarina glanced at Sarko. She knew that if he knew the truth, he wouldn't be so calm and collected. Perhaps in the eyes of the Chief Bishop, this situation was still just a misunderstanding or a minor conflict between two religions that could be controlled. But the Order of the Gods had just been destroyed by a knightly order. Tarina didn't dare to gamble because she knew that once the Order of the Gods knew the truth, their anger would surely consume everything here!
Tarina looked at Bertha and said, 'Come with me.'
'Okay.'
Bertha didn't refuse or hesitate. She immediately stood by Tarina's side.
The captain said, 'Miss, please come to the rooftop in five minutes. We will open a hole in the roof. After the hole is opened, please choose a direction to evacuate. We will stay behind to attract the attention of the Order.'
'Okay.' Tarina nodded. 'I will take care of your family... and everyone's family.'
The captain and his guards shouted in unison, 'Endless reincarnation, loyalty never dies!'
...
'...Praise the Order!'
'...Praise the Order!'
Karun was praying with the captain, adding 'Praise the Order' after every prayer. The captain was praying for no accidents to happen during the blockade of the administrative building, but Karun felt that the captain, although he didn't know the word 'flag raising', should understand the imagery it represented. The captain's prayer seemed to intentionally trigger this imagery.
Because earlier on the car, the captain had said that since they had used the Order Throne to block this building, if there were no accidents, they would miss their chance to take advantage of the chaos.
So... please let there be accidents.
Otherwise, they would really just be admiring the moon tonight, and...
Karun looked up. The weather was bad tonight, as if it was going to rain, so he couldn't see the moon at all.
Finally, the captain finished his prayer.
Karun also stopped immediately. It seemed that the captain also realized how ridiculous their behavior was earlier. Fortunately, there was no one else here to witness it.
'Karun, do you often pray to the Order God?'
'I rarely pray to God to ask for anything. I just greet and praise the great God.'
Neo spoke up, 'I also rarely pray to God. The last time I prayed was when the Count and the Church successfully negotiated. I thanked God for giving me hope in my perseverance.'
But the result...Karun suddenly realized that the captain's change seemed to have started with Elisa's death. In Old Salaman's words, it was when the captain began to enter the lost stage.
However, in Karun's perception, the captain didn't seem to be lost, but rather awakening another consciousness within him.
Although his personality, way of speaking, and behavior were the same, the feeling he gave was different.
Perhaps, the previous captain had "died" when he stood in front of Elisa's tombstone.
What the captain said, even if he didn't know why he was alive now, but he would still habitually strive to live, seemed more like a "no subjective consciousness" state caused by the transition.
The old one was in silence, the new one was awakening, and the captain was in this intermediate stage.
"Captain, have you ever seen a psychologist?" Karun asked.
"Why do you suddenly ask this?"
"I know a very good psychologist. If you are willing, I can introduce him to you."
"Do you think I need one?"
"I think you can give it a try."
"Heh, even the Lax copper coin doesn't know what I want in my heart, I don't think a psychologist can be of any use."
Karun couldn't refute it for a moment because he had seen the captain pick up the Lax copper coin with his bare hands, still maintaining a calm face, and casually threw it away.
So, not only did the captain have no psychological problems... but he was also psychologically invulnerable?
Or perhaps, the captain before the change was the manifestation of psychological problems? His current change is not the occurrence of a problem, but a kind of healing?
At this moment, Neo looked at his watch and said, "The garrison is coming soon. It seems that nothing unexpected will happen here tonight. Our prayers have been fulfilled."
As soon as his words fell,
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a black vortex appeared on the roof of the opposite academic building, as if a hole had been opened in the area covered by the throne. A string of figures leaped out from the hole, causing the crowd below who were maintaining the array to be in chaos. They hadn't expected that the throne would suddenly have a gap in such a strange way.
Karun said, "Captain, something unexpected has happened."
Neo slapped the railing in front of him,
He said:
"Sure enough, God likes to hear things the other way around."