Inside the Bright Hall in the Holy City …
As the world trembled slightly, all the Grand Cardinals sensed the anomaly. In the sunny, cloudless sky, an enormous world vaguely appeared. It was both strange and familiar. It was exactly the alternate dimension that they had been looking for for three years, the one where the Silver Moon Alterna and the mysterious existence both fell!
"There's no telling who discovered it first … This world seems to be rather special. The noises are so loud that we can locate it precisely … It's another fair competition." Anasta, another 'saint' among the Grand Cardinals, narrowed his eyes and said, breaking the brief silence in the Bright Hall.
All the Grand Cardinals on the spot moved their eyes to the pope. Should they continue the previous plan to wage a full-scale war against the Congress of Magic, or should they make new arrangements to focus on the alternate dimension and the fallen Alterna and the mysterious existence?
Except for the two Grand Cardinals whose eyes were deep and emotionless, the rest of them were rather excited. For them, if they had to choose, they would undoubtedly choose the latter!
Was Lucien important? Of course he was! He had proposed new theories that struck the authority of the gods and the Church time and time again. It was very likely that he would become a grand arcanist and a legendary sorcerer in his thirties or forties. If he was allowed to grow, not only would he continue to make breakthroughs in the field of creation, but he was also very likely to become the next Douglas or the next Brook in the future, which was already alarming enough. Nobody wanted to have a major problem that could only be eliminated slowly.
Compared to the Silver Moon Alterna, the mysterious existence and the secrets on them, Lucien's importance paled in comparison. If they could capture them and learn the secrets of their existence, it would be an unprecedented harvest for the Church, the pope and the rest of them!
Which pope did not want to be like the real 'demigod' Alterna when the Silver Moon did not fall and the Moon God did not die? However, because the source of their power was the God of Truth, they could not prolong their lives with magic or drugs. They could only live to four or five hundred years old like regular legends. Also, it seemed that after they became popes, their lifespan would be much shorter than that of regular legends because they could not bear the power of the God of Truth or for other complicated reasons, even though they were already saints when they ascended to the throne!
How could the observant Grand Cardinals not notice that all the popes were short-lived? However, as for the real reason, they could only guess. The pope's body and soul suffered irreparable wounds after he shouldered the power of a true god as a mortal and was forcibly raised to the level of 'demigod'.
Therefore, learning the mysteries of 'demigods' would certainly prolong the pope's lifespan.
As for the rest of them, even if they could only share some of the benefits in the incident, it was still very likely that they could break through their current level. It was even possible that they could become demigods and become saints or angels that would forever reside in the mortal world.
As for the Church, if His Holiness and the rest of them were all improved, the entire Church would benefit!
Under the gazes of many pairs of scorching eyes, the pope sighed and said calmly, "We should've purged Lucien Evans, the Fallen Angel, this time, but the Lord has given us a more severe and dangerous mission. It is our honor and our glory. Sardes, you will still be the Grand Cardinal of the Holm parish and lead the five parishes to compete with the Congress of Magic. However, until this matter is over, there will be no reinforcements. So, you have to maintain the situation. "
"Your command is the will of the Lord. Only Truth lives forever." Sardes replied emotionlessly, but in the eyes of the other Grand Cardinals, he was truly unlucky.
It was the pursuit of every saint and every saint cardinal to be the leader of the five parishes and the real power second only to His Holiness. However, the Congress of Magic was definitely not the corrupted Magic Empire in the past. The position itself entailed great risks. Also, more importantly, he would lose the opportunity to go to the mysterious space to look for the Silver Moon Alterna. It was obviously not worth it. However, since Sardes did not protest himself, they were more than happy to have one less competitor.
"Anasta, Maria, come with me," Benedict II said calmly. Pope Benedict II ordered calmly. Maria was another 'saint'. Like Anasta, she was his direct disciple.
Different from the Grand Cardinals of the North Church, the pope had absolute authority in the South Church. Therefore, none of the Grand Cardinals dared to object. Also, they were even more shocked by something else. His Holiness, who had never stepped out of the Holy City since the split of the Church, was finally on the move!
His Holiness attached more importance to this than they thought?
"Arzaro, Varantine, Belial …" The pope picked five Grand Cardinals, including saint cardinals and legendary Knight. They were all legendary experts. "You come with me, too."
This was the greatest force that the South Church could mobilize without affecting the defense and confrontation everywhere. After all, they had the most enemies. Even though the pope believed that other forces would not give up the mysteries of demigods, he did not dare to be too careless. If any of the experts could abandon their greed and lead their own forces to launch a sudden attack when the Church was mobilizing most of the experts to the mysterious space, things would be troublesome.
Also, the pope was very confident that he would take action in person.
After mobilizing the manpower, the pope continued, "senior-rank clerics, the top two hundred night watchers, and the experts above heaven Knight in every country, be prepared. Maybe this world is too special. It's as boundless as the star tomb. Then, we have to cast the net with more people."
"As for the execution of Lucien Evans, try to pick two or three high-ranking night watchers to do it."
At this moment, he still could not forget to kill Lucien.
"As you command, Your Holiness." The Grand Cardinals replied at the same time. Then, they drew crosses in front of their chests. "Only Truth lives forever!"
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In the boundless space, Oliver opened his hands casually. "This alternate dimension is a bit weird. Maybe the North Church and the South Church will be here soon. I'll go in and take a look. You go back and report the information to the president so that he can make the necessary arrangements. "
"Okay." The beautiful Hathaway did not say anything else. She turned around and jumped back to her Element Paradise. A few hours ago, she received Fernando's "secret letter" and learned that Lucien had proposed the "new alchemy" and reconstructed the system of elements and alchemy. Therefore, she put away her greed and applied to be on duty in Allyn in the next five years so that she could digest and improve the theory.
Oliver watched Hathaway disappear and sighed softly, "That's right.
"The chaos has begun."
… …
In a prosperous city on the Night Highland …
The architecture of this city was full of ancient styles. There were heavy and tall stone houses from the age of steam civilization and green tree houses from the age of elves. Most of the buildings had pointy roofs and were gloomy and heavy as the style of the ancient Magic Empire. There were human beings with different skin colors, hair colors, eyes colors, werewolves with long fangs, delicate elves, pale and elegant vampires, Kuo-toans with fish scales all over their bodies, and so on. It seemed that all the races in the world had gathered here.
Suddenly, these intelligent lifeforms shattered like a mirror. The two humans who had been chatting happily just a moment ago saw each other turn into pieces. The surrounding buildings, and even the entire city, blurred and shook, vanishing as if the thick fog was dispersing.
A pitch-black castle appeared on the spot, and a huge coffin in the castle suddenly flipped open. A man in his thirties wearing a black evening gown and a red cloak floated out. His eyes were bright red and filled with a bewitching sense of beauty.
"Have you finally found him?" Dracula disappeared from where he was.
In the Night Highland, the few vampire princes had similar reactions, not caring that somebody had taken the opportunity to invade this place. Nothing was more important than the Primordial Ancestor.
In San Ivansburg, in Antiffler, in the Dark Mountain Range, too many legendary experts looked at the sky and went there alone or with other people. Nobody could resist the temptation. Even the proud Rudolf II and the mysterious pontiff in the north were no exception.
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"Douglas, me, Vicente, Hellen, Atlant, Hull-Chulia, Chelsea, Davey, and the other eleven legends will enter the mysterious space to reinforce Oliver. Stay in Allyn for the time being. Don't go anywhere. Even if you go out, use your transformation mask." Fernando appeared in the Atom Institution and reminded him.
If Lucien didn't create such a big noise and become a thorn in the eyes of the legendary experts of the Church because of his "new alchemy", Fernando was planning to bring him, Thompson, Ashikana, Alferris and the other students into the alternate dimension so that they could explore the world and accumulate experience under his watch. However, it seemed that the place would become a battlefield of legends. It was impossible to bring a guy with a bright future like Lucien into it.
In case of the Church's surprise attack, the Congress of Magic also left six legends to guard the place. Brook's cognitive world was broken and solidified, and he was in the recovery phase. It was not suitable for him to go out.
Although Lucien was very curious about the Silver Moon Alterna and the mysterious existence, he was not a greedy person. He would rather pray that the Congress of Magic could get some of the pieces so that he could apply for the research as a grand arcanist in the future. With the 5,500 arcana credits from the new alchemy and the 800 credits from the light quantum hypothesis, Lucien was now a level seven arcanist. Also, the two theories would be cited many times. Counting the influence factor, it would not be difficult for him to become a level eight arcanist in a couple of years.
"Don't worry, Master. I'll be careful." While answering, Lucien thought that he could take this opportunity to lead the dwarves out of the Night Highland after the magic tower was built.
There was no better opportunity than this!