The clergy in St. Lauren's Cathedral had been in a coma for more than half of the time when Archbishop atannis noticed something wrong and walked quickly from the library to the hall.
"What's the matter?"?! Is there a heretic attack? "
At a glance, he could only see the collapsed priests and priests. Although he was old, the old priest's reaction was still quick. He immediately gathered a holy fire in his hand and covered himself with a layer of holy protection. The truth and death were ready in an instant and could be sent out at any time.
At the same time, atannis also began to analyze the numerous possibilities that caused this situation - for example, the heretics were preparing to hold a large sacrifice in the remote place of the north, when they were raiding, or they had their own enemies who had formed during the adventure, and now they are coming back for revenge, For example, a sudden severe plague unconsciously infected most of the Knights and priests. Now they are all attacked, but they may all be rejected by themselves.
——It's ridiculous. With the artificial intelligence named No.3, the main city of Moldavia is like an iron wall. A fly can't penetrate into it. How can the evil cult break through the defense of the other side without any sound? Not to mention that there are no such enemies and no plague at all.
What's going on?
Although he thought about it a lot, in fact, time passed only a moment. When he noticed the slight noise in front of the door, bishop atannis immediately raised his head on guard and looked forward.
He suddenly felt a shadow in front of him.
As if the light had disappeared, there were three people standing in the hallway at the entrance of the church prayer hall, and the tall man in the middle took away all the attention in an instant. The endless shadows were growing from him and covered the whole hall.
A little Leng, the old priest shook his head, he got rid of this illusion, then, atannis will see clearly in front of the figure, his eyes widened, and then immediately eliminate the holy flame in his hands.
"Joshua?! You wake up
The old priest opened his hands, he stepped forward two steps, surprised to stare at the tall man, said: "my child, may God bless you, you wake up so soon!"
And Joshua, who also noticed atannis, quickly stepped forward and gave a hug to the white haired old man in front of him. He said with a smile, "yes, bishop, thanks for your blessing, I'm awake."
"No, I'm at a loss for your coma. It's a shame... You should thank Ying and Lin more. These two children have been taking care of you in recent days."
When they separated, atannis nodded to the embarrassed young girl and showed a kind smile. Then the old man looked around the hall, and he couldn't help wondering, "but what's the matter? Joshua, why are they all in a coma? "
The old priest didn't doubt that it was a soldier. Although the other side had such strength, he had no reason to do such a thing - and there was no scar on the comatose people. It seemed that they saw something terrible and were directly stunned.
"... it's a long story..."
With a sigh, Joshua also turned to look at the collapsed clergy and said helplessly to atannis: "fortunately, you don't seem to feel much, otherwise it will be a big trouble. It's not convenient to talk here. Let's find a place where there is no one to talk in detail."
"No problem, but..."
After clapping his hands, the wave of the holy light came out. He called several people to deal with this large area of comatose people. The white haired priest turned his head and looked at Joshua. His eyes swept, and he could not help frowning: "Joshua, are you cursed by something? Why do I feel a strong shadow lurking in your body? "
"That's exactly what I'm going to talk to you about."
Before the other church staff came to the hall to deal with the comatose guys, they went up the stone spiral stairs to the second floor of the church and walked along the deserted corridor. Atannis found an empty room where no one was using. They took some chairs and sat down face to face in this room.
Atannis didn't ask Joshua and others where they had gone and what they had done before, so they would be in a coma until now. The white haired old priest didn't want to care about these things at all. After all, even if he knew something, it didn't help him. On the contrary, it only increased his worries. This is his life experience as an elder.
What he's interested in now is what kind of explanation Joshua will give him.
The soldiers will not hide anything, but will tell the truth about their own situation.
"The breath of chaos?"
After hearing what Joshua said, atannis frowned. He clasped his hands and murmured to himself in doubt: "you are entangled with the resentment of many dead demons, which I know. It will indeed bring a great spiritual burden to those who see you for the first time, but will the chaotic atmosphere expand this burden?"——And even the determined priests and knights can't bear it? This surprised the old priest in particular.
"It's true." Sitting on the hardwood chair, Joshua replied, "I can't understand the relationship between them, but the fact is that anyone who sees me for the first time will be affected by the smell of chaos, and be deprived of mind by the resentment boarding on me, which leads to coma - those comatose knights and priests will fall because of it."
"This situation can't continue, I need to solve it as soon as possible." He added another word.
"Indeed."
After a deep breath, bishop atannis nodded with the same feeling: "if everything is as you said, then it really needs to be solved as soon as possible. After all, you are different from other people. You are the Lord of a place. You often need to preside over festivals or sacrificial activities. At that time..."
Imagine, for a moment, when Joshua comes out, All the people who saw him were in a coma on a large scale - which would undoubtedly cause panic. You know, even the relatively determined clergy were paralyzed without resistance. It's no surprise that the ordinary people were scared of heart disease.
"So what is the solution of the seven gods church to this problem?"
Joshua asked straightforwardly. He seemed to anticipate the future, so he couldn't wait to solve it: "even if it can't be completely eliminated, it should be covered up."
"It's impossible to get rid of it."
He shook his head decisively, but the old Bishop's voice was a little hesitant. He seemed to be a little uncertain, and his fingers kept beating on the armrest: "as I said last time, this kind of resentment before death is hard to eliminate. If the symptoms are mild, I can try it. But if it's your level, unless it's the Pope himself or the God's blessing, Otherwise, it's basically impossible to erase it. What's more, there is still the smell of chaos, which is more complicated than before. "
After a pause, atannis seemed to make up his mind. He raised his head, looked directly into Joshua's eyes and said, "however, because this kind of mental pressure requires a condition, that is, looking directly at you, there is still a turning point."
"What do you mean?"
Keenly aware of the dawn of problem solving, Joshua immediately asked, at the same time, he also thought of a possibility.
"It means that if you cover your face, or use some kind of magic to cover your real face, the pressure will be much less."
After briefly explaining several possible solutions, bishop atannis seems to have thought it over carefully: "the dragon power of the giant dragon can also cause a wide range of panic, but when they turn into human form and come to live in the human world, the dragon power will not work. This is because what ordinary people see is not their real face, and your situation is similar to that of the giant dragon, According to this idea, the solution is the same. "
"As like as two peas or a face mask, or a magic trick to change your looks, or even a face that looks exactly alike, you can solve this problem temporarily if you can't see your true face.
At this point, the old priest stood up, with a subtle smile on his mouth. Looking at Joshua who also stood up, atannis said in a low voice, "now, I just have a magic - or magic item that meets the requirements."
It is destiny. The soldier was a little surprised, but he was not surprised when he thought about it a little. Enchantment equipment that can cause magic effect is the easiest to make among all magic items. In addition, no matter what forces occasionally do things that need to hide their whereabouts, it's not surprising that the church has magic equipment that can change their appearance.
In fact, if Joshua wants to buy it, depending on his status as Lord Moldavia, he can easily buy all kinds of high-quality magic enchantment equipment, but since the old bishop has it, he doesn't need to collect it.
"Don't be in such a hurry."
The subtle smile on his face spread, as if he thought of something good. The wrinkles on the white haired old priest's face seemed to melt away. He said with a smile, "before I help you solve the problem, Joshua, you have to do me a favor - to some extent, you have to do yourself a favor."
"As long as I can do it, it's not a problem."
In this regard, Joshua agreed without hesitation. Bishop atannis helped him a lot, and always cared for the safety of the main city for him. As one of the leaders of the Church of seven gods in the north, he did not fight for power. If the old priest had any trouble, the soldiers would certainly help him.
"Maybe you've heard of number three."
With Joshua's promise, the old priest's smile was even worse: "recently, there are often heretics and demon worshippers sneaking into the city with the intention of carrying out sabotage, but because of Miss No. 3, they are all arrested and sent to me."After nodding, Joshua said that he knew about it, and bishop atannis continued: "these heretics sneaked into the city, certainly with bad intentions. Now there are a steady stream of heretics coming from outside the city, but we still don't know their purpose so far. In this way, the church and the city guards are very passive, We don't even know what areas to focus on. "
"Didn't you ask?"
With a frown, Joshua was puzzled: "it's a little damaging to the reputation of the church, but as far as I know --"
"- the church will not show any mercy and tolerance towards heretics. We will torture them with torture or even divine magic, and spit out everything we want to know."
Interrupted the soldier, bishop atannis shook his head, his old face had some regrets: "but unfortunately, these heretics' will was unexpectedly firm, and even some of the knights who executed looked at the miserable scene, they had some psychological problems, but they did not let go, there were only 19 of the 27 Heretics and demon worshipers left, But we still don't know what their purpose is
"... I see."
Understanding the meaning of the old bishop, Joshua guessed the content of the other party's request for his help. With a smile in the corner of his mouth, he shook his head and said with emotion: "Monseigneur, you are so..."
"It's not evil to be careful."
Atannis also said with a smile. He looked very happy: "let a lord of a territory go to see the heretics who are going to destroy his territory - is that evil? Anyway, it's the most normal thing! "
Two people look at each other, and then both laugh, leaving only one side of the speechless young girl silent look at each other, and then together showed a helpless smile