Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Luo Mi quietly asked the system in his heart: “Did you detect William II’s situation just now?”
[Tested, no result.]
Luo Mi was a little surprised: “No result?”
[Yes, no intelligence was detected.]
Luo Mi touched his chin, tasting something unusual: There was no intelligence at all, didn’t it mean that the other party was deliberately hiding it? And it was able to resist the detection level of the system.
As far as Luo Mi knew, there were not many people who had this level of power.
Thinking of William II’s undisguised hostility towards Anos, Luo Mi boldly speculated: “Do you think it is possible that William II is actually the Lord of Black Wings in disguise?”
What was his purpose in doing this?
“As a demon lord, there are so many things that can be done by doing this… Look, isn’t he just making things difficult for the Church now?” Luo Mi had many templates of power struggles in his mind, and he felt that he could fit them into any situation. He became more and more worried about letting this guy come from the Demon Realm. “Alas, it’s all my fault. I just changed the summoning magic circle casually, how come it worked?”
[No one wants this kind of thing…]
“…Are you secretly watching a TV series?”
The system flatly denied:
[No, the system did not watch the TV series from the host’s memory to pass the time.]
Luo Mi: “…”
Just as Luo Mi was arguing with the system, another person suddenly came in from outside the door.
The man looked to be in his fifties, with sunken eye sockets, a hooked nose and a height of nearly two meters. Standing at the door, he looked like a wall.
He said in a deep voice: “Archbishop Valentine, long time no see.”
Archbishop Valentine was still in a trance after being shocked by William II. He nodded silently and said to Anos, “Your Highness, this is His Excellency Fradin Maanula.”
Luo Mi couldn’t help but look at the giant bishop.
Was this the bishop who organized the infamous witch trial? And he seemed to be related to the secret worship of the devil by the last two kings of Perde Palace as well?
Valentine introduced Anos’ identity to Fradin Maanula and gave the home court to Anos.
Anos first asked the bishop to sit down, looked at the tall bishop, and asked calmly: “I asked Mr. Valentine to invite Bishop Maanula to come. I originally wanted to ask one thing, but now there is one more thing.”
Bishop Maanula stared at Anos with sunken eyes and said in a deep and steady voice: “Mr. Valentine has already told me about the witch trial in the letter; the other thing is related to the royal family of the Perde Kingdom?”
Anos nodded: “Does Lord Maanula have anything to say?”
Bishop Maanula said, “Regarding the first matter, I have already expressed my belief to His Excellency Valentine. As God’s agent, I have the responsibility and authority to help the world recognize the harm of the devil, so as to reverse the trajectory of the Principality that is increasingly deviating from God’s right path and sliding into the abyss.”
Anos spoke slowly: “Even at the cost of innocent lives?”
Bishop Maanula made a pious cross on his chest with a solemn expression: “Your Highness the Angel, you are far away in the Holy City. I am afraid you don’t know how the Principality has been poisoned by the ubiquitous demons. The nobles here raise succubi, and the government hires vampires and phantoms. Some restaurants use flame demons to cook…”
Hearing this, Luo Mi couldn’t help but say to the system in his heart: “Let’s put the previous points aside, I think it sounds reasonable to let the fire demon cook.”
Fortunately, Maanula immediately continued:
“Demons are emitting magic power at all times and in all places, affecting the people around them, making people’s desires and sins more prominent and more depraved! People indulge in greed and lust, and there are very few people who can see their true nature and pray sincerely. The fear and worship of God are becoming weaker and weaker… If we don’t take strong measures, this place will eventually become another demonic domain abandoned by God! If the death of a few people can awaken the vigilance of the majority, then all this is worth it.”
Valentine listened to all this in silence, without saying anything, but the expression on his face showed that he also agreed with this.
Anos listened calmly and said, “Most of the demons that the Principality can capture are low-level demons in the Demon Realm. The magic power of these demons is very limited. Except for the blood moon, they will hardly affect the minds of ordinary people.”
Maanula said in a deep voice: “No, demons themselves are the symbol of sin and disaster. Their existence represents depravity! Even if demons themselves do not bring harm, when people get used to the existence of demons, they will step into the abyss step by step!”
“Ten years ago, there were only a few demons in the Principality who were treated as slaves. Each of them was made to wear many magic-suppressing rings and was only exhibited as a rare item. But now, except for the obvious status of slaves, demons are no different from ordinary people. They can even open shops on the streets of the capital. What will happen in another ten years? Will there be a situation where demons lead the people or even demons openly hold mass in churches?”
This situation had actually already occurred… Luo Mi suddenly felt a little guilty.
Anos looked at the bishop who spoke so eloquently and was silent for a moment. He did not argue with him on this point: “In any case, the life of even one innocent person should not be sacrificed.”
Bishop Maanula stood up, made the sign of the cross on his chest again, and said devoutly: “Yes, but this is the only way I have. If Your Highness the Angel has a better choice, then I am willing to go to the stake and go to hell for my sins; but if there is no better choice, I will not change my opinion.”
Listening to Maanula’s decisive words, Anos sighed slightly, pursed his lips, and said after a moment: “So, what’s the matter with the Perde royal family worshiping the devil?”
Maanula sat down again and said slowly, “His Majesty George II does worship a secret being, and it is not a god. But as far as I know, that secret being is not a devil, but an angel.”
Everyone was stunned.
Anos frowned slightly: “Angel?”
“In the Book of Joshua, there are two angels beside God. George II worshipped one of them, the one called ‘Divine Wisdom’.”
Valentine had already frowned when he heard the first sentence: “The Book of Joshua has not been included in the canon of the Church. There is still debate as to whether this book is authentic, forged, or a heresy.”
Luo Mi whispered to Reinhardt beside him: “What is the Book of Joshua?”
Reinhardt explained in a low voice: “It is a book handed down from the Second Age. It is said to be a letter written to Saint Joshua by the brother of Saint Joshua, one of God’s saints. It records some rather bizarre content and describes the appearance and behavior of God and the two angels around God quite clearly. It is very different from other classics clearly handed down by saints, so it is not widely recognized by the mainstream.”
Luo Mi thought about it and found that in most of the church books that Anos introduced to him, there was indeed no image of God, only words and “revelation”.
The same was true for angels, whose identity was only revealed by the three major characteristics of “winged, invisible, and sacred fire”, and they did not have any nicknames such as “divine wisdom”.
Maanula nodded. “That’s what I said to His Majesty George II, but His Majesty George II believes that worshiping that angel is God’s revelation to him. In this case, my choice was to help the Perde royal family perfect the prayer ceremony for worshiping angels to avoid letting them move towards the existence of evil.”
The Pietists believed that every devout believer could have direct spiritual communication with God through prayer and receive divine revelation, so they would naturally not interfere with the self-proclaimed devout behavior of others.
Valentine asked: “Is this also true of William II?”
Archbishop Valentine was a little unhappy that he, the pious patriarch of St. Cecilia’s Cathedral in Troon, didn’t know about this.
Maanula seemed to have sensed Valentine’s emotions and said in a low voice, “His Royal Highness the Grand Prince often secretly worshipped the statue of ‘Divine Wisdom’ with King George II. The reason why they kept it from His Excellency Valentine was because His Excellency Valentine admired His Royal Highness the Angel on Earth too much.”
Valentine was startled.
Maanula glanced at Anos and said, “His Majesty George II believes that the angel on earth today is a forgery of the secular faction of the Vatican. It is just a tool to consolidate the authority of the church, not a real angel sent from God. Of course, this is not my opinion. I am just relaying it.”
Anos frowned, and after a long while he said, “No wonder.”
No wonder William II’s hostility towards him was so obvious.
Luo Mi was still inclined to believe that William II was the subordinate of the Black Wing Lord, or was the Black Wing Lord in disguise, but unfortunately he could not find a reason to remind Anos.
Although Bishop Maanula came to St. Cecilia’s Cathedral, Anos thought for a moment and decided not to punish him for the time being, hoping to guide him back to the right path. Moreover, with William II forcing him outside and the internal strife in St. Cecilia’s Cathedral, it would be easy for the Pietists’ already small strength to be further weakened.
Anos’ choice was to have a long talk with Maanula tonight.
Fradin Maanula did not refuse but only made a pious cross on his chest: “I hope His Highness the Angel can really convince me.”
His voice was low and faintly tired. “I don’t want to stain my hands with the blood of innocent people.”
….
Anos and Maanula went to the confessional, Valentine continued to take care of and protect Prince Ben, and Luo Mi returned to his room.
He closed the door and windows tightly and only breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure that Reinhardt and other Silver Knights had their own things to do and would not come to him.
The system felt a bit strange:
[What does the host want to do?]
“Guess.” Luo Mi said perfunctorily, turned up the holy light, and talked to his own shadow, “Lord, are you there?
“My Lord, I know you are here, please come out.
“My Lord, I have something to ask you.
“My Lord…”
After talking for a long time, the shadow just lay calmly on the ground without any abnormal changes.
The system understood and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry:
[Host, are you being too fanciful? The Black Wing Lord is not monitoring you all the time.]
“Every time I say something bad about him, he appears at the right time. Too many coincidences are no longer coincidences.”
Luo Mi took a deep breath and said quickly, “I do think that His Royal Highness the Saint Son has a better figure than the Lord… and if I’m not mistaken, the Lord is about five centimeters shorter than His Royal Highness the Saint Son?”
His shadow suddenly turned dark, and a familiar voice came out coldly:
“Should I praise you for being so observant?”
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