Afterwards, Atcherie asked Amanda and began to tell her about the information she had discovered before, about Kramar and the forgotten city of Steenham in Fresland. After hearing this, Amanda couldn't help but frown and her expression became more solemn.
"You mean... Freslan?"
"Yes, that forgotten city, Steinheim, is located in Frisland. You probably no longer have any memory of this city, but if you look through your documents on Frisland, you will definitely find many blanks. That is the Frisland that disappeared in the text..."
Atcherie said this to Amanda, and after a brief silence, Amanda spoke in a serious tone.
"I really have no memory of Steenham, but as for the entire Frisian region... I do have some other impressions..."
Amanda said so, and then in the slightly puzzled eyes of Atcherie and Vanya, she continued to ask questions.
"Master Privy Counsel, you just said that the problem arose when the Inquisition was investigating heresy in the Frisian region in April of the previous year. Do you know which heresy was being investigated there?"
Amanda asked Atchley, looking at her, and Atchley answered without hesitation.
"According to the documents I got from the Inquisition, the heresy that the Inquisition was investigating was the True Saint Sect. He chose to investigate the heresy after receiving intelligence from the Frisian Diocese about the rampant True Saint Sect..."
Atchley spoke bluntly, and with the help of Vanya, Dorothy from a distance also heard Atchley's words.
Dorothy had heard about this so-called "True Saint Sect" from Vanya before. It was another heretical sect under the Church of the Radiant Light. Among the many Radiant heresies, its influence was second only to that of the Savior Sect.
The full name of the True Saint Sect is "True Holy Sect". The Glorious God believers of this sect believe that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Trinity... these three Glorious Gods are the most noble and supreme existences in the Glorious God Church. The Glorious Savior no longer exists. The three saints are not the incarnation of the Savior but the result of the Savior's split. The three saints should be the supreme gods of the Glorious God Church. The three saints love all believers. The love of the three saints is directly conveyed to the ears of every believer without the need for any interpreters or conveyors.
Therefore, the True Saints are against authority and institutions in the Radiant Light Church...especially against the Pope. The True Saints believe that no matter how high or low a person is, as long as they have a sincere faith, everyone should be able to directly hear the voice of the Three Saints, and everyone is their own Pope. The interpretation of the Three Saints' oracles should not be controlled by a certain institution or even by every individual.
It can be seen that the True Saints are against the Council of Cardinals and mainly against the Pope. They oppose the strict hierarchical order and rules of the Radiant Church and the Pope's arbitrary control over the Three Holy Oracles. They believe that the Pope deliberately misinterpreted the Three Holy Oracles and used them to seek the power to rule the world.
The True Saints are eager to receive true oracles from the Three Saints without the help of the Pope. They believe that the huge church has been distorted into a corrupt and huge oppression machine under the rule of the evil Pope. Their mission is to destroy and purify this machine and liberate hundreds of millions of believers.
If the Saviour Adventists emphasize the importance of the Radiant Saviour and deny the Three Saints, then the True Saints emphasize the Three Saints and deny the Pope.
Although the Savior Advent Sect is called the heresy of the Radiant Church, its overall structure is outside the Radiant Church. It has a complete set of strictly operated church systems under the Self-Sacrificers in Beiwu. In a sense, it is actually a heresy that has some similarities with the Radiant Church's doctrines.
The True Saint Sect does not have a definite structure and organization. It is completely dependent on the head of the Glorious Church. Its scattered organizations are secretly built within the normal institutions of the Glorious Church. It attracts the normal Glorious Church clergy and believers through preaching to grow stronger, like a parasitic vine clinging to a towering tree. Many clergy in local churches will secretly join the True Saint Sect for various reasons, and sometimes even high-level clergy. Compared with the Savior Advent Sect, the True Saint Sect is the main target of the Inquisition.
"The True Saint Sect... According to what you mean, in Freslan in the past, there were True Saint Sect heretical activities that were enough for Kramar to go and investigate personally?"
Listening to Atcheri's words, Amanda continued to ask, and Dorothy recalled the information about the True Saint Sect in her heart, and then refocused her attention on the conversation between the two cardinals.
"Yes... I am unable to read from the documents of the Tribunal how active the True Saint Sect was in Freslan at that time. It may be that the oral message received by Kramar at that time can more clearly explain the situation in Freslan at that time..."
Atchery said this to Amanda. Listening to Atchery's words, Amanda couldn't help but be silent. At this moment, she lowered her head slightly, wondering what she was thinking about. Seeing Amanda's look in front of her, Atchery couldn't help but ask again.
"Have you thought of something? Saving Ershu?"
"Well... the True Saint Sect and the place called Freslan do remind me of some things..." Amanda responded while thinking after listening to Atchley's words. Then, under the puzzled gazes of Vanya and Atchley, Amanda looked up at the sky and spoke slowly again.
"Master Privy Counsellor, you are the youngest cardinal in this Council of Cardinals. There are many things you have never experienced or known... More than four decades ago, the region of Frislan had a very deep connection with the True Saint Sect..."
"More than four decades ago...you mean during the Turbidity War?" Atchery asked with a frown as she listened to Amanda's words, and Amanda nodded and continued to respond.
"From the perspective of many believers today, the Turbid Flow War was a large-scale holy war between the Holy Church and the Afterbirth Cult. However, things are actually far more complicated than that. Although the Afterbirth Cult was the Holy Church's biggest enemy during the Turbid Flow War, it was not the only enemy. Other evil cults took advantage of the Holy Church's weakness and joined in. Even heretics collectively caused chaos during that period.
"The True Holy Sect... Even though it has had little influence in recent years and is not as influential as the Savior Sect in Northern Ukraine, it was extremely influential more than four decades ago. Its influence once spread throughout the entire Holy Church, affecting not only the local archbishops but even the Council of Cardinals..."
"What... there is a time when the Council of Cardinals can be influenced by heresy?" Atcheri said in great surprise after hearing Amanda's words, and Amanda was silent for a while with her eyes slightly closed, and then spoke slowly.
"The Council of Cardinals four decades ago...Amanda and Yunina were the Cardinals of Savior. Hilbert and Angelo were the Cardinals of Holy War. Cramer and Fabuzio were the Cardinals of Judgement. They were all members of the True Saints at the time. During the war, these three took advantage of the Holy See's ascension to heaven to control the entire Holy Church.
"After deliberately sending the other cardinals to the front lines to fight desperately, they gathered at the top of Mount Saint-Imperial, set a trap, and attempted to assassinate the Holy See during the return ceremony to complete their so-called liberation. However, they ultimately failed, and the three and a large number of their followers were destroyed by the Holy See. Except for Yunina, who may have escaped with the power of the evil god, the other two were reduced to ashes.
"And Frislan is the place where Fabuzio served as the archbishop in the past. When they started the rebellion, the entire Frislan church was almost completely controlled by the True Saints. The heretical rebellion in Frislan and other places dealt a great blow to the loyal crusaders who were still fighting against the evil cults. It almost caused the complete collapse of the entire situation and indirectly caused the deaths of several cardinals on the main battlefield of Ivig. After being defeated in Mount Saint, Fabuzio fled to Frislan, but was pursued by the power of the Holy See, and burned him and the entire city to ashes. Therefore, Frislan is also the burial place of Fabuzio.
"After the Holy See returned, it first quelled the civil unrest, and then turned the tide by defeating the evil cult army at the critical moment, allowing the Holy See to win a tragic victory in the Turbidity War. However, after the war, the original Council of Cardinals was almost wiped out, and it needed to be replaced..."
Looking at the sky, Amanda muttered while recalling. Listening to Amanda's words, Atcherie couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise. She covered her forehead and concentrated her mind to suppress the influence of the poison while she sighed.
"So... this is the secret hidden by the Holy Church during the Turbid Flow War? I have heard that the three cardinals of Salvation, Holy War, and Judgement were killed by the Holy See during the Holy War. However, the general saying is that these three cardinals were infected by the evil gods on the battlefield and were irreversible. The Holy See had no choice but to kill them... In fact, the real situation is that they are heretics themselves, and they have even stabbed the Holy See?!"
Atcherie spoke with obvious surprise, and Amanda looked around at the scenery and nodded slowly.
"This is the Heaven's Return Change that actually happened on this Holy Mountain... Due to the strictness of the Holy See, few people would know about this incident unless they were the eyewitnesses back then. Even with the current Cardinals' Council, only a few eyewitnesses like me know about it..."
Amanda said this with emotion, and listening to Amanda's words, Atcheri couldn't help but take a deep breath. The Amanda in front of her was one of the most experienced in the current Council of Cardinals. Compared with a young cardinal like her, she did know more.
"Huh... Thank you for the information from the Savior. According to you, this information should be strictly confidential by the Holy See. Why do you choose to tell me directly now?" After letting out a slight sigh of relief, Atcheri looked at Amanda and Amanda answered bluntly.
"This is a different time... Now is a special moment. If anything is not handled properly, the Holy Church may be in danger. There is no need to hide anything. If the information just now can help you to crack the secret of Freslan more conveniently, then you should tell it and let it play a role. I think the Holy See will understand me after knowing it."
Amanda answered so bluntly and nonchalantly. Hearing her words, Atcherie couldn't help but pause for a moment, thinking that this woman was indeed the one who dared to attack Kramer directly in the cathedral.
"Oh, one last question. The Holy See has the ability to see through other people's minds. With this ability, there shouldn't be any treasonous behavior. Why were the three cardinals able to hide it from the Holy See?"
Atchley continued to ask Amanda, and after listening to Atchley's words, Amanda was silent for a moment and then continued to answer.
"About this... I also feel strange. Theoretically, the Holy See should be able to easily see through the hearts of each of us, and any disloyal thoughts cannot be hidden from him. However, even under such circumstances, Yunina and the others still succeeded in betraying. The only explanation seems to be that their treacherous nature did not evolve slowly, but expanded rapidly during the Holy See's ascension to heaven? Although this statement is a bit far-fetched, it is the only explanation that can be made from my perspective...
"Although I am an eyewitness of this incident, my status was not high enough at the time, so the things I could really access were limited. The only person who could truly understand the whole thing, besides the Holy See, was Yunina, who had become the leader of the cult..."
Amanda said this to Atchley, which made Atchley fall into deep thought. After that, Atchley talked with Amanda for a while, and after talking about some other specific matters, she left.
Atcherie was about to start a secret conversation with the other cardinals. She planned to convene a small cardinals' council outside of Cramah the next day to discuss the issues concerning Cramah and Frislan and decide whether to intervene by force.
Throughout their conversation, Vanya stood nervously by the side, listening to the important secrets of the Glow Cult while acting as a camera and eavesdropper for Dorothy.
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"Huh... I didn't expect that there were so many secret stories during the Turbidity War. It turns out that Yunina's betrayal was not done alone. It's quite something that six cardinals were able to turn the tables on three of them in a short time..."
In No. 17 Greenshade Town, North Tivian, Dorothy sat at her desk, reviewing the information she had just received from Saint Mountain, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
'So... Frislan was once the base camp and burial place of the traitorous judge, Fabuzio, and was also one of the main areas of the True Saint rebellion... I don't know what the current abnormality in Frislan has to do with this Fabuzio? I don't know what the coffin is planning there?'
As she thought this, Dorothy stretched herself hard, rubbed her shoulders, stood up from her chair and stretched her body, then continued to think in her mind.
"Then I have to wait for the cardinals to come to a conclusion. If the meeting today is handled well, not only can I suppress Kramar, who has his own problems and disagreements with me, but I can also have the church send people to check on Steenham's situation and help me be the vanguard. If I'm lucky, I can get a few cardinals to participate, and then it will be easy to borrow strength..."
Dorothy thought so in her mind, then looked out the window at the late sky, thought about what to eat for dinner and left the room.
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After the moon set, the night passed quickly, and on the top of the Holy Mountain, which was always shrouded in a halo of light, the inconspicuous day finally arrived.
According to yesterday's agreement, Amanda, dressed in casual clothes, brought Vanya to the place where she had agreed to meet with Atchelli the day before, a secluded chapel on Mount Santa. However, when Amanda opened the door of the chapel, she saw only Atchelli standing there with a sullen face, and none of the other cardinals came.
"Why...did I come too early? I thought I was late..."
Seeing the current situation, Amanda spoke in frank confusion, while Atcherie also spoke with a sullen face.
"You are indeed a little late...it's just that they didn't come at all."
"Not coming? Didn't you convince them?" Amanda couldn't help but ask in confusion after listening to Atchley's words, and Atchley shook her head slightly in response.
"No, I told them yesterday about the abnormalities of Steenham and Kramer. I woke them up from their state of forgetfulness, and they were willing to hold a meeting now. But when I arrived, I found that none of them came... So I looked for them again, but found that they had forgotten Steenham again, and almost all the topics about Steenham that I told them yesterday..."
"You actually... forgot too?" Listening to Atcheri's words, Amanda frowned and spoke attentively, while Amanda continued to speak seriously.
"Yes... even if I explain the matter to them again and remind them again, they will forget it in less than two minutes. Even if I change the words and the way I say it, it's still the same. In this situation, I can't gather them together at all, and there is no way to make them notice the abnormality...
"It's really strange... Why is this happening? I haven't come back since I woke up..." Atchley said bluntly with a stern look on her face. After listening to Atchley's words, Amanda and Vanya were slightly stunned, then looked at each other, and then Amanda said with a serious look.
"Actually, to be honest, the reason I came late today was because I forgot what happened yesterday."
"What, you forgot too...then how did you..." Atcheri said unexpectedly and strangely, and just when she was confused, she suddenly thought of something and looked at Vanya beside her, and Vanya said after swallowing.
"Well... Your Excellency, the Supervisor of the Secret Service, you have a good idea. Not long ago, because Lady Amanda was late in setting off, it was me who reminded her and made her suddenly remember. The reason why I have been able to keep my memory is because I have always maintained a special connection with that existence...
"Now it seems that this power of forgetfulness is extremely powerful, so powerful that only that person can awaken the forgotten one to the forgotten things... But it seems that this awakening is not permanent, and the forgotten one will still forget after a period of time...
"Your Excellency, you have been communicating with that person through letters recently without interruption, so you will not forget such things. I have a connection with that person and will not forget it either. Your Excellency Amanda has established an indirect communication with that person through me, so she can maintain her memory for a little longer. As for the other cardinals who communicated with you but did not even have an indirect connection with that person, they could not even maintain short-term memory...
"In this sea of oblivion, it seems that only that person's existence is a floating island. Only on it or beside it can we resist the passing of memory..."
Facing the two cardinals in front of her, Vanya spoke seriously, and Amanda and Atcheri couldn't help but feel their hearts sink after hearing Vanya's words.
They knew that in this incident, they might not be able to rely more on the help of other cardinals.
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Putte East Coast, Tivian.
In the early morning, in the port area of East Tivian, above the noisy dock, the buzzing sound of whistles was spreading everywhere.
Among the crowds of people, under the shadow of a huge ship, a woman with dark skin and a good figure, wearing a plain long skirt, a sun hat, and pulling a large suitcase, was standing there, looking at the ticket in her hand.
"Go to New Yak..."
“Huh… It’s been a long time… I can’t wait to go on a long journey ahhhhhh~”
Nephnis sighed and yawned loudly as she spoke. Then, when she was stretching to drive away her sleepiness, a gust of sea breeze blew over from the sea, directly blowing away the boat ticket that she was holding only a small corner of, and it floated away into the distance.
"Hey... Hey... Hey!! Don't take my ticket!"
Seeing the boat ticket being blown away, Neveu immediately ran past Tangzhui without stopping. In just two steps, she finally grabbed the ticket back in her hand, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.
"Huh... Fortunately, fortunately..."
With a long sigh, Neveu said thankfully while holding the balloon in her hand. But when she turned around, she was completely frozen in place, because the travel suitcase she had placed there before was nowhere to be seen.
"Forehead……"
For a moment, one of Tivian's saviors, the extraordinary person who had once communicated with the previous kings of Putt, was stunned where he was. Dorothy, who had been observing from Neveu's perspective, couldn't help but slap her forehead and shook her head helplessly.
"Alas, I'm almost naked... This is really..."
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