Chapter 270 Arrival at the Vatican
The hourglass has a more accurate timekeeping capability, and Clown can now more accurately grasp the passage of time.
If he wants, he can be accurate to one tenth of a millisecond, but at present it is not of much help. Accurate sensing to the millisecond is sufficient for use, and even beyond that.
This time, the spirit control has been advanced and can accommodate more sands of time. Clown took out two gold spirit coins to absorb the spirit essence.
Thanks to his own powerful strength, the time spent on absorbing spiritual essence is now greatly reduced.
It only took forty minutes for the spiritual essence in the golden spirit coin to be completely devoured. Afterwards, the spirit coin could no longer maintain its original form and turned into grayish-white powder and fell to the ground.
Finally, it took six gold spirit coins to fill the hourglass.
The corner of Krahn's mouth curled up slightly. Not long after he released the bullet, the time hourglass advanced to the third level. Not much time sand was consumed before the advancement.
He now estimates that the reserves of the Sand of Time are 1.5 times the original amount, a significant increase.
By attaching his consciousness to the second star on the base of the hourglass, Crown felt that the number of times time could be stopped increased by one.
His consciousness continued to move and attached to the third silver star. He realized that the duration of the bullet time reached 54 minutes, but the acceleration effect did not change, and was still only increased by 15%.
Relatively speaking, he would rather the duration not increase in exchange for a stronger acceleration effect.
It turned out that more than half an hour of fighting time was enough to meet his basic needs, and the faster the speed, the shorter the time it would take to end the battle.
Next is the effect of time reversal, which can rewind what happened thirty-six hours ago.
This skill is undoubtedly the best for a detective or criminal investigator. If he is also an investigator, this skill is also the best.
But it is a bit useless to him now, at least it is not very useful now.
Crown sat on a chair, picked up a wine glass, stretched out his arm and then let go of his hand, his other hand had already caught it below.
Under the influence of gravity, the wine glass fell to the ground and was caught steadily in mid-air. He recorded the time of falling in his mind.
The last step was to test the Time Clockwork's skills. When Crown activated his ability, he sensed a grey light in the air around him.
Pick up the glass again, straighten your arm and let it go, recording the time it takes to drop the same distance.
Crown concluded that under the force field of the time clockwork, the falling speed of the wine glass was reduced by about 10%.
I don't know if this change will have the same effect on objects of different speeds, but if it can be treated 'equally', this skill has great potential.
Thinking of this, he immediately stopped the time clockwork, summoned the Fire Cube, and created a metal clone.
Seeing that most of the surface of the clone's body was already golden, his smile deepened.
Gold is not the color of bronze alloy, but the magic-breaking metallic color that is the original silver essence of iron that is stained with golden light.
After this period of hard work, most of the iron essence has been transformed. The next step will be to transform the essence of metals such as copper, tin, and lead.
If he has free time, he plans to use the Golden Seal to transform some of the refined metal. Who knows, it might come in handy someday.
He relayed the instructions, noting how long it took the metal clone to swing using different powers.
The clone can control its own power as precisely as a machine, making it very suitable for this testing work.
Then he released the Time Clockwork again, the force field reappeared, and the metal clone began to slash. After the test was completed, Crown came to the conclusion: First, the Time Clockwork is a passive continuous skill. After it is released, it will automatically take effect and continue to consume the Time Sand until it is actively canceled or the stored "raw materials" are consumed; second, under the force field of the Time Clockwork, no matter how fast the object itself moves, the speed will be reduced by 10%;
Third, the range of the force field is not large, only two meters around the body.
Fourth, the duration of the time clockwork does not affect the release of time standstill.
He observed the consumption of the Sands of Time and calculated that if there were enough Sands of Time, the Time Spring could be maintained for three minutes.
The effect of this skill is more suitable for combat than time standstill. After all, time standstill consumes much more time sand, not to mention that time standstill is affected by the speed of the object.
Moreover, when an object has sufficient kinetic energy, the consumption of time sand will increase when time stops, which is an unstable factor.
After experimenting with the new features of the time hourglass, Crown spent all his time visualizing the Golden Light Mantra and using the Golden Light Seal.
Watching his proficiency in the two skills, Golden Light Spell and Fire Breath, slowly and steadily increasing, he felt fulfilled and satisfied.
. . . .
The speed of the airship slowly decreased, and golden sunlight shone into the interior of the airship through the viewing window.
Crown looked down at the earth and saw the outline of the small city in the distance gradually growing larger. The streets were like criss-crossing lines, dividing the city.
On these "lines", carriages and pedestrians look like densely packed insects and ants.
The altitude of the airship continued to decrease, and a tall red building rose from the ground in the city center, with towering spires and pointed arches, full of the beauty of Gothic architectural style.
Seen from a high vantage point, the building looks like a blooming flower of fire.
Airship parking lots can be seen around the city, and the sky is also a busy scene.
Flanders pointed to the tall building and said, "That's St. Peter's Basilica, the seat of the Vatican."
There was joy and a hint of regret in his tone.
Lannister turned his eyes away from the building and asked solemnly, "Will we still be together when we reach St. Peter's?"
He passed by here a few days ago and left in a hurry. Unexpectedly, he ended up back in Bray City.
The Archbishop said, “Of course not. I will send you to the cathedral first, and the bishop in charge of reception will entertain you.
As for when you will be able to see the Pope, I have no idea."
It was somewhat inconvenient to have a silver warlock following him around, and he wished he could throw the man to the Pope as soon as possible.
As for whether the other party can get approval to go to Rhine City again, it depends on the other party's means.
Normally, the Pope would not expel a Silver Warrior without reason, even if he himself had a bad impression of the Brotherhood.
"I understand. Thank you for your hospitality these days."
Lannister nodded slightly; the other party's arrangement was not beyond his expectations.
He had long been thinking of a good reason to stay in Rhine City in the Kingdom of Farouk, and now he had thought of a good excuse.
Turning his head, he smiled and said, "Mr. Crown, I look forward to the day when we meet next time. We will definitely become very good trading partners."
The original plan failed, and he had to do something, at least get a trading agreement back, otherwise he would appear incompetent.
"Then I will wait for your arrival in Hamers City."
Klauen responded politely. The potion had a huge impact on the spirit master. Since the Brotherhood had no other means, they would definitely actively contact him.
What he needs to do is to control the production of the medicine and then make as much profit as possible.
Everyone felt a slight vibration, and the airship landed on the land of Bligh City, the holy city of the Church of the Lord of Fire.
After getting off the airship, several people hired a six-horse carriage and drove to the city. The other entourage would look for them after handing over to the parking lot.
There was a carriage in the parking lot that the church was responsible for receiving guests, but Flanders did not choose one.
Crown looked through the window of the carriage, saw the wide road, and asked, "What is the population of Bly?"
Looking from the air, the city's outline is much larger than that of Rhine City. Compared with here, Hamers City is like a baby compared to an elephant.
Cavendish said: “Not counting the surrounding villages and towns, there are about 400,000 people, this is the data from five years ago.
I saw that the city has been expanded to the west and south. Judging from the building area, the current population is at least 450,000 people."
Lannister couldn't help but sigh: "The total population of the entire island of Xandani is only about 500,000. The population of the largest city there is less than 100,000."
The population of any church is much higher than that of the Brotherhood of Warlocks, but the proportion of warlocks in the island of Sinderi is much higher than that of combatants in the church.
The good thing is that the spiritual concentration of the world is constantly increasing, and there will be more and more children with the talent of warlocks.
The carriage galloped through the wide streets of the city and arrived at St. Peter's Basilica two hours later.
Flanders took Lannister out of the carriage and walked into the church.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
About half an hour later, the archbishop returned and the carriage continued on its way.
The Archbishop sat down and smiled, “We will meet with other Silver Archbishops at the Laurel Hotel on Codiwat Street to discuss some things. This has already been agreed.
If all goes well, we will go to St. Peter's Basilica the day after tomorrow morning."
Cavendish said, “The Laurel Hotel is adjacent to the street where the church is located. It only takes 20 minutes to walk there.”
Crown understood that this was directed at him, and responded with a smile: "Very close."
After the Silver Warlock left, the three chatted more casually, and Flanders told many interesting stories about his time here when he was young.
. . . .
Laurel Inn.
Just like its name, the hotel is simply decorated and has a fresh scent of laurel.
When Crown and others arrived, they found that the other bishops were already waiting there.
Seeing that three silver-level strongmen had arrived from the Rhine Diocese, the other cardinals could not hide their surprise and envy on their faces.
In a small meeting room, Flanders introduced happily:
"Let me introduce you two. This is Archbishop Martin Hodges of Cologne Cathedral in the Diocese of Branden."
Crown and Cavendish bowed and said, "Good day, Archbishop Martin."
Martin sighed, "Cavendi and I are old friends. It's not surprising that he advanced to Silver with his ability, but this young man..."
Flanders interrupted, “Young people will be introduced last, haha.
This is Archbishop Ivan Hall of the Antonine Cathedral in Kronborg.
This is Archbishop Leo Duma of the Saxony Cathedral. Everyone knows His Excellency Cavendish, so I won’t introduce him.
This young man is the youngest bishop in Rhine City and should also be the youngest silver-rank warrior in the history of the church. His Excellency Crown Moya is 26 years old this year. "
His tone was flat, but it couldn't hide the boasting inside. The corners of his mouth were raised high, and it was obvious that he was in a very good mood.
At this moment, Crown felt that the archbishop was like a parent whose child was admitted to a prestigious university.
Martin led the applause and scolded with a smile: "I didn't even hear any news from Flanders beforehand. He kept it a secret."
A 26-year-old silver transcendent, he would never have dared to dream of such a big thing. When he was 26 years old, he was just a second-level exorcist priest.
"Congratulations to the Holy Fire Cathedral for this genius."
"Twenty-six?! I feel old."
Flanders enjoyed the envious looks for a while and asked everyone to sit down.
Martin said, "Sir, we originally agreed to come to St. Peter's Cathedral after the winter. Otherwise, our parish may have another silver-level priest. Why do we have to come in advance?"
Flanders' face regained its composure, and he frowned slightly:
"My dear old friends, something big happened in Rhine City. I had no choice but to come here early."
He recounted the airship's findings in the Andes Mountains and sighed:
"The Farouk Kingdom won't be peaceful for long, so you must help me get more reinforcements.
I suspect there is also a city of evil gods in the Andes Mountains, otherwise this strange phenomenon cannot be explained."
After leaving Hamers City and returning to Rhine City, he went to the reconnaissance site in person and found that the number of cultists and strange monsters gathered there was even greater. He estimated that the number of enemies exceeded 60,000.
Among these people, the number of extraordinary people is close to one-fifth. He really can't understand why there are so many enemies at the extraordinary level.
At that time, only three days had passed since the last close reconnaissance. It was unknown how many enemies would accumulate to when the long winter was over, and what kind of threat the Rhine Diocese would face.
When the other archbishops heard this information, they all looked solemn.
According to the church's records, the evil god did not land on the land of the Farouk Kingdom until the end of the last holy war. At that time, this place was not yet called Farouk.
If Flanders' analysis is correct, the pressure faced by the church is much greater than the last holy war.
Leo asked quietly: "What preparations have you made now?"
Flanders showed a relieved smile:
"Compared to the last jihad when we could only use the flesh and blood of our warriors to block the torrent of enemy attacks, this time we have a large number of firearms that ordinary people can also use.
In this way, ordinary people can also contribute to the war. If these steel weapons can eliminate low-level extraordinary people, our chances of winning will be much greater."
Ivan stroked his beard with his hand and said cautiously:
"The mortal world has changed very quickly in recent years. The power of the Church of the God of Knowledge has increased rapidly. Now it seems that this is not a bad thing."
According to the church's records, humans could only rely on their own strength to fight against various mutated monsters, resulting in heavy casualties.
After the battle, only one in ten humans remained. Now that they have weapons that ordinary people can use, perhaps things will change for the better.
Martin was a little worried: "There are many monsters in the evil god's team that can bewitch people. I don't know whether the large-scale use of these guns is a good thing or a bad thing."
(End of this chapter)
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