Chapter 369:

The Enemy at the Gate In the morning, Crown tiptoed out of the bedroom. After the fierce battle last night, Eliza, who had a light sleep, was having a sweet dream.

He pushed open the door of the next room. The two trained animals raised their heads alertly. When they saw that it was their master coming in, Buster made a flattering sound, "Meow."

Fu Jin quacked proudly and flapped his wings a few times, as if he was stretching.

A silver-ranked crow does have reason to be arrogant. At least Clown didn't find any relevant records in the book.

"Hey, Fujin, I'll be away for a while. You and Buster will be in charge of patrolling the edge of the city at night until I come back, but you can't leave the area of ​​the protective array."

"Quack," this time the call was much more perfunctory.

"Little guy, if you don't work hard, I'll grill you when you come back."

The increase in strength made the crow arrogant again, but Clown did not indulge it. A wisp of cold Taiyin power was transmitted through the connection between the Dao seeds.

The crow's physique is friendly to the power of the sun, which conflicts with the power of the moon. In addition, Crown's understanding of the laws is far better than that of the crow, so the proud bird immediately suffered a lot.

For a moment, Fujin felt like he was on the top of a snowy mountain, and the biting cold made him shiver suddenly.

"Quack," the crow immediately recharged its respect and strengthened its determination.

Clown nodded slightly, picked up the black cat and stroked it a few times, then said with a smile:

"Kitty, you come with me this time."

He was worried that if Baster reached the critical point of advancing to silver, an accident might happen.

He opened the window, spread his wings behind him, and flew to the roof.

At this time, the morning sun rose, and the gray fog was slowly dispelled. The sky seemed to be filled with golden clouds. Finally, the gray fog completely disappeared, and the blue sky was like a crystal clear sapphire.

Crown sat cross-legged facing the sun and meditated on the Golden Light Mantra. Over the years, visualization had become his instinct.

The black cat squatted on the left side of its owner, also facing the rising sun, and entered into meditation at the same time. Fujin flew up silently and leaned down on the right side of his owner.

On the roof, three balls of light lit up, competing with the sun for brilliance. At eight o'clock in the morning, Crown ended his meditation. At this time, the temperature of the surface had become hot, and the places where the sunlight shone were even more stuffy.

He walked to the restaurant, sat down and began to enjoy breakfast. William skillfully poured a glass of red wine to go with the meal.

At this time, Assistant Steward Lord Morrison came up, bowed slightly and said, "Sir, someone has been sent to the church to inform the Pope's envoy. The agreed schedule is to meet at the airship berth at 8:30."

Crown grumbled "hmm" and devoured the steak in big mouthfuls, seemingly slowly but actually quickly.

This is food for second-level monsters. If he eats it to his heart's content, a calf will not be enough.

After breakfast, he took a carriage to the parking lot. When he arrived, Silas was already waiting in front of the airship.

"Sir, please! Do you need to go to the Holy Fire Cathedral?"

After all, Hamers belongs to the Rhine Diocese, and when a bishop leaves his jurisdiction, he should report to the cardinal.

Clown shook his head slightly: "Going to the Holy Fire Cathedral will deviate from the route. Let's go directly to the Holy See. This will save time."

With the ability of a sixth-order transcendent, the range of information transmission between Dao Seeds has been expanded to a hundred miles. Why is it necessary to go there in person to report the news?

He informed Flanders last night and told him to strengthen the defense. The Archbishop said that he would also activate the protective array in the next few days.

Three days later, the airship was about to arrive in the city of Bly. Crown, who had been staying indoors, went out and came to the observation room.

He has been practicing Silver Wolf's Howling Moon these past few days. With his attainments in breathing techniques, his proficiency in this skill has improved by leaps and bounds.

After all, the Breath of the Fire Dragon, when converted into a breathing method like breathing fire, has already reached the sixth level.

[Silver Wolf Howling Moon: 48252/50000; Level 4]

In a few days, this breathing method will surely be advanced, and then he will be able to figure out how to combine it with the Barbarian Bone Breathing Method.

Silas came over and said with a smile:

"I just went to inform you, but I didn't expect you to already know that we were going to arrive at our destination."

"The airship was moving at full speed. I used its speed to determine our location. I didn't expect my guess to be quite accurate."

“It’s quite accurate indeed.”

As the two were chatting, they noticed two airships flying by.

The holy emblem of the Lord of Fire was painted on the skin of one ship, and a blank scroll was painted on the skin of the other ship.

"Strange, how did the God of Knowledge get so deep into this place?"

Silas murmured that the relationship between the two churches, the Lord of Fire and the God of Knowledge, was not harmonious.

When facing the followers of Hephaestus, the followers of Oghma always have an irrepressible sense of superiority, but they are often beaten black and blue by these northern barbarians.

If it weren't for the red moon and the impending arrival of the evil god, friction between the two churches would probably occur every day.

Crown was also a little suspicious, but he didn't care. The fact that the church's airship was following meant that the other party must have obtained permission.

The altitude of the airship was slowly decreasing, and after a big shock, it landed smoothly at the parking lot in the city of Bligh.

Silas waved his hand, and the carriage waiting nearby came over.

This is a carriage pulled by eight horses, all silver-white, with the emblem of the Saxon family, a lion holding a torch.

Silas opened the car door attentively and said, "Sir, let's take the carriage to the palace. It's afternoon now, and Your Majesty should be handling government affairs in the palace, and the dinner will also be held there."

The guest follows the host's wishes. Clown nodded and said, "Okay, I'll follow your arrangements."

The carriage galloped towards the palace, and arrived at the palace amid Silas' enthusiastic introduction.

When the two of them arrived at the palace where the king handled government affairs, Arthur was already waiting at the door:

"My friend, I am very happy that you can come. May the Lord of Fire illuminate our way forward."

"May the Lord of Fire light our way forward."

Clown returned the greeting, but smiled in his heart: 'Interesting, you don't address me by my church position, but call me friend.

Having become friends with the king, are you planning to take advantage of him?!

It's usually not a good thing for a leader to try to make friends with you, and he judged that the situation in the Valley Province was not good.

"Come on, let's go to my study and chat slowly. In two hours, the dinner can start."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Clown got straight to the point: "Your Majesty, I have another purpose for coming here this time. I want to enter the church's secret library. I gained something from my last study of the secret arts, and I want to verify whether it matches the description in the book."

"No problem, I'll take you there after the dinner."

Arthur felt a little happy in his heart. He would be willing to have a hundred more subordinates with such abilities and few problems. It would be even better if such subordinates could be more obedient.

The two chatted about church matters, and about the seemingly calm but actually turbulent relationships between the churches, and finally talked about the situation in the River Valley Province.

"A few days ago, the pressure on Andorhal City became much less, and Lexis and the others were enough to handle it.

However, seven or eight days ago, the number of high-level Murlocs and Deep Divers increased again, and the defending troops were very tired, but we did not have enough rotation troops. "

Arthur sighed and said with a hint of sadness:

"The riots in Bligh City have caused us to suffer too much loss. We have no choice but to ask you for help."

He kept a low profile.

Clown quickly replied, "Your Majesty, I will do my best. I will set out for Andorhal early tomorrow morning."

He could learn the knowledge he wanted tonight, and he couldn't wait to leave to avoid wasting time by playing tricks on these people.

Wouldn't it be nice to have some time to gain experience? ! The two chatted for nearly an hour, and Arthur said:

"I see you are a little tired. You must have had a hard journey. Why don't you go to a nearby guest room to rest for a while? What do you think?"

Which eye of yours sees that I'm tired?

The corners of Clown's mouth curled up obscurely. He understood that the other party was using an excuse to get rid of him, so he simply stood up and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am indeed a little tired. Goodbye."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Well, goodbye. Let Silas follow you. He is very familiar with the palace. He will lead the way for you when the banquet begins."

After watching Crown leave, Arthur called Silas and asked, "Did you find anything else during your trip to Hamers?"

This mission also has another purpose, which is to investigate whether there are any barriers between the internal personnel of the Lower Rhine Diocese and to collect intelligence for future work.

Silas lowered his voice and said solemnly:

"I found that the relationship between Crown and Flanders doesn't seem to be as harmonious as we would like."

"Oh?!" Arthur became interested. "Tell me more!"

"Here's what happened." Silas recounted the conversation between the two when they left Hammers, summarizing and analyzing: "No matter what, Crown's actions must be reported to Cardinal Flanders, but we flew directly to the direction of Bly. That's why I made the judgment just now."

In Silas's opinion, this should be a sign that Crown is slowly becoming arrogant.

Arthur nodded slightly. It was indeed impolite to do so.

The banquet finally ended, and Crown and Arthur got on a carriage and headed for St. Peter's Basilica.

The two men passed through the church doors, through corridors and archways, and entered the church's underground sanctuary.

"Since I was crowned, the repair work of the magic circle has begun. It took so long, but it is finally completed."

In the passage full of torches, with eternal flames burning in the torches, the flickering light stretched the figures of the two people very long, twisted and evil.

Arthur opened the library, pointed inside, and said:

"I won't go in with you. I'm next door. Call me when you leave."

"Understood, Your Majesty."

Crown bowed again and stepped into the empty room with a high dome.

He was very satisfied that Arthur did not go in with them. After he entered, he walked straight to the innermost wall, and then placed his hand on the nameplate of a book.

This time, the magic circle was activated smoothly. After an inexplicable aura flashed across the body, a small door opened.

Crown picked up the book "Soul Sublimation: The Ladder to Godhood" and began to read it with great interest.

The book explains in a simple and clear way how to enter the golden level of the Holy Mark. The concentration of spiritual energy in the world has increased again, and these secret knowledge have finally come in handy.

With the help of his ability to read ten lines at a glance, Crown had read the entire book in less than two hours.

He closed the book and sorted out his thoughts.

The book says that there is a limit to the improvement of a living being's physical fitness. When a living being reaches this limit, their strength, agility and other attributes will no longer improve.

If you want to cross the limit again and elevate your life level, you must work on improving the "quality" of your soul.

How to improve the quality of the soul? There is a secret method that can plant a seed of spiritual power in the body of ordinary people, giving these ordinary people a belief and making them believe in themselves.

Through the thread of the law of the power of faith, one can use the faith of ordinary people to nourish one's soul.

Improving the quality of the soul is only one of the requirements. Another requirement is that the understanding of the power of law must reach a very high level.

Only by using both together can we break free from the shackles left by the gods.

Clown showed a faint smile. He felt that these two methods, which were harsh for others, were much simpler for him. The Golden Light Spell could meet all his needs.

He put down the book with the explosive name with a sense of loss, and looked for any high-level secret techniques that he could use.

Gray fog dominated the earth, and the protective magic circle covering the sky above Hamers City emitted a faint golden light.

Osman stood in the shadow of the woods in the distance, staring at the soldiers patrolling the city wall without blinking, sneering in his heart: "They even used the protective array, they are very cautious."

He went upstream along the Rhine River and arrived at this small city, but he saw the rising protective magic circle, which made him feel even more unhappy.

I want to see how long your resources can activate the magic circle. Osman was very clear about the situation in Hamers City. He knew that the city did not have enough accumulation and it was impossible to open it for a long time.

As long as the protective magic circle is removed, he can find a loophole and sneak into the city.

By then, his pets would surely turn the entire city's population into food, and he was looking forward to that day.

Osman turned around and the Alchemy Beast followed him quietly.

"Caw," a crow's cry spread in the silent night sky.

Fukin spread his wings and flew quickly towards Solent Street.

"You said you found the enemy?"

Eliza didn't understand bird language, so she guessed and finally managed to communicate with the crow.

"Quack," Fu Jin affirmed the other party encouragingly.

"Are you sure you can see clearly that it is the fifth-level extraordinary person that Clown asked us to be vigilant about?"

"Quack," the crow nodded again in the affirmative.

The fact that a potential enemy really came knocking on the door made Eliza's nerves even tenser.

The further one goes on the path of a transcendent, the greater the gap between levels becomes, and the less likely one is to challenge a higher level.

"William, prepare the car. I want to find Fanny and Sir Nick."

She wanted to pass the message on so that everyone would be on high alert. Spreading the message in Hamers and seeking help from the church was the fastest way.

(End of this chapter)