After traveling for several days, Ron and his group switched to magic crystal flying cars and flying dragons, so that they could reach the Fama Plains faster.
Inside the Sky Crystal Cart, Ron thought long and hard before finally taking out his stockpile as a dual-system pope.
In fact, Ron not only has direct access to the treasury of the Kingdom of Gil, but he can also enter the magical artifact collection rooms of the two popes at any time.
Back in Sandy Territory, some useful magical artifacts were already in Ron's storage ring.
Because of his failure to deal with a soul attack, or curse attack, a few days ago, Ron has been considering whether to activate a divine artifact to protect his soul.
Originally, there was the little tower, and a partner with a spiritual contract...
Sigh, s(?｀ヘ′?;)ゞ, never mind, just in case!
I wonder what the consequences will be if I overuse divine artifacts; he doesn't believe in any god! Will it even work? Bosses, you better give me a push!
Thinking about it, Ron took out another magical ring.
This ring is rumored to have been worn by the previous pope of the Church of the Goddess of Music. Since the art of music emphasizes the spiritual and mental aspects, using this ring should be feasible.
Try it first…
Thinking it over, Ron said as he drove the magic crystal vehicle, "We're about to land. Let's stop here for today and set up camp."
“Yes, my lord,” Jeff replied, riding his flying dragon.
Since Prince Wu Lai and his group have left, the only flying dragons available for escort are those from their own territory. In case the magic crystal carriage encounters problems on its long journey, they can simply ride the dragons without any issues.
It was nearing dusk.
Not far from their campsite, Ron sat on a rug, studying how to use the divine artifact, the Pope's Ring.
This carpet is quite valuable, and we're not short of magic crystals now, so having a noble outing or picnic is a piece of cake.
Vivian stood to one side, while Rita stood quietly, letting the little tower play around her.
Ron looked around at the Pope's Ring as the sun set. In fact, Ron not only had the Pope's magical ring, but also two versions of the Pope's scepter and the Pope's magical robes. After all, he was already a dual-system Pope at such a young age!
All right!
Ron had to admit that, as the Pope, he knew very little about the ways of divine magic.
Tutoring, grinding away! What else can you do?
After putting the Pope's Ring back on his hand, Ron took out books on divine arts from his storage ring.
The Pope's Book of Divine Arts is far more advanced than traditional doctrines. Ordinary believers can only hope to comprehend divine arts from doctrines and thus become priests or nuns. Ron, however, directly studies the main text of the book of divine arts.
Time always flies when I'm reading.
Time passed quickly and night fell.
With the help of starlight and moonlight, plus the illumination of fire magic, Ron continued reading at night.
In just half a day, Ron only grasped the general principles of divine magic, without delving into its intricacies.
While reading, Ron would pick up the wine glass not far from him as he turned the pages. The wine in the glass was one of the magic potions that could invigorate the mind, but drinking too much of it could cause temporary mental confusion.
Vivian, as always, gracefully poured Ron another glass, behaving like a maid.
Unfortunately, coffee has not yet been discovered in this world; otherwise, reading and drinking coffee to stay awake while on a picnic in the countryside would be a leisurely and elegant pastime.
As the night deepened, Ron extinguished the small floating fireball he used for illumination and closed the Book of Divine Arts.
He let out a silent sigh of relief.
That's about it, let's try again.
Under the moonlight, Ron once again fixed his eyes on the Papal Ring.
The divine spell was uttered: "..."
A miraculous scene gradually unfolded: the Pope's Ring shone ever brighter, and finally, the divine artifact was successfully activated.
It's done!
The Papal Ring, illuminated at night, shone like a luminous pearl, attracting frequent glances from Vivian, Little Tower, and others.
However, although he succeeded, Ron was not very happy (??v?v??), because activating divine magic requires at least a connection with a god.
This connection originates from an ancient, newly created law, which did not arise naturally but is a divinely created law. Using this divinely created law means that Ron may be watched by a great being who created the law.
People in this world today desperately wish to be watched over by the gods at all times, hoping for divine favor!
But as a reincarnated being, Ron's consciousness was unwilling to become a chosen one. Fortunately, his superior gave Ron a choice.
If the other party shows some respect to Ron, Ron will naturally reciprocate with courtesy.
Every time Ron uses divine magic, he has to recall his boss at least once in his mind!
Each divine spell is like a small divine descent from the gods.
How can we contact someone if we don't even think about them?
Having repeatedly recalled that incomprehensible and immense power, Ron might unknowingly become a believer.
Forget it, let's use divine magical artifacts less often!
Just like last time, you can directly let someone else use it for him, to block an arrow or a spell, and this method can achieve the same purpose.
Of course, it seems acceptable to become a believer in one's boss; it's better not to be a believer if possible, since he is a materialist warrior.
Alright, that's enough about the divine magic research. Ron then took out the dual-system pope's basic intelligence book on the major powers on the continent.
This kind of intelligence is recorded in roughly the same way by every powerful force.
Ron hadn't focused his research much before, as he had too many things to study. But before taking a short nap in meditation, he wanted to check on the situation of the continent's top assassin organizations.
The organization that assassinated him was originally known in the Underdark as: the Temple of Heavenly Destruction.
"God" sometimes refers to all the gods, and these guys clearly don't get along with the popes.
As expected, the dimension has the potential to become abyss-like, and the power of the fallen human race is increasing.
On the other side of the Vita Continent, aren't some fallen humans still alive? Here on the Oran Continent, the Abyss forces have long since begun developing spies, and perhaps after many tens of thousands of years, another Abyss race will evolve, or even a certain type of demon race.
The rudimentary records about the Shatian Palace indicate that the assassin organization is openly led by a legendary figure, and one of its master-level assassins once successfully assassinated a legendary figure…
Ron was really interested in this case of a successful assassination of someone of a higher rank.
The outside world only knows the surface, of course; the papal records contain detailed explanations.
The slain legend was offered as a tribute to the successor of a smaller kingdom, but another, larger kingdom coveted the kingdom's amethyst mines.
A royal family offered an exorbitant price to send a top-tier assassin...
The process was too complicated, involving traitors and drugging, and the opponent was not even a legendary figure who had cultivated for many years... Even so, success is success.
What an amazing record!
Ron has become much more attentive to the Temple of the Heavenly Kings.
The Shatian Palace has five levels of assassins: white, yellow, purple, red, and legendary. It is estimated that the assassin who killed him was a purple-level assassin, and the investigation has indeed been quite thorough afterward.
As the Pope, Ron is likely to attract the attention of a red-level assassin, which is something we must be wary of!
Fortunately, Prince Woolley has diverted much of the attention from him. If any more assassins come to probe and kill him, then Ron will have to think things through.
The newly formed assassination organization within Sandy's territory should probably start looking for some talent. Let's see what fate brings! Ideally, they'd like to find some professionals.
Elven arrows are indeed a good means of sniping, but accuracy is not everything. The art of prior planning and escape routes are also crucial. Ron felt that these continent-level organizations were the most professional.
Well, perhaps we could research similar magical artifacts...
As he looked around, Ron discovered another piece of information that interested him.
The mad alchemist Hughes Ilzer—it turns out he's the one who invented the insane potion that's like a human bomb!
When it first appeared in ancient times, people didn't have many countermeasures. Later, people studied ways to deal with it, and high-level magicians were able to use specific methods to straighten out the chaotic flow of magic in other people's bodies. Moreover, this kind of potion was expensive to make...
To ensure a 100% success rate in suicide attempts if assassinations fail, members of the Shatian Palace also learn a combat technique for self-destruction in conjunction with potions... If used by mages, it should be called the Magic Turbulence Guiding Technique!
Isn't this the earliest application of elemental disorder? Hopefully, the other party's alchemy research won't go too deep!
After reading the intelligence book, Ron, with various thoughts in mind, finally put the book back into his storage ring and moved to his tent to begin his meditation for the day…
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