Chapter 219 The Truth about the Holy Fire
The so-called holy fire of the Flame Cult is the mist on the gate of the Galaxy Tomb. If you separate them out, they will turn into flames.
Thinking of the big pit on the tenth planet of the fourth galaxy, where the bishop of the Flame Church discovered the holy fire, it can be confirmed that Yinhe had once been on the tenth planet of the fourth galaxy.
"Have you ever seen the true form of the Holy Fire? Does it exist alone?" Xu Lingqu returned to the point.
Father Myron was so taken aback by her promise that he forgot that one of his hands was still in the state of being removed. After thinking carefully, he replied, "No, only the Bishop and Master Forge Dream have seen the true form of the Holy Fire. The priests have only been given a small cluster of flames to facilitate our purification rituals for senior believers."
"We place the Holy Fire above their heads and have them kneel down to recite church doctrine." Father Myron swallowed hard as he looked at the mist swirling around Xu Lingqu's hand. "The Holy Fire must not leave the island. Priests must be extremely careful when using it. The Archbishop checks on us every day. If the Holy Fire is missing, the bishop will execute us..."
He obviously had something else in mind, so Xu Lingqu motioned for him to continue.
"Actually, I know this thing won't burn people alive. It just causes a strong burning sensation. A priest once tried to kill someone with the Holy Fire, but the person didn't die. Later, the bishop killed them all..." Father Mellen sighed. "As for burning people alive... that's just the bishop's trick. When he uses the Holy Fire to kill people, he adds powdered diopside. That's the real culprit."
At the beginning, Myron was actually a loyal believer of the Flame Church, but since he came to the headquarters island, he realized many facts and his faith gradually faded.
There was no way he could tell anyone about these facts. He was just a little priest, and being able to live a decent life here without any worries was good enough. Living a numb and confused day by day was quite comfortable...
The powder of diopside stone is also recognized as an inhumane weapon by both the Empire and the Federation. Both sides have openly banned the mining of diopside stone mines. When it burns, it will burn people to death, and the flames produced are similar in color to the so-called holy fire.
The bishop of the Flame Church obtained them through unknown channels, and thus began his career as a deceitful bishop.
If the Holy Fire really existed and he could control it at will, he would have unified the Empire and the Federation with the various weapons made from it.
Master Forging Dreams' initial interest in it was likely due to his desire to manufacture mecha weapons. As for why, after witnessing the Holy Flame's true form, he recognized the bishop and allowed the Flame Church to remain on the Neutral Island...
That's probably related to the Milky Way.
Xu Lingqu moved his fingers, and the little holy fire returned to Father Mellen's necklace. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He still didn't know who this person in garbage worker's clothes was and what he was going to do. It was incredible that this holy fire didn't even cause her a burning sensation and it even turned into mist in her hand.
Although he had used this to beg for mercy in exchange for his life before, he was really afraid of being killed by her. Now that he is sure that she will not kill him, he still has to try his best to get it back. After all, if his share of the Holy Fire is gone, the Archbishop and the Bishop will also kill him if they go out.
"Ksenia, did you write down everything you just said?" Xu Lingqu put the arm that had been removed back into his body.
Upon hearing this, Father Mellen's words of thanks got stuck in his throat.
"If anything unexpected happens tonight, I guarantee that everything you say will spread throughout the Empire and the Federation."
He revealed all the secrets of the Yanyan Church.
From the moment Ksenia brought Father Mellen back truthfully and did not reveal Xu Lingqu's true identity, it was 100% certain that she was completely on Xu Lingqu's side.
Moreover, Ksenia's little brain was very smart. With just a glance from Xu Lingqu, she immediately picked up the intelligent computer that fell from Father Mellen and began to record everything.
Although she had never owned an intelligent computer, she had secretly seen Father Mellen use it before.
Therefore, Xu Lingqu did not need any evidence of Ksenia in his hands, but it was different for Father Mellen.
It is impossible for the deputy leader to subdue him directly, and it is not easy to deal with him if he is killed directly. Moreover, she also needs him to go out and help her with some things.
The original plan was to take weapons and go to the ground to deal with them one by one. Now it seems too crude and will give the bishop a chance to escape with the Holy Fire itself.
Xu Lingqu didn't intend to let any of those people on the ground go, so it would be better to make a plan to kill them.
"You...I...Okay..." Father Myron wiped his face and finally lowered his head helplessly. "Whatever you need me to do for you, don't worry, everything is up to you."
He himself did not want to maintain everything that was rotten here, but he had no ability to resist or speak out before, so he could only muddle along.
Now that I have met this person, although I don’t know her identity, judging from the way she does things and the way she skillfully removed her arms and jaw, she must not be an ordinary person.
It would be great if we could overturn this rotten place under her leadership.
Father Mellen had no intention of taking back his intelligent computer, and he wisely admitted his mistake and showed his loyalty. In the following time, he listened with trepidation to Xu Lingqu's general plan, and then he was allowed to leave.
"Are you so confident that he won't betray us?" Ksenia closed the door gently and turned to look at Xu Lingqu who had taken off his helmet.
"Didn't you say at the beginning that he was a good man?" Xu Lingqu chuckled.
Ksenia scratched her head sheepishly.
"I won't sleep tonight. You go lie down in my lifeboat." Xu Lingqu loaded his gun. "If anything unexpected happens, you just lie down in there and wait for me to sort everything out before coming out."
Ksenia nodded with emotion, and once again thanked herself for secretly bringing it back to the lifeboat.
You know, that life capsule is extremely heavy, and she had to secretly move it in while everyone was asleep... I don't know whether to praise her for her perseverance or luck during the whole process.
She lay in the lifeboat, thinking about what Xu Lingqu had said. If she could really become a bishop, she would make sure all the interstellar orphans on the island could have hot bread to eat!
Father Mellon returned to the ground and ran into the archdeacon who came to check the sacred fire.
His sinister gaze focused on Father Myron: "You've been underground for so long?"
"A few low-level believers started quarreling, and I took some time to calm them down and return to their asceticism." Father Mellen explained immediately.
"Where is your intelligent brain?" the archbishop continued to ask, observing him.
"My intelligent computer... Oh, I accidentally broke it when I was trying to stop a fight just now." Father Mellen put on a sincere look.
The archdeacon checked that his holy fire was still there, and then looked at Father Mellen. Although Xu Lingqu had disassembled and repaired his jaw and arms, he did not leave any obvious external injuries on his body, and there seemed to be nothing unusual.
"Don't be so lenient with them next time. Bring weapons with you! Just deal with those who are quarreling." The archbishop looked at Father Mellen with disdain.
As an outlier, he was always very tolerant of low-level believers. The archdeacon had been unhappy with him for a long time, but he didn't do anything wrong on a daily basis, so he couldn't find any reason to punish him and could only give him another verbal warning.
Father Mellen breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the archbishop walk away. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and immediately began to prepare for what Xu Lingqu had ordered.
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