I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

After giving some instructions, Roland said, "Go find Catherine. Tell her I'll be in my room this afternoon and won't be going out. When I do go out, I'll have you accompany me."

The maids listened and remembered the matter.

Seeing the master wave them away, the maids didn't curtsy but turned and left directly.

Roland secretly felt another surge of anger: 'They're becoming more and more disrespectful. When I have time, I'll see how I deal with you!'

Looking at the time, Roland planned to kidnap Florence.

He took an ordinary bag from his dimensional bag and, after reciting a spell, the bag transformed into a dimensional bag.

Then, he secretly left a puppet in his place, while his real body concealed itself.

This puppet clone looked exactly like Roland, even the bag at its waist looked the same.

Roland thought to himself: 'Senior knows I hate her spying on me, and she hasn't been doing it much these past few years.

She's especially busy this afternoon, so she shouldn't have time to watch me. If I leave a clone here, she won't notice right away if she's not paying attention.'

After checking the puppet to make sure nothing was missed, Roland quietly left the room.

At the same time, a little girl wearing a doll costume suddenly appeared in Roland's dimensional bag.

— It was Leona.

Standing in front of the 'Valeria Hunter's Cabin' door inside the dimensional bag, Leona cheerfully started dancing.

Looking closely, she was also holding a small maid doll in her arms.

The little doll's face was very gloomy, and she muttered, "You dog, I knew it! You specifically asked Florence where they were today, and it couldn't be for anything good. Stop spinning, Leona, I'm getting dizzy! Put me down!"

Today, Roland and his senior had been scheming against each other.

Earlier, Roland had inquired about 'where the others were'.

Catherine only told Roland Florence's location.

She also specifically told Roland to go out with Theresa and the others if he went out.

As a result, Roland agreed readily but then secretly left the house.

To mislead people, he even left a substitute.

Catherine sneered.

'I'll see what you're up to!'

Roland stealthily arrived at the Great Scripture Hall.

Once there, Roland realized he had encountered a problem.

The small scripture hall behind the Great Scripture Hall was locked. He couldn't get in.

The two guards at the door were also gone. Roland couldn't open the small door and couldn't ask anyone inside to open it.

He began searching for someone in the Great Scripture Hall.

It was lunchtime, so someone would definitely be coming to deliver food. Roland decided to try his luck.

As long as the small door opened, Roland could appear and inform the scripture copyists in the scripture hall, and they would open the door and let him in.

After wandering around, Roland suddenly saw a projection playing in the crystal array floating within the Great Scripture Hall.

The screen showed a group of clergy from the Holy See leading a group of 'priests' in white robes on a tour of the Great Cathedral of Villemick.

The priests' robes were somewhat similar to those of the Dawn Priests, with many patterns alluding to mythological stories. However, these patterns depicted not the Three Gods of Dawn, but the 'Pure White Moon', the 'Spherical Angel', the 'Holy Tree', the 'Elves', and so on.

Moreover, these priests had not shaved their heads. Both men and women had long hair.

Short hair had been popular in the South for many years. Now, it was rare to see people with long hair on the streets.

Even women with long hair mostly put it up and wore a beautiful hat.

But these people were dressed very primitively, looking a bit like ancient people from the Middle Ages.

However, if they were priests who followed ancient customs, they would have a short, ear-length Mediterranean haircut—that is, the tonsure called the 'Thorn Ring of Saint Peter'.

Occasionally, one or two men with short hair, like Roland, had it cut especially short, looking like ancient bumpkin knights who had cut their hair short to make it easier to wear helmets.

Inside the Great Scripture Hall, the monks surrounded the projection, pointing and discussing.

— "Are those the followers of the 'Pure White Goddess' and the 'Twilight God'?"

— "They're now called the 'Pure White Secret Magic Society'."

— "I heard it's some kind of 'Journey of Root Seeking'. You know, the Pure White God was once a saintess of our ancient Dawn Sect. By calculation, the northern sect is also over a thousand years old."

— "Truly, the Three Holy Mothers bless us. Our sect has flourished in the North."

— "Hmph, what sect? They're not the same sect as us. Moreover, they're just witches in disguise."

— "Alas, as long as there is light in the heart, one is a child illuminated by the light. The Western elves even call the Mother of Generosity the Moon God, and that's not the same sect either.

Besides, the King of Generosity is the God of Magic. As long as a witch has faith, they are a follower of the God of Magic, aren't they?"

Roland suddenly realized, 'So these are the 'White Chess Witches'!'

Probably there are people from Twilight and Black Abyss too.

It's been over twenty years since I left the Eastern Territory. To deal with the Yellow Fern King, after the first batch of Secret Society sufferers and old Black Abyss types crawled out a dozen years ago, the three major councils have been trending towards merging.

Now, although they still have factions, the three major councils have changed their skin and merged into a 'Pure White Secret Magic Society'.

Roland had heard about this when he first came to Villemick. Was it from the newspaper? Or did someone tell me?

Roland couldn't help but shake his head secretly, sighing.

At this moment, a somewhat familiar person suddenly appeared in the picture, but the camera cut away.

Roland couldn't help but be stunned for a long time.

That lady looked very familiar, but Roland couldn't remember her name.

Suddenly, Roland remembered, it was one of his classmates!

When he first followed 'Charlie' to the Magic Chess Club (club), he met many apprentices of the White Chess School.

At that time, he was the God of Gamblers of the Magic Chess Club.

Now, I wonder how many of the Four Gods of Gamblers are left.

Will Helena come too?

How is Joan now?

Are they all still alive?

Roland suddenly felt an urge to see his old classmates.

But he stopped after taking just one step.

Roland sighed secretly.

He was now unable to act freely.

Whether or not he could meet with the delegation was another matter, but even if he could show his face to the delegation, he couldn't reveal his identity.

'First, I need to settle Florence's matter, and then use Lawrence's appearance to sneak a peek.'

Senior repeatedly told Roland, this conspicuous person, not to wander around these days.

She was afraid that he would run into the five wings and lose face in front of everyone.

Roland was obviously not afraid of any social awkwardness. Besides, it was Lawrence who would be socially awkward.

It was 'Isabella' who would be losing face.

At this moment, Roland suddenly saw Florence in the crowd in the picture.

She wasn't conspicuous at all standing in the crowd, and it was just a fleeting side profile.

The monks hadn't noticed, but Roland's eyes were especially sharp, so he saw her figure at once.

Roland couldn't help but be stunned for a long time.

Didn't Senior say that Florence would go to the scripture hall this afternoon?

At this time, a nun suddenly entered the Great Scripture Hall.

This nun was wearing a pure white nun's habit, with a Y-shaped cross pendant on her neck.

Many monks hurriedly greeted her respectfully after seeing her.

— "High Deacon Florence, why are you back early? How was the tour?"

The person who came in was Miss Florence.

Roland thought, 'It sounds like High Deacon Florence came back early. So, the picture playing in the array isn't live?

That's right, this is a big deal, how could it be live?

If someone suddenly caused trouble, they would become famous.

There are many lunatics in Villemick, who knows what bizarre scene some conspicuous person might create. By the time the camera cuts away, it will be too late. It will have to be on the newspaper the next day, spreading throughout the South and the Eastern Territory!'

Just then, Roland found himself unknowingly walking behind Florence.

He quickly focused his attention and suppressed the urge to hug her from behind.

Roland secretly wiped his cold sweat and thought, 'It really is Florence!'

At this time, the surrounding monks also gathered around Florence.

Everyone asked about the situation in the Holy See. Florence, with her signature polite smile, told everyone about the situation there.

It sounded like the delegation from the Eastern Territory and the delegation from the Holy See had already settled in the Summer Palace.

A small number of people were staying at the monastery.

The monks couldn't help but complain. Clearly, the monastery and the Holy See had places specially prepared for guests, but everyone preferred to stay at the Summer Palace.

It was said that this time, the Holy See was preparing to have a long-term exchange with the Eastern Territory. Some southern monks would go to the 'Pure White Secret Magic Society' in the Eastern Territory for further study, and some easterners would stay in the South for further study.

Florence was on the list of candidates, but the matter hadn't been finalized yet.

Roland's heart stirred slightly, and he thought, 'After kidnapping Florence, I can just have the delegation help secretly send her to the Eastern Territory.'

I'll make a decision first and report it later. Then, I just need to inform Williams, and Florence will have a legitimate reason to go to the Eastern Territory. By then, even if I tell Senior that Florence knows her identity, Senior won't have an excuse to make trouble for her.'

At this moment, Roland saw Florence entering the Scripture-Copying Hall.

He hurriedly and quietly followed behind Florence.

After the scripture-copyist opened the door, Roland secretly followed Florence into the Scripture-Copying Hall.

Then, Florence told the scripture-copyists that she had suddenly received divine will while visiting the sanctuary with the team today. She needed to pray and carefully listen to the oracle.

The three scripture-copyists showed serious expressions upon hearing this.

In this Wilmick Monastery, Florence was the most special saint. It would not be an exaggeration to say she was second-in-command.

Because she could hear divine oracles.

Moreover, it was difficult for others to verify the oracles.

So, if she fabricated an oracle, no one could tell the difference. And even if Williams heard her relay the oracle, he would have to do as she said.

And with Florence's character... she had indeed fabricated some oracles.

But she had never violated the dogma or the laws of Heaven—God loves the world, so when faith and the livelihood of the people conflict, the shepherd can forsake faith.

Therefore, Florence had told some small lies.

She had even done something that the church considered depraved to deal with the werewolves—allowing herself to be possessed by a demon.

Of course, no one knew about these things. Including the possession by the demon (Catherine), which only Catherine and a few old members of the Black Abyss who were present at the time knew about.

Seeing Florence kneeling alone under the statue of God, praying piously, the three scripture-copyists solemnly picked up their things and stood aside, ready to record.

After a while, Florence opened her eyes and repeated the oracle.

After listening to the first half, the three scripture-copyists showed expressions of understanding.

This oracle verified Roland's identity as a Holy Son. The general meaning was: Roland is the Holy Son of the 'Holy Mother,' ranked first among the four Holy Sons, the eldest brother.

This resolved a matter that had been troubling the Dawn Society for a long time.

In the Old Testament, the Three Holy Mothers of Dawn had a total of four Holy Sons. But there was a problem here.

No one knew the gender of these four Holy Sons.

Some believed they had gender, while others believed they did not.

Because in Heaven, many gods are tangible and have forms. They were once humans, and still retain their humanity after igniting the divine fire. They have gender.

But some gods were never human; they are formless and intangible.

The Three Dawn Gods are formless and intangible gods.

The Holy Sons of such gods often come in all forms. For example, the Holy Son of the God of Storms is a storm.

How could a storm have gender?

Some believe this is because the Three Dawn Goddesses married a mortal. Therefore, the children have humanity, personality, and human form.

But this statement has caused a lot of controversy. Because everyone feels that the idea of a god marrying a mortal is too outrageous.

If it were said that a god combined with a mortal, that would be more acceptable. In ancient mythology, there are many stories of gods who, admiring mortal heroes, combined with mortals.

In this situation, the Holy Son is often the child left behind after the god descends to earth as a human. So the child is human.

Humans having children is normal.

Humans marrying is also normal.

In Heaven, there is a god who traveled the mortal world and joined a hero group to fight against evil gods. After defeating the evil gods, she married her teammate.

However, the story in the Dawn Old Testament is not like this.

The three gods were in the form of gods during the several processes of creating and giving birth!

How could they create a baby with a mortal in the form of a god?

Entangle the mortal?

Too outrageous!

Moreover, even if it were really like this, could the mortal bear it?

You must know, this is the Old Testament!

In the Old Testament, a person who touches the Holy Mother will turn into 'the purest thing'!

Looking directly at the 'Merciful Holy Mother' will turn you into the Merciful Holy Mother!

And a person who touches the Generous Mother will turn into part of the Holy Tree!

How could they make a baby with a human?

And have three gods marry one mortal and live as husband and wife every day?

What a joke!

Therefore, there has always been great controversy about the gender of the Holy Sons.

However, Roland's appearance has largely broken this controversy.

Roland's angelic appearance in the Mirror of Truth is that of a male six-winged angel.

Therefore, the Three Dawn Gods should have really made a baby with a mortal.

Therefore, the Holy Son is two sides of the same coin. One side is formless and intangible, with only divinity and divine nature.

The other side is tangible and has form, with human form, personality, and humanity.

This statement is very consistent with the Old Testament! Moreover, Mr. Roland had previously translated this matter. It can be said that his translation is very accurate and completely matches the oracle!

In addition, in his translation, the four Holy Sons are three males and one female.

The youngest one is the 'Violet Mad Holy Son'—the female Holy Son.

The three scripture-copyists hurriedly recorded this content.

Everyone seemed to agree with this oracle and believed that Roland's translation was very accurate.

But Roland, who was on the side, showed a very strange expression.

Next, Florence recounted the second half of the oracle.

The first half of the oracle was not surprising to the three scripture-copyists.

But after listening to the second half of the oracle, the three scripture-copyists were shocked.

Because the second half required the Dawn Society to obey the orders of the Holy Son Roland.

After Florence finished speaking, she also showed a solemn expression.

One scripture-copyist, wiping his cold sweat, said: "Your Excellency, the second half of the oracle cannot be made public for the time being. Otherwise, there will be great chaos!"

Florence also nodded very solemnly and said: "I will communicate with Williams."

Another scripture-copyist said: "Indeed, His Excellency Roland is from the Eastern Territory. What if he orders us to join the Eastern Territory? This matter must not be known to the Holy See."

The third scripture-copyist showed a suspicious look.

The Three Dawn Gods almost never interfere in secular affairs. They are very different from the heavenly gods in the church and seem very Buddhist.

In recent years, oracles have rarely appeared.

And all the oracles have almost appeared in the last ten years.

Some even suspect that the three gods have never conveyed oracles, and all the oracles are fabricated.

Just then, Florence's body suddenly stiffened slightly.

The three scripture-copyists hurriedly asked: "Your Excellency, what's wrong? Have you sensed a new divine will again?"

Florence said with uncertain surprise: "I, I feel like someone is hugging me... No, it's God! God is holding me in his arms!"

The three scripture-copyists were shocked and hurriedly inquired about the content of the divine will.

Florence immediately showed a pious expression and prayed solemnly.

This time, a series of sounds echoed in the Scripture-Copying Hall.

In a trance, everyone found a pillar of light appearing in front of them. Then, a woman dressed meticulously from head to toe slowly descended on the pillar of light.

Upon closer inspection, this woman looked almost exactly like the statue of the 'Holy Mother'!

Everyone was shocked.

The woman waved her hand and said a sentence in divine language. The general meaning was to repeat the content of the oracle just now, and then ask the scripture-copyists to go out and leave Florence alone.

The three scripture-copyists hurriedly bowed and took their leave. After going out, they cried excitedly.

The idea that the Three Dawn Gods had never descended oracles had been completely broken.

On the other side, only Florence was left in the Scripture-Copying Hall.

No one knows what that 'God' just said to Florence. Florence was crying bitterly.

Her face was flushed, and she seemed very ashamed and regretful. She was repenting with tears streaming down her face.

She said: "Lord, please forgive me... The Holy See sent a secret order today, asking those shepherds who went to the Eastern Territory to build farms and summon the Shepherd God.

The Shepherd God is the dark god of the 'Light and Shadow United Church'!

It will bring disaster!

This violates our dogma!

Therefore, after communicating with Miss Catherine, the fiancée of the Holy Son Roland, we decided to fabricate an oracle..."

'God' said a passage in divine language.

The general meaning is: You carry my will and give blessings to the world for me. Saving them from disaster. This is good. It does not violate the dogma.

But what you did last night violated the Three Vows of Abstinence. Shepherds must be ruthless, not be moved by mortal emotions, and must repent.

Florence was slightly stunned after hearing this.

She said: "Lord, I have never had any feelings for the Holy Son. From the bottom of my heart, I treat him as a friend. When Roland hugged me to sleep last night, I was very angry. I even specifically told Catherine about this in the morning, hoping she could restrain her fiancé."

'God' laughed after hearing this, very pleased.

He gently hugged Florence and said that being in close contact with people does not violate the vow of abstinence, but masturbation does.

These words made Florence feel very collapsed.

She was ashamed and wept for masturbating with the Holy Son Roland.

After listening for a while, 'God' said that in order to prevent Florence from making mistakes again, He thought of a good way. He will call back to apologize and let Roland help her completely abstain from emotions.

After saying that, 'God' slowly faded the divine radiance and turned into Roland.

Obviously, there was no God who appeared at all.

What Roland had just used was Old Shaman's trick—Pseudo-God Realm Descent.

The three scripture copyists would never have been able to see through it, and neither would Florence herself.

Even someone of Williams' level might not have been able to see through this trick of his.

Unless one's magical attainment was higher than Williams', or they had the eyes of a god, it would have been absolutely impossible to see through it.

After appearing, Roland said pretentiously, "Florence, I was just recalled by the Holy Mother. She has already told me everything. I have offended you in the past, and here, I solemnly apologize to you."

Florence wiped away her tears and pushed Roland, saying, "I accept your apology, Mr. Roland. Please put me down quickly."

Roland said, "I can't let go."

The corner of Florence's mouth twitched fiercely. She didn't speak for a long time, glaring at Roland with great anger.

After holding back for a long time, Florence said meaningfully, "Mr. Roland, logically speaking, it is absolutely impossible for you to be uncontrollably holding me."

After a pause, she gritted her teeth and said, "Let go, Mr. Roland! I know you're doing this on purpose! You're going too far!!"

Roland sighed and said, "When you speak, shouldn't you take a look at your own arms first?"

Florence was slightly stunned. She looked down and found that she was also holding Roland tightly!

She pulled out her hands and hurriedly wanted to retreat, but after taking only half a step back, she revealed an extremely tangled expression.

Immediately afterward, she hugged Roland and placed her head on Roland's chest.

At this moment, Florence was completely dumbfounded.

"How, how could this be? Impossible! Impossible! What am I going to do tonight! I have things to do tonight! I have to meet with two delegations!"