The Master of the Strange Realm

"Damn cultists, why did they all show up together?"

After finishing the conversation with Captain Binsey, Jenkins hurried back to the ground and found the main hall of the church. The bishop's sermon had already begun. He bent over and quietly slipped in through the main door. He found his father who was wearing glasses and looking up at the back seat.

There was an empty seat on the bench next to him, and Chocolate was lying there dozing.

The cat shook its ears a few times, saw Jenkins coming, and jumped to the ground lightly. After Jenkins sat down, it jumped up again and lay on his knees.

Compared to ordinary churches, the church of the Reading Festival has many more decorations. Not to mention the gold and silver ornaments hanging on the pillars, even the colored glass on weekdays has paintings from religious stories, and I don't know what technology is used to paint them.

The main hall is very quiet, and only Bishop Palod standing in front of the brown wooden pulpit is speaking.

He held a heavy book with a golden cover, and wore a brand new set of eight-piece purple-red vestments, a bishop's cloak, a gorgeous conical cape, and a red woolen shawl over the crossbow. The waist of the dress was tied with a wide ribbon, and the length of the ribbon and the length of the tassels were determined by the bishop's rank, so it was quite long. The dress was covered with a white linen short robe with wide lace at the hem.

He wore a mitre on his head, which was a hat worn after the vestments during the ceremony. It was made of two triangular melon-seed-shaped hard cloth, covered with gold wire or decorated with gems, about 30 cm high, with two streamers hanging behind.

On his chest was a silver chain, hanging a silver sheepskin scroll-shaped pendant. He held a golden pastoral staff in his left hand, representing his status and pastoral duties. On his right hand was a power ring cast from a rare alloy, engraved with the holy emblem of the sage and the name of the bishop, and then outlined with gold and silver threads. This is also the seal that must be stamped when the diocese makes important decisions.

Even in the original owner's memory, this is the most solemn set of clothes that the old bishop will only wear on important festivals. As the bishop gets older, the number of times he wears a set of clothes each year is gradually decreasing. After all, humans have their limits.

No matter how big the church is, it is impossible to accommodate all the believers in this diocese. Therefore, every year on the Reading Festival, only a small number of believers are qualified to listen to the bishop's sermons, and most other believers can only worship the holy images and emblems according to the process, do mass, and then drink the holy bread and holy wine distributed by the priests of the church.

In fact, it is low-concentration wine and some fine grain bread.

As for what kind of believers are qualified to listen to the sermon and participate in all religious activities throughout the day, the original owner has no memory of this. Because, since I can remember, the devout William's family can come to the church to worship at any time.

Others in the William's family must have come today, but Jenkins has not seen them yet. I thought that the whole day's activities would go smoothly, but I didn't expect that just after Bishop Palod finished the second section of the "Book of Saints", Schleich hurried out of the door.

Seeing that Jenkins noticed him, he waved his hand. Jenkins was startled, whispered to his father, and came to the door with chocolate in his arms.

"It's urgent, come quickly!"

The bearded gentleman was also dressed neatly today, with a red tie showing outside his white shirt. But the black leather shoes on his feet were obviously the wrong size, and his posture was very strange when he ran.

"What's wrong, I just separated from Captain Binsi, he didn't say there was an emergency."

"The news just came from the Holy See, it's about gems!"

In the surprised eyes of the passing nuns, the two well-dressed gentlemen hurried through the corridor to the back hall at an inappropriate speed, not caring to apologize to the old gentleman who almost bumped into them in front of the stairs, and hurried to the special items handling office.

Knocking on the door with his fingers, Schleich winked at Jenkins. He did not go in, but let Jenkins go in alone.

There were already three men in the office, namely the keeper Smith, the director of the Special Items Office, Mr. Coppola Bellini, and Miss Befanna's assistant, the 7th level gifter Mr. Gaskell Peters. Jenkins knew him before, but they had not had a private conversation.

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Section 243 Chapter 239 Preparation for the Advent

The three gentlemen all stood around the brown wooden desk with solemn faces. There were no previous documents on the desk, and there was only an exquisite teapot on the reflective desktop.

This is the activation object of the [Gem Gathering]. Jenkins was very worried about this gathering, so after the demon summoning incident, he temporarily left it in the church. This also indirectly showed that he was unwilling to participate again, and the church did not have any opinions on it.

"Gentlemen, what's wrong?"

He asked in confusion, taking off his hat and hanging it on the hanger behind the door. Mr. Bellini saw Jenkins' cat followed in, and wanted to say something, but in the end he just shook his head.

After Jenkins closed the door, he explained at a rapid speed:

"Mr. William, this is what happened. There are also other gifters from the Orthodox Church in the gem gathering, monitoring the movements of Mr. Constantine, who is level 8. But now there are some problems. According to the information from the [Sun and Justice Church], Constantine accidentally got a very scary weird thing and wanted to integrate it into himself."

Mr. Bellini looked at the secret keeper and motioned for him to continue. The latter wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and spoke equally quickly:

"A-12-02-4219, the foul flesh of the Devourer. It is impossible to verify where this mass of flesh originally came from, but it can absorb any other flesh that comes into direct contact with it, including living life, so it can only be sealed Preserved in a metal or wooden box without any gaps, during the short few years it was acquired by the Church of Death and Ending, it was discovered that it was alive, but did not seem to have a soul or mind. He wanted to achieve a certain goal by assimilating this mass of flesh, but he didn't notice that he was being assimilated by the mass of flesh. We don't know what would happen if A-12-02-4219 swallowed a level 8 gifter. , I don’t want to know, but this matter must be stopped.”

"Do you need me?"

Jenkins nodded seriously and reached out to activate the pot, but was stopped by the keeper's hand. Of course he knew he would be stopped, this was just a way to show his attitude.

The old secret keeper put a hand on his chest, looked through his glasses, and looked directly into Jenkins' eyes with sharp eyes:

"Mr. William, you are a holy son blessed by a wise man. Your life is more important than most events. The news from the Holy See also tends to let you think about it yourself. We can guarantee that, If you don’t want to participate, this matter will never affect you. The parish in the Chesland Kingdom can handle this matter alone; if you want to participate, then your safety can be completely guaranteed.”

Jenkins nodded again, and after just a few seconds, he made a decision:

"What do you need me to do?"

He believed it was dangerous, but he also believed his own safety could be ensured. Although he was blessed by a sage and had a high status in a religious sense, this was the first dangerous task he was assigned after becoming the Son of God. If you refuse this time, you may refuse the next time with the excuse of "I refused last time, so I won't do it this time."

Although Jenkins has been trying his best to avoid danger, he is not the kind of person who lacks the courage to meet challenges.

"Mr. Willamt, have you really thought about it?"

Mr. Peters asked again. Now that Miss Bevanna is not in Nolan Parish, he is the supreme commander of the combat force.

"Think about it."

Jenkins repeated his answer, put his cat on the sofa, took off his coat and hung it on the hanger, then walked to the table and stared at the pot with the three gentlemen.

Smith, Bellini and Peters looked at each other, as if they were making up their minds.

"I admire your courage, Mr. Willamt."

It was Mr. Bellini who spoke, and this was his office, so he dominated.

"You have done a great job as the scribe of the Sages."

The three of them lowered their heads to each other and drew the holy symbol on their chests. Jenkins was at a loss for a moment.

"Now that the decision has been made, I will tell you the mission now."

He picked up a piece of paper from the chair nearby and handed it to Jenkins. This was a specific description of the mission.

"We will use divine magic to deactivate this item in a moment, so that your projection will appear directly in the basement where the party is held. You don't need to face Constantine, he is crazy now, your task is to find a way Go outside and pour your spirit into this..."

Mr. Bellini placed a brass-colored metal cylinder on the table, making a crisp impact. This metal tube is a hexagonal body, about the length of a palm, with a smooth surface and a golden aura.

"Inject the spirit here so that the local church in the Kingdom of Chesland can finally determine where Constantine is hiding. Any questions?"

"Yes, sir."

Jenkins knew that time was tight, so he didn't waste any time and asked directly: "How should I carry this item? You should also know that the way to convene a gem party is direct projection."

"Yes, we will use a special item to help you pass such a thing over. It will cost a huge price, but what happened with Constantine happened too fast, and the Holy See had no time to prepare a better plan."

In addition to the brass signal tube, he twisted out two rings and placed them on the table. One of them is silver without any setting, while the other is embellished with a deep black gemstone.

"These two things will also be passed directly over as a safety measure. Note that when it comes in the form of a projection, you cannot touch the physical object, so the magic will undergo some changes in a while, and the way of coming will be semi-physical, but You are not a physical body. There is no time to explain the specific content. You can understand it as a state between the spirit body and the entity. As long as this ring with a black gemstone is worn on your finger, everything will change when you return. Any attached damage will disappear."

"What about mental pollution?"

"This - a ring made of high-density spiritual blocking metal, the Holy See just sent it from the royal capital using special means."

Jenkins looked at the two items in turn to confirm that the aura was indeed present, and then nodded to indicate that it was okay.

The difficulty of teleporting items remotely is considerable. Therefore, none of the items on his body could be brought over, and all he could rely on was the poor spirit of the second-level gifter...and 13 abilities and 6 gifts.

Thinking about it this way, it's not very dangerous.

Chapter 244 Chapter 240 Starry Sky’s Help

Without further delay, the Holy See in the capital was also making preparations to remotely guarantee Jenkins' safety. In Nolan's office, three granters first set up a divine ritual to deactivate the pot. Then the director of the special item handling office personally took out the special [Extraordinary] B-06-5-5091, a planetarium that can teleport items remotely.

This was just rented from the [Starry Sky and Balance] Church today.

At the top of the white stone base is a huge sapphire, and the symbols of the twelve most important constellations recognized by the astrologers of this world are engraved around the gem. In the gem, you can even see the silver light flashing. There is no concept of space in the starry sky. Theoretically, you can reach any location in the material world from the starry sky. This planetarium uses this principle to send items from the material world to the starry sky, and then fall back to the material world.

Of course, the cost is huge. The energy source consumed by the planetarium is a mercury-like liquid, which is something that only the [Starry Sky and Balance] Church can produce. The cost of transmitting three items at the same time this time is only a fraction of Jenkins' 8,000 pounds.

In order to ensure that Jenkins's fake body and the three items arrive at the same time, the deactivation and the astrolabe must be carried out at the same time.

The old keeper finally asked Jenkins if he was ready and reminded him of many precautions. He put his right hand on his shoulder and nodded heavily, making Jenkins think that he was going to die gloriously.

For safety reasons, when the mission reaches the fifteenth minute, Nolan will forcibly pull Jenkins back, so if he encounters difficulties at the beginning, he only needs to find a place to hide.

"Be careful, your safety is the most important."

Mr. Peters, dressed in a brown cashmere suit, reminded again, "If you get into trouble, Miss Befanna will not forgive me when she comes back."

He finally made a joke to ease the atmosphere. Jenkins also understood this mood and assured:

"Don't worry, I plan to have dinner with my family after I come back..."

His face changed, realizing the danger of this statement. So he immediately shut up, asked the three gentlemen to take care of their cats, and took action as soon as possible.

Outside, where Jenkins could not see, two-digit church gifters were urgently dispatched to the church. The outer wall of the special item handling office was already covered with golden lines. When the gifter's hand was pressed on it, the spirit would spontaneously gather inside.

Jenkins did not have time to look at his feet just now, otherwise he would have found that the complex golden lines like underground steam pipes covered the entire room. Reverse activation of the pot, allowing Jenkins to arrive in the Kingdom of Cheslan in a nearly advent manner, is definitely not a simple matter.

This also shows the urgency of the Constantine incident on one hand, otherwise, the Holy See would not have thought of letting the Son of God, who is only at the level of 2, to perform such a dangerous mission.

Jenkins pressed his right hand on the lid of the pot, and Mr. Smith, the most qualified among the secret keepers in the Nolan Parish, stood behind him. Peters, the level 7 gifter, was arranging the reverse activation ceremony, and Mr. Bellini was responsible for teleporting with B-06-5-5091.

The four of them stared at the clock in the corner together, and even Chocolate lay on the sofa, half-opening his eyes to look at the dial. When the time reached the moment agreed with the Holy See, dazzling golden light burst out from under everyone's feet.

It was as if he was put into a village woman's laundry basin, stirring wildly up and down and left and right. This was not a space transfer, but Jenkins once again felt that something was spying on him from a distance. The last time he had this feeling was when he broke through the window and fell into the white mist during the hospital evil spirit incident.

Jenkins can now be sure that behind the fragile spatial structure of the material world, there must be something extremely terrifying hidden.

The dizzy feeling soon ended, and after his vision was restored, Jenkins found himself standing on a sea of ​​stars.

"Wrong position?"

He wondered, isn't this the star realm?

A silver light appeared in the distance, and the light stopped in front of Jenkins, standing on the surging sea of ​​stars. This is a woman with a delicate face, a transparent body, wearing a neat white robe, and a pair of golden glasses.

"Lakul?"

He called tentatively.

The woman bowed, and then voices came from all directions, and the human form of the Star Spirit did not even open its mouth, "This is the name I used when I was in the human world. So, I call you, Jenkins Williamette."

"Why am I here?"

"Aren't you looking for me? I just found that an item left in the material world many years ago was triggered. What's more unexpected is that you are also performing a kind of space transfer ability on the side..."

"No."

Jenkins covered his face. This was a coincidence of fate. "This is an accident."

He simply told what he was experiencing. The Star Spirit nodded and looked at him with his eyes that contained infinite wisdom in the emptiness:

"I'm sorry, Williamette. I will take you to your destination... As compensation for you and as a witness to the friendship between the Star Spirit and the New God, if you need to use the astral world to transfer items in the future, then directly activate [Starlight Illumination], and call my name and recall my form at the same time, and I will help you."

The voices coming from all over the sea of ​​stars echoed around. Although the voice was cold, the woman in the bachelor's gown in front of him revealed great kindness.

"Won't it be troublesome?"

"No, for me, it's as simple as picking up a stone and throwing it into the lake. Of course, if you need to pass items, you need to provide a beacon... Goodbye, God blessed by the starry sky!"

Just like last time, before Jenkins asked, he fell from the sea of ​​stars.

When the soles of his feet felt the ground again, he had arrived at the basement. This is a huge closed dark room, just like last time, with hundreds of golden candlesticks, strange characters written by unknown substances, and a round table in the center, forming three nested rings.

But the candlesticks were not lit, the characters no longer glowed, and there was no one in front of the round table. The whole room was dim.

Just now, the short stay in the star realm seemed to be an illusion, and now I finally arrived at my destination.

He whispered a word:

"Lakul!"

Two silver balls of light flew out from his heart, temporarily illuminating the view.

Chapter 245 Chapter 241 Miss Variable Stone

The chairs beside the table were scattered, and two of them even fell sideways on the ground. In front of the main seat of the table, there stood a three-meter-high cross, and the white wood was stained with bloodstains, which looked very fresh.

Jenkins bent down, picked up the three items at his feet, put the two rings on his left and right hands respectively, and put the brass cylinder on his waist, and then walked towards the cross.

The blood on it was real, and Jenkins could even smell the strong smell of blood.

He walked around this small space and confirmed that there were no important clues that were missed, and then walked to the door.

This is a stone door, almost integrated with the wall. After pushing it open with great effort, there was a quiet and narrow corridor outside the door, and the walls were all made of rough stones.