The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"Do you know the origin of this top stone?" Leo asked straightforwardly.

Joan replied: "Of course I understand. It is said that this heartstone is a sacred object bestowed by the Rock Lord to the Panshi Church when the Panshi Church was preparing to build the main church in the New World. As long as the top center stone is in the church, This Rock Temple will always be under the protection of the Lord of Stone and will exist forever."

"Holy things?" Sylvia smiled slightly disdainfully, and said, "I have never seen a church's holy things need to be tied up and hung in the air." As she spoke, she saw Sylvia Ya quickly climbed along a stone pillar to a rope hanging from the top stone, checked the rope very carefully, then jumped directly from the height, landed firmly on the ground, and followed Lei Ou said: "It's tendons, I don't know what kind of tendons it is. I feel that the strength contained in it is not very strong, but the texture is very strong."

"What muscle?" Joan asked Sylvia with a puzzled expression.

Sylvia didn't hesitate to answer, and told Joan what she found seriously. It turns out that the ropes that bind the top stone and hang it in the air are not ordinary steel cables twisted with steel wires. It's a tetanus or hamstring that belongs to some kind of gigantic creature.

Joan was a little surprised when he heard it, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, this kind of thing has nothing to do with him, and it won't affect him whether he knows it or not.

But Digaro, who was hiding in the dark and waiting for an opportunity, was shocked by this news, because Sylvia's words happened to be connected with a long-ago rumor in the Rock Temple.

This rumor is that this heartstone is not a gift from the Lord of Stone at all, but a curse. In order to prevent this curse from affecting the Rock Church in the Old World, that's why the high-level church at that time decided to build a Rock Church headquarters in the New World. , Transfer this core stone to the New World, and use the hamstrings of ancient giants to make chains that block curses, and seal the core stone.

Therefore, the Rock Church in the New World is only a tool used to take care of the cursed objects. Therefore, the preaching and expansion of the Rock Church in the New World has always been restricted by the Church in the Old World. That's it, without needing to wield too much unnecessary power.

This rumor has appeared in the New World Rock Church for a long time, but it has always been regarded as a rumor and excuse made by the New World Church trying to gain more power, so it has not been taken seriously, but it has not died out. It has been passed down to this day.

And Di Garro immediately connected Sylvia's statement with this rumor, and was emotionally shaken, not because of the so-called tendons and hamstrings of something, but another thing related to it This incident is the New World church split incident.

For people from other churches, the Panshi Church in the New World is very united, but in fact there was a split in the Panshi Church in the New World. This incident lasted less than a day and was quickly resolved internally.

The person who initiated this incident was a senior member of the Rock Church in the New World, who was also a senior member of the local Rock Church clergy. Completely independent from the control of the Old World Church, the senior management of the New World Church can only be held by local clergy in the New World, and cannot be appointed by the Old World Church.

And the excuse of this high-level church leader for launching the schism was that the holy object was a cursed object, and one of the evidences he presented was that the ropes that bound the top stone were made of giant hamstrings, which contained the power to seal the cursed object.

Naturally, the schism initiated by this high-level was subsided quickly, and the high-level was also expelled from the church and exiled to the extreme north.

It's just that there are rumors that after this high-ranking man was exiled, he did not completely give up his ideas, but instead modified the teachings according to his ideas and spread his teachings in the extreme north.

Because his self-compiled teachings resonated greatly among the local clergy, and he was indeed fighting for the rights of the local clergy, so many local clergy were bewitched and went to the extreme north to join the The church founded by people is said to have reached a certain scale by now.

It’s just that I don’t know why the Rock Church didn’t send the Church Knights to crusade like other churches did to the apostates, but let it grow and develop, which made everyone in the church feel extremely puzzled.

After hearing Sylvia's answer, Di Gallo immediately subconsciously thought that Sylvia was a member of the new church established by the apostate. At the same time, he also thought of the thief who wanted to steal the top stone. In this matter, I felt that I seemed to have discovered some terrifying conspiracy.

"They want to steal the Topstone, and then use the reputation of the Topstone to prove that they are the orthodox church of the Rock Church in the New World." Di Garro guessed boldly in his heart.

Di Garro, who felt that he had discovered a big conspiracy, was immediately excited. He felt that his great achievement this time should not escape, but the problem now is how to catch the three people in front of him.

Although he thinks he is the strongest among the church knights other than Sir Capone, but when he asks himself, he is still not sure that he can take down that crazy knight Joan in a one-on-one situation, and just now Sylvia climbed up Shi Zhu's easy movements also let him know that Sylvia has not weak combat power, and although Leo didn't make any moves, in his estimation, he should also have a combat power comparable to that of Joan, otherwise, with crazy It is absolutely impossible for Knight Joan's character to show such a respectful attitude towards that man.

Just when Di Garro was thinking about countermeasures and how to take down Leo and the others in one fell swoop, Leo's subsequent actions made him fall into confusion again.

Because in his opinion, since the other party is coming for the top stone, he should untie the rope that binds the top stone as soon as possible, put the top stone on the ground, and find a way to take it away, but Leo and Hill However, after Via paid a little attention to the top stone, he shifted his attention from the top stone to the surrounding church buildings, especially the relief patterns recorded in the holy scriptures on the buildings. A scholar who studies the religious culture and symbols of the Rock Church.

At this moment, Di Garro was completely confused and didn't understand what the other party meant. Although he could do it now, he could only ask the three of them to enter the sanctuary without authorization, and Joan entered the sanctuary as Sir Capone's apprentice. It's not a problem, but he can only blame him for bringing people in. Only when they remove the ropes that bind the top stone and put the top stone on the ground, can it be used as evidence that they stole the top stone.

Just when Di Garro didn't understand Leo's thoughts at all, Leo and Sylvia were completely immersed in the relief patterns corresponding to the scriptures and stories in the church, and they all found something that attracted them. For example, Sylvia found in one of the pictures the floating city that she had seen and lived in in the Black Forest, and Leo found the giant Yam Island in the murals.

"Do you know what this painting is about?" Leo turned to Joan and asked.

Joan shook his head and said truthfully: "I don't know, I'm not a member of Rock Church, and I don't understand their teachings and classics."

Leo thought for a while, then turned his head towards the stone pillar where Digalo was hiding, and said, "Please come out, Mr. Church Knight, who is hiding there. I have a few questions related to the classic stories of the Rock Church."

After Leo's words fell, the church immediately became quiet. Joan looked at Leo with a puzzled expression, then followed Leo's gaze and turned to look at the position of the stone pillar. Obviously, he did not Found a person hiding behind that stone pillar.

And Di Garro was completely stunned at the moment, he never thought that the other party knew that he was hiding behind the stone pillar, and he never thought that the other party would expose him without any scruples.

"Shouldn't he leave as soon as he finds someone hiding? Why did he let me out? Are you sure I'm not a threat to him?..." The moment Digaro recovered, a question appeared in his mind. All kinds of speculation and ideas.

Just when Dijiaro didn't know how to react, Joan walked up to the stone pillar carelessly, leaned over and looked behind the stone pillar, just in time to see Dijiaro who was at a loss, and then he looked Surprised, he yelled: "Oh! Digaro, why are you hiding behind the stone pillar? Are you playing a game with us? It's so interesting. I didn't know there was a person hiding there since I came in. Are you really He is very good at hiding!"

"Shut up, you lunatic, I am a knight of the church, and now I am performing the duties of guarding the church!" DiGaro immediately put away the bewilderment on his face, turned to Joan with a serious face, and said, "How dare you Bringing outsiders into the sanctuary without authorization..."

"They are not outsiders, they are my newly recruited subordinates," Joan said indifferently to Di Gallo's tone, and said proudly, "I also received news that there were thieves who wanted to steal the top stone, so the above Send me to patrol nearby to protect the Rock Sanctuary, but you also know that I can't find anyone else to patrol with me, and I can't protect the top stone of the Sanctuary by patrolling alone, so I recruited two extras Team members, they assisted me in protecting the Capstone."

"Recruited subordinates, non-staff members?" Di Garro said with an ugly face: "Why didn't I know that the knights in charge of patrolling the church area can admit to recruiting?"

Joan said with a smile: "Temporary, this is only temporary. After working for these two days, they will leave, and I will leave too. Don't worry."

Looking at the confused mad knight in front of him, Digalo felt a bit of a headache. He knew that it was useless to continue talking to the other party, so he walked out from behind the pillar, bypassed Joan, and walked quickly to Leo , Shen Sheng said: "Do you know that you have violated the taboo of our church by trespassing like this without authorization, and I have every reason to arrest you now."

"I also think you have a reason to arrest us." Leo nodded, then turned around and pointed to the relief murals on the wall, and said, "But before you arrest me, can you answer my question first, I am very grateful to the Rock Church. I am very interested in the doctrinal classics."

The person in front of Digaro's sudden situation might also be a lunatic, otherwise, how could he be so confused about the occasion and the time, which made him look at Joan, and immediately had a suspicion in his heart, doubting that this man and a woman Like Joan, he is also a lunatic of the Church of False Heart.

So, he was too lazy to talk nonsense with the people in front of him, and was going to ring the alarm bell of the church to make the people in the church anxious, and then decide how to deal with these three people.

However, when he made a decision in his mind, Leo asked him to answer the content of the mural.

However, this time when he heard the voice of inquiry, his mind suddenly emptied for no reason, and the decision he had made in his heart dissipated, replaced by an urge to answer the question for the person in front of him, and he seemed to feel that the strange person in front of him People are much friendlier, like a friend I haven't seen for many years.

Under the influence of this inexplicable emotion, he completely forgot the previous decision to convene the church colleagues, but walked to Leo and explained to Leo the story of the relief mural of Yam Island in the classics of the Rock Church.

It turns out that at the beginning of the establishment of the Rock Church, there were some disasters. These disasters included natural disasters, such as the black blizzard that far exceeded the destructive power of previous years, and man-made disasters, such as the suppression and attacks of other big churches. For Rock Church, these disasters are fatal.

Therefore, the Pope of the Rock Church at that time led all the senior clergy to offer sacrifices and pray to the Lord of the Stone, and finally got a response from the Lord of the Stone.

The Lord of Stone used his power to bring the high-level members of the Rock Church to a small island where a large number of giants lived. Under the witness of the Lord of Stone, the clergy of the church signed a contract with some giants on the island. According to the agreement, the giant became the holy weapon of the church, and then brought the giant back to this world.

With the help of giants, all kinds of disasters were resolved, and the Church of the Rock gradually grew and stood firm.

In this process, most of the giants died, and only a few survived through some special methods, and they still live in the holy land of the headquarters of the Rock Church in the Old Continent.

After hearing that there are still giants living in the Holy Land, the headquarters of the Rock Church in the Old Continent, Leo had the idea of ​​going to take a look when he had time.

Afterwards, he asked several questions about the teachings of the Rock Church, compared the teachings of the Rock Church with the teachings of the Stone Throne, and compared some legends of the two churches, which also confirmed the previous According to my guess, the Church of the Rock and the Church of the Stone Throne can be regarded as the same church in two worlds.

At this time, Sylvia also came over and asked Di Gallo to explain the relevant content of the mural of the floating city in the Black Forest, but what he told surprised and surprised both Leo and Sylvia.