Tome of Blood

Chapter 359 -15- She must be a saint!

As Charlotte's biggest cheat, the [Divine Magic Counter] of "Blood Codex" can intercept and modify almost all divine spells.

And the reason for saying "almost" is because not all "divine spells" can be detected by [Divine Magic Counter].

The curing magic [Eye of Reality] is one of them.

Strictly speaking, solidifying magic cannot be regarded as a real magic.

These spells solidified on the body of the caster are no different from "magic", more precisely, they should be solidified magic with a "church" background.

It is precisely because of its church background that in most cases, people are more accustomed to calling it "divine magic".

The solidification magic that Charlotte is most familiar with is the [Eye of Reality] of the Holy King's Court Demon Hunting Institute.

When she just passed through and was inspected by the church, she had seen Boulder's Demon Hunting Knight Captain Kara perform it, but at that time the Holy Code of Blood did not respond.

Including when the Tribunal besieged the Rose Society later, the Judgment Knight also used this magic spell on her.

Charlotte still doesn't know the principle of this magical technique, but only guesses that it should be related to spiritual magic, and may even involve the origin of the soul and the fluctuation of the mind.

When faced with this divine technique, she had to answer carefully and try not to lie, otherwise the high priest might notice something was wrong.

Thinking of this, Charlotte took a deep breath, considered the words and said:

"In the illusion, you invited me to become the saint of the church, but I declined."

Hearing this, Grand Judge Bernard and Cardinal Joseph Qi Qi were taken aback.

They subconsciously looked at High Priest Charles, seeing that the highest clergyman of the Crescent Parish was still calm, and put away the strangeness on his face.

Charlotte took the reactions of the three legendary priests into his eyes, and continued:

"After praying, I returned to the leased manor, and soon received an invitation to a noble banquet..."

"The invitation letter came from Duke Gaston. I attended his banquet. Many nobles from the kingdom came to the banquet. Moreover, they were all great nobles from all over the world..."

"It's just that when I entered the banquet hall, those nobles all showed their true identities... Most of them are blood demons!"

Speaking of this, Charlotte's face turned pale, with a look of lingering fear.

She paused slightly, and seemed to calm down after taking a few deep breaths, and continued:

"The leader of the Gorefiend told me that this banquet was prepared for me. They summoned the Grand Duke Gorefiend and wanted to devour me..."

"And I choose to resist..."

"Then i woke up……"

Well, it's all true.

Charlotte is also experienced in how to deal with such tests.

Skip the key points and pick what you can say.

After speaking, Charlotte looked at High Priest Charles, observing the other party's reaction.

The legendary cleric's expression remained calm, as if lost in thought.

He is obviously more experienced than Boulder's priest, and he did not end the investigation, but pondered for a moment,

Then asked:

"Your Excellency, please allow me to take the liberty, can you please show the power you display in the illusion?"

After hearing the chief priest's words, Charlotte showed a embarrassed expression.

She shook her head and said:

"Sorry, Your Excellency the Priest, I'm afraid I will disappoint you..."

"When I faced the Gorefiend Duke in the illusion, I felt a faint sense of disobedience, and realized that I was probably in some kind of illusion."

"After that, I discovered that I could also imagine extraordinary power, so the power I used at that time was actually the power I imagined."

Hearing this, the three legendary priests were all startled.

This time, even the High Priest Charles was a little surprised.

Cardinal Hunter and the Grand Judge even showed an unbelievable look.

They looked at each other, and couldn't help but communicate in a low voice, and their gazes at the girl became more and more strange.

The High Priest Charles thought for a while before continuing to ask:

"Then, Your Excellency, what is the power you imagined in the illusion...?"

Charlotte hesitated for a moment, looking a little embarrassed:

"It's... the power of mythology."

"I've read a lot of magic books, and I know how to deal with illusions, so I imagine myself bursting out with the mythical power that can fight against the Gorefiend."

"And then... I woke up."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Grand Judge Bernard and Cardinal Joseph seemed even more shocked.

Demon Hunter Cardinal Joseph hesitated to speak, he looked at Charlotte in surprise, not knowing what he thought of.

The chief judge, Bernard, also jumped wildly from the corners of his eyes.

He looked at Charlotte with more surprise, and in the surprise, there was also some doubt.

Even the High Priest Charles was slightly taken aback, as if surprised.

"Your Majesty, do you have any other questions?"

Charlotte asked.

The chief priest pondered for a moment, then nodded:

"last question……"

"You said that in the illusion, I once invited you to become a saint, but you declined."

"Can you tell me why you declined?"

After hearing what the chief priest said, Charlotte showed a hesitant expression.

I saw her expression was a little tangled, and she seemed to be hesitating whether to speak or not.

After some struggle, she sighed as if resigned to her fate:

"Because... I don't want to be ruled by the church..."

"I have to admit that after the incident with the Great Priest Boulder, my trust in the church has dropped significantly. I think the church has become corrupted to a certain extent. Many priests have long forgotten their beliefs..."

"Although they can use divine power, they are no longer worthy of using it."

"I even... even regret the oath I made in Boulder."

Saying that, Charlotte repeated her words of declining the High Priest in the dream.

Listening to Charlotte's narration, the chief judge Bernard frowned, thoughtful.

His expression gradually became serious and serious, subconsciously nodded slightly, and seemed to agree with some of her comments about the church.

Cardinal Joseph also nodded secretly.

He showed an appearance as expected, and looked at Charlotte with less surprise and more admiration, and there was even a faint warmth in his eyes.

High Priest Charles was as calm as ever.

But Charlotte keenly noticed that although she was speaking ill of the church, the eyes of the highest clergyman of the new moon became more peaceful.

"Your Excellency the High Priest, I'm done. Can this review...can it be over?"

Charlotte said at the right time.

The three legendary priests looked at each other.

The High Priest Charles looked at his two colleagues, while the Grand Judge Bernard and Cardinal Joseph, who were beside him, nodded slightly.

Seeing the attitude of his colleagues, the chief priest also looked back, he nodded slightly, and said:

"Thank you for your cooperation, Your Excellency, I have no doubts."

"So... can I leave now?"

Charlotte asked.

Her expression returned to calm, but in the calm there was indifference and alienation.

The chief priest Charles was stunned, and then smiled wryly:

"Of course, the suspicion on you has been cleared. If you want, you can leave at any time."

As he spoke, the brilliance in his eyes gradually faded away, apparently dispelling the [Eye of Reality], and then apologized to Charlotte again, saying:

"Your Excellency, please allow us to extend our sincere apologies to you..."

Charlotte looked relieved, and sighed slightly:

"Master Priest, if the priests of the Holy Royal Court are as serious and responsible as you, maybe... my impression of the church will not become so bad."

This time, she no longer addressed the chief priest as "Your Excellency", but replaced it with "Master".

After finishing speaking, Charlotte pinched the corner of her skirt, bowed to the three legends, and then turned and left.

Seeing the girl who left decisively, Cardinal Joseph showed hesitation.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but looked at the other two legends who did not speak, and finally closed his mouth again.

Charlotte's figure disappeared from the sight of several people.

However, with the powerful perception of the legend, the three priests can still perceive the girl's whereabouts.

In their perception, the girl left quickly and returned to the prayer hall of the church.

A small service is being prepared in the cathedral's prayer hall.

As the largest cathedral in Lutetia, there are many worships held here every day, and this moment happens to be the sacrament on the hour.

The girl told the followers to leave a large box of Quintana as a donation for believers, and then walked outside the church.

However, just as she walked to the gate, she hesitated again and chose to join the worship service.

Like a most devout believer, the girl blended into the crowd in the hall, closing her eyes and praying in front of the god's statue.

With the prayer of the priest, the radiance spread in the hall, and the holy light enveloped the audience.

The three legends keenly sensed that at the moment when the divine light descended, most of the light fell on the young girl.

Even the priest who is presiding over the worship service does not have as much brilliance as the girl.

Holy, pure, beautiful...

Even if they didn't go there in person, the three legends could almost imagine the scene by their perception.

Perceiving this scene, the three legendary clerics had different expressions.

Cardinal Joseph's eyes widened, and he became agitated instantly. He subconsciously wanted to go to the prayer hall, but he resisted the impulse when the High Priest Charles' eyes signaled him.

The chief judge Bernard's expression moved slightly, thoughtful, but his expression was not surprised.

It seems that in his cognition, girls should be like this.

After the service was over, the girl quickly stood up with a pious and contented look.

She declined the priest's enthusiastic persuasion, and turned to leave.

This time, she really left the church.

"Your Excellency, High Priest, just...let her go like this?"

Cardinal Joseph the Demon Hunter couldn't help asking.

The chief priest Charles glanced at him, and said angrily:

"She is not a member of the evil god, but also a fief noble of the kingdom. She wants to go, why can't she go?"

Hearing this answer, Cardinal Hunting Mo finally became anxious.

He said a little excitedly:

"Your Excellency the High Priest, you should have sensed the blessing of the holy light on her that is even more eye-catching than a third-rank priest just now, right?!"

"Holy Light's favor doesn't happen to everyone. She passed the test of the 'Sacred and Eternal Realm', and even imagined the power of the divine power of creation in the 'Sacred and Eternal Realm'!"

"You know, even we can't imagine the power of the God Lord in the 'Sacred and Eternal Realm'!"

"That's the divine power of creation! Even if it's just the divine power of creation projected, it's still divine power of creation!"

After hearing the rambling words of Cardinal Joseph, High Priest Charles sighed:

"So, what do you want to express?"

"Saint! She must be the saint chosen by the Lord God!"

Cardinal Hunting Devil had an excited expression on his face:

"There are only two possibilities for being able to project the divine power of creation in the illusion. Either...she has mastered the divine power of creation, or...she is sheltered by the divine power of creation!"

"And no matter what the possibility is, it means that she is the saint we have been longing for!"

"Your Excellency, High Priest, I know that you are in charge of matters related to the Holy Maiden. From a duty point of view, I have no right to intervene, but why do you want to sit and watch her go?"

"It's been a long time since we have a saint in the New Moon Diocese. Once we have a saint, the pressure on the Demon Hunting House and the Trial House can be greatly reduced!"

"Lord God! I knew that the cardinals in the clerical country are getting more and more over the top. Even though there are saintesses in our Crescent Diocese, they didn't convey the oracle to us!"

"His Royal Highness is right. These guys... are almost forgetting their responsibilities because of the power in their hands. At this time, they are still thinking of suppressing the dioceses, even concealing the news of the Holy Maiden!"

Seeing the excited and incoherent Cardinal Hunter, the High Priest Charles looked helpless.

This guy really stayed with the straight-forward witcher knight for a long time, and his temperament became more and more like a witcher knight.

It's not a big deal, I just called Her Majesty the Holy Maiden directly!

He glanced at Cardinal Hunting Demon angrily, and said:

"So, did you just want to force her to stay? Didn't you hear her previous polite refusal?"

Cardinal Hunting Demon was stunned for a moment, then said embarrassingly:

"However, if we treat her with sincerity, understand her with affection, act with reason, and at the same time satisfy her needs as much as possible... what if?"

High Priest Charles shook his head:

"It's not as simple as you think..."

"I have already communicated with the Holy Maiden's Palace of the Church. The Cathedral has indeed not received the oracle of the Virgin's coming, or to be more precise, the Cathedral has not received any new oracles in the past two years. oracle..."

As he spoke, he sighed slightly:

"After God fell asleep under the crown, the church has indeed gone downhill, and the number of corrupt priests has gradually increased, but it is related to the oracle, and no one dares to hide it..."

"Not to mention, we are all legendary clergymen of the New Moon Parish. If the Holy Maiden descends on the New Moon, we should also sense the will of the God Lord."

After hearing the chief priest's words, Cardinal Hunter gradually calmed down.

He frowned tightly, hesitated to speak, and seemed to be quite entangled:

"No...it's impossible...everything shows that she is indeed our lord's saint. Could it be that the divine power of creation can still be disguised?"

The high priest sighed and said:

"In short... we still need further judgment. Anyway, she is the lord of the new moon, and people will not run away. We can try to pray to our lord and ask about this matter. The matter of the saint is very important, although in recent years It is becoming more and more difficult to establish contact with the crown, but if she is really a saint, the crown must have a herald..."

"No...Your Excellency the High Priest, the divine lord's prophecy may have already been delivered."

The chief judge Bernard suddenly said.

After hearing his words, the two legends cast their gazes at the same time, and the chief judge said in a deep voice:

"You two, I wonder if you still remember the miracle a year ago?"

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