When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1074 The Secret Scroll of the Conch Palace and the Branch of the Sacred Tree (Part 1)

Starting from the mountain villa, passing the Holy See building which is under renovation, not far from the Semicircle Theatre is the Temple of the Heroes.

It is a U-shaped building, with four long corridors and a central open-air cemetery and monument forming the entire Hall of the Dead.

This place not only enshrines the heroes who died in the Thousand River Valley War, but also includes the names of those who align with the values ​​of the Holy Path Sect.

Statues of people like Juano, Danji, Flick, and Pasric are displayed there.

This even includes the Fran and Norn, as long as they have made outstanding contributions to the benefit of the believers.

The sculptors of the Holy Alliance are all proud that their works can be selected for the Hall of the Dead.

However, the Hall of Heroes, which is open to the public at this time, only has one main entrance.

The entire second floor was sealed off, and guards in black, wearing bronze badges, stood watch.

The residents under the eaves, wiping the rain from their faces with handkerchiefs, were all speculating about what had happened.

Was it a theft, or a murder?
However, as a figure nestled on a guard's shoulder entered, the citizens realized—it was the Pope.

May Your Majesty enjoy eternal health!

"Devotion! Devotion!"

Some of the more meddlesome citizens and soldiers immediately waved and shouted at Horn.

Waving to the crowd, Horn led a group of nearly two-meter-tall burly men through the swirling bronze door and into an exhibition room on the second floor.

The curator of the Memorial Hall is Sangpo, who was Danji's attendant back then.

After Danji died in battle, Sangpo also joined the army and went to the battlefield, but his leg was broken by a horse's hoof in his first battle.

"Sangpo, are you sure this isn't the Black Snake Bay wizards causing trouble again?"

Wiping the raindrops from his neck with a handkerchief, Horn smiled and asked Sangpo.

Previously, Sangpo had confidently told Horn that the dragon's head had been resurrected and the dragon's soul had been revived.

It was eventually discovered that several Black Snake Bay sorcerers, having been reprimanded by Sangpo during the day, deliberately came to the exhibition hall at night to scare people.

The last few wizards spent a week eating simple meals in the Night Watchers' Hall jail and then sweeping the streets for another week before it was all over.

This matter was ridiculed by other elders for several months, and people are still bringing it up now.

"I swear on my position as curator, I've thoroughly checked this time, and there are absolutely no bastards there!"

Leaning on his cane, Sangpo angrily argued as he limped toward the artifacts room.

The so-called cultural relics room exhibits ancient artifacts with artistic and cultural value that have been passed down for thousands of years in the homes of nobles.

As for how the artifacts from the noble family ended up here, that's none of your business.

The top three treasures in the museum are the Ark of the Sacred Relic, the Dragon Head, and the Crown.

The Ark of the Sacred Heart was inherited by Horn from Pope Priano, who won the debate against Grandiva.

The dragon head was unearthed from the ancestral graves of the people when the Divine Punishment Army conquered the eastern county of Black Snake Bay and attacked Jade Bud City.

The origin of the crown is even simpler; this crown, passed down through the Kingdom of Leia for a thousand years, can be traced back to the Seven Hills Kingdom period.

It was a gift from King Gigi.

When Horn arrived at the artifacts room, Shirley, Kerburn, Acatland, and Sherley were already there.

To be precise, they all arrived one after another as soon as the incident occurred.

Horn arrived after finishing his official business, making him one of the last to arrive.

"So? Have you made any progress?" Horn asked the crowd gathered in front of the glass.

The few people who arrived early nodded in greeting, ignoring Horn's words.

Instead, Sheryl couldn't stand it and spoke up, saying, "Such a miracle has never appeared in the records of any pope."

"I remember there were several records saying that the Ark of the Sacred Relic glowed at night, didn't I?"

"The Lumenite water from the Ice Red Bird is not mentioned in the actual records."

"Oh?" Horn squeezed his way to the front with interest. Watching Horn's retreating figure, Sheryl's eyes were filled with doubt and surprise; this Ark of the Holy See had been in the Holy See for a thousand years.

It wouldn't even levitate, let alone be kowtowed to, and even the "accidental" fall of a boulder couldn't destroy it.

Upon arriving at Thousand River Valley, the Ark of the Sacred Relic fell into the water and was inexplicably retrieved by Horn using a fishing net.

Previously, it could be described as a coincidence.

But now that the Ark of the Sacred Way is flying, can it still be called a coincidence?

Herri glanced discreetly at the stigmata on Horn's neck, swallowed hard, and unbuttoned his collar.

He suddenly felt a little short of breath.

Squeezing through the crowd, Horn arrived at the front row and finally witnessed the flying Ark of the Covenant.

According to the Gospels, before Messiah ascended to heaven, she placed the key to Mount Elysium in the Ark of the Sacred Heart.

At the same time, she told St. George, who was in charge of the Ark, that when Judgment Day came, the Ark would open automatically and guide millions of believers to eternal bliss.

However, at this moment, through the fence and glass, one can see the golden Ark under the lights.

It was a square bronze box, roughly the size of a shoebox, cast in one piece.

There was neither an opening nor a cover, nor any mechanism to open it.

At this moment, you can see the Ark of the Sacred Relic floating in the air, motionless.

It was said to be bronze, but after Horn examined it, he found that the blue color on the outside was actually green paint applied by the church.

Once the green paint is washed away, the golden box underneath will be revealed, and it will never turn a coppery green color no matter how long it is left.

After receiving it, Horn had it checked, but they couldn't find anything.

Besides, this thing is a cultural relic, with great value for collection and exhibition. He didn't damage it, so there was no need for him to.

At that moment, their attention was completely drawn to the angel's tears candle.

"Can this glass and fence be opened?" Horn tapped on the thick glass with his hand.

“Of course.” Sambo pulled out a large bunch of keys from his waist, squinted at the symbols for a while, and then found the corresponding key.

The fence opened, and Horn stepped forward to rush in, but was stopped by the guards.

The tall guards went in first, thoroughly inspecting the area around the Ark and the Ark itself before allowing Horn to approach.

The ark on the wooden counter, suspended about thirty centimeters above the counter, was both quiet and eerie.

It didn't shake at all, as if an invisible hand was supporting it from below.

I ran my hand over the top and bottom of the Ark to make sure there was nothing misleading.

After walking around the Ark once, Horn pouted and blew a breath at the floating Ark to see if he could move it.

But the moment the wind he blew touched the Ark, the Ark, which was originally cast in one seamless piece, suddenly made a clicking sound.

Looking at the obvious crack that had suddenly appeared on the Ark of the Sacred Relic, Horn took two steps back: "Hey, it wasn't me, I didn't touch it, are you trying to scam me..."

Horn's explanations went unheard; all eyes were fixed blankly on the Ark.

The Ark, which is said to open only on Judgment Day, has actually cracked open at this moment.

The golden bronze plate rose out of thin air, and the remaining four bronze plates spread out like petals, also floating in the air, surrounding the central base plate like satellites, slowly circling around it.

As for Horn, before he could even see what was inside the Ark, he was grabbed by the guards and forcibly dragged out of the iron fence.

What surprised them even more was that the Ark actually followed them out of the exhibition area, maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far from Horn.

When the guards saw the Ark of the Sacred Relic arrive, they hurried to run, with the Ark of the Sacred Relic following closely behind.

"Wait, wait, put me down!" Horn patted the guard's arm. "This is a papal decree, put me down!"

The guard had no choice but to put Horn down, and the cracked Ark of the Sacred Heart stopped breaking.

Only then did Horn see clearly what was inside the Ark.

(End of this chapter)